Episode 241
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─Russell. To you, who is sometimes more lovely than anyone else, but at other times, is extremely indifferent.
Hecate’s letter, which I opened with trembling hands, began like this.
The writing style vividly reflects her usual tone, and it seems as if Hecate’s voice is already ringing in my ears.
‘Are you indifferent?’
Words like Muyaho, Russell was able to understand why she chose the word ‘mindless’ through the sentence that immediately followed.
-I’m sure you’re heading to the battlefield thinking I’ll understand. That is precisely why I am writing this letter.
“cup… … .”
Russell, who was reading the letter, suddenly cleared his throat.
─What can I do? It was I who chose you. No matter what happens, I have no choice but to endure it.
“Ugh… … .”
Each and every line of the following sentence felt like it was stuck in my heart.
─Even if you hate me for complaining like this to you on the battlefield, please understand just a little. I wanted to see your face up close at least once. I’m complaining because I can’t do that. and… … .
After a short period of complaining,
-You may have complained, but I am more worried about your body than I am. I heard that you were injured in a battle in the spirit world and lost consciousness.
I wonder if the wounds I suffered back then have fully recovered and I’m okay.
What followed was a lot of worry about Russell’s body, and goodbyes to Russell as he headed to the battlefield.
-I, sitting in the palace in peace, have nothing to say to you heading to the battlefield, but I will do my best to ensure that you return safely from here.
I will also pray with all my heart… … .
─Please come back safely. Russell. My lover.
The letter ended like that.
Sarah-.
After reading the letter to the end, perhaps feeling sorry for Hecate for treating her indifferently, Russell folded the letter neatly and put it back in the envelope.
‘Once this war is over, I have to meet Hecate first.’
He then enchanted the letter with several spells to prevent it from being damaged, including preservation magic, and then placed it inside his chest like a talisman.
It was then.
Sniff… … , sniff… … .
As if to break the atmosphere, which had not been bad for a long time, a sound came from somewhere.
Sniff.
It was Muyaho.
Before he knew it, she had come to Russell’s side and was circling around and sniffing.
“Muyaho?”
When Russell asked, Muyaho, who had finally come to his senses, suddenly twisted his body.
“Oh, no. It is nothing. c*ck. just… … .”
“… … ?”
“I think the male scent coming from you has become stronger than before.”
It was difficult to understand what the male’s scent meant before, but not now.
Because every time Russell grew or became stronger, Muyaho said something like that.
Muyaho, who is not even a magician, was feeling Russell’s growth, which no one other than Daria and Hemingway had recognized.
Even before she gained the power of the female dragon, she was able to catch Russell’s changes like a ghost.
Simply thinking about it, it would be difficult to see the change as having occurred because he gained the power of a dragon.
rather-.
‘Wild persimmon… … It would be right to call it wild.’
After thinking that far, Russell adjusted his posture and sat down.
“Now that I think about it, you’ve come to the right place.”
He spoke to Muyaho, who was still snooping around and sniffing around him.
“I had something to tell you, Muyaho.”
“Huh?”
Muyaho took a few steps back when he heard that he had something to say to himself. He pricked his ears, which looked exactly like those of a wolf.
“For now, I plan to divide the county into several groups.”
Considering the number of troops previously maintaining the front lines, cramming more than 80,000 troops into one battlefield was the height of inefficiency.
Russell did not make this decision alone.
It was a decision made after a conversation with the staff on the way here.
Even then, Muyaho was listening to Russell with an expression like, ‘What does that have to do with me?’
“Among them, Muyaho belongs to the 1st-3rd Army, under Count Rugen.”
Although Count Rügen was an old general, he was also a wise general who had played an active part in the previous war with the empire.
That was the reason why he, one of the staff members, was entrusted with command of the 1st and 3rd armies.
“Huh? Why are you there? If anything, I’m a male, wherever you are… … !!”
Russell cut Muyaho’s continued protest like a knife.
“Putting two superhumans who have overcome the wall into one place is more inefficient than putting over 80,000 regular soldiers into one battlefield.”
It was Russell who had the magic power of an 8th circle master, and it was Muyaho who also had an auror equivalent to that.
There were few people within the empire who could pose a threat to those two people.
Unless something special happens, there is no reason to send all superhumans into one battlefield.
‘Of course, I’m a little concerned about the power of the cultists that hasn’t been revealed yet.’
“Ugh… … .”
Muyaho hesitated at Russell’s firm words.
It may have been because I felt the firmness embedded in the tone of voice rather than the fact that the argument was clear.
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“So, I would like you to follow Count Rügen’s lead for the time being.”
“Ah, I understand.”
Russell warned as Muyaho reluctantly nodded.
“If, even though there is no special reason, you deviate from Count Rügen’s command and act as you please… … .”
I didn’t know how Muyaho’s belligerent personality would come out if I ended with just a request.
“Ha, what if I do?”
“I will never spar with Muyaho again.”
“f*ck you!”
Muyaho flinched as Russell’s twin wicks soared to both sides, a curse coming out without his knowledge.
“Well, that’s not it… … .”
He then slowly scratched the floor with one of his claws and said.
“It’s not that it’s not… … .”
Seeing her hesitantly unable to find anything to say, Russell smiled slightly and added one more word.
“However, if the war situation changes so drastically that Count Rügen cannot give instructions, or if there is a valid judgment and basis, you may act freely.”
Of course, the judgment and the basis for it will have to be explained separately later.
“and… … .”
