Chapter 56. Snake’s Grave (2)


    The sky was clear.


    The night was quiet.


    How should I properly exin how to expand magical power and send it to another ce, other than in the Kalian way of saying, “Hey, what should I do?” It was a quiet enough time to think about such things.


    “It’s simr to extending magical power.”


    ntz, who was exining the process of concentrating magical power and expanding its range in front of Hina, closed his mouth.


    How on earth can I exin this properly?


    In the first ce, what Hina deals with is natural mana. Unlike wizards who convert mana into their own magic and store it in a circle and use it, they convert the mana flowing in nature into healing power and use it. Thanks to this, even though she had treated so many injuries, Hina never seemed to run out of mana, even though her stamina was depleted.


    As Mana’s personality was different, it was not easy to continue the exnation despite the fact that I would tell you in an interesting way.


    “Calcte where to send the magic power and get there like this.”


    The more I added exnations, the more I began to understand Kalian. It was absurd, but I deeply sympathized with why my younger brother exined it that way and why it had to be that way.


    okay.


    The guy did his best.


    – I understood.


    However, Hina, who was thinking about something while looking at nz with wide, wide eyes, surprisingly said this.


    Just like that time when I saw Lucy fit perfectly into a vase that was less than half my body size.


    “… How.”


    ntz had a question that had no answer.


    – I kept thinking about it, but I didn’t know how to control magical power that wasn’t connected to me when sending it far away. I think I know a little bit now.


    Hina stood up as ntz nodded, unable to find an appropriate answer.


    – Let me practice. I’ll try it and if there’s something I don’t know, I’ll ask again.


    “Do it that way.”


    – Please don’t tell the gentle prince yet. I’ll tell you when I get it right.


    “okay.”


    ntz, who answered like this, chuckled.


    If Kalian found out about this, I didn’t know whether he would make a fuss, asking if he had seen how great our Hina was, or if he would have a fire in his eyes, asking why his brother told him about it.


    While thinking about that, it suddenly urred to me.


    I still haven’t decided on my wish.


    When nz, who still doesn’t have a clock and doesn’t know how to tell time by looking at the sky, opens his mouth to ask what time it is, and Hina gets up from her seat to bring him strawberry ice cream as promised.


    – Suddenly.


    The sound of chains forming armor hitting each other.


    “Be careful.”


    The voice of Kyrie, who I thought was nearby.


    – Taaat!


    -Ssam!


    The sound of someone kicking their feet.


    The sound of something flying.


    – Ting! Tiding!


    The sound of the small flying metal being struck away was heard all at the same time. Of course, among the many sounds, there was not a single one that suited the patronage of the royal pce annex.


    Before looking at the situation, nz pulled Hina first. Then, he dragged Hina between himself and Kirie, who was approaching right in front of him, and then pulled out his sword. There was no sign of panic or nervousness. Like a person who has encountered what he has been waiting for.


    Soon, ntz’s gaze turned to the floor.


    Small needles were seen getting stuck in Kirie’s sword. Just as ntz’s eyes narrowed as he noticed the shape, Kyrie’s calm exnation was heard as if it were an answer to his gaze.


    “This is just memorization. There will be anesthetic or poison on it, so don’t touch it.”


    “okay.”


    ntz responded briefly and drew his sword as he watched the knights surround the three and very slowly close the distance.


    No matter how light the armor they wear, it is ultimately made of metal. About fifty knights with such heavy movements could never defeat Calian’s only knight. This is a fact that ntz knows well. Because Kirie sparred with all the Balkan knights almost every day.


    “Zeon got mixed up.”


    Therefore, if the swords in some of them’s hands had not been glowing red, nz would have leisurely sat back down in his seat without even thinking about pulling out his sword.


    – Keying…….


    With a low sound, ntz’s sword split into two.


    With that, Kirie stood with Hina in the middle, with their backs to ntz.


    Hina came to her senses between the two and looked around. It’s just that I can’t fight, but before something like this, I had no intention of hastily talking to Kirie through the earring or interfering with Kirie and ntz’s movements. Therefore, I decided to do my best to remain calm, taking advantage of the numerous experiences I had standing behind Kirie’s back.


    Before long, Kirie looked around and asked.


    “Are they the wolves of the Great Desert?”


    “No. He looks like an ordinary knight with a cobblestone.”


    nts saw the Great Desert Wolf belonging to Zeon, but not Kirie. And, unlike Calian, who distinguished the great desert warriors with their unique energy, nts had a good head. This means that they have memorized the minor physical characteristics of those born in the great desert. For example, their eyshes are slightly thicker than those on the maind, or their unique gait that has notpletely erased their habit of walking on sand.


