episode_0372

Thalia walked around for about two more hours without receiving treatment from Fran and checked various places before taking a rest.

After holding on for about two hours, Thalia had to lie down in her sleeping bag again and suffer.

If she had been treated once more as Fran had said, she wouldn’t have had to lie down sick, but it was the result of Thalia’s insistence that she would get better after sleeping for a day.

“Move!”

Thalia, who had been suffering all night, woke up the next day and pretended like nothing had happened and led the soldiers.

With the mission successfully completed, it was time to return.

Perhaps because they were finally able to return to the front lines, the sound of the soldiers’ footsteps was light throughout the movement.

Even if I pretended to be okay, my body wasn’t completely healed, so I persuaded Thalia to let me ride Damon.

She had not yet recovered her stamina enough to walk a long distance, so it was clear that she would feel burdened by the long walk.

“It’s because I’m old. “If I were younger, I would have gotten that much treatment and gotten better quickly.”

While riding Damon, Thalia let out an unexpected lament.

“Are you kidding me?”

“Unfortunately no. In the past, there were times when I got hurt worse than this. “At that time, I didn’t lose my mind until the end, and my mind was clear until I fell asleep after the battle.”

“It’s funny that you, an awakened person, talk about your age.”

Awakened people age late.

The higher your physical stats, the slower aging becomes.

At least she has 20 years left to see wrinkles on her face.

It’s ridiculous that she suddenly started complaining about her age.

“There’s only one reason you fainted unless it’s because of your age.”

“Do we really need to find a reason for that? “It is natural for people to collapse when they are sick and tired.”

“No, actually, what I wanted to say is that I feel like I’ve become a bit lazy after meeting you.”

“… “You said you became lazy after meeting me?”

“In all my life, I have never once thought that I could leave my empty spot to someone else.”

“Then that’s a good thing.”

It was a happy story because it meant that I had become a dependable person for her.

“If this continues, I might end up relying on you too much.”

“I can rely on you as much as I can. “Because I can easily lift at least one of you.”

I was burdened with the ridiculous burden of having to save the world, and it didn’t seem like the weight would change by taking on Thalia’s burden.

and.

“And honestly, even if I got down on my knees and asked you to rely on me, I wouldn’t do it.”

“I can’t bring your luggage, but making it heavier is a specification.”

As expected, they say they only rely on words, but they are not people who can really rely on me.

“We successfully destroyed the hatchery, so there will be chaos when we arrive in the empire. “I won a lot of loot, so no one would believe me.”

“Yes, that’s why you’re bringing that up. “It’s a topic I don’t really want to think about.”

It was clear that Thalia’s return to the Empire would be tiring in nature.

All kinds of envy and jealousy will come to her after she returns from a successful mission.

“Then shall we stop talking about this and watch the sun set? “There’s nothing as pretty as the sky here.”

The yellow sun was gradually descending from the sky.

In a polluted area full of distortions, the only thing that showed beauty was the sky, and the sun coming down from the sky allowed us to spend emotional time for the first time in a long time.

“I don’t know what happened to the punitive force.”

After spending some quality time with Thalia while watching the setting sun, this time Thalia first brought up the topic of being in the empire.

“If it was a punitive force, they would probably have returned earlier than us. “The empire is probably in chaos.”

“Because it must have failed as you expected?”

“yes. “I don’t know how many people would have died.”

“These are precious lives.”

“But it was absolutely necessary. “The nobles were even disparaging your contribution to protecting the front lines for the empire throughout your life.”

I clearly remember the indifference shown by the imperial people when I left there.

In addition, there were some people who secretly tried to make it seem like Thalia’s achievements were not that big of a deal.

It wasn’t easy to be patient while watching that.

‘If you think about those guys, the failure of the punitive force was absolutely necessary.’

Consider yourself successful.

They must have even looked down on the monsters.

‘When you’re feeling down because you’ve failed, you have to show up and show off your pride.’

There is no mercy for those who tried to belittle the value of Thalia, who sacrificed her entire life for the Empire.

It is thrilling to think of the interest the people of the Empire will show when we arrive with the sound of victory.

It will be a good time for the soldiers too.

How proud would it be for the people of the empire to recognize the hard work we have done?

