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62 – The Hostile Who Came Down from the Sky

Of course, although they say they will protect you in the POW camp, they do not let you in right away.

As it was a prisoner of war camp, there could be spies there to rescue the prisoners, so simple identification was necessary.

Refugees were brought in one by one, or as a family if they had family members, and a simple identity check was conducted.

All of them were imperial citizens, and most of them were civilians or workers related to the goddess church.

Some members of the Goddess Church showed resistance to the demons, but no one actually committed hostile acts.

It is also true that most of them were civilians with no fighting ability, and that they were rescued by demons in moments of crisis.

It may have been shameful, but it was impossible to blame them.

While the refugees were entering the POW camp without much trouble, Shiela’s turn eventually came.

There was no such thing as family, so the only person who entered the barracks was Siella.

There, sitting there, was none other than Frey, the Four Heavenly Kings.

“Sit over there, there’s no need to be nervous.”

Smiling slightly, the Four Heavenly Kings Frey gestured.

Siela hesitated for a bit, but eventually made up her mind and sat down.

Anyway, I have nothing more to lose except my life.

Even if I die here, that’s all.

When Siella sat down, Frey spoke.

“Well then, would you mind taking off the hood and showing me her face?”

“……”

Siela removes her hood, and Freyr looks at her face.

After a moment of silence, Frey spoke again to Siella, who was calming her trembling body with her pounding heart.

“Yes, you can write it again. Then, your name and hometown…”

Have I missed it?

I was acquainted with the Four Guardian Kings, although only briefly.

Furthermore, Siella’s face was well known even within the empire, as she had shown her face to the citizens along with the crown prince several times.

Although it felt a little strange, Ciella put her hood back on.

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“My name…Is Shiina…I come from the Empire…”

Since there was no need to lie about things like her place of origin other than her name, she told an appropriate mix of lies and truth.

… She heard that some of her demons can see through lies, but is it not her?

Somehow calming her still pounding heart, Ciella was able to pass her inspection.

After Siela left the barracks, Frey quietly raised her hand.

Then, from a corner of the barracks where no one seemed to be, a person wearing black appeared quietly.

Frey opened his mouth.

“…Lena, it’s a mission.”

“Yes, anything…”

“The person who just left, please keep a close watch. Is Judith there?”

“Here.”

At Frey’s name, another person dressed in black appeared from the corner.

As soon as she appeared, her Frey turned her head towards her.

“In the near future, the warrior Hans will come looking for us. Tell him. Saint Ciella is here.”

“…I definitely get the feeling that we are at war.”

That was my impression upon stepping foot on imperial soil again.

On the surface, the empire after defeating the Demon King’s army.

The way peace and stability were restored while walking the path of revival.

But in less than a year, it was back to the way it was during Daejeon.

The people of the empire are trembling with fear that the Demon King’s army might enter their village.

Guards with veins in their eyes and guarding the surroundings.

Places where traces of the battle are believed to have already taken place, not long after the battle ended.

When he saw the people trembling in fear, his heart ached a little, but he soon shook his head.

After all, wasn’t that something you had prepared while making a deal with the Demon King?

Now, if you sympathize with them and feel heartbroken, it’s just hypocrisy.

“Master, are you okay?”

“Yeah, it’s okay.”

The ones who have entered the empire now are me, Reinforce, and Ortrinde.

Zikrune left early as an advance party, and Rossweisse remained in the Republic.

It is said that Vernon was eliminated, but there was still a possibility that Lucienna would be in danger.

She took over her role of protecting her, and in case of emergency, she had the means to use her magic to contact her side.

Containers that were secured but not opened were also entrusted to Rossweisse.

Currently, Ortrinde was moving towards that place, following Zikrune’s reaction.

There was still quite a distance to the place where Zikrune would be waiting, so it seemed like I would have to walk quite a bit.

“……”

Apart from the holy sword Reinforce, it felt like it had been a long time since I moved with Ortlinde.

I wondered if I had something to say, but something suddenly occurred to me, so I opened my mouth.

“Ortrin, is it okay if I ask you a question?”

“Yes, if that’s what I can tell you.”

“Then, tell me about Ortrinde’s sisters.”

“…You mean about our nine sisters?”

Erda. This probably refers to the goddess Erdiya, but the nine valkyries she created.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard much about them.

After thinking for a moment, Ortrinde opened her mouth and spoke.

“…My memory is imperfect, but from what I remember.”

“Yeah, that doesn’t matter.”

According to Ortrinde’s explanation, it is as follows.

There are a total of nine Valkyries created by their previous owner, Erda.

Among them, the eldest daughter, Brünnhilde, and the second daughter, Gerhilde, were created first.

And the third one created was Ortrinday.

If the first two people are a kind of prototype, Ortrinde is the perfect form.

