The Leader of the NTR Knights Decided To Escape chapter 5

5 – You don’t have to worry about that guy.

“Tsk. So, you mean you missed it after all?”

“Sorry… do. General Neto. Since then, I’ve been looking around just in case… I couldn’t find it after all.”

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Manager Olivier answered in a dark voice.

He led his men on a sortie to catch the escaped Cromwell, but seeing her return empty-handed at the end, General Neto said in a cold voice.

“You look like a pitiful guy, so you should have caught him while you could. Even though the opponent was Cromwell, even though dozens of people flocked to him, he couldn’t beat a bottle of paladin? Even with how many wizards and warriors there were?”

“Your face… There is not. At that time, it was renovated in an instant… No, stop being overwhelmed by Cromwell’s divine power… The sin of not fulfilling the mission… I’ll take it sweetly.”

As if having received something extremely shocking, Olivier spoke in a very empty voice.

That voice sounded as if he had given up on life halfway rather than really begging for punishment.

Seeing her like this, General Neto clicked his tongue a little and gave instructions with a rough hand gesture.

“I don’t want to look like that, so go and do some work. I will take responsibility for this after the battle is over.”

“… Yes, General.”

Director Olivier left the barracks after bowing his head once more at General Neto’s order.

Watching her stumble and struggle as if in shock, General Neto shook his head slowly and sat down.

‘A pitiful fellow, unable to carry out even one of these things correctly and stinging.’

Olivier seems to be out of his mind somehow even though the battle is right in front of him.

Looking at the not-so-cool look of the person he was working with, General Neto lit a cigarette.

‘By the way… Things got a little bothersome. Cromwell’s bastard fell to the rebels. If things go like this, it must be said that a lot of information about our military was also passed along.’

It was Edward Cromwell, a person who had been in the military for a fairly long time as the 2nd Knight Commander of the Imperial Army. The fact that such a person surrendered to the rebels means that a lot of military secrets were also handed over.

And among them, the detailed internal circumstances of the Imperial Army under General Neto, currently stationed here, would have been included.

Secrets that cannot be known through simple spying.

Information of the utmost importance, such as the exact size and detailed organization of the army, the location of munitions, and the presence or absence of reinforcements.

As such things could possibly become a weapon greater than troops depending on the situation, General Neto could not help but feel quite intrusive about this part.

But.

Aside from this awkward feeling.

He was concluding that this was only in the realm of emotions, and would not affect the outcome of the upcoming war.

‘Well, at least one paladin has left. The knights he was proud of are still intact here, and above all, the difference in power is too overwhelming to do anything with only information.’

No matter how good information you have, it is useless if you don’t have the military to execute it.

In addition, there would be little chance that the rebels, even with the few troops there, would act as they did after hearing the story of Cromwell, who had barely surrendered.

Of course, if he survives and makes contact with the main Rebel forces, things will get really messy, but before that, conquer the fortress and cut his throat.

That’s how it was at the time when General Neto was dismissing this incident simply as a bothersome thing had happened.

– “What the hell are you doing? so suddenly… ”

– “I don’t have time to explain! Please let me see General Neto immediately!”

“yes?”

A sudden, raucous voice.

In response, General Neto raised his voice as he felt doubt.

“What’s the fuss?”

– “Ah.. General. That is… oh!”

The next moment, a familiar face enters the room while forcibly passing the soldier guarding the barracks.

Richard, a high-ranking warrior and a newly appointed general, stood in front of General Neto with an urgent expression.

“General Richard, what the hell is going on? What’s so urgent that even the guards came in?”

“Ps.. Excuse me, please forgive my rudeness, General, but I have something very important… ”

“much? Could it be that you are talking about Cromwell?”

Richard, who momentarily pauses slightly at General Neto’s words.

But soon, she erased that expression and spoke in a serious voice.

“… You know. Yes, it is. I came because I have something to tell you about the Cromwell Knight Commander.”

