Episode. 23 Towards the End of the Nightmare (1)
“ah… … .”
Moritz looked up at the two suns rising high.
The light I had missed so much was over there.
A pious hymn in his ear lifted his mood even more.
Rio Castle was a mess in front of the castle, probably fighting in full swing.
The corpses piled up here and there, even the faces of the knights whose excitement had not yet subsided.
However, for Moritz, who had been in the middle of hell until recently, this place was paradise.
His tired face widened.
“Richard!”
Among the piles of corpses, I saw Richard standing awestruck.
Moritz followed Nar, and Nar soon rolled to the ground and appeared in front of Richard.
“Hey dude! This brother is back alive! hahahahaha!”
A touching reunion.
Moritz, who had thought so, hugged Richard tightly and shouted.
Then, startled, he shivered.
It was only later that he realized what he was doing.
Unfortunately, the relationship between the younger brother and the older brother was not so good.
“great job. You did a really great job. Maurice.”
But what kind of wind is blowing?
Richard patted him on the shoulder with a benevolent smile.
“Uh, uh… … ?”
At that unexpected reaction, Moritz made a puzzled expression.
It was then.
“Brother Moritz Battenberg is back!”
“Homage to the nobleman of Battenberg who carried out the great task alone!”
“The paragon of knights! As expected, Master Moritz, you are a worthy Battenberg!”
The booming voices of the knights bursting out.
As if it were a victory report, the men who were still in the heat of battle raised their weapons and shouted cheers.
“Ugh? My, I’m a proper Battenberg… … ?”
Moritz, eyes wide open, looked around.
It was only then that the hot gaze focused on me touched me.
“Maurice! Maurice!”
“Long live Battenberg!”
“Wow!”
Oh, what a nice sound to hear.
How many words did you want to hear?
okay. I am a warrior who has done great things to deserve such hospitality.
They know my hard work and congratulate me like this.
Moritz raised his hands high, with his eyes swaying relentlessly.
then shouted
“I am Battenberg! I am Moritz Battenberg!”
“Wow!”
thud!
After saying that, he fell backwards.
As the tension loosened, my eyelids became heavier than a thousand pounds.
“I… … It’s Battenberg… … .”
He listened to everyone cheering and put his mind at ease.
Nevertheless, the response of the knights continued for a long time.
It was obvious that Moritz was very happy, so he was even more eager to welcome him.
“It’s hard to get it right. hey! stop, stop!”
In the end, let’s give them a grand welcome- Richard, who had hinted, had to calm them down.
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“Um… … .”
Moritz woke up after everything had been sorted out.
As I was thrilled with the soft touch of the blanket that I felt after a long time, I felt someone right next to me.
Moritz, who turned his head to see if he was a caregiver, almost fainted.
“Richard… … ? what are you doing here?”
“Oh, are you awake?”
why is this guy here
He showed signs of not understanding.
Because I wasn’t close enough to take care of things like nursing.
However, there was a notebook in Richard’s hand.
A familiar cover in a familiar size.
“Ouch, you are that! Come here right now!”
It was Moritz’s diary and reconnaissance log.
He knew very well how much madness lay within him.
Also, the fear I felt at the time was written without filtering.
“ruler.”
Richard unexpectedly handed out his notebook.
Moritz, who hurriedly handed it over, looked at his face and asked.
“Did you see it?”
“The first day of reconnaissance. I only read the first line. Peeping at other people’s diaries is not my preference.”
thank god.
It was a time when I was determined to burn this notebook without fail.
Richard opened his mouth.
“So, you should hear what you saw there. Can I go to the conference room right now? The time is just right.”
“okay. Anyway, thanks to the seed, my body is fine.”
“Good.”
The two immediately left the room and headed for the conference room.
Silence lingered along the way.
It was a very uncomfortable silence for Moritz, so I tried to talk to him.
“Did anything happen here while I was gone?”
“It was a lot. Quite a lot has changed.”
“Like what?”
“You’ll know that later when you see it for yourself.”
“Sheesh… … .”
Eventually, I had to shut up and go to the conference room.
Leo and other leaders were already gathered there.
“Oh oh! Mr Moritz. Are you awake?”
“Is there any place where you are not comfortable?”
The commanders of each samurai jumped up to greet him.
As if being treated like a hero, the corners of Moritz’s mouth went up to his ears.
‘No, am I a hero?’
How much did you suffer in that hell?
I was just shaking my head.
At some point, the leaders who were seated again were staring at Moritz.
It was a gaze waiting for his report.
“Hmmm, what I saw at the enemy’s base… … .”
A long biography flowed from Moritz’s mouth.
From the condition of the villages located on the side of Pauline Castle to the activity in Pauline Castle.
It was half a tribute to himself, and half a description of the horrors of his enemies.
“Huh… … !”
When Moritz’s report was over, the meeting room was filled with sighs.
“Did that orb really control the undead?”
“It’s a Magy enough to break your mind just by being exposed to it for a moment!”
“It’s a spicy monster that fills Pauline Castle… … .”
A murmur that soon followed.
The leaders began to exchange words with serious faces.
“According to Master Moritz, the undead attacking Rio Castle are out of control.”
“The real exhaust is missing, so it’s an opportunity to reduce the number of enemies.”
“We shouldn’t forget that the real bastards are tightly united in Pauline Castle. There is a high possibility that the California State Death Knights will also flock there.”
Some say it’s an opportunity, while others express concern that mighty monsters have gathered together.
