Episode 318 Prisoner of War (3)
This incident.
It was not a problem for a single noble to solve.
In a situation that could lead directly to war with Dmitry, Count Munez immediately connected magical communication to the Marquis of Memphis.
[…] … This is the current situation. They tried to deny the existence of prisoners of war as much as possible, but judging from their statement that they had already secured evidence, that seems impossible. The situation is not good. If Roman Dmitry continues his actions so far, he may really collapse the ceasefire negotiations and launch an attack.]
It was an absurd report.
Kronos Empire.
It is a powerful nation recognized by everyone.
Just a few years ago, Kronos did not dare to protest against any injustice he committed, but Roman Dmitry threatened to break off the truce negotiations first.
The world has changed.
Consecutive defeats lowered Kronos’s status to the ground, and he ended up experiencing a similar situation.
The Marquis of Memphis looked uncomfortable.
‘How dare you cross the border without warning? According to the laws of the Kronos Empire, cruel punishment would be the proper response of an empire.’
but.
I couldn’t do that.
Emperor Kronos entered into rest.
In place of the vacant position, full authority of the command system was entrusted to the Marquis of Memphis, but the Marquis of Memphis could not handle everything as he pleased.
At their last meeting, Emperor Kronos ordered diplomacy to be handled in a completely defensive manner for the next year.
Knowing what that meant, the war with Dmitri was something Kronos was not happy about.
‘Kronos is now preparing for the future one year from now. He can’t hold back his anger for a moment and ruin his plan. The problem is if we take a step back from this incident. Roman Dmitry, that arrogant guy’s arrogance will reach the sky.’
I didn’t like it.
conclude a ceasefire agreement.
There was a lot of talk around.
The Marquis of Memphis was seething inside as he watched the people talking about Kronos’s power being broken.
I held back.
Because there is a bright future ahead, I was able to suppress my anger now.
“Count Munez. His Majesty Emperor Kronos has now entered into rest. However, what would happen if His Majesty’s rest was disturbed by issues such as the dispute with Dmitri?”
[…] … sorry.]
“You have nothing to be sorry about. However, I hope this issue can be concluded appropriately. All of Dmitry’s prisoners are being used as labor by the nobles of the ‘Eastern Region’, so if we end the situation with their deviation, we will be able to suppress Dmitry’s anger.”
Beyond the screen.
Count Munez’s eyes wavered.
Reporting to his superiors, he thought that the Kronos Empire would choose war rather than handing over prisoners.
Eastern nobles.
They just followed orders from superiors.
Nobles, including Baron MacHitton, mobilized prisoners for labor as ordered, and believed that the Kronos Empire would take responsibility for this.
This really wasn’t it.
It occurred to me that making an individual take on the tasks ordered by the country could mean that Count Munez might also be abandoned in that way, depending on the situation.
There was no immediate answer.
OK.
“Count Munez. Don’t think too complicatedly. “Isn’t that the way the world is supposed to be?”
I swallowed my disgust.
Dmitry went to war to save hundreds of prisoners, but the Kronos Empire had no regrets and told them to abandon those who were loyal to the empire.
There was confusion about identity.
Like Dmitry, we wanted to shout that the state shouldn’t take responsibility, but something completely different came out of his mouth.
[I will follow your orders.]
The history of Kronos.
It was achieved with blood and corpses.
In that cruel history, Count Munez wanted to survive as a winner.
* * *
It was a unilateral order.
Baron MacHitton, who had cut off communication with Count Munez, irritably threw the magic communicator to the floor.
Kwasik!
“You bastards! what?! In order not to disturb His Majesty’s rest, should we treat this prisoner-of-war issue as a personal aberration of the eastern nobles? “This just means that I have to die to Roman Dmitri!”
The magic communicator was horribly destroyed.
Even though the expensive item had been shattered, it was not that important to Baron MacHitton at the moment.
Roman Dmitry.
His actions on the battlefield are terrifying.
There was never a law to spare the lives of beings classified as enemies, and even great swordsmen representing Kronos met Roman Dmitri and were all killed.
But to endure the wrath of such a monster.
Additionally, I heard shocking news that Count Munez sent a messenger to talk, but immediately had his head blown off.
It was dark.
My mouth was dry.
To solve the problem, I urgently called in Jason.
“Jason. “Is there a way to solve this problem?”
“… … I think it will be a little difficult this time. Now that the Kronos Empire has decided on the personal deviance of the eastern nobles, the only way for us to survive is to hope that Roman Dmitri will show mercy. If we don’t obey orders, we will treason and our heads will be blown off. If we do, Roman Dmitry will try to kill us. In that case, you must obediently deliver the prisoners as requested and appease their anger as much as possible.”
“damn!”
His expression distorted.
why.
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Are you saying that you have to take on all responsibility?
Forgetting how excited he was about the prisoners as free manpower, he hurriedly gave orders as Jason said.
“Bring all the prisoners, every single one, right now.”
“All right.”
10 minutes later.
Prisoners were brought in.
The prisoners thrown to the floor looked up at Baron MacHitton’s face with frightened faces.
They had no idea about the current situation.
Usually, most of those who are dragged outside are headed to the torture chamber, so their expressions show fear of pain.
They gritted their teeth with difficulty.
His body, which was emaciated from not being able to eat and weakened from abuse, would not be able to resist much, but I still did not want to be looked down upon until the moment of death.
With Carol’s case.
Everyone was overcome by evil.
