Episode 348
Episode 114. Preparation for returning home (1)
Yuma handed over the symbolic act of planting the allied flag on the grounds of Rimt Castle to the soldiers.
When the flag was planted, the soldiers burst into cheers. There was also crying mixed in with the loud cheers that made the ears go blank.
It wasn’t just the enemy who died.
Numerous comrades-in-arms were lying among the mountains of enemy corpses.
And the soldiers knew.
Most of the million enemy soldiers they killed were actually civilians who were sacrificed by Amanzo.
How many of them voluntarily joined Amanjo and became the Demon Army?
If they were also from the Western Continent, they could have become the Demon Army and stand on the side of killing humans.
The soldiers hugged each other and screamed like injured animals. I was overcome with relief and sadness that I had survived and wrote evil.
The war, which could be called the worst in history, ended like that.
The relief from victory was short-lived. Right now, we had to deal with casualties in this plain, and furthermore, the whole east had to desperately cling to stabilization after the end of the war.
Fortunately, Rugal’s elite army, which arrived on the ‘Heart of Kantra’, arrived at the end of the war. They quickly began to prepare for their return while collecting friendly casualties.
Standing up, Yuma took a deep breath. Commander Reinforcements Knights Soldiers 4… I saw countless people.
‘How many of them can survive in the next war?’
Unlike them, it was not the first time Yuma had experienced a demon invasion.
It was obviously a great war, but it was nothing compared to the dragon horse war before returning.
At that time, I didn’t even have time to organize an allied army like now, but there was support from the Balaur.
Nevertheless, humanity was driven to the brink of destruction and the dragons lost most of the top dragons, including the Lord.
Is that all? Judging from the actions of the maddened Empress Hella Rose at the time, humanity must have perished.
It won’t be the same this time.
My life as well as their lives.
Let’s go back.”
The colleagues nodded and hugged Yuma.
* * * It took six months for the disbanded Allied Forces to return to each country, the reinforcements to return to their home countries, and Yuma and his party to arrive in Kantra.
The eastern continent after the central region did not seem to be able to overcome the scars of war for the next few decades. Most of the infrastructure was destroyed and nature was in a state of demonic contamination.
Besides, too many civilians died. The few survivors suffered from starvation and plague. Cities that had lost their function were neglected and created a gloomy atmosphere.
Among those who luckily succeeded in evacuation, those from the West did not want to return to their hometowns even after the war ended.
Even though it is their hometown, they do not want to return to the land where the demons invaded.
The princess of Lhasa, who was informed of the situation in the western part of the continent through a message in advance, made a plan to relocate and rebuild.
Lhasa promised enormous support to refugees and migrants, and announced that some of the administrative centers of the Eastern Continent would later be transferred to South Korea, Central and West. However, even if there was a huge reward
, there were very few people who wanted to go to the land ‘first invaded by demons in the world’ .
Most of them were only criminals or the very poor.
Materials are surplus, but there is no one to live on the land.
However, it was impossible to leave half of the continent alone, so frustrating meetings continued at El Tyner Castle until Yuma and his party returned.
ha! It’s been less than a year since I started serving as His Majesty’s representative, but somehow the empire feels like it’s collapsing. There are too many fucking things to worry about. Everything seems to be my fault.”
Rasa looked at the pile of documents and said to herself.
After meeting Yuma at the last runaway, her personality has changed a lot.
Who could believe that the woman with the tired face, holding the poisonous pipe and watching the state affairs with bloodshot eyes, was that immature runaway girl back then?
“Oh, low. Don’t say such a thing, sir. You are taking good care of the empire.”
A eunuch politely offered cold water in response.
Rasa gulped down the cold water he offered her, then threw a couple of pieces of sangsomun on the floor and stomped her feet.
“this…! tear to death! Look at these appeals. In the midst of the whole East crying from the sorrow of war, how many bastards are there who suck the blood of the civilians at the request of a favor! I feel like I’m about to die in a fit of rage!”
“Lowering! Please contact me!”
“Confiscate all lands and property and imprison them. Let the judges look again and tear the wicked to death. certainly.”
“Lowering! The record of the Prime Minister’s meeting has arrived!”
Another eunuch came hurriedly carrying the meeting notes. The eunuch also had a haggard face like Rasa.
“If it’s not the same content as yesterday, do it right away. If it’s the same thing, go out and find something more profitable.
The eunuch, unable to stand still, quietly turned around and went to take care of other matters.
There were so many papers and documents to review inside the imperial castle that they were tumbling around on the floor of the emperor’s egg room.
Still, it couldn’t be pointed.
The treatment of the Mid-Western Continent was also the same, but there was no way to solve various problems such as the fear of the people spreading to the inland and the resulting security crimes.
Even bastards who distribute drugs or commit fraud by taking advantage of the fear and despair of the crowd were gaining power. When I thought about that, I couldn’t help but vomit.
Kantra, the conqueror of the East, looked like this, and other countries had nothing to say.
And the throne where Rasa was sitting as Rugal’s deputy was a position worthy of their attention.
Over time, things will naturally be resolved little by little, but the country’s leaders shouldn’t sit still and wait for the incident to pass.
Lhasa was depressed.
Lowering! It’s an urgent message that the Allied Army’s main improvement force will soon arrive at the capital!”
“Oh yes! The smile that briefly crossed Lhasa’s face suddenly faded when she heard the news of the arrival of the triumphant victory ceremony.
