Episode. 17 Under the Flag (3)
I left after telling Leo to pray properly.
I’m going to see my Aaron.
After looking around the Rio Castle for a while, he was able to find him standing on top of the castle walls.
“Hey, since when did my direct driver be so faithful?”
“… … !”
Aaron, who was looking at the flag embracing faith, looked back in amazement.
Even that figure seemed cute now.
“Aaron, if you were a god, wouldn’t you hate it?”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“You prayed. I know everything.”
Its contents are exceptional.
Among the knights, the first believer was what I want to do.
“Ha, how did you know what I prayed for… … , Could it be that the gods even tell you that?”
Aaron rubbed his forehead and muttered.
Her face was flushed as if she had been caught.
‘Is this the way I really believe in God?’
There is no way I can pray otherwise. It was very unexpected when I thought of Aaron until now.
“say it. What was the sudden change of heart? The guy I hated so much when I told him to believe in God.”
My missionary work toward Aaron was innumerable.
It was the same in Snowfall, in Battenga, and even in the Devil’s Land and Hobson Mountains, he looked for an opportunity whenever he had a chance.
Aaron’s answer, of course, was a resolute refusal.
As a bonus, I followed along with the request not to say things like this to other knights.
“… … .”
He muttered as if in trouble.
Then he sighed and said.
“I have thought that there might be a God. It’s because I’ve seen the miracles you’ve accomplished.”
“Then why are you here now?”
“I think I was also infected by the young master or the villagers. The more I look at the brute’s light, the more I feel a sense of faith in God.”
Are you talking about the halo effect?
I looked at him silently.
Aaron continued, staring at the flag.
“Of course, if God is in front of me even now, I want to argue. Why did you make the world this way, and who are you a god for?”
“… … .”
“Still, it seemed that only God would be able to overcome this situation. If my prayers become fuel for the lamp, I will gladly do so.”
“You have to pray a little harder. Leo wants to become a believer too. Then you lose first place?”
“No, what kind of god even reveals the contents of prayers? I want.”
I said with a smile at that complaint-like murmur.
“Aaron, I hope you become a believer soon.”
It’s even better if you become a paladin while doing it.
So I want you to save the world with me.
“Wait a little. I will pray hard.”
After saying that, Aaron looked down at his hand.
The expression on her face was full of complex and subtle emotions.
“what’s the matter?”
“I think my condition improved after praying.”
“That is the effect of prayer.”
“Mmm, and… … .”
It was when he tried to say something again in response to my answer.
“dad!”
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The young girl’s voice hit my ears.
“Adele?”
It was Adele.
She climbed up the stairs of the castle wall and hugged me.
“There was even a first-class farmhand!”
“farmhand… … .”
It came just fine.
I had something to share with her about the elves.
“Aaron, pray with an earnest heart once a day. I’ll talk to Adele.”
“All right. Enough then.”
Aaron bowed his head and went down the wall.
Come to think of it, what was he trying to say?
“dad. Did the first-class farmhand become a believer too?”
I nodded.
Then Adele smiled and looked at the back of Aaron’s head as he walked away.
“What if I find out later that Dad is God?”
no way.
It was nonsense. Unless I tell you, it’s hard to relate me to God.
“Can that be? I will keep pushing forward as a saint.”
“The first-class servant knows that I am the World Tree.”
At her words, I shuddered.
I heard and saw it.
Adele, the world tree, called me daddy, so I would think it strange even if I had even the slightest doubts.
Up until now, I hadn’t thought much of it, but as my faith deepened, my doubts would grow.
In addition, isn’t Aaron’s hobby to spread bizarre conspiracy theories by himself?
“… … Then you can just go and say no. Adele, be careful with your words in front of Aaron.”
“Can’t we just be honest?”
It will never happen.
“How many times has he cursed at me? And God is even more mysterious when he is unknown.”
For some reason, I patted her on the head.
I need to get to the point slowly.
“What about elves?”
“Wake up! All but the minimum number of people have been summoned here.”
she said with a smile.
I laughed at the sight of him rubbing his head to the fullest to be praised.
“good job. How many people are coming?”
“Um, about fifty?”
fifty people
It was a smaller number than I thought, but I couldn’t help it.
Because the number of elves has decreased considerably.
“The children have not fully recovered. As you know, I’m still weak… … Sorry.”
“Why are you sorry?”
Adele’s condition did not improve any further.
The faith of eating one thousand a day was only maintaining the status quo.
‘This level of faith is the limit.’
From her point of view, nutrition is very poor.
