< Chapter 104 - Rescue #3 >
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Rescuing the Emperor and other members of the royal family was a task, but getting them safely to their hideout was also a task.
The prime minister had initially stood by and watched the ambush itself in order to capture the Royal Knights who had set out on a rescue mission, but that did not mean he had completely left the surrounding area empty.
“Good luck!”
“May the protection of the gods be with you!”
The Royal Knights each took their royal family members and dispersed. Since they were a small group to begin with, there was no point in them moving around together, and scattering in all directions was also a basic escape.
“Hey, Yuder! Let’s go!”
“cucumber!”
Instead of heading straight to the promised location, Uther and Cordelia appeared and disappeared here and there around the island.
This is because the strongest and most mobile members of the group were Uther and Cordelia.
Half a day like that.
It was only when the sun rose in the morning that Uther and Cordelia began to focus solely on their escape, and only when the sun reached its zenith were they able to relax.
“Master!”
As they entered the nameless forest between the system and the academy city of Manaplu, Kirara, who had been waiting in hiding, greeted Uder and Cordelia with a big smile.
“I’m glad you’re safe!”
“Yeah, yeah. Thank you so much.”
Cordelia smiled and said as she hugged Kirara tightly, who ran over and hugged her, and Kirara immediately responded again.
“Hehehe.”
Kirara blushed and wagged her tail, as if embarrassed, but also as if she was enjoying this moment so much.
‘That’s amazing.’
Because the original Kirara never showed that kind of appearance.
‘Is this a similar case to the Red Wind?’
Of all the characters that Uther and Cordelia have met so far, the one with the biggest personality difference from the original is none other than Red Wind.
In the original, he was very cold and sensitive and didn’t talk much, but the current Red Wind not only smiles a lot, but also has a friendly personality.
There is one reason why this happened.
The fact that Uther and Cordelia avoided all the hardships she had experienced in the original by buying her in the slave market.
They were not abused in the slave markets, they did not experience the deaths of other slaves, and, crucially, their homeland was not destroyed.
Although it wasn’t as dramatic as Red Wind, Kirara was also a character who lived a pretty rough life in the original.
Although she used betrayal as a means of survival, she was actually quite delicate on the inside.
Every time she betrayed someone, she got hurt, so as the story progressed, she became more and more worn out.
‘Kirara, it’s you again?’
‘Kirara, it’s not you.’
‘But Kirara is a traitor.’
The scene where Kirara, who ran away and abandoned everyone saying she wanted to live on her own, sat alone by the lake and cried, garnered sympathy from many users.
‘Of course, there were many people who criticized it as crocodile tears.’
Anyway, in the original, Kirara was someone who had been betrayed so many times that her heart had been broken and she would often have dead eyes when she was alone, but that wasn’t the case anymore.
Because before his heart could break and shatter like the Red Wind, he met Cordelia and became a new person.
“I love you so much, Master.”
As Kirara whispered softly as if confessing, Cordelia finally blew away all the various thoughts that had been floating around in her head.
“I like it too.”
“Hehehe.”
As such a heartwarming scene continued, Yuder also smiled like a father, but he couldn’t stay like this forever.
“Kirara, what about the royal family?”
“Are you okay? Everyone is here except for Lucas and Kaisha.”
“Huh? Those two haven’t arrived yet?”
When Cordelia asked after Yuder, Kirara quickly nodded and said.
“It’s not dangerous, it’s just resting for a while. That’s what the owls did.”
Kira, who can communicate with animals, acts as a sort of communication network in the nameless forest, keeping track of the situation of everyone in the group and passing on notes through animals when necessary.
Everyone gathered except Lucas and Kaisa.
Only two people are resting somewhere else.
“oh.”
Cordelia, who was slightly impressed, soon narrowed her eyes and said with a sinister smile, “Hehehe.”
“Mr. Yuder, doesn’t this stink? Where are these two men and women in their prime resting and what are they doing? Cordelia wants to know.”
The way his eyes sparkled made it seem like he had already finished his fantasy in his head.
So instead of amplifying her delusions by hitting on her, Uder pulled her back to reality.
“Out with the pervert. Let’s start by joining the party.”
“tooth.”
Cordelia was annoyed, but since it was just a joke, she quickly calmed down and went deep into the forest, holding hands with Kirara.
About ten minutes had passed like that.
“You came!”
“Ohhh!”
The Royal Knights and their followers, who had been resting scattered around, approached with joy on their faces.
