Chapter 294 (1/2)

It had been several days since the Alva attack on the capital of the Canal Kingdom, Elarc, and the situation had calmed down a bit.

The city had been destroyed here and there, and there were several deaths… or rather, people who were no longer with them.

They had finished burying the dead, but they had yet to get around to repairing the buildings.

The faces of those who were clearing up the rubble were stricken with grief. They had no hope for the future.

It was only to be expected.

The civil war was nowhere close to ending, and even if it came to an end, there was still the threat of the Alva to consider.

What hope could they possibly hold?

Many had already given up expecting any justice to take place.

All they could do was continue to pray for all of this to be over and to return to their normal everyday lives.

But they all had no idea who had arrived at Fibris Castle.

No, perhaps it was better if they did not know.

Even among the Swords of Light Chivalric Order who Reina had already explained the situation to were acting restless when they saw the collection of Transfer Light gathering in the reception hall.

“What… is this…?”

“Is this Transfer Magic? But it seems different from the Alva’s…”

As the Swords of Light Chivalric Order whispered amongst themselves, they put their hands to their swords just in case.

It was then that three silhouettes appeared in the center of the light they were all focused on.

One of them appeared… to be a red maid.

The reason why it simply “appeared” to be one to him was because it was far from what normally would be considered a maid.

It would be more accurate to say she was wearing armor that resembled a maid outfit. Judging from the spear she was carrying, it could be said that she was a knight. But at the same time, she didn’t quite seem to be a Maid Knight.

Standing next to that incredibly unique knight was a blonde man who gave off a very refreshing air about him.

He was wearing dark blue armor with a very simple design. The sword he had at his waist was quite simple as well.

But the transparent stone embedded into it demonstrated that it must have been some kind of Magic Sword.

And then the third person.

He wore clothes that clearly showed he was of the highest social position of the three. He had black hair with red eyes.

He had what was most definitely a magic sword at his waist, and in his hands was a golden staff embedded with a red magic stone.

A girl in strange armor with no visible expression on her face and a smiling Magic Swordsman.

And the Demon King wearing a cold expression on his face, Vermudol.

They knew they were guests to the castle.

Even so, the Swords of Light Chivalric Order had difficulty keeping their hands off the swords at their waists.

Their only knowledge of the Demon King was from the legends, so they could not help but unconsciously feel fear. Because of that fear, they could not keep their hands of their swords which were the only method they had to combat it.

The Demon King Vermudol made a suspicious face towards them, to which the knights hurried to keep their hands off their swords, but… it proved to be futile. They could feel their sweat dripping down in the face of Vermudol’s stare.

It was then that the red armored woman in front put her hands to her helmet.

After the sound of clinking metal was made as she fiddled to take it off, she let out a silly “Pwah!” voice, and her semi-long red hair flowed out of the armor, revealing the face of a cute young girl.

The girl put held her helmet at her waist and made a knight salute.

“Um… Oh, right. It’s nice to meet you! We’re here to represent the Zadark Kingdom! I am the maid Krim, this blonde fellow is Sancreed, and the black-haired man is the Demon King Vermudol! It’s a pleasure to be working with you all!”

The tension in the air instantly unraveled with Krim’s unbelievably cheerful introduction, and the Swords of Light Chivalric Order immediately took their hands off their swords and returned the salute.

“Y-Yes! We will guide you all to the audience chamber, so please wait a moment.”

“All right. I believe there are two Maid Knights who’ve arrived here as well, correct?”

“Huh? Oh, yes! They are already in the audience chamber…”

Upon responding, something could be seen dashing through the Swords of Light at an incredible pace and stopped right in front of Vermudol.

“Welcome, Demon King-sama. Nino did her best.”

“Yeah, I’ve read the reports. You did well.”

“Yeah.”