When I opened the lid of the black coffin and came out, it was a land full of only peace.
It was like a brief stay in a closet leading to another world, often seen in fairy tales. A little while ago, after finishing a bloody chase, he was moaning in a small space, but when he came out, the roaring air disappeared and only a peaceful and gentle wind blew.
Convinced that I was safe, I shouted out loud.
“like! We are safe!”
Is this the taste of peace? it's moon Even the air feels like it welcomes me.
Unlike the forest and woods of the South, the North is a land of wilderness and highlands. Well, the military's territory isn't that wide, so there's no dramatic change in going up that much.
However, there are certain points of difference. The continuously changing climate and vegetation also change completely starting from the abyss plain. Just like a border dividing a country with a single line as a boundary, crossing the abyss plains reveals a barren artificial meadow and plain.
A country that is not like a country.
A nation that was once a country of alchemy, whose country was torn to pieces because of alchemy.
However, as the country is torn to pieces, it is rather good land for a wanderer like me to get in.
“If we’ve come this far, even the military won’t be able to pursue us. Even if we notice the trick late and follow it somehow, by then we'll already be running away. If you go a little further along the meta-conveyor belt from here, you will come to the northeastern stopover, and if you escape to the nations through the abyss wilderness above… Unless the military has the ability to cross the borders of other countries without restrictions, it's unreasonable to arrest us!”
I am thrilled Is there anyone other than me who has been out of pursuit of the military for so long? It will go down in the history of the military for a long time.
Escape from the military. With this history, even if I go to another place, I won't be bullied.
The returner who followed me out of the coffin also stretched out loudly.
“cadet. I'm home. What the hell are these guys? I'm on my way quietly, but suddenly they're chasing me.”
“Shay, I think the military would be unfair. Mr. Shay was all over the riot in the capital, but he didn't go quietly.”
“What? Better than you, Mr. Hameln's Piper? If it wasn't for you, they wouldn't have chased after you like a hound!”
“What did I do? I've been quiet and secluded, haven't I? There was no warning until you came. On the other hand, Shay, what? Touching the Monastic Headquarters? You know what another word for war is?”
“You played the flute!”
“Wheelly, Wheely. That being said, it seems like a wholesome person engaged in art. Anyway, it can be said that I did not commit any crimes in Amittengrad? No matter how I think about it, it’s not my problem.”
“So are we! Until I met you, the military was actively evading engagement! Then why did the military lead the entire army and follow us?”
how do i know that
Of course, I do gather information through indiscriminate mind-reading. My mind-reading technique is to assimilate with the person for a moment… No, you can read all the memories.
However, it is still unknown why the military is acting like this. Because the military is not a person.
The two six generals who were trying to catch us, Jeechang and Majang.
Jee-chang wondered why the order had suddenly changed, but he passed on it. He enjoys fighting the strong. He's gotten a little less reckless as he gets older, but if he's given orders, there's no reason not to follow them.
Mage is faithful to the military command. Fill in the lack of talent with systems and resources. It is an example of the exact realization of the ideal of the military, and the military is a benefactor to the magician who almost died of old age as a simple sorcerer. Military and Mage are mutually positive relationships.
And the other generals and soldiers simply followed orders. So, I don't know the true intentions of the military.
no, in the first place. Is there any real intentions in this country? I don't know either.
The returner called for Historia, the person closest to the military here.
“Sergeant! You know that you are a succubus. Who is the military chasing after us? Is it me or is it my son?”
“I don't know either.”
Historia was smoking a magic candle to commemorate her coming out after a long time. Seeing her brazenly asking for a fire even while tied up, the returnee, who was expecting a clear answer, frowned.
“You must know! You're a supremacist!”
“It’s a prejudice that you should know everything about growth. I’m only a horse, but I’m still only a chieftain.”
“you… Whoa, yes. Then why are you chasing us?”
“Were there any soldiers who questioned the reasons for their orders?”
“No, though! There must be a reason why they followed us most passionately… ! Oh right.”
'Didn't you say that you have regrets about your ex and that you have something to ask about Hamelin? So I followed… ?'
The returner glanced at me and nodded his head. I don't know if my ex-lover understands all of Historia's actions with that single word, whether it's fantasy or naive.
In the end, he grumbled with dissatisfaction as he couldn't get a clear answer.
“Doesn’t this country even tell its soldiers why they fight?”
Historia was interested in the regressor's words.
“It's a strange point of view. If the reason is understandable, we can fight, otherwise, shall we protest?”
“Not that! No one is going to give orders! If you don't know about us, the one who followed us directly, then who the hell knows?”
“Of course, the Command will know.”
“Command?”
As soon as the command's story came out, a disgusted expression appeared on the returnee's face. Anxiety about a problem that hasn't been completely resolved rather than a daunting one. It was an unpleasant feeling that you might feel when you find a little leftover in the corner after cleaning.
