episode_0215

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After a series of disturbances were resolved.

Luna was gradually accepting the still unbelievable truth.

“Then you… … .”

“Sorry for tricking you, Luna.”

Francis knelt down and offered a polite apology.

Charlotte and Violet, who were next to him, also kneel down at the same time.

“My name is Francis von Eingart.”

“This is Charlotte von Eingart.”

“… … This is Violet von Eingart.”

Kane Nerkis – no, the three gigantic orthodox figures that Kyle von Eyngart desperately hid were kneeling in front of Luna.

The successors of a family that was marginalized even in Eingart’s collateral circle and had no power other than the blood of the royal family.

Rather, that is probably why he was able to survive until now.

Kane desperately hid them from the chaos and risked his life to go south.

“Luna Ball.”

“Kane… … No, Kyle. that is… … .”

“Please feel free to call me, Lord Luna. Whether it’s Kane or Kyle, my decision to follow Lord Luna hasn’t changed.”

Looking at Luna with a complicated expression, Kyle nodded as if he understood.

“I know that Lord Luna has bad feelings toward the royal family. But-”

“I know. I have no intention of blaming Kyle. Rather, I am grateful.”

Luna stood up and bowed her head to him.

“If it weren’t for Kyle, I don’t think I would have been able to persuade people properly. And, I know that having a member of the Eingart family help me in my future activities can be a cause in itself for many people… … And.”

And then, smiling brightly –

“You were always there to help me. So, my feelings about the royal family… … The second problem.”

“Master… … .”

“Serpina is the one who is bad… … It’s okay.”

“… … .”

Serpina is the bad one.

Kyle paused for a moment when he heard those words, but-

Soon he lowered his head and answered.

“Master. Please unify the continent. Eliminate the Eingart Empire, which has already fulfilled its mission… … Please create a new country. Kyle, I will spend the rest of my life fighting hard for Luna.”

As soon as Kyle finished speaking, the three people in front of him also shared their opinions.

“Same goes for us, Luna.”

“I still haven’t forgotten the grace you gave me.”

“If I can help Luna… … It would be an honor.”

“Everyone… … .”

Even though she is a subsidiary, she has the support of the surviving members of the Eingart royal family, a level of legitimacy that Serpina cannot envy.

Although it is said that he betrayed, the pride that comes from never pointing the tip of the sword first.

Just as Swen said that he would win in the end, as soon as he got the chance, it suddenly felt like everything was going well…

‘Not yet.’

In any case, we have only just taken a step forward.

There was a mountain of things to overcome in the future.

Still, I had to do it.

Because he will come.

In order to welcome him proudly when he came, it was necessary to establish a proper state as soon as possible.

The situation was also much better than when we were all alone in Zeeland Castle.

‘Mr. Swen. We have now raised the flag again. I will wait forever. You must come back… … !’

Luna’s watch, which had stopped at Zeeland Castle, started running again after a long time.

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A giant soldier of Runarien, the castle lord of Tepelo County under Karelia.

The news that she had turned the point of her sword on her master began to spread surprisingly quickly.

The royal castle of Madeleine Castle.

Astonishment and great shock were etched on the face of Makana Karelia, the absolute leader of the Karelia army who had ascended to the position of monarch.

“That… … Really?”

“This is very sad news… … .”

Runarien’s giant soldier.

That meant that Runarien had betrayed him.

“That can’t be possible… … In that case, the generals who went there… … ?”

“It appears that three generals, including General Gail, have been imprisoned, and the rest… … The generals who worked at Tepelo Castle… … Most of them seem to have gone in that direction.”

Slurp.

What Karelia can do after hearing the news… … All I did was sit there.

I just trusted it.

What could she do who just wanted to trust humans?

Of course, I wasn’t even thinking about Plan B.

Karelia thought of Runarien as someone similar to herself. Even for Vanessa, the biggest reason she kept Runarien in check was because she was very similar to her lord Karelia herself.

The moment she shows even more outstanding qualities as a castle lord or even a monarch… … I have said several times that I am concerned that the existence of Runarien will become much larger than Karelia.

Nevertheless, Karelia believed in Luna.

I was confident that he would never betray me because I had given him this trust and that we were similar people.

Really, until this moment, I had never truly thought about ‘Lunarien betraying me’.

He is too fragile to be considered a monarch, and is as innocent as a virgin.

The master’s ‘only weakness’ that Vanessa was so worried about-

At the critical moment, he grabbed her ankle and knocked her down.

‘then… … ‘What should I do now?’

“Lord, lord… … ?”

Karelia then realized that the person who had delivered the news was looking at her blankly, and gave an order in a trembling voice.

