Chris's Faith of Fire

A reassuring voice sang in my ears.

And this rune will lead us to victory.

"Haahahahahah!"

The last thing reflected in the demon's eyes was the silver sword edge.

.........

……

Shake the blood off the sword.

"Huh, I can use the Holy Shield again. It's really dangerous. How about it, little Ladia? Mom is very capable, right?"

"Your Highness Cecilia, please pay attention over there."

Catherine interrupted her mother's words, and the tip of her spear dropped the werewolf's body. Only after the blocked vision was reopened did I see how bad the current situation was.

More demons seemed to smell the smell of blood and slowly approached. Among them was a guy who was different from others.

He is tall, although that is only about the same as a strong human man.

But the conspicuous protruding horns and rock-like skin all over the body make people shudder.

"..."

the same.

My feet are a little unsteady.

I realized, this guy is just like them.

It's the same existence as the demon with white wings and the black succubus.

The calm murderous intent is different from that of any demon, just like an approaching natural disaster, which even makes us lose the courage to escape.

"Oh my, it looks like I'm in trouble, Catherine~~ would you like to do me a favor?"

Mother is still smiling.

"At your disposal."

"Great."

"..."

"Little Ladia, can you help me hold the shield? I'm a little tired."

Incredibly, I dared to face these enemies just like before.

"of course can."

"By the way, this necklace is too. It's a little uncomfortable to wear during battle. Please help me take it."

"Ok."

I took over the necklace decorated with citrine, which seemed to be possessed.

"By the way, little Ladia, you know the rune of light, right?"

of course I know.

"prakaash."

"Hmm, mom, I seem to see hope."

"Huh? What do you want..."

The necklace is glowing, huh?

Sure enough, it is possessed by a demon. The effect is continuous healing?

Catherine was silent for a moment at the light, then smiled again.

She stood in front of us, holding her spear, like the God of War who once defeated an entire country's army.

"bhagavaan, udhaar shakti vrddhi thodee der (O great God, please grant me your divine power even if only for a moment.)"

“dayaaluta maan prthvee, krpaya aaraam yah dard (Merciful earth, please ease the pain she will suffer.)”

"Queen mother...this is?"

The power of the light rune increased and the damage of the earth magic was reduced. One magic was cast on her body, and the other magic was cast on me.When I was about to say something, she had already picked up the heavy war hammer with both hands.

"You want to..."

The monsters had already charged in front of me, and Catherine was torn into pieces by claws and teeth before my eyes.

The queen mother didn't care about this at all, she just turned to me, and the hammer came closer.

“Chris, I leave it to you~~”

He put up his shield almost subconsciously.

I flew into the sky... passed through the city wall, and landed in the grass outside the city in a perfect arc.

Almost at the same time, the sound of the weapon penetrating flesh and blood reached his ears.

Why do people sometimes throw away things that are precious to them.

The question that has bothered me for years seems to have finally been answered.

——Because this is my country, the land where I grew up, so I have to protect her at the risk of my life.

It doesn't matter whether he cuts his hair short, whether he loses the opportunity to serve the goddess, whether he stops being a woman, whether he becomes his father's enemy... and whether he abandons his young sister.

Everything I did before was just for this.

What all noble souls do in life.

——That is to fight to protect her hometown, no matter how unbearable the situation is, magnifying the last possibility as bright as the twin moons in the sky.

And the queen mother indeed did so.

Chapter 49 49. Prove my loyalty to you——1

Agote is nearly two days' journey from Rodeculo Saint. The pendulum of time is like being stuck in my heart, cutting off a piece of flesh with every movement.

Maybe I can't catch up with anything, but I still have to ride a horse that I'm not used to yet and gallop on the path in the forest.

"Well!"

The branch scratched his cheek, leaving a small wound, which stung a little.

But I can't slow down. Even a horse will get tired after running for two days in a row. But please, please don't stop.

"...Your Highness Liz!"

"Your Highness Chris!"

Who is calling me? It's a very familiar voice, a girl's voice that's a bit incompetent.

As if the horse understood her call, it gradually slowed down.

"Your Highness Chris! Please wait a moment!"

"Sophie? Why are you following me?"

