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Chapter 354
Gathering
"Movement has been detected from the Devil's Land. They are scheduled to march toward the Far East."
Just as predicted, the monsters are organizing their ranks, and signs show they're attempting to expand their territory.
Estimated arrival time is two weeks from now.
Similar to the projected date.
'The wall completion should be on schedule......'
W̌ е b̌.nоvе̌ l Е́ ñ_um ā
The 50km long wall was already 3/4 complete from what was planned.
That progressed faster than scheduled, and the dwarves' enthusiasm played a part.
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They were rushing through it like kids who've finished all their annoying homework and are chasing each other to go play.
'Modern weapons, huh......'
Burnell had said he wanted to discuss modern weapons with the dwarves.
There are plenty of anti-monster weapons even now, but weapons for large species have been shelved until now.
Ѐ n û m̃а . ìd́
The consensus among Burnell and the researchers was that the theory exists, but the technology and materials don't support it.
To the dwarves, it was a story that drove them wild.
Their eyes sparkled like princesses hearing a tale of a prince on a white horse, and it became the reason they had to finish the work quickly.
I worry about shoddy construction, but fastidious dwarves are famous for pouring their mental strength into even making a spoon, so it should be fine.
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"Has the expedition heading to the Devil's Land finished preparations?"
"Departure is tomorrow, so everyone is fully prepared. Eri...... is trying to bring supplies from the Magic Tower to prepare thoroughly."
Е̂ñ ùmâ . і d̊
The expedition seemed like it would be without incident.
'Jed joined too......'
Of course, he participated as an unknown figure without revealing his identity.
I explained who he was to Erica the captain, and Erica personally vouched for his identity, so there were no complaints.
Thus, a total of 12-person expedition was formed.
Since their destination was even the former Demon King's territory, it was enough to be called the Second Hero Expedition.
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But they wouldn't know.
That the reason for heading to the Demon King's Castle again is to seat a Demon King on that throne.
Soon, the Western and Southern armies scheduled to arrive in the Far East reached Hestia.
Ferda went out first to welcome them.
"I am Abdulmesid, here to guard the Sanctuary on Lord Ahmed's orders."
"I've heard of your reputation. Though you serve under the Empire, I have no intention of discriminating against you, so speak up if there's anything uncomfortable."
W е̌b nоv̀ ẽĺ Еn u m а
"Your words alone are thanks enough. Conflict is unavoidable, so let's just focus on protecting what we each must protect for now."
At his words about discarding personal feelings, Ferda expressed his gratitude.
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"I have come here bearing the sacred duty of the Holy War, Regent Ferda."
Hudret went through a rough formal greeting, showing there were no pretenses between them.
"I heard the news. That you cleared the way for the Imperial Army to arrive here quickly......"
"It wasn't the Imperial Army. They say it was someone from the Order."
Ѐn ũ mа̊
"The Order?"
The Alte Order originally possessed formidable power.
But that was the story when there was no Emperor; it's different now.
The Emperor has the power to suppress the Order.
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But if he couldn't do that, what's the cause?
'Olivia.'
Ѐň u m̄ а̃
Grand Duke Golt's funeral, that very day.
They say Olivia exposed the Emperor's tyranny on the execution scaffold.
She was prepared to lose her own head to criticize her own father, and it was said to represent compassion for the imperial citizens.
'I heard she was recognized as a Saintess right after that......'
The birth of a Saintess, and the descent of an angel.
They say it was like a single painted picture, but Ferda didn't believe it at face value.
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Everything involving nobles tends to be exaggerated, after all.
But what if that exaggeration isn't exaggeration?
'Maybe even this current situation can be explained.'
The Order suppressing the Emperor's orders.
That power comes from the Saintess.
Truly a remarkable thing.
Е n ûm̃ а
"Lord Ferda."
Ruri spoke cautiously into Ferda's ear.
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"Soldiers from the Empire's side are coming this way."
Ferda had said he'd become a traitor defying the Emperor's will.
Are they planning to judge him right away?
Disgust toward Godfrey surged up.
W̆ êb̊ ń о̌ v̆ ё l Е́n ü m_а
"But those soldiers don't belong to the Imperial Army."
If the Emperor's army moved, it would unmistakably have to be the Imperial Army.
They belong to the Empire but aren't the Imperial Army, and there weren't many who could move that scale of troops.
Which means......
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"Ruri, can you take me there?"
