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Due to the Demon King’s dagger incident, the Central Church was in turmoil.
But suddenly, High Priest Justia was talking about the past.
‘Since we learned of the dangers of the Demon King’s remnants through this incident, we must also inspect the other remnants in the Central Church!’
It was a sudden suggestion, but the evidence was sufficient.
It was only natural that the priests and soldiers who loved him died due to the Demon King’s dagger incident.
It was clear that High Priest Justia hated the Demon King extremely.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been so active.
Another priest raised an objection.
‘I’ve already completed the inspection within the church, but I haven’t been able to find any strange places. I’ll have to test it again and the result will be the same.’
Then High Priest Justia replied as if waiting.
‘Isn’t there a delegation of Aurum left? In the Magic Kingdom, a more precise inspection will be possible.’
‘I’ve heard it and it makes sense.’
After quietly listening to the story, the Pope finally nodded.
In this way, the remnants of another demon king were handed over to the envoys of Aurum.
The priest finished his recollection and opened his mouth.
“The Holy Father said that he expressed his gratitude for being willing to accept the sudden request of High Priest Justia.”
Philip smiled modestly.
The priest would not know until his death that Shunin’s request came from none other than Philip’s pressure.
“Haha, thank you. We’ll be going back to Aurum anyway, so it’s not difficult to take these things with us.”
“Thank you for saying that.”
Listening to their conversation, Ethan recognized the cause of his burning eyes.
‘Right. Is that remnant the cause?’
Ethan saw what Philip was holding.
I didn’t know what was beyond the pure white fabric.
But every time he saw it, Ethan’s eyes hurt.
Philip greeted the priest and turned around.
And when he found Ethan, he stopped walking.
“hello. So… Priest Ethan, right?”
Philip held out his hand to Ethan as if pleased.
‘Why are you pretending to know?’
Ethan wrinkled his brow.
However, he had to consider the external position of the priest.
“you’re right. How did you recognize me?”
“There is no one here who does not know Priest Ethan these days. I am well aware of that reputation.”
“Fame?”
Then Philip showed the remnants of the demon king he had received from the priest and spoke skillfully.
“I heard that a priest from the Central Church recently succeeded in purifying the remains of the Demon King? I think the main character of the rumor is Priest Ethan.”
“Then think so.”
Ethan did not hesitate to deny it.
Then Philip smiled meaningfully.
“Also. Oh, may I show you the remnants of another demon king?”
“Wait.”
Ethan turned back and said to the priest who was guiding him.
“I think the story is going to be long. From here on, I can go alone.”
The hesitant priest said he knew and withdrew from his seat.
After sending the priest, Philip continued.
“I was guided by the Church for a detailed investigation, but I didn’t feel any magical powers. Priest Ethan, can you confirm if this is the remnant of the Demon King?”
Philip removed the white cloth and opened the box.
A transparent film had been created to see if the seal was working on the inside of the ship as well.
And inside the transparent membrane was a fragment of a black marble.
‘Well?’
Ethan looked carefully at the fragments of the black marble.
But strangely, Ethan didn’t feel the magic there.
It wasn’t just that.
Saying it was a remnant of the Demon King, his jet-black eyes only throbbed, but he did not respond.
‘It’s strange. I feel like I’ve seen that somewhere… … .’
But something caught my mind.
“I don’t know.”
“Ah, is that so?”
Philip twisted one corner of his mouth.
It was definitely a joke.
“If Priest Ethan doesn’t know, there’s nothing we can do. I’ll just go.”
The delegation of Aurum, including Philip, left like that.
Looking at the back, Ethan was deep in thought.
Phillip’s ridicule had nothing to do with it.
‘You mean that piece of black marble, something is on your mind?’
That was then.
The throbbing jet-black eyes suddenly dragged Ethan back to the past.
* * *
The memory that the jet-black eyes showed me this time was a little different.
Up until now, Ethan had no presence in Ethan’s memories of the past.
However, when Ethan came to his senses, the demon king’s back was in front of him.
It was a sight I had always seen when I was the demon king’s henchman.
‘Is this what I witnessed?’
Ethan tried to move his hand.
However, contrary to his will, his body followed the demon king at will.
‘It’s only in my body, but the only thing I can do is look at it.’
Ethan clicked his tongue inwardly.
He was now in a deep, dark forest.
In front of Ethan and the Demon King, an imperial knight was lying on his back.
“They… You ran away?”
The Demon King looked down at the black marbles he held in his hand and murmured.
It was a very gloomy voice, as if his heart was broken.
The Imperial Knight finally responded with a trembling body.
“yes. Oh, it is said that the rebel cabal of the United Kingdom broke through and escaped.”
In the Nillum Empire, the Seven Heroes of the United Kingdom were called the Rebellious Cabal.
It was meant to be a group that did not obey the will of the Demon King to conquer the world.
“Where did this marble come from?”
“I searched for the dead bodies that could not escape and found the marble. Sorcerers predict that if you hold the orb in your mouth, it will neutralize even if you swallow the poison with your breath.”
