◈ 310. [Side Story] Good Brother (3)
Blood splattered everywhere.
Blood poured from his long neck, and Fernandez collapsed forward. The soldiers who were watching this side screamed in surprise.
“Fernandez! What are you doing!”
The flagship Lark hurriedly grabbed Fernandez’s body and held him in his arms. Immediately after, Lark’s face was stained with bewilderment.
“This… … !”
With a crackle, crackle, Fernandez’s face distorted, and eventually changed into a completely different face.
His body shape also shrank and became much less attractive.
It wasn’t Fernandez who fell into Lark’s arms. He was another wizard wearing the robes of the magic corps.
“Illusion… … ?!”
Only then did Lark, who recalled Fernandez’s special skill, grit his teeth.
fantasy magic.
Fernandez had a knack for deceiving and confusing opponents.
So, although he was talented in many fields of magic, he delved most deeply into the fantasy world.
It was worthy of being the leader of the dark department, but it’s unlikely that he could use sophisticated genjutsu so that even his older brother Lark himself could be fooled… … !
“I mobilized all the skills and items that help with mind control, fantasy magic, and disguise. I’m happy that I can fool even my older brother, that this has been acknowledged.”
Fernandez’s voice came from a device attached to the dead wizard’s neck. Lark growled, snapping off the device.
“Where are you, Fernandez!”
“I am also a person who knows that my life is precious, older brother. I’m not tall enough to stand right in front of my older brother with a sword.”
Fernandez chuckled and laughed softly.
“You asked earlier, brother? What in the world did you plot a rebellion for?”
Now Fernandez didn’t even deny the treason. Larc frowned at him.
“Is it because of the emperor? If that’s the case, I can yield to you as much as I want.”
“No, no. older brother. It’s okay to have power.”
“So what? Has anyone done you a great wrong? just talk to me I, in the name of this Lark, will solve everything!”
“… … .」
“Aren’t we blood brothers, Fernandez… … ! Anything I can help with, help me. So stop talking about treason. please!”
After being silent for a moment, Fernandez let out a low sigh.
“Even though you really love your younger siblings. It’s a problem that you see me as a child who needs to be protected and cared for forever.”
“what?”
“I’m already grown up, after all.”
Fernandez’s voice suddenly became cold.
“Abama, other gods, and even the goddess who bestows grace on the empire are like that. We have already grown enough to stand on our own.”
“What are you talking about… … .”
“You’ll understand later, brother. Everything I’ve done for the Empire… … And that it is for humanity.”
Fernandez’s voice gradually faded away from the device.
“See you next time, brother. Oh sure… … If you come out of my trap alive.”
“what?”
pop. Communication was lost.
Lark, who was looking down at the communication device with a dumbfounded face, suddenly noticed something.
bubbling… … .
The river was bubbling under the bridge.
Red light scattered in the river. The flagship Lark shouted.
“All blood-”
Before I can even conclude the words to avoid,
Flash-!
The ‘Shutdown Protocol’ installed on the bridge over the Iris River was activated, swallowing all living things and stuffing the entire space at the same time.
***
On top of a hill not far from the Iris Bridge, surrounded by a round red magic circle.
An elderly woman holding a telescope to observe the activation of the shutdown protocol slowly folded the telescope.
It was Reina, the commander of the magic corps. Reina reported leisurely.
“Shutdown protocol activation confirmed, space stuffing is complete. The operation is a success.”
When Reina looked around, she saw Fernandez sitting in a chair.
The second prince was handling the papers in his hand with a calm face.
Reina dared to say it one more time.
“Congratulations on the victory, Your Highness.”
“Congratulations? haha.”
Fernandez’s answer came back.
“What a monster my brother is. You can’t even scratch your body with that much.”
“Instead, didn’t you annihilate the vanguard of the 1st Corps that came with you?”
Together with our subordinates who were thrown as bait- I swallowed the afterword.
Anyway, didn’t you break the brunt of the invincible army led by the undefeated knight? From Reina’s point of view, it was a pretty good criminal record from the start.
But Fernandez let out a shallow sigh.
“The same goes for the 1st Corps. Isn’t it enough to wipe out the vanguard at best? The rest of the force is marching broadly from all over the West. We will keep pushing forward.”
