Episode 125 – Go to war!
Woooooo!
thud.
With the sound of trumpets echoing over the walls of Bypros, a gate made of heavy iron wood was lowered over the moat, and the knights were the first to pass through it on horseback.
All 150 knights were wearing plate armor with a flame symbol engraved on their chests.
The armor, all made of well-refined steel, sparkled brilliantly in the sunlight, showing off its presence.
Among them, there was one person at the very front, wearing armor that stood out a little, that caught my eye.
Unlike when she first came to the Order, female knight Eilen wears custom-made armor to fit her body.
Compared to other knights, the armor was made to fit his smaller size and physical condition, and its color was also a subtle silver color.
“Don’t say bad things about being seen and saying it’s better to die. I’ve already heard too much about it.”
She said bluntly, perhaps feeling Logan’s gaze.
“I guess he is worried about his comrades. Now, at least there is no knight in our territory who does not recognize ‘Sir’ Eilen.”
Although the nickname is a bit strange.
Eilen’s expression seemed a little refreshed, perhaps thanks to swallowing back words.
“I guess… right?”
It seemed like he was a little upset, but seeing his expression brighten up quickly made me laugh.
‘Well, I’m nineteen now.’
Although it was Logan himself who gave him the opportunity, it was entirely Eilen’s efforts that allowed him to adapt and blend in better than expected.
It was worth praising.
“More than anything, it suits you well. And looking at the color, it doesn’t seem to be ordinary steel.”
“Really? Hmm. Well, Hamar made it by mixing mithril, so the defense power is sure to be good.”
“Mithril?”
“Don’t look at it like that. It’s true that I borrowed my father’s name to get it, but I used my own money. It was a reward.”
“Ah. Haha, who can say anything? It’s cool. It’s definitely worth the risk of being noticed. It’ll also make your movements easier.”
Custom armor made of mithril alloy.
At that point, you will definitely stand out and your chances of survival due to increased abilities will be higher than your chances of dying first.
“Hehe. Thank you.”
Seeing her smile and smile definitely put my mind at ease.
‘…Do you feel relieved?’
My complexion momentarily hardened at the thought that occurred to me.
‘It’s natural that I feel responsible since I brought my wife and child who were living well to a rough place.’
With that in mind, I turned my head to avoid Eilen’s eyes.
Then, the family’s achievements so far were clearly visible.
1500 crossbow horsemen following right behind the knights.
It wasn’t the flashy plate armor like the knights, but they were wearing high-quality chain mail, carrying a rapid-fire crossbow, and even equipped with an auxiliary rapid-fire crossbow and sword.
Their armament, with exactly twelve magazines mounted on the back of their horses, was the standard armament of the Macraine crossbow cavalry.
A class that has now become a symbol of McLane.
In the first place, it was a class that selected all talented soldiers who had a high probability of becoming knights, and the achievements made so far were remarkable, so the pride of the soldiers included in the crossbow cavalry was already as high as that of knights.
Behind them, with their heads upright, soldiers lined up followed in an orderly manner.
The basic armament was chain mail, spears, and rapid-fire crossbows, except for the shield soldiers in the front row.
Since I didn’t have a horse, I only had three magazines attached to my belt, but that was enough.
Because their number alone was already over 3,000.
Immediately behind them, carts loaded with food, magazines, and other consumables to supply the entire army were coming out at regular intervals.
Although supplies will be sent separately from Bipros Castle in the future, this is a supply unit that has been considered to be able to continue the battle for at least 2-3 weeks with just the current supplies.
At the very front were the disciples of the Golem Tower, including Clayton.
They were each driving ten tightly packed wagons so that none of the contents could be seen. Clayton, driving the wagon in the front, was talking anxiously to the little girl sitting next to him.
“Victoria. Are you sure you’ll be okay?”
Clayton could still feel the gaze extending from the front of the nearly 5,000-strong army all the way to his side.
The eyes of a knight with red-blue odd-eyes who looked back at this place from time to time by the Archduke’s side.
