371 Luciel's speculation and the evil god's aim
In order to protect the next world tree, the monsters that appeared in the space created by Lord Rainstar were all destroyed by the magic that the Pope cast earlier, and now the storage room is empty. was able to return without incident.
However, the fact that the Valkyrie Holy Knights, who were supposed to be protecting the vault, are nowhere to be seen makes me feel strongly that I cannot let my guard down.
"Everyone is abandoning their duties..."
Rumina-san looked like she couldn't believe it and muttered in a trembling voice, looking like she wanted to jump out of the storage room at any moment.
The Pope must have seen the same thing as me. Instructions will come from the Pope immediately.
"Luciel, set your alert level to anti-evil god army and prepare for battle."
"Ha!"
I received instructions from the Pope and activated Sanctuary Armor on everyone, and after confirming this, the Pope gave an order to Rumina-san.
"Rumina, act as you wish. And save your friends. [Many spirits, gather under the concubine's magic power, feed them, and grant them the power to ward off evil presences and impurities. Holy Attribute Grant."
When the Pope bestows magic on Rumina, who is wearing sanctuary armor and wearing a pale light, her appearance begins to shine as the pale light and golden magic mix, her blonde hair is almost white, and her eyes are also colored. It went from blue to almost purple.
"Thank you, Pope. Luciel-kun too..."
Immediately after saying thank you, Rumina-san opened the entrance door to the storage room, and at the same time I heard the sound of something exploding in the distance.
There seems to be no doubt that a battle is taking place within Nerdal.
I ask the Pope while taking out two magic crystal balls from my magic bag as I watch Rumina-san rush out with a worried look on her face.
“Pope-sama, first of all, please restore your magical power with this. Also, there is something I would like to ask you.”
"Hmm. So what do you want to ask me again?"
Judging from the fact that he obediently started recovering his magic power immediately after receiving it, I think he consumed a lot of magic power.
If this is just a precaution, then I'm thinking too much...
"There are three things I would like to ask you. First, do you think the evil god is really in the Principality of Brange? Second, if Nerdal falls to the ground, where will he go? Lastly... No, first of all, these two points. Please tell me.”
"Hmm... We can't know exactly where the evil god is. Also, we don't know if Nerdal will fall or not, so there's no way the concubine would know that."
The trouble is, I wish I could judge whether or not the Pope is speaking from the truth, but I can't...
However, if I could hear the Pope's true feelings, there would be no other place than the current situation where we are together.
As expected, we don't have much time, so I guess it would be faster if I tell you my guess.
“Pope-sama, I believe that even if an evil god is lurking in the Duchy of Brange, it will eventually attack the headquarters of the Church of St. I think it's a good place."
“Why do you think that?”
``If we assume that the place where the reincarnated dragon was was a labyrinth, a six-pointed star would appear centered around the headquarters of the Church of the Holy City of Shrule, and if we connected all the places except Nerdal, where the wind spirit was, a five-pointed star would appear centered around the holy city. Aren't they both meant to ward off evil spirits?"
Well, this is based on the assumption that Forenoir, who was a light spirit, was originally in the Duchy of Brange...
But pentagrams and hexagrams are talismans, and it wouldn't be strange if the reincarnated Lord Leinster would have investigated them.
Above all, when I thought about the fact that a labyrinth appeared at the headquarters of the Church of St. Schrule around the time that Forenoir lost its power, and the reason why no strong monsters appeared in the Republic of St. Schrule, I felt that it was no coincidence.
From this, I couldn't help but feel that my fate would change depending on where Nerdal fell.
"Hehe, hahaha. Luciel, you're overthinking that. Above all, you're going to stop Nerdal from falling now, right?"
“Yes, but if my guess is correct, Romance wasn’t the only reason why Lord Leinster launched Nerdal into the sky.The Pope also knew what would happen after Nerdal fell, and feared for his life. I foolishly thought that he was thinking of destroying the evil god in exchange for this."
