Chapter Eighty-Four: The Oath of Allegiance
"To your mother!" Adult Mia scolded.
"Who taught you to swear and foul language!" Aske was furious.
"You!" Adult Mia shouted.
Asker: ..................
"It's not me!" Asker became furious, "I don't care who taught you to swear, whether it lied to your heart or your body, in short, whoever got it you go to find yourself!" β
"Do you think I don't want to?" Mia was so angry that tears fell from her eyes, "Ran away!" You're just running away! Mi'er and I have been waiting for you for so many years......"
Such a big and beautiful girl, but like a little girl who has not grown up, she cried so much that the pear blossoms brought rain, and the banshee king was also a little helpless and unbearable, so she floated over to help her wipe her tears.
As a result, the other people rolled their eyes - you didn't come out to save the scene when we were beaten by her just now, and now when she cries bitterly, you come out to comfort people? Where are you standing there?
"Are you, Mi'er?" Adult Mia was slightly stunned and sobbed, "No, you're Minerva......"
"It's me." The Banshee King said softly. She didn't actually know Mia, but she knew that Mia knew her.
"Minerva, I'll tell you." So the adult Mia stopped crying, wiped away her tears vigorously, and said seriously, "Please also ask you to tell Mi'er." And Mia ......"
She beckoned to Mia, who looked hesitantly at Asker, and when he saw that he hadn't stopped her, she cautiously walked over.
"Asker can't be trusted." Adult Mia whispered as if she was explaining what was going on, "He's just a scumbag, don't put any thoughts on him." β
"Except for Mia, no one else in the team can be trusted. They all have their own minds and calculations, and Asker...... And we are not all the way. β
"Anyway, all you can trust Mia is Mia, Mi'er...... The only one who can believe it is Mia. The two of you must work together sincerely, and ......"
She hesitated for a moment (the tangled expression that wanted to speak and stopped, it was almost like carved out of the same mold as Miya), and said in her heart:
"Minerva, tell Mi'er."
"You have to stop Asker from going back."
After saying that, she suddenly activated her spirituality, cut off the connection with the ability of the Spirit Tree, and her body disappeared in place.
All:..................
To be honest, this "Mia from a parallel world" is not very difficult to fight. On the one hand, she had no intention of killing Asker herself, and on the other hand, although she did want to kill the others, no one was hurt more than Sheila was stabbed.
However, the few words she has said since her appearance have smashed a deep rift in the original unreserved mutual trust between everyone within the Azure Sword Mercenary Group.
"Aske......" There was a long silence before Nora spoke first.
"Oh, you don't have to explain." Aske smiled and said, "I'm not going to take her seriously. β
"You must know that in 10,000 parallel worlds, there are 10,000 Azure Sword mercenary groups. Who can be sure that in a parallel world where Aske is the shameful scumbag, Eleanor, Nola, and Sheila are the evil betrayers, and Mia is the innocent victim, who can be sure that such a world does not exist? β
But even so, that's not a reason for us to be suspicious of each other or even wary of each other today. You know, we didn't know each other from the beginning, why can we trust each other now? It is the deep friendship cultivated by handing over one's back to each other in battles again and again, and it is not something that can be easily shaken or even hurt by someone who comes out and says a few words. β
"But......" said Eleanor, her voice trembling, "Asker, don't comfort us yet. I just want to know, do you really have no doubts about us at all about what she is accusing? β
"Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" Asker snorted.
"Of course it's true." Eleanor said earnestly.
"There is no 100% thing in this world. I certainly can't say that I trust you 100 percent. Aske said frankly, "It's just that from my current memories of the past and what I know of you, I don't believe you would betray me." β
"Really?" Eleanor stared at him wordlessly, as if she had made up her mind to make some difficult determination.
Then she knelt down on one knee in front of Asker, and the light of will in her hand turned into a long sword, which was stuck in the dirt beneath her feet:
"Asker. Lepius. Lord Achilles. Eleanor bowed her head, looked at his toes, and said solemnly, "You have received me in Constantinople, taught me the art of war, and directed me in the direction of my life. β
"I'm Eleanor. Maria. Feng. Weissbach, I swear in the name of God and my family to give my body and soul unreservedly. I will be your knight, your sword, your shield; Do my best to protect your safety, your glory, your will; From this moment I swear until the end of my life and soul. β
"If I break this oath, whatever my motive, I will be crushed to pieces, and I will fall into purgatory, where I will suffer forever and agony."
She said very solemnly and seriously, while Asker watched her take the oath in confusion, and his expression gradually became confused:
Ha?
"At this time, you should draw your long sword and pat her shoulder three times to complete the knight's canonization consciousness." Seeing that he was stunned, Sheila cautiously reminded him.
"Wait." Asker finally reacted, "Why are you doing this?" β
"If I become your knight." Eleanor explained in a low voice, "My relationship with you will be witnessed by God, and I will never again betray you." β
Asker: ..................
I will not say what God bears witness. If you, Eleanor, are the upright character to keep your oath, then even if you don't make it, I'm of course willing to give you my back.
If you are a despicable and shameless person, then even if you swear by God and your name, I will not dare to give you the slightest trust!
So what is this knightly oath and does it really have any substantive meaning?
Asker was torn up here, and Eleanor was still kneeling on one knee, standing on the ground with her sword, waiting for the canonization, so the atmosphere gradually became awkward.
Nola, who was stunned next to her, also reacted. She had read Asker's memories and knew that the traditional culture of the Dragon Kingdom was very different from that of the HRE:
For the religious Frankish knights, swearing by God, their family, and their own souls was the most severe and extreme oath, the kind that should never be violatedβeven far better than the soul contract bound by supernatural power.
However, in the Dragon Country, oaths are closer to the meaning of gambling curses. They do not believe that there is an omnipotent subjective consciousness that oversees such oaths and punishes violators, and therefore places less emphasis on the oath itself.
In short, the two did not communicate on the same channel at all. Out of considerate care for her best friend, Nora quietly reminded Aske in the psychic communication:
"Don't care if it's useful or not, Ellie, she just wants to ask for peace of mind, you hurry up and cooperate!"
This reminded Aske, so he drew his sword from the void, slapped Eleanor on the shoulder three times, and said:
"Ahem, I declare your oath valid."
"You should declare, 'Accept me as your knight.'" Eleanor was a little helpless and couldn't help but whisper a reminder.
"Oh." Asker quickly straightened his posture and patted her on the shoulder a few more times, "I declare that I accept you as my knight, Eleanor." β
The corners of Eleanor's mouth drooped, revealing a depressed wry smile, and her mood was extremely depressed. It's like a marriage proposal ceremony that I have been preparing for a long, long time, but only to get a casual "yes" from the other party.
Although the ceremony was successfully concluded, and the two were brought closer by concluding the ceremony, what is this subtle frustration that is not taken seriously?
I want to cry......