EP.70 Prona Kingdom Capital
Exiting the capital was unsuccessful.
Some ignorant knight who was controlling the citizens found me and said, ‘Huh? Hero!’
He’s that knight. It’s going to be hard because of the rampaging citizens, but it must have been nice to see a Hero appear.
He was quite a hero, so he must have believed that he would help him somehow. Maybe it was the intention of beating the citizens who were running rampant at me and resting in peace.
But what about it?
No matter how low I am, a hero is a hero.
Aren’t you in a position to get beaten up by a rookie knight? Thanks to this, I was drawn to the royal palace by force, receiving stinging glances from the citizens.
‘Cheekbok. I memorized the face.’
Next time we meet, we’ll gather under me and above you. okay?
-smart.
As I was grumbling inside, I heard a knock.
– Hero. I came to pick you up because dinner was ready.
I was quietly waiting for the banquet in the room I showed. The situation outside was like that, and I wondered if it was a banquet, but as the receptionist, I was not in a position to say anything, so I stayed still.
When I opened the door, a knight in full plate armor was waiting for me. They followed us to the banquet hall and asked what he was curious about.
“What is the commotion outside?”
“It’s just that ignorant citizens are caught up in false rumors. I hope you don’t worry too much about it.”
“Aren’t the priests involved to be ignorant bastards?”
“If it’s related to God, it’s your seeds that lose a little bit of flavor, aren’t they? A few needlessly full of blood are probably doing things that are overflowing with fountains.”
“Is it?”
In short, it means witch hunt.
It’s just that the opponent is not an ordinary civilian, but a prince and heir to the throne of a country.
‘I don’t think it’s a witch hunt.’
I was skeptical of the knight saying it was just a rumor. The scale is too large for that. To treat the heir to the throne of a kingdom as a heresy? The moment the prince’s innocence is revealed, the church’s position becomes very difficult.
Still, they must be fighting for power with the established elites such as nobles and royalty, but if you give him a justification, they will be pushed back for a moment.
Nevertheless, the fact that the church threw such an irrational number means that there is solid evidence that the prince is a heretic.
As I walked with these thoughts in mind, we arrived at the banquet hall.
The king and other vassals were already seated in the banquet hall.
The same goes for Eri, Neria, and Ophelia.
What?
Shouldn’t the king be the last to come to a banquet like this?
I just came here as I was told, so why did I become a latecomer?
Even though I felt strange, I bowed my back slightly.
“Damn it, I couldn’t keep up with the precious people. Excuse me.”
“Heh heh, it’s fine. Come on in.”
The king smiled and beckoned.
That gentleman, the last time I saw him, he had a bloody face, but now he comes and acts like a local grandfather.
I smiled and entered the banquet hall. The banquet wasn’t as good as the Imperial Social Gathering, but it was very splendid. I think it might be a little overkill.
It’s only been a visit, but you’re saying you’re welcomed like this?
‘Have you been treated similarly in the past?’
He glanced at the faces of his companions.
A bewildered expression.
it seems it wasn’t.
When all the people gathered at the banquet, the king set the tone and started his speech.
“Recently, in the southern part of the kingdom, there was a disaster called Behemoth. It was truly a devastating disaster. The devastating damage seemed unavoidable. But what about reality? Brave warriors defeated Behemoth. There was very little to say about damage.”
There was little damage…
I remembered the corpses left on the battlefield and rivers of blood. I remembered the faces of the guards and soldiers who died while doing their best to protect citizens and fulfill their duties.
‘It’s a little too much to see…’
In the worst case, it would have assumed that the southern part of the kingdom would be devastated, so relatively small is correct.
It is also true that hearing the casualties only in numbers is not very impressive.
“We, Prona, the hero of the kingdom saved Robertton from the monsters of Behemoth. They say that in the city they are called Robert’s Heroes.”
Everyone in the banquet hall looked at me and my friends.
Then everyone applauded.
– Clap clap clap.
The applause and baptism continued for a while and ended with the king raising his hand.
The king lifted the cup, and all followed him and raised the cup together.
-For Prona Kingdom!
The banquet began.
