The Death Knight Became an Escort Knight for the Saintess

92. The Holy Demon War

92.

Unlike the Lauren Elf tribe, which was built around an empty lot, a hot feeling hit the inside of the jungle shortly after entering. If the tribal dwelling still felt warm, the jungle still boasted a sweltering heat. And that wasn’t all.

“Damn it, why is it so stiff here?”

Frigit murmured his displeasure as he cut a sticking out branch with his logging blade. Ferien also frowned, wiping a drop of sweat from her neck.

“Because this is the road to the deepest part of Lauren. You wouldn’t know because you weren’t interested. Besides, Manmajeon is nearby, so I’m not the type to go there often. It is natural that the road is not in order.”

Freiggit sighed lightly at her fiancée’s explanation. Ferien turned her head towards the Death Knight and her holy maiden following behind her. It’s been a few hours since I came in.

The further they went into the depths of Lauren, the stronger they felt that they were advancing into a bog of plants of all kinds. The trees grew larger, denser, and cast insidious shadows. The sweltering heat seemed to melt itself as it could not find a way out of the mire. A haze shimmered like an illusion near the bushes on the side. Maybe it was just a fantasy.

“Hey, are you okay?”

Ferien carefully questioned her saintess. Even she, her native, was feeling tired. There was no way that her saintess, who was an outsider to her, would not be having a hard time. But Celia nodded her head even as she gasped. When Perien glanced at the Death Knight, he shook her head.

“Take a break.”

Essilia tried to explain what she was, but she was out of breath and couldn’t speak properly. Eventually, the saintess leaned against the back of her tree and began to catch her breath.

Ferien watched the saintess like that for a while and then handed her canteen in silence. As soon as the saintess saw the canteen held out by her, she lowered her head and gulped it down. After she had finished, she had to catch her breath for a long time.

During that time, the only conversations her party had were the voices of the saintess panting and the cries of unknown birds and animals. Likewise, it was the cries of insects that I couldn’t guess what kind of species they were.

It was the frigate that broke the tumultuous silence. The frigate was leaning against a tree, limp as if it had melted into the tropics.

“…… Just curious since we’re going to the temple right now, Gemini, you’re a priest, aren’t you? Then have you ever heard the voices of the gods? Why, there are rumors that there are sometimes famous people among saints and archbishops who have just had such an experience and ascended to the position of archbishop or saint. I heard that the Saint of Innocence, the Saint of this time, was also like that.”

When she heard her words about herself in an unexpected situation, Cilia she gasped for a moment.

“…… ! Coke! Coke!!”

She gasped so quickly that she even coughed a little. Hearing her saintess cough, Perien looked at her fiancé as if she was dumbfounded.

“…… How absurd must it have been, would the clergy lady react like that? Where is the man who heard the voices of the gods now? When did the gods disappear?”

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Esilia smiled at those words.

“No. We priests can be said to be closer to the gods than anyone right now, so it’s not unreasonable to say such a thing. Now I’m wandering around here and there, but there were people who said things like that when I was working at a cathedral in the past.

But Mr. Freight. Like Miss Perien said, probably no one has heard the voices of the gods or seen the faces of the gods now. Well, the saintess you talked about… I know she’s never had that kind of experience.”

Frigit flinched slightly. Considering how limp it was, it was a pretty violent reaction.

“Really? So who are the people who claim to have heard the voices of the gods?”

“Well, most of it must be an illusion.”

Perien, who had only revealed a little absurdity at Ecilia’s words, twinkled her eyes full of surprise and interest.

“…… So, does that mean that the minority, not the majority, really heard the voices of the gods? Gemini?”

However, her answer to Perien’s question took on a shape other than her own.

“It could have been. There are not only gods in the world that people like Gemini follow. There are also gods that are closely related to the place we are going to.”

And the answer came from an unexpected person. All three turned their heads in the direction they heard the answer. Zerfied was leaning under a tree with very wide leaves that stretched like a canopy. The thick leaves formed a deep shadow, so all I could see under them was sharp, bloody eyes. It was quite a strange figure.

