Summoning the German Army! 〜The Former Strongest Dragon Summoner, Who Lost Everything to the Heroes,

Chapter 25

The Key to the Kingdom

Translated by SoundDestiny
Edited by Klepon

“Mysterious army?”

“Ha! The Knights of the Church say so.”

The King, who was receiving the report in his sumptuous office in the castle, tilted his head.

“Which kingdom is it? I would have thought they’d at least have a flag of their own…”

“I don’t know. There are many eyewitness accounts, but none of them are accurate……”

The king’s liaison officer, dressed like a butler, looked troubled.

“Hmm. That’s okay. So…..”

“Yes! The Church headquarters has been destroyed. The statues of the saints are damaged, and the chief priest is said to be engaged at the moment, but he won’t be able to survive for long……”

‘How pathetic……that chief priest is…’

Compared to the liaison officer, whose face was troubled, the king had the opposite expression.

“Hohou!? That chief priest? Mmm-hmm, that’s good—”

“Eh? What did your majesty say just…..now?”

“Hmm? I said that it is good. The increase in the voice for the Church’s headquarters over the last few years has been a little too much to take in.”

The Church controlled religion in the kingdom and the king controlled politics.

From the citizen’s point of view, the Church, which was the spiritual centre of the kingdom, was considered more worthy of belief, which made the king uneasy.

In contrast to the tax-capturing kingdom, the Church only solicited contributions.

Unlike the money that was paid reluctantly for tax, people willingly gave money to the Church.

This was something that the king thought was  completely out of the realm of understanding.

“I’m relieved.  Now, contact the army. The Knights of the Church will be disbanded as of today. Any soldiers who wish to join can be transferred to the Royal Guard.”

“Are you sure, your majesty?”

“Knights who can’t even fight in a war are just an eyesore. First, I must take away the Church’s military power.”

The king, who laughed wickedly, said that he would even take advantage of the situation.

The Church in the Royal Capital was indeed the largest force, but the head temple was separate.

It was only a part of a huge organisation called the Church of Virtue.　

Nevertheless, the loss of authority and the disappearance of armed forces in the world’s most powerful state kingdom was not a loss that could be easily recovered from.

It was no doubt a considerable blow to the Church of Virtue as well.

“I understand, I will make the arrangements. And…”

“Is there more?”

“-This,this army in question,……reportedly commanded by Nasser Virginia.”

….

“…… who??”

‘Nuh-uh?’

The king had a look that he had forgotten who Nasser Virginas was.

“Well…..you see, The hero……that woman’s…… ex-husband.”

….

“….! Aaaah! That Dragon Summoner!”

“Yes. Although, because of the branding of the heretic, he will never be able to call  ‘dragon’ again……”

The king, who appeared to be looking up at the ceiling contemplating,

“Hmm……he commanded an army…..I take it we can assume he’s some kind of bandit?”

“Yes. I’m pretty sure that….at least the Adventurers’ Guild and Church headquarters were destroyed by the army he commanded.”

“I see – ……a revenge for having everything taken away from him. Where did he recruit those bandits?”

“Eee……. But they are too strong to be bandits. Perhaps we should consider the possibility that they are supported by some other country…….They even had a strange iron carriage.”

‘hmmm’

“He’s not with the demon army, is he?”

“Yes. His troops were definitely humans. Also, the use of …magic has been confirmed.”

“Hmm?　An army of magic soldiers…….Only our country, or the Empire, can operate such an army”

There was a huge military state, the Empire, which was equal to the Kingdom.

It was an upcoming power that boasted an even more powerful army than the kingdom and was continuing to expand its territory.

The kingdom and the empire were currently allied because of the war against the demon king’s army.

If the Kingdom had defeated the Demon King, the time would come when the Kingdom would have to fight the Empire.

“It’s probably some kind of imperial reconnaissance. …… Okay, I’ll call up the Kingsguard. And…”

“Yes sir!”

“Get him from the Royal Magical Corps.”

The liaison officer’s face turned scared.

“A Dragon user… is it?”

“Yes. He was  not the only 『dragon summoner』.. Hmm – Nasser Virginia…..He will love it if a dragon kills him.”

In response to the king’s words, which were spoken with sincerity

Katsun!　and the liaison officer, with his heels together, folded carefully his hand at the waist and bowed.

“Certainly──”

The liaison officer left the office with haste.

The king was left behind.

He then stood up and approached  the window sill.

“Hou…… It’s burning…”

His gaze was apparently on the Church headquarters.

It was now crumbling beyond recognition, with a huge statue of a saint in tatters.

Apparently it had not stopped.

The attack was continuing and the statue of the saint was gradually shattered, crushed and reduced in size.

A violent sound like thunder was echoing from beyond.