116. Departure
“Are you crazy?”
“It’s tough.”
“You’re not going crazy until you tell me to go into the empire and help the prince?”
“You are a warrior. If there is a warlock and a demon king, it is natural to run to them regardless of country.”
“Put away that stereotyped bullshit.”
“Give me mana.”
“It’s natural.”
“Have you already signed a contract with the 5th Prince?”
“I put you first over the kingdom.”
“and?”
“and?”
“Even if it goes to the kingdom anyway, it’s not a matter of taking it away. People who are a bit cumbersome and dissatisfied will complain, but it’s not even a day or two.”
“Isn’t it okay to give what you have to give and say it in return?”
“Or, are you such an idiot?”
Roselle Chartern over the communicator licks her lips.
“What do you want?”
“Well, it’s impossible to do anything ordinary enough to run to an empire you don’t like and work for the prince.”
“Don’t make me ask twice.”
“Thing thicker than mana. Something closer to the source.”
Roselle’s eyes lit up with madness.
“Your blood.”
“Your hair.”
“Your mana load.”
『And Manahol and your heart… are they too far out?』
“I admit it. You must be crazy.”
Berger caressed the raised skin. It was the first time I had such goosebumps after becoming a Demon King.
Also for humans.
At the same time, there was anger.
Where would a cheeky human warrior dare to aim for the Demon King’s body?
“Just turn it off.”
“What?”
“And the contract is broken. Just accept the penalty fee. The reason for the breakup is Roselle Mad Zart. Do you understand?”
Berge realized.
It wasn’t about the relationship with Akan. The madness of Roselle Charter is by no means common. And such people always bring incidents and accidents.
If the target is Berger himself, the deeper the ties, the more likely it will be a bomb.
So it is better to cut it off.
penalty? It’s a bit pricey, but it’s cheaper. And the relationship with the Kingdom of Akan will be able to continue through the elves.
Of course, it won’t be easy to break. Roselle Charter’s obsession will never give up.
But at least you have to draw a clear line. I can’t get over it, and even if I do, I can’t even dare to restrain myself unless it’s the last resort.
“No, wait a minute.”
“What are you so surprised about? Did you think I’d put up with something like that? I am not sorry.”
“no no. Are you kidding me?”
“I am serious.”
And the four years must have been sincere in the first place.
“It’s difficult. The king and the master will do all kinds of bullshit.”
“All the wizards in the tower.”
“That is something you have to deal with. A human being a wizard wouldn’t have been talking without thinking?”
“Do you want to come out like this?”
“then?”
“great. You only receive mana as initially suggested. What do you think?”
“Water that has been spilled cannot be put back.”
“Don’t be shy! Where is the magic that can’t be done!」
…that’s right.
“great. I’ll yield. free. As an apology, I’ll work for you for free. I’ll work for you, so stop breaking the contract!”
“…hmm.”
“It’s not an opportunity that comes every day. If you can’t catch this, you’re an asshole.”
“If you want to help me that much.”
Berge’s lips drew an arc. Only then did Roselle realize that she had been deceived and put on an empty expression on her face.
“···pair?”
“Hey, dog…!”
“Come right over with the Red Chloride raid and find Hillen Cargill. I wouldn’t think that a great warrior and wizard would say two things with one mouth. then.”
Berger cut off contact.
Roselle’s last words vanished into the air.
* * *
The Emperor of Jespine knew the importance of cause and show.
The imperial royals practice noblesse oblige and go directly to subdue the warlock, the main source of evil.
Is it really necessary to hide that fact and proceed in secret?
The empire with the greatest power on the continent?
It is nonsense.
It is good to express yourself confidently, spread rumors, and move around loudly.
That’s how people know.
This will increase the loyalty of the people.
That way it can be seen by everyone.
The nobility and the people, the imperial family can be tested.
Only those who have proven their qualifications in their gaze can ascend to the throne.
Sureung-
The emperor draws his sword.
A dragon’s treasured sword that symbolizes the Jespine Imperial Family and the Empire.
Raise your sword high into the sky. Brilliant blades reflect sunlight.
“Dare to subdue that ruthless group of warlocks who have trampled on and defiled the name of the empire.”
“Come out!”
Small but powerful.
The voice amplified by the magic loudspeaker hits the ears of all the people of the zodiac.
Wow-
As if in response to their angry shouts, the four royal families knelt and bowed their heads.
“I will obey your orders!”
“I will obey your orders!”
Float-
beat the drum and blew the trumpet The more roaring shouts were hot enough to believe that it was a festival rather than a war.
It was natural. It’s a war where no one thinks the empire will lose.
Habsline Gorge, the warlock subjugation opened the door like that.
* * *
Each of the four imperial families followed the emperor’s orders in front of the people, along with their respective imperial families and major nobles.
Hillen, Berge, and Roselle Chartres, who joined, became one of the people and watched it.
“Anyway, I don’t like the Empire guys. You have to use the heroes, and you don’t want to be distracted by official seats?”
“This is an empire. Cursing the Empire is not a good choice.”
“Noisy, Demon King Thief.”
“You are louder.”
“Shut up, you swindler.”
Roselle Chartres, who had a nose pierced and volunteered for free, was not in a good mood from the moment she came to the Empire.
