Episode 108
ice flower
Hermann, the blue lion, looked awkwardly at his daughter, who was busy making a fuss in front of him, with a face full of worry.
“Daughter, this won’t change much. So, why don’t you calm down a little?”
“… .”
However, Isabel was busy thinking about something, trapped in her own world without any answers.
In the end, Hermann had to sigh again without knowing how many times he had sighed.
“My nephew, doesn’t it seem like it’s been a while since I’ve seen you so restless?”
“I can’t believe a child who never lost his composure even when his father fell into a state of paralysis. “Do you think that’s what happens when a person gets deeply involved in something?”
“That’s why they say that no matter how much you raise a child, you can’t give him affection.”
The other five sworn brothers, Blue Hawk, shook their heads.
“But really, how many days has it been already?”
“Hasn’t it been about four days?”
“It’s been stuck for a really long time. If it were me, I think it would really sting. “Really, what is this ‘trust’ that has kept it in place for so long?”
The blue hawks were all deep in thought as they looked at the central temple visible from the window.
It’s been four days since Elric entered the central temple alone without saying a word and did not come out.
Even when I asked what was going on, the only answer I got was ‘I’m going through an oracle test’, as if I didn’t know anything.
Since it was a condition of accompanying Elric not to pay attention to Elric’s personal business related to the Flower Temple, no objections were raised so far.
As the time went on longer than expected, the blue hawk was wondering if he should force the temple door open even if it meant breaking his promise.
Until now, I have not seen food or even drinking water being used.
There was no way that food for humans could have been stored in a place where flower gods stayed, so Elric must have been starving during that time.
It goes without saying, but even if you are a superhuman who can freely control your body, it is very difficult to survive for more than a week without drinking water.
Furthermore, there was no way that an Elric who was still judged to be at the level of a mage or lower would be able to last more than four days.
That was why Isabel was fidgeting and biting her fingernails.
Hermann and the Blue Hawk were willing to step forward immediately if Isabel wanted it.
“Still, it seems ridiculous that we are stepping forward when there is no response from the other side.”
“hmm! “That’s another problem.”
The other brothers-in-law all nodded in agreement with the words of the second son, Lasel, and looked towards the room where Augustine and others would be.
Even if they were strangers, they, the interested parties, had remained silent until now, wondering what on earth they were thinking.
In particular, Hayes Mervinger, who was said to be his blood relative, cut off Blue Hawk’s concerns with a single blow.
-We are currently processing matters related to this family. I appreciate your words, but I have told Augustine not to get involved in this matter, so I hope you will be considerate.
Despite her elegant and innocent appearance, Hayes was a person who clearly knew how to distinguish between public and private life.
No, on the contrary, he even gave me the impression that it was not desirable for me to interfere any further with the family’s affairs.
In the end, it was for this reason that Isabel and the Blue Hawk decided to quietly observe the situation.
“If something really happened to my nephew-in-law, White Night and the Beast King… “Those two crazy old men must have turned it over several times already, so let’s keep watching.”
In the end, the group had to quietly nod their heads.
Still, each of them held their weapons tightly in their hands, fearing something might happen.
* * *
City-state, ‘Fury’.
2nd Army Military Camp.
Although Fury was a great fighter, the beastmen swallowed dry saliva as they had to endure the disgrace of not being able to conquer Antromorph.
“The temple… “What do you mean?”
They had to widen their eyes at what the monarch had just said.
That’s because, to the prisoners who believed in ‘heaven’, the monarch’s declaration that he would burn down the temple sounded very terrible.
Some people were so shocked that they even hiccuped while drinking water.
However, Barasen’s eyes were deeply sunken as he spoke.
“okay. If you don’t want to do it now, you can skip it. Of course, no other sanctions will be imposed on that. “I promise this.”
“… .”
“… .”
The fighters were busy exchanging glances among themselves.
It was true that they, too, were quite dissatisfied with having retreated without being able to conquer Antromorph, and were waiting for orders to re-attack as soon as possible.
However, no matter how much they harmed the group of humans who were blocking them at the time, destroying the temple themselves felt like a significant burden for them.
The idea of worshiping the heavenly god, which they called ‘Tengri’, remained deep throughout the culture of the beast people. Therefore, they believed in superstition and fortune-telling more than any other intelligent being, and harming a god was something that was simply impossible according to their common sense.
In particular, the Temple of Flowers is a place where good relationships have been established with all the beastman tribes for generations.
It was true that he was closely related to Antromorph, but the same was true for Fury.
But you want to harm a place like that?
No matter how tightly the door was closed because of General Dong, they secretly wanted to pretend that they had not heard the proposal they had just heard.
but.
‘If you believe me and say that you won’t impose any sanctions… .’
‘Later, both mice and birds will be eaten without anyone knowing.’
‘I’ll end up becoming a snack for the great bloodthirsty king.’
They knew very well what kind of being their monarch was, and what kind of conversation they were having with the monarch when Barasen said something like that.
It was absolutely impossible to get kicked out of here.
“under… “I will.”
“I will follow.”
A smile appeared on Barasen’s lips.
“okay. “I thought you guys would fully understand.”
“However, the political responsibility we must bear after completing this task is too great. Please help me keep this a secret until the end.”
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“of course. “I don’t want to get you into a quagmire either.”
Only then were the fighters able to sigh in relief.
