I arrived at the Shrine and encountered Tanaka-sensei⊠Serafina and four other holy knights on bikes .
âWe canât win against you . Weâll surrender . â
Upon meeting them, Serafina immediately shrugged her shoulders and said .
âEh? Even if Iâm told thatâŠâ
Seraphina and the others disarmed by getting off their bikes and throwing their spears away .
She muttered something to me who was being disappointed .
âThe Vaticanâs inner rules recognize escape before an enemy where death is evident unless thereâs an extra special mission . And such is the case now . The five of us donât seek for a futile war . â
Er, I get what youâre saying but⊠And I put my hand on my chin .
âIf I settle the problem here then Iâll head to Sakaguchi-sanâs place . Even so, is that fine? You girls are guardians, right?â
Serafina laughed .
âYou wonât injure the princess . At the very least you wonât harm her seriously or possibly you definitely wonât be severe . Iâve heard things about from the Princess, and the reality is so . â
Well, itâs definitely like that, butâŠ
âSo, you wonât oppose me here?â
âWe wonât . We do not want unnecessary deaths . If thatâs what the case is then weâll let this place go, and weâll be more useful to the Vatican for fulfilling future missions . â
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âAt any rate, we have no intentions to harm the shrine here . If you canât believe our words then itâs fine to tie us or anything else . We take future advantage over pride . Thatâs the Vaticanâs teachings . â
âVatican . Vatican . VaticanâŠâ
Something dark was whirling in my chestâŠ
What is this feeling⊠Anyhow, I donât like what she said .
âYou know that Sakaguchi-san is in trouble, right?â
âNaturally . Weâre also tormented by that . â
âThe cause is the Vatican, am I wrong?â
âItâs as you sayâŠâ
âAnd yet you girls are obeying the Vatican?â
âThatâs the Princessâs final decision . â
I just shrugged my shoulders from being surprised too much .
âThen the Vatican will shift the blame on Sakaguchi-san . â
Seraphina made a vacant expression .
âYouâre blindly obeying the Vatican like slaves . Thatâs you girls . Sakaguchi-san also doesnât want to obey the Vatican . â
Seraphina became silent for a moment due to my words .
âBut, we donât know any other way of life . â
âItâs because you girls are like that that she is troubled . Do you not even see that?â
âThe princess is in trouble⊠because of us?â
âIâve lived in a different environment than you . Thatâs why I wonât deny your way of life . And, Itâs true that you also care greatly for Sakaguchi-san . â
âWhat do you want to say?â
âYou girls, can you say that you are living? Whether you will fulfil your natural life span, die from illness or die in war⊠When that time comes, can you go smiling knowing that youâve lived your life complete without regrets and not lying to yourself? Following the Vatican blindly and surrendering against strong people like me without even opposing⊠Do you not have a say in it?â
ăâŠâŠă
âWell then, Iâll go soon . Since I donât have time . But, you girls definitely must not touch the Shrine . â
âAah, we promise . â
And then I began running to the eastern Shrine .
Right around now, Abeno-senpai and Sakaguchi-sanâs shout out should be happening .
âWait, Morishita-kun!â
âWhat is it?â
âYou wonât neutralize or possible bind us? You donât think that we will attack the shrine?â
I laughed .
âI believe in Sakaguchi-san . â
âYou believe the princess⊠Is it?â
âBecause the princess believes in you, I believe you, too . At the very least promising in her name then you definitely wonât do anything like harming the shrine . â
âOi, youâŠâ
âIâm in a hurry! See you!â
Side: Seraphina
And then at an unfathomable speed Morishita Daiki headed to the eastern Shrine .
âSeraphina-samaâŠâ
âWhat is it? Liese?â
âItâs a chance! The shrine is unguarded now⊠If everyone attacks the priest conducting the ceremonyâŠâ
I hit Lieseâs head with my fist .
âIt hurts!â
âThat man can neutralize us in just a few seconds . Basically, we were overlooked! On top of that⊠he took a promise in the name of the princess! Do you intend to have the princess accused of heresy!? This fool!â
âWhat do you meanâŠâ
I shook my head left and right shamefully .
âI donât want to admit it, but I wanted to ascertain myself of Princessâs man⊠Thatâs it . â
âHaaa? Whatâs that?â
And then I got on the bike and revved up the accelerator .
âLetâs go!â
âWhere?â
âThe place where Princess is . â
âFor?â
âNo matter what happens, weâll support Princess with all we got . Thatâs why . â