The sisters created after that were all made with Ortrinde as the base and specialized according to their use.

Helmbigge.

Waltraute.

Six Daughter Schubertlaite.

Seven Daughters Zikrune.

Eight daughter Grimgerde.

And even her youngest child, Ross Weisse.

They were dispatched to various places according to Erda’s will and fought against her demons.

Of course, the demon side did not sit still.

The demon side also deployed powerful weapons to fight against the Valkyries.

After a long battle that lasted nearly a hundred years, the human side led by Erda won, and the demons disappeared.

The demons were pushed out into the cramped demon territory, and humans were able to achieve peace.

After that, the Valkyries in various places fell asleep in Erda’s hands.

Waiting for the day when I will come out into the world, serving a new owner.

And this is how I woke up the Valkyries.

But when I thought about it, I guessed that the current owner of the Valkyries was referring to a warrior.

When you think of ‘certification’, the only thing that comes to mind is the certification I received when inheriting Reinforce.

But after the myth of the Valkyries sleeping, there were warriors before me.

Without going far, the bloodline of the royal family of Cloeti Kingdom is the bloodline of the first warrior.

If you count the warriors recorded in history books, there were five before me.

Starting with Ariel, the first warrior, Claude, Nadia, Zeke, and Lloyd.

But besides them, there are also unrecorded warriors.

Has none of them awakened the Valkyries?

“Reinforce.”

「Yes?」

“Well, before me, was there any other hero who could truly bring out your power?”

「Hmm… I think there was at least one person… As I said before, my memory is incomplete…」

“It means there was something.”

Another thing is that Reinforce was needed to awaken Valkyrie.

In that case, wouldn’t receiving recognition from Reinforce be another condition?

That was all I could guess.

“Master.”

“Huh?”

At that time, Ortrinde spoke to her.

When I looked at her, she said with a stern expression on her face.

“…I can feel the sister’s reaction nearby.”

“What? Did Zikrune come nearby?”

“…No, this is not Zikrune.”

Ortrinde’s expression was stiff.

No, her expression was such that it would be no exaggeration to say that she was almost nervous.

It was truly unusual for her to always be expressionless and express extremely little emotion.

“…Approaching at ultra-high speed…This reaction…!!”

Before Ortrinde spoke, she suddenly stepped in front of me.

Then, she raised her shield and prepared her defense.

“Ortlinde…”

“Master! Be alert! The enemy is hostile!!”

The moment Ortlinde finished speaking, something about her fell to the floor at the speed of light and blossomed.

With a huge explosion, Ortrinde was seen thrown away by her shock.

She immediately threw her body, picked up Ortrinde, and the two of them rolled on the floor together.

“…You can’t even block this much, you’re weak, Ortrin…No, I guess this is because I don’t have Svalin.”

Cold voice.

Ortlinde responded to that voice in a trembling voice.

“Br… Sister Brünnhilde…”

“Is he the new owner? He certainly seems to be certified.”

I looked at Ortlinde who was being hugged.

Fortunately, perhaps thanks to her defense ability, she did not seem to be seriously injured.

Feeling relieved, I put her down, stood up from her seat, and looked straight ahead at her.

A woman with wings similar to those used by Zikrune, floating slightly in the air and looking this way.

Her long black hair was flowing, and what she was holding in her hand was a long spear.

Her expression was very cold, and her eyes were very cruel.

It is different from the Valkyries of the past.

She was clearly showing hostility towards me.

“But I have no intention of acknowledging the ‘Hero’ as my master.”

“……”

It will spin.

Should I really call her the eldest daughter?

Her fighting ability is stronger than any Valkyrie I have ever encountered.

No, if we really have to be specific about her, it might be because she is literally in perfect condition.

It has armor similar to the armor worn by Zeke Rune, and that elongated spear that radiates unusual power.

Perhaps those are the same weapons and armor that the Valkyries were talking about.

She has all of those things, and she is the eldest daughter, so she has no choice but to be extremely strong.

“Ortlinde, stay away.”

“But master…”

“I might get caught up, so I’ll ask you a favor.”

Ortlinde looks at me and Brünnhilde in turn.

She looked at me again, and eventually nodded.

“…Good luck, master.”

“Yes, I will win, so I am waiting.”

Ortrinde retreated.

Brünnhilde in front of her also seemed to have no intention of getting Ortrinde involved, so she stayed still as if waiting for Ortrinde to get far away.

I pulled out Reinforce from the scabbard.

“The Holy Sword Reinforce… Did you have it too?”

“…I think I’ve seen you before, Reinforce, do you remember anything?”

「…I don’t know.」

Tsk, this dementia is like a holy sword.

I confronted Brünnhilde in front of me and clicked my tongue once.