< Chapter 105 - John Berelf #3 >
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The Empress Dowager frowned.
Because I didn’t like the decision of the Royal Knights.
You’re going to fight the mountain king?
Although the Empress Dowager didn’t know much about combat, she still knew one thing.
It was a fact that even the most outstanding general could die from a blind arrow on the battlefield.
‘But how······.’
The Empress Dowager was not the only one in the group.
Although they were still young, they were accompanied by the Emperor, the supreme figure of the empire. No, it was more problematic because they were young.
How disloyal of you to take the emperor to the battlefield instead of avoiding even the drizzle!
Moreover, the Empress Dowager had also heard rumors about the Mountain King.
He was said to be as strong as the Sword Master, and all of his subordinates were said to be ferocious beastmen.
“ha.”
Although she felt suffocated and distressed, the Empress Dowager tried to maintain a dignified expression.
Because he knew that if he was anxious, the young emperor would become even more anxious.
In fact, the Empress Dowager was now in a very weak state.
Although she was called the Iron Lady on the outside, she was only holding on with all her might for the young emperor.
Detention and desperate escape due to treason by the Prime Minister.
Honestly, even now, when she thinks about that moment when she escaped, her hands tremble.
Outside, there were loud noises, the carriages were shaking, and… I was lucky I didn’t faint at the sight of the royal knights covered in blood.
‘This is really too much.’
The fight just now was like that too.
The Emperor seemed to be excited by the strength of his party, but the Empress Dowager was frankly afraid.
How could you not be afraid when fierce beasts are running towards you from all directions, screaming?
But you want to go straight to where their leader is?
No matter how strong you are, why do you have to take such risks when there is an emperor?
I felt suffocated.
I wanted to shout out loud right away and change the direction of the Royal Knights’ march.
But the Empress Dowager couldn’t do that.
Because, regardless of her feelings, reason thought that she had to get over the Asain Pass.
‘Ugh······.’
I can’t show it because the Emperor and his young children are by my side.
All I could do was feel frustrated and my resentment towards the Royal Knights only grew.
‘No matter how strong you are! How can you take risks when there is an emperor!’
But about an hour later.
The Empress Dowager’s thoughts changed completely.
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Robin (24, unemployed), a dog owner, described the scene that day like this.
“I heard there was a fire in the village below, so I went to check it out. When I came back, my mountain vegetables were on fire!”
Actually, I couldn’t even see it properly.
There were loud noises and explosions coming from all directions, and before I knew it, the mountain village began to burn.
I was so surprised that I ran up to the mountain and was hit in the head with an iron chain, and when I came to, everything was already over.
The scorched earth and my colleagues lying down, tied up in a line.
Seeing those who had been kidnapped to be used as slaves standing proudly outside the prison, it seemed that the mountain village had truly fallen.
The human boy Philip (11 years old, Emperor) was able to explain in a little more detail.
“Spirit King Punch! Spirit King Punch!”
Arrows rained down from all sides, but I wasn’t scared at all.
The red-haired angel looked back at the Emperor himself and smiled affectionately.
Arrows bouncing off a translucent membrane.
A loud noise and a loud explosion every time the angel waved his hand.
As the vicious-looking Suin tribe bandits swarmed in, the angel spread his white wings wide and began throwing bombs with both hands.
Bang bang bang.
It was okay if a few bandits came through the explosion. Like the arrows, they failed to penetrate the angel’s shield and were blown far away by the chains swung by the snarling beast woman.
“Spirit King Punch! Spirit King Punch!”
The excited emperor shouted and punched the air.
I knew it was rude, but I was so excited that I couldn’t help it.
A giant golden fist pouring down from the sky, piercing through the clouds.
I have never seen anything so wonderful in my life.
It was even cooler than the sword dance of Sir Galahad, whom I loved so much.
Big, strong and cool.
Besides, the angel is pretty!
“Spirit King Punch!”
The young emperor made a pledge to himself, punching the air together with his younger siblings.
You must listen carefully to the angel. You must stick close to the angel.
And that’s why Kirara (15 years old, mascot), a cat-like girl nearby, couldn’t hide her joy and shouted.
“Master, you are a god!”
Even now, when I close my eyes, the sight of Cordelia spreading her angel wings vividly comes to mind.
Pure white wings and sparkling angel rings.
I was surprised once by the shield that easily blocked hundreds of arrows, and twice by the explosions that followed.
Hohoho, the sight of him laughing and causing an earthquake made me think he was nothing but a god.
And Master Yuder.
Master Yuder was also a god. At one point, he rushed out of the protective shield and turned into a whirlwind, sweeping away the Mountain King’s men.
I don’t know for sure, but it looks like the mountain king was defeated in one breath.
“Master, please let me eat well and live well.”