“…It’s okay, Master. My brother won’t say anything anymore.”
“Your brother is also worried about you…”
“So! I have to show you that I can do it on my own.”
Even for my brother.
“Hmm. Still, don’t leave my side. I promised that to your brother.”
“…Yes, Master.”
Clayton sighed softly.
This genius student, who mastered Circle 1 magic in less than 9 months of initiation, was very stubborn.
What happened in the process of insisting that he would inevitably participate in the war turned the entire Magic Tower upside down.
In the end, he laughed it off because it happened because the siblings cared for each other so much. Her older brother, Victor, even received a pay cut and received a warning from the Archduke.
Nevertheless, the guy looked straight into his eyes and left a threatening plea.
– You must protect my little brother no matter what happens. I don’t know what I’ll do if something happens to Leah.
Even though Viktor was a promising genius knight who rose to the intermediate level of Force user at a young age, he was nothing compared to who he was now.
The disciples who were listening were rather angry, but Clayton read the earnestness in their eyes and smiled.
Additionally, I became curious.
‘One of the siblings is a genius in swordsmanship and the other is a genius in magic. Is there some kind of dragon’s blood flowing in this family?’
A brother and sister with unusual appearances and special talents.
I couldn’t help but be interested.
Clayton’s gaze met the red-and-blue Odd-Eye looking back at this place from far ahead.
“Victor. Take it in moderation.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Still don’t understand what I said?”
“Absolutely not.”
It is not a good idea to just blindly protect someone.
Now he knew that too.
but.
“then?”
“…You can’t help but worry that your younger brother is following you to the battlefield.”
This is just a natural phenomenon for a family.
Victor thought so.
“Your brother probably always thought that.”
“…Yes. I think so.”
“Don’t worry, Clayton will definitely take care of Leah. You should also be careful. Don’t jump in too hard like last time. Even if it’s just out of consideration for your younger brother.”
“All right.”
Although Victor answered like that, he had other thoughts in his mind.
‘It’s all thanks to Logan that I can worry like this and dream about the future. ‘Lia still needs Logan’s protection.’
Brother. And my lord.
It was the ranking of the most important person to Victor.
To him, his own safety came second.
“Anyway, it looks spectacular.”
A smile appeared on Logan’s lips as he finished his conversation with Eilen and Viktor and looked over the entire force.
He deserved it too.
Even with 50 knights and over 1,000 soldiers left behind in the territory, the army numbered close to 5,000.
In addition, there are crossbows and secret weapons that have already proven their power.
A huge amount of power that was unimaginable just a few years ago was now within his grasp.
And after a while, about 60 knights who would join Ferretta’s Holy Order (?) would be added.
It was the result of squeezing out Ferretta, which had suffered great damage in the Battle of Tomodo Castle.
Add to that the over 10,000 vigilantes trained with crossbows that we can’t take away right now…
‘I can do enough.’
I gained confidence that I could achieve what I planned no matter what variables there were.
Logan made eye contact with his younger brother, who was looking down at them as they deployed from the castle wall, and raised his hand.
The smile of my younger brother, who was pounding his chest with a confident expression, relieved even the slightest ounce of worry that remained in my heart.
“Now it starts again.”
Logan’s gaze turned towards the Twin Castles, the fiercest battlefield in the current civil war.
* * * The twin castles Alun Castle and Allon Castle, which originally belonged to the domain of the Duke of Waltermim, were castles named after the two moons that disappeared in the mythical era over a thousand years ago.
These twin castles, which are among the ten largest castles in the kingdom in terms of size alone, were built to the east and west, about a day’s walk away, and their original purpose was to protect the human lands from the large orc army that was located in the southern plains at the time. It was a fortress.
The name of the area as it was called at the time was Waltermaim, and the first duke who took that land as his home in the Kingdom of Grandia took the name of the area as his last name as a sign of his oath to protect people and the kingdom.
Unfortunately, the legacy of such a beautiful ancestor has disappeared, and now the two castles have become a battlefield where humans from the same kingdom take sides and kill each other.
