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"Thank you all for coming. We will now hold an emergency meeting of the council. As many of you may already know, the topic of discussion is the matter of Nadja of the Mercenaries of Marshell acquiring the Light of Judgment. Leon, please give us a full report."

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"Yes. Then I will give you my report. The other day we received a report from the correspondent we had sent to the south against Kyle. Naja used the Light of Judgment, the lost great magic of the Doren royal family, to annihilate the city of Gizania. This was later found to be certain upon further investigation."

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"Trion Barca. This story has been verified as true through the merchants. The salt was definitely white salt produced by the royal house of Dorren and could be eaten.

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"Is it true, old man?　Castles and walls aside, they turned every last man and creature into salt, didn't they?　Did they eat it?"

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"It seems so. But there are plenty of people who have never heard of the Light of Judgment. It is a great magic lost long ago that no one has ever seen again. Those who saw what was left behind could not have imagined that such a great magic had been used to turn people into salt."

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"You ate it without knowing. Well, salt is still very valuable in its own way. If you happen to pass by and find some, you might at least put some in your pocket for now.

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"I'll continue. We then decide to find out how Nadja behaves. And then, at that time, Mr. Ars received a very good advice from Archbishop Paul in the church. Naja, who has the power of "gathering," may then try to further increase her power by attacking churches. It is my opinion that Naja will eventually attack neighboring churches and make her way to the Holy City.

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"Yes, that's right. Archbishop Paul is right, it is much more efficient to attack church officials and collect magic power than to attack ordinary people. And that would be better for archbishops and cardinals who have higher ranks than priests and bishops. After all, with the [Light of Judgment], you can make them dead, no questions asked."

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"Yes. I agree with you. I thought that Naja would probably think so and act accordingly. As you know, the Holy City is located southwest of the Royal Capital. As a result of our follow-up investigation, we found that the Mercenaries of Marshell led by Naja are moving westward toward the Holy City and raiding various places.

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　A council meeting was hastily held in the city of Fontana.

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　Basically, the council is a kind of a meeting of the influential people in Fontana, but in reality it has no authority.

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　There is no rule that says that the Kingdom of Fontana must protect what is discussed and decided by the council as a nation.

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　However, I have been managing the country by respecting the opinions of this council as much as possible.

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　This is partly because I am an upstart from a farming family, and I have been able to make others follow me in my temporary position as acting head of the kingdom under the protection of Garod.

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　Besides, it would have been more convenient to have a council.

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　Whenever the nobles and knights in the country had a request or a complaint, it was convenient to have a council that could put a cushion between them and me, rather than having to listen to everything they had to say.

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　I, Rion, former knights who had served the Fontana family since it was originally a Fontana territory and are now nobles, or those who were nobles like the Lubitschs or the Hermeseses but were defeated by the Fontana kingdom and taken in, would come together to share information.

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　At the council, Leon explained to me.

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　Apparently Naja is heading for the Holy City as Archbishop Paul had predicted.

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　To gain more power, or to have her status as an enemy of God revoked.

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　But above all, she is going to destroy the Church for herself.

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"In the Holy City, the cardinals are constantly invoking the magic of [sanctuary] in turn. I hear that the Immortal King is sealed by it. Are you sure about that, Leon?"

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"Yes, Master Ars. It is an undeniable fact that the Church has sealed the Immortal King. If Naja uses the Light of Judgment on the Cardinal in the Holy City, the seal will surely be broken.

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"Can the ...... church handle that?"

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"I don't know. The impact the Church has had on the land has been immeasurable, and its benefits have been felt by all. Therefore, no matter how many uprisings there have been, there has never been an attack on the Holy City. And we have no idea how much resistance the Church will actually be able to put up in this case."

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"I see. I guess I should abandon my ...... wishful thinking. It would be too convenient to hope that the Church might actually possess a great force and bounce back from Naja. If Naja reaches the Holy City, the city will be destroyed along with the Church officials. And as a result, the immortal king will be resurrected and those around him will die from his unholy magic, or he will become an immortal too. We will have to decide our future course of action with this in mind."

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"......Yes. The lives of everyone in the Kingdom of Fontana depend on our actions. We should always expect the worst and be prepared for it. So, may I first ask what you think is the best course of action, Mr. Ars?"

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　The council was still in a state of flux, having been talking about eating salt and not eating salt just a few minutes ago.

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　However, when the issue turned to the collapse of the Holy City and the subsequent resurrection of the King of the Immortals, there was no one left to engage in small talk.

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　Rather, it was as if there was a rule that not even a single noise could be made.

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　It was only me and Rion who spoke out.

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　Rion asked me what we were going to do, while reconfirming the facts for everyone to hear.

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　Hearing this, all eyes of the members of the council turned to me.

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　The atmosphere was strange, and I spoke my mind.

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"Of course, Leon. Nadja's actions must be stopped at all costs. The existence of the immortals is out of this world. They cannot be unleashed upon the world."

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So you want to send in the army?

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No, that's not necessary.

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"What?　...... What do you mean, Mr. Ars?　Aren't you going to avenge Naja?"

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"Yes. But we don't need to move an army. An army with a large number of men is nothing more than a sitting duck against Naja, who has the light of judgment. It's better to take out Naja with a small force of the elite and swoop in to finish her off. Or rather, I think it would be best if I were to assault them with my sword."

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"Eh, ......, do you think that you yourself will take only a small number of offerings, Mr. Ars?"

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"Yes. It seems that the only people in the Kingdom of Fontana who definitely have more magical power than Naja are me and Master Garoad.

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No, no, but it is too dangerous. You are the vizier of this country and the general of this country.　That's why we're going to ...... in small numbers."

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"But what are you going to do if all the geese go together and they are all turned into salt by the light of judgment?　If you fail, this country will end before the immortal king is resurrected."

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"That's true, but ......"

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"And Naja must be getting pretty close to the Holy City by now, distance-wise. Then we'll have to get a small group of men on Valkyries to get there in time. At least, you stay here, Leon. If something happens to me, you are the only one who can take care of Master Garoad and this country."

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　I am expressing what I had secretly in mind when I was talking with Archbishop Paul.

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　I wanted to lead an army against Naja if I could.

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　If I dropped a magic weapon from the top of the airship, a direct hit would kill Naja instantly, no matter how powerful she was.

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　I was going to show her my winning strategy.

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　But that is no longer possible.

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　The structure of an airship makes it too large to carry around.

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　They cannot even fit in the mouth of a magic bag, and their flying speed is quite slow.

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　If we take such a flying ship to the Holy City, we will surely reach there after the destruction of the Holy City.

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　Then, even if Naja is defeated, the King of the Immortals will remain.

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　I don't know if dropping magic weapons from the airship will work on the King of the Immortals, but I have a feeling that it probably won't.

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　Anyway, the most important thing was to get to Naja immediately.

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　Therefore, I have decided to go in with a small force.

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　I honestly do not know if this is the right choice.

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　Maybe I will fail, or maybe I will die.

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　But this is the point where my life depends on it.

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　The immortal bone dragon I once saw was nothing but a blight on all living things.

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　And few people really know the fear of immortals.

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　No immortal has appeared for a long time, so much so that even when I defeated the Immortal Bone Dragon, there were doubts as to its authenticity.

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　Perhaps neither this country nor the other noble lords will be able to properly respond when an immortal appears.

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　That is why I will move.

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　Thus, I decided to head south to defeat Naja and prevent the return of the Immortal King.

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