Her petite figure makes it difficult to believe that she can handle that horse, although it is not convincing to me.

The girl gasped and struggled to jump off the horse.

"I'm sorry... At first, I was worried about Lord Crowe's safety because I heard that the royal city was attacked, but I also thought about it a lot during the half-sacred moment when I subconsciously ran out. Sure enough, I still couldn't watch Her Highness Chris rush in alone. It’s a dangerous place.”

"So you caught up with me?"

"……Um."

She nodded, the beads of sweat clearly visible on her forehead.

Are you running so hard just to chase me?Chasing a master who doesn't trust you?

Although I can't say these words out loud, my head has almost cooled down.

We stared at each other without saying a word until I slowly spoke.

"Go back to Agote, Sophie."

"I follow your instructions, Your Highness Chris."

Sophie just said that.

I know very well that she is more anxious than me.

In fact, whether it is Sister Wang, mother or father, to me they are just family members who were forced into my memory a year ago.

But Sophie is different. Crowe is her favorite lover. Being familiar with this, I can better understand this contradictory mood.

I was just risking my life by returning to the royal city so recklessly. If my sister is a rebel as the soldier who reported the report said, I will definitely not end well. She has already revealed this before. I am a star in her royal life. Eye-catching stones.

Even if this is not the case, my power cannot stop the monsters from attacking.

So go back, apologize to everyone, and make a clear battle plan again. Now that Mr. Lian is on my side... there must be no problem.

We mounted our horses again and walked back together.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves reached my ears.

"Your Highness Chris! It's great to see you are safe."

He is the deputy captain, and there are two knights behind him.

"Your Excellency, Deputy Commander? Why are you catching up too?"

I asked the question knowingly, but I regretted it the moment I said it. Such stupid words actually came out of my mouth.

"Of course I am worried about His Highness's safety. Ah, so is Miss Sophie."

"I'm sorry for causing you trouble, I've always been so willful."

I jumped off my horse and solemnly bowed to apologize to everyone.

"Please don't do this! Your Highness!"

Everyone also jumped off their horses and knelt down on one knee. I don't know if they really wanted to do this from the bottom of their hearts, but at this moment I just want to stop thinking about the worst in everything.

"Please get up. It's obviously all my fault. You will make me blame myself. It's better to return to Agat quickly to reorganize the soldiers and return to the royal capital."

"Your Highness Crystal, no."

"Ok?"

The deputy leader refused for a moment, but he quickly went on to explain the reason.

"I don't know if it's luck or misfortune. In fact, just after Your Highness Chris left Agat, Agat was attacked by monsters. Now the Lord should be leading the soldiers to fight hard. Agat only has one option. At the entrance and exit, if you go back at this time, you will undoubtedly be buried in the monster's army."

When I heard the news, my heart was as calm as Shisui's.

It’s incredible, is it because I believe in Lian’s strength?

"How, how could..."

Sophie's eyes widened, probably because she felt uneasy because Mr. Lian and Fami were still there.

The royal capital has a father, a queen, a queen, one sister, Mr. Crowe, and Catherine, too.I would still be sad if she was gone.

"We can neither go back to Rode Cullosinte nor retreat to Agote at the moment."

And it’s almost late at night. The activities of monsters are more frequent at this time, not to mention in the forest... The last time we went to Siglo’s house, the scene of the travelers behind us being slaughtered by trolls was still vivid in our mind. Head.

"Your Highness, although it is not a good idea, I suggest you go through the forest and follow the upper reaches of the Amber River to find a place to stay. There is no such thing as safety in the forest."

"Yes, Sophie, you and the deputy commander ride on the same horse. Deputy commander, I will leave her to you."

"Well, I understand, Your Highness. But are you okay?"

"I received some training from my sister before. Let's lock the extra horse here first."

"Yes, Your Highness..."

One of the accompanying knights tied up his horse, and Sophie also sat in front of the knight leader. Perhaps because she rarely got close to other men, her face looked red under the moonlight.

As expected, we encountered monsters while walking through the forest. Fortunately, they were all weak creatures, and the deputy captain and the two knights destroyed them effortlessly.

"Your Highness, please step back a little. Hey, please stay back a little more and be careful to protect His Highness's safety."