Chapter 317 Prisoner of War (2)
The day before.
When Carol is taken to the torture chamber and is being tortured, a meeting is called with a report from the Knight Commander Jonathan.
“… This is a very difficult problem.”
It was Viscount Conrad.
prisoner of war.
As soon as I read the contents, I realized at once how sensitive this issue is.
‘Dmitri is recovering after the war. At this time, if you attack the Kronos Empire by mentioning the existence of prisoners of war, you may fall into more chaos than before. Besides, the existence of prisoners of war can only be guessed from a brief communication. Substantial evidence does not exist. If you raise an issue based on this level of grounds, the Cronus Empire will just kill all the prisoners and destroy the evidence.’
My back hurts already.
When you raise a problem internationally.
Failure to prove the existence of prisoners could put Dmitri at a disadvantage, even though Kronos was clearly at fault.
yet.
On the continent, there are two mountain ranges, Kronos and Valhalla.
Dmitri’s haste may give them the possibility of uniting, and unlike the last war, the situation of being attacked by the two empires was very difficult for Dmitri.
The problem is that the evidence is not an optimistic situation.
When the truce was canceled, the resulting confusion made my head dizzy.
‘The number of prisoners is hundreds at most. Roman Dmitri may not want the truth revealed.’
I rolled my head.
Dmitri needs a villain.
If Roman Dmitri wanted a cause, Viscount Conrad was willing to play the role of giving it up.
Viscount Conrad raised his voice.
“This issue is not something to be hastily judged. Short communications hinted at the possibility of prisoners of war. However, if you ask the Cronos Empire for the existence of prisoners in a situation where you do not have clear evidence, they will destroy the evidence unconditionally to prevent their faults from being revealed. At that time, the situation is irreversible. Dmitri will be laughed at for raising his voice about the existence of non-existent prisoners, and Kronos may enlist the support of Valhalla to attack us.”
“you’re right. This matter needs to be handled carefully.”
The nobles who followed Conrad added their strength.
only a few hundred.
Hundreds was not a very large number if you consider Dmitri as a whole.
I will save them.
I couldn’t throw the whole thing into chaos.
Viscount Conrad knew that he was selfish and really trashy, but in the process of running the country, there could not be only a clean and righteous existence.
He gladly accepted the villain role.
He believed that if Roman Dmitri needed a brutal resolution, his first mention would be of great help.
and.
Roman Dmitri confirmed his priorities on the battlefield.
The act of killing all the prisoners of the Kronos Empire proved that it was unacceptable to put the majority of them in danger due to the existence of ‘prisoners’ captured by the enemy army.
It was no different now.
The presence of prisoners of unknown existence did not put Dmitri in danger.
It was then.
Took.
“Read.”
Roman Dmitry threw something.
It wasn’t the report brought by Knight Commander Jonathan.
Viscount Conrad looked at the bundle of papers Roman Dmitri had thrown at him while showing a suspicious look.
The more you read the content.
My eyes trembled.
The silent nobles swallowed dry saliva at a series of situations.
yet.
“ha.”
I put down the papers.
Viscount Konrad let out a deep breath and looked at Roman Dmitri with a surprised face.
“Did you already know about the existence of prisoners?”
* * *
The war is over.
Roman Dmitry gave Lucas several orders.
Some of them were related to prisoners of war.
“The Kronos Empire said that they freed all the captives, but because of my actions, they may have maliciously concealed the captives’ existence. Lucas. Release the informants and check if Dmitri’s prisoners exist in the Kronos Empire. If prisoners of war do exist, never approach them first, but secure evidence of their existence.”
Two months ago.
Lucas has already moved.
It was not easy to figure out the existence of prisoners.
Knowing that the Kronos Empire was also a sensitive issue, the existence of prisoners was thoroughly hidden, and the prisoners working in the quarry were disguised as prisoners.
In addition, it was not easy for the informants to move inside Kronos due to the war.
The Kronos Empire conducted a thorough identity investigation and filtered out those with even a little bit of a problem, and as a result, the information network within the empire was greatly weakened.
so a few days ago.
Lucas had already secured a list of prisoners and hard evidence before Carol sent the magic communications.
The plate was laid.
Just as Roman Dmitri was finishing his preparations, Carol revealed their presence.
said Roman Dmitry.
“Viscount Conrad. I fully understand why you say that. I made my position clear by killing all the prisoners of the Cronus Empire in front of everyone on the battlefield. At that time, I believed that it was the right thing to do, and even now, my values are not different. But things were different then and now.”
Captive.
It is like a lamp in front of the wind.
In order to save the beings who don’t know when they will go out, they have no choice but to take a lot of sacrifices.
“I will ask all of you. Why do you think I ruled out a prisoner exchange and drove the enemy?”
“… .”
Everyone shut up.
The reason was obvious.
It may have been a harsh word, but the already captured ally was just a burden that hindered victory.
Roman Dmitry.
Although he does not take sacrifice lightly enough to introduce a system of national merit, he was not a person who was swayed by recognition.
Everyone supported Roman Dmitry’s judgment.
Didn’t Dmitri actually defeat the Kronos Empire?
I hoped that people would not fall into confusion by provoking the evil of being a prisoner.
if.
If you can’t save them even if you mention the existence of prisoners, then a crack may occur inside.
in a wordless gaze.
Roman Dmitri looked at the leaders.
“During war, you cannot be swayed by the presence of prisoners. All of us were prepared to die with one single thought to win. However, making more sacrifices to save them is a foolish judgment that has lost its ultimate purpose. This does not mean that we will ignore their existence. The reason we achieve victory is because the words of the victor have power. when we won the war. At that time, because we occupied an advantageous high ground, we have the power to return the prisoners safely.”
if you lose
Far from getting the captives back, most of the people might have been taken to labor.
so i won
At the negotiating table, the Kronos Empire confessed that it had released the captives without telling them first.
