1 The monarch has crossed the border.
It is to decide the contents of the suddenly proposed armistice agreement.
As he crossed the border and entered the realm of the empire, the eyes of the soldiers stung.
“······ First Lord?!”
“Is that guy a negotiator sent from the north?”
“Aren’t you thinking of making a truce?”
It was a voice full of disbelief.
No wonder.
Lord 1 is the one who slaughtered the most soldiers of the Empire on the frontlines.
Thousands of people were easily killed by the volcanic eruption that erupted from all over the battlefield.
The enemy of the empire, who is in the top 3 target to be killed, was put forward as a negotiator in the north. It was just absurd.
“He’s a big guy too. What are you here to do alone?”
“Didn’t you say ‘agreement team’? The divine lord?”
The most important divine lord was nowhere to be seen.
I thought it would be the head of the north who was leading the negotiations on the armistice.
However, he, who was only one of many monarchs, stepped forward as a representative.
It is an act of disregard for the empire.
If so, it should be treated appropriately.
“I thought Archduke Carlos would act as a negotiator, but who are you?”
place of negotiation.
A man appeared on a table set in the main hall of the huge castle.
When the first monarch asked, the man answered.
“I······.”
“done. Not really curious. I have nothing to say to you, so get out of here.”
Among the aristocrats, one with the highest rank stepped forward, but the first monarch was adamant.
It is an attitude of disregard that he will not mix words with the chatterbox.
“Awful! How dare you know who you are in front of!”
The knights threatened.
The 1st monarch snorted.
“If you want to fly through the castle, try it.”
He was alone, but a legion.
It is strong enough to be called a one-man army.
Seeing his eyes, the knights flinched. It was no different from a gentle sheep in front of a lion.
To kill him, you would have to sacrifice a thousand soldiers or bring several sword masters.
The first monarch sat down and raised his feet on the table.
“Bring the war chief. If he does not come out, this truce is null and void.”
*
It’s a useless fight.
Archduke Carlos thought that while looking at the first monarch sent as a negotiator in the north.
‘I have no intention of properly negotiating.’
He was the first to propose a ceasefire to the North.
Because there is nothing to gain from this war.
Prince Reinhardt appeared in the north and announced his will by killing his third son, Thebeus. It was no different than declaring that I would not be his puppet.
What about the dragon of the Holy Land?
The divine lord also took over.
What happened to Damon, who boasted that he would take care of things alone?
I couldn’t find a single bone fragment because I was pushed by the Holy Lord and the north.
It was Archduke Carlos who was driven into a corner because Damon himself had failed.
I didn’t know what the savages of the Northern Expedition might have found in Damon’s castle.
One thing is certain: the divine lord saved Launel.
‘… The holy lord rode a dragon and sent Launel back to the imperial family.’
He was the one who ordered the capture of Launel.
I sent it to Damon to kill him, but he returned alive.
At any rate, if the connection between the Lich and the Devil Church is uncovered, there will be more to lose than to win the war.
So it should be covered.
Launel is also Launel, but even he did not know what the savages of the north might have found in Damon’s castle.
In my heart, I want to deal with it as soon as possible, but the savages occupy the place and I have no choice but to stamp my feet because it is not moving.
‘It’s on a different level from drug distribution.’
Lich is a god worshiped by the Demon Church.
When it comes to drug distribution, no one in the empire can hold a book for themselves.
However, the situation is reversed when it is known that he was involved with Richie.
Even if he desperately denied it, it was clear that the suspicion alone would narrow his position.
So, I tried to cover it in the name of a truce.
It could be said that the war was successful enough if only lands containing mineral veins could be obtained.
‘Come on, if you want, I’ll step out myself.’
He sent nobles and his own children came forward to propose negotiations, but the first monarch did not budge.
I couldn’t be dragged around like this.
Though disgrace and humiliation,
How a thirsty man digs a well.
Archduke Carlos gritted his teeth and lifted his heavy hips.
*
The seven resurrected shadows.
They came back alive, but they weren’t normal.
