episode_0073

In the past, I almost died fighting Wolf, who was a 4th-tier knight. His attack power created with Aura and his physical abilities enhanced with Mana were equal to or greater than mine.

But for me, who had grown through expeditions with Helen and Camilla, a fourth-rank knight was no match for me.

Holy power, the power of God that had now newly established itself as my power, was leading me into a new world.

‘But there are too many.’

Although I can proudly say that I am definitely not a Wolf-level knight, all of the nearly twenty knights were fourth-rank knights.

If it were possible to make an aura bloom at the tip of the sword, I too would have to fight with the resolve to die.

‘It’s okay if you only protect Elsia.’

It would have been very dangerous to try to rescue the villagers who were being held captive by the knights.

I was about to raise Robera and create the Blade of the Divine through preemptive strike.

“Stop, Mr. Cyan.”

Helen, who had followed me, stopped in front of me.

“We’ll sort this out.”

“…Okay.”

I would have liked to have torn that count to pieces for lusting after Elsia, but he was a nobleman.

It was better to avoid it than to make enemies by making excuses.

“Is that you?”

“I am Helen, the second apostle of the Holy Kingdom.”

“My name is Count Anitul.”

Perhaps because his eyes were drawn to Helen’s different appearance, the count approached her with his heavy body and held out his hand. However, unlike me, Helen did not pay attention to the hand the count extended, and instead began to question him.

“Is Count Anitul’s reason for coming here to meet us?”

“Yes. To serve the Apostle of the Great Holy Kingdom.”

“Then why did I assault the people of this village?”

“Because you did not obey me even though I am your Count. What should I do? You lack education and are of humble birth, so I will discipline you with a whip.”

“Is that all you’re talking about?”

The count’s words were absurd.

‘Are all nobles like that?’

The duty of noblesse oblige was given to dogs, and they were only greedy for power like pigs.

Oh, is that rude to the pig?

“Count, have you abandoned your duty as a noble?”

“No. It is the duty of a noble to strictly govern the people.”

“Count Anitul, you have obtained information about the slave trade. You have even obtained information about the sale of the people of the territory to the underground city.”

Count Anitul looked embarrassed at the story about the slave business.

‘wait for a sec.’

If it was a slave business, it was definitely the reason why the mercenaries raided the village of Lugeron.

But was that something to do with the piglet in front of you?

“Haha, that won’t happen. And there’s no evidence, right?

“Yes, there is no evidence.”

Leaving Count Anitul behind, who answered confidently, Helen declared, the golden disc above her head glowing with divinity.

“Count Anitul committed the following crimes: First, he attempted to rape and assault the people before us, the goddess of love and family, Hestia, and second, he coveted the woman of the warrior Cian.”

“Apostle, what is this?”

I noticed that this wasn’t Helen talking to the Count.

Several voices could be heard coming from near her.

“As of now, I will revoke any authority that the Imperial Family has transferred to Count Anitul, and I will confiscate the wealth accumulated through his noble status.”

“……”

Demoted from noble to commoner, and even had his property confiscated.

The count and his knights were speechless and just laughed in vain in this absurd situation.

But is this possible?

‘Even if the Holy Kingdom supports the imperial family, can it strip the nobles of their power?’

Even peasants who live in rural villages and are not well-versed in worldly affairs know who their lord is and which noble faction his lord belongs to.

In military terms, it’s like memorizing the ranks and names of your superiors.

It was the same for me. I knew that the lord of the village of Rugeron was Baron Hipro, and I also knew that Baron Hipro was a vassal of Count Anitul, and that Count Anitul was a great noble who controlled half of the western territory of the Empire.

Is it possible to wield this much power against such a great noble?

The count, who seemed to be in disbelief just like me, kept laughing and then suddenly became serious.

“Hahahaha, no matter how much of a joke you are, I can’t accept bullshit.”

“You, as a noble, would know better that an apostle has such authority.”

“…This is ridiculous. To abuse such authority for something like this.”

