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As everyone looked at each other in confusion, Rouse replied:

"They're the Queen's guards... isn't that a more accurate way to think of them?"

"Indeed, it's hard to understand why they wouldn't go to the battlefield and focus on protecting the Queen, but that must be the case. In that case—even if the Son of God is caught up in a large-scale attack, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Countless people gasped. As the Queen's proper position remained unclear, and she was concerned about the possibility of harming the "Child of God," she had not yet launched bombing or wide-area annihilation magic against the sea of ​​trees.

However, since the Queen was protected by two magicians of the Age of Gods, they would certainly protect her even if they had to resort to magical bombardment against the army. Indeed, they would bombard the Republic until it was destroyed, the sea of ​​trees could no longer regenerate, and the beastmen were devastated until they surrendered.

"Sir Distak...isn't that disrespectful?"

Royce asked in a voice lacking intonation, and then Balan turned his head and answered.

"It is indeed disrespectful—the Queen has committed blasphemy against our noble God."

"That is……"

"Why can't even we reach the Queen, but the Liberators have already? How did they find her? The Knight Hunter's guidance? Yes, of course. From what happened this time, we know that guy is also a Liberator. But the other party is the Republic. The beasts will never let such a powerful being near the Queen, and they will never trust them. Yet, they have joined forces, the Liberator and the Son of God! If this isn't a betrayal, what is it!?"

Madness swept through the space with his words, but his words were not wrong. The Queen had accepted the Liberator, leading to the current situation. Therefore, the Queen, like the Liberator, was a traitor.

Originally, I had planned to welcome the Son of God to the base before things developed to this point, and then slowly preach to her about God's love and faith...

It's easy to imagine that the Queen must have been brainwashed by the evil Liberators. So, a slightly stronger shock to wake her up is probably necessary.

"I will take full responsibility. After I take the Son of God away, I will ask His Holiness the Pope to judge whether my decision was correct. Once God's will is fulfilled, my head will not be a shame at all."

The previous excitement seemed false, and Balaam's face returned to its usual smile.

Rouse got gooseflesh, but he seemed to be in the minority.

"Incredible... Incredible awareness, no, faith! Sir Distarch!"

The first person to applaud was Lilith. From her sparkling eyes, it was clear that she truly admired Balaam's decision. After Lilith started praising, everyone else began to praise Balaam.

Balaam smiled, waved his hand for silence, and continued:

"At this point, we can no longer engage in a protracted war of attrition; we must determine victory in the short term. While bombing, to prevent the enemy from interfering, we must devote all our forces, regardless of the cost in lives—Lord Detelf."

"……yes!"

"I said full combat power, you understand me, right?"

"...As you command, I will mobilize all the troops in the country, including the reserves."

Detelf replied expressionlessly. However, Balan, in contrast, smiled broadly and said:

"Don't worry, there's another plan."

"A plan?"

"Yes, in fact, a messenger came from our country with good news."

After hearing the "good news," the atmosphere at the meeting suddenly lightened considerably. This news would greatly increase their chances of success in this operation.

That being said, it's still a gamble. The enemy is comprised of numerous Age of God mages, and they're aided by the Queen's divine magic. Therefore, everyone needs to fight with all their might, just like Ross, with the resolve to die for their country.

Who could have foreseen that this war would be so arduous? It was supposed to be a simple mission: defeat the beasts, abandoned by the gods and unable to wield magic, and reclaim the tragically corrupted "Child of God." But now, countless knights have sacrificed their lives...

But it doesn't matter to them.

"The glorious path of martyrdom lies before us. Consider this the place where we will die!"

No one objected to Balaam's words, and there was no possibility of fear or dissatisfaction on their part.

Some are just...

──Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

Ecstasy. The overwhelming ecstasy of being able to dedicate one's life to God's will. The conference room was filled with the warmth of everyone except Rouse and Detelf.

At this moment, an extremely beautiful voice suddenly rang out.

"marvelous."

This statement took everyone by surprise. They all turned around and looked towards the door of the conference room.

Then, seeing the existence that had been standing there for who knows when, they showed a contented expression on their faces.

In this place where the strongest elites gather, a peerless beauty suddenly appears. No one noticed her opening the door and coming in. She is the "Oracle Witch".

