129. Found it!
After descending on Arain.
It was only once that Berger saw the red sword.
Before rare, just before death.
It was as red as the black blood that pierced his heart, and the heat was supreme.
After the return, I was looking for someone who used a red sword centered on the warriors, but nothing came out.
But was it really in the Empire?
‘It seems plausible.’
The root cause that led to Berge’s death at that time was the kidnapping of the Crown Prince.
What if the Empire, angered by the kidnapping of the Crown Prince, chose an outstanding warrior and granted the Imperial Sword?
Everything is explained.
‘No, I can’t be absolutely sure about that.’
After all, it’s just a home.
‘You have to check. If that sword is the correct sword, it will be the beginning of one step closer to that hero.’
The enemy who mocked Berge and stabbed his heart.
“The color of the sword is red?”
“exactly.”
“If it’s a symbol of the empire, shouldn’t it be gold?”
“Do you know the history of the empire?”
“Should I know?”
“When the Empire was founded . . .”
“Only the gist.”
“Originally there were five swords, but they were lost and only one red dragon sword remained.”
So it’s the only symbol.
“Are you saying you’re going to hand it over to me? Someone who wants to become an emperor.”
“A symbol is just a symbol. The Red Dragon Sword is very important, but it is better than life and directly being your puppet. After all, it’s just a commodity.”
Well.
It just didn’t seem like that. However, it was an appropriate compromise between Martin, who said that becoming a family member was impossible even if he died, and Berge, who had to hold hands with him somehow.
But the fundamental problem has not been solved yet.
“I can’t believe you. How can you believe that you promise the Red Dragon Sword and just run away? Someone who wants to die when it comes to my family.”
“I understand. I can’t trust you either.”
“If you want to live, if you want your brother to be safe.”
Come up with something that makes sense to me.
“·················ogue.”
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Martin was silent for a moment.I had a conversation with Kaede, but information about the Demon King was fragmentary. He wasn’t sure what the Demon King wanted or what he could give.
A map of what to give to minimize damage to oneself.
“I will ask you the other way around. What do you want?”
“I asked the question.”
“·················ogue.”
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Martin silently bit his thumb. Drops of dripping blood fell on the ring on his left hand.The ring shook and a small subspace opened. I put my hand into the subspace and took out a tile.
“It’s a pass that allows you to enter and exit Vigo of the Empire. It is made of whole Orichalcum and has a magic engraving and circuit engraved by the Archmage.”
Berger was defeated. Complex magic tricks dazzled his eyes.
“A long time ago, when Vigo was made, the five plates were all made. It has neither increased nor decreased for hundreds of years. That in itself is a mark and symbol of the Empire. Of the royal family, only my two older brothers and my sister and I have it, and the moment I lose it, I become a treason.”
It’s not really reversible. But the reputation is tarnished. His reputation waned and he was able to take away the rights that the disappointed emperor had bestowed upon him.
In other words, he was completely eliminated from the succession to the throne.
“Only because of this?”
“Not just. It is a symbol passed down to the royal family from generation to generation.”
Vigo contains everything about the empire. Therefore, anyone who could have the key there had to be the emperor or close to the emperor.
It was not at all strange that the key was given to the imperial family with the possibility of succession to the throne from time to time and became the will of succession.
Berge glanced at Kaede.
“Right. There are some symbols. If your brother betrays the demon king and tells you to prepare for it, it becomes a symbol of incompetence and you lose everything.”
“What if I spread the rumor?”
“It will be the same.”
hmmm.
Kaede doesn’t lie. It is also a belief according to her inclination, but it was more reliable because she could check her body condition using Armani’s beads.
‘So, it’s the key that can lead the third prince to ruin.’
Is it some kind of collar?
“···good night. However.”
“However?”
“Give me your blood. Who do you know as an idiot?”
At this moment, the hand in his hand was causing a repulsive force. Berge looked through the craftsmanship. This won’t work unless it’s the blood of the engraved tooth.
