Chapter 18: The Abducted Queen and the Resurrected King's Spirit
In the end, Sakura still failed to find Andrvari's Ring, and after confirming with her team that she had been able to clean up the battlefield after the battle was over, there were no clues.
In this battle, more than 4,000 people were killed and 5,000 were taken prisoner, and Toristine lost about 2,000 people.
Shortly after the Battle of Torlistine, as Wales had said at the time, Angeletta was put on the throne and became Queen Torlistine. The nobles began to discuss how to counterattack and defeat Regan Qista once and for all.
Louise and Sakura were awarded medals for pinning down and repelling a large number of dragoons (almost no one saw Sakura's transformation and Louise's spells, and Sakura's Immortal Mode and Louise's Void Magic were kept secret and not released for the time being).
The other two helpers are not directly related to the army, they are just the students of the Academy of Magic "friendship" to participate in the war, so there is only a monetary reward. Thus Truuk gritted his teeth again.
In the evening, Toristine, the royal palace, the main hall-
At this point, Angela summoned Louise in a private capacity.
"Princess...... No, Her Royal Highness, is this?" Louise looked at the book and ring that Ann Rietta handed over, a little overwhelmed.
"The Prayer Book of the First Fathers from the royal collection, and the Ring of Water. "The large-scale magic you cast last time Louise was the legendary Void Magic, if correct. And I've talked to someone from the Academy of Magic.,Your demon is the demon Gandalfr of the Void Magic.,So,It's better for you to keep this book and the ring.,Of course,It's a secret.,Except for Miss Misaka.,Please don't tell more people.γ Louise Francis, please don't shirk, this is the Queen's order. Ann Rietta said.
"Now many people in the country want me to lead the country and defeat the enemy once and for all, war is inevitable, but I still want to try to avoid the misery of Albion, after all, Albion was also the country of His Royal Highness Wales. Louise Francis, can you and your demon Miss Misaka lend me power? Angela continued.
"Few?" Louise's eyes widened.
"Not long ago, Fukai escaped, apparently wearing multiple SQUARE-level magic locks, apparently made by people inside the palace. But even Miss Misaka's investigation was inconclusive. β
"Yes, I'll discipline the useless demons. β
"Please don't do that, Louise Francis, Miss Misaka does it better than anyone else............ Anyway, can I ask you?"
ββ¦β¦ I see. Carefully observed. Louise bowed heavily to Ann Rietta and left.
Since it was still in the midst of the victory celebration, Angelita gave Sakura a vacation, so Sakura herself symbolically explained the precautions to Anies and left with Louise.
"What's that book?" Sakura asked curiously. Seeing Louise flipping through a blank book, Sakura spoke.
"The prayer book of the ancestors, Her Royal Highness the princess said that it would be better for me to keep this. Louise said.
"Isn't it 'Her Royal Highness the Queen'?" Sakura said in her heart. β
"It's just a small mistake. β
"Master, I don't want to complain about your words, but why is this book all blank?"
"Well, it's said you need to wear an elemental ring to see it, but ...... I can only see the first page, which is my usual explosion magic. Louise replied.
"I see, if you talk about this to your classmates in the academy, I guess no one will despise you again, right?" Sakura jokingly proposed. β
"Stupid! Her Royal Highness the Princess has said that she wants to keep it a secret!"
"Oh............"
"Speaking of which, I heard from the princess that you couldn't find out how Fukai escaped from prison?
"That's for sure, but to no avail, and I even suspect that the potential enemy should be the current owner of the ring, or a Pentagon-class magician, so it's normal to hide from me. Sakura analyzed and guessed. β
"How could it be ............?"
The two of them talked about various things as they walked, until they returned to the Academy of Magic, ignoring the conversation, which seemed to be just a pair of good sisters chatting.
The suspended college was quiet and the night was fine.
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Morning, Toristine School of Magic, Female Dormitory -
Because the academy hasn't resumed yet, Sakura, who got up early that day, didn't wake up Louise and cleaned the room by herself, whether it's Sakura's body or her clone, there will always be one of them doing this work every morning, which has become Sakura's habit.
After a while, the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the quiet campus. After Sakura sensed it, she knew that this was Anies, so she was in such a hurry, maybe there was something important, so she came to the window and signaled to her.
When Anies saw Sakura, he immediately shouted, "Captain, something is wrong! Her Majesty is gone...... Abducted!"
"What?!" Before Sakura could reply, Louise rolled out of bed, and Sakura was a little ashamed of her sober speed.
"I've only been away for a day before this happens?!I'll talk about your question later, where is the direction in which Her Royal Highness was abducted? Prepare to pursue! Sakura orders!"
"I have sent my subordinates to track down, it is the direction of Lake Lagderian, the other party is ready to have horses, considering that the other party's purpose should be to take the queen hostage so that the war can be truce, there should be a lot of combat power, considering the needs of the battle, so I have come to ask for help from you and Miss Vallière, captain!"
"Hurry up and chase it!" Sakura was about to say a line that Louise snatched.
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Rewind time to last night, Toristine, the royal palace, the dormitory-
After a hard day's work, Angela was lying in bed in her purple pajamas. The tulle pajamas made her more beautiful in the moonlight, but this beauty was broken by the deep eyebrows on her face.
Next to the plush bed with a huge canopy is a table with wine on it that her father used to drink, and these days, whenever night falls, Angeletta will numb herself with alcohol.
During this time, although Sakura had used illusion to solve some problems within the aristocratic officials, and with the assistance of the cardinal, she had gradually concentrated the royal power in her own hands, but then, every decision needed to be made by her, and this deep feeling was really heavy for a girl who was only sixteen or seventeen years old. In the face of this heavy pressure, Angeletta has not been able to get used to it, and she can't help but drink.
The lonely and cold night brought tears to the corners of Anrietta's eyes, and she stroked the ring in her hand, remembering the dead Royal Highness of Wales.
"Ann Lietta, my love, I'm coming to pick you up......," a familiar voice slowly drifted into the king's bedroom.
"Who...... Come out, dare to trespass into the palace!" Ann Rietta sat up suddenly, grabbed her wand, put on her coat, and looked out the window in disbelief at the platform, where there was a figure that made her think.
"It's me, Ann Rietta...... I'm Wales, why, don't you recognize me?" said the figure standing on the platform in a soft voice.
"His Royal Highness Wales...... How could it be...... Aren't you dead, and besides, the Ring of the Wind is ......," Rietta confirmed, confirming the ring she was wearing on her hand.
"Didn't someone say that if you want to deceive your enemies, you must first deceive your own people? But it's natural that you don't believe it, so I'll tell you that I'm my proof, it's a projection of my Ancestral King's sword, and it will be able to resonate with the Wind Ring I gave you. Wales pulled out the holy sword that Sakura had given him, and the ring on Anrietta's hand immediately glowed.
"This ...... You really are His Royal Highness Wales......" Ann Lietta burst into tears, opened the door and threw herself into Wales' arms. Sakura knew about the Holy Sword.
"Ah...... My Ann Rietta, I still remember your scent, come with me, Ann Rietta......" Wales said, hugging Ann Rietta's body.
"Where are you going, why are you leaving, you can come to the city openly. The current Albion did not attack the forces of Toristine, after all, their proudest fleet was gone. I'm sure you already know about that battle, and we have that kind of trump card that will definitely help you retake Albion. β
Angeletta looked puzzled, why did she leave here?