◈ 450. [Side Story] It is
natural, but the entire army of the monster front is not leaving for New Terra.
We must leave troops to defend the monster front. Moving north is part of it.
‘Who will I leave behind and who will I take?’
It was a difficult problem.
Taking too many troops will weaken the defense of the monster front.
In any case, if the monsters made a great invasion while the main force of this side left for the north, or if the Crossroads were to fall, the world would end as it was. It was truly a battle of words.
The troops to firmly defend the Crossroads must be left behind.
However, even so, if you concentrate your troops on the crossroads and go up to the ecliptic with too few, you will not be able to recapture New Terra and the possibility of being annihilated by Fernandez increases.
‘Of course there are troops from other allies.’
This time, the troops from all over the world who decided to join the world defense front are all in the plains in front of New Terra, the ecliptic… … We decided to gather in front of the Iris River.
Even with these alone, the number of heads would be quite high. But I can’t use them like my limbs right now.
To some extent, I needed the troops to use.
In the end, after long consideration, I finalized and announced the number of people.
“Archid Dusk Bringer and his troops. The remnants of the 1st Corps of the Imperial Army led by Lord Metallic. Quylan’s Punishment Unit. Belldandy’s Holy Grail Expedition. Hannibal’s Spirit Sage Party. Finally, the Gamble Club.”
After the name was called, I put down the paper with my name written on it.
“It goes like this.”
Personnel whose names were not called looked perplexed. Evangeline was the first to raise her hand.
“Senior, didn’t our names be called?”
“Everything else remains.”
“yes?”
Frightened subordinates looked at me with bewildered eyes. I said one more time
“Everything else remains. To keep the Crossroads safe.”
Dusk Bringer must participate in the war as the king of the Principality of Bringer and the chief commanding various small countries and powers.
Lord Metallic, as the head of the 1st Corps of the Imperial Army, initially joined my command to avenge Lark. have to take
Quylan is the king of the Beasts. Belldandi is the Vice Queen of the Elves. Confirmed to participate in the war as a representative.
In the same vein, Kelly Bay and Serenade are also the father of the Dwarf King and spokesman for the Mermaid King.
There was also a problem with non-aircraft operation, so we decided to go together. However, since I am not a combatant, there is no need to mention it here.
Hannibal, as the representative of the mixed races, is also taken to be considerate of the political position.
Gamble Club is… … These are the friends I picked from the beginning in preparation for the match against Fernandez. of course borrowed.
So, this is the number of people you must bring.
Conversely, there is no reason to necessarily take the rest. I wanted to leave as many troops as possible on the Crossroads, other than the necessary number.
“Ha but… .”
Evangeline, who was trying to say something, was restrained, and Lucas stepped forward and spoke in a serious voice.
“Isn’t it too dangerous, my lord?”
I chinned to mean to continue talking. Lucas continued.
“I am not asking you to bring all your troops. We are well aware that the defense of the Crossroads is also of the utmost importance.”
“… .”
“But wouldn’t you at least need our main party, an escort under His Highness’ direct command?”
main party.
In fact, it’s been a long time since they’ve been separated from each other, but they still have a sense of belonging as a party… … The best combination of monster frontline in name and reality.
I am Lucas Evangeline Jr. Damian.
This main party of 5 people was a problem because each of them was so well nurtured.
Each one was extremely useful, but the problem was that they accounted for a large portion of the monster front.
Without me, Lucas must act as the commander of the monster front.
Because there is no talented person who can control the whole monster battle here like Lucas. So, of course, Lucas must stay.
Evangeline is now the commander of the melee unit of the Kaiju Front.
As this girl knight protects allies with overwhelming defense and breakthrough power and pierces monsters, melee troops can fight on the frontlines with devastating efficiency.
As the leader of the wizard party, Junior is in charge of wide-area attacks and battlefield climate control.
The difference between her participation in the battle and her non-participation in defense battles differs by several times.
And Damian is an elite killer.