    “A wizard is spreading the Silent Curtain somewhere. As soon as I hear their noise, I asked Lord Grace to be on guard around the area. We will find them and destroy them soon.”


    “okay.”


    It was a little while ago that Kirie, who was talking with Rachel in a ce where Hina and nts could be seen, heard the footsteps of strangers. I was thinking of using themunication bracelet to tell Hina the story and have her leave immediately, but I gave up. This was because I was concerned that if they were discovered to have noticed their approach from this side, they would attack without a confrontation.


    “If the sound doesn’t go out, even Crown Prince Chase’s knights won’t notice. What should we do? Are you going to inform the outside world?”


    “No. Don’t tell me.”


    Chase’s knights in the pce are an important force. If there is a wizard, it’s easy for them to get involved in this and get killed. In any case, since the location of the knights and the patronage were blocked and hidden from view by the annex building, I decided that it would be better to leave it unknown.


    In fact, it may just be a judgment or an excuse. Whatever the reason, I didn’t want to create a situation where Secretia’s knights died. So, I put off using themunication bracelet connected to Chase for a while.


    “All right.”


    Since Kirie did not need to listen to nz’s instructions, it would be more correct to view her current response as a sign of agreement rather than a sign of submission. Anyway, Kirie nodded when told not to announce the news to the outside world and went about living her life. Because Kirie also guessed the general reason.


    “Is it okay if I kill them?”


    “are you okay.”


    The knights who came in with the support of the annex and sent memorization first.


    Of course, there is no problem with killing them. Like the doorknob that died in Kalyan’s hand this morning.


    “Okay, I’ll stop you froming as close as possible.”


    In order for two people to block attacksing from all directions from so many knights, their skills must be simr or one must be stronger than the other. Otherwise, you won’t be able to withstand numerous attacks and either ntz or Hina will die first, so it’s better to go ahead and swing your sword first and prevent them from approaching this way.


    “Please stay here if possible.”


    “okay.”


    ntz nodded and answered the words, which included the message not to leave Hina alone.


    A few words were exchanged, but not much time actually passed. At most, the people surrounding the sponsor could only take about five steps.


    – Taaat!


    As soon as the conversation ended, Kirie took off. As if waiting for that, the sound of something thin cutting through the air was heard again. At the same time, nz took a short breath and extended his sword.


    If you had listened carefully to what the two said, you would have known that Kirie didn’t bother to warn you about memorization.


    – Ta-da-da-dan!


    Why are you trying in vain without knowing that there might be a good reason?


    ntz quickly stretched out his two crossed swords and struck down a thin sword, then looked behind him for a moment. He then looked ahead again after seeing Hina, who was ready to use her healing power at any time with a face that didn’t seem the least bit scared.


    Kyrie took a step forward.


    The dark sword embraces darkness.


    They were the same knights of Secretia, but they chose the wrong king. We walked together on the wrongly chosen path of kings.


    – Sigh!


    It is ultimately their fault.


    The knight’s sword, which was shining in the moonlight, lost its strength and fell to the ground. Kirie quickly turned around and pulled herself away from the four swords falling towards her. And without dy, he stretched out his sword. It cuts through the heart.


    – Kaaaang!


    The sound of des hitting each other rang out. It wasn’t Kyrie’s. The swords of the two knights aiming at Kyrie became entangled. Kyrie’s sword, which seemed to seep through them, moved twice. Two lives rolled to the floor.


    Kyrie’s feet didn’t stop.


    While the sword held by the unusually tall Kirie sliced open the throat of the next knight, ntz escaped Kirie and blocked the sword of the knight running toward him with his right sword. Then he picked up another sword and stabbed him deep in the chest.


    – I’m crying!


    Following the still unfamiliar sensation, dark red blood leaked from the chest of the person standing in front of me. ntz didn’t pay attention to that and blocked another sword that ran with him.


    I struck the guy’s sword with my crossed swords, then stretched out my leg and kicked the guy. And in the meantime, he swung thebined swords and created a deep and long wound from his shoulder to his waist. It appears that the driver is no longer breathing.


    The blood that flowed out soaked the soles of nts and Hina’s shoes.


    Should I tell Hina to at least close her eyes? nz put aside the thoughts that came to mind for a moment.


    Now I know where my siblings have been living. Hina also survived in the same ce as Kirie. So, if you worry about Hina by wasting time fighting, it’s obvious that Hina will scold you again.


    – Kaga River! Kaang!


    The bastard who was running towards nz again quickly stopped and raised his sword. It was because I had to block Kirie’s sword, which was suddenly flying towards me.


    Kirie, who recovered the sword that had bounced off, turned her body and continued her attack. The knight who was faced with a fast sword that seemed to cut through the wind stumbled for a moment, but soon regained his bnce and looked forward again.


    does not exist.


    has disappeared.


    and.