Amidst the strangeness, the party felt a bizarre tension. Maybe it was because it reminded me of the fact about the Manmajeon. They wanted to believe that. Frigate said in a slightly trembling voice.

“…… Do you mean that the knights show themselves better than the holy spirits?”

At the words of Frigit, Esilia let out a gasp, a gasp mixed with surprise. Information related to demons was treated as taboo as the undead. No matter how much she was a saint, it wasn’t information that she could know without care.

In the first place, the denominations that believe in the Holy Spirit intentionally excluded information related to drinking. It was only natural that her curiosity would draw her attention to information she was unaware of.

It was the same with Ferien. Even though she lives in Lauren, where she has no contact with the outside world, what Jer Peed said about her was enough to arouse her interest. It is a story about beings who have a profound influence on the world. Even if I try not to pay attention, I can’t help but have it.

“There is something I want to tell you.”

Zerpied’s words were calm. Seeing the bright full moon, she seemed to be reciting her impression of friendship.

“How do you think demons maintain their power?”

“Yes?” “Uh?” “What?”

The three people reacted at the same time. Their reactions were all the same, as if they had popped out at the same time. All of them reacted as if they had been hit by a momentary shock. In some ways, it seemed that I did not quite understand what he was talking about. Death Knight did not give the three people time to recover from the shock. He immediately continued to speak with her calmly, as before.

“Most people in the world today live by believing in the Holy Ghost. Even if you don’t follow it completely like a priest, you are living under the influence of the Holy Spirit. But, in this situation, how do the demons maintain their power, I mean. It’s no different from being completely pushed away by the Holy Ghost.”

The three hesitated, unable to come up with an answer. It was unknown whether Death Knight expected such a situation, but he continued talking without showing any reaction to the appearance of the three.

“Since the Holy Demon War, the struggle between the Holy Spirit and the Demon Gods, the ‘Mythical Age’ in which the gods roamed the earth with their bodies is over. Both the Holy Ghost and the Demon God fell and retreated into the depths of the world.”

The Death Knight blinked once in her eyes.

‘That’s interesting. The quality I felt was obviously chaos, and even though it was infinitely close to death, to move. Can this be?’

‘…… Great, good I have no intention of antagonizing you. Make a deal We are now fighting a war for our survival. If you help us, I’ll give you what you want.’

‘Me? I am Revancalus. They called me Demon King more than my first name. It would be more convenient to call you that.’

He frowned once, feeling a strange sense of unfamiliarity at the sudden emergence of old memories. If he had been in the light, the three might have felt strange. But because he was in the shadows, he couldn’t really get that kind of reaction. He focused on the story to shake off that strange unfamiliarity.

“However, it only fell, not dead. The Holy Ghosts still influence the world indirectly through clerical devotees like Gemini here. And the same goes for those who drink. Aren’t you curious? That you haven’t gained as many followers as the Holy Ghosts and still have an impact?”

The three looked at each other. The eyes of the three reflected each other with expressions full of bewilderment.

“The Holy Ghosts give less to believers. However, I receive less.”

“Ah!”

It was Ecilia who gave a voice mixed with amazement.

“Right! We always pray to the Holy Ghosts, giving some of our strength to them. In return, we can use divine power, which is part of the power of the gods.”

Zer Pied nodded his head.

“Right. This same method applies to demons as well. But…… They give more and take more.”

It was always like that. Even after the fall, the surviving demons have maintained themselves through such extreme trading methods. The nature of demons is destroyed. They were more reluctant than the holy spirits, and they sought a way out in such an extreme direction. It was highly likely that it would not have changed even now that the Holy Ghosts had grown in influence. If giving is great, there will always be people who care a lot.

Above all, Death Knight had already witnessed such cases in this era.

Frigit eventually couldn’t overcome his curiosity and spoke. A tense question escaped his lips.

“For example?”

“For example…… It provides an amount of divine power that is incomparable to the divine power given by the holy spirits.”

The two elves gulped.

“Then… ….”

“…… What is the price?”

“To dedicate a part of the body to God. Or give yourself completely. Then, even for a moment, you will be able to demonstrate god-like power.”

