Peace Hunter

"Inviting some Holy Knights to San Fulgen Kingdom? Is that even possible? Aren't Holy Knights simply special knights tasked with guarding the Holy Kingdom?" asked Miss Karina.

"If a kingdom in the Northern Continent has a cooperative relationship with the Holy Kingdom, we can ask the Holy Kingdom for assistance, such as borrowing their Holy Knights. The presence of the Sancta Lux Church in this kingdom signifies our kingdom's cooperation with the Holy Kingdom. So, even if we ask the Holy Kingdom to borrow their Holy Knights, they will certainly allow it. However, they will only allow it if there are Holy Knights who are not on duty, whether in the Holy Kingdom or in another kingdom," said Queen Kayana.

"So that's it. Then do you agree to their proposal to invite the Holy Priests and the Holy Kingdom to come to this kingdom?" asked Miss Karina.

"I actually intended to agree, but when several priests suggested it to Sir Oliver, the High Priest who leads the priests at the Sancta Lux Church in San Fulgen kingdom said that the current situation makes it impossible to invite several Holy Priests and Holy Knights to the Kingdom of San Fulgen," said Queen Kayana.

"The current situation makes it impossible? Has something happened?" asked Miss Karina.

"Yes. According to Sir Oliver's report, the High Priest said that for the past year, a group of people have occasionally caused trouble in a small cities outside the Holy Kingdom. Among those troublemakers is a Divine Elemental Spirit," said Queen Kayana.

Miss Karina seemed surprised after hearing Queen Kayana's words.

"'Divine Elemental Spirits'?! Aren't 'Divine Elemental Spirits' the most powerful spirits among the spirits? You could say they are the leaders of the spirits that represent their element. For example, for spirits that use the water element, their leader is the 'Divine Water Elemental Spirit'. However, while they can be considered the leaders of the spirits, 'Divine Elemental Spirits' aren't the true leaders of the spirits, as there are 'Spirit Queens' who lead the spirits. At least that's what I know from books that explain spirits," said Miss Karina.

I remained silent as I listened to Miss Karina's words. Every now and then, I thought about what Miss Karina had said.

"Spirits, huh," I thought.

"Hmmm but, finding a spirit even if it's just a low-level spirit is very difficult, I didn't expect that there would be a 'Divine Elemental Spirits' attacking small cities outside the Holy Kingdom's territory. I understand why the 'High Priests' said that the current situation doesn't allow for inviting several Holy Priests and Holy Knights. That's because they are all focused on fighting the group of people who attacked those small cities, especially the 'Divine Elemental Spirits' if they attack again. 'Divine Elemental Spirits' have the power to destroy a city, kingdom or country. Because of that power, they are called 'walking disasters'. Therefore, the Holy Kingdom cannot send their Holy Priests and Holy Knights to other kingdoms even if the other kingdoms want to invite them, because they are all on duty to guard the Holy Kingdom's territory and be on standby in case of another attack," said Miss Karina.

"Yes, what you said earlier is true. Who would have thought that a Divine Elemental Spirit would wreak havoc in a city on the outermost edge of the Holy Kingdom? She even joined a group of people who also attacked those small cities. I don't know what their goal is, but what they're doing is quite daring. They're currently only attacking small cities on the outermost edge of the Holy Kingdom, if they intend to attack the Holy Kingdom's heartland directly, the Angels residing above the Holy Kingdom will likely descend to exterminate them," said Queen Kayana.

"You're right. I can't imagine those Angels descending from their homes again. Their descent is a sign of great chaos brewing on this continent," said Miss Karina.

"Yes. Due to the attack on the Holy Kingdom, we are unable to invite the Holy Priests and Holy Knights to this kingdom. It's a shame, even though I fully agree with the Priests suggestion to invite them to this kingdom to help resolve the ongoing problems, but it can't be helped. The Holy Kingdom is currently facing problems in its territory. Even a kingdom as large as the Holy Kingdom has its own problems, and surely other kingdoms in the Northern continent have their own, including this kingdom. It seems we must handle the problems in this kingdom ourselves," said Queen Kayana.

"So what's your next step, sis?" asked Miss Karina.

"I've ordered Sir Oliver to strengthen security in the capital of San Estella because they might attack other locations in the capital, such as San Sabaneta Prison. I've also ordered all royal commanders to strengthen security in the central areas they guard, such as the major cities within their jurisdictions. I've also ordered them to report any suspicious movements or circumstances within their territories. I've also ordered them to inspect suspicious locations within their territories. These locations could be the bases of the perpetrators who planned the assassination, among many others," said Queen Kayana.

"It seems you've already thought through your next steps, sis. From the steps you've outlined, it seems like you intend to hunt down the people who planned the assassination," said Miss Karina.

"I did intend to hunt them down by searching for their base, rather than simply waiting for them to attack, as we can't predict when or where they will attack. But finding their base in this kingdom isn't as easy as it seems. Nevertheless, I still ordered all commanders to search for their base, which is likely located in suspicious locations within this kingdom," said Queen Kayana.

"Hmm, I see," said Miss Karina.

Queen Kayana then looked at me and Miss Karina. After that, she looked at the table where there was still some food.

"I apologize for talking too much. You were so focused on listening to me that you stopped eating. Let's stop this conversation for now and continue eating," said Queen Kayana.

Queen Kayana then took the remaining food and began eating it.

"Yes, sis," said Miss Karina.

"Yes, Your Majesty," I said.

Miss Karina and I also ate the remaining food.

-

After we finished eating the remaining food, we continued our conversation.

"Since you're here, I'd like to ask you something, sis," said Miss Karina.

"What?" asked Queen Kayana.

