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069 – Hyde! Returning to Agarpe Estate after a long time! # 2

“Hyde! If you get even one blow from the whip, you’ll die! I’m dying!”

My sweet wife Psyche came into the bedroom and stamped her feet.

It must be because of the conversation that took place at the previous dinner party.

“Psyche, why don’t you calm down when you return home after a long time.”

If you’re stressed, you may develop wrinkles.

Of course, Psyche was like a flower in full bloom and had not a single blemish on her face.

“How can I calm down! Hyde, it is impossible for anyone to tear down that great castle wall within 15 days! During the war, even Archbishop Archibald returned without being able to do anything in front of the walls!”

Archbishop Archibald was an outstanding strategist during the war.

However, even he said that he only cursed a lot in front of the huge castle wall before retreating.

Since I said I would conquer those walls within 15 days, Psyche couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

“Psyche, don’t worry. Was there even one thing I said that I didn’t keep?”

“But─.”

“Think of the walls of Jericho in the Bible.”

Jericho’s walls.

A long time ago, there was a fortress as strong as the walls of Taekwondo, and it was the city of Jericho. It was a fortress so great that no one could capture it.

“But it was not a brave general or a strategist that broke down the wall, but the sound of the trumpet of a praise troupe.”

After hearing the Lord’s command, Joshua and his praise group surrounded the city and sang trumpets in unison.

With that, the walls of Jericho collapsed as if an avalanche had occurred.

“If the Lord is with me, is there anything I can’t do?”

Psyche nodded as if she understood what I said, but her expression still looked uneasy.

okay.

The story of Jericho Castle is like a myth that appears in the Bible.

The same goes for the story of Moses dividing the sea.

Although I believe it actually happened―, on the other hand, I may have doubts and wonder, “Is that really possible?”.

“I like it anyway. I hope 15 days pass quickly! It’s either the goofy Hyde gets whipped or the old bastard Parmas gets whipped! I have nothing to lose!”

It was Milione who was smiling.

I frowned.

“Millie, this is the couple’s bedroom. Why are you coming in on your own?”

“Hyde. I told you I was on probation. Hyde, who is more godly than anyone else, being by your side is my duty. I also don’t like being stuck next to you when you’re not having fun. But it can’t be helped.”

indeed-.

I was a more pious and faithful man than anyone else.

For an evil woman like Milione, sticking next to me is no different from punishment.

“Good. Well, now that it’s like this, I’ll let you join our couple’s joint project tonight.”

“What? A couple’s joint work?”

Milione frowned.

It was clear that he was having strange thoughts in his head.

Sze-.

I knelt on the floor regardless of whether Milione’s expression was wrinkled or not.

Then he raised his hands high and began to pray.

“Lord─.”

My husband and I’s joint work has always been an all-night prayer.

# # #

“Look at this! There are so many amazing books in the library! After all, they are a count family!”

Lucy Emma.

She seemed very happy in this Agarpe estate.

There was not even a speck of evidence of demon possession or any other mental disorder.

After all, it’s nice to take a break in a place with good air and clear water.

Milione criticized the Agarpe estate, calling it a rural area, but I liked the meadows and hills with autumn flowers.

When I think of this place as a young Psyche running around and playing with her short legs, I feel fond in many ways.

“This sounds fun! “United Kingdom War History”! If you look at the back, Sister Midnar’s name appears! Sister Midnar took 400 soldiers and captured the castle owned by Uniger!”

Palak, Palak-.

Lucy sat in the cool autumn shade and turned the pages of the book.

Sister Midnar was watching this from a distance.

She came up to me and said.

“Once the situation stabilizes while staying here, I plan to take Lucy with me. Because Lucy has a place she must go to.”

“Are you planning to go to the Order of Barakhan?”

I knew that Sister Midnar had taken Lucy’s mother, Emma, to the religious order. But Sister Midnar shook her head.

“No, I plan to go to the ivory tower in the royal capital. I have an acquaintance there. He may not be my favorite, but I think he can teach Lucy well. About the power within it.”

The Ivory Tower was a place where various knowledge of the kingdom was hosted.

You can think of it as a research institute and a university.

It was also said to be a place that produced many wizards.

“It’s unexpected.”

I thought it was really surprising.

In fact, the relationship between the church and the Ivory Tower was not very good.

This is because those who seek objective and clear knowledge and religious denominations that value faith do not mix well.

Sister Midnar wiped her face with her palm.

“I still think about it now. What would have happened if I had taken Emma to the ivory tower instead of the church? Wouldn’t things have changed more than now─.”

