episode_0026

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I left the capital and joined the ranks of Brans’ army.

The streets of Zeeland, where I walked every day, felt somehow unfamiliar.

When I suddenly turn my head and look above the royal castle… … The bright sky blue flag symbolizing Brans County was waving vigorously.

okay.

Zeeland Castle and the surrounding lands were now owned by the County of Brans.

If you look around on the way, there is a market that is just starting to come to life, including Tifa’s new building.

If you go a little further and look to the side, you will see the golden wheat field that you watched with Luna.

And, if you walk a little further, the small square of the village where you danced with her appears.

Due to the influx of soldiers, all the residents of the territory had gone inside their homes, so the current scene was extremely depressing –

It was inevitable that the marks she had walked with for several months would appear like afterimages here and there in the city.

‘… … Lunarien.’

I put down the things about Lunarien that remained in the back of my mind.

In order to survive, I couldn’t let anyone know that I was planning to return to Lunarien County.

The light green flag that fluttered at Zeeland Castle.

Someday, that flag will fly again.

Until then, I am Swen by Lynn Brans.

no.

He was going to be anyone’s Swen.

Even if I had to work under the tyrant Serpina, I was confident that I would work like a dog.

So survive-

It will definitely fall under Luna, who will build a unified nation.

At least as long as she continues to hold that fate in her hands.

In that way, I emptied my heart that had held her, and followed the procession out of Zeeland Castle, carrying the new sky-blue sun in it.

* * *

The first thing Lin did after arriving at the royal castle of Anel Castle was to deploy the large army of 80,000 men back to the various front lines where they were originally guarded.

“Brother. What about the south, please? If anything happens, talk to me anytime.”

“Yes! Okay.”

Chell nodded and quickly left the castle.

As most of the troops came from the South, it was Chell who had to move the fastest.

On the southern continent, several countries were engaged in a fierce battle.

Among them, there were a total of four major countries, excluding weak countries with only a few territories.

Roland County, which has the closest border to Brans County, and Hesna County, which is relatively adjacent.

And the Karelian and Ohana counties that exist in the non-adjacent places below.

It was convenient to think that these four countries maintained a similar power structure.

Although they are divided, if the national power of these four countries were combined, it would far surpass the national power of Brans County.

Of course, we would not say that we would form a coalition, but in order to conquer the South, it was necessary that the front line not be as wide as it is now.

Serpina in the North Even so, the numerous weak countries scattered in the central area and the countries that are a bit of a concern, including the Aethus County in the east, must first be cleared out before you can move your troops to the south with peace of mind.

So, until the situation is somewhat resolved, Brans’s best sword, Chell, will be placed in the southern part.

In the meantime, quickly conquer the central and western parts of the continent, and if possible, the eastern part.

This was the grand strategy of the Brans army established by Lin.

‘Young’s position is not good. here.’

It may sound like I am full from the standpoint of owning the most fertile land in the central part of the continent, but-

They were definitely in a position where battle could not be avoided.

“Master. Would you mind assisting Chell of the South this time as well?”

Lin shook her head at Farfalle’s words.

“No. Stay here for now. It looks like something is going to happen in the south… … Because they won’t touch us right now.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. Intelligence came in. I think there will be a lot of commotion.”

“Are Hesna forces moving?”

“Oh my.”

Lin looked at Farfalle with an amused expression.

“Do you have any guesses?”

“I guess I was always in the south until recently.”

The border between Hesna County and Ohana County.

I heard that troops were concentrating there.

There was a high possibility that a war would not break out, but what if a war broke out?

Rather than paying attention to us, Roland will try to mess with Hesna next to us.

Then, you can move according to the situation at that time.

Whether we were going to rob Roland County, which was empty, or conversely, we were going to rob Hesna County first – the flower festival was in our hands.

“That’s right. So, let’s take some time and watch. Rather than that, why don’t you bring in Swen?”

“If it’s Swen… … Are you talking about the man who was abandoned by Lunarien?”

“Yes!”

Farfalle said with a puzzled expression.

“You don’t seem like such a great person, but… … .”

“No. I completely drank water. Of course, it could have happened because you weren’t there… … Anyway, I’m sure you’re an unusual friend! Now that we’ve become a part of the family, shouldn’t we tell them about this and that? Hehe♡”

“… … .”

Farfalle was lost in thought after hearing Rin smiling happily.

Was she a true monarch who truly cared about her subjects and was the kind of person who paid such attention to each and every one of them?

When viewed objectively, it wasn’t.

All she took care of were S-class generals who were obviously useful. The rest of the generals were simply used to handle the castle’s internal affairs or fill in numbers in places that needed to be assigned but were not that important.

In her opinion, the leader she served, Lin, had a somewhat strange stubbornness, but overall it wasn’t bad.

Is this man named Swen really a hottie? Farfalle was also curious about that.

“Please wait a moment.”

“Yes, yes! Tell them not to be nervous and to come in comfortably!”

“Yes.”

Farfalle nodded and left the castle.

Exactly 10 minutes later – Swen, now free, walked here with Farfalle.

Then, after kneeling on one knee and being polite, he uttered a sentence that was extremely sweet to Rin.

“Did you call me, my lord?”

“Yes! Come on! Nice to see you here again?”

The man who had come as an envoy and teased me by saying, ‘I have come to tell you a story from our lord Runarien,’ was now calling me ‘lord’ in front of me.

This exhilarating feeling!

There was nothing more exciting to her than hearing useful people serving her and calling her ‘master.’

