53 – Exile

“What? Gee… did I hear it wrong…?”

Emilia questioned me again, doubting her ears, but…

“No. Exactly as I said. I’m kicking you three out of my party starting today. So from now on, I hope you don’t meddle in my business.”

“Ka… Carlos…”

Emilia was coming closer to me with her trembling hands that she couldn’t believe,

I bluntly spat out the following story.

“The news of your expulsion was notified to the respective countries, and I also told the commanders of the countries here. So please leave here within the next 24 hours.”

“Ooh… You can’t do this to us. We were a party of warriors who saved the world 3 years ago, and now you are going to kick them out?”

“Iluen? I think I already forgot… 3 years ago, on the day of the final battle, I was the only one who entered the castle and defeated the demon king.”

“…..”

That’s right.

On the day of the decisive battle, on the pretext that mana and divine power were low, those three women did not enter the castle of demons.

I was the only one who went in alone, defeated the numerous demon lords, and went to the top floor where the demon lord was.

“Ha.. But then…”

“You mean you couldn’t be together because you ran out of mana?”

“Ugh… Yeah! That… It was! I didn’t go there because I was just a burden after following him without mana!”

“Yeah… That could be the case… Then why did you tell people that you went into the castle together?”

“….!!!”

As soon as he heard the word deportation, Illuen, who almost rolled his eyes, became shocked and didn’t respond any more.

Following Emilia who was shocked and Iluen who couldn’t bear to respond to my words, Lydia spoke to me again with a face of regret.

“Kalos! I.. Not me? Me… I’m different from them, right? Yes?”

“Lydia, you are the same. There’s nothing different about the two of them. So, go back, be faithful to your family, and raise your children well. Don’t even come near me anymore.”

Lydia sat down at my words and made an expression as if the sky had collapsed.

I don’t know why she mourns her death so much, but the two of them were looking at her with a sad look on her face to see if they knew the reason.

“Emilia?”

“Uh.. Yes.. Carlos…”

“And this… Edwin wants me to give it to you.”

“This… What is this?”

I held out to her a piece of paper she had been preparing.

Emilia, who had no idea what kind of paper it was, didn’t immediately look at it, but started looking around at her outside to check on her.

“It is an agreement that all the kingdoms in the northern part of the continent will no longer have any exchanges with the Great War.”

Surprised by my words, Emilia unfolded the paper, and on it were the signatures of several kingdoms, including the Fjord Empire, Argen, Horon, and Erupe, a powerful nation in the northern part of the continent.

With this, most of the kingdoms except for the southern and eastern parts of the continent, which believed in heresy, cut off exchanges with the Great War.

In this agreement, the contents of condemnation of various kingdoms were written.

Until now, the pseudo-activities of temples spread all over the continent, forced offerings, illegal witch trials, etc…

Condemnations for various crimes were written, and at the bottom, all the recent crimes committed by the Heretic Inquisitors were written.

“Ah… No… This… Is this a joke…?”

Emilia, engulfed in extreme anxiety, showed me her paper and asked the truth about her.

I evaded her answer, turning her head away so as not to make eye contact with her.

“Ka… Carlos… This isn’t it. How much did our Daeshinjeon support to defeat the Demon King! But now you’re going to cut off contact!”

“Do you think you wouldn’t know that I was embezzled in the middle?”

“No. Something is wrong with this. Okay! This is the devil’s conspiracy! Trying to undermine our Daeshinjeon…”

“That project was initiated by me and planned by me. The rest of the kingdoms sympathized with this and agreed with me.”

“Kalos…”

“Within this month, all the temples in the northern part of the continent will be withdrawn, and the priests must leave within this year at the latest. If you don’t leave, you will be forcibly deported. Please move quickly.”

“…..”

The Heretic Inquisitors are carrying out a massacre in the refugee village of Erupe Kingdom.

The rumors that he then came over to the kingdom of Argen and attacked the warrior party quickly spread to the northern part of the continent.

The theory of expulsion from the Great War, which gained such strength, rose to the surface again,

With Edwin’s persuasion, all the kingdoms in the northern part of the continent were finally able to sever their ties with the Great War.

“It was fun during that time. Then I’m…”

The three women in panic just stared blankly at me as I spoke, not even moving their eyes or turning their heads…

“Oh, Illuen?”

I forgot what to tell Iluen, so I had to stop and come back.

“…..?”

