Imperial Guard - Chapter 81



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“Ugh, ugh···.”

Basolod glared at Rael with his eyes wide open.
He spewed out his magic until he was about to die, but even Rael’s black magic of death that cut off his neck could not stop him.

“This, this can’t be happening…”

WHACK! WHACK-.

The giant head fell, leaving an ugly residue behind, splattering blood on the floor.
No matter how high a demon is, he cannot survive if his head is cut off.

It was the death of Basilode.
It was a meaningless end that one would not expect from a noble of Alheim.

“T, this can’t be happening···.”

“Is he really dead?”

The elves who were watching the fight had not yet moved.
They couldn’t believe the end of Basolod.
It was hard to believe that the monster that had been relentlessly tormenting the elves was killed by a single human.

“Run away!”

“Kwaaah!”

The demons were the first to understand the situation.
They are a race that struggles to survive every day in the forbidden Alheim.
As soon as they realized that their heads were dead, they ran away in all directions.

“Handle it!”

“Don’t let a single one escape!”

The wizards of the Blue Tower began to hunt the demons.
Basolrod’s men have fled, and the wizards are hunting them.

The elves who saw that sight also began to regain their sense of reality.

“Ugh, it’s over. Basolrod is dead···!”

“There is no more magic of death! You don’t have to run away anymore!”

The elves hugged each other and shared their joy.
And then, the elven warrior Kelen quietly looked straight ahead.

‘We did Reina a huge wrong.’

It felt like Reina, being held by Reyne, was tearing at his heart.
If I had read her mind a little more, this wouldn’t have happened.
Kelln approached her to apologize.

widely.

However, someone grabbed his shoulder.

“Erengor?”

“Wait a minute, Kelln.”

Erengor stared at Reina.
The hero who saved the elves was approaching her.

“Rael!”

Reina ran to Rael and hugged him.
The monster that had been tormenting the elves and Reina for a long time has died.

A monster that killed her parents and blinded her older sister.
Reina gave her power to him for the sake of her clan, and today she was finally able to break that chain.

“Rael··· Rael···!”

At that fact, tears burst out uncontrollably.

“Thank you for keeping your promise, Mr. Rael.”

“Yes. What is it?”

Rael looked at Reyne, brushing Reyna’s shoulder.
Her eyes were still closed, but she looked more relaxed than ever.

“···Erengor.”

Keln chewed his lip as he watched Reina shed tears.
As an elven warrior, I felt so ashamed of myself for not being able to do anything at such a crucial time.

“Hold still for a moment, Kelln.”

“We have done so much wrong to Reina. We have committed an unforgivable wrong against our own kind.”

“It’s all my fault. So, let’s not get involved in it right now.”

Erengor sighed.
If he had been a better leader, this wouldn’t have happened.

But if that had been the case, the elven race would have been destroyed.
Erengor also knew that, so he felt sorry and grateful to Reina.

“···No. It’s all our fault.”

The elves who had been sharing the joy also bowed their heads in solemn silence at the words of Keln and Erengor.
It was all thanks to Reina that the elves were able to survive until now.
And the one who killed the enemy was a human who had nothing to do with the elf.

“A human warrior···.”

Erengor looked at the human who was smiling bitterly and patting Reina’s shoulder.

‘A warrior who pursues justice and kills demons… I guess that makes sense.’

Erengor prayed for the grace of the World Tree while looking at the human warriors.
The favors they received from Reina and Rael will have to be repaid for a long time.

*

Headquarters of the Gaia Church.
A woman was praying in the sacred Apostolic Chamber.
It was a place to confirm whether the priestess Cecilia, a candidate for sainthood, was indeed a saint.

“Gaia-men···.”

As Cecilia prayed, pure white divine power began to emanate.
Divine power enveloped her body as if seeking its master.

The immense waves of divine power she created were holy and sublime.
It was truly the second coming of the saint.

“This is impossible… This is truly a divine power that only a saint possesses. Gaia-men.”

Cardinal Angelo, who was leading the way, made the sign of the cross.

At this very moment.
The church welcomed a new saint.

“This is truly amazing. This is also a grace from Gaia.”

Cardinal Bernardo was also impressed by the saint’s divine power.
Although Bernando loves money and fame more than anything else, today he wanted to surrender himself to the blessings of Gaia.

“But I can’t just be happy about it. The saint has appeared….”

“Yes. It means that chaos will come. The demons will become active.”

“A great war will break out once again.”

A new war is coming before the pain of the last war has even been properly washed away.
Moreover, the fact that a saint who had not appeared in the previous war had appeared meant that this time the world was truly in danger.

