Plague (3)
“It’s not possible.”
why!
I explained the situation to the princess and insisted that it be dealt with as quickly as possible, and that I should go too, but I was immediately met with opposition.
“Azalea-sama. This is really necessary.”
“It doesn’t work though.”
I insisted on the importance of this situation with the eyes that I was hurt, but I was not shaken at all.
“Saint Ronan. There is a big contradiction in what the saint said.”
Seeing my incomprehensible appearance, the princess opened her mouth.
Contradictions? Although there are many unfounded parts, I didn’t think there were any particular contradictions.
“What is it?”
“The queen of the elven kingdom is a precious being, so it’s only natural that the country is blocking the queen’s family.”
“Yes. Is there something strange about it?”
“The person in front of me right now is a person with equal qualifications. The Queen says it’s natural not to go to an epidemic area, but you’re insisting that you go there yourself.”
…is it?
I have nothing to say.
Of course, I didn’t personally agree with the princess’s words.
The queen and I are nominally in the same position as equal saints, but isn’t being this saint a very special job?
If there are up to 4 people in the world, that’s all I’ve said.
But rather, because of its excessive rarity, I did not think that the queen and I were on equal terms just because the names were the same.
The Empire had already destroyed the Holy Empire and had a history built on it, and in the meantime, the church that should be my number one supporter thought of me as an existence to use, not an existence to serve, and above all, Orion or I, who should give me a direction, Even the mysterious god he had seen was completely unknown.
According to my personal judgment, the queen and I were just the same job names, but the status and treatment were vastly different.
If I were in a position similar to that of the Queen, I would at least be thinking more constructively than how to make the Order my own.
To be honest, my impression was that if you don’t treat me well and only push me up when necessary, it’s okay.
Of course, it wasn’t something that could be said in front of someone’s face, and even more so it couldn’t be said in the face of the princess.
If I said that, I think I’d be depressed all day.
“I don’t want to say this, but I can’t help but doubt the intentions of the elves. Asking for Saint Ronan to be dispatched for a job where even the Queen of Elves has to prepare for death, doesn’t that mean Saint Ronan wants to sacrifice on behalf of the queen?”
The princess looked at the princess while saying that with a cold expression. She was quite different from the princess I used to know, so I felt a sense of difference.
Even though it was a fairly aggressive remark, it felt strange to see the princess avoiding her eyes without giving a proper answer to the princess’ question.
hmm…
I focused on the devil worshipers and the zombie apocalypse that would become more difficult to deal with as time went on and overlooked it, but the princess was not wrong.
Rather, it was closer to the conclusion. Does it make sense to say that you will use ours instead to save your precious things? because it sounds like
If it was an outrageous threat like the end of the world, everyone might cooperate, but this wasn’t like that.
Having to sacrifice the queen or most of the priests, in other words, it was also said that if there was a sacrifice, it could be dealt with.
Although it was difficult, it was said that it was a risk that could be handled, and the empire, having heard of the situation, did not seem to support the elves with all their might.
Now I understand why they are so passively concerned with concealment.
There is an all-around excuse of being a devil worshiper, but this time, the fact that he is an ‘elf’ devil worshiper also got in the way.
Humans also hate devil worshipers, but they are not desperate enough to roll their eyes and shout unconditionally extermination.
Most of the humans were the devil worshipers of the elves, so there was a possibility that they would think that the elves would have to deal with the sacrifices or whatever, why we had to fight together.
If one believed more in human malice, there was also the possibility that, after many sacrifices, the humans would seek compensation for the damage caused by the elven demon worshipers.
At least I thought I could.
It was only now that I finally understood why the princess had to personally convey this matter to me.
I know the princess’s earnestness. I know that there are no lies. And through the princess’s remarks, I could have vaguely imagined what would happen if I stood by the sidelines.
So he was looking for a way to solve the situation by easily accepting the princess’s words and cutting off the zombies quickly before they spread.
But what if you heard this story through the imperial family or church?
All I’d heard was of a formidable demon worshiper that the elven realm might do with all its might.
The seriousness of the situation can only be felt in leaps and bounds, and by the time it is delivered to me, there will be various additions and additions as if it were true.
It could not be concluded that it was necessarily out of malice.
