◈ 309. [Side Story] Good Brother (2)
A river runs through the middle of the continent.
The name of this river that separates the southwest from the northeast of the continent is Iris.
The ecliptic New Terra is a large river that flows through the adjacent inland sea to the eastern open sea, and is the lifeline of civilization that made the central continent rich and fertile.
For the Everblack Empire, which greedily devoured the center of the continent, this river is the actual ruling area of New Terra, the ecliptic.
It is also an absolute line of defense that cannot allow external aggression.
Damn, knock, knock… … .
To the west of the river a series of troops appeared.
A spear that pierced the enemies of the Empire for a long time, and a shield that blocked foreign enemies.
Imperial Army 1st Corps.
Since its creation, these troops, called ‘Pilgrims of the Border’ because they have never left the border area, are now heading to the ecliptic.
“… … .”
The commander of the 1st Corps at the forefront, the military leader of the Empire, and the 1st Prince.
Lark ‘Avalanche’ Everblack slowly slowed down his horse when he saw the river. His subordinate knights and troops followed suit and slowly stopped.
Lark raised a silent gaze and looked ahead. In front of him was a huge bridge built to cross the Iris River.
chuck! chuck! chuck!
There was a group of troops occupying the bridge.
Imperial Defense Army.
A standing army directly under the imperial family that is responsible for the outer defenses of New Terra, the imperial capital, and internal security.
As an independent unit that even Lark, the military commander of the Empire, could not issue orders, their commander was.
“Long time no see, bro.”
Fernandez ‘EmberKeeper’ Everblack.
The Minister of Government of the Empire and the commander of the Aegis Special Forces. and the second prince.
Fernandez greeted Lark from the saddle. Unlike his fully-armed older brother, he was dressed as a regular civil servant.
“Why did you come all the way here? I understand that the entire Duchy of Bringer is not stable yet.”
Inside the monocle, the dark red eyes of the second prince fluttered with laughter.
“Or, could it be that you betrayed the Duke of Bringer and robbed the Dragon Blood without me knowing?”
“… … .”
“Even if that is the case, to come back with the entire 1st Corps. don’t you know? Only the Ecliptic Defense Forces are capable of military activities in the ecliptic.”
Larc was silent. He just stared at his younger brother who spoke in a clear voice.
“I don’t want to say this, brother.”
Fernandez hesitated as if he was afraid to speak, but then declared smoothly.
“Inside this river is the realm of the ecliptic. The moment you lead that force over this bridge, you can’t help but be suspicious of treason.”
“… … .”
“In order to prevent my older brother from being misunderstood like that, my younger brother Bulcho inevitably blocked the road like this. Will you understand?”
“Fernandez.”
Lark, who had been silently staring at his younger brother for a long time, finally spoke.
“Are you aware of the fact that there is a disturbing movement in the ecliptic?”
“yes? A disturbing move?”
“okay. So I came here to find out the exact facts myself.”
Fernandez, who had tilted his head, burst into laughter before long.
“Are you talking about the secret powers? Aren’t I doing my best to stop that disturbing movement?”
“What if that secret power doesn’t actually exist?”
When Larc spat out, Fernandez’s smile hardened slightly.
“Everyone with the Aegis task force… … What if it’s your own play?”
“older brother. I don’t know who heard that nonsense from you.”
Fernandez raised both hands with a light sigh.
“Are you a little upset if this younger brother makes the work he has been working on for the past seven years in one fell swoop?”
“… … I’m sorry, Fernandez, but I have no intention of talking to you any more.”
Purreung-
The huge warhorse Rark rode let out a rough snort. While sweeping the horse’s mane to calm it down, Lark chanted coolly.
“I need to see Obama. Where are you?”
“You don’t know. Obama is still connected to Everblack Everblack. To protect the empire.”
Fernandez grinned.
“There is no way you can know anything about the outside world. On the other side of the other side, you must be fighting a never-ending battle with the different gods.”
“… … .”
Larc closed his eyes.
okay… … If my father could normally see state affairs.
This empire would not have been eaten away from within the country.
“The outside of the country is for my brother, and the inside is for me. Didn’t Obama trust me? Then we should do well. In their respective places, in their respective roles.”
“… … .”
“This is your final warning, brother.”
As Fernandez waved his hand,
oh oh oh-!
An airship that flew in from the other side of the sky floated behind Fernandez.
It was an airship belonging to the Imperial Defense Force. She heard the roar of her ferocious engines from the steel frame of her flying ship.
“It can still be turned around. It is enough for you to guard the outside of the country and for me to rule the inside. As Obama wishes, we can remain righteous brothers.”
“… … .”
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“Beat the troops. And please go back to where your brother should be. If you do, I will keep this a secret. Obama will never know.”
After that, Lark took a deep breath.
“I am Larque ‘Avalanche’ Everblack!”
He let out the Lion’s Roar.
The roar was so loud that the waters of the Iris River swayed and rippled on the other side.
The flagship Imperial Guard soldiers flinched back and retreated.
“He is the first son of His Majesty the Great Emperor, heir by right, and the leader of the military authority by law.”
Sreung-!
Lark, who drew a longsword from his waist, growled like a tiger.
“You have no right to stop my journey to the zodiac. you guys get out of the way I will go to the ecliptic myself and find the real weightlifter.”
“… … .”
“Fernandez. If you are truly innocent, trust me and make your way. Find out the truth, and if I’m wrong, I’ll get the punishment I deserve.”
Fernandez laughed bitterly.
Lark was truly a man like that, and a man he could trust.
‘It’s not me.’
The problem was that he wasn’t innocent.
