The Vampire Is an Academy Honor Student

Chapter 068. Apostate (2)

The entire northern frontline of the Kingdom of Teria.

An area bordering Elvenheim with a single rugged mountain range.

A group of knights were conducting a search in this place where the snow had not yet melted even though it was almost June.

These were the people who had recently discovered traces of Ymir and his men near the front line and followed them.

Taking advantage of the numerical superiority and the advantage of being brighter on the terrain, they continued a relentless pursuit for a month.

“Captain. Traces are lost.”

“… … .”

The so-called leader frowned at the words of the scout who returned from searching the area.

“It was lost.”

How can that be when the snow accumulated over the winter has not yet melted? I didn’t understand so I asked again.

“Are you sure?”

“… To be precise, the traces were split into seven, but I said they were all lost because they seemed to be camouflage.”

“It’s camouflage. Why?”

“For now, the direction is not the kingdom.”

All seven directions were towards Elvenheim.

“It looks like the intention is to buy time by inducing them to set foot in Elvenheim and causing a dispute with them.”

“Hmm… .”

The captain’s thoughts were the same.

Although they share borders with Elvenheim, they weren’t particularly friendly.

The moment you invade their territory, it can turn into a hostile relationship in an instant.

‘I can’t fall for the obvious.’

The opponent probably didn’t think that this kind of number would work seriously.

It must have been left for disturbance while hiding traces.

‘but… .’

In any case, since the traces are gone, further searches are impossible.

As expected, there was no way to pursue the Dark Elves once they missed the trail.

“Summon the knights. come back.”

“yes.”

The leader, who swallowed regret, soon defeated the knights and returned to the front line.

I wanted to search the surroundings a bit more, but it was an inevitable choice because the knights were already exhausted from the long pursuit.

“… Well, did you do enough?”

As a result, it is true that the front line was broken through.

But if you think about it differently, even while the front line was under attack, it was a month without being shaken by the diversionary operation and bought time.

At this point, even within the kingdom, sufficient preparations must have been made.

From now on, I can only hope that the central knights will do well.

After thinking about it, the leader summoned his subordinates and gave them instructions.

“As soon as we return, send a messenger to the capital. You missed your opponent.”

“All right.”

The messenger arrived at the capital shortly after.

At the same time, the Central Knights and Demon Extermination Unit, which had been waiting, moved.

Although it was named the Mine Extermination Unit, Ymir was famous for using Mine even among the Corps commanders, so this was a natural step.

“Look everywhere. We must never allow intrusion to the capital.”

“All right!”

Be sure to catch it as soon as it comes in.

With such determination, the knights began their search from the northern frontline area.

* * *

Meanwhile, unlike the fierce atmosphere outside, the church was peaceful.

Rather, as the story of the selection of the saintess took shape, the atmosphere gradually improved.

‘How old are you?’

‘The divinity of this land… .’

However, unlike the atmosphere revealed on the outside, there was one person who burned inside.

On the way back from worship.

Amy with a complicated expression secretly sighed.

“… Whoa.”

Just then, someone spoke to her from behind.

“Hello, priest.”

“Ah, yes. hello.”

Amy, startled by the nameless priest who greeted her with a bright smile, was greeted with an awkward expression.

passing each other like that.

‘… It’s not him, right?’

Amy, who had been looking at her back for a while, shook her head.

It was a church that seemed peaceful at first glance, but after receiving Roan’s letter not too long ago, my mind became complicated.

[Noah found an apostate.]

… It was honestly unbelievable.

This is because I have never met anyone suspected of that in the 3 months I have been with the church.

However, because he knew better than anyone else that Roan couldn’t lie about something like this, he had no choice but to believe it in the end.

[I don’t think it’s targeting you for now. If it was like that, there would be no reason to go outside.]

Rather, it seems to be because of what is happening outside.

Ymir, who has invaded the kingdom, is calling spies to find out what’s going on inside.

[…] So, I’m sorry, but there’s one thing I want you to do.]

After explaining the situation, Roan asked for a favor.

And that request was of the kind that could be quite dangerous.

‘Ask me to find an apostate?’

Of course, as a priest serving the gods, he was not intimidated by this danger.

I was just worried.

I wonder if I accidentally touched him by mistake and ran away after noticing that something was wrong.

‘… … .’

Being locked up, I don’t know what’s going on outside.

However, this kind of concern was natural because it was left to notice that the scale of the incident was not small.

So, in the midst of deepening my worries, there was someone who spoke to me again.

“You seem to be in a lot of trouble.”

“… yes? Oh no.”

Being lost in thought, Amy answered half a beat slowly, then turned her head away.

The moment I checked my opponent like that, the stiff expression relaxed a little.

“Ah, Priest Belcon.”

He is one of the senior priests remaining inside the church now that it has been closed down.

he asked with a smile on his lips.

“Because you can see it on the way. Did I interrupt your contemplation?”

“no. It can’t be.”

Amy waved her hand.

And then, after a while, he noticed and revealed his inner feelings slightly.

“just. I am a little tired.”

It’s not just because of Roan’s letter.

