Episode 205: Dreams in the game become reality

47. Rondel's Sea (4)

[Controversial press conference by Prince Adrian L. Lawrence.] [Prince Lawrence: Warning to the 3rd Prince of Coralheim Ieria Nelson. Release Saint Ivril immediately, otherwise your family will not see the light of day, and we cannot guarantee how they will be treated. If you injure Saint Ivril, your family will also be injured, and if you take Saint Ivril's life, your family's life will also be damaged.] [It is expected that an explanation will be given for the attack on Coralheim and the kidnapping of the royal family. An open threat that shocked the reporters who attended the conference!] [Who is the 3rd Prince Ieria Nelson who enraged Prince Lawrence?] [3rd Prince Nelson, who is known to be a supporter of devil worshipers and is currently on the run. Is he really the real culprit of the kidnapping of Saint Ivril?]A threat delivered at an official event.

This shocked many people and quickly became the world's top news story.

Naturally, most countries expressed concern, but on the contrary, the reaction online was surprisingly not bad.

-Of course, Prince Lawrence! Show your spirit!

-We respond to kidnapping with kidnapping! You personally invade the capital and capture the suspect's family!

–If someone does this for me, I can't help but fall in love! Holy lady, please come back alive!

-Still, this crossed the line. Kidnapping the king and royal family of a country. It's a sense of war.

-How dare he cross the line and become the culprit who kidnapped the saint?

-If you do not release the king from Koralheim now, I will declare war.

-The Allied Powers of Elysia are also putting pressure on us by issuing condemnatory statements.

-You seem so worried. Did that smart guy not expect this kind of reaction?

-Guys! Additional articles have appeared!

-okay? Then you should see it right away!

–This is a very serious situation, why? Why is this so funny?

-It's interesting because when King Lawrence appears, things don't go as expected.

[Prince Lawrence: If war comes, I will not avoid it. It would be good to remember how the powerful Croesen Empire collapsed. Also, do not forget that King Nelson is in our hands.] [Reinharts Empire official statement: The Elysian Alliance will have to take a step back from this incident. The Allied Powers can never be free from responsibility for the satanist subjugation incident that caused this situation in the first place and the kidnapping of the saint, which was an extension of it. In order to resolve this situation amicably, Ieria Nelson will have to be captured and brought in.]Due to Adrian's terrifying answer and the continued defense of the Reinharts Empire's imperial family, the Coralheim and Elysia alliance were unable to make a hasty choice.

The Elysian Alliance tried to resolve this situation politically by somehow forming public opinion... … .

Unfortunately, it was all pointless.

Adrian nailed it, saying that he would not accept any proposals other than the release of the saint, and other countries could only take a step back and watch since they were involved in an unprecedented situation called the kidnapping of a saint.

"Iik! "You crazy guy!"

The person who was most embarrassed by Adrian's response was, of course, Ieria Nelson, the culprit who kidnapped the saint.

He got so excited that he smashed the furniture of the house he was staying in.

"Just calm down for now."

When Ieria screamed evil and could not control his anger, the subjects of Korelheim who were running away with him stopped him.

Why wouldn't they be angry?

The king they served was kidnapped.

But getting angry right here won't change anything.

In times like these, you will be able to draw the right response if you stay calm.

"Whoo, whoo."

Ieria, who managed to control her anger thanks to her subjects, took a deep breath and organized her thoughts.

"How can I resolve this situation?"

In response to his question, the subjects spoke with added hope.

"Koralheim's Prime Minister Aydin cannot stand by and watch this situation, so a rescue unit must have been formed. "If we add the support of the Elysian Alliance, we will be able to rescue His Majesty the King and his family, no matter how great Prince Lawrence is or how grandmaster his wife is."

But what Ieria hoped for was not simply wishful thinking.

It's a cool and realistic solution.

"The Allies cannot move. Seongji is watching without making any statement. As if they were going to watch each country's response. There is no way that the Allies of Elysia, who have no choice but to watch out for the Holy Land, can provide direct help. And the rescue operation cannot be successful in Coralheim alone without the help of the Allies of Elysia."

"But there is no way I would help the King of Kong's hostage situation in the Holy Land. "Will they, who should always be good, commit extreme acts in front of their followers?"

"Prince Lawrence's actions are a mess, but as an operation, they are a very effective means. Because it's actually confusing me like this. That's probably why they're just watching from the Holy Land. In the meantime, if you interfere with Archduke Lawrence, who is trying to rescue the saint... … ."

"It means that sanctions will be imposed implicitly."

