episode_0204

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The first wizard on the continent appeared –

Did they say that a horse without feet can travel a thousand miles? This news began to spread throughout the continent very quickly.

Brans County, Belliard Castle.

Belliard Castle is a castle located on the western side of the continent, and is one of the largest castles in the western continent where small fiefdoms are gathered –

It is now the new capital of Brans County.

First of all, the justification was that it was a temporary capital, and once the castle of Annel, which was occupied by the Calinz army, was restored, it would be moved there again, but everyone knew that that was a long way off so far, so various buildings were expanded to actually function as a new capital. It was the most vibrant it had ever been in history.

In a situation where the country is divided into three, with only the resources given and the lords of the territory who did not betray, it is a situation that seems hopeless from a third party’s perspective.

However, instead of despair, what is thickly overshadowed by Wangseong is liveliness. hope.

The facial expressions of each soldier were quite upright, to the point where they could not be seen as belonging to a fallen nation.

Instead of the droopy look with no sense of tomorrow, typical of soldiers belonging to a failing country, you can actually feel the sharpness of a new nation with big intentions.

At the center of it all, there was her.

Sitting on the throne is Lin Brans, a blue-haired woman wearing fairly simple and comfortable clothes for a monarch.

Under normal circumstances, it would have been normal for the person responsible for dividing the country into three to lose the trust of many people –

As soon as Lin found himself in this situation, he somehow managed to control the situation as if he were someone else and succeeded in taking over one axis to prevent the Brans army from collapsing.

Although both Chell Brans and Kalinz Brans were clearly descendants of the Brans army-

Because the overwhelming legitimacy of having been designated as the successor by monarch Orlando Brans still rested on Lin, it could not be carelessly ignored.

When she almost conquered the Central Continent, she always sat on the throne with a bored expression, but-

Now that he had become the ruler of a small country with more than three pieces of territory, he was listening attentively to the report of Trickster Farfalle with eyes clearer than ever.

“It is said that the winner of the Battle of Annel Castle was the Calinz army.”

“Really? Brother Chell, you must be quite upset.”

After the Brans army was divided into three.

The area that Lin could occupy was the westernmost section of the continent, which was on the outskirts of the Brans military territory and was not very valuable.

All the influential people and outstanding generals were stationed around Anel Castle, which was located in the very center of the central continent, and because they were smart, they were the ones who bet on the fact that Rin could not become a proper monarch.

okay. Lin also acknowledged it. Excellent generals were attached to Kalinz or Chell, and the people who were attached to them were generals whom he did not pay any attention to, who placed them on the outskirts and did not expect anything more than just the basics, and whose names they did not even memorize.

Aside from being an outstanding general, she was someone who could do something – she didn’t even pay attention to the chaff she had planted in places where someone had to be placed, but at the last and final moment, without considering the profit or loss, she foolishly abandoned her original master. It was the chaff that followed faithfully.

Calinz County, which swallowed the yolk land of Brans County, including Annel Castle.

Although the quality of the territory is a bit disappointing, Chell County is where the flying and crawling military officers of Brans County are gathered.

Because they were trying to keep each other in check, they didn’t even care about Lin, the original owner of the crown and the absolute power, who had been pushed to the outside.

Yes.

Ironically, because she had no foundation left, Lin was presented with a golden opportunity to reorganize the situation by being sidelined in the Brans family’s sibling fight.

“What are the military trends?”

“All of the population that could be conscripted was conscripted… … There is an absolute lack of generals to properly train them.”

“Is there anyone among them who is good?”

“Rather than having good abilities… … There are people who insist that they be used in a different sense.”

After saying that, Rin asked Farfalle, who trailed off, in a calm tone.

“Tell me more about it.”

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After a while.

A man ambled into the throne room and knelt in front of Rin.

“Belout Luga, I have just arrived here under orders from my lord!”

His lines are quite thick and he looks masculine, but overall he has an ordinary look.

Although he had built up muscles, he did not look very intimidating, and rather than a military officer or general, he seemed like a well-trained soldier.

“Raise your head, Velout.”

“Four!”

“Are you asking for permission to manage soldiers?”

“That’s right!”

Velout bowed his head once more and shouted loudly and courageously.

“I, Velout, from the moment your lord spared my life with your generous disposition, I have promised myself again and again that I will definitely repay you someday. I think now is the opportunity. If you entrust me not only with training, but also with the battle to recapture the territory stolen by the treacherous traitors, I will definitely stand at the forefront and take off the heads of Kalinz and Chell, the leaders of the rebellion!”

“… … .”

to be honest.

I couldn’t quite remember who it was.