“Was there a noble like you, who had such authority?”

“Kill that woman!”

The count pointed his finger at Helen and shouted at the knights.

“The author is a witch, not an apostle! Kill that witch now!”

The knight was initially taken aback by the sound, but soon swung his sword at Helen.

visor!

“Mr. Si-an?”

“Are you okay?”

I held her in my arms and protected her from the knights.

“I’m sorry. I expected it, but I didn’t know you would be so corrupt.”

“It’s okay, how can everything in this world go as planned?”

I ended up fighting the knights right in front of me, but it was okay.

Thanks to the time Helen had bought for her, her knights arrived on time.

“The warrior is right.”

Camilla, who arrived before anyone else, picked up a shield and protected the townspeople by striking down the knights with her aura that resembled a castle wall.

“God does not control everything, so how can we do everything as we wish?”

“But Camilla, you seem to be working harder than when you were on the expedition?”

“It’s my imagination.”

Unlike in the north where they couldn’t show their power due to the cold, here the knights started to run wild.

Even though the power difference was more than four times, there were only five of them, overwhelming the twenty knights.

“I feel like I’ve been scammed.”

It made me wonder why I had to suffer so much alone during the expedition!

“That shows how great the warrior is.”

“Don’t just brush it off as a compliment.”

“But didn’t you grow a lot through this expedition?”

“That’s true.”

He subdued the knights in an instant.

In the process, more than half of the knights were killed, but on the other hand, there were no injuries on our side.

“Even the same 4th tier has a big difference. I didn’t know the difference could be this big.”

“Of course. It’s not for nothing that we are called the strongest knights on the continent.”

“But you guys are also in the 2nd army.”

“That’s right.”

The First Order of Knights that we met in the North were small in number, but led by a second-rank knight commander, the rest were all third-rank knights.

“But isn’t the warrior more amazing?”

“Me? That’s true.”

I couldn’t help but agree with Camilla’s joke. Aside from my strength, my bloodline was also not bad.

Anyway, I asked Camilla while pulling the Count’s leash like a dog.

“Let go of this! Don’t you know who this body is!”

“Camilla, what are you going to do with these guys?”

“I will hand them over to the imperial court. They must be judged for the atrocities they have committed.”

“Slave market, right?”

“That’s one thing, but here’s the biggest one.”

Camilla glanced at Helen, then spoke cautiously into my ear.

“Those who tried to kill the Apostle will receive an even greater punishment.”

“Huh?”

“According to imperial law, if you harm a nymph, three of her families will be destroyed, and if you kill her, nine families will be destroyed.”

“What? What kind of joint liability system goes up to 9 families?

“There is nothing we can do about it. It is the law established by the first emperor.”

The first emperor we hear of again and again. Even though she is a thousand years old, her influence still seems to be strong.

He is a great gentleman.

“He must have loved nymphs a lot. The person who is called the first emperor.”

“In the founding myth, the first emperor, Astylen, is said to have been raised by twelve nymphs. That is the origin of the famous fairy tale, the Twelve Dwarfs.”

“I see.”

“That’s why the imperial family has maintained its lineage by tying with nymphs for generations. The current 5th generation emperor will soon welcome nymphs as his state letter.”

“Wait, 5 generations? Wasn’t it a thousand years since the Astylen Empire was founded?”

“Mixed races born between nymphs and humans have a lifespan that is three times longer. Naturally, the royal family born with the blessing of nymphs are naturally strong. The current emperor is also a second-tier powerhouse.”

“…That’s why the power was so strong.”

It wouldn’t be a big deal for a kingdom with such an imperial family to take away all of the count’s authority.

“Knowing this, we have also been trying not to wield power recklessly.”

Helen, who had interrupted the conversation, approached Count Anitul and began to read his memories while touching his head.

“As expected, most of the western nobles, including Count Anitul, were running a slave business in the underground city.”

“If you mean underground city, you mean Hadron?”

“Yes, they are the remnants of the fallen old kingdom and one of the evil ones.”