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Chapter 155

155The seat next to Hwa

Enemies are coming.

The enemy's name is devil.

What they sing about is endless pleasure, what they desire is bottomless corruption..

"Queen! I will protect this place!"

said the general. The death squad he led shouted.

It's a familiar scene..

The front line being pushed back and forth, the retreat of our troops. Units desperate to protect the defense line to preserve the main force.

By making sacrifices, ordering sacrifices, and observing sacrifices, the resistance continues to retreat..

"This war... When will it end??"

There were no subjects who could vouch for her lament..

the enemy never dies.

Even if you die, you will be resurrected and come back again..

To them, a material body is no different from a golem powered by magic..

Even if you organize a death squad and destroy one Demon Gate, demons will pour out from a new Demon Gate..

After countless kingdoms and cities were destroyed, there was a voice whispering to her in the last remaining city..

[Queen, make a deal with me.]

A promise to end the endless war and retreat if you plant the essence of corruption and survive for 100 years..

Since there was no other way, they accepted it and a hundred years of harshness began as if they were taking revenge on the queen who had blocked them all this time..

「Jim is a lion-hearted king..」

Until that man shows up.

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Magician Queen of the Spero Kingdom.

Despite her lofty name and authority, Beatrice is a person familiar with the outdoors..

As the kingdom's supreme force, he spent most of his life on the battlefield after ascending to the throne as a field commander..

Even in the summer swamps infested with flies and mosquitoes, and in the bitterly cold snowy fields where horses freeze to death..

The experience she gained from repeated field trips and camping trips has made her able to withstand most environments..

Of course, as the face of the kingdom and the symbolic figure of the demonic resistance, she is restricted to always look neat and relaxed..

In that sense, it can be seen as a failure to maintain that dignity this time..

"Mmm……."

When Beatrice opened her eyes, she had a rare expression of disappointment..

I fell asleep without thinking. Even though I know how dangerous it is to sleep in the cold,!

But what welcomed her was not the cold chill of the snowy field, but a comfortable warmth..

"Did you wake up?."

"your majesty?"

I hear Leon’s voice. He was cutting the burning flames with his bare hands, melting the center of the 'oyster'..

Needless to say, the flame burning in a place where there is not even a single branch that can be used as firewood is the flame of the god Petos..

"I dug a snow cave. I need to take a break for a while."

Beatrice blushed at the fact that she had fallen asleep in front of Leon without the world knowing. Leon hands her the Holy Grail while smiling..

"Holy water. Quench your thirst."

"This precious thing……."

It is said that holy water can be created as long as you have holy power, but Leon was in a position to save a little of his holy power. It's as if he has all his magic power..

Leon seems to have read those thoughts and reassures me not to worry..

"This is okay. Just think of it as a necessary expense.."

"then… I won't decline."

Beatrice receiving the Holy Grail. Considering the hard work that went into completing this Holy Grail, it should be kept in a shrine, but for now it is just a glass of water to quench her thirst..

The energy of the holy water that passes over the back of my neck is warm. Beatrice looked at Leon with a gloomy expression..

"I… your majesty."

"Why do you do that?"

"I am… Did I do something rude?."

"There wasn't much to it. It seemed like an old memory came to mind.."

"……I looked embarrassed."

Sometimes she dreams of the past. A time of brilliant glory. The nightmare of that glorious era collapsing.

It was a miserable time that I couldn't tell anyone about..

"There's nothing to be ashamed of. Who wouldn’t?."

"your majesty?"

Leon smiled bitterly and confessed honestly..

"Memories of the past are beautiful things. It's a dream that makes me want to go back."

"……."

Beatrice kept her mouth shut and sympathized with Leon's story..

She knows Leon’s past. That he lost the people he loved and cared about, and that he fought until the very end..

How great was his sense of loss when everyone died and he was left alone??

The only person in the world who can sympathize with that pain is yourself. Conversely, those who can sympathize with their pain are also…….

"I'm thinking of taking a break for a while. Get some more rest."

"yes……."

Beatrice hugged herself in a fairly large snow cave and realized that she had been covering something up until now..

