Episode 300
“The Duke of Tahiti has been completely occupied.”
After receiving his subordinate’s report, Karil Zamod’s gaze naturally shifted to the side.
Logan, or rather Gail Slayer, the one person whom everyone regarded as a superior to the official commander, Count Karyl Zamod, received that gaze and nodded.
“Good. Any news from Teronan?”
“It is expected that Kalon’s capital will be occupied within a day or two. It is said that the tsunami mage has not been able to offer much resistance since being captured by the ‘Guardian.’”
“Right.”
After saying that, Guile was silent for a moment.
And everyone in command watched his reaction with bated breath.
It’s been almost a month since the war began.
However, after the second rotation of the plains, there was no real crisis for Liberty County. In fact, the three countries were taken over in an instant with overwhelming power.
Rather, it took longer to pacify the Principality of Tahiti, which had been squeezing out its last strength even in a state of chaos after the surrender of Romero’s kingdom.
The person who made the biggest contribution in the process was the superman in front of me. With only one individual’s force, he led the Liberty Army, which had been in danger several times, to victory.
– Now the coalition is reorganized around our Liberty.
– Unless the King goes crazy, this person will be the second in command of the kingdom. More than Archduke Gunther.
Since everyone in command thought that way, there was no one among them who would go against his will. As a result, on this fine day, the only person who could break the awkward silence and speak carefully was Karil Zamode.
“Guil. I can now declare victory…”
Everyone’s expectant gaze followed him, and the hero who led this victory said something unexpected.
“No. We are marching towards Tria like this.”
“…yes?”
Tria is in confusion. The Liberty Army gained momentum.
Although no one knew what it meant, the reaction was not very positive.
“What… do you mean?”
“Tria is our allied force. There is no justification.”
“If we do that, Tria and Teronan may unite and attack us!”
Justification is important in war. At a small scale, it is an issue that affects the morale of our troops, and at a larger scale, it is a basis for blocking interference from third countries. Therefore, starting a war without a cause is limited to cases where you are confident of winning even if you are hostile to all surrounding countries.
The Liberty Army was clearly gaining momentum now, but the same was true for Terronan. Coincidentally, the appearance of superhumans in both countries was also similar.
“Of course, there is no way Gail will lose, but it would be difficult if Tria also joined in. Grand Duke Gunther would also have to step up, and if so, Teronan’s iron wall would also step up.”
Karil swallowed his saliva as he saw Gail staring at him.
But he didn’t stop talking.
“Furthermore, if a war breaks out, the chaos within Tria will erode for now. If Terronan’s superhumans and the Archduke of Saxony from Tria join in… we cannot guarantee the situation.”
To put it nicely, it meant that it was impossible to guarantee, but that it was obvious that we would lose. And those words also represented the thoughts of everyone in command at this moment.
But Guile shook his head lightly.
“Unite with Teronan and divide Tria into two. From now on, the territory of the alliance will be divided and ruled into the territory of both Terronan and Liberty. Wouldn’t both Your Highness and Teronan be satisfied with that much in return?”
Guile’s tone was subtle. Not only did they express their country, Liberty, as if it were a foreign country, but there was no sense of reverence or respect for the king.
But no one could accurately capture that subtle awkwardness.
Just focus on the content.
“It’s not wrong.”
“Sure…”
“It’s quite possible…”
While listening to the commanders whispering, Karyl nodded with a firm expression.
“…I will report this to Your Majesty.”
It seemed like the war would last longer than expected.
But the results will be sweeter than expected.
A faint excitement appeared on Karyl’s face, which had been stiffened with tension. Not only Caryl but most of Liberty’s commanders were similar.
And as he watched them, the ruler of the next kingdom smiled faintly.
‘If things had gone as planned, it would have turned into a three-nation alliance of Tria and Liberty Terronan, but it would be difficult to leave Tria alone now.’
King Ramon I of Tria has many children. Some would say there were more than a hundred people.
It is said that the numerous royal families started the race for the throne with extreme conflict.
No matter how long the infighting will continue, the prevailing opinion is that it is unlikely to be resolved within 1 to 2 years. Even if it is resolved quickly, the aftereffects will be enormous.
This was unacceptable to Logan, who thought that an imperial war could break out as early as a year and a half or even earlier. Above all, it was important to identify and root out any imperial schemes that might remain in Tria.
so.
‘Split the alliance into Liberty and Terronan and make another treaty with both.’
On the surface, it would be a non-aggression pact and a mutual defense pact, and in reality, it would be a treaty creating a vassal state to deal with the empire.
In fact, I was thinking of splitting the union and then using my current position to eliminate the two royal families and merge them into McLane.
‘There isn’t enough time to regenerate power now. The aftereffects will be quite significant.’
Forced mergers have enormous aftereffects.
Just as in the past life, the resistance movement continued for nearly 20 years even after Grandia was occupied by the empire, or even more, a backlash may follow. The origin of the Small Kingdoms Union itself is a nation founded by heroes who escaped the oppression of ancient Grandia, the predecessor of McLane.
“…this is the best for now.”
Last day in the Duchy of Liberty.
Cold moonlight was pouring into the gorgeous room used by King Kong.
* * *
– The imperial family was caught.
– Sword spirit and cold wind are attacking.
– No external support.
– Complete review of all plans.
“Damn the imperial family… how much has been invested in this place…”
Inyoung, covered in black robes, laments in a secret room.
All that was visible outside the robe was a pure white hand, and the thin, beautiful fingers were trembling slightly.
It had to be that way.
‘I don’t know anything else, but Elder Gerohin is dead.’
One of the key elders who was supposed to open a new era has died.
Using the request as an excuse, he had planned to settle down in the furthest place from the imperial palace, but even that ended up being stranded at the beginning.
