Episode 238
Winds change stock
It wasn’t that long ago that Elric decided to recruit the Red Lion Andre Winds.
‘What on earth is this person?’
Because suddenly such a question crossed my mind.
The explanation about Andre Winds that Elric heard from the Imperial Army Headquarters was very simple.
A traitor to the empire.
A colluder of demons.
A stooge of the barbarians.
All of them were nothing more than villains who wanted to harm the well-being of the empire and the royal family.
However, from Elric’s perspective, it seemed that people could not be defined so simply.
In particular, the Red Lion has often been portrayed as a loyal subject of the eastern border.
This was because there was almost no way that such a person would change overnight.
More than anything.
‘The biggest problem is that I don’t have a good relationship with Prince Zereitz.’
Although a lot of Elric’s personal judgment(?) went into it, the Prince Zereitz he had encountered so far was by no means a just person.
Since this treason incident occurred due to a conflict with such a person, it was thought that there would be other hidden details that were not known to the outside world.
Furthermore.
-Andre? He wasn’t that kind of person. Actually, I have the impression that a reader would be a better fit than a lion. I tend to be quiet because I have a lot to think about.
-What do you think of him? Hahaha! Of course it doesn’t look like a lion. You guessed it too, right? All of this was actually done by the crown prince to solidify his power.
When asked about the person Andre Wins, Hermann and Seiler’s reactions were similar.
A person who does not look like a lion.
That expression was so tempting.
And after working outside the borders of the empire for a long time, many things caught my eye.
‘People are laughing together.’
The land is barren and the mountain peoples have no choice but to live a difficult life because they never know when they will invade.
Residents of the frontier who were engaged in making a living generally did not look like people experiencing war.
On the contrary, only the soldiers’ discipline is firmly established.
In other words, it meant that the borderline rule was going very well.
‘There are many people who say that he has a soft heart… . ‘There’s no need to confront someone like this, right?’
So this was the conclusion I came to.
-Let’s take possession of the entire Winds Frontier Province and use it as a hostage.
It was an operation that an ordinary noble would never have imagined, considering the lives of his people as less important than his own honor.
Still, I thought I should give it a try since I had to make the most of it.
‘Even if that doesn’t work, I can make this place my territory.’
I thought it wasn’t a loss in any way.
After all wars are over. Depending on the major, when requesting compensation, you may request the eastern frontier that lost its owner.
A land where a new species of stars was born.
Although it is short, it is a place where traces of oneself are left everywhere. Elric liked the eastern border.
-Batu… Please send it back.
He also had a promise to the priestess Sarnai to stop the war, and he was going to keep it.
so that.
Elric asked Augustine and the Senate to help him take possession of the entire Red Castle.
As per the wish, the white flag has now been raised.
bang!
The ghost, which was thrown away with a rough collision, did some somersaults again and landed lightly.
Under the deeply pressed wooden mask, two eyes glowed sinisterly.
“Are you saying you want to devour us?”
The ghost immediately realized what had happened in the red castle, and his face distorted greatly.
He was aware of what Elric was planning to do through the context.
Whirling!
Elric chuckled as he lightly cleaned up the ice spear.
“It would be nice if the war ended without too much damage to either side, right?”
“The goal is simply to end the war?”
“then?”
“You’re so good at saying things that even a dog wouldn’t believe.”
Elric shrugged his shoulders, pretending that he didn’t know what was going on.
Although such a sight felt more heinous to the ghost, there was an element that made it more frightening at first glance.
‘It’s been less than a year since we met in the north… ‘Has everything changed so much?’
When he went to kidnap Prince Cromhell, the ghost actually didn’t notice Elric that much.
Elric Dane may have said that he was blocking his access, but the interference from other soldiers was greater. In particular, Hermann was his biggest obstacle.
But now that I see it again here, my thoughts have changed.
There were Hermann and Sailor, but Elric stood out the most.
The feeling of living as a lifer for a long time… She was screaming several times.
Avoid it.
That guy, like Andre, is close to his natural enemy.
chin!
Elric said, tilting his head to the side while holding the ice spear on his shoulder.
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“Why don’t you just give up and surrender? If you had eyes to see, you would know. “You can never win this war.”
“… .”
“Red lion? Strong. Admit it. Batu? What can I say about the belligerence of the mountain people? Demon? Damn things. Just looking at the Great Demon War, the empire was in danger, so it must have been amazing. however? “Can you really defeat the Empire?”
The ghost made no reply.
Elric’s tone of voice may have been gruff, but his eyes were shining sharply.
“The old people over there are crazy right now, aren’t they? You don’t seem to be from this world. But should I tell you something even scarier? Even the Neresta family with those old men cannot be the number one figure in the empire.”
“… .”
The ghost’s eyes shook for a moment.
“The potential the empire has is at an insane level. But how on earth are you going to turn that around? “You’ve already been through it so you know, right?”
Even the ghost had some idea about that.
One of the lion’s heads was dropped, and one of the vertices of the six-pointed star that made up the magic tower was damaged.
Although others may praise him for his great skills, Ghost had to feel that it was too much of a burden as the war continued.
