Chapter 49 – Episode 49 ― When People Gather, There Must Be (4)
Episode 49 ― When people gather, among them surely (4)
Status… !
‘Wow! Oh my god!’
Roan shut his mouth.
Helen’s favorability rating was rising rapidly from -83.
-81, -79, … -71, -69 …
The number, which was beeping and changing at a breathless speed, stopped at -43.
Tremendous!
Well, if someone tramples on a boss like this psychopath, first of all, whoever it is is worthy of a boost.
Besides, he was the boss who insulted his friend.
Even the worried friend looks fine.
A combination of factors seems to have led to a sharp rise in Helen’s likability. Whatever the reason, good luck!
To her delight, the ‘overwhelm’ that was putting pressure on the leader of the knights was reduced. The leader is hectic with tears running down his nose and gasping for breath.
Helen, who was holding her Grunent, begged her pardon, then approached her chief.
“Captain.”
“… Heck, heck… , Go away… !”
“Sorry. Captain.”
Seeing that you have such a spirit, you must be okay.
Grünent’s face darkened as he saw firsthand how Helen was being treated.
Helen was in no position to worry about Grunent.
The meeting between Grünent and Helen ended in disarray. Anyway, since we confirmed that the two of them are safe, let’s send them back today.
There might be a situation where you need help from ‘Miheun’. I need to check the saintess’ skills, but her favorability is already -43.
You may have more time than expected.
So first I want to calm Helen down and give her time to talk to Grunent.
With Grünent, it seems like Helen’s favorability will rise naturally.
After thinking about it, Roan decided to count the leader of the knights as someone who didn’t exist.
“I am the emperor of Evirgio. He is also Grunent’s husband. Regardless of the story, thank you for treating Grunent so preciously.”
At the unexpected greeting from the demon king, Helen widened her eyes. Seeing this, Grunent smiled brightly with her tear-stained face.
Helen looked back and forth between Roan’s and Grünent’s faces before turning to her knight leader.
The knight commander glared at Roan without saying a word, then introduced himself as if chewing and spitting out.
“The Knight Commander of the Laurecia Church. Martius.”
“The vice-captain of the Laurecia Church Knights. This is Helen. Me too…”
Helen, who is trying to say her words, looks at the leader’s notice. The leader is busy staring at Roan.
Helen said cautiously.
“Thank you for taking care of Grünent. Your majesty.”
Martyus opened his eyes at the title of Majesty, but Helen bowed her head deeply with her greeting.
“…”
He looks like he wants to say something more, but the knight commander’s eyes are shining brightly behind him.
I guess I’ll have to get rid of him next time.
First of all, since he’s a boss, locking him up alone in a dungeon might have a bad effect on his likability.
Let’s be careful until the affinity rises above 0.
So Roan had no choice but to send Helen and the disliked knight commander to the prepared private room.
Walking down the corridor, the knight commander began to grumble. The knight watching them glared at them, but they were His Majesty’s guests. I couldn’t stop myself.
“I’m worried about your condition.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Look at the state of Her Highness the Princess. Haven’t you already been subjected to magic or brainwashing?”
Helen was silent and said nothing.
If she had been enchanted with something, she could have sensed it herself. Her holy power unfolds differently from magical power, but it is not difficult to observe the traces because they have one thing in common: they flow from her body.
However, it didn’t seem like Grünent was forcibly following the demon lord.
On the contrary, the way he expresses his intentions to the demon lord and speaks out against the leader is the same as his usual Grunent.
However, if you tell the captain…
“Why are you shutting up like a mute who ate honey this time? When I told you to shut up earlier, you made fun of your snout.”
“Sorry. Captain.”
“If this happens, rescuing Her Highness will be more difficult than expected.”
‘You are already under siege…’ The words, Helen swallowed.
Martius’ power is far superior to his own.
If you had the right weapon, you could take down at least the knights who are currently monitoring you.
If it doesn’t open only in the eyes of the demon king…
However, her level of difficulty is much higher in that she takes Grünent with her.
I’m not sure if she even wants to leave. Looking at her appearance from before, it seems that she is being properly treated as her wife.
