So only Naberus could hear my words.
“...”
Naberus opened his eyes wide upon hearing my small order.
“...I understand, Madam!”
He smiled and lowered his head. He looked much more lively.
When I stopped walking again, Naberus got up.
“I obey!”
Then, as he was about to move, his eyes met with Belled’s.
“...”
With his eyes narrowed, his master.
“... I will move quickly.”
Naberus instinctively felt a life-threatening crisis and ran outside.
I was watching him.
Belled hugged me again.
“What were you talking about so sweetly that Naberus was so satisfied?”
I looked up at him at those words.
His arms, which felt hotter than before, were tightly wrapped around me.
As if I couldn’t escape until he answered.
I smiled faintly at those words.
“We can’t talk here.”
I said, recalling the order I had given.
Then Belled narrowed his eyes.
“In a voice so small that even I couldn’t hear, what on earth were you...?”
His arms wrapped around my shoulders more tightly.
“...!”
I opened her mouth slightly, feeling his presence in the place where they had gotten closer.
His hot breath lightly bit my ear.
“You whispered in that tickling voice?”
I shook my head, unconsciously holding his hand tightly.
“Not here...”
It was none other than Vine’s important business. That was why I couldn’t talk about it in such a public place.
However, I had no way of knowing that my words were making him even more anxious.
No matter how chaotic this place seemed, it wasn’t a battlefield for him to be nervous about.
He kissed my forehead deeply and asked,
“Do you know the fear of curiosity?”
The whispering voice was cracked and murky, like a growl.
“...That is,”
“...I want to find out now.”
He wanted to keep asking until Beryl answered.
He narrowed his eyes and let go of Beryl’s body slightly.
It was because he understood that even if it was a battlefield that seemed ordinary to him, it could be a battlefield full of tension to her.
“Once the situation is sorted out, I will definitely ask.”
“It’s really nothing.”
Beryl unconsciously waved her hand at those calm yet firm words.
Then Belled took her hand and kissed her fingertips.
“Then, let’s sort out the situation first.”
Then he gently led her.
It seemed as if her words that it was nothing had not reached his ears.
She was flustered by the feeling of walking on clouds as if she were not in the middle of a battlefield but thought...
...Really, it’s nothing.
Talis was certain.
This year was lucky!
Otherwise, there was no way this kind of luck could have come together.
‘I came from the temple. I know everything that’s here, so if you don’t want to embarrass your master, you’d better get out of the way.’
The temple originally did not use personal names when exercising its power.
It was to minimize the influence of individuals on the secular world.
Of course, there were not many who followed the rules, but that was the rule that was set in stone.
And that was the rule that Talis used to great effect when bringing the holy water.
'No, even if it's a temple, is it okay to try to steal personal belongings like this?'
The door that had never moved was open.
And the subordinates of Duke Orobas that he met on the way inside seemed quite flustered.
'If it was just a personal belonging, then of course it would have been wrong. But what's inside is an ordinary thing?'
Talis had never seen the actual holy water. But he was strangely convinced.
What was inside was, indeed, holy water.
And as if to tell them that his conviction was true, ripples ran across the faces of Orobas' subordinates.
'If you don't get out, not only you but you too will be sent to the heresy interrogation room of the temple.'
The aides eventually left their seats at the harsh words. And one of them even ran away in a hurry as if to inform the master of the matter.
'Ahem.'
In that place, there was truly holy water filled with divine energy. It was neatly placed in a box.
It was now that he had taken it out and hurriedly run to a far place. He even poured the holy water into the empty water bottle, fearing that the bottle would break on the way out.
He poured the few drops of holy water that were left into his mouth and kept the holy water bottle in his bosom just in case.
"Whew."
He wanted to drink it right away at the mansion, but there was a rumor that if you take in a lot of divine power at once, a divine change would occur and light would appear around you.
That's why he had no choice but to leave the mansion.
"..."
In the meantime, he touched the water bottle in his bosom several times.
"Now..."
Squeak!
The monsters were cut down easily, unlike usual. Talis’ face showed joy.
