episode_0013

Is it because of the preparations for the expedition?

There were many places to move around.

To be precise, it wasn’t me moving, but rather Christia moving. As her personal attendant, it was only natural that I moved as much as she did.

“Your Majesty, is the friend next to you your boyfriend?”

“He’s my personal attendant. For now.”

At Christia’s words, the soldiers began to make a commotion.

By the way, all of Christia’s soldiers were women.

It wasn’t that there had been a gender reversal disease in the north, it was simply that Christia’s combat techniques were far more efficient for women.

“It’s not a fantasy world story, but the energy is typically female.”

In reality, it was just something my girlfriend and I had decided to include.

“We will conduct this war with minimal casualties. Unless authorized by me, merciless slaughter, robbery, and rape are prohibited.”

Christia spoke with a serious tone.

Despite not speaking loudly, her voice spread throughout the entire camp, strong and beautiful.

“For those who feel the need to satisfy their sexual desires, they can follow behind the ranks…”

Christia glanced at me and then coughed.

“Handle it as usual.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

“There are so many of them.”

There seemed to be at least ten thousand, and if I considered that they were all at least 4th tier, it was an enormous force.

Wouldn’t it be enough to subdue the enemy without slaughtering them?

The soldiers seemed to focus on subduing the opponent without killing. The main armed forces wielded soft hammers, while the secondary armed forces carried swords.

“Their armaments are unusual.”

“They’re meant for incapacitating the enemy. In fact, against most opponents, they don’t even need to use weapons. Compared to the aura I emit, they may be weaker, but they can subdue enemies just with that aura alone, without needing to resort to their mana combat techniques.”

This seemed like a substantial group of magicians.

“Furthermore, she is a first-rate division. We must conquer four more divisions today.”

I sent a small sigh to the nation that would be fighting against the Kingdom of Christia.

“What does it feel like to fight a battle you can’t win?”

If I were the king, I would have surrendered without hesitation.

****

“Truly, is there no way?”

No one could answer the words of Sophine Armenian, the ruler of the Kingdom of Armenia.

“Well, I suppose there isn’t. After all, our opponent is the Kingdom of Christia.”

Even those considered the strongest outside the Kingdom of Christia were defeated by mid-level knights of the Christia Kingdom after tens of battles.

While an average power of 2 stars was considered decent outside, only women reaching at least 4 stars could serve as soldiers here.

There was no way to win.

There was no way to endure.

It was a promised defeat.

“I’ve heard that the Queen of Christia is truly merciful.”

“Yes… In the letters, it strongly recommends unconditional surrender.”

“There’s no other option. Besides surrender.”

The entire kingdom bowed their heads, but there was no alternative.

“Your Highness! Surrender!”

“There’s no other way. It’s laughable to waste strength in a war we’re bound to lose. There isn’t any other option, is there?”

Under Sophine’s powerful charisma, all the delegates fell silent.

This world was created with characters who couldn’t capture Christia in mind.

Since the goal was to capture Christia by any means, unless they were exceptional cases like soccer players, they were often set as having outstanding talents, and Sophine Armenian was one of them.

“Send a letter of immediate surrender… Whether they kill me or take me as a prisoner, it doesn’t matter, but please include a promise not to plunder our people… No, I’ll write it myself.”

Thus, the Kingdom of Armenia submitted to the Kingdom of Christia.

Unlike the Aaron Kingdom, which chose to resist to the end, the Kingdom of Armenia opted for a swift surrender.

****

“It was a good choice, young king of Armenia.”

Even though he was younger…

“Wasn’t he? If we consider mental age…”

“Alright, I said your treatment doesn’t matter, didn’t I?”

“Yes. So please, at least for the people—”

“Your Majesty.”

Haifri spoke with a tone that couldn’t contain his amusement.

Interrupting the words of a foreign king was a bold move for a mere knight, but apart from Christia, no one dared to say anything to him.

Christia, on the other hand, seemed rather indifferent.

‘But he’s extremely courteous in public.’

“Will you give me interest on this?”

At Haifri’s genuinely amusing remark, Christia responded with a gentle smile.

“Don’t lower your speech. You’re still a king, after all.”

“This country will soon disappear anyway. I don’t think there’s much shame in a king becoming a personal servant to a knight.”

“Hmm.”

Seeing Christia appear contemplative, Haifri continued nonchalantly.

“As Your Majesty is aware, I am of Armenian royal descent.”

“A king who has become a personal servant, and an orphan at that.”

“Where could there be greater shame than this?”

“Fine, do as you wish.”

As Christia granted permission, Haifri chuckled and approached the king of the Armenian kingdom.

“You heard, right? Kneel and bow your head.”

Before he gets beaten like a dog.

Different from the people of the Christia Kingdom, who seemed quite different from their initial setting, Sophin remained true to himself.

He could endure his own shame for the sake of his people.

He promptly knelt and bowed his head to the ground.

It wasn’t just submission to Christia, but also a pledge of allegiance to a king who was once an orphan from his own kingdom.

“Haifri, your temperament is quite bad.”

Returning to Christia’s personal quarters and murmuring, Christia gently stroked his head with a soft smile.

“Why do you think that way?”

“Even if so, did it really necessitate such humiliation for the king of another country?”

“I’ll give you a hint. If you can’t guess the answer, expect a spanking.”

Damn, this is too sudden.

“First of all, it seems like Cristia’s personality is worse than Hypri’s…”

Seeing how she recklessly uses her strength, it was clear that this side wasn’t to be underestimated either.

“Sophine Armenienne is truly a genuine ruler. Hypri knows this as well.”

“…Her personality is even worse. To think she brought such disgrace upon the true person who was once her own king.”

“And in the Kingdom of Cristia… to put it simply, there are quite a few people with a Cristian way of thinking.”

When she mentioned “Cristian style,” it was more likely referring not to the kingdom or her present self, but to the original personality.

“So, before doing something strange to someone else, she’d rather do it herself first? Even though she would actually treat them well, it seems better to make them look pitiful by inflicting such disgrace.”

“I want to say it’s wrong… but alas, it’s correct. I suppose I’ll have to spank her later.”

Lately, it feels like Cristia has become a bit maniacal.

“I did think she had this tendency from the beginning.”

She was mostly responsible for Cristia’s sadistic nature.

I thought this level of cruelty would suffice, but her creativity was truly genius.

Whenever asked if this was her preference, she’d justify it by saying it was just her exceptional creativity. But looking back now, it seems undeniable that she has that inclination.

“Isn’t it a bit too much to put your foot on the back of someone who has taken a submissive stance?”

Even others were looking at her with disdain.

Even Astia, who follows Cristia, possesses a similar sadism as seen in the original.

“Well, I suppose it’s not like that preference doesn’t exist at all.”

“Huh?”

As I made a strange noise and looked at Cristia, she gave a warm smile.

“After all, the world is the world. Even though I didn’t particularly encourage that, it’s surprising how many people have that kind of preference. It’s truly fascinating.”

So, in the end, it’s not because of her preferences that she caused such an incident.

“Anyway, we don’t need to worry too much about the king’s side. For the time being, while staying in what has now become the Armenian territory, we should pay attention to public sentiment, contemplate and deliberate on what policies to pursue, and make sure to take good care of our belongings.”

“Ah, yes, I understand.”

Here seemed to be quite a dangerous place, not as chaotic as the original Christian side, but still fairly perilous.