172 – Prelude to War
The two days that I promised Gyro have passed.
I asked him for an answer using the video transmission magic ball, and this was his answer.
[No matter how much you think about it, this is a conspiracy. This is a plot to somehow turn me into a devil the moment I appear before the Supreme Court. Fortunately, the great King of Entica understood my loyalty. If necessary, go to war with the empire─]
-Beep.
There is no need to hear any more.
The fact that the Empire will not give up even a knight commander despite the declaration of war means that Gyro has already taken over the Kingdom of Entica.
The main leaders of the kingdom were either manipulated by him, threatened, or became devil cultists, or one of three things.
‘Duke Johan is an exception.’
However, there were forces that fiercely resisted him.
A noble faction centered around Duke Johann.
The sect strongly requested that Jairo attend, saying that the kingdom cannot be turned into a battlefield.
However, they are wanted as traitors for speaking out for their country.
As the situation became more urgent, Gyro drew his sword and purged the loyalists of the Kingdom of Entica.
Currently, more than half of the noble faction has fallen due to Zyro, and the remaining nobles united around Duke Yorhan are resisting in their territory.
And I plan to use Duke Yorhan.
Because there is no one else who can save the innocent people of the prosperous Kingdom of Entica.
‘Anyway, is this enough justification?’
The worst incident in history that attempted to corrupt the best talent at the Imperial Academy into demons.
The Empire identified Gyro as the suspect, and promised a large reward if his innocence was proven in the Supreme Court.
But Gyro refused to attend, even if it meant going to war.
Anyone can see that there was a justification for the empire to intervene.
“Each grand duchy has also promised support, so take a close look. “I will provide you with the support you need.”
Having obtained the justification, I told the emperor that I would attack the Kingdom of Entica, and the emperor gave permission.
It is said that several noble families, including the Grand Duke’s family, are also angry due to this incident.
He is the emperor who tells me to use my family’s troops well since he has provided support.
“Well, for now, I will support two corps. I don’t feel like handing over general command to you, so I’ll give it to Elena, who was with Chamba during the Great War 7 years ago. Well, you tried to seduce Elena and take command of her.”
And the emperor indirectly handed over general command to me.
Handing over general command to Elena would be the same as handing it over to me, so I told her to take care of it and gave her an order to congratulate her.
After completing all preparations, I prepared to compete.
The dreadnought was loaded with various war materials and artillery shells and placed on standby for sortie.
Also, since Gyro is a devil who has risen to the level of ‘cardinal’, I personally prepared thoroughly.
Not only has the ‘Devil Suit’, which has various utility functions, been strengthened, but the newly prepared ‘Doom Suit’ has been completed.
‘This will be my first time using the Doom Suit.’
Doom Suit.
The Doom Suit is literally a suit made solely for the destruction of enemies.
If the Devil Suit is a versatile suit that maximizes utility, the Doom Suit is a suit made only for combat.
The Doom Suit was designed to maximize durability, speed, and power by removing various minor features.
Instead of removing various missiles, weapons, flying devices, and hiding functions, it has been strengthened to withstand and repel enemy attacks.
However, since the various firearms built into the devil suit cannot be used, it is rather lacking in firepower.
For the sake of uniformity, powerful weapons such as the laser cutter were also removed.
So, I have developed several weapons suitable for the Doom Suit.
In other words, there are several versions of weapons available for good communication with demons.
“Eve, let’s go.”
“Yes.”
After completing all preparations, I got ready and went outside.
When I went to the port where the dreadnought was anchored, the 1st and 2nd corps commanders and Elena were waiting for me.
We bowed our heads, made a clear statement, and exchanged brief greetings.
“Nice to meet you. “Edgar Fix.”
“I’ve heard a lot of rumors about you. “It is an honor to meet you in person.”
“I am truly honored to meet the hero of the Great War. I look forward to.”
Well, it’s basically a time to praise each other’s achievements and strengthen the relationship.
However, after a brief greeting, we went to the strategy conference room and explained the invasion plan, and the expressions on the corps commanders’ faces changed as if they were lying.
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Perhaps because they are the ones who have risen to the top of the corps, their eyes change when they hear the story of an operation that involves the life and death of soldiers.
Like that, they started asking questions about whether there were any problems with my operation.
