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< Border Wall >
The border wall began to appear in the distance.
The man looked at the wall, which was tens of meters high, and was amazed.
“Hiya. It’s still magnificent even when I look at it again.”
The border wall of the Kingdom of Hicks was built between the deepest canyons on the continent.
A historic wall built over hundreds of years to block monsters coming down from the Central Mountains.
Once you cross that border, you can reach the Central Mountains to the north and the Teru Kingdom to the west.
The party was scheduled to pass through here today.
however···.
The man who was admiring the border wall outside the window turned his head and looked at the princess and her party.
“Why do all your faces look so dead?”
The princess and her party looked as if they were collectively suffering from indigestion, as if they had all been feeling sluggish since dinner last night.
Lily looked at Alina with a worried expression. The two girls had become quite close.
“Do you have a stomachache? Want some cider?”
Alina shook her head with a helpless face.
“It’s okay. It’s not like that···.”
At that moment, the man clicked his tongue and said,
“Is that because of what I said yesterday? That it was our last meal? I was just joking. Why are you taking it so seriously?”
When I said that the night before might be my last meal, I meant to make you nervous.
But the princess’s party’s expressions did not improve at all.
“How can that be a joke···.”
“I have already written a will.”
“ha···.”
The three people’s gloomy reactions were so strange that even the elders were puzzled.
“Why are you guys like this?”
Then the old knight Leonard sighed and said.
“You. Don’t you know who’s guarding that wall?”
“I don’t know, why don’t I know?”
It was once a barrier that was blatantly passed through.
Even though I had never met him in person, I knew his famous name.
“You’re Count Golkan, right? The master of the barrier and the leader of the Black Lion Knights. And you’re also the Sword Master.”
“You. Even knowing that, how could you···.”
Leonard trailed off, then nodded as if he understood.
“Well, I understand your confidence, since you’ve already defeated one of the Sword Masters of the Principality. But don’t compare that guy, Monchi, to Golkan.”
That in itself was an insult to Golkan.
“I guarantee it, the only true swordmaster in this country is that man, Golkan.”
In addition, the Black Lion Knights, personally raised by Golkan, and the strong soldiers trained to fight against the monsters of the central mountain range were standing guard tightly.
Princess Alina, who had been quiet, looked at the barrier with resentful eyes and said.
“If Golkan had come forward when Ormond rebelled, Your Majesty would have been safe.”
Golkan was someone whose mind was unknowable.
A knight who did not move, saying that even if a rebellion broke out in the country, the walls could not be emptied.
The princess wanted to meet him and question him.
What kind of knight are you?
But for now, it was an impossible story. As quietly as possible, no, since quiet was impossible, there was no choice but to quickly get over the barrier.
Kwak.
The old knight and the wizard secretly sighed as they looked at the princess who was clenching her fists in resentment.
The border wall was getting closer.
The barrier had a double structure.
There was a gap of about 1km between the two walls, and troops were always stationed inside.
Soldiers on horseback could be heard going back and forth, shouting at those trying to get through the barrier.
“Take out your pass in advance and wait!”
“Line up according to your status and purpose!”
There were a total of six gates in the border wall.
The largest door, number 1, was only for royal use.
Door number 2 was only for the nobles to use.
Door number 3 was available to knights, wizards, and semi-nobles.
Number 4: Rich merchants and mercenaries. Foreign races.
Numbers 5 and 6 were people who had nothing and were driving carriages and carts.
And as expected, the further back the door was, the narrower it was and the longer the waiting line was.
The man clicked his tongue when he saw that sight.
“Tsk. Be flexible. The other door is empty, so it would be better if we share it.”
“······.”
At the elder’s words, the princess and her party felt somewhat embarrassed.
In the past, they wouldn’t have felt anything strange.
Because distinctions based on status were natural.
However, their life as fugitives has gradually changed their stubborn thoughts.
In particular, the princess felt many things as she came out of the palace and looked around the world.
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‘There is not a single smile on the people’s faces.’
Most of them were people trying to leave a country devastated by civil war.
Why must it be like that? The princess muttered to herself with a regretful heart.
“If I had a chance to redeem myself···.”
“There will definitely be one, Mama.”
When I looked around, I saw the old knight Leonard tightening the clasps of his armor with a stern expression.
“We will create that opportunity.”
Beside him, Hawkin also nodded.
Once a promising young wizard to become the apprentice of the court wizard, he woke up at the crack of dawn and carved every spell he could use onto his wand.
“Just trust us!”
The princess nodded, holding back her tears as she watched the determination displayed by the two remaining subjects in the world.
