Heavenly Inquisition Sword

Episode 1167. What are you looking for Magnum Ops!

Fiestra estate.

Hades port.

around dusk.

Among the fishing boats, a medium-sized horsepower sailboat slowly entered the port.

After a while, Count Larva Omar disembarked from the sailboat.

Fabian, who was waiting nearby, approached him after he landed at the port.

“Count.”

“Sir Cloud.”

“Do you have any income?”

“No. What about you?”

“I have heard some new stories, but nothing conclusive.”

“That’s why no one has discovered it in thousands of years. Lord Lagoa?”

“You haven’t arrived yet. Did the viscount also rent a magic sailboat?”

The magic sailboat is a sailboat that uses the energy of the magic stone and the power of the wind.

The energy of the mana stone was used when entering and leaving the port, and the sail was used at sea.

“Where are you from? He said he would look around with Tornubis.”

Elio trudged from the warehouse north of the port just in time.

Fabian smiled and spoke.

“No, why are you out there?”

“You can’t get off in front of people.”

“Ah, did you find something?”

“at all. I only saw seagulls. How about the Count?”

Elio, who was shaking his head, looked at Count Larva Omar with curious eyes.

“I didn’t even see it. Sailors say there is nothing offshore. It takes a full day of sailing to find the sky star.”

“A day? Are you saying we have to go to the Sea of Demons?”

“That’s right.”

“Are the sailors going to go to the Sea of Ma?”

“They said they would go anywhere if they gave me money. Judging from the fact that the rumors are exaggerated… it doesn’t seem to be as dangerous as I thought.”

“Are the rumors exaggerated?”

“That’s right. It is said that only one or two out of 10 boats have an accident. Most of the accidents are due to the mistakes of the captain and crew.”

Then Fabian intervened.

“Eh? Rumor has it that three out of ten ships disappear?”

“Did people here say that?”

“Yes, I have met some well-known people, and they all say that.”

“Funny. That’s right. You have to go out and experience it for yourself to know.”

Elio turned his gaze to the murky distant sea.

I want to investigate the sea of demons with fortune telling, but I don’t know where it is, so I think I’ll have to use a magic sailboat for the time being.

After a while, Elio and the others moved to the inn Fabian had booked.

As befits an inn adjacent to the sea, most of the dishes served were seafood.

It was a fairly satisfying dinner for the three inland people.

Since there were few customers, the three did not move even after the meal was over.

The person leading the conversation was Fabian, who had remained at the port.

“…There are sirens living in the Sea of Demons, and if you hear their song, you will die. However, these sirens are the ones who were kicked out of heaven. That’s why they say the location of the heavenly castle was hidden in the song.”

When he finished speaking, Elio clicked his tongue.

“Tsk tsk! If you hear the siren’s song, you die. How did you find out the secret of the song? It’s a story I just took and pasted for fun.”

“Is that so? By the way, the wizards and knights who went to find the Celestial Star in ancient times. They killed each other on the boat. You say you never went out to sea again after that? Is that a made-up word?”

Elio shrugged as if he didn’t know.

Earl Larva Omar, who had been listening silently, opened his mouth cautiously.

“There is no smoke coming from an unlit chimney. There may have been antagonism and division between mages and knights.”

Elio muttered involuntarily.

“Siren live in the Sea of Demons, and if you hear their song, you will die. Wizards and knights fought and killed each other. Did you fight after hearing the song?”

“oh! That seems to make sense. Viscount!”

Fabian’s voice rose.

If so, the song of the sirens may not have been completely fictitious.

As the story about the Sea of Demons faded away, Fabian spoke.

“really! late in the afternoon. Knights of the Order of Boris came. The Boris Knights are the knights raised by the lord of Fiestra.”

“however?”

“They told me to leave the port or go out by boat. The atmosphere just didn’t seem to pass.”

“why?”

“Looking at the state of affairs, it seems that it is because of the exhibition.”

“This has nothing to do with war, right?”

“It seems that they are afraid that the southern kingdom forces will seize the port. It’s not an outrageous request. If the mainland of the empire is attacked, we will have to withdraw the troops in the south.”

“Then we can go out by boat.”

“I still feel misunderstood. You might think that we are investigating Hades Harbor for the Army of the Southern Kingdom.”

“Did you say you came to find the Celestial Star?”

“I said yes, but they didn’t believe me. If you change your position, I think I will too. The Magic Tower was abandoned hundreds of years ago, right?”

After thinking for a while, Elio spoke to Count Omar of Larva.

“How about the Count meet the lord here and explain the situation?”

“I will.”

Count Larva Omar nodded happily.

Anyway, when a great noble visited another territory, it was polite to meet the lord there.

He thought that if he met the lord and explained it, the misunderstanding would be resolved.

***

Next day.

Earl Larva Omar headed for the lord’s castle early in the morning.

This is because free movement is possible only when the lord is convinced before the misunderstanding deepens.

It was not difficult for him, a great northern nobleman, to meet Count Viator Belanus.

Introspective central hall.

Count Viator Belanus said, staring blatantly at Count Larva Omar.

“I heard that northern nobles entered the western checkpoint. Do you know how many years it has been since the great nobles of the kingdom came to Fiestra?”

“I don’t know.”

Count Omar of Larva was about to say, ‘I knew Fiestra when I was studying war history, but I didn’t know that he would come in person’.

