118 – North Road (3)
Windsor Castle is white.
For the original design, it looked frozen. It happened because I was in the snowfield for a long time.
Of course, with Windsor’s wealth and talent, it could have made Windsor Castle less cold…….
Since the severe cold of the snowfield was not particularly a hindrance to the children of the Windsor family, they were neglected and neglected until now.
The owner of the frozen castle was sitting on a throne that only a duke could sit on.
She was wearing a black dress, her radiant blonde hair down to her waist. A silver tiara was draped over his head.
Victoria Windsor.
He is the 6th Duke and has the most powerful power among all Windsors.
Maybe that’s why her children are also born with her extraordinary talent.
Victoria Windsor made a disapproving expression.
I hate the empty feeling when I sit on the throne, so I don’t enjoy it. In the first place, she is not even an emperor, and this kind of authority does not suit the grand duke of the north.
But today was the day it needed to be. It is because ‘Irene Windsor’, who is none other than her own successor and also her eldest daughter, abandoned her first line of defense and followed her brother without any responsibility.
“Irene.”
“Yes. Lord.”
Irene was smiling as she prostrated herself in front of Victoria.
She used to be a Victoria who likes her successor’s appearance of keeping her smile no matter what, but seeing her again today, her outfit turns upside down.
“Don’t laugh.”
Irene turned into an expressionless face.
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“… It’s a joke.”
“Yes.”
Irene smiled again.
“This time…… Sorry.”
And Irene jumped the ball and quickly apologized.
“No matter how much you have the authority to act independently, it is important to protect the first line of defense.”
“Yes. Sorry.”
“… ….”
Victoria kept her silence and looked at her Irene.
‘… What can I say?’
Actually, I was very angry.
I had a lot to say.
But since I said I was so sorry, I had nothing to say.
It’s hard to know exactly how to describe it as ‘Duke’.
Victoria was a duke.
He was the chief who guarded this vast northern area.
A place where if you don’t use good judgment, you will have to deal with the worst results in half a day.
That’s why Victoria had to keep her body in shape.
Even though there were problems with her family, she couldn’t speak out.
Rather than being a good mother to her three lovely children, she had to be an icy duke.
The reality is that I don’t often see my youngest son, whom I miss so much.
By the way, but……
“How can a successor be faithful only to his own desires?”
The heir who should take over the position of the head of the family next to her own behaved like this.
Why wouldn’t she want to see her as herself?
She used to fiddle with the crystal ball several times a day, wanting to see at least Louis’s face.
That’s why Victoria was angry.
Even today, she was determined to say something to Irene.
But when she saw Irene’s face… She couldn’t be bothered.
Because Irene is precious?
Of course, it is precious. But it wasn’t like this.
My anger was relieved for another reason.
When she saw Irene’s face, she realized it. Soon, the youngest son, the only son, Ruid, whom he will not stop loving, is coming.
The corners of her mouth twitch and I can’t stand it.
“It’s okay, Irene. There’s no point in telling you this.”
“Thank you, Xavier.”
“The reason I called you an hour in advance was actually for another reason.”
Victoria opened and closed her eyes slightly.
“There is something I don’t want to tell either Louis or Amelia. From now on, only you know what I am saying.”
“Finally, war.”
“Yes, it is a war.”
Victoria quietly nodded her head.
Irene’s smile deepened.
“Right now, I will go down to Jedo and kill the emperor.”
“…… ?”
Victoria blinked her eyes.
Then she got a bad complexion.
She said, sweeping her face.
“… The war is with monsters.”
“It was a joke.”
Victoria sighed.
“Recently, they say that the movement of monsters is unusual.”
“Where are the lines of defense?”
“Everything.”
Irene’s eyebrows twitched very slightly.
“Everything, you mean.”
“We need to watch the trend a little longer to know, but for now, the dominant one is ‘catastrophe’.”
“I heard there was one 150 years ago. There would still be 50 years left…….”
“I don’t know. It’s still just a sign. Will we invade in 50 years as scheduled?”