Their monarch may be cruel, but he never breaks a promise he once made.
“then… When can we leave?”
To the question that Suha asked with courage.
Barasen smiled coldly and answered with a face that seemed to be completely obvious.
“Tonight.”
* * *
According to Barassen’s orders, the detachment organized from the 2nd Army was very busy.
General Dong’s snowstorm, which grew stronger day by day, continued to obscure his vision, but fortunately, because he had the protection of the ‘Tail’s Protection’, he was able to reach the Temple of Flowers without difficulty.
[At each designated location, firefighting begins as soon as a signal is given.]
At Barasen’s secret command, the members of the detachment nodded heavily as one.
[And as I told you in advance, even if you try to sneak in to cause confusion and assassinate them, never clash with other humans.]
The members looked like they couldn’t understand why they were telling them not to commit massacre while burning down the temple, but some nodded in agreement.
Among the humans who were active during the Antromov Siege, there were wizards for whom it was difficult to guarantee victory even as a Barasen, or for whom it was difficult to measure the depth.
Fortunately, the crew was confident that they would not confuse the two people they had to kill.
One is the King of Velence.
And the other one is a wizard with blonde hair and green eyes.
This was a man who had harassed them many times during the siege, and he remembered his face accurately.
[Then move!]
Pot!
Parbat!
While the crew members were actively moving to their assigned positions.
Faaaa!
The ‘door’ began to be forced open to where the broken marble pillar was.
Fury, to be exact, it was a forced opening using the ‘power’ possessed by the King of Blood… !
Grumble!
At that moment, the ‘breath’ given by the King of Blood turned into flames and began to swirl beyond the door.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-
Cuckoo!
As the area was already dry and without moisture, the fire quickly spread out of control.
* * *
Dang dang dang!
“what is this sound?”
“fire? “It looks like there’s a fire?”
The blue hawk’s expression hardened as he heard the alarm bell ringing in the temple. Some people looked out the window and their expressions hardened when they saw the flames rising.
A fire broke out in a place where no visitors could be found?
Something big must have happened.
Hermann and Isabel also make eye contact and are urgently discussing what to do.
Suddenly, the door to the room they were in burst open and the landscaper rushed inside.
“It looks like there was an intruder.”
“intruder? “Are you saying there was a group that attacked the temple?”
The landscaper nodded heavily in response to Isabelle’s question. She was biting her lower lip as if it was something she had never even thought about.
But what surprised Isabel and others was the same.
In the empire, attacking a temple was considered blasphemy and was punishable by heaven.
This was not because a divine being would directly send down lightning, but because all religions included in the Protestant alliance, including the temple that was directly affected, even launched an offensive against the perpetrator and the organization he belonged to.
Only then can the authority of religion be revived?
They were famous for issuing amnesties for everything that took place under the banner of ‘Crusade’, so the results were always terrible.
It was for that reason that the Lion House and the Magic Tower looked down on the actions of the Protestant Alliance, but did not hesitate to touch them.
No, putting that aside, considering the weight that religion had on the people, it was difficult to mess with it carelessly.
And that probably isn’t any different for the beast people.
No, Isabel thought it might be bigger.
The beast people were famous for their custom of predicting victory or defeat through astrology before going to war.
‘But the reason they touched it was because they thought it was no big deal since the Temple of Flowers had declined to the point where it was dormant… !’
Otherwise, they thought this mission was important enough to endure such political pressure.
‘Then there is a high possibility that the attackers were members of Fury’s side… Who could they possibly target? King Velence?’
As soon as Isabel’s thoughts came to an end.
Kwaaaaang!
Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard and the entire building shook.
Among the broken remains of the ceiling.
Beast King Gility was seen jumping forward in frustration.
“You damn bastards, how dare you touch someone!”
Kwakwakwakwa!
Puff Puff Puff-
At the same time, Hayes, Sean, Carol, etc. were also seen moving around busily.
The number of Fury’s personnel who carried out the surprise attack seemed to be much larger than expected.
The force was so fierce that it looked as if it would kill the Flower Temple and all of its companions at any moment.
“Did they come here to commit mass suicide because they didn’t want to live anymore?”
However, all of the blue hawks exposed to danger remained calm and relaxed.
That was because he knew very well that no matter how hard Fury struggled, it would be meaningless unless the Blood King, their leader, came in person.
Not only Giliti, but isn’t there a human being called ‘White Night’ out there who doesn’t look like a human at all?
If he, who is said to be able to perform feats so great as to defeat the pitch-black night just by having the will, actually defeating them wouldn’t be that difficult.
In fact, as a third party, he seemed to want to observe the world’s affairs, but did not want to intervene directly.
“But that doesn’t mean we can stay still, right?”
“First of all, there’s nothing good about the damage being done, so let’s end it quickly, right?”
So the blue hawks rise up one by one and go to stop the intruders.
“It’s dangerous!”
Isabel shouted in an urgent tone.
Haman, the third child, laughed.
“huh? Ah, my nephew, I guess you don’t know because we didn’t explain it properly. No matter how much they fly and crawl… !”
“That’s not it, Elric is dangerous!”
“… !”
“… !”
“… !”
Only then did the blue hawk realize what Isabel meant.
“They are bait to distract us! Given the circumstances, what they are aiming for is… !”
Faaah!
At that moment, Herman, who had been quiet until now, began to urgently run towards the central temple.
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