I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 228
7-48. Side -Sreiz- Testimony
Those present here may have already lost their faith in the angels, but Sreiz intended to make them lose it entirely.
Today was the only day that could make that possible.
And the method was…
To listen to the children.
Sreiz looked around to find the oldest-looking child.
As soon as he found one, he walked over, knelt down, and made eye contact.
“I have something to ask you.”
“What is it?”
“Oh, wait…! My apologies, Your Majesty! My child is still…”
“Do not worry. There’s no need to rush.”
Though the child’s mother seemed surprised that her child had spoken so impolitely, Sreiz forgave everything.
As long as they answered the question properly, that would suffice.
“Where did the angel take you?”
“Are you talking about the pretty lady? She took me to the church. But, but, it was strange.”
“What was strange about it?”
“There was a floating person, and just when I thought they were patting my head, I found myself trapped.”
“Where?”
“Uh…”
The child pointed to a jar.
When Sreiz glanced at the other children, they all nodded in agreement.
It seemed this was a shared experience among them.
After the children were entrusted to the angel, their souls were immediately extracted and trapped in a jar.
They likely couldn’t return to their parents for a while because the process of inserting another soul took time.
Now, one more question.
Sreiz turned his gaze to the child’s parents.
“Did your child return home last night?”
“Eh!? Ah, yes, they did…!”
“Did you notice anything strange about them?”
The child who returned home should have had a different soul—essentially, a different personality inside them.
Whatever the purpose of this soul exchange, it was definitely not something good.
There was a good chance the parents might have noticed something unusual.
However…
“N-No… I didn’t notice anything strange…”
Sreiz didn’t explain that the souls had been swapped.
Even if they had been told, they likely wouldn’t have noticed anything unusual.
When Sreiz asked the other parents, their responses were the same.
None of them noticed anything out of the ordinary.
For now, this conversation could be set aside.
But the fact remained that the children, after being entrusted to the angels, had collapsed in exhaustion when they returned.
“All of your children were like that after being left with the angels. If not for the efforts of a certain person who discovered their souls, they might never have woken up. You all had your doubts. Now, I ask you…”
Sreiz paused and looked at the crowd.
“Do you still believe in them?”
“No way.”
“Impossible…”
“After what happened when we entrusted them, I never want to see that again…!”
Murmurs of dissent gradually grew louder until they became a chorus of anti-angel sentiment.
Hearing this, Sreiz mentally celebrated with a big fist pump.
He had gained significant support from many.
It was unlikely their resolve would waver now.
Although those present made up less than a tenth of the population, it was still far more allies than before.
And as this story spread, more would come to doubt the angels.
If things continued like this, a counterattack would be possible.
If the angels lost patience and attacked, even more people would turn against them.
It was expected that the angels would attack under the pretext of some noble cause… but they’d deal with that when the time came.
The defending side always had to respond to the moves of the attackers.
Gong-gong.
Reizen felt something hit the barrier.
The citizens gathered here had not yet noticed.
“Oh? Haha, they can’t see my barrier?”
“Where? Where?”
“Over there.”
In the direction Reizen pointed, there indeed were angels.
Two angels, holding their faces in frustration, began to strike the barrier.
Even if they were coming to attack, they were already too late.
However, this might be a slight opportunity.
Reizen partially transformed the barrier where the angels were into an ‘explosive hard wall’.
The next time they attacked, it would trigger a massive explosion.
Bang!
Flash!
“Ehh?”
Boom!!!
A tremendous roar.
Even though the explosion occurred outside the barrier, the sound and vibrations reached inside.
However, there wasn’t even a crack in Reizen’s ‘Dome Shield’.
“What’s going on!!?”
“Angels! The angels have attacked us!”
“What!? They’ve targeted this very place!”
Sreiz, in an exaggerated tone, explained, and Reizen followed up by loudly confirming their interpretation of the situation.
Though the citizens looked anxious, Sreiz quickly urged them to take refuge inside the castle.
With that, the evacuation began.
To maintain the illusion of continued attacks, Reizen created several more ‘explosive hard walls’, causing a series of explosions by having them collide with each other.
If he made things flashy enough now, the hearts of the citizens present would surely lean even more towards Sreiz’s side.
“Well, I guess our job is done for now.”
“Yes. But the angels might still be around. We didn’t manage to take down that Kyuuri either, so we should stay a bit longer.”
“It would be troublesome if the citizens were killed now. I’ll keep the barrier up.”
“Yes, please do.”
The two then leisurely walked into the castle.