She Was Sent by God

CHAPTER 40

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“Oh, no.
I meant I was going to check if the princess will sleep properly today.”

“Hmm.”

“Trust me.”

I don’t know why, but Laslo’s face looks desperate.

Agnes pretended not to know and passed by him and entered the dining room.

“We’ll do it tonight……..
What should I wear?”

“Wait, princess.
I mean.”

“Should I take it off instead of wearing it?”

Agnes was sneaky and walked to the table first.
Laslo’s face heated up red.

* * *

Soon after, the wizards arrived one by one in Sutmar.

When asked if they would like to look around the land, they shook their heads and wanted to see the tool used in making mana stones.

So, I brought it and this time, I was excited and didn’t think about coming out of the room.

“How did you get the materials in making magic stones?”

Laslo asked.

“Hmm.
I asked the wizards, and they said it doesn’t matter what jewelry they use as a material for mana stone.”

“Really?”

“It doesn’t have to be expensive, so it’s appropriate.”

“Black sapphire, too?”

“Maybe.
Oh?”

His words suddenly made her realize.
Come to think of it, the black sapphire is a jewel too.

Immediately, she sent her servants to the wizard and asked them if they could make a mana stone using black sapphire, they replied that it was okay.

“Let’s send someone to Ethron right away.”

Agnes was excited.
Laslo smiled vigorously.

“Let’s do that.
It’s good that the reserves there are huge.”

The cost of buying jewelry was expensive, but I saved a lot of money.
As things went smoothly, laughter kept coming out.

Agnes first bought some of the black sapphires on the market and handed them over to the wizards.

Compared to other gems, the amount of mana contained was similar.

Agnes hurriedly sent the servants to Ethron.

Spring has passed.

When we reached the path of summer, the black sapphire mined from the Ethron arrived in Sutmar.

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The cart constantly carried the black sapphire.

The amount was so large that it felt like a black mountain from a distance.

“Okay, I’ll make as much as I want.”

Agnes handed them all over to the wizards with a benevolent face.

“Thank you!”

They said they could make as many mana stones they wanted and use them for research, but instead Agnes set a quota for each person.

Thanks to this, several boxes of mana stone came out every day.

It collects magical power in the air and puts it into the jewel, so there’s no way to run out of magic.

“It’s like digging the air.”

Agnes smiled deeply as he looked into the mana stone produced today.

Just imagining what she could do using this was exciting.

As I exit the building where boxes of mana stone piled up, Laslo strode from far away.

“Duke.”

Agnes ran to him with joy.
But seeing him up close, he had a serious face.

“Princess.
Go into the castle right now.”

“What’s going on?”

“A group of lequi appeared.”

“Lequi? The ten-legged beast?”

Agnes’ face also became serious.

Even Agnes, who did not know much about beasts, knew the group of infamous beasts.

“Yeah.
I thought it would be quiet this year.
Rather, the number of flocks seems to have increased.
So, please enter the castle.
Ah! Zoltan…..”

Zoltan suddenly appeared from behind in armor.

“Let’s go, princess.”

“I’ll leave you with Zoltan, just in case.”

I felt déjá vu.

Agnes stared blankly at Laslo’s face.

He squeezed Agnes’ shoulder slightly.

“Princess.
Don’t worry.
Beasts rarely come all the way to the castle.”

Laslo’s voice became softer, perhaps because she felt her body hardened in fear.

“Zoltan will be with you.”

Laslo nodded at Zoltan.
Zoltan understood the meaning and pulled Agnes lightly.

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“Princess, this way.”

“Will you come back safely?”

Even if she knows that it is a completely different situation from then, her fear suddenly rises and does not disappear.

Agnes shook off Zoltan’s hand and approached Laslo.

“Duke.
Promise me.
You’ll come back alive and safe.”

Laslo smiled and said he would do it, but then paused.

Her complexion was so pale that it seemed like she would fall down right away.

“Princess.”

“I’ll return to the castle without getting hurt anywhere.”

Agnes trembled without realizing it.

– Stay healthy.

I was afraid because the dawn kept coming back to me.
The last time I saw his eyes came to mind when I closed my eyes.