“···Thank you. I will do my best too.”
And they looked at the man at the same time. They all had serious expressions.
Said the old knight Leonard.
“I intend to die here today. But I will definitely send the princess beyond the barrier.”
Hawkin said, gripping his wand tightly with both hands.
“Me too. If necessary, I will open the way even if it means driving Manaheart wild.”
At that moment, the man sighed as if he was tired.
“Stop it, guys, really.”
It’s so unnecessarily tragic that I wonder if anyone would say this isn’t a fantasy world.
Thanks to that, I got goosebumps on my arms.
“Is filming melodramas your hobby? Don’t you think it would be embarrassing if you went out safely without anyone getting hurt?”
Everyone looked at the man with a bewildered expression. How could he have safely broken through that barrier without getting hurt?
Common sense tells you that such a thing could not have happened.
It is natural to risk one’s life···.
The man said, scratching the goosebumps on his forearm.
“f*ck. I’ll let you all pass through the barrier safely! So stop ogling. Seriously!”
A rough, yet strangely reassuring tone of voice.
The princess and her party smiled faintly.
I feel like I finally have a little bit of an idea of what kind of person he is as we hang out together.
Leonard took the man’s hand with a life-changing smile.
“I appreciate your words. However, even if I were to die here today, I would not hold any grudges against you…”
The old man slapped the old man’s hand away and said.
“Hey, really. Get ready to go out. We’re all here.”
The monitor inside the carriage showed soldiers on horseback approaching.
“Youngshin stays and drives.”
Jang Young-shin nodded. The boy was holding a wireless joystick pad in his hand.
“The rest of you, wear masks.”
Everyone put on their masks at the man’s words.
They were all the same goblin masks.
**
Two mounted soldiers approached the iron chariot slowly. They spoke quietly so that only they could hear each other.
‘What’s that carriage?’
‘It’s like a magic carriage, right?’
A carriage without a coachman, with a huge iron horse moving on its own. What’s more, its appearance is quite peculiar.
The soldiers guessed that there was a wizard or a nobleman accompanied by a wizard riding in the carriage.
So I said it as politely as possible.
“Dear sir, please identify yourself. We will assist you with the formalities.”
“······.”
There was no answer. This time the gunner spoke a little louder.
“Stop! Please identify yourself! If you do not cooperate with the investigation, you may experience inconveniences…”
At that moment, the carriage door opened and a person came out.
“”omg!””
At that moment, the startled soldiers drew their swords without realizing it.
Chae-Ang!
It was the first time I had seen such a vicious-looking goblin, or rather, a human wearing a goblin mask.
And it wasn’t just one person.
The carriage door opened and figures wearing goblin masks came out one after another.
One, two, three, four, five.
Five goblin masked figures of various body types took their places on the stables and the roof of the carriage.
“What the…. Take off your mask and reveal your identity immediately!”
The soldiers shouted, aiming their swords at the carriage. Other people’s eyes began to gather at the sound.
The man smiled brightly as he felt the gaze of many people.
‘This is enough to spread rumors.’
The man took Zeus out of his bosom and held it in his left hand. The smooth golden barrel gleamed dazzlingly in the sunlight.
The man spoke to the soldiers looking at him.
“You guys. From now on, tell people what you’ve seen and heard. That way, the truth will come to us.”
“What the heck are you talking about···.”
“For your information, my destination is the Kingdom of Teru.”
The great man aimed Zeus’ gun at the sky and pulled it.
Taang-!!!
At the thunderous sound, the horses were startled and raised their forelegs, and the soldiers fell off their horses.
“Eww!”
At the same time, the steel carriage began to run at full speed.
Doo doo doo doo doo doo!
Six doors leading outside the barrier.
Among them, the place the steel carriage headed was the first gate that only royalty could use.
Late, soldiers and knights began to shout and ring the alarm bell.
“The enemy-!”
Ding ding ding ding!
However, there were hardly any troops deployed towards the first gate, where no one usually passed through.
However, the ornately decorated door was tightly shut.
The man did not slow down the carriage. He looked around and said.
“Kid. Can you do it?”
“Yeah! That’s enough!”
Lily, who had eaten a lot of meat the night before, was in perfect condition.
Whoosh whoosh!
A large flame burst out over the carriage.
The flame grew to several tens of meters, then compressed to a diameter of about five meters.
The man pointed to the door with the shovel he was holding in his right hand.
“Smash it.”
Sparks flew in the direction the tip of the sword was pointed.
The soldiers who were guarding the door in a daze saw the flames and quickly jumped to the side.
-Pfft!
