< Episode 203. Eye of the typhoon >
Phione Ardi wiped the blood from her cheek and looked around.
The battlefield is already almost settled.
From the beginning, it was a fight that could not be lost once Adrias’ magic circle had worked properly.
“It’s amazing.”
Offensive magic circles were easy to destroy and block if the opponent was prepared in advance, so in actual battles such as battlefields, only defensive magic circles or auxiliary magic circles that could be used on allies were used.
But this time, I was caught off guard.
If you think about it from the enemy’s point of view, it was inevitable that they would have thought that they had already been caught off guard, so they had no intention of preparing at all.
To make the most of the raid, they only thought about taking down the castle wall as quickly as possible, but who would have guessed that they had anticipated the attack in advance and had set up a magic circle?
“There you are. Phione Ardi.”
After standing in a daze for a moment, Count Mayton appeared, leading his knights with a blood-soaked face.
Phione, looking at that scene and wondering if she had become that dirty, lowered her head.
“Congratulations on your victory.”
“This is not my victory. A victory for you and Lord Cromwell.”
Phione’s face, who was still lowering her head at the count’s words, cracked.
This is clearly Adrias’s plan and trap.
All she did was follow him around and look at him pitifully.
In fact, I respect and respect Adrias’ personal strength very much, but other factors were very disappointing.
A self-righteous and arrogant person.
Plus, he’s an unpleasant person whose thoughts you don’t know.
That was Phione’s impression after following Adrias for the past few days.
“All this was Lord Cromwell’s plan. “I didn’t do anything.”
“No. “If you hadn’t come to the east gate and advised him to march, he wouldn’t have achieved such a great victory.”
“That advice was also given by Lord Cromwell.”
“okay. But in the end, it was you who convinced me to open the gate. Actually, even after hearing what you said, I had no intention of going to war. But you moved my heart by saying that there is nothing to be gained by being afraid of losing.”
“That’s too much praise. “I really have no balls.”
“He is a stubborn knight. i get it. “Let’s go back for now.”
The Count, who had left the battlefield to his soldiers, soon turned his horse towards the city.
Then, I was able to see numerous people and horses approaching from afar.
“Hot hot hot! The main character of this battlefield is coming over there. “It looks like the south gate was well protected.”
Count Mayton, who saw the approaching figures, burst out into a hearty laugh.
The fact that they came through the east gate was proof that the south gate was also safe, so it was a sight that couldn’t help but make me happy.
“dismissal! Are you safe?”
Kendrick shouted as he ran towards me.
At that sight, Count Mayton smiled and spread his arms.
“As you can see, it’s fine! Hot hot hot!”
“Fortunately, the. “The gates here have also been opened.”
“okay. Sir Phione here gave me some advice.”
While the two were talking, Adrias approached and just bowed his head without saying a word.
Count Mayton, who was rather impressed by his reticent appearance, shouted.
“The hero of Mayton has arrived! “All of this is thanks to Lord Cromwell!”
“no. “It’s hard to say that it was thanks to the hard work of the knights and soldiers here, and to me, that brought about the result in the first place.”
“Lord Phione is like that, and Lord Cromwell is too humble. “If you put it that way, we really have nothing to say.”
“I don’t know what to do with praise. Rather, there is one thing I would like to ask.”
“What is that?”
“Have you by any chance seen a wizard among your enemies?”
“Wizard? Among the barbarians?”
“That’s right.”
Count Mayton thought about Adrias’ question for a moment and asked around.
“Has anyone among these people seen the enemy wizard?”
When all the knights who came with him answered that they had not seen it, Mayton shrugged his shoulders and answered instead.
“Has confirmed. thank you for telling me.”
“May I ask why you asked?”
“The enemy came all the way to Mayton without a word. Since this was physically impossible, I thought of course I needed help from a wizard, so I asked.”
“Right! “If you think about it, it was only natural.”
Count Mayton stood still for a moment and pondered the battle.
But no matter how much I tried to remember, I couldn’t remember any traces of the wizard.
“It is said that there were traces of black magic when the Valley of Wailing fell, so were black magicians involved this time as well? “But seeing as you can’t see him, he seems to be acting like a rat.”
“I have heard that warlocks often appear on the front lines.”
Kendrick also nodded, and Count Mayton spoke with a stiff face.
“The warlocks may be behind the barbarian attack on the empire. “We need to be thoroughly prepared and not be reassured that we are in the rear.”
Count Mayton turned his gaze and looked around the blood-soaked ground.
Countless enemy corpses formed a mountain, and the blood flowing from them formed a river.
If it weren’t for Adrias, the bodies could have belonged to Mayton.
“There’s a lot of work to do.”
Count Mayton’s mutterings were carried by the wind.
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A luxurious desk made of the highest quality materials broke in half.
The owner who hit the desk had an expressionless expression, but his cold anger was clearly felt.
“So, I’m sorry. your majesty.”
“Bring the Prime Minister immediately.”
The emperor closed his mouth after saying those words.
Soon after, Hector Kazaf, who had been summoned, entered the emperor’s office.
“Did you call me, Your Majesty?”
“Hector. “How long do I have to endure it?”
Hector swallowed his saliva at the emperor’s unusual mood.
In fact, Hector was also distracted by Mayton’s request for support that had come a little while ago.