In other words, this hand was only symbolic unless it was the blood of the third prince.
Even if all the words of the third prince were true, there had to be a way to directly use the hand just in case.
“I see.”
The third prince took out an empty glass bottle from the subspace and filled it with his own blood. He handed it to Berge.
“By the way, can I ask you one last thing?”
“I will gladly answer you as a token of our partnership.”
“I’ve been itching for a while because of the resemblance, but do you know a person named Fail?”
The Demon King’s face was wrinkled.
“Do you know a man named Valkasi?”
“I don’t know. Who?”
“It is a demon of the demon world.”
“How do I…”
“How and why should I know about a human being?”
“I understand.”
So the deal was made.
* * *
‘I will live.’
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Martin Jespine wanted to live.I wanted to be emperor.
Rather than die lonely in the snowy mountains, I wanted to become the emperor of the empire and rule the world.
But the chances of him becoming emperor were slim. 1st Prince, 2nd Prince and 1st Princess. None of the three were inferior to Martin. The mountains to climb were too high and steep.
So, I took the risk and came to Erzest. To set the ball and somehow turn the situation around.
It failed and it ended up like this, but that desire did not diminish at all.
“I don’t want my brother to die.”
“Kaede.”
Kaede told me to use the Demon King.
I’m sure the Demon King will be of some help.
Her desperation fueled his desire even more, so he accepted it.
There is only one thing, except for becoming a member of the Demon King’s family.
‘After becoming an emperor, if someone is a puppet, is it really an emperor?’
The emperor is supreme. He is the ruler who commands the whole world. But is such an emperor just a puppet of the Demon King?
I’d rather die than die, I couldn’t tolerate such a thing. I refused, and fortunately, a compromise was found.
‘Red Dragon Sword, Barstein.’
There was not a single lie in his words.
The fact that Barstein’s sword was red.
It symbolizes the emperor, the imperial family, and the empire.
Without it, the legitimacy is also fading.
He was also asleep in the Imperial Treasury.
It was also true that Martin had one pass and could accompany an escort to the entrance.
It simply did not say that the report was designed and made by the first and last archmage who engraved the nine engravings, and that it has been continuously improved until now.
Because of that, it is almost impossible for the Demon King to safely attack the Red Dragon Sword.
In the end, the Demon King fails. However, since Martin kept his promise, it provides a basis for continuing cooperation.
‘Collaboration with the Demon King of Flames can be a means to increase my reputation.’
Humans and demons are enemies.
But as enemies, there is something we can give each other.
It was self-evident that the honeymoon with the Demon King would be of great strength to him if he did not find out.
The problem is that the reaction is great when caught, but it’s enough if you don’t.
“Then please release me.”
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Martin put on a determined expression.* * *
“I will look for the Crown Prince.”
“A Daphner ball?”
“Yes. I wouldn’t have gone that far yet. If it were me, I could catch up. But moving as a group can’t get the attention of the monsters and speed it up. It is best for me to retrieve it.”
The opponent was at least a high-level demon. Daphner was the only one who could chase him away and rescue the prince on his own.
“No one is faster than me. No one is more adept at finding and chasing someone than I am.”
No one could deny it, and Jack Simus, the leader of the Blue Wyvern Knights, who temporarily led the soldiers on behalf of the kidnapped prince, agreed.
Belloff also nodded. It was because it was obvious that the Empire would backlash at the moment of opposing whether the prince could be saved or not.
“Please, save your Highness.”
“I will do my best.”
Daphner escaped the search party.
‘Find.’
He said he would definitely save Martin, but in fact he didn’t think much of the prince. The prince himself.
‘The prince has been kidnapped. In other words, the demon will surely go to the tower with the 3rd prince.’
So, if you follow that demon.
The tower comes out.
It is a very simple derivation.
‘Look for This time I will definitely find it.’
There could never be two failures.
His gaze followed the traces of the demons.
