Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
Holy Angel

“K-You're too close! Of course I mean it, a knight never retracted his words. By the way, this will depend on the situation, but we should be able to take a vacation. Why don't we go back to the capital together?"

"Yes! I believe in you, Claudia! Yay! This is good, Comet! ”

Olivia hugged Comet's neck with a happy face and cheered. The comet wags its tail and neighs happily in response. Claudia who was watching this scene while smiling noticed Ashton who seemed to want to say something.

“You want to say something, Ashton?”

“You want to say something, Ashton?”

"All right.. Can I come? Don't worry, I know ordinary people can't enter the Royal Library."

"I don't mind…"

Claudia said and gestured at Olivia with her eyes.

“Hmm? Sure doesn't matter. While we were in the city of Canary, Ashton promised to buy me a delicious cake in the capital, from a store known only to food lovers. ”

Olivia stresses that she remembers vividly, and shows an innocent smile to Ashton.

“—I-That's right. Haha. I have to treat Olivia a cake that only real foodies know about. ”

Ashton forced a smile, and his eyes began to waver. He seems to be hiding something.

Claudia knows about that too. Cakes were a luxury for commoners, but Ashton was already a Warran Officer, so he was able to treat Olivia some cookies. It was astonishing why his face looked so pale.

(He was acting strange ... Is he hiding something from us?)

As Claudia gets more confused by Ashton's strange behavior, a gust of wind blows away the cloud of dust. Claudia looked towards the soldiers who were at issue with this, and pressed down on her fluttering hair. He turned his gaze to the Esterian mountains, and found the peak covered in a faint white color.

(He was acting strange ... Is he hiding something from us?)

As Claudia gets more confused by Ashton's strange behavior, a gust of wind blows away the cloud of dust. Claudia looked towards the soldiers who were at issue with this, and pressed down on her fluttering hair. He turned his gaze to the Esterian mountains, and found the peak covered in a faint white color.

“Season has changed..”

"Right, it's just gonna get colder."

The way Ashton understood Claudia's words to distract them from the previous topic was hilarious, and Claudia had to refrain from laughing.

"I want to visit the library before the weather turns to cold—”

Olivia said, as her eyes had already seen far away from the distance.

******

It has been four years since Emperor Ramza of Arsbelt Kingdom declared his intention to conquer the continent—

As the war intensified, the situation on the continent of Dubedirica became even more chaotic. In some areas of the west, there would be small countries fighting every day.

But, there are nations that take care of themselves as usual.

The Holy Peoples of Mekia.

The Holy Nation of Mekia is a small country that has been ruled by a female king since its founding by the Holy Angel, and is famous for its scarce natural resources in large numbers. At the same time, it was common knowledge among the faithful of the godly Goddess Citresia that the Church of Saint Illuminas was based there.

It has a population of about 1 million, and an army of 50,000 known as the "Holy Winged Legion".

(Holy Winged Legion)

"I heard the news of the Crimson Knight's defeat, is that true?"

After sitting gracefully on a luxurious throne, Sofitia hel Mekia asked the courtier to kneel before her— Chiliarch Amelia. commander of 1,000 men.

"As you say, Great Saint."

“So it is true.. Are their opponents First Army?”

Sofitia was familiar with the name of the First Army Commander, Cornelius Wim Gruening who always won. After all, he only needed to flip through the historical texts to find his name, and play an important role in the last Great War. The failed kingdom of Farnesse survived only because of the First Army of Cornelius.

"No, it's not the First Army."

But, contrary to Sofitia's guess, Amelia shook her head.

“Oh? It ain't?"

"Right, according to the report from 'Owl', the Crimson Knight was defeated by Paul von Balza and the Seventh Army."

"Owl" refers to the secret unit responsible for gathering intel. They had close ties to the Priests and worshippers found in the Church of Saint Illuminas across the continent. In terms of information gathering, they far exceeded the "Heat Haze" of the Empire.

“Paul von Balza? Ah, I remember, the famous general known as the Demon God, right? He is said to have easily killed 50 enemy soldiers alone. "

Sofitia said while recalling the documents she read in the past. Amelia nodded in silence with a blank expression in response.

"But don't you think it's confusing? If the Seventh Army was strong enough to defeat the Crimson Knight, then why was the Farnesse Kingdom forced to face such a dire situation? "

Sofitia herself asked a question. The Kingdom of Farnesse lost the strategically important Fort Kiel, and the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Armies were destroyed. With an economic embargo by the Sutherland Confederacy in the south, they even had trouble securing sufficient supplies.

(Embargo: prohibition of trade and trade with a country. Sc: wiki)

According to reports, the national power of the Kingdom of Farnesse had weakened by more than half after the war began. If the Seventh Army had been fighting actively from the start, they would not have fallen into such terrible conditions.

“From the intel analysis we have compiled, a girl known as the 'God of Death' has accumulated great exploits. He enlisted voluntarily with the Seventh Army last year. "

Amelia answered Sofitia's question.

"So there's the God of Death behind the Demon God ... There must be many Gods in the Seventh Army, a very busy place."

(Try to find the God of Love for you mblo. Who knows if there is one there.).

Sofitia smiles cynically, which leaves Amelia's back goosebumps. The Goddess of Creation, Citresia, is the patron god of the Holy Nation of Mekia. It might just be a nickname, but using Gods and Demons in their names still felt unpleasant to him.

"Crimson Knight Commander Lady Berlinetta was seriously injured, and from our investigation, it seems to be the deed of the God of Death."

"Oh, so? The Death God Girl was quite powerful back then, as she had injured Lady Berlinetta so badly ... But, too bad he didn't die. Isn't that right, Amelia? ”

After Sofitia asked that with a refreshing smile, Amelia nodded slowly.

“So according to Amelia too. Unfortunately he's still alive, but this is still a good opportunity. Let's take full advantage of this opportunity."

For the Empire, that "Death God" girl was probably a troublesome existence. If the Empire was a huge living being, then the girl was like a disease that suddenly appeared. It may be trivial at first, but over time, the entire body will be affected.

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...To Be Continue's...