“I feel like I have no choice but to ask for your help.”
“It is unfortunate.”
The person in front of the Momon Surfers was a middle-aged man with a black cloth covering his eyes.
“Wouldn’t that be a good thing for returning home?”
“I don’t care too much about national interests. It’s just a pity that many people will be hurt.”
The four nations that split from the Neos kingdom once fought each other at swords, but originally, the high-ranking nobles knew each other well.
The Marquis of Surfers had a very close relationship with the Jarman family, which had now become a full-fledged nation, during their aristocratic days.
When Cython was in danger, the Marquis of Surfers offered a definite reward based on past ties and asked for help from the Jarman Kingdom, and the King of the Jarman Kingdom dispatched the largest force of his home country.
The person dispatched was the mineral pilot Count Persen Neymas. He was a hero who almost single-handedly saved the kingdom of Zarman from crisis.
He had no great interest in the war or the interests of the country, nor was he interested in wealth. But instead of persuading Fersen Neymas, the king persuaded his wife.
Fersen Neymas attacked the only being he treasured the most in the world.
That’s how I couldn’t win my wife’s request and participated in the war of another country like this. It’s been a while since I arrived here, but I didn’t participate in the battle of the fixed front line.
Although he couldn’t resist his wife’s request, it was because he didn’t like being involved in another country’s war and he didn’t like hurting anyone. The commander of the front line, Momon Surfers, did not bother to point out that Persen Neymas was not actively involved. It was because the more active he was, the more things he had to hand over to the Jarman Kingdom.
But now, inevitably, it was time for Fersen Neymas to step in.
“Then lend me some strength.”
“I will do my best.”
That said, it was Fersen Neymas, a mineral pilot who had proven to be more powerful than a few master-level drones in large-scale battles.
It was the Nebra Kingdom that started moving first in the tense battlefield. The infantry advancing in line with Oh and the elite Knights of the Principality of Nebra were waiting behind them so that they could spring out at any time.
The soldiers of the Kingdom of Cython did not retreat even a single step in line with the passionate command of the commanders even in the situation where absolute inferiority was predicted.
As the two camps approached, first, a large-scale magic attack was launched from the side of the Principality of Nebra, and Cyton’s wizards blocked it. Some of the unblocked magic fell among the soldiers, causing many casualties, but the Cython army did not back down.
As cracks began to appear in the Cyton camp, the elite Knights of Nebra, who had been waiting behind them, jumped out, shaking the earth as if they had waited.
Normally, in this situation, the Knights had to block even the Saiton camp, but the Knights were still waiting in the Cyton camp. Nebra County should have thought this odd.
But Cython’s foot soldiers, lying defenseless like tasty prey, clouded his judgment.
A huge wall rose from the ground just before the Knights of Nebra hurled their spears to crush the Saiton army’s infantry and collided.
Kwak Kwa Kwak!
Right in front of hundreds of knights charging at full speed, the knights collided helplessly against the stone wall that had risen without a chance to avoid it, making a huge noise.
The dozens of knights in the lead who collided without even having time to slow down were turned into chunks of meat at once. But the nightmare had just begun.
The wall that had risen collapsed forward and attacked the knights who managed to avoid the collision by slowing down. Again, great damage occurred.
The knights in the rear row tried to turn around and retreat, but that was not possible. The floor, which had been fine a moment ago, was hollowed out and there was no way to return.
The soldiers of Cython bravely rushed towards the knights who had stopped. The knights of Nebra dismounted and began to slaughter the charging soldiers, but it did not last long. It was because not only the soldiers, but also the knights were mixed in it. The knights of Nebra, who were surrounded and attacked, began to fall one by one.
In an instant, the elite knights of the Principality of Nebra disappeared. Shalltear, who was watching this from the Nebra camp, rolled her eyes. It was because Shalltear was sure that she would win this battle.
“What kind of ugliness is this now!”
Nebra’s staff and senior commanders couldn’t lift their heads in front of Shalltear. However, this was completely unexpected for them.
“Your Highness, this seems to be a mineral pilot from the Jarman Kingdom who came here.”
Among them, there was one staff member who recognized the ability of Fersen Neymas.
“What? Zarman Kingdom? did they enter the war? How many times have you confirmed that there are no other troops nearby?”
“I wonder if a few people, including the mineral pilots, came.”
Shalltear’s face twisted. Shalltear also knew information about the mineral pilot.
“So you’re saying we can’t win this war just because one of them participated?”
“The power of mineral pilots in the field, especially in defensive battles, is known to be unmatched. Why don’t you retreat, re-strategize and reorganize your forces?”
At the advice of the staff, Shalltear’s face began to redden. If we retreat here, we will have to negotiate at an appropriate level. That’s what I thought from the beginning. However, more will be conceded at the point of mineral pilots entering the war.
Shalltear stood at a crossroads of choice. Here he had to choose whether to order a retreat and end this war or to continue the war.
It didn’t take long. It was because even while Shalltear was in agony, Nebra’s soldiers continued to fall on the front line.
“Retreat.”