I thought deeply and opened my mouth.
“It will be difficult, but bear with it. When this war is over, something will happen.”
“Yep! If you are next to Dad, you can last for hundreds of years!”
He is a wonderful child.
It was burdensome for her to show her infinite affection, but on the other hand, she was trustworthy like a reliable colleague.
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Two more days passed.
In the meantime, there were no undead attacks.
“It’s strange. They haven’t been so quiet since the Anomaly.”
“Maybe there are no more troops left! We have to hit first on this opportunity!”
“If everything is a trap, there is no going back. For now, it is wiser to boost the morale of the alliance and ask for support from other families.”
As always, the top leaders expressed their opinions with blood vessels around their necks.
Since each family has a different disposition, do they have different ways of thinking?
Some shouted to attack first, while others shouted to regroup.
“What do you think, Master Richard?”
Commander, Leo turned an arrow at me who was still.
A guy who can’t even pray properly.
Glancing at him, he opened his mouth.
“I am the latter.”
They turned all the land between Pauline Castle and Rio Castle into a field of corpses.
There’s no way the troops have already run out.
The real fight hasn’t even started yet.
“They’re quiet right now, one of two things. Either aim for a big one, or wait for us to attack first.”
The most likely thing is to aim for a big shot.
There was no reason for the undead, who had a strong resentment towards the living, to suppress their instincts and wait for our attack.
‘Actually, the magic continues to thicken. It’s not serious.’
Unfortunately, I was more sensitive to demons than others.
So it felt.
Far away, in a place presumed to be near Pauline Castle, the Magi was shaking.
“Increase patrols and vigilance. There will be a big battle soon.”
“I will.”
All I could do now was this.
I looked at each of the leaders.
There will be some who are dissatisfied with my words, and there will be others who agree.
“The meeting ends here.”
First, I pulled back my chair and stood up.
I realized acutely how frustrating meeting is.
We talk for hours every day, and it’s easy to only hurt each other’s feelings.
‘There’s no way an answer will come out without thinking about it.’
The good news is that the atmosphere of the allied forces has changed a lot.
Overall, it was thanks to the efforts of the believers with bright faces.
I left the conference room and went straight to Mary.
She was handing out rice balls as usual today.
“oh! young master!”
“You are eager, Mary.”
“lol. Would you like some rice balls?”
She rushed over and held out a rice ball to me as well.
“are you okay. I think I need to prepare sooner than that.”
“ah! at las!”
He smiled at her, who suddenly burst into laughter.
One of my hidden cards, the performance of the followers is not far away.
“wait a minute!”
Mary sprinted away, then sprinted back.
With a bunch of believers behind him.
“Saint! Is it already time?”
“Well, you already have some medicine! No procrastination.”
“Oh oh! This is the beginning of true propagation!”
They were buzzing with excitement.
it’s medicine
I think I heard something unpleasant.
“Shh!”
I quickly moved to a nook and picked up 10 allied flags that I had stocked up in advance.
Now, if you infuse 2,000 faith into each of these, the preparation is over.
But before that, I asked the believers.
“Are you really confident?”
“Oh!”
“Trust me and leave it to me!”
It was a confident answer.
okay. If I don’t trust my followers, who will I trust?
『Gives 2,000 faith to the object.』
10 combinations.
A total of 20,000 faith disappeared in an instant.
Eight thousand of my remaining faith.
Being broke again, I let out a sigh of relief.
But it was an inevitable investment.
“I don’t know exactly, but there will be a big battle. Do it while sacrificing yourself.”
“yes! We are Hor’s property!”
“right. That’s right.”
I handed over the flag to Merry, who made a wonderful noise.
She was very high-tensioned after coming to Rio Castle.
No, the eyes of all the believers were shining brightly.
Prospective believers wandering around all over the place said they would die of love.
“merry. I’m going to go somewhere for a while In the meantime, I believe you will do well.”
“Until you return, I will make everyone a devout follower!”
“No, I won’t be gone that long.”
It’s only going to be off for a few days.
What I’m aiming for is none other than Giyeon.
‘I have to bring it quickly before it’s too late.’
Originally, it was a chance that Leo should have gained, but if it continues as it is, it will be contaminated by the thick demonic energy.
I raised the corner of my mouth as I remembered the dignified and mighty Lion King.
If something happens, they will immediately return to Rio Castle.
Best of all, the battle won’t happen until I return.
“Come on, prophets. let’s pray May Horgyo be filled with a million followers… … .”
“Ahh! May it be full of one million believers!”