127 – Expedition (1)
It was a long, long night.
After the passionate time, we returned to the Grand Dukedom of Ilencia.
When we returned to the territory, someone’s gift was waiting for us.
It was a letter whose sender was unknown. I didn’t even know how I was sent.
From the outside, it felt like it was about the thickness of several sheets of paper, but the outside was magically treated to prevent anyone from opening it.
It seems that the users were concerned about whether it might be a dangerous item and eventually reported it to us.
I opened the letter.
When I poured out my divinity along with the weakly felt magic power, the seal was naturally released.
The letter itself was secret, but it was immediately possible to guess who sent it.
In the original, it is expressed as ‘perfection’. Because it belonged to the crown prince, who was said to be the ruler who would bring a new future to the empire.
– West…… I have one request to make from the Grand Duchy of Ilencia. I’ll send you the details in writing, but it’s related to the Demon Lord.
– Don’t trust the pantheon too much.
It was the night of the debutante. We had Dersian contact us.
Considering that he met us in advance and even hinted at it…… I guess it means that it wasn’t us who wanted to hide ourselves, but others.
Is there a reason to hide from others the matters related to the Demon King?
Since the future crown prince will take a pro-demon line, it may be a political move.
Anyway, we couldn’t help but feel suspicious from our perspective.
However, the content written in the letter was something we could never ignore.
Sirien frowned after reading the first chapter.
“This…… I think it will take a long time. “Would you like a cup of tea?”
“Yes.”
* * *
[Report on Demon King Eligos trends]
# Classification: Black / Red
# Reporter: Imperial 4th Knights ■■■■ ■■■■■
# Confidence: High – based on confirmed facts
……
# Verification completed
– An armed conflict breaks out between the western high-ranking demon king Gamigin and Eligos.
– Starting a week before the report was written, Gamigin, the fourth-ranked demon lord, launched a large-scale attack against Eligos.
– The forces of Eligos have suffered great damage and are being pushed out from the demon territory in the western part of the continent to the outskirts.
– According to what has been confirmed, Gamigin’s offensive is very active.
# Questions
– Gamigin is a demon king who belongs to the dove faction among the top demon kings, but he is reluctant to use force and has maintained a relatively moderate relationship with the hawk demon kings.
– There are many parts that are not clearly explained as to why this expedition took place.
# Guess
– It is highly likely that the conflict between hawks and doves within the Demon tribe has intensified and escalated into an armed conflict.
– Even mid-ranking demon kings classified as doves are showing moves to strengthen their military, suggesting that additional conflicts may arise.
– Considering Gamigin’s advance route and Eligos’ retreat route, it is believed that it will have an impact on the western part of the empire.
– In particular, friction with the Archduke of Ilencia, with whom there was a recent dispute, is likely.
#Special details
– The saint of order, Acleon, hopes to strongly intervene in this conflict.
– The source of information on how the Church of Order found out about the conflict between demons has not been confirmed.
* * *
Tuk. Sirien put down the teacup after taking a sip.
The first thing that caught my eye in this report was the name ‘Imperial 4th Knights’ written in the report.
As far as I know, there are only three knights in the imperial family. They were knights whose missions were to protect the emperor, defend the capital, and subjugate each.
It wasn’t such a big secret.
The Imperial Knights were also the most famous knightly order in the empire.
But the fourth knighthood? This was a story that had never been told in the original work.
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These days, I can no longer trust the original work.
The narrative from the female protagonist’s point of view was overly biased, and there were too many things that were not properly known.
From the beginning, when ‘Elise, who was not reincarnated’ existed, there were too many hidden circumstances in the story I knew.
Questions that pile up without resolution.
Fortunately, this time Sirien knew something.
“I only know roughly, but the 4th Knights are like the shadow of the imperial family. Things regular drivers don’t do. In other words…… “They are people who do something quite dishonest.”
“If that’s the case, is it something like information gathering, kidnapping or assassination of a key figure? “It reminds me of Russell’s Crescent Moon.”
“That’s correct. Actually, we also had an organization that did similar work. It’s like people who don’t exist anymore. “Russell will take your place from now on, so just know that.”
Sirien added with a cold smile.
Even now, Russell is still diligently tracking down and sorting out his predecessors.