“Why is this happening now, when His Holiness the Pope is away….”

“I think we should proceed with finding the warrior after His Holiness the Pope returns.”

The Pope of the Church was in a state of long prayer.
Cardinals alone could not select warriors.

“First, let us serve the saint. Priest Cecilia. From this moment on, you have been appointed as the saint representing the Gaia Church. We, the cardinals, will also assist the saint and spread the will of Gaia.”

“Gaia-men.”

The cardinals simultaneously made the sign of the cross.

“Ah… thank you.”

Cecilia has yet to realize the reality.
It was such a huge change for me, who had been only a lower priest, to become a saint.

“Cardinal Bernando, you just spoke of the warrior?”

“Ah, yes. Now that the saint has appeared, the warrior will soon stand out. He must be one of the faithful believers who has the power to cut down the demons without hesitation. It is highly likely that he will be someone whose power, like the saint, is not yet well known.”

Cecilia blinked at Bernardo’s words.
A faithful believer who cuts down demons without hesitation.
And, those whose powers are not yet properly known.

‘Just one person comes to mind.’

If she really is a saint, isn’t this fate?

“There… if you think of a warrior, there’s one person that comes to mind.”

Cecilia slowly opened her mouth among the cardinals.

*

A few days later.

News of the death of Alheim’s nobles spread quickly, along with tales of a massive explosion of magic coming from the abandoned forest.
A rumor spread through one of the Empire’s information guilds that the Demons had died in a fight with the Elves, but those who knew about the relationship between the Elves and Basolrod did not believe the rumor.

The death of a nobleman of Alheim means that there is a culprit who killed him.
But how many of those strong people have movements that cannot be detected?
Naturally, rumors began to spread about the inspector who had killed the demon.

“Brother. Is it true that you killed the demon tribe···?”

“I don’t know. Is that what you mean when you meet someone after a long time?”

Rael shook his head at Carlson’s words, whom he had not seen in a long time.

“But our leader said. He said that there was no one else like you besides Brother Rael···?”

“···I don’t know. I was resting at home at the time.”

Rael sighed.
It was good that I killed Basolrod, but after that, a lot of annoying things happened.
I tried to somehow put an end to the rumors with Bagus, but it seems that there were surprisingly many people who knew about the relationship between the elves and Basolrod.

“Sir Rael!”

At that moment, a cardinal with a heavy body came running from the other side.
It was a fast speed that did not match his body.
Bernando came over, panting, and his eyes sparkled as he looked at Rael.

“Is it true that Lord Rael killed the nobleman Bartholod of Alheim?!”

“No, Your Excellency.”

“But there are quite a few people who saw Lord Lael heading to the abandoned forest! Moreover, Basolrod is a demon who was chasing the elves, and the elves celebrating in the forest kept praising Lord Lael’s inaction!”

“There seem to be many truly amazing coincidences in the world. Gaia-men.”

Rael made the sign of the cross with a curious expression.
I’ve ordered Baggus to control information, so those rumors will die down soon.

‘Why do you crazy elf kids keep calling my name at parties?’

The problem is the elves… but they’ll probably quiet down soon.

‘I wonder if Reina is doing well.’

They said there was going to be a party among the elves, but since Lael couldn’t join, they just left Reina behind.
I know I’ll be fine since Reyne is here, but… I can’t help but be concerned.

“Gaia-men. Here you are. Cardinal Bernando. And Lord Rael and Lord Carlson.”

“Ah, Gaia-men! Cardinal Angelo!”

While avoiding Bernando’s questioning, Carlson made the sign of the cross at the approaching man.
When Rael turned his head, he saw a man with a kind face.

‘Is that Cardinal Angelo…?’

For an organization to function well, it needs to have a few workaholics.
If Cardinal Bernardo was a cancer in the church, Cardinal Angelo was its pillar.
He is more honest and pure than anyone else and works hard for the church.

“Nice to meet you, Cardinal Angelo.”

“May Gaia bless you, Lord Rael. I was looking for you anyway.”

“···Me?”

Is this guy talking about Basolod too?
I was needlessly nervous, but Cardinal Angelo brought up something I had never expected.

“There is a grant from the church in front of Lord Rael.”

“Are you talking about the subsidy?”

“Yes. It is part of the donation from the family of the Inquisitor. Lord Rael took revenge on the demons who killed the Inquisitor.”

Angelo said so and handed over the donation certificate.
Rael’s eyes widened as he blankly lowered his head after receiving the donation certificate.
Rael had made a huge amount of money by selling tokens, but this was an equally large sum of money.

