There Is No World For ■■ - Chapter 481



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EP.481 There is no preliminary round for upsets. (7)

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“A thousand people challenge you to a duel.”

At the sudden challenge to a duel, Neti looked up at her opponent.

‘It’s pretty.’

A ponytail bleached so white that you can’t tell what its original color was, a graceful forehead line, a sharp bridge of the nose and even sharper eyes, and tightly closed, pink lips.

Senior Shiina was such a beautiful woman that people would stare at her without even realizing it if they met her on the street.

Well, it wasn’t enough to make me one of the eight fairies, but…

While Nettie was making such meaningless evaluations of appearance, Yeomyeong was looking at something completely different.

The strength of the opponent.

A straightened spine, delicate muscles exposed through the lines of the school uniform, and Mana tense enough to pop out at any time…

I don’t know if it’s true that they were escorted by a saint, but even if it was true, it looked so orderly that it wouldn’t be strange.

To put it another way, that was it.

Now that he has passed the top 10, his senior’s strength did not give him any inspiration. At most, I think we can exchange swords.

Therefore, Dawn quietly lifted the gloves off her chest and spoke.

“I’m sorry, but I will decline your offer.”

“… “I know that refusing a duel on Earth is something a coward would do.”

“Yeah, well… There is also a tradition like that. But that’s because it’s a European tradition, and I’m Korean.”

After answering like that, Dawn held out the gloves to her. I don’t know where she got it from, but it’s a glove that’s almost like an antique.

Shiina took the gloves back and asked back with a slightly absurd expression.

“… “Then what is Korea’s dueling tradition?”

“Oh, that’s because dueling is illegal in Korea. “There is no such thing.”

“… .”

“In fact, European traditions also disappeared after the 19th century… “Hmm, since you’re throwing away your gloves, I guess you’ve watched quite a few documentaries about the Middle Ages?”

Shiina must have thought he was making fun of her, so she clenched her gloves tightly.

“Do you think I’m kidding?”

A quiet voice. She bent down and made eye contact with her dawn.

“Please understand that a duel is a gentlemanly solution. “If they refuse, we will have no choice but to respond accordingly.”

“A suitable response? “What are you going to do?”

When Neti next to her asked, Shiina slightly turned her head and answered.

“I’m going to sit down right here and scream.”

“… yes?”

What are you talking about? Shiina continued to explain while looking at Nettie who was confused.

“In the Holy Kingdom, there is a blessing to raise your voice louder. “If I put my mind to it, I can spread my voice not only to students attending school but also to first-year dormitories.”

no way? As soon as Dawn could think of the worst possibility, she made that possibility a reality.

“If over a thousand people shout out, ‘How can I do that when I have erased the child as promised…’ What will happen to you?”

Cola flowed down Nettie’s mouth as she was shocked. Dawn barely suppressed her astonishment and asked.

“… “A paladin would lie?”

“I was officially permitted to lie by the Patriarch. “Doctrinally, there is no problem.”

“… .”

Now I see he was a reasonably crazy person.

As Dawn was about to tell him what to do, she suddenly thought of her own reputation.

The bully that everyone in first grade knows… It was a reputation created for behaving as one pleases, but getting a senior pregnant was a problem of a whole different level.

As soon as Yeo-myeong stood up after thinking for a moment, Nettie intervened.

“Now, wait a minute. Why do you want to fight like this? Bro… “No, you didn’t even know who your senior was?”

Shiina answered with her back still turned.

“Are you asking because you really don’t know?”

“… .”

“The crime of daring to invade the Holy Virgin’s Eucharist at will… . “It is a deadly sin that would not be surprising if the entire Holy Knights came forward if it could have been made public.”

Shiina, who had said that, looked straight at Dawn.

“Now you know why I said dueling was a gentlemanly thing to do, right?”

No matter how much I can’t reveal the saint’s secrets, I don’t think that’s the only reason.

Dawn swallowed the question with difficulty and nodded.

“If you want it that much… Yes, it can’t be helped. Let’s do it. duel.”

“Okay, it should come out like that.”

“The time and place… .”

“Let’s start right now. Follow me, I know the right place.”