    – …… Kwasik!


    An eerie sound reced the footsteps of Kirie, who disappeared momentarily before his eyes, echoing in the knight’s head. The knight’s body copsed and rolled on the floor as he looked at the sword that pierced his waist for a moment. After slipping past the knight, Kyrie, who had pierced deep into his waist, grabbed his dark sword andunched himself again.


    Calian’s knight charges ceaselessly towards Den’s two knights. Two swords filled with red energy blocked Kirie’s path.


    Auror. Yes, Auror.


    Kyrieughed.


    Is there anyone who has faced as many red aurors as Kirie, who are simr to theirs but arepletely different from them?


    – Kaaaang! Kaga River!


    – Wow!


    Although it is a sword filled with aura, the person holding it is a simple knight.


    One knight, who had held on for a couple of times, copsed, bleeding from his chest. Another knight stepped on the knight’s body and rushed towards Kirie. He was holding a shield in one hand and a sword pulsing with red energy in the other.


    – Kaang!


    The inky sword bounced off the silver shield. Kirie’s ck and blue eyes illuminated for a moment in the sparks that flew from the shield, and then disappeared.


    Kirie looked down at the knight with eyes devoid of any emotion and immediately swung the sword she had recovered horizontally. The knight held out his shield once more, a sharp sound followed, and Kyrie’s sword bounced off once more.


    Kirie didn’t stop.


    -Ssam!


    Kirie’s sword hit the ground and rushed towards the knight. This time too, the knight blocked Kyrie’s sword with the shield in his left hand and aimed at his heart with the sword in his right hand.


    No, I tried to aim.


    – Kwasik!


    A shield like that wouldn’t be able to block Kirie’s power and the sharpness of a sword made by melting stars three times. The knight’s body, with his heart pierced along with his shield, copsed.


    – Kaaaang! Kagang!


    – Kaang! Kang!


    While Kyrie was blocking the path of the knights who were trying to run towards nts, another person escaped Kirie’s range and headed towards nts.


    sh.


    ntz’s eyes slowly closed and opened.


    ‘Lord Grace iste.’


    The silent film surrounding the area still remains.


    Continuing his thoughts, ntz touched the ends of the handle of the two-parted Sinastar. And he swung the Sinastar, which was in the form of a long sword simr in length to a spear, as if it were rotating once. After hitting the opponent’s sword with the first sword strike, Sinastar’s sharp de fell in session and cut off the opponent’s neck.


    There are now about thirty remaining knights.


    – Kang! Kaang! Kaaaang!


    – Kaga River! Kaang!


    Kyrie’s sword constantly reduced the number of knights.


    Sinastar’s blue-silver and inky light reflected and absorbed the moonlight, piercing another heart.


    Rachel doesn’te back. There is no sound or feeling of energying from the wizard’s workshop. That doesn’t mean the annex’s support wille from a wizard’s attack. And the knights are sending moderate attacks towards nts, but they are not specifically targeting Hina.


    What does it mean?


    As I was thinking about it, I remembered the conversation Calian had with ntz before he left the annex with Chase.


    ‘I divided the number of people into consideration that I would continue to be there. I think this ce could be dangerous if I leave.’


    Euria and Arsene A were sent to the Marquis Lin’s mansion, which was more vulnerable to attack than the royal pce. Even if Calian was missing here, there were Kyrie and Rachel, but it is clear that their power was rtively weak. Moreover, among those who will remain where Calian is not, aren’t Hina and ntz the hostage candidates that Den would really like?


    ‘I’ll be back soon, so I’m wondering if I’ll try to take advantage of that gap or if Den will show his lowest level, but I’m still anxious. So I thought it might be better to go together.’


    ‘Just go.’


    ‘……Would you mind if it were for a while?’


    ‘are you okay.’


    ‘All right.’


    In a split second, thoughts start flowing.


    We had definitely prepared for the danger here in advance. It was more of a determination than a preparation, but I expected it anyway. And just as expected, Den sent the article.


    – Kaaaang!


    – Kaang!


    The two swords extended to both sides at the same time, simultaneously blocking the attacks of the two knights attacking from both sides.


    “Look up. Hina.”


    After hearing the short words, Hina immediately bowed down. nz quickly turned his body and swung his two swords. Blood sttered and the body of a knight rolled around on the floor. Afterwards, the second knight also fell in the same manner.


    – It’s too quiet. Wizard.


    Taking advantage of the moment when the two knights fell, Hina, who had finally made eye contact with nts, quickly sent a sign message.


    ntz nodded.


    I was thinking the same thing.


    Kalyan is not here.


