episode_0024

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In front of the gates of Zeeland Castle.

Gustav, leader of the Raven mercenaries, and Aaron, leader of the Chilean mercenaries, were in front of Luna, exchanging their final greetings with her.

“Then, please take good care of our soldiers.”

Gustav said, lowering his head at Luna’s words.

“It’s okay to not use honorifics.”

“For the time being, I am no longer a prince.”

Gustav made a bitter expression upon hearing those words, but then spoke in a serious tone.

“Someday, when Lunarien appears again on the stage of history, I will definitely come to help.”

“Please stay healthy until that moment.”

Aaron also bowed his head and showed respect.

“Then.”

“See you again, Lunarien.”

So the two commanders took their respective troops and went their own way.

The mercenary group’s troops included approximately 70% of the existing Lunarien army, with half of each soldier added.

Among the soldiers, those who wished to be discharged from the military were given consideration so that they could remain as residents of the territory, and the rest were all people who wanted to make a living as soldiers, so they would probably be able to adapt well even if they belonged to a mercenary group.

There are approximately 3,000 soldiers remaining now.

It was a number that would accompany Luna to the south of the continent until the end.

Considering overall factors such as food and movement speed, if you carry more than this, the speed slows down exponentially.

Luna thought as she saw the leaders off.

Since he was trained under Tifa, he will be able to perform his role as a soldier well to some extent.

For some reason, I remembered Swen’s voice hinting to me while watching the soldiers training in the barracks.

‘Swen… … .’

If you trust me, I will put the world in your hands in return.

Will I be able to build a country again?

Survived… … Will it be possible to settle down again in a new territory?

She closes her eyes slightly and decides not to ask that question again.

I will be able to do it.

I will definitely believe what Swen says.

Because Swen said, I can do it.

“Master. We are ready to go.”

“Ah… … .”

As Luna was organizing her thoughts, she heard Kane’s voice urging her.

Two generals and 3,000 troops.

Was it a coincidence that the size of our army was the same as before meeting Swen?

at that time.

Tifa said, scratching her head.

“Oh, indeed. I’m worried.”

“What’s going on?”

Tifa bowed her head at Luna’s words, then clicked her tongue and spoke.

“… … Really, is this the best? Is it really the right thing to do to leave a corrupt child like Swen in the castle? Aren’t you just going to throw it away? I really don’t like that kind of thing.”

Tifa seemed to think that this was a cowardly act to save her life.

Luna said while shaking her head.

“No, Tifa. Swen said it. This path would be the answer. I trust you, Swen. No matter what happens.”

Tifa looked at Luna’s expression.

Her red eyes were sparkling, full of faith and trust.

“Well. I’m an illiterate person, so I honestly don’t know what he’s talking about, but he’s right about everything, right? I guess I should take your word for it. If we don’t trust the child who insists on trusting us, who will?”

“That’s right, Miss Tifa. Lord Swen has extraordinary talents. He said there was a chance, so the opportunity will come.”

Tifa nodded after hearing Kane’s words.

The overwhelming trust of the three people.

In Luna’s opinion, it was the only way to repay Swen.

okay.

If so, we must escape from this place as quickly as possible.

Because that was my way of repaying his faith in me when he told me that I would take over the world.

Luna climbed onto the saddle of a horse, stood up straight in front of about 3,000 soldiers, and spoke.

“Please listen to everyone!”

This moment.

All of the soldiers were only looking at Runarien’s mouth.

“We are going to the south from now on. You may end up under another feudal lord. It’s okay to quit midway and leave. Otherwise, it doesn’t matter if you choose to remain in your new territory. But.”

There was appeal in her voice.

A spirit that naturally leads people.

Despite his small stature and somewhat weak personality… … She definitely had the look of a ‘leader’.

“If you follow me until the end… … I will take responsibility for the lives of those who followed me for the rest of my life. As much as you trust me, I will never abandon you halfway. I will not use it as a chess piece that is wasted and discarded. I promise you that!”

Wooo!!!

At Luna’s words, the soldiers’ shouts echoed through the sky.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that this is the best way to boost morale, as it is before a long journey.

“Everyone, please ride a horse! Let’s leave right away!”

like that-

Luna left Zeeland Castle, her first home, behind, accompanied by Tifa, Kane, and about 3,000 soldiers.

Even with her first bookie, it will be goodbye for the time being.

Still, she had no doubts. I hope he will definitely come back to my side.

‘Mr. Swen. certainly… … I will definitely stand up again. I’ll definitely see you again.’

Lunarien, the ruler of the Lunarien army, disappeared from history for a while.

* * *

A pillar near the old seat of the royal palace, reserved for the monarch.

I was sitting here leaning roughly.

To be exact – both hands were tied to the pillar next to the seat.

On the surface, I needed to appear abandoned by Lunarien.

He was going to end up under Brans’ army anyway, so in order to explain the situation in which the castle was turned into a mess with no troops and no gold, it was a good excuse to be known as such.

And the soldier who tied me up and did various things to listen to me until the end-

He came right in front of me, got down on one knee and was reporting to me.

I thought it must have been a very strange sight for a third party to see, so I couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Swen. As ordered, I have raised a white flag on the castle.”

The white flag hung on the castle signified surrender.

Since it was hung in the most visible place, there would be no needless attacks.

It was clear that if he did something like that, he would lose the public support of the people of the territory.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“And, here… … .”

The soldier handed me a neatly folded flag.

I opened it and checked… … It was a bright light green flag that symbolized the Lunarien military.

It appears that the original one was brought before the white flag was hung.

“How should I do this?”