“It is no use regretting the past. If humans look back, it should be only when they can look at their past mistakes and correct their future actions.”

There is no use lamenting every day about the mistakes you made in the past.

It’s only detrimental to your mental health.

Sister Midnar frowned at my words.

“You little guy speaks fluently. But, Hyde, it was fun in many ways thanks to you. When I look at you, I think of someone I saw when I was younger.”

“Are you Archbishop Archibald?”

People say that Archbishop Archibald in his youth was a priest full of passion and energy, just like me.

So, some people said that when they look at me, they think of him when he was younger.

He was quickly promoted from a wooden priest to a bronze priest at a young age, and even though he was a commoner, he married a wife of high status.

But Sister Midnar shook her head with narrowed eyes.

“No, I wasn’t talking about Medici Archibald. The Medici guy is different from you. That guy is a little more sincere.”

“I’m also sincere.”

“I guess it’s because of my mood. You’re like no one I’ve ever seen, Hyde. So let’s go where none of us have gone before.”

I can’t believe the strict Sister Midnar was giving me all the good news.

It is said that if a person suddenly does something they have never done before, their life suddenly ends.

When I was wondering if this old nun might be going to heaven tomorrow, she added:

“So what are you going to do? Can you really conquer that castle wall within 15 days? If you’re thinking about being indebted to your wife, Psyche, you’d better change your mind. Even if we gather all of Agarpe’s troops, we won’t be able to put even a scratch on the castle walls.”

“Do you really think so?”

“Parmas, that old man is stubborn and stubborn. However, I value face, so if I lie flat on my face and apologize for my mistakes right now, they might let me forget that it never happened.”

“Don’t worry. Sister Midnar, if you think you have been helped by me, could you write a letter instead of telling me that?”

“Letter?”

“Please send this letter to the Ivory Tower. It would be great if you could send it to a friend. If you are an acquaintance of Sister Midnar, you must have a fairly high status in the Ivory Tower, right?”

Sze-.

I handed Sister Midnar the letter I had prepared in advance.

# # #

“Hot!”

When I returned to the mansion, Psyche, wearing leather armor, was swinging a huge great sword in the training area.

As he swung the blade as big as his body left and right, a strong wind rose and the fallen leaves were swept away.

“Ah, Hyde! You were there!”

“What are you doing?”

“Of course I’m training! In order to take down the citadel of negligence, it is better to awaken your senses at least a little! It’s my first time participating in a war.”

It was Psyche wiping the sweat from her forehead.

It looked like Psyche had been concentrating on training since morning while I was wandering around the territory.

Soon Psyche spoke to me.

“Hyde! What are you doing? There’s only 15 days left! Shouldn’t we be gathering soldiers or training knights?”

“Psyche, I have something to confess. I am a more sincere and faithful priest than anyone else. But you will never be a good soldier or strategist.”

Although I was a smart person, I was illiterate about military methods and soldier training methods.

Therefore, even if they were to hurriedly train soldiers and knights now, it would be difficult to fulfill that role—this was what he was saying.

So what should I do?

All I had to do was rest well, sleep well, and eat well.

And it’s just waiting for the right time.

Like Moses, who fled from Egypt and waited in the wilderness for his time to be used.

I too am waiting for my time.

With that feeling, several days passed by.

Sister Midnar found me washing my face with cold water, and I accepted a letter in her hand.

“As expected, thanks to Sister Midnar, I received a reply quickly. Ivory Tower is famous for being very arrogant and unfriendly, but I can’t believe I received a reply so quickly.”

A seal with a pentagram drawn on it.

It was a symbol of the ivory tower.

The letter itself also smelled nice.

It looks like you sprayed some perfume on it, right?

Sze-.

When I opened the seal with a letter knife and looked inside, the contents were simple.

“There is a high possibility of a solar eclipse within a week.”

It was like that.

The letter I sent to the Ivory Tower asked a question about the eclipse cycle.

There was some anxiety about whether a research institute from the uncivilized Dark Ages could predict a solar eclipse, but it was quite accurate.

Well, the ancient Mesopotamians also predicted a solar eclipse, so of course this should be done.

“Sister Midnar, do you know why Walpurgis is now advancing towards the Citadel of Negligente? It’s because of this solar eclipse.”

When the moon swallows the sun -.

Can heretics and cults tolerate events like this?

I can’t stand it.

“This letter was written about two days ago. So, it would mean that a solar eclipse will occur within five days. Well now the time has come. I will go to war.”