episode_0042

“If you don’t have lips, your teeth will be cold.”

“If you don’t have lips, your teeth will get cold.”

He chewed for a while and then spoke.

“Are you saying that if there is no northern army, Vinnet Franz will attack the steppe?”

“That would be the case.”

“… ”

Akalit stood up and picked up the sword he was sharpening. And then it was aimed at me.

“That’s rude.”

“… ”

“Give me a reason why I shouldn’t kill you right now.”

scary. To be honest, I think I’m bored. But you shouldn’t show fear here. A wild beast recognizes its feared prey better than anyone else, and Akalit is an unrivaled beast. I spoke with a pretense of confidence.

“Why you shouldn’t kill me.”

“Okay.”

“Because if I die, you die too.”

“… ”

“I am the one who defeated Isphantar, your vanguard. And Vinnet Franz reduced my 130,000-strong army to only 25,000. Wiene Franz is a genius who will never be seen again in history. If you leave a genius like that alone, you and I will die.”

“… ”

He was lost in thought for a while. And then he answered.

“So? What should we do?”

“Alliance.”

“Alliance?”

He laughed as if it were ridiculous.

“Are the lion and the rabbit worthy allies?”

“I understand that the Perta people have not been sorted out yet.”

“It will be sorted out soon.”

“It’s enough just to get rid of the Perta tribe. While Akalit is clearing out the Perta tribe, we will block the Vine Franz from the south.”

He grinned and laughed.

“That’s funny. Even if you take 130,000 people, you will only lose to 25,000 people and stop Biene Franz? Since I only have 50,000 now, I would lose to 10,000 as well.”

“If you could stop at least 1, where would it be? I will focus on defense and reduce the number of enemies, so in the meantime, shouldn’t the Kerdu tribe clear out the Perta tribe?”

“… ”

“… ”

There was silence for a while. And Akalit raised his hand.

“Jargal!”

“Yes!”

“Please guide the guests to the next room for a moment. And a shaman!”

“Yes.”

“I have something to discuss for a moment, so come closer.”

“Yes.”

Akalit looked at this for a moment and then said.

“Did you say Georges Brestmaier?”

“Yes.”

“I won against Ispantar.”

“Yes.”

“Can you win if you fight again?”

I thought for a moment. What is the best answer? And soon I realized that it was a meaningless question and decided to answer honestly.

“If the conditions are the same, you will win 100 times out of 100.”

“… I get it. Go out.”

I bowed my head and followed the warriors’ lead and left the tent. Soon, we came to the next tent with the guards and took a breather.

—–

“Fortunately, Akalite did not kill the commander with a single blow.”

Ensign Mario breathed a sigh of relief. I nodded.

“Yes. Thank goodness.”

To be honest, I thought there was a possibility of killing him with a single sword as soon as he arrived. If I was going to die anyway, I came here to choose the one who had a chance of survival, but in fact, this method could not be considered very safe.

“Commander, what do you think Akalite will do?”

“If you made it this far… I will accept the deal. We will form an alliance.”

“Why are you so sure?”

“It’s a simple calculation. I beat Ispantar, and Wiene Franz beat me. Moreover, Vinnet Franz is a genius general who has never lost to anyone before. In such a situation, it is impossible for anyone in this world not to be afraid of Biene Franz. In such a situation, I take care of myself… No, you can’t help but be intrigued by the fact that it will stop Binet Franz, right?”

“Indeed… I see.”

Mario nodded with an expression of understanding.

And before long, a Kerdu shaman came into my tent.

Get “”

What he held out was paper.

“This?”

“This is an alliance document. Sign and take it with you.”

“That means… ”

“Our warchief has accepted our alliance. congratulations. You saved my life.”

“You’re a pretty honest type.”

“It won’t be long before I live. I tend not to hold back on my words.”

I’m quite envious of that. When I become an old person, I will have to live like that.

“How do you plan to stop Biene Franz? They say he has unusual abilities.”

“Ah, that’s… Actually, I have my own thoughts.”

This is not a lie. There is a way to stop Biene Franz. To be precise, there is no need to block it.

“I guess it’s a secret.”

“Yes.”

