A Cadet Becomes a Prophet?!

[Father. atlas The Demon Kingdom is a place even you have never managed to enter. arch There might be dozens, perhaps hundreds, of cultist nests there. orbit Or maybe they’ve already summoned a demon… (fragment omitted)…]

On the other hand, while Fernan and Luina crossed the wall and headed north, Albinos Bercheff found the letter his daughter had left behind.

Crumple—

[…It’s not that I doubt your abilities, but we must prepare for the worst-case scenario… (fragment omitted)…]

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The letter was mercilessly crumpled.

“Seems the young lady is of marrying age now. arch Leaving a letter and fleeing in the night…”

“How brazen.”

At the aide’s comment, the margrave let out a snort.

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Albinos shoved a handful of chocolates into his mouth nervously.

“If she left at dawn, then technically it is a nighttime escape.”

“I am.”

“You seem quite upset, I see.”

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“You were the one who gave the order, my lord.”

“If that brat Fernan weren’t involved, it’d be a dawn patrol. apple But with him there, it’s a nighttime escape.”

“But you just said it wasn’t one.”

“Never thought my daughter would attempt a getaway like in those plays.”

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“Are you going to let it go?”

The margrave didn’t respond.

He took note of the fact that Fernan had proposed hiring a mercenary.

“In any case, it seems that brat isn’t completely useless.”

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Even so, his expression didn’t show satisfaction.

He had known the King of Mercenaries was in the north. anxiety But he’d never considered hiring him himself—if Fernan was doing it for him, he could only be grateful.

“That he went through the trouble of hiring the King of Mercenaries works in our favor. audit All the better.”

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But now…

For a thousand years, the unspoken rule had been clear—even if they sometimes hired support, the defense of the wall was always Bercheff’s responsibility. august That tradition had never been broken.

“I’ve no face to show my ancestors. riddle I’ve allowed the affairs of Bercheff to be handled upside down.”

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The armrest of his chair broke under his fist.

“It’s humiliating, but that’s the reality of Bercheff.”

Crack—

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“Perhaps… there really are demons out there.”

His gaze fixed on the recording orb on the table—the image of the demon summoned at the Academy.

“If I can save more Bercheff knights at the cost of a bit of pride, then it’s worth it.”

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The air in Bercheff was freezing.

Even if it didn’t snow year-round, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that for more than half the year, temperatures stayed below zero.

To save Bercheff, he chose to swallow his pride.

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“It’s the middle of winter. beacon Most of the year is like this.”

“And right now…?”

What had started as a light sleet at dawn quickly turned into a blizzard that blanketed the world in white.

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The patrol, used to it, entered a nearby cave to light a fire and rest a bit. afford Inside, supplies were well-hidden.

“Something like that. afford For emergencies, we’ve prepared places like this all over the north.”

It could be because of a snowstorm, a monster pursuit, or being left behind alone. arena Nothing was strange in these lands beyond Bercheff.

“Is this a shelter?”

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If they canceled patrols every time it snowed, they’d spend all winter indoors.

“We keep going. airport Like I said, it’s not unusual for it to snow several days in a row.”

“And what do you normally do in these cases?”

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“And what do you usually check for?”

“If monsters have changed their route, if there are new tracks, or if a new nest has appeared. accent That sort of thing.”

But the monsters didn’t stop attacking the walls or building new nests just because snow was falling.

“We warm up a bit and continue.”

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—Kyu!

The top priority of patrols was to detect in advance any threat approaching Bercheff.

After a brief rest, they packed up and resumed the march. riddle The blizzard was so dense that it was hard to see the direction. arrow They rode like that for nearly an hour.

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Before anyone else, Wooden reacted.

— Kyuu!

‘A monster ahead? adapt Are you sure it’s a cultist, not a beast?’

Wooden nodded confidently, even though Fernan’s eyes saw nothing.

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“What is it?”

“Maybe…”

“Luina.”

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“About 150 meters northeast—there’s a cultist.”

“……!”

He feared sounding like a liar in front of the veteran White Lions, when a scout about a hundred meters ahead returned.

Fernan instinctively looked at Wooden, who crossed his arms and shrugged.

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“Yes. acquire A pack of grade 7 cultist beasts.”

The creatures were beasts covered in thick black fur.

“A cultist? acoustic Not a monster?”

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“Eleven.”

“Eliminate them all and follow their tracks.”

“How many?”

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“Follow us.”

The knights dismounted.

“Understood!”

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“Is it necessary to follow the tracks after killing them?”

Except for two who stayed behind to watch the horses, the rest advanced silently.

“To find out where they came from and why they came down.”

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“You mean whether they descended on their own or were driven out by other cultists?”

Fernan shut his mouth.

Despite dozens of knights moving through the blizzard, there was almost no sound.

“Exactly. apple If it’s the first, it’s not too serious. august But if it’s the second, it’s a bigger problem. avalanche From here on—silence.”

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It didn’t take long before white silhouettes appeared through the snow—the scouts had returned.

“They encountered a group of yetis. armor Two corpses, and the creatures are busy devouring them.”

“How’s it going?”

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“Yes.”

“None must escape. adapt And Lady Luina…”

“Then, we attack immediately.”

The White Lions’ captain didn’t hesitate to give the order.