And then, at the whispered words of the captain, Helen was startled.
“If rescue is difficult, at least part of the body must be taken. The head would be the best.”
“… Yes?!”
When Helen cried out in a loud voice without realizing it, her Demon Knights and Marty Earth all frowned.
“Your Highness is already a traitor to humans. She has no idea what information or secrets she may have uncovered. We can’t let such a princess live.”
Helen clenched her teeth.
Mathias’ eyes were glistening with madness.
*
“Helen.”
Grunent, who met her Helen in her private room, once again embraced her deeply.
“Mrs. Grünent.”
Helen couldn’t believe her own eyes either.
The Devil’s Dungeon is also famous in Merde.
Helen despaired when she was told that she was being held there by Grunent, who had been kidnapped into her concubine.
So when her Order agreed to rescue her, Helen went ahead and joined her Suicide Squad. Whatever the political reason, it didn’t matter. If only she could save Grunent.
Helen’s hopes grew even more when she heard that her leader, who had seen her as a thorn in the eye, would join her rescue party. No matter how much she torments herself, she is the best of the Kyo Knights in terms of his skills alone.
‘Since even Helen, an outstanding knight and saint, participated, she might really be able to bring the princess back to life. If she succeeds, my standing in the Order and in Merde as a whole will rise enormously.’
Unaware of the leader’s calculations, Helen prepared for several months to rescue Grunent.
However, she was besieged on the riverside, where movement was difficult.
A movement that seemed to understand the direction to go and the characteristics of the knights. Everyone was struck by a sudden spell.
That’s why the moment I was captured, I was frustrated.
That I would never see Grünent again.
“Helen, it’s okay.”
But her blue eyes are full of laughter.
It’s the same as in Merde.
“This is Lauca. He is my escort.”
Helen’s gaze reached Lauca’s ear.
She opened her eyes wide once again.
“The forest fairy escorted me… , Do you?”
“You can speak comfortably. Helen. Lauca is trustworthy. Because I am a forest fairy.”
Helen glanced at the Forest Nymph, who was leaning against the wall with her arms crossed and gazing at her leisurely, her demeanor noticeably changed.
“It is a curious thing. How could a forest fairy?”
“Well, His Majesty made me do it.”
Lauca said bluntly. But there is no anger in her tone.
No matter how much the demon king ordered it, the forest fairy did not intervene with others.
How?
Seeing Helen’s questioning eyes, Grünent smiled and answered.
“He said that there are many demons in this castle, and he freed Lauca from prison and attached him as my escort.”
The more you listen, the more strange it is.
“Your Majesty, did you worry about your safety?”
“Huh. Your Majesty is a kind person.”
Lauca snorted lightly at her.
I can’t get it stuck in my ears However, there is no corner like that. It was an action in that sense.
However, upon hearing Grünent’s words, Helen’s expression darkened.
And suddenly, power began to move in her body.
Helen began to use her holy power.
Lauca tried to say something about her, but Grunent held her back by shaking her hand lightly as if she was okay with it.
“It’s okay, Lauca. You can understand. Helen. Check it. It’s not brainwashing.”
“… Grünent.”
I know. While under the brainwashing spell, he is unable to speak so sophisticatedly.
There are methods of brainwashing while keeping consciousness alive with medicines, but in that case, even the holy power cannot detect it.
So there is no meaning to Helen’s actions.
However, she believed at once that the demon king was kind, so the notoriety that Helen had entered was so high.
Lauca, feeling her power sway over her own and then disappear, frowned at her sense of alienation.
“Well, it’s natural to be suspicious. You are the Demon King.”
“Sorry. Mr. Lauca.”
“It’s okay. But unexpectedly, I really… Your Majesty is a decent person.”
Forest fairies don’t lie.
So, Helen was confused.
When Grünent told her what had happened, Helen was even more confused.
“You. If you say so.”
“You look like you’re ready to fight.”
“Understand me. Grunent. I am…”
“Yes, I know. Because we all did.”
Grünent and Lauca nodded.
