Mask-2
Information about the evil dragon leaked from the recently discovered ruins.
I’ll be able to talk about the details after Arwen hears everything, but
Hearing this, Adrian swallowed for a moment.
I think it’s probably quite difficult to immediately recognize the danger of the existence of the evil dragon.
However, Adrian surprisingly easily accepted him.
With a much more serious expression than she usually sees, she quietly recalled the name of the dragon and continued her words cautiously.
“The church doesn’t treat the existence of a dragon.”
“I know. That’s why I hesitated to ask. After all, the matter is the matter.”
Berod also seemed curious about Adrian’s answer.
The church’s attitude toward its enemies, the dragons, was always aggressive.
If there is anything related to it, erase it, and somehow people want to forget it, isn’t it?
But the reason I said this to Adrian was because there was information I needed to find out.
The church erased the information about the dragon, but if they knew about this ruin.
Someone must have known that the dragon’s mind was separated.
And you will be prepared for how to deal with it in the future.
Berod seemed uncomfortable, but on the other hand, he seemed to respect Adrian’s decision.
If even the saintess couldn’t wield authority over this, he, the paladin who stayed in the church for the longest time, might have judged it.
“I do not know. I think the Duke knows that we shouldn’t hear about this, and should dismiss it as something we don’t know. The same goes for His Highness the Archduke.”
“I guess so. I understand.”
“However, the murals seen in the ruins… I’m sure it’s serious enough to ignore. In my own judgment, I think it is an issue that needs to be investigated. Verod, what do you think?”
As if he hadn’t thought he’d ask himself, he bit his lips in surprise at the sudden question.
The answer that came out of the saintess’ mouth was the answer we were hoping for.
Above all, if there was a way to solve the problem easily, and if Adrian had the special authority of the church, wouldn’t it be possible to draw many conclusions about the evil dragon?
After thinking over and over again, he let out a small sigh as he met our gazes one by one.
Then, as if giving up, he shook his head and answered.
“I will follow the words of the saintess. Are you planning to reveal the information on the dragon to the Duke and Grand Duke?”
“Sorry. But I think I have to figure this out.”
“I am only following the judgment of the saintess. Long ago, what you said was right is right for me.”
As Berod answered, he lowered his head, and Adrian smiled and opened his mouth while looking at me.
“But it takes time to get information from within the church. I’ll make a request, but it takes time to review it and send it this way. If you don’t mind, would it be all right for me to see the ruins myself?”
“If it’s a ruin, it’ll be fine.”
When Adele answered, Adrian urged us to move a little faster.
Maybe it was because the topic of the dragon was so urgent.
It was comforting that the cold atmosphere slightly disappeared, but the realization that the current issue was serious in many ways was certain.
The North came to clear his head, but he was so busy again.
After making eye contact for a moment, Adele frowned as if she was dissatisfied, so she smiled at that expression.
It seemed like they were of the same mind. Probably Adrian too.
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The ruins that came back were not much different from the previous ones.
Except for a few bugs that we hadn’t seen before, there were no traces of people other than us visiting this place.
What I wanted to check here was whether the information I gave to Adrian and the rest matched.
After all, if the saintess directly confirmed and said that they were in agreement, the church would immediately judge them as facts and deal with them more seriously.
Berod also looked at the mural with a surprised look, then, realizing something, glanced at me.
“You read that anyway. I’m not too knowledgeable about ancient languages, have you studied them before?”
“…I learned about it by chance. I can’t get tight. It is just reading.”
I couldn’t say what I learned after investing decades.
Wouldn’t it be absurd to try to make others understand the kind of privilege that only regressors have?
While wondering that it was an accidental opportunity, Verod let out a small laugh as if there was something funny about it.
“It’s strange that he handles a sword like that at his age, but he even knows ancient languages. If he had been a member of the religious order, he might have been treated as a saint.”
“I am not very special.”
“You are already a special person. Just by being Taylor’s family head, wouldn’t he already be above everything except the imperial family? It’s a joke, but you could say it’s similar to the imperial family. Maybe even more upwards.”
It was more like a joke rather than a serious tone, but it tasted bitter because it seemed like I was talking about something I would do in the future.
Hmm, maybe it’s something that really reigns over the imperial family.
He would do that if he succeeded in rebellion cleanly and ascended to the throne of the emperor himself. The seat of the emperor belongs to Miragen.