“… … .”

For a moment, I thought about taking care of it myself.

Did the surrendering general personally keep the flag of the defeated nation?

It was clear that it would not create a very good image for the new monarch.

“Please handle it appropriately.”

It was a flag that would not have much meaning for the time being anyway.

“Yes! However, throwing it away… … If it’s okay, I’ll keep it.”

The soldier said so and carefully took the old flag.

“Do you have any further orders?”

“No, there is none. Now that you are free, you can move your feet as you wish. Thank you for your hard work for our military.”

“Not much to say. It’s something I have to do.”

After hearing that, I looked at the soldier’s face.

Looking at it, I was able to notice it again.

This soldier was a messenger from our army who came to the monarch every time there was a war.

Looking at it like this, I realized that the messenger was not a system, but a real living person.

I asked him a question.

“Now that I think about it, neither the mercenaries nor Luna followed you?”

“Yes. Because this is my hometown. The graves of my parents and grandparents are all here, and my family is here too. It’s a bit burdensome to wander around with my family.”

“So are you going to stay here?”

“That’s right. I’m going to take off my armor, though.”

The soldier who was the messenger said with a grin.

“If you keep wearing this, won’t you have to work for those Brans guys? So, I plan to quit my military career and go back to farming. If you try to conscript me again, I’ll cut off your fingers.”

“I wish you wouldn’t do something like that.”

“It’s a joke. Haha.”

The soldier said as he took off his helmet.

“I… … I don’t know much about this because I am an illiterate person who didn’t even receive basic education before that, let alone an academy, and only did farming. I have no doubt that it is a monarch like Runarien who must unify this world. He used large sums of money without hesitation to provide relief to the people of the territory, and he did not even forcibly carry out conscription, which other leaders naturally did.”

“… … .”

“So… … I trust the choices of Luna, Swen, and other generals. I am sure that Lunarien will raise his army again. Until then, I will try to live and do my own thing.”

I looked at the soldier’s face.

Their eyes were very clear.

He is an extra. He is not a leader-level talent, or at least a C-level general. He was a soldier with a level of 1 that was filled by pressing the conscription button.

That being was shaking my heart intensely right now.

The soldier slowly stood up while looking at me, and then bent his waist at a 90 degree angle towards me who was tied up.

“So, stay healthy until then. Mr. Swen. I look forward to the day when we can serve Luna together again someday. Then.”

“Over there.”

I caught the soldier trying to leave.

“Can I know your name?”

“Are you talking about me? My name is James. Since I am a commoner, I do not have a last name.”

It’s such a common extra-like name that it breaks your sense of the world.

Still, the universe of this soldier – a man named James – was still shining brightly.

“Please survive, Mr. James.”

James smiled after hearing what I said, and soon left the castle.

Now I was the only one in the castle. Without a single soldier guarding the castle, I was the only one left here.

Runarien Inian.

He was one of the common extra weak kingdoms in the central region, one of the rolling monarchs.

They say there is a Wanggui concept, but it took a long time.

Even among users, this is a monarch that they don’t bother to touch unless they plan on playing the concept.

He is not a monarch that has become a meme and is played as a hardcore concept among users, but is just one of the ABC leaders with no presence.

There was someone here who wanted her to take over the world.

And, my prediction was still that she would become a unifying monarch.

I remembered her face.

The two eyes shining with ruby color that I saw when we danced together… … .

‘We will definitely meet again.’

The important thing for me now was to survive this difficult time without being greatly disliked.

In any case, in order to return to the original world, one had to remain under the unification monarch, Runarien.

Until that day, I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I will avoid being caught in the torrent of history and dying. certainly.

My 100-point intelligence brain will become a compass.

Now it was time to wait.

Whether I liked it or not, I had to move forward.

To welcome the person who will be the new owner.

* * *

Leading the large army of about 81,000 people was the monarch himself, Lyn Brans.

It was extremely rare for her to personally lead troops on a march. It was not a very wise decision for a leader to roam the battlefield unless he was a combat-oriented monarch.

But she couldn’t wait any longer.

I’m about to go catch and eat some ‘incredibly appetizing’ food… … It was a bit painful to sit on my butt in Annel Castle.

At the forefront of this unit were Chell and Irene.

Originally, only one person, Chell, had been planned to be appointed to the vanguard, but Farfalle, who had resumed his duties as a strategist, repeatedly sent messages to Lin.

“Use General Airen carefully. It will definitely be of great help. If at all possible, please place me at the forefront along with Chell. There is absolutely no one to guard the walls of the safe castle of Anel.”

In fact, Farfalle had advised several times in the past to use Airen in this way, but-

‘What does she do when she just doesn’t like something?’

She’s just a general who’s good at siege warfare, but wouldn’t it be said that the Brans army wouldn’t function without her?

Moreover, despite its reputation, it was true that not a single castle in Zeeland was captured.

But what… … If you just fail once and don’t use it, that would be a bit of an attitude as a leader.

With that in mind, he called Iren again.

Whether that thought was right or not – for Brans, it was like an absolute will.

Because she was the monarch of Brans County.

at that time.

“Master!”

From afar, a soldier was riding on horseback.

“What’s going on?”

Has Lunarien-kun prepared something else?

Since there was a man named Swen, I asked with a bit of excitement what he had prepared for such a large unit.

“On the outskirts of Zeeland Castle… … There is a white flag hanging.”

“Huh?”

Of course, Lin knew what the white flag meant.

It was surrender.

And the fact that the Lunarien army, which has only one territory, raised this flag –

It meant the destruction of the Lunarien army.