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“uh… … ?”
The priest’s body was tilted to the side as it was.
He didn’t seem to realize what had happened to me.
“Ahhh! Rice, the soldier killed the priest!”
“Ahhh!”
“Save people!”
“no! Take me too!”
The surroundings quickly became a chaos.
Patients who were able to move jumped up and left the treatment room.
Those who couldn’t walk screamed to let them go too.
The priests did not run away, but they could not approach the soldier with the dagger recklessly.
“I can feel the magic and magic in the soldiers.”
“Did you come in disguised?”
“I’ll try something!”
Among them, a large priest stepped forward.
swish!
“Uh-huh!”
However, the large priest fell backwards with the sword wielded by the soldier with the dagger.
“It is dangerous. Step back.”
At that moment, Nyx stepped forward as if surrounding the priest.
swish! swish!
The soldier continued to wield the dagger regardless of him.
Nyx avoided all the soldiers’ attacks with his agile movements.
He looked calm and quick, unlike a newcomer.
Nick’s eyes lit up.
‘Now!’
He discovered the loophole and quickly subdued the soldier.
“Ok!”
Nyx grabbed the soldier’s arms and turned them behind his back.
‘Why are you doing this all of a sudden?’
Nick was confused.
Why was the soldier belonging to Nouvel suddenly dyed with magic?
Then, a strange sight appeared in Nix’s eyes.
Blood lines stood from the soldier’s arm to the nape of his neck.
But there was something like a strange black liquid congealed.
It was like a bug crawling and wriggling.
‘If you remove that, it may come back to its original state.’
Nyx was quick to use divine magic.
However, the soldier with the dagger smiled wickedly.
“Kihehehehehehe!”
At the same time, he struggled to break free from Nyx’s domination.
Nyx’s face contorted on its own.
He quickly checked his surroundings.
Then, his eyes met the patient who was crouching in the hospital bed.
‘There are too many patients who haven’t moved yet. If it goes on like this, the damage will increase.’
Nyx’s gaze automatically turned to the dagger.
‘First you have to take that sword!’
Determined, Nyx reached out to take the dagger with one hand.
That was then.
“stop! You can’t touch that sword!”
At that, Nix’s hand stopped.
Nick shook his head.
A pale-faced girl stood at the entrance to the treatment center.
“Who are you? No, more than that, why don’t you take the sword?”
“Because it is a dangerous thing. Instead, I will take it back.”
The girl, Cynthia, staggered towards Nyx.
A cold sweat was forming on her forehead.
Although the crisis of death was over, Cynthia was still sick.
There was no way he could be fine because he had rushed to run with an injured body.
“no.”
At that moment, Ben, Cynthia’s escort knight, blocked her way.
“You never know what will happen if you touch the Demon King’s things with an injured body.”
At Ben’s words, the crowd roared.
“What? So you’re saying that’s the Demon King’s sword?”
“Then that soldier is possessed by the Demon King.”
But Cynthia bit her lip and opened her mouth.
“If I don’t step in now, things will get worse. Don’t worry too much.”
Cynthia looked at the soldier with the dagger.
The skin of the soldier’s palm was terribly flaky.
Cynthia’s shoulders trembled slightly.
Remnants of the Demon King.
It was a term referring to the items of the Demon King found all over the continent.
Ordinary people lose their reason just by touching the remains of the Demon King and become subordinate to the Demon.
‘Perhaps he was trying to remove the dagger from his hand. But it would have been of no use to resist.’
So she had to go.
The demon king’s remnants did not affect Cynthia, who inherited the darkest blood of the demon king.
‘It’s already familiar.’
Cynthia struggled to remember her responsibility.
By nature, she lives a near-recluse life in the fledgling empire.
However, if the remnants of the Demon King were found on the continent, she had to act on her own.
It was for this reason that Cynthia was passing near Nouvelle City this time.
This is because, if the remnants of the Demon King are not properly recovered when they appear in the world, talents close to natural disasters will occur.
‘If you don’t stop it, something big will happen.’
Cynthia approached the soldier with the dagger.
There was no one around to stop her.
Even though he assumed that Cynthia was not in a good condition.
People just looked at each other.
‘If we get entangled, even me will see blood.’
‘It was difficult to become a priest, but I can’t die here.’
Everyone was frozen at the word that it was the Demon King’s thing.
Cynthia reached out to the soldier who had been subdued by Nyx.
Both eyes were tightly closed.
That was then.
“It’s a filthy unsightly sight.”
I heard someone click my tongue.
* * *
On the other hand, Ethan, who was chasing the bloodstains in the forest of meeting, arrived at the Nouvel Fortress.
“Aww! Save people!”
“Ahhh!”
I heard people screaming from the side of the treatment room.
Ethan hurried into the treatment room.
The soldier captured by the magic was suppressed by Nyx, and the princess was trying to take the dagger from the soldier.
The princess’ face was pale and tired of fear.
Ethan clicked his tongue low.
“It’s a filthy unsightly sight.”
widely!
Ethan grabbed Cynthia’s wrist.
His eyes were fierce.
‘Are you going to die after prolonging your life to use it as bait?’
Even if it was a little late, the princess almost died.
No matter how much the princess was, it was something she could not handle with her weakened body.
Ethan said in a blunt voice.
“This is my business. Back off.”
Cynthia was greatly surprised by the words.
‘What?’
Until now, everyone has forced her to wash away her sins as the blood of the Demon King.
And pushed her to do something dangerous.