I feel sorry for Veloute, but until now, Rin was a woman who did not allocate space in her brain to remember vague generals.

They say it like that, but they are probably just the type of generals who can easily handle the Kalinz line, let alone Chell, the best sword in Brans.

but.

“You’re so reassuring, Velout.”

Rin slowly stood up from his seat, stretched out his hand, and shouted in a serious tone.

“I will entrust 48,000 troops to you. Additionally, we will replenish weapons and troops to help you as quickly as possible, so I hope you show a great performance. Got it?”

“Yes!”

“and.”

“… … ?”

Hearing Rin’s words, he raised his head and looked straight into Velout’s eyes looking up at him.

“No matter what happens, I will never forget your name, Velout.”

“Ah… … Ah, I see! It’s an honor!”

Velout lowered his head as if he was sorry, shouted as vigorously as he had when he came in, and left.

――Rin no longer looked down on people who were incapable.

The fact that he chose her at this moment in the first place means that, rather than turning his head rationally, he upheld his little-recognized principles in these difficult times.

Lin engraves Velout’s name in her mind again and again. He had no intention of forgetting the names of everyone who continued to follow him, including him.

“Farfalle. Where did Velout work?”

“I remember it was in Walnut County.”

If it was Walnut County, that was where Gurupa was located.

At that time, no one other than the Gurupa would have noticed it.

At that time, I never imagined that one of the people I hired without thinking would stay by my side until the end.

‘… … Come to think of it.’

As soon as she thought about the man she was targeting, something came to Rin’s mind and she turned her head to ask Farfalle a question.

“Have you heard the news, Farfalle?”

“Do you mean news?”

“A wizard has appeared in Serpina County.”

“… … .”

Farfalle lowers her head and says nothing.

He probably heard the news but didn’t bother to tell his lord.

Rin easily figured out the reason and smiled with a very bitter taste.

“… … They said the pink haired woman created flames from her hands.”

“That wasn’t everything, right?”

Farfalle slowly closes her eyes and lowers her head.

“It’s okay, Farfalle. Please be honest. Because it’s a moment that needs to be overcome anyway.”

“… … It is said that a white-haired man was seen supporting it from the side.”

“Of course, it was Swen. He did something similar when he was in our military.”

“But this time, we didn’t really set up an altar and hold a ancestral rite… … It literally looks like he went into battle like a wizard from literature. It’s not accurate because it’s just a rumor.”

“Well, even if it’s a rumor, it’s probably not a lie if it’s a white-haired man. Couldn’t that ability have been hidden until now? Even when Swen was with me, he had a lot to hide.”

“… … .”

“It’s okay. Because he left my hands anyway.”

Lin said so… … In a slightly trembling voice.

“And, at least Swen can be by that child’s side… … I’m fine.”

After saying that, he turned his head.

The leader of the battle where the wizard appeared, and the name I heard first.

A red-haired female knight, known as a ‘siege specialist’――

“… … Let’s go, Farfalle.”

“Where are you going?”

“To do a quick inspection. Since there was so much conscription, don’t you think the public sentiment of the territory’s residents would have been shattered? After becoming a monarch, you can’t just sit quietly on the throne.”

‘If it collapses in vain like this, Irene will be dishonoured… … At least, the Brans army she wanted to protect… … We have to reintegrate again.’

With that thought in mind, Lin walked out to the capital.

Swen and Irene.

Perhaps he has lost the most important key to unifying the world, or perhaps he has naturally let go of a being that he cannot overcome, who cannot be his in the first place –

I could no longer break down and blame myself for leaving.

Everything, for Brans, whom Iren wanted to protect so much.

Even if he couldn’t reach her anymore, Rin didn’t care.

It is an atonement that is not an atonement that comes too late.

It was like a small struggle on her part that she couldn’t stop even though she knew that she wouldn’t be able to go back to the past even if she regretted it over a hundred times.

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So, if there is someone who realizes their situation and tries to move forward somehow –

It was only now that some people realized what they had done.

“The wizard… … You showed up?”

A woman’s trembling voice filled the empty palace.

It was no wonder that the owner of this voice reacted this way.

That’s right, the being called ‘Wizard’ who has started shaking the continent now… … Because it was originally in this woman’s hands.

A force that cannot be ignored in the eastern part of the continent who founded a country with two different sets of eyes, comrades who shared a blood oath with great intentions.

Baranga Yuuri Acious, the leader of the Aecious Army and a woman who carries the will and will of five people on her shoulders and makes decisions without hesitation about what she thinks is right.

Just like Lin did-

It was time for Yuuri, too, to face the consequences of his actions.