When Janice lowered her palm in front of her face to give the order, the men with empty eyes attacked all at once.
"Cecilia, back off! - Your Highness!"
I know!
As soon as Gilbert pulled Cecilia's arm and called out, Oscar rushed out.Cutting off the attacking front, the three fell to their knees at once.
I see, that would be a contradiction to your shield. Very good.
Janice applauded with a gentle expression.And I kept my eyes on Cecilia.
I heard from Tino that you're a woman in that outfit, aren't you?
Tino must be the one who called himself Nanashi.Nanashi basically said he didn't have a name, but apparently he had one to call himself.
Tino is dealing with Oscar because Janice ordered him to.As expected of a royal guard, Oscar seemed overwhelmed.
Janice continued, turning her gaze to Tino and the others for a moment.
As I expected, you're a candidate for Miko, aren't you?
"Then what?"
No. Then I think you're really a shortage right now.
“Not enough to take?” Cecilia lowers her voice.
"After all, you're the most disgusting person in this room right now."Of course, you're the only one who can handle that sword, but you're just a woman who doesn't have any treasures.It's not enough to put your hands and feet together, and it's not enough to take them off. "
I knew it was provocation.
Cecilia, who is inside Gilbert's treasure, can't attack physically, whether it's Janice or Miko.That's why, with his transparent provocation, he's trying to get Cecilia out of Gilbert's treasure.
Janice had a slender, rapier-like sword in her hand that she hadn't held before.He's always saying things like "I'm weak..." but I can't believe his words that made Mordred in such a state.
(But-)
You must have seen your friends die while being protected like a princess.
"You can't do that!"
Cecilia leapt out with her body lowered.Gilbert said “Cecilia!?” in a flipped voice, but he never looked back.
She attacked Janice with the [Sword of Selection] in her hand.However, the first and biggest blow was definitely fired by Janice's sword.
Fufufu, you're stupid.
Janice's mouth warped as she rode in.
Cecilia smiled at him.
Well, I wonder which one is really stupid.
Hmm?
Janice's complexion changes to Cecilia's deep words.
Cecilia jumped away from Janice's sieve and slapped her on the floor.
Slowly she stood up and launched a second attack.The swords intersect and take on the form of an imminent confrontation.
Cecilia gave Prince Janice an impregnable smile as she approached.
"Hey, Prince Janice, do you know?"... there are three candidates for Amako? "
"No way...!"
Grace!
Cecilia exclaimed, and Grace, holding the Sword of Selection, appeared from nowhere.The place is in front of the altar.Her wrist was wrapped around Jade's treasure.
Yes, this was the insurance that Leanne was talking about.
Grace had been in the operation with Leanne, Huey, and Mordred from the beginning.What I was saying to her was, "I want you to never come out of Jade's treasure until I get a signal."
Janice, Magritte, and Tino were too sudden to react.
I'm going!
Grace raised the [Sword of Selection] as much as she could and pushed it onto the altar with the same momentum.
Nothing in particular changed after the sword was thrust against the altar.The altar doesn't shine, and there's no noisy change that would cause the building to collapse.However, the water from the water bottle held by the goddess fits perfectly and draws water from the receiving dish.
However, there was no change in what she stuck out, and Janice shook her voice like a wolf.
"Why do you have two swords?"What about yours? "
"This? This is a replica."
Of course Cecilia says so.
While I was running, Leanne duplicated it for me.I gave the real thing to Grace, who was hiding and doing things together.
(But it's weird...)
Looking at Janice, who was dazed, Cecilia looked puzzled.
The sword pierced the altar.In response, the water stopped.
And yet...
(Why is the "barrier" still there?)
They were still walking toward us with empty eyes.It looks like a zombie.
Gilbert is holding us back, and Oscar is holding us back while we fight Tino, so we haven't reached out to Cecilia and Janice yet.Magritte is calling out from various places one after another, and the number of "barriers" itself seems to be increasing.
Janice, who was wolfing, slowly raised her face as she noticed it.
"I see... I see."
Janice murmured in a certain confidence.
And smiling happily.
"Is that what the [barrier] is going to be like..."
"... do you know anything?"
"No, I made the same mistake as you guys."I'm sure the only seeds that will be lost will be those that will be sown. "
Janice narrowed her eyes at Cecilia, who looked like she didn't know what she meant.
"I didn't know how to sow the seeds either."I'm sure the church was sowing with that water. "
"What are you talking about?"
"In other words, that water you stopped was the seed."Surely the seed shall be sown in rivers, and the people and the beasts shall consume the water as drinking water.That way, the seeds will spread. "
Janice's body was wobbly.Apparently, she wasn't feeling very well.Perhaps because he used too much force, his face was blue and cold sweat was on his forehead.Tino stood by his side like that.Apparently, he prioritized the Lord's health over keeping Oscar alive.
Janice's smile didn't break even as Tino supported her.
"That's why the seeds that have already been sown will continue to sprout until the next god child is decided."When I get there, if you kill all the candidates, my wish will come true. "
……
"... but, well, I'm a little tired too."I think I'll go home today. "
Janice, who was breathing on her shoulder, took a deep breath and then stretched her spine. And then I turned my heel back.
“Let's go, Tino, Magritte. I want to take it easy for a while."
In response to his words, the two nod to each one of them: "Ah," "Yes."Then, the three of them stepped into the space that Magritte distorted.
"Bye, Cecil.... I'll see you when I'm alive."
As soon as the space was closed, Janice waved her hand.At the same time that the three of them are gone, a large number of people are spit out from the last hole Magritte opened.
I guess my physical strength was already at my limit.Gilbert, Oscar, and Grace, by Cecilia's side, had their backs together.
Isn't this a bad idea?
It's bad, isn't it?
"Moreover, Cecil and I don't have the skills to fight at the moment."It's really what he says. "
"I'm sorry, both of you. I'm sorry that Grace got involved, too."
As Cecil lowered his head, Grace shrugged her shoulders with a troubled smile.
"Well, it's good for my hometown."I'll do this for you. "
"But what are we going to do about the substance?"Gilbert, how long is this going to last? "
The four were covered in a transparent dome by Gilbert's treasure.
Gilbert thinks for a moment about Oscar's question, then opens his mouth.
"I think it depends on my strength, but if you think it's about 30 minutes..."
Thirty minutes. We need to figure out how to get these guys out of here in time. "
"Leanne and the others won't be able to afford to cover us either..."
Thirty minutes, Gilbert said, but I can't use all of those thirty minutes to plan a plan.Even if you plan a plan, there will be occasions when you won't be able to cross without his shield.
(Hurry up and plan your plan....)
It is impossible to do something about them all in thirty minutes.If we're all together, that's different, but there's no one here who can fight but Oscar and Gilbert.
(You might be able to escape using Jade's treasure......)
In that case, we'll leave these people here.That would be too dangerous.
(Maybe, maybe not.We're pretty pinchy, aren't we?)
When Cecilia realized that, the door between the altars opened vigorously and people rolled in.And there was a woman who had seen it from behind.
"Oh, my God. I knew it."
Merlin-san!
And from behind--
After all, heroes appear late.
Dante!
It was Oscar who made the rough noise.
Behind them were their subordinates, Leanne and Huey, who looked a bit tired, and Mordred, who was somehow worn out.
Merlin gives orders to his men.
"Bastards! Bring them all together!"