Two golden roses intertwined on a light purple background, and the lofty sentence embroidered on a vigorously fluttering flag symbolized the family of a page prince.
The prestige of the Page family, whose ancestor was Emitsa Page, who was the founder of magic and whom Karenden cared for like her own daughter, was no small feat compared to the five electorate families.
But what the hell is the Page family doing now?
“What are you doing?”
Shouted Sagan, who was quite upset that his magic battle was interrupted.
Even if the other party is the leader of the current Mage League, no matter how much he is a magician from Sega, he must not commit such rudeness simply out of anger.
However, at present, all causes and causes were in Sagan’s hands.
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“This guy is a traitor who aimed his sword at the Empire, is he protecting the traitor now?”
“Yes.”
For a moment, Sagan doubted his ears.
Now What? Yes?
Not only Sagan, but everyone in the room started whispering blankly. The biggest shock was the wizards who supported Madelia as the leader of the Magic League.
“what… … ?”
“The head of the Page family and the leader of the Magic League… … ?”
“Did you say that you were defending traitors… … ?”
So, was it the Page family who plotted this rebellion? If so, the impact this would have on the empire would be close to a natural disaster.
As Madelia Page led her troopers down the hill, the silence was filled with the sound of horses hooves.
The ranks of horsemen waving golden roses soon arrived at the point where the ground was twisted by the most powerful wizards, and surrounded the boy and girl as if protecting them.
Cassena laughed wildly and ran in front of him, probably because of the joy.
“mom mom! There are so many things I want to tell my mom! Hey, I——!”
Madelia only looked down coldly at her daughter, whom she had met for the first time in half a year, and then turned her head toward the imperial army.
“what? Mom is weird.”
I asked the magic guards and knights who had served Cassena since she was a child, the reason for this, but they also did not give any answer as if they had come together.
“mom? Mother?”
When the hood was pulled back, Sagan’s eyes widened as he checked Cassena’s face, with her light purple hair clearly visible.
‘Casena? It couldn’t have been, the child would have died. If it’s the real Cassena, then that dark hair can’t be.’
At that time, Aki’s eyes were wet with tears when Abat Gauge (which gradually decreases when Rain is not around, and when it reaches the limit, Aki’s cry bursts out) hit the floor.
“Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh… … !”
In this situation, no one could stop Aki from crying. Except for one person, Lane.
When Rain, who ran straight ahead, took over Aki from Cassena and patted him on the back, the crying stopped as if it had never happened.
“Don’t cry, now, ttuk, jjangjjang, what if you cry every time you have a chance like this?”
“Ooooh… … .”
“Tears! How far away was it?”
The bizarre spectacle made those around him have strange—perhaps legitimate questions.
‘what?’
‘Lady Cassena has a baby?’
‘When the hell did you give birth?’
Without time to ponder such a strange question, the situation began to reach its climax at once.
When Madelia’s cavalry intervened, the imperial army immediately began to encircle them with crane formations, but Grypion led the warriors down the hill, as if Rain and Cassena thought it was dangerous.
Yohan, the military commander of the Empire, who oversaw the command of the Imperial Army next to the prince, shouted with a face stained with embarrassment.
“Prince Madelia, what you are doing now is an act of clear treason! If you don’t stop the advance of those beasts, you’ll have bloodshed!”
“Wait, wait!”
When the situation he was so worried about happened all at once, Lane had to feel fear as if his whole body froze.
“Shut up! If you don’t stop these traitors and beasts, I’ll launch an all-out offensive this time and devastate the whole area! Do you understand?”
As soon as the order was issued, the archers again loaded arrows into the strings, and now the field catapults were loaded onto the megaliths.
In that situation where my mind goes white due to hyperventilation and everything around me seems slow, I don’t know why… … .
The last smile Barlzen saw came to mind, and his head cooled.
“… … It is not a beast.”
It shouldn’t be like this, it really shouldn’t be like this… … I realized it at the moment when I couldn’t suppress my emotions with reason.
300 years ago, when wizards looked down on me and looked down on me, I wasn’t particularly angry, but Lista was angry.
At that time, I wondered why Lista was so angry… … At this moment, I vaguely understood the guy’s feelings at that time.
“what?”
“The beasts are not beasts!”
“What nonsense… … ?”
“Although it has some hair and has a beast-like appearance… … It’s not a curse, it’s a blessing! It is a proof of the great sacrifice you have made for our humanity!”
At that evil cry that filled the swamp, the advance of the beastman warriors stopped like a lie.
So far, no one has.
