Chapter 42 Lawrence’s Flower (3)
Contact was made through magic communication.
Flora sat face to face with Roman’s figure floating in the air and asked with a firm expression.
“A way to help Lawrence’s crisis. What the hell is that?”
Turned around and didn’t ask.
Lawrence’s soldiers were dying outside now, and she needed a way to solve the problem.
[If you ask me directly, I will tell you honestly. For personal reasons, I intend to take revenge on the Barko family. The decision has already been made, and from now on, it is a matter of timing when to take that revenge. That’s why I contacted you. If the Lawrence family says they will agree with my plan, I will advance the timing and destroy the Barco family along with you.]
Roman proposal.
It was unexpected.
For Lawrence, the proposal was like an oasis in the desert, but Flora knew there was a trap in Roman’s words.
“… What are we supposed to do for that plan?”
[Simple. Please sacrifice for the plan. If the Lawrence family expresses their intention to shed blood first, then we will do our best to help you in the name of Roman Dmitri. For our conversation to go smoothly, you must promise that part.]
Sacrifice.
It was a sensitive word.
For a moment, Flora’s eyebrows twitched.
Roman Dmitri was a very clear man.
He said that he readily accepted the breakup with himself, and that he could never sacrifice himself because he was still a man.
In my heart, I didn’t want to accept Roman’s outstretched hand.
Roman’s presence was like Flora’s shame, and just having a relationship with him made unknown emotions boil inside.
but.
There is no choice.
In a situation driven to the edge of a cliff in the first place, the degree of sacrifice had to be prepared.
‘Perhaps he suggested it knowing our situation. Even if he shamelessly told him to sacrifice himself, Roman Dmitri was the only one who offered Lawrence that. We can’t refuse Roman’s offer.’
He clenched his fists.
I had long since given up my pride.
Flora’s priority was the safety of her family, so she looked directly at Roman and said.
“I promise. I’ll help you with anything to protect the family.”
[one more. There is something you have to promise.]
“Say it.”
[There will be a lot of controversy later because of my participation in the war. Because of the broken marriage, I have no justification for intervening in the war, and this is something that the central government’s connections supporting the Barko family may raise an issue with. Therefore, there is something you must do in the future situation. If you really want the Lawrence family to be safe, please give me a justification for intervening in the war.]
Justification.
Until then, I didn’t know what that meant.
However, Flora couldn’t control her expression at Roman’s explanation that immediately followed.
The conversation is over.
I haven’t accepted the offer yet.
At Roman’s words that he would wait for just 30 minutes, Flora headed for the castle wall with weak steps.
‘Is it really the right thing to accept Roman’s offer?’
Roman.
His explanation was shocking.
“The Barko family carried out some kind of plan to separate Dmitri and Lawrence. While I was drunk, I made her stay in a room with Emily Barco, a collateral branch of the Barco family, and used that as an excuse to break off the marriage. This is my personal cause to avenge them, and this is how you will give me a cause from now on. Anthony Barco. Claim that he molested you. Even though nothing happened to him, just the fact that he was molested made it impossible to proceed with the marriage with Dmitri, so you can say that you broke it off. Perhaps that will lower your value to the ground. Lawrence’s beautiful reputation, which was called the flower, will be destroyed, and a series of incidents with the broken marriage will be very fatal in the aristocratic world. But if you give up a lot as a noblewoman, you can get one important solution to Lawrence’s crisis.”
at that point.
My hands trembled.
It was a reality Flora could not readily accept, but she did not want to avoid her eyes like a coward.
He is not a flower in a greenhouse.
In the face of the cold reality, Flora was ready to give up everything.
“That is the justification for me to intervene in the war. I will never forgive guys who touch me. Blood Fang was like that, and it is no different now. If the time of indecision is before the breakup, Flora Lawrence, you are also mine. If you promise me just one more thing, I’ll make sure that Antony Barco never looks at you with lust.”
my person
My heart was pounding.
It’s a deal for mutual benefit, but Roman said that Flora would have been his man if he hadn’t broken off the engagement.
really.
He was someone I didn’t even know.
Roman was going to do something dangerous against Barco simply for that reason.
bang!
Qurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
“The wall has collapsed!”
“Fly the iron fence quickly!”
While he was away for a while, the walls of the castle were in an uproar.
Part of the castle wall collapsed due to a series of flare attacks, and Barco’s soldiers could be seen rushing in from a distance.
won’t last long It was only a matter of time before Lawrence collapsed because he would not be able to compete in terms of quality or quantity without the advantage of the wall.
It was dark.
Seeing the flames burning everywhere in her gaze, Flora ran to the castle wall and shot an arrow with the soldiers.
puck!
“Gagging.”
under the wall.
I saw one of the soldiers rushing at me collapsed.
Flora quickly fed another arrow, and a faint pain came from her finger, having practiced so much over the past few days.
But now it didn’t matter.
Flora roughly tore off the hem of her cumbersome skirt, stood up in a comfortable position to shoot arrows, and shouted loudly at the soldiers.