‘The preparations for the triumphal ceremony… failed to be grand. By my name.’
Lhasa strictly prohibited all festivals and enjoyments within the castle until national stability was achieved.
Even the only allowed improvement ceremony was prepared in a very shabby way compared to the achievements they had made.
I couldn’t afford that much. It was burdensome to even hold a victory banquet in the midst of the whole country in mourning.
“I will go out immediately. I couldn’t prepare a splendid triumphal ceremony, but I have to say hello first.”
The crowd was already forming a procession. Princess Lhasa rode a horse instead of a palanquin and headed to the gateway to greet the triumphant army.
A cloud of sand was rising in the distance. It was the sand dust that announced the return of the Allied forces.
Of the total allied forces, Kantra’s force was about half. However, the number of returning soldiers was unlikely to exceed 4,000.
Tears were already welling up in the eyes of the people watching them.
It is because they now know what kind of chaos they have been through in the past six months, beyond the East and the West.
Beyond simply ‘knowing’, the people were extremely sympathetic to the pain of the war they had gone through. While the allied forces were fighting the war, those in the interior were also fighting fiercely against the possessives who appeared one after another.
The war was not confined to the Midwest.
Princess Lhasa’s worries about the triumphal ceremony were groundless.
The countless people who flowed like a river through the streets of Eltainer were not gathered by someone.
All of them came out on their own to celebrate the spirit who saved the East.
“Even in Kyle, I’ve never seen so many people come to the triumphant welcome, and it’s amazing.”
Randell, who checked the crowd, said.
He had only recently come clean from the wounds from his last battle.
When the front line of the improvement army passed through the gateway, the princess of Lhasa who had been waiting bowed down.
Then, the voices of the people who chanted the names of Yuma and the Army of Improvement died down in an instant. Although it was a deputy, Rasa had equal rights with Rugal.
In other words, the emperor of the East bowed his head first.
“On behalf of the East, I express my gratitude to you, Baron Drake.”
Yuma then grabbed Rasa’s extended hand.
“I didn’t fight alone, but I’m just embarrassed that you treated me so special, Princess Lhasa.”
“All of you are special, but my body is one. You have suffered a lot.”
“You will have to suffer in the future. Princess and me too.”
The two exchanged a smile.
The improvement ceremony was modest, but the banquet hosted by the imperial castle was magnificent. Yuma and the others were able to attend the banquet in school uniforms after a long time.
Princess Lhasa prepared plenty of food so that not only the soldiers but also her family and relatives could eat their fill.
In the banquet hall, there were also Kyle’s envoys to help Yuma and the others return home.
Yuma and his party planned to leave for the West on Kyle’s military ship they had prepared after the reign of Major was over.
The Black Wolves immediately returned to Matan from Rimt Castle, and those gathered at the banquet hall could not see the ogre slayers and the world’s strongest mercenary army.
However, they couldn’t hide their excitement just by being together with Yuma, whom the people of the East now call ‘Guardian’.
As the banquet drew to a close, Princess Lhasa stepped onto the balcony, and Yuma followed her.
“You learned to play the pipe.”
“Could the baron be saying something about his health?”
You have become much stronger than when you first became like that.”
“As you said, doing politics and gaining power made me stronger ha ha. As a result, I began to see that it was a duty. I mean the people You want to hate Ballinan? Actually, I wanted to ask you earlier, but what happened to Ballinan? no way.”
“I left to take the Balaur Trial.”
Yuma told me about Sheltion. Also about the many mystical things that happened during the war.
Princess Lhasa’s eyes sparkled while listening to the story. It was the appearance of a girl listening to a wonderful story without fail.
“I found myself enjoying it without even realizing it. It’s not worth it.”
“War is not a regular theme for bards for nothing. If you listen to it as a story, it is grand, wonderful, and even beautiful. Don’t think too much.”
“…I’m worried. You don’t know when your Majesty will return, but the entire East is trembling with fear and anxiety. If the war had started in Cantra rather than the Midwest, it would have been difficult to see this beautiful night view again.”
After the battle at Rimt Castle, Rugal’s injuries worsened to the point where he couldn’t transform into a human, so he and Kantai went to Pora Pora Island.
Rasa still did not know that Rugal was a dragon named Soluto.
“Emperor Rugal told me that the princess would do well. Even when I return to the West, I will try to support the reconstruction of the Midwest in the East.”
“Thank you, Baron. I feel like I only get help from you.”
“I, too, will have a lot of help from the East, so don’t take it to heart.”
Lhasa laughed bitterly.
“You are now the second most influential person in Kyle after the Empress, in my opinion. On the other hand, the East…
has been set back for decades due to this war. Will I be able to properly repay the debt I owed to the baron?”
If preparing for an invasion from the East, now was the best time for the West.
Lhasa was afraid that the west would attack the east regardless of Yuma’s will.
The reason why Kyle now secures the status of the world’s most powerful nation is because of his tireless war of conquest.
Lhasa understood well that the pain of the East was an opportunity for those in power across the sea.
If Kyle puts all his strength into striking the East at this point, the world conquest he has longed for since the founding of the country would not be impossible.
Yuma understood Rasa’s intentions and met her eyes.
“Princess. I swear on the honor and name of myself, my teachers, and colleagues that the West will never start a war of aggression. And.”
There is still one more war left.
When Yuma spoke, Rasa’s eyes widened.
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