“… … .”
“Lord Reina was once a member of the 1st Legion, right? Don’t you know how thorough the army is?”
“No, that’s what I’m saying.”
Reina smirked.
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“How is it that you won a game against those monsters?”
The Magic Corps originally belonged to the 1st Corps.
However, 15 years ago, during the operation to occupy the kingdom of Camilla, Jupiter, the commander of the 2nd division, admitted to committing war crimes due to his mutiny, leaving a stain on the emperor’s command.
The magic corps was dishonorably expelled from the 1st corps, drifted here and there without having a good affiliation, and went to the brink of dissolution-
He was narrowly saved by the hands of the 2nd Prince Fernandez.
Afterwards, he changed his affiliation to a direct subordinate to the imperial family, but in fact became a private soldier of Fernandez, and has maintained the unit to this day.
She was once a member of the 1st Corps, so Reina knew it well.
How powerful are the knights who belong there. Also, how tough are the soldiers?
Soldiers who dedicated their lives only for the well-being of the empire.
And now, in the name of killing them for the sake of the empire, this situation.
I was shivering and shivering. Although Reina was overflowing with experience in shooting or executing allies from behind on orders from her superiors, the 1st Corps was of a different level.
‘It’s exciting Friendly Fire time. It’s crazy and crazy.’
It was difficult to keep an expression on his face when he thought about killing each and every one of his former colleagues.
But 15 years ago, it had been decided since I held Fernandez’s hand.
It is already a life sold to the devil. What more to hesitate… … .
“Anyway, my brother is not the kind of person to stop like this. He will join the follow-up troops and continue to advance to the ecliptic.”
Reina asked back at Fernandez’s words.
“What if I come?”
“We still need time. We have to play a delay game. We have to take the time we can.”
Fernandez spoke calmly and stood up.
“Didn’t we also ‘use’ only a ‘part’ of the Imperial Defense Force? Put all the rest in successively.”
“… … .”
“Somehow, even a day, even an hour, even a second buys more time. Please delay your arrival to the ecliptic.”
“A lot will die.”
“Isn’t that what you were determined to do from the start? For a greater cause, such a sacrifice is small and shallow.”
“I understand, Your Highness.”
Reina silently lowered her head.
“And, I feel sorry for my sister-in-law… … .”
Fernandez clicked his tongue as he remembered L’Arch’s wife and three children.
“I want you to be my hostage. You are a terrible pathetic wife.”
“The troops are already on standby. Shall I order the capture?”
“I want to bring Koi as humanely as possible. I am also my dear sister-in-law and nieces and nephews.”
Rayna hesitated for a moment, then asked cautiously.
“After being caught… … What if things go wrong by chance?”
“How will it be?”
Fernandez was indifferently brainwashed.
“Is there a need to save a horse that has lost its value?”
“… … All right. I will order the capture immediately.”
It wasn’t a very proud word to say, but kidnapping a factor was the dark department’s specialty.
Reina was sure that Lark’s wife and children would soon be taken hostage.
What will be their fate after that, although nothing is certain… … .
***
Lark’s wife and three children were staying at a mansion outside the imperial capital.
It was because her parents were there. When she was lonely, missing her husband who had left for the battlefield, her wife would visit her parents’ house with her children.
This winter, too, the wife decided to live here at her parents’ house.
In preparation for New Terra’s cold winter, the mansion invited merchants a few days ago to install thick carpets and thick curtains.
She was a frugal wife who usually had only a few servants, but this year was different.
Perhaps it was to keep the young royals living in a warm environment.
The Aegis task force had obtained all information in advance. From the beginning, the family of Prince L’Arc was a subject of careful surveillance.
And the time has come for that long watch to finally shine.
“Check inside.”
“Shadows move in the parlor and kitchen windows. Everyone will be in the house since they didn’t come in and out all night.”
“good. Front Door?”
“There is nothing wrong.”
“The back door and the side door?”
“As expected, there is nothing wrong.”
“good. rush in Bring all of them without missing a single one.”
Team 7 of the Aegis Task Force, which specializes in kidnapping key figures, surrounded the mansion widely, exchanged hand signals with each other, and then stormed into the mansion at the same time.