At that time, Richard, who had been listening quietly, opened his mouth.
“Maurice. Was there really a lump of flesh that could spit monsters out?”
“okay. very disgusting… … Oh, I don’t even want to think about it.”
“Hmm… … .”
Richard’s face was lost in thought.
A lump of flesh that makes monsters spit out.
It was something that did not exist in the future he knew.
‘Was this one of the variables?’
Of course, the existence of the flesh itself is known.
It’s funny, but its name was ‘flower bud’.
The mother body that gives birth to monsters that can be said to be the lower classes of the demon realm.
“Good job. I can only praise you for destroying it.”
Richard clapped his hands in praise of Moritz.
Then everyone in the conference room clapped their palms together.
“good. All I had to do was praise. Let’s get to the point.”
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“yes!”
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The meeting ended with significant progress.
It was thanks to the information of the enemies that Moritz brought with him that suggested the way forward.
Of course, most of it was as I expected, but there was only one variable.
“It means that Pauline Castle is full of witches. If I had just rushed in, I would have been in big trouble.”
Tok, tok-
I was left alone in the conference room and knocked on the table.
I was reviewing the opinions from the meeting and searching for the best option.
“good. It is time to see the end.”
The answer that eventually came out was to end this war slowly.
Everything I wished for in the first place has already been achieved.
The alliance sprouted brilliantly to become the Temple Knights, and became veterans who were no longer unfamiliar with Magi.
It was enough practice for the future.
The knights of today can destroy the enemies who have taken over Paulin Castle.
I judged that.
Not to mention, aren’t the guys whose only advantage was the number of heads are grinding out on their own?
What you need to prepare for is the magic beasts of Paulin Castle and the Lord-level Death Knights.
Maybe there is a stronger monster next to the liches.
“Well, the variable isn’t just there.”
There is also a very, very scary variable here.
Of course, I won’t go out anyway.
I gathered my thoughts and went to the conference room.
I was going straight to the training ground, but it was strangely noisy outside the fort.
I turned around and headed towards the source of the noise.
“Then I thought. I can’t go back like this! Who am I!”
“oh my! This is the third lineage of Battenberg, Moritz Battenberg!”
Then a funny scene unfolded in the clearing.
Moritz had gathered all the knights together and was telling a story of heroism.
something stupid
His face turned red and his nostrils flared whenever the knights responded.
That’s my older brother by bloodline.
Even the sky doesn’t care
“okay! I am from Battenberg. It’s Moritz Battenbergrosso!”
Maybe that guy doesn’t know.
The reason why the knights enthusiastically cheered for that childish act.
Moritz was still a child of eighteen.
Of course he’s older than me, but that’s aside.
When such a young child boasts of himself to the fullest, which adult would pour cold water on him?
Even more so, it was a mentally rich situation now.
As proof of that, the faces of the knights gathered were full of expressions that Moritz was very cute.
“Ugh.”
I sighed and approached my ugly brother.
It’s true that he did a great job, but wouldn’t it have been nicer if he had been a little gentler?
“Saint! God bless you, ho-le!”
The knights who saw me greeted me with the sign of the cross.
It was the Horror religion’s greeting that Mary spread to the union.
“okay. God bless you too, ho-le.”
After answering roughly, I looked at Moritz, who was standing there.
I had something to give him.
“Maurice. Give me your sword.”
“what? why?”
“God will give you a gift… … .”
Before he could finish his words, Moritz held out his sword with force to stab it.
It’s a surprise.
“What kind of present is it? hurry!”
“wait.”
Chae Geun-ha pushed him aside and examined the sword.
It was a good sword, in case someone wasn’t from the golden spoon family.
At this point, the quality is acceptable.
I thrust my faith into his sword.
Not the way I usually use it like an aura, but in the way of a blessing.
Ten thousand, fifty thousand, one hundred thousand… … .
The sword, which greedily coveted the light like a bottomless poison, at one point sparkled brightly.
[The lowest grade holy sword (B+) has been created.]
“receive. It is a holy sword imbued with the blessings of God Hor.”
“uh… … ?”
He held out his sword again to the bewildered Moritz.
The lowest-class holy sword that ate about 500,000 religious beliefs.
There was quite a bit of bleeding, but that’s fine.
“listen carefully! Moritz became a knight of God Hor, a paladin! He was bestowed with this holy sword!”
The eyes of the knights looking at the sparkling holy sword were hot.
If it’s a good weapon, it’s a knight who can’t use quadrupeds, but what about a bottle with God’s blessing?
Faith was not enough to motivate them.
“Ha ha ha ha ha! It’s a holy sword… … !”
Moritz embraced his sword and ran around.
The knights spoke to him with a look of envy.
“Congratulations, Master Moritz.”
“Hey… … You even became a paladin. He deserves to be called the second hero of Rio Castle.”
Prickly, Moritz’s ears twitched.
What is the problem?
He jumped around and opened his mouth with a questioning face.
“second? Then who is the first?”
“Yeah… … .”
“You are a saint. A lamp and a hero who came to lead the light!”
Why are all eyes on me all of a sudden?
I stood still and raised the corners of my mouth.
That sounds really right.
How many things have I done here?
While Moritz was out scouting, he wasn’t idle.
Over the past few days, Rio Castle has changed a lot.
“By the way, I don’t even need a holy sword. It is a body favored by God.”
Paat, he revealed his faith on the palm of his hand and smiled at his ugly brother.
My eyes are sore because I like it so much.