112 episodes Southern Conquest (1)
‘The academy must be attacking Fortress Clasion by now.’
Satisfying my hunger at a small town restaurant, I got lost in thought.
‘When the Shreière family is not yet ready, the academy must first attack.’
Before attending the Six Swords meeting, I explained to Ferdinand, Serine and Chloe what was about to happen.
He then persuaded the upper echelons of the academy to ask the Shreière family to launch a preemptive attack.
‘Because we have to defeat Klauwice first.’
Klauwice is a cunning person.
If you leave it alone, a lot of headaches will happen.
So, before Klauwice prepares a maneuver, the academy must strike first.
‘Of course, it will not be easy to destroy the Schreier family alone with the Academy.’
The situation is different from repulsing the Waldfeld family that has invaded the West.
This time, the Academy is attacking the south, the home of the Shreière clan.
‘So, I’m moving.’
The Academy advances from the west into the southern regions, oppressing the Schreiers.
And I take another route and go south… He will strike behind the Shreière family.
‘It’s shaking the Schreier family from both sides.’
The more the academy puts pressure on the Shreière family, the more gaps I could dig into.
Conversely, if I sharply pierce the rear of the Shreière clan, it will be easier for the academy to advance.
‘Klauwice will never ignore me. You will be swayed by my movements.’
To achieve Klauwice’s ambition, you must eliminate me.
If the palace officials designate me as Archduke Lichtenauer, things will go awry.
I was the one who was the most stumbling block to gaining the status of one person or one person.
‘Wandering around the South like that… All you have to do is drive Klauwice away.’
Of course, in the South there are not only the Schreiers, but also the Agrippas.
But House Agrippa will monitor the situation for now.
Considering Brantley’s personality, he would only watch the battle between the Academy and the Schreiers for now.
‘The Schreier family is in the southwest, and the Agrippa family is in the southeast… … .’
Brantley will be paying more attention to the Ignias of the East.
Unlike the Shreière family, the Ignias family will not receive any special checks and will greatly expand their power.
‘By the way, how is Heinrich moving?’
Rufus may have already left the academy to join his father, and so will Berries.
It was unlikely, however, that Heinrich would have left the Academy and returned to the Agrippa family.
‘He must still be thinking of defeating me at the academy to become Archduke Lichtenauer.’
In a way, it can be said that Heinrich is the purest person.
Because he still hasn’t given up on his dream of competing fairly in the academy and winning the Grand Duke of Lichtenau on his own.
The other guys are trying to break the board because they think there is no hope, but Heinrich keeps trying without giving up his original intention.
‘Even Brantley isn’t the one to contact Heinrich to come back… … .’
Somehow… I thought that Heinrich would stay with the academy until the very end.
* * *
Southwest of the Empire, Fort Klasion.
Situated on the border of the south and west, this fortress is one of the main strongholds of the Schreier family.
The commander of the fortress is Klauwice’s cousin Callisrupe Schreier.
A person who had reached the advanced level of Graduate, he was a swordsman who was loyal to Klauwice.
“Has Miss Berrysrize departed already?”
“Yes, I persuaded you well.”
Hearing the subordinate’s answer, Callisrupe nodded.
“I hope you can join us safely.”
Berrysrize had recently fled the academy with some of his entourage.
This is because the upper echelons of the academy have decided to oppose the Schreier family.
Thanks to her arriving at Fort Calusion and telling him what had happened, Callisrupe was able to grasp the situation more clearly.
“Honestly, I was very surprised to hear the information that Veris Rize gave me.”
“Yeah, it looks like the academy has been completely taken over by Ernas Landsstein.”
According to the story told by Berithrize, Ernas’ advisor and aides persuaded the upper echelons of the academy.
It was as if Ernas had already instructed on how to move.
“But we don’t have to worry about it anyway. Political matters will be decided by the Lord.”
“I will.”
“All we have to do is defend this fortress.”
Saying that, Callisrupe looked down at the wall below.
The troops from the academy were preparing for a siege.
“After all, the number of heads itself isn’t that many.”
“Still, it’s probably mostly grades.”
“Yes, there must be professors who have reached the climax level.”
The academy is a small group of graduates.
This one has a lot of heads, but most of them are general.
Defending the fortress will not be easy.
“Take the time as much as possible. Then the Lord will send reinforcements.”
“Yes, you have to hold on to it as much as possible.”
In the midst of those conversations, the academy’s attack began.
The Academy’s Graduates didn’t even use siege equipment.
He was trying to jump up the fortress wall using his new magic.
“Do not be afraid! Among the Graduates, only some of the experts can climb to the top of this fortress! If you act calmly, you can stop it!”
Callisrupe ran over the wall and raised his voice.
Occasionally, if someone came up to the top of the fortress wall, they would directly wield their sword to kill them.
“doing well! Keep holding on like this!”
When Callislupe was swinging his sword while screaming like that.
Suddenly, there was a black shadow rising from below the wall.
“you are… … !”
“It’s been a while, Callislupe.”
‘Black Chain Sword’ Angela Bertinsky.
One of the highest grade grades representing the Academy climbed the ramparts and smiled dismal.
“Angela Bertinsky! Are you the vanguard?!”
“You can do that. He’s from the south, so he’s bright with the geography.”
Saying so, Angela raised her sword.