A person who talks like that about beastmen, a person who rages against other humans on behalf of beastmen… … The warriors felt their eyes grow hot.
“Nonsense! Everyone in this land knows! What kind of creatures are those beasts!”
“Please apologize for insulting their honor. If not… … I have no choice but to oppose you.”
The air, no, the entire atmosphere froze at the absolute presence released in an instant when the boy’s eyes shone coldly.
On the other side of the marsh, I heard the cries of the ancient beasts fleeing in fear… … The soldiers holding the weapons stopped breathing as they felt the cold chill in their hands.
There, the fear felt by the magicians with high magic sensitivity was close to panic.
‘What is that… … ?’
‘It’s a dragon… … ?’
The incarnation of a transcendent beyond the horizon of cognition, the infinite magical power that transcends the realm of time and rises like a cliff in the form of a dragon behind the boy’s back, its absolute source.
Unlike the wizards, who broke out in cold sweat and breathed fast, the Byeongbu-ryeong, who did not recognize the magical power of the transcendence, shouted.
“okay? Try to be hostile somewhere! Right now, the empire is in a situation where order is collapsing due to the endless threat of the abyss, and the crisis cannot be accelerated by allowing prisoners to enter!”
“… … !”
“In a situation like this where you don’t know when a sunspot incident will happen again, there will be no compromise even if the opponent is the Page family, so I will annihilate you here and now as the shield and sword of the empire!”
As soon as the order was given, the archers immediately tried to pull the bowstring… … what?
don’t get pulled
The bowstring was several times heavier than usual. It’s like pulling a lump of metal, not a string.
“Apologize quickly! not a beast! They are human beings just like us!”
It was because an invisible finger was pulling the bowstring in the opposite direction, but Leoren, the palace guard who immediately recognized the reason, raised his eyebrows in surprise.
‘Wide telekinesis control?’
Using telekinesis to control the bows of so many archers?
In that instant, the runes Cassena Page drew in the air had strokes that neither Madelia nor Sagan had ever seen before. It looked like a simplified version of the dragon.
What the hell is that power, and did that kid get to use that power before he knew it?
“Their bodies themselves are a sign of a curse, so what nonsense are you talking about!”
The rebels were so confident that they were dumbfounded, so the military commander laughed and shouted. The boy immediately responded with a passionate cry.
“The Beasts have been guarding the seal on behalf of mankind across the Wall for 1,400 years! I could have crossed the barrier whenever I wanted to! Why would you? In that cursed land where there is nothing but cold and the dead!”
“… … !”
“You also spoke of the perils of the abyss, and it is true! If the wisdom of mankind and the power of beastmen are combined, wouldn’t we be able to cope with the dangers that lie ahead more efficiently?”
“what… … ?”
“The abyss is awakening and the age of dragons is coming to an end! Humanity must unite as one before it is too late!”
I lost control of my emotions and put the wrong button in the first place, but I have to say it clearly even now.
with reason and rational judgment.
You have to convince your intellect, not appeal to your emotions.
“what?”
“Are the beastmen becoming allies?”
As embarrassing whispers began to spread throughout the ranks, the Brigade Commander gasped.
“Wouldn’t it be bad to listen to the story, Mr. Byeongbu-ryeong?”
When the royal palace Leoren made a hint, the brigadier general’s face flushed red.
“Sophistry, sophistry! Don’t be fooled by such words! Don’t you know that the abyss always possesses people’s hearts and then devours their souls!”
“… … !”
“The moment we let the beastmen into the land of the Empire, the same slaughter as during the Sunspot Crisis will begin! It’s too late then! We must follow the orders of His Majesty the Emperor and annihilate them all!”
And suddenly, when the baton was raised, flag bearers here and there raised their flags.
The signal of the all-army rush… … When the foot soldiers raised their spears in unison, the knights drew their swords from their scabbards, and the sound of metal rubbing against leather exploded fiercely.
I thought it was really bad. The fight with the magic castle was to draw attention before the conversation.
Couldn’t suppress the emotions of the moment, so the situation develops into the worst scenario of fighting the imperial army in the end… … The time when Lane bit his lip.
“Stop, let’s hear the story.”
That voice resonated clearly and distinctly in a situation that had reached the threshold of confusion, and put an end to all chaos in an instant.
Crown Prince Raida Eijin.
Almost as soon as the boy prince raised his hand, all the soldiers removed their hands wet with cold sweat from their weapons in the presence of the imperial dignity.
“Your Highness, to hear the story… … Don’t be seduced by the sophistry of the one who serves the Abyss!”