Only one person, Ross, seemed to be poured with cold water, and he froze in place, but no one looked at him.

Although Balaam was wavering, he finally managed to speak.

"Miko-maiden? Why are you here..."

Wearing a gorgeous shrine maiden costume with white as the main color, a faint smile appeared on her peerless beautiful face. The shrine maiden walked into the room, swaying her silver hair that sparkled like gems.

Just witnessing her overwhelming beauty shrouded their consciousness in a haze, as if they were in a daydream. Federation officials, including Detloff, and the priests, who had received the honor of visiting her for the first time, all swallowed their saliva. She simply stood there, and in an instant, she dominated the entire place.

For a moment, her gaze met his, and Ross felt a cold sweat pouring down his spine. Those silver eyes, so beautiful that everyone admired them, chilled him to the bone. How could anyone find such empty eyes beautiful? How could someone be captivated by a smile that resembled a doll's barely-assembled facial parts? Ross couldn't comprehend it.

Ross was feeling like a rabbit holding its breath before a wild beast. At this moment, the witch came to Balan's side. Balan respectfully gave her his seat as if it was natural, and he stood behind her like an adjutant.

The witch took her seat gracefully, her eyes scanning the room for a long time.

"You are willing to be martyred for God's command, and you are prepared to face death with equanimity. This is truly admirable. You are truly role models for believers."

"Thank you for the compliment... I'm deeply humbled..."

Balaam burst into tears of gratitude. No, not only him, but everyone present, except Laus, was moved to tears by the praise of God's spokesperson, even Detelf.

"The Lord loves your faith and cares for you at all times. The Lord will never abandon his devout believers."

“What does that mean…?”

Balaam was confused. The witch paused and closed her eyes. As everyone held their breath, wondering what she was going to say, she spoke:

"The fog barrier obscuring the sea of ​​trees can be broken."

A silence as if time had stopped enveloped the place, and a moment later, the crowd erupted in cheers.

"Miko-Miko-sama, what exactly is that method?"

Balan stuttered in his excitement. Mulu and the others, overthrown in their chairs and abruptly standing up, flushed with excitement, were stunned by the witch's promise of conquering the centuries-old fortress. Royce, too, stood there with his eyes wide open in shock.

The witch narrowed her eyes and smiled at them dreamily.

Afterwards, after listening to her explanation of the Jedi counterattack battle plan and witnessing the part of power that God had granted to the witch for this purpose, the enthusiasm at the meeting immediately reached its climax.

They deeply felt that they were blessed by God and were intoxicated with happiness, because God saw that they were about to embark on the path of martyrdom and extended a hand to help them, asking them to continue living.

The miko looked around at everyone one last time.

"Let us cleanse the filthy land with our own hands and gain a new holy place. In the name of God, punish the heretics!"

She loudly proclaimed God's will to the excited crowd.

Without exception, everyone knelt down and repeated her words loudly like shouts.

But no one noticed.

(Milleridi Lessen, despair has come, can you resist it? I will not show mercy, because the greatest happiness for the greatest number is the right choice, so if you want to say that I am wrong──)

Only Ross closed his eyes quietly.

──Tread on my dead body and prove it to me!

He also didn't realize that there was still a glimmer of hope in his desperate heart.

On the other hand, in contrast to the enemy's murderous formation, in the sea of ​​trees—

"Um~ Mei'er-sister? How long will Cui keep going like this?"

"Forever."

In a small clearing in the forest quite far away from the front line and the capital, Mei'er hugged Cui, who looked troubled, from behind, and they sat on a tree stump together.

"Forever and ever..."

"What? Does Cui-chan hate being with onee-chan?"

“No, no, it’s not like that…”

Cui spoke hesitantly, and Rabbit Ears couldn't calm down either. She acted suspiciously, as if she was the target of an assassin. After all, she was the Republic's number one assassin.

"Big Sister, it's about time you go back. His Majesty and Meredith are definitely looking for you, right?"

Balfe beside him also said with an embarrassed expression.

So Meier smiled sweetly.

"Hey, you're still here?"

“Ugh!”

The implication is, I didn't ask you to come. Balfe's expression looked like he was hurt and dejected, and his proud wolf ears and tail drooped limply.

"Wow, a grown man with such a sad face! I can't bear to look at him!"

