My Villains Episode 400
63. Knights of the Silver Prince (7)
High Castle from 2 weeks ago again.
“…Since when did you know?”
“It must have been around the time Kyung left South Harbor.”
Cool blue eyes stared at me. Prince Ulkar continued his speech in a calm manner.
“Of course I had doubts from the beginning. Blood sorcerers and skillful warriors are relatively common, but it’s rare to have both. Ah-kyung’s appearance also served as a reference.”
but. It was only natural for anyone with a bit of learning to think of an Irish duke when they saw a blood magician with black hair and black eyes.
Most of the peasants and mercenaries were ignorant people lacking in common sense, so they wouldn’t doubt my identity.
“I have confirmed my suspicions through my friends in Ireland. I obtained intelligence that Count Akele’s bastard recently disappeared. He didn’t even change his name.”
It was at that time that he learned that Ellen was being chased by La Palais Palace.
It reminds me of the time I had a conversation with Ulkar at the military tent set up in the plaza in South Harbor almost a year ago. The very day I was ordained. From then on, the only thing the prince knew who I was was,
“…you made me a knight even though you knew I was Zahakar?”
“exactly.”
Ulkar nodded graciously.
“I wondered if he had run away for entertainment or if he was on a journey to find a new life.”
“Did you solve the question?”
“Of course. How many people can doubt his sincerity even after seeing the blood king’s descendant swear an oath to the conqueror’s descendant?”
“…Your Highness’ memories and mine are slightly different. At that time, he was appointed in a way that halfway beat me.”
“If Sir really thought that way, he wouldn’t have claimed to be my knight. He would not have come back and offered his allegiance to me in a precarious situation.”
It’s called ‘loyalty’.
It was an unfamiliar and awkward word to Kim Seung-soo, who was born and raised in modern Korea. I said it when I saluted or recited the service creed during my military days, but I’ve never been truly loyal to something or someone.
Phoenix was no different. What I gave to my family and its elders was not loyalty, but obedience. Of course, even that disappeared after Ayla died.
Ulkar was casually talking about his loyalty to me.
“Well…
that’s pretty strange. It’s not that I don’t feel any discomfort or rejection at all.
“Yeah, it is.”
When he said it in a timid manner, Prince Ulkar leaned his upper body back against the backrest.
“I decided it was time to talk openly.”
“About my family?”
“About your family and the special status you have.”
what is that?” “what?”
“Your special position.”
Atalanta, leaning on the black velvet cushion, asked a question with a puzzled expression. Come to think of it, I’ve never said anything like this to her…
“I’m the conceived child of Zaharkar.”
“what is that?”
“Uh… To put it simply, you can think of the first child I give birth to as the next duke of Ireland.”
“…what?”
Atalanta opened her mouth and stuttered.
“So, if I give birth to your son, will you become the ‘Pirate Prince’?”
“Pirate Grand Duke…
The Pirate Grand Duke was one of several nicknames for the owner of the twin royal family. I shook my head while bursting into bloody laughter.
“And it is not. The conceived is a pair. One of Zahakar’s conceived. One of Baluin’s conceived. The first child born between them will become the next duke.”
“…Wait, maybe.” She narrowed her brows as if guessing something.
“Certainly the conceived person who is supposed to mate with you is not that bitch, is it?”
“Bitch’?”
“I mean Heyla. Your cousin and fiancée.”
“…Uh Heyla is the conceived one.”
I scratched my eyebrows at Atalanta’s ferocious tone. Then, the bundle that rolled around on the soft carpet with its body wrapped around itself like a ball bug suddenly opened its mouth.
“Hayla isn’t a bitch.”
“what?”
“Heila is a good person.”
“What does a wild boar know?”
When Atalanta sneered, Mungchi, who had a sullen face, replied in a very cold tone.
“The bitch is you. A bitch who doesn’t even know how to be thankful.”
“…Does it seem normal to let you into my tent? This is enough for me to treat you”
“I even show condescension. It’s really bad.”
Lu—
…when did our group grow up like this?
As I was about to open my mouth after swallowing a sigh, Iofya stepped forward.
“Stop it, Atalanta.”
“…Eop, even you.”
When Atalanta showed a sad expression, the girl who was sitting a little away and fixing and tying the side strings of a drum the size of her palm smiled bitterly.
“You said something bad first.”
“I’m not like that to him.”
“Even so. Even if it were me , I would get angry if
someone spoke badly about Atalanta.”
“I’m doing this because I’m worried about being scolded by Phoenix-sama again, so don’t be sad.”
“…hey. Who cares if they are scolded or disappointed……
The young witch doctor smiled gently instead of talking, and the daughter of the half-body kept her mouth shut even though she had a disapproving expression on her face. Moongchi snorted with a ‘exhilaration’ and began to enjoy the texture of the carpet again.
“Anyway, it means that I think I can use my status as the conceived person.”
“…yes, I know that’s a great position. But is it okay to put that forward?”
“It has a slightly different meaning than putting it forward… but why is there a problem?”
“Do you speak? Don’t you know who the people who are now coiled up in Oduenne?”
“Of course you know. That’s it, I’ve prepared enough with the prince, so there’s nothing to worry about.”
“Hmm.”
Atalanta crossed her arms and shook her head.
“Anyway, that is. I still have a bad year.”
“what?”
“It’s strange that the silver prince took you even after knowing that it was Zaharkar. As a nudein, I know what the relationship between the royal family and Ireland is like. Didn’t you eat it with a different mind?”
“…well.”
