My Villains Episode 425
64. Fog (12)
Duke Avillambus vented his anger for a long time. He swept away furniture and smashed the round table several times with his gloved fist.
“Aaaaaagh-!”
After looking up at the ceiling and shouting that his throat would explode, the duke took a slow breath.
The vassals slumped their heads on the floor again and did not breathe. I just waited patiently for the typhoon to pass.
Duke Abillambus, who had been holding his breath for a long time, slumped down in his seat and clutched his forehead.
“You showed ugliness.”
Only then did the vassals raise their heads. Now that the Duke’s anger was over, it was time to resume the meeting.
“Sub-butler.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
A small middle-aged man was called and his lower lip trembled. His nominal position was sub-butler, but in reality his role was to manage the family’s subordinates.
“You must have heard what Savellard said, right?”
“I’m sorry, Your Highness. I will send a message straight to the royal capital.”
Abillambus twitched his jaw joint and then nodded.
“…Focus on pinpointing the sizing target path.” “Yes, Your Highness.”
“Sir Geyer. Please comment.”
Although an Imperial Knight, the old gentleman with more experience as a diplomat quickly gave a prepared answer.
“It is completely unexpected that Zacharys is moving himself. Anyone who knows anything about the kingdom of Milanol will be amazed.”
” The reason is?”
“The Wise King of Milanol, Lionel III, is old and ill. It has already been more than two years since I completely withdrew my hands from political affairs due to a brain lesion, and I heard that there is nothing strange if I lose my breath today. But who would have predicted that Lionel III’s heir, Zacharys, would leave the capital?”
The duke nodded slowly at Nogisa Geyer’s explanation.
“I think the same. I didn’t expect to drop troops from the capital, but I thought Aekaris would come out if that was the case.”
“That’s right, Your Highness.”
Aecharis Lionelson of Zeo Re. aka ‘The Hungry Lion’.
As the second son of Lionel III, he is in effect the second-in-command of the kingdom after his brother Zachary.
He had the positions of Royal Cavalry Superintendent and Royal Palace Butler, but aside from being the Cavalry Superintendent, it was very strange that he was in charge of the Royal Palace Butler.
It is also true that the royal palace is the residence of the royal family. It was awkward for a prince who had grown up and had many children to act as a butler in the palace, so it could be regarded as humiliating.
“If it is true that Zacharys moved, doesn’t that mean that the royal capital is now in the hands of Aekaris… How about finding a way out through Aekaris? For example, what if he murders his father and manipulates the will to urge him to sit on the throne?”
The old knight expressed disapproval at the words of the Duke of Avillambus.
“There is no way that Zacharys left the capital without any preparations. Whatever my brother might do, he would have a plan in place.”
“…groan. That’s right.”
“Besides, Aekaris is a free-spirited, boneless figure. He is not someone worthy of drawing a sword for the throne.” As it is commonly known, Zakaris, the “lying lion,” enjoyed solving problems with cunning, while Aekaris, the “hungry man,” enjoyed using a sword. It is said that the second son has the character of the royal family of Zeore rather than the eldest son.
However, it is known that he is not greedy, unlike his tyrannical and ignorant mind.
The truth was a little different from rumors. It’s not that Ae Kares didn’t have greed, it’s just that he didn’t have time to salivate over power or wealth because he was dominated by sexual desire.
The duke, who had been pounding on the armrest in agony, raised his head with a sigh.
“Buakan. How many do you think Zacharis’ army will be?”
“There will be more than 15,000.”
Like Nogisa Gayer, Captain Buakan also presented an answer he had prepared in advance.
“Zacharys is the real power of the kingdom and the next king. If it were his own family, he would draw as much troops as he could from the capital and the territories, and well half of the 16 horsemen would follow. However, recently,
the situation across the great mountain range to the east of the capital has become unstable.
“Fifteen thousand…
The duke counted the remaining power in his mind.
If the Prince of Savellard leads the Alzenberg army and withdraws, the army of High Castle will be reduced to 2,500, even if only a small corps of slaves are left behind.
Another 2,500 troops were handed over to senior military officer Vermilo to occupy Unfast. The cavalrymen chasing Ankir’s detachment from the rear were about 1,000, and the troops stationed on the road leading to Antrum were also about 1,000.
“…Even if you collect all of them, it’s only 7,000.”
“If you make up your mind and lean on the castle here to defend, you will be able to pass the time. In the meantime , I won’t be able to
stand it if I persuade my father, Burkad, to ask for support .
It was Ariad, the blind old knight, who interrupted Captain Buakan. Hearing his voice, Duke Abillambus suddenly raised his head.
“Yes, there was a wonder. I didn’t care that you didn’t listen to me while discussing the kingdom of Milanol.”
When the duke leaned back on the backrest and asked for his opinion, Ariad lowered his head and replied.
“The reason Zacharys joined his family was probably because he didn’t want Eakaris to lose his shining reputation as a war hero.”
“Fame?”
“Ten years ago, when Charis, who was still the Crown Prince at the time, retreated in front of the enemies, the 17-year-old Prince Ulkar shot an arrow to protect him. It is famous for knocking down seven riders with six arrows.”