‘No. Come to your senses.’

Rael quickly shook his head.
He was almost out of his mind because of the huge donations, but he was a human being, not a beast.
Even if the Inquisitors were the bastards who tried to kill Carlson, there was no way that Rael, who killed them, could have taken the money given to him by the parents who had lost their children.

“How can this money be mine? I will donate it to the church.”

“La, Sir Rael?!”

“···Is that true?”

Both Cardinals Bernand and Angelo were surprised.
Because I never thought I would turn down that amount of money.

“Yes. I will donate the entire amount. Cardinal Angelo, please take care of it. Oh, that… Don’t tell Cardinal Bernando. Please donate to the orphanages in District 4.”

Rael whispered quietly to Cardinal Angelo.
I was going to donate anyway, so I wanted to donate to someone in need, not a fat guy like that.

“Don’t worry, Sir Rael.”

Cardinal Angelo looked at Rael, putting the donation certificate in his bosom.

‘I heard you were close with Bernando… Weren’t we a perfect match?’

Angelo also knows Bernardo’s character well.
Rael, who was close to him, naturally thought that he would reveal money and fame like Bernando.
But his thoughts were completely off.

‘If that’s the case… I can understand what the Saintess said.’

Cardinal Angelo made the sign of the cross and prayed to Gaia.
If there were many articles like this in the church, the empire would soon become peaceful.

“Lord Rael. I have a question to ask you. Are you the Lord Rael who killed the demon in the abandoned forest?”

“I also spoke to Cardinal Bernando about this, but it wasn’t me.”

“Um, this is confidential, but I will tell you this especially to Lord Rael.”

Angelo stuck his head out and spoke quietly to Rael.

“I plan to give the position of warrior of the sect to the prosecutor who killed that demon. Think carefully and tell me again.”

Angelo smiled at Rael and disappeared quietly.
Bernando followed suit and the two men, Carlson and Rael, approached each other.

“Brother, what did the Cardinal say? I have never seen Cardinal Angelo treat me so well from the first time we met.”

Cardinal Angelo was a cardinal like Bernardo, but he was virtually the real power in the church.
Carlson was curious about Rael’s secret for capturing Cardinal Angelo’s heart from their first meeting.

“Carlson.”

“yes?”

“Did you happen to catch a demon in the abandoned forest a few days ago?”

“···?”

Carlson blinked at Rael’s words.

*

“Keuhuk, keheuk···.”

The demons ran across the ground.
He had to deliver the message his master left behind as he died to Alheim…!

‘The greatest sword on the continent has appeared again! Lord Basolod is dead to him!’

For Alheim, the demons moved their feet like crazy.
Even though his colleagues around him were dying from magic, he kept running forward until the very end.

“Thunder Seal.”

Kkwaddeukduk-.

However, a bolt of lightning struck the back of the fleeing demon.
The lightning that transcended space instantly took the demon’s life.

“Crunch···.”

The demon eventually fell to the ground.
The blue magic tower, Perma, turned his head as he watched the scene.

“Khairon. You didn’t miss a single one, did you?”

“Yes. That guy is the last one. The Empire will eventually know that Basolrod is dead… but even Alheim won’t be sure of the culprit.”

“That’s fine.”

Assist Him until He wishes to reveal Himself.
That was enough for Fermat’s role.

“Khairon.”

Fermat, shaking off his hands, began to engrave magic on paper.

“yes.”

“Send a letter to Eric Grace.”

Fermat recalled the conversation he had had with him.
Now that he needed him, Fermat was ready to offer up the Blue Tower at any time.

Meanwhile, in the mansion of Archduke Eric Grace.
Eric was racking his brain as he dealt with his piling workload.
Recently, there has been an increase in the number of nobles coming to support the Second Princess.
As Archduke, Eric had to meet with them all.

“Your Highness, a letter has arrived from the Blue Tower Lord.”

At that moment, a servant came and placed a letter on the table.

“Fermat? What’s going on with him?”

I heard that you have been busy recently embodying enlightenment. Have you finally reached that state?
Eric paused for a moment to check Fermat’s correspondence.

[Eric. It’s been a while. I know how you feel. From today on, the Blue Tower will also support Her Highness Princess Yuriel.]

“···?”

Eric, who checked Fermat’s letter, rubbed his eyes, wondering if he had read it wrong.
I’m tired because I haven’t been getting much sleep lately.

But even when I read it again, the content of the letter was the same.
There was news that the Blue Tower, which had never entered the race for the throne before, supported the Second Princess.

“···Why on earth?”

Eric just blinked, not knowing anything.