I tried to move to eat something that looked delicious, but I failed.
This is because the nobles approached and talked to me.
They come together one by one and ask about what happened in Robertton. Since when did you say that you were so interested in me?
It was time to think about how to cut off their words and leave.
“Heh heh, this place looks the funniest. What are you talking about?”
The king came this way.
With a man who seems to have just crossed the contract.
The nobles bowed their heads towards him.
“His Majesty the King.”
“The Prince.”
Is that crippled kid a prince?
Are you shouting from outside to put him on the guillotine as a heretic?
As I watched the prince, the king tapped him on the shoulder.
“What are you doing? You should say hello to the warrior.”
“Yes Yes. Hmmm, nice to meet you. My name is Nell, the prince of Prona Kingdom. It’s a pleasure to meet the Robertton Hero.”
The prince held out my hand.
He trembled slightly, but he held his hand. Then the king showed a happy expression on his face and boasted about his prince.
I was told that he was smart from a young age, that he was a good kid but that he was too nice to wear it, etc.
These are compliments that any parent can give.
But as the compliments continued, I felt strangely unpleasant.
Because I had a bad feeling.
“…Your Majesty loves the Prince very much.”
“Hmmm. right. He must be my only son.”
The king, who was coughing, looked at me and said quietly.
“So, by the way… didn’t you come and see it too?”
“I saw it. It was noisy.”
“Right. I don’t know where the rumors came from, but thanks to them, the public’s feelings are very bad. So, by any chance, the prince’s innocence in front of the citizens…”
“I will decline.”
I simply refused.
I knew it would be like this
Somehow you did it well.
I didn’t listen to the end, but the story behind it was obvious anyway. what? To expose the prince’s innocence in front of those madmen?
This isn’t anything, I’m not asking you to climb the guillotine instead.
“Let’s go, guys.”
I nodded towards my companions.
The three of them followed me slowly, keeping an eye on the king and other nobles.
“Soldier, please stop.”
When I came out through the aristocratic crowd, the knights blocked my way as if they had promised.
Yeah, it was strange that there were armed knights in the banquet hall in the first place.
“I want to go out.”
“Sorry. Please listen to our words.”
“I want to go out.”
“Sorry.”
Just repeating the same words over and over like a machine.
While thinking about what to do with this, Eri opened her mouth, probably feeling uncomfortable with the knight’s attitude.
“What? What are you stopping us from going?”
“This is an order from His Majesty the King. I hope that the daughter of the Duke of Oler will follow suit.”
“Command? under! Where do you see this is an order? Persecution!”
Eri twisted her forehead.
“Eri, calm down. It will pass for a while.”
As the situation seemed to be getting worse in many ways, Neria tried to break through the knights blocking her way by force.
When she pushed her arm with strength, the knights were pushed back.
Indeed level 39.
The knights of the kingdom that were engulfed in peace were no match for her who ate it up in the dungeon.
‘You have to roll it too.’
Do you have to roll to become a person?
It was a time when I was feeling proud as I watched the knights being pushed away. A large man with a scar on one of his eyes stood in front of Neria.
“…Captain of the Knights.”
was the commander-in-chief.
Seeing him, Neria hardened her face.
“A long time. Have you grown a lot?”
“Please move out.”
“I’m sorry to you, but because it’s an order.”
Neria had no intention of pushing the knight commander away.
The knight commander is her teacher.
She wouldn’t have been able to get her hands on it.
“What are you doing? pull it out.”
The knights commander gave orders to the knights who were standing blankly. Only then did the knights come to their senses and bring Neria out. She resisted, but she wasn’t as strong as before.
Seeing this, Eri’s expression changed wildly.
“Aren’t you going to stop? Do you really want to see the end?!”
The jewel at the tip of Eri’s staff shines.
The chant must have already ended in her mind.
You just have to shoot it.
visor!
The knights who saw the light of the staff drew their swords.
The knight commander said in a low, thick voice.
“Eri Oller. Put down the staff immediately. It is an order.”
“What if you don’t like it?”