What is called a “Catastrophe” Refers to a wave of monsters that occurs once every 200 years or so.
According to records, each time, the northern part suffered devastating damage.
It doesn’t stop in the North. When the ‘catastrophe’ started, there were numbers and strong monsters that were incomparable to the usual, but Windsor could not completely block them.
Inevitably, some birds are missed. Of course, the ground monsters are not missed, but the problem is the flying monsters.
“But there is no doubt that we must prepare. Since the cycle of cataclysms is 200 years, it has only happened twice in history.”
“Is it true that you described it as a war?”
“You have to choose one or the other. Go out first, reduce the population- or wait for the invasion of monsters by increasing the power.”
The cause of the catastrophe has not been clearly identified.
However, the most influential theory is the ‘saturation theory’.
The theory that the population of monsters living in the north has increased excessively, and that the invasion was planned to expand the territory.
“It seems better to reduce the population.”
Irene made a quick decision.
“No matter what the cause of the catastrophe, reducing the population reduces the risk.”
“I see.”
Victoria spoke slowly.
“First of all, I said it in the sense of being aware. Let’s talk about this after vacation is over.”
“Can you tell me why she didn’t tell her younger siblings?”
“Now is not the time.”
Irene shook her head.
“I also had the same heart as the family head. I’ve been watching And I realized My younger siblings have grown up, and rather than hiding it forever – I should let them face it.”
“Do you remember what happened 10 years ago, Rin?”
Irene’s pupils widened slightly.
Her face hardened for a moment, then she replied with a smile.
“Yes.”
“It was probably from then. Your humanity has been wiped out.”
“… I think it’s perfectly normal.”
Victoria said with a straight face.
“That is not true.”
“… ….”
Irene was embarrassed.
10 Years ago.
It happened when Irene was 12 years old.
At that time, the 4th line of defense was under intense attack.
The monsters that should have been evenly distributed among the 9 lines of defense were causing trouble.
Victoria wiped out the monsters as much as she could from the front, but no matter how powerful she was, it was too much for her to face the monsters that rained down for a month alone.
When you have a short term-
Irene, her quiet child, was the first to write her tantrums to Victoria.
Please let me fight with you.
The knights of Windsor fought hard with Victoria, but her physical strength and magical power were gradually depleted. And the dead came out and a hole was drilled in the camp.
Even so, if you can borrow a cat’s hand, it’s a good situation.
Even at that time, Irene had stronger power than most Windsor knights.
After much thought, Victoria put Irene into her battle line.
“The day the battle lasted longer than expected. Rin, you fought for two weeks in the body of a 12-year-old. When I tried to send it back, they bit and scratched—why did you fight so desperately?”
Irene answered without hesitation.
“My mother fought for two months.”
“I am an adult and a duke. But you weren’t I should have dried it then… “
Victoria’s voice contained deep remorse.
After those two weeks of fighting.
Irene has changed.
Until then, she was a little quiet and liked to kill bugs, but was in the category of ‘normal’.
At that time, she could see that any hesitation disappeared after she killed ‘life’.
“Monsters are also life. If it was Windsor, it was a target that must be killed – but there is no human who can kill thousands or tens of thousands of people and not be okay. It just gets duller.”
Especially at that time, there were many demons with ego.
Excuse me, Victoria didn’t know.
The fact that killing that many lives at a young age will make humanity fade.
If only I knew…… She wouldn’t allow it no matter what.
“Lin. You have become insensitive to killing life. Even if it’s someone like diarrhea.”
“Is that a reason for disqualification as the successor of Windsor?”
Victoria shook her head.
“Excellent.”
The duke who rules the north didn’t need humanity.
Only the ability to protect oneself was required.
“Isn’t that what happened?”
“Not your brothers.”
Irene had no choice but to agree.
Deep down, I do wish that her younger siblings were a bit more rowdy.
In particular, Ruid’s honest desire was that she wanted to be of her own kind.
‘… Come to think of it, Louis and I at the time are the same age.’
