Chapter 036. to empire (3)
Although Dark Elves and Orcs are classified as the same monster species, their racial tendencies are so different that they did not have a very good relationship.
Seeing Ymir enter the barracks with a frown on his face, Balak raised his huge body and opened his mouth.
“What happened to the self-proclaimed nobility of the night?”
“… Shut up.”
At Balak’s words, Ymir growled, her red eyes glowing.
oh oh oh… !
The Dark Elf’s demonic energy that had lived for hundreds of years covered the barracks.
The magic was so thick that you could see the tip of the old paper document corroding in real time.
“Don’t strain unnecessarily.”
Whoo!
With one gesture from Balak, the wind rose and Magi lost its cohesiveness and scattered.
Seeing that, Ymir clicked his tongue inwardly.
‘It’s like an ignorant race.’
It was so enormous that I wondered if it was still an equal exchange of intelligence and strength, even though I couldn’t live even 100 years at most.
“So, why are you here?”
“……”
Asking Balak, chinning his chair, Ymir stopped venting his anger and sat quietly.
It hurts my pride that the opponent is an orc, but I’m here to seek help anyway.
he quietly opened his mouth.
“Failed.”
“what.”
“… entire.”
“entire?”
Balak’s thick eyelids twitch.
Soon, his expression twisted.
“You kidding. Elf.”
“… … .”
“There must be more than one thing you have done, but all of them have failed?”
In the war between humans and demons that lasted for hundreds of years, the main axis was always the Orcs, who showed formidable fighting power in an all-out war.
However, they were lacking in parts other than combat.
For example, they cannot do things such as stealing information by planting demons or assassinating key figures.
“So you said you would take care of that, didn’t you?”
“… … .”
So, naturally, the Dark Elves were in charge of such a task.
Ymir used this to actively plant mines, and planned to attack the borders of the Kingdom of Teria, which had recently produced tangible results.
“I don’t know the circumstances either.”
But it failed.
Everything from stealing the crystal plant to stealing the horn.
It would have been fine if it ended here, but Hwaran, who was in charge of the core of the operation, died and it became difficult to grasp the situation.
At this time, Balak, who had been listening quietly, stretched his back and asked.
“Hwaran, is he dead?”
“okay. The movements of the knights have not been discovered, so it is assumed that there is a force secretly cultivated in the kingdom.”
At that point, he would have been able to catch Hwaran, who could call the demons in units of units.
“… No, wait.”
At first glance, this assumption made sense, but Balak frowned with an expression of incredulity.
It was because Arkan’s message passed through his mind not long ago.
“A message? I’m hearing it for the first time.”
“I guess the news hasn’t reached you yet.”
After coming out of seclusion for a long time, he left a word to Balak to be careful as he sensed a change in the world line.
“Be careful? Did he really say that?”
Ymir asked curiously.
Even objectively, the difference in strength between humans and monsters was because the monsters were slightly more dominant.
I thought the opposite was the one to be careful about.
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“I understood that as the birth of a hero.”
“No words… !”
I reflexively thought it was nonsense, but the words didn’t follow through.
Ymir, who had kept his mouth shut, continued talking after a while.
“… Right. Because it’s already been 500 years.”
“yes.”
Even 500 years ago, mankind had no enemies.
There were several reasons.
At that time, monsters did not exist, and on the other hand, the civilization and organizational power that humans had built was powerful.
But the biggest reason is not this.
“It seems that the ‘Apostle’ has appeared.”
An existence that was created by uniting the foundations of the world, which was foretold through an oracle, and a person who is said to have received the power of 100,000 ordinary humans.
Also called warriors or saviors, they appeared whenever the world fell into chaos.
Their existence was the biggest reason why fundamentally weak humans were able to dominate the continent.
“ah.”
Ymir, who had something to say, exclaimed.
“Maybe because of this… ?”
Not too long ago, I saw one planted near Elvenheim and one came up.
‘High Elf Sigrun’s movements have been confirmed.’
The fact that the elf who hid in the nest hundreds of years ago came out must have a good reason.
Realizing the situation belatedly, Ymir laughed.
‘Is it already a step too late?’
Then what should I do?
After quickly calculating the calculations in his head, Ymir tapped the desk and said.
“The plan needs to be completely revised.”
I was thinking of putting pressure on the kingdom’s border area, but didn’t a more important problem arise than that?
If this really implies the birth of an apostle, as Balak speculated.
“The buds should be cut in advance.”
“Do you know who the apostle is?”
don’t know that
However, based on the information obtained so far, it is possible to deduce a candidate group.
And among those candidates, there were people whose talents were not yet in full bloom.
“I could easily kill him now.”
* * *
Time passed quickly and it was the morning of the departure day for the Empire.
“They said it would take about ten days.”
“… … .”
The schedule was also a schedule, but it took quite a while to come and go.
Noah nodded without any reaction and handed over the luggage.
“Then go.”
As I left the dormitory, I checked the mailbox one last time.
‘There is no letter today.’
It’s almost ten days.
At this point, the reply is so late that I wonder if something really happened to Amy.
“Has an incident occurred in the church?”
I thought about this for a while, but looking back on my memory, no incidents related to the church had occurred around this time.
‘Or maybe I’m missing something.’
It may be an exaggerated idea, but I thought it would be a good idea to look into it because I had seen anger with complacent confidence while dealing with Hwaran a while ago.
[Muller. Investigate the church.]
