0.01 Second Sword Master

0.01 Second Sword Master Episode 72

After leaving the palace with the knights, we were able to face Elberstein shortly after. He spotted us and stopped the horse that was running first.

“It’s been a while, Captain Aslan.”

They brought a lot of knights, but it didn’t seem like they came with malice.

But it never seemed to come to anything good.

Let’s not relax.

“It’s been a while, King Elberstein.”

Elberstein said with a soft smile.

“You don’t have to be so harsh. Please treat me like you used to.”

“How can I treat the king of a kingdom lightly?”

“Didn’t I tell you before I left Eli Kingdom? Even if my status changes, I am your eternal knight.”

[Loyalty] is such a good trait.

It’s because you don’t betray the other person and keep the heart you had the first time.

Elberstein was not my enemy either.

No matter what story he plays, Elberstein has always been a character with good intentions. Then I no longer had to be wary of him.

“You still don’t break my stubbornness, Elberstein.”

Elberstein’s face turned bright as if he liked it so much that I was comfortable talking like before.

“Where would that naive personality go?”

When Aaron, who was next to him, helped, Elberstein greeted him happily.

“Aaron. How have you been?”

“Long time no see, Elberstein. But you’ve gained some weight. After all, is the life of a king like that?”

“Whoops. My life should have been a little easier thanks to Captain Aslan.”

It would be nice to welcome them, but I needed to know why Elberstein had brought the knights to this point.

“Elberstein. No matter how you are, there is a procedure. Bringing the knights across the border without permission like this is something that can’t just be crossed.”

“I know that. First of all, I would like to apologize for that. But the urgency of the matter forced me to make a decision that I had no choice but to make.”

“… Let’s listen to the story.”

Elberstein explained what had happened in Omer Kingdom.

The plague began to spread terribly in the village, and there were signs that it was spreading in the castle, so Elberstein tried to stop it with all his might.

Then, he found out that a suspicious monster was roaming around the village and spraying plague, and he chased it and arrived at this place.

“It is clear that the unknown monster has spread a plague on the village. And while we were chasing him, he ended up crossing the border here…”

While listening carefully to the story, I pondered over the appearance of the monster Elberstein had described.

It’s a giant scorpion-like monster that travels underground like a mole.

In addition, the fact that if you come in contact with the black smoke it sprinkles, the plague will start to circulate…

‘No matter how much I hear this, it’s Lek Cardi, right?’

There was only one monster that came to mind after putting off its appearance and characteristics.

leccardy.

With a body like a scorpion, his characteristic was the ability to cause plague. It sprinkles demonic energy on nearby prey to weaken them, then steals their energy and uses it as its own.

At first, I didn’t know it was Lekcardi, I just mistook it for a plague and was only treating it. Later, when Lekcardi sucked in people’s spirits and got stronger, it was supposed to be already grown up when it came up to the ground.

‘At that time, he was a guy who would just fuck anyone in the army or whatever caught his eye.’

I asked Elberstein.

“Did you have a battle with him?”

“no. We found him first, and we ran away as far as this area.”

That means it hasn’t grown yet.

In other words, there is a very high possibility of targeting villages within the territory of Eli Kingdom for their complete growth.

‘Our Elvestain didn’t bring presents and brought shit.’

This son of a bitch raised him well and made him a king, but he brought a troublesome devil even though he couldn’t bring him a gold nugget.

‘But where the hell did that guy come from?’

Did the worshipers perform another ritual or something to summon them?

If Lekcardi enters the village and spreads the plague, it will be very troublesome, so you have to go and catch it before it takes root properly.

the problem is,

‘It’s not easy to find him once he hides.’

It is said that it detects and finds him with magic like a radar, but it is impossible to know which direction he escaped, and even if he did, he would not even be able to detect it if he dug deep into the ground.

This is why players called Lekcardi Lekham and hated it.

This is because you never know when and where the guy who has been hiding quietly will pop out and harass you.

However, I suddenly had a question.

“Elberstein.”

“Yes. Commander of the Air Division.”

“If something like this happens, should I just send the knights? Why did you, the king, come with me?”

Elberstein is no longer a knight, but a king of a country.

Such a person came all the way here directly without asking the knights.

“It could be because of the lack of talent. There is a lot of work, but there are not many people who can do it, so I am running around like this myself these days. More than anything······.”

He looked around and spoke.

“I wanted to come back here after a long time.”

Elberstein was a king and an adventurer at the same time.

If you follow the storyline well, Elberstein has a very strong desire to go out and fight and have adventures, so he leads the knights himself whenever the opportunity arises.

Should I say that there are many cases in which even if someone advised me to stay in the royal palace for a while, they would push me recklessly?

Surely that’s the reason this time too.

“Is that all there is to the pursuit team?”

“Yes. I brought along the magic corps to track him down.”

“good. Then, join forces with our military and conduct a wide-ranging search. Send knights and magic troops to nearby villages. The demon will most likely reappear to absorb the spirits of the inhabitants.”

At those words, Elberstein looked a little surprised.

“The commander of the Great Knights knows very well what that demon is.”

I laughed and bluffed my way up.

“There is nothing I do not know about demons, about this continent.”

“Also······.”

for a moment. But isn’t that wrong?

I’m probably the only one who knows the story and characters of this game, as well as demons and monsters.

“Everyone move quickly.”

“Yes!”

I couldn’t just wait here until the report came in that the soldiers had found Lekcardi.

“Shall we go to the palace together for now?”

At those words, Elberstein’s eyes lit up.

“Yes. I also want to go there after a long time.”

