1. Chaos
"Cecia!"
The sudden awakening made Lilith subconsciously stretch out her hand to her back in a trance.
Didn't sweat...... No, it's not a question of sweating or not, it's ...... What is it going to do?
Cecia, why did you call her? Obviously she was the least frequent person around me.
"Cecia...... Just now, I called you?"
Lilith rubbed her hair as she tried to recall her memories before she went to bed.
...... It's messy, it's like a mess, but it's not a ball of yarn without threads. After Alicia left with Arthur and Augie, she quickly planned another attempt to completely subvert the church, and unlike before, this time they did not do it secretly, but raised the anti-flag openly.
"Black Cross", this seems to be the army led by Alicia, composed of paladins who have the same idea as her. They are all the best of the paladins, the elite of the elite. However, this is not surprising, because only their love for the church will reach the point of "hate".
The church was originally a neutral existence, and the paladins were just guards because of faith and love, and now, after losing almost all of its elite at once, the church is no longer able to resist Alicia's rebels, and today ...... It should be the day when Sister Anne invited in reinforcements and had a showdown with Alicia. Why did you fall asleep here?
“...... Well. ”
Cecia replied coldly, as always. However, this brought a little sense of disobedience to Lilith, and if I could describe it, it was inexplicably irritating.
"That'...... Do you remember how I fell asleep?"
"Break after the meeting. You've been asleep for two hours. ”
"That's right. ”
Lilith nodded, "By the way, Chethea, I have ...... Have I seen you anywhere?"
“...... Seen here. ”
What kind of joke is this...... However, since he and Cecia hadn't met before, why did they ...... Would you suddenly have an instinctive dislike for her? Obviously, I didn't feel this way at all in this previous communication......
Soon, Lilith, who was waiting outside, greeted the army that Anne had brought. However, it is more appropriate to call this army more private soldiers than an army. Both in terms of numbers and the types of soldiers, it looks more like Anne's Flower Guard.
The emperor was reluctant to send troops...... Ah, that's right. There is such a good opportunity to be unified in the true sense, and no ruler will be willing to give it up. Alicia's rebel army, for the Emperor, was a great opportunity to reclaim the Church.
In this case, Anne can still use the private guard, which is really a bit risky, and it seems that she is a little underwhelmed. After all, although I was worried about Dorana's state, Sister Anne was more important.
Even if it's too weak in comparison. But Anne, dressed in light armor, was at the forefront like the soul of the entire army. But in the next moment, Lilith saw a familiar figure beside Anne.
Even though she wore a cloak, it felt familiar to her. Close, but a little scared, she must be ......
"Good afternoon, sister. ”
After meeting Lilith, Lith took off her cloak very naturally, but there was something strange. Her face didn't look so healthy.
Somewhat pale cheeks, which looks. It's like a symptom that only appears when you overuse your magic. But this is simply impossible for her second sister, because of her, how can there be a magic overdraft?
"What's the matter, even if you stare at my sister's face, my sister won't blush?"
"Second sister...... You ......"
After thinking about it, Lilith swallowed the words of the question, because no matter how you look at it, it is a question that Lith can't answer, "How did you get here?"
"Don't worry, my sister didn't come to play against my sister this time. Liz looked around, "It's not a good place here, let's talk about it in another place." ”
......
After that, Liz very simply told Lilith what she was coming to the church for, and that she was indeed here to play, but not to fight Lilith. Maybe it's because of some old vendetta or something, but this time Liz's target is still Mia.
Since she came to find Mia, then one thing can be determined, that is, Mia has probably found Alicia again, and Alicia, who is now eager to clean up the dirt of the church, is very easy to persuade, as long as the interests are the same, Mia and her can cooperate completely, just like with Alya before.
However, this time it was obviously more tricky, because Alicia, unlike Arya, carried elite paladins with her, and she was a skilled paladin with great martial arts and magic. In addition, this time, because there was no backup, even if Anne brought private soldiers, the strength of the two sides was still overwhelming.
It is true that there are many people on the church side, but ...... Ten can't beat the opposite one, so what's the point of the number?
