Before Roland met the new witch, he had already heard Tassa's report on the situation.

He didn't expect that the long-missing Tilly Wimbledon would become the leader of another witch organization, and he would get ahead of him and gather most of the witches in the Greycastle Kingdom. What's even more intolerable is that now she still wants to stretch her claws into her territory.

According to Nightingale, the witch in front of her is a transcendent being, and her abilities are likely to be more combative.

Any transcendent deserves to be treated with caution, so when receiving Ash in the office, Roland stands with Anna next to him in addition to the invisible Nightingale. In front of her desk, there were several extremely thin black flames that formed a wall that was imperceptible to the naked eye, and if she dared to rush up, she would be divided into several pieces by these thin lines.

Enhanced Witches do not have an advantage in witch civil wars when they are not wearing the Divine Punishment Stone, but once they wear the stone, they have unrestricted destructive power. Fortunately, the Divine Stone is hated by the vast majority of witches, and Ash probably took this into account and did not carry the Church's iconic items when he came to the border town to woo the witches.

"Don't be arrogant, your witches, they're all living people, not your personal belongings!" Ash said coldly.

Roland was choked suddenly, and for the first time after he crossed over, he felt the dilemma of losing the mouth cannon. He was accustomed to talking about my people and my people, but now he was criticized by unexpected democratic remarks, which made him very embarrassed. Although according to the practice of this era, there is nothing wrong with the lord calling people or things in the territory like this, but now emphasizing this in front of Nightingale and Anna is purely a lack of emotional intelligence, and the other party has led him into the pit.

So he coughed twice and said, "I've never thought of it that way." They stayed in the town of their own volition, and I believe it was the best place for them to be. As for the fjordland, not to mention the danger of crossing the sea, the fjord's unpredictable climate and constant storms and tsunamis make it a place to live. ”

But there, at least, the power of the church is minimal. Witches can transform their homes and fight against natural disasters on their own, but they can't fight the Church with the Punishment Stone, let alone the Punishment Army. "Do you know what stupidity you've done?" "Spreading the word will only lure the church to your door, with all due respect, there's no way you can fight the Divine Punishment Army, and letting the witch out of your territory is the right thing to do." ”

Roland had heard Wendy's information about the Divine Punishment Army before, and he knew that convincing them with force was more effective than any words. Of course, he could ignore the ashes, but that would be tantamount to giving up on winning over Tilly Wimbleton's witches altogether. Despite the slim hope, he wanted to try.

"Can you fight against several Divine Punishers at the same time?" he asked.

Ash looked a little puzzled, but finally she held out three fingers, "I can handle the words of the three of them." ”

"Then let's have a fight," Roland sat up straight and said seriously, "Let the results of the competition tell you whether it is possible for me to win against the Divine Punishment Army." ”

"You say...... What?" Ash was stunned for a moment, and a different expression finally appeared on his cold face.

"A fair game, one-on-one. He said word by word, "If I can defeat you head-on, it will prove that I have the ability to resist the Church, right?"

Ash had a "you're crazy" expression, "You and me?" or ...... You want the witches to play?"

"Of course it's not me, it's not a witch, the Divine Punishment Army must have the Divine Punishment Stone," Roland smiled, "Your opponent is an ordinary knight." ”

Although it is a pity that he can't play in person, the other party is a transcendent witch with explosive combat power after all, as can be seen from Wendy's description - he killed alone in the monastery and escaped under the pursuit of many divine punishment troops. Even with an empty hand or a wooden sword, it can exert extraordinary lethality. And how effective the revolver will be in real combat remains to be studied. To be on the safe side, he decided to give this honorable assignment to Carter. If he had an AK47 in his hand, he would have to do it himself.

"Ordinary knight......" Ash's expression returned to its initial indifference, "If I win, you'll let the witch go with me?"

"Of course not, just like you lose, there's no way I'm going to get Tilly to bring all the witches she summoned to Borderland, right?"

"And what's the point of this duel?"

"It's not a duel, it's a competition," Roland corrected, "and the point is to let you know that I'm not powerless in the face of the Church." And if you lose, you'll remember when you go back that if you can't stay in the fjord, there is still a frontier in the west that can provide a place for witches to live. Of course, if you win, you should at least be more convincing when convincing Wendy, wouldn't you? ”

"I can't lose," said Ash, "and call your knight now." ”

"Not now," Roland waved his hand, "and in a week, I'll be ready for the competition." For a week, you can live in the castle and get a feel for the town life with the witches, and maybe you'll retract your old ideas. ”

"......," she looked at the prince for a moment before nodding, "maybe it won't take seven days for them to change their minds and leave the border town with me." ”

Roland shrugged.

Just as she turned to walk to the door, he suddenly stopped the other party, "Wait...... Did I see you somewhere?"

Although I was sure that I had never seen this face, judging from the figure behind it, there was an inexplicable familiar feeling. Roland recalled slightly, and the familiarity seemed to come from ...... In the royal court.

"Didn't your guards tell you?" she didn't look back, "If it hadn't been for Tilly stopping me, I'm afraid you'd have only one hand left while you're in the palace." ”

After the office door closed, Nightingale appeared and whistled, "You touched her ass too?"

"What?" Roland was stunned, "I don't remember such a man in the palace. And what does it mean to have touched it too?"

Nightingale made a lip shape, and he could tell that it was "Tyr" - hell, although he did touch the maid's ass, but it was for fear of being seen that there was a flaw, so it was as customary to touch it!

"Ahem," Anna interrupted the conversation, "are you really sure that the knights will defeat the Transcendent Witches? ”

Fortunately, Anna's expression still looked calm, and Roland breathed a sigh of relief, "Although the self-enhanced witch is not affected by the Divine Punishment Stone, she still fights with her own physical functions, and compared to the continuous heating weapons that can shoot quickly, the limitations of her body are always too great." I think the odds are at least 70 percent. ”

But only if the development of the ammunition can be completed within a week, he thought. (To be continued.) )