Chapter 159: Discussion
The hope of humanity, later to be known as the National Selection Parties. The seven Evil God assassination parties were forced to wait in the Royal Capital. Because it was unknown when or where the Evil God would revive, they were on standby in the Royal Capital, located roughly in the center of the country.
I tried to unite the National Selection Parties, but they were such a difficult bunch of people that I gave up on it.
How should I put it… It seems they think of us, the ones who defeated the dragon, as their biggest rivals.
This isn’t the time for competition, and I wanted everyone to cooperate and defeat the Evil God quickly…
Things aren’t going well. Only my impatience grows.
However, being ordered to remain on standby in the Royal Capital is tough. This way, I can’t even dive into dungeons to develop my Gift.
Could it be that Cassandra foresaw this happening?
Is that why she went to the Baumgarten Territory alone…?
The Evil God will revive in the east of the kingdom. The Baumgarten Territory will become the front line. I can’t help but worry about Cassandra, Old Man, and the people of the territory…
But I promised Cassandra I would defeat the Evil God. All I can do is defeat the Evil God as quickly as possible, but…
“Things never go as planned…”
I lamented the number of National Selection Parties that had gathered at the New Baumgarten Mansion in the Royal Capital.
The ones who responded to my summons were only three parties: ‘Hekireki,’ ‘Schwarzwald Knights,’ and ‘Black Sword of Oath.’
Even though I said I’d share all the information I know, only half the parties gathered. The other parties didn’t even send a representative and remained silent.
I thought they’d want the information, and I was planning to tell them everything except for information about my past life, but still, only three gathered, huh…
Show a little more cooperativeness…
“Margrave Baumgarten, there’s no point in lamenting forever about those who didn’t come. It’s sudden, but could you please share your story with us?”
“Yeah.”
Said Benjamin, the leader of ‘Black Sword of Oath,’ with a gentle smile.
He was a fox-like man wearing a luxurious robe befitting a mage.
“Right…”
I steeled myself and began to speak. Of course, the strategy to defeat the Evil God, the existence of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Evil God, and what’s needed to defeat them. Everything I knew.
It doesn’t matter if we’re not the ones to defeat the Evil God. I just want the Evil God to be subjugated quickly.
“You speak quite fluently, don’t you? It’s far more clear and specific than the information gathered by experts throughout the kingdom. Therefore, I find it curious. Where did you, Margrave Baumgarten, obtain this information…? I wouldn’t think so, but are you perhaps planning to feed us false information and monopolize the glory of defeating the Evil God?”
“How dare you say such a thing! Onii-sama would never do something like that!”
“Hmph!”
I restrained the angry Cornelia and Lily with a hand gesture and replied to Benjamin.
“I simply wish for the Evil God’s subjugation as soon as possible. I understand that the source of the information being ‘my dream’ is unbelievable. Whether you believe it or not is up to you to decide.”
“No, I shall believe you.”
A low voice, like a giant boulder rolling, struck my ears. It was Bartholomew, the leader of the ‘Schwarzwald Knights.’
He was a colossal man clad in black full-body armor. He gave off an impression of being incredibly tough.
“You are the man who defeated that dragon. I believe you would not resort to such dirty tricks. It is also clear that you are not a Cultist.”
From the way he talks, does he know I’ve been hunting Cultists?
“Of course, I believe you too! Dee ain’t the kind of guy to do something like that!”
“O-Oh…”
Reinhardt-kun sure is energetic.
“Well, decide for yourselves whether to believe me or not. Ideally, I’d appreciate it if these four parties each aimed to subjugate one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Evil God, but what do you think?”
“Very well. In for a penny, in for a pound. We’ll go along with it.”
“Of course, we have no objection.”
“We’re in too. Looks like we gotta take down those Four Heavenly Kings first, anyway.”
“That helps.”
Will we be able to achieve at least minimal cooperation with this?
“First, about which area each of us will tackle…”
“We request the ‘Golem Valley’,”
Benjamin declared immediately. It seems he has no intention of yielding on this.
The location of the last Holy Sword I know of. It’s held by the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Evil God, who appears after defeating the final boss of ‘Golem Valley’.
For ‘Black Sword of Oath,’ who don’t possess a Holy Sword, conquering this place is an absolute must.
However, there’s one other party that currently doesn’t possess a Holy Sword. It’s the ‘Schwarzwald Knights,’ a party formed from the elite of the kingdom’s knightly orders. They too would likely insist on conquering ‘Golem Valley’ to obtain a Holy Sword.
However—.
“It matters not. What we seek is not glory. We desire the swiftest possible subjugation of the Evil God for the sake of the kingdom. It is enough for us to be an aid in the Evil God’s subjugation. However, should you give up on subjugating the Evil God, we ask that you entrust the Holy Sword to us.”