“Now that you have become a new family member, wouldn’t it be nice to formally say hello?”

Rin immediately smiled and spoke with high tension.

“I’m Lin Brans! As you know, I am the ruler of Brans County. I am the one who will unify this continent. Swen, what do you think? You think so too, right?”

Farfalle, who was standing next to her on the throne, felt sympathy for the man named Swen.

I don’t know what kind of ability he had to fool his master to get so much attention… … The Lin he knew was a performance-oriented person who valued performance more than anyone else.

If you don’t make notable achievements, you will quickly fall out of favor and have to spend your time contented with a lowly position.

If you were someone who just wanted to make a living and didn’t have a lot of money, it would probably be okay – but if you were ambitious, it was a treatment you couldn’t endure.

Besides, it wasn’t the first time Lin had made such a fuss over a new talent.

And, there wasn’t a single person who met her ridiculously high expectations.

“… … .”

After hearing Lin’s words, Swen lowered his head and then carefully opened his mouth.

“I will do my best to assist you in achieving your goals.”

“Good! I like your attitude! huh! I hope this and that will use that ability for me in the future?”

“Would it be possible?”

Lin looked at Swen with satisfaction-

Soon, something occurred to me and I opened my mouth.

“That’s right. Come to think of it, you don’t have a place to stay here, do you? Are there any?”

“Nothing in particular… … I don’t mind using the inn.”

“What do you mean, an inn? Of course, the inn at Castle Arnel is nice, but we can’t treat such a valuable subordinate of our military. Wait a minute. Farfalle, do you have any empty rooms?”

“Yes. There isn’t… … .”

Of course, she did not directly offer rooms to all of her subordinates.

They were definitely giving special treatment to a man named Swen.

“Umm- Is there a good place…? … .”

Lin pondered for a moment, then tapped the armrest of the chair as if thinking of a good solution.

“Ah. that’s right. 32 East Arnell Street, to the right of the royal castle. Is there a general who is using a large room over there? Go there and live together.”

“Are we staying together?”

“Yes! Sort of like a roommate. All the buildings in that area are managed by the government, so you can just go and stay there! The person who lives there is also my friend, so I think it would be okay to ask him various questions.”

Swen lowered his head and said.

“Yes, I understand. I will stay there as ordered.”

“Good!”

Rin smiled again as if he was satisfied.

“You can go now! This regular meeting is in three days, so you can come to the castle and attend then. My roommate will tell me the details. See you then?”

“Yes.”

After saying that, Swen stood up, showed courtesy to the end, and slowly left the castle.

As soon as Swen went out, Lin turned his head and looked at Farfalle and asked.

“How about it? What do you think?”

“Yes, well… … .”

Farfalle could not choose the right sentence to reply.

That’s right – her first impression of a man named Swen was that he was a worthless general who had a nice face but looked very frail.

It’s not like ripping off one’s face to make a living, but shouldn’t a man be able to use it if he has talent?

I didn’t understand what had happened to make me so obsessed with that man.

However, there is no need to make her feel bad in times like this.

Farfalle finally came up with an appropriate answer.

“There is definitely an unusual energy.”

“Right? I heard you were right.”

‘Is this enough?’

Farfalle inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

There is nothing worse than making her moody.

at that time.

‘… … for a moment.’

Lynn had definitely told me to go to 32 East Arnell.

He added that you should be roommates with someone who lives there.

Farfalle also knew that neighborhood well.

Because she herself was living in East Arnell.

To that extent, I also knew who lived on 32nd Street.

‘It’s definitely there… … !’

Creepy!

Farfalle looked at her master, Rin.

He was sitting on the throne, smiling brightly, organizing documents on the nightstand.

… … It’s like that on purpose.

She sent a ‘man’ named Swen there on purpose.

‘… … ‘A person who is disliked by his lord must suffer a lot.’

How to survive safely in Brans County.

That was something that never escaped Lin Brans’ eyes.

* * *

Outside of Arnel Castle, inside the estate.

“I’m Lin Brans! As you know, I am the ruler of Brans County. I am the one who will unify this continent. Swen, what do you think? You think so too, right?”

At that moment, I was able to type clearly.

The question ‘Can Lin Brans unify the continent?’

And as expected, the results were printed out ridiculously quickly.

[Not like that.]

‘They say so, new lord.’

The result is no different from when I first met Luna.

She is not destined to become a unified monarch.

But there’s no need to say this out loud.

In any case, in order to avoid her unnecessary suspicions, I had to be helpful and gain her trust.

After checking the map of the village square, I headed to East Arnell Street.

That place definitely had a different feel from Zeeland Castle, which had only dilapidated buildings.

Even though it was evening time, there were quite a lot of people walking around, and unlike Zeeland, which was full of old wooden houses, the only buildings were beautiful two-story brick houses with a medieval feel.

How many minutes did you walk like that?

I was finally able to arrive at 32 East Arnell.

‘Are we here?’

An ordinary brick house with nice trees around it.

Still, it was much better than the barely-there place I stayed in Zeeland, which had only one bed.

Normally, I would have felt like I had achieved success, but… … Somehow it wasn’t all that enjoyable.

Where is Runarien right now?

Is it somewhere on the road heading south?

Are Kane and Tifa following her without incident?

‘… … it’s okay.’

When I think about her now, nothing in particular can be resolved.

After emptying my mind with that thought, I slowly knocked on the door.

and.

A voice came from beyond the door.

“Who are you?”

‘huh?’

… … It was a woman’s voice.