Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
The Sword of the Cross of Azureb

Sofitia felt that it was best for Mekia to leave the God of Death alone, and observe from the sidelines. The God of Death had blown new life into the crumbling Kingdom of Farnesse, so it would be futile not to make full use of it, and let the Kingdom of Farnesse conduct a grueling fight against the Empire.

—It's not yet time.

Sofitia smiled in her heart.

“Amelia, tell me about Crimson Knight's current situation.”

“Crimson Knight has retreated deep into the borders of the northern Kingdom, and relocated their headquarters to Fort Astra. Lady Berlinetta has been escorted back to the capital Orsted for treatment."

"And the number of troops stationed at Fort Astra?"

"Around 10,000.”

"So ... This was the Crimson Knight's first defeat, and Lady Berlinetta was absent, so morale at Fort Astra must have been low."

Sofitia said as she stood up from the throne and dropped her silver scepter onto the floor. A clear ringing sound resounded in the Hall of Flight.

"Chiliarch Amelia Stolast, On behalf of Holy Angel Sofitia hel Mekia, I command you to lead 3,000 soldiers to 'send our greetings'."

"According to your command, Great Saint.”

Sofitia quietly approached Amelia who received the decree with her head bowed. He stood in front of Amelia, and looked closely at her young blue hair. She then gently covered “Dark Blue Sorcery Circle” on the back of Amelia's left hand with her palm.

"There's no need to show mercy to the Crimson Knight, use your Sorcerer prowess as you please, Amelia. May the Goddess Citresia be with you."

Sofitia showed a gentle smile to Amelia which was referred to by the mob as "The Smile of a Goddess". Amelia slowly raised her head, and above her head was an arc of an evil smile.

—— Oh, what an amazing person.

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[Arsbelt Empire Imperial Capital Orsted]

After exiting Listerine Castle, the residence of Emperor Ramza on the 13th, and walking south for 15 minutes, one would reach the castle walls and heavily guarded moat. But after crossing the short bridge, the scenery would change. Residents will be fascinated with statues of the gods and a fountain surrounded by statues of six black lions. Along the pristine stone paved road, many elegant shops and magnificent mansions can be found. This is a special zone where only grand nobles are allowed to stay in the Nordrhein—.

In the middle of Nordrhein there is a manor house that is like a rare flower like — frost with a garden covered in winter roses. The master of this manor known as 《Winter Rose Garden》, was one of the Tri-General of the Empire, the elite commander of Azure Knight — Felixus von Sieger.

Lunar calendar 999, early winter.

Sieger's residence is covered in snow that begins to fall in the morning, and sparkles at night. The light spots from the windows color the ground to red. The moonlight illuminated the snow-covered ground with a silvery ray.

Tranquility is the theme of this vast and clean world, and snowflakes falling from the trees from time to time are a beautiful sight.

Inside the manor, in the luxurious dining room, two people were having dinner.

One of them is Felixus, who has a stocky body and nice facial features. Whenever she attended a ceremony or party, the daughter of a noble family would be fascinated by her.

He was accompanied by one other person.

She was a girl who had a pretty face like Felixus, but had a smaller stature than him. She was the sister of Felixus, Luna von Sieger, who had just turned 14.

Felixus asked Luna who was sitting opposite him at the dining table:

“You seem sad. Is there a problem?"

It had been a long time since they had dinner together, but Luna looked very moody. The food is still untouched. Luna's face looked fine, so she wasn't feeling unwell.

Luna's eyes were sad, and that was the face she made when something weighed on her mind.

Felixus waited for a while, and Luna who finally made up her mind raised her head and said:

"My brother, may I ask you a question?"

"Of course."

With that, Felixus slowly put his cutlery onto his plate, and wiped his mouth carefully with his napkin, preparing to listen to Luna.

“Yeah... I heard you'll be away for a while on official business, is that true? You also rarely go home lately.. ”.

Luna nodded gently. Felixus turned his gaze to the right of his diagonal. One of the servants standing by the wall, butler Klau Zelenade who had a beautiful white beard, bowed respectfully.

Felixus did not order this to be kept secret and planned to inform Luna after dinner. So he had no intention of blaming Klau.

"How long will you be gone?"

Luna's voice was calm. Felixus smiled wryly in his heart, and hinted Luna to his side. He gently stroked her delicate black hair and said:

"Work this time is more troublesome, so I'll be gone for at least 2 months."

Even before Felixus was finished, Luna exclaimed "Two months !?" He then held his breath, and asymmetrical blue and jade-colored eyes began to tear. She clenched the tip of her skirt tightly, as if she was holding onto something.

After their parents died of the disease, Felixus who inherited Sieger's house at the age of 14 deployed everything he had to care for 7-year-old Luna. Luna is a wise child, and understands her brother's difficulties, and is rarely stubborn.

And Felixus has a soft spot for him because of that. No matter how strong his enemy was, Felixus showed no fear, but he would soon succumb to his sister's tears.

Felixus was embarrassed about that, and Rosenmarie would laugh at him if he found out.

(But even so, she is my only sister in this world.)

Felixus wiped the crystal-like tears with his hands, and gently grabbed Luna's delicate hand.

“Luna, it's been a long time since we last went together. Why don't we do it tomorrow?"

"Exit…?"

Luna asked with a trembling voice. Felixus nodded firmly.

"really so. Let's see.it's the perfect season to take a walk on the shores of Lake Esuna."

The destination is in the forest west of the Capital Orsted, a beautiful place where the color of the water will change with the seasons.

It was a bright blue in spring.

Red light in summer.

Dark green in autumn.

And in winter, the color will turn to dark blue, famous as the most beautiful in all seasons.

Luna smiled, perhaps thinking of the beautiful view of Esuna Lake. But he pursed his pink lips the next moment.

“Is it not to your liking?”

Felixus asked, and Luna shook her head and refuted:

"No, it's not that! I'm very, very happy.. But... will your work be okay?"

"Don't mind me, it's just one day, it'll be fine."

Felixus patted his chest to show that it was fine, but to be honest, now was not the time to relax on the lake of Esuna. Rosenmarie is out of commission, and Marshal Graden assigns him with the command of the Crimson Knight. Felixus had to leave the day after tomorrow to Crimson Knight's headquarters in Fort Astra, and there were many things to do.

Fortunately, he has an outstanding aide, Second Lieutenant Theresa, to help him. Felixus felt guilty for forcing all his work on him, but he would definitely complete everything perfectly.

"really?"

In response to Luna's doubtful eyes, Felixus left his chair and knelt down, placed his right hand respectfully to his left chest, and said in an exaggerated tone:

“Taking Princess Luna is a crime punishable by death. It's fair enough for you to be unhappy with your brother's lack of concern for you. May I have the honor of taking you for a walk?"

“Jeez, Brother..”.

Luna's gloom was erased from her face, and Felixus smiled looking at that.

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...To Be Continue's...