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‘Even though it has suffered great damage, the numerical superiority is still there, so why is it still not attacking the new state?’
Of course, the troops in Nouvel City were not formidable.
Nouvelle City also completely believed in the Allied Forces, and when the rebels showed unusual signs, they called in the Paladins and Priests who had been dispatched from various places.
He even joined the advance squad, so he might have thought that he couldn’t hit it easily.
Holy magic was lacking in attack type magic compared to elemental magic or dark magic.
However, there were so many defenses and auxiliary magic that were unmatched.
If the paladins and priests were determined and waged a water battle with holy magic, it would have been difficult for the rebels to take over the castle no matter how much they had a numerical advantage.
‘But it’s strange that there is no movement even if you take those points into consideration.’
Because the Allied Forces were coming towards the State of Nouvel.
For the rebels, it was an event that should have been hastily.
So, before the Allied Forces came, it was only natural to hit the new state or to use some trickery with even a shallow trick.
But there was no sign of that in the rebel camp.
They were just rectifying the damage caused by the magical explosion that occurred a while ago.
“What should I do? Are you going to scout more?”
That was then.
A male elf who was a subordinate of Calia’s scouting asked.
It was clear that the question was asked after deciding that there was nothing more to see.
But Calia shook her head and took the seeds out of her arms.
“that?”
“You must do what you are asked to do. You too plant this in each location. Then go back.”
The subordinate grumbled with a displeased face.
“No matter how you think about it, that person is too cheeky. How dare you make our elves do this and that. Are you the heir to the oath?”
When Calia stared at him without saying a word, his subordinate said, “Ahhh,” and shut his mouth.
In fact, Kalia just stared blankly without thinking of scolding her.
“Isn’t the heir of the oath doing something else right now?”
* * *
The main building of Nouvel City.
High-ranking priests were gathered in the pope’s auditorium.
Among the older priests, Ethan stood out clearly.
‘It’s boring.’
Ethan looked ahead, the eyes of a dead fish.
Now, the inauguration ceremony was held here.
This boring event was soon coming to an end.
The proof was that the Pope, who had been sitting on a high place all the time, got up from his seat.
The Pope descended slowly and held out his ceremonial sword to the High Priest of Central.
“On behalf of our great Pars-sama, I appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the New City State.”
The position of the commander-in-chief was originally a heavy duty that Shunin should have assumed.
However, since he was missing, the High Priest of Central took over.
Above all, Central’s High Priestess played a major role in Central.
‘This is what happens when you beat a twisted worm.’
Of course, this was Ethan’s wish.
What would have happened if Shunin had risen to that position?
It was unimaginably terrifying.
Nouvel would not fall because Ethan was there, but all sorts of troublesome things must have happened.
It was worthwhile to deal with the traitors inside the Pars Church while dealing with Shunin.
It was thanks to Ethan’s efforts that such an Inseon was possible.
After a while, when the inauguration ceremony was over, the other priests flocked to Central’s high priest, who had become the commander-in-chief.
The High Priest of Central found Ethan in the midst of being swept away by the crowd and said:
“See you later.”
Ethan nodded his head.
Then the High Priest of Central led the people and left.
Ethan came out of the audience and headed to a certain place without hesitation.
The High Priest of Central did not set a specific meeting point.
However, the place where he could meet him was already decided.
‘Because there is only one place that can be empty here.’
It was the office of the now missing high priest, there.
* * *
As expected, Central’s high priest was in Shunin’s office.
Unlike the coronation ceremony, the high priest’s face was full of sorrow.
“The Holy Father must have seated me here for dealing with the Dark Followers at the Round Table, but honestly, to me, it is a place full of wrath.”
It seemed burdensome to be appointed as the general commander in such an emergency.
In fact, I did just that.
Nouvel City was an inviolable land in the first place, so there was no need to get involved in war.
There was no way for the high priests to lead the war, who were engrossed in peace.
“So, I want you to take charge of the sanctuary here. All preparations for war will be supported according to your wishes. Wouldn’t that be better than someone who doesn’t know anything like me?”
He was restless for fear that Ethan would refuse.
Ethan sighed heavily.
“All right.”
Then the High Priest of Central was openly relieved.
“It’s all good. It must have been a difficult decision, but thank you so much for accepting it. I am ashamed to put a burden on the shoulders of a still young priest.”
The high priest patted his shoulder as if comforting Ethan.
However, Ethan’s insides were completely different from the outside.
‘Good. After all, this old man was not in a position to handle.’
However, it was a bit funny that he came to see him as soon as the commissioning ceremony was over.
Ethan was expecting this high priest to entrust the battle for the city of Nouvelle to himself.
It would have been impossible without Ethan to have dealt with the Dark Followers in Central in the first place.
Besides, the High Priest had directly watched Ethan working there, so he had no choice but to rely on Edan even more.
It was a good suggestion for Ethan.
So Ethan spoke up.
