第６３１堀：それぞれの動き (Part2)
I understood that somewhere within me, there was still a desire to believe in the Haile religion.
"...That incident. The one that facilitated the Royal Kingdom of Lira's rampage was..."
"Yes. The Haile religion is highly likely. When Lord Aaju was kidnapped, the possibility of an insider was raised, but it was eventually settled by the presence of spies. However, I've only just realized that there was someone who could easily know such things."
"...The Haile religion."
"Yes. With them, they could know the princesses' plans without any trouble."
"And Lord Aaju, a member of the Findal royal family, who has high magic power and is related to the Three Great Houses. There are too many coincidences with the current incident."
*BANG!!*
I slammed my fist on the table without thinking.
"In other words!! My sister was used as a sacrifice!! To lure monsters!! By those people from the Haile religion!!"
"...Please calm down. We cannot act rashly. We don't know how much Magic Gear has been produced."
"I know!! I know, but!!"
Right in front of me, there are the scumbags who stole something precious from us and toyed with our country, and we can do nothing about it!!
Where should I unleash this anger!!
"...Please bear with it. When I return to the Imperial Capital, I will also make a joint petition."
Georgin said with a trembling voice.
That's right, I'm not alone.
George and His Majesty, who received that letter, must feel the same way.
That's why Georgin was worried.
The situation is more serious than we thought.
Right in front of me are the ones who might have taken my sister's life.
Thinking that, my anxiety grows.
Our opponents are those who claim to be gods who fought against Goddess Hailen.
I can only pray that His Majesty and George remain rational, as I don't know how much power they have accumulated.
However, I wondered why now, but according to Luna, they might have been lurking in the Haile religion, stealing their faith, and aiming to recover their power.
She also said it would be a triple threat: they could discredit the Haile religion and create monsters.
They are nothing but scum.
By the way, Luna has been making occasional appearances here, discussing Japanese gods with Sota, who is a ghost.
At first, I thought, "Who is this crazy woman?" but the indescribable divine pressure she exuded forced both Georgin and me to believe her.
During this time, only Yuki-sama casually tapped Luna on the head and spoke to her normally. It was at that moment we truly felt fortunate not to be enemies with them.
But, precisely because of that, even though there's a connection, should we leave it to Yuki-sama and the others?
Shouldn't we be the ones fighting?
As such thoughts repeatedly surfaced and disappeared, a person suddenly entered the room.
"Sister Stasia. Excuse me."
"...Carrie."
It was Princess Carrie.
She is not an exaggeration to call her my other sister, a precious family member.
"I believe you are aware of the Haile religion's atrocities and our future plans."
"...Yes."
Princess Carrie opened her mouth calmly.
She is probably trying to prevent me from acting recklessly.
She has become more mature than me, and I feel I must also act properly...
"It has been decided that this matter will be left to Yuki-sama and the Weed. However, there is no reason why we cannot help them personally."
"Huh?"
I couldn't quite grasp what Princess Carrie was saying.
It felt like she was saying something outrageous.
"Since our current job is to relax at this academy, I intend to deceive everyone by saying I'm discussing something and ask Yuki-sama for help, participating as an individual in an assault on the Haile religion's main temple."
"N-no. That's dangerous..."
"I am fully aware of the danger. However, more than that, I cannot simply leave this matter to Yuki-sama and the others. I will avenge Lord Aaju. Furthermore, if I were to die within the church, an investigation would be unavoidable no matter what. Most importantly, with Yuki-sama and the Weed as our allies, I believe even gods called mere pawns are nothing to fear. You know their track record, don't you? So, Your Highness Stasia, what will you do?"
...Ah, there is nothing to fear.
Is it simply a matter of moving forward now?
"I'm in."
"As expected of you, Sister Stasia."
"W-wait a minute!? Your Highnesses!? Even if you say that, Yuki-sama won't agree..."
"Then, we will just happen to meet at the church."
"I see. If it's a coincidence, then there's nothing we can do. Georgin."
"Ah, what now!? Understood!! Um, that's right, Lord Hiiro!! Lord Hiiro!!"
As Georgin shouted, Hiiro, who had been waiting in the adjacent room, arrived.
As always, she's a cute child.
"What is it?"
"Actually..."
And so, through Hiiro, we decided to accompany Yuki-sama and the others on a personal investigation of the Haile main temple.
And revenge will move, dark and deep.
What will they see beyond that...?
Normally, it would probably end with a bad ending, or achieving revenge and moving towards the future.
However, since one of the four story-crushing individuals is already here, it's unlikely to be a typical ending.