The Great Sword is not the Main Body!-Chapter 117: Heresy (1)

In the heavy silence, the sound of Ser's coffee cup being brought to her lips was followed by the shaky breath exhaled by Rubia.

"Well..."

"Of course, no matter how much of a religious order it is, we can’t just storm into a fairly sizable city like Ursphere or Cartia recklessly."

Shirin nudged the stack of documents she had brought with her, continuing her words.

"So, we’ll probably have to use a different method."

With a clink, Ser placed the coffee cup down and peered at the stack of papers, smiling faintly as she spoke.

"Why, Shirin, what prompted you to prepare all this?"

"When necessary, I can be quite thorough."

"Then, when you tore down the magic tower, couldn’t you have made a more meticulous plan instead of just charging in and causing a ruckus? Because of that, even my position became difficult."

"It was just right for those despicable magic users, so I did it that way."

Woah... Despicable magic users. And to say that in front of the Tower Master... Wow... Totally savage.

"Despicable...? Well, a bunch of sparrows can’t understand the will of a phoenix. It’s only natural that people who crawl on the ground and swing their bodies ignorantly can’t understand the will of a great magician who brings miracles to life."

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What...? Crawling on the ground? Ignorant?

"Hah! Is it called a miracle to cowardly hide behind brave warriors and shoot magic? And do you even know how much blood the warriors spill while the foolish magicians prepare their so-called great miracles?"

That's right! Of course... I've never fought alongside magicians.

Well... I can totally see what Shirin's saying.

By the way, is Rubia part of the magician faction?

Hmm... Hmm...

Her casting is a bit slow, isn’t it?

"Yes, I understand. But without the support of great magic, the bravery of such warriors becomes recklessness. Is it brave to die alone in the front, with no backup? No, it’s foolish. So, warriors should support and revere us magicians."

What? Recklessness? Foolishness?

Hah, really unbelievable.

Honestly, I'm... so incredibly pissed off right now.

Huh? There are all these counter-arguments floating around in my head. I don’t even know how to say them. Hmm...

"To fight knowing you will lose, to overcome that, that’s what makes a warrior, and that’s what romance is about. But you, constantly calculating and only joining battles you’re sure to win, that’s something cowardly people do."

Yeah! That’s it! This is what I wanted to say! That’s... that’s what romance is!

"Truly foolish. How can you charge in knowing you will die? Have warriors been so beaten on the frontlines that all their brain cells are dead? Or is it that they become stupid from inhaling dirt? Even a ten-year-old magician would never do such a foolish thing."

...Foolish? Hey, hey! Ser! Is this really necessary?! Huh?!

Shirin! Get revenge for me! You know what I want, right?!

"The end of magic. What would the fools who die dreaming of such a ridiculous thing know? Living life means meeting people, clashing, fighting, and growing. It’s not about hiding away and staring at old, worn-out books every day, it’s about wasting away."

Wow... Seriously... so cool.

I just want to applaud so badly right now.

Hmm... I’ll definitely go secretly tell Shirin she was amazing if she wins for sure later.

For now... well... they’re in a heated debate, so... yeah.

Definitely not because I’m scared.

I’m... I’m definitely not scared of those despicable magic... Ahem. Magicians.

"Why deal with humans? They’re stupid. They’re foolish and idiotic. They only know how to fill their own bellies, never caring about others, and even robbing them. Selfish, evil beasts. You know it, don’t you? What those beasts have done to me, what they’ve done in this world—"

"So that’s why you killed them. All of them."

Suddenly, Shirin’s words cut through Ser’s passionate speech.

"...Pardon?"

Ser’s previously composed expression now cracked slightly.

"Ser, I couldn’t stand seeing you struggle. My thoughts became muddled."

What? What’s going on? Huh? Why did the mood suddenly become... so soft?

"Is... is that so?"

Ser muttered, stumbling over her words, then summoned a water spirit and began gently playing with it in both hands.

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"I... I knew everything. I’m a genius, you see. A genius knows everything."

She then wiggled her lips, looking at Shirin with a sly smile.

Shirin, in turn, awkwardly cleared her throat and took a sip of coffee.

Meanwhile, Kartia, who had been listening with great interest, muttered under her breath.

[What the hell are these bastard... no, bitches all doing? I’ve been alive this long just to see this? Huh? Nowadays, none of these people are normal. No, Shirin isn’t even one of the new ones, but what’s wrong with her? Sigh... I should’ve died a long time ago. What the hell am I still alive for? Tch.]

She muttered her frustrations and disappeared.

"Ahem, I’m not sure how we got here, but Rubia, you should take a look at this. °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° I’ve summarized the possible things they could do."

"Ah... Yes."

Rubia, who had been staring blankly, suddenly jolted awake and gently lifted me, placing me on the nearby chair.

"Hmm... I’ll explain this to Noah later. For now... sorry."

"Yes...? Oh, uh, okay. I... I don’t mind."

"Thank you."

Rubia smiled brightly, gently ruffling my hair, then quickly began reading through the papers.

"Here, this part... Does this method have the highest chance of success?"

"Probably."

"Thinking about it from a different perspective, this method seems to be the easiest, most convenient, and fastest. The issue will be how to organize it, though. The ideal way would be to summon a few Masters from the order to organize it. That way, the order’s prestige will rise, and the residents who feel incompetent will desire strength. They might even end up taking the potion themselves. No, I’m sure that’s how it will go."

Ser nodded thoughtfully, then glanced at Rubia and me alternately.

"Without going through trials, you’d have a 20% chance. But since there’s no time to do trials right now, I’d say 20% is probably the best we can aim for."

Rubia’s hand, which was holding mine, suddenly grew cold, and cold sweat began to form.

"20%... That’s a tough fight."

What? Is Shirin backing out of the hunt? Why... is there a secret she can’t tell us?

No, but... Rubia and Ser are both acting like it’s perfectly fine that Shirin’s not involved.

Did they have a private conversation while I was unconscious...?

"If we can gather other hunting teams, that would be good, but if that happens, Noah can’t participate. After all, you’ve officially been branded as a heretic by Erden."

"...Pardon?"

Me? Huh? A heretic? What?

"Am I a heretic...? I’m not a heretic, though...?"

"That’s why the ones wearing Erden’s armor came to kill you."

"Why all of a sudden?"

"Because Rubia is by your side."

"Yes?"

"That’s why."

"Huh...?"

What... What does this even mean...?