Chapter 138

Although Hafnon obeyed the will of the family on the surface, he did not force it on Laina.

Raina was her one and only sister, and if there was anything she wanted, she would try to help her achieve it.

He understood why he had sworn the martyrdom, so he wanted to reveal everything to Zion and ask for his understanding.

“… What do you think, Marquis Prandike?”

“You don’t think badly of the Lichins Knights, but you think they are dangerous.”

“Is Miss Raina staying at the cathedral?”

“Yes, I have moved to the cathedral side.”

“Are you still with me?”

“after… It happened last night, so no one knows yet. Marquis Prandike told Mr. Zion to listen to his opinion and come, so I made a hasty schedule.”

“Last night? her… … .”

Shion pours out a sigh and shows pitiful eyes.

If it happened last night, he would have to suffer for several days in order to quickly fix it.

Even in the midst of this, Marquis Prandike sent Hafnon and Raina to the Duke of Adelaira.

“If my thoughts are correct, Marquis Frandike will give up first. Then wouldn’t we be able to convince the Duke of Adelaira and the Marquis Reggierd as well?”

“You two will welcome the cardinal. But now that there is a controversy, I don’t know what the answer will be.”

Roberns and Fried were aristocrats who valued the prestige of their families.

For the sake of the family, he would force his family to make considerable sacrifices, and he could even throw away his own comfort.

However, if she rejected the arranged marriage by using the martyrdom oath like Laina did, wouldn’t it be a little disapproving?

“I can convince you. The Duke of Adelaira has long been acquainted with the Marquis of Frandike. Doesn’t the Marquis of Reggiard have a younger brother who has been taught by my friend?”

“… … .”

Shion swallows the silence and understands the meaning of the words.

It meant that he would persuade Fried even if he had to get help from himself and his brother.

Perhaps he was trying to get permission from Robbins by using the family relationship with the Marquis Frandique.

“Of course I will help. I brought up the idea of joining first, so I can’t say it’s not my fault.”

“I do not resent Mr. Zion. Raina was originally interested in the outside world. If it hadn’t been for this time, I would have had an accident someday.”

Hafnon was confused but at the same time relieved.

From now on, I will keep my distance from the Marquis Frandiche, but I can live as I want.

He would no longer be swayed by his family, and would be guaranteed a minimum standard of living through the position of cardinal.

He just hoped that he would not get hurt after joining the Lihines Knights.

“… Let me ask you one more time. Mr. Hafnon, would you like to join the Knights of Lihines?”

“I have an idea to join. But… I will not join alone.”

Satisfied with the answer, Shion nodded.

He probably wanted to keep quiet until the issue with Lina was resolved.

Above all else, they had to protect Laina, so they had no choice but to move together.

“Then we should wait a little longer… … .”

“Zion!”

With a knock on the door, Harnette entered the living room.

Following him, Rina was walking cautiously.

“sister… … .”

“Miss Rina took an oath of martyrdom to join the knights. How should I do this?”

“That… … .”

“If I had known it would be like this, I would not have said anything. Did you know Mr. Hafnon?”

“Yes, I was talking about that with Mr. Zion.”

“I heard it was something you did last night?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Ha, really… … .”

Hannette frowned and looked at Raina.

Raina quietly avoids that gaze while being nervous.

“Why the hell did you do that? The knights can come in later, right?”

“… There is no later. At that time, they will tell you to leave the church.”

“Do you know what you just did? We have to explain now!”

“Then, is it okay to have an arranged marriage as the head of the household tells us? There are things I want to do too!”

“… … .”

Harnette, at a loss for words, watches Rina.

Having been in the same situation before, I couldn’t push it any further.

Of course, he got to where he is now through an arranged marriage, but he couldn’t guarantee that the same result would come out for Rina.

“How do I meet a self-restraint like Mr. Zion? Are people like that common? You won’t know until after you’re engaged, how could I?”

“… … .”

This time, Shion, surrounded by silence, began to notice.

Zion had considered herself only an ordinary person.

It’s just that I was lucky enough to hold an acid lane, and I knew a little more than everyone else.

“Because of that, I wouldn’t want to get married. I will die living alone like this!”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“Whoa… Lina… … .”

Hafnon sighed deeply and rose from his seat.

Raina shuddered with anger, but soon lowered her head.

“I will not say that you are wrong. But be careful. This is the Duke of Adelaira. I could be forgiving, but you two would be rude.”

Shion and Hanette looked at each other and tried to peek into their hearts.

It wasn’t that Rina’s remarks offended her.

It was just a sudden situation, so I just watched quietly.

“… I’m sorry, brother.”

“You don’t have to apologize to me. Who should I apologize to?”