The secret is the knowledge of the future. Vinnet Franz killed the emperor and ascended to the throne himself. And now he was deeply depressed. They are in a state where they have achieved revenge and do not know what to do. Geniuses had their own weaknesses. For Wiene Franz, that mentality was his weakness.

“I will provide an escort on your way back. The Perta tribe may send soldiers targeting that direction.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

I returned to the Northern Army, escorted by Kerdu tribesmen on the way. When we returned to the Northern Territory, the executives were both happy and shocked at our return. In fact, I sent it thinking I might die.

I shouted, waving the alliance document to the executives.

“We have preserved the peace of our time!”

It was a line I really wanted to say.

—–

There were many neutral forces in the north. There were many forces who were worried about whether they should stick to Biene Franz or the other side.

However, when they heard that Vinnet Franz was ending the tetrarchy to the feudal lords who helped him and was going down to his hometown instead of ruling Arcadia, many nobles deserted from Vinnet Franz. This is because Arcadia was the land best suited for defense and at the same time was in the best position to rule the world. Anyone who gives up such land would mean that they have no political sense.

Wiene Franz was a genius. Genius of war. However, there was no rule that the sense of war and the sense of politics were necessarily proportional. Winet Franz was a genius in war, but he was not a genius in politics, and in addition, he was currently in a state of severe depression and had lost the ability to properly judge the situation.

When Binet Franz returned to his hometown, many neutral nobles took notice and escaped from Binet Franz’s grasp. And the nobles who broke away from Vinnet Franz each expressed independence, but among them, there were some weak powers that found it difficult to achieve independence.

Most of the weaker forces in the north came under the northern army. The reason was that the Northern Army had a decent number of soldiers of 50,000, but what was even bigger was that the Northern Army was allied with the Kerdu tribe. They believed that if they were allied with the nomads of the north, they would have reliable allies.

Typical house call escort. The situation of a fox who borrowed the strength of a tiger. And the fox quickly grew in size and gained 80,000 soldiers, over 60,000 or 70,000. This was thanks to the instantaneous absorption of the troops of the northern nobles.

So three years later.

Vinnet Franz was confined to his hometown and did nothing, while the western, northern, and southern powers began to increase their power.

Among them, the one that grew the most power was Georges Brestmaier’s northern army.

The current strength of the Northern Army was 50,000. It was clearly 80,000, so you might ask why it decreased, but this 50,000 was not the same 50,000 as before. This is because although the number of soldiers was reduced, the organization was changed.

In the past, equipment was supplied and used centrally, so there was no choice but to organize around infantry, but things were different now. With the fall of the Arcadian Empire and the establishment of the Franz Empire, the northern army was able to change its organization freely, and thus was able to form a cavalry-centered organization like the northern nomads.

And revolts broke out everywhere.

—–

As revolts broke out on all sides, Vinnet Franz literally ground the rebels to pieces.

With only 30,000 troops, they won against over 200,000 troops, but the problem was that the rebel army did not have only 200,000 troops. Wiene Franz was indifferent to politics and wanted nothing more than to live quietly with his sister. As a result, he allowed the enemies to increase everywhere, and the increased number of enemies continued to strangle Vinnet Franz to no end.

No matter how many times I killed them, the enemies continued to increase. Vinnet Franz continued to win the war, but he could see a magic occur where the more he won the war, the more the number of enemies increased and the number of allies decreased.

Meanwhile, when Biene Franz was surrounded by 10 times as many troops, Biene Franz is said to have charged while shouting:

[The reason I am in danger here is not because I lack skills, but because the heavens have abandoned me! I will show you the proof now! Cavalrymen, follow my command from now on! From now on, the cavalry will be divided into three squadrons!]

Vinnet Franz, who said so, showed a commanding spirit and overwhelmed the enemy against an enemy ten times his size. Wiene Franz eventually won the battle, but lost so many soldiers that he was magically defeated in the next battle.

Vinnet Franz, who was in danger of being captured by the enemy, discovered that his former subordinate was among the enemy crowd surrounding him. Vinnet Franz asked him.

“Leon! Why on earth did you betray me! Was my talent lacking compared to my enemy?”