“Huh?”
The Demon King tried to roll the black marbles in his hand a few times.
“You guys are lucky.”
The Demon King tilted his hand as if he had lost interest soon.
Black marbles spilled onto the ground.
crisp.
The Demon King trampled through the marble.
Ethan looked at the crushed marble shards indifferently.
Then he followed the demon king.
* * *
“…ね.”
It was reality again.
Ethan pointed to his tingling temple.
The Seven Heroes of the United Kingdom did not take on the role of being the enemy of the Demon King in an instant.
They overcame many adversities and crises of death.
And the public evaluated their actions like this.
‘In the midst of many adversity, various heavenly fortunes overlapped and saved the lives of the Seven Heroes and gave them a chance to grow!’
But Ethan was well aware that it wasn’t just luck.
It was because he knew the identity of the marble well.
Sweat dripped down Ethan’s forehead.
‘That marble was made by me?!’
* * *
beads of silence.
It is a bead that detoxifies itself when held in the mouth, and was made by Ethan 100 years ago.
He couldn’t speak at all as long as he put the marble in his mouth.
For this reason, Ethan named it the Orb of Silence.
‘But why… … .’
The sense of dread was resolved, but a new question arose.
‘Did the church think that it was the Demon King’s thing? But why did he take a piece of the marble of silence?’
It was clear that the delegation was not the original purpose of coming to New Zealand.
‘I said that High Priest Justia suddenly requested it. There must be some plot.’
At first, Ethan was suspicious of Shunin.
And it was now solidifying into confirmation.
That was then.
“… Look. Hey, look!”
Someone awakened Ethan, who had been lost in thought.
It was the princess’s escort knight.
After meeting Philip in front of the Great Sanctuary, Ethan immediately came to treat the princess.
Then, when Ethan thought about it for a moment, the escort knight couldn’t stand it and rushed Ethan.
He asked Ethan with a worried face.
“How do you look? Is your charge very bad?”
Ethan looked at Cynthia’s expression.
Even if he pretended to be resolute, his life was at stake.
Cynthia’s face was full of concern.
Ethan opened his mouth.
“It is not. You’ve definitely passed the hurdle. but… … .”
“but?”
“The poison to which Your Majesty has been poisoned has never been discovered before. I don’t know what poison is, so I don’t know the antidote.”
The escort driver widened his eyes as if in shock.
“Oh, so you mean you can’t cure it?”
“… … .”
Ethan didn’t answer quickly.
No matter how much Ethan, deciphering the ‘nameless poison’ is a difficult task.
As Ethan continued to remain silent, the escort knighted him.
Then Cynthia came out.
“Ben, don’t embarrass him any more.”
“Your Majesty, but… … !”
Cynthia turned her head to look at Ethan.
“Can I ask you one favor?”
“What?”
Cynthia hesitated for a moment, then spoke.
“If it’s hard to treat anyway, let’s do this. I don’t mind delaying my treatment, so I want to go back to my home country.”
Ethan frowned at the absurd remark.
“yes?”
“I’ve been away for too long. You must return to your home country quickly. Thank you for choosing to treat me, but I can’t wait here.”
“Sir, what do you mean by that?!”
The escort knight deterred her.
But Cynthia seemed to have already made up her mind.
Ethan looked at Cynthia as if he was serious.
Cynthia has already been attacked by Dark Followers in the Forest of Reception.
She must have been aware of who the people who attacked her were.
The capital of the fledgling empire is teeming with dark followers beyond compare.
Still wanting to go back to the Empire?
‘I’m not usually brave.’
Ethan stuck out his tongue.
‘That’s probably why I didn’t recommend you to accompany me.’
A saint candidate who followed to heal the princess.
It could not have been an appropriate target to be targeted.
So Cynthia did not recommend Ethan to accompany him.
However, the escort knight had a different idea.
“That is too reckless, Your Majesty. At least I will ask for another priest or healer.”
“Nope. I’m okay.”
Cynthia shook her head.
He couldn’t let other people get involved in his work.
Then, Ethan said to the escort driver.
“You don’t have to. I will accompany you.”
“Hey, is that really true?”
“… … ?!”
Cynthia’s surprised eyes became rabbit eyes.
Why would a promising person, considered a saint of the future, make such a choice?
Moreover, even though she was a princess, she was given the dishonorable name of ‘The Devil’s Flower’.
There was nothing good about being good to yourself.
Cynthia panicked and told Ethan.
“The road to my home country may be dangerous.”
“yes. I know.”
“The attack of monsters is not a problem.”
“Would I have answered without thinking? If you are not sure about my skills, please tell me.”
Ethan looked like he didn’t care at all.
“Isn’t it crazy? Not at all. It’s just so unexpected… … .”
Cynthia nervously clasped her hands.
Ethan shrugged and stepped back.
“It hasn’t been confirmed yet, anyway. I need permission from the Holy Father. Then I’ll just go.”
And Ethan left the room.