Chapter 245: 248

Chapter 248 - Unpredictable

"Leon, did you hear about it?"

"Are you referring to the rumor about Ars-sama, Carlos-sama? If so, my answer would be, yes."

"Sigh, that guy seems to have done something outrageous again. He really is one of those bastards who do one unexpected thing after another."

"I would suppose, but in a more polite sense. When we were invading the Uruk Territory, Ars-sama was able to make the Titan join our side, while also managing to negate most of the damages that would usually have happened in an invasion. Not only that, but he was able to obtain the lost phantom metal used to create Nine-tailed Swords. However, it seems like Ars-sama didn't stop there."

"'I'm going to take over some of the Uruk Territory, make the knights submit, and give the land to my newly-knighted Baito-nii' is what he said... But then he went deep into the Northern Forest to fight an undead, huh? I had also heard he'd been fighting ogres in the same woods as he could last year? Is it in his nature to always be fighting something?"

"No, I don't think so, Carlos-sama. I think that Ars-sama's nature or habits are not to be fighting constantly, yet that might become more and more difficult for him after what happened following the undead incident."

"That's probably going to be true. Of all people, to have the church perform a purification ceremony and make him a Holy Knight. I never thought that a knight under my command would become a Holy Knight. This case is entirely beyond my wildest expectations."

"I agree. I hadn't thought about this possibility either. It was too unexpected for the Archbishop of the Church to come all this way to the Fontana Territory to perform the purification ceremony. As I recall, the last time this had happened was more than a hundred years ago."

　I have always thought about this.

　My sister married an extraordinary person.

　I really can't predict what he will do, and in turn, what she will.

　I think that about my sister Lilina and her husband, my brother-in-law, Ars-sama.

　The forest that stretches to the north of the Barca Knights' Domain is dangerous.

　I thought I was well aware of that.

　However, I had no idea that there was an undead there.

　Undead are beings that possess unholy mana and stain everything around them.

　When an undead appears, if appropriate measures are not taken, there will be catastrophic consequences.

　They are contagious.

　The ones who have been stained by undead become new undead and attack all living things.

　If the number of undead increases without limit, a city can easily be devastated, no matter how many people are living in it or how many forces are sent to protect it.

　Such a creature had appeared.

　That alone is a surprise. However, the fact that only three people were needed to defeat it came of even greater surprise.

　The finishing touch was that the undead had originally been a dragon.

　The story spread around in no time.

　Although, the price was not cheap.

Ars-sama had been severely wounded by the undead's attack and his body had been stained.

　Everyone was afraid that his luck was going to run out.

　But that did not happen.

　It is said that he had the purification ceremony performed on him as swiftly as it was possible.

　In recent years, purification ceremonies have only been used as "shows of wealth" due to no one really believing their effects.

　There had been no undead for a long time.

　In modern times, purification ceremonies are only used by royal families and nobles to show off their wealth by donating large sums of money to the Church.

　But it seems that the Church's mystical rituals certainly had some sort of healing power.

　The stain on Ars-sama was properly healed, being taken care of.

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　I wonder how much money he gave to the Church.

　No, if I were to hear about how much money had been given, I would probably have a stroke.

"It has been quite a long period of time since an undead has been sighted, but this has helped us in a way. I now understand that there are still many dangerous things lurking within the depths of the Northern Forest."

"Yes. We will all need to be very careful when dealing with the forest from now on. But what shocked me more than that was how Ars-sama was recognized as a Holy Knight by the Church. As I recall, the sword that he holds, the iron sword Grand Barca, was transformed into a Holy Sword through the purification ceremony."

"Hmm. It is said that this is an extremely rare occurrence. However, the birth of a Holy Sword through a purification ceremony is an event that has only occurred in the past and has been handed down in folklore. I am sure that the Church officials never thought that this could happen in reality."

"But truly, how is it that the sword is a Holy Sword? I have a theory, but ..... Bishop Paul told us that a purification ceremony performed only on a special item, such as a sword manufactured from an extremely special metal or a magic sword forged by a spirit, makes it a Holy Sword."

"I would think that this is due to the materials used to craft Grand Barca. I believe that we are thinking about the same things, Leon."

"It is most likely. Grand Barca was created by Ars-sama using the tusks of young wild boars so that mana could be fed into it to make the sword grow. Normally, heirloom swords require having mana poured into them generation after generation. However, Grand Barca was different. Apparently, Ars-sama made his Valkyries, the Familiars he himself had hatched, send mana into the sword constantly, causing it to grow to what it is now."

"Using mana from Familiars to grow the sword? Is that maybe some secret condition to allow a sword to be ready to become a Holy Sword?"

"I don't know exactly. The sword is a growable sword that has been raised with almost the same mana, without any mixture of the mana of several generations of humans, its nature may be similar to that of a sword forged by spirits. Moreover, that Grand Barca was only a few years old when it was turned into the Holy sword. In other words, it is still in its growth stage at this very moment, and that is where the mystical power of the church, the purification rite, was poured into it."

"I see... so we can think of it as having turned into a Holy Sword due to its ability to grow... but...."

"Perhaps you are right, Carlos-sama. Assuming that the earlier discussion is correct, there is a strong possibility that Ars-sama is able to further refine the Holy Sword. That is probably the reason why the Church has made him a Holy Knight."

"I understand. If that's the case, then that Ars guy must have a close relationship with the Church."

"Yes, sir. Originally, Ars-sama has had a very close relationship with Bishop Paul of the Church. And because of this incident, the names of Ars-sama and Bishop Paul have spread not only within the territory of Fontana, but also throughout the Church."

"Impact on the Church as a whole... That is to say, it can also be said that it is the whole Western area that Ars has impacted. Do you think things around him are going to remain docile, Leon?"

"No way. Even if Holy Knight were a title in name only, he would be of use. They will make their move soon, the Church."

"Alright, get Ars in here, Leon. I'll tell him what's going on."

"Yes, sir, Carlos-sama."

　A knight undergoes a purification ceremony.

　That alone is an important matter.

　But something even more amazing happened.

　The iron sword Grand Barca, which Ars-sama was wearing when he underwent the purification ceremony, was transformed into a Holy Sword.

　The birth of a Holy Sword.

　That is exactly the kind of thing that appears in fairy tales.

　According to an old legend, the first king and other kings also possessed a Holy Sword.

　Ars-sama got something that was of the same level.

　The Archbishop who performed the ceremony immediately recognized Ars-sama as a Holy Knight.

　The reason for this is that there is a possibility of creating more Holy Swords.

　However, being recognized as a Holy Knight does not mean that Ars-sama belongs to the Church.

　It only means that he is recognized as an indispensable knight in the eyes of the Church.

　Nonetheless, Ars-sama's status as a knight has been further guaranteed, even though he was originally a peasant by birth. This will also help to shine Carlos-sama's light, having been the one who is in charge of Ars-sama.

　No one will be able to say that Ars-sama is a mere peasant anymore.

　However, I really feel that he does a lot of things when I take my eyes off of him for a moment.

　I couldn't help but laugh at the unpredictability of what my brother-in-law would do next.

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