The Branded Female Fencer

"... so I'll answer you, did stopping the war early benefit Arnelia in any way?

"Arnelia's... gain?

"Yes, we pilgrimage with the goal of fulfilling the request. No, we will act with Arnelia's greatest welfare in mind. I don't think the purpose of this war was to" mediate between Vesel and his clients, "but to" use the war to burn someone out. "Oh, no?

"Mm..."

Miranda mumbled. That was a common perception between Miranda and Miriazal, but I didn't think there was anyone on the pilgrimage who thought that far. Elsa has gone so far with her own investigation and Miriazal's request, but she never thought she'd be working with a strategic eye until the others.

Apparently, Ips isn't the same tone, and he's quite out of his mind. Plus she keeps talking.

"For once, Vesel and Clier were constantly watching us using our children's men. I don't know when I'm going to do mediation. If Mr. Alphilis' mercenary regiment hadn't come there, I would have stopped him already, to be honest. End by holding down Clia's impromptu Demon King production workshop. But I heard Archbishop Anolun was sending me, so I thought if I stopped now, I'd crush Lord Anolun's face."

"You said you took care of the eagle?

"Well, blah blah? The result was different from the picture I thought. Oh, well, that's good. It's easy to fit ~"

Ips replied as Nico. The whole story goes through. It's the tone that makes me angry, but Miranda understands it with her head. He said it was easier for clients to assemble than Vesel and that it would be easier to use something in the future. The fact that Sister has not been dispatched would also be because he decided that if he simply put in Sister and other officials in the war of attrition, he would only mischievously expand the damage.

But something hits me. That's not a matter of reason, it's a matter of instinct. Somewhere this Ips was strange, Miranda felt. That somewhere is different from the pilgrimage we know in Arnelian history so far.

"... good, let's take this matter without question for once. So it fits in as a result. I was halfway through the eagle's orders. I didn't set the order in detail."

"Sassaru, the Archbishop has a wide heart ~"

"Just one thing. Ips, answer honestly."

"Yes - what is it?"

"Who the hell are you swearing allegiance to?

Miranda's question froze Ips' smile for a moment. Neither Miranda nor Alphilis missed that slight change.

Ips immediately returns his expression and answers.

"Of course I'm the supreme bishop of Miriazal ~?"

"Got it, that's enough to hear. Go on."

"Yes, please excuse me."

Ips left the spot early, to be respectful. Yeah, I see, and in the future she has a job as a mediator in post-war processing. I'm never running out of time.

Miranda sighed loudly as she confirmed Ips had left.

"... did they ask you"

I don't know.

"Fair enough. Either way, Atashi is in a better position than they are. There will still be no reason to just teeth toward the face, and they are also busy establishing a new department's institutions with them. As long as I give you enough work, you won't have time to do anything extra."

"I see that's how you block your hands. By the way, what's with the status of Archbishop? Didn't you come off the selection?

"Mm-hmm. Externally, I held the position of Archbishop. All of a sudden an unnamed Sister is above the Archbishop, which is too unnatural. Or is it inconvenient to run the pilgrims below the Archbishop? You're the supreme papal candidate, aren't you, Atashi?

"... I don't really know how it feels. Miranda."

"This guy!

Miranda felt like she hadn't laughed in a long time. After all, it is Miranda who realizes once again that she doesn't have to feel roots to be with Alphilis.

Ips leaving those two behind and leaving the scene early enough. She has a job like this back mountain. I couldn't have stayed long here, considering the case she was supposed to have again. It is easy to be misunderstood because of the prolonged tone, but she is quite capable, as the watchman of the pilgrimage shows. However much Arnelia's ability as a Sister improved, her tone never got right. Although Ips decided to convince himself that this was his personality.

There is a voice from the shadows on such an Ips.

"Hey, Ips. Rarely in a hurry, huh?

"Brandio, why aren't you here?

Ips stopped once on his feet and saw his companion. Brandio on pilgrimage as well. A little older for Ips, but it was much quicker for Ips to have been baptized by Arnelia. Brandio belonged to Arnelia after he was quite old, but Ips has been Arnelia's Sister since he was either distracted or not.

Thus Ips does not like Brandio in his heart. Brandio goes above and beyond the hard-working self. He would have admitted somewhat if he were a man who would work hard as well, but Epps has never once seen Brandio work hard on anything. Make it study. Make it magic training. Always appropriate, and yet Brandio gets the best grades. I hate to admit it, but Ips was jealous of Brandio.

"Looks like you're free, Brandio? You shouldn't have time to be here, huh?

"No, no, I'm almost done with my job. When I had time, I thought I'd take care of my juniors, so I went out here."

"It's just a lie. No. You wouldn't think that if I asked you to tell me anything, would you? Even the black magician came to see it."

"Ha. Spread it."

Brandio peppered his tongue out lovingly, but Ips turned to puffy.

"If you can't help me, won't you talk to me? Even if I look like this, I'm not free."

"Well, if you tell me one, I can help. Yeah?

"... what do you want to hear?

Brandio reinforced his smile further when he saw Ips eat

Continued