The Cathedral will be occupied by monsters
The flash was spreading through the Elven realm, and through the adjacent realm.
However, only the Knights currently stationed in Elf territory acted to deal with the situation, and the Knights in the surrounding areas were forced to look at the situation.
It may have contributed to the information confusion and chaos in Elf territory by issuing false alarms and voices for reinforcements at the hands of the dolls Joseph was working for, or it may have prevented the dispatch of reinforcements by the force of the seven elephants who heard it to throw away all the connections left in his party to make them turn their gaze to you.
Both Joseph and Seven Ridges did not show that, but acted for themselves. However, in this world where communication means are scarce compared to modern society, those obstructions are inexorably effective. Although it has been a week since the incident, the actions against this occupation case have continued to be idle everywhere.
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And now, Ayako Asaga is looking up at the cathedral with a grand appearance during the day.
There is a small bird on her shoulder, rubbing her head against her cheek. Of course, it was Joseph's doll who was still working on the sabotage.
From the side, it was a cute girl who was liked by the birds, but from Caizi, who knew their true identity, there was no warmth, so it was better to love her with a glossy hand than with the usual skeleton figure, and her heart was somewhat disgusted.
……
Rather than that, Ayako wonders why she is standing in a place like this.
Unexpected circumstances that are too different from the original plan, and the cause of this will be "that man" if they fail.
Hiroshi Sakurai.
I became the most disciple of the Sword Saint, the madman who let the monsters occupy the cathedral, and I was the trading partner.
Ayako waits here for Sakurai to show up.
And until he showed up, I decided to remind him of the exchange on the day of the negotiation so that he could confirm the details of the deal.
Four days after the raid at the Great Library, Ayako could not give up on the "Great Sin Scepter (Punisher)" after her troubles, and followed Sakurai's words to the heroic memorial that was built to comfort the dead of the "Dragon Raid".
Caizi and Joseph, the murderers of the maiden's assault, were surprisingly able to make their way to the plaza with the memorial.
This was because, in addition to the designated time being late at night, before the monstrous occupation of the cathedral, the knights were divided between evacuation of civilians and consideration of countermeasures.
And as promised, at 2: 00 midnight.
In front of the consolation monument, Hidetoshi Sakurai waited with a bonfire instead of a light source.
"9756... 9757... 9758... 9759..."
Is there also the heat of the bonfire? Sakurai kept muttering some numbers while waving a lot of large grains of sweat on his forehead.
The serious face is that of a serious boy everywhere, and to put it worse, it has no personality and no impression.
However, as soon as the face noticed the presence of Caizi, it changed quickly into a smile that caught the corners of her mouth like the glared eyes and the crescent moon, and Caizi had the illusion that her personality had switched.
"Hey! How are you? No, I'm thrilled you're really coming!"
It would be a lie if you said that you didn't feel any unpleasantness at that unpleasant appearance.
However, if the person in front of me was the key man to acquire the [Sacred Staff of the Great Sin]...... Caizi thought so and came to the negotiation.
That said, in conclusion, Sakurai will continue to take the lead in the negotiations.
After all, Sakurai had an overwhelming information advantage of original knowledge.
”Nah, I'll double-check that... exactly, you guys are aiming for Ayako Asaga by getting the [Sacred Staff of the Great Sin], right?”
When he was attacked in the Great Library, he said, "Why was the Cordelia of Our Lady targeted by her parents and children? With that question, Caizi's aim was almost reached.
In the original game, there is no relationship between the Saintess and the Asahi parents and children. If there is no raid reason for a character setting, the reason is in the opponent's situation.
In that case, Sakurai thought that the aim for the saintly lady would be because the death would have the advantage of either the [Obsidian Sword] or Asana's parents and children......
And before that, for two reasons, he had decided that it was not for the [Obsidian Sword].
After all, Joseph Asanaga, who loves his daughter and is not interested in the [Obsidian Sword] itself, appears and works.
Sakurai knew that if Joseph went up on the stage as a character setting, he could affirm that it was only possible to either "be pushed into the field" or "be praised by my beloved daughter".
The reason for Joseph's appearance from there is assumed to be that "Aiko, my daughter, asked for help" from the character setting.
I think that the reason I asked Joseph, who Caizi was supposed to dislike badly, was to 'make sure that something that was unacceptable to her would succeed'.
It is presumed that the inalienable thing is directly related to the reason why she is cooperating with the "Obsidian Sword" and her grief, "liberation from Joseph Asanaga".
If [Murder of the Saintess Cordelia] is indispensable to its success, what would help fulfill Asanaga Ayako's grief caused by her death?
The original knowledge is read by people from the character setting, and the fact that "the background setting and even the flavor sentence are functioning realistically" noticed by the raid is multiplied.
The conclusion derived from this was the existence of the "High Sin Scepter (Punisher)" in the setting sentence (flavor) of the item, which had the sentence "Pure blue is stained by the blood of the Saintess, and stained with the color of sin".
