
(aneria's point of view)
accident, really accident.because an elder refused and even had evil plans for Miss Philia, no. I guess now I should call her Her Highness Philia. our communication known to the Arkne commander brought us great trouble until we were taken to the throne and faced execution. still very lucky at the last moment there is still someone to stop it otherwise we will all die in this place.
although this time we survived, but we were taken as captives until His Holiness Philia awoke from her sleep. I also did not expect that this would happen.by looking at the strength they had displayed, even the entire kingdom would have been unable to resist one of them. From the very beginning I did not intend to betray His Holiness Philia, but because Duke Orsten said so, and our communication was known, it caused problems and even disasters for the country.
it was very difficult to convince Duke Orsten because he intended to use the ruins to increase his political power and influence.
we were dragged by some golden-armored knights into a large iron cage on the inside of the ship.they removed all the armor and disarmed all our weapons.
Aneria: "sorry, it's all my fault for making such a covenant without estimating the greed of those nobles.I've dragged you into this"
Susi:"this is not your fault, Princess.please don't blame yourself"
Aneria:"however, with their strength, I am not sure that it will be enough to execute us. if I become a ruler who has this kind of power, I am not sure, I will destroy the kingdom of the one who breaks the covenant"
Susi:"but you're not the one who broke the agreement, you've tried to convince the elders"
Aneria:"do you think they'll think that way too!?"
I can only smile ironically because of this.they have power, technology, and resources that far surpass us. They have absolute power that can not be in about. could it be that such an existence would listen to the explanations from the ones with lower standing in their eyes.
Sus:"but.."
Aneria: "it's okay.we just have to see what will happen. if the worst happens, then it happens"
I just sat down and thought about how I could convince His Holiness Filia when she woke up. Not only me, but all my knights looked gloomy as well. our only dream while being a knight was to protect this entire country, but now we are not even able to do anything.
.....
For some time now, there will always be knights who deliver food to us. Although captives, their treatment is quite good. this proved that they had sufficient resources even to support the captives with a decent meal.
I suddenly felt an atmosphere that made my whole body feel uncomfortable.This feeling was hard to explain, but I could feel it clearly and strangely.
Susi:"where started raging"
I heard Lusi's words and understood a little. I was indeed not very sensitive to mana, but Lusi who was also able to use magic, she was able to sense mana.
Aneria:"what happened?"
Lusi:"I don't know.I've never felt anything like this, but I've seen where it went berserk and eventually exploded"
Aneria:"what do you mean is the ruthless training of the Astium Union?"
Susi:"right, but this is much bigger than back then. It's a bit similar to when Her Majesty Filia took out the scythe, even more intense"
the training conducted by the Astium Union was a very cruel and bloody training.Hundreds of children who had been raised as agents would be released in the middle of the forest after several years of training. they have to survive and kill each other in the forest.The training will last six months, anyone who can survive that long and come out alive, they are agents who will be directly assigned to various missions.
children who go through such training and cruelty will experience a very serious mental disorder. that's why the Union will erase their insignificant memories using high concentration magic and make the children a perfect killing machine. children's constitutions were generally very weak, so they would experience mana tantrums that caused death and made their bodies explode into lumps of flesh. at least the children who were able to survive the entire series of terrifying processes were no more than ten percent of all the trainees.
the uneasy feeling brought about by the rampage of mana lingered for a while and then disappeared.whether my feelings or what, but I vaguely heard the creatures roaring loudly.
"captain, do you feel it?"
the knights looked confused and one of them asked me that question.it seemed not only me who felt it, if it was like that, it meant that this was not my feeling.
Aneria:"yeah"
just a moment after silence, perhaps during the time of boiling the water, two golden knights with full weapons entered and unlocked the iron cage using magic.
"you come with us. We will present you to His Majesty"
is His Holiness Philia aware?.I led my knight straight away to follow a golden knight who was leading the way while the other one was watching from behind us. since the containment room and the deck of the ship were a fair distance away with a winding road, we only arrived after a while of walking.
when we reached the deck of the ship, the scene that greeted us was horror.we arrived at a very, very spacious room. if all of these ships had the same firepower as this ship, then even conquering the entire Helior continent would not be a fantasy.even more surprising would be a much larger ship. although the ship looks very beautiful and dignified, but the airship can be called a real monster in the air.
the size is very, very large. Now I realize what kind of enemy has been made by my kingdom.this is an enemy that can not be resisted...
many creatures that I had never seen formed a line and left a path in the middle.I could see that they had great happiness on their faces, but upon seeing us, I could see that they had great happiness on their faces, those cynical and disgusted eyes, no. they were not eyes that looked with disdain, but they were eyes filled with hostility.
I of course know that the perpetrators of evil will always get a look of contempt or scorn, even more so if the one they offend is their leader, he said, but I had never seen such hateful eyes until it proved how high His Holiness Philia was in their hearts.
there was not much time to admire all of this. Immediately, the woman claiming to be the commander of the Phoenix knight took us to head to the palace.
because following him, we knew the foreign feelings we felt. It all came from this place.this place is very different from what I know. the sky is bright blue and the leaves are green and a variety of flowers with different colors all over the place. smooth roads and tall buildings towering reach the sky. if you pay close attention, the, the walls of the buildings were made of foreign materials and glass which was an expensive item.
we waited in a small place with doors and walls made of transparent glass that was thick and strong.of the quality displayed by this glass, this is a work of art with a very high selling value.The economic power of this place is really terrible.
we were taken directly to the palace in a very strange vehicle, the vehicle was not pulled by horses or donkeys and was able to move very quickly to a giant palace in white and beautiful. after I arrived at the palace and saw it, I could not help but be surprised.The size of this palace was like a huge mountain.The walls surrounding it were made of white stone that glistened like a gem. I don't know what materials they use, but from the looks of it, these are materials that can be used as expensive jewelry in the outside world.how rich is this country?. my heart trembled just thinking about it.
just in front of the gate, the Arkne commander led us to enter a strange gate that was terrifying, although I was a bit scared, but I just went in and followed the Arkne commander. the next scene that greeted us was a long hallway that was very spacious and large with beautiful decorations. Along the hallway there are crystal chandeliers that emit a beautiful shine.
at the end of the hall was a giant door that operated with magical power.I know because I saw a female knight guarding the door like using magic to open it.
we followed the Arkne commander into the room.the room was very, very large.in it there were large windows filled with stained glass with various beautiful motifs, but even so, there were large windows filled with stained glass, the stained glass did not interfere with the lighting in the room at all.
the room is still bright with white light and looks beautiful.There is a carpet that is about twenty meters long that leads to the throne of the king. on the right and left sides lined dozens of female knights with beautiful faces in silver armor with spears in their hands. they wore silver robes embroidered with gold forming an intricate pattern.look further, see, there is a beautiful and tall golden throne chair located on a high platform with a staircase covered in gold embroidered red carpet.
on the throne seat sat a little girl with a charming and dignified appearance.beautiful, very beautiful.she was like a Goddess who occupied the throne of the king..
the dress was foreign, but it exuded a kind of majesty and elegance of a ruler. Platinum hair with a seven-colored luster was like a rainbow, glowing like a dream and a fictional sight. he exuded a sort of domineering and wise aura.
Arkne:"respect us, Your Highness...!!"
(the end of this chapter)
next: "surrender or bloodshed". see you next time...;)
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