Kirara soon put her hands together and began to pray respectfully. To her, Uther and Cordelia were already gods themselves.
He charges head-on into a mountain fortress guarded by hundreds of water people and defeats the overlord of the far western region, who is said to be comparable to a sword master.
The Empress Dowager spoke with a blank expression.
“It’s not dangerous.”
It’s strange. It seems like it should be normal for it to be dangerous.
We clearly went into the battlefield together, so why wasn’t it dangerous?
“Your Highness the Empress Dowager?”
“Huh? Oh, right. That… Sir Leon. It’s not always like this, is it?”
Subjugation isn’t that easy, is it?
Isn’t this what a fight between sword masters is like?
It was a question from the Empress Dowager, who was not as elegant as usual, as common sense was collapsing.
But Leon was in a similar situation, so he couldn’t give a straightforward answer like he usually did.
“That… yes. Perhaps, perhaps so.”
Even Leon himself could not have imagined that this kind of subjugation would occur.
‘Wouldn’t it be okay to just storm into the Prime Minister’s Office?’
You shouldn’t run away like this.
Leon thought for a moment that it was possible, but soon shook his head.
Even so, that was a bit too much.
The defensive power of the system itself and the numerous protective spells placed on the palace.
Considering that there were elite soldiers of the system who could not even be compared to the bandits, the quality and quantity of the defensive power were not at a level that an individual could penetrate.
‘Still, it’s amazing.’
Didn’t you both say you’re eighteen now?
How can an eighteen year old be so strong?
‘I, I’m a genius in my own way.’
No, at this point I was starting to doubt whether he was a genius.
Maybe there are only three geniuses in the world, those two and Maximilian?
As Leon thought about that, Lucas looked at Leon with a bitter smile.
Because it was obvious what Leon was thinking.
‘Hey, you too?’
Hey, me too.
In any case, the mountain king’s mountain village was subjugated in just one day – no, in just one hour, and the party used the mountain king’s mountain village as a resting place for the night.
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In fact, exterminating wild vegetables was not as easy as it sounds.
To be exact, the cleanup after the expedition was not ordinary.
In the game, you just had to beat up the enemies and that was it, but in reality, there were many things to take care of, such as collecting survivors and freeing those who were detained.
“I can tell them all apart!”
Kira, a betrayal expert, was good at remembering people’s faces. This was because she had to be able to clearly distinguish who had betrayed her and who had not.
Anyway, thanks to Kirara, we were able to catch all of the King’s men who were pretending to be the people who were in custody.
Leon and the Royal Knights immediately locked up all of the Mountain King’s surviving subordinates in prison to prevent the rumors from spreading. They also released those who were captured, but did not allow them to leave the mountain.
It was better for the rumors not to spread at least until the party left Asain Pass.
And the next morning.
After leaving all the miscellaneous cleanup work to the Royal Knights, Uther and Cordelia headed to the top of Asain Pass as soon as the sun rose.
“It’ll be okay here.”
It was for the purpose of contacting none other than Kamael.
After setting up a signal transmitter, which could be considered a kind of antenna, Uther sat down on the floor, and Cordelia sat down next to him and opened the basket she had prepared.
“But I feel a little sorry.”
“Who? Could it be the Mountain King?”
“No, I don’t feel sorry for him.”
Because he was a piece of trash who committed murder and rape as if it were nothing but a crime.
“I think it would have been a good experience for Lucas and Kaisha.”
“Oh, that’s a bit of a shame.”
If Lucas and Kaisa joined forces, it wouldn’t be impossible to defeat the Mountain King.
However, as the Empress Dowager had worried, the Emperor was among the party.
No matter how advantageous the situation was for Uther and Cordelia, they had no choice but to focus on ending the fight quickly.
“Well, I guess there will be another chance.”
At Cordelia’s words, Uther couldn’t help but laugh.
“why?”
“No, just. We really have gotten stronger.”
It seems like only yesterday that I almost died fighting the weakest member of the Ten Swordsmen, the Guardian King.
It wasn’t like I was vomiting blood or anything.
“But there are still a lot of strong guys.”
“The bane of RPGs.”
The two people, who had been exchanging jokes that only they knew, took out their lunch boxes in a friendly manner.
It was a beautifully folded crepe.
“The craftsmanship is also good.”
“I’m looking forward to it too.”
“what?”
“You said you cook ramen well.”
“I’ll boil it a little.”
Cordelia laughed and opened her mouth wide to take a big bite of the crepe.
Then, Uther clicked his tongue and put his hand on Cordelia’s lips.
“Ugh.”
I can’t do it properly.
As he wiped the cream and honey off the corner of her mouth with his finger, Cordelia reflexively bit Yuder’s finger and began to suck it lightly.
