91 – Peace Talks (5)

I didn’t think she would come first.

It was unexpected, but it seemed to know the intention.

In the name of curing a cold, isn’t it to check whether or not I am a warlock?

Strictly speaking, there were no major problems.

Because I was purely a wizard.

“What’s going on?”

“Of course, as a priest, you have to treat sick people, right?”

I know what the reason is, but isn’t it too revealing?

It didn’t matter.

Rather, it would be a good thing if my body was healed during the process of her checking.

At first, Helena breathed holy power into my body with a face full of confidence.

If you do this, you will definitely get a response.

However, as time passed, cold sweat began to run down her face.

“uh….”

“Is something wrong?”

She was taken aback, but I felt that my body was being healed through the holy woman’s holy power.

The cold wasn’t completely cured, but I knew that my body was much more comfortable.

The bewildered saintess finally removed her holy power, then stood there in a daze, sweating profusely.

Why, are you anxious because you think you framed an unfair person?

“I don’t think they’ve been cured.”

“It looks like that flu.

“Just a mild cold…”

Before I could finish my words, Helena hurriedly left the carriage as if running away.

He was sure that it was a black magician, but he seemed confused because the result was different.

He shook his head and stood up.

It seems that this is not the end, but it is enough if you can cure a cold anyway.

I thought about going out of the carriage while feeling refreshed.

“…I’m going to catch a cold again.”

I was completely unsure of my body.

Should I ask the swordsman later and ask for clothes to keep my body warm?

If it was a swordsman, it would be possible.

I look out the window and think.

Instead of just white snow, I could see the sky gradually darkening.

A vicious space filled with demonic energy.

In a way, it is a familiar space to me.

Reminds me of the demon castle where I stayed for a while after being rescued by the demon king.

Reminiscing about the sad and painful past.

Close your eyes deeply.

**

“arrived!”

The one who was most happy was Raeli.

Fran just had to read a book, Asher stayed with me all day when I recovered from a cold, and the hero and the swordsman took care of what had to be done, so Raeli was the most bored.

It can’t be helped because it takes quite a long time to reach the end of the northern part.

He had to stay inside the wagon that was always running, and whenever the wagon stopped, he had to swordplay and sparred, so he never played properly.

So now that the carriage has arrived, you feel liberated.

I also agreed to some extent.

It was a really boring journey.

It takes a day or two to see the snow pouring from the sky, but if you keep looking at the empty field, you will get tired of it.

The Sword Master, feeling the stifling environment full of demons, said.

“The atmosphere is definitely different.”

“New to the North? Reinhardt?”

“I would have had to go after I graduated from the academy, but not now.”

The hero and the swordsman chatted with each other.

The two became very close after a lot of things happened.

As both of them are people in high positions, they have enough consensus, and since they help each other with their work, it is a natural result.

If you recall the warrior and the swordsman of the past who collided every time, you will be really surprised.

In particular, as much as the hero felt the competence of the swordsman, it seemed like he was actively trying to recruit him.

The swordsman didn’t particularly reject that.

There is no need to worry about joining the warrior party.

In the past, the swordsman was a member of the warrior party, so it will be the same now.

In addition to the Swordsman and the Hero, Fran also mentioned the northernmost atmosphere.

“It is said that soldiers who have served in the north for a long time become violent due to the thick magic, and there are unusual cases where they become addicted to demonic energy.”

“But I wonder if there are many soldiers who have served in the North for a long time.”

“Well… is it strong? I don’t think there’s any at all.”

The North is the worst place to work.

No matter how long a soldier lives, it is about three years, and it is safe to say that there are few veterans beyond that.

Still, it is a place of hell where even a soldier with no social status is unconditionally promoted to an officer as long as he endures.

Even though the position of an officer, not a noncommissioned officer, was a high-ranking position reserved only for nobles, as long as he survived, he became an officer without distinction.

The problem is that it has reached a level where few soldiers survive long.

Therefore, it can be seen that among officers from commoners, they are most favored.

Being alive is proof of your skills.

We were the only ones who didn’t react to Magi.

The thing that seemed to be in the worst condition was Helena, who was staggering along.

As soon as she encounters an environment full of demons, she becomes very nervous.

To the extent that even the priest who assisted her beside her treated her harshly.

“Shall I help you? Candidate Saint.”

“Don’t touch me.”

In the process of advancing to the north, she constantly visited me with a cold and scanned my body with her holy power in the name of treating me.

In the process, she couldn’t find any reason to suspect that even the dust was a black magician, so she was in a very sullen state.

But if you’ve confirmed that much, you can just judge that I’m not a warlock, so why do you still suspect that I’m a warlock?

Is there a special intuition that only she has?

Everyone got off the wagon and a moment passed.

Raeli said suspiciously.

“Why are you standing still when it’s cold? Is there any reason not to move?”

“Because the most important person hasn’t shown up yet.”

“Crown Prince?”

“Someone more important than that.”

