I was excommunicated from the Holy Knights

104 – 4 for that man

Love has the power to make you want to do something for someone.

and..

This kind of behavior, which can be said to be extremely natural in a way, stemmed from the desire to win that person’s heart, often causes completely unexpected things.

For example, a few days ago.

Just like what Estelle, the older sister of Lord Rhapsody, had done.

‘Even though I don’t know how effective this will be… Anyway, I have no choice but to try.’

Estelle can be said to have been on the same boat with Bohemia, starting with her engagement to Santana, the son of the lord of Bohemia.

Regarding this current situation…

In addition, in relation to her ‘love’. Estelle began to consider ways she could win Santana’s heart in her own way.

It was useless in the clumsy way that one might normally think.

As the leader of the Heretic Alliance, Santana is allied with various other regions besides himself.

Even though they were still fiancees, unlike them, Estelle and Rhapsody didn’t have to sign the colossal power contract presented by Santana.

but,

Apart from that, it was clear that if the goal was to earn Santana’s favor, the clumsy support among so many alliances would not be noticeable, and among the lords who had already joined the alliance, the economic power surpassed that of Rhapsody. As long as there are regions that have it, there is a high possibility that general support will not be very useful.

and..

when viewed from this point of view. Estelle needed to give something big that the other lords couldn’t do, and at the same time catch the eye.

As a result, Estelle came up with a trick…

It was something that could only be served in Estelle’s Rhapsody region, even within the Holy Empire.

If this went well, she thought, she would be able to melt Santana’s heart, which is definitely a contract marriage and all.

‘It’s not easy…but it’s not impossible either. Although I have never met him in person, the person I know is someone who always puts the interests of his country first..’

*

“Whoa..”

I let out a tired sigh and slowly put down the wooden sword.

A wooden sword that is cracked and cracked here and there, and is on the verge of breaking.

It was literally in tatters due to the magical power I had just been pouring out, but from my point of view, that didn’t look very good.

“As expected.. with my current skills, is this the limit..”

Condensation, a magic that enhances durability and cutting power by channeling magical energy to swords and other weapons.

The principle was to envelop an object with magical energy and then rotate it quickly to cut the object with the feeling of a chainsaw blade.

In addition, the friction and heat that inevitably occurred in the process could cause the wooden sword that was being held to explode at any moment, and if control failed, even the steel sword could weaken its durability and cause it to break or bend.

From that point of view, having used an ordinary wooden sword for almost a week and maintaining its condensation meant that he had somehow gotten used to magic in his own way.

Of course, I still have a long way to go in that even at the intermediate level, there is almost no need to change it while training condensation with a wooden sword.

‘Well… well, it’s barely reached level 3 now, but it sure seems to be a bit more usable than before, right?’

Although it was at the level of being killed by the youngest brother as well as his older sisters, apart from that, it was definitely a good thing that he was getting stronger.

If you look closely, it can be quite meaningful in terms of developing strength in preparation for health problems, and broadly, in case of emergency.

‘But… there’s no need to rush too much with this. At least for the time being, it’s going to be hard for anything particularly worthy of a war to happen.’

From the standpoint of knowing the original work, I knew that a so-called temporary peace would continue for a while after that.

Although there is a difference in time, Mansfeld’s forces have greatly weakened as in the original work, making it difficult to do anything alone.

At the same time, as the territory including the Palatinate and its neighboring provinces had been devastated by Mansfeld, the emperor’s army had to concentrate on restoring the territory while temporarily disbanding the army for a while.

‘Well.. In relation to this, Friedrich seems to be struggling in many ways, but.. there is nothing he can do about it.’

At the time the Palatinate was overrun by Mansfeld, Frederick, the original owner of the place, was in a lot of pain.

At least, he managed to regain his composure as his family from Lorend was safely brought here, but he was still heartbroken over the news that the people he originally wanted to cherish and protect were suffering.

‘Looking at it this way, he definitely has a really good personality… although his abilities are quite laggy.’

Friedrich has a good-looking appearance and a kind heart, but lacks intelligence, naivety but lacks charisma.

And because of this aspect, in the original work, he set out to recover the Palatinate with the forces of Mansfeld and Christian.

Of course, his stupidity in trusting people carelessly cannot be said to be without fault.

‘Anyway… with this, the front line is in a lull for a while. At a time like this, I need to think about how to eat with Friedrich in earnest while strengthening my internal stability as much as possible.’

Although Friedrich became dog hair as his main base was robbed, there were still things he could do through him.

As it is not easy to establish connections with other countries, depending on how we use her, who has a British princess as a wife and has ties to Kalmar and Roland, we will be able to compensate for the limitations of our heretical allies.

‘Well, that’s something to think about later. Now, I’ll have to get out of my life as soon as possible.’

With that thought in mind, I approached Polena, who was waiting on the other side,

Then, with a smile on her face, she handed me the towel she was holding.

“You worked hard. You are improving day by day.”

“There is still a long way to go, at least at the level of his younger brother, Dust, to be able to say that he has become a useful force. In this state, it is still at a level where you can’t get out of the protected position.”

“hehehe, yes, but there is no need to be so nervous. The fastest way to do this is to take your time and go slowly.”

“hahahaha.. well… that’s true, though.”

Listening to Polena’s advice in the same way as always, I felt as if she had become my mentor.

Of course, I never actually talked about it.

‘Teacher… Well, I’m not saying it’s very wrong, because I’m in a position where I’m receiving help from her in every way thanks to her advice.’

With that thought in mind, I looked at Polena’s face as it was in front of me with a beautiful smile.

Although they have been together for quite a long time, they are still mysterious figures.

A dignified demeanor that is basically visible and a competent appearance that is always shown,

On top of that… even mastery of magic felt so deep that it was too deep to be said to have simply glanced at it from the sidelines.

The more I knew about her, the more my doubts about her grew, but I thought that there was no need to dig deeply into this point.

In any case, what she is doing is helping me in many ways, and in that respect I already felt a great deal of trust in her.

In this situation, I didn’t want to doubt her because she wasn’t showing any suspicious movements.

‘Well… the details will be revealed on its own over time.’

Killing the doubt that had risen in my heart like that, I passed her smiling as usual and slowly headed towards the room.

Right after that, without knowing what kind of expression she was thinking or what she was thinking.

‘Is this energy…they?’