Falling Mage and the Power of Divergence

The time goes back a little, when the Hartos were still near the Arsenian School of Magic. Three magicians were visiting the Phoenix family.

When the woman of help answered because the call rang, it was not an exaggeration to say that it was the most famous magician in this country, the Holy Knight Arthur-One. Beside her was a girl with chestnut hair and an old man figure.

But even such famous magicians are not well known for their appearance, so the woman who helps shows confusion.

"Uh..."

"I am a magician of the Episcopal Church. This is Dalta and Emris with him."

"Yes. So..."

I don't even think that Saint Knight Arthur-One is in front of me. The woman who helps shows her surprise at the Episcopal Church's human visit. There are many visits to church relations because the landlord is also known for his famous "Phoenix" in Leiria, but that kind of thing has an appointment in advance.

But I didn't have any plans today, so the woman who helped me is a somewhat wary face.

"I need to speak to my landlord, Mr. Mocha-Phoenix, today."

"Excuse me, what can I do for you?

The woman who listened back to D'Arta's description. The Phoenix family security isn't sweet enough to have them inside the room because they're Episcopal Church officials.

The fact that there was also a Mocha-Phoenix kidnapping a few months ago has made vigilance more severe than before. The Arthurs, who know that, also follow the woman of help without showing any particular blame.

"Please wait while I check with the landlord"

"Oh, and tell him Saiya"

"Holy Night, is it?

"Yes, I think that makes sense"

"Okay."

Once the door closed, the helper woman hurried under the mocha. I might have let Arthur in as soon as he revealed who he was, but I can't speak the name in a detour any more than I don't know how potent the Saint Knight Arthur-One is at the moment.

I can't wait to be reported to a nearby church in the name of a bad name. Now is the time for patience.

After a while, the helper woman returned and was invited to a room with a mocha. The woman who helps leaves the room when she makes tea, and in the room is a structure like Mocha in the front with the three Arthurs.

Mocha asked quietly to include tea in her mouth.

"May I first tell you who you are?

"Am I who I am?

"Yes."

Emris admired in her heart the gall power of Mocha, who was not afraid of Arthur.

"I am the thirteenth Apostolic Captain of the Episcopal Church, the Holy Knight Arthur-One"

"Really?"

I'm not going to show you how particularly surprised I am to hear the name Saint Knight Arthur-One. How a little surprised Arthur was also by Mocha.

"I'm Dalta. I'm a servant of Seyya, seconded by the Episcopal Church."

"Non is Emris. A mediocre old man."

"I'm late for my application. I'm Mocha-Phoenix."

When I finished greeting her, Mocha just cut out the story. Perhaps she also has a little information about the current situation using her own information network.

"Can I help you with the environment surrounding Christina Seyya?

"That's right. How far do you know?

"That he became a premier magician and was dispatched to the Dark Territories. But the real purpose hidden behind it was his assassination by the Holy Knight. But the Holy Knight didn't feel like it and fled with him. This is what I'm getting right now."

That's something like the Phoenix family. Until a while ago, that was up-to-date, enough to speculate on how much her information network was.

But it was only a story of the past, and the status quo was more complicated. Arthur instructs me to take over the explanation.

"Seyya then met Mr. Gillanell, who was acting as the Great Demon King towards the Dacrea Empire. And Seyya gained strength toward the Kirel Mountains in the Dark Territories to become the Great Demon King, and now Seyya is the head of Dacrya."

"Is that true!?

Apparently Mocha hasn't even gotten any information on Dacrea either. Even so, if Leirian humans get information about Dacrea so easily, that's the problem.

"Seiya has since acted separately from us"

"Really? Then why are you here?

Mocha, who had some information about Seyya, wondered if there would come to herself a person from the Episcopal Church who had come downstairs to look for Seyya. That's why he was thinking of taking information from the other side by pretending to disclose it when such a person arrived.

But the information she had was already old, and the Arthurs were many more steps ahead. Mocha didn't know why the Arthurs were visiting under her.

"I'm going to tell you straight to the point. We are the organization that defeats Leiria today, and we are the authentic kingdom."

"What..."

Mocha lost her word too suddenly. Overthrow the kingdom, it is also the kingdom's strongest saint. Mocha could only laugh bitterly at words unbelievable to her.

"I am currently based in agreement with the facades of the Arsenian School of Magic, including Christina-Saya"

"Serena, too?

"Oh, that's where we want you to help us."

"You want me to betray my country?

"That country is false. More details later. I want you to decide now whether to cooperate or not"

Two choices presented by Arthur. But she said Serena was also based. In other words, it is a hostage, synonymous with the fact that Mocha does not have the right of veto.

The opponent is an organization with an unscrewed head thinking about overthrowing the kingdom. It must equally be that the days of rest were taken away at the time they were laid eyes on me. And Mocha was thinking.

But of course I'm not going to do that to the Arthurs.

"What if I make a rejection?

"Nothing in particular. But conflict with my daughter is inevitable."

"Serena, on her own will, to you guys?

"The Emperor, he says he will fight for Christina-Saya"

"So you think you're gonna use your kids for war?

"It will. But they're not kids anymore, they're good magicians. Besides, I'm not willing to put you on the front line in the fight against the Episcopal Church."

Hearing Arthur's words, Mocha stares at her. Already Mocha has not seen Arthur as the Holy Knight Arthur-One.

"Let me just ask you this. What will you overthrow the kingdom for?

"To save this world's crisis"

"Is that all? Other than that, what's your purpose?

"None"

It sounds like there is no falsehood in Arthur's words that he has clearly said away. So Mocha honestly reveals her mood.

"I've put my daughter in danger while I'm a mother. So now I want to make my daughter's wish come true as a mother. We're here to help you."

"Thank you for your cooperation"

Thus Mocha-Phoenix joined the Morganese party.

(Now I've got 'Phoenix'. Wait, Lancelot...)

Arthur's crush on his heart reached no one's ear.