Looking at them with wide eyes, Baron MacHitton shook his head.
“This situation will only inflame Roman Dmitry’s anger. “Right now, take these guys and wash them all!”
The appearance of the prisoners was very gruesome.
On the Baron’s orders.
The soldiers dragged the prisoners back.
That wasn’t the only problem.
It’s okay to wash off a dirty face, but it was different for people who were ‘tortured’ like Carol.
They looked like they were going to die at any moment.
In particular, it was very obvious how Roman Dmitry would react as soon as he checked the skin that was in the process of necrosis and the scars that made him frown.
I chewed my fingernails.
After thinking about it for a while, Jason spoke in a soft voice.
“… … How about hiding the tortured guys? I will do my best to silence the other prisoners. “Once we get past this critical point, Roman Dmitry will have no choice but to use his hands.”
“Count Munez says there is evidence.”
“Do you really believe that? We completely concealed the existence of the prisoners. Although their tail was stepped on due to magical communications, that wouldn’t have allowed them to completely identify the list of prisoners. Please trust me.”
“Hmm.”
I swallowed my voice.
It was the only way.
First of all, as Jason said, it was important to survive right away.
“i get it. “Exclude this guy and others who are in bad condition from the prisoner list.”
* * *
2 hours later.
As promised, the eastern nobles took the prisoners.
In front of the defensive position.
Seeing the enemies lined up, led by Roman Dmitry, Baron MacHitton swallowed his fear and stepped forward as a representative.
“… … All of Dmitry’s prisoners have been brought back. First of all, I would like to sincerely apologize for hiding the existence of the prisoners. That wasn’t my intention from the beginning. “When we signed a ceasefire, we tried to free Dmitry’s prisoners, but the situation got so complicated that we missed the opportunity to tell them about the prisoners’ existence.”
Right in front of you.
There was Roman Dmitry.
My voice kept shaking.
The look in Roman Dmitry’s eyes that was looking at him was so eerie that he doubted whether they were the same person.
“This incident was entirely a personal mistake. The problem could have been resolved if the existence of the prisoners had been revealed even belatedly, but I was scared when I heard that the ceasefire negotiations had already been concluded. We mistakenly thought that the difficult ceasefire negotiations might be ruined due to our mistake. My thoughts were short. So, please punish us and reconsider our relationship with the Kronos Empire. Kronos wishes for peace.”
It was funny.
A nobleman of the Kronos Empire.
He spoke of peace with other countries.
The nobles of Kronos were a family famous for misbehaving in any country, and in a life-threatening situation, they could say anything to survive.
It was a really painful time.
Baron MacHitton came forward as the representative because he had the most prisoners, but he wanted to turn around and run away.
however.
The water has already spilled.
For the future, I knew that I had to deal with this incident well in order to survive as a person in power.
“I’m really sorry.”
An apology made several times.
Little by little, a sense of relief arose.
The other person’s calm reaction made me think that an apology might be accepted.
It was then.
“What did I say?”
“… … yes?”
“I would have definitely warned you not to leave out even one person.”
Moment.
My heart sank.
The moment I looked up in embarrassment and tried to make an excuse.
Sigh-!
A huge shock flashed across his face.
* * *
There was no way to stop him.
Roman Dmitry grabbed the opponent’s collar to prevent him from falling, so he dragged him forward and slapped him several times.
Wow!
Crack, clap!
Blood splattered.
My teeth flew out.
At first, I tried to make an excuse by waving my hands, but after getting hit a few times, my pupils went blank.
However, I couldn’t fall to the floor. I clung to his hand by the collar and forced him to show my face.
Wow!
The face turned.
When I lifted my palm, thick blood would come out.
The atmosphere turned cold.
Now, here.
This is Kronos’ territory.
The front-line defense position is right in front, and on top of the castle walls, Kronos’ soldiers are ready to attack at any time.
Moreover, the escort troops, including Jason, had followed along.
Even though they could attack Roman Dmitry at any time if they wanted to, they stared at the situation blankly with bewildered faces.
especially.
Jason was even more scared.
Even though his master was dying right in front of him, he did not even dare to draw his sword.
‘… … If you pull out the sword, I will die right here.’
Beyond Roman Dmitry.
There were beings watching him.
They called themselves Dmitry’s flash and Dmitry’s demons, and were wary of their surroundings with cold eyes.
and.
Above all, I had no confidence in overpowering Roman Dmitry.
Even though he clearly used violence while being defenseless, he didn’t show the slightest chance against Roman Dmitry.
Maybe I was thinking that because I was scared.
What is certain is that he, a mere knight, could not stand against a being that invaded Kronos’ territory and even resorted to violence.
I avoided eye contact.
I couldn’t bear to look at the miserable sight.
Wow!
My strength was gone.
Looking limp, Roman Dmitry saw Count Munez on the castle wall, clutching his collar.
“The reason I gave you two hours was not to receive such a trivial apology. It was for the safety of the prisoners. Because I want my people to return safely, I have given you a chance to turn things around. But if you do not follow my commands. “Why should I save you?”
As soon as I finished speaking.
He broke off Baron MacHitton’s head.
Ttuduk.
My head turned.
Without a scream, Baron MacHitton’s body collapsed.
People widened their eyes.
I got goosebumps.
To kill a noble of Kronos so blatantly.
Even when they handed over the prisoners, the people of Kronos believed that the problem could be resolved peacefully.
And that’s it.
“What are you doing? “Without bringing my people.”
It was such a big mistake.
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