The Main Heroine Likes the Extra

42 – A shadow approaching from the darkness.

At Archbishop Marconi’s words, the air in the throne room literally froze.

As if to break the silence, Archbishop Marconi continued his words.

“As a result of a rigorous investigation by the Church, there was only one clean, silver-haired, unmarried man in the town of Grand Seine, Alan Ludwig.”

I understand that.

There are few people in the kingdom of Palasinia who have clear silver hair, not gray or dull gray.

That’s also limited to the inside of Grandsen, and if you pick young unmarried men, the number will definitely decrease.

“And as a result of examining his surroundings, there is definitely a person who is in conflict with him. The one with black hair, as the oracle said.”

With a disgusted expression on his face, Archbishop Marconi continued.

“There was also information that the hero and he had a fight over a girl. She confirmed that the girl was red-haired.”

Archbishop Marconi nodded his head in conviction.

“If the situation matches up to this point, the oracle can be considered true. Your Majesty, punish the demon king quickly before the seal is lifted!”

The Archbishop Marconi, who had spoken with great enthusiasm, looked at King Gallarus with a proud smile.

As if he believed that King Galarus would of course follow his word and punish him.

“……”

“………”

Everyone in the audience room was silent.

But everyone had different facial expressions.

An angry expression, a puzzled expression, an expression of disbelief, an expression of bewilderment.

Everyone said nothing, but Archbishop Marconi opened his mouth.

“Why is no one saying anything? This is a crisis beyond the kingdom and the whole world!”

“……”

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King Gallarus looked at the Marconi Bridge with cold eyes.

He let out a sigh and opened his mouth, looking straight at the Marconi Bridge.

“Listen, Archbishop Marconi.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“The official position of our kingdom is that the demon king completely disappeared 400 years ago. The church’s request cannot be accepted.”

“…Your Majesty…Your Majesty?!”

The Marconi Archbishop jumps up and down, visibly flustered.

“I don’t know who Alan is, but Wentos and Ignis are the names of the nobility of our kingdom. Do you think the kingdom will tolerate the punishment of the nobility of the kingdom following the church’s bullsh*t?”

“Ha… But this is a world crisis…”

“Can you clearly prove that the world is in crisis?”

“……”

Abbot Marconi doesn’t say anything.

That’s right. They just investigated the fact that it was an oracle, and there was no proof that it was true.

“As I said before, the complete extinction of the Demon King is the official position that continues from the founding history of Palaginia.”

“……”

“If you deny that and incite the people that the Demon King will reappear, you’re insulting our kingdom, right?”

“Your Majesty…Your Majesty! That’s too…”

“Are you saying that what the church is doing is just that much! Are you inciting the people and requesting that the nobles be punished?!”

By the force of King Galarus, who burst into anger with a strong knock on the throne, Archbishop Marconi shrank in fright.

“I will make a stern complaint to the church about this incident.”

“……”

The Grand Marconi Bridge is dripping in a cold sweat.

To be honest, I was very excited to receive the oracle and find people who fit the oracle’s contents.

If you think about it calmly, the request he made after entering the audience room was so absurd.

“It was… A mistake. Your Majesty, please forgive me…”

“No two times.”

Of course, King Galarus also exploded in anger, but a worsening relationship with the church was not a good thing for the kingdom.

No matter how much it changes and the church corrupts, the number of followers of the World Tree Church boasts a number that cannot be ignored.

Overpowered and stopped at the line of definitively refusing the request.

“Then, Your Majesty…At least from our church’s side, may we protect the warriors…Alan Ludwig and Riel Ignis?”

“It doesn’t matter if you’re a man like Alan, as long as you have his consent. But taking the Ignis family’s daughter out of the church at will is unacceptable.”

“…Is that so?”

Saying that, Archbishop Marconi stepped back.

I knew during the investigation that the girl named Riel Ignis was the daughter of Duke Ignis.

I didn’t even expect to dare to take the daughter of the duke without permission, so for now, Archbishop Marconi decided to be satisfied with securing the hero.

“May I say a word. Archbishop Marconi.”

At that time, Archbishop Marconi raised his head at the voice coming from the throne.

About the fact that the owner of that voice was still a young Prince Julius, Archbishop Marconi spoke politely.

“Tell me, Your Highness Julius.”

“I’ve seen the man named Alan that the Archbishop spoke of, but… To be honest, I think it’s very absurd that he is a hero. His skills are worse than that of a low-ranking knight.”

“…Is that so?”

Archbishop Marconi responded to Julius’ words, but he was just passing them by ear.

The only thing that matters to him is that he is likely to be a ‘hero’. Because his skills didn’t matter.

If possible, I’d like to secure a “Shaman” As well, but it seems to be difficult.

‘Well… I can’t help it… It would have been nice if I could officially take over…’

“We must stop the action in Palaginia right now!!”

Continental Central Church, which can be said to be the headquarters of the World Tree Church.

This is a land that has a non-aggression pact that no country will ever touch as much as this church.

Inside the conference room of such a church, a woman was screaming at her.

“To make a fuss in another country, calling it an ‘trust’ with uncertain information! Since when did the church become so popular?!”

Her name is Alicia Merlot. She

She was a devout member of the Church of the World Tree for generations.

Of course, she is a devout believer, but her current relationship with the church is not very good.