If the princess right in front of me had heard these stories, would she have told me these things?
As a result, I was more likely to be on the sidelines rather than trying to solve the case.
Besides, I had no desire to help others by risking my life.
“Princess! It’s an urgent report.”
“I understand what the princess said. I will make an advice to the imperial family not to take the situation lightly. So let’s end this story here.”
The princess ended the conversation as if she had heard nothing more from the voice outside looking for the princess.
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Looking at the princess who couldn’t say anything until she went outside, I let out a sigh.
I tried to do something because my mother looked like she was going to die, but I felt remorse from the middle, so I couldn’t say anything and watched her being beaten, and I felt frustrated.
If you’re going to be so halfway sorry, don’t ask for help. Or you should have put a steel plate on your face and lie down asking for help until the end.
Strictly speaking, it was clearly stated that the queen would die, but it was not clearly stated that I would die.
From my point of view, being indebted to a queen and saint from another country is a great merit, and it is good that many proper priests are alive to get rid of the devil worshipers who seem to be a constant obstacle to my peaceful life in the future.
If you create an environment where you can go, they will follow without saying anything.
But even so, he couldn’t force himself or go secretly while running into antagonism with the princess.
Forcing it by force is an impossible premise in the first place, and it makes no sense for the queen to secretly go alone to a place where she is going to be separated.
What I’m going to say is that I’m going to gather a bunch of people from the imperial family and church for my own safety.
While I was contemplating what to do, the door opened and the princess who had just left returned.
For some reason, his expression was more firm than before he left.
“Ronan Saint.”
When you suddenly call my name in such a firm voice, I suddenly become very anxious.
“I used my hand in the church.”
It was a really disturbing story.
At this timing in the church? Is there a spy in the imperial family? No matter how fast it is. Did you finally come to your senses and start a proper counterattack? Are you going to restrict my actions and induce all the elves to die?
I, who had been worried about the princess’ condition until just now, looked at the princess in a tense state.
“The Church has issued a statement officially acknowledging the situation. There is no talk of demon worshipers, but the epidemic in the border area is at a serious level, and it is different from previous epidemics, so they say they need help.”
…huh?
“He pointed out Saint Ronan and said that he needed help. Orion, who expected all tribulation from the recent devil worshiper incident to the plague, sent down the saint, so he said that he needed the strength of the saint again.”
Yes…?
For a moment, I thought hard about what the princess said, to see if I understood correctly.
Thinking back, I couldn’t understand.
So… you’re going to admit my authority and send me to the scene where the incident happened?
…why?
“I’m sorry. I should have foreseen this situation. It’s not easy to refuse since the church has come forward and made a statement like this. Saint Ronan has recently become very famous throughout the empire, and there are still many people watching the saint. If you do, the saint’s reputation will fall, and if the imperial family refuses, rumors will spread that the imperial family is oppressing the saint.”
Wait a minute, why the hell am I turning this down? I was just saying I was going there.
“I…Azalea-sama. Why should I refuse?”
The princess looked at me with an expression that said yes to my words, but soon made a dejected face.
“Despite all of this, do you still have no choice but to deal with the plague? Saint Ronan. This is a trap. It’s not enough to get the saint out of the academy, are you leading him into a dangerous area? There’s even a powerful devil worshiper.”
ah.
After hearing the princess’s words, it was only then that the denomination’s course seemed different.
At some point, unconsciously, I was thinking of what the Church would do as an ally of devil worshipers.
Naturally, I thought it was a plot to hold me until the devil worshipers slaughtered the elves.
Assuming that it was just a normal situation where I was at odds with me, the princess’s opinion was reasonable.
The church, which had completely lost control of the academy and its surroundings, actually had no means of influencing me, and in order to break this situation in some way, it was necessary to bring me outside.
No pretext would work, but just in time the plague spread.
In fact, the church would never have thought of luring me through an epidemic from the beginning. It’s a world where awareness of infectious diseases isn’t that great.
But what if the expedition continues to fail to clear up the epidemic, and in the meantime, get information that something unusual is happening? And what if you notice that the imperial family is covering up the situation?
Although the picture that they borrowed my hand because they couldn’t deal with it would not benefit the church, but anyway, the church has already lost face once.
