“All the passengers on the train are missing. There was also a maid among them. That’s what you said.”
“That’s right.”
Summoned to the Stellarium, Camilla heard an explanation of the situation from Theodore.
She was summoned as the maid of the Crescent Moon Islands, where the priestess is currently absent.
Theodore treated him with courtesy as he was being greeted as the head of the organization.
“I heard that Cocoa-nim left a sword in the temple prior to this mission. if… … .”
Is the godmother dead?
Camilla answered, hiding her trembling hands under the table.
“The sword has been lost.”
“… … !”
Shake for a while.
Theodore did his job as bailiff.
“Then, in case the executioner’s death is confirmed, I will read the order left by His Majesty.”
Emperor Guanghui took the lead in subjugating the organization by traveling all over the country.
For this reason, he left an order in advance in case he was absent.
The first is against enemies.
“As of now, we are designating the traitor Cain Vagrant as our top priority for elimination. In addition, according to the relevant statute, martial law will be declared until the death of the highest priority elimination target is confirmed, and all knights registered with the Empire will be subordinate to the military.”
The second is about the absence of Master Knight.
“Designated Representative of the Deceased. In this case, Camilla is promoted to lieutenant general and assumes the position of commander of the 11th Corps. An objection can be raised within one month by a general-level commander of the relevant unit, and during the administrative processing period, the commander dispatched from the Imperial Family takes over the duties. Did you check?”
“yes.”
and third.
“The national funeral will be held as a joint funeral upon the end of martial law. Therefore, it is not possible to individually adjust the date and time, so if you want to find the body before the funeral, you must find it before then.”
“… … All right.”
A long story continued after that.
“That is all. Personally, I would like to add that you do not have to worry about an unexpected attack in Korea, as His Majesty is personally looking after it.”
“The entire empire alone… … .”
“The reason why you can’t go abroad is because of diplomatic issues, not because you lack the ability.”
If there is a country that does not cooperate, it seems that they will declare war first.
Theodore added so.
If Emperor Guanghui declared war too much, everyone would cooperate even if the army didn’t actually move.
Even after a declaration of war, the only place that could protect Cain was the Sanctum Keep.
If that were the case, it would have been a matter of tying the hands and feet of all countries with a declaration of war and attacking Sanctum Keep.
‘It’s not a plan that I came up with in a few days.’
It was clear that the plan had been prepared for a long time.
The Luminous Emperor had to be seen as having been preparing for a situation where the Master Knight would die from before.
‘I don’t know exactly what situation I was concerned about.’
The Second Great War caused by the emergence of a new apocalypse.
Cain’s Rebellion.
Or something else entirely, and so on.
I couldn’t tell which side it was aimed at, but thanks to that, the response was quick.
“I was fully aware of that order. Then I’ll get up first.”
“All right. You will be busy in the future.”
Leaving the palace, Camilla ran into Aslan in the hallway.
She was about to bow briefly and pass by to pay respect to Master Night, but Aslan spoke first.
“Isn’t the 11th Corps Commander planning to go to Night Ray later?”
“How can I… … ?”
“Since my motive is in school, I guessed that.”
Camilla also heard about Aslan through Ursula, but she did not know much about it.
However, if you collect the generally known facts, he was a great person.
The youngest Master Knight.
Due to martial law, the existing Imperial 1st Knight Commander moved to the General Staff and was inaugurated as the youngest Imperial Knight Commander.
At the same time, it was a situation where I was in charge of the 1st corps commander.
Even though he was young, no one could ignore the name Master Knight even though he was a knight.
Along with that, Aslan even made a significant contribution to the subjugation of the organization by digging up information from Zipseongje.
Even though they are the same corps commander, the two have completely different positions.
“It’s nothing else, because I have something to ask of you.”
“Ask for it?”
“It is not difficult. Just tell Noah these words on the way.”
What Aslan delivered was a simple sentence that looked like a proverb or maxim.
“Is this enough?”
“yes. That is enough.”
It didn’t seem like there was anything wrong with it, so Camilla accepted the request.
And as she left the imperial palace, 2,000 knights saluted her.
At the time of Leviathan’s appearance, the main power of the Crescent Islands was in the maritime defense line.
In addition, the Temple of the Moon, which was considered to be on the same level as the 8th family, had several subordinate knights in addition to the main island’s knights.
Thus, among the knights organized into the 11th Legion, only 2,000 were in Stellarium.
At least 2,000 knights of high rank were waiting for her while she was talking with Theodore.
“This is your first order as the commander of the 11th Corps.”
Camilla was the commander of thousands of knights and tens of thousands of soldiers who supported them, from now on to those who were not here.
“All troops move south. Rally to Havana.”
The convocation order was given.
* * *
Noah, who was informed of the situation, found Regina first.
“It hasn’t been long since I was also notified of the situation. It’s none of your business yet.”
“yes?”