“Hmm!?”

"Eh!? I didn't say anything."

The always talkative Thuy seemed genuinely disgusted, and Balfe growled at her. But Mel smiled and said, "Balfe, who are you trying to scare, Thuy? I'll break you!" Balfe immediately let out a pathetic whine and took the initiative to sit up and apologize.

"Wow~ I've really been trained... I've become a complete puppy. I don't want to become like this, Tsui."

"It's okay, Xiao Cui. Big sister is very gentle with girls."

"Is that so? Then is it almost time for me to go home? Tsui is the type of person who doesn't want to work and just wants to spend the day at home."

"Haha, what a lazy kid! Big Onee loves people like that."

Having said that, Cui wanted to escape, but Mei'er still held her tightly in her arms, with no intention of letting her go.

There was nothing I could do about it, because if I went back to the palace, that thing—Lutilis—would definitely come and harass me. To escape from Lutilis's clutches, Cui's power was very useful.

Her inherent magic can hide her form physically, and her breath manipulation can also be effective on others as long as they come into contact with her, which is enough to be called a unique skill.

In other words, as long as Mei'er holds Cui tightly like this, she can escape the surveillance of Her Majesty the Queen's millions of friends.

Since discovering this, Cui is captured by Mei'er most of the time, so the two of them now have a very good relationship.

Even during that training in the throne room—no, the abuse—no, the competition, seeing Mel smiling as Balfe tortured her, and having her invisibility seen through, Jade was terrified of Mel! In fact, she was trembling slightly now! But to say they had a close relationship was a sure thing!

Incidentally, Balfe really just came here on his own. Ever since that day, he's been hanging around Mel constantly, speaking to her like a subordinate. He gets frustrated when she ignores him, wags his tail when she speaks to him, and happily obeys her orders. So, it seems he's truly, as Thuy said, completely reduced to a dog who obeys his master's every command. The "Pirate Queen Training Technique" is truly terrifying.

"Speaking of which, little brother Balf? Seriously, could you please go back? Jade's invisibility won't extend to you, and Big Sister's whereabouts will be exposed."

“Um, uh… Basically, I’m also good at aura manipulation…”

The warrior leader, who was over thirty years old, looked at me as if to say: I want to spend more time with my master! Cui, who was skilled in poison, said venomously: "Eh! That's really disgusting!"

At this moment, Mei'er suddenly felt the sight.

Mei'er turned around suddenly and saw half of Her Majesty the Queen's face sticking out from behind the tree, staring at her.

"babble!?"

"Ah! What's wrong? Eh~!? Your Majesty!?"

Mel and Cui wailed, and Balf immediately bowed his head. Since he was sitting in the main seat, it seemed like a meaningless kneeling and kowtowing. His dignity as a warrior leader was gone.

Lutilis, swaying in her pure white attire, quietly approached. Behind her were her guard, Nizu, and the captain of the Royal Guards, Creed of the Leopard Tribe.

"Hmm, why was this place discovered?! I've already escaped Xiao Mi's sudden attack and the bugs' pursuit!"

Sister Mei'er was like a prisoner cornered, holding Cui and retreating without stopping.

Cui used her specialty of 'self-preservation', saying "It has nothing to do with Cui! It's all Sister Mei's fault!" and tried desperately to escape.

It's not their fault, because that's the reason.

“Onee-sama… you already have me, and you’re still with that woman! Is Tsui really that good?!”

"Yeah, that's right."

"Ugh, Cui, how dare you betray me! You thieving cat!"

"Your Majesty, this isn't Cui's fault! Please believe me! And if I have to say it, I'm the fish-stealing rabbit!"

Hearing Mei'er's unhesitating response, Lutilis's cheeks flushed slightly, but because they were in front of her subordinates, she suppressed her sexual urges. She couldn't breathe in excitement in front of them, otherwise the Vizier Pasha would be very gentle with her, which would be torture for Lutilis. So she could only glare at the thieving rabbit fiercely.

"Ugh! I'm getting a glare from His Majesty... Did Cui do something?! Cui just wants to laze around a bit, kill enemies a bit, be flattered a bit, and live a carefree life!"

"Xiao Cui, really, the more you talk, the more your scumbag nature is exposed. It's really great."