Betrayal Knight’s Joyful Faith - Chapter 429



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The Cheerful God of Betrayal Chapter 429

After deciding to head to the Everran Kingdom, Cantares proceeded with the next steps as quickly as possible.

The personnel to be dispatched to the kingdom were decided to be the three knights led by Laius, the warriors of Shekinah, and Salem.

Lexion decided to remain in the palace after moving his troops to the midpoint between the Kingdom of Everran and the Empire of Kalyon.

Since Nikepor’s location was unknown, it was judged that it would be dangerous for Lexion to carelessly leave the location.

“No matter how many times I’ve been treated like this, I just can’t get used to it.”

Lexion grumbled as he was treated as a means of transportation once again.

Even so, it was difficult to move all the troops, including the elves, at once, so Lexion had to cast teleportation magic several times while going back and forth.

“Surely you won’t tell me to come pick you up when you get back.”

“I’ll contact you when I need you. Just come running.”

Arendt, who had come closer to him while he was grumbling, blurted out. Lexion, who had an annoyed expression on his face, disappeared without saying anything.

It meant that there was nothing more worth saying.

“Why are you so shy, huh?”

“… … .”

The elves’ tired gazes gathered around Arendt’s nonsense.

Regardless, Arendt turned her gaze to Salem, who was standing close to her.

“But why did you follow me again?”

“Well, I think it would be better to have a spirit for search operations.”

Salem flinched for a moment, then answered firmly.

“I can also provide first aid when you can’t get help from Shekinah or the priests. Since Lexion has given his permission, I will never hold you back.”

Instead of responding immediately, Arendt looked at the spirits wandering around Salem.

The two spirits had grown considerably since their visit to the Kingdom of Lucain.

The spirits, who had only a vaguely Western appearance, now had fairly sturdy wings and colorful tail feathers.

‘I haven’t been able to watch your training much lately… … .’

It seems that Lexion has been of great help to me so far.

But even taking that into account, it was an incredibly fast growth rate. It was proof that he was putting in a tremendous amount of effort while being placed in an environment where he had no choice but to train harshly.

‘The way he holds the sword also looks quite plausible.’

It seems that what happened in the Kingdom of Lucain was quite a shock to Salem.

“… … Whatever you want, do it.”

Arendt replied blandly, looking away from him.

Although Arendt was originally just a trainee knight with no authority over personnel matters, Salem smiled brightly as if he was delighted by those words.

“I’m sure it will be helpful to Lord Arendt!”

“I don’t need it. If you want to show off, do it in front of that guy.”

Where Arendt nodded her chin, there was Llewelyn.

Salem let out a short sigh as she noticed his appearance.

“ah…….”

Llewelyn, standing next to Laius and Shekinah, looked anxious the whole time.

It has been like that ever since I heard news that fighting has broken out again on the battlefield where there was a standoff.

It’s been exactly two days since the request for assistance from the Kingdom of Everran arrived.

In a situation where there was little progress, news arrived that Prince Ludwin, the second son of the Everan royal family, was personally leading the royal knights and going on an expedition.

As a result, Llewelyn could not help but become more and more frustrated as time passed.

“Anyway, you seem like an idiot.”

Arendt shrugged and moved on, leaving Salem alone.

Before going to her seat, Arendt deliberately passed Llewelyn and raised her hand.

widely!

“… … !”

Llewelyn, who was staring at the ground, suddenly turned his head in surprise at the blow that flew to the back of his head.

“What, what is it?”

Llewelyn, who was touching the spot where he had been hit with a blank look, looked at Arendt with bewildered eyes.

But Arendt did not even glance at him and just walked towards Arthur and Richt.

“You, Inma, don’t habitually raise your hand on the prince. You’ll get into real trouble if you do that.”

Arendt shrugged as Arthur let go.

“What did I do? That guy who lost his mind and didn’t answer is the bad guy.”

“What should I say to you?”

Passing by Arthur, who was grumbling irritably, Arendt looked at Licht, who was standing a step away.

Licht met his gaze and frowned slightly.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“well.”

But Arendt quickly turned her head away.

‘This one is pretending to be quite calm.’

Although it was a bit better than before, Licht’s acting was still very poor.

“Let’s go! We’re in a tight spot, so let’s move nonstop to our destination.”

Finally, Laius shouted to his men. At his command, the knights and elven warriors who had been waiting mounted their horses in unison.

The same was true for Arthur, Richt, and Arendt.

Licht, staring at Arendt’s back, hardened his face for a moment.

‘If you call that guy… … .’

Arendt would certainly look back without delay.

But Licht couldn’t bring himself to do that.

Although he had finally made up his mind to stand before the God Luce, it was clearly himself who had been avoiding him up until now.

I couldn’t drag it out forever.

There will come a time when you will have to grab that damn junior guy and have a long talk.

however…….

‘Not now.’

A major fight was imminent, so now was not the time to be consumed by petty thoughts.

Richt had no doubts.

It is my job to stand shoulder to shoulder with them and see with my own eyes that those I trust are righteous.

* * *

Fortunately, they were able to rejoin Prince Ludwin’s garrison before fighting broke out again.

Ludwin, who had come out to personally greet the news of the arrival of reinforcements from the Kalion Empire, opened his eyes wide when he discovered Llewelyn accompanying them.

“No, you… … .”

“I am Leos de Winfried, commander of the 3rd Imperial Knight Division of the Carrion Empire.”