“Yes, this is it! This power!”
Every time he swung his sword madly, the monsters began to be cut down.
If Naberus had seen this, he would have commented, ‘That shabby paladin’s sword wouldn’t kill even a newborn demon,’ but he thought his sword was as beautiful as a dance.
The problem was.
Kyaaaa!
Kreuk!
Every time he cut down one, two or three more appeared.
It was as if they had gathered somewhere else.
“This is... Why are there so many of them?
Are there monsters instead of people living in Orobas?
When he frowned,
“A holy knight?”
“A holy knight!”
People who clearly looked like they were being chased by a group of monsters ran toward him, screaming.
“Those guys!”
He gritted his teeth. He wondered where the monsters were coming from, but they were the ones who brought them!
However, the expressions on the faces of the people running toward him were those of a savior.
“Please save us, no, our village! There’s a village right nearby!”
“What?”
He unconsciously turned his gaze to where he could see a few houses on a small hill. It seemed like they were near the village.
“We survived! We survived!”
“Thank God!”
Whether the people were moved or not, Talis’s face distorted.
In the meantime, a dozen or so monsters had increased in number, baring their teeth at him.
These monsters also seemed to have no eyes, and instead of the humans who were exposing their weak points right in front of them, they were only targeting Talis.
“There are too many of them, damn it!”
He swore. But regardless, the monsters were closing in on him.
“...”
Talis’s gaze quickly scanned the battlefield.
At this rate, he would be surrounded and injured.
No matter how much he drank the holy water, he was too immature to fully use his divine power.
This meant that he couldn’t deal with a hundred monsters alone.
In the end, there was only one way.
“There are, there are too many!”
The villagers hesitated at his words. Talis calculated the direction toward the mansion and said.
“Just block them for now!”
“Huh? What..”
How could he stop a hundred monsters?
But Talis pretended not to hear the villagers’ reactions.
“I’ll call reinforcements!”
It was nonsense. These people would be annihilated before reinforcements could be called from the mansion.
“What, what did you say...!”
“Wait a minute, Sir!”
The villagers also screamed as if they had sensed this future, but Talis had no intention of looking back at them.
It felt like divine power was gradually building up in his body.
If I could just get out of here, I could rise to a higher position with this divine power, so why would I fall down here and die?
“Just wait a minute!”
It would be better to just run away from here!
It was when he swung his sword to make a path.
Hehehe!
“Strike!”
The sound of horse hooves and shouts came closer from a little distance away.
“What, what?”
Could it be that the Orobas guys were chasing me? To get the holy water?
However, when he turned around, there were people he had never guessed.
“Vi, Vine?”
“I’ve seen that emblem!”
“It’s Vine!”
“It’s the family of the Saintess!”
Vine’s knights were rushing in, pushing away the monsters where the people were shouting.
“Waaaah!”
The people cheered. It was as if they had forgotten about the holy knights.
“Ah...!”
Talis’s face turned red and blue. If only I had had enough time, I would have been receiving those cheers!
Those quick-witted Vine guys!
He ground his teeth.
Whether it was or not, the vanguard of the Vine, Naberus, shouted.
“Protect the people of the territory on the battlefield as a top priority!”
Needless to say, the sight of him seemed like a savior to the commoners.
...Of course, Naberus, who was receiving those envious gazes, had a slightly trembling expression.
It was the devil’s duty to deceive humans, but this was the first time he had been caught and received such envious gazes.
... Is it true that His Highness really can’t act?
Really?
Or did he trust my acting skills?
Either way, he had a duty to meet his master’s expectations, so he raised his head proudly.
Regardless of his true intentions, the sight of him seemed like a proud savior to the villagers.
“Thank you, knight!”
And with that, Vine’s image was solidified as a savior.
“...”
Naberus opened his eyes wide upon hearing my small order.
“...I understand, Madam!”
He smiled and lowered his head. He looked much more lively.
When I stopped walking again, Naberus got up.
“I obey!”
Then, as he was about to move, his eyes met with Belled’s.