A time when the heated atmosphere of battle gradually died down and we explored each other.
A large army of nearly 5,000 appeared behind the western castle.
“I confirmed the flame pattern flag. It’s the McLane family!”
“Hehe. You’re really coming… And there are 5,000, huh…”
Jordan Waltermaym, who was looking down at the McLane army approaching from afar on the castle wall, continued to laugh.
Even though his total number of troops was over 40,000, which was close to 1/8 of our army’s total, his expression was not very bright, perhaps because he felt uncomfortable.
And Roger Bipros, who read that expression, quickly struck out.
“They must have been a ragtag group of people. They must have been busy increasing the number of troops that were already half destroyed.”
“Well… looking at him in action, it looks like he’s been well trained. He’s also armed well. Isn’t that a judgment mixed with too much ill-will, Roger?”
Roger Bipros glanced at his colleague who was making fun of him.
“Don’t you think too highly of those who have no idea what they are up to, Lu Chen?”
He has brown hair and blue eyes. For a long time, I did not like Luchen Talos, an ordinary man with a nondescript appearance who could be found anywhere in the Kingdom of Grandia.
A lazy person who only enjoys causing trouble to others on topics he has no ambition or desire to do.
That was Roger Wipros’ perception of Lutzen Talos, and most of the people around him thought the same.
Even if he wasn’t one of the biggest axes of the faction, he was a great man who I didn’t want to talk about.
‘He might have declared neutrality if he weren’t the nephew-in-law of the Walter Mime family.’
But strangely enough, the Duke of Jordan’s trust in him was very high.
That’s why I was standing on the duke’s left and right side with him like I am now.
And in these cases, always.
“What do you think, Lu Chen?”
As now, the duke asked him for his opinion first.
“Just looking at it, the quality of the equipment is as good as that of the Duchy. They seem to be well-trained, and more than anything, they have a history of undermining Prince Roger, so if they are sincere, it will be a great help.”
“What if you don’t mean it?”
“If you plan to cause trouble, it will be a fatal poison to your allies.”
Roger Bipros interjected.
“It’s been a while since you and I agree.”
“That’s unlikely.”
“what?”
“Those supplies and those troops. Wouldn’t it be a waste? It would have been better if they had come with just a few elites, but the stakes are too high for them to send that many troops. If they lose all of those troops and go to the 1st Prince faction, they will just waste their lives and be swallowed up. If you weren’t a fool, you would know…”
Luchen spoke in an indifferent manner.
Roger Bypros, who had suddenly become a fool, was in tears.
The Duke spoke even faster.
“Tell His Highness the Prince. I will meet them. If possible, do it on a grand scale.”
“Your Excellency!”
“Be big, Roger. You probably forgot what I said before, right? They just use it as an arrow can and throw it away.”
“Hmm. I’m not like that, so just in case….”
“Don’t talk too much. All we have to do is consume those guys to deal a blow to the 1st Prince faction and try to turn things around. Just think about that.”
“…Understood.”
Not long after that, McLane’s army arrived in front of the western gate.
As soon as the soldier announced this, the western gate of Alun Castle opened and a group of troops carrying the Phoenix banner advanced in front of them. Went.
Over 500 knights.
And two superhumans.
But what stood in front was a palanquin carried by as many as eight soldiers. The
second prince, Romain von Grancia.
The arrogant young prince sat on the palanquin with an arrogant expression as the McLane family approached. I looked at him.
“Chung! “Padrick McLane meets His Royal Highness Romain von Grandia, the rightful heir to the throne!” As
Padric knelt and bowed, the knights followed him in unison.
And behind him, soldiers with blank expressions followed, some kneeling and others following him. It was a bustling scene as he stood there.
And the prince greeted the head of the family who had come to support him in a very perverse manner.
“Just…ha. Of course, it’s quite late.”
‘What is this idiot?’
These words almost made Logan, who had been keeping his head down following his father, raise his head inadvertently.