“Attack! We will never fall!”
That moment.
Flora thought.
From the moment she stepped into the battlefield, her life as an aristocratic woman who lived without knowing anything was over.
“Handel!”
It was the maid’s name.
Seeing her running towards her with a frightened face, Flora said with her eyes fixed on her target.
“Call Roman Dmitri right now. I’ll do anything on your terms, so take care of all those damn Varko bastards right away. At least I don’t want to be Antony Barco’s concubine.”
made a decision
From now on.
Flora will live a new life.
* * *
Took.
Severed magic communication.
After hearing that Flora accepted the offer, Chris, who was watching the situation from the sidelines, asked.
“Are you going to attack right now?”
Roman and the soldiers.
They were not far from Lawrence.
If he gave an order even now, he would be able to help right away, but Roman had no intention of overdoing it.
“no. We intend to wait a little longer.”
“If we continue to waste time like this, Lawrence may collapse. Barco mobilized Flair to the siege. Its firepower is not up to Lawrence’s strength. If you really want to help Lawrence and thwart Barco’s plans, you must attack the enemy’s rear now to give them time to breathe.”
That was the right advice.
Chris had studied strategy and knew that Lawrence was on the edge.
but.
Roman thought differently.
“Why should I even think about that?”
“… yes?”
“It doesn’t matter unless Lawrence collapses. Even if the walls collapsed and Barco’s forces attacked Lawrence, Lawrence, who fought desperately, would be able to hold out for at least an hour. What I want is to get the most out of Lawrence and Barco’s conflict with the least damage.”
It was a cruel statement.
He thought only of practical gains, completely excluding his conscience as a human being.
“chris.”
“yes.”
“There is a fact that you should keep in mind as you follow me in the future. It is more important that one of my people not bleed is more important than the death of hundreds of people I do not know. A lot of Lawrence will die because of this. However, it is a problem caused by following an incompetent person, and unlike them, I have no intention of forcing meaningless sacrifices on those who have sworn allegiance to me. So get plenty of rest. At Lawrence’s sacrifice, when we have to step in, then blood will have to be shed.”
“… All right.”
Chris nodded.
It seemed that I knew for sure now.
Roman Dmitry.
He may be cruel to others, but at least he was a man worthy of an oath of allegiance.
* * *
On the rampart.
Things turned around in a hurry.
Flora approached Viscount Lawrence and said, as Barco’s army was right in front of her.
“father! We have to open the gates right now and face Barco’s army head-on!”
“What do you mean!”
open the gate
It was an unacceptable remark for Viscount Lawrence.
However, Flora, who could not afford to explain in detail, persuaded her father in a strong tone.
“I just promised Roman Dmitri to help by magic communication. The reason we can’t withstand Barko’s attack is because of the presence of Flare. So, I decided to open the gate now and distract the enemies, then Roman Dmitri will appear with his troops and destroy the flare.”
“Why Roman Dmitri?”
“I don’t have time to elaborate. What is certain is that Roman Dmitri is not a man to speak of.”
Moment.
Viscount Lawrence’s mind was complicatedly entangled.
Roman Dmitry.
He was definitely not an ordinary person after seeing him for a while due to the events of Blood Fang. He looked confident in his attitude of looking directly at himself and, like Flora said, did not seem like a person to say one word at a time.
the problem is.
He had no reason to help Lawrence.
It may have been malicious intent for breaking up the engagement, but Roman Dmitri couldn’t think of a reason to help Lawrence.
‘Is it really the right choice to believe in Roman Dmitri and open the gates? According to his daughter’s explanation, Roman Dmitri would be trying to help with his own power rather than borrowing the power of his family. The opponent is the Barco family. No matter how distracting it is, it is difficult to defeat the troops they have raised and the elite members of the Berge Mercenary Corps and approach the flare. And if you don’t know how to use the aura, you can’t break the flare in the first place.’
There was no judgment.
crossroads of life.
Viscount Lawrence was weak.
He was the owner of a typical bird’s chest, and in dangerous situations, he lacked the ability to make the right decisions.
OK.
“Father, no, Dad. It’s an unfavorable fight for us anyway. The moment we chose to fight to the death, we bet a lot on this fight, and if we don’t defeat Barko, the Lawrence family will disappear from the history of Cairo Kingdom. So trust me Destroying the flares with Roman Dmitri’s help is the only way we can survive right now.”
Flora said earnestly.
behindhand.
Viscount Lawrence saw the figure of Flora.
The armor over the top was scorched black from the flames, and the hem of the skirt was torn and fluttering before I knew it.
and a bow in his hand.
A person named Kaju is weak and unable to make a decision, but Flora has found a way to solve the problem.
believed
one and only daughter.
Viscount Lawrence overcame his fear and shouted at the soldiers.
“Open the gates right now! Roman Dmitri has decided to help us. So, go outside the gates and punish Barko’s diabolical villains!”
Gate wide open.
As planned by Roman, Lawrence chose to sacrifice himself to lay the plate.