“Then there is one thing I want to ask you.”
“Request? yes yes Say anything.”
The high priest nodded as if his neck was falling off.
Ethan replied with a meaningful smile.
“I would like to visit the storage room where Saint Eileen’s heritage is located.”
* * *
‘Hmm. It’s a strange request… … .’
Ethan remembered the words the high priest had unconsciously muttered at his request.
Later, when he saw Ethan, he was startled and said it was nothing.
‘I don’t think it’s supposed to be strange.’
The high priest must have thought that Ethan’s request was related to battle.
So, I would have said that I would grant any request.
However, Ethan’s request exceeded the high priest’s expectations.
‘Before the war, they said they wanted to see the saint’s legacy.’
Ethan wasn’t alone on the road to the vault.
A priest in charge of the warehouse followed up, and this guy was anxious because he couldn’t keep talking to Ethan.
‘Annoying bastard.’
Just when the priest’s chatter felt annoying, the door of the underground vault finally caught my eye.
The priest pushed the heavy door of the underground vault with both hands.
squeaky.
Ethan was going to go into the closet alone.
He said to the priest who was going to take the lead.
“I will go inside by myself.”
Then the guiding priest frowned slightly.
He was embarrassed because his attempt to get in touch with Ethan and stand in line for a while was blocked.
“Wow! Some of Eileen-sama’s legacy are specially treated as sacred, so be careful. Would it be difficult to tell them apart by yourself?”
In the Pars Church, objects with special preservation value were classified as heritage, and those with special power were classified as sacred objects.
“Please. If you can’t tell the difference, you’ll have to give up the seat of a saint candidate.”
“Yeah, but I have been managing Eileen-sama’s legacy here for a long time. Even before Ethan became a priest.”
“yes. So?”
“So there is probably no priest who knows Eileen-sama better than I do. Besides, if Priest Ethan accidentally touches it and the heritage is damaged, it will be a big deal.”
Ethan looked at the priest pitifully.
‘What is this guy saying now?’
I was sitting there arguing with something like a star.
“It’s a useless worry.”
“no? Absolutely no need to worry! Even almost ten years ago, there were cases where the relics were damaged. It wasn’t just a holy thing, it was the staff Eileen-sama used.”
Ethan’s eyes changed at those words.
“Hmm, is it a cane?”
“yes. I even told the Holy Father, but in the end, it is not clear why this happened.”
The priest was confident.
Having said this, I would not have been able to learn without taking myself.
But Ethan’s reaction was completely different.
‘Then you’ll have to go in alone. That’s what I’m looking for.’
Ethan responded with a sarcastic response and drove the priest away.
“Yes Yes. Well sir. After all, shouldn’t we just have to touch the legacy?”
The priest said, ‘Huh? Isn’t this?’ and was bewildered.
Ethan soon closed the closet door.
It was dark inside the closet.
Ethan pressed the device in the corner.
Then the magic fire came on.
When the lights came on, the inside of the storage room was visible at a glance.
“Great. Did you keep them all here?”
Everything in this room was Eileen’s legacy.
From the original of Eileen’s book to the hood she used, there were all sorts of things.
“Everything on the continent was scraped up and dumped here. So can I find it?”
Ethan smirked.
Until now, Ethan had been researching Eileen’s legacy in his spare time.
Because he thought that by examining Eileen’s legacy, he could find out what she did to him: reincarnation.
However, I couldn’t find any of Eileen’s belongings, even though I looked everywhere.
I had vaguely guessed the reason, but when I came to the storage room, I realized it again.
‘The church bastards, you should know that they have a strange obsession anyway.’
Ethan shook his head.
I was raking it up like this, so it was only natural that I couldn’t find it outside.
“Anyway, shall we find it soon?”
Ethan began to search the inside of the storage room.
But he couldn’t find what he was looking for.
“I put only useless things where I could see them. Where the hell is that?”
That was then.
Something suddenly caught in Ethan’s eyes as he grumbled.
“found.”
Unlike other objects, it was wrapped in a light-shielding cloth and neatly contained in a glass tube.
Ethan carefully pulled it out.
“Hey, we’ll see this again here.”
What was reflected in his two eyes was the staff used by Saint Eileen.
It was also made of holy white water.
However, there was something different about Ethan’s memory.
‘As the priest said, the color has changed and the jewel is also broken.’
There is only one reason why a staff made of holy white water deteriorates.
It was magic.
As the staff was made of holy white water, it was well influenced by the surrounding energy.
Therefore, if you do not periodically inject divine power, it is easily affected by even a small amount of magical power, and its color changes to black.
Eileen used to purify her staff with her divine power at the end of each battle.
So, Eileen’s wand always boasted a pure white light.
‘What was in the storage of the new city of Nouvelle, which is rich in divine power, suddenly changed?’
Besides, the time was also in my mind.
‘If it was almost ten years ago, obviously… … .’
Then, something strange happened.