Kuro no Maou
Episode 61: On the Ills Flame (3)
Nino saw what happened in front of him. No, all the adventurers from the village of Iles who remained in the guild ready to fight did not immediately understand what had happened.
I thought it would be an enemy general, and when a young man dressed more luxuriously than the other soldiers came forward on a horse, the soldiers put up their weapons simultaneously.
Not long before they complained about something when they went into capitulation, magical fire and arrow rain poured down from the soldiers.
In the next moment, when the arrows pierced their bodies and bent their knees and fell to the ground, countless fire arrows (Ignis Sagitta) arrived, blasting without leaving any shards.
That is no exception to Nyaleko, the thinker of Nino, who just exchanged words.
Always cheerful and loving, Guild Billboard Daughter, the loving girlfriend is nowhere to be found as early as possible.
"Ah -"
Surprise, sadness, anger, and all sorts of emotions swirl through your brain in a proper mixture, and everyone is speechless.
"Uhhhhhhhh!!!
All I could get out of my mouth was an exposed scream of passion.
The adventurers here realized that there was no mercy for the people out there, and there was no room for negotiation, just a demon to make us feel better.
We don't wait for the time to come, but the devils will kill us.
(He is)
an enemy general who declared his surrender and ordered them to attack irresistible,
(Only that guy)
"" I'll kill you!
All the angry adventurers take their weapons and leap outside.
I swear to my heart that I will not give a damn about my death, but will only kill the commander of this devil's army.
The night dawns.
The light of the sun illuminates the village of Iles, but the black smoke that covers the village remains unclear.
Beneath that smoke spreads a tragic picture of hell that reeks of death, created in just one night.
This current situation, in which these burned houses have piles of dead bodies piled up high, is, however, somewhat better than it was a few hours ago at midnight.
Because the fact that the body is a mountain does not mean that the screams of their disconnected demons will echo.
The soldiers are now rushing to and from the village with the seizure of their property and the search for the demons still hiding behind them, the aftermath of the battle, etc.
The commander of the unit, Priest Kilvan, looked down somewhere satisfied from the window of the conference room on the top floor of the Alliance.
"So, what's the story?
Kilvan shifts his gaze behind himself to his deputy, Korus, who stands upright and immovable.
"Yes, they say there is a place right near this village called Fairy Forest (Fairy Garden)"
"Fairy, or... then"
"As you can guess, there's probably a springing spring of 'holy water'"
Holy water is such a famous item that nothing a Crusader would know about it.
Holy water inhabited by the power of God, if more strictly put, is a true water blended with a great deal of white magic.
Originally, magic equipment (magic items) created by magicians who are more proficient in white magic than certain, such as priests, rarely exist where holy water springs naturally.
Places where such ‘natural’ holy water springs up in the Ark continent are treated with special importance.
The fact that the white magic linked by the power of God and equals is so dense that it naturally creates holy water means that the power of God works stronger than the rest, that is, the sanctuary.
But there are more benefits to continuing access to large quantities of holy water than such religious implications.
Holy water is not only a ritual use, it is also an excellent magic tool (magic item) that can have various effects if used for the exercise of white magic.
The demand for it ranges from ordinary believers, who have little connection with magic, to skilled magicians.
Therefore, a place where holy water springs up is so valuable as to dig into a gold mine that it is crucified.
There is no reason whatsoever for Kilvan, who seeks merit in this Pandora conquest, to leave this alone.
"Around here, it's called the Fountain of Light, it's located at the deepest end of the forest, and seems to deny entry to non-fairy species"
"Hmm, that doesn't sound wrong"
It is a famous legacy that even children know that the fairies will live where holy water springs up in the Ark continent, the sanctuary.
And I do remember Kilvan once viewing a record that shows that it's not just a legacy, it's a fact.
"I was wondering if we should head to secure it as soon as possible."
"Corus, I'll leave this matter to you.
Search team, take whoever you think needs you out of the unit as much as you want. "
"Thank you, but I'm going to take most of the magicians, okay?
"Whatever, the sword doesn't really help the fairy opponent.
The soldier's healed a lot, and it'll be enough for me and my two disciples to stay here. I don't mind taking everything else, because it's a matter of fact. "
"Roger that, sir. I'll definitely take control of the place and show it to you."
Both Kilvan and Korus already understood that there would be a dispute with the fairies living in the sanctuary.
Although it is common in republics that the aversion to fairies is less distorted by their adorable appearance than other demonic tribes, real fairies are magical creatures that are far better at handling magic than humans.
If not, the magic of inferior attacks (sagittas) of each attribute will pour down countless times, exposing you to a tragic death in which your hands and feet fall apart.
But if this one does a solid magic trick and counts, the human army will not lose against fairies that are not intended for battle.
And Kilvan decided that all that readiness was enough with the current hand-held strength.
"Yes, the man who heard this information..."
"He runs a village tool shop named Kish."
"Oh, just dispose of it properly, huh?
"... he is human, are you sure?
"A middle-aged man and other slaves won't get a buyer, it's just useless to keep him alive.
More importantly, it's dirty to keep the earthlings (Dwarves) alive and on the outside like a child. "
Yes, you're right.
"Well, fine, men and wives, let's just say I give directions for disposition.
Go and secure the sanctuary. "
Corus leaves the room with words of acceptance.
Kilvan smiled slightly as he looked out the window again.
Under his eyes, in the central square of the village in the front of the guild, a wooden cross stands in a row.
On the cross, the adventurers of the foolish ‘demonic tribe’, namely Nino and the villages of Iles, who betrayed God, are sentenced to imprisonment and exposed to their tragic remains as a show.
Those who make up the mountains of corpses are also miserable enough, but they are immediately burned with fire, and the bones are buried in the earth.
Compared to them, who will always be exposed while they are affixed to the cross, they were only superior to being buried.
This dying picture of hell is, however, the first step in the glory that leads to Kilvan's own glorious future.
The repression of the village of Iles was only a small sacrifice, but the task was accomplished, on top of which was too great an omelet: the discovery of the sanctuary.
Things are going so well that I just think God is blessing me correctly.
So laugh, nature and laughter spill.
With a full heart, Kilvan cut a cross in front of his chest and offered prayers.
"My faith, see from heaven -"