The team leader of Team 7 was monitoring the situation from the roof of the building next to it overlooking the entire mansion. It was something I had been doing every single day as if I were eating.
Even if the opponent was from the imperial family, it was no different than usual as long as he was careful with a few escort knights.
but.
“Bo, I’ll report you!”
The report sent by the men who entered the building was embarrassing.
“no one… … doesn’t exist.”
“what?!”
“No, it is as you said. There is no one inside the building… … !”
“What nonsense! Then what is the shadow moving by the window?!”
“The clothes hanging on the hanger were moved back and forth with the device! It’s all like that!”
The problem was that the inside of the window could not be seen properly because of the thick curtains.
The 7th team leader’s spine went cold.
You mean they knew they were being targeted? So you’ve been planning to get out of here from the start?
Since when?
“Tgeureol, it was definitely there until yesterday!”
「Yes, yes! I checked your face until yesterday evening!」
“Then you wouldn’t have gone far! track it down! right now!”
The team leader, who put down the communication device roughly as if to break it, gnashed his teeth.
“Which of the guys stole the player by stealing it… … ?!”
***
same time. There was a procession of wagons passing through the southern gate of the imperial capital.
It was at the top of Wintersilver.
Because it was so large and had a lot of trading volume, it was usually given preferential treatment at checkpoints, but these days it was almost like a free pass.
“Yah! You’ve worked hard today too, Guard Captain!”
It was thanks to Alberto, who was the chief chamberlain of the imperial palace, being inaugurated as an advisor to the corps.
Even though he was already overflowing with personal connections throughout the imperial capital, he was particularly close with the guards.
It was because when Ash, who had an accident, went missing, he begged the guards to search for them together.
They had toil together to raise the crazy prince.
The captain of the guard greeted Alberto with a bright smile.
“No, is Alberto going personally today?”
“haha. Because it’s a little important deal. It would be reassuring for this old man to go in person.”
“This is a lot of trouble.”
Alberto, who was having a friendly conversation with the captain of the guard, took out a wrapped gift from his bosom with a natural motion and handed it to him.
The captain of the guard rejected it with disapproval, but eventually accepted it, embarrassed by Alberto’s bizarre logic that ‘it’s okay because it’s not money, it’s a gift from a close friend’.
“Take a look, Alberto!”
“Yeah! Let’s have a drink later!”
Alberto, who had been waving to the captain of the guard who was seeing him off, hardened his expression and stepped into the carriage.
“Passed.”
“… … Fortunately, the. I was worried about what would happen if I had to use force.”
The swordsman in the maid uniform who was sitting next to him let out a sigh of relief and returned the sword to the swordsman.
It was Elise, Serenade’s direct subordinate. She had been drafted for this mission and had been waiting in the ecliptic for a long time.
“… … So, the ecliptic escaped.”
The woman in the seat in front of him pulled the blanket over and pulled her face out.
“Where should I go now?”
Then, three children’s faces came out from under the blanket.
Lark’s wife and three children.
At Ash’s command, Alberto and Elise were tasked with rescuing them.
“The area will soon be swept away by civil war and turned into a sea of fire.”
Alberto replied, brushing his handsome mustache.
“We will split up to support each other and fight. It is not safe anywhere.”
“Anywhere in the Empire?”
“That’s right. It would be ideal if we could get through to the Western Front, where His Highness Lark is… … .”
Alberto was speechless.
The situation where the 1st Corps and the Imperial Defense Army are already in conflict.
Exiting west became too risky an option.
“Then where should I avoid… … .”
To the murmuring L’Arc’s wife, Elise hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth.
“There are places that are politically safe. instead… … .”
“instead?”
“A monster is coming.”
Then Larc’s wife laughed bitterly.
“If you are afraid of monsters, are you afraid of being more afraid than people?”
“It will be quite a long way.”
“are you okay. If I can not be a burden to my husband, it is a long way.”
Lark’s wife said resolutely. Even the three little ones! It made a sound.
Alberto and Elise’s eyes met. The two nodded slowly.
“Then let’s go.”
Alberto, who pulled himself out of the carriage, shouted at the driver’s seat.
“To the crossroads!”