‘I can’t stand soup.’

If the punitive force left for their own future and money, didn’t we leave for the safety and peace of the empire?

‘It’s the treatment I deserved.’

In addition, the defeated remnants of the punitive force will serve as excellent fuel for our successful return.

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[Return as a remnant of the defeated punitive force.]

[Record casualties, invested nobles going bankrupt one after another.]

A punitive force formed under the direct name of the royal family and with the investment of numerous nobles.

When people found out that the punitive force had returned with absurd news, they refused to acknowledge the reality.

It was completely understandable to feel disbelief.

“You won’t believe it. “It wouldn’t be easy to admit that I lost all my money.”

The fight they started was a fight they could not fail even if they wanted to fail.

It was an overwhelming quantity and overwhelming support.

There was nothing in the world that could not be achieved with power and money.

“There are a lot of nobles who have lost all their wealth and are sitting on the streets. “They are protesting that it was the fault of the first prince, so the imperial palace should take responsibility.”

No one knew that the ‘truth’ of the world that they had firmly believed in would be badly crumpled and torn.

No, it would be more accurate to say that investors did not know.

“These days, this is what you always hear when you walk down the street. “Give me my money, you scammers.”

“Oh my, are you telling me to give you money on the street without any decency?”

“yes. In addition, retaliation against those who were part of the punitive force is said to be a big problem.”

The punitive force that left with great vigor came back as beggars, and even though they barely survived, they were treated as criminals.

Who would welcome them when they invested so much money to go on a mission but failed and came back with their lives saved?

“It reminds me of a nobleman who shouted at me to die now, saying that I should have just died there.”

The nobles who did not think about failure readily invested large amounts of money, and the nobles who had lost a lot of money were shocked.

“There are no special monsters.”

Hate crimes against awakened people who had barely returned alive occurred frequently, and the imperial palace had no intention of actively stopping them.

“Prince Il is said to be staying at home rather than going out these days. “It’s an atmosphere where even a prince could be stoned to death if he went outside.”

“At this level, it’s as if the string has completely fallen off.”

“It’s like losing one’s political life. Due to this incident, most of the nobles who supported Prince I lost their power. He won’t be able to bring it up now.”

Listening to Chechnya’s happy report makes me feel like dancing.

How thankful am I that I just stayed still and it fell over on its own?

“What about the other princes?”

“I try my best not to show it, but that probably isn’t a good thing either.”

I understand that members of the royal family who have a good relationship with the prince may have invested in their names proudly, but in the case of members of the royal family who are distant from each other, there have been cases where they secretly invested through agents.

It is natural that they will also be greatly affected by this incident.

My only regret was that I wouldn’t have invested enough money to go bankrupt by secretly investing.

“I’m sure I’ll rush in to get more money in the future.”

We were already blocking the money from going to the prince.

Since the investment failed, the cash must have dried up.

For a member of the royal family who lived in luxury all their lives, not having money would be a huge shock.

I knew I had to control myself to maintain my dignity, but I couldn’t stop the corners of my mouth from raising.

“Just smile. “There’s no need to save face when you’re with me, right?”

“Hmm! Huh! Hmm.”

The Chechen’s words shook me for a moment, but I held it in by covering my mouth with my fan wide open and clearing my throat.

The entire empire was in shock due to the failure of the punitive force.

As the failure occurred, the loss of life was so great that funerals were held day after day.

“How is the money being recovered?”

“It’s a pain because there are a lot of nobles running away, but just the items held as collateral are making a huge profit.”

“We have to move as stealthily as possible to avoid being caught on the other side.”

“If he found out that it was the princess who lent him the money to invest, wouldn’t the prince vomit blood and collapse from low blood pressure?”

“That’s a pretty fascinating story.”

Of course, what the Chechen just said was meant as a joke.

There was no need to incur resentment by coming forward and revealing that he was the creditor who was causing the nobles to go bankrupt.

“It’s going to be a salty touch.”

The profits from the top of Suhan are good, and in addition, the investment made with the certainty that the subjugation force would fail was a huge success.

Considering this profit, wouldn’t it be enough to buy a country?

‘At this level, it’s like a blue bird that brings me luck.’

I thought it would be nice if he could come back and share this happy heart with us.