I didn’t know how to go both ways yet, so there was no answer from Müller, but my order would have been delivered.
After finishing the story about Amy, he headed to the Empire.
* * *
“Cadet Roan.”
I turned my head at the voice calling from behind. There were theological students with a good impression.
“Come this way.”
“Ah yes.”
I was a cadet at the Faculty of Engineering, but since the participation itself was a theological conference, I was moved in the same group as the theology cadets.
“Do you have any questions?”
“hmm… . no.”
I have already heard from the professor and know what to do.
At my answer, they nodded their heads with soft expressions on their faces.
“Still, if you have any questions, you can always ask.”
As expected, he had a very soft impression and polite manner of speaking, befitting a theology cadet.
‘Uh. uncomfortable.’
Sweat dripped from his brow at the sight of him looking so ‘priestly’.
Basically, I’m not good with these people.
Of course, Amy was also a priest, but she didn’t feel uncomfortable because of Roan’s memories.
“Cadet?”
“ah… . thank you.”
I replied with a vague hahahaha laugh at the unbearable awkwardness.
In the end, I sneaked out to the place where the cadets of the Knights Faculty were in the middle.
“Roan?”
“Let’s go together only when we go.”
“… ?”
For some reason, the professor sometimes looked this way, but it was much more comfortable this way.
Two days to move while hunting in between. We have reached the Empire.
* * *
“Theology students can use this wing.”
“yes.”
I was assigned a room to stay during the convention and went inside.
“Since we do it first, I think it would be a good idea to take a good rest today.”
“yes.”
At the words of the cadet, we simply unpacked and moved to our respective rooms.
As the leader said, the academic conference of students of the theology department will be held on the first day.
Then, when asked what to do after it is over, they said that they usually visit the cathedral in the imperial capital together.
But I’m not really a theology student.
I thought I could just go sightseeing or watch the King of Knights starting on the 2nd day.
‘It’s fine.’
It was better because there was no burden.
Perhaps because of our academic inclination, we do not choose first place in a contest like the King of Knights, but just gather together and have in-depth discussions.
I don’t have faith, but at that level, I, who is familiar with the church’s history and doctrine, can do my part.
“hmm… .”
what do you do now
I’m not tired yet because it’s just before sunset, and I already have the entire Bible and history books in my head, so there’s nothing to study anymore.
‘Shall I practice or help?’
I think Uriel would have visited the gymnasium if it was the time right now.
As soon as I thought about it, I immediately got up.
Another cadet I met outside looked at me with a sword and asked with a puzzled expression.
“Where are you going?”
“I’d like to help the cadets in the Knights Faculty practice.”
“Aren’t you resting?”
“are you okay. I like my stamina.”
Well, he nodded, saying yes, and told the captain to go.
“Anyway, come before sunset.”
“All right.”
The road leading to the building used by the cadets of the Knights Faculty.
I slowly looked around at the familiar scenery of the road.
‘I’ve been here many times.’
I didn’t really participate in the competition, but I’m just used to the empire because Cale was an imperial citizen.
How long have you walked along such a familiar road?
The cadets of the Knights Faculty could be seen blurry in the distance.
“hmm?”
I felt something and suddenly stopped in the middle of the road.
fit… !
Sensation of a red line passing through the back of the head.
‘… There is someone!’
Sensing an extremely restrained gaze, he reflexively tilted his head in that direction.
Poof!
At the same time, the pair of eyes that were looking at me from the opposite corner disappeared in an instant.
“… !”
Before I could judge who the opponent was or what the situation was, I chased after him.
It was because the moment our eyes met, I intuitively realized that the other person was not a pickpocket or a beggar who was aiming for a simple young nobleman.
It was too refined a gaze to think that way.
And this was confirmed during the tracking process.
Tat tat!
‘Is it fast!?’
No matter how low the opponent was, it was at the level of a probationary knight.
‘for a moment.’
At this, an assumption passed through my mind.
Unlike the Department of Theology, cheating sometimes occurs in the case of the King of Knights, where rankings are calculated.
And the easiest way out of all of these is to injure your opponent before the competition starts.
‘Wait, then you didn’t see me.’
Come to think of it, the direction he was looking at was also where the cadets from the Knights Faculty were.
The moment I realized this, sparks flew from my eyes.
‘I don’t know who it is… !’
Disruption is unacceptable.
There is a reason why Uriel must win this tournament.
Woooo!!!
Increased mana and increased speed explosively.
Soon, I saw a mysterious man running away wearing a black robe in the distance.
The distance quickly closed.
“… !”
He seemed visibly bewildered as if he had sensed the presence of the other side.
“Catch me calmly.”
Tuck, Tuck!
When chasing a guy trying to escape onto a roof and crashing through a wall.
woooooong!!
“Ugh!?”
A smoke grenade exploded in front of my eyes and my feet slipped off the wall in an instant.
f*ck!
He reached out and pushed his chest away.
Even in the middle of the fall, I held on to his one hand with only the feeling of my hand.
It was soon released before giving strength, and the guy was lost.
“… Whoa.”
While the thick smoke obscured his vision for a moment, his presence disappeared in an instant.
“sh*t.”
I didn’t know that I would run away so desperately.
A low sigh of regret came out.
“huh?”
At that time, I lowered my head at the hard feeling in my hand.
Maybe it fell out when I held my hand, but a ring was clutched.
“… What is this?”
The number 37 was engraved in red on the ring.
