200 – The Lord of the Great Grove (10)
Chapter 200 – The Lord of the Great Forest (10)
“…?”
A crow flew to Serenian around the time when the elves suppressed almost all resistance from the defenders and tried to advance to the capital.
She instinctively found a difference in the crow. To be precise, the lightning spirit she harbored sensed something in her.
“A kind of familiar who is in charge of the eyes and mouth of high-ranking mages.”
It was Kara who noticed that as well. Kara, who had experience, also informed Serenian that it was the wizard’s alter ego.
[Queen of the Great Grove, can you talk? I am Rich von Benert, acting chancellor of this kingdom.]
“Conversation? Did you mean sending a flying animal like this?”
[Do you think it’s inefficient to waste your nerves with useless words, so let’s start with the main point. What do you guys want?]
Benert, who borrowed the crow’s mouth from Serenian, who snorted, immediately brought up the main topic. All he wanted was to buy time. However, his true purpose is to protect and strengthen the country in which he will rule as a powerful person.
To negotiate for that, you had to know exactly what the elves wanted.
[Do you want bloody revenge? Huge indemnity? Or the territory of this kingdom?]
“Everything is wrong. We are different from you.”
Serenian shook his head at his words as he gritted his teeth and mentioned the universal price of war. As I have already confirmed several times, she has a good grasp of the subject. Even if they win this war, it is absolutely impossible to swallow this large human kingdom whole.
“Our purpose is a righteous revenge, not slaughter or plunder. After achieving revenge, rather, we have enough thoughts to talk and interact with you guys.”
[What is that…]
At this point, Benert was even more flustered. He flinched at Serenian’s statement that he would kill those in charge of her, but was very intrigued by her proposed post-war exchange.
“You don’t need to know the details, it’s just a plan to create a new order of our own in this world of chaos with many enemies targeting us. Wash your throat and wait.”
[Sleep, please wait a moment]
Feeling something, he grabbed Serenian as he tried to end the conversation. He almost made a mistake with the hasty plan of attacking the great forest, but he saw a new possibility with this incident where he was greatly adversely affected by the elves who were looking down on him.
However, one thing was absolutely necessary to realize that possibility. To be guaranteed the life of one of those responsible.
[I will cooperate with you, Queen of the Elves, so that I can see with my own eyes what you have said comes true]
“Are you serious? But how can I believe the words of a small person like you?”
[…Let’s prove it]
Serenian also showed interest in his words. It would be easier to achieve your goal if you had the cooperation of the traitor inside.
In fact, Benert gave the location of the king and his aides who were trying to escape from the castle. There was nothing wrong with checking, so Serenian headed there himself with other troops.
“There it is. He is the king of humans!”
“No, nonsense! How can I get here!”
And before long, they met the king who was trying to escape and the frightened gang, and they were able to fight right away.
“King of humans, do not hide behind the soldiers and come out. Are you turning a blind eye to what you ordered from the front to gather troops and attack?”
“My, I didn’t start it! Heinz of the Kingdom of Delos! He saw us first and proposed a pincer attack!”
“It was you who sent a large army and trampled on our hometown.”
Serenian, who went out himself, sprinkled lightning here and there, knocking down the guards who were trying to block him one after another, and then shouted at the king, who was trembling at the sight of him.
All routes to retreat had already been blocked, and as more elves joined after the city had already been occupied, the resistance became increasingly meaningless.
Knowing that, the king did everything in his power to make excuses.
“If you are a king, take responsibility. Why do you take for granted the sacrifices of others for you?”
‘What the hell are you talking about, that cunt…!’
Due to the difference in perception of the position of king, neither Serenian nor the king could understand each other.
Although she wears the title of queen, Serenian is actually more of a representative than a queen. There was no
“Keah!”
“Hey, Your Highness! Aww!”
But in the end, that confrontation didn’t last long. Serenian and the elves subdued all of the royal guards, who were already weak, and the king’s aides began to be captured one by one.
“Leave this! Dare!”
In the end, even the king who resisted to the end was subdued by the elves. A middle-aged man who had only symbolic lineage and authority could not overcome the elves who were blessed with mana.
“It is you. Acting Chancellor Benert.”
“Keep your promises. And he’s not in charge. I am still just a child. He is the one who will succeed you as king.”
It was Benert who appeared in front of Serenian who watched him. He finally appeared despite the arrows of the elves aiming at him and hid the young prince behind him, one of the members of the royal family who had been captured along with the king.
“Do you want to save your life like that?”
Serenian laughed at his behavior, which was different from those who were willing to give their lives for the king. Of course, he kept his promise, and if he was used well, post-processing would be easy, so there was no reason to kill him if he continued to prove his usefulness.
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“Think whatever you want.”
“Then you should be the representative of this country from now on.”
He didn’t bother denying it. The conqueror who confirmed that, Serenian, appointed him on the spot as the representative of the negotiation team to represent the young prince.
The shouts and screams of the king and some ministers, shocked by his betrayal, were of course ignored.
“Everyone must have a plan. But is there any reason to keep such a cunning bastard alive? There’s no way a guy who betrayed you once won’t be able to do it twice. I know it’s impossible to take this city with the power we have now, but they’ll definitely seek revenge. Right now the little prince is terrified now, but he will later regard us as his father’s enemies.”
“They will not get revenge.”
On that day, Serenian caught and executed dozens of people in charge, including the king. The king changed his decision at the end of the day and allowed him to live, but he made Benert read the surrender document himself and promised to deprive Benert of the king’s seat and expel him.
Kara suggested that she was uneasy about these things that Serenian was pushing for. It was because those who could be called the main forces of the kingdom were still in the border area with their eyes wide open.
“Rather, they will only survive if they listen to us. Because he knows that in this maddening world, if he leads his forces and leaves, the enemies he faces will immediately bite him.”
But Serenian didn’t worry about them. Some kings have realized the law of human society that they directly control the country with strong military force, but most of the royal family is just a kind of focal point and symbol.
So the local lords who held real power and military power were already convinced that they would not dare to step forward as long as the royal family was maintained. Because to them, their territory is more important than the previous king’s responsibility.
If the appearance itself was not directly condemned by the elves, but Benert took the initiative from within to punish those in charge and appease the elves, the justification would be more perfect.
“If our plan is successful, they will no longer attack us.”
“Then we finally achieved our goal and won.”
“Let’s go back. There is nothing good about staying here too long.”
Judging by himself that he had achieved all his goals, Serenian collected his forces and prepared to return. However, it was at that time that secret news from Benert arrived in a hurry.
“You said you joined hands with demons? Are you insane!?”
[This is the part where you can see how chaotic the era is now when the demon king is dead]
Bennett accused the royal magician Stas of secret cooperation with some vampires. As well as the news that they are making a secret weapon to catch the elves.
[Even I don’t know where their secret laboratory is where the full-scale experiments are conducted. It may be better to withdraw before the weapon is completed.]
While conflicting between the elves and some wizards who joined hands with the vampires, he shared the information he knew and held the elves’ hands.
Unlike Kara, who reacted reflexively at the word demon, Serenian, whose face was hardened, hurriedly ran to the window.
‘Something is coming.’
It was a kind of intuition. Somewhere outside the city, quite far from her royal castle where she is now. The huge body that appeared there was actually slowly approaching the city.