Thanks to Uder and Cordelia, the royal family was saved – no, after seeing Uder and Cordelia’s crazy activities, it was natural for them to act like that.
Cordelia, who was using powerful magic including Uther and Earthquake while facing the Sword Master Set at the same time.
Both of them were so incredibly talented that it was hard to believe they were only eighteen years old.
“Come this way.”
Leon also greeted Uther and Cordelia with a big smile on his face.
He was burning with a competitive spirit against Lucas, but he didn’t even think about that against Uther.
Because the difference was too big.
Originally, jealousy was something that could only be felt to a certain degree.
I never felt jealousy or anything towards people from other worlds. They were literally people from other worlds.
“Exciting.”
Cordelia shrugged her shoulders, feeling happy at the admiring gazes from everyone – to be exact, at Uther. In return, Uther smiled at the admiring gazes at Cordelia.
Anyway, the group that followed Leon encountered the imperial family – to be exact, the young emperor of the empire, the regent empress dowager, and the emperor’s young brothers.
“Uh… Are you sleeping?”
“Yes, it was a difficult journey after all.”
In fact, the Emperor and his brothers had already fainted and lost consciousness during the process of Cordelia hijacking the carriage.
Even the Empress Dowager, who had been holding on somehow, lost her nerve and fainted after entering the forest.
It could be interpreted as disrespectful to the Emperor to show him the appearance of a defenseless Emperor who was asleep, not even meeting him, but since he was running away, there was no other way.
“Then let’s take a break too.”
“Yes, we plan to stay here a little longer and then move on again when night falls.”
Yuder nodded a few times to Leon’s words and sat down in a suitable place with Cordelia and Kirara, who followed him like an appendix.
A few more minutes like that.
Cordelia, who was half-lying down while holding Kirara in her arms, looked back at the royal family. The sights she had seen earlier came back to her mind.
‘There was a baby too, right?’
In the original work, the imperial family hardly appeared except for the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, but reality was different.
The emperor had three younger brothers, and because the emperor was young, they were even younger.
There was also a small child who looked to be about two or three years old, although I’m not sure who he was.
‘Kids. Babies.’
Cordelia hugged Kirara tightly again and began to indulge in her special fantasy.
Children running around laughing out loud.
A clever child who resembles Uther, and a lovely child who resembles Cordelia herself.
The successor of Yuder, who will inherit the Count’s family.
‘I, I’m the one giving birth, right?’
Because it’s a Uder love.
Because he’s Yuder’s child.
Something I couldn’t quite imagine. Marrying Yuder, having a child, becoming a mother······.
‘Ugh.’
In the past, I couldn’t even imagine marrying Yuder.
But now that I can imagine marriage itself, I guess that’s a step forward.
‘But there are a lot.’
Because there were four if you include the emperor.
The Empress Dowager was a womanizer, as expected from someone who had served as regent, but that was because of her personality and actions, and her appearance itself was truly that of a beautiful queen.
I couldn’t even imagine that she had given birth to four children.
‘Come to think of it, everyone has a lot of children…?’
Unlike in the past life, in this world – here in the Pleiades – it was common to have many children.
It was a bit unusual for a house to have only two children, as there were usually at least three, and sometimes as many as five or six brothers or sisters.
‘Then Yuder and I······.’
How many children should I have?
If you think about the title, the two are perfect. But since you saved both the kingdom and the empire, wouldn’t your title be higher? Since it’s not an ordinary merit, many benefits are given to your children······.
‘Should I ask Yuder?’
How many people would be good?
‘How many children do you like?’
Cordelia, who had asked this question in her head, immediately blushed and groaned.
Because I was so embarrassed.
“Ugh?”
And thanks to that, Kirara, who was in Cordelia’s arms – to be exact, Kirara, whose body was tightening around Cordelia’s arms without her knowing it, groaned, but unfortunately Cordelia, who was deep in her delusions, did not hear her voice.
‘Still… Should I ask you something?’
Because it’s important.
Yeah, yeah, it’s important.
‘Hey, Yuder.’
How many do you like?
“Eight people.”
“uh?”
“Eight people.”
Uther spoke again, and Cordelia, who was flustered and at a loss, answered while wiggling her fingers.
“That, that much? That, even so, if that’s what you want… Let’s, let’s work hard together?”
“Hey, Cordelia. You weren’t listening to me, were you?”
“uh?”
What were you talking about?
As Cordelia blinked, Uther’s face turned blank and he sighed.
“The Sword Master Story.”
There were a total of twelve Sword Masters in the Empire.