She didn’t mean to force it though.
The precious maknae, without a doubt, one day will definitely be like you…….
Irene thought only that far and she stopped thinking.
The more you think about desire, the more you want to achieve it.
“Okay. As the head of household said, I will not tell her younger siblings about this story. Than that.”
Irene gave a coy smile.
“Louis, you should watch it soon, right?”
Victoria’s calm face turned into a gentle one.
And she was very flustered and restless.
“Ah, I am still mentally prepared… ….”
She got up and walked around her.
“Supper, should we start with dinner? Would it be better to go out to meet him? Oh no, what to say first.”
When Irene talked about her Louis, she smiled brightly as she looked at Victoria who couldn’t come to her senses.
**
“Is Hersy okay?”
“Yes… I wonder if I can waste my mana like this before the fight.”
Hercy was wrapped in the magic of the wind. He was somehow enduring it by warming the air between the double curtains of wind.
In this state, it should be able to withstand the severe cold for quite some time.
But the problem is…….
“A total of 17 people have no countermeasures against the cold, Captain!”
At Gilbert’s report, Amelia groaned and suffered.
‘What can I do? I can’t even go at this rate.’
It’s okay if you go to the first line of defense because you can get an artifact that can prevent the cold, but the problem was how to get there.
“… By the way, Ella, what have you been doing since before?”
Hersy asked Ella, who was sitting on the floor scribbling something in her eye.
Ella was the only one who didn’t catch the cold. She seems to be okay without the magic, though her face is a bit red.
“Ah, Hersy.”
Ella said with a puppy-like face.
“I was developing an effective temperature control magic.”
“… Temperature control magic?”
“I saw Ruid-sama use it. However, it was being improved because the amount of mana was a problem to use as it is. It’s almost done, would you like to see it?”
Hercy looked at the magic circle.
“… Uh?”
I opened my eyes wide.
As Ella said, it was a magic that could be used with just a little magic.
“No, this is nonsense. You improvised this?”
“Yes!”
Ella shouted brightly, raising one of her hands.
‘… Genius.’
Hersy swallowed a gulp.
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Amelia came up from behind.
“Hercy. Did you find a way to do something?”
“… Yes. I developed magic without Ella. Anyone can use this.”
Amelia brightened, then her eyes became anxious again.
“Most of the 17 people without countermeasures against the cold are in the swordsmanship club.”
“Don’t worry about that part! Miss Amelia.”
Ella rose from her seat.
Amelia looked up at Ella, who was a size taller than herself.
‘… I think a knight would be more suitable than a wizard.’
The skeleton was typical of female warriors.
“This magic is all magic. If it’s Hercy-sama’s magic, it’ll be possible.”
“Big.”
Hersie cleared his throat and blushed.
“That… The mana I used in yesterday’s training didn’t come back.”
Amelia spoke confidently.
“Hmm. Then you can wait until then.”
Because Amelia was on the simple side.
Hersy said with an awkward smile.
“…… There is a way.”
“It’s better if you can go right away Hersy. However, there is no need to overdo it.”
Hersy shook his head.
“It’s not too much. Just… There is only one person other than me who can implement this magic.”
“Was there anyone else in the Ministry of Magic with such great skills?”
“Yes. It’s not a very strong skill because it has low application power, but there are children who are born with magical power.”
Hersy sighed weakly and looked at him somewhere.
“Sophia Queensberry. Could you please come over here?”
“Sophie, Hersy is calling.”
Justin looked at Sofia and said.
“Ah, uh, yes.”
Lilith stood up timidly.
She tucked her short bob behind her ear and walked towards Hercy with a shy smile.
But her eyes were fixed on Amelia Windsor beside her.
Brilliant blond hair.
It was a look that reminded me of someone.
Could it be because the same blood flowed? To Lilith, Amelia seemed very attractive.
She chanted with a powerful wish in her heart.
‘Please wait a little bit. My husband.’
Lilith. No, Sophia barely suppressed the laughter that was about to leak out of her.