Episode 142
“It’s just a magic casting effect to be activated. Be patient!”
He made excuses that didn’t work and used magic stones one after another.
Now, Wicken Callia is targeting enemies other than the original target.
The movement of the Waltermime knights who had climbed over the castle walls suddenly slowed down, exposing loopholes one after another, and the losing battle gradually regained its balance.
‘You Jordan can never do this.’
An advantage as a mage who can protect the prince and directly contribute to the military power.
No matter how much he was treated as a superhuman of the same level, Jordan Waltermime was something he could never do.
‘So pop out Jordan.’
If Jordan, who is upset about this, comes out himself, the dagger that was left by the guys without using it until the very end will hit the second prince’s neck.
Juan Douglas’ eyes shone wickedly.
“Wicken Callia is already here?!”
No one answered Jordan’s muttering.
Since it was not possible to look down on the battlefield from the sky, it was impossible to know everything about the battle status.
Jordan didn’t expect an answer either, so he just smiled bitterly.
I tried to save and study it somehow in response to McLane’s departure, but it was a handshake.
“I saved it for no reason. Use it!”
“yes!”
“Keep pushing! We’ll end the civil war soon!”
“yes!”
With Jordan’s instructions, several carts ran under the walls.
And after a while.
Loud explosions began to echo from all over the castle walls.
Wow!
Boom!
Qarring!
“Punch through! Keep advancing! Soldiers, hurry up!”
Liberatio’s firepower once again turned the tide of the war back to the second prince’s side.
The second prince’s army continued to advance with such momentum.
The 1st Prince’s army had no choice but to gradually be pushed back despite the addition of Wicken Callia and the weapon of high castle walls.
However, the 1st Prince also had a secret weapon left behind.
“Explode everything!!”
The moment when the wizards of the Glacier Tower were shouting from all over the castle walls.
Explosions of pure white cold occurred one after another, minimizing the influence of Liberatio, which was exploding in all directions.
Then, the supply of Liberatio that the Second Prince Army had was bound to run out quickly.
“Blizzard Scroll!! Is it still there like that? Insidious bastard!”
“I can’t believe I’m just going to lose my one secret move here.”
Even as the two leaders of both sides poured out similar curses, screams continued to erupt from the castle walls.
A situation in which neither the attacker nor the defender can retreat.
“Their weapons are finished! Cut them all down!”
“They’ve exhausted their tricks too! End them!”
The 2nd Prince is trying to secure victory in a situation where McLane is missing.
If the 1st prince loses any more momentum, his future will be uncertain.
The battle between the two factions, unable to retreat, created the fiercest battlefield since the civil war began.
When the day’s battle was finally over.
Both sides had no choice but to enter into a standoff again, suffering enormous damage.
However, the results of that day’s battle were more meaningful than any previous battle.
The great nobles of both factions, who had been fighting while trying to avoid damage to their direct forces as much as possible, suffered the greatest loss since the beginning of the war.
In a normal war where large armies of similar size clash, this was something that would have happened only now, but for the great nobles, the damage was so terrible that they could not even imagine.
So much so that both forces immediately after the battle were busy controlling the damage.
And from that day on, the direction of the civil war began to change once again.
* * * The information delivered less than a day after overcoming the big hurdle made the McLane father and son smile.
“Up to this point, everything has gone as expected, or even better than expected. Now, we won’t be able to fight properly, even if it’s because of the resentment we have built up against each other.”
“Yes. That’s what happened in the end.”
Logan thought that if Roger Bypros leaked information to the First Prince’s army, an army the size of two margraves or an equivalent force would come out to intercept them.
Defeat them by digging a trap, feign heavy damage when attacking the eastern gate, and then withdraw from the faction.
That was McLane’s original plan.
But everything changed when the army of Bipros followed directly behind.
It was an unexpected crisis that the troops who came out to intercept them after receiving information from Bipros were the Calia Knights, including Wicken Calia himself, but fortunately they were able to overcome it without major damage.
In the end, everything turned out better than originally planned.
Now it seemed like the path to ending this civil war was really in sight.
Logan expressed his overwhelming feelings and informed his father of his next plan.
But while listening to the story, Padrick’s expression was not very good.
“…Logan. Can’t we just stay out of the faction fight like this?”
The question sounded even more serious because of his pale complexion, where the aftereffects of his injury had not yet gone away.
Logan answered firmly.
“Yes. Whether the 1st or 2nd princes take power, they will never leave us alone.”
“But the Second Prince faction…”
“Jordan Waltermime is a person who forgets grace but does not forget resentment. Even assuming the best case scenario, there will definitely be strong pressure.”
“…Yes. That certainly makes sense. But is your plan really possible?”
“We have to make it possible.”
“Huh… But if everything goes according to your plan, it might be better to just wait and see for a while. Is there really a need to take that much of a risk?”
“…I will tell you about that again after I return to the capital. There is no guarantee that the plan I mentioned will proceed as is.”
Padric was lost in thought, and after a while, he nodded heavily.
“Okay. Then that’s right… big!”
Cough. Cough.
“father!”
A sudden cough caused light blood to seep out.
When Logan jumped up in surprise, Padrick waved his hand to dissuade his son.
“Ah. It’s okay. The internal injuries still remain. It’s almost healed.”
“…You couldn’t heal properly even with the highest quality potion?”