It is the strongest spear on the front line that can snipe enemy elite units, named units, and even boss units.
In fact, more than half of enemy advanced unit kills are done by Damian alone.
no one can borrow
Rather the opposite. You have to leave these four on the monster front so you can leave safely.
“There is no change in the number of people!”
I said sternly.
“The person called out prepares to go out, and the rest stay here to firmly defend the front line! more!”
After that meeting broke up.
Lucas and the main party came to me. He still looked worried.
“Lord. At least, why don’t you take Damian with you? It will come in handy in many situations.”
“… .”
Not to the extent of being useful.
Clairvoyance is a truly insane trait. Just taking Damian with him would make the battle in the ecliptic much easier.
but.
“This is a war against people. You will not kill monsters, you will kill people.”
There are no monsters on this battlefield.
There are only people who want to kill people.
Just like it used to be… … You could even define them as monsters.
In fact, Fernandez and his troops who are trying to massacre the innocent citizens of New Terra are all monsters. That’s why I’m willing to go to this war.
but however.
There must also be soldiers who are forced to move because of Fernandez’s orders, not because of their convictions.
On this battlefield, even those will have to be defeated.
I don’t want Damian to kill. Damian is soft-hearted and reluctant to kill.
More than anything, this kid is already a great sniper even without doing that.
Damian has to play an important role in the final battle with the remaining monsters.
I was worried that I would get traumatized and be damaged as a sniper if I took him to the Imperial Palace for no reason.
Damian then stepped forward and shook his head slightly.
“I’m against it, Prince.”
“huh?”
“I have to go so that I can only subdue those people without taking their lives.”
“… !”
“In the past, I was a sniper who always shot only the weak points of opponents. I couldn’t even control the power of magic bullets. But now that I have the know-how, I can shoot ‘where I want’ with ‘the power I want’.”
Damian chuckled.
“It is possible to snipe for suppression without affecting life. Will it be very useful?”
I opened my mouth slightly.
If it is possible to subdue the opponent without taking his life. It’s exactly what Damian said. It’s even more useful because it’s a war with people.
I smiled dejectedly. No matter how much, that glazed guy even volunteered to be taken by himself.
You have really grown up too.
“majesty.”
At that time, Junior, who hesitated from behind, stepped forward.
“I want to go too.”
“… .”
After swallowing my words for a moment, I spat out cautiously.
“Junior. As you well know, this time we collide with Fernandez.”
“yes.”
“And under Fernandez… There is a magic corps.”
And the leader of the magic corps is Sir Reina.
The old wizard who is intricately intertwined with Junior.
It’s different from other idiots. The magic corps is a troublesome mage unit that goes beyond the Aegis Task Force and is absolutely loyal to Fernandez.
with high probability… … We will fight and kill each other.
“… So I have to go.”
Junior, who clenched his fists, raised his head and looked straight at me.
“No to my relationship with him. In the bondage of all these grudges from the past… … We have to put an end to it.”
“… .”
“Please take me. Whatever the ending, I want to see it with my own two eyes.”
I swallowed my words, then sighed and turned my head.
I saw a girl knight looking this way with her arms folded, and the blonde haired protagonist standing silently next to her.
“Lucas. Evangeline. Are you really going to be okay with just the two of you?”
“You’re doing too much, senior.”
Evangeline smiled mischievously.
“Are you not paying attention to the other soldiers supporting the front here?”
“No, I don’t mean that… .”
“All the soldiers on the monster front stay here. And they are the ones who have supported the real monster front.”
Yes.
The basis of the monster front here – All soldiers remain. Besides that, there are still dozens of heroes left.
Above all, Lucas and Evangeline.
The strongest knight duo under my command. If you don’t believe in these two, who will you believe?
“Don’t worry and go. You’ll be holding out well.”
Evangeline grinned, fangs glittering.
Then Lucas opened his mouth.