“sorry. I’ve caused trouble to both of you.”

Raina bowed down to Shion and Hanette and apologized.

Shion looked at him indifferently, then opened his mouth first.

“it’s okay. I understand how you feel. How is your sister?”

“me? me… I don’t understand either. I can do that.”

The two acted calmly and tried to defuse the situation.

Hafnon finally relaxed his expression and bowed his head to the two of them.

“sorry. Raina couldn’t control her emotions for a moment. I hope you will forgive me generously.”

“I don’t think Miss Rina did anything wrong. I was simply expressing my feelings. Am I right?”

“eww… huh? Oh, yes. It just expresses emotion.”

Hanette follows Shion’s words and shows an awkward smile.

It was a little embarrassing because of Rina’s behavior, but it wasn’t to the extent that it couldn’t be rectified.

Of course, Robbins and Freed had to step in and clear up the misunderstanding, and the Kinesien Holy Church would also be embroiled in controversy.

‘… Can Zion solve this?’

For Harnette, there was no better way.

Every time something difficult happened, Zion came forward and gave it to me, so it was worth putting my hopes on.

There were also the White Apostle and the Oz Ternane, so he should be able to get some help.

‘If I call them all together, the answer will come out.’

* * *

An inn in Belgron, the capital of the Allain Kingdom.

The members of the Knights of Lihines and the Knights of Silage gathered in one place.

It was a bit flimsy and had a lot of exposed parts, but I wondered if it felt rather comfortable because it was a place where you could come without any burden.

In addition, members of the Sillaz Knights came and went to and from the inn to keep an eye on the surroundings, so they wouldn’t be able to overhear.

“Is there no way to break the oath?”

“Yes, not a single paladin has ever withdrawn from his martyrdom oath.”

“Is there no one who can withdraw at all?”

“Once an oath has been taken, even the pope cannot revoke it.”

“Can’t it be in the king’s name?”

“There have been several such attempts, but they say the church did not accept them.”

“… … .”

After listening to Enrite’s explanation, Shion’s first thought to give up came to mind.

If even the king’s order did not work, no matter what he did, the result would not change.

Of course, it could be withdrawn if the king made up his mind, but there was no reason to do so.

Besides, there would be no benefit to Kinesian from confronting the Holy Church, so he wouldn’t provoke them unnecessarily.

“Cardinal Prandike has taken an oath of martyrdom, so now I can write the name of the goddess Kinesien. Do you know what this means?”

“… Can you give up the family name of the Marquis of Prandike?”

“You can throw it away. Since you risked your life for Goddess Kinesien, you can obtain holy power by giving her name.”

Enrithe explains some of the doctrines and shows a troubled expression.

Even he did not know whether the goddess Kinesien actually existed.

It was just a long history and truth that served as the foundation of the Kinesien Holy Church.

“Why do you believe in such superstitions?”

When someone interrupts the conversation, Enritte frowns and gives a cold look.

Shion inadvertently shuts her mouth and just looks at the scene.

“… Do you want to die right here?”

“Can’t you talk?”

“I would have told you not to talk.”

“Why can’t I talk?”

“Because you don’t think, you talk.”

“Do I think a lot?”

“Is it useless even if I wear my hair? good. I will cut off his head.”

Enrithe summoned El Thesoicb without changing the color of his face.

At the same time, Shion and Seran hurriedly moved to block Enrite.

“Cardinal Selena, you need to understand. There are still many unknowns.”

“If you do this here, only me and the deputy knight commander will be in trouble.”

“You want to kill me just for saying something? Isn’t this a bit much?”

“I mean think! What the hell is in that head!”

Harnett looks at Enritte with a strange sense of alienation.

He seemed a little different from the white apostle he knew.

However, it was true that Lecia made a mistake, so she couldn’t bear to intervene.

‘scary… … .’

Oz was pulling back his chair little by little, frightened.

He was probably the weakest among the magic sword users here.

He was going to get hit if he was swept away, so he was trying to prepare to avoid it in advance.

“If you open your mouth one more time, then I will definitely kill you.”

“… … .”

Lesia looked at Shion and Saeran alternately with her mouth shut.

The eyes and expression telling me not to step out were conveyed intact.

I must have done something wrong, but I was just frustrated because I didn’t know anything.

“after… Let’s think a little more about Cardinal Prandike and discuss it again.”

“… All right.”

Enrite tempers his anger without even paying attention to Lecia.

Since he had the same appearance as himself and said less vulgar things, he had no choice but to be angry.

However, as Shion said, there will be many things you don’t know, so shouldn’t you try to understand a little bit?

“Let’s move on to the next item. 3 The princess is willing to form an alliance with the Lihines Knights after establishing the Knights. What do you think about this?”