The Secret Treasure: Andvaria's Ring!

"Hehehehe."

The group noticed a man wearing a green flat cap and curly blond hair, dressed in green, slowly emerging from behind a stone pillar, raising his right hand which was adorned with a square amethyst ring.

"What a powerful female mage! She managed to suppress Wardes so badly. However, I'm more interested in your transformation magic."

This person's face and expression perfectly embody the adjective 'insidious smiling tiger'.

"Ah, Red-Haired sister!"

Seeing the green-clad man's movements and Chelsea's inexplicable stop, Louise immediately called out anxiously to Saito Hiraga beside her:

"Saito, that ring possesses the magic to control a person's body and mind; we must interrupt his actions!"

"I see!"

Saito Hiraga Satori upon hearing this.

He finally understood why Louise had agreed to hold her wedding with Wardes here.

"It's about to start, Drew!"

"Ah, no problem, partner!"

They exchanged greetings with their swords, and at the same time, Saito Hiraga rushed forward, holding his longsword in both hands.

However, the next second, the 'Derflinger' in his hand suddenly spoke, warning him to be careful on the left.

At the same time, it automatically parries to the left, absorbing all the fierce Tornado that come at it into the sword.

"Wardes!!"

Saito Hiraga shouted Wrath at the other person.

"Snort."

Wardes ignored him and walked straight toward Chelsea, whose body was controlled and frozen in place.

"Although the victory was somewhat unfair, it wasn't a duel between nobles after all, so there's no need to worry about fairness."

"However, you are the strongest woman I have ever met, a title that also includes Magiruda and Agnes, which is enough to make you feel honored."

Chelsea, on the other hand, panicked.

Because she is now truly unable to control her body, but her consciousness and mind can remain independent.

So all he could do was watch helplessly as this handsome, Otherworld man, chattering away, walked up to him and raised his hand to knock him unconscious.

"Damn it, did we fail on our first mission?"

"Stop it!"

At this crucial juncture.

Chelsea saw the black-haired boy, whose clothes looked very strange in this world, charging forward menacingly with his longsword.

"How dare you toy with Louise's feelings! I told you, I will never let you get away with this, Wardes!!"

"Hmph, it's just a relationship that couldn't work out~"

When Wardes saw him charging straight at him, he sneered:

"You, a commoner, actually fall for a noblewoman? How foolish! Very well, I'll just give up on that idea of yours completely!"

Chelsea was exhausted. In her opinion, this boy was weaker than herself, making it difficult for her to have any confidence in him.

So she could only watch as Wardes raised his longsword and unleashed a barrage of golden lightning at his opponent.

This seems to be his strongest move.

A variant of wind magic that only 'Triangle' level mages can master: Raiden magic!

"Damn it, this guy's going to die."

But the very next second that Chelsea had this thought...

She then saw a burst of white light suddenly appear on the back of the black-haired boy's right hand.

In an instant.

The rusty longsword in Saito Hiraga's hand transformed into a brand-new, gleaming sword after a flash of light.

However, what shocked Chelsea, and even everyone present, the most was that his agility and speed suddenly increased several times over.

It even created a blurry afterimage in terms of visual effect, and in the blink of an eye, it swept behind Wardes in a flash of light.

The lightning bolts that Wardes unleashed vanished without a trace.

A long, diagonal gash appeared on his chest.

This caused him to kneel down in excruciating pain.

"Well done, partner. Remember this feeling: you're not fighting me, you're fighting me with your heart!"

'Derflinger' repeatedly praised Saito Hiraga.

It was only then that Chelsea noticed that the longsword in the black-haired boy's hand could actually talk.

Although I couldn't understand it, it was clearly communicating with the other party.

"Teigu? Uh, no, in this world, they should be magical items?" Chelsea sighed inwardly.

"When are the captain and the others coming? It's embarrassing, but it's better than dying."

Although Saito Hiraga injured Wardes, the one controlling the ring was that 'perverted man,' so her body was still not free.

"Absorb magic?"

Cromwell, who had been pointing the amethyst ring at Chelsea, looked displeased upon seeing this.

At the same time, they noticed a blond youth wearing a black cloak and carrying a short cane running in through the main entrance.

Judging from their appearance, he knew they weren't one of his own, which made him realize the situation was spiraling out of control.

The next moment.

He quickly raised his right hand above his head and then channeled more magic into the ring.

Instantly, the purple gemstones embedded in it emitted an even brighter purple light.

The dazzling, rich purple light even shone through the surrounding windows and out of the church.

"Feel the power of the 'Andvaria's Ring,' you despicable rebels, you damned heretics!"

Cromwell stared with fervor at the scattered streaks of purple light.

Really.

The magic began to take effect, affecting everyone inside the church.

Including the injured Wardes, the blond youth who had just rushed in, and the many guards knights represented by Edson who had gotten up from the ground, all lost control of their bodies under the purple light.

"Hahaha, sorry, Your Wardes, you were accidentally caught in the crossfire!"

Cromwell laughed triumphantly:

"Quickly take the letter from Tristain to the Crown Prince of Wales; we're leaving with this lady who can transform into magic!"

"Yes, Master Cromwell."

Feeling free again, Wardes calmly obeyed the other's orders, walked up to Louise, and took the envelope from her hand.

At this moment, Louise Saito Hiraga were shocked by Cromwell's words.

Firstly, they hadn't anticipated the loss of the secret treasure, the "Andvaria's Ring," which had been lost by the "Water Spirit."

It's unbelievable that it appeared in this place, and in the hands of such bad people.

The Andvaria's Ring can manipulate all water, including water within living organisms.

Therefore, it has absolute dominion over the bodies of all living beings, including humans.

And with this as its core, it possesses the ability to bewitch the minds of living beings and drain their moisture.

It even possesses the powerful ability to grant the dead a false life (brief resurrection and manipulation).

Secondly, there's the guy in front of me wearing a green flat cap and sporting a sinister smile.

It turns out that the mastermind behind this great rebellion by the nobles of the Albion Kingdom was none other than the leader of the Regan Chista cult!

"My apologies, powerful lady of unknown name."

Wardes walked up to Chelsea, smiled gently, and then reached out to pick her up in his arms.

But at that moment, his right hand suddenly stopped.

Wardes stared in shock at the hand that suddenly gripped his right arm.

Because he didn't notice anyone approaching him at all, and didn't even see the other person make a move.

"Who gave you permission to touch my subordinates?"

A calm voice rang out, but one that most of the people in the room couldn't understand.

"Who are you."

In the blink of an eye, a very handsome man with long pink hair appeared out of thin air in front of Wardes.

The other person's cold, direct gaze sent a chill down his spine and filled him with fear.