§ 113. Monster Task Force (6)
Bertrand Street.
This beautiful street located on the west side of the ecliptic is a cultural center lined with colorful theater buildings.
As the street originally started as a logistics warehouse, the alleys behind the prosperous buildings are still full of old warehouses that were built before.
Most of them were being used to store theater materials or for temporary performances by overseas theater companies, but there were still many empty warehouses left without any purpose.
In one of those warehouses, there was a meeting place for the gang from Rohan.
Late evening.
When Romain had just entered the building, he stopped dead in his tracks when he noticed Prince Leonard sitting quietly, sober for the first time in a while.
Unlike his usual loose attire, the prince was dressed neatly in Rohan’s traditional clothing and his hair was neatly combed with perfume.
“Hey, Romain. Where are you wandering around so late at night? “You’ve stopped stabbing drunk people with a spoon now, right?”
“… … .”
Romain, who sensed that this impatient prince had done something while he was away, cautiously asked him.
“Have you been somewhere, Leo?”
Although his attire was neat, it was by no means suitable for royalty. Leonard shrugged his shoulders and picked up one of his bottles.
“It’s no big deal. Even though she tried to enter the imperial palace as a guest of honor, she was so angry that permission was delayed.”
“no way… … .”
“Yes, I disguised myself as a messenger and went to the imperial palace.”
Leonard took a sip from the bottle and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.
“As for the royal family of Rohan, entry to the palace is blocked, but envoys from various countries who bring gifts are allowed to enter. “I followed Rohan’s envoys into the throne room.”
Romain was speechless.
No matter how much he disguised himself, Leonard’s face does not resemble that of the criminal. What a shame it would be if someone found out by chance.
“don’t worry. They pretended to be members of the Reaper Corps and hid behind the crowd. “I kept my head down so I wouldn’t have been caught.”
Although he said that, his voice was a little unsure, unlike Leonard, who was always confident.
“I was so frustrated that I wanted to see the princess’s face. Well, unfortunately I didn’t get to meet her, but she finally got to see up close the face of that damned man who keeps rejecting me.”
“Good luck… Have you met?”
“okay. That little guy was so angry… … .”
“What happened?”
“Uh, it’s nothing special. He’s staring straight at me, but his eyes are really… … .”
Leonard suddenly trembled as he thought of something.
Even if he is buried in the crowd of Shinigami, this handsome face seems to catch everyone’s attention. He took another sip of his drink, trying to avoid saying something that didn’t make sense, but Romaine realized it right away.
You got caught.
And deep down, Leonard knows that fact and seems to regret it a little.
“There was no way that person would have known my face.”
“Didn’t I tell you that we shouldn’t put him in the category of ordinary humans?”
Romain sighed and sat down across from the prince.
Fortunately, the spilled water does not seem to have shamed the prince in front of foreign envoys, so it would be better to just pretend not to notice and re-enter the palace as a VIP.
“I don’t know how he will come out if he finds out the prince is planning to get to his daughter. “You have to protect his body from now on.”
“Uh, is it better to quit after all?”
He didn’t know what he was afraid of, but his attitude was uncharacteristically timid, but Romain didn’t really care.
It wasn’t that I had only seen him for a day or two, and it was obvious that by tomorrow morning, he would regain his confidence and beg me to set up a meeting with the princess again.
“ah! Now that I think about it, something strange happened during the audience.”
The prince, whose face was red from drunkenness, rested his chin on one hand and continued speaking.
therefore.
The procession of the Breton envoys and the gift from the top was over, and the servant was just about to call out the names of the envoys from Asean.
Seongwang, who had been sitting in silence until then, suddenly raised his hand to stop the attendant.
While there was a moment of heavy silence in the throne room, the Holy Emperor slowly touched his forehead with his raised hand and closed his eyes.
At a time when everyone was confused and did not know what was going on, Leonard, who was standing quite close to the throne, clearly heard him muttering softly.
-Noisy… … .
With so many people gathered in the huge throne room watching the Emperor’s every move, they were engulfed in silence, and it was hard to tell what was all the noise.
After a while, the Emperor opened his eyes, and the audience resumed as if nothing had happened.
However, the impression that he was a truly bad-tempered and incomprehensible person had already been firmly ingrained in Leonard’s mind.
And after hearing his story, Romain gained new insight.
Your own soul terminal. The thing that was possessed by Astley Bettcher probably died not because its true identity was discovered, but simply because it was noisy.
Leonard, who had been quietly sipping from his bottle for a while, suddenly lowered his head and opened his mouth in a slightly calm voice.
“Hey, Romain. Even though I always heard what you said, I just passed it by one ear, but when I saw Delcross up close, there was something really different about it.”
“… … .”
“Even though I was just sitting still, I could clearly feel how scary a person he was.”
And the prince raised his head and gave me a slightly desperate look.
“Tell me, Romain. “Can we really do something about someone like that?”
“… … .”
Romain looked into his eyes for a moment without answering, then quietly placed his hand on his shoulder.
[He has been alone and always will be. His enemies are everywhere, and they are infinitely more powerful. He will slowly wither away here in Delcross, with nowhere else to retreat.]
Leonard’s face noticeably calms down at the sound of a voice filled with strange magic. He nodded his head and drank the bottle in silence.
However, Romain’s eyes, seen behind the mask, were a little dark and sunken.
* * *
Same time. Even though it was late, there was a long line of carriages heading to the northern gate of Delcross. Priests who had traveled far to visit the temple with the support of the Orthodox Church were returning to celebrate their birthday.
