376 Judgment of advantages and disadvantages
“It’s amazing.”
As the Pope's surprised expression and words tell us, the captain-class knight who fired a miasmatic slash towards us, and the knights around him, were helpless one after another in response to the fiery onslaught of their master and Lionel. I was depressed.
It seems that I completely misunderstood the true abilities of my master and Lionel.
The master rotates and rushes towards the knights, making the most of his skill and delivering continuous attacks in a flowing manner, then retreating before there is an opening.
There are various ways to escape, such as kicking the ceiling or wall to change direction, and sometimes using the attacking knight as a stepping stone, and if it is far away, it will send a slashing attack.
Lionel holds up his large shield and receives the attack, then swings his large sword engulfed in flames.
compared to the mastersimplesimpleIt may seem like a simple way of fighting, but it has a ferocious effect, as the attacking opponent is blown away, and a slash and a mass of flame fly from the great sword, causing an explosion when it lands.
However, what is most frightening is that they attack everyone without consideration for each other, as if they consider everyone else to be their enemy.
Since it's an indirect attack rather than a direct attack, he seems to seriously think that it's worse if he can't avoid it.
That must be the form of a relationship of trust between those two. I'm not jealous at all, but...
Even so, if someone who didn't know the situation saw this scene, it would just look like bandits who broke into the castle and went on a rampage against the knights.
As I was thinking about that, it seemed like the two of us had destroyed the knight order, so we canceled the spell and walked up to our master and Lionel.
"It was slower than I expected. It seems like I gained something from that, though..."
Master's gaze turned towards Pope-sama and Rumina-san who were behind me.
“First of all, I hope you are safe.”
Master and Lionel were happy to join them, but they remained wary of the knights they had destroyed.
Is there something wrong with the Knights from that situation? Thinking this, I turned my gaze and saw that a large amount of miasma was flowing towards the knights.
“Do you think it will come back to life even if you defeat it?”
"Even if it doesn't happen, it will revive. And when it does, it will be subtly strengthened."
Master, please stop looking a little happy.
“There is a large hole that is the source of the miasma flowing in.”
The source of the miasma was so strong that even the two of them, who had no special protection, could recognize it, and the light guided by the pursuer's eyes showed that the evil god that Lionel had told them about was at the source.
Maybe it's turned into a labyrinth.
However, there was something I had to do first in order to investigate that large hole.
"I don't think you have any consciousness of being human anymore, and you may just be being manipulated by an evil god. Still, I will remember that you are noble knights with a noble will to protect the country."
After saying that, I set up a sanctuary barrier to prevent the knights from suffering any more, cut off the knights from the miasma, and then released a purifying wave.
And he swore a new oath to the knights, who disappeared in the pale flames.
Someone gently hugged me from behind.
“Thank you, Luciel-kun.”
Apparently it was Rumina-san, but more than anything, I felt like those words had saved me a little bit.
Maybe Rumina-san, who can see magical power in color, could also understand the knights' condition...
“Luciel-kun, you couldn’t save him, right?”
When the Pope started speaking, Rumina-san left me.
I explain that I purified the knights.
"Yes, Pope. Unlike the knights and soldiers outside, they lacked a soul and were like moving corpses reconstituted by miasma. There was no way to save them..."
It would probably be more likely that the ghost knight, who was born from the miasma and grudge that still appeared in the labyrinth of trials and had a will, could be turned back into a human.
“It seems like the insidious side hasn’t changed at all from before.”
Well, there's no doubt that they think of people as playthings or something.
Even so, I feel that Master and Lionel are staring at the Pope.
“Luciel, did you just say Pope?”
From Master's words, I understood that the two had met Rumina-san, but not the Pope.
"Eh, ah, yes. This is the Pope, the pinnacle of the Republic of St. Schuur and the church headquarters."
Then Master and Lionel try to kneel down, but the Pope immediately stops them.
"A concubine doesn't need the courtesy of a vassal. Rather than that, would it be okay if I applied concubine magic to the two of you?"
"What kind of magic is that?"
"I've already applied it to Rumina, but it's a strengthening magic to counter the evil god."
I thought the two would nod immediately after hearing the Pope's words.
"In that case, Luciel's magic is enough for now."
“Similarly, I have no intention of receiving that magic right now.”
However, the two refused without consent.
Even the Pope who proposed this was probably unexpected.
“You can’t turn into an undead due to the power of evil gods, nor can you be weakened by miasma!”
I spoke a little louder about the benefits.
"I'm sorry, but I have no intention of receiving magic that Luciel has not received."
I guess they judged whether it was activated or not based on its appearance.
"We also have pride as warriors. We already know that Luciel-sama's magic will not weaken us due to the miasma."
“As for turning into undead, I made the mistake of turning into undead just by being touched without being able to do anything...I want to prove that I am different from then.”
I felt more like a belief in my master and Lionel than stubbornness.
"Who are you going to prove it to? Luciel? Or to the evil god? This is a battle where the survival of humanity is at stake, isn't it?"
“In the first place, if we were to lose and we would perish, then there would be no future for humanity in the first place.Who do I have to prove that to, myself? To the human race, I guess.”
When my master looked at me and said those words, I felt like he was telling me that I didn't have to be the only one responsible.
"Although Luciel-sama lost everything, he regained his power through desperate efforts, and while saying that he only wants to save those close to him, he is trying to challenge the evil god in order to become a light of hope for the people."
"That's why in order to help Luciel, I want to give him the power to fight against evil gods."
“Pope-sama, Luciel-sama has received special blessings, but from our perspective, it is the result of the desperate efforts of an ordinary young man.That is why we want to prove that we too can resist the evil gods if we work hard. is"
Lionel's words made me cry a little.
And I felt that their will was so strong that the only way to overturn it was for me to persuade them.
"Luciel, convince these two."
Immediately, a bowl was passed around by the Pope.
"Master, Lionel, thank you for thinking about me. I won't receive the strengthening magic right now, but if I decide that I can't handle it after facing the evil god, it's okay, right?"
"That's right. And of course, he's not just being stubborn. It's just that kind of strengthening magic. I don't think there's any risk to the caster."
"You say it's an enhancement magic, but if it's that much of an enhancement, it probably takes a lot of magic power to activate it, so isn't it a continuous consumption of magic power?"
As expected of an adventurer guild master and former imperial general. It seems that it was a rational decision that was considered from various angles.
By the way, Rumina was slightly shocked, but there was no need to be depressed since she was strengthened to fight the self-proclaimed demon lord.
"It's no wonder that you're too good at guessing..."
"Perhaps the reason why the Pope hasn't used strengthening magic on Luciel is because the benefit of the title has little effect on strengthening it. If you think about it that way, it makes sense. That's why he hasn't faced an evil god, and there's no sign of it happening. Can you please accept that it is impossible to receive reinforcements from time to time?”
"It's the concubine's loss. Even so, Luciel's master and servant are also stubborn, just like Luciel."
"I think I was influenced by the two of you. Now, let's follow the light in the pursuer's eyes. There must be an evil god ahead of us."
"Well then, Master-dono and Squire-dono, please take care of me."
``Yes''
In this way, the five of us followed the light and stepped into the large hole that was the source of the miasma that Lionel had mentioned.
Thank you for reading.
Yesterday, I proofread it and deleted it without copying and pasting, so the document disappeared, and the development changed a bit. I may take a break from time to time, but I look forward to your continued support.
No Comments Yet
Post a new comment
Register or Login