Due to the severe torture, the mind and body were devastated.
But now, with a fairly clean appearance, they gathered in the gymnasium.
But their eyes were full of doubt.
‘Wasn’t Croft-sama summoning it?’
‘Why is the prince here?’
It was Croft who ordered the summoning of the surviving shadows.
However, when I arrived at the gymnasium, there was an unexpected person.
Crown Prince Reinhardt.
Exactly, that’s me.
“You must be curious about why I am here.”
It was worth it.
The shadow is a secret agent whose identity must never be exposed.
However, the seven gathered here were both shadows and at the same time the Yellow Dragon Knights.
It was found in Damon’s dungeon, and the other shadows died without being able to overcome Damon’s nightmare curse and became undead.
These seven, who were members of the existing Yellow Dragon Knights, resisted to the end.
They are as talented as they are mentally strong.
I declared them
“I called you for the resurrection of the Yellow Dragon Knights.”
Resurrection of the Yellow Dragon Knights!
Everyone’s eyes twinkled.
All shadows looked at Croft.
Croft nodded quietly.
The Yellow Dragon Knights were organized when the crown prince was born.
The knights of other princes were usually directly selected by the empress, but the knights of the yellow dragon were the most elite group recruited only from the talents selected and selected by the emperors Deus and Croft.
Disappointed knights due to Reinhardt’s madness transferred or acted as members of the shadow pretending to leave the knights.
But now, to revive the Yellow Dragon Knights?
“I know very well that you left the Yellow Dragon Knights and acted as shadows. I apologize for neglecting you all this time.”
readily acknowledged.
I’ve been neglected and only disappointed.
However, the Yellow Dragon Knights are the cornerstone.
When the cornerstone collapsed, everything collapsed.
It was time to embrace them again.
So I issued a call-up order.
Not just the seven here, but all the ‘former’ members of the Yellow Dragon Knights who are active outside.
It was for them to gather again and rise again as knights of the sun, not the shadows of the dark.
“majesty. We are the ones who officially left the Knights Templar. Joining the Templars again won’t help.”
One of the shadows spoke as a representative.
It’s not a good picture to go back to the place you left once.
Not to mention, weren’t all of them the ones who were disappointed in the crown prince?
“Sir Iyaltz, I’m not forcing you to follow me.”
“…!”
The fact that he knew his name made Iyaltz flinch.
It’s already been over 5 years since I left the Knights.
How could he say his name, which he hadn’t even remembered before?
“Watch. If you want to test it out, you can. It’s not compulsory, but if you believe in me even a little, then you can swear allegiance again.”
“…”
eyes of disbelief.
However, they all felt it.
‘He has changed.’
He is not the prince of the past who went mad with madness.
Even in the north, they knew that it was Croft and the crown prince who saved them.
I don’t know the exact contents, but when I came to my senses, I was in the carriage.
Even more so, Croft, who had been most cruel to the crown prince, acknowledged it.
It’s not just about reviving the name again.
He wants to create a more glorious Yellow Dragon Knights than in the past, united by loyalty.
Naturally, the eyes are drawn to Croft.
But Croft drew the line firmly.
“The owner of the knights is not me, but the crown prince. If you will obey His Highness, you will be reinstated; if you do not, stay. Even if I remain, I swear by my name that I will not be treated unfairly.”
said Croft.
Don’t sign up to follow yourself.
Decide who will join only with loyalty to the crown prince.
It’s not right now, but it’s to watch and choose.
Iyaltz, who had started talking, looked at Reinhardt.
These are statements that could never have been made before.
Can I put my hopes on once again?
Despite numerous unfair treatment, Iyaltz did not leave the Knights.
No one knows why he left.
‘Even though I followed him for years, he didn’t remember a single letter of my name.’
After several years, he resigned from the knights in disappointment that the crown prince could not even remember his name.
But now, after a long time had passed, the prince was mentioning his name.
It’s really small, and in some ways it’s not a big deal.
Sometimes we are greatly disappointed by such small things, and there are times when we are touched.