"yes. They will already be talking among themselves. "You can just think of the Holy Land as being on Prince Lawrence's side."

Prince Ieria's cool-headed judgment made his subjects dumbfounded.

What he asked his subjects was how to resolve this situation.

The problem is that I can't think of anything they can do.

After all, isn't Adrian, who they have to deal with, someone whose behavior patterns are unpredictable?

This is a crazy guy who raided a country belonging to the Elysian Alliance and kidnapped its king.

"I want to believe it's just a scare, but… … ."

At the point when the king had already been kidnapped, it was no different from the implication that Prince Lawrence could do anything.

Prince Lawrence's threats should not be regarded as mere threats.

"You would do this for a saint."

No matter how much Ieria works for the greater good, she is not cold-blooded enough to overlook her family's crisis.

All of the brothers were close, and his parents were also people who gave him generous love.

When I thought about the humiliation my family was going through at this moment, I felt like I was going crazy.

"How about doing it this way?"

Meanwhile, Ieria's guard knight raised his hand and expressed his opinion.

"How about we kidnap King Kong's parents too? I understand that Prince Lawrence's parents belong to the Reinharts Empire. Since their defenses will be weaker than those of Gongwangseong, I think we can kidnap them and exchange hostages?"

"Let's keep more hostages?"

"yes!"

If you think of it as a transaction, it seemed like a very promising story.

But Prince Ieria shook his head.

"Prince Lawrence may be a fool, but he is not an idiot. I'm sure they've prepared for anything that could be a weakness. No, it's more likely that they set a trap."

This was by no means an overestimation.

It was a problem that could be guessed just by looking at what Adrian had shown so far.

Still, one person started the conversation, and other subjects also began to express their opinions.

"How about interrogating the saint?"

"how?"

"She doesn't know what's going on outside, does she? It seems like a good idea to find out Prince Lawrence's weaknesses by interrogating her. Then maybe she can get some kind of solution?"

Since the answer is not available right away, the opinion is to seek the answer through the saint who is the person involved.

In reality, she is Adrian's acquaintance, so there will definitely be a lot of information that can be obtained.

"Okay, I guess that's best."

As Ieria had no choice, I decided to accept that opinion.

"I'll go alone."

"All right."

And after a while, Ieria headed alone to the underwater cavity where the saintess was imprisoned.

In the cavity, Saint Ivril was lying on her back, looking at the ceiling.

A saint would have known that others were approaching, but she did not move.

Although she had no idea what was happening to her parents and siblings after they were kidnapped, her eyebrows twitched at the sight of her being so carefree about the subject of hostages.

"Nice to meet you. "Saint Ivril."

"… … ."

Still, even though I tried to be patient and said hello, there was no response.

"Haha, are you ignoring me now?"

Ieria, who was extremely stressed out, clapped her hands.

Then, the Named Sea Serpent that had bitten Ivril slowly emerged from the water.

This was a clear act of threat.

"Damn."

However, the response to the threat was unexpected.

"uh?"

The saintess uttered an insult, then jumped up and attacked Ieria using holy magic.

-Quaaaang!

"Tsk!"

Of course, the attack was blocked by the Sea Serpent.

If the Sea Serpent had been of the dark attribute or had been a demon, it would have been an attack that would have left the Sea Serpent in a near-death state, but it was a level of attack that the Sea Serpent could withstand.

Of course, even if it did not show its full power, it was a sufficiently powerful attack that it made a loud noise even though the inside of the cavity was very large.

Ieria was also taken aback because he didn't expect her to attack him right away, and soon his sense of reason was cut off due to Adrian's actions.

If Sea Serpent had not blocked the attack, he would have been pinned down.

"Akasa!"

He ordered the Sea Serpent to attack.

The snake's body with blue scales stretched like a rubber band.

-Kwasik!

"evil!"

Ivril's right arm was torn off by the Sea Serpent.

However, even as Ivril was shedding blood, she attacked as if she would definitely kill Ieria.

And so an unexpected battle began... … .

"Holy shit."

The conclusion led to Ivril's defeat.

If Saint Sylvester had been her opponent, the situation would have been different, but Ivril was still inadequate in many ways.

Ieria came to her senses when she saw Ivril stuck in the Sea Serpent's teeth, looking like she was about to die.

[If you injure Saint Ivril, your family will also be injured, and if you take Saint Ivril's life, your family's life will also be damaged.]At the same time, Adrian's threat came to mind, and he quickly used the artifact to heal Ivril.

"Cough!"

Ivril, who had soon lost consciousness, opened her eyes and vomited blood.

Ieria sighed in relief and spoke as if warning.