Shiina, who declared unilaterally, took the first step. Dawn didn’t follow right away, but after sighing, she whispered to Nettie:

‘Go now as quickly as possible and bring a saint or Joana.’

‘why?’

‘If you’re a real secret escort, you need someone to clean up after you. Maybe you cut off your arm and there’s no one to help you. ‘There will be problems in the Olympia preliminaries for no reason.’

I was thinking of cutting off my arm if I had to… Nettie swallowed his words and ran in the opposite direction.

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Madal Mo Hashkan.

He was one of the five cardinals who stood at the top of the priesthood of the Five God Orders, and the only cardinal active on Earth.

He was widely known to people on Earth as the priest who saved Martin Luther King’s life, and the photo of him healing Martin Luther King after being pierced by a bullet was especially famous.

In the United States, there was no one who did not know the patriarch’s face, even if he did not know his face.

It has even been said that the reason there are so many followers of Mordak on Earth is because of his influence, so what more can I say?

Anyway, he has been wandering around the world for a long time, making a name for himself with his kindness and smile, and now…

“What on earth is this?”

He was spewing out anger with a blood clot in his neck.

“The district parish is my responsibility! Even before you sat down! And it did that even after sitting down! But how!”

The place where his voice was directed was a mirror shining white. A sacred relic of the church that allows free communication between Earth and Asha, where radio waves and mana are cut off.

The old man in frugal clothes who appeared on the mirror clicked his tongue and responded, “Tsk.”

[I didn’t say it was an emergency. Madal.]

“emergency? What was so urgent that you forcibly issued a summons to the saint? “Is the situation so important that you ignore the cardinal’s rights and even break your promise to the saint?”

Cardinal Madal’s voice was so sharp that it was hard to believe it belonged to a merciful priest.

“It can’t be like this. “Nowhere in the sacred scriptures is this precept-”

At that time, the old man behind the mirror interrupted the cardinal.

[Did you forget? It is your right and duty to interpret the scriptures. cardinal.]

“… .”

[No matter how angry you are with yourself, show an example that is appropriate for your position. Is it really necessary for the Cardinal of the Black God to show his emotions like that?]

As soon as the old man finished speaking, the cardinal’s expression hardened.

I couldn’t tell whether he agreed with what he said or was suppressing his anger, but the cardinal bowed his head in silence.

“… I will take your advice. “Your Majesty the Patriarch.”

The old man called the Patriarch nodded, then raised his golden cup and quenched his thirst. It was a fancy glass, completely different from the frugal attire.

[Okay. Now, let’s cool off and focus on what I’m saying.]

“… .”

[Again, it was inevitable that I ordered the saint to return. Not long ago, an unidentified divinity spoke in Hiraria. The Magic Tower is deliberately ignoring the traces.]

“… So, are you a saint?”

[That’s right. Everything about her is because she wasted her own wisdom. So wouldn’t it make sense for her saint to go and reveal her identity in person?]

“Did the gods say so?”

[No, it is the will of myself and the priesthood.]

Madal bowed his head even further. I didn’t know if I would look disloyal.

[In addition, dirty rumors floating around in the world are also one reason.]

“As I said last time, those are just rumors. Contrary to such vulgar rumors, the saint saved Manchuria and Chicago from Earth… .”

The cardinal used an excuse he had prepared a long time ago. Then, as if he had been waiting, the patriarch interrupted him.

[The relic keeper handed over the relic to an unidentified Earthling in Chicago.]

“… .”

[It is not another holy object, but the light of condemnation… Can you believe it? The current leader of the Holy Knights was directly concealing this fact!]

bang! The sound of the patriarch setting down his glass roughly could be heard up to here.

[The priesthood is not stupid. I am convinced that he is a well-known fake escort. And here, to borrow an Earth proverb… Where there is smoke there is fire. There was room for such rumors to spread about the saint.]

“so… “Are you arbitrarily giving orders to Shiina?”

[exactly. It’s not that I ignored the cardinal, I did it because it was the fastest. Don’t you know the cardinal well? She is almost the only Holy Knight who is loyal to the Order itself rather than the Holy Knights.]