If they are caught, they will die, or they will be wandering aimlessly somewhere unknown.
By that time, I think the name Taylor will be useless.
“It sounds pretty heavy for what you say in a joke.”
“Is that so? Gee, that wasn’t my intention.”
Having said that, Verod came up to me and then made a slightly cold expression.
When he warns someone, the rising aura tries to surround me,
He pulled out his mana and pushed his energy away, then frowned slightly.
I wondered what the intention was in doing this all of a sudden. Why did you come to me when Adrian and Adele weren’t watching?
The question was soon resolved. It was because of his rather heavy voice, which he put into his own mouth.
“I think you better be careful. I always think from the saintess’ point of view, but can’t I judge in my own way that this is dangerous?”
“…I won’t do anything to make it dangerous. That is what I hate the most.”
“I believe you are well aware that a lot has changed since the meeting of the Duke and the Holy Lady. Emotions are the most important thing to a saintess, so she tends to be swayed by other people’s emotions a lot.”
He let out a small sigh, then looked straight at me and continued talking.
“Especially against His Excellency the Duke is even weaker. You should know why.”
I wasn’t stupid enough to not know that it was because of a heart close to love, but
I listened to him silently without answering.
I couldn’t say that Adrian’s behavior was especially in line with my opinion, so it didn’t have that effect.
She was a saint, but at the same time a woman who knew my past, and who said she would support me even though she knew all my plans.
Berod doesn’t know that. That’s why you’ve been watching me
The reality of not being able to explain this may be a little frustrating.
“Be careful. Nothing bad will ever happen to the saintess.”
“To me, the saintess is someone I have to risk everything to protect. I didn’t mean to be rude, but I had no choice but to meddle in this matter. It’s nothing else, isn’t it related to the dragons?”
If it’s a dragon, it’s a being that the church has to risk everything to subdue,
However, Berod’s dissatisfaction was that he cared about the ‘link’ with the dragons beyond that, not just the dragons.
Does Berod know something about the crown prince?
He laughed lightly enough to not notice, then quietly nodded and stepped back.
Belod seemed to have understood this enough, so he stepped back and hid from Adrian.
I don’t know how Berod knew about Kaitel, but it seemed that the rumor that he was trying to use the evil dragon’s thoughts had spread to some extent.
What Arwen discovered about him has already been used for several years, even to some extent for subjugation in the south, so those who know must know.
That’s why it will be a boundary. Couldn’t Keitel judge Adrian as impure?
Other people might not be like that, but Keitel was a great man who would do such a thing.
After thinking about that, I naturally approached Adrian’s side.
Adrian, who could read ancient languages, had a serious expression in many ways.
As much as the common sense I had about the dragon right now is close to being twisted,
You will probably have a lot of thoughts. Didn’t I do that too?
Even more so, from her point of view, as the representative of the religious order, this mural, which speaks of the incompetence of the goddess, could be viewed negatively.
“Would you mind if I helped you?”
“No, it’s fine. If you put your hand like this, you can read it with the divine power flowing inside. When I learned letters in the past, I learned in a similar way.”
A pure white light streamed out to Adrian as he touched the mural.
The light that made me feel warm just by looking at it began to flow toward Adrian again, as if it were telling me the letters on the mural.
“Looks like this is the end. It’s blurry because it’s hard for me to read.”
“You have probably decided that what I have told you is true, but now it is important. Since the masked people around here are investigating the evil dragons, it would be best to capture them and investigate them.”
“Of course that is, but what I am concerned about is something else.”
When I asked what it was, Adrian looked at me and quietly pursed his lips.
“I don’t know if you’re okay now. It means that Robert’s return…maybe it’s related to the evil dragon.”
“…I don’t think much of it.”
“Even though-“
“Isn’t the important thing now something else?”
Regression, an important problem. I knew very well that it was a topic that could not be easily dealt with.
However, that is an issue that can be investigated later.
Right now, it’s only more important to investigate how the crown prince uses the evil dragon and whether it will be revived. The problem with me would be to find out later.
“You can think about me later. The important thing is whether the evil dragon harms others or not.”
“…Yes, I see.”
Adrian glanced at me for a moment, then let out a deep sigh as if frustrated.
I wasn’t very important in everything.
If Robert’s existence is unhappy and others can be happy,
I will definitely act like that.
Even if I understood her feelings, there was something I couldn’t match.