That was the difference.
Roman Dmitry.
I knew the winner’s advantage.
Paradoxically, only by gaining the upper hand, the chance of reviving the prisoners who gave up increases.
“We became victors through sacrifice. Things are different from now on. During the war, I ignored the existence of prisoners, but after the war, I will exercise my victor’s rights to get my people back. won for that. Dmitri has no reason to stand by the atrocities of Kronos any longer.”
said fiercely.
The leaders were agitated.
Only then did I know
The reason why Roman Dmitri killed Kronos’ prisoners was not simply a decision to remove Jim.
“Gather your troops. I am willing to go to war to bring back Dmitry’s people beyond the Western Front.”
It was paradoxical.
He gave up prisoners of war to win the war.
After the war, I decided to go to war for them.
but.
Dmitri’s leaders shouted with one voice when he said that he would not turn away the prisoners of war from Dmitri’s people.
“I will follow orders!”
“I will follow orders!”
among them.
Included was Viscount Conrad, who was shouting with enthusiasm.
* * *
Sacrifice.
It was a really complicated problem.
However, previous life experiences gave Roman Dmitri a firm standard.
‘When I climbed up from the bottom of life, I was a precarious existence without anyone’s protection.’
I’m not just talking about the competition of the weak meat.
The Demonic Cult at that time.
It was brutal.
Baek Joong-hyeok was sent on a dangerous mission under his father’s orders, and although he achieved his goal, his life was in danger as he was chased by enemies.
However, the Demonic Cult did not provide any help.
Externally, I had to deny that it was their order, so I didn’t care at all whether Baek Joong-hyeok died or not.
An arrow is stuck in the arm.
Back cut.
At that time, when he was still young, Gwangma was hit by several arrows to protect Baek Jung-hyeok.
It was on the brink.
In a situation driven to death, the mad horse gritted its teeth and said.
“Lord! Never die! Survive somehow, wipe out all the trashy upper heads, and make sure the master takes the top of the Demonic Bridge. Sacrificing for the Demonic Cult? It’s not unfair. However, denying and ignoring our existence like this is unbearable.”
at that point.
I have a lot of thoughts.
The Demonic Cult is a world of strong self-esteem.
In this world where the strong take everything, what is the strength for?
It was funny.
Baek Joong-hyeok’s father acted as if he was the strongest man in Moorim, but in the end showed meanness by denying the existence of people who sacrificed themselves for him.
It’s a shame. It was different from the strength Baek Joong-hyeok wanted.
Baek Joong-hyeok wanted a level of strength that no one could touch in order to live the life he wanted.
if you get the power
I didn’t want to be mean.
Even if the process of winning the victory was dirty, I didn’t want to be a power-drunk idiot at the top.
so.
He said it like a promise to the madman.
“The day I take the top of the Demonic Cult. I will not turn away from those who sacrifice themselves for me, even if I decide everything with the law of the jungle. Someone might say that taking care of only my people is selfish. However, in order to live selfishly, I will become stronger to a level that no one can touch.”
selfish life.
This was Baek Joong-hyuk’s purpose.
He hoped to create his own world without any compromise in a world that revolves around himself.
magician.
Sapa Murim and Jeongpa Murim.
I knelt down in front of Baek Joong-hyuk.
And now.
Whether it’s the Kronos Empire, the Valhalla Empire, or someone beyond the abyss.
Even in this life, for the sake of a selfish life, I will not compromise at all.
* * *
Crossed the border.
Dmitri’s sudden action brought an emergency to the Kronos Empire.
Deng-Deng-Deng-
“It’s an enemy!”
“Enemies have crossed the border!”
Cronus’s foremost defensive position.
The place turned upside down.
In an instant, the soldiers took up positions on the walls, and the commander, Count Munez, hurriedly took stock of the situation.
[…] … Apparently Roman Dmitry confirmed the existence of prisoners of war. Try negotiating once. If it goes to the extreme, I will kill all the prisoners and completely destroy the evidence.]
“Damn it!”
Count Munez’ face twisted.
prisoner of war.
At the time they were robbed, Count Muñez had expressed the opinion that it would not be better to send them back to Dmitri.
There was no particular reason. I was simply afraid of Roman Dmitry.
I wanted to prevent things from going wrong later by providing an excuse for trouble.
but.
The water has already spilled.
Count Munez sent messengers to settle the situation.
Sigh.
thud.
The door is open.
The messenger with a white flag rode on horseback toward the advancing Dmitry army.
however.
Soon after, a shocking scene unfolded.
Awesome!
A round object floated in the sky.
The moment the messenger approached to try to talk, Roman Dmitry blew off the messenger’s head with a single sword.
Blood spattered.
The horse burst into tears as the blood spread to the floor and hurriedly ran away to the castle.
I’m speechless.
I didn’t expect to kill even a messenger with a white flag.
Quickly-
Dmitri-kun stopped walking.
Roman Dmitri stepped forward and raised his voice as he looked at Count Munez standing on the wall.
“Negotiations for a truce have broken down. If you wish to resolve this situation, instead of offering a deal with your dirty mouth, bring Dmitri’s men before me right now. I’ll give you just 2 hours. If you don’t bring all the prisoners by any means, I guarantee you, I won’t kill you guys nicely.”
It was an eerie word.
next.
“Don’t think of killing prisoners or destroying evidence. We have already secured all the evidence related to him. If even one person is left out. At that time, I will understand that you want a war with Dmitri.”
It wasn’t a conversation.
unilateral notice.
The fire fell on the feet of Count Munez at the sight of Roman Dmitri stepping back after finishing his words.