“…that’s what happened.”
“Even after that, Ulkar subdued thousands of Orcs in the North, ended the Thousand-Day War with victory, and subdued the great lords, and in the South, he went back and forth between land and water to subdue bandits. In the meantime, Zacharys suffered from jealousy and inferiority several times.”
“Yeah, I know roughly what you mean. Did Zacharys step forward because he feared that Aekaris would become like a second Ulkar?”
“Exactly, Your Highness.”
The blind old knight nodded and continued.
“Even as Zacharys, emptying the capital is risky. I’d like to show off my dominance while making a quick decision. Since we cannot be satisfied with an army of only 15,000, we will either use the royal capital excessively or intimidate the vassals and lead twice as many.”
“In a word, about 30,000 will come?” When Ariadne affirmed, Duke Avillambus let out a long sigh.
If they had preserved their strength at the beginning of the war, that is, if they had a large army of 15,000, they would have been able to hold out somehow by blocking the road connecting the plateau and Antrum. If such a situation had been created, the emperor or the other electors would have reached out and paid a small price to swallow the plateau and Unfast area.
“It’s all messed up because of that bastard Ulkar… As
the duke muttered gloomily, the blind old knight swallowed dryly and opened his mouth.
“There is a way, Your Highness.”
“How do you mean?”
“The way to finish this job successfully.”
The duke widened his eyes, and Captain Bua Khan and Nogisa Gayer looked at Ariad with uneasy eyes. However, Ariad, who was blind, had the same attitude as usual.
“Please send a letter to His Majesty King Ruilix II.”
“To the Emperor?”
“You are letting us know that Zacharys, Crown Prince of Milanol, is leading a large army to invade the borders of the Empire.”
“…Are you saying that Zacharys came out to attack Mitter Gerant? Isn’t it to push out my army and recover Unfast and the plateau?”
“The purpose of Zacharys is irrelevant. Somehow lure them into the realm of the Empire and pit them against the Emperor’s armies. Then naturally, His Highness will be the final winner of this war.”
Duke Avillambus frowned.
“You speak very easily. Anyone who hears will think I can control the Emperor and Zacharys.”
“It is very difficult. However, that is the only way to live.”
The Duke stared at Ariad, then shook his head, realizing that he couldn’t make eye contact with him anyway.
“I admit that Kyung has done a lot of credit, but the situation is too bad to listen to such nonsense. I want a realistic way-”
As Avilambers continued, someone knocked on the conference room door.
“What’s going on?”
“The ‘Hatchling’ is here.”
w Again? w
The Duke narrowed his brows as if he was bored, and the messenger bowed his head in apology.
“Send a pursuit party and I will tell you.”
“…no. I will go myself.”
Abillambus wiped his face and let out a big smile.
“I’ll have to see if that young bastard is still running wild.”
In front of the east gate of High Castle, a courser appeared through the light fog. It was a white horse with long hair growing on all four ankles as if wings were attached to each hoof.
It was a boy in greaves who rode the white horse into the sunset. A handsome young man with a smile that will surprise anyone who sees it…
“Avilambus-!”
the boy shouted.
“Avilambus of Strom! Here are your kinsmen! Show yourself!”
The duke, who had just climbed to the door tower, clicked his tongue at the laughter mixed with shouts.
“What are the mounted reconnaissance teams doing?”
“I’m sorry, Your Highness. As if he knows where the scouting party is, that hatchling is moving so strangely…
. Isn’t it obvious that you will be made fun of again?”
The commander of the cavalry lowered his head as if to apologize, and the knight standing next to him stepped out.
“We will go ahead.”
“The fog is so strong, even if a wyvern comes out, can we catch him?”
When Girgion, the vice-captain of the Dragon Knights, was about to protest, the boy shouted again.
“The name of this body is Ruyan Alderson of Earth Banner! The head of the Earth Banner family, the owner of Cheddar Castle, and the lord of Delhi Road!”
The one who appeared in front of High Castle’s alumni gate was none other than Baron Ruyan. Quite unusually, the young lords stood out in this war.
Like the successor of Antrum’s great lord, the Marquis Eavon, Earl Os, who was leading the guerrilla warfare with various tricks, was like that, and Marshal Garwin, who was the successor of Margrave Landry and was playing the central role of the ferocious highland knights, was like that.
Among them, the most famous was Baron Ruyan.
Ruyan took on the role of the high castle alumni’s defense captain. He was the youngest among the warriors protecting the city, but he wielded swords and spears ahead of other knights, and as if he was blessed by God, he never suffered a single serious injury.
Superstitious soldiers whispered that the young lord was a descendant of a dragon. It was believed that the reason their eyes sparkled red was because they were the eyes of a dragon, their courage that did not know how to retreat was because they resembled the savage nature of the dragon, and the reason they were not hurt was because they were hiding the dragon’s scales.
Now that High Castle was taken away, Lu Yan was roaming the plateau with a small group of cavalry. The troopers who followed this young and helpless vanguard
would giggle as they referred to themselves as the ‘dragon squire’.
Ruyan continued to shout.