* * *
After Daphner disappeared, the search party reoriented itself.
The empire wanted to find the prince and the kingdom wanted to find the tower.
In the end, both groups had the same goal, and Bellov could not miss this opportunity.
‘If even this fails, you may not be able to find the Tower of Chloride forever.’
Now was the opportunity for the empire to step out. The third prince was kidnapped, but his power is relatively intact. If you find the tower, everything is solved.
I had to find a tower that took any damage.
At that time, Jacsimus told a rather harsh story.
“Sir Prince. There is a place where Prince Hillen found the necklace of His Majesty Kaede. How about going there first?”
“necklace?”
Hearing the story, Bellov was delighted. From his point of view, wherever the necklace was found, it had to be the road leading to the tower.
“We will guide you.”
Without hesitation, Hillen began to lead them in the opposite direction of the Tower.
* * *
“My lord. They are heading northwest.”
“Healen is doing well.”
Because the necklace provided the starting point, Healen had no choice but to get involved. So, if you ask Hillen for directions, you’ve already been told to head in the opposite direction.
To a place where there are stronger monsters.
It won’t go to annihilation, but it will suffer quite a bit as it has a low power and has Healon.
“Crutu, first, bring the magic cannons back to the tower together with Logger and Kaede. After that, check the other two kingdoms.”
“Yes.”
Korzen was not the only one who started the search this time. Even in Dormut and Horton, a search party united with the Empire was climbing Erzest.
Right now, everything was devoted to checking the nearest Korzen, but now that there is some leeway, the other two kingdoms also had to be checked.
“Especially for Horton, Jessica Horton took the lead. You go there, but you must never underestimate it.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
Originally, I had no idea about the formation of Horton and Dormut. However, it was quite valuable information obtained thanks to the kidnapping of Martin.
“Erny. You follow me.”
“Are you planning on following the search party?”
“The situation is not over yet.”
I just dampened their momentum, and nothing has definitely ended.
Although the avalanche, magic cannons, and links leading to monsters caused a mess, the damage itself was not as great as expected.
It was because of their high level.
“They remain vigilant until they go down the mountain.”
When I came to Arain, I felt something. The moment you feel relief, you get hit in the back of the head.
That was the time when I was happy and excited that I kidnapped Ernian and kidnapped the 13th Princess.
It was the same when I kidnapped the logger and went back to the workshop to get the ghost of mana, and when I got the body of the phoenix.
There was always a problem that followed and I had to run around to fix it each time.
You cannot repeat the same mistake.
And right now, there is one thing that stands out the most.
‘The third prince fails to join and meets a monster and dies. That much should be stopped.’
If a prince who has been known to have been kidnapped becomes a corpse and rolls around in the snow, it is irreversible.
It will only end when either the Empire really dies or Berger dies.
“My lord, I am here.”
“Hurry.”
Crutu brought a giant frost wolf. After Ernyan got on his back, he pounded on the back seat.
“…I don’t know who the Demon King is.”
I should have made you aware of the topic in the beginning.
From the moment he asked to stop the hero himself, he admitted that the button was wrong.
* * *
“·················ogue.”
Daphner Philian slowly stepped back. He held his breath and lowered himself.
Completely assimilated into the pure white snow, he raised his head.
Down there, I could see monsters procrastinating.
It was Fer Orc. Hundreds of orcs were carrying something on their shoulders.
‘What is that?’
He injected mana into his eyes and tightened his vision.
‘Magic Cannon?’
The huge barrel was a magic cannon, if his eyes weren’t wrong.
‘Orcs use magic cannons?’
Nonsense.
I couldn’t believe it even when I saw it myself.
‘The demons are also intelligent. But even so, I’ve never seen a demon lord using a magic cannon.’
The magic cannon was a product of magic engineering created by the Dwarves. And although there were many demons who were good at magic, they were never good at engineering.
‘then···.’
Is someone helping the demons to make a magic cannon?