“You know this because you’ve dealt with Auror users. That terrible energy penetrated you, but it’s fortunate that it’s only like this.”
Padric, who had a pale complexion, forced a smile, but Logan, who was watching, could not bear to smile.
“Now there are no advanced potions left. It would be better to quickly return and show the priest.”
“That will happen. Don’t worry. It won’t be too much of a problem to just hold on until then.”
“But…”
“Don’t worry about me. It looks like you suffered serious internal injuries, so take care of it. The Auror was worse than I thought.”
“What am I…”
Logan’s complexion as he spoke was not very good, but he was relaxed.
Because I was confident that I could recover in a few days without having to use a potion.
“I think I will recover in a day or two.”
“…Huh. I think your internal injuries were more serious. It’s nice to be young, after all.”
well. Could it be because of youth?
Ugh.
Logan sighed softly as he felt his heart’s force core vibrating slightly.
“When you return, be sure to call a priest. Don’t try to solve the problem on your own.”
“Of course, kid. This guy isn’t the type of person who is so needlessly stubborn.”
Well, I don’t know. Did you say so?
Logan immediately changed the subject to suppress his laughter.
“I would like to go to the capital right now.”
“Now? Right away?”
“Yes. The sooner the better.”
“Yes. That’s right. I came this far by following your words, so I have to believe you until the end.”
“Thank you, father.”
“Thank you, weren’t you planning on committing it anyway, even if I was against it?”
“Ah… Haha. No way.”
When Logan, who had a sour expression on his face, avoided his gaze, Padrick chuckled, but soon spoke again with concern.
“Still, be careful. You really have to be careful. If your practice as a monk becomes known…” “
Of course. I will ask Clayton to change both my hair color and eye color. I will leave only the essential equipment and sleep out as much as possible.” “I think so. I’ll only stay at a cheap inn if I have no choice.”
“…Okay. That’s right. Still, there may be people watching. Even at a glance, there is a difference between the appearance of a wandering mercenary and a nobleman.”
Padrick’s concerns were valid, but Logan had to suppress his inner laughter.
“You don’t have to worry about that. When I was in my old days…”
“In my old days?”
“Hmm. Hmm. I was thoroughly trained by those who were mercenaries.”
“Okay. With your acting skills, there’s no need to worry.”
“It’s not force?”
Eat.
Only then did Padric’s expression relax a little due to Logan’s joke.
“Yeah. That too.”
Padric, who knew that his son’s strength had now clearly surpassed his own, ended the conversation with a proud smile.
And that night.
A figure emerged from McLane’s camp and disappeared like the wind towards the northeast.
The way McLane’s army returns to its territory.
Word circulated within McLane County that the Archduke had relapsed from an injury sustained in a skirmish with an adversary, and was receiving intensive care, vacating one of his wagons and restricting access to others.
As if to support the rumor, elite knights were seen standing under strict guard around the carriage.
However, the soldiers were so happy to finally return home that they did not pay much attention to the Archduke, who was invisible at some point.
* * *
“Let me in!”
“We are citizens of this country too!”
“Open the gates!”
The capital of the thousand-year kingdom of Grandia. Grand, an old castle boasting an overwhelming size, was filled with so many people that you would get sick of it just by looking at it from afar.
Now the whole country is in turmoil due to civil war.
The number of nomads visiting Grand, the ‘safest city’, has been increasing rapidly recently.
However, what these wanderers did not know was that the population of Grand was originally larger than the number of people it could accommodate.
It was said to be a large city with a far greater number of ‘residents’ living outside the outer castle than ‘citizens’ living in the inner or outer castle.
And even those residents could not enter the interior now.
This is because the knights with the symbol of a phoenix soaring into the sky were ruthlessly pushing away the people they were truly supposed to protect.
“Ahh! Why! Why?!”
“If you get any closer, I’ll cut you! Get back!!”
A loud scream and an even louder roar.
The brown-haired, brown-eyed mercenary frowned at the not-so-good sight.
“…Since when has it been like this?”
“Do you understand? Those crazy people won’t accept anyone just to live for themselves… I’m so amazed! I went out and walked for two weeks to come all the way to Yeo! I feel like I’m going to make a thousand dollars from my mom! Are you a young mercenary?”
“Oh yes. Well, for now…”
“You managed to get this far. I heard that some faction or something has started conscripting low-level mercenaries from all over the place.”
“Oh. Is that so? Fortunately, I guess I was lucky.”
The mercenary said he was lucky, but his expression was strangely stiff.
‘It’s much faster than in my previous life.’
Then, these crowds, which are especially visible now….
“It was okay when the nobles were making a fuss about fighting among themselves. But now they are dragging people to every castle and stealing grain, so how can I buy this?” The mercenary Logan couldn’t help but make a bitter expression as he heard the words of the middle-aged man with a haggard expression and lamentation.
Nobles usually do this .
The fact that they were even bringing in low-level mercenaries that they had not even paid attention to meant one thing:
‘We will wage an all-out war without looking back.’
All of that was the result of what he had done.
Things that had happened in his previous life were happening two years faster than before.
‘I had to do it anyway. Even if it was just to end this mess quickly.’
At some point, the sight of him biting his lip disappeared like a lie among the crowd of people.
“So, if you are a mercenary, please tell the knights over there… huh? Where have you been?”
Only one wanderer who was complaining about the frustrating situation suddenly disappeared. I just looked around looking for someone to talk to.