"Your Majesty, this is?"

"It's a knight's cloak that I got by chance on Earth. A gift from that honorable knight.."

It was the cloak of the headless knight whom Leon had honored. It seems that Leon took the cloak he owned as a souvenir from subspace and covered it with it..

"Your Majesty……."

Since he is covering himself with a cloak, Leon is sitting in the snow cave with his bare body. But Leon said as if he didn't care..

"My luggage is fine. Isn’t it an article?."

Beatrice suddenly thought of General Ricardo Burns..

A knight from a ruined country who tried to assist the queen by becoming a Death Knight himself. Beatrice could not repay their foolish loyalty..

"All knights are like that.?"

"That's how I learned it."

Leon was born into a grand ducal family and was thoroughly educated in chivalry. He knew how to protect what men and women should do, and to be considerate and respectful of each other..

But rather than that.

"It's a knight's duty."

"duty…."

Is it really possible to endure such endless sacrifice through the word duty??

At least General Ricardo Burns and his knights, the Lionheart King of the Lionheart Kingdom, are people who have a greater duty than a right..

"your majesty."

Beatrice gently lifted the cloak and showed the empty space inside..

"There is a lot of space left. Please come in."

"Huh... I understand what you mean, but……."

If you cover yourself with a cape, you have no choice but to naturally adhere to your skin. Leon thought it was disrespectful to the Lady..

And Beatrice thought it was rude to leave Leon alone and cover the cloak alone. Above all──

"Come on. Are you planning to embarrass me??"

It's a somewhat blatant temptation, but one for which the queen is quite prepared..

"Dear Lady… I can't embarrass you."

Leon carefully entered the cloak. Naturally skin-to-skin adhesion.

"It's not uncomfortable.?"

"It's uncomfortable. It's nice because it's warmer."

Beatrice leaning on Leon's shoulder. Leon was rarely taken aback by her sudden behavior..

"Bice……."

"Please allow me this much. More... I won't want it."

"……."

Leon offered his shoulder without saying a word. The seat next to him was empty for a long time..

How long has it been like that? Leon watches the defenseless state of Beatrice sleeping peacefully..

[Leon, my knight..]

Ariana's voice fell towards Leon..

"don't say."

And on rare occasions, Leon refused. But light and justice continued to rain down words..

[This is what your goddess earnestly desires. When will she find a new love?.]

Leon smiled awkwardly at the goddess' words. He said it wasn't the right time, but the gods don't seem to think so..

[No, what about our Hari? Being true and pure will make a good wife..]

Poma's voice immediately gave Fl a reprimand..

[The sea should shut its mouth. Now it is the turn of dreams and death. The position of the next queen belongs to the head of the new queen..]

[I don't even think about the person who will give me the rice cake, but I keep talking so much..]

[What a war! Are you insulting your wife?!]

When Petos spoke a word from the fire in the snow cave, Fleur's eyes widened. In the meantime, the god of vengeance helps out.

[It is right for avengers to form relationships with fellow avengers. It's called motivation..]

[Was the queen candidate presented in the darkness a bright young baby??]

[She is one year older than the Goddess of the Sea and War. war.]

[Humans attach great importance to that one year life..]

As Ventasis quietly joined in, Leon touched his forehead. Meanwhile, the goddess of light and justice is relaxed..

[Hehe, this is my article. He is the son of this goddess. I decide who my daughter-in-law will be..]

"Goddess... I only have two mothers."

Although he was an orphan, he was one of the only people on Earth. One of the Grand Duchess of Lionheart. The goddess is an object of worship, but she is hardly her mother.…….

[Let's use the third ending..]

"I can only take it for granted.."

Leon fidgeted with the hair of the woman who was sleeping peacefully next to him. She is a young and beautiful woman. She has shown great favor to me, and it seems that the gods have also liked her..

[Have you forgotten Castile yet?.]

"……."

Leon smiled bitterly and remembered his old love..

He snatched up the priest who served the goddess of the moon and purity, as if abducting him, and whispered his love to him. Had to undergo trials to appease the angry goddess of chastity.