“...”
With his eyes narrowed, his master.
“... I will move quickly.”
Naberus instinctively felt a life-threatening crisis and ran outside.
I was watching him.
Belled hugged me again.
“What were you talking about so sweetly that Naberus was so satisfied?”
I looked up at him at those words.
His arms, which felt hotter than before, were tightly wrapped around me.
As if I couldn’t escape until he answered.
I smiled faintly at those words.
“We can’t talk here.”
I said, recalling the order I had given.
Then Belled narrowed his eyes.
“In a voice so small that even I couldn’t hear, what on earth were you...?”
His arms wrapped around my shoulders more tightly.
“...!”
I opened her mouth slightly, feeling his presence in the place where they had gotten closer.
His hot breath lightly bit my ear.
“You whispered in that tickling voice?”
I shook my head, unconsciously holding his hand tightly.
“Not here...”
It was none other than Vine’s important business. That was why I couldn’t talk about it in such a public place.
However, I had no way of knowing that my words were making him even more anxious.
No matter how chaotic this place seemed, it wasn’t a battlefield for him to be nervous about.
He kissed my forehead deeply and asked,
“Do you know the fear of curiosity?”
The whispering voice was cracked and murky, like a growl.
“...That is,”
“...I want to find out now.”
He wanted to keep asking until Beryl answered.
He narrowed his eyes and let go of Beryl’s body slightly.
It was because he understood that even if it was a battlefield that seemed ordinary to him, it could be a battlefield full of tension to her.
“Once the situation is sorted out, I will definitely ask.”
“It’s really nothing.”
Beryl unconsciously waved her hand at those calm yet firm words.
Then Belled took her hand and kissed her fingertips.
“Then, let’s sort out the situation first.”
Then he gently led her.
It seemed as if her words that it was nothing had not reached his ears.
She was flustered by the feeling of walking on clouds as if she were not in the middle of a battlefield but thought...
...Really, it’s nothing.
***
Talis was certain.
This year was lucky!
Otherwise, there was no way this kind of luck could have come together.
‘I came from the temple. I know everything that’s here, so if you don’t want to embarrass your master, you’d better get out of the way.’
The temple originally did not use personal names when exercising its power.
It was to minimize the influence of individuals on the secular world.
Of course, there were not many who followed the rules, but that was the rule that was set in stone.
And that was the rule that Talis used to great effect when bringing the holy water.
'No, even if it's a temple, is it okay to try to steal personal belongings like this?'
The door that had never moved was open.
And the subordinates of Duke Orobas that he met on the way inside seemed quite flustered.
'If it was just a personal belonging, then of course it would have been wrong. But what's inside is an ordinary thing?'
Talis had never seen the actual holy water. But he was strangely convinced.
What was inside was, indeed, holy water.
And as if to tell them that his conviction was true, ripples ran across the faces of Orobas' subordinates.
'If you don't get out, not only you but you too will be sent to the heresy interrogation room of the temple.'
The aides eventually left their seats at the harsh words. And one of them even ran away in a hurry as if to inform the master of the matter.
'Ahem.'
In that place, there was truly holy water filled with divine energy. It was neatly placed in a box.
It was now that he had taken it out and hurriedly run to a far place. He even poured the holy water into the empty water bottle, fearing that the bottle would break on the way out.
He poured the few drops of holy water that were left into his mouth and kept the holy water bottle in his bosom just in case.
"Whew."
He wanted to drink it right away at the mansion, but there was a rumor that if you take in a lot of divine power at once, a divine change would occur and light would appear around you.
That's why he had no choice but to leave the mansion.
"..."
In the meantime, he touched the water bottle in his bosom several times.
"Now..."
Now that he was far enough away from the mansion, it was finally time.
It was when he grabbed the lid of the water bottle.
Grrr...
"?"
He raised his eyebrows at the strange sound.
“What is it?”
Kreuk...
He turned around without realizing it at the rough sound of something scratching his neck.
“!”
And his eyes met with a group of monsters slowly walking out of the bushes.
