episode_0377

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The night of the second day came. Unlike the tense night of the first day, a somewhat relaxed atmosphere prevailed at the campsite.

A bonfire in the center gave off a subtle heat, and the members on duty headed to the outskirts wearing simple weapons.

Some of the members who had been playing cards also went to bed, rubbing their sleepy eyes.

Johan’s plan to pay off his debt with money he won from a card game ended with his debt doubling.

As a result, John’s creditors became all but the cavalry captain and commander.

As the goddess of sleep breathed her breath into the world, all that could be heard in Ayeongji was the sound of bodies turning and the sound of insects.

The star in the night sky slowly rotated, showing its tail, and the next worker got up with sleepy eyes and took his shift.

“Do you have anything to convey?”

Daewon said with sleepy eyes.

“The patrol area has decreased compared to yesterday. You don’t have to go outside the first boundary line.”

Chobeoncho explained by showing a map of the campsite.

“What the patrol area gave me is good, but is there a special reason?”

“Well, the unit commander did say that it was unnecessary to deploy personnel. Take this.”

“Aren’t you going? That’s surprising. Anyway, okay. Thank you for your hard work.”

After receiving the map, the worker moved to the location.

A small piece of paper was touched under the map.

– Sting, stab, stab.

You can hear the cries of grasshoppers and the sound of the wind passing through the leaves.

The watchman yawned lazily, recalling the cardboard from earlier.

“Young bastard, I already owe you ten silver coins.”

As the night deepened, the creditor’s worries deepened, wondering whether the debtor would be able to repay faithfully.

The thoughts that started with the money John borrowed eventually continued to his home in the capital.

A small house that I barely bought with the money I saved while tightening my belt. It wasn’t that big, but it was a precious space that I acquired with my own hands.

“When I get back, I have to change some furniture. The bed is so uncomfortable.”

Thinking about the new things he would buy, he yawned again.

At that time, he heard the sound of leaves crunching behind him.

“Huh? What’s going on?”

The crew asked at the sudden appearance of the person.

“My stomach hurts… I want to go a little further away.”

When his colleague spoke with a pale complexion, the operator chuckled.

“Ah, that can’t be helped. Don’t go too far, just go far enough so that they can tell if you scream.”

“Okay.”

A colleague passes in front of you, holding on to your stomach.

The watchman chuckled against his colleague’s back as he walked away.

“……”

The face of the watchman, who had been smiling in the direction where his colleague had disappeared, became cold.

He took out again the piece of paper handed to him under the map. After checking the contents again, the watchman looked somewhere and held his earlobe.

Suddenly, I waded through the grass and headed toward the direction where someone had disappeared.

“Be careful, Anna.”

The watchdog muttered.

Third day. The last day promised by the emperor was approaching.

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“Do you think your hair is okay?”

The emperor asked as if he were a young lady who had just come to a social gathering.

“What can hide Your Majesty’s beauty?”

The knight commander nodded.

The emperor, who woke up early in the morning, invested a lot of time in dressing up.

Many people had to work hard to prepare the bathtub and provide hot water.

Combing the hair and finding the clothes the emperor liked were also tasks.

After two hours of dressing up, the emperor barely gave him a passing grade and set out to meet the cavalry commander.

“I see the cavalry commander!”

said the officer at the head of the procession.

“Inform the cavalry commander of my coming.”

Buuuu – The low sound of the trumpet crossed the plain.

The steps of the subjects make the earth cry.

“…….”

End of sound. A man watching the ruler of an empire come.

A captain leading a cavalry unit. A person who was once the leader of an invincible mercenary group.

He moves forward slowly, as if greeting a great army.

I welcome the shaking of the earth with my whole body.

The emperor’s body naturally trembled at the sight of his firm appearance.

I want that man. I want to put it under me and crush it.

The emperor unconsciously licked his lips with his tongue.

“Stop.”

When the emperor raised his hand, the knight commander spoke.

The huge human tsunami stops in an instant.

The emperor stands up with a face like a spring flower.

The subjects holding the palanquin bent their knees.

The wall built by the soldiers cracks. The emperor walks down the path they created.

The knight commander follows behind the emperor.

“……”

The cavalry commander’s indifferent gaze turned to the knight commander.

“Show respect, cavalry commander.”

It was natural to show respect to the emperor of the empire, the ruler of the continent.

But the cavalry leader’s legs did not want to move.

“That’s it. Between me and the cavalry commander, such trivial things are not important.”

As if he was okay with such rudeness, the emperor smiled brightly and approached the cavalry commander.

“Cavalry commander. Did you want to see my face?”

“It’s not like that.”

The cavalry captain said while making eye contact with the emperor.

“Then what is it?”

The emperor was still smiling.

But that face didn’t last long.

“I asked for this opportunity to tell you one thing.”

“What is it?”

The emperor’s face begins to crack little by little.

“Tomorrow. The cavalry will break through the imperial siege.”

It was truly an arrogant declaration.

“You dare to go against the empire? Why?”

When the emperor asked with a stern face, the cavalry commander nodded.

“The cavalry commander will do so.”

“I know your dance well. However, the huge flow cannot be stopped. Do you want to be a foolish bird that crashes into a thick wall?”

“There is nothing we can do. Because he is a cavalry commander.”

A strangely shortened tone of voice.

“To have you, I have to break that will. Resist with all your might. I will destroy it.”

The emperor smiled wryly.

“You will need to prepare well.”

“Do you really think you will win?”

The emperor asked with a laugh, as if he was dumbfounded, and the captain answered as if it was obvious.

“Win.”