Chapter 32. Standing on a plain where ice and fire come together. (2)
“… … .”
Cain was silent as he looked at Leah.
An unfamiliar smile on Leah’s face.
“’If only I could.’”
He even spoke in a flirtatious manner, as if imitating Abel.
Everything was annoying and unpleasant.
furthermore.
‘The new emperor… … .’
No one else but Abel Kindreal.
Cain’s face became horribly expressionless.
“Abel… … “The emperor.”
The muttering voice also became eerily low.
My head was as cold as if ice had been poured on it, and my chest was boiling as if I had been poured into lava.
“Emperor, Abel.”
If it had been anyone else, I wouldn’t have been so angry. They must have laughed at him and said, “They just put a starlet on the emperor’s throne.”
However, as soon as he heard Leah’s question, he thought of Abel, and the fact that he also implicitly recognized Abel.
“under… … !”
This made Cain even more angry. Even the breath I exhaled was hot.
“Isn’t it obvious?”
Ekarot was fussing next to Leah.
“In this empire, is there anyone other than brother Abel who can take the position of emperor?”
His beautiful golden eyes were filled with envy and respect for Abel. It was a look similar to that of a fanatic.
“He is the only person whom everyone respects and recognizes, and who was even chosen by God.”
Ekarot’s eyes narrowed as if mocking him.
“Could it be that you mistakenly thought it was me? “Is that why you’re so angry?”
Cain had sparks in his eyes.
“You bastard!”
He was so angry that all his hair stood on end. The ferocious beast got up and ran.
“-!”
Leah felt that and raised her eyebrows.
Sze-
She stretched out her arms and blocked Ekarot as if protecting him. The soldiers around him also stiffened with tension.
“… … No, I quit.”
Cain had a hard time comforting himself, remembering that the person in front of him was a child.
It was also funny how he reacted so awkwardly to each of his provocations.
Although this guy had a vicious tongue just like Abel, and the fact that he was the new magic tower lord was annoying.
Above all, everyone was listening to the conversation between the three people.
“Abel Kindreal… … “The emperor?”
“God’s choice? “You mean you received it from an oracle?”
There was commotion within Cain’s army.
I was finally able to hear news from the capital that I had never heard of before.
“Yes, that’s right.”
Cain secretly regretted casting the voice amplification spell.
This was the last time before the decisive battle to provoke each other or to encourage surrender.
A critical moment that affects military morale. That was why he openly attempted to recruit Leah.
“So, where is the new emperor?”
I couldn’t back out of here. He had to give his opponent some distance to shake things up as well.
“Did you stand up to Lady like this and then run away?”
Cain looked around to find Abel and shrugged his shoulders.
“Or are you shivering inside the walls surrounded by layers of walls?”
I chuckled as I looked at Leah’s cold, frozen face.
“You have such a great emperor.”
Cain lightly lifted the huge cadenza and aimed it forward.
To be precise, towards Leah standing here and Abel, who is somewhere in the distance beyond the castle wall behind her.
“It doesn’t matter where you hide. “I will definitely pull you out and make you kneel under this sun.”
Grumbling-
The cadenza spewed out an even stronger flame with the will of its owner.
“I will burn everything that stands in my way.”
Cain’s confident declaration of war gradually calmed the agitation of the troops standing behind.
“Oh oh… … ! also!”
“Cain Ardante! Cain Ardante!”
“Master of the Cadenza!”
Instead, a cry was heard, full of madness and desire.
thud! thud!
The faces of the soldiers standing on the castle walls also began to shake as the loud shouts echoed throughout the sky and the earth.
“… … “Your Majesty the Emperor,”
Finally Leah opened her mouth.
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“Do you think they would be afraid of a traitor like you?”
The look in his eyes was like a cold north wind.
“Know the subject, Cain.”
A voice filled with contempt and disgust fell like frost.
“You covet the position of emperor, standing over the lives of innocent people of the empire.”
Leah’s gaze was directed towards Sienna, who was among the army in the distance.
“Where is His Majesty the Emperor?”
If Ekarot’s words scratch your nerves and cause high blood pressure,
“I have nothing to say to you, who does not even possess the basic virtues of a monarch.”
Leah’s words awakened me to the reality I had tried so hard to ignore.
“… … .”
Cain’s mouth stiffened.
A memory from the past overlapped over Leah’s appearance.
‘I never asked you to help me.’
‘Isn’t it a bit shameful to arbitrarily hand out favors that weren’t asked for and then use that as an excuse?’
The image of Abel Kindreal keenly revealing Cain’s true intentions.
He knew that what he did could be morally reprehensible.
But there was a big difference between vaguely knowing it in your head and actually hearing it with your ears.
‘… … That can’t be possible.’
Criticism towards yourself… … It hurt more than I thought. Especially when it’s the kind that’s hard to refute.
‘That Abel guy is right, I can’t be wrong.’
Cain had never once thought that he could think wrong or make a wrong choice.
His world was perfect, and he was always right. He was justice.
“For big tasks,”
Cain strained his stomach and tried to push out his voice.
“Big tasks require sacrifice-”
“Of course it is.”
For the first time, Leah cut off his horse.
“But it wasn’t a task, it was just a desire for you alone.”
At this moment, she had the stern expression of a monarch.
“A true monarch must try to reduce the sacrifice.”
“… … .”
“And every time you open your mouth, you talk about being a lady.”
Leah hung her hands down.
With Chara!
The blue-colored Aria revealed a brilliantly shining appearance.
“I am also the owner of the sword of the four seasons, just like you.”
Leah held Aria and aimed it at Cain.
“It means that he is a swordsman who has inherited the skill of one person’s skilled swordsmanship.”
Cold air rumbled over Aria’s blade. It is cold enough to lower the temperature, which is still relatively low.
