CH 104

Chapter 104 – A Letter, Again

I lowered my line into the sea and was enjoying a peaceful fishing moment when a bird came flying from the sky. It approached me and perched on the railing of the deck.

“Aren’t you the owl from that time?”

“Long time no see. Human.”

“Ah, ah… Wait, did you bring a ‘letter’ again?”

A letter was tied to the owl’s leg. It was probably from the hero Ludmila. I never expected to receive another letter from her.

“Letter, read. Letter, read.”

Since it was persistent, I untied the letter from the owl’s leg. Then, Skor reacted by asking what happened.

“Um, what is that owl?”

“Skor. This guy seems to be a messenger of the hero Ludmila.”

“Eh, Hero Ludmila? Who is that?”

I was dumbfounded.

She’s kidding, right…?

Skor doesn’t know about the Holy Demon War?

Even though she seems like she should know as a Holy Maiden.

She was supposed to have lived under the guidance of that high priest.

Anyway, I told Skor about the Holy Demon War in the World Scriptures. Come to think of it, it felt like this is the first time I talked about the contents of the World Scriptures to Skor.

“The World Scriptures… Come to think of it, it used to be in possession of Borodin. But it seems it was handed over to the Empire or something… I don’t know the details.”

“That’s right. Ten years ago, my old man visited Borodin to bring back the World Scriptures to the Empire. I don’t know the specifics either, though.”

Anyway, the letter.

I opened it up and checked what was written.

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―― The Empire is becoming poorer and poorer. Only the nobles benefit, while the common people are forced to bear the burden by seizing their money and food. It’s a terrible situation, and even I am troubled by it.

As a hero, I cannot overlook the atrocities of the Empire, but I am also in the position of the commander of the Leopold Knight Order. And recovering the World Scriptures must be given top priority.

If I don’t retrieve that scripture soon, the world will perish.

The World Scriptures contains the records of the past, present, and future. And history, or rather the world, moves according to its contents.

“Hey, Ludmila! Hey!”

“…Huh?”

“Huh? No! It’s your fault, Ludmila! Because you didn’t accompany me, my fleet was completely annihilated! You, despite being the commander of the knight order, are utterly useless!”

Half a day ago, the second prince, Brahms, plunged into the fountain. In the same manner as the first prince, Wagner. It must have been Edu’s work.

But seriously, what on earth is happening over there? To defeat a prince with such immense power, the third prince must possess considerable strength.

“So, you were defeated by Rasty-sama.”

“Shut up! Don’t get carried away just because you’re beautiful, Ludmila!”

“You have broken bones all over your body and look like a mummy wrapped in bandages. Isn’t it time to give up?”

“Don’t mess around. I won’t admit that I was defeated by such an incompetent prince like Rasty! I’m not defeated yet, and I can still fight. Next, Ludmila… I’ll take you with me! I won’t accept any objections. If you oppose me, I’ll restrain you and make you suffer.”

I was again troubled by Brahms’ stubbornness. Even after being thoroughly beaten and suffering a decisive defeat, he still wants to fight.

Rather than that, I should be concerned about the world situation right now. Since Rasty-sama was expelled from the Empire, the world has been in turmoil.

And yet, the imperial nobles are putting pressure on the people and even starting to suppress them. It’s a terrible situation. If this continues, the Empire will plunge its people into fear. Eventually, it may spread to neighboring countries and become an irreparable great war.”.

I need to check the “World Scriptures” urgently.

“I understand very well, Lord Brahms.”

“That’s a good answer. Then, as soon as my wounds are completely healed with Heal, immediately…”

“Shut up.”

“Wh-what?! What did you say, Ludmila?”

“Just be quiet already, you fat prince. I’m tired of pretending.”

“…Eh? Ludmila? Your face looks scary…”

“If I lay a hand on the prince, I’m finished… right?”

“W-Wait… Don’t come any closer! What are you planning?!”

“I’ll have you sleep for a while.”

I summoned and wielded the hammer-shaped artifact Prometheus and swung it with all my might. I struck Brahms’ torso with the hammer and… submerged him.

“St-stop… Uaaaahhhhhh!”

Brahms sank into the floor, breaking the bed with a thud. I held back a little, and the medical team will probably arrive soon, so he won’t die.

Ah, I’m so exhausted. But it was a good opportunity. Honestly, I did something bad to the real… commander of the knight order… Thanks to that, I can retrieve the World Scriptures.

I slipped out of the second prince’s room and ran through the castle. The storage location of the Scriptures is likely in the depths of the “Magic Library” in the underground of this castle. That’s where I headed.