“In the last battle, you commanded an army even though you were not a member of the regular warrior party or a commander, right? And there were many casualties?”

“Ah.. No. That…”

“Oh? Of course, you want to say that they died because they are lower humans?”

“……”

At my words, I could hear Illuen swallowing his saliva.

I was watching with nervousness as if I was curious about the story that would come out of my mouth.

“According to military law, it is the death penalty, but…”

“….!!”

“Still, since she is the princess of a kingdom, a claim for damages for the soldiers, knights, and adventurers who died will be entered into the elven kingdom. Go back and discuss it with the Queen, and make sure to pay compensation to each country.”

“What!!? Ka.. Carlos.. What does that mean… To compensate everyone…!”

“The bill must have reached the Queen already. So please deal with it as soon as possible.”

“Kalos!! To tell Her Majesty the Queen!! Carlos!! Carlos!!!”

I left the inn with my last words, and I heard Iluen’s sad voice calling me from behind, but I didn’t care and headed for the barracks.

How far did you walk after leaving the inn?

Emilia hurriedly ran after me, grabbed my arm and stopped her from going any further.

“Kalos!! Talk to me for a second! Okay. I know very well that Daeshinjeon did something wrong.”

“It’s good to know.”

“But! It’s not between us. Will you never see me like this forever? Are you sure?”

“…..”

“I… I will beg you like this.”

Emilia grabbed my arm and knelt down on the spot, clinging to me with her face ready to burst into tears at any moment…

“Yes.. If you want, I will divorce the crown prince. And if I come back to you, I will! So please don’t leave like this! At least… at least… in regards to the previous work…”

Trying to get angry.

Emilia was expressing the anger that was swallowing her inside as my hand holding her trembled slightly.

Whether she knows it or not, now she clings to me with all her tears running down her nose.

This scene was watched by the warrior party members such as Irene, Lucia, and Elaim, but all the commanders and soldiers of each country were also watching this scene.

A scene where a saintess… Kneels down and prays to her warrior…

“Emilia…?”

As I looked at them, I got down on one knee and brought her to eye level with Emilia, who was clinging to her, and called her name in a soft voice.

“Ugh… Huh? Carlos! Will you forgive me? Huh? What you just said… Are you canceling everything? Huh?”

Things I should have said three years ago…

Only today, after so many years, I finally got a chance to speak with my own mouth.

“Turn it off. Lose.”

“….. What?……”

Only two letters…

With that one word left, I got up and walked towards the barracks.

After I left, guards were posted in front of the inn where they were staying.

To prevent them from coming back to me or invading the battlefield again, I decided to keep it tight.

Lucia was looking at me with a worried face as I came out of the inn, but I smiled as if it was okay and reassured me, and throughout the walk to the barracks, I earnestly begged me not to be involved with them any more for the last time today. Prayed

*

After returning to the barracks, the biggest challenges remained for me.

The pursuit of the escaped Four Heavenly Kings, Seir,

The whereabouts of the Necromancers who may still be around here,

The last question was whether Kir was alive or dead.

“Hero, even if we send scouts to the entire territory, as well as to the south where the demon army is stationed, no information about the Four Heavenly Kings or Necromancers is coming in.”

“Yes…”

“Couldn’t it have gone away like this?”

As Count Rochelli said, if Seir had been frightened when the Four Heavenly Kings Kimaris died, he would have run away to the Demon King’s Castle.

The problem was the actions of the necromancers who created this division…

Even if I wanted to follow Seir right away to the direction of the Devil Castle, the necromancers hiding somewhere could summon the undead again and attack this place.

It was a situation where I couldn’t move carelessly.

Of course, I could defend this place with only Elaim and Irene, but the problem was that I couldn’t blindly go to the castle alone.

In a situation where I don’t know how strong the new demon king is, I don’t know what kind of trap I’ve dug in preparation for my attack like last time,

Even if they didn’t prepare, it seemed like they were making too much of an irrational decision in a situation where they didn’t know if Kir was alive or dead.

“Who… Who is it!!!”

Soldiers shouting outside the barracks shortly after the meeting was held.

“This sign is…”

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No matter how much of a warrior I am, it’s also the fact that I approached with my presence hidden to the extent that it was hard to detect…

As well as the low piercing sound that can only be heard from a dagger with a short blade…

I hurriedly headed out of the barracks just in case.

And the first thing that caught my eye was the Dark Elves, who were surrounded by soldiers in the garrison, with tanned skin and silver hair close to white…

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