Episode 1132
A transparent line drawn as if separating one sea from another.
It was a barrier to the waters of the Holy Federation.
Although it was crude compared to the Kizen barrier that protects Rock Island, it was surprising considering the scale of dividing this vast sea.
In the first place, the barrier magic itself was much more developed in the defensive Holy Federation than in the offensive Dark Federation.
And fifteen priests descending from the sky.
They were slowly falling from the sky, with their hands on a large cross. The students were all properly dressed and were watching from the deck.
“They are priests.”
“It looks like we really came to the Holy Federation.”
Everyone looked nervous, but Simon was calm as if it were an annual event. At that time, I felt a hand lightly grabbing my sleeve. When I looked back, I saw Camivarez with a frightened face, trembling and holding on to the hem of Simon’s clothes.
Simon held her hand and wrapped it lightly. Her shoulders trembled as if she was surprised, but then her strength disappeared. A feeble voice expressed its gratitude.
“Thank you, Simon.”
“I guess it’s an internal investigation of the ship conducted at the border. “It will be over soon, Kami.”
Soon, the priests arrived one by one on the deck of the Crystal. They were also nervous and wary of their surroundings. It will feel like you have entered enemy territory.
They set up a cross-shaped artifact and temporarily hung the flag of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the ship. It was a signal not to attack from the Federation fleet as the investigation was ongoing.
“This is Meadow, the Rune League supervisor of the Dark Alliance.”
Meadow, the ship’s captain, walked out leading the crew.
“I am Torn, the Holy Federation’s Investigation Bureau.”
The two people nodded lightly, skipping the handshake.
“I will inspect the ship. The issues of port entry and subspace have been discussed between the two sides, but the ship inspection is an absolutely important procedure, so we ask for your cooperation.”
“of course.”
“I will only investigate inside the ship. “Are all the people on board here?”
“This is all we have. Here is the passenger list.”
When Thorn, who had received the list, made a gesture, the Investigator Priests quickly dispersed and entered the ship. On deck, the Dark Union representatives and crew had to spend some uncomfortable time with the remaining priests.
There is a tense air.
Since it was a serious issue related to international relations, the priests did not stimulate the necromancers much and seemed to only focus on their work.
In an attitude that was neither friendly nor unfriendly, he spread a magic circle of pure mana for inspection on the floor and had the crew members step on it one by one to pass by. Everyone lined up and passed quickly.
‘Good good. Let’s just move on safely like this.’
Simon was watching with concentration.
The Rune League had to be held successfully, and no problems could arise. It was unexpected that students from the three major schools left the training camp on their own, but it didn’t really matter since it happened before they were taken over by the Holy Federation. Starting now was important.
Since we are from different cultures, every little action could become a problem.
‘… … It doesn’t look like anything’s going wrong right now.’
Simon slowly opened his pupils and looked towards his classmates. You can see male students waiting, loosely holding their equipment or weapons as if on guard, and female students standing behind them. Meirin and Camivarez were hugging each other tightly.
And the Hound Kids side.
Occasionally giggling sounds could be heard, but no special movements were seen.
however.
“… … !”
Something like a black shadow was moving on the floor of the deck. It was heading towards the leg of the priest who was walking.
It’s a curse.
The moment the curse spread out and was about to connect to the priest’s feet.
grasp!
Simon appeared like the wind and stepped on that line instead. puck! With a sound, jet black splashed violently under the shoes. Simon frowned.
“W-what’s going on!”
The priest who was walking was also startled and raised the staff in his hand. Looking at his slightly youthful face, he looked like a newcomer, and his eyebrows were fluttering, indicating that he was quite surprised.
Simon spread out his palms with a smile on his face.
“It’s nothing. I just accidentally stepped on the pitch black and moved. “Sometimes I make mistakes like this when I’m nervous.”
“Oh, come on in!”
He aimed his wand as if threatening, but it was more of a reflexive defensive stance rather than aiming. Simon apologized and said he was sorry for startling him, then turned away.
Wow-
His expression turned cold. Simon walked at a brisk pace. The direction he was heading towards was where the four Hound Kids were gathered.
Cheoeok.
Simon stopped in his seat, slightly bowed to Prince Henrik, and then turned his head.
“What are you doing? “Craig.”
Craig Steltshen, with his impressive flaming hair, was giggling.
“What do you mean, what are you doing? leader.”
“Did you think I didn’t know? You tried to put a curse on the priest. This is an international diplomatic process. Are you planning to ruin the Rune League?”
“I don’t really know what you’re talking about.”
Craig raised his palms above his shoulders and looked at his colleagues.
“Besides, guys, am I right? It seems like the student council president of Kizen wants to protect the Rune League at all costs. As expected, Keygen seems to have put their life and death into this rune league.”
Simon’s eyes lowered.
“What do you mean?”
“No, that’s right. “This event is disgusting because your intentions are so obvious.”
He let out a weak laugh.
“I guess the intention is to somehow raise the status of the Dark Alliance, which is shaking due to the association, by attracting exchanges with foreign enemies and show the residents of the Dark Alliance that only Kigen can stop Afnel.”
Simon sighed inwardly.
‘Do the Hound Kids think that too?’
The original purpose is to prevent the organization’s intentions and find out their purpose, but this is a top secret and cannot be revealed.
Simon opened his mouth.
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“In order to focus on the war against the Order, we need to stop the military conflict with the Holy Federation, even if only for a short period of time. This is necessary diplomacy. and-“
Many scenes came into Simon’s mind at once.
People being sold as death-defying experiments, dragons attacking humans while dying, and even residents fleeing and abandoning their homes due to a huge disaster.
“The continent has been devastated over the past year or two and it is a difficult time, so all the people on the continent are looking forward to this rune league. “Are you going to ruin something big with that petty prank?”
