Episode 349: A country that has lost its romance (7)
Schneider was mesmerized.
Seeing Alvarez lying in a miserable state, he looked at Ares with disbelief.
“… … Oh, that’s ridiculous.”
Ares of the past.
People called him a genius.
His rapid growth was unrivaled, and he reached the level of a 5-star at an early age, and by defeating Schneider, he was evaluated as the best talent in Valhalla, or perhaps even the best talent on the Salamander Continent.
Schneider remembered Ares at that time.
As he knelt before Ares, he fell into a deep sense of despair after encountering a talent that even he, a member of the Twelve Swords of the Continent, could not match.
however.
Even at that time, Ares’ development speed was accompanied by the expression that it was a leap forward.
The sight of Ares manifesting the 6-star aura gave a shock so strong that he could not bear it.
“What on earth happened in Dmitri!”
I screamed like I was screaming.
Unless you do that.
I couldn’t accept reality.
The rankers of Valhalla laughed at Ares’ choice, but Ares returned with a clear achievement of six-star aura in a short period of time.
That wasn’t all.
The swordsmanship used to push Alvarez was clearly more advanced than before.
When looking at the cases where Roman Dmitri’s people had achieved rapid growth, it was clear that Ares had gained wings by moving to Dmitri.
Other rankers had similar reactions to Schneider.
At a time when people in shock were looking back and forth between Alvarez’s body and Ares, Count Gomes stopped walking.
“… … “How did this happen?”
That too.
I wanted to deny reality.
The final scene, where Ares cuts down Alvarez, struck him as ominous.
‘Roman Dmitry. Could it be that they are trying to help the rebels in this way?’
Duke of Vieto.
His rebellion was reckless.
The simple difference in power was more than 10 times, and the difference between the top skilled players was also overwhelming.
So I couldn’t understand.
What on earth were they thinking of declaring a rebellion when they would lose the justification for the war if they received Roman Dmitry’s help?
Valhalla’s leaders thought they could use this opportunity to crush the opposition forces once and for all, but now they know that’s not the case.
Roman Dmitry sent troops to the northern front.
This had the effect of initially dispersing the emperor’s forces, and this time he sent Ares to deal with Alvarez.
Outnumbered in troops and skilled personnel.
It was a strategy to attack two problems at the same time.
The more he thought about Roman Dmitry’s plan, the more Gomes got goosebumps all over his body.
‘… … If you use common sense, it is clear that you will be swayed by his plans. So a decision is needed.’
The eyes turned vicious.
Dmitry’s strategy.
There was one weakness.
It was the belief that Valhalla would preserve the traditions of warriors.
“Capture Ares right now!”
“… … yes?”
“Didn’t you hear me? Instead of looking at me with such a dumbfounded look, I’m telling you to arrest Ares for high treason!”
Moment.
The rankers looked at me with puzzled faces.
No matter how rotten Valhalla was, capturing the winner of the deciding match was an extremely barbaric act.
Ares is not a high treason criminal.
Just because he abandoned the nationality of Valhalla was not enough justification to punish him, and the only mistake he committed was defeating the Emperor of Valhalla.
Everyone hesitated.
However, Count Gomes decided that Ares had to be dealt with somehow.
“Damn you bastards. Let me be clear. If there is someone here who does not follow orders. “I will clearly remember their faces, report them to His Majesty the Emperor of Valhalla, and receive appropriate punishment.”
It was an extreme choice.
Leader of the conservative faction.
It’s been a long time since he lost his sense of romance.
Facing the madness of the Valhalla Emperor, he also came to terms with reality.
It was then.
“Just as your master said, you are completely rotten.”
As if he expected it.
Ares gave a cold look.
* * *
Before leaving for Valhalla.
Roman Dmitry said.
“Valhalla has completely lost its warrior pride. Even if you win the deciding match, they might try to kill you instead of recognizing the winner’s rights. No, it will. What you need then is to admit that Valhalla is rotten and reveal the ugly truth to the world.”
People once.
The time when the warriors of Valhalla risked their lives to compete was called the Romantic Age.
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Valhalla at that time was amazing.
In their desire to become stronger, warriors constantly improved themselves and solved all problems by exchanging swords rather than words.
That doesn’t mean that Valhalla isn’t like that now.
The difference between the era called the romantic era and now was the attitude of the warriors accepting defeat.
No matter how great the power you have.
When defeated, reality was clearly acknowledged.
Bowing one’s head and handing over all power to the winner was not criticized as foolish at the time.
It was natural.
Winner takes all.
The strong won everything.
The people of Valhalla respected the romance of Valhalla.
Ares also.
Born in Valhalla.
So, I had a glimmer of hope that maybe what Roman Dmitry said might be different.
