On the battlefield of the Battle of the Krakenfjord,

The battleship "Holy Trinity", the flagship of the coalition forces, struggled through the storm, surrounded by large escort ships of all kinds.

The Flag Signal Troopers bring the latest news:

"Your Majesty, Field Marshal Collingwood has sent a signal from the USS Templar that the enemy flagship has been identified as the battleship USS Hegemony. At the moment it is attacking our central front with a detachment of the Royal Navy of Valstad. ”

Hearing this, Pope Flâdia, Palladia II, did not hesitate at all, and he said to the captain:

"I order you, let our flagship rush to the middle of the battle line with all the escort warships, move quickly!"

"Your Majesty, I beg your pardon for disagreeing, the middle side of the battle line is already quite close to the eye of the storm, where the wind is strong, the waves must be high, and there is the possibility of a deadly vortex, and we will not only have to fight the storm, but also face a strong enemy, which will be even more dangerous!

I don't think it's appropriate for you to take this risk, and I beg you to take back your order, Your Majesty! ”

"I know all of yours, Captain, carry out my orders!

This is a fateful duel between me and Empress Valstad, and I've been looking forward to this moment for too long, and I've made up my mind! You will not be deterred by any hardship, and if you are unable to carry out this order, I will remove you from your post now! ”

Hearing the Pope's resolute and decisive tone, the captain said helplessly: "Yes, Your Majesty!" ”

He turned and walked to the bridge of the "Holy Trinity" and ordered the helmsman and first mate: "Left full rudder!" Lower the second sail! Be careful, brethren, we're in the eye of the storm! Cheer me up! ”

The sailors immediately began to get busy, and Palladia II took two of his cronies to patrol the deck on the side of the ship.

Count Jacquein Rosbach, the chief knight of the Priest's Guard, made his own suggestion:

"Your Majesty, there is one thing I must warn you of, that we are about to enter the center of a dangerous storm and that we may fall overboard at any moment.

Heavy clothes can pull people down to the bottom of the sea, and you can see those sailors start to take off their tops and get ready for swimming.

For this reason, I strongly recommend that you take off this heavy slatted armor and change back into the sacred white robes you usually wear, which will be much safer. ”

Palladia II slapped his heavy shoulder armor with a huge steel hand armor, making a crisp metal crash with a "clang".

"I'll admit that you're right, but I'm sticking with this plate armor, it's a bit bulky, but in white-knuckle combat, there's no doubt about its practicality.

You should know that the opponent we are about to face is extraordinary, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it can be the pinnacle of Olacis, and I have been a Templar for more than ten years, and I have long been accustomed to living and fighting in armor, and there is no reason to replace it when the battle is approaching.

And I'm already ready to live and die with you!

If this battle is lost, I will be a funeral object for the Allied fleet, and I will never steal my life, I will never swim and run away in embarrassment, I will not survive such humiliation. ”

"You don't have to worry, it doesn't matter if you don't change your clothes, anyway, the final winner is only you, there is no other possibility, after all, we are well prepared, no matter what happens, we have a contingency plan, that evil Valstad witch will definitely not survive today!"

"Count Jaquin, I have to thank you very much, your words remind me of an important matter, we are not ready, it's time for our helpers to get ready, you go to the VIP cabin to gather them, let them bring their weapons, and be ready to act at my beckons."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll go and gather them." Count Jayne bowed to his lord and turned gracefully to step up the stairs of the cabin.

Sister Diane Thassville, the ace of the Templar Assassin Order, watched the Count's back go away and admonished:

"Your Majesty, you really don't need to personally venture into the war,

Thou art a noble position, and the dirty, tiring, and bloody work may be left to us slaves

I swear by the serrated blade in my hand that I will take the head of Empress Valstad, and I will offer this bloody gift to you on my knees in a goose-down tray, Your Majesty. ”

Palladia II frowned slightly at her:

"Nun, there are some words that I am tired of hearing.

Whether it's the captain, or Count Jaquin, even you are constantly persuading me to give up the battle, are you questioning my strength? ”

Sister Dianne was so shocked that she hurriedly knelt down on one knee:

"I didn't mean that, Your Majesty, I just care about you.

You are the strongest warrior in the continent of Orakis, both in strength and skill, I learned from you, that Valsta woman is no match for you! ”

"Oh? Is it? If you really think so, then why do you go out of your way to persuade me to quit fighting? ”

The nun swallowed in embarrassment, she was irrefutable, her emotions became a little out of control, and a pair of blue eyes under the mask were full of tears:

"I ...... I'm sorry...... Your Majesty, I am so afraid of losing you! I can't live in a world without you! ”

Palladia II advised: "Diana, you are considered a fierce and ruthless woman, a butcher in the garb of a nun, but in my opinion you are too young to cry a child. The Pope handed out an incense-scented silk handkerchief in exchange for the nun's admiring and grateful smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." She wiped her tears, clutched the handkerchief tightly, sniffed carefully at the mature man's breath coming from it, her heart throbbed, and she longed to stuff this handkerchief into her heart and cherish it for the rest of her life.

Palladia II sighed:

"Hey! You guys...... It's always flattering. I don't know that I'm no match for Empress Valstad, or that no one in the world can survive a few seconds from her.

Even so, I have never been afraid of her, for I just want to prove to the world that even the demigods can be defeated by human efforts! I'm going to destroy this tyrannical woman as a messenger of the gods! ”

That's why I've been researching the historical texts of the Holy Scriptures a few days ago, gathering manpower, digging graves everywhere, and constantly looking for divine weapons to use against her.

Thanks to the gods, I finally found the legendary dragon-slaying sword, Tatsumitsu. ”

The Pope stroked the hilt of the ivory sword in his hand as if he were hugging his own loved ones, and his thumb clasped the giant diamond weight on it, cherishing the weapon to the extreme.