And the eyes looking up at Yuder.
It’s innocent and yet somehow bewitching.
Uther, whose heart pounded without him realizing it, just looked at her without even thinking about pulling her finger out, and Cordelia playfully sucked on Uther’s finger as if it was fun, and this time she licked her finger.
And then again the wistful smile.
Even at this moment, Yuder took a deep breath at the sight of her eyes that seemed as if nine hidden tails would spill out if she lifted her skirt, but he couldn’t stop his face and ears from turning red.
Cordelia, who was already pretty, cute, and lovely, was sexy today.
“Hey, Yuder.”
Cordelia whispered softly and pushed Yuder’s chest so that he lay down, then climbed on top of him like a cat. She lowered her head and this time, instead of her fingers, she lightly sucked Yuder’s lower lip.
“Your face is red.”
Then wouldn’t you blush and vomit in this situation?
When Uther protested with his eyes, Cordelia smiled again.
And Melissa thought.
Excuse me, it’s morning now?
What are you doing this morning?
And I was eating right now. What are you doing now, instead of eating? Yes?
Melissa’s voice did not reach Yuder.
But it seemed like Yuder had similar thoughts.
“Well, first of all. The place is the place.”
Because I was eating.
Won’t you just endure it for a moment?
Actually, I find it hard to endure too?
Honestly, I think I’m going crazy.
As Uther pushed Cordelia away, Cordelia pursed her lips and muttered in a small voice as if telling him to listen.
“You don’t have to put up with it.”
For a moment, Yuder flinched.
Uther’s heart started beating like crazy.
no.
Uh, uh, uh.
And that was when it happened.
[Yuder.]
Uther flinched in surprise at the sound of Kamael’s voice above his head, and Cordelia, who was on top of him, lost her balance and rolled to the side.
And then another few seconds.
[Should I come back later?]
When Kamael’s voice was heard again from the crow sitting on the signal, Uder shook his head. Unable to do anything about his red face, he stood up and said.
“Oh, no. It’s okay.”
[okay.]
Because it was Kamael who was barely connected.
Now, the conversation with Kamael was important.
‘and······.’
To be honest, just now was really dangerous.
Uder let out a sigh and tried to control his still pounding heart.
Maha Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra.
After reciting it quickly once, my mind calmed down, and after reciting it twice, my face regained its color.
And Cordelia pouted her lips at all this sight, but only for a moment. Soon she remembered what she had said and covered her face with both hands.
What can I not tolerate?
What are you going to do if you don’t put up with it!
“Aww······.”
I’m crazy.
Cordelia groaned and curled up further into a ball.
And one more person.
Melissa smiled refreshingly as she watched Uther and Cordelia writhe in incomplete combustion.
[Isn’t this the world’s deterrent?]
Anyway, Kamael came to see him. So Uder quickly reported what had happened so far and asked about Kamael’s story.
[The situation in the empire is really serious.]
Kamael, who had first expressed his concerns, began to tell their story of heading to the eastern part of the empire.
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At the same time, inside the fortress of the Red Gate, the first of the seven gateways created by the elves.
Sarah, exhausted from using the Spirit Charge for three days straight, suppressed her urge to collapse and rest as she looked at the elf in front of her.
He is the grandson of Vincenzo Lombardi, the gatekeeper of the Red Gate and the godfather of the elves.
He, who was also one of the twelve Sword Masters of the Empire, nodded as soon as he checked the secret letter.
“I fully understand the Emperor’s intentions. We, the elves, promise to spare no effort in assisting the Imperial Family as friends. Please tell His Majesty that we accept all the contents of the secret letter. This is proof of that.”
Judging from the immediate response, it seems that Vincenzo had already made some announcement.
Sarah smiled brightly, feeling greatly relieved.
Perhaps because he readily accepted, his already handsome face seemed even more handsome. His hair, which seemed to be made of melted silver, also seemed to shine brightly.
“Thank you. I am sure His Majesty the Emperor will be pleased.”
Sarah, who had accepted the golden bird emblem offered by Elio Lombardi, the elf in front of her – who could practically be called the crown prince of the elves – left the Red Gate in a hurry as soon as she finished her greeting.
Because I had to deliver this good news as soon as possible and then accompany His Majesty the Emperor through the land of the elves.
The shortest route to the lands of the Marquis of Buckingham, the leader of the pro-Emperor faction and the father of the Empress Dowager.
Sarah, who was already extremely tired, drank the recovery potion and forced herself to run.
And there was one person who was watching Sarah like that.
Elio Lombardi, who had been standing still at the window of his office, slowly turned around.
He raised his communication magic device to relay the news that the Emperor of the Empire would be stopping by the Red Gate.
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< Chapter 105 - John Berelf #3 > End