Their gazes were directed at the water bottle he was holding.
Hehe!
What was more surprising than his master was the horse he was riding. When the horse raised its front legs in surprise, Talis’s center of gravity shifted backward.
“You crazy little brat! Can’t you stay still!?”
You almost dropped the water bottle!
What’s scary about three or four monsters when you have holy water!
However, the horse chose instinct over its master’s orders.
Hehe!
Tap, tap!
The horse’s hooves roughly hit the ground.
“This... !”
Talis tried to swear, but he soon had to keep his mouth shut.
The number of monsters that he had thought to be three or four had increased to over a dozen in an instant.
“Why are there so many monsters!?”
What on earth is Orobas doing?
He gritted his teeth, not knowing that the mansion had already been invaded by monsters and was causing chaos.
And then.
Krung!
Heeheeing!
When a monster jumped out from the opposite direction he was running away from, the surprised horse finally started to run wild.
“Ugh!”
Talis, who almost dropped his water bottle again, barely managed to avoid falling off his horse.
In the meantime, the monsters surrounding him had increased to dozens. In the end, he gritted his teeth.
“Damn it!”
His heart was beating like crazy, but he didn’t feel like he was going to die.
It must be because he had the holy water in his arms.
Thump!
In the end, he opened the lid of the water bottle containing the holy water. And he drank the cool water down his throat.
It wasn’t something he should drink so quickly, but he couldn’t help it.
Uuuung...!
As soon as he did that, his throat felt like it was burning.
It felt like his throat had burned as if he had drunk a strong alcoholic beverage, but immediately a hot feeling spread from his heart, so he let out a breath.
“Oh...!”
Kreuk?
And the monsters approaching him began to hesitate as if they felt the power.
“Good.”
The effect was certain.
After drinking the holy water, he emptied his water bottle and drew his sword.
“Haap!”
Could he be able to put divine power into his sword?
He thought as he swung his sword, but it didn’t seem to be much different than he thought.
No, I thought so.
It was when he grabbed the lid of the water bottle.
Grrr...
"?"
He raised his eyebrows at the strange sound.
“What is it?”
Kreuk...
He turned around without realizing it at the rough sound of something scratching his neck.
“!”
And his eyes met with a group of monsters slowly walking out of the bushes.
Their gazes were directed at the water bottle he was holding.
Hehe!
What was more surprising than his master was the horse he was riding. When the horse raised its front legs in surprise, Talis’s center of gravity shifted backward.
“You crazy little brat! Can’t you stay still!?”
You almost dropped the water bottle!
What’s scary about three or four monsters when you have holy water!
However, the horse chose instinct over its master’s orders.
Hehe!
Tap, tap!
The horse’s hooves roughly hit the ground.
“This... !”
Talis tried to swear, but he soon had to keep his mouth shut.
The number of monsters that he had thought to be three or four had increased to over a dozen in an instant.
“Why are there so many monsters!?”
What on earth is Orobas doing?
He gritted his teeth, not knowing that the mansion had already been invaded by monsters and was causing chaos.
And then.
Krung!
Heeheeing!
When a monster jumped out from the opposite direction he was running away from, the surprised horse finally started to run wild.
“Ugh!”
Talis, who almost dropped his water bottle again, barely managed to avoid falling off his horse.
In the meantime, the monsters surrounding him had increased to dozens. In the end, he gritted his teeth.
“Damn it!”
His heart was beating like crazy, but he didn’t feel like he was going to die.
It must be because he had the holy water in his arms.
Thump!
In the end, he opened the lid of the water bottle containing the holy water. And he drank the cool water down his throat.
It wasn’t something he should drink so quickly, but he couldn’t help it.
Uuuung...!
As soon as he did that, his throat felt like it was burning.
It felt like his throat had burned as if he had drunk a strong alcoholic beverage, but immediately a hot feeling spread from his heart, so he let out a breath.
“Oh...!”
Kreuk?
And the monsters approaching him began to hesitate as if they felt the power.
“Good.”
The effect was certain.
