Settlers (1)
“Thanks to the princess, you are resting well in a nice place. In the meantime, I owe a lot to you.”
“Thank you. You are my lifesaver On the contrary, I am sorry that I did not seem to pay more attention.”
In front of the main gate of the Imperial Palace.
Riley, who came all the way here to see off the leaving warrior party, said goodbye to Heinrich.
Again, there was no grandiose farewell party at the request of the saint, but the princess, who had directly benefited from him, sent them off as the representative of the imperial family.
Starting with Heinrich, she talked to each other one by one and wished them luck.
And Riley, who held the hand of Lee Se-ah, whom she had already shared heartily with, and regretted for a while again…
“Ha— Heron, I’m really worried about you the most.”
Finally, standing in front of Hesperon, he let out a deep sigh.
“Ahahahaha! What do you mean, Princess? Where else can you find someone as trustworthy as me! Yesterday, Master was surprised by my talent and couldn’t help but admire it? It won’t be a big problem, so don’t worry too much!”
I could hear Se-ah Lee’s small grunt from the side, but he brushed it off lightly and confidently beat his chest with an open laugh.
Since the princess’ attendants were watching from behind, she was quite polite, unlike usual, but her tone was still very light, as if she were talking to a friend.
Some of the attendants slightly frowned at that, but…
“…Yes, what. You’re not an ordinary person either, so you’ll be fine. It’s not that long anyway.”
Riley just nodded slowly, not paying attention to his tone.
“But-.”
However, her words did not end there.
“It seems that such overconfidence needs to be corrected. I think you’re misunderstanding something, but you’re just a low-level wizard now? It is said that they are weak on a different level from them. However, as they follow the battlefield where even such people have to do their best, that unfounded confidence…”
The bluff that he tried to alleviate his worries came back as a nagging remark.
Hesperon had no choice but to immediately crouch down and listen to her words, as if she had never been so confident.
“You don’t have to go out and do anything. Because you’re just a lump of baggage that comes with a bonus. Even if you have it, it’s useless, and even if you come out, it’ll only get in the way. Are you listening to me?”
“Ah yes! Of course. Yep.”
He blankly listened to her words, and responded hastily with a subtle expression.
‘No, even so, isn’t that a bit harsh…’
However, I didn’t bother to protest because if I refuted it, it would only lengthen the nagging time.
Seeing the little concern in her eyes as she spoke nonstop, she seemed to know why she was saying that.
···After.
Riley backed away feeling relieved after nagging her for several times longer than all the conversations she had with the others combined.
Leaving only Hesperon with a blank expression as if he had lost his soul.
“…Then, let’s go now. See you again soon.”
“Yes, saint. Please stay safe.”
The goodbye, which had been longer than expected, finally came to an end.
The party in the prepared wagon headed to the Great Temple of Jeron located on the outskirts of the capital to use the gate.
If it was unavoidable, wouldn’t it be necessary to make Isea suffer even in a situation where the well-established church’s infrastructure could be used?
‘As the number of people increased by one, there would have been more things to pay attention to when moving between spaces.’
As Princess Riley was worried, Hesperon decided to move with the warrior party for the time being.
As for the exact period… It would be about ten days.
‘Because we decided to stay together right before the 2nd summit meeting.’
The first reason was to properly learn the path of magic by receiving efficient instruction from the great wizard Isea.
Of course, even now, his basic technique itself was flawless.
He also has a skill called [Introduction to Magic], and no matter how different the lineage is, he has the influence of the immortal king, so there is no way he struggles at the basic level.
Besides, it was only a matter of time before Riley ascended to the position of crown princess, so if she wanted to, she could provide her with an education beyond the level Lee Se-ah received in the past, within her palace.
‘But even taking all that into account, it won’t be as good as learning from Lee Se-ah herself. I can grow much more efficiently this way.’
That would be the case, and in a way, it was only natural that Hesperon and she could be seen as the same kind.
…The so-called ‘genius’.
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‘Of course, I’m a bit different from Lee Se-ah, who is just a born genius, but… But if the results are the same, wouldn’t that be it?’
The indirect assistance of Hans with skills such as [Way of Magic] and [Wicked Wisdom], superior status created by pouring in all kinds of overlapping growth corrections, enormous karma, and so on.
This was the true nature of Hesperon, the genius wizard created.
‘To a body like that, the general curriculum is just a waste of time.’
If Seah Lee, the senior, skipped the ‘necessary’ parts she felt while learning magic earlier and compressed only the key points and handed it down, the time needed for learning could be dramatically saved.
On top of that, her know-how, who has reached the level of a great wizard, will be added…
‘Good. Of course, he couldn’t acquire all of her knowledge in just ten days, but he would meet her steadily even if he returned to the imperial palace anyway. She doesn’t need to be impatient anymore.’
Knock-!
Finally, the wagon that had moved across the capital arrived at the temple of Jeron.
As soon as they got off the luxurious carriage in the imperial palace, the party was immediately escorted to the gate room.
Also, the second reason why Hesperon followed the warrior party was right here—.
“Then, High Priestess, please go to the Glatan Territory in the Kingdom of Lesque.”
“I understand, my lord. Now, your companions, please come this way too. I will activate the gate.”
Quite coincidentally, it was because the next destination for the party led by Saint Heinrich was Lesque Kingdom.
And there.
It is the hometown of the spearman, Geos Calkin, a member of the hero’s party…
It was the land where the self-proclaimed ‘otherworlder’ he referred to was retiring.
***
After a battle in the imperial capital Geron, a bet was made between the saint ‘Heinrich Saint Landguard’ and the immortal king ‘Hannibal Strauss’.
The basic goal was a fight between the Immortal King’s troops attacking a randomly selected location and the warriors who had to stop it without any prior information.
