Chapter 33. The unknown void swallows the prominence. (6)
“Can we do it this way?”
“Can we do it like this?”
Questions from the lords came in one after another,
“… … .”
Leah responded with silence.
When he stayed still with an indifferent face, it had the effect of making him look like he was contemplating an answer.
In reality, I was holding my pounding head and thinking about something else.
“to… … “Then let’s have a meeting among ourselves.”
“Please let me know when it is decided.”
The lords quietly retreated, watching Leah’s thoughts.
thud.
Next to him, an aide energetically put down documents.
“This is a new petition and property sent from each territory. Thanks to His Majesty’s advance notice, we completed the investigation quickly… … .”
The sound of the aide reporting passed through my ears without any context.
‘His Majesty the Emperor… … .’
Those words were the only words that lingered in Leah’s ears, spinning around in circles.
‘Emperor… … .’
It eventually turned into someone’s name.
‘… … Abel.’
Crack.
The quill that Leia was holding shriveled.
“Hey!”
The aide stepped back, making a sound out of breath.
“sorry! You interrupted my thoughts! “I will stay quiet!”
He muttered incoherently and then quickly walked backwards and disappeared.
“… … Phew.”
After securing some alone time, Leah touched her forehead again.
“Abel… … .”
A quiet moan was heard from the teeth.
Just a few hours ago.
“Now then, what should we do here?”
“Instead of securing taxing rights, levies are granted… … ?”
“answer.”
Abel grinned and flipped through the paper.
“It’s good that you understand quickly.”
“hmm.”
After waking up covered in Abel’s cloak.
Leah had to live in Abel’s office in the name of state affairs.
Both of them had observed the lord’s affairs since they were young, so they had a keen eye for insight.
However, the judgment to make decisions in changed situations, and the scope expanded from one territory to the entire empire.
Work was needed to bridge the gap. And that was being reinforced through Abel’s short-term accelerated training.
“… … however.”
Leah grumbled as she looked at the knight corps reorganization document as Abel told her.
“Isn’t this something you can do on your own? “No, wouldn’t it be faster to handle it alone?”
“Because it’s important.”
“I heard before that the fewer decision-makers there are, the faster things progress? “Isn’t it different from back then?”
Abel stuck out his tongue in response to Leah’s insightful question.
“It’s a golden name.”
It was a mischievous tone that was different from the weight of the words.
“… … her!”
Leah let out a snort toward the ceiling and went back to concentrating on her documents.
“That’s cruel. “It’s the emperor’s order.”
“They told me to treat them as friends at some point.”
The two people exchanged a few words and looked at the documents.
‘… … Well, everyone has their own thoughts. ‘This is the work of laying the foundation for a new empire.’
Leah brushed it off like that,
Palak.
I picked up the next document. I felt proud that I picked it up faster than Abel this time.
Palak, palak, palak.
But I gave up after seeing Abel put down three cards at the same time.
‘monster… … .’
It seemed impossible to keep up with his pace of work.
How many hours have passed like that?
“hmm… … .”
Leah’s eyes began to blur. Through my blurry vision, I saw Abel smiling.
“If you’re sleepy, get some sleep.”
“Just 10 minutes… … “Wake me up.”
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Abel didn’t answer.
Leah slowly blinked her eyes and eventually fell asleep.
‘It’s because of the sofa…’ … .’
I thought it was because the sofa in my office was too soft.
And when I opened my eyes.
“… … hmm?”
He was the only one in the office.
It seemed like more than ten minutes had passed since the warmth had disappeared from Abel’s seat and new firewood had been put in the fireplace.
The moment you slowly wake up,
fluttering-
A piece of paper fell from the body.
“Hmm.”
Leah picked up the paper with a feeling of déjà vu. And he was the flagship.
[Go to Sud territory. Good supply and support.]
“… … what’s this.”
Leah jumped up from her seat. And I found the Empire Mission spread out wide on the table, which wasn’t there before.
“When is this again?”
There were pins that Abel had placed all over the place, and things to do at each point were written densely.
“… … “You want me to do this?”
Next to it was a tower of documents piled up. There was also a note containing brief advice so that Leah could handle it on her own.
“???”
Leah couldn’t believe what she saw and rubbed her eyes. But no matter how clear my vision became, what I could see was the same.
“Is it a dream?”
Leah looked again at the paper that had fallen from her body. There was one sentence there that I hadn’t seen before.
[P.s. [Never come in person]
Among the elegantly scrawled letters, the word ‘absolute’ contained strength.
“ah… … .”
Leah touched her frowning forehead.
“Abel, this guy… … .”
A frustrated sigh escaped me. But he didn’t think about following him.
Because I felt Abel’s will to finish it off alone, to settle the matter one-on-one with Cain.
And now.
‘Didn’t you just leave because you were too lazy to work?’
When I started working, I had different thoughts.
“Wouldn’t it be better to send troops to the eastern territory first? “I now know inside out where the wheat warehouse is.”
“exactly. We must quickly bring in wheat and supply it to the imperial people in the capital and other territories.”
“No, the priority is to send it to the southern territory that has declared surrender. “They might change their minds and cooperate with the rebels.”
“What kind of lord would do that when His Majesty the Emperor is moving south?”
As I watched the feudal lords actively exchanging arguments, I became more and more confident in that reasoning.
It was definitely true. It was clear that Abel found this process cumbersome and left it to Leah.
‘Should I kick out now?’
A very tempting idea lingered in Leah’s mind. However, the note Abel left made it difficult for him to stand up.
Meanwhile,
“Then what happens to the territory of the family that surrendered?”
“We should first hand it over to the state and discuss treatment after that.”
“Are you robbing me of my title at all?”
The topic changed to an unusual topic.