I couldn’t help but think that way.
‘What kind of crazy bastard…!’
There are hundreds of gates. There was no way that such a thing could have been made in a day or two, so it means that there was continuous help.
‘Magic cannons are an important strategic weapon. Except for the Dwarf Kingdom, the Empire, and the Akan Kingdom, they couldn’t even make it properly.’
Even so, the quality of Jespine and Akan’s is significantly lower than that of the Dwarves.
‘There is no such thing as a dwarven kingdom. How much effort do the dwarves pay for their magic cannons.’
It is strictly managed so that it is never taken out. It was impossible for the magic cannon to escape from the Dwarf Kingdom.
‘Then it’s either the Empire or the Akan…’
Geographically, Akan is close. and.
‘These magic cannons must have been fired at us earlier.’
Explosions that broke the ice wall and exploded the camp. I thought it was fire magic, but it was a magic cannon. I’m so mad that I can’t even speak.
But, did the Empire really send a magic cannon to use them instead of being an idiot?
‘It can’t be…not at all….’
Akan was more powerful, but the Empire was in the midst of a struggle for the throne.
What if the 3rd Prince went out for fame and another prince who didn’t like it went out of his way to get rid of him?
‘No, no matter what…’
At that moment, the demons who were urging the orcs from the rear turned their heads. Daphner bowed his head hastily.
‘Ike, I almost got caught.’
I was caught up in my worries, and a little bit of a sign was revealed. Daphner first pushed his worries away.
‘I can’t miss this opportunity. This is the first and the last.’
One thing was certain who supported the magic cannon. If you follow their tails, you will find a tower of chloride.
‘But he doesn’t look like an orc in front of me.’
Their lead was too far away to know exactly.
Daphner started moving again.
* * *
“···what?”
『Daphner Philian moved separately to rescue the third prince.』
Berge looked at Ernyan. She shook her head.
“No.”
yes, there was no They were following the 3rd Prince and the escort knights released in the snowy mountains, and no trace of Daphner was found anywhere.
In an instant, a deep ominous feeling crossed my mind.
Hillen informed the search party in a different direction from the tower.
The third prince and the escort knights are chasing the traces of the search party.
Berge and Ernian are staying by their side to protect the third prince.
In other words, all three groups were naturally walking in the opposite direction to the tower.
But what if the Daphner Philian is heading right where the tower is?
So what if you didn’t realize it?
‘no way···.’
And if.
really if.
“…what if he found orcs carrying magic cannons?”
“I hope…”
The magic cannon is heavy. Orcs wouldn’t have to suffer that much, but their weight left a deeper mark.
Those dark traces can be found and pursued if you are a Daphner Philian.
If Daphner is chasing the orcs.
If so.
How many days have passed since that operation?
4 days? 5 days?
Estimating the speed of the Puer Orcs, it is enough time to reach the tower.
“Why are you saying that now!”
Berger raised his eyes. My fists were trembling.
If Hillen Cargill had been in front of him, he would have changed his face.
“This is the middle of the enemy line. After the Demon King’s attack, the boundaries have become stricter, and it is difficult to communicate with other places carelessly.
『Current communication barely made an excuse to go outside…』
Hillen complained of injustice, but Berge did not listen.
“Not far from your camp are the 3rd Prince and the escort knight. Take them with you.”
“Yes···? What is that…?」
Disconnected unilaterally.
“Goes.”
“To the tower?”
“okay.”
He grabbed the wolf’s reins. The wolf changed direction and started running fast.
But even that was remarkably slow for Berge. He lifted Ernyan. Surprised, she instinctively clings to Berge.
“Hold on tight.”
“yes?”
Aww-
The clothes on the back were torn.
Black wings appeared in the world.
“···Dragon?”
Ernyan’s muttering could not be continued. Because they were no longer there.
Empty echoes filled their void.
* * *
“found···!”
I found it!
Finally that damn tower!
“I found it!”
this daphner is so annoying