385 King of the Immortals.

"In the first place, how well do you know about the Holy Sword?

About the Holy Sword? Is it okay to recognize that a sword that is particularly effective in defeating the unclean, the unclean, or a weapon that is not affected by the uncleanness on the other side, Lord Luke? "

"Yes, basically it's not wrong. Normally, no matter how powerful a weapon is, the uncleanness of the immortal will destroy the weapon itself. To do this, you must undergo a ritual of cleansing in the church when fighting the immortals. If the knights had cleansed their gear beforehand, they would be able to fight uncleanly."

That's right.

"And unlike such an ordinary weapon, the Holy Sword itself can be filthy. In other words, without performing the ritual of cleansing, the immortal will not be contaminated and will be able to pass a powerful attack on the opponent. That is the Holy Sword.... by the way, do you know how to make a sacred sword in general?

"Well, it must have been like this. A sword made of extremely special metal or a magical sword forged by spirits could become a holy sword if you perform a purification ritual, right? But the Holy Sword was manufactured during the first king of the Doren family, but it hasn't been made in recent years?

"Exactly. In fact, there was a time when it was made a little bit later. After that, however, we were unable to build the Holy Sword for a long time. However, in the time of the First King, the Holy Sword was fairly well made. Do you know why?

"No, I don't know. But I've heard that there were more immortals than ever before. Doesn't that mean you're going to have to?"

"Yes, there are currently almost no immortal sightings. Until Ars von Barca meets him in the northern forest. However, it was once said that there had been quite frequent battles with immortals. The uncleanness of the immortal is said to infect the surroundings with its contaminated magic. It is because of the many immortals in the long history of the past that the immortals have disappeared as they are today. But in fact, there were immortals who were still alive before, or even after, the First King. There is something to be said about the King of the Undead."

"... the King of the Undead. Has he existed for a long time? Really, Lord Luke?

"No doubt. Because the Immortal King is still sealed by the Church."

After listening to Luke, I immediately wondered if Brahms was the King of the Immortals.

But it didn't seem to matter at all.

An immortal is the existence of something whose magic causes filth.

The Immortal Bone Dragon I fought in the past was only standing and decaying the surrounding plants.

And I was wounded by the attack of the Immortal, but the filth didn't heal naturally.

It was only in the purgatory ritual of the Church that the archbishop's magic possessor could use it.

If I hadn't been able to perform the ritual of cleansing, I would have been dead, but maybe I would have been immortal.

Immortals are enemies of all mankind, or of the world itself, and they are terrible opponents of the spread of infection.

It was a long history in which people repeated victories until now they could no longer be seen.

But, according to Luke, the Church has sealed what should be called the King of the Immortals.

The immortal who sprinkles filth.

Among them is the existence that has brought filth to this world from ancient times.

That seems to be the king of the immortals.

And he was overwhelmingly magical.

You can fight the immortals equally if you perform the ritual of cleansing by the church.

But the King of the Undead was different.

Even the knight who performed the ritual of cleansing and the knight's equipment were invaded by filth.

And it was the same with the Holy Sword that existed once.

My Holy Sword, Gran Barca, does not have much of an unclean power per se, and is a level substitute with only a characteristic to the extent that it is not affected by uncleanness.

But even the Holy Sword that soiled him could not defeat the King of the Immortals.

On the contrary, several holy swords were corrupted by the King of the Immortals.

The Church's policy was not to destroy the King of the Immortals, but to seal them.

I used Sanctuary magic to contain the Immortal King and keep his magic from coming out.

The Sanctuary is said to be available to Cardinals above the Archbishop.

The Immortal King is sealed thanks to the magic that can be used by those who continue to raise their ranks in the church, and the fact that several of its cardinals keep activating the [Sanctuary].

And they are strengthening the effects of the [Sanctuary] by building churches everywhere.

Thanks to the church, we have lived in peace so far.

"So the Bootica family wants to build a weapon that can defeat the King of the Immortals? Make weapons beyond the Holy Sword and defeat the King of the Immortals. That's the desire of the Boutika family."

"Exactly. In the first place, it is wrong to say that the royal function of governance has declined and each nobleman has begun to fight. The role of nobility is supposed to be for immortals. And the ultimate goal is to destroy the King of the Immortals. Even so, it is too stupid to fight for one another's rights. For this reason, the Boutika family decided to walk apart from the other nobles. Build enough weapons to defeat the Undead King. That's why I use my magic."

"... is it good to surrender and submit to the Fontana Kingdom for that reason? After all, it will be captured by other forces."

"Indeed. But I think it's also current. Perhaps the same is true of the church. The Church has named the aristocracy and knights to defeat the King of the Immortals, leaving behind for future generations the magic used by the aristocracy. But this time, the Fontana family was recognized as a new royal family. Maybe the church is expecting it. Fontana said that the region that produced the new saints and knights might help against the King of the Immortals."

"I see. Is it because the Church that seals the Immortal King has recognized Fontana as the new King that you want to make a weapon under it that goes beyond the Holy Sword? The Bootica family seems to have more faith than I thought."

"Of course. That is the mission of the House of Boutika, because it is a grief. That is why, in order for our Bootica family to surrender and obey Fontana, we need the strength of Lord Grand, who will make the Holy Sword and have the technology we do not have. This story is unacceptable if it is not desirable. House Bootica will never give up on this point. How about you, Ars von Barka, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Fontana?"

"... that's fine. The Bootica family surrendered to Fontana and went under its umbrella. If so, allow the Bootica family to collaborate on Gran Barca as a technology exchange partner. However, Gran is also a valuable resource for us. So if you need to, Gran may be able to prioritize our work. Are you sure?

"Thank you, Ars von Barca. The Bootica family will now be able to take a step closer to fulfilling their grief. It's going to be a big step towards building a divine instrument that goes beyond the Holy Sword."

"Is it a artifact? That's good. I will do my best to support the Bootica family. Let's walk together."

That being said, Luke and I, the brother-in-law of the Boutika family, had a handshake.

The word "artifact" is also a big word, but it may be odd to say that it is a weapon to defeat an opponent who does not even use the Holy Sword.

Thus, Fontana succeeded in bringing the Boutika family under control without fighting.