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A breath-taking pursuit of knights and raiders ensued.
The knights were hesitant to block the memorization coming from beyond the fog.
A middle-aged knight running next to the wagon exclaimed.
“Not yet?!”
“Almost done!”
The knight in the lead shouted.
As I walked out of the forest, my blurry vision became clear.
The bright sunlight was so nice.
Soon after, a soldier from Nouvel walked this way from the guard post.
I have confirmed that this situation is strange.
“Shit!”
The raiders quickly disappeared into the forest.
“ha.”
The knights who looked behind the stretch breathed a sigh of relief.
The soldiers rushed out of the guard post and approached the wagon.
There was vigilance in the eyes of the soldiers.
“Stop it. What did you come here for?”
At that moment, a middle-aged knight who was in close proximity to the carriage came forward.
The middle-aged knight held out his Templar plaque.
“Excuse me. We are the Imperial Knights of the New Nillum Empire. On my way back to the Empire, I was caught up in an unfortunate incident and came here in a hurry.”
“Then, who is the one in the wagon?”
“The princess of the new Niilum Empire.”
“… … !”
At that, the soldiers were stunned.
Since the emperor of the new Niilum Empire passed away 10 years ago due to a chronic disease, the emperor’s seat was vacant.
Instead, the new empire was ruled as a regency by the emperor’s brother.
When the emperor passed away, the only heir to the throne, the princess, was young.
However, it meant that the only heir to the throne was now in this wagon.
The soldiers were astonished and turned their heads to their wagons.
As he said, Cynthia Alexandra Redwood, the princess of the new Nillum Empire, was seriously injured and collapsed in the carriage.
“Wait a minute. I’ll post a report right now… … !”
Whik!
At that moment, an arrow from somewhere flew past the soldier’s face.
The soldier’s face turned white when he realized the situation late.
“Set up your battle lines!”
The middle-aged knight hurriedly approached the carriage and shouted.
The unidentified raiders who thought they had retreated came back with more troops this time.
‘Whatever happens, you’re going to end it here.’
The middle-aged knight bit his lip.
This time, even the soldiers at the guard post took a fighting stance.
After the imperial knights joined the soldiers of the Nouvel city state guard post, the battle began once again.
* * *
Bang!
Ethan woke up to the sound of a loud knock on the door.
A sharp gleam flashed in his eyes.
‘What’s going on?’
He was in the middle of practicing divine magic, which he couldn’t do while in quarantine.
Edan captured the energy of divine magic inside.
And when I opened the door, there was a priest in the next room in front of me.
He shouted urgently to Ethan.
“Hurry! The mobilization orders for all priests in Nouvel are now down!”
“yes? Why all of a sudden?”
“I don’t know the details. First of all, it is an order to gather in the square in front of the Grand Sanctuary. Get out of here quickly!”
The priest who urged Ethan then knocked on the door of the other room.
Bang!
“Hey, it’s an emergency!”
It had an unusual atmosphere.
Ethan got ready and left the dorm.
On the way to the Great Crusade Square, Ethan joined the Knicks.
“How the hell did this happen?”
“Well.”
But as he headed to the plaza, Ethan smelled a strangely familiar smell.
‘This… Smell of blood?’
Ethan frowned.
The scenery of the square that I arrived after a while was different from usual.
A white tent was spread out here and there, beneath which were entangled wounds and corpses.
“Ugh… … .”
“Sah, save me.”
“👅. Ouch!”
The wounded was groaning in pain, and the corpse grew cold.
The priests were busy treating the wounded.
The workers were busily running around to help the priest.
“How the hell did this happen?”
Nyx grabbed a passing priest and asked.
“A few hours ago, there was an unidentified raid on the northern guard post. From there the wounded soldiers were brought here.”
“yes?!”
“This is not the time to be like this. You too, join us soon!”
That was when Ethan and the Knicks were about to be put into treatment for the wounded.
“Ethan.”
Out of nowhere, Jacob appeared and summoned Ethan.
“Why?”
“You have work to do. Follow.”
Ethan moved to his seat with Jacob, not knowing English.
“Where are you going?”
“The basement of the Daeseongjeon. There is something to see.”
Contrary to usual, Jacob didn’t make a silly joke.
As the situation was, it was natural.
But somehow he seemed nervous.
“Ethan, from now on, remember what I say. It would be nice if it was useless worrying, but there’s nothing wrong with telling me.”
Ethan frowned.
“You might see a girl your age there. I hope we don’t see each other as much as possible, but if we ever do, we shouldn’t sympathize with him, no matter what.”
“What do you mean?”
“Literally. It’s the most dangerous thing in the world.”
Jacob didn’t give any details.
Apparently, he really wanted Ethan not to come into contact with the girl.
So Jacob and Ethan went into the basement of the Great Temple.
‘Isn’t it pretty big?’
It was a space that was not revealed to anyone from the outside.
Ethan looked around with curious eyes.
The basement facilities were cleaner than expected.
As I was walking down the long hallway, the door to a certain room opened.
What came out of it was Shunin and a middle-aged knight.
The two talked as if they didn’t notice this.
“How is the treatment going?”