“You… you are… ! As a general, he was a genius, but as a monarch, he was a devil! All of your colleagues who followed you died because you didn’t pay attention to politics! I didn’t want to follow in my colleagues’ footsteps! That’s all!”

At those words, Vinnet Franz charged towards his former subordinate. Hundreds of soldiers tried to stop Binet Franz, but they could not stop one Binet Franz. Vinnet Franz eventually cut down hundreds of people and reached the front of his former subordinate. He said this in front of his trembling subordinate.

“Then, I will give you a gift for losing your comrade. Take it.”

After saying that, Vinnet Franz stabbed himself in the chest. Wiene Franz’s body collapsed forward. The hero who did so disappeared from the world, and Wiene Franz eventually met the same fate as the original story.

—–

Ten years have passed since Vinnet Franz died. Georges Brestmaier, now 36 years old, found out that 15 years had passed since he came to this world.

What was the original world like? Will the same thing happen 15 years later? Or is the time I came from still fixed?

Either way, I don’t think it really matters anymore. That was because I was nothing in that world.

“Your Majesty the Emperor!”

The Chamberlain shouted and I moved my legs. A lot has happened in 10 years. As soon as the alliance period ended, the Kerdu tribe immediately betrayed us and war broke out. Although we were at a great disadvantage in terms of number of troops, we were much better armed and trained, and our forces had a geographical advantage as they were building a defensive line, so we were able to defend without difficulty.

After fending off an attack from the north and causing great damage to the Kerdu tribe, the Perta tribe rebelled again, and while the Kerdu and Perta tribes were fighting, I moved south and took over Arcadia, the archipelago.

I ascended to the position of emperor in an instant, and unlike Vinnet Franz, I sat down in the archipelago of Arcadia and ruled the four quarters. Like the Qing Dynasty, which was originally a Jurchen tribe but occupied the central plains and became China.

Soon, I conquered Dorok, regularly relieved the power of the nomads, occupied the pirate islands, created naval outposts, and established friendly relations with the countries to the west. I became the founding emperor of the Brestmire Empire and was evaluated as a great military leader. I received it.

But every night when I fall asleep, I tremble with a fear that others do not know.

I thought that this was all a dream and that when I woke up, I might return to my original world.

After spending my life like that, when I turned 82 years old.

A woman with white wings came to me.

“You… ”

“Sihyeon Lee. Right?”

“Lee Si-hyeon, Lee Si-hyeon. It was called that at one time. It’s a nostalgic sound.”

“Because a lot of time has passed since then. Even if it’s unfamiliar, it can’t be helped. You have served your purpose here well. You have a choice. Should I go to the sky like this and join the ranks of the constellations, or should I return to the original world?”

“What if you go back to the original world?”

“You go back to your younger self. As you were on the day you returned to this world. It’s about regaining your youth. I don’t think this is too bad, what do you think?”

“… ”

Go back to the time when I had nothing.

To be honest, I don’t know why I thought I would make that choice after having achieved everything.

“What does it mean to join the ranks of a constellation?”

“Becoming a being that transcends humans. You will be able to live forever, interfering with the human world just like us.”

“Eternal life and a long life.”

I thought carefully about those two suggestions. I didn’t like either one.

“I am exhausted. Just let me die like a normal person.”

“Do you know what happens when you die?”

“I don’t know.”

“Your memories are erased and you are reincarnated. Is that really enough?”

“It’s more than enough.”

“Well, if that’s the case… ”

And the next day.

“Father!!!”

A loud noise echoed throughout the palace. It was my son’s voice.

“Mother! Come and see! Mother!”

“Caron! I told you not to scream in the palace!”

Chloe’s voice was heard. Once a lieutenant colonel, she was now an empress.

“Father! My father isn’t breathing!”

“What???”

Chloe ran incongruously. Even though she hadn’t run very far, she started to feel out of breath. She too was old.

“My father… I’m not breathing… ”

“Honey! Open your eyes! Honey!”

I barely managed to open my eyes with all my strength. Then, he gathered all his strength and said his last words.

“The empire… Primogeniture… Nobles and officials… Keep each other in check… Friendly relations with the West… Attack the North… ”

“Father!!!”

With those words, I closed my eyes.

And so my journey ended. I could see that it was a satisfying life in its own way.