After drinking the holy water, he emptied his water bottle and drew his sword.
“Haap!”
Could he be able to put divine power into his sword?
He thought as he swung his sword, but it didn’t seem to be much different than he thought.
No, I thought so.
Squeak!
The monsters were cut down easily, unlike usual. Talis’ face showed joy.
“Yes, this is it! This power!”
Every time he swung his sword madly, the monsters began to be cut down.
If Naberus had seen this, he would have commented, ‘That shabby paladin’s sword wouldn’t kill even a newborn demon,’ but he thought his sword was as beautiful as a dance.
The problem was.
Kyaaaa!
Kreuk!
Every time he cut down one, two or three more appeared.
It was as if they had gathered somewhere else.
“This is... Why are there so many of them?
Are there monsters instead of people living in Orobas?
When he frowned,
“A holy knight?”
“A holy knight!”
People who clearly looked like they were being chased by a group of monsters ran toward him, screaming.
“Those guys!”
He gritted his teeth. He wondered where the monsters were coming from, but they were the ones who brought them!
However, the expressions on the faces of the people running toward him were those of a savior.
“Please save us, no, our village! There’s a village right nearby!”
“What?”
He unconsciously turned his gaze to where he could see a few houses on a small hill. It seemed like they were near the village.
“We survived! We survived!”
“Thank God!”
Whether the people were moved or not, Talis’s face distorted.
In the meantime, a dozen or so monsters had increased in number, baring their teeth at him.
These monsters also seemed to have no eyes, and instead of the humans who were exposing their weak points right in front of them, they were only targeting Talis.
“There are too many of them, damn it!”
He swore. But regardless, the monsters were closing in on him.
“...”
Talis’s gaze quickly scanned the battlefield.
At this rate, he would be surrounded and injured.
No matter how much he drank the holy water, he was too immature to fully use his divine power.
This meant that he couldn’t deal with a hundred monsters alone.
In the end, there was only one way.
“There are, there are too many!”
The villagers hesitated at his words. Talis calculated the direction toward the mansion and said.
“Just block them for now!”
“Huh? What..”
How could he stop a hundred monsters?
But Talis pretended not to hear the villagers’ reactions.
“I’ll call reinforcements!”
It was nonsense. These people would be annihilated before reinforcements could be called from the mansion.
“What, what did you say...!”
“Wait a minute, Sir!”
The villagers also screamed as if they had sensed this future, but Talis had no intention of looking back at them.
It felt like divine power was gradually building up in his body.
If I could just get out of here, I could rise to a higher position with this divine power, so why would I fall down here and die?
“Just wait a minute!”
It would be better to just run away from here!
It was when he swung his sword to make a path.
Hehehe!
“Strike!”
The sound of horse hooves and shouts came closer from a little distance away.
“What, what?”
Could it be that the Orobas guys were chasing me? To get the holy water?
However, when he turned around, there were people he had never guessed.
“Vi, Vine?”
“I’ve seen that emblem!”
“It’s Vine!”
“It’s the family of the Saintess!”
Vine’s knights were rushing in, pushing away the monsters where the people were shouting.
“Waaaah!”
The people cheered. It was as if they had forgotten about the holy knights.
“Ah...!”
Talis’s face turned red and blue. If only I had had enough time, I would have been receiving those cheers!
Those quick-witted Vine guys!
He ground his teeth.
Whether it was or not, the vanguard of the Vine, Naberus, shouted.
“Protect the people of the territory on the battlefield as a top priority!”
Needless to say, the sight of him seemed like a savior to the commoners.
...Of course, Naberus, who was receiving those envious gazes, had a slightly trembling expression.
It was the devil’s duty to deceive humans, but this was the first time he had been caught and received such envious gazes.
... Is it true that His Highness really can’t act?
Really?
Or did he trust my acting skills?
Either way, he had a duty to meet his master’s expectations, so he raised his head proudly.
Regardless of his true intentions, the sight of him seemed like a proud savior to the villagers.
“Thank you, knight!”
And with that, Vine’s image was solidified as a savior.
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