However, since the plan I set up with Eve was a plan that took all variables into consideration, there wasn’t much to question.
It can answer all the questions of corps commanders.
“····I was honestly impressed. “You prepared it carefully.”
“hahahaha. You’re welcome.”
The operation to attack the Kingdom of Entica through sea routes rather than land routes was passed.
After familiarizing themselves with the basic framework of the operation and the missions they had to accomplish, the corps commanders disbanded.
Now it is time for the 1st and 2nd corps commander ships to sortie together, centered around the command ship, the Dreadnought.
-Boo-wooooo!
The horn of a dreadnought sounds majestically, like the roar of a huge monster.
Soon, the Dreadnought, the Empire’s strongest battleship and the command ship for this operation, began to move her body.
The steam turbine was operated furiously, turning the propeller at the bottom of her ship.
-Boo-wooooo!
Now it is time to save the Kingdom of Entica, which has been corrupted into an outpost of demons in every episode.
***
“We are facing the greatest holy war.”
A huge basement where not a single ray of light enters.
Gyro’s heavy voice rang out quietly.
Hundreds of believers in the basement were all praying with their hands folded, and Gyro continued his speech to them.
“The war between us, who want to accept the new world order and move forward as a new humanity, and the foolish and ugly old humanity, buried in existing rotten customs, is just around the corner.”
And as Gyro usually does in all war speeches, he chooses his forces. The opposing force was defined as evil.
They want to move forward as a ‘new humanity’.
The other party is evil trying to stop them.
By presenting such a frame, they are deceiving believers.
“But those hypocrites who are not honest about their desires are still powerful. The world still revolves around them, trying to thwart our aspirations at every moment. “They are trying to pull us down as we try to move forward into a new world.”
“aaa… Ah….”
“But they will never be able to stop us! This is because the desire to advance into a new humanity is an instinctive desire that lies dormant inside all humans, and it cannot be suppressed by suppressing it!!”
“Ahh… Ah… The great duke of hell…!”
“One day the world will commemorate our war. “We will be remembered as the first new humanity to stand against the ignorant old humanity.”
Gyro said that and went to the center of the podium.
Then the fire explodes! He came in and saw a man lying in the center of the platform.
A man lying down with his hands clasped together.
The man was none other than the third prince, who was called the ‘Miracle of the Kingdom of Antica.’
Skills, swordsmanship, personality, charisma, etc.
He is a royal with a promising future who has shown outstanding ability in all aspects.
“But that memory is not defeat! A miraculous history of overcoming inferiority and achieving victory! We will be remembered as such history. “It’s because the Third Prince is leading us!”
Soon, Gyro knelt down in front of the three princes and began to praise him.
He was the swordsmanship teacher of the three princes, but he dragged his student into the path of evil.
Gyro, such an ugly teacher, recited the accomplishments of the three princes and said that he would stand as the vanguard of the new human race.
“Your role is important! Your strong desire, more than ever before, can lead us to salvation! 3 Because ‘Him’ must dwell in the prince!”
Jayro said he would allow the three princes to have ‘him’.
In other words, the 3rd Prince becomes the scapegoat for Max.
Originally, they tried to bring the archduke’s soul into Max’s body by sacrificing the kingdom’s people, but since Max was dead, they had no choice but to use the three princes in a hurry.
That’s because the Third Prince’s brilliant life fell into the abyss due to Gyro’s various schemes and manipulations, and now he has degenerated into a villain who is crazy about women and alcohol and only vents his anger.
He judged that if he harbored such strong negative feelings, he could sufficiently accept the Archduke.
“Come on! Begin the ritual! Bow down to our guardian deity, His Majesty the Prince of Hell!”
After finishing his speech, Gyro stretched out his arms wide and urged him to continue his ritual.
Then the believers rolled their eyes and began to recite spells in the devil’s language.
Ignoring the fact that his life force and mana were draining away, he continued to recite spells like a pseudo-god.
And this was happening simultaneously in basements all over the kingdom.
This is because the ‘Descent Ritual’ to summon the Duke of Hell has been prepared for a long time.
“Thank you. The world will remember you. We will be remembered as the warriors of the great temple!”
After encouraging the believers, Gyro left the basement.
The weapons to turn this war around are being prepared, so all that’s left is to buy time.
Gyro went up the basement stairs with a hardened expression.