"It's no use making a fuss. "It's not a place where divine power or magic can leak out."

Ieria determined that she had been attacking to inform the search party of her location.

In response, Ivril used holy magic on herself with an expression that made it hard to tell what she was thinking.

Then the torn off arm and the mangled body returned to their original state.

Although his combat ability was somewhat inferior due to lack of experience, his recovery ability using sacred magic was unrivaled.

"I understand that the saint is frustrated… … ."

-Quaaang!

And what Everil did as soon as she recovered.

It was a re-battle.

"This is crazy!"

Ieria couldn't understand Ivril's thoughts.

Could it be that he is thinking of committing suicide?

Or is the goal to defeat all enemies while repeating infinite recovery and attacks?

Whatever the reason, if the opponent attacked, you had no choice but to respond.

So the Sea Serpent stepped forward and defeated the saint again.

-Quaaang!

"stop!"

Afterwards, the same thing happened again.

Once, twice, three times, four times... … .

When Ivril experienced defeat about seven times.

The cavity became a mess, and only then did the attacks stop.

Ieria, who had been taken aback by her sudden behavior, was greatly relieved.

"Just calm down. It may be frustrating, but I have no intention of harming the saint as long as she stays calm. If you want something, just ask. "I will listen to you no matter what."

And he said that to calm Ivril down.

"haha."

Suddenly she burst into laughter.

Of course, he tilted his head with an expression of not understanding.

However, Ieria's expression hardened at Ivril's subsequent remarks.

"At first, you were so excited that you attacked as if you were going to kill me, but now you're trying to appease me? Where did yesterday's solemn attitude go and how did it become so emotional and servile?"

"What is that?"

"I guess things aren't going as planned, right?"

It was the perfect answer.

At that, the smile on Ivril's lips grew even deeper.

"Looks like you're in trouble? "Okay, who would cause you this much trouble?"

"… … ."

"You mean His Majesty Prince Lawrence!?"

An expression that seems to look down on the other person, and eyes that feel lifelike beyond what is expected.

Is it because he suffered from a series of battles in the extreme situation of being kidnapped and detained?

The typical naivety of a 17-year-old girl disappeared from Ivril.

Ieria had a hunch.

The atmosphere I felt from the saint in front of me was completely different.

"What kind of change of heart did you have?"

People grow.

Especially in extreme situations, steep growth curves are often drawn.

As a result, their actions turned Ivril into a difficult person.

The cost for that was entirely Ieria's responsibility.

"I just realized that I had been so naive all along. Thanks for the lesson. "I feel like I've found my way now."

"What is that?"

"Now, let's just keep doing what we were doing. "There is no better environment to gain combat experience like this, so be the experience point for me until you reach the level where I can tear everyone to pieces."

Nothing was going as Ieria wanted.

"This is crazy."

* * *

Duchy of Lawrence.

"What do you plan to do next now?"

I responded obediently to Saint Sylvester's question, which was full of concern, saying there was nothing special.

"We'll give you just one day's grace. Still, if he doesn't come forward... … ."

"What if I don't?"

"We face the tragedy of families disappearing one by one."

The saint was taken aback and asked if he was serious.

From her perspective, all my actions would have felt like threats.

But I was serious.

"Then what if I harm Everil!?"

"Then the rest of the family will follow Ivril."

At Saint Sylvester's stern expression, I smiled awkwardly and added additional explanation.

"Do not worry. "I won't go to that situation."

"Is that true?"

"Yes, I have prepared some devices."

I will continue to fabricate and incite articles by publishing articles at different times and using my administrator authority in the Hollywood system.

At first, the king and members of the royal family were accused of being accomplices with Ieria, forming public opinion that they deserved to die, and ultimately creating a trend that the entire Coralheim should be held responsible.

If he doesn't show up, the entire kingdom will fall into crisis. Will he really refuse to send the saint back?

I don't know how great the purpose of kidnapping Ivril was, but it probably won't change the whole of Coralheim.

'It's vicious, but once the problem is resolved, it's enough to just turn it into a misinformation.'

Right now, we were in no position to choose between cold and hot food.

But should we say we are fortunate?

It appears that there is no need to resort to such measures.

"majesty!"

"Is there a problem?"

"I received a call from Ieria Nelson!"

The criminal contacted me sooner than expected.

"Oh oh!"

Saint Sylvester was very happy, but I had to tilt my head and say that I did not understand.

'If you're going to back down this easily, why did you kidnap a saint?'

Is he planning to insist that he is not the criminal?

No, after research, it seemed like he wasn't that stupid.

Maybe something unexpected happened?