Episode. 32 Gardening (1)
『Lesser Paladin Moritz Battenberg – Satisfies the qualifications of a Lesser Paladin.』
『Lesser Paladin Aaron Meyer – Satisfies the qualifications of a Lesser Paladin.』
『Lesser Paladin Jack Schwager – Lesser Paladin… … .』
A system window popped up in front of me.
『Minimum Paladin 30/30』
『Lesser Paladin 5/5』
The system window, which had been ringing wildly, was soon cleaned up.
Five of the lowest rank paladins were promoted to lower ranks, and those vacant positions were filled by Gideon and Rapture.
Well, it was a slope.
“Ho, ho-le!”
The troops of the castle worshiped the god with excited faces.
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“Miracle!”
“Hor has taken care of us!”
The soldiers who pretended to die soon screamed in joy.
There was no more fear in those exposed faces.
Ten million faith was used for a single miracle, but it was never a low-key business.
Originally, a person’s heart is something that cannot be obtained even if you give a thousand gold.
Their growing faith was worth more than ten million.
I looked down at the castle while riding on the stars.
The light that swept across the castle permeated everywhere while erasing the filth.
The land that radiates holy energy, the fortress and walls that contain holy energy.
The appearance of the castle, which had been covered with filth a little while ago and was not even worth a gutter, was nowhere to be seen.
I was looking at the castle for a while, and I met the eyes of the masked elves below.
“… … .”
I opened my mouth and conveyed an unspoken meaning.
With this, the land selection is complete.
From now on, it’s up to you.
Fortunately, the masked elves nodded, as if my meaning was conveyed well.
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What the light erased were germs and filth, not the monster’s corpse.
The stench was still wafting from the corpses piled up in front of the castle.
If left alone, the plague again turned into a stone tablet.
“Ugh!”
Moreover, there were also men who were seriously injured in the fierce battle.
Although the plague that devours the affected area has disappeared, the serious wound remains the same.
Then, those who covered their identities with masks and hoods appeared.
『Healing Light (E)』
They scattered and clung to the wounded in critical condition.
Soon, a warm green light shone from the fingertips.
20 lowest-ranking priests.
As an Elf, he is a skilled mage, and as a follower, he is a priest.
It was finally time for them to act.
“Huh… … .”
The head of the Royal Knights, Earl Gastein, opened his eyes wide.
He covered his identity with a mask and hood, but the smell of mana grass brushing his nose was not very common.
“I asked who it was… … Are you saying they were elves?”
Mana close to the essence of nature.
There are no elves other than elves who deal with it.
It was impossible to understand why those who had disappeared from the world would accompany the saint.
After recovering the wounded, Rio Castle began to clear the battlefield.
“Move quickly!”
The commander of the coalition shouted at once.
And before the instructions ran out, the knights got up.
“No, what is this?”
For the soldiers, it was very unexpected.
Of course, they knew that they would take care of the chores.
I couldn’t imagine that the knights, who are precious powers, would come out without saying anything.
“What kind of knights in the world organize the battlefield?”
The soldiers were bewildered and confused.
“At Rio Castle, whether it be a soldier or a knight, everyone is just one follower.”
Abalt brushed past them and spat out.
“… … .”
“sh*t… … .”
The soldiers exchanged glances with each other.
Then, embarrassed, he scratched his cheek.
soldiers and knights.
The class gap, which could never be equal, caused a one-sided sense of qualification.
However, the knights were treating such soldiers as one believer.
“… … Let’s hurry up and sort it out.”
“okay. I said yes.”
The blushing soldiers moved quickly.
It was a moment when I felt ashamed of the feeling of inferiority that was growing between them.
With everyone but the wounded clinging to the battlefield, the battlefield was cleaned up pretty quickly.
It was very difficult to remove the bodies of the monsters, but now, with the holy light remaining throughout the castle, was an opportunity.
It wasn’t long before the bodies of the monsters were gathered together.
Dozens of knights whimpered and poured oil on it, and elves ignited it with magic.
But no one paid attention to the pile of blazing monster carcasses.
Fire-!
In front of the lined up troops, hundreds of corpses that had been collected separately were engulfed in flames.
They were comrades who had fallen in this battle.
“… … .”
The atmosphere around them became oppressive.
The suppressed clamor shimmered as if it could be seen.
A soldier who weeps while gritting his teeth.
A soldier crying out for his comrade who died instead of me.
Soldiers, usually unaccustomed to loss, showed weakness.
The Knights of the Union quietly looked at the soldiers and opened their mouths.
“Shine a lamp in the darkness.”
“Come on, light the lamp.”
A quiet recitation.
Those who had shed tears raised their heads.