Mu Yaho puffed out his mouth and looked at Russell. She looked as if she still had something left to say.
“If you don’t break the conditions I just mentioned, we will spar once a week after the war ends.”
“Once a week!”
Muyaho flared his nostrils.
“I promised, male!”
“yes. “If there is nothing special, I will do it once a week.”
“good!”
Muyaho snorted loudly and nodded. A wild horse that seemed like it could never be controlled… … no.
It was the moment when the reins were tied to the wild beast king.
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Triben Citadel.
This fortress, built in the northwest of the empire, was even called the Bloody Iron Fortress among Endymions.
Geumseong Iron Wall (金城鐵壁) was built solely for defense, not as a forward fortress.
Even in wars that have been repeated for over several centuries, the number of times Cheolongseong has fallen has been so small that it can be counted on one hand.
Even if it was captured at great cost, it would not be long before it was taken back by the empire.
There were two reasons why Triben Fortress received such a nickname.
The first of these could be said to be a wide plain stretching along the west side of the fortress.
In order for Endymion to capture Triven Fortress, he had to cross the plain, and the scene was clearly visible from inside the fortress, which was located on a relatively high hill.
Because of this, not only was a surprise attack virtually impossible, but you had to suffer extreme damage from the rain of magic and arrows just by running.
And the second.
The second was because of the Imperial Magic Tower located near Triben Fortress.
Although this magic tower, named the Galmanium White Tower, did not possess superhuman-level strongmen, it was a historic magic tower that had more than three tower lord-level magicians for generations.
Thanks to its reputation, the number of wizards affiliated with it was also quite large.
The magic they unleashed from the castle walls was no different from a disaster for Endymion’s army, which had to cross the plains.
Count Mayhem, the lord of Triven Fortress, frowned as he checked the report sent to him.
“Grunt.”
It was because of the name of the enemy commander who was heading here, written at the very head of the report.
“Russell Raymond.”
Despite his young age, his name was quite famous within the empire as he became a 7th Circle Master.
No, is it just famous?
Among the risk factors that threaten the future of the empire, it was ranked quite high.
“7th circle master… … .”
Cheolongseong. Or, it was the strong men called superhumans who destroyed the stronghold of Triben Fortress, which was even called the Iron Wall of Venus, several times.
As the commander of the fortress, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t concerned.
It was then.
“We’re here, so you don’t have to worry.”
Tap, tap, tap-.
A group of people arrived at his office with the sound of shoe stomping.
“Tapju!”
They were the three Boer brothers, led by the owner of the tower, Straw Boer.
Perhaps because they inherited outstanding talent equally, not only the first, but also the second and third are magicians of the 6th circle.
It is said that the wind blown by these three brothers is as sharp and precise as the reaper’s scythe.
War mages who are highly skilled in combat, having played an active role not only in this war, but also in the war twenty years ago.
It was not for nothing that they were called the White Reapers of Galmanium within the empire.
Moreover, the magicians of the Galmanium Tower that are under their command are as many as fifty.
Count Mayhem, who had a bright expression on his face at the appearance of strong reinforcements, soon hardened.
Soon he opened his mouth in a heavy voice.
“I am grateful that the White Envoys came here to help the fortress. However, the opponent is not a superhuman from the 7th circle.”
As many as three top level wizards were clearly a great force.
However, if you ask whether you can be sure of victory against the 7th Circle Archmage, that is not the case.
‘You might not know if the other person is at the beginning of the 7th circle.’
Even more so if you are a master. In response to Mayhem’s worried voice, the White Reaper’s second son, Wood Boar, responded as if telling him not to worry.
“I know very well what the lord of the castle is worried about, but there’s no way we’d make such a bold statement without thinking, right?”
“The word… … .”
“It hasn’t been announced in academia yet, but my brother just completed a magic of arcane magic.”
“Vision magic?”
“If you use that magic, even a 7th circle master will be able to compete against each other.”
“Huh, indeed!”
Count Mayhem was impressed when he heard that he had created a magic that could mate with a 7th Circle wizard, and Straw Boer, who got his face painted gold thanks to his younger brother, cleared his throat.
“But in order to do that, we have to change the way we fight a little differently from usual… … .”
“… … What if we had to change the way we fight a little?”
“I need a little more space to use this magic.”
In the following whisper, Count Mayhem muttered as if he was anxious.
“Huh… … .”
“Do you think it will be difficult?”
“It’s not impossible, but it’s too risky… … .”
If this operation fails, it is certain that most of our main forces will be lost.
Count Mayhem expressed his disapproval at the operation, and Straw Boer puffed out his chest as if telling him to trust only him.
“Don’t worry. Even if something goes wrong, I will make sure that he cannot stand on the battlefield.”
A suggestion that you will not lose anything.
Count Mayhem answered after calculating that if the 7th Circle Archmage could not stand on the battlefield, the allies supported by the Galmanium White Tower would surely win.
“I understand. “Let’s do that.”
After thinking for a moment, Count Mayhem finally nodded, and in response to his answer, Straw Boer approached the window.
“Circle 7, the youngest superhuman on the continent. It’s a great name, but at most he’s a kid in his mid-twenties. “He must be a guy who is just preoccupied with running forward.”
I muttered as I faced the wide-open plain and the enemy camp stretched out like dots in the distance.
“As my senior in the magic world, I will let you know that magic is a discipline that has not only depth but also breadth.”
Of course, you will be paid for your teachings with your life.
The bitter laughter spread all the way to his ears.
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