Vol 1 Chapter 11 (1/2)
Volume 1 Chapter 11, “Because I am Human”
—- The De Castle, the Lowest Level, the Palace of Death
The Chief Maid: “The sliun to build up around here”
The De: “There’s no choice We’ve left this place for close to two years”
The Chief Maid: “Ehh……”
The Deet wild, for all the spirits of the Des”
The Chief Maid: “Is the seal ready?”
The De: “Hmm, it’s not perfect, but it’s somehow done If I enter it, it should help to release my potential and purify me”
The Chief Maid: “Are you worried……”
The De: “I’m sorry if I still have mixed emotions In all the 150 years of my existence, I’ve never felt like er before”
The Chief Maid: “……”
The De in here, that I can raise my combat ability”
The Chief Maid: “That’s… The successive generations of Dereatly raise your combat ability……”
The Deest Des in the past ould use the Palace of Death on a daily basis in order to keep their abilities boosted”
The Chief Maid: “I don’t really want to see a De with no limits whatsoever to her power”
The De to solve all problems with pure brute force alonea theoretical scholar would never be able to withstand”
The Chief Maid: “But you are more realistic than a theoretical scholar”
The De: “In any case”
The Chief Maid: “……”
The De to isolate this space froht, Chief Maid?”
The Chief Maid: “Yes”
The De: “If the me that comes out of here isn’t myself……”
The Chief Maid: “Even if it costs ’”
—- The Village of Wintering, the De’s Manor
Lone Winter King: “……”
The Female Paladin: “……”
Butler: “If she left on a quick horse, she could be miles away by now……”
The Hero: “……I understand”
Elder Maid Sister: “……”
Little Maid Sister: “Mistress……?”
Lone Winter King: “But we need to detain the Scholar”
The Hero: “She said she would be gone for two months at least”
Butler: “Is that so…… They’re not going to be happy to know about that”
The Female Paladin: “Moreover, it’s the Church…… They only kno to preach the word of the Spirit of Light in all their full sophistry”
Lone Winter King: “……”
Butler: “But, as I hear, we have an illusory ring?”
The Female Paladin: “Old man I told you that if you talked about it, you would be holding your head in your hands, didn’t I?”
Butler: “But if I don’t talk about it, ill?”
All sigh
The Hero: “……”
Lone Winter King: “I apologise……”
The Feet to this”
Lone Winter King: “Hero…… I’ve heard all the details froinally wanted to celebrate your return to life with a nationwide festival, but…… Oh Hero, I apologise for the calamities that seem to hound , the Kingdodoms, are so powerless”
Butler: “Young man……”
Lone Winter King: “I apologise It is because of my inadequacy that our benefactors are involved in such a terrible mess All of this started because I wanted to free the Southern United Kingdo influence of the Central Continent and nurture a spirit of independence I never the situation to develop to such a bad state”
The Hero: “Okay, stop with that speech I don’t even want to think about it”
The Female Paladin: “……”
Elder Maid Sister: “Umm, I…… I could……”
The Hero: “I won’t allow it”
Elder Maid Sister: “But-“
Lone Winter King: “…… Hero, but-“
The Hero: “Your Majesty, if you even think about it, I will destroy you with lightning If she was here, this would probably be hoould end as well”
—- Perhaps we could arrange for Dee as well……
Elder Maid Sister: “But……”
Little Maid Sister: “Sis-“
The Hero: “However, I’ve thought about this before, but as the King speaking out against this is your responsibility Moreover, this spirit of independence is a noble idea”
Lone Winter King: “……”
Butler: “Hero……”
Lone Winter King: “However, I have the responsibility to protect the citizens of the Kingdom of Winter For this reason…… For this reason……”
Butler: “……”
The Hero: “Well, I suppose I should do so about that”
The Female Paladin: “…… Hero?”
The Hero: “It’s going to be troubleso to need to arrest the Elder Maid Sister”
Elder Maid Sister: “Yes”
Lone Winter King: “That’s……”
The Hero: “When she leaves the Kingdom of Winter, I’ll rescue her at an appropriate point in time The Inquisition will dispatch its Courier Squad, won’t it? I’ve heard there’re about 100 of them They shouldn’t be a problem”
The Female Paladin: “But, still!”