To put it bluntly, even the crown prince is just one of many members of the royal family.

However, there is a unique existence in the kingdom.

“Sword Master.”

As soon as I spoke, the opponent appeared.

You can feel the great presence right from the start.

Commander-in-Chief of the North.

The one who will be the hope of mankind until the hero holds the holy sword.

A royal sword that blocks monsters.

There was one thing that particularly stood out to him wearing ordinary clothes without a single decoration.

was wrapped in a cloak.

The golden cloak was a sign of authority given only to generals who had triumphed and returned to celebrate the victory.

Indeed, it was worth seeing as the treatment given to those who had been loyal to the royal family for the rest of their lives.

Everyone bowed down.

It is a reverence given to those who are loyal to the kingdom.

The only one who didn’t bow his head was the Crown Prince, who was in a higher position than him.

He, who had not escaped from inside the carriage, appeared as soon as the Sword Master appeared.

“It’s been a while. Sir Wilhelm.”

“Meet the stars of the kingdom.”

The Sword Master lightly bowed his head.

As much as he held enormous authority, the only person to properly bow down was the king.

Even the crown prince couldn’t bend his back.

As soon as I bowed my head to the crown prince, I immediately turned around and walked back to the northern front line.

I don’t know if it’s because we don’t have much to talk about, or because we don’t get along well. I knew him to the end, so I didn’t have to expect that.

After all, the loyalty he brought to the royal family was absolute.

As the crown prince followed him, the people who bowed their heads hurriedly straightened their backs and followed suit.

No matter how rugged the north is, the space where the Sword Master lives cannot be shabby.

It wasn’t the best, but a refined and splendid space appeared, and warm air covered my body.

Looking at this mansion, Fran admires it.

“Wow, how much will it cost to build this?”

“It will cost 10 times more than a mansion built in the capital.”

“hehehe.”

Apparently, the Sword Master, who was familiar with all sorts of extravagances, answered.

It might be a ridiculous waste, but it was worth it.

It would be a big deal if he roughly made a space for him to live in, and then lose his loyalty to the royal family.

The Crown Prince and the Sword Master went in alone in the drawing room, as if they had something to do with each other, and we looked inside the large mansion.

Wasn’t it only the sword master staying here, and even the insignificant looking soldiers and officers stayed in this mansion?

Raeli, puzzled by this, asks.

“I don’t think this is a mansion for soldiers to stay in.”

“The way the sword master manages the army in the north is famous in the capital. No matter how lowly a soldier, it is said that he will let a soldier or officer who survived a dangerous battlefield or made a contribution stay in his mansion.”

“Is that really great?”

It’s not for nothing that Raeli admired it.

The mansion is only your personal space.

No matter how much work you do, it’s right to reward you with money or a promotion, not by letting you stay in the mansion.

It was admirable that he practiced such an act.

The soldiers who heard the commotion were naturally in a state of shrinking.

How can a soldier handle it when it is full of high status that even outside guests can’t even look at?

Of course, strictly speaking, all of them were of a lower status than the Sword Master, but to them, the Sword Master was a superior that they could see if they wanted to.

The soldiers quickly returned to their rooms.

While the sword master and the crown prince had a meeting, we waited.

It didn’t take long.

When the door to the drawing room was wide open, the Sword Master walked out and said.

“Welcome guests to the mansion. The maids will help them unpack and get their rooms assigned.”

“All right.”

“The meeting is not far off. Since we have contacted the Demon King’s army, the Demon King and his officers will come soon.”

As soon as he spoke, the atmosphere became heavy.

No matter how much they came for the purpose of peace talks, if things went wrong and the demon kings attacked with black hearts, everyone except the sword master would die in droves.

However, the prince said as if not to worry about that.

“No need to worry. The Demon King has already promised not to attack during the meeting with the power of the Libra, so there will be no big problem.”

Everyone was relieved at those words.

Certainly, he is blindly believing in the power of scales.

That power was an absolute authority, and there has never been a time when it was not protected.

However, the demon king had an unwritten rule that could overturn the power of the scale.

Trusting that deeply, the royal family will eventually collapse.

Anyway, after unpacking and resting for a while before the meeting, I headed straight to the meeting place.

No matter how it was, since we couldn’t have a meeting at the Sword Master’s mansion, we decided to meet in a separate building.

“…It’s a bloody atmosphere.”

Asher, who was walking, murmured.

I agree with you there.

In the yard, which is the northernmost part of the mansion, as usual, since the meeting place is a military border area, more demons were covering the surroundings.

In addition, countless corpses and bones of monsters and humans were scattered on the floor, and even living monsters wandered around and exploded at the sword master’s gesture.

You will feel that you have truly reached the forefront.

And soon.

I will face the Demon King for the first time after returning.

No matter how much I expected and thought about it in advance, I was curious.

What kind of feelings will I have when I face the devil?

After the madness stopped for a while, I was really curious about my feelings.

I was worried about that.