“Soon we will reach the ecliptic gateway, Sisley. “I guess we’ve been gone longer than I thought, seeing as your heart is already pounding.”
Tap, tap, tap.
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A young girl who was reading a book in a slowly shaking carriage looked up.
Long soft silver hair sways with a rustling sound. She was a beautiful girl with a sacred aura, as if she were an angel jumping out of a sacred painting.
“I didn’t know you were so homesick for the ecliptic, Sister Ursula.”
“oh? “Have I never told you how much I love Delcross?”
A nun who looked a bit fussy snooped through the window of the carriage and joked.
“If it weren’t for my mission to spread God’s grace across the continent, I wouldn’t have been away from my hometown for this long.”
Then the girl tilted her head.
“Didn’t you always say that you felt frustrated staying in the imperial capital and that you wanted to get some fresh air, so you decided to go to the middle of nowhere?”
“Hmm, well, I just confirmed again that no matter where I go, there is no place like Delcross.”
Sister Ursula closed her eyes and took a deep breath of the Delcross air she had missed.
“Indeed, it definitely feels different now that we’re near the ecliptic! “I thought everything the Sisters said was just empty words, but now that I’m away and come back, I can feel how great His Majesty’s influence is.”
Sister Ursula is not a person with very strong divine powers. However, even he could clearly feel the sacred energy becoming more intense as he got closer to Delcross.
They say that priests visiting from far away countries sometimes stop near the gate and shed tears of emotion, and it seems that it wasn’t all just a rumor.
She clasped her hands together and spoke in an emotional voice.
“This is such a powerful energy! Indeed, Delcross, cared for by the representative of the Lord, is a blessed kingdom, Sisley!”
“… “Yeah, I see.”
The girl’s face darkened a little.
Sister Ursula was puzzled by the saint’s shocked reaction, but she soon became distracted by the situation outside the window. This is because the inspection process at the gateway became longer and the speed of the procession decreased noticeably.
“The inspections are unusual today.”
Actually, armed knights and guards came rushing out and opened the carriages of the group one by one to check the number of people.
Normally, the passage would have been safe simply by checking the identities of the leading paladins and priests, but it was a bit too much of a caution to think of as paying attention to security ahead of the birthday banquet.
After a while, inspection personnel arrived at the carriage in which Saint Sisley and Sister Ursula were riding.
He knocked on the carriage door and opened it carefully. He is a knight belonging to the 5th Knights of the SS who was dispatched to guard the gateway.
When he saw the two people wearing shining white monastic robes, he hurriedly lowered his head. If you were a subject of Del Cross, there was no one who did not know the face of the little saint with long silver hair.
“I see the God’s grace bestowed on Delcross!”
Sisley asked as the driver politely bowed.
“What’s wrong with the ecliptic?”
“Yes, saint. In fact, there was a bit of a stir in the capital recently when strange creatures called monsters appeared. Because of that, the inspection process became somewhat more difficult as it was in front of the Tansinyeon.”
Hehe. Monster? What is that?
As Sister Ursula blinked her eyes foolishly, the young saint asked back in a trembling voice.
“… Monster? No way?”
Sisley’s clear gray eyes waver in embarrassment.
The girl quickly looked through the small diary she was holding, opened a page, and stared at it.
“… It’s definitely true. The grand opening of the gate to the ecliptic will be several months away… … .”
“yes?”
Ursula and the knight looked at each other with puzzled faces as the saintess muttered something incomprehensible.
“what… “What on earth has changed?”
The knight, seeing the little girl’s face gradually turning gray, continued hastily.
“Ah, but rest assured! Delcross’s paladins annihilated the monsters in an instant. “The ecliptic is now safe.”
“… … .”
“Above all, it is said that 3rd Prince Mores cut down the largest monster with his own hands. She said that he is also leading a special task force called the Monster Task Force, so from now on, such evil things will no longer be able to come across this Del Cross!”
“oh? Mores… “The prince?”
Sister Ursula’s expression became awkward for a moment, but the knight nodded vigorously and continued.
“Yes that’s right! This is the second time the brave prince has cut down a monster. It is said that he once saved the students of the Academy from being attacked. There have been various rumors about the prince, but he is indeed a member of the noble royal family… … .”
“Mores… … .”
Sisley, who was thinking about the name, which was a bit unfamiliar to him, began to turn the pages of his diary again with trembling hands.
It certainly says that around this time, that fat bastard changed his mind and worked hard on his swordsmanship training.
Monster task force.
No matter how much I searched my memory, I couldn’t remember reading anything about that department. Of course, I searched the diary and found nothing about him.
“Mr. Sisley… … .”
Sister Ursula’s worried voice is heard from next to her.
“Monster task force.”
The saintess’s eyes sank calmly for someone of her age.
This was because she thought that if something was different from what she knew, it would definitely have something to do with the department she heard about for the first time.
The girl closed the diary and held it dearly to her chest.
okay. Let’s not panic.
When I return to the imperial palace, I will first learn more about the monster task force. and.
“… “I need to meet him, Mores.”
As far as she knew, it bothered her that Mores, who had been wandering around for a long time because he could not accumulate auras, had already become skilled enough to cut down monsters. Did you say that he is also leading the monster task force?
perhaps.
It might be a crucial hidden card that will help him avoid his predestined fate.
A determined light suddenly appeared in the gray eyes of the little girl who was quietly looking in the direction of the imperial palace.
fantasy,