At that moment, Laius took a step forward and stood in front of Prince Ludwin.

“At the command of His Highness the Crown Prince, I have just arrived as a commander leading reinforcements. I will do my best to help the Kingdom of Everan and the Prince defeat the evildoers.”

“… … I have heard of your reputation, Commander Lyos.”

The prince, who had been looking at Llewelyn with a bewildered expression, straightened his expression and faced Laius.

Arendt, who had been watching from behind, tilted her head slightly.

‘Hoo.’

With her curly, light blond hair and dark grey eyes, she looked quite similar to Llewelyn.

I think I was in my mid to late 20s.

The age difference between Llewelyn and me didn’t seem that great.

But unlike the free-spirited and innocent Llewelyn, he had a calm and mature air.

‘If the second prince is like that, then the queen, the king, and the crown prince would have similar personalities.’

So, Arendt could easily guess that Llewelyn was even more inevitably treated as an outlier.

“I am grateful that you have willingly come all this way during the crisis of the kingdom. It is an honor to meet Commander Lyos, who is renowned as a hero.”

Ludwin looked very concerned about Llewelyn, but he still did not forget his original purpose and politely bowed to Leo.

“I apologize for not being able to properly pay my respects to Your Majesty and the Crown Prince due to the state of the situation. I will pay a formal visit to you next time.”

“It’s okay. I’m sure you both understand, and defeating the enemy is the most important thing right now.”

Listening to Leo’s straightforward answer, Ludwin looked around at the knights and elves standing behind him.

They didn’t seem to realize it, but it was quite a strange sight to see the Imperial Knights and Elf Warriors together.

‘Llewelyn looks quite used to being with them.’

Ludwin, who was absentmindedly trying to look away, suddenly noticed the apprentice knight standing near Llewelyn.

Arendt von Eckhart’s name was quite famous even within the Kingdom of Everan.

There was the story of his exploits with Leos and of receiving Luce’s grace, but there was something else that was even more important.

Ludwin, who had been silent for a moment, awkwardly bowed his head.

“… … My unruly brother has caused trouble. Please tell Lord Arendt that I am sorry.”

“… … No. Rather, I should be the one apologizing. That guy has a rather peculiar personality, so he’s given the prince quite a bit of trouble.”

Then Laius bowed his head even more deeply, feeling trembling.

Unfortunately, there was no one present who could have heard that conversation.

Arendt nodded at Llewelyn with an impertinent air.

“I’ve said this many times, but this guy was the first to get involved.”

Then a natural complaint burst out from Llewelyn.

“I didn’t know you would treat me like this.”

Ludwin and Laius’ gazes met in midair.

There was sympathy for each other in their eyes.

It was a moment when a strange bond was formed between each commander of the allied forces.

* * *

Prince Ludwin was building a barracks in a place where he could keep a close watch over the castle that had been taken by the enemy.

It was to respond immediately to any movement the enemies made.

“There was another skirmish before I got here, and the previous commander was defeated. He was also badly injured and was taken to his own territory, and I am now guarding this position.”

After leaving the troops on standby, Ludwin took only the key personnel and went up to higher ground to continue his explanation.

“After the battle, the enemies returned to the castle. We still don’t know what they are doing inside.”

Even at first glance, the area around the castle looked utterly miserable.

The ground was covered in corpses and pieces of ghoul debris that had not been collected, turning it red.

Moreover, the heads of the lord and his family, who were the original owners of the castle, were hung on the walls, rotting away.

and…….

The red letters on the castle wall, visible from afar, were enough to make onlookers feel eerie.

A new world opens, trampling on the peace stained with the blood of darkness.

I felt the will to avenge the defeated Chernion god to the present generation.

Ludwin’s face hardened, his heart sinking once more.

“As you can see, the situation is not very good… … .”

“Then that means there is another reason for the confusion.”

But a dull voice cut off his words mid-sentence.

It was none other than Arendt, who was standing next to Laius.

Ludwin instinctively shut his eyes tightly, and Lyos sighed and wiped his face.

But unfortunately, there was no one to save them.

“Smoke is rising. Are they burning the body?”

When Llewelyn, who was observing the castle from a bird’s-eye view, spoke, Arendt rebuked him.

“Do you think that’s true? Don’t bother me and just get out of here.”

Arendt, who simply pushed Llewelyn away, looked straight at Salem.

“Have those guys go inside and check what’s going on first. Be careful, there might be someone on the other side who can see spirits.”

“yes yes!”

As Salem nodded, a breeze blew from somewhere, ruffling Ludwin and Laius’ hair.

The two spirits left to scout.

Ludwin was momentarily speechless at the sight of the apprentice knight acting however he pleased in front of his commander.

“… … .”

Besides, the spirit elf and his younger brother seemed to be quite used to this situation.

Even Laius did not stop him, so Ludwin could not help but be perplexed, even though he knew it by hearsay.

The apprentice knight noticed the gazes blankly staring at him and raised his head.

Arendt, who met the eyes of the prince of a country, tilted her head crookedly.

“Is this your first time seeing such a handsome person?”

“… … .”

Ludwin looked up at the sky in despair.

Laius sighed slowly and apologized as if he was dying from pain.

“… … I’m sorry. It’s my fault for not being well-educated.”

“No, it’s okay.”

Ludwin answered with an ambiguous smile.

Somehow, with that one sentence, I felt like I had finally realized why Llewelyn liked Arendt.