Hey, didn't I say that I destroyed the military in the past? What do you look like when you've won against the Command?
'Until now, I have watched and destroyed the military state quite a few times, but… . I've never seen the headquarters in person. They disappear without a trace when the army is destroyed. As if it never existed in the first place.'
Returner! While arguing with the military for the 13th round, you don't know the identity of the headquarters?! You are this child…!
thank god. I thought I was the only one who didn't know
I have lived in the military for nearly 25 years and have read the thoughts of many people. Whether it was a soldier, an instructor, or a remnant of the kingdom, he read his thoughts at random. It wasn't exactly what I was aiming for, but I'm proud of my ability to know a lot because it's an ability.
Even I do not know what the command is or what its true identity is.
As a mind-reader, what I mean by 'don't know' means that there is really nothing to point out.
Amittengrad. It is the largest and most populous city in the military. While residing there, I have never met anyone belonging to the headquarters or in contact with them. Apparently, high-ranking people in the headquarters don't show their faces in the streets.
… Thanks to a correspondent I met recently, I got a little clue… Even the correspondents who communicate directly with each other are just the limbs of the command.
'Even the musketeer will not know the identity of the headquarters. If I had known, I would have teased you in the last episode. Still, I had to go down. It's the first time I've ever been so close to a musketeer, so let's think about it.'
okay. Even a regressor who crosses time, uncovers all the secrets of the world, and collects treasures doesn't know, but how do I, a single mind reader, know?
While I nodded to myself in satisfaction, the regressor decided to make the most of this opportunity. The returnee asked openly.
“The thing that you guys refer to as the headquarters, does it exist?”
Contrary to the returner's concerns, Historia answered meekly.
“That's right. Orders come through the signalman.”
“So, does it really exist? It’s a signalman who gives orders, but no one has seen the real headquarters of the headquarters.”
However, what was easy to obtain had less value. Even Historia didn't know as much about the identity of the headquarters as I did.
“Remember. It's been a while since I became a general, but most people still don't know my face. Who's going to salute my face? They're saluting to the star on my chest.”
Historia stretched out her chest and held out the badge of rank on her chest. Her outline rose through the tightly bound cheonjamsa.
However, there was something that Historia forgot for a moment. Her uniform is the lure to lure her militia, and she's running to the other side of her.
hey, i can't live Because I still can't paint. In times like these, you need to help, right?
Let's see. In this case, it would be rude to mention it directly, so let's refer to the conversation we had earlier and turn it around a bit. These days, this is manners.
I salute to Historia's chest.
“Loyalty.”
My non-verbal expression did its duty effectively. Historia narrowed her brow and slowly lowered her gaze.
It was then that Historia remembered that she was wearing only one thin shirt. It is also tied with a legendary thread called Cheonjamsa.
Historia, who blushed for a moment, grabbed a magic weed and kicked me. She's a leg that rises without any prior movement, and she hits my thighs with incredible speed and precision.
“Evil, evil! Say it with your words, with your words! Not your feet!”
“…”
“Aww! Who hasn't tied the feet of a prisoner! Don't you know that your whole body is a weapon if you're a 6th commander?!”
Damn, my body is shaking. No matter how hard I tried to escape or try to subdue it, my legs made a bizarre trajectory and tenaciously aimed at my thighs.
While I was tormented at Historia's feet, the regressor looked at me with a good look.
“Heh. It's like throwing it away and messing with it. It's too late to regret it. It's too much for a guy like you.”
“Please, can't you just remove the filter from your ex-girlfriend that has no basis in your head?! And you tied this knot too! Because I wanted to, I left the legs unattended!”
'uh? How?'
“Well, what! It's not enough for this level of restraint against the 6th general!”
“Yes! It's not enough! I'm proving it with my body now! Ouch!”
Anyway, it turned out that Historia didn't know much about the Command. The returnee grumbled in disappointment.
“It's a command that even the Six Generals do not know the identity of, it's blatantly suspicious! Why is no one suspicious?”
“Well, since you don't know the identity, maybe you can't doubt it?”
“If you don't know the identity, you're more suspicious!”
“That's because Shay is a national power-level powerhouse. He's a person who can upset the country if he's misguided, so he's at the right eye level. For ordinary people, the military or command is too big a concept.”
Command is a generic term for the head of the military that governs the military. When a notice, order, or instruction was issued by the military, everyone said, 'The military made it.' They say, 'The command has issued an order', and follow it and see.
But is it like a tyrant wielding absolute power? If you do, that's not it either. No, the tyrant is right, but it's a little different.
The tyrant is right in front of your eyes. They wield innate strength and violence, instilling fear in people.