    There is a wizard, but the wizard has no attacks. But when there is amotion here, Kalyanes.


    ‘If anything urgentes up, please call through Brother Chase. ‘I’ll be right back.’


    ‘Okay, so.’


    ‘yes.’


    I wonder if Den doesn’t know that it is possible to break through the Silent Membrane and make contact usingmunication equipment. Den already knows that ntz has more than that. Nevertheless, he may have known that nz would not call Kalian right away.


    ntz also knows what Calian is doing in front of the pce right now. Now that Chase has brought in his pruning victims, Den will likely be backed into a corner by now. In this situation, if Kalian leaves the scene, it is tantamount to disappearing as an objective, reliable and clear witness who can prove that important moment that cannot be repeated.


    So, Den may have calcted that no matter what happens here, ntz will not call Calian. It is possible if you finally realize that their rtionship is not as bad as you thought.


    “Yes. If there is amotion, my brother wille.”


    It’s quiet here.


    Kalyan does not go to ces that are not noisy.


    “…… under.”


    ntz let out a short sigh as if he realized something.


    With that, he quickly shifted his gaze and counted the number of remaining knights. sixteen. The number of knights who use red aura is three.


    Can you endure it?


    ntz, who was calcting, moved his hand and removed the bracelet connected to the chase. And then he made a very small voice.


    “Kiri. Take Hina and find Sir Grace. I want you to go to Marquis Lin’s mansion as quickly as possible.”


    After speaking, ntz briefly turned his head towards Hina.


    – Wizard attack.


    Kalian’s knight, who has sharp ears, is very good at hearing even small sounds, such as talking to himself, so Kirie, who heard ntz’s words, ryed the answer through themunication device connected to Hina.


    Shouldn’t Rachel stop the wizard’s attack?


    “The wizard will not attack here. Den is nning to attack Marquis Lin’s mansion. Because we have a wizard and a concubine.”


    Kairis tried to control the Marquis Lin by taking Louise and Arianne hostage. That is the picture Den is trying toplete now.


    I don’t know the exact reason, but the reason for keeping this ce quiet was probably to avoid attracting the attention of others, including Calian. Whether or not nts reported the truth to Calian throughmunication supplies, in the eyes of others, this annex should have been a peaceful ce without any incidents.


    While keeping the annex quiet, Den ns to attack Marquis Lynn’s residence no matter who moves. It doesn’t matter now whether there is a preemptive strike from Kairis or Allen. Louise, who had moved to Marquis Lin’s residence, and Den, who checked the wizards with Louise, came up with a new n. The fact that there are Kairis wizards with Louise will make it a preemptive attack.


    Calian said that Den must have thest card hidden away, so his intention is to somehow ‘recapture’ the Marquis’ mansion from Kairis’ hands, whether by sending all of Xeon to the Marquis’ Pce or using something else that he has hidden. On the surface, it may have been a recapture, but in reality, the intention was to bring Chase and Calian to their knees by using Louise as a hostage.


    When a me blooms at Marquis Lynn’s residence, Calian and n move towards it. It gives Calian a clear justification to use Kairis of being behind the upation of the Marquis’ residence. And ntz and Hina, who did not call Kalian, are eventually captured by Den.


    In this way, Hina saves Den, and ntz’s life will be paid a good price at the negotiation table with Kairis, so it is beneficial to Den. Even if we don’t have to go to war, we will have a new reason to control the nobles and Chase.


    “I can’t exin it too long.”


    It’s a ridiculous and reckless method, but from Den’s perspective, there is no more efficient solution than that. Isn’t Den literally a snake in a corner right now? Be it Kairis or anyone else, they are ready to bite.


    So we have to send Hina away.


    Hina is ntz’s fiancée. As Den imed, there was no way the crown prince’s fiancee would be ced in a ce where military force was clearly going toe and go. Hina had to go to stop Den’s unreasonable ims. Safely and quickly.


    And Kalyan muste to the annex. Not right away, but after I finish my current role as a ‘witness.’


    – I will stop the knights. Sir Rachel’s footsteps can be heard here…


    – Not.


    Hina took off her earring and ced it on ntz’s wrist. Thanks to this, Kyrie’s voice rang in ntz’s head. I did that because I had a sword in both hands.


    – Just take Hina with you. Go with Sir Rachel. I’ll give you a bracelet, so give it to Prince Chase when you arrive. If you do it on the way, your brother will jump out, so do it when you get there.


    – If you give it to me, the crown prince will be degraded.


    – When the timees, I will call you. You can figure it out.


    Now eleven.


    nz looked at the remaining eleven knights and raised one corner of his mouth.


    – I know best how to call my brother.


    Strength goes into the hands holding the two swords.