“Who will save that brother?”
“Brother, how are you locked up?”
“You quickly see the light of the lantern.”
The song of union was too calm.
But there was something in that voice that gripped the heart.
A song written to honor the departed colleagues.
A song of remembrance, not a hymn.
“After the dark night.”
“Is the sun rising like a lantern?”
“Brother, how are you locked up?”
Blazing-
The flames engulfed the dead.
『Brother, you are already locked』
『Those eyes cannot see the light』
『Please feel the heat with your whole body』
The last phrase was reserved for Richard.
At the same time as the song ended, a brilliant light rose and engulfed the flames.
Then the flames faded to white.
“… … .”
Silent wails leaked from here and there.
It was a song he sang to comfort the knights, but on the contrary, it seemed to tickle the hearts of the soldiers.
It took quite a while for the wailing to subside.
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“They themselves weren’t a big threat.”
“To be terrifying, the undead added more. Of course, this is a story excluding the epidemic.”
The leaders who gathered in the conference room began to review.
“There are slight differences between individuals, but even three or four regular soldiers seem to be able to take down one of them.”
“How about making more use of things like cannons and siege weapons? In the direction of minimizing the damage of the plague as much as possible… … .”
Even though the battle had just been fought, quite hopeful stories came and went.
The top leaders exchanged opinions with bright faces.
I sat down in my chair and just listened.
“Do I really need to be on the defensive?”
Then someone uttered a dangerous statement.
He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Knights, Count Martin Gastein.
“Let’s gather the elite among the knights and attack the enemy camp!”
A warrior’s characteristic bright eyes and courageous spirit that have reached the state.
He listed the evidence to support his claim.
As I listened, all of them made sense and were persuasive.
Of course, just by listening.
So I set out.
“The guys we dealt with are the first generation.”
pop-
Count Gastein, who had been talking nonstop, shut his mouth.
Was the term first generation such an ominous word?
All the hard faces turned towards me.
“Maybe there are 2nd and 3rd generations… … .”
“That’s right. They will keep getting stronger and attacking.”
Did you say that you could deal with one with three or four regular soldiers?
Unfortunately, it is a term that is used until the first generation.
As each generation passed, their ferocity would grow stronger, and the plague they harbored would become vicious.
“Then we have to gather the elite and charge. Isn’t this an opportunity when they’re weak!”
The voice of Count Gastein, who shouted out loud, gained strength.
The senior leaders around him also nodded in agreement.
“A war like this is nothing but eating the flesh of the kingdom. The situation in the country is still precarious, so shouldn’t the dark clouds grow any more?”
“Our family heads will step in! Of course, I will not be able to avoid death, but I will destroy the enemy’s castle and die even if this one body suffers!”
The federation’s homeowners showed off their bravery.
The way he said that he would quickly go and collapse with dark clouds was no less than a hero’s spirit.
It was just as I was about to say something about him.
“Absolutely impossible.”
Ord Castle Lord, who had been silent all along, took the lead.
“As you said, the situation in Varen is not good. If you sacrifice yourself at a time like this, who the hell will support Baren?”
It was just what I was trying to say.
Just because the plague’s power is weak doesn’t mean that Baren’s power is strong.
Currently, Baren was not in a situation where he could hope for support from other countries, and the royal capital’s faith did not spread to other territories.
“Since when did Baren’s only enemy be the plague?”
I muttered loudly as if everyone could hear it.
Behind the wall of plague is the Southern Continent, which you have been fighting for a long time.
And the Southern Continent was also affected by the plague.
Who will the southern continent turn the arrow of the damage to?
After all, it’s definitely a plague that came from the land of Baren.
“… … .”
Even more so, they were Baren’s main enemies.
Baren couldn’t forget that.
“her… … It was. There was a southern continent.”
The leaders shut their mouths.
They must have realized that the plague, which they thought was a wall that had to be broken down, was also a shield that blocked their enemies.
“We will stop the plague here.”
The lord of the castle of Ord said forcefully.
But for some reason, his hot gaze was on me.
“Other countries should not abandon our Baren even because of the plague.”
He swallowed and opened his mouth.
At the same time, I had no choice but to listen to his behind-the-scenes remarks.
“The southern continent will not be able to hit this side even because of the plague.”
The top leaders opened their eyes wide as if they had gained a great realization.
Turning a crisis into an opportunity – I don’t think there’s a place where the phrase fits better.
“Baren will have to mend the crumbling spirit behind this nightmare.”
I pointed the right direction to the men who were lost on the road.
So as not to deviate from the board prepared with great care.
Because this was the place where we could run rampant to our heart’s content, not anywhere else.