The imperial treatment of the heroes of the Empire further fueled these feelings.
“it’s over. Go to the east gate.”
“I wonder how many troops and warriors the other Imperials have gathered.”
Berge and Hillen headed to the east gate of the emperor. Roselle Chartres followed.
A large number of people had already gathered in the east gate of the outer castle.
A subjugation squad was seen in the distance. Four knights, four wizards, and eight hundred soldiers.
They were inferior to the five knights that symbolized the empire, but they could never say they were lacking.
When the royal family came out, they formed a formation and bowed their heads.
The funny thing was that they were the only ones.
“It’s a blind fight.”
“Yes. I think most of them will probably join in the middle.”
The competition started from the moment it was decided that the subjugation would be done by the hands of the royal family.
Hiding what you have and inflating what you do not have is the most basic strategy.
Until today, stories about which hero was commissioned by which royal family were popping up in the newspapers day after day, but only a few people were standing here.
It’s intentionally hidden.
“Originally, we should have hidden it too…”
“Do you want me to dig my eyes?”
Hillen glanced at Roselle. Roselle growled.
Originally, the 3rd Prince tried to hide Roselle’s existence as much as possible and wanted to join him near the Habsline, but Roselle refused.
He sent the Red Chloride raid there and ran to him alone, whining to fill up one reservoir.
Of course, I didn’t listen, and it is today.
Fortunately, it was the fact that he didn’t show it openly by covering his face with a robe as much as possible.
“Where is the third prince?”
“It’s over there.”
That was then. A knight engraved with a dragon symbol representing the imperial family rode on horseback and got off in front of Hillen.
“Are you that famous Prince Hillen?”
“I see you, the 6th Prince.”
“To see the hero who defeated the two demon kings with my own eyes! Nice to meet you! I miss you so much!”
After a small incident, four troops led by the royal family set out to the Habstein Gorge.
* * *
The Habsline is not a canyon. Dozens of forked roads stretched out in all directions, and the Empire built fortresses in the largest and most important places among them.
There were a total of four fortresses encircling the canyon from east to west, north to south, and there were also four imperial family members this time.
The four groups were scattered to different fortresses, and were promised to march towards the center, besieging the canyon.
“This is a Dort-in fortress.”
In the distance, a huge castle was seen blocking the entrance to the canyon.
The subjugation squad, which started with 50 knights, 30 wizards, and 100 soldiers, tripled in size with the addition of Marquis Eincheil’s five hundred troops, 21 Red Hawks, and 50 Red Chloride raids.
“If it’s the Knights of the White Hawk, isn’t it the strongest Knights of Eincheil?”
“We are tied too.”
“Are you comparable to us?”
“You are the Red Hawk raid. What could be worse than a white hawk?”
“Of course, Captain. It’s different from when I was a mercenary.”
“Still, a little bit of the White Hawk Knights…”
“Well, isn’t it that we have become exceptionally strong compared to back then?”
“Can’t you stop?”
The red hawk raid members murmured at the sight of the knights in brilliant platinum armor.
Hillen silently clicked his tongue at their pride as they crawled to the floor on their own.
“It was also not right to create a raid with mercenaries. We should have recruited the right people and built it from the ground up…”
“It would have taken a year. And now, I guess it’s my fault for attaching the mercenaries?”
“Of course not, but if that’s what you heard…”
“Shut up.”
“Yes.”
The elite of the Marquis Eincheil who represent the Empire. The power of the 3rd Prince was not objectively weak.
But the third prince was not relieved.
Everything is relative. The power gathered here was strong, but compared to other imperial families, it felt insufficient.
‘My brothers and sisters would have received more support.’
The 1st Prince and 1st Princess will be leading the elite of the Duke family. They were objectively and subjectively superior to the history of Marquis Eincheil.
In addition, the second prince would have hired a huge number of mercenaries based on the vast funds of the Marquis of Boulderbov. The Marquis Writer’s Knights are a bonus.
‘That was expected.’
It was a fact that everyone assumed that each of them would receive support from their families. Nevertheless, they hid the troops and joined in the middle to hide the hero.
‘In the end, what matters is the hero.’
Because in the end, it is the hero who can play a bigger role against the undead and the warlock in a hapstral line full of magic.
‘Who is it?’
Obviously, there was a high possibility that the stars were recruited. It goes without saying that the Empire doesn’t like the Hero’s Guild, but the warriors know that building a ties with the Imperial Family is a path that leads to huge money and power.
‘This should have been hidden as much as possible.’
All power was exposed. Hillen was revealed in the first place in the ecliptic, and Roselle Chartres, who was trying to hide, came to the ecliptic despite his persuasion.
I hid it by hiding it, but it’s obvious.
‘still···.’
His gaze turned to the red hawk raid. They headed towards the hero who led them.
‘All necessary preparations have been made. My brothers and sisters don’t even know this.’
Thanks to Hillen. His advice allowed him to make a trump card.
“Enter the fortress.”
“Yes!”
The gates of the fortress opened. Looking at the crowd of Seongju who came out to welcome him.
‘I will definitely kill the warlocks with my own hands. And I must help Hillen attack the Tower of Chloride.’
deeply committed.
Become emperor, save your brother, and never die in a bloody succession struggle.
His eyes twinkled fiercely.