“-!”
Leah’s eyes changed. She straightened her posture without being noticed and looked at the lords who had told her story.
‘Was it like this?’
He was with Leah when selecting new administrative officials, and was given full authority when she was away.
Was it an arrangement that predicted something like this would happen?
“… … hmm.”
Leah began to approach the meeting with a more serious attitude than before. He clearly remembered what he had seen today and planned to report it to Abel.
sparkle!
Leah’s eyes shone with enthusiasm.
Without knowing that his reasoning was quite close to the truth.
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“I can see the castle walls!”
Caleb said to Cain with a bright face.
“… … Right.”
Cain answered in a voice that barely revealed any emotion. Caleb glanced at Cain and continued.
“Just a little further!”
The voice was brighter, as if it was trying to comfort a weak Cain.
“Isn’t that the territory ruled by the Seymour family of Mr. Cain, Mr. Bennett, a close friend of Mr. Cain? “I’m sure they will give us a warm welcome.”
Caleb was a young knight belonging to the Sud Knights. The reason why he assisted Cain with only one year of experience was simple.
Because Captain Hector and Vice-Captain Hugo are dead, and all the knights with more experience than Caleb are also dead.
“… … thank you.”
Cain couldn’t even give a faint smile as he answered.
“A little more speed… … No, I quit.”
I started to feel a little impatient, but I tried to calm it down.
“Uh, uhm… … .”
“Off… … .”
Sobbing and groaning continued behind him on horseback.
It was the sound made by wounded soldiers who had lost body parts, or soldiers who had escaped injury but had been starving for several days.
Plop, plod.
Their steps were extremely slow. I couldn’t urge him any further because he was trying his best to do that.
Tur-buck, tur-buck.
Some people dragged one leg or walked with a limp.
“Huh, huh… … .”
“Ugh, uh… … .”
The soldiers glanced back or looked around. It was because I was afraid that someone might come after me.
Wouldn’t a portal suddenly open and a wizard appear and rain down lightning, or would Leah with a cold face appear and fire arrows of ice?
And, wouldn’t a black knight appear and stab me from behind?
That was my biggest fear. He was a shapeless lord of fear who gnawed at them psychologically.
Passat!
“Hi!”
“Huh!”
Every time they heard a noise, the soldiers stopped in shock.
After frantically touching my neck, I was relieved to realize that it was still attached well.
As this was repeated dozens of times, even the sane soldiers became delirious.
“Damn, damn… … !”
“Shit… … .”
I just walked away, muttering curses and pouring out my resentment towards an unknown person.
It was my first time on a march that was so painful both physically and mentally. It was not just a march, but also a retreat and flight.
“… … .”
In the muddy atmosphere, Cain just walked silently.
Although they managed to rally the completely disorganized soldiers, this could not be considered an army with fighting power.
It’s just a lost disease. And he was the biggest cause of their defeat.
“… … .”
I didn’t have anything to say or the spirit to do so. I was afraid of standing in front of the soldiers and completely ignored them.
Except when giving orders through Caleb, Cain remained completely silent, like a knight practicing silence.
“Uh, uh… … .”
A familiar groan was heard from next to me. It was the sound that came out of Carlisle’s mouth above a few words.
He barely escaped the collapsing barracks at the last moment.
But then I suffered an injury where my kneecap popped out. The injury was unrecoverable with his emergency treatment and required surgery.
“Ugh… … .”
Every time the horse took a step, the protruding bone moved, and every time Carlisle couldn’t help but moan.
His lips had already become worn and lost their shape due to biting them so much.
It would be better if I lost my mind, but
“I’m sorry, Cain… … .”
Carlisle repeated the words, holding on to his faint spirit.
It was an expression of regret, wishing he had recognized the supply problem sooner and inspected the food once more.
“It’s my fault…” … .”
Each time, less than 10 remaining lords watched Cain.
“Why, didn’t you see that? Prince Bennet… … .”
“Perhaps even Prince Carlyle…” … .”
They whispered in extremely low voices. Some people even had an unsettling light in their eyes.
“… … .”
Cain rode his horse absentmindedly, oblivious to the atmosphere around him. Even that was just a reflex movement resulting from long training.
[Wouldn’t it be better to surrender now?]
Leah’s smile was like the cold north wind,
[Respect derived from that trivial chivalry?]
The black knight, or rather Abel’s laughter, penetrated deep into my ears,
[Cain, you are putting the empire in danger.]
A smile that was firm and calm, and that aroused even more anger.
finally,
[Is this your first time seeing it like this?]
[It’s the ‘main character.’ Please struggle a little more.]
The bitter, sour smell of death.
And even the image of himself running away without even looking back.
The memories of that time were colorful and invaded Cain’s mind. Every moment I open my eyes, even the moment I barely fall asleep after tossing and turning for a long time.
With each passing moment, the memory became clearer.
The Black Knight, Abel Kindreal. And now he is the emperor of this empire.
Every time I thought about it, I felt like I was going crazy. I have a strong urge to strangle myself.
Three days passed like that. Meanwhile, Cain’s appearance had changed noticeably.
The eyes, which were blood-red and vivid, became cloudy and blurry.
The once sharp jawline has now become irritable, and the once smooth lips have become swollen and cracked.
And the biggest difference is,
“… … .”
The thing is, he has never been able to hold a cadenza. No, it’s fair to say he didn’t even try.
“Everyone stop!”
Caleb’s voice was heard.
Cain, who had been quietly waving his hands, raised his face. The castle walls with the Seymour family flag waving came into view.
Standing above him was a man whom Cain knew well.
“… … “The Earl of Seymour.”
Duncan Seymour.
Bennett’s father, who was a close friend of mine, was waiting for him.
fantasy,