“Again, this is an order. If you do not follow, I will consider you treason. As you know, treason is a felony among felonies. Punishment doesn’t end with you alone. If you don’t want to harm your family, surrender.”
“These bastards…”
Eri sharpened her teeth.
And then she looked at me. how will we do it? will you blow it away? while making that face. Looking at her Ophelia, she also secretly stretched out her hand towards her mace.
‘Oh my gosh…’
Calls and whatever, I’ll just chew it all up.
I took a deep breath.
“It is the last warning. You lower your cane…”
“Stop.”
＜Glyph of Behemoth>
[Peer]
* * *
The confrontation between Cloud and the knights was full of tension. The staff shines horribly, and the blades drawn by the knights are sharp.
A situation that would not be strange at any time in a fight.
“It is the last warning. You lower your cane…”
It was time to warn the Knights Commander by lowering his voice.
“Stop.”
A cold voice spread across the left.
＜Glyph of Behemoth>
[Peer]
Along with ‘Fear’, the mana woven together was scattered like mist.
Everyone in the banquet hall froze and stiffened. The body, crushed by the psychological pressure, did not move.
No matter how much they say they are knights, they are pros and knights of the Prona kingdom.
Cloud, who had been steadily leveling up, had already surpassed their level. And ‘Peer’ gives fear to those with a lower level than the caster with a certain probability.
Already some of them couldn’t even bow their heads and look at the Cloud.
Cloud turned to the King, William.
“Majesty. Since ancient times, a Hero has been to protect the weak people from ferocious demons and demons. He held a sword, not a brush, and it was seen through actions instead of words. so…”
Please keep the good.
At the low voice of Cloud, the king swallowed his saliva and barely nodded.
After seeing this, Cloud turned around and shook off the knights in front of him. They were pushed back more easily than when Neria pushed them. When the knights were pushed out, the appearance of the knight commander was revealed again.
Cloud made eye contact with the stiff knight commander and asked.
“Are you sure you won’t be resentful for something like this?”
“…Yes.”
“Good luck.”
Cloud smiled and walked out of the palace with his stiff comrades.
* * *
“Hero. The Archbishop is waiting for you.”
“Huh…”
I smirked.
As soon as we came out of the palace, a certain priest appeared and the Archbishop said he was waiting for him and told him to follow him, and everyone would have this expression on his face.
Normally, this would have been a minor thing, but since it was just what I just experienced, it felt very unappealing.
“Don’t wait, you tell him to rest. I’m tired too, so I need to rest.”
So I refused.
Ignoring the priest, he moved forward to find the inn. Then the priest panicked and ran and blocked my way.
Is this repertoire again?
I did something to clear the priest by force, so I turned to Ophelia. Feeling my gaze on her, she smiled benevolently and approached her priest.
“Brother. The hero is feeling deeply tired from the arduous journey. I will tell the Archbishop well…”
“ero. This is an invitation from the Archbishop directly to the hero.”
“Brother?”
“No matter how brave you are, you can’t refuse so harshly.”
“Brother??”
The priest kept begging me to accept the Archbishop’s invitation. He didn’t care what Ophelia said next to him.
‘Is it okay to ignore the saint’s words like that?’
Are you chewing like that?
Five?
Ophelia’s smile began to crack.
No matter how much Ophelia is, it seems she can’t stand it when her subordinates continue to ignore her words.
right.
She can’t stand the climax.
It was when I was looking at the two of them in anticipation of the cheeky ending.
The priest took a deep breath and looked around. After confirming that no one was there, he carefully opened hia mouth.
“You must come. This means that it is also important to the warrior.”
“Is it important to me? what is that?”
“The Archbishop wants to replace the candidacy of Saint.”
The priest said with a lot of weight.
The moment I heard those words, I was like, ‘Do I have to?’ When I was traveling alone, I didn’t say anything, so come in and change the candidate for a saint?
Are you still using it well?
No, is it possible to change the candidacy of a saint rather than that?
“Hiccup.”
A sudden hiccup sounded.
I turned my head in the direction of the sound.
Ophelia’s complexion was pale.
“Ophelia? Fine-“
“Hiccup.”
It’s not okay