The time she had spent in the church had now reached almost 100 days, and the unknown expectations from her surroundings made her tired.

“Mmm.”

Faced with a mixed expression of various emotions, he drooled for a while, and then opened his mouth.

“I won’t ask what your worries are. The priest is doing well.”

“is that so?”

“yes. Since he is a target of protection, I keep hearing about the priest’s reputation.”

But unlike the beginning, no one has any doubts now.

He said that he was doing well so far, so don’t worry and left a few words of advice.

“… And, I can do some consulting. If you continue to struggle in the future, please come to me.”

Light but warm tone.

Even if it was just words, it felt like I was getting a little comfort in the midst of the complexity.

“Thank you for your words.”

“you’re welcome.”

When you put on a smile on your face with a benevolent smile and go back happily.

chin!

“… What!?”

“!”

Accidentally tripped, Amy’s body shook.

That moment when the head is tilted forward.

ping…!

‘Ugh?’

A momentary intense dizziness occurred and Amy’s body staggered.

It was because of the recent lack of sleep and psychological problems.

I tried to keep my balance, but my body, which had already lost all its strength, lost its balance in the middle of saying, uh-uh.

Quadang!

In the end, he fell as if to overtake him. I came to my senses late and woke up in a hurry.

“Sin, sorry! … uh?”

This was purely coincidental.

The fact that the inside of the baggy clergyman’s clothes that had been tightly wrapped due to the previous uproar was slightly revealed.

I know it’s rude, but I unintentionally turned my eyes to it, and I saw it.

A thin undergarment under the priest’s uniform.

And, reflected behind it.

‘… scar?’

muttering a little

Her pupils widened momentarily and then went back.

“yes?”

Priest Belcon narrowed his brow slightly as if he was experiencing a sharp pain.

I couldn’t hear what he muttered in the middle of it, so I asked him again.

“Oh, no. Excuse me.”

“… ?”

Amy didn’t answer.

no, i couldn’t

I didn’t know what kind of expression to look at him, so I quickly apologized and left.

‘… Nonsense!’

My back is hot and cold sweat is flowing.

My heart thumped and thumped in a disturbing rhythm.

‘how… .’

Although it was only a fleeting moment.

looked smart

A scar exactly the same as Roan described in the letter.

It was a very characteristic shape to say that I saw it wrong.

‘You said you were an apostate? A senior priest?’

I couldn’t believe it, but I had no choice but to believe it after seeing the clear evidence.

“Whoops!”

The fact that I was comforted by such a person, even for a moment, gave me goosebumps and nausea.

And then he remembered what Roan had written at the end of the letter.

[Don’t trust anyone.]

trust no one

At first, I just took it as a warning to be careful.

No matter how you look at it, there were a few people who weren’t.

… However, it was shocking to find scars on someone who thought so.

“Whoa… .”

It’s been a while.

Amy, who managed to clear her confusion, let out a sigh mixed with emotions.

Then, he stood up with a determined expression on his face.

‘… It can’t be like this.’

If you didn’t know anything, you wouldn’t know. I saw something like that, but I couldn’t stay still.

There, Roan said not to trust anyone, but there were people who could be trusted by covering it up.

‘I need to get help.’

With a determined expression, she moved to where the paladins were.

* * *

[I found one. I’ll figure out the rest. Don’t worry too much about me. and… .]

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After sending Amy a letter telling her to be careful.

It was the front part of the letter that arrived within a week.

Since then, news about the current situation has been written as usual.

After reading it all, he muttered as he threw the letter into the furnace.

“How did you find it already?”

Even though I asked to find it, I didn’t really expect much.

Because Amy wasn’t a person who used to work here (?) like Müller, she was just an ordinary priest.

Of course, I thought it would take a long time even if I couldn’t find it, but it was a pleasant miscalculation.

There is no need to touch the spies of the church found in this way right away, just cut them out at once after the second oracle comes down later.

After all, I learned that the purpose of their movement was not to kill the saintess, but simply to respond to external changes.

‘This is good. On the other hand… .’

On the other hand, according to Müller’s report, the Central Knights seemed to be having an unprecedentedly busy day recently.

With this, it became clear that Ymir had infiltrated the kingdom.

Of course, as I said before, there was nothing to worry about.

In the first place, since the preparations were so good throughout the winter, even if you came in, there would be nothing to do.

I don’t know if the person himself would run wild with the determination to risk his life.

‘No way.’

It was hard to imagine that Ymir would be like that, as he would have known if it was Balak who was not very obsessed with life.

He would probably use the accompanying Dark Elves a few times first, and if there was no effect, he would run away before being caught.

It is certainly.

Because he was obsessed with life, as if he had some lingering attachments.

‘Only Muller will have to be careful for the time being.’

It was dangerous now that the knights were active.

I think it will be settled within a month at the longest, so it’s comfortable to just wait for that much to calm down.

‘then… .’

A lot has happened outside, but nothing has changed in my work.

my growth.

And Iris’ treatment.

After writing a letter to Amy saying that I would visit her sometime soon, I went downstairs with my coat and mask.

“I’ll go out and come back.”