"('Pure blue is dirty in the blood of the Holy Maiden, and dyed in the color of sin. Born with the death of the Holy Maiden, this scepter inherited the work that dwelt in her blood and changed her appearance. It is nothing more than the work of the Saviour and has the power to deliver death to sinful souls that wander about in this world. But...... the more the aim is not performance, but the" power to save the sinful soul from death "in the flavor.
The "Holy Cane of the Great Sin" is a weapon that can be obtained by the "Saint Cordelia Death Event" that occurs by establishing the condition that all choices and quests fail in individual scenarios conducted in the Elf Territory with Ethel.
It is a sky-coloured cross the length of which Cordelia usually carries. It was painted on the blood of Cordelia who died during the event, and her body turned purple.
"Daisen Scepter" has a high correction ability of "+150% correction for physical attacks against [Ghost] monsters", so it looks like a useful weapon. However, since the weapon's attack power is similar to the initial equipment in the first place, even if equipped with correction, the attack power decreases inversely.
And the poor performance and method of obtaining it bear the triple burden of the depression event, in the first place the ruby called "Punisher" is a unique item specific restriction, "penetration" and "micro regeneration" after the impossibility of magic modification because it does not impart special effects (coating)... Sakurai's knowledge is undoubtedly the equivalent of "few real garbage weapons", in a bad sense is impressive.
However, if there is a possibility that there is actually something that would be the “power to give death relief” mentioned in this setup description.
As for the ability to act on the target souls like Sakurai and Iris remembered [Soul Strike (Kongeki)], if you take into account the special effect ability against the ghost monster originally possessed by the [Great Sin Scepter], it is not surprising that the demon who captured the ghost monster that became the [Parasite Ghost] and continued to survive by letting the soul be inherited by the doll for hundreds of years seems to be able to finish off Joseph Asanaga.
Sakurai thought that the source would be around Nanajo, but if she knew that there was such a thing, Ayako Asaga would naturally try to obtain it, and she would rely on Joseph to increase her certainty beyond having to kill the saint. I thought it would be a reason for Joseph to show up on the stage.
And Joseph will have to get his body away from Caizi once to cooperate, and if he gets rid of her, the final target will be away from him.
Later, after acquiring the [Sacred Staff of the Great Sin], Joseph was eliminated, and the confusion of the assassination of the saintly lady spread, and if he quickly escaped, his body would be clear and free... Sakurai deduced that this is what Ayako thought.
I believed the conclusions I had drawn, and on the premise of that, I escaped from the forbidden compartment, and I thought about "creating a situation in which I could not do anything but use the wand as a trading material" and executed the liberation of the monsters.
In addition, in order to support his thoughts on the appearance of Asahi and his parents and children in the second attack, he suddenly ran to the heinous act of "taking the Saintess as a hostage", and saw the reaction and obtained confirmation in the reasoning.
What if the idea is wrong and the plan fails?
Sakurai will answer the question.
"That's when I think about it."
Troublemaker that surpasses anyone's predictions above and below, even though it can be ruined if you make a mistake.
No man would be so troublesome to turn against his enemies. It was unfortunate for Ayako to encounter Sakurai in an important setting.
In any case, Caizi's aim was detected, including the part hidden by Joseph, and everything she wanted was on the opponent's palm.
Sakurai also had the aim of "information on the work passage of the school dungeon that Joseph would have used in the past", but from her point of view, it was impossible to see that there was such an aim, and the discussions between the two parties proceeded almost as Sakurai thought.
"Ah, Caizi, it's good to be struggling with unfamiliar bargaining..."
"If you look at it raw, it's so disgusting, can't you love it in your heart?"
"And that's it." The fact that he chose to negotiate means that we only have the "ingredients". And that's probably some kind of information. There are some things that come to mind when you think of his affiliation... but here, you dare not reveal them. I am convinced that inflating your imagination and thinking for yourself will lead to your growth, and that all the actions that arise in the process are something that you love. Come on, Ayako, he's the type of person with the same clear priorities as me. Think hard because poor speech can lead to serious burns. "
"Don't treat me like a lunatic like you."
It should be noted that Joseph, who should follow Ayako, was a de facto enemy in the negotiation.
After all, he is not interested in the success or failure of Ayako's purpose, but he is interested in the purpose of Ayako...... No, I can truly love the appearance of rejoicing in success and regretting failure, but I had the idea that there is no problem in how to roll over.
Of course, it is not enough to succeed, but the facial expressions that you show after you fail to ask for help may be more valuable.
And if I could embrace and comfort her while enjoying that precious expression... imagining it like that, Joseph couldn't be on Caizi's side.
Front gate level idiot, self-proclaimed father of the back gate.
Caizi, who was caught between the two, could only talk through Joseph in the end because she could not speak at all.
Before the information disadvantage, she could not have negotiated properly.
Aftermath
We will resume the update shortly. We plan to update it to before the climax of Chapter 5.
I apologize for not being able to go to the end after saying that I want to write to the end after the last posting.
Speaking of apologies, I wrote and posted the Villain's Lady in a short story separate from this work, so I hope you can read it if you have time.