Esilia, the holy maiden of innocence, was appalled. In front of the saintess’s eyes, Zernier El shimmered like a flame. She intended to offer herself to Bazarak, the demon of red flames.

Once again a tumultuous silence fell between the four of them. The silence contained a stronger tension than before. Again, it was the frigate that broke the silence.

“…… But how does the driver know all that? Are the original knights even interested in such theology?”

Perien raised her head at her fiancé’s words.

“…… That’s right, come to think of it, how did you know that there was a Tenma War in the deepest part of Lauren? ? Few outsiders know this… ? A place that even we avoid… There’s no way we’re going to say anything like this….”

The Death Knight blinked once in her eyes. It wasn’t because of the rawness like before. It was because of bewilderment. Celia, noticing that the atmosphere was loaded with suspicion based on her curiosity, she called out to the elves urgently.

“I, I…… Pee, Miss Ferien! Mr. Freight!”

“Huh?” “Why?”

“I, I… uh… That, Mo, I’m thirsty!! Mmm, can I get some water?”

“Ah, what else am I saying? Of course.”

Frigit nodded. Frigate rummaged through his rucksack. Seeing her backpack, Freygit frowned at her.

“Damn it, maybe it’s because the temperature is high and I drank more water than I thought, so it’s not that much? If it’s like this…… It’s not lacking, but I don’t think I’ll be comfortable either.”

“Then we have no choice but to procure it here. Let’s go.”

Perien stood up from her seat at the words of her fiancé. At the turn of events, Ecilia internally let out a sigh of relief. Death Knight slowly blinked once at the tension that was released.

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“…… When else did something like this grow here?”

Ferien tilted her head at the long vines of the tree. Frigitt asked her fiancé, wiping the sweat from her neck.

“What, you didn’t even go out of Lauren like me, what’s wrong?”

“…… This is real, did I mention it earlier? Because Manmajeon is nearby, he rarely comes? Are you saying it’s not actually managed? Huh?”

Freight made an exaggerated chuckle at the action of her fiancée, who frowned and choked her slightly.

“Ah! Okay! All right! It’s my fault!”

Only then did Perien grin and loosen her fiancé’s neck. Perien neatly cut her vines with her logging road. Then the smell of her water hit me. The frigate made a sound of admiration.

“Oh.”

“Did you see it? My skills?”

Ferien smiled at the two following. Ecilia smiled as well, and Zer Pied nodded her head once. Satisfied with the two of them, Perien briskly took her step.

After a while, what appeared in front of the party was a lake. The lake was hidden by shady trees, but at first glance it looked clean. A small lake with a large rock in the middle made me feel the gentleness. With the exception of the Death Knight, who did not need to drink water, the rest of the party all moved quickly to the lake.

Water is also an essential element for human life. Although it was lukewarm, just filling a water bottle and soaking a part of the body such as an arm made me feel better. Perien went in proudly and she was enjoying her swim. Seeing her fiancée’s smiling face, Frey Gitte smiled involuntarily and said,

“How about staying here tonight? It’s quiet, so the surroundings seem to be okay.”

The Death Knight and the saint both nodded and agreed. Frigate called out to Ferien, who swam into the lake.

“Perien-! How about staying here tonight?”

“What-?!”

Perien, who came to the middle of the rock before he knew it, stopped her swimming and asked again.

“How about staying here-!”

“Say it a little louder, Prigit-!”

Esilia, who watched the conversation with a smile, felt comfortable. It’s quiet, secluded, and subtle. She was sultry and it felt so good to feel at home in the tropical jungle.

It was then. As Celia was enjoying her comfort, something peculiar came into Celia’s eyes.

“I… Knight?”

“Hmm?”

“Do rocks move?”

“What do you mean, I must have misunderstood your reflection in the water.”

“No, that rock definitely moved…… ?”

At Esilia’s words, Zerpied turned his gaze to the rock in the middle of the lake.

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“That couldn’t be… ….”

He immediately bristled. A harsh voice burst from him.

“Ms. Ferien-! Get back right now-!”

At that time,

The rock opened its eyes.