“Children?”
When Craig got upset and tried to get up, Henrik grabbed his shoulder and made him sit back down.
“Let’s stop here. “The priests are watching, and Lord Meadows has some respect.”
Henrik, who had said that to Craig, looked at Simon this time and said.
“I know what you mean. “I’ll give Craig a good word.”
“Thank you, Prince.”
Simon bowed and looked at Craig.
“Craig, if the same thing happens again, I won’t stay still.”
Craig snorted.
Soon, when Simon returned to Kizen, Maylin and Camivarez, followed by Claudia, Jamie, and Fitzgerald, came rushing in.
“Simon! are you okay?”
“what? what?”
Simon said with a smile.
“It’s no big deal. “I think he was trying to play a prank on Priest, but he came back after giving me a reasonable amount of warning.”
Craig, who was looking at Simon and his group chatting noisily, chuckled under his breath.
‘I knew you would get in my way, so I prepared another plan.’
The location is the ship’s boiler room.
As the crew was about to head out ahead of the Holy Federation’s investigation, Craig took action. He poured out special cursed undead from the subspace ring he secretly brought with him.
By now, the entire narrow boiler room hallway is probably stained red and full of sticky curses.
The priests investigating the ship will not be able to pass by this place, and the moment even one opens the door.
‘All curses are poured out. It would be difficult to avoid instant death.’
If the priest investigator who was investigating the ship the representatives were on dies due to a curse, Afnel’s Sky Island will never sit still and the existence of the Rune League will be in jeopardy.
I did not tell Prince Henrik or any of my colleagues. Craig believed that this was something only he could do.
‘I didn’t like everything from the beginning. Not only the Rune League, but also the vassals of the kingdom that sent us to keep Kizen in check.’
He raised the corners of his mouth.
‘Now the Rune League is over.’
* * *
Jump and jump.
The priests were inspecting the ship with flashlights.
“Did you see those necromancers glaring at us earlier?”
“Be careful what you say. “Do you know how many official letters have been sent telling us not to say anything that could harm international relations?”
Investigator priests entered rooms and checked warehouses to see if there was any harmful or corrupt propaganda material to the Holy Federation.
“There’s nothing wrong here.”
“Here too.”
Sniff.
Priest, who was sniffing a room, laughed.
“Do necromancers these days even use perfume? “The ones who gave off the smell of rotting corpses.”
“They say they have changed these days, perhaps because times have changed. They say skeletons are cleaner than people. They even say it has a scent.”
“Ha ha ha ha ha! Anyway! Whether over there or here, young people these days are in trouble!”
Thump thump.
At that time, a strange sound came from the wall.
A priest stopped and put his ear to the wall.
“I think there’s something beyond here? “I will come and see.”
“Be careful.”
Priest walked out into the cabin hallway and entered the engine room again.
It was damp, hot and dark inside.
He walked carefully, lighting the lantern.
Thump thump.
Tung.
The sound got louder little by little. There also seemed to be a strange smell that did not come from the necromancers on the deck.
After stopping in front of the boiler room, he suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of anxiety and tension, so he took a deep breath and prayed briefly.
“Great Deva Goddess. Please protect the believers.”
He grabbed the boiler room door handle with sweaty hands and carefully opened it.
* * *
An hour later.
“Withdraw! in action!”
“Thank you for your hard work!”
The priests who had entered the ship came onto the deck of the ship one by one.
Their leader, Torn of the Holy Federation Investigation Bureau, approached Captain Meadow.
“I checked the ship. “There was nothing wrong.”
“Thank you for your hard work.”
“It seems like the people have high expectations for us, so let’s do our best without regrets.”
Unlike when he first arrived, Thorn held out his hand for a handshake, and Meadow also took his hand and shook it.
Thorn looked back.
“Is everyone back?”
“yes!”
“Withdraw!”
While the priests of the Investigation Bureau were leaving, there was one person who was anxious.
‘what? ‘Why isn’t there any reaction?’
It was Craig who had planned an evil plan in the boiler room.
If anyone had entered that room, they would have definitely been caught in the curse and died, and even if they were lucky, they would have been at least seriously injured.
‘You didn’t go into the boiler room? Or did the Holy Federation just leave the body behind to enforce the Rune League?’
One by one, the management bureau priests captured the cross-shaped artifacts they had initially brought on board. Soon the cross slowly rose into the sky and their bodies also floated.
They left and the Crystal began to depart again.
The students finally relaxed and started stretching and moving around. Everyone dispersed freely and the sailors walked to work.
‘Something must have happened!’
That’s when Craig got up and was about to head to the boiler room.
Jeez. Jeez.
Someone was slowly passing by him.
It was a man wearing a butler’s uniform and a monocle.
He was carrying a rolling mop over his shoulder in one hand and a bucket in the other. Craig, who he thought was a sailor here, tried to pass by without making a big deal of it.
[excuse me.]
“?”
The moment Craig felt something eerie and turned around, a man in a butler’s uniform threw a bucket in his hand on his head.
Fuwaaaaaaaaaa!
“Aaaahhh!”
Craig cried out in pain and fell to the ground. All the sticky, red curses that poured out of the bucket were sticking to his body and making noise. It was the very curse that Craig had prepared in the boiler room.
“damn! What is this! Aaaaaaaaaah!”
[They came with filth on board. I had a hard time cleaning it up.]
Tung.
The butler put down the bucket with the curse still simmering inside and raised his monocle. Craig shouted, trying to get the cursing mass off her face.
“Who are you… … !”
[Did you not properly listen to what my master said? If the same thing happens one more time, then-]
Ancient undead zombie butler of the 7th Legion.
He was looking down at Craig with a fierceness that would make any human being intimidated.
[I would have said I wouldn’t stay still.]
