Episode 216. For a new order (2)
“We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all of you who came to help us build the future of the empire even though you were busy with your respective territories.”
Violette lifted her skirt slightly and bowed her head gracefully.
“Before we start the meeting, I would like to ask you one question.”
Then Marquis Gillian Varens, who was sitting in the center of the conference room, raised his hand and asked.
“Is the host of this meeting the imperial family? Or is it Your Majesty the Emperor?”
“I don’t understand the purpose of the question. Our Imperial Family follows the will of His Majesty the Emperor, and His Majesty the Emperor is also a member of the Imperial Family. So, wouldn’t this meeting naturally also reflect His Majesty’s will?”
Violette answered in a relaxed tone as if asking what was the problem.
“But hasn’t Your Majesty been away from state affairs for a long time? Some are even saying that His Majesty the Emperor is completely unaware of the current state of affairs in the empire. We are vassals who follow His Majesty the Emperor, not vassals who follow the princess.”
It was a bold argument that highlighted his loyalty to the emperor.
However, Violette nodded as if she understood his feelings.
“I know how anxious you are. You may have many doubts and questions, such as whether the imperial family is trying to prey on the Knights of Light by reorganizing the knights, and whether I am trying to reestablish the order of the empire by taking advantage of Abamama’s illness. But the bottom line is, no.”
Some nobles’ eyes lit up at the quicker-than-expected expression of their position.
“The Knights of Salvation are not there to maintain the power of the imperial family. It is the same as the previous mission of the Knights of Light, which exists to maintain peace on the continent. It’s just that the order based on that mission is not light.”
At this, another nobleman in the front seat raised his hand.
It was Count Dayden Averico, the head of the Count Averico family.
“I recently heard that a letter praising the Black Mist was delivered to each territory and city through the imperial family. “I think there is probably no one here who doesn’t know that fact.”
Most of the nobles nodded.
“How can the imperial family, which purports to pursue a new order, confuse people with such a fundamental decree? “I need you to tell me here for what purpose you pursued such a thing.”
Count Averico proudly displayed the mentioned letter.
The moment some other nobles tried to agree with this,
– Wedge!
Suddenly, one of the knights guarding the conference room took an unexpected action by climbing onto the conference table.
For a moment, I was embarrassed by the unexpected situation.
Finally, the knight drew his sword, placed it on the floor of the table, and manifested mana.
“Get off the table!”
A nobleman who felt threatened shouted urgently, but a circular black curtain was already forming around the table where the nobles were sitting.
“Hey, what’s going on?”
“Is there anyone out there?”
“I knew this would happen!”
Feeling embarrassed and not knowing what to do,
Calling the drivers waiting outside the conference room,
As if he knew this would happen, he lit a double wick towards the place where the princess was,
The nobles’ reactions to the sudden situation were varied.
-Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesss
At that moment, a ray of light pierced the black curtain and appeared before the nobles’ eyes, and soon a woman appeared holding a sword.
“Ha!”
-Tung!
The woman swung her sword diagonally with enthusiasm.
The knight who could not block the blow fell out of the tent in an instant.
The black curtain he had created also disappeared at the same time.
“… … ?”
The nobles who saw the woman all couldn’t believe their eyes.
A woman proudly stands on the table with her sparkling silver hair flowing arrogantly.
Her sword was radiating a lot of sacred energy, reminiscent of the weapon of a supreme god.
“Ah, Princess Arin?”
The owner of the sword was the 5th princess, Arin Sebellus.
She got down from the table as if nothing had happened and manually helped the fallen knight up.
The nobles just blinked at the incomprehensible situation.
“I prepared a little entertainment to help you relax, did you like it?”
At this, Princess Violet looked back at them with a peaceful face and said,
“Ah, anyway, doesn’t this leave a mark?”
The nobles were so dumbfounded that they couldn’t even speak properly.
– Jump up
Then Eshel, who had been sitting silently since the start of the meeting, stood up and moved forward.
He suddenly created a golden mana sphere without any greeting or explanation.
The sphere soon transformed into the shape of a long sword.
As a result, the hidden armor of God revealed its noble appearance.
The nobles who saw this with their own eyes thought in unison.
That is absolutely no ordinary sword.
A divine weapon given to humans by Lumendel, the supreme god of light.
It was clearly the holy sword Durandark.
“If you know, you will know.”
Eshel gently held the summoned sword with both hands.
“Seven years ago, I crossed swords with my younger brother, who was the owner of the magic sword. “It was shocking to learn that the younger brother I loved so much was actually a follower of the fog, but the fact that even the power of this noble holy sword could not save him was even more painful to me.”
Who could not know?
The very incident that shocked the world and made people question the fog.
“Because of this, I lived in anxiety every day. The fact that I didn’t know when they would appear again and the fear that I could never defeat them on my own made me weaker. But I soon realized. To overcome them, you need the strong power of faith… … .”
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-Sreung
Suddenly, the knights guarding the conference hall simultaneously drew their swords.
A golden light similar to the swords of Eshel and Arin emanated clearly from dozens of swords aimed at the ceiling.
It was like seeing the power of a duplicate holy sword.
“It is our imperial family that spread the decree of fog. If you ask what the purpose was, you could say it was to give strength to the true followers of the fog.”
Violet, who had stepped back for a moment, stepped forward again.
“Well, what does that mean?”
