The Hero King, Reincarnate to Master the Art of War ~And Thus, I Became The Strongest Knight Disciple (♀) in The World~

It was formed by condensing bees and bouncing lightning, like a beast.

I jumped out of Ellis' side trying to leave with my back to Inglis and hit him.

That's the only sound I can play batin 'and thunder.

"Damn!?"

Apparently, that thing takes thunderbolt damage just by touching it.

But that was not all, and the beast of thunder burst into the walls of the mansion, capturing Ellis.

And there, the whole body of the beast bounced big and flew!

"Kyaaaaaa!?"

Ellis screams. A roaring roar.

The shock of lightning, which the beast had bounced off, had destroyed the fence greatly.

"Mr. Ellis!?"

It's a totally unintended outfit. Will you be all right?

"Ugh... Ugh."

With all due respect, Ellis was awake.

"Are you okay!?"

"Yeah, yeah... I can handle it"

It doesn't seem like a fatal injury - but it never seems like the damage is small either.

Whatever Ingris was, he tried to run over to her.

but even before that, the beast of thunder appeared earlier and stopped him from going.

I'm going to intimidate you, like I'm going to stop this one.

"Is this...!?"

Sorcery or pseudo-life created with something close to it?

Ellis seemed to have something on her mind and gave her a fierce look of anger.

"This...! What are you thinking!? Come out! Leon!"

"What!? Mr. Leon took this...!?"

"Okay, well, you know what?"

And, in light condition, Leon shows himself from behind the building.

The knight costume I saw during the night club is equipped with a thorned iron armor that shines in blue and purple.

Is that an artifact?

"I'm so glad Ingris distracted Ellis. Thanks to you, I'm going to have a crush on you. If you do it properly, it's a death fight."

"I missed it - what are you going to say...!? You're going to betray us!? Even if you're the Holy Knight!?"

"Do I have to say that?

"Mr. Leon... he said he'd even lick Heavenly Man's (Highlander) shoes if he had to, but that wasn't a joke?

Is Leon's intention to stop Ingris and the others who could do harm to Heavenly Man (Highlander)? Trying to get into Raal by doing that?

"Idiot, you must be kidding me. It hurts a little, then. Assuming you're a holy knight, I am. I'm ready to throw my life away to protect this country and its people."

"Then why are you doing this...? Mr. Ellis is an important companion, isn't he?

"... I guess I've run out of love for this one. Did you guys see that, too? As it is now, the earth will only feed the heavenly people (Highlanders). Even if you remain a holy knight, your vows to protect this country and its people will not be fulfilled. We can't do anything against their lawlessness. That's not allowed. I mean, you're conflicted. It's disgusting."

"Do you mean... to seek justice in your own power? You're unexpectedly pure."

"How many times does such a young girl say that? What kind of life have you lived?"

Leon looks at Ingris with a frightened face.

"But if you don't rely on Heavenly Territories (Highlands), you can't live in a land on earth! Without Demon Stamp Armor (Artifact), you can't protect yourself from Demon Stone Beasts! I can't live without some things, I can't help it!

"Well, is something like this one crying to sleep? I can't forgive you. Neither the Demon Stone Beast nor the Heavenly Man Highlander will let you do as you please."

"... does that mean there is such a path?

Listening, I find Ellis's statement to be unrealistic...?

"... Ingris, do you know what the Blood Chain Brigade is?

"... no?

Yumil is a country, and Ingris himself is basically only thinking about getting his studies done.

It would be a neglectful way to take care of things.

"It's an anti-Heavenly Territory (Highland) guerrilla organization. We're gaining strength these days! Sometimes it hinders the crusade of Demon Stone Beasts, and in other countries I hear that some cities have been destroyed by Heavenly Territories (Highlands) in revenge for their killing of Heavenly Men (Highlanders). It's annoying! Just sprinkle chaos all over the ground!

"You'll see from the skyman (Highlander). The main thrust of the Blood Chain Brigade is to drag your blood down to the earth as an iron chain, heavenly territory (Highland). You know what that means? Inglis?

Are you saying, "Take down Heavenly Territories, take away their technology and spread it on the ground?" With the technology to build artifacts, the nations of the earth can protect themselves. "

"Whoa! That's nice. That's smart! That's what happened. You don't need to bow your head to the great Heavenly Man (Highlander) while protecting yourself from the Demon Stone Beast. It's ideal, don't you think? I've been asked to do this for a long time, but this is what I did."

"Too sweet a look at the Heavenly Realm (Highland)! If you do that, you will be at war with Heavenly Territories (Highlands) on earth! There's no way you can win!? How much damage do you think you're going to...!?"

"That's why we need to gather strength for the Blood Chain Brigade. Think of Ellis as a souvenir for that. The ultimate Demon Mark weapon (artifact), Princess Tian Yi Wu (Heiral Menace), should be studied. Ah, it might inspire you to create a terrestrial Demon Mark weapon (artifact)."

"I don't want to! I don't want to help a lot of people die!

Ellis, while slightly glaring, sets up his double sword to show his willingness to resist.

"Inglis? What are you gonna do? Why don't you come with me?

"... I refuse"

"Why not? Are you the same maintainer as Ellis?

"No? If I stand here to help Mr. Ellis, I think I can work with you..."

"Huh!? Dude, you're strong. You have to think about what your power means!

"... how much is this child..."

Leon raised his bare voice and Ellis looked frightened.

"I understand what Mr. Leon says - but I have stopped linking power to righteousness."

That's the path I've passed in my last life.

If we focus on righteousness, we will sooner or later be driven away from the front line into a position to guide people.

I'm not going to do that to Ingris Youkus -!

"Then come arm in arm if you want to take Mr. Ellis. Come on in."

Ingris demanded so of Leon.