“My grandmother is the ‘Princess of Paligonos’! You’ve inherited the Strom family blood! But if you treat me so poorly, why don’t you open the city gates and bring us Topal’s wine!”
It wasn’t a very loud voice, but the Gelan language was very fluent and the pronunciation was clear. The soldiers lining the walls glanced at their master for no reason.
“That damn bastard.” The Duke gnashed his teeth as he looked down at Baron Ruyan, a handsome young man riding a white horse. As he gestured, Mage Gossein chanted a short spell.
“It has been done, Your Highness.”
Abillambus nodded slightly and opened his mouth.
“You thunder-naked guy.”
A voice amplified by the power of magic resounded through the high castle bathed in the setting sun.
“Today is the last time to ask for mercy by selling your bloodline! If your life is at stake, drop your words and come!” Upon discovering the duke, Baron Ruyan twirled and waved.
“oh! At last my dear uncle is here!”
“Since you look like a stern fellow, who dares to call you uncle!”
Even with the wrath of the Elector Count, the high walls, and countless troops at hand, Ruyan’s face had a beautiful smile on his face.
His orange eyes were twilight and gleamed like rubies. This is the reason why the boy got nicknames such as ‘Red Dragon’ and ‘Little Red Dragon’.
“Speak clearly, Uncle!”
“This guy is still!”
“I never gave my uncle a chance to be merciful! Wouldn’t it be persuasive to say such a thing after holding onto this body at least once?”
The boy giggled and tapped the reins. Instead of turning back into the fog, the white horse ran straight toward the gatehouse where the duke stood.
“Now, this is a present for your ugly uncle!”
Ruyan let go of the reins and took out a scroll from his waist and tore it up. As the mana pooled, a blue lump came to mind, and it flew like a flash war, or a flash war, and flew at the duke.
“dare!”
Before Abillambus could even hold out the ring with a protective spell, the battle mages, including Gossein, scattered lightning bolts.
“What are you doing! Kill that bastard!”
The archers waiting at Munru drew arrows at will.
“Puhahaha!”
Facing the rain of arrows, Ruyan smiled as if he was getting goosebumps, bouncing his hair. Then he tore another scroll of magic and created a blast. After bouncing off the arrows like that, they suddenly start running.
“Follow me!”
“Open the gates! Light cavalry dispatch immediately!”
While the alumni gate of High Castle was being opened, Lu Yan ran with his arms wide open.
The white horse galloped lightly, as if stepping on the wind, and the arrows that aimed at the boy barely passed through the armor. It was as if he had received a blessing from God.
Soon after, the saboteurs and battle wizards also fired spells, but Ruyan avoided the cooking magic attack as if he had eyes on the back of his head.
Occasionally, when the air around them shook or the floor squirmed, they took out a corresponding scroll and nullified the spell. It was as if a wizard of a high level was performing the skill of ‘Spell Block’.
Fifty or so light cavalry rushed out of High Castle and chased after Baron Lu Yan, pulling their reins.
“This way you fools!”
The boy waved his hand brightly and disappeared into the mist. Immediately after that, a line of fire soared out of the fog.
Charrrrrrrr!
A long chain engulfed in flames leaped out with a terrifying sound and struck the lead of the light cavalry.
“Avoid the blood!”
“Kkoaaak!”
Six or seven cavalrymen were engulfed in red flames and crushed by heavy chains.
“Infernal whip…
“Then.”
The mist was parted by a whip that contained fire. Between them, I could see the outline of a huge wolf and a giant riding on it.
“that!”
“It’s a thunder giant!”
As the hussars roared in horror, the wolf-mounted giant swung his chain whip again.
bang!
Horses and riders were bound together in flaming chains. Burning Flesh After rolling several times on the wet ground, they were freed from their chains.
“retreat! Retreat!”
“Back to the castle!”
As the few remaining hussars fled in panic, Duke Avillambus, who was standing on the gatehouse and watching them, gnashed his teeth.
“Sir Girion!”
“yes!”
“Go after them! Do not try to approach, just chase!”
“I understand, Your Highness!”
The duke, who had been furious, stopped breathing only after he sent out a pursuit party with a mix of powerful battle mages.
“You chose the wrong season. It’s like a fucking fog…
He was suddenly overcome with a sense of defeat.
“Shit.”
The youngster, a distant collaborator of the Strom family, risked his all in every fight to earn a high reputation. What on earth is he, the head of the Strom family, doing here?
“…Where is Sir Ariad?”
“yes?”
“Sir Musa, Sir Ariad, who betrayed Prince Eun, the lord of the castle of Kantz.”
The duke’s dark eyes were somehow reluctant, so Captain Buakan swallowed dryly and answered.
“Probably in the inner room. I will bring you now.”
“No, it doesn’t matter. I need to get some rest.”
Abillambus turned around and went down the gatehouse, giving orders.
“You examine his plan.”
“…If you say it’s his plan”
“What would it be? That nonsense of Sir Ariad.”
After a brief moment of hesitation, Captain Buakhan lowered his head. He knew that the duke’s back in his eyes would not allow him to question it.
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