“Let’s end the fight that didn’t even start last time, today.”
Passasasat!
A change occurred in Aria as she assimilated into her master’s emotions.
Instead of white, fine ice, it emitted a bluish cold air. The extremely cold temperature felt as if it would freeze me from the depths of the sea.
“-!”
The cadenza began to respond to Aria’s power.
Grumble!
The flame burned even more fiercely. Even though it was the middle of winter, the air around Cain felt warm.
“… … .”
“… … .”
In that way, the owner of the winter sword and the owner of the summer sword looked at each other strongly.
Whioooo!
A strong wind blew between Cain and Leah, who were aiming at each other. This was because the power of the two people froze, melted, and tangled the air around them.
“… … under.”
Cain twisted his lips.
Yes, I guess it was meant to be like this.
The day he first met Leah in the hallway of Nord Castle, he had a premonition that something like this might happen.
A feeling that they would become complete enemies.
“I don’t avoid a fight.”
Cain’s eyes lit up as he grabbed the reins.
“I’ll make you regret what you just said.”
He jerked his horse’s head to the side.
* * *
“All forces, charge!!!”
The loud voice echoed and spread far away.
“Aaaah!”
“For victory!”
“Run!”
The soldiers shouted in response from behind.
Doo doo doo!
Cain’s allied forces began running towards the castle walls.
They increased their speed and began to spread out in formation as planned in advance.
Coo coo coo coo!
The soldiers gritted their teeth and pushed the catapults and battering rams. After that, there was even a siege tower to climb the castle wall.
“You’ve been preparing steadily.”
Leah glanced at the sight and smiled bitterly.
“Ekarot.”
“I know, I know.”
Ekarot crossed his arms and glared at Cain.
“When the fight starts, aim for that tomato’s head first… … .”
“That’s not it.”
“Oh, why!”
Ekarot screamed.
“Why are you leaving the easiest way and going back?!”
He was a gentle sheep only in front of Abel, but usually he was like a fussy cat.
“Then do you think the wizard over there is just letting his hands go?”
Leah pointed to the siege engines with her finger.
“Your primary goal is to destroy them.”
“… … .”
“I take charge of Cain.”
Ekarot did not reply with a sullen expression. Leah looked at him and spoke briefly and strongly.
“This is an order from the commander-in-chief.”
“… … .”
“General commander appointed by His Majesty the Emperor.”
Even Ekarot could do nothing about those words.
“Ah, okay. You can do it, just do it!”
Ekarot grumbled and started walking.
“I have to tell Abel properly later! “I did my job right!”
“Of course.”
Leah smiled and turned away from Ekarot. And I looked for Cain in the distance.
He stood there, waiting for his army to approach.
And then suddenly,
Let’s go!
I started running, scratching the ground with my cadenza.
Grumble!
The flames wrapped around the tip of the sword set the grass on the floor on fire. Black smoke began to billow out.
“That bastard… … !”
Leah glared at Cain and chewed her lips.
“You set the fire in advance. “I plan to use that to attack.”
“Shall we stop him with arrows?”
Aaron, the archer leader standing next to him, asked.
“Can you hit it from this distance?”
Leah asked while following Cain’s movements and following the rising smoke with her eyes.
“It’s breathtaking.”
“But it might be worth a try. “Try it.”
“yes!”
Aaron gave instructions.
“Everyone in the first squad, take aim!”
The archers who were preparing raised their bows all at once.
“The target is the leader of the rebels!”
Crackling-
The bow was pulled closer with a sound, and the archers stopped breathing and took aim at Cain.
“… … .”
Leah measured the direction and distance the arrow would fly with cold eyes.
Doo doo doo!
Cain ran for a certain distance while scraping the floor with his cadenza, then took off his sword and just ran for a certain distance.
“Run that way!”
“All to the left!”
“We are on the right!”
The rebel army seemed to have guessed Cain’s actions and ran along the path he had made without panicking.
“preparation-”
Aaron also calmly completed the calculation. The moment the archers’ bows began to tremble,
“launch!”
Aaron lowered his arm forcefully.
Bababababaak!
The arrow left the bow and flew through the air. She rushed towards Cain in a parabolic curve.
“Cain!”
“Be careful!”
The rebel army warned Cain.
“-!”
Cain glanced to the side and sneered.
Pabababak!
Some of the arrows did not reach Cain and stuck in the ground.
Green onions! Pop!
Some barely missed the ground where Cain had been standing just a moment ago.
“Hee hee!”
Some of them hit the horse Cain was riding, but because his entire body was covered in strong armor, they only bounced back helplessly.
And the arrows that luckily hit Cain directly,
Ride!
Cain raised the cadenza and blocked it. The viciously large blade was enough to cover half of the user’s body.
Arrows that hit the cadenza either bounced off or were reduced to ashes by the cadenza’s flame.
“Haha!”
Cain snorted and ran as if to show off. He seemed quite accustomed to riding her horse while holding a cadenza.
“… … “It’s fun.”
Leah lifted one corner of her mouth and smiled. Right now, she was filled with the desire to rush over and confront Cain.
“Come quickly, Cain.”
Leia muttered lowly and stared at the traitor army that was getting closer and closer.
“All archers aim!”
As Aaron shouted from the side, the rest of the squad also raised their bows.
“Aim to reduce the number as much as possible!”
Aaron stretched out his hand towards the rebel army that was getting closer.
Crack-crack-crack-crack-
The sound of a bow being pulled closer rang out from all over the castle walls. The archers’ eyes became focused and their breathing became regular.
“I’ll count to three!”
Aaron shouted at the top of his voice. Leah also hardened her face.
“Three-two-one, fire!!!!”
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-bak!
A rain of arrows poured down on the rebel army.
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