Laslo hesitated for a moment, and soon dragged Agnes toward him and lightly hugged her.

“I will definitely come back.”

Her trembling body calmed down little by little.
Agnes hugged him back hard with her arm.

He’s still alive.

“I’ll come back to the princess.”

Laslo swept Agnes’ back very gently.
Agnes nodded with her face buried in his arms.

“Oh, my.
If anyone sees you, they’ll think you’re going to war.”

Zoltan, who was watching the affectionate couple next to him, grumbled.

“Don’t worry about the person you’re worrying about.
It’s faster for my brother to break his nose because he fell backwards than to get hurt by a beast.”

Somehow, I was relieved because Zoltan spoke so casually.

Indeed, Laslo is always one of the most powerful knights in the past and even now.

“Duke.
Have a safe trip.”

Laslo carefully released Agnes from his arms.

“Please”.

Zoltan nodded.

Agnes struggled to walk away and went back with Zoltan into the castle.

As she climbed the stairs, the sound of the bell rang fast several times, unlike usual.

“It must have started.”

Zoltan next to me muttered.

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The servants seemed a little nervous when they heard the bell, but soon moved as usual.

On the other hand, Ney, who had experienced this for the first time, was stiff and didn’t know what to do.

“May I bring a dagger?”

“What are you going to do with that? Don’t go anywhere and stay right next to the princess.”

Zoltan said bluntly.

The battle, which began at noon that day, continued quite sluggish for several days.

Occasionally, soldiers traveling between the defense line and the castle announced the news.

“It looks like the beast has decreased a lot.”

“Really?”

Ney said, waiting for Agnes’ meal.

“According to other servants, Lequi never retreats once they appear, but this time they ran away”

“That’s a relief.”

Agnes got up from her seat wiping her mouth with a napkin.

“Oh, ma’am.
Eat more.”

“No.
I don’t have an appetite.”

I was about to leave the dining room.
Zoltan rushed into the door.

“Princess!”

“What’s going on?”

“The northern line of defense has collapsed.”

Zoltan looked around once and said in a low voice.

“What?”

My heart sank.

“Defense line?”

Agnes didn’t realize what it meant until time passed that the defense line collapsed.

“What about the Duke? Is he okay?”

The first thought I had was a concern about Laslo.

“Brother will be fine.
Please follow me first.
Princess.”

He told Agnes with a hardened face.

I thought about whether this had happened in the past, but it didn’t come to mind.

No matter how much I thought about it, there was definitely no time when a beast invaded to the point where the defense line collapsed.

“What are you going to do?”

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Agnes tried to calm her trembling voice.

“I told Niall to block the gate.”

“The residents?”

She put strength on her shaky legs and put her back in a rack.

“You can think about it later.
First of all…….”

“In the absence of Duke Arpad, I have full control of the castle.
Am I wrong?”

Agnes breathed heavily and spat out.

“Hmm.
That’s right.”

Zoltan nodded with a rather gloomy face.

“Since the defense line collapsed, the people living outside the castle are also in danger.
Let’s select soldiers and send them to the village.
Tell them not to come out because it’s dangerous.”

His expression turned strange.
Zoltan opened his mouth to say something and closed it.

“…I understand.
Princess.”

“Who’s in charge of all the troops?”

“It’s me.”

“How many troops do you have left in the castle?”

“There are a little less than 50 knights and soldiers.”

It was a very small number to protect the castle.
It can’t be helped because all troops have gone to the North to protect the defense line.

“Call all of them and arm them.
So that you can fight at any time.”

“Okay.”

From some point on, Zoltan’s eyes changed.
Agnes called Ney standing with anxious eyes with her hands.

“Ask Niall how much food we have in the castle.
We might have to prepare for a long war.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

Ney bowed her head and hurried out of the dining room.

The dining room quickly became quiet.
The only ones left are Agnes and Zoltan.

“Sir Zoltan”

“Yes.”

“The Duke will be safe, right?”

Many thoughts crossed by.

I don’t know when it happened, but I was afraid that something that wasn’t supposed to happen happened.

I was so scared that my palms were wet with sweat.

Zoltan glanced down at Agnes and opened his mouth.