It’s probably not the church itself, but the priesthood. That’s why she chose her, and not anyone else, to be her saint’s secret escort.

Cardinal Madal swallowed his thoughts and raised his head again.

“Please cancel the return order right now.”

[It’s impossible.]

“The exploration of Hiraria can be done later by anyone other than the saint. But Earth is different. There are apocalyptic cults roaming the earth, and if the saint returns to sainthood… Hundreds of millions of believers on Earth may change their minds.”

Hundreds of millions of Earth believers. Those were almost the only words that could move the patriarch.

And did those words work? The Patriarch flinched for a moment, frowned, and then spoke.

[When the Ayatollah appeared in Australia and Moscow, there was no problem even though the saint was not there.]

“That’s because the person who prevented the Moscow incident was the Holy Sword, and the saint was also on Earth. Ever since the communists who defeated the Ayatollah appeared in Australia, Asha’s communists have become so powerful… .”

[stop!]

Did I bring up the story of Asha communists for no reason? The patriarch frowned as if he had heard something he didn’t want to hear.

[I know very well what the cardinal wants. However, the will of myself and the priesthood is firm. This is also a safety issue!]

“At least they let me participate in the Olympia… The Ayatollah may attack Olympia.”

[No, that will never happen. And again, the saint is not an ordinary student, and you are not her godfather. She must not add personal feelings to church affairs! Cardinal, please do not be reckless anymore.]

“… .”

That will never happen? The cardinal, who felt strange, could not protest any further and lowered his head. Of course, if he was planning on just leaving like this… That wasn’t it.

Finally, the moment when the light of the sacred object goes out.

He came up with a list of Earthlings he could immediately ask for help. Celebrities, entrepreneurs, and… politician.

Moreover, it would be even better if he was a politician who received help directly from the saint.

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weird.

As Dawn watched the back of Shiina’s head as she left the first-year island, she felt a subtle sense of strangeness.

Do you think the senior in front of you is the one who broke into the saint’s residence last night?

Or by dragging him out in dirty and treacherous ways?

No, it was neither.

What he felt strange about was her attitude toward the saint.

Are you saying that you ‘arbitrarily invaded’ the saint’s body? All the paladins he had seen, even the dead ones, never used such words to the saint.

I wish I had said that I would take good care of the saint. But why is that senior…

The moment the feeling of strangeness took a step forward with doubt, Shiina stopped walking.

Right behind the club building, an old training room for superhumans.

Unlike the new training room, which was overflowing with students even during school start time, the old training room was filled with only white dust.

“Are you going to fight here?”

“Why, is there a problem?”

Shiina asked as she opened the old door. Dawn shook her head.

As they entered, a fairly large space welcomed them. Unlike the dusty exterior, the interior was relatively clean, as if someone had used it until recently.

If I had to express it, would I say it was like an old gym?

Shiina said as she pulled out the practice sword displayed on the wall.

“The style of confrontation will be unlimited.”

“Until one side surrenders?”

“Yes, it would be better to show off your skills to the fullest without regretting it later.”

How can you show off your skills to your heart’s content? Dawn swallowed her indifferent attitude and spread her hand blades.

“… “I thought you used a sword.”

“He uses his hands well too.”

“… .”

Shiina’s eyes sank. The corners of her mouth became stiff, and she raised her sword straight and aimed it at Dawn.

A sharp energy began to spread around her. She was not at the level of a typical student either.

Take one step closer to each other. Two steps, measure the distance.

With three steps left and one step left until the clash, Shiina launched a taunt.

“Hoana, you’re old too. “You risk your honor for someone like this.”

“… .”

“It is a disgrace to the Holy Knights.”

It was such an obvious provocation. But at the same time, it was also a provocation that should not come out of the mouth of a paladin.

No, why are things so rude these days?

Dawn, feeling clearly annoyed, stopped walking, massaged her eyebrows, and said.

“senior.”

“… what?”

“I don’t know anything else, but there’s no way I wouldn’t hit that woman. The saint was also beaten up and down by me. therefore… .”

“… ?”

What is that? Before Shiina could say anything, an invisible force grabbed her by the collar.

“Bite your molars tight.”