"The Pope's order is simple......"
I don't know if it's my own delusion.,Dorana, who only appeared during the meeting.,It looks even thinner than the previous days.,Although she hasn't had any expression all the time.,But today's Dolana also looks very tired.。
The defection of his companions, and even his subordinates Arthur and Augie joined Alicia's side, and the person who was hit hard by this matter should be Dorana.
"He wants us to sweep away the rebels and ...... Alicia grabs her and then puts her to God's judgment. ”
"God's Judgment...... Poof......"
This kind of unashamed words almost made Lilith squirt the tea directly, but because of Dorana's storage, she still held back.
It's a meeting, but it's just a tea party to relax Dorena, even though in this atmosphere any event becomes a "meeting".
Annie who came in a hurry, Jace who didn't say a word and only knew how to bow his head, Erica who had just been chosen as the new saint, Lucifer who was sitting very strictly, and Asmer and Mammon who were even thinking about fighting......
Damn, what the hell is going on with this weird and awkward atmosphere.
"The Pope's requirements are really strict. ”
Compared with Lilith, Lith, who obviously has nothing to do with the church, said more openly, "Before we can destroy the rebels, why don't you let him restrain his behavior?"
"Sister!"
"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but I guess I'm telling the truth. ”
Liz laughed, "I was scared like a shrunken turtle before, but now that the princess's reinforcements are here, I am angry again." But I don't think even if it's the princess's personal soldier, will it help?"
"My private soldiers are not as weak as you think!"
For the sister of Lilith who suddenly appeared, Anne didn't like it so much, although their appearance was different, but Anne still distinguished it at the first time.
If there is a reason, it should be...... It's a difference in temperament. Although it can feel terrible at times, Lilith is still the friend she has known since she was a child. In contrast, this Lilith's sister feels a little less good.
"Sister, shouldn't you persuade the princess a little now?"
“...... Sister Anne, my sister is right, you really can't be reckless. "This is a matter that involves his eldest sister, even if it has nothing to do with his eldest sister, but the strength of Alicia and the rebels led by her should not be underestimated. It's like the kind of thing that makes Sister Anne pick up her sword and go to battle, which can't happen under any circumstances.
If it is simply involved in the battle of the army, it is not a big problem, but if it is a chessboard, there are suddenly many more powerful chess pieces, and the battle situation is completely different, especially when these chess pieces can completely control the battle situation with their own strength.
On his side, he has Dorana, Asmo, Lucifer, Mamon, and the second sister who should be able to help, but the other party is not unprepared.
Alicia alone is enough to drink a pot of her own, not to mention that she also has paladins under her who can compete with Dorana, Arthur, Augie, and Lorain...... I'm afraid that there is more than that, the number of "demons" of the "witches" has already been quite a lot when I made a preliminary judgment before.
Regarding the strength of the soldiers, although the number is small, Alicia is all the elite of the paladins, and she still has a huge advantage.
And this time, according to Lis, the eldest sister also joined the battle and began to reap the benefits of this trip in troubled waters that no one could predict.
The Sin of Jealousy Liviathan's strength is enough to resist Liz, and in addition, it is said that after returning from the Demon Realm after being educated, Satan the Sin of Rage has also re-entered the chess game, and the Sin of Gluttony Belusep is also a troublesome guy, and he can barely resist even if he counts Lisna's Beriel.
Moreover, Raviel and Haitter, who can control the feelings of love and hate, are like a bomb that can be detonated at any time, and what is even more helpless is that it has no lead that can be removed.
"Sister, this time she's full firepower. Because of the relationship between outsiders, Lisi didn't say it too clearly, but despite this, the severity of the matter was enough to be expected.
"But it's also a good opportunity, sister, do you know what I mean?"
“......”
Ah, of course I understand, although she is her own sister, but above this, the victory she wants to win is greater than one.
"Of course, this is our best chance to beat her head-on. ”
(The new volume has begun, so why am I so excited...... Damn, no spoilers. )
(Speaking of which, someone in the book review area dug up a grave today, so Kaisen.) (To be continued)