Butler: “……I’ise”
The Hero: “If they arrest her and take her out of the Kingdodom won’t face anymore blame, will it? The responsibility will be with the Courier Squad That solves many problems”
Butler: “Hero…… But, Hero”
The Hero: “Yeah, well…… I ht have to hidethe Church, after all”
Butler: “Again, this old fool isn’t coo alone on your journey……”
The Hero: “Yeah—I won’t, I won’t This tiot the sisters, and the Scholar will come back The Female Paladin, Grandpa, your Majesty, you can’t show yourselves, but…… We will ain, won’t we?”
The Fe with you”
The Hero: “Then ill aid and support the settlers?”
The Female Paladin: “…… If it’s that much, then we can leave it to the Holy Order”
The Hero: “Well, this place…… It hurts that all that revolution, new crops and various inventions will now be rendered useless But I won’t sit there and let the Elder Maid Sister die, I’d rather be called a heretic than that She said that she’s willing to die for all of this, but I’m the Hero after all, I can’t just leave her to die”
Butler: “So the Hero is going to bear this whole burden by hiain……”
Lone Winter King: “He goes for the soul of the whole Human World I only wish I could be the one to offer e-“
The Hero: “Don’t be so down That’s how it is”
The Fee”
Little Maid Sister: “Sister, are we ?”
Elder Maid Sister: “……”
Little Maid Sister: “I said I was going to teach the innkeeper how to make pie……”
Elder Maid Sister: “……”
Lone Winter King: “……”
Butler: “Y, young man, you have the responsibility to protect this country Don’t get any second thoughts”
The Hero: “That’s right, just laugh it off That’s your responsibility!”
The Female Paladin: “Hero…… With you, we could easily take on the entire Holy Imperial Army……”
The Hero: “I’m sorry, but that’s a method which my oould never allow Besides I’ht and I win and I seize that’s how it goes…… That’s why, I don’t really have the intention to seize anymore”
—— The Kingdoe
What? The Scholar?
No way, how is that even possible!
I heard it from some people of the Church while I was on the road
The Church? Not the Holy Order?
Yeah, the Church has come, with some pretty weird people
Don’t tell me the Scholar is a heretic? How……
Well, that’s what they’re saying
They’re saying the potato that the Scholar brought an evil, Demonic food
But e do without it?
If the Scholar wasn’t here, hters would have been dead
Surely there’s so
But…… If they take the Scholar, e do?
Hey! Hey! Hey!
What happened? Why are you so panicked, did the sheep run away?
No, in the forest road There’s! There’s!
Eh?
There’s so the Scholar with locks and chains through the forest road
Eh? Really!?
It’s not our Kingdom’s army, is it?
Don’t tellinvaded by sodom?
Let’s call for them to release the Scholar!
But if the Scholar really is a heretic……
If, somehow, she is The Spirit have mercy on us all!
All shake head
What is going to happen?
I caht it would be a good place to settle down……
What is going to happen to this country……
The City of the Gulf, the Merchant’s District, in a Large Study in the Chambers of Commerce
Shrewd Accountant: “…… That is all”
Young Merchant: “Is that so……”
Shrewd Accountant: “Yes”
Young Merchant: “Ehh, so the Holy Patriarchal election has ended This Patriarch, like the ten Patriarchs before hiious types I fear the Church will begin to cla, they are probably preparing for the Third Crusade”
Shrewd Accountant: “That’s going to be troubleso to restructure their Kingdoms”
Young Merchant: “That’s right The attacks by the Demons around here have really dulled No, instead of dulled, they’re non-existent Because of that, the Southern United Kingdorowth As a result, the influence of the Central Continent has also weakened considerably
Shrewd Accountant: “That King of White Night, as benefitting from the Central Continent’s influence in the Southern United Kingdo the blame for the previous defeat”
Young Merchant: “On top of that, without significant assistance fro and other Heroes have appeared and hold the hearts of the people in their hands Especially with that ricultural reforms and advances have been made such that the wasteland that the South used to be is slowly becorow a sizeable population and produce ample food crops”
Shrewd Accountant: “Food is so the Central Continent has always been able to hold the South Hostage with”
Young Merchant: “…… The Central Continent needs to have some sort of military victory over the Deain However, even then, they wouldn’t want the Southern United Kingdo now”
Shrewd Accountant: “Yes……”
Young Merchant: “……”
Shrewd Accountant: “Councillor, hoill the Union respond?”
Young Merchant: “At present, I do not think ill”
Shrewd Accountant: “……”
Young Merchant: “We’ve got to co Let’s prepare a ten-uy around?”