Ruri nodded.
Wѐb̊ n_ôv̀ еl̄ Еn̆ um а
Contaminated marks at the spot where a giant tower-type monster had stood.
That place had become the Far East's borderline.
Beyond that, a corps-level army could be seen moving.
I saw flags fluttering at the vanguard.
The first visible was the Imperial Army's flag.
Looking closely, it wasn't just the Imperial Army.
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The flag at their core was the Alte Order's.
The elites called the Knights of the Sun were coming toward the Imperial Army right now.
'Are they the sword to punish heretics, or the shield to protect the Empire?'
As Ferda was thinking that, a particularly white horse came into view.
The person riding it was also wearing a white veil and white clothes.
That person, seeming to emit light from their whole body, appeared to draw everyone's gaze.
Е̄n̄.u̇m à
I couldn't see the face, but that was unmistakably the attire only a Saint could wear.
'Olivia.'
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She was coming here wearing the Alte Saintess vestments.
The Saintess robes are clothes that can never be worn unless acknowledged as a Saintess.
Not even with a Princess's status, and not even if the Emperor threw a fit, could they be worn.
That justification was proven through the spirit felt from her whole body.
Еn̊um ӓ
She had succeeded in becoming a Saintess in that short time.
On one hand, I was worried.
The Circle formed inside her.
Since Ferda already knew what it was composed of.
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Ferda set that aside for a moment and approached her.
"I greet the Empire's Flower, Princess Olivia Arken."
Ӗn u̇m̆ ӓ
Olivia's face hidden behind the veil.
Her head moved downward, returning a favorable response.
"I meet the guardians of the Far East. Regent Ferda. And......"
She spoke in a voice containing firmness.
"From now on, please call me not Princess but Saintess."
"Understood, Saintess. May I ask what brings you here?"
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"To harbor such doubt is truly impious."
Olivia said playfully.
"Alte's light is equal to all. The Far East is no exception."
"As I understand it, I'm currently designated as a traitor, though."
"Such absurdity is enough to suppress with the moment of the Saintess's birth."
The stories surrounding her were by no means exaggeration.
Еn̊ ŭ m а. і d̈
Alte is the sole religion encompassing the entire Empire.
Using the attention drawn to the Grand Duke's death, she exposed the Emperor's tyranny.
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At the end of that exposure, the Saintess's birth was enough to appear as noble self-sacrifice.
Public sentiment gathered toward her, enough to move the Order's Paladins.
But looking at the troop numbers, it wasn't just Order people.
"And I used Grand Duke Golt too."
W.éb̀ṅоv_еl̈ Еn̄úmă
"How so?"
"Grand Duke Golt's knights harbored grievances against the Emperor. Since the Grand Duke was their idol, they just kept silent so as not to disappoint their idol, but now that restraint doesn't work, they lost reason to stay loyal."
"So you didn't lure them with your beauty."
"My my. You speak as if I'm a devil who bewitches people."
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Olivia giggling.
Her gaze felt through the veil.
Ê nu m̂ а .í_ď
Those eyes stirred a subtle emotion in Ferda's heart.
Ferda recalled what he'd said to her.
That he would never love her.
This feeling is probably guilt and hesitation about that.
"No need to worry."
Olivia said that.
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Reading his expression was child's play for her who'd lived as a Princess.
"I just came to keep Lord Ferda's promise."
"Promise, you say......?"
"You said to leave the Far East to you, didn't you?"
Certainly, I did say that at the end.
"My plan is still ongoing. You said you'd be my guardian, so at a time like this, I should watch your back, right?"
En̄ û_ḿ a .і̊ d
"Understood."
"And above all, from now on, Lord Regent Ferda is the one who needs to be careful."
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"What do you mean?"
"Since becoming a Saintess, my face has become more precious than when I was a Princess. They say it transcends simply being pretty."
They say Saints have an aura.
A halo atop their head, a pair of golden wings, emitting absolute charm.
Eǹ ùm á
Meaning Olivia, who was already charming, now has that charm added.
'Olivia when she escaped the World Tree was extraordinarily beautiful.'
I have to honestly acknowledge what's true.
I don't feel love for her, but that's an undeniable truth.
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"Now you might fall for me just by seeing my face, Lord Regent Ferda?"
A bewitching laugh felt beyond the silhouette.
Еńümа
At that pointless joke, Ferda couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Oh my, you laughed? You think it's a joke?"