At Shalltear’s command, the retreat trumpet sounded and the soldiers of the Principality of Nebra began retreating all at once.
It is common knowledge to anyone who has studied the art of war that the greatest damage can be done by striking the rear of a retreating force. There’s no way the Momon Surfers didn’t know that, but the Cython army didn’t hit the back of the retreating Principality of Nebra.
Saiton’s priority was to drive out the army of the Principality of Nebra. If he were to kill Shalltear during the melee, then things would really get bigger. Killing the Empress of the Aether Empire will give the home country a reason to act.
The power of the Aether Empire was known to the entire continent when the Principality of Nebra was established. Of course, Argin was great at that time, but even without Argin, if the seven swords of the Empire were to come out, there was no country in the West Continent that could stop it.
However, I did not forget to keep a reasonable distance and press after.
“Still, the battle ended with little damage.”
Persen Neymas, who was moving along with the Momon Surfers, turned his head as if looking around the battlefield and said. However, Fersen Neymas is a person who cannot see as if his eyes were covered with a black cloth.
“Thanks to Count Neymas.”
The Momon Surfers felt goose bumps when they thought of the power Fersen had shown earlier.
“But the Lioness of Nebra does not seem to have any intention of ending the war.”
“yes? What do you mean?”
Considering the information received so far, the Momon Surfers, who knew that Nebra was also feeling a great burden to continue the war, were puzzled by what Persen said. In fact, I was just thinking that the war was over.
“Pretending to retreat, you’re preparing a counterattack.”
For Fersen, the blind man saw far more than the sighted man.
“Was it a deception?”
“At first it was a real retreat. It seems like they changed their decision halfway through.”
As Persen said, Shalltear changed his mind during the retreat. It was too sad to leave like this. Even if you have a parent’s home there, the fact that you haven’t achieved results will bring you a bad evaluation.
“Find a way to snip the mineral pilot, or at least think of a way to keep it from doing anything”
Shalltear gave orders to his commanders and staff. Shalltear believed that if only Fersen could do something, he would have a chance of winning. And that was true. Even though the elite knights disappeared, the Nebra army was still superior to the Saiton army in terms of military power.
However, a special method did not come out immediately. I had to retreat a considerable distance while hiding the formation prepared for a counterattack.
Rather, if Cython’s army had hit the rear and came in, they would have been able to seize the opportunity to counterattack. However, Cython-kun had no intention of attacking from behind, and thanks to Persen Neymas, he was able to see through Nebra-kun’s every move.
After being pushed back for more than a week, the Nebra army had now retreated to near the original border. They passed by Nivea’s estate.
Shalltear came to Nivea’s territory again. I, who was watching all the battles, met Shalltear at the border of the territory. I didn’t even bring Nivea.
“Count Akasha”
Facing me, Shalltear had a slightly haggard face. I could tell without having to listen to the back story.
“My position is the same as before. I cannot honor the empress’ request.”
“Is that even an order?”
“If you give an order as the empress, I will follow it. But from that moment on, you will make an enemy called Germain Akasha.”
Shalltear bit her lip. No matter how much she was the empress of the empire, she would have known better that she could not help me.
“What should I do?”
“Don’t ask for help from anyone and take responsibility for what you do. That is the monarch of one country.”
“If the war ends like this, the Principality of Nebra will not see any benefit.”
“War is mostly like that. It is difficult for even the winners to see great gains. Even more so if you lose or draw. What was the empress trying to gain from this war? Did you recklessly attack a neighboring country just because you saw a gap?”
I read a lot of history books and watched and participated in several wars, but there is no such thing as a war that benefits greatly. Even in a victorious country, war is an unconditional loss to the people, while it enriches the royalty and nobles.
“The Kingdom of Cython is originally a fertile territory. It’s just that stupid King Cython has been doing nothing for years. If the people of the Kingdom of Saiton became the people of the Principality of Nebra, they would be able to live a much better life a few years later.”
“So, did the people of Nebra and Saiton live a little better because of the empress’ decision?”
As a result, it only had a bad influence on both people. Wars are not to be started with simple calculations. Of course, many wars are fought emotionally without such calculation.
“If the borders go back to normal, it won’t be good for the witches either.”
Shalltear started biting the witches again. Shalltear seems to think of the witches as similar to her hostages.
“It’s none of the empress’ concern. It’s a witch’s job. And the witches will have nothing to lose.”
After all the chaos in the royal palace of Cython, you wouldn’t dare to touch the witches.
“great. If the Count says so, I’ll leave. But I will remember this day for a long time.”
It is said that a place makes a person. Humans are also animals that change easily. However, it seems that Shalltear, who wore the title of monarch and empress of a country, has changed in a pretty bad direction over the past few years. In this case, a small shock might help.
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“Your Highness the Empress”
I turned around and called for Shalltear, who was returning.
“Aren’t you misunderstanding something?”
Shalltear is mistaken. No, should I say that he is oblivious to the power? Who put you in that position and who am I?
After stopping her steps and looking back, Shalltear froze. Although he was a warrior who was on the verge of becoming a master, he did not dare to resist. The air around them was chilly.