Chapter 315: Moon Country’s Queen (1/2)
“I am the queen of the Moon Country of Laphroaig, my name is Furiae. I am truly happy to be able to talk to all of you today.”
Eyes that shine like amethyst.
A clear voice like that of an angel.
A bright smile like that of a flower.
The words of the Moon Country’s queen had such charm it could captivate anyone.
(No, this is…) (Makoto)
Furiae-san’s eyes were shining faintly golden.
I could also feel the faint presence of the Charm curse from her voice.
It is because I am the Guardian Knight of the Moon Oracle that I can barely feel this Charm.
“Today’s Furi is pretty…” (Lucy)
“Fu-chan, so lovely…” (Aya)
Lucy and Sa-san are enraptured.
That’s the same for the people around.
They were looking at Furiae-san as if feverish.
The only ones who are unaffected seem to be Sakurai-kun and Queen Noel.
But it doesn’t seem like they have noticed Furiae-san.
The Moon Country’s queen was Charming the participants and spectators of the ceremony.
Should I be saying something about this?
(…Noah-sama? Ira-sama? Are you watching?) (Makoto)
I ask the Goddesses.
But there was no response.
I would have liked some sort of advice here.
This ceremony has the most influential people in the continent gathered here.
Because of that, security is tight, and there’s several barriers set.
It might be difficult for the thought transmission to connect.
“We -residents of the Moon Country- desire mutual prosperity with everyone. For this peace to last forevermore…” (Furiae)
Furiae-san continues talking.
I am not listening that seriously to what she is saying.
What bothers me is the intensity of the Charm mixed in her voice.
I listened for a while and…
(…It isn’t that big of a deal, huh.) (Makoto)
That’s the conclusion I made.
It is not on the level of brainwashing.
This is Highland, and not the hometurf of Furiae-san.
If we think that maybe she is using her Charm magic to better the impression of the Moon Country. It might simply be a political move.
Thinking that, I obediently listen to the speech of Furiae-san.
“Light Hero-sama, Sun Holy Maiden-sama, congratulations on your wedding.” (Furiae)
Furiae-san continues speaking.
“A clear blue sky and the sunlight pouring down is as if it is blessing the future of you two.” (Furiae)
“Thank you very much, Queen Furiae.” (Noel)
“…Thanks, Your Majesty Furiae.” (Sakurai)
Queen Noel responded courteously and Sakurai-kun did so straightforwardly.
…Sakurai-kun is making a slightly dubious expression.
He must have noticed that Furiae-san is acting strangely.
“Aah, at any rate, the barrier of the Sun Holy Maiden-sama is wonderful. Not only this capital, but a gigantic barrier that can cover this whole West Continent. Placed against the assault of the Great Demon Lord; a barrier of this level has not been seen even 1,000 years ago. It is a splendid barrier without a single seam on it, mirroring the strict Sun Goddess, Althena-sama.” (Furiae)
Furiae-san opened her arms wide and took an exaggerated pose.
“But…” (Furiae)
Here, her expression changed into a sad one.
“This barrier is extremely suffocating for us from the Moon Country. We devilkin are a mix race of humans and demons. This holy barrier is eating away at our bodies. I request of you, Sun Holy Maiden-sama, for the sake of the peace of the Sun Country and the Moon Country, can I please modify this barrier a little bit?” (Furiae)
“Modify…the barrier…?” (Noel)
Queen Noel showed an agitated expression at Furiae-san’s words.
“Yes, it isn’t anything complicated. It is okay to just Synchronize with me for a fleeting instance. We are both Holy Maidens. If you can just let me synchronize with you and allow me to make this barrier into one that’s suitable for devilkin. Is that okay?” (Furiae)
“That’s…” (Noel)
Queen Noel and Sakurai-kun look at each other.
“I simply want to make a world where the people of the Moon Country can live soundly.” (Furiae)
“…Understood.” (Noel)
Queen Noel nodded quietly at the words of Furiae-san.