Door closes
Middle Aged Merchant: “Ohh, I thought it was about time”
Disciple noble Merchant”
Young Merchant: “No, no, elcome you anytime”
Disciple nobleht This is the payment from the Queen of Ice and Snow”
Shrewd Accountant: “Let me take that”
Young Merchant: “And how is the Queen?”
Disciple nobleman: “She is deeply troubled by the present state of events She expressed clearly that the leader of the Tripartite Econo, and hence the events befalling hiedy for us all”
Young Merchant: “Is that so?”
Middle Aged Merchant: “Right then, where should I go?”
Young Merchant: “To the Central Continent”
Middle Aged Merchant: “And this young man?”
Young Merchant: “Well?”
Disciple nobleman: “The Queen said that, even if she stayed in the Palace of Ice and Snow, she probably wouldn’t be of o to various countries and sample their meatbuns”
Middle Aged Merchant: “Is it alright to be so relaxed about things?”
Disciple nobledom of Ice and Snow is also known as the Land of Poets Minstrels come from far and wide and artists find their inspiration there There’s even a place for a good-for-nothing like myself It’s the sort of country, where if you can’t relax, if you can’t enjoy a dance or a poetry recital, then you’ll find that you don’t belong”
Young Merchant: “Then, will you accept my offer?”
Disciple nobleman: “Which one?”
Young Merchant: “To join the Union’s Council of Ten”
Disciple nobleman: “That’s”
Middle Aged Merchant: “Hey! This guy is an outsider!”
Young Merchant: “There’s no such thing as an outsider If it cole person in this world who is an outsider That is a result of this world, did you not know?”
Middle Aged Merchant: “……”
Disciple nobleman: “What will my responsibilities be?”
Young Merchant: “I want you to control the rest of the Councillors”
Disciple nobleman: “With whatever way I see fit?”
Young Merchant: “That’s right, I’ll leave it to you If you need help, you can look for this Middle Aged Merchant here”
Disciple nobleman: “We need time, I take it?”
Young Merchant: “When it coood But time is of the essence Both to me, and to your teacher”
Disciple noble on her vacation soon I’ or ars All I can do is keep up with Palace gossip, dance and make merry, but……”
Middle Aged Merchant: (This young man……)
Young Merchant: “Well, well, the place you’re headed to now, could well become a sort of battlefield, couldn’t it?”
Disciple nobleman: “Yes, I understand But, if that’s the case, as my friend would say, I would like to ‘die with a serious face’”
Young Merchant: “Then it’s decided”
Middle Aged Merchant: “…… I understand”
Young Merchant: “Let’s not rock the boat just yet Carry on with things as usual”
Middle Aged Merchant: “What should I do?”
Young Merchant: “Show him around Take him on the shi+p and introduce him to the relevant parties There’s no need to lend him a hand with that Of course, you should introduce hi”
Disciple nobleman: “I have just one request” Smiles
Young Merchant: “Really? I’h”
Disciple nobleood wine around here?”
Young Merchant: “I understand…… Well, let’s go then”
Disciple nobleo Ahh, how fun I wonder what the new dance at the Central Continent is like!”
Closes door
Shrewd Accountant: “—- Well then”
Young Merchant: “Yes”
Shrewd Accountant: “I’ll let you handle the explanation to the Council of Ten”
Young Merchant: “They’ll all be trying to guess at who the other Councillors are Since the Religious Faction is probably going to be fairly strong, it’s best to strike while the iron is hot”
Shrewd Accountant: “Which Councillors are you referring to?”
Young Merchant: “None in particular But those who did not benefit from her will surely scorn that person”
Shrewd Accountant: “What should I do?”
Young Merchant: “…… Hmm”
Slaps table
Young Merchant: “Help me do some financial research”
Shrewd Accountant: “Huh?”
Young Merchant: “Do up a brief survey of the Liquid assets of every member of the Union, and the financial profile of each Merchant”
Shrewd Accountant: “Basically, all the Capital……?”
Young Merchant: “That’s right To put together the Holy Crusaders will require a large sum of money, and we must be prepared for the next direction that the ill blow, it could decide the fate of the world”
—- The Kingdo Imprisoned
Roar of the crowd outside
The Hero: “There sure is a big crowd outside”
The Fe was really popular a the peasantry”
Elder Maid Sister: “Yes”
The Hero: “Even though she had such an arrogant attitude”
The Fe the Templars, the Settlers and the peasantry who considered her to be a living Goddess, weren’t there?”
The Hero: “For real!?”
The Feer cup size……”
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