"Come, Knight Commander, myself....."
"There's nothing strange about it. The opponent is the No-Life King, who even the Hero King failed to crush. It is clear that the Holy Knights cannot stand their teeth. Therefore a royal decree came to me from His Holiness the Pope."
The Knight Celestia leader explains the confusion to me.
... Actually, I didn't consider that possibility either.
But I didn't expect you to put in a knighthood that could be the trump card of our church at such an early age.
When this happens, of course, the command of this place will shift entirely from me to the Knights.
My prospect of trying to talk to that gray-haired undead completely collapsed.
"So you confronted that no-life king directly?
"... yes."
"Can you tell me about that time?
"Oh, I'm afraid."
No, I don't know yet.
If I had given you the information I know about that gray hair, maybe we could convince the Knight Commander.
"First of all, this spear didn't stand a tooth. Surrounded by all the Holy Knights and attempted to purify them all at once, that undead was completely intact. On the contrary, I laughed at the fact that this attack was tantamount to a child play."
On the other hand, he didn't try to hurt us at all.
"I heard it was a dangerous undead, but he left without fighting back against us. On the contrary, we are acting in the interest of mankind, such as defeating the Death Magician we were chasing. The King's Capital of the Kingdom of Romana may be said to have been protected by the defeat of the Thunderdragon Emperor."
"... limulu, what are you trying to say?
I talked about my thoughts, afraid.
"That undead may not be an enemy to us humans... In my opinion, it is possible to have a conversation. If we can communicate, we don't have to risk a crusade..."
The Knight Celestia, who was quietly listening to me, slowly got up from the sofa.
"Actually, I fought an undead that I thought was already a no-life king. They had red eyes and white hair, as I had heard, so I'm pretty sure."
"Eh... the Knight Commander...?
"This is the city of Attila, which stopped for a break on the way to King's Landing. Somehow immersed in the hot springs, I was a very ordinary young man... but when I discovered that I was undead, I immediately tried to crush him."
Were you soaking in the hot springs...?
So maybe the Knights Commander... certainly loved the hot springs for a long time, but he didn't have to go into the hot springs at this time... no, let's meditate there.
"But even with my" God's Sword ", I couldn't get one scratch. And the No-Life King left to escape. Strangely enough, instead of fighting back against me, I didn't even feel hostile at first."
I had no idea that the Knight Celestia had already run into that gray hair.
If this is the case, we can talk quickly.
As I stroke my chest down, I try to reassure myself.
"As the Knight Commander has actually experienced, that undead is still not dangerous -"
"Remulu"
"Eh...."
I just called my name. And there's a smile on his face.
That said, I was shot away in an instant.
"It's not dangerous. So, what is it?
"... that's..."
"The opponent is an unclean undead who desecrates God. Then there is no other way but to crush them, right? I don't think so, Rimul. You're not bound to that undead, are you?
"No, of course not!
Unexpectedly scratching my sweat, I rush to deny it.
At the same time I was reflecting on my sweet thoughts.
The faith of the Knights is deep and strong among the many believers.
It would never have been possible to allow the undead to exist.
"Even if that undead had been human-friendly, what we would have done would not have changed. As a holy knight who serves God, we must purify him from this world."
"Ha, yes...!
"If you know, it's fine. Of course, I experienced with myself that the crusade was not easy. But I failed in the crusade because I was alone. There are many believers here in the King's Capital of the Kingdom of Tana. If we mobilize all their power, we will be able to erase it."
Knight Celestia's eyes did not waver.
You don't doubt the power of the "Sword of God".
The Commander's "Sword of God" is the most powerful mythical weapon our church possesses.
The biggest characteristic is that faith can be turned into power.
If we focus not only on his faith, but also on the believers' faith, we should be able to exert great power.
... yes, if the Commander's "Sword of God" could purify the gray-haired undead.
But there's a risk.
If we fail... that undead is so furious that it may be time to strip mankind of fangs.
Should I take such a risk...?
No, I'm sure this anxiety is due to my lack of faith.
You should believe in God, the Sword of God, and Captain Celestia.
I'm sorry to be a hero king, but I'm a holy knight of St. Melt's, and the unclean undead still has to be cleansed.
I can tell myself that.
But why?
My chest feels a little weak like this....
"... well, Remul, you don't have to be tough from here."
When the commander said so, he smiled at the natural body, which can only be seen in close relationships.
"It's been a long time since I saw my lovely sister's cheerful face, and she's very happy."
"Captain... no, sister..."
Yes, it is.
The Knight Celestia is my blood-borne sister.
Being an outstanding and devout believer from childhood onwards, my sister became a holy knight when she was only ten years old.
At that time, it was rumored that the current Pope, Father, was in a position after the Pope, so that his sister joined the army for some reason.
But it was only for a short time.
Because he soon showed up and proved his strength to be real.
After that, he achieved several achievements, and was appointed captain at the age of fifteen, and finally rose to captain of the Order at the age of twenty-five, the youngest in history.
Such a sister is a yearning and a goal for me.
Of course, I don't think I can be like my sister without talent...
"Remul, I was against you being captain of the Special Knights."
"Sister...?
"Because after that, you won't be able to see your cute sister for a while."
"You know, my sister is always overprotective of me. I'm already eighteen. He's a good adult."
... so when I return to my sisterhood, my sister treats me like a child immediately.
It certainly wasn't as big as my sister, but I was still proud to be captain.
"Hah... I was supposed to have been wearing diapers the other day..."
"When the hell are you talking about!?