“Even when martial law is over, schools will continue to run. After a war, nurturing knights will become even more important.”
In the history of the Empire, it was rare for a nightray to be shut down.
This is true even during the Great War.
Rather, at that time, a new jockey was received every month, and a three-month article course was newly established to produce articles.
“I don’t know if I should step down as principal.”
“Why Regina-sama?”
“No matter what I say, it’s a loss for people like me to play in the rear.”
It was important to nurture knights, but Regina’s personal strength was also important.
master night.
It was because he was the owner of one of the most fraudulent swords in history, in terms of the effect of the sword.
“I know you are nervous, but you are still a student. You’re still ranked 11th, so even at this school alone, there are 10 people higher than you. Leave the work of knights to the knights and focus on your swordsmanship.”
Regina said that and sent Noah back.
Noah would have understood it right away, even if he didn’t have to explain.
In the end, what should I do to solve all of this?
“Even so, the teacher is missing.”
The confirmation of life and death using the heart sword was not perfect.
It was possible to enter a room sealed with star fragments, or to turn off the sword of one’s own will.
However, in this situation, there is no reason for Cocoa to do so, so the imperial family presumes that she is dead.
Officially, his whereabouts are still unknown, as the body has not been identified.
“Seeing that even if the missing person is immediately designated as a new high priestess… … .”
Even Regina, sitting in the nightray, could easily see that the situation was not serious.
‘Miss Cocoa… … .’
In the past, when Regina, Bright Emperor, and Cain were students, Cocoa served as Nightray’s school principal.
It was unusual even at the time for the high priestess of the Crescent Islands to be outside for such a long time.
Because of this, when Ursula entered the school, there were times when she thought that Cocoa had sent her successor to give her the same experience.
In reality, she was only playing as a high ranker, but she had the skills of a 15th person.
“The teacher told me I would do well, but I might not be suitable for the role of teacher.”
A restrained anger was raging inside Regina.
If you don’t hold back, the aura that’s emitted is enough to make people around you faint.
She is also a knight after all.
It was not comfortable to sit quietly listening to this news.
“If I return as an enforcer, will Ben Meyer or the state secretary take over as principal?”
Thinking so, Regina prepared for a return, but the return order did not come down even after time passed.
* * *
“This is a headache.”
Confirming the news that the empire was trying to capture him in earnest, Cain frowned.
“It’s clear that Regina isn’t coming back. This Leyterad guy, regardless of whether or not I have any affiliation with the organization, this time I will definitely finish it.”
If the empire really went into an all-out war, Regina’s existence would never be left out.
Even so, the Bright Emperor did not bring Regina back.
Because she was likely to side with Cain.
“If you make up your mind and start looking for us over there, it won’t be able to last for a year, right?”
“What is one year? Half a year is hard.”
“Can the teacher wake up before then?”
Saying that, Cain looked at Cocoa, who was lying in the treatment room.
Her heart was ripped out when she was barely found in the wilderness just before her breath stopped.
Now, what is beating in Cocoa’s chest is an artificial heart made of Arachne’s thread.
He was keeping a person who should have died long ago alive with the power of superpowers.
“I can’t be sure. It’s the first time I’ve been in a situation like that.”
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When Cain found it, Cocoa had lost all of her auras.
It wasn’t just a heart, it was also robbed to come with a special ability.
‘It’s probably because of that that the mind sword turned off.’
The problem was that rigid body art disappeared as a result.
“Just because martial arts disappeared, the body doesn’t suddenly age. Considering your age, will you have enough recovery abilities? … .”
Only then could they return the cocoa and prove that they had no affiliation with the organization.
Even if he has nothing to do with the organization, Cain is being pursued for treason.
If you run into the Emperor Gwanghwi, then you have to see the end.
In other words, he was unable to do this or that and had to avoid the Bright Emperor.
“I can’t get away from Arachne, so I can’t leave it behind. That’s amazing. Is the organization using the empire to keep us in check?”
After leaving Sanctum Keep, Cain robbed the organization’s overseas branches with his followers.
No matter how you look at it, this is what the organization deliberately did to hold them back.
“That means they know a lot about us as well as information within the Empire.”
“Seeing that the main base doesn’t come out even after robbing this much, it’s clear that these guys’ main base is within the Imperial Territory.”
“Thousands of tens of thousands of amulets are sprayed every day, but it doesn’t get caught. Where the hell are these guys hiding?”
Looking at the situation, it seemed as if they were completely stuck in a valley.
However, seeing as they move closely like now, this may not be the case.
“My head hurts. We can’t touch it if it’s within the Imperial Territory.”
“Why is the emperor chasing us when he leaves something like that in his house?”
Hearing the murmurings of his subordinates, Cain fell into thought.
The Bright Emperor he knew was emotional, but he was never stupid.
‘What is making you rush?’
In such a situation, time passed quickly.