All of Larc’s suspicions were correct. There had never been a secret force in the imperial capital from the beginning, and Fernandez conspired against it.
And Lark, who noticed much faster than expected, rushed to the ecliptic.
‘Where did you get the information from? who?’
Fernandez narrowed his eyes.
But that wasn’t what mattered now.
Preventing the avalanche in front of them was a bigger problem.
“… … If you don’t get out of the way even after saying this.”
The first prince’s longsword was pointed forward with a flash of light.
“I will count all of you who stop me as weightlifters.”
undefeated knight.
strongest human.
There is no way that the Ecliptic Defense Forces are unaware of the first prince’s history in front of them, and also the first prince’s loyalty and devotion to the empire.
They did not step out of the way and each raised their weapons forward.
Block the foreign army heading to the ecliptic.
Because that is the reason for their existence.
“Open-!”
Taat!
When Larc kicked the horse’s belly, the huge warhorse kicked forward as if it had been waiting for it.
The knights closely followed the First Prince, who rushed forward while fluttering his white cloak.
Behind them, the soldiers of the 1st Corps rushed silently, casting cold gazes.
Doo doo doo!
Seeing his brother and the knights rushing across the narrow bridge, Fernandez whispered in a low voice.
“older brother. I repeat.”
The second prince waved his hand toward the sky.
“There are no personal feelings.”
Geeeeeeing-!
With a sharp engine sound, the airship fired fire from the thrusters behind it.
The magic sparks gushing out from the magic furnace instantly accelerated the main body of the airship and made it charge towards the enemy lines at a speed that was unbelievable that it had come out of that large and heavy body.
Clack, clap!
The front of the airship flying towards the 1st Corps was deformed, revealing the muzzle of dozens of mana cannons.
The non-empty warship was going to fire after approaching the range and leave.
Overwhelming firepower, unbelievable mobility, and transcendent defensive power provided by dozens of overlapping defense magic.
A flawless weapon equipped with all three elements of firepower, mobility, and defense. This is the essence of modern magical engineering.
It was nonsense that the price of one boat was equivalent to the annual budget of a small country.
Even though such a strategic weapon was tearing through the air and approaching, Lark did not blink an eye. Rather, he crashed into the front of the non-empty ships.
All right! All right! All right!
Lark’s favorite horse was a famous horse among famous horses.
With a rough turejil, the horse broke away from the ranks and went ahead, and Lark kicked the saddle and rose as soon as the airship reached his nose.
Tutu tu tu tu!
Dozens of mana cannons spewed fire from the front of the airship. Hundreds of cannon ball-sized magic bullets rained down.
but,
Flash!
Kwagwagwang!
When Lark swung his sword horizontally, everything exploded in the air.
Lark could clearly see the wide-eyed pilot sitting in the c*ckpit of the airship.
Lark whispered softly as he straightened his sword.
“sorry.”
fault!
The tip of Lark’s sword, which was mounted on the body of the flying ship, was inserted into the bow of the flying ship.
A blue sword wave shimmered at the tip of the sword, and the sword sword and defense magic collided with each other, sending red sparks in all directions.
But in the end, it was Lark’s sword that won. The longsword split the defensive magic and was deeply embedded in the body of the flying machine.
Lark grabbed the sword and ran away.
Tsuka go go go go-!
Lark ran from the head to the tail of the flying ship at a terrifying speed, and the sword pierced through the back of the flying ship.
Taat!
When Lark retrieved the sword, jumped down with a light motion and climbed onto his saddle.
Kwakwagwagwang!
The flying ship that crashed to the other side exploded in pieces, creating a huge flame.
At this absurd inaction, all the soldiers of the Capital Defense Force opened their mouths. Fernandez, who had been watching dejectedly, murmured softly.
“This is a bit too much.”
As Fernandez murmured, Lark had already come in front of him.
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The Imperial Defense Army was annihilated.
Lark’s strength was enormous, but the difference in fighting power between the 1st Corps and the Imperial Guard was also significant.
The 1st Corps, which has lived its entire life fighting against foreign enemies in the border area, and the Imperial Guard, who have stayed in the Imperial City and worked hard to maintain public order.
There was an obvious gap in combat experience and proficiency.
Making up for this lack of power was the latest technology such as flying ships, but it was no longer meaningful now that it was cut in two by Larc’s sword.
Even in the midst of this, Lark subdued most of the Imperial Defense Forces without killing them.
Those who resisted to the last were slain, but those who surrendered willingly were captured.
He still didn’t consider them enemies.
“Let me ask you one question, Fernandez.”
Among the Imperial Defense Forces that had been suppressed, Lark asked coldly.
“Even if I understand everything else, I can’t understand this one. I want to ask you directly.”
Fernandez was also chained.
The 2nd prince did not show any resistance from the beginning. When the ship went down and the tide of battle turned, he quietly raised his hands and waited for his brother.
Lark approached his younger brother with a sword and gently asked him a question.
“because? For what purpose did you arrange this?”
“… … You won’t understand.”
Hearing his brother’s calm voice even in this situation, Fernandez smiled bitterly.
“The ‘good’ people like you who are whole, righteous, and believe in the warmth of the world… … I don’t understand that this world is wrong.”
“what?”
“In that sense, I’d rather have Ash talk to me.”
Thinking of his youngest brother who was not here, Fernandez giggled.
“He always knew… … That this world is twisted from the very beginning.”
“What the hell is that… … .”
Lark couldn’t follow that.
hooked!
It was because Fernandez, who jumped at the sword he had pointed forward, stabbed himself in the neck.