I thought the problem might have been my hasty approach to the second prince.
‘That’s why I said it was too early!’
A sigh flowed from red lips peeking out from under the black robe.
Other black-robed wizards standing behind heard the sigh and began to speak one by one.
“Is there any more support?”
“Luisa. Then what about Tria…”
“Elder. Please give me instructions.”
“noisy.”
The subordinates, flinching at the cold words, quietly stepped back.
Soon, Luisa quietly turned around and said.
“Follow the tower’s instructions. Withdraw.”
“But we have already invested too much. Mr. Gerohin…” The
subordinate completely expressed the thoughts that Luisa had just thought of earlier.
However, he immediately lowered his head after receiving Luisa’s cold gaze.
“sorry.”
“…I won’t say more. Prepare to withdraw.”
Luisa’s expression was cold as she said those words, but underneath, her heart was boiling just as much as her subordinates.
The title of youngest elder may be a great honor to other disciples in the tower, but among the same elders, he is merely the youngest.
Once again, I felt sorry for my situation where I had little right to speak.
‘This is why old people who are drunk on ideals and can’t see reality are the problem.’
Of course, Luisa herself was willing to sacrifice her life if she could achieve more than that.
However, in order to achieve your ideals, you must first look at reality.
‘When I go back, I will kick out all the old people responsible for this incident. I need to raise my voice even by asking the Great Master.’
For that, I had to calm down these boiling emotions and regain my composure right now.
Even if it means using slightly drastic measures.
“However, I have to leave a gift to the guy who killed Gerohin.”
At those words, the faces of his depressed subordinates brightened.
* * *
– Divide Tria into two and end the war.
The negotiations that took place behind the scenes were strangely fast.
The time it took for Liberty to propose and Terronan to accept it was only three days.
It was too short a time to decide on important issues for a country, but it was a natural thing for Logan.
‘Because Eilen is being good to me.’
Like ‘Gail’ here, ‘Armord’s’ position within Terronan was skyrocketing.
This is what happened when those two people kissed. For them, it was rather strange that things did not progress quickly.
Thus, a statement was issued at the same time.
– We will hold TRIA accountable for breaking its promise and causing a major crisis in the alliance.
As the armies of both countries began to march towards Tria, chaos broke out in Tria.
“Let’s unite as one to overcome our country’s crisis!”
About half of the forces joined forces around the prince who shouted that.
“Isn’t it our fault for not being faithful?”
With that said, those who wanted to join Terronan or Liberty took up the remaining half.
Compared to the time when dozens of forces repeatedly merged and gathered together, it was much more organized, but even if they were completely united, there was no way they could properly fight against an enemy that could not be an opponent with only half of their strength.
“March!”
“Surrender! Surrender! For your life….”
The speed of the Liberty Army’s advance almost matched the speed of the occupation. It would be the same for Terronan on the other side.
The final war to reorganize the Union seemed like it would be over so easily.
The road leading to Tregonia, the capital of Tria. Until I met the Archduke of Saxony, an Auror user of Tria, at Fort Trege, the only road through which a large army could pass.
“We will sacrifice our lives to protect our country!!”
“Wow!”
His hair and beard were so white that it was hard to tell what their original color was.
The old knight, who clearly showed traces of time that could not be stopped even though he was an auror user, shouted from the top of the castle wall, followed by a roar that seemed to reverberate through the field.
Although the number of people was only 10,000, their determination was probably sincere, and the energy in their voices was not envious of an army of 100,000.
“Yes, at least.”
“yes?”
“If we advance at the same time as the Teronan army, we can fall within half a day. Send a message.”
Logan pointed with his chin at the Teronan army camped not far away in front of Fort Trege.
A place where I have a pet that I haven’t seen in over a month.
I missed him, but I couldn’t pretend to know him right away, so I acted calmly and indifferently.
However, upon hearing those words, an expression of disapproval appeared on Karyl’s face.
“That’s…” This
is a situation that is rarely seen with Caryl, who these days acts like a tongue in her mouth and takes on the role of a lieutenant.
“Why do you do that?”
“I think the question will be which side will take the lead. It would be a bit difficult for us to stand in the vanguard, leaving Terronan behind…”
“Ah…”
It was a ridiculous but natural problem.
Competition and wariness had already begun to develop in the armies of the two countries that would now divide the alliance in two.
Of course, from a third party’s point of view, it didn’t matter, but that didn’t mean we could say, ‘It doesn’t matter if our army is destroyed, so just rush in.’
“We take the lead. Instead, let them know that we have Tregonia.”
“Yes? But I don’t know if they’ll let that happen…”
“It’s not like we’ll be sharing a city between two people anyway. If I have to come to a conclusion one way or another, it’s better.”
“…They probably won’t accept it.”
“Then tell Teronan to go first. They said they would give me Tregonia.”
“Yes!? But if His Majesty the King finds out…”
“Promises are meant to be broken anyway. Isn’t our army more advantageous now?”
At those words, a look of blatant disgust appeared in Karyl’s eyes. It was like looking at dirty trash.
But soon, Karyl must have realized it herself and lowered her head in surprise.
“You made a wise choice . no see. Then I’ll tell you that.”
Psik.
Despite his appearance, he knows how to use his head.
Also, he is a person who shows his inner thoughts transparently despite his appearance.
Now, it seemed like he would even become attached to Caril like this.
‘If it was really like that, there would be a second war. ‘This nage?’
Logan was going to ask Terronan to abide by the agreement if he got Tregonia.
It didn’t matter to him.
But before that thought-provoking proposal could even be delivered.
– I, Saxon Trumble, challenged the Reaper and the Guardian to a duel. I ask you! If you have the courage, step forward!
All eyes on the battlefield were focused on the shout of the old knight who went out to the main gate of the fortress.