“Even if I can’t follow him directly, the very fact that Damian and Junior are by my master’s side reassures me. He is a reliable colleague.”
Lucas lowered his head slightly.
“I believe that you will have a good trip and I will wait for you. Please believe in us too, my lord, and don’t worry about the southern front here and come back with a comfortable mind.”
“… Thank you guys.”
I expressed my sincere thanks.
I looked around at my colleagues and patted each other on the shoulder. While preparing for a short breakup, we smiled at each other.
The future was uncertain and uncertain. but.
The trust in the comrades who had gone through hell together so far was stronger than that anxiety.
***
District 8 of the Lake Kingdom.
mage tower.
Flash!
After riding the teleport gate, I came back here.
《Here you are, Ash.》
The Cyber Lich has now completely converted into a friendly NPC… … The midnight sun was waiting for me.
With a skull-shaped face floating on the machine’s monitor screen, she spat out a voice at me through the speaker.
“I was waiting for you. It’s about to be finished.”
The four kings of different tribes brought parts of the Guardians of each tribe to this meeting.
The root of Evergreen, the world tree of elves.
A branch of the dwarf’s golden vein, Evergold.
Fragments of Everblue, a mermaid’s blue coral reef.
And the Cursed Foliage of Beastmen, Everred’s Leaf.
As soon as I secured these, I gave them to White Night, and White Night was synthesizing Everblack using the pieces of these four trees.
I muttered as we headed into the arboretum following her guidance.
“They say the Empire took a long time to find and destroy these four trees.”
burned the world tree
He dug a vein of gold.
The blue coral was covered with lime and
the maple trees were said to have been cut down.
‘It seems that the reason why the Maple Rang tribe was attacked was because the empire was cutting down this tree… … .’
It was fortunate that each race had at least some fragments of these guardians.
Even though the World Tree was thought to have been burned to death, some of its roots were still alive, the
golden veins were carefully split and kept hidden by the dwarves, and the
blue corals also lost their prestige enough to cover an original island, but mermaids transplanted them to various places to keep them alive. .
The cursed maple tree… … with a strange relationship. It is said that he was aware of the secret space inside because it was Kuilan who lived inside it.
The tree had been felled long ago, but in the fallen leaves piled up in the secret space… … A baby maple tree was growing.
‘He made Kuilan do something bad.’
There won’t be any good memories, but Kuylan has been silently collecting leaves and pieces of maple trees.
The white night murmured softly to me as I was thinking.
“I don’t know much about the outside world… If you tried to get rid of those four guardian trees, you must have had several purposes.》
“… .”
《For the persecution of the heterogeneous race. Or to make sure that a new Everblack cannot be created.”
And in the arboretum following the guidance of the Midnight Sun… .
A long, thin, stick-like twig was suspended in the air with magical power.
A black thorn tree.
《However, here in the Lake Kingdom, the technology of the time is completely preserved, and we were able to create it like this.》
“Everblack… .”
This tree is my surname, the name of the empire, and the protector of mankind.
I carefully grasped the thorn wand. As if recognizing the owner, the Everblack staff was wrapped around my hand.
《Currently, the number of people who can ‘use’ the tree is limited. Perhaps the emperor who occupied the tree hundreds of years ago set up special settings. and… .》
The midnight sun carefully inspected the way I held the staff in my hand, and then spat out.
“You deserve it. Ash.”
“Yes.”
It’s because he’s one of those handsome ‘Guardians of the Empire’.
《As much as it was made of pieces rather than the main body of the tree, and as much as there was no time to take root and grow new shoots… … That wand will only perform a part of its function as Everblack.”
As the protector of mankind, Everblack has many grandiose functions. A lighthouse of magic, a root extending to the spirit world, and so on… … .
But these are all things I don’t need. There was only one reason I needed this tree.
《What are you going to do with that little twig?》
I smiled instead of answering the curious White Night. And answered.
“Victory.”
The key is set. Conditions are cleared.
Now it’s time to give it a try with all your might.