The Red Lion Army will eventually fall one day.
The first goal, which was to secure independence by causing great damage to the empire, had long since failed, and the plan to provoke internal strife by stimulating ambitious people hiding throughout the empire was also not going as planned.
Still, the ghost never said such thoughts out loud.
Because he didn’t want to hurt the soldiers who were running on rough terrain with only eyes on him and Andre.
However, I also knew that Andre could not sleep without alcohol due to the damage that continued to increase each day.
“… “Then what do you want me to do?”
In the end, the ghost had no choice but to ask that question.
Elric, thinking that the ghost was halfway through, stuck his ice spear into the ground and held out his hand toward the ghost.
“Take my hand.”
“Your hands?”
“okay.”
“What are you doing?”
Elric’s lips twitched.
“I may not seem like a big deal to you guys, but even if I look like this, I’m good at picking ancestors before I’m born, so I’m a little lucky, right?”
“… ?”
“There is something called ‘Clue Fist’ that I got thanks to my grandfather. “I’ll give it to you.”
“What is that?”
“A certificate that says even if you commit treason, they will turn a blind eye to it once.”
“… !”
Clue Tekken.
It was a book given by the imperial family only to meritorious subjects, and it was a book with a red cover and the inside bound with iron pieces and iron wire so that it could never be erased.
It was given directly by the imperial family when the star mage, Usden Mervinger, led the Great Demon War to victory.
In other words, it was a certificate that since he had made this much contribution to the well-being of the empire and the royal family, he would at least turn a blind eye to any serious crimes committed by his descendants in the future.
Because the weight of the proverbial iron fist was so enormous, there were almost no families in possession of it even within an empire boasting hundreds of years of history.
Even if there were, most people thought of it as family honor and were busy cherishing it like a shrine.
“… “Are you really going to use that on us?”
“Have I been deceived? Is it real? why? Well, if necessary, can you at least make a Mana Pact?”
“… .”
Elric, a thorough pragmatist, could not find such thoughts.
My grandfather received it as a way to save face by achieving an achievement that even the imperial family could not achieve anyway. Elric thought it was a bond. It is a debt owed to the imperial family.
Then all I wanted to do was get it back. No, real debt accrues interest over time, but there was no such thing here. On the contrary, isn’t it the same as being cheaper for the imperial family?
I don’t know if they would think that way too, but that was their situation and it was nothing to worry about.
Naturally, all kinds of thoughts could not help but pass through the ghost’s mind. If Elric’s promise was true, it was as if a rope of salvation had come down to them, who were already walking into the abyss of hell.
And after much thought, the conclusion I came to was very simple.
Sreuk!
The ghost pointed the sword in its hand towards Elric again.
Elric’s expression crumpled.
“Oh, shit! why? “I’m going to scoop it all up and feed it to you, so why do you don’t want it?”
“There is a very easy way to end the war.”
“what is that?”
“All we have to do is take down you and a few of the old men over there, as well as the lions, Lu Mangcheng, and the emperor’s head. There will only be about twenty people at most. Then there is no need for tens of thousands of people to get hurt.”
“What a crazy guy! Do you think this is some sort of numbers game?”
Elric screamed, but the ghost didn’t even seem to listen.
“So if you want to stop it, catch me.”
Paaaat!
The ghost disappeared again into thin air.
Elric gritted his teeth.
To put it simply, isn’t it about proving your skills by overpowering yourself?
“Anyway, this is why guys with their heads full of muscle are not allowed!”
He said he had experience with many martial arts, but it seemed like he would never be able to understand martial artists.
“【Dwell in】.”
So Elric decided to handle the matter quickly.
By possessing Nahatram’s soul, he stimulated the dragon’s blood as much as possible. As she came out of Azazel, the developed mind’s eye opened wide, and the child, who had amplified her domain several times more than before, quickly followed the ghost’s tracks.
That moment.
Tsupat-
A ghost appeared behind Elric. He was swinging his sword fiercely in this direction, his eyes glowing fiercely.
The sword grazed Elric’s neck. But nothing caught on the sword. Before I knew it, the afterimage of the cut Elric became blurry and disappeared.
‘trap!’
Only later did the ghost notice that Elric had disappeared and hurriedly tried to look back.
Before that, Elric appeared from a blind spot and was swinging an ice spear in his direction.
<The Spirit of Boramae>. It was ‘Beak’, the vision.
Kwaaaaang!
The ghost’s body was violently thrown backwards. With broken pieces of ice flying everywhere, Elric lashed out with her spear as hard as she could, with the ghost following closely behind.
Puff puff poop!
Each time the ice spear exploded, a strong magical wind spread out. The ghost was also helplessly pushed away. Even if I tried to hide my traces using stealth techniques, it wasn’t easy.
Then.
Squeak-
As Elric lightly swept the air with his empty left hand, a sharp wind hit the ghost’s face.
Tuk!
The wooden mask, neatly cut in two, fell to the floor. Then, looking at his bare face, Elric chuckled.
“You had a face like that? mister?”
The ghost’s face hardened.
Wizard who swallowed talent