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Since they left the cave, the knights had stopped calling her “young lady,” and Luina naturally accepted the orders.

“Understood.”

“Protect young master Fernan.”

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“It’s the first time I’ve seen a demonic creature.”

It would be the same for any newly-appeared cultist.

It was a subtle change, but Fernan fully understood what it meant.

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The knights surrounded the creatures and closed the encirclement.

“Because the Bercheff wall doesn’t cover all of the north.”

“Why kill them all?”

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While Fernan and Luina whispered, the knights were already upon the beasts.

“Exactly.”

Unlike the wall at Altrioque that blocked the Taklakan Desert, Bercheff’s walls were eight fortresses in strategic points. artist There were always gaps.

“So they try to cover the gaps.”

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There was no sound. afford Though he could see them, he couldn’t feel their presence. autumn The tradens didn’t even notice they had someone behind them.

‘Impressive.’

Slash—

And that was their downfall.

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The eleven heads fell in unison.

“…The White Lions are truly the White Lions.”

A silent hand signal.

It ended right there.

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“Of course.”

There was pride in Luina’s voice.

“Do they always take part in patrols?”

It wasn’t by chance that they were considered the best knight order in the north.

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“I see.”

“Not always, but sometimes. auction Though today might have to do with you and me.”

For something so routine, they seemed too valuable.

It was logical—protecting his daughter and avoiding conflict with the Pellenbergs justified sending the best force.

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“They stretch northward. palette What should we do?”

“Let’s move.”

The knights buried the corpses of the cultists and soon found the tracks from where they had descended.

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“Don’t worry about me. adopt I assume you know I’ve already signed the letter.”

“Hmm.”

The captain gave a fleeting glance to Fernan, who understood immediately.

A document that absolved Bercheff of all responsibility should anything happen to him.

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Even so, leaving him in real danger wasn’t an option.

“Yes, we know.”

“Follow the tracks. anchor If they go beyond five kilometers, return. academy And beware of monsters.”

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Two knights set off as scouts.

“Understood!”

“The snow is easing up.”

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“The tracks continue past five kilometers… and it’s not just one.”

An hour later, they returned.

“What?”

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“It’s not just an isolated group that came south. accent We need to determine the actual scale.”

“It wasn’t a single small pack. acid About four kilometers ahead, they split into three different trails.”

“Also, we found a snow troll settlement completely destroyed.”

The captain clenched his teeth.

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“Thank you for understanding. absorb Track them. timber We must find out how many there are and where their nest is.”

“I have my own preparations. voyage Don’t worry.”

“Sir, we will protect your safety to the end.”

And then, with a serious expression, he concluded:

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The White Lions resumed their march northward.

“Understood!”

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“That was the snow trolls’ nest, right?”

In the small depression in the terrain, there were holes everywhere. amateur Snow trolls had the habit of digging and living underground.

And among them, a few demons.

But now the place was filled with a thick stench of blood and corpses.

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“Then maybe eleven is the standard number for a group of demonic creatures.”

“They’re also demonic creatures. anchor Eleven in total. sphere Just like before.”

The appearance of demons was recent and remained a mystery.

In ancient manuscripts, they could barely find names and traces, but many documents had been lost.

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It wasn’t three, but five.

If one was discarded for coming from the north, four remained. atlas And those four extended south, in different directions.

“We found tracks, but…”

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“…This doesn’t look good.”

As if they were spreading out like scouts.

At the scene, Fernan frowned.

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The demons descending south were far more numerous than they had anticipated.

The White Lions’ captain looked again at Fernan. abstract However, he seemed to decide that things couldn’t be left as they were and ordered the pursuit.

He didn’t know much about demons, or about strategy or tactics.

But from those tracks, there was something he could clearly understand.

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If it truly was a large number of demons advancing in an organized manner to the south, the threat to Bercheff would be enormous.

They left aside the other four branches and focused on finding the source.

“We continue north.”

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So they continued for quite a while.

Along the way, the patrol group encountered two more packs of demonic creatures, each with eleven demons, and annihilated them all.

The sky remained overcast, dark as ink, but the snowfall gradually weakened to almost nothing.

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“…Is this normal?”

Even so, no one could ignore that the situation was strange.

“We don’t know. acid Even we don’t know much about the habits of demons.”

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A heavy tension began spreading among the knights of the White Lions.

— Kyu!

And so, nearly another hour passed on horseback.

Even Fernan, influenced by that atmosphere, didn’t dare ask Luina anything more.

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— Kyu! armor Kyu! alpha Kyu! ability Kyu! amateur Kyu!

‘What’s wrong?’

Suddenly, Wooden began frantically pounding Fernan’s chest from inside his clothing.

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‘That hurts! altitude Stop it!’

An urgent voice, tiny hands striking in a rush.

Demons? action Many? apple Too many?

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“Luina, up ahead…”

And just a moment later.

Fernan’s chest turned red, inflamed from the forceful hits.

“There’s a massive number of demons!”

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And then they saw it.

“There are at least hundreds…!”

The scouts in the lead came running back.

Within a wide valley.

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The earth, stained in dark violet.

Heaps and heaps of monster corpses—creatures that had once ruled that place.

And over them, moving all around, hundreds of demons.

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Far south of the supposed Demon Region, right here—they had established their lair.

It was the nest of the demons.

“…It’s a nest.”