38 episodes
Ben, the princess’s escort knight who was left alone, stood in the way of the Dark Follower.
“If you want to harm your sire, you will have to kill me!”
“It’s funny! You dare stop us alone?”
The Dark Follower caught up in the taunt and rushed to Ben.
Ben desperately blocked the attack that flew in all at once.
“Wow!”
Despite his injuries, he persistently pursued the masked man.
“A tenacious one!”
“Whoa, I can never get past this!”
So Ben succeeded in capturing most of the Dark Followers.
But only one masked man passed by Ben.
A boy and a girl came into sight of the masked man running forward.
He smiled involuntarily.
All that was left was the weak ones who didn’t even have the power.
Killing a princess was like twisting a child’s wrist.
The masked man caught up with the princess at once.
“… … !”
The princess looked at him with astonished eyes.
‘die!’
The masked man aimed at the princess and immediately swung his sword.
That was then.
widely!
Ethan, who blocked Cynthia in an instant, grabbed the sword of the masked man.
“You are doing something useless!”
The Masked Man pushed Ethan’s hand downward with a force to split it in half.
Blood dripped from Ethan’s hand.
However, Ethan did not groan and held on to the sword.
‘Should I show my strength like this?’
Ethan thought for a moment.
But the conflict was only temporary.
‘damn! It would be my loss if I had to let the princess die here anyway. A dead cub is silent, and a living bastard can somehow keep his mouth shut!’
It was the moment Ethan was trying to concentrate his strength on his hands.
“Uh-huh!”
“… … ?”
It wasn’t Ethan’s voice.
Along the masked man’s neck, black veins came up clearly.
Chang Kang!
The masked man dropped the sword he was holding.
Then, complaining of pain, he began to scratch his neck.
It was similar to when Ethan killed his dark follower.
‘what? I haven’t done anything yet?’
Ethan was puzzled.
And Ethan soon knew the cause.
‘Princess!’
Cynthia was putting her hand on the masked man’s back.
If an ordinary person touches her magic and magical powers, she will go insane or crippled.
‘On the other hand, those who use dark magic will cause a backflow of magic.’
It was the same principle that Ethan dealt with the Dark Followers in the mist.
In the end, Cynthia’s magic and magical powers acted as double-edged swords on either side.
“Bye! Knock it off!”
The masked man’s eyes soon turned black to the whites.
And the masked man soon died.
dump!
“Ugh!”
When the masked man, who was complaining of pain, collapsed, Cynthia was startled and backed away.
Cynthia looked at her hand and the masked man alternately in disbelief.
Cynthia’s blue eyes were trembling.
“My, I am a person… … .”
“Your useless thoughts go there.”
But Ethan didn’t watch Cynthia shovel.
“If I hadn’t killed him, I would have died too. If you’re trying to save someone’s life, you have to think about giving your life too. What are we dolls of straw?”
“Did you really do that?”
“If you don’t want to think that way, don’t.”
Cynthia bit her lip and clasped her hands.
“Hey, are you okay? Any other injuries?”
“Thanks, it was done with one hand.”
Then Cynthia laughed, saying that she was happy.
“… okay. If so, will you comfort me with that?”
“under.”
Ethan smirked.
People wouldn’t believe it even if it was the bloodline of that terrible demon king.
‘I’d rather have Matilda Harper feel like the blood of the Demon King.’
Thinking in vain, Ethan looked in the direction they were running.
“Anyway, there seems to be no more pursuers.”
“Whew.”
Then Cynthia sat down as if she had relaxed.
Meanwhile, Ethan opened the map of the continent in his head and remembered the route to the Empire.
Now they were out of the new state.
“It is difficult to go to a new empire like this anyway. We will have to stop by a nearby city to procure supplies and ask for help.”
Then Cynthia blinked her eyes.
“uh? The city near here is definitely… … .”
wave body.
It was the second largest city in the Kingdom of Legno, one of the United Kingdoms, after the capital.
“yes. Let’s go there first.”
Ethan’s face trembled a bit as he answered.
‘Why are you doing that?’
Surprisingly, Cynthia silently followed Ethan’s footsteps.
Two boys and a girl who escaped the crisis of their lives set out on a journey to the Nillum Empire.
* * *
Legno Kingdom.
This was a kingdom located between the State of Nouvel and the new Niilum Empire.
Unlike other places famous for magic and knights, there was nothing special about this place.
It was thanks to Saint Eileen that the kingdom became famous.
For this reason, Pache, the city where the saint was born, had a unique status.
“now! Come over here and take a look at the portrait of St. Chasing after bad luck! Bringing good vibes! It’s a very bizarre thing!”
“Does good things really happen if you leave them at home?”
“No way! When I see the bad energy on the saint’s face, I get scared and run away!”
“But somehow, it’s a little different from the portrait in St.’s birthplace.”
“Sir, that portrait is of poor quality because it is a cheap studio. Instead, buy the St. Pendant from our store! It is a famous workshop item, so the quality is very good!”
“What, ma? cheap? Where are you spreading rumors and riots?!”
“What is a rumor. Rumors have already spread that the studio’s work is of poor quality.”
Souvenir shops were lined up near St.’s birthplace in Pace.
As such, it was once secluded, but Pache has now become a city with numerous human and material resources.
