124. For Goddess Rener
124.
“Knight.”
The saintess spoke her words to the Death Knight as if whispering, after she had lunch, while her sunlight was pouring warmth in the middle of the sky. In a situation where normally she would have dozed off due to her hunger, Zer Pied felt a bit peculiar about her.
“…… ? Why?”
And the next moment, Death Knight was a little taken aback. It was because her saintly voice was very serious.
“There is a man who came after us.”
“The man who came after? You mean the man with two longswords?”
The saintess shook her head.
“No. Probably, the man with the huge claymore.”
“Ah, I remember. He was the one who called out to Erben Ong to return immediately since the departure of all ships was postponed.”
The saintess nodded her head. Likewise, the Death Knight who nodded her head noticed one strange thing. ‘Perhaps?’ Surely at that time she was wrapped in her cloak in his arms. It’s hard to see, how did she know that the other person was holding a huge claymore?
The answer came soon from the saintess.
“It must have been Mr. Aevent’s voice.”
Death Knight tilted his head at the strangely familiar name that had a sense of distance.
“I am an escort knight for Patriarch Lepina.”
Zerpied’s face hardened after hearing Ecilia’s words.
“…… I heard that he is the leader of the Holy Knights, but are you saying that he came all the way here himself?”
“Perhaps the matter of finding me has become urgent. It’s usually not a serious matter that one of the two pillars supporting the Catholic Church, along with Patriarch Lepina, led the Knights directly……. When he first saw the members of the Holy Knights of Innocence, he thought that the deputy commander had come…….”
“I don’t know if they intend to publicize your disappearance.”
Celia shook her head as her eyes widened at her words for a moment.
“Um, well. That’s not going to happen. If they announce that I have disappeared from the cathedral, it will be the one who is at a disadvantage.”
“Are you at a disadvantage?”
“Yes. If they knew that I had disappeared, other denominations, such as Courage and Truth, would criticize the Church of Purity and say that I did not deserve to be in the ‘capital’. How could there be a church in the ‘capital’ that does not want a saintess to stay? Or does it make sense that there is a church in the ‘capital’ that can’t manage saints? Then, they will try to appoint a suitable person from their church as a saint.”
Zer Pied nodded his head. It was a reasonable statement. Until now, the reason the Death Knight and Saint could roam around the city relatively freely was because the General Church hadn’t announced the Saint’s disappearance. If that were the case, her face would spread all over the continent, and perhaps they would have had to move only to forests or mountains, let alone cities.
Death Knight raised her glance and looked around. However, Erben was busy sleeping under the warm sunlight. In any case, he insisted, there was little wind in this area in the middle of the day, so he could not advance much no matter what he tried to do. As if to prove his words, the surroundings were quiet except for the occasional chirping of the waves.
“I… ….”
The death knight turned her attention to the voice of her saintess calling her. The saintess was looking at him with her young, worried gaze.
“Okay… second… Shall I… ?”
Death Knight looked at her big eyes for a while. Watching her eyes quiver slowly, Zer Pied shook his head slowly. Esilia’s eyes widened even more when she saw that. At the same time, the Death Knight spoke lowly.
“I will be honest. The Holy Knights of Purity probably know where we are heading.”
“…… Are you going to the western continent?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t… but… ! We might suddenly go to the eastern continent, right? Or not… or not… , We may stay in the distant sea and secretly return to the southern continent…….”
“It is not so.”
The saintess was surprised by the death knight’s voice that came in as if to interrupt her words. To be precise, in that tone that speaks almost conclusively.
“We started from the western port city of the southern continent. We were letting them know where we were going from the start. Of course there is rationality in your opinion. As you said, they may think we used a deceptive tactic. But a little thought shows that it is a very risky plan. Because – “
” – Because it is a place that Saint Esilia passed by once.”
At the end of the event, the paladins who were gathering and looking at the map tilted their heads. It was the same with the ‘shadows’ who were listening to the story behind them. In the end, the troll Legash, who could not stand the incomprehensibility, asked in a harsh voice.
“Ibosho, better leader! What do you mean by that? Isn’t it rather likely that you’ll go there because you passed by? Wouldn’t it be more familiar than the western continent?”
In the next moment, Leg’s resting body flinched. It was because Aevent raised his head and looked at him with sword-like eyes. But fortunately, what came out of the mouth of the Holy Knight Commander was praise.
“Good question.”
The next moment, Ievent pointed to a place on the map with the wooden stick he was holding. In the act of pointing with a considerable sound that could almost be considered a collision, the eyes of all the paladins and the ‘shadow’ gathered there. After confirming that the eyes were gathering, Ah Event turned his head toward the map.
“First of all, the central continent is excluded. It’s dark under the lamp, but you can’t hide in the dark forever. There are too many denominations on our side for Saint Esilia to be active. As long as the main figures of our church have been notified of her disappearance, coming to the Central Continent means that Saint Celia herself wants to be captured by us. To the next… ….”
The wooden stick he picked up moved along the surface of the map. The place the stick reached was the Eastern Continent.
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“The Eastern Continent. It is more likely to go than the Central Continent, but it is minimal. It’s more for geopolitical reasons than anything else. The closest route to the Eastern Continent from the waters near Primus City is the sea between the Southern Continent and the Central Continent, and that is the strait. Because the current is so fast, going through the strait is virtually suicidal.
Nevertheless, if Saint Essilia wants to go to the eastern continent, she has no choice but to go round through the other side of the southern continent.
But doing that would make the travel path too long. Long-term movement must secure drinking water and food, but on the other side of the southern continent is the jungle of Lauren, which covers half of the continent. Of course, there is no such thing as a city. Going on a long trip in that small boat is also the same as committing suicide. Therefore, only one option remains.”
I Event’s wooden stick moved again. A harsh sound roared around. Even if this one was almost destroyed, no, it was destroyed. The map pointed to by the wooden stick was completely pierced.
“The Western Continent.”
I Event’s low voice echoed through the room. Aevent slowly raised its head. His eyes, like the blade of a sword, shone in all directions. His eyes were sharp, even through the long, dark brown hair that hung down his face. It was as if it was approaching everyone in the room, slashing away anything that got in its way.
Ah Event moved the gauntlet and picked up a string next to her. Slowly he began tying his hair with a string. He neatly brushed back all his hair and shaped it into a ponytail, leaving nothing to block his piercing eyes.
“Absolutely.”
The seated Aevent stood up. The clanking full plate armor caught the flames inside and burned fiercely.
“We must catch the saint here!”
All the paladins sitting on his horse stood up. The lights they received as they arose ran in all directions. Even the ‘shadows’, not the Holy Knights, had to stand up without realizing it.
“For Goddess Renaire!”
“For Goddess Renaire!” “For Goddess Rener!” “For Goddess Rener!” ” “For Goddess Rener!”
All the Paladins chanted the words that Aevent had shouted. Every time they raised their arms and chanted, all sides flashed and shone like sword blades. It was as if a creature made of light was roaring rather than the Holy Knights.
I Event opened its mouth again.
“Tell me now.”
In his eyes were sparks from all directions. The cheeks were burning brightly in his eyes.
“Sail at full speed to the western continent.”