Since no one but me knows what's inside a person's heart, I try to escape from the violent and capricious tyrant's evil spirit. They use flattery to win the favor of a tyrant, take advantage of his indifference to collect wealth, and use luxury and pleasure to corrode the country step by step. The dirt and oil that flows from the top water seeps down as it is, and gradually pollutes the entire water.
But the command is invisible.
Only through the signal operator, and not even the signal operator himself, but through the communication magic golem. A signalman who is nothing more than a captain is not violent, nor has the power to inflict, nor the power to enjoy.
Even though I haven't heard of it lately… In a windowless room, deprived of all worldly things, they convey the command of the command in a dry, monotonous voice. It is a life of a messenger that goes beyond integrity and innocence.
Officers loathe signalmen who give orders on low-ranking subjects, but even that doesn't last long. Even signalmen only appear in the form of golems, and it is very difficult to hate non-humans.
If even signalmen and golems are like that, the command center will be terrified.
“The more the other person is out of the realm of their common sense, the too big, too powerful, and too complicated to capture in their sight, the more they feel, the different they feel. Ordinary people call and revere the existence beyond their sight as a god. I'm sorry, but I'm not angry. Shay doesn't have the heart to attack when he sees a storm or lightning, right?”
“yes?”
'no? Have you even caught lightning?'
Oh right. That was the worst being ever to blaspheme even God, a regressor. You can't put common sense out there.
A tycoon capable of treating a country as an 'enemy' with sincerity while possessing the power to fight against the military.
Are you a giant? Isn't it just childish?
what does it matter Even if you are childish, if you are strong, you will soon become a giant. If something doesn't go well, think again, maybe it's a lack of strength.
“So, for ordinary people, a military service is like such a natural disaster. Officers, at best, are only dissatisfied with their signalmen, and they don’t blame the commander. A man can only hate what he sees…”
Oh, wait a minute. I recalled what I had said for a moment.
god. and religion.
There is no god in the military. Because Seonghwangcheong was rejected, and Jimo Shindo came to this land as a civil engineering company. Other folk beliefs have long been reduced to demons or fairies.
then… . The religion of this country is… .
As my thoughts began to deepen, the murmur of the regressor interrupted my thoughts.
“…By the way, this is a national power, so why don't you know? It's a good position to know. The Command doesn't know, and I don't know about Hameln. What the hell do you know?”
One word that the regressor inadvertently murmured hit the pinnacle of Historia.
The same regressors and the usual words and deeds. If my opponent was Nana Tyr, I would have laughed and passed it on. But the way the conversation takes shape depends on the person you are talking to. Historia couldn't stand it.
“Then, what should I do?”
“yes?”
“Shall we push the signalmen? Shall we grab the poor guys by the neck and pull them out and threaten them to vomit the truth? Or will they go over the headquarters like a mouse and overthrow them. Kill them all to find out the truth?”
“Why, why are you so angry…?”
Ask the angry person why he is angry. I hoped surprising.
“Do you know that everyone can wiggle and leave like you and Huey?! I can't! It's strange to leave without any regrets! How can I throw away all the memories and relationships I've had… How can I leave?”
I'm talking to the regressor, but those words sounded like they were directed at me. If it was the regressor's fault, the only thing he did was provoke until the bottom of that feeling was exposed.
That's a lot.
Historia, who poured out all her emotions to the regressor, again adjusted her emotional zero. Her sunken eyes turned to me.
“I knew you and a few others were alive! But, I knew, but I didn't tell you. When anyone asked, they said they were all dead, and I tried to save them, but there were only corpses. I repeated like a parrot that no one was alive! I kept my breath and faithfully followed the instructions given to me…! I had to pay for the truth of my testimony, even if it was late!”
Her comrades disappeared in a suicide-like manner, and thanks to her, she ascended to the military academy alone and isolated, silently following the orders of the military. She was also known for her talents, but thanks to her uncompromising efforts to carry out her operations, she was referred to as the 'daughter of the military' and she became a model for former soldiers.
However, Historia was not a very sincere guy even up to middle school. She said that she was flirtatious, ignoring other children, and she was a typical rogue genius who skipped class like she was eating. The faithful model student was on my side.
That's how she became an exemplary general… .
“I thought that someone would come when things calm down…! I was afraid that I wouldn't know what I was doing, so I tried my best to be recognized as a supreme leader! But you, you don't show any signs of coming to me…! Your coming to me…!”
'continue… waiting… . From the moment we met again, this idiot kept running away and throwing away… !'
Now, I don't know if Historia is biting the magic candle or biting her lip. The ropes tied her arms, but her emotions continued to flow unbridled.
I scratched my chin and caught the gaze.
“…Actually, I've been quite busy, but somehow I think I've become a very bad person because of this.”
“That's right. You will be punished.”
The returner nodded his head slyly and added a chuimsae. Not a sister-in-law who encourages.