"When do you plan to inaugurate the new Duke to replace Duke San Minerva and Duke San Angela?" asked Miss Karina.

"I still have to find suitable candidates to replace them, but I will ensure that the two new Dukes are inaugurated as soon as possible. Why are you asking that?" asked Queen Kayana.

"To hold the academy tournament and festival, the academy must request financial assistance from the two new Dukes. The funding requested from the previous two cannot be provided, as they are both deceased," said Miss Karina.

"Oh, so you're asking about the inauguration of the new Dukes because after the new Dukes are inaugurated, you will submit a financial proposal to them," said Queen Kayana.

"Yes. Considering that the academy tournament and festival are only about six months away, we don't have much time to waste. I hope you will inaugurate the two new Dukes soon so the academy can submit a financial proposal to hold the tournament and festival this academic year," said Miss Karina.

"I'll try to do it as soon as possible. However, if the inauguration of the two new Dukes can't be held soon, I will provide the necessary financial assistance so you can continue holding the academy tournament and festival. So, rest assured," said Queen Kayana.

"If you say so, then I can rest assured that the tournament and academy festival will still be held this school year," said Miss Karina.

"Yes, so don't worry too much about the funding issue; I'll help with that. And, Rid, for the gifts you want to give to the residents of your hometown, I've already set a delivery time: New Year's Eve. They'll arrive in your hometown around 7 or 8 p.m.. I've also included additional gifts in the form of materials they can use for the New Year's celebrations that night. I apologize for not being able to send the gifts until New Year's Eve, as I have to prepare the items first. Besides, I have a lot of other things to do, which means I can't send them immediately," said Queen Kayana.

"It's ok, Your Majesty. Besides, Your Majesty herself said that the latest time to send the gift would be New Year's Eve, so the delivery of the gift is still within the estimate given by Your Majesty. In fact, I am grateful to Your Majesty because Your Majesty still thought of giving a gift to my hometown when Your Majesty had many problems to solve. Even if Your Majesty was late in sending the gift, I would understand considering the many problems that you have to solve," I said.

"Even though I'm currently facing many problems, I must keep my promise to send the gift you requested to your hometown," said Queen Kayana.

"Thank you again, Your Majesty," I said.

"You're welcome, Rid," said Queen Kayana.

Then Queen Kayana looked at the clock on the wall.

"Hmm, it looks like lunch break is about to end. Then let's end this conversation," said Queen Kayana.

"Yes, sis," said Miss Karina.

"Yes, Your Majesty," I said.

"Thank you for accompanying me in this conversation, both of you. I'll be going now. See you later," said Queen Kayana.

"See you, sis," said Miss Karina.

"See you, Your Majesty," I said.

Then Queen Kayana's body turned into water, and the water fell down, wetting the room.

"As usual, she always comes here using her clone," I said.

"And as usual, she always uses clones made from water magic when she should be able to use other elemental magic. Because of this, I have to clean the floor every time she leaves," said Miss Karina.

Hearing Miss Karina's words, I laughed softly.

-

After that, I left Miss Karina's room and returned to the classroom.

Since it was almost time for afternoon class, I chose to return to class instead of going to the competition arena for the daily match.

When I arrived at class, I overheard the students discussing the attack on San Sabaneta Prison and the kidnapping of senior Florian. They hadn't mentioned that before. Then I went over to Charles, Noa, and the others who were already in the classroom. They all seemed to be chatting.

"What are you guys talking about?" I asked.

"Ah, Rid, are you done with your business in Miss Karina's room?" Charles asked.

"Yes," I said.

"Hey, Rid, did you know? We heard from people talking in the cafeteria that San Sabaneta Prison had been attacked by some people who had transformed into demons, and that senior Florian had been kidnapped by them," Noa said.

"I've heard about that, Miss Karina told me earlier. Were you guys talking about that just now?" I asked.

"Yes, we were talking about that. We never expected that some people who had transformed into demons would come to the prison and attack it. Even Florian senior was kidnapped," Charles said.

"Yeah, I didn't expect it either," I said.

"I can't let Charles and Chloe know that one of the people who attacked the prison was actually their father," I thought.

-

Then the days passed, and it was now the last day of 1218. News of the attack on San Sabaneta Prison and the kidnapping of senior Florian slowly faded away, and was no longer discussed by anyone at the academy.

Currently, the people at the academy were preparing to celebrate New Year's Eve.

-

Meanwhile, it was 7 p.m. in Aston Village.

Several knights and several horse-drawn carriages were parked in the village. Inside the carriages were numerous goods and supplies that appeared to be destined for distribution to the villagers. Uncle Bill, the village chief of Aston, was seen talking to several knights.

"These goods and supplies were given to us by Her Majesty the Queen?" asked a surprised Uncle Bill.

"Yes, Her Majesty the Queen ordered us to send these goods and supplies. She said they were gifts requested by Rid Archie. Rid Archie actually received a gift from Her Majesty the Queen for his contributions, but Rid Archie refused to accept the gift for himself and asked Her Majesty the Queen to give the gifts to the people of his hometown, Aston Village," said one of the knights.

"Oh my, that Rid. We previously received a gift from the Duke of San Lucia, and that gift was also at his request. Now we've received another gift from Her Majesty the Queen at his request. It seems he thinks too highly of us," said Uncle Bill.

"Ahahah, I guess so. He could have taken the gift for himself, but he gave it to us instead. We should thank him the next time we see him, because he's still thinking about us enough to give us all these gifts," said Uncle Dean.

"That's right, we should thank him later," said Uncle Bill.

Meanwhile, on a road leading to Aston Village, Senior Florian, Duchess Claret, and Duchess Harriet were walking slowly toward Aston Village, each holding their own weapons.

- To be continued

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