Ignoring the urgent shouts of the military commander, the prince rode his horse in front of the ranks. Thirty cavalrymen, including the courtier Leoren, immediately followed.
And Madelia, who had only waited for this moment, rode towards the prince.
In silence, Laida and Madelia finally faced each other at the halfway point. Madelia bowed first by bowing.
“Your Highness the Crown Prince.”
“Prince Madelia. Okay, can you explain how this happened now?”
“That’s not something I can talk about. That child, Lane Ludwig, can tell you.”
Prince Rida’s gaze moved over Madelia’s shoulder to Lane Ludwig, who was carrying Aki.
Lane Ludwig… … I wasn’t mistaken either. But for what reason did he rebel by dragging the prisoners down?
At those words, the eyes of the sorcerer’s castle, which had been standing behind the prince, widened.
‘Lane Ludwig? The grandson of old Scourge, whom I saw about 10 years ago, grew up like that?’
Rumors that the heir of the Ludwig family would be as famous as his grandfather and father in ＜Deleiten＞ had already been heard by Sagan.
But what?
I heard that the successor of the Ludwig family died in the sunspot incident and even had a funeral.
‘No, that’s fine. It doesn’t matter if it’s a ghost.’
The question is, how did he get to the point where he had to use cerebral hemorrhage at such a young age… … The magic battle with that guy was a really fantastic time. Can’t we do it one more time? without any hindrance.
“Are you saying that you don’t even know much about this situation right now?”
“It is.”
“But you said you were silent?”
“yes. Not only that, but I and the Page family will take full responsibility for the words, promises, and guarantees that Lane says to His Highness.”
Prince Raida couldn’t believe it at all, so he had to ask back.
“Gong, are you serious now?”
To take all the responsibility… … Lane Ludwig hasn’t said anything yet? It would be nice to see it as a so-called blank check.
No, it could be said that it is a guarantee of life… … .
But Madelia also knew about the true nature of the prisoners. Because it is written in Emissa Page’s diary, which is secretly handed down only to the heirs of the Page family.
“I am well aware of Lane Ludwig’s personality, skills and insight. Absolutely reliable.”
“… … !”
“There is no way they brought in prisoners for treason. It must have a deep meaning. Your Highness, please listen and judge.”
Hmm… … .
Ryda caressed her chin for a moment and thought for a while, then finally nodded.
“Then call me. Listen and judge.”
Reign, who managed to put Aki wrapped in swaddling clothes to sleep, stepped forward to Madelia and the prince before she had time to catch her breath.
It’s been a long time since I’ve bowed in a royal court style, but maybe it’s because I’m holding Aki in my arms, so my movements are erratic and awkward.
The magicians of the Special Forces tried to point it out, but Raida raised a hand to stop it.
“It’s been a while, Lane Ludwig.”
When the prince took the tone of being happy, Rain couldn’t help but feel embarrassed. long time no see
“It’s natural that I don’t remember. But I definitely remember you. It was during the final exam for ＜Deleiten＞.”
“It’s an honor to be doing that.”
“so? You are now branded as a traitor who incited the prisoners to cross the wall and rebel against the Empire. I thought he died during the sunspot event, so why did he do this?”
The prince’s eyes, which seemed to be favorable, became sharp as if he was aiming a knife at his chest.
It was something I was aware of after hearing it from the adventurers, but when I was questioned by the prince, I choked as if my head had been put on the guillotine.
You have to go out cautiously and calmly. Because the opponent is the Crown Prince of the Holy Human Empire.
“Treason, it is unreasonable. You know there’s no reason for me, or my family, to do something like that… … .”
“That is why I am asking you now. Why did he not hesitate to use treasonous words to bring prisoners into the Empire?”
“Your Highness, I am presumptuous, but beastmen are not cursed creatures. They are the beings that Your Highness should express gratitude to on behalf of the Empire.”
In that moment, everyone gasped. What did that bastard just say to the prince of the empire? Isaka of the Special Forces shouted.
“Such a reckless—!”
“—I will talk. back off.”
“Haona, Your Highness!”
“Should I say it twice? You guys, step back about fifteen paces. I will speak to myself.”
Due to the prince’s dignity, the escorts, including the royal palace and the sorcerer’s castle, had no choice but to step back 15 steps.
“I have to express my gratitude to the beasts on behalf of the empire?”
“That’s right.”
“Let’s hear why. I will decide after listening to whether or not the contents are presumptuous. Now, try bewitching me once, wizard. Just like back then.”