Because it was such a difficult love, Leon cherished his wife and protected his family..

Now that she has died and gone to the bosom of the gods, he cannot covet a new woman..

[Leon. It's my knight. Your life is difficult to live with ordinary women. Your pure heart is happy for that child, but what about your tired mind and body and unrelieved joy?.]

Ariana… She and the gods were worried about this honest lion-hearted king..

Even the gods live for eternity, share pleasure with humans, and have fiery love..

If the gods are like that, Leon has kept his innocence for too long..

They only kept repeating bloody demon hunting while holding on to unresolved pleasure..

In the eyes of the gods, Leon's limit should have been discovered long ago..

[You will also have obligations. As Lionheart's only living human. The duty to nurture and prosper that lineage.]

"……."

The goddess smiled as she glanced at Leon, who still couldn't answer..

[Have a love that shines like a star, Leon. you deserve it.]

Leon glanced at the queen, who was resting her exhausted body on his shoulder..

He is still young and healthy. Even though it had been two hundred years since he held her. but…….

[father.]

Recalls old memories. The fruit of my love is the hope that the child who did not end well is alive..

'You can't act rashly..'

So for now, just. I have no choice but to be patient.

I adjust my cloak and cover the lady sitting next to me so she doesn't get cold. Even in the harsh glacial continent, the woman’s skin was warm and soft..

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"The reaction is getting stronger.."

How long did the exploration continue? Beatrice led Leon in the direction where the dagger's flame gradually became clearer..

"Bice, there doesn't seem to be any other living things around.."

During several days of exploration, the two did not see a single devil in this cold land..

Well, in this land, you have to be at least as good as Leon or Beatrice to endure it, but quite a few demons will freeze as soon as they approach..

"I thought there were glacier demons.."

"Demons of sloth and stupidity.?"

"Among them, there are demons with a cold spirit. They're quite annoying, but... Nothing compares to the flame of God."

At the turn of the Plain of Landolce, Vulcan led the knights and destroyed them..

The battle situation is truly overwhelming. I heard they finally defeated the demon army..

"Nevertheless, it is puzzling that Lord Vulcan and his knights have disappeared. But after coming here, it seems that it is not impossible.."

It's such a cold and cold continent. It is truly a coldness that complies with the law..

"But that makes me even more confident. Lord Vulcan is said to be alive on this continent.."

"Cold sleep… You mean, right? Ah, in Your Majesty's world, theory is……."

"I heard about it from Sir Yappy so I know the basics.."

In Leon's world, science has not developed that far. However, it is not an entirely unfamiliar theory as he vaguely heard about it when he was an Earthling..

"They are God's knights. He would have been able to survive even in this world where time and space were frozen── Bice."

It was then. Leon stopped Beatrice and began to sense something about her..

"Petos,."

[Yes, I feel it. I couldn't find it until I got this close..]

Fethos, the god of war and fire, shared Leon's same sensibilities. His burning fire flows through Leon's whole body..

"That place. There's someone over there."

The two hurriedly headed in the direction they felt. And the closer you get, the brighter flames flow from Vulcan's ceremonial dagger..

"huge… It's just a glacier.."

When we arrived, there was a huge ice wall blocking our path. Ice walls frozen with snow and ice are harder and bigger than cliffs carved out of rock..

Leon stepped forward toward that distant ice wall..

"step aside for a moment."

Leon took out his holy spear. The flame of Fethos rotates fiercely around the tip of the spear..

The moment the spiral flame touched the ice wall, it melted the ice wall and gradually moved forward..

How far forward did we go? Several times, the ice water from the melted ice wall was evaporated by the divine flame and released a huge amount of steam..

"I found it!"

Leon found familiar armor. It was not Vulcan──

A bright red knight, from helmet to armor to horse barding.

Even the unforgettable flag of the unit symbolizing the Knights of Glory.

"Your Majesty, these are?"

"Knights of the Burning Sword of Baltan. The Holy Grail Knights of War and Flame, the Holy Grail Knights under Lord Vulcanus.."

Inside the ice wall, countless knights were frozen and stuffed..