“Aah! I extend my gratitude as the representative of the Moon Country’s people!” (Furiae)
“And so…what do I have to do?” (Noel)
“Fufu, please take my hand. It will end soon.” (Furiae)
Furiae-san and Queen Noel hold hands, fingers intertwined.
The next instant, a faint light covered the two and bursted out.
For just a fleeting moment, a vivid light that dazzled the eyes hits us.
“…Ooh!!!”
I heard the commotion of the participants and audience of the ceremony.
The sky was shining in a faint rainbow color.
A dream-like scenery spread before us, and it eventually returned to its original good weather.
“Thank you, Noel-sama.” (Furiae)
“Was that…all?” (Noel)
Furiae-san smiled and Queen Noel seemed to be confused and let go of her hand.
‘What did she manage to do in such a short span of time?’…is what I was thinking, and…
“I am feeling good…” (Lucy)
“Yeah, me too. I feel as if my body has gotten lighter.” (Aya)
Lucy and Sa-san were looking at their own bodies with a look of wonder.
“Right, you have demon blood in you, don’t you, Lucy? Also, Sa-san is a monster…” (Makoto)
Looks like the effects of the barrier modification of Furiae-san are showing.
“You feel nothing, Makoto?” (Lucy)
“Nothing.” (Makoto)
“What about you, Sofi-chan?” (Aya)
“I don’t feel anything either.” (Sofia)
Lucy and Sa-san ask, and Princess Sofia and I answer.
It seems like it has no effect on us humans.
(…Even so, the manner of speech of Furiae-san…) (Makoto)
It is different from usual.
It is a formal event, so you could wrap it up as her drawing a distinction, but…I still feel something is off.
It is as if…she is that person.
“Light Hero-sama, you are a truly fortunate person for being bethrothered to a splendid Holy Maiden like her. As expected of the reincarnation of the Savior-sama that saved the world. I am sure your name will be spoken of even 1,000 years and beyond.” (Furiae)
“Thank you very much…Your Majesty…Furiae.” (Sakurai)
Sakurai-kun answered shortly.
Now that I think about it, she would always call Sakurai-kun and Ryosuke.
No, it may be because it is a formal event, so that’s normal… It should be.
There’s nothing really strange about that.
“It isn’t much, but please allow me to confer you a blessing spell.” (Furiae)
Saying this, Furiae-san extends her hand.
Sakurai-kun hesitated for a bit, but ultimately took the hand of Furiae-san.
“May the glorious Light Hero-sama have eternal fortune…” (Furiae)
A faint rainbow colored light covered the body of Sakurai-kun together with the words of Furiae-san.
The light was emitted for a fleeting 2-3 seconds and soon disappeared.
“The Moon Country blesses the Light Hero Sakurai-sama and the Sun Holy Maiden Noel-sama’s betrothal from the bottom of our hearts. Everyone, please give a round of applause to bless these two!” (Furiae)
Furiae-san spread both arms and the audience and participants gave a thunderous ovation.
When I looked by my sides, Lucy, Sa-san, and Princess Sofia were also applauding passionately.
(Is this the effect of the Charm…?) (Makoto)
Did she Charm the spectators to liven up this place?
The thunderous applause continued for a while.
Because of that…we were late in noticing the strange noise.
*BOOM!!*
The sound of an explosion resonated, and the ground shook lightly.
“Wa?! Enemy attack?” (Aya)
“Lu-chan, Takatsuki-kun, be careful!” (Lucy)
“Sa-san, please protect Princess Sofia!” (Makoto)
Lucy quickly took out her small staff she was carrying.
Sa-san is barehanded, but she is plenty strong like that.
And then, I use Eavesdrop to check the state of the surroundings.
“Avenge the Great Demon Lord-sama!”
“Glory to the Snake Church!”
Those voices reached my ears.
And then, explosions.
More bombing terrorism?!
…But how?
They managed to slip through this tight security net, and invade the ceremony venue.
I soon got the answer for that.
“Be careful! The Snake Church was disguised as the influential people of the Moon Country!”
The venue grows noisy.
But this place didn’t get stormier than that.
“Cleaned up over here!”
“We have apprehended the ones here too!”
“We have apprehended the culprit!”