Volume 12, Chapter 3: Trying Out Returning to the Royal Capital - Part 3

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He had Lumachina sit in the large-sized carriage that was prepared. Just like that, Diablo, Rem, and Shera also rode on it.

Holy Knight Toria who chased after them, and Lilitana were together with them as well.

Lumachina lowered her head very deeply.

「I am terribly sorry.」

*Goto goto* The carriage started moving, and the passenger cabin shook.

「Wait a bit.」

Diablo took off the wig, and took off his women’s clothing. He equipped his usual black mantle, the 《Call of Darkness》.

The face powder didn’t come completely off from just wiping it with his hand though.

──Being proposed to by a man, really isn’t funny!

Rem and Shera remained crossdressed. Diablo had put his original clothes into his pouch, but the girls’ clothes were left in the carriage.

There was a need to recover them later.

Since it was left outside of the gate, that would only be if they weren’t stolen though……

Having mostly returned to his original appearance, Diablo folded his arms and leaned his body onto the seating.

Finally, he responded to Lumachina’s words.

「Hmph……Carrying you was no trouble at all. More importantly, what happened?」

She surely wasn’t just happy about their reunion. Lumachina’s actions were too emotional.

「Yes……I, had no idea on what I should do……and prayed, hoping that someone would help……」

Lumachina’s voice trembled.

Rem and Shera also listened to the story with serious faces.

She continued her words.

「Just as I was praying for help the whole time……A helping hand will be extended from the North Gate, those were the words of the Great God that I was bestowed.」

「O, ou.」

Normally, even if he were told “I heard God’s voice”, he wouldn’t really believe it.

However, in this young lady’s case, it seemed like it would really reach her.

In reality, DIablo did appear from the North Gate after all.

──This time, we came with the intention of being the ones to be helped though.

「What happened? First, start explaining that.」

Clear quests like subjugating a large-sized monster, or collecting a rare item would be simple though.

Lumachina hung her head down.

「I, I saw a terrifying dream.」

「Hou?」

「A dream of, this royal capital being engulfed in flames……」

「So that’s how it is.」

The Gelmedo Empire of the East coming to attack as far as the royal capital──was it that sort of dream?

Rem knitted her eyebrows.

「……If it’s a prophetic dream, that is a terrifying scene. However, it is hard to believe that it’s a situation that Diablo alone would be able to do something about, you know?」

「Yes.」

It seemed that Lumachina also understood that.

It was an enemy army that the Lumachina King would sortie an army of more than a hundred thousand. Moreover, even the Royal Palace Chivalric Order was taken along.

Nevertheless, if the royal capital is going to be burned……

Will they lose the battle?

──Putting it plainly, I don’t want to get involved!

It’s not like he himself was serving the Lifelia Kingdom. Rather, right now, he was the king of the Greenwood Kingdom.

Should they join up with their companions and make preparations to run away while bringing Lumachina along when push comes to shove?

Even so, would that be called a “helping hand”?

Holy Knight Toria spoke.

「For me, I value Lumachina-sama’s safety over the royal capital. If it is necessary, I would like for her to escape safely.」

It seemed that she also had the same thought as Diablo.

Lumachina’s countenance was unwell.

「Let us do our best, so that it does not come to that.」

「Of course, I am praying for the kingdom army’s victory. However, being prepared for the case where they lose is the duty of us Holy Knights.」

That is what a Holy Knight was.

Since the previous bunch were too filled with scoundrels, it made her seem way too praiseworthy. He felt like applauding her.

Lilitana spoke up.

「As usual, you’re doing your best, aren’t you, Lumachina-sama.」

「Not at all……I am not doing enough at all.」

「Your role as the High Chief Priest, I believe that you are sufficiently carrying it out. All that we priests are able to do is offer our prayers to the Great God.……For the rest, let us believe in these people, okay?」

It was a tone that sounded like a mother talking to her daughter.

Lumachina nodded.

「That’s, true.」

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