If they did not notice Count Roxen’s betrayal, they were incompetent, and if they did, they were traitors.
Anyway, the second thing that bothered me was the name ‘Gamigin’.
There are about 3 years left now. Ellis…… After that woman’s previous life, we can now say that she is just a heroine. Humans and demons gradually moved toward harmony.
However, you have to clap your hands together to make a sound.
No matter how much humans cried for harmony, it was useless if the demons did not accept it.
This was also the reason why the war against the demons continued for a long time.
There were several attempts. Sometimes humans and sometimes demons insisted on peace.
However, they did not exist at the same time. For whatever reason, reconciliation was in vain.
So, the conflict between the two races was already over a thousand years old. Even in ancient records, beyond the era when history was lost, there was a war against demons.
In the original work, Gamigin is the main character who worked with Elise and achieved harmony.
As far as he is known, he is the Demon King of the Abyss. As a demon king of the highest rank, he was quite infamous for his military power.
And later in the original work, he was called the Demon King of Peace – a demon king with two sides.
Gamigin is moving.
To me, it sounded like the original story was already being prepared behind the scenes.
“In the back…… This is the flow of battle between Gamigin and Eligos. Although the location is a bit uneven, this is enough. If this trend continues, opportunities will definitely come to us.”
“Will there be any damage? “If it looks like it’s going to be dangerous, I think it would be better for me to prepare.”
“Well. I don’t think we’ll be attacked. I don’t know if it’s the other way around. If I were Eligos, I wouldn’t bother provoking us either. “There are so many enemies that we can’t handle right now. Is there any good in increasing the number of enemies?”
Several possibilities came to mind.
These are the actions that Eligos would do when faced with a crisis.
If you think about it rationally, Sirien was right.
Although Eligos is a powerful demon lord, he is nothing compared to Gamigin.
If what is written in the report is true, Eli Goss was in a situation where not only his power but also his life was in danger.
However, no one knows what a cornered rat will do.
For example, in an extreme case, the flames could have grown beyond control and led to a collision between us and Gamigin.
Of course, I have no intention of taking it easy.
“I’m also concerned about order. “What’s going on with these gentlemen who usually have such heavy hips?”
“It’s definitely strange that way. Since ancient times, the order has been strangely active in the conflict with the demons. There are several precedents for directly dispatching Holy Knights to fight. “The divinity of order has nothing to do with demons.”
The divinity of Hybras does not distinguish between humans and demons.
Therefore, Sirien and I built our divinity by slaughtering demons and holding funerals for humans.
The case of order was different from ours. What they protect is ‘discipline’, not the empire.
No matter how much the saint of order killed the demons, there was nothing to gain.
The crown prince must have been referring to this when he said not to believe in the pantheon.
In the original work, the relationship between the crown prince and Acleon was not bad.
Rather, it was a good relationship. Because when dealing with us, we fought as strict allies.
“If the report goes by, Saint Acleon will contact us sooner or later…… “It’s a crossroads.”
“Will you believe in the Crown Prince or the Church of Order?”
“Yes. “Both of them are unclear, though.”
Sirien picked up the teacup again and took a sip.
Then she slowly looked up at the ceiling.
I waited for her to slowly lose herself in her thoughts.
The way we both got through the crisis. That was me walking ahead of the path Sirien pointed out.
What I have to do is trust Sirien and wait. She then only had to help when needed.
“What do you think Rajen? There is no need to refuse help from the Order if she only thinks about practicality. “If you think rationally, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to get help from Saint Acleon now.”
Suddenly, there was a word that caught my mind.
Silly. And reasonable. These were attractive words just to hear.
In other words, it means that it is right to choose faith as a natural flow.
Then doesn’t it make sense to say that in the original we were more likely to have chosen that side?
A cool sensation went down my spine. I had a certain ‘gut feeling’ that made me feel very uncomfortable.
“How can we defeat Eligos with our own power?”
“It is quite possible. There is a problem that we bear the brunt of the damage…… “This isn’t such a bad story in that it shows the health of Ilencia.”
“Then I don’t want to lend another hand. An ally who cannot be trusted is more dangerous than an enemy.”
“Hmm, good. Let’s do that. “In times like this, your intuition has always been correct.”