Episode. 17 Under the Flag (2)
Getting the seal from the family head was easier than I thought.
Maybe he considered me as a means to keep the alliance’s heads in check.
Then I should write as I like.
“Anyway, isn’t God too out of the blue?”
“It’s out of the blue and it’s not a problem.”
I said looking straight into his eyes.
“Listen. The most important thing now is that this power is the only way to resist Magi. Allies must believe in God and pray.”
“If I do as the boy says, I can use that power?”
“No, the power I have is getting stronger. Because I was the one who received the revelation from God.”
In fact, considering Mary’s case, this was not necessarily the case.
After becoming a missionary, she was able to use the ‘halo’.
“Boss, an alliance is a group of knights gathered together. I can’t do anything like pray. It’s an act of relying on something third. It goes against their pride.”
That has been the biggest problem so far.
So I was looking for an opportunity.
“For a knight to protect his pride as a knight… … Then, are the Allied Forces chivalrous now?”
“yes?”
“Is it a knightly act to be frightened by Magi and tremble in front of the undead?”
“… … .”
Leo was speechless.
“In the first place, the very idea that prayer is a weak act is wrong.”
“What do you want me to do?”
“God, become a follower of Hor. And help our prophets.”
What will he answer?
I thought of many words for this moment, but I got them all out of my head.
No matter how grandiose it may be, the point is that it will benefit the Allied Forces.
This was the best way to convince Leo, the Commander of the Alliance.
Soon he opened his mouth.
“… … That’s funny. You must be acting like this because you have a reason.”
What sparked in those eyes was intense curiosity.
Are you interested in whether God exists?
Or did my behavior itself arouse curiosity?
Whatever it was, it wasn’t bad.
“And as the young master said, I am only following the orders of the representative.”
“I’m staggeringly looking for a corner to escape from.”
“Because I might get scolded by the head of household later.”
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The third day since the 3rd Knights arrived at Rio Castle.
Aaron looked around the castle.
The high walls of the castle had cracks here and there, and demons crept up from the ground like a stench.
Called the secondary fortress of the Baren Kingdom, it was a colorless look every day.
‘Have you been fighting in a place like this?’
The most serious of these is, of course, Magi.
Aaron thought of the time when a rift opened in the sky.
How terrible was the magi that poured down through the hole at that time.
Although less than during the Anomaly, this place was extremely unfavorable to the Allies.
‘The atmosphere of the union has no choice but to be the worst.’
He looked at the articles around him one by one.
The dark circles under the eyes came down thickly, and the expression was gloomy.
At least, his expression relaxed when he saw Richard, but when he turned around, he was busy sighing as if he had never done that.
However, a new turning point has come to that dark union.
“Knight! Eat rice balls of love and peace and cheer up!”
“Oh, if you’re injured anywhere, come to me. I will bandage you with love and peace!”
The inhabitants of Snowfall brought by Richard were revitalizing Rio Castle.
Those ordinary civilians were hardly noticeable.
‘Love and peace… … .’
Even knights who seemed like iron men couldn’t use their strength in this land, but the residents always maintained a bright expression as if they were going to resist the devil.
No, it seemed to be less influenced by Magi in the first place.
“Aaron! Rice balls of love and peace here! bon appetite!”
A woman approached Aaron, who was standing still, and offered him a rice ball.
Dark brown hair and innocent looking eyes.
It was Mary.
“Go, thank you.”
Aaron accepted it with a smile and looked at Mary who disappeared in the distance in an instant.
love and peace
rain-
He tossed the rice ball into one bite.
Why do I feel the energy of Master Richard in the rice balls?
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I wondered what the young master was thinking when he brought the civilians.
‘You said then… … Is it conduction?’
I thought I gave up because it was quiet for a while.
A sigh came out of my mouth as if I had collapsed, but on the other hand, I also felt that it was pleasant.
For some reason, I didn’t feel repulsive about their actions like before.
Richard’s Light.
It just shimmered in front of my eyes, and my heart skipped a beat when it did.
It was when I wondered if I had moved.
“Love and peace? under! You only say good things!”
A voice full of pain pierced Aaron’s ears.
When I turned my head to look, I saw a young knight arguing with a middle-aged civilian.
“Ew! Why are you so angry!”
The middle-aged man scraped a rice ball from the dirt floor with his hand.
“hey. Why are there civilians in a place like this! Who brought you?”
“Well, we came with Master Richard.”
“what?”
The knight, who had been frowning, flinched.
“Brother Richard, why are civilians… … ?”
“Hey, look at that for now.”
The middle-aged smiled warmly and pointed his finger at the castle wall.
The knight who followed him saw the flag in his eyes.
The allied flag that Richard bestowed the faith of 30,000 during the battle.
“ah… … .”
“How are you? Are you feeling relieved? When you’re in a bad mood, look at that and let go.”
“… … .”
The knight looked at the flag in silence.