Now that this has happened, it raises my status and shows off that my relationship with the church is not bad, and the church first announces the fact that the imperial family has hidden, setting off candles regardless of the imperial family’s intentions, pulling me out of the academy and threatening me with negotiations. They prepare an opportunity to do something about it or deal with it, and finally leave it to them to deal with the situation they couldn’t handle.
It’s not easy even for me to say no.
Truly a ploy for repentance.
As expected, the church made a lot of fuss, but I guess it wasn’t just idiots.
Wow, what a scary number.
I lowered my head to hold back the burst of laughter.
Yeah, that was definitely not a bad move.
If I had only planned to stay in the academy and avoid the church’s reach, that would be a very good Suji.
However, until just now, I had been unable to go to the site due to the opposition of the princess for my own reasons.
If you lay the plate like this? I’m grateful.
It’s good that the church came up with its own trick, and I like it because I jumped on it and achieved my goal. Isn’t this a true win-win strategy?
“But, Agelia-sama.”
After paying the bill, I smiled at the princess, who was wearing a worried expression.
It was a composition that felt familiar to me now.
As if the princess had expected my words, she touched her forehead as if she had a headache before I could even speak.
“The fact that the Church has any intentions towards me is no reason for me to refuse a hand from someone who asks for help.”
Do you remember the speech I gave a while ago? I am the most feared person in the world not being able to reach people in need on time.
When I looked at the princess at first glance, she was looking at me with thrilled and apologetic eyes.
“If I go there, there’s someone I can save. It’s a simple story. Wouldn’t it be nice to think that I wouldn’t have refused, rather than falling into a trap I couldn’t refuse?”
“Thinking like that doesn’t change the reality! Are you saying we’re going to endanger the saint again? I’ll take it even if rumors spread that the royal family is threatening the saint. This time…”
Ugh, why are you rushing so fast again?
“If Azalea-sama really cares about me that much, I’m not stopping me from what I should do.”
I held the hand of the hesitant princess and said.
“Please stand by me and protect me this time. I will believe in you.”
He said that, but he didn’t think that the princess would be able to accompany him this time as well.
There is no reason for the princess to accompany a place that looks dangerous no matter where you look.
Instead, wouldn’t the princess, who felt a sense of debt, pack up her troops without regret?
The princess’ anguish deepened.
In fact, if he couldn’t refuse, he seemed to be thinking about whether he should at least do that.
The answer is already decided from the moment you start thinking about it anyway.
Alright then, that’s okay… this time I turned my attention to the princess.
“Iris-sama. Can you convey this to the queen?”
“I’ll give you anything.”
The princess said that with a firm expression on her face.
Don’t be so nervous. I’m just trying to put a lot of pressure on you. Just to show condescension that I’m working so hard for you.
“I wish I could meet you alive.”
The princess’ expression, which had been full of determination, was stained with sadness.
I’m glad you understood what I was saying ‘correctly’.
At first glance, the phrase “meet me alive” sounds like a simple wish that the queen will not die, but it also means that I am doing something dangerous enough that the queen will die in the end.
A word implicitly implying that I, too, am preparing for death.
As expected, the clever princess seems to have accurately understood the hidden meaning as I expected.
I said this, but if you have any shame, you should bring your own troops and cooperate.
There’s something I’ve been thinking since I heard the princess’ words.
If the queen steps in, the queen dies, and most of the elven clerics have to sacrifice themselves to save the queen… It was as if the elven clergy alone couldn’t sufficiently stop the spread of the zombie apocalypse.
So, I have a thought. If the queen and priests alone are not enough, what if the queen, elven priests, imperial troops, human priests, and me also step in?
You say you can’t clean up the zombies even though you’re fighting this much?
Does that make sense unless each zombie has a great ability?
If he really had that ability, not only the queen and priests, but the world would be in danger of perishing.
From ancient times, quantity warfare is a tactic that can never fail.
Since I have already proved this with divine power, I do not receive refutation.
If it fails, it’s out of stock.
It was time to prove this invincible theory once again.
A few days later, the 4th Expedition was formed on a huge scale that would not even be half of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Expeditions together.
…Huh? Isn’t that too much?