It could be said to be a battle between spear and shield.
The rule itself was overwhelmingly advantageous to the Immortal King, but it was not such a bad condition for the warrior side in that the damage to ordinary people could be dramatically reduced through this bet.
Those who are still suffering from mad monsters may not agree.
‘Of course, this is only possible if there is someone who can detect the attack in advance.’
If it wasn’t for that, it was just a one-sided thing.
And the “Raid” here meant more than just a large-scale air raid.
“I found it.”
Glatan City, the central city of the Viscounty of Glatan in the Kingdom of Lesque.
Lee Se-ah, who had been quietly closing her eyes in an alley a little far from the main road where many people came and went, flashed her eyes with a short word.
“Where are you?”
“I will link.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the minds of the party connected and certain coordinates began to come to mind.
“…Three places?”
“Once I found the place, yes. I think one is the clock tower in the plaza over there, but I’ll have to go and see the other two.”
The type of raid this time was an indiscriminate terror that was carried out by conducting a large-scale ritual with magic tools smuggled into the city.
In a way that has happened several times so far, the type also varied according to the inclination of the assailants.
From an explosive type that physically blows up the surroundings, to a contamination type that spreads fatal energy to humans, to a sacrificial type that sacrifices all living things in the area.
Besides that, it was this type that had all sorts of bizarre forms.
“However, the ritual has not yet begun, so the exact type has not been identified. Right now, all I have to do is pick out the places where the flow of magical power is suspicious.”
“Good. I just wish I didn’t know.”
“Kheung! So, should I make it move right away? Let’s destroy it before the ceremony even begins! Since there are three places, the three of us will be able to split up! The young lady is preparing here just in case!”
“…”
Geos, who had been quietly standing next to Harley’s words, tightly gripped the spear.
The Immortal King’s subordinates . . . When the battle with the ‘enemies’ was ahead, as usual, his eyes twitched and his elongated body trembled as if he were about to jump out at any moment.
“Please wait a moment. Let’s make sure first.”
However, Heinrich stopped them and shook his head.
I wouldn’t know if it happened right away, but I can’t make a mess without contacting someone else’s territory.
He turned his gaze to the side and looked back at the man who was wiping away the cold sweat with a stretched handkerchief.
The knight sent by the territory through a prior contact, the person in charge of security in this city.
“…Certainly, it is not a place with facilities in our territory. It should have all just been an ordinary place…”
The knight who shared the coordinates through Lee Se-ah took out the map from his bosom and examined it, then closed his eyes tightly with a sigh.
It is said that the warriors party visited and grasped the abnormality in advance, but the current situation itself was not particularly good news for him.
Even if this work ended well, it was clear that the city’s defenses had been breached, so he couldn’t escape responsibility later on.
‘Whoa—but I’m glad I found it even now. What if there had been a real catastrophe?’
It would be different depending on the degree of damage, but perhaps the punishment for him did not end with a simple disciplinary level.
Apparently, I had to be lucky this time around.
“Ah! We will support our security forces. The more troops there are, the better, to be sure.”
“No, when a lot of troops are on the move, they’ll know something’s wrong. If that happens, you never know what they’ll do with their final push.”
“Well, then…?”
Heinrich smiled softly at the knight who was looking at him anxiously and continued with a serious voice.
“Hmm, but it’s better to be prepared just in case. Can we appoint only a small number of elite troops around the target point and ask the rest of the troops to evacuate nearby residents in the event of an emergency?”
“Ah! That much is no problem. Well, by the way, what about an incident…?”
The knight looked at the saint in front of him cautiously, blurring the end of his words with some uneasiness.
The smile on his lips was as benevolent as before, but somehow, unlike before, he felt a chill.
“Of course-.”
Before Heinrich, who opened his mouth like that, could finish his speech.
hahahaha! We attack and destroy them all!”
What followed was Harley, who burst into a bloody laugh and grabbed the handle of the battle ax hung on her back.
“…Huh.”
And even Geos Calkin, holding a long spear and letting out an eerie laugh.
Gulp-
The knight unconsciously swallowed a gulp and took a step back.
Indeed, befitting the members of the death squad, it was strange… No, thinking it was extraordinary.
“What? Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Oh, nothing.”
Seeing Lee Se-ah frown at his gaze, which involuntarily turned to the side, the knight quickly turned his head away and wiped away a cold sweat.
The little girl with them didn’t look normal either.
***
Since we already knew where they were hiding, it wasn’t difficult to sort them out.
Skack—!
Heinrich’s lightsaber always cut enemies coolly.
“hahahaha! Come on, you bastards!”
Harley, as usual, tore the enemies to pieces.
“Search!”
Geos, who was blinded by the black magician, burst into anger and pierced their bodies.
It is up to Lee Se-ah, who is in charge of rear support, to figure out any unusual situations.
As if they couldn’t be fooled like this, they used all available methods, from runaway magic circles to self-destruct attacks, but…
For the party, who had already gone through repeated battles for several months and got used to the technique, it was just a meaningless outburst.
“Something was easier this time than before. I must say that I felt a little inadequate, perhaps because I started preparing in a hurry.”
When the incident was finally resolved without much damage and the party gathered again, Lee Se-ah tilted her head with a suspicious expression.
hahahaha! Well, it’s good that I blocked it without taking much damage! Didn’t we come in before they were even ready this time?”
“Hmm, that might be the case. Well, it must be like this sometimes.”
“hahahaha, good job everyone! I was very nervous just watching from the side, but you guys are amazing!”
While the other party was talking loudly.
“Saint.”
At the same time as the battle ended, Geos, who had returned with a gloomy expression, quietly approached Heinrich, who was contemplating something.
And what he said next.
It was a word that Heinrich had longed for.