“It’s not enough to even dare to attack the empire, so now they’re openly targeting the rear. Even though so many superhumans of the empire offered compensation, they are just wasting their time. “Is Jim’s name funny?”
“No, Your Majesty. “Maybe they are too embarrassed by the sudden war and are late in preparing.”
“Hector. Hector Kazaf.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“Jim is not blind. “Are you mocking me?”
“I apologize.”
Hector held his breath as he watched the emperor, who looked like he was about to draw his sword.
This war, which was originally supposed to be an expedition, was going in a completely unexpected way, leaving behind the stigma that the empire was being pushed back by the northern barbarians.
While voices of dissatisfaction with the empire’s self-righteousness were already rising recently in neighboring countries, this incident was a huge defeat.
It is natural that the empire’s status will no longer be as good as it once was.
“so. “What kind of troops will go to Mayton for support?”
“I was preparing now. “If there is a unit to be dispatched that His Majesty wants, we will respond immediately.”
“Maton, it’s already too late. It is said that the enemy is right around the corner, so it will probably be taken over. “The only time I can hold out is a day or two at most.”
“······That’s right.”
“I will dispatch the Sun Knights.”
“Tae, Knights of the Sun…!”
Among the various knightly orders in the imperial palace, it was a knightly order that competed for supremacy, excluding the Guard Knights.
Although it is not the same as the Royal Guard Knights, which is made up entirely of Auror Masters, it is a combat unit made up of comparable strongmen, and does not appear in the public eye except for unusual reasons.
“It’s a long way from Mayton to the capital, but that doesn’t mean we can rest assured. I heard that even among the barbarians, there are a few Auror Masters. “If the barbarian group that attacked Maton also had an Auror Master, it would be quite a problem, so I will nip it in the bud from the start.”
“I will follow your orders.”
At that time, a sound was heard outside the office.
The emperor allowed entry as an unspoken signal that there was urgent information.
“Meet Your Majesty the Emperor!”
“What’s going on?”
“This is a message that just arrived. It is said that Mayton’s defense was successful. In addition, it is said that the attacking enemies were destroyed, and only a few enemies escaped, and most of them were killed.”
“what?”
It was just moments ago that the enemy invaded and requested support.
Less than half a day had passed since then, and Hector and the emperor could not hide their bewilderment at the report that the enemies had been destroyed.
“What happened?”
“The brief major report states that Count Adrias Cromwell, who was sent to Mayton for support, crushed the enemies using a magic circle prepared a few days in advance.”
“The Earl of Cromwell?”
The emperor’s expression visibly stiffened at the appearance of a completely unexpected name.
“That’s right. It is said that after the magic circle was activated, the castle gates were opened and the bewildered enemies marched out to crush them.”
“What about requesting support?”
“They say it’s okay.”
The atmosphere suddenly became strange.
The angry emperor waved his hand with a cold expression.
“I get it. “Just go out now.”
“yes! your majesty!”
As the subordinate who came to deliver urgent news left, the interior of the office fell into silence.
In that awkward atmosphere, Hector narrowed his eyes and fell into thought.
News of a sudden attack, and news of a subsequent victory.
In fact, he had judged that with the power he knew of Mayton, he could not hold off the enemy for even a day.
Therefore, plans were being made assuming that Mayton had already fallen.
“Adrias Cromwell.”
At that time, the quiet emperor opened his mouth.
“That’s strange.”
“It certainly is. “It is strange that they set up a magic circle in the rear where no one expected an attack, and it seems as if they knew in advance.”
“We will not overturn the participation of the Knights of the Sun. Instead of sending everyone, only send 3 sets of people.”
“You mean Mayton?”
“Going to the front via Mayton. And let me take a look at Adrias Cromwell.”
“All right.”
“I want to be alone now.”
Hector bowed his waist and slowly went out at the emperor’s order to congratulate him.
After leaving the office, he went straight to the intelligence department.
The emperor’s orders had to be issued, but right now, it was necessary to find out exactly what was going on with Mayton.
“Are you here, Your Highness?”
“okay. “Have you heard any news from Mayton?”
“We just confirmed it too.”
“Adrias Cromwell did it again. But there is something strange about it. “Have you heard from Phione yet?”
“You seem to be busy as it hasn’t been long since the battle ended. “I think they will probably summarize what happened this time and send it to me within today.”
Hector, who received regular reports from Phione Ardi, nodded.
Hector’s thoughts were not much different when the report that had been made said that Adrias was going to draw a magic circle around Maton.
I just think it’s literally a bizarre adventure.
But this battle completely changed that thinking.
‘It’s something you couldn’t do if you didn’t predict it in advance.’
To say that there was a lot of caution was not enough.
It was too timely an action, and it was a large-scale magic circle that would not have been completed if the enemy had arrived a day or two earlier.
“Adrias Cromwell. “What on earth are you hiding?”
Recently, the movements of the merchants run by his family, as well as the Duke of Morhaime, who did business with him, were unusual.
With the typhoon blowing, it felt like the imperial palace, which was supposed to be in charge of everything, had lost control to Adrias.
‘Is that too much speculation?’
But one thing is certain: his status will rise thanks to this incident.
It was clear that it would become increasingly difficult to touch Adrias in the future.
“ha. Now his name will spread throughout the empire.”
Adrias Cromwell.
It was the moment when the name was engraved in Hector’s mind.
< Episode 203. Eye of the typhoon > End
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