“First of all… … If you can muster as many people as you can… … I would appreciate it.”

“Yes… … Four!”

Fortunately, the soldier quickly realized the situation and ran outside.

And almost at the same time, a familiar woman’s voice reached Karelia’s ears.

“Master!”

From far away, Vanessa was running towards us.

I could tell just by looking at their expressions. Maybe she heard the news too.

“Bar… … Nessa.”

As soon as she saw her lord looking at her with empty eyes, Vanessa’s expression crumpled with sadness, but-

Soon, he swallowed his sadness, sighed briefly, and spoke.

“It’s already happened. There is no turning back. I have no intention of using this to tell my lord something pointless, such as whether I was beaten or not. Now is the time to put into practice what we can and must do.”

“Well, that can’t be possible… … Lord Luna, betrayed… … .”

‘… … .’

Runarien’s betrayal.

Vanessa quickly realized that Metz had not succeeded in encouraging her.

The Mets… … It passed. to her.

It was clear that they thought so, seeing as they received all the troops without any information being passed on.

‘I was foolish.’

Runarien was a person similar to Karelia.

Of course, if we follow Karelia, Lunarien will have no choice but to follow without hesitation. Their personality and the ambition they want to achieve are the same.

And, the biggest reason why Vanessa kept her in check… … Even in his own eyes, Runarien was a more suitable person to be a monarch than Karelia.

Even though I knew that fact, thinking that the spy would unconditionally keep faith with this side was, in retrospect, a painful mistake.

‘The key is how much Lunarien actually noticed… … What happened? In the end, the fact that Runarien betrayed doesn’t change. Rather than continuing to take her with her by not betraying her, it would be better for our military to get rid of her here.

Although it was painful to lose the troops, it was only one territory.

Our army still had the advantage in every way, so all that was left was to help Karelia calm down and help her take command… …

When you think about it.

“Master… … ?”

From Karelia’s expression, Vanessa easily realizes that there is something she couldn’t say.

At the same time, the devil of anxiety began to press violently on both of Vanessa’s shoulders.

“… … Is there something more?”

“That… … That’s it.”

Karelia opened her mouth with a trembling voice.

“Military rations and military funds… … .”

“… … Yes?”

“Lord Luna said that there would be a shortage of war materials suitable for the troops… … We will attack three territories at the same time… … Say.”

Vanessa’s complexion turned pale when she heard her master’s trembling voice.

“No way… … Have you handed over all available resources except for the minimum resources?”

――Nod.

‘… … Unbelievable.’

It was the worst situation, but Vanessa couldn’t say anything carelessly.

Transporting resources is, of course, the authority of the monarch. Rather, it was not appropriate for him to report every single thing to himself as a strategist, even though he was the second in command below the absolute first in command.

Even though she has now taken over military power, she is in a situation where war is imminent – she is just putting her hands in the dirt to avoid damaging the image of Karelia’s soft charisma, which is her strength, as much as possible, and she will never have any authority here. I wasn’t thinking about going beyond that.

So, I can’t say anything about it now.

However, in the sense that all of the resources were used, it felt as if they had planned betrayal from the beginning.

Runarien Inian.

Looking beyond that innocent face, are you saying that he was sharpening the knife properly?

‘… … ‘Is this really her true colors?’

As for Vanessa, although she had expected this situation, she couldn’t completely understand it at the same time.

She kept Runarien in check. Since she continued to achieve unrivaled efficiency among the castle lords at Tepelo Castle, her movements and actions were constantly monitored and observed.

As Karelia said, she was a woman who looked very much like Karelia. The type of person who doesn’t know how to use tricks, is honest, and values loyalty.

He was clearly aware of the overwhelming force that did not exist in his master, Karelia, and the sociability that made anyone think favorably of him, and was on guard.

So I could tell.

A plan like this, which sucks up all the efficiency and completely betrays the enemy, was a plan too insidious for a person named Luna who we have seen so far to come up with.

Tifa and Kane, who she brought with her, are also not suited to come up with such a cowardly plan.

Generals known to have participated in the betrayal… … To put it nicely, they were just sincere people, but they didn’t really stand out.

A woman who could come up with a plan like this was hiding her true nature all this time?

If so, there was no way he wouldn’t have noticed. Vanessa knew that she had a rather conniving personality. That is why he sought out people of the same kind as himself like ghosts.

This is like… … okay.

‘Another person… … Are you with her?’

Someone else I don’t know.

Also, the shadow of a cunning, treacherous type of person who is very good at making plans like this and only thinks about efficiency―

The thought that Vanessa was tying herself up gave me chills.