Because the city is a city, the mention of war is avoided as much as possible.

“I don’t know exactly either. Just know that it’s been that long. However, I received a strange report from the Knights last night. The nobles of the north are staying in Hades Port without doing anything.”

With the horse, Count Viator Belanus stared at Count Omar of Larva.

Of course, I even received a report that I was looking for a perforation, but I didn’t mention it because I thought it was camouflage.

This is because people who are looking for sky stars stopped visiting hundreds of years ago, and now there is no reason to do so.

Count Omar of Larva felt in Count Belanus’ eyes that he would not be able to clear up the misunderstanding by simply explaining the purpose.

In this case, you need to be honest with yourself.

Since the purpose of finding the sky star was directly related to the safety of the continent, there was nothing to hide.

“Do you know what has happened in the North recently, Count?”

“If you’re talking about the northern part, you mean the crack in the scutum (ice wall)?”

“exactly. How far do you know?”

“I heard that there was a rift in Scutum and they dispatched a magic corps and then withdrew.”

“Do you know why they evacuated?”

“The situation in the south was not good, so we had no choice but to turn our troops around. Well, the war eventually broke out. Does that have anything to do with the Count’s party coming to Fiestra?”

“There is another reason behind the withdrawal of the magic corps. Originally, the northern kingdoms asked for help from the Magic Troops in order to repair the split Skutum. Duke Cillian Hale’s magic tried to bridge the rift. But that method has failed. Things happened in the south then, and everything went as the count said after that.”

“So?”

Count Viator Bellanus asked with a puzzled face.

I don’t know what the relationship between Duke Cillian Hale’s failure and Fiesta is.

“Hirhera’s rift got bigger and finally the legion of demons poured out. At first, the three kingdoms waged war against the demons, but later it grew to eight kingdoms.”

“Is that true?”

Count Viator Bellanus looked at Count Omar of Larva with startled eyes.

I heard that monsters and monsters appear in the rift, but I thought there was even a war!

“I think the imperial family controlled the information because of the conflict with the South, but it’s all true. The Empire’s 7th Battle Division participated in that war, so check it out anytime.”

“Ah…”

An exclamation escaped Count Viator Bellanus’ mouth.

I thought that it would not be a lie if the Imperial Army joined.

“The kingdom’s allied forces arrested the black magicians who were secretly operating in Tamion. And we found out that they created a rift with an ‘Evil God’s Barrier’ called Terminus. Behind the warlocks was Magnum Opps…the warlocks said he returned to the sky.”

Count Viator Bellanus’ mouth fell open.

The war between the demon corps and the northern kingdom is also surprising, but what about Magnum Ops?

It was the final stage of a wizard, and as a swordsman, it was like a grand master.

It is surprising that such an existence exists, but it returned to the sky!

I heard it with my own ears, but I couldn’t feel it.

The war between the Northern Kingdom and the Demon Legion, and the Magnum Ops that are only mentioned in legends.

This was so absurd that it was close to madness.

If other people had said that, they would have scolded me for not talking nonsense.

“Is that why you’re looking for the Celestial Star?”

“exactly.”

“…”

Count Viator Bellanus frowned as he pondered something.

It seemed plausible at first, but the more I thought about it, the more it made no sense.

“There is a great error in the count’s words. If I had forgotten, I would have been fooled too.”

“Did you say it was an error?”

“The Count said that Magnum Ops, who is behind the warlocks, went to the Celestial Star. Does it make sense that you are looking for the Celestial Star even after knowing that?”

“Why do you think it makes no sense?”

Then Count Viator Bellanus raised his voice.

“Know who the fool is! What are you looking for Magnum Ops! I am going to ask you to kill me!”

Then Count Larva Omar laughed and drew his longsword.

“me? Sword Master.”

Woo woo-.

A heavy resonant sound unique to Mana Blade resounded through the hall.

For an instant, Count Viator Bellanus’ face hardened.

Viscount Camilo Kusman, the commander of the knights, reflexively blocked Count Bellanus’s path, but his face was as white as a sheet of paper.

As Count Larva Omar reaped the Mana Blade, Count Belanus quietly pushed the stiff Knight Commander aside.

“Even if the Count is a sword master, he won’t be able to compete with Magnum Ops, right?”

Count Bellanus’ tone slightly changed.

“I am only a companion. Find someone else to deal with the Magnum Ops.”

“Who is he?”

“Sir Elio Lagoa, the lord of Slash Land and the guardian of Hirhera.”

“Is he… Grand Master?”

“You are someone who has gone beyond the stereotypical realm of what swordsmen think.”

“I heard that the count’s party is only the viscount and the baron.”

“He has been given the title of Viscount.”

Count Viator Bellanus, who had been staring blankly at Count Larva Omar, rose from his seat.

“Welcome to our Fiestra estate. If you need anything, please let me know at any time. We will do our best to help. Viscount Kuzman.”

“yes. Lord.”

“Did you hear? Take good care of the knights of the north so that there is no inconvenience in their lives.”

“yes.”

After a while, Count Larva Omar greeted them politely and went back.

As soon as he left, Count Belanus ordered the commander of the knights.

“Check the authenticity of those words with the system’s integrated headquarters via magic communication. Until then, refrain from actions that will provoke the count’s party.”

“All right.”