A creepy black sword was deployed on the blade.
“But I am not alone. Professor Valentiano, Professor Ferdinand, Professor Joles… The current advisors who remain in the academy have been mobilized. Only President Aldbout is guarding the Academy.”
“… … !”
If that is the case, it means that four or more of the highest grade grades have invaded the South.
You will not be able to stop them unless the owner, Claus Klauwice himself, steps forward.
“But you can’t just focus on our professors, Callislupe.”
“what?”
“Students aren’t easy either.”
“… … !”
That moment.
Callisrupe felt like living behind the scenes.
I tried to respond urgently, but it was already too late.
“Cuckoo!”
Whoops!
The blue-haired student who approached in an instant pierced Callislupe’s body with a sharp stab.
“Yeah, your guy… … !”
Checking that face, Callislupe widened her eyes.
Heir to the Agrippa family… Heinrich Agrippa, wearing an academy uniform, was wielding a sword at Callislupe.
“Uh… … !”
After being fatally wounded by the attack that followed, Callisrupe fell on top of the wall.
I didn’t expect that I would be knocked down by a single student rather than by top-notch professors.
“Good job, Heinrich.”
“no.”
“But don’t procrastinate. On the other side, Serine Bastian is doing a great job with the Yols class, so we will have to work harder.”
“Don’t worry. It’s not Ernas, and I’m not behind anything like Serine.”
In the fading consciousness, Callisrupe heard the conversation between Angela and Heinrich.
They didn’t seem to care about the callisrupe.
‘Lord, be careful… … .’
The academy was stronger than expected.
Regret that he could not convey this to Klauwice directly, Callisrupe died.
* * *
“Calusion Fortress was captured in one day?!”
Klauwice doubted his ears.
Calusion Fortress is one of the main strongholds of the Shreière family.
There were many talented graduates, including Callislupe, and there were quite a few defensive forces.
But how was it captured in one day?
“Did they send out a lot of top-notch professors?”
“Valentiano, Angela, Ferdinand, Joles… There are four people here.”
“You mean that everyone, except for Aldbout, moved to attack us… … !”
The original academy had six graduate culminations, with the exception of President Aldbout.
Achilles was murdered by Mikhail Waldfeld, and Caleon left this time, so now there are only four of them left.
All four of them had invaded the South.
“When Mikhail Waldfeld invaded the West, there were only three of them, but sending four to the South… … .”
Do you want to end it in a hurry?
For Klauwice, it was a situation that turned inside out.
“Lord, how about sending troops to the east and attacking the empty Academy headquarters?”
“A way to pass the time while proposing to the academy to negotiate… … .”
The staff members each had their own opinions, but nothing was to their liking.
As Klauwice stared at the map and was lost in thought, new information came in.
“Lord, I just received a call from the Otland family.”
“Otland?”
Otland is a count family with a territory north of here, that is, close to the central region.
It was also a family that had been loyal to the Shreière family from generation to generation.
“Ernas Landsstein appeared and tried to capture him… It is said that they only suffered a lot of damage and lost it.”
“… … !”
“He headed south, and he seems to have publicly stated that he was going to attack the Schreiers.”
Hearing this, Klauwice grinded his teeth.
I haven’t been able to find out where Ernas is in the meantime, but I guess he was heading this way after the Six Swords meeting was over.
“Pass the information to the Blood Test Presbyterian Association! You must never miss him!”
From the west are descending from the Academy’s top professors and from the north are Ernas Landsstein.
At the movement of the enemies approaching from both directions, Klauwice felt suffocating.
* * *
Whik!
The wind blew through the woods.
The Earl of Otland’s pursuit had long since eluded him.
‘Next, I’ll have to attack the estate of Viscount Yuvallis.’
Viscount Yuvallis is also a noble who supports the Shreière family.
If you leave it alone, I will send reinforcements to the Shreière family, so I have to visit them once and inflict a fatal blow.
If I take care of some families like this, other families will not be able to send their troops out recklessly because they are afraid of my attack… Eventually, Klauwice was unable to form an army of the size he wanted.
Then I just need to approach Klauwice little by little while attacking the strongholds of the Shreière family.
“… … .”
Suddenly, I felt a cool breeze.
When I looked around using Attilion’s magic detection technique, I could confirm that there were people approaching me at a frightening speed.
‘Is it the Blood Sword Presbyterian Association?’
They must have been newly hired assassins after the death of Elder Harpecion.
‘There are two senior graders.’
On the left and right, there is a guy with huge magical powers.
It looked like two elder-level assassins were put in.
“… … .”
I moved to the right without hesitation.
It cut through the wind and moved in a straight line, attacking the assassin who was moving secretly in the forest.
“… … ?!”
I hurriedly tried to dodge my attack, but it was already too late.
After blocking the movement by flying a Calesius Type 4 whiplash, he immediately narrowed the distance and fed him with a spear sword.
“Uh… … !”
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Blood spewed from his neck and the assassin fell.
He must have been an elder-level assassin of the Blood Sword Presbyterian Church, but he was not particularly curious about his name.
“… … !”
The small assassins who were moving together froze with a look of astonishment.
The elder-level assassin approaching from the left had also stopped moving.
I exhaled coldly while keeping my sword on the blade.
“Don’t procrastinate, run fast.”
None of them were my opponents.