Among them, the three confirmed as enemies are those attached to the Prime Minister.
Jay Caroniac and Caesar and Matrina.
Of the remaining nine, eight remain, excluding the absolute knight Galahad, who can be said to be on our side unconditionally.
“Uh… There are three elves among them?”
“Yes, it’s not confirmed yet, but they are the ones most likely to be on our side. If we take out those three, that leaves five.”
Among them, there were two people who could clearly be considered pro-emperor, so it was really unclear which side the remaining three would take.
‘Because Heroes Chronicles is an RPG, not a political drama.’
Moreover, since the story unfolded amidst the chaos of the seven great disasters and the collapse of the kingdom, it was difficult to properly depict things like political strife.
“The problem is that one of those three is a swordsman.”
The Empire’s First Sword.
The strongest swordsman on the continent, known as the God of Swords.
The strongest of the four Grand Masters held by the Empire.
As the owner of the Ultimate Six, he could become the biggest variable in the upcoming battle for the Empire.
“Hmm… It would be a pain in the ass if we became enemies.”
But what if there’s Landius? Or Kamael?
When Cordelia told a story that was slightly comforting but somewhat true, Uther nodded as well.
Honestly, after seeing him fight Malekith, I couldn’t even imagine Landius losing to anyone.
‘Duke’s not killing anyone. He must have just picked up the Solar Blade by accident.’
Yuder, who had completely given up on the theory that Landius was murdered, had recently been pushing the theory that Landius committed suicide.
‘He died from side effects after opening the eight gates.’
“Anyway, why the Sword Masters all of a sudden? Because we have to deal with them for real now?”
Uther nodded, coming out of his thoughts again at Cordelia’s question.
This battle allowed the Chancellor and his demon followers to learn that Yuder himself had entered the Empire, and to gauge just how powerful he was.
So, from now on, it was more likely that Grand Sword Masters or enemies of a similar level would appear instead of ordinary Sword Masters.
‘Grand Sword Master.’
Sword monsters called Geomsung in the kingdom.
One person just came to mind.
I had no choice but to do that.
The first person that Uther and Cordelia encountered, and the one they will surely encounter again someday.
‘The best sword.
Light Sword Rune Proud.
As if drawn by something, Yuder looked back in the direction where the system was.
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An emergency was declared in the Ministry of Finance.
The emperor and all the royal family members who were being held in custody were released.
It’s not like they didn’t prepare any defenses at all.
It was hard to blame anyone, since they were hit despite having only three Sword Masters deployed.
But someone had to be held accountable for this turn of events.
The chaos that occurred immediately.
Preparing for what’s to come.
There are several variables that could arise as the Emperor leaves.
Imperial Chancellor Joel Kreisler, the pinnacle of the Chancellery and the superior minion of the Devil’s Eye, thought of a speed war starting with martial law.
Because the Emperor had to complete his control of the Empire before he could unite his pro-Emperor faction.
And apart from this chaos in the Ministry of Finance, there was one person who was alone and relaxed.
He smiled, even though he could fully foresee the many consequences this failure would bring, and even though he knew that it would hinder the great work of the devil’s followers.
The fact that he couldn’t subdue the Sword Master despite all three attacking at the same time made him burst into laughter.
“Wow, you really have gotten a lot stronger?”
The training hall of the absolute knight Galahad.
No, it was the place where he trained.
The blackest of the demons, Duke, whose entire body was soaked in blood, smiled whitely. He was truly delighted by the actions of Uder and Cordelia.
“Ha, I want to meet you.”
If I had known I had come over to the Empire, I would have gone there.
“Still, it was pretty fun this way too. You were the same, right?”
Jeilgeom asked with a smile, but there was no answer.
Absolute Knight Galahad.
The strongest swordsman in the Royal Knights and the proud Grand Sword Master of the Empire.
The Emperor’s sword that will never break.
So I killed him.
He cut off his neck.
His sword was certainly awesome, but his current self was even more awesome.
“I want to see you soon. I want to see you. I guess I really like you guys.”
Jeilgeom threw the head of Galahad that he was holding in his hand to the ground. Without any hesitation, he got up and left the training hall.
Sword horse.
A new nickname acquired after uniting with the demon of Overlord Asmodeus.
But Jeilgeom preferred another name.
The first sword.
The ultimate goal of the sword that I hope to realize someday.
A world beyond reason that you want to reach.
“miss you.”
The blackest man smiled slightly and took a step forward.
By coincidence or fate, beyond the direction I was heading, there was Uther and Cordelia.
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