Isn't it possible that the Pope is risking his life to trade with the evil god? That's the third point I wanted to ask.
“If Luciel is willing to think that much, then all you have to do is protect the concubine.”
“I understand. But Pope, please promise me. Even if I find myself in a desperate situation and want to trade my life for it, as long as I’m still alive, please don’t do it. Before I use my hidden tricks. If the Pope were to lose his life…”
Lord Leinster won't forgive me, and I won't be able to forgive myself.
"Understood. Then, we will first save Rumina and the others before Nerdal is defeated."
"Ha!"
When I left the storage room, followed by the Pope, the room was still clean, contrary to my expectations.
However, the explosion-like sound continued as usual.
However, even though all the members of the Valkyrie Holy Knight Corps received orders from the Pope, I was concerned about whether they moved just because they heard the sounds of battle.
“Pope-sama, I can’t see the miasma, so I think I’ll head towards the direction where I can hear the sounds of battle first.”
"That's right. Luciel's purification magic is effective against monsters and demons, so you should release it regularly to support them."
"Okay. I'll head over then."
After activating the purification wave, I run through the hallway inside the magic guild.
The Pope is following along easily, so there doesn't seem to be any need to adjust.
Even so...
"The monsters are so ignorant that they can't even see the demons."
I wonder if Rumina-san, who was ahead, defeated them all. It seems that the miasma cannot be seen due to the purification waves being released, so it is difficult to grasp the situation.
However, if it were a demon or monster, if it was bathed in a purifying wave, it would be enveloped in blue-white flames, and it would be able to sense magical power and signs, so it would be more natural to think that it wasn't coming towards us.
That's when I thought about it.
Along with the sound of an explosion, I felt many things with magical power appear from a certain place.
"It seems like there are people who are teleporting from some country."
“The people Lumina-san and the others are fighting may be demons or soldiers who have become demons.”
Currently, the countries other than the Kingdom of Brange should be defending themselves, and if there is any movement, they should receive a message from the Magic Ball.
If there isn't one, then it's probably a visitor from the Kingdom of Brange.
“Anyway, what on earth did the evil god mean by coming aboard to drop Nerdal...?”
“What about the World Tree?”
"The World Tree isn't that important to the evil god. It's more about regaining power...!? No way."
Pope-sama, who raised an impatient voice, overtook me and changed direction, not towards the direction where the explosion was coming from, but towards the center of the magician's guild.
I asked as I hurriedly caught up to the Pope and ran parallel to him.
“What happened?”
"Wind...the spirit of wind is under the World Tree. That means there is no one to protect the center of the magician's guild."
"Does this mean that Nerdal will be dropped if the center is invaded? But would it be easy to infiltrate or find such an important place?"
I think it's tough not having a guardian. However, I couldn't believe that the wind spirit wasn't doing anything to counter this.
There should also be Mr. Orford, the head of the magician's guild, who is the servant of the wind spirit.
"I'm sure countermeasures have been taken. Still, I'm sure there is a magic tool that automatically controls Nerdal's flight route, speed, and altitude."
“Then does that mean that the power of the evil god will become stronger when this Nerdal is dropped?”
“No, that may be true, but even if Nerdal loses the wind magic that allows him to float, there is a magic tool that amplifies the magic that allows him to continue floating.”
I see. If the evil god gets his hands on it, the evil god's magical power will be amplified and it will be dangerous...huh? That's the one I collected earlier and was planning to use for my secret purpose...
“Um, Pope.”
"Luciel, I have a bad feeling, so please hurry up a little more."
"I've got it"
I suddenly stopped on the spot, gathered up my magical power, and activated a purification wave to the place where Rumina-san and the others were fighting.
Then, I ran parallel to the Pope again, and when I came into view of the well at the center of the Mage Guild, I caught the figure of the Mage Guild Leader Mr. Orford, collapsing as if he had lost his strength.
Thank you for reading.
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