“Don’t worry, I’m treating you with all my heart. Even if it looks serious right now, you will soon find stability.”
Ethan’s eyes narrowed.
‘Is the armor style different from that of the Paladin?’
The raid and the wounded at the northern guard post.
And the high priest and knights from other countries in the underground facility.
‘Did you move up to the high priest with a heavy butt? I don’t think it’s that easy.’
Jacob, who was guiding in front of him, urged Ethan as if frustrated.
“Hey, don’t look away and come quickly.”
But if you tell me not to do it, it’s the law that makes people do more.
Ethan glanced through the open door.
A girl was lying on a bed in the room.
The pale-skinned girl had her eyes closed.
It was a girl with long silver hair that was dazzlingly cold.
click.
The door to the girl’s room was closed.
At the same time, Ethan’s eyes reacted again.
‘Ugh!’
The pitch-black eyes had drawn him back into his memory again.
* * *
What unfolded before my eyes was not so unfamiliar.
Ethan was startled.
This was the corridor of the Imperial Palace.
However, it was a little different from when he was the Demon King’s henchman.
As the new Niilum Empire was reborn, the decoration of the imperial palace was also changed.
“Uncle, uncle!”
A little girl about six years old passed by him.
Ethan’s gaze turned to the girl.
The girl struggled to catch up behind the middle-aged man.
But the girl’s uncle just looked ahead and walked.
“Please allow me to attend my father’s national coat of arms. please. yes?”
At that, the girl’s uncle turned back.
He grimaced nervously.
“How many times do I have to say it? It is absurd to take you full of magic to a funeral that should be sacred.”
The girl closed her eyes tightly at the sharp rebuke.
“Ha, but I couldn’t even say my last goodbye to my father. I’ll just leave flowers behind, so please… … .”
“What if you even come into contact with someone there? Mistakes don’t make sense once a person goes crazy or gets hurt. Ha, what kind of thinking did you have when you left without leaving a proper heir?
“Black… … .”
Finally, tears welled up in the girl’s blue eyes.
Although sympathy may have arisen, the man was engrossed in the end.
“If you ever meet me in a vacant position, you should call me Prince Regent, not Uncle. Do you understand?”
“yes… … .”
The middle-aged man turned back and disappeared.
The silver-haired girl was crying incessantly.
It was then that Ethan realized.
‘It was that girl earlier.’
The memories did not end there.
Suddenly, the space around him suddenly changed.
This time it was an old room in the Imperial Palace.
On the bed lay an old woman.
Her face was dark in disease.
Next to the bed sat an older girl.
“Nanny, no. don’t leave me alone yes?”
The girl cried as if to cling to her nanny.
But he couldn’t even touch the nanny.
Ethan remembered the conversation between the girl and her uncle.
– To take you, full of magic, to a funeral that should be sacred is absurd.
-What if you come into contact with other people there? Mistakes don’t make sense once a person goes crazy or gets hurt.
‘no way?’
At that moment, the nanny raised her hand laboriously and caressed the girl’s hand.
The girl was startled and fell from the nanny.
“no! Don’t touch me!”
But there was compassion and affection in the nanny’s eyes.
“It’s fine, my lord. My life is over now. So, one last time, I want to hold your hand.”
“nurse… … .”
“You don’t know how surprised I was when I first met His Majesty. It was like an angel that came down from heaven.”
“lie.”
“no. I was so sad that I couldn’t hold or touch such a cute baby. But now that wish can come true. Your Majesty, please take off your gloves.”
The girl shed tears and took off her white gloves.
And carefully reached out to the nanny.
The nanny clasped the girl’s little hand as hard as she could.
She smiled as if she was truly happy.
The girl did not let go of the wrinkled hand until the warmth disappeared.
* * *
Ethan opened his eyes with a throbbing headache.
‘Right. Was it the princess of a new empire in there?’
According to the memories shown by the jet-black eyes, the princess had strong magical powers and magic.
And that seemed to have caused a reaction with the jet-black eyes.
Ethan was puzzled.
‘But why did the princess come here? Besides, the condition doesn’t look very good.’
Meanwhile, Shunin and the middle-aged knight were still talking.
“Anyone can answer that. You have to tell me for sure.”
At the middle-aged knight’s words, Shunin was furious.
“Are you ignoring my words as a high priest and not a priest?!”
It seemed like everyone was avoiding certainty.
Ethan laughed at Shunin’s behavior.
‘There is no way that divine power therapy will work for humans who have magical powers and magic.’
Ethan passed Shunin and the middle-aged knight, muttering as if to listen to them.
“Should a person who is not even a priest have to tell a lie?”
Shunin’s eyes widened, and the middle-aged knight frowned.
“for a moment. what does that mean… … .”
“Ethan!”
The middle-aged knight tried to catch Ethan.
But Jacob urged Ethan.
Ethan shrugged and turned to Jacob.
“Ethan, don’t look away and just quietly follow me. Do you understand?”
“yes.”
I heard a middle-aged knight scolding Shunin from behind.
“Is the high priest lying now?”
“Wait, do you believe what he says now?”
The next day was for Shunin to handle.
Ethan laughed at Shunin and followed Jacob down deeper into the basement.