This is because the location is also excellent, and pilgrims who stopped by Nouvelle City came to Pache.
Seeing the shopkeepers starting to fight, the tourists quietly blinked their eyes.
“Let’s just go.”
The tourists left the fight and headed for the square.
There was a Parsian temple.
Tourists admired the magnificent temple.
“It’s different from other places.”
“I know. It must have cost you quite a bit?”
“I guess it’s true that the Central Church cares about façade.”
In fact, the Legno Kingdom and the Pars Church were trying to create a second saint in Pace.
Thanks to that, most of Pache’s followers were faithful.
One of the tourists looking around the temple murmured.
“By the way, since I’m here, I want to see it.”
“Is that it? Do you really want to see that divine beast?”
“Of course. Are you a saint’s divine beast?”
Also, there was another peculiarity about the phache.
It was that Saint Eileen’s divine beast was staying.
The saint had already passed away a long time ago, but the Shinsu who had been by her side remained in her hometown.
So there were a lot of people who were curious.
The traveler laughed at his friend.
“Arthur. Even people who live in Pache are said to have seen that divine beast. It’s in the depths of the temple, so ordinary people like us won’t see it.”
“Ha, that’s right.”
“I heard it was a giant wolf with dazzling silver fur.”
Travelers were disappointed that they only had their taste buds.
Meanwhile, a secret garden deep inside the temple.
The garden was designed to be as close to nature as possible.
At the entrance to the garden were the priests.
The priest standing in the front asked the newcomers.
“From today, you will help me and look after Fenrir-sama. This is also the discipline of a priest, so it must be approached with reverence.”
The newcomers were nervous about being served with a noble divine beast.
The priest recognized this and comforted them with a smile.
“There is no need to be afraid just because Fenrir-sama is a divine beast. He is always merciful to humans and is tolerant of any mistakes we make.”
“Whew.”
At those words, the newcomers sighed in relief.
“Come on, everyone, grab a silver tray and follow me.”
“yes!”
The newcomers followed the priest with the prepared trays.
On the silver tray, various tools for combing the animal’s hair and tools for bathing the animal were prepared.
A silver garden was seen in the sight of the priest who entered the secret garden.
It was a huge silver wolf sleeping with its head on its front paws.
The newcomers were bewildered by their enormous size than they had expected.
‘I asked why there were thirty combs!’
‘Can I comb all that hair today?’
All sorts of creepy thoughts ran through their minds.
That was then.
The sleeping silver wolf opened its eyes.
“Pe, Fenrir-sama?”
The priest was surprised.
It was the first time in his life that Shinsu woke up from a nap.
The silver wolf suddenly sniffled, wrinkled his nose, and roared his throat.
“Hey, why are you suddenly like that?”
“I don’t know. Priest Cecilia, Fenrir-sama is a bit strange, isn’t it?”
The newcomers became afraid when the Shinsu, who had never shown any hostility to humans, changed.
The only place for the newcomer to lean on was the old man.
But it was the first time that even a senior priest experienced this.
“Fenrir, why are you suddenly like this? Ho, are you sure you don’t want to dress up? Or did you not like the food you ate today?”
The priest shook the comb like a rattle.
Her voice trembled softly.
The only person who could communicate with Fenrir was absent.
‘why! Why did this happen when he wasn’t there?’
The priest wanted to cry.
It has been nearly a hundred years since the divine waters took their place in the human world.
Because of this, people forgot this fact while the generations were changing.
In history, the divine beast Fenrir revealed this only when he faced the Nillum Empire or when Saint Eileen faced the demon lord’s henchman that Saint Eileen terribly hated.
* * *
Meanwhile, outside the castle of Pache at that time.
There was a long line of people in front of the gate.
“Show me your ID card.”
Guards were checking people’s identities and bringing them into the city.
In the middle of the long procession were two men in hoodies.
It was Ethan and Cynthia.
Cynthia whispered in a low voice.
“Why don’t you give out my identity card? If you’re going to ask for help anyway, you’d better identify yourself.”
“They must have been busy trying to find the way to the fledgling empire now. For now, it is best to go quietly without leaving a trace. There may be spies in this city.”
It was crazy to go to the capital of the fledgling empire alone with Cynthia.
So Ethan decided to stop by Pache in the middle to ask for help.
It would not be too late to go there and reveal Cynthia’s identity.
“For now, I will enter the castle with my identity card. First of all, since I am a priest, the identity of my companion will not be a big problem.”
“As expected, the power of the Pars Church is great.”
Cynthia sighed in admiration.
But Ethan’s face was not very bright.
‘I’m sure you’ll come to this city. That damn bastard really takes my heart.’
At that moment, the people in line began to roar.
“Look over there! What kind of dog, no, a wolf on the wall!”
“What? A wolf?!”
“Really! wolf! A giant wolf has appeared!”
“Isn’t that the divine beast you’ve only heard of?”
Did I say that even the devil will come to you if you talk to me?
As soon as Ethan thought of the beast, a silver wolf appeared on the walls of Pache.
The wolf was glaring at Ethan with its yellow eyes shining.
‘damn.’
That was the moment when the fear became a reality.
Saint Eileen’s divine beast, Fenrir.
This is because this wolf was hostile to Edan, the demon king’s henchman, even 100 years ago.