I smiled slightly, remembering what Ulkar had said.
“The prince is a person abandoned by the royal family and abandoned Ireland. There’s no reason we can’t be friends.”
“Oh is that so?”
A sneer crossed Atalanta’s thin lips.
“Puck is also trustworthy. For someone who wants to use his family status to say such a thing.”
“You can use it, you can do anything. I was forced to take on the role of a stallion, so that’s fine.”
“If you are… what is the plan? Is Jin’s army still the same?”
“Ah, a few things have been fixed.”
As Atalanta reached out, a map floated on a bench on one side of the carpet. Seeing that he exerts
telekinesis
without emitting the glow of the void, it seems that he is seeing the effect of piercing the passage of the void. Hey, it’s a board where you can freely levitation, but is it difficult to move a light map?
As the map was laid out on the carpet, I first pointed to the port of the Mittergerland Empire across the blade.
“The landing point is ‘Froshaven’ in Angst, as originally planned.”
“Proshafen.”
Atalanta’s eyes twinkled. That amber light was not from the power of the void, but from longing.
Prince Ulkar promised to give half of Angst to the Nudans if all plans were successful. Proshafen, the largest port of Angst, was also included in it, so it was only natural that Atalanta would react like that.
“…The defense will not be easy.”
“The fleet that Sir Langbolt brought from the Southern Shore should use their strength.”
“With a steel fleet, it wouldn’t be difficult to control the port, but… there is a high probability that the Black Dragon Fleet is anchored.”
“The Black Dragon Fleet.”
The name of the fleet commanded by the Duke of Strom.
The Mittergeland Empire is famous for its short maritime tradition and weak navy. However, the Black Dragon Fleet is a unit operated by the Strom family, who owns a territory as vast as five or six Countries put together. It just means you can’t take it lightly.
“I heard you said you wouldn’t lose.”
“A prince?”
“huh. In terms of power itself, the Steel Fleet had the upper hand, and they said it would be more advantageous to lock them in the port and defeat them…
Proshafen is the largest port city in the Angst region, and land routes also extend in all directions. In particular, the ‘Deval Highway’, a legacy of the ancient empire, was the best shortcut to our final goal, the 100-year-old castle.
“I will have to take the damage, but I have no choice.”
“Yeah…. It would be a piece of cake if the Steelscale Fleet backed it up.”
“Don’t expect that. for now.”
Atalanta shrugged wordlessly and I ran my finger north of Proshafen.
“We must eat only Proshafen and start the advance as soon as possible. If you break two small forts, it’s Obdorf, and if you drop one, it’s ‘Eisbowald’.”
Obdorf, which is attached to the north of Angst, is a province bordering the Kingdom of Milanol. Famous for its dense forest, the ‘Selntree Lee’, a forest that extends to the front of the High Castle, also belongs to Obdorf.
Eisbowald is a city nestled on a hill in the middle of a lush forest. It is the second largest city in Obdorf after Wulfurt.
“We have to occupy this place within ten days at the latest, a week after the landing. This is the primary goal of this expedition.”
“Two cities and three castles in one week…
She nodded quietly.
“I should do it.”
“right?”
It’s not a bluff.
Atalanta is a powerful arcanist and an accomplished spearman, and her 150 Hareskis are the elite of the elite.
If you blow the gates with a skill like ‘Void Sphere’ and then push in heavily armed elite soldiers, you can capture a small fortress in less than half a day.
Of course, Imperial Knights and Saboteurs and the like would get in the way. But on our side, we have Sir Langbolt, ‘The Shouting Wave’, Og Schlizo, ‘The Mage of Antrum’, and Epos, ‘Young Master’.
Even if I run into a sword master unluckily in Proshafen or Aisbowart, I have the confidence to deal with him. If you want to work hard, you can use the help of the bundle. No matter how sword master I am, I will not be able to avoid the ambush of the ‘real man’ assassin while dealing with me.
Atalanta, like me, has been asking questions about the next plan.
“Actually, the next problem is… I slowly pointed my hand at a region north of Obdorf.
“Once you continue on the Debarber Road from Eisbowald, you will be in Topal.”
“Isn’t that our final goal?”
“For now.”
Topal is a province that is the same as the home of the Duke of Avillambus. Among them, Baeknyeonseong, the capital of the province, is literally the heart of the Strom family.
“But by the time we eat this far, the enemy’s main unit will also move.”
Pointed out the border with the kingdom east of Obdorf. Here, a large army of more than 10,000 led by Duke Abillambus will be attacking High Castle.
“Or the Viceroy Buckard can move.”
The province located west of Obdorf is right in Altenberg. A fertile territory that has been ruled by the Alzenberg family for 800 years…
“…so what?”
“I tried talking to the prince.”
“Did you?”
“I can’t judge now.”
“Hey what are you doing?”
As Atalanta frowned, I shrugged.
“At that time, I decided to act according to the situation.”
“Isn’t that too inconsiderate?”
“Not really. The prince presented several conditions. You don’t have to worry too much because you can just check it and move.”
“……Uhm.”
She sighed immediately.
“okay. Your lord isn’t even an ordinary person…
He stopped talking and suddenly raised his head as if a question had come to mind.
“So why did you bring Iofya?”
“Oh, Iofya”
I was about to say something when Hares Keith, who was guarding the tent, reported.
“Napidat. A fleet is entering the docks.”
“A fleet?”
“yes. It appears to be a scaly fleet.”
As soon as I heard that, Atalanta and I quickly ran out of the tent.
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