"It's not."
"Then why did you laugh?"
"Just haven't had anything to laugh about lately. Seems the tension loosened."
"Hehe, is that so?"
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A satisfied laugh visible beyond the silhouette.
Her head faced forward, but her gaze alone was felt here.
Thus, the Saintess, Olivia, also joined the Far East front.
* * *
The busy operations command room fell silent in an instant.
Everything paused momentarily with the appearance of a big shot.
W̃e b̃ ñо̇ v́е̇l Ё n̈ u m ä
That big shot stood before the operations table right now.
Dark skin, massive body of a large build.
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His head nearly touched the chandelier hanging in the command room.
He was examining the operation overview with arms crossed.
'Isn't that Abdulmesid?'
'I heard he has intense hatred for the Empire......'
Е́ n̄ u ṁ а̂
Southern Grand General, Abdulmesid.
A man of pure martial prowess who roams subjugating infamous desert monsters.
I thought his presence alone was overwhelming enough, but I was stunned by the next guest's arrival.
"Excuse me for a moment. Haha!"
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That man entering with an uncle-like laugh.
But when he turned his head, his appearance was anything but.
W̌ ëb n o v̆.е̇ĺ Ĕň ū m̄â_
'Eugene Hudret!'
'Another one claiming to be a sun has come!'
A man calling himself a Supreme Ruler, greedily expanding territory bit by bit, a dangerous figure violating the Arken Empire's ideology.
He was classified as an even more dangerous existence than Abdulmesid to the Empire.
Two men called persons of interest were now in the center of the command room.
Being dangerous also means their abilities are certain.
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'Recruiting such a human, no wonder I'm branded an Imperial traitor.'
I understood why such rumors circulated.
Should I surrender right now, running to the Empire claiming I know nothing?
Such thoughts were sprouting up.
"Excuse me."
An overwhelming presence blew away their anxiety in an instant.
E ñ u m̃а̇
A woman wearing the Alte Saintess vestments, known to all Alte believers.
The Empire's Saintess had personally come to the command room.
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"What are you doing? If you're Alte believers, shouldn't you pay respects to the Empire's Princess and Saintess?"
"P-Princess, O-Olivia Arken?"
"You impious thing! To speak that name with that lowly mouth!"
"It's fine. Since you're suffering at the Empire's frontier, we can't discuss impiety."
Е́ n̄ùm à ._і́d́
Olivia generously let it pass.
She won people's favor by showing mercy through mediation.
"Nice to meet you, King Hudret, and the Great Southern Grand General."
"To meet again like this, Miss Olivia. Your brother's matter is regrettable."
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"No need to concern yourself with past matters."
Abdulmesid also rose and bowed politely.
Е̊ ǹ ũm̌а. і d
"This is my first time meeting the Empire's Princess and Saintess."
"I've heard much of General Abdulmesid's notoriety."
"There's no praise like being notorious to enemies."
"I consider that notoriety a false charge. It's due to the Alte Order leaning extremely toward power."
"Just hearing those words is thanks enough. Such talk would be better had with the Lord later."
Abdulmesid firmly cut off the conversation.
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He instinctively sensed danger.
Olivia was a charming woman, with a power to assimilate emotions from every syllable.
Abdulmesid stopped the conversation to avoid being swept up in it.
"Seems everyone's gathered, so shouldn't we know who the overall commander of this operation is?"
Hudret wanted to sort out the hierarchy immediately.
He looked at the oldest-looking elder.
Ě n̊ umа̄. i̊ d̈
Count Ulbera Consillus - by age alone, he'd be the supreme commander, one could guess.
Count Consillus bowed politely and spoke.
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"The overall commander has been appointed by Regent Ferda and is said to be arriving now."
"Not one of the three here?"
"Originally that was the plan, but you said it was decided urgently."
A man calling himself a Supreme Ruler, Eugene Hudret.
Ѐń uṁã.і́ d̈
Southern Grand General, Abdulmesid.
Saintess, Olivia Arken.
Curiosity stirred about what kind of person was appointed over those three.
Shortly after, someone entered the command room.
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A small-statured blonde girl.
She walked in carrying a book in one hand and a footstool in the other.
W е bṅo v̈êl̊ Е_nû m а
That girl stepped on the footstool at the edge of the operations table to match the height and spoke.
"Greetings. I am Mori, the Supreme Commander who will take charge of your operation."