The first gate, a symbol of royal authority, was shattered.
Fragments of debris flew into the air, and thick clouds of dust rose.
“Knock knock knock!”
“Stop it! We have to stop it!”
The knights shouted, but it was no use.
Before anyone could stop it, the steel carriage passed through the first broken gate.
It all happened in the blink of an eye.
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“Count Golkan, receive the king’s command!”
The author, who came as the king’s messenger, had a fat body and was wearing splendid clothes.
“Oh my! I can’t kneel down and follow your orders!”
Besides, he had no clue.
“Get on your knees?”
Count Golkan smirked and strode towards the king’s messenger.
The movements of the giant knight resembled the movement of a rock.
He stood before the king’s messenger and looked down at his opponent for a long time.
“Did you just tell me to kneel down?”
The luxuriant hair of Golkan, like a lion’s mane, fluttered wildly in the strong wind.
Where they are is at the top of the barrier.
It was a place where the wind blew so strong that soldiers often fell to their deaths.
“Ah, no. Not me, but His Majesty the King···.”
Golkan snatched the letter from the king’s messenger, whose thick jaw was trembling, and read it.
Apart from the useless words, the content was simple.
“There is a high possibility that the escaped princess and her remnants will cross the border, so strengthen security and capture the princess without fail.”
“What a ridiculous order.”
Golkan tore the king’s letter into pieces and scattered them on the floor.
The king’s messenger looked at him with an expression of disbelief when he saw that.
“Go, go, how dare you come, come, the king’s order… Keuk!”
In an instant, a large hand covered the face of the king’s lion. Golkan said with a very light touch.
Ugh···.
“I never recognized Ormond as king.”
“Ker, ker, keruk!”
With that one word, Golkan conveyed his position.
And he threw the trembling king’s lion over the wall.
WHEEK-!
“Eww!”
The scream later turned into a “thud!” sound.
It was a height where there was no need to check how the opponent had changed.
Golkan looked back at his adjutant and said.
“Send a reply to Ormond. If you have anything to say to me, come and say it in person.”
“yes.”
The adjutant nodded as if it was nothing. The knights and soldiers around him did the same.
Goal can.
He was a man who had no interest in anything other than guarding the family wall and his sword.
Even though he could have defeated the traitor Ormond and become king if he had wanted to, he didn’t.
It’s not like he was loyal to the dead former king.
Golkan’s gaze was always directed outside the barrier.
The adjutant asked.
“Captain. What should we do if we find the princess?”
Golkan answered without a second thought.
“She is a woman who has abandoned her country and is trying to run away. Kill her immediately upon discovery.”
“but···.”
“Kill him.”
The adjutant knew the immense value of Princess Alina.
But I had no choice but to give up on persuading him because of the captain’s determined gaze.
“···Yes. I understand.”
Golkan nodded and returned to his seat.
The top of the wall. It was his spot where the strongest winds blew.
Wheeeeeeing-.
Faced with the sharp winds that blew like blades, Golkan looked outside the barrier as usual.
“···There was something interesting in the letter Ormond sent.”
The adjutant, who managed to understand the captain’s monologue, asked.
“Yes? Is there anything that would pique your interest, Captain?”
“They say someone killed Monchi. Even though he was a child… Who could have killed him?”
Although he was a guy with low skills and character, he was a sword master.
He was the only knight in this country who could compete with him even a little.
‘Is there a strong person in this narrow land that I don’t know about?’
As Golkhan’s imagination unfolded in interesting directions, the area beneath the barrier became noisy.
-Pfft!
The royal gate exploded with a huge explosion, and a strangely shaped carriage entered the barrier.
“Stop it!!”
Knights and soldiers rushed to stop the carriage.
But the carriage overcame all obstacles at a frightening speed.
The knights raised by Golkan himself flew through the air, and the soldiers fell to the ground.
“Hoo.”
Golkan let out an exclamation of admiration.
The carriage was hundreds of meters away, but it didn’t bother him at all.
The skills of those riding in the carriage were all quite good.
Especially the man wielding the sword at the front…
Wooooow!
“···Auror Blade?”
What had just grown from the tip of his sword was clearly an auror blade.
As if to prove their power, the knights’ swords were swinging and slicing.
Gulp.
Golkan swallowed without realizing it. He licked his lips with his tongue.
I was so thirsty I couldn’t stand it, and my heart was pounding with excitement.
His voice trembled slightly.
“I think it’s that guy.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
The adjutant did not hear the captain’s answer.
WHEEK!
Golkan jumped straight down the barrier.
< Border Wall > End
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