“Due to the edict issued by the imperial family, people’s suspicions and questions about the fog must have increased. Then, those who unintentionally gained power will soon reveal their true nature. “You can carry out assassinations like before, and you can commit even more brutal evil deeds.”
Some people were horrified by the word ‘evil act’ and flinched.
“If that happens, what should we do? Should we suppress and suppress again like we did in previous times?”
It was a question that no one could easily answer.
The nobles just had to wait for the princess to answer their questions.
“no. We must save them.”
Eshel proposed salvation as an answer.
“We save them and establish a new order through the power of light. “This is the direction we must move in to maintain the current peace.”
“Well, Lord Eshel, you have to save the true followers of the fog. What are you talking about? “That assassin group called the Mist?”
When the word Mist was mentioned, the nobles collectively held their breath.
It was such an important question that depending on how he answers this time, you can guess the direction of the order they are pursuing.
“There are many ways to save people.”
“… … ?”
“Wouldn’t it be okay to extend the helping hand of salvation that is right for them?”
It was a difficult answer to understand at once.
Eshel paid no heed and continued talking.
“I will share the power of my holy sword with you. If you don’t want to receive it yourself, you can hand it over to the guardian knights you brought with you.”
“Well, is that possible?”
“Aren’t you seeing it with your own eyes right now? “The power shown by the knights, including Princess Arin, is undoubtedly the power of the Holy Sword.”
I wanted to ask if that was really possible, but there was something I had to ask first before asking that question.
“Why are you giving that to us?”
why?
For what reason are they trying to hand over that power to themselves who have absolutely nothing to do with the Holy Sword?
“The power of the Holy Sword becomes even more powerful when people’s faith gathers together. I can’t bring out the strength of people alone, so I need your help. All you have to do is return to your respective territories with the power of this holy sword and do one very small task.”
“When you say small things, what do you mean?”
Eshel did not answer right away but paused slightly.
“Please purify the forces of fog that have formed in each territory through the current decree.”
“… … !”
For a moment, the pupils of all the nobles who thought they had heard wrong shook violently.
Want to purify the forces of fog?
The word purification could not have been used in the dictionary to simply cleanse away impurities.
The meaning of purification he spoke of now clearly includes,
“Kill the church members… … “Is this what you are saying?”
It contained the meaning of killing.
“As I said before, the power of the Holy Sword becomes stronger as people’s faith increases. “If people realize that the black fog they were wondering about is actually wrong, they will once again have a stronger faith in the light.”
“B-but! Even innocent people… … .”
“There is no need to be difficult. “It was like that 60 years ago.”
All the nobles froze as if they had been hit by a petrification spell.
Just one person.
Except for Silica, who had been sitting calmly at the end of the conference room.
She was not yet the head of the Mist family, but was sitting in the meeting room as a representative of the Count Nigriti family.
“That’s how we create another new order.”
Eshel elegantly lifted the holy sword she was holding with both hands.
His sword had a unique shine among the dozens of swords in the conference room.
* * *
Exactly 100 steps from the main gate of the conference hall.
Dozens of knights crowded into the middle of the hallway.
He was a guardian knight brought personally by the nobles of each territory.
They did not take their eyes off the meeting even an inch and were preparing for any emergency.
-Udangtang
Sure enough, a loud noise, as if something huge had rolled, was heard from beyond the conference hall.
Accordingly, the knights immediately rushed towards the meeting place.
“Calm down!”
To allow this, knights belonging to the imperial army came out to block them.
“How can you calm down after hearing that noise? “Get out of the way now!”
“It’s a planned situation, so you don’t have to worry. “Everyone inside will be safe, and if any problems arise, our Imperial Army will take responsibility!”
“Then I’ll just go and check!”
Those who want to advance and those who want to stop.
An irresistible fight broke out between the knights.
In such a heightened atmosphere, I quietly fell to one side.
I thought about turning to the left corner to avoid eye contact, but I stopped in place and knocked on the wall.
-Empty
An empty sound reminiscent of empty space.
This is the sound I wanted.
I immediately cast a secret weapon.
“Ammu Type 2: Space Transfer.”
-sssss
I held the mist that came out from my hand along with the spell and held it against the wall.
As if I had plunged myself into turbulent water, my body was transferred into the wall.
After the imperial banquet, we explored the second secret passage.
The other day, I went to the first prince’s room and overheard their plans.
However, the place I am going now is not the room of the 1st prince or the 2nd princess, but the basement.
In the past life, around this time, there was a secret space that Eshel created by remodeling the palace shelter in consultation with the first prince.
To be more precise, it should be said to be a workspace for planning their dirty work.
I walked forward thinking that there would probably be no exception in this life.
Just in case, it’s the same.
A familiar room is located right next to the shelter.
In addition to giving off a very suspicious smell of magical power,
There was even the smell of blood belonging to a stranger.
I immediately opened the door and went inside.
“Ugh… … .”
There was a foul smell of blood that seemed to have been stale for several days, even months, and at the same time a faint moan was heard.
Then, before long, a familiar face appeared in the eyes.
His entire body was literally covered in wounds, and his beard had grown to the point where it reached the floor, as if it had been rotting for years, let alone months.
Well, it wasn’t the meeting I expected, but I wasn’t particularly embarrassed.
Although it was a familiar face, it was not a welcome face.
Kellyn Diego.
Eshel’s loyal squire, whom I gave a new personality to through magic.
“Si, Master Xian?”
He also found me and called my name in a very earnest voice.
(Continued in the next part)
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