“It’s a bit difficult to take into words. But your majesty is someone I respect. He is someone who protects the weak and fulfills the responsibility of the strong, and he is honest and meticulous.”
Lauca, who would have said one word in the past, ‘Don’t talk nonsense’, now quietly accepts Grunent’s praise of Roan.
Affinity -20.
If the opponent has an advantage, it is a level of liking that can be rationally accepted.
“Rather, there are times when His Majesty looks more like a righteous monarch than a human king.”
“Grünent?”
Helen raised her eyes in surprise at Grunent’s radical remark.
She had never once, even with her jokes, spoken of such dissatisfaction while at Merde.
Rather, the church was dissatisfied with the moderate Grunent.
“But, Helen.”
The smile disappeared from Grunent’s face.
“Your Majesty sincerely wants to stop the war.”
“What… ?!”
Her speechless Helen looked at Grünent, who was speaking incomprehensibly, with a look of bewilderment.
There is no lie on her friend’s face.
“The demon king is trying to stop the war started by humans.
He is sincerely trying to end the suffering that both us and the demons suffer.”
Grünent’s blue eyes shined as if they were absorbing Helen.
The pupil Helen wanted to protect.
Those bright shining eyes.
It contains trust in the Demon King.
“It’s like us.”
In the meantime, Helen’s liking began to rise again.
Roan didn’t know that yet.
But since she talked with Grunent, she just believed that she would rise.
‘Because it was like that at Lauca too.’
Maybe it’s Grunent who brainwashes Lau Kana Helen so that she gets a nail stuck in her ear.
Roan didn’t even know what he was saying.
“Helen is a non-trivial person.”
After meeting Helen, Grünent returned to Roan in her office to report.
Because she met an intruder from an enemy country.
In fact, being able to live alone is a huge privilege.
“Even if I don’t tell you, I think you’ll understand His Majesty’s great intentions in no time if you just watch His Majesty’s actions for a few days.”
“Actually, rather than Helen.”
“… You mean the head of the church knights.”
Grunent swallowed a rare sigh.
Yes, it’s a nuisance to anyone.
“I heard that he is a person who is difficult to control even in the church because his actions and words are so extreme.”
“But you managed to occupy a high position.”
“Because I was superior.”
Grünent laughed mischievously.
“It’s nothing compared to His Majesty.”
Roan stroked Grunent’s head and smiled faintly.
He tries to guess what skills he can get from Helen, but it seems he hasn’t come up with an answer yet.
‘Are you ‘cold’? ‘Will’… Has already been obtained. Is it ‘patience’? ‘Process’? It’s probably not ‘healing’.’
Even when playing the game, I couldn’t see a list of all the skills a character had.
Strategy Look at some of the character’s strongest skills, the hero does a yas, and then choose a useful one.
Still, the warrior had a choice.
I guess it’s because I’m a degraded version.
Roan was a bit sullen.
Grünent noticed his expression.
Grünent, who misunderstood that the troubling knight commander was casting sorrow on His Majesty’s face, dug into Roan’s arms to comfort him.
Sitting on Roan’s thighs, she buried her face in her shoulder.
“Your majesty. Socheop doesn’t care about what the Kyo Knight Commander says. I was so happy that His Majesty came forward.”
Patting Gruenent’s thin, soft hair calms his mind.
She smells like her soft flowers.
“Okay. That’s good.”
“The church is a place where discipline is strict, so there are many knights who suppress their anger. Helen has weird times too. She seems to be under a lot of pressure.”
The weirdness could be due to some other, slightly raunchy reason. Grunent.
However, an idea that followed along with a wild idea flashed through Roan’s mind.
“Then Grunent.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Is the Knights of Laurecia the same organization as the military? Even Helen couldn’t help but be stuck with the captain.”
“You’re right.”
Grunent leaned on Roan’s shoulder and muttered without raising her head.
“Maybe it’s more like an army than Merde-kun. Helen was also greatly influenced by it.”
Roan’s eyes narrowed.
I thought I might get a hint about the relationship with the lords that I had just started thinking about recently.