“If that’s the case, there’s no need to talk about it.”

“Yes?”

General Neto’s attitude, a feeling of annoyance.

At this, Richard began to feel a little perplexed, and towards her, General Neto extinguished it by rubbing his cigarette against the table, examining the papers in front of him, and said in an annoyed voice:

“Anyway, isn’t he a traitor now? As long as it’s confirmed that you surrendered to that rebel, it’ll be enough if you cut off the head in this battle.”

“General, this is not something to be taken lightly. Cromwell’s… ”

“I am well aware that he knows quite a bit of our secrets. However, no matter how much information there is, it is of no use if there is no military capable of using it.”

“That… That’s definitely true. But… ”

“In addition, it is quite strong, but even so, Cromwell is a paladin. Unlike magicians, they have clear limits on the power they can use, and there’s no longer even a strong knights to support them, so what’s the point of worrying?”

“It’s not like that! As I said before, it would be difficult to regard Captain Cromwell as a mere paladin! Unexpected results… ”

“General Richard?”

General Neto shows a cold attitude toward Richard, who speaks urgently.

Richard was speechless for a moment, and while looking at her, General Neto said in a cold voice.

“I know you have high regard for him. In fact, it must be natural as he is the person who made you who you are today. But, even so, I don’t like that you still show attachment to him in this way.”

“ruler… General… sir. It’s not like that… ”

“Don’t do obvious tricks, because I know you’re trying to save him somehow. He’s a traitor, and if I show sympathy for him any more, I can’t stand by.”

“… ”

His words contain gentle warnings.

Richard had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

“Stop leaving. If you have time to pay attention to such a traitor, prepare for the upcoming battle thoroughly.”

After that, Richard goes outside without being able to speak any more.

Seeing her like this, General Neto felt that Cromwell’s traces were left deep in his army, and deep feelings of annoyance began to rise again.

‘This dirty name from a humble commoner goes on for a very long time… When this battle is over, I’ll stick his neck through the flagpole and give him a strong bluff. I won’t forgive anyone who mentions the name of a traitor like this.’

*

“Kuh… ”

Richard steps out of the barracks biting his lip until it bleeds.

Now that the attempt to express the danger of Cromwell has gone in vain.

In her heart, the feeling of growing anxiety was clearly felt.

‘Everyone doesn’t know… William as well as General Neto. They think too lightly of the dangers of Cromwell’s authorship.’

Cromwell, who is known only as a paladin who simply leads a powerful knights through the battlefield.

Certainly his valor and command of his mounted knights were admirable, but Richard knew better than anyone else that his fears were not the only thing.

A fact that can be known because it was Richard who had worked with Cromwell for a longer time than Clara, who was his fiancée.

Because of this, she couldn’t overcome her personal desires and cooperated with General Neto’s work, but at the same time, she couldn’t help but feel deep anxiety in her heart.

If things go wrong and we fail to safely purge him,

The fear that this man’s terrifying knife point might be pointed at him.

and at this moment,

Now that the worst that we feared is really about to happen.

As she shuddered, she began to feel a deep remorse for what had happened.

“damn!”

Richard swears and struggles to get rid of these feelings.

Then, while trying to ignore the uneasiness that still lingered on, she began to move to the location of her subordinates.

‘… ah… no… What would you do if you had regrets like this now? That… And… in the first place, there’s no way the rebels would listen to the words of a surrenderer. It’s fine… It will be fine. I’m sure you’ll be able to finish it without any problems… ‘

Pushing himself to do so, Richard began to move forward.

At this moment, without realizing that one’s own pace is accelerating too fast…

*

General Franklin looking straight into my face with a cold expression.

Turning to her, I asked again in a slightly puzzled voice.

“I… there… What did you say just now?”

“I said I would do as you said. Let’s fully embrace what we just said.”

“… ”

Looking at her making a decision so coolly apart from the stiff atmosphere, I looked blank for a moment.