There were times when the little things that I couldn’t tell others were the biggest and most important things.
“God, Iyaltz. If you forgive me, I will be loyal to His Highness Reinhardt.”
Iyaltz was the first to kneel.
“Welcome, Lord Iyaltz.”
I laughed.
Resurrection of the Yellow Dragon Knights!
It was like a signal announcing my resurrection soon.
*
government ordinance.
Rumors that one of the seven mysteries had appeared in the imperial palace in a thousand years quickly spread throughout the continent.
In order to find the owner of the spirit, the palace opened its gates, and the imperial family promised the title of nobility and fiefdom to those who drew the sword.
Huge crowds flocked to the capital of the empire.
From all over the empire, from all over the world, people were gathering to draw their swords.
However, even after two months, no one has pulled out the sword.
There were many commoners, but nobles also challenged and were defeated.
Now other kingdoms have become the first concern of ‘who draws the sword’.
Starting with what happens to the ownership of the sword, other kingdoms were also betting a reward or two on the person who became the owner of the spirit.
If it was the case with kingdoms, if it was a mystery, there would be no way the Mage Towers who couldn’t use their legs would stand still.
It was a rare phenomenon where all kinds of groups and groups came together to watch.
If the gates had not been opened at the appointed time, the palace would have been overflowing with people and bursting open.
“This is a lie!”
A man in a stylish uniform got nervous when he couldn’t pull out his sword.
“Are you saying I’m not worthy of a king? This fucking fake!”
bang!
Kicking a rock, bragging and venting their anger.
He even cut in line and squeezed in, but no one could stop him.
He was the prince of Rigel Kingdom.
It’s also rumored to be crazy.
A prince from a kingdom friendly with the empire came to him with his retainers and challenged him to draw a sword.
He pulled out his sword to prove that he was the next king, but he failed in front of everyone, so he didn’t take up his last name.
The unseen spirit keeper stopped them.
“Prince. Do not damage the elemental. A property belonging to the imperial family…”
Whoops!
The face of the spirit keeper, who had been slapped on the cheek by a glove studded with intestines, turned around.
“Who are you talking about now? Do you know who I am? Did the prince of Rigel Kingdom look funny?”
“I’m sorry. but······.”
“but? One more word and I’ll cut off your tongue and feed it to the dogs. It makes no sense that such a fake spirit would dare to judge me in the first place. You, too, are not without guilt, as you stood by the sidelines.”
“That’s nonsense…!”
“Do you speak? Cut your tongue.”
It’s forced.
The knights hesitated.
This was the capital of the empire, and it was also the imperial palace.
If he hastily pulled out the sword, the problem could have grown.
In order to give common people a chance, they left the spirits in an open place, but that did not mean that there were no soldiers of the empire.
“Prince.”
Tension passed.
It would be difficult for a single imperial soldier to stop the prince of Rigel Kingdom, but if it became louder, a higher-ranking commander would appear.
“under. What do you think you can do to me just by killing one such asshole? On the contrary, the fault of this guy who offended the prince should be greater. Can you still say that you are my knights?”
Still, when the knights hesitated, he took out a dagger from his bosom.
“Come on, I’ll cut it myself.”
“Please, please don’t do this.”
The spirit keeper was in tears.
The moment the prince grabs his mouth and cuts out his tongue.
“Some mad dog came in.”
“··· What?”
Hearing the voice coming from right behind him, the prince turned his head.
“What did you say to me?”
The man opened his mouth without hesitation despite the prince’s bad command.
“Spirit Keeper. Isn’t the chance to draw a sword only given to people?”
“Woe, Your Highness the Crown Prince!”
When the name of the spirit keeper was called, the audience instantly became noisy.
“The Crown Prince?”
“Is that the Crown Prince?”
“What, you look fine?”
“Shh!”
One or two soldiers knelt down.
The veiled prince appeared in front of the spirit.
‘The crown prince?’
The prince’s face, which had been like a demon, turned blue in an instant.
＜ The Sword Drawer (1) ＞ End