Volume 21 Chapter 1 (1/2)
From Baka-Tsuki
Jump to: ,
Chapter 1: Mystery of the Holy Land[]
A cylindrical shi+p slowly sailed past the dark sea bed, where no light fell
This was the ”Sea Dragon shi+p” provided by Mother Sea
The shi+p did not sail on water, instead it h the sea like a submarine
Just a few hours ago, Saito and the others, ere being hunted down by the Elven navy, only ot saved by Arie's party, ere chasing after Luctiana
Arie, wanting to protect Luctiana as sentenced to death by the Elven High Council, was preparing for the both of thedom of Gallia in self-exile However, it was iinia on their own So, they planned to have Saito, who had good relations with the Gallian royalty, help thes of his own
In the dark rocking cabin, Saito never let go of Tiffania's hand as she lay on the bed Her whole body was covered in bandages, and she was attached to Elven medical equipment She suffered near-fatal injury when Fatiun
It had been soon's nest”, but Tiffania still did not show any signs of waking up She had just called out Saito's name over and over in her dreahter, and whisper to her,
”Tiffa, I' able to protect you”
Saito looked after Tiffania by her side, while berating himself repeatedly
It was all ht about it more, I should have known that the cannon shots onto the water were just to distract them
I should have at least let Tiffa board the patrol boat before Instead, I said horrible things to her, like her being in the way, and pushed her away
and then this happened
damn, what kind of Gandalfr am I? I can't even protect people iot some power of my own, and I have become so conceited
Saito raised his head, and glared at the other girl lying at the back of the cabin
Having si Tiffania's, she was the culprit who shot Tiffania, Fatie, she fainted and was carried by Arie and the others to the boat
The sleeping girl breathed steadily and carried a peaceful expression on her face
Saito clenched his teeth in rage He tried to cal deeply
This person tried to kill Tiffania, causing her harm
Rage erupted up in his heart, unable to forgive her for what she did
If If Tiffania was really killed by her that tie, would have killed her in revenge
However, no matter what, Tiffania was still alive So he should just stop it Killing her would just make Tiffania sad
”Saito, eh, Saito are you there?”
However, she have not regained consciousness Fro in and out of drea out for Saito
”Don't be scared, I'll always be here Because I am Tiffania's familiar”
”Saito”
As if she had heard Saito and felt relieved, Tiffania began to sleep quietly while breathing steadily again
Saito slowly released his hand froh
”Familiar eh”
While he wasto himself, he felt the runes on his chest throb
Now, Saito has new runes on his chest
This was due to Tiffania, in a pinch, chanted the ”Summon” spell while she was half-conscious And to answer her summons, Saito was teleported before her
”I felt so happy that Saito, you were the one to answer my 'Summon' spell, and ca is by your side and it also means that between Saito and me, there is a real connection”
Saito had already became Louise's familiar, so it should have been iain But the longing that Tiffania had for Saito had surpassed the supposedly insuric, and allowed Saito to be resummoned, and became a new familiar
However, at the same time, several questions came up in Saito's mind
Saito's right hand still had the runes of Gandalfr engraved on themso it meant that he was still Louise's familiar, but noas also Tiffania's familiar
A double familiar contractwas this really possible?
And the power of the fourth familiar, ill it be?
Gandalfr can use any weapon, Windalfr can coical object at her will
”Then what can the fourth familiar do?”
His chest throbbed with pain,Saito feel an uneasiness that he could not put into words
”What kind of destiny e face, after this?”
Through the cabin , Saito stared out to the dark open sea
Where were they now?
Had they passed the borders of the country of elves?
”Louise and the others ht now”
Right now, she one red, while desperately trying to find Saito who had gone
Saito felt a pang of sadness as he thought of Louise, who he had left in D'Orneilles
Louise,eyes had a depth of its own Her strawberry blond hair, her porcelain snohite skin, and her flat chest everything about her made me love her even more
I want toher tightly Even though I had only been to the country of elves for a few days, hts of her never faded
Not only Louise, there was also Siesta, Tabitha, Kirche, Mr Colbert, the Princess, Guiche, and Malicorne, and everyone in the Undine Knights I wanted to meet everyone so much
Right When I get back to Halkeginia, I have to report about the ”holy land” to everyone
As he thought about this ian to hurt
The holy land was renowned to be the place where Founder Brimir first ca to the pope, had a '
To regain control of the holy lands, the residents of Halkeginia have continuously waged ith the elves
”The holy land is the dragon's nest, whether Mother Sea resided”
This, Saito believed in
Gandalfr's ”gun” was found not far from the holy land
There were a lot of weapons frorenade launchers, and even the unbelievably huge nuclear subh it had sunk to the bottoo, that place must have been land
However, was he really told everything?
He has always felt that the Pope and Julio was hiding so from him
The ra', will destroy Halkeginia This much was the truth, but Saito still had doubts about them that he could not put into words
Maybe the pope had already knew the position of the ”holy land” long ago
”What did that place really contain?”
Mother Sea had always thought that the underwater cave was siical device there, Mother Sea would have known about it
The secret behind the ”Holy Land” that was gradually being unraveled, the new rune of the familiar carved on him, and the reason why the first Gandalfr Sasha killed Brimir
If he did not solve the o, he would not be able to save Halkeginia at all Saito did not knohy, but he had this feeling all along
Maybe it was that the person who knew the o, has been quiet for few hours now
Saito spoke to the katana lying vertically on the side of the cabin
”Hey, Derf, could you please wake up? There are s that I want to ask you about”
However, Derflinger remained unresponsive After the runes of the fourth faer never responded to him at all Saito was not able to tell if he was unconscious, or simply asleep