“Follow me. But since you’re a guest, I won’t treat you badly.”

“Yes!”

Having even joined Elberstein after a long time, I felt reassured for some reason.

Shouldn’t I have just made Elberstein the king and kept him by my side?

“Oh oh. Who is that?”

“Isn’t it Mr. Elberstein?”

“no. Didn’t you say that you became the king of the kingdom of Omer?”

“Are you back?”

When we entered the city, the people greeted us.

Since Elberstein was under my command and helped the people on my quest every single day, his evaluation here was very positive.

He waved and greeted the people he hadn’t seen in a long time.

“Welcome, King Elberstein.”

The king of our kingdom, Liberto, also greeted Elberstein at the palace hall.

However, he did not speak at length with Elberstein.

“Please spend a comfortable time in our kingdom. If you have something important to discuss, please discuss it here with the commander of the Great Division, Aslan. For his will is also my will.”

“Thank you for the welcome.”

After showing his face for a very short time, Liverto left the hall with a wink that he would leave everything to me.

It’s been a long time since Raoul’s incident completely removed his hands from state affairs and revealed himself to the public like this.

“The King is still there.”

At Elberstein’s words, I nodded.

Anyone who plays this game would have driven out the king by now, usurped the throne, and established a new kingdom.

To be honest, I’m not saying it’s impossible.

I already have full power, and the people’s support for me is very high, so taking the throne now will not make people’s feelings worse.

But that’s what beginners do.

‘When I become a king, there are too many restrictions.’

Right now, the position of the lieutenant division commander has limitations, so what about the king?

You cannot recklessly leave the palace to devour items or magic.

This is because everything has to be done by subordinates, and the moment the king leaves his seat, public sentiment in the castle quickly deteriorates.

‘This Elberstein is a madman.’

If you play recklessly like this guy, the kingdom is likely to collapse.

I’ve built it up to this point, but I can’t break it down here.

And since he has to share his destiny with the kingdom when he becomes king, on the day Eli kingdom perishes, he must remain here and die.

“Elberstein.”

“Yes, the lieutenant commander.”

“I’d like to hold a welcome ceremony, but you don’t know when a report about the discovery of the demon may come in, so you should separate yourself from your old colleagues.”

Elberstein nodded while looking at Aaron and the knights waiting for him behind him.

“Thank you very much for your consideration.”

yes. I have to think about how to clean up your shit, so hang out there.

I removed Elberstein, who kept trying to cling to me, and went back to the office.

I laid out the map and tried to guess the path the demon might have taken-

“Well? What’s this.”

I noticed the necklace sitting on my desk.

Who left it here?

It looks pretty expensive.

[Sealed Eternity Necklace]

– A necklace imbued with divine blessings.

-Hidden options exist.

-Only those with the power of light can become true owners of the necklace.

“…?”

Do you have any items like this?

But the unfortunate thing was that I couldn’t open the hidden option on this necklace.

To have the power of light, you have to be at least a priest.

I can’t possibly have that kind of power right now…

Clap-!

It was then.

The sealed entrance in the center of the necklace opened and light began to seep into my hands.

Why is this happening?

“no way?”

Could it be because of Regilotte’s bracelet?

The effect of changing all of my attributes into holy attributes was recognized as the power of light.

Soon, a brilliant light emanated from the necklace, and eventually.

[Necklace of Divine Protection]

– A necklace imbued with divine blessings.

– You are recognized as the owner of light, and hidden options are unlocked.

-Divine Protection: Once a day. Absorbs all instant-kill damage inflicted on the wearer.

“!?”

My hands trembled when I saw the hidden options revealed.

“Mmm, crazy.”

It’s once a day, but it’s an option to absorb the instant death damage inflicted on me!

Isn’t this an S-class ability?

This gave me two lives.

“Who the hell gave me a surprise like this…”

I took a quick look around.

I don’t know who it is, but is this just how it feels to receive a present from Grandpa Santa?

“I’m not sure you’re asking for it back.”

I quickly put the necklace around my neck.

Then my heart warmed up and I felt better.

this is a blessing

yes. The world hasn’t abandoned me yet.

Maybe the developers gave me this gift out of pity for seeing me suffer…

* * *

“I’m sorry!! The news is that a black monster resembling a scorpion is approaching across the border from the east as well!”

“I beseech you! Monsters appear again from the south…!”

The devil crossing the border was not one.

Hariel was taken aback by the urgent news coming in one after another,

“…”

Aslan calmly listened to the report and got up from his seat.

He flapped his cloak and shouted.

“Everyone get ready to go out. They will definitely try to gather in one place. I will go there and wipe them out.”

“Yes!”

Aslan got down from the seat of honor and approached Hariel.

“Hariel.”

“Yes. Commander of the Air Division.”

“While I pursue the trail of the demons, you will seek out the cultists.”

“Yes?”

“This is most likely the work of the so-called cultists. So look for it.”

“Yes. I will.”

After being ordered by Aslan, Hariel gets up from her seat.

“uh?”

The string of the necklace hanging around Aslan’s neck was faintly visible.

“Why?”

“ah······. it’s nothing.”

With the will to leave the church and settle down here, she left the necklace she received from the church in Aslan’s office.

I thought I’d just keep it in a drawer or somewhere, or get rid of it altogether, but I never thought I’d be wearing it myself.

Does this mean that Aslan cherishes what he has entrusted to him?

“…”

“Where are you sick? Your face seems to be turning red all of a sudden.”

“Oh no! Hmmm. I-I’ll go first!”

Hariel tried to hide his smile and quickly left the hall.

For some reason, my heart felt like it was beating fast.