The current World Tree Church was divided into two sects.

The Papacy worships the World Tree that oversees this world, helps the weak, and punishes the wicked.

The cardinal faction that the only great beings to serve in this world are the World Tree and its servants, the fairies, and all other creatures must follow their policies and teachings.

Alicia Merlott’s family has long belonged to the papal faction, and had a bad relationship with the cardinal faction, which is the main force in the current church.

“But Sister Alicia. This oracle was given directly to Cardinal Gerald by the World Tree…”

“In the first place, isn’t the contents of the oracle too suspicious? It’s been over 400 years since the demon king disappeared! But now that the demon king is resurrected… That’s unbelievable!”

“But there was actually an oracle! Many people witnessed Cardinal Gerald receiving the oracle… So it might be wrong that the demon king disappeared!”

“…What did you just say?”

Of course, it wasn’t once or twice that harsh words were exchanged in a fight between factions, but this time, it was something that Alicia could never get over.

“The disappearance of the demon king is the content of the oracle that Pope Bernardo, the great pope of the time, received directly from the World Tree. Are you going to claim that it is wrong?!”

“Yes! It must be wrong! Worn-out records from 400 years ago and an oracle that came down just a while ago! It’s obvious which one is correct?”

“What?!”

Alicia approached the priest who was talking mockingly with an angry expression.

“Tell me again!”

“Ha, by any chance… Are you jealous that the oracle was given to a cardinal, not a pope?!”

“…That’s absurd. It’s so absurd.”

Nothing makes sense to an idiot.

Thinking that, Alicia grabbed his aching head and stepped back.

“So…What are you going to do? You know very well that the kingdom won’t stand still if you do something like this, right?”

“If it is necessary, I will do anything.”

Alicia glared at him straight at the priest’s words.

“…What are you going to do?”

“The church’s covert troops are already on the move. Soon we will secure the hero and the priestess, and if we can, we will also slay the devil.”

“…What is this…”

It’s an act of violence that can completely turn the kingdom into an enemy if done wrong.

“It would be impossible to defeat the covert troops now. Everything is for the sake of the World Tree… I will have to sacrifice that much.”

“Crazy…Hard crazy.”

I didn’t know they would commit to this extent.

Alicia stepped back and felt the strength drain from his body.

‘Mother… The church is really gone. What should I do…!’

Alicia laments over her mother who has already passed away.

At that time, Alicia, who was thinking about her mother, had a different thought.

It was something she passed on to herself when her mother passed away.

‘Alicia, this is a precious treasure inherited from the time the demon king disappeared… This is…’

“……”

“Sister Alicia, where are you going? It’s already too late…”

“…I’m going to go a little farther. Do whatever you want.”

Alicia left the church and he headed back to his house.

Because he hid the things he got from her mother there.

“…Let’s go and find out the true intentions of the World Tree.”

Treasures handed down from generation to generation…

It is said that you can go directly to the World Tree by using the ‘Jewel of the World Tree’.

“What is this again?”

After Riel and I took her Emilia away, she was on her way back to the dormitory together.

At that time, people were crowded on the bulletin board, so I was curious and found a very luxurious piece of paper attached to it.

“The demon king’s seal is broken…?”

“Who wrote this crazy thing on a bulletin board?”

“Eh, the sound of punishment…”

People are muttering such words, so when I read it, it was indeed the content that made such a sound.

I wonder if Riel, who was next to her, was also reading the paper and opening her mouth.

“I don’t know who it is, but I think it’s nice to put paper like this on the kingdom.”

“That’s right. Looking at the paper you wrote on, you must be a rich fool.”

When Riel said that, she nodded her head in agreement.

To put such a piece of paper on the capital of the Kingdom of Palaginia, which is openly mentioned in the story of the founding queen, of the complete annihilation of the demon king.

At that time, someone broke through the crowd and approached the bulletin board.

“Excuse me! Get out of the way!”

Looking closely, it’s a soldier wearing armor.

The soldier who came in front of the bulletin board looked at the bulletin board and sighed heavily when he found the paper.

“Haa…Here it is too. How much did you put it on?”

A soldier who takes off a piece of paper, rolls it up, puts it in his bosom, and returns.

From what he probably said, he seemed to be collecting paper.

Well, it’s not worth it.

But being the Demon King, I didn’t expect something like this to come out of nowhere.

Even in the original work, the demon king appears in the introduction… Well, it’s just a being that the Elyos and the demons mention once with the same nuance in the beginning.

It has never appeared in the original work, nor has it been even mentioned.

In the first place, the main conflict in the original work was something close to a political thug over succession to the throne.

“I see all the strange articles.”

Riel turned her head and looked at me as if she had lost interest.

“Kyou, let’s go home. Phyllis said she prepared a small celebration party today.”

“…Huh? What kind of celebration party…?”

“It’s a party to celebrate Kyou’s runner-up.”

“Uh…”

No one expects me to beat Iris-senpai.

No, to be honest, I’m not confident either.

“Okay then let’s go!”

“Uh… That… That’s right.”

My feet headed toward the dormitory as if being dragged by Riel, who suddenly walked forward with his arms crossed.

Ah, the small but slightly soft feeling on my arm… Ooh.

“Target found. Acquire target and obliterate target. Together.”

“…Wait for the night to fall and separate from each other. The assigned mission will be executed at that time.”