But the man in front of him insisted that it was his job.
Unexpected, she staggered and stepped back.
‘I didn’t hit it, so why are you doing that?’
Ethan was puzzled by Cynthia’s strange reaction.
But that was also for a while.
Ethan immediately looked at Nyx, who was subduing the soldier.
Nyx clenched his teeth and held out, asking Ethan.
“Are you okay? It seems like a very dangerous thing.”
“Then is there any other way?”
Ethan pulled out a piece of cloth from his pocket and grabbed the Demon King’s dagger with it.
It was the silk cloth that was in the little ark.
‘Hopefully it will work.’
When Ethan grabbed the dagger, the soldier passed out on the spot.
The dagger seemed to have changed its target this time.
A black energy erupted from the dagger in an instant.
And it clung to Ethan’s wrist and arm.
“Wow!”
Ethan swallowed a moan.
And with one hand, he suppressed the black energy that climbed up on his arm.
Then, in order to resist magic and magical power, he poured out his divine power.
That was then.
The left eye, with its jet-black eyes, complained of pain as if it were repulsing the divine power.
‘Damn it!’
Ethan clenched his teeth.
He unwittingly let out a new magical energy.
Then, the divine power that flowed slightly through the fingertips was suddenly amplified.
“… … ?!”
Ethan looked at his luminous hand.
He couldn’t see the energy that was climbing to encroach on him.
‘What is this?’
Embarrassed, Ethan put his dagger down on the floor.
Then a dazzling light burst out of Ethan’s hand.
Everyone nearby raised their hands and covered their eyes.
“Damn!”
“Ugh, dazzling!”
The divine power wrapped around the dagger and purged it in an instant.
All the vicious magic and magical powers felt from the dagger had disappeared.
People around them were shocked to see it.
“Oh my gosh!”
“At the time of ordination as a priest, and this time too… … !”
Cynthia’s eyes widened at their words.
‘Is that person that miracle boy?’
* * *
At that time, a round table conference was being held in the Grand Sanctuary.
It was a meeting due to the princess of the new empire.
As the search for the princess requested by the princess slowed down, the length of time the princess stayed in Nouvel also increased.
However, in Nouvel, there were priests who saw the new empire as a thorn in their eyes.
He was a hardliner of the opinion that even if it was transformed into a new empire, it would not be different from the old empire.
On their behalf, Shunin spoke firmly to the Pope.
“I can no longer tolerate the blood of that filthy demon king staying in the Holy Land. Please reconsider your attitude towards the princess.”
But the Pope shook his head.
“High Priest Justia, I have not changed my mind. The search will continue, and the princess will remain in Nouvel.”
The other high priests also sided with the pope or Shunin, respectively, and helped out one word at a time.
The opinions of the two factions continued to run in parallel.
“There is no need to show His mercy to those bloodlines.”
“I am not showing mercy. I am just doing what I am supposed to do as a member of the goddess Pars.”
“The search has been going on for several days, but the dagger has not been found. If the dagger didn’t have feet, where would it go? The dark follower must have already retrieved it. so… … .”
The Pope intercepted Shunin’s words.
“So there’s no need to keep the princess here, do you mean to say that?”
“yes. you’re right.”
The pope’s attitude was unpleasant, but Shunin struggled to endure it.
If you reveal your impatience, you will get suspicious.
‘Shit. We need to stop the search and drive the girl out.’
Not long ago, Shunin received a new order from the Dark Follower.
It was to stop the search for the dagger and drive the princess out.
Because of this, Shunin encouraged the high priests who had a dislike for the princess and held a round table conference.
The search party must be empty before the dark follower can retrieve the dagger.
And if you get the princess out of Nouvel, you will be able to try to assassinate again.
This was an opportunity to solidify his position.
Then, a priest suddenly broke into the conference room.
“Wow, that’s a big deal!”
The high priests frowned and looked at the priest.
“What is this now? Can’t you see we’re having a meeting?”
“Well, the dagger the search party was looking for has been found!”
At those words, Shunin’s face turned to contemplation.
However, he quickly started taking care of his facial expressions.
The Pope was delighted with the news he had been waiting for.
“okay? Where the hell was that sword found?”
“My, introspection clinic.”
“what?”
The pope’s eyes widened as if they were about to pop out.
The priest explained the details of the circumstances.
“I found a wounded soldier in the Forest of Reception and moved it to a healing center. But it turned out that the wounded soldier had been deceived by the magic of the dagger, and he was subdued while wielding a sword in the treatment center.”
“What nonsense!”
Shunin was astonished to the point of going backwards.
“Kah, what about sword fighting? Has anyone been hurt?”
“Certainly, there were patients in the treatment center, so we may not have been able to evacuate properly… … .”
It was the time when the priest was about to answer the questions of the pope and some of the high priests.
Suddenly, Shunin intervened.
“A dagger? What happened to that dagger?”
“Is that dagger the problem now?”
One of the high priests shot at Shunin in displeasure.
But Shunin did not back down.
“Things that tricked people into seeing blood. Who knows if it goes into the wrong place and the same thing happens again?”
“stop! Everyone please stop. Let’s listen to the self-inflicted bells first.”
At the pope’s urging, the priest opened his mouth.
“By the way, it’s a dagger, but it’s my first time seeing it, so I think the high priests will have to confirm it.”
“Are you sure?”
“It is said that the dagger taken from the wounded was purified by the hands of Priest Ethan.”
“… … !”
Shunin opened his mouth wide.
Ethan. It was that guy again.