The middle-aged man took out a new rice ball and held it out to him.
“Look at your pale face. It looks like you haven’t eaten well, so grab this. It contains love and peace.”
There was also a bright smile.
In the eyes of the knight, only the civilians and flags seemed to shine brightly.
“… … I’m sorry, old man. I must have lost my temper for a moment.”
“Aww, it’s okay! Being in a place like this is bound to make your personality sharper. So love and peace should always be in your heart.”
“What on earth is love and peace, why is everyone talking about it?”
“God’s blessing, God’s favor.”
“Is that so… … Please give me the rice ball I dropped. I want to eat that.”
Aaron, who overheard the conversation, turned his head.
This same sight was seen all over Rio Castle.
“… … I might fall behind like this.”
For some reason, a childish sense of alarm rang in his chest.
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I was sitting at the round table with my chin resting.
The series of boring and boring meetings was exhausting.
“We need to repair the walls!”
“Isn’t it a problem that I don’t have the resources or the time to do that!”
The commanders each raised their voices.
How come there is no progress?
While I was quietly watching, the family of Ord came up with an opinion.
“Why don’t you hit Pauline’s castle first? Just defending yourself like this will only cause one-sided consumption of the alliance.”
His opinion was right.
however.
“I dismiss it.”
I cut it with a single knife.
“As I said before, the liches are in the midst of a great ceremony. If you were a lich, wouldn’t you have made no defenses? Rather, most of the power will reside in Pauline Castle. If we do something wrong, we may not even be able to defend Rio Castle.”
Those who are undergoing a ritual comparable to hardening.
They were not the kind of people who would leave their obvious weaknesses unattended.
The root of a lich is a mage, so even more so.
Rather, when they finished the ceremony, it was much better to aim for a gap to be revealed at that moment.
“Um… … .”
A deep look lingered on the leader’s face.
I glanced at Abalt.
It wasn’t the most complete of these.
“Abalt. What did you say to Helga’s knights?”
“Poland Helga told me that she was away on an important mission.”
“is it.”
In fact, the Helga family had collapsed.
Poland’s only child had long since died, and there were no more worthy heirs.
Will I definitely attract you as my personal enlisted soldier?
“Brother Richard.”
It was the Jackal family that awakened my spirit, which had been in a different place for a while.
“Tell me.”
“What do you think about the current situation… … .”
“It’s a mess.”
Was my short answer embarrassing?
The Jackal Family’s eyes shook.
“It is nonsense to start a melee with the castle left alone in the first place. Your opponent is the undead.”
They don’t die even if a knife is stuck in their body, but if an ally gets bitten anywhere, they become undead.
What a melee against an enemy like that.
“But Mercury’s advantage doesn’t work on the undead at all.”
that could be solved
All you have to do is put your faith in the arrow, and pour holy water on those who are attached to the wall.
Although it cannot be neutralized, it can take the shape of Mercury.
The problem is that I can’t handle that much faith.
“For now, today’s meeting ends here. The first priority is to improve the morale of the Coalition.”
“All right.”
“Especially, since Helga has lost the pivot, Abalt should lead well.”
“Please leave it to me.”
The heads of the leaders bowed their heads, and they rushed out.
Now, only Leo and I are left in the conference room.
I frowned and opened my mouth.
“Sir Leo, why don’t you say you’re going to pray? Was it a lie?”
“I did! Isn’t it true that you lied? I prayed before bed every day, but nothing changed.”
he exclaimed as if in pity.
No change… … .
Three days ago, I told him that if he prayed to God, something would change.
At most, it would be enough to energize the body.
Anyway, if I had prayed properly, I would have noticed.
“You should have been sincere.”
“I have nothing to be desperate about, so how do I contain it?”
“Pray with a heart wishing for eternal peace in Battenberg. Or do you beg me to answer your questions?”
It is not possible to pray with only an assortment of prayers.
“This is for everyone’s future beyond the alliance.”
“Ha, I see.”
Leo sighed and said.
that would be embarrassing
If a knight who considers martial arts to be the best is suddenly told to believe in God, who will believe it?
But this war will go on for a long time.
The opportunities are plentiful, and the circumstances are made just right.
It was then.
“hmm?”
I felt the sense of gaining faith.
But something was strange.
‘check.’
I usually check it all at once the next morning, but now I feel like I need to check it out right away.
Soon, a system window popped up in front of me.
『Acquires 20 Faith from Aaron Meyer’s Prayer.』
『Vitality and luck abound to those who pray.』
“uh… … uh huh?”
Why is this guy suddenly praying?
I raised my finger and touched the system window to hear the content of the prayer.
“Listen to Aaron Meyer’s prayers.”
– First of all, I don’t like you very much. Don’t get me wrong. Still, among the knights, I want to be the first to become a believer. make me a believer ho, ho… … ?
“Poop!”
I couldn’t stop laughing