“Count Gomes. I sincerely hoped that Valhalla would meekly accept victory and defeat. At least if that were the case, the ugly bottom wouldn’t have been revealed. “I was born in Valhalla, grew up as a warrior of Valhalla, and still have Valhalla’s blood in my blood, so I wanted to protect Valhalla’s honor.”
He chuckled.
He raised his hand and signaled.
OK.
People flocked.
Hao Mun’s spies incited the people, and they all took steps upon hearing the news that a decisive battle was taking place in the Valhalla Temple.
When we arrived there, we saw Alvarez’s body. People were buzzing.
For them, who did not even know that the deciding match had begun, Ares’ victory was a shocking result.
“… … Ares wins.”
“What happens if this happens? Ares is ranked 2nd?”
“I’m already in second place.”
People appear.
Count Gomez’s expression hardened.
He immediately realized Ares’ intention.
‘Smart guy.’
People are watching.
If Ares, the winner, is captured while they are watching, people will naturally become angry.
The public sentiment is already shaken.
Ares created a plan that stimulated public sentiment.
If he tries to harm himself, he will have to risk his life to achieve that goal, but in exchange for orders whose success is uncertain, the people’s support will be completely lost to the rebels.
Count Gomes was in a dilemma.
At first, some of the rankers who tried to carry out his orders were at a loss as they watched him.
It was funny.
Ares raised his voice as he looked at the people wandering around, losing their romance.
“There was a time when Valhalla did not lose its romance. “I want to bring back the Valhalla of that time.”
This order.
Ares completely agreed.
Even though I knew it was dangerous, I risked my life in a situation that made my blood boil.
People looking at themselves.
Rankers of Valhalla.
And Count Gomes.
Ares gave them a shock.
“I will use my authority as second place in the Valhalla rankings to challenge Cesar, who is ranked first.”
* * *
The Valhalla Emperor was very capricious.
Sometimes, he shows interest in national affairs.
Also, at other times, he was so serious that he acted as if he had nothing to do with the position of emperor.
Like right now.
“Just figure it out.”
Ares’ challenge.
It was a huge event.
Although the aftermath would have been enormous if Cesar had knelt, the Emperor of Valhalla waved his hands with a listless expression as if he was annoyed.
As a result, Count Gomes met separately with Marquis Belfir.
In order to solve the problem we are currently facing, the two nobles, who can be said to be the two great mountains of Valhalla, had to join forces.
Marquis Belfir asked.
“Count Gomes. “Who do you think will win, Cesar or Ares?”
“… … Huh.”
I was in trouble.
Cesar and Ares.
Cesar was the best sword of Valhalla in name and reality.
Even Alvarez was so overwhelmingly talented that he lost to Cesar repeatedly, but the problem was the performance that Ares showed.
He defeated Alvarez with just a 5-star aura.
Later, when it was revealed that the 6-star aura could be used, I thought that Ares might be the best in Valhalla.
“I don’t think we can be sure who will win. Common sense suggests that Cesar would win, but Ares followed Roman Dmitri and reached a completely different level. If Marquis Belfir had seen him, he would have known what I meant. “The power of Ares, who overwhelmed and defeated Alvarez, was a step forward from being called the greatest genius in Valhalla.”
“It’s a really interesting situation. “César can’t guarantee victory.”
The greatest sword of the continent, Castro.
The only being that can stand against him.
Although Cesar’s external activities have been slow recently, the two people present did not know what kind of person Cesar was.
Of course, people also described Cesar as second-in-command.
There was an assessment that he could never surpass Castro, but that did not change the fact that he was the best sword in Valhalla.
Marquis Belfir said.
“There is no way to stop the power of second place in the rankings in front of people. Roman Dmitry’s intentions are clear. The intention may be to weaken the power of the imperial family by dispersing the empire’s forces to the north and dealing with Alvarez and Cesar in succession. That is why we must believe even more in the power of the Valhalla Imperial Family.”
“Are you saying you’re going to leave it like this?”
“okay.”
The opponent induced the Imperial Palace of Valhalla.
To make them react more angrily and not to focus on the rebels.
Marquis Belfir read the essence.
“Roman Dmitry also faces the danger of the Kronos Empire. Trust Cesar. Trust the Northern troops. The warriors of Valhalla are powerful, and Roman Dmitry, who cannot give his all, will not be able to win the match in a short time. For him, now is his chance. Send his troops quickly and capture Hernad.”
“All right.”
The order was accepted.
As Marquis Belfir said.
I believed that time was on Valhalla’s side.
But then.
Before Count Gomes could even finish preparing, he and the Marquis of Belfir received shocking news.
“Roman Dmitry is attacking the Northern Front!”
that.
It was a decision that was much faster than expected and bolder than expected.
* * *
Northern Valhalla.
Roman Dmitry looked there and listened to Chris’ report.
“Approximately 100,000 troops have gathered at the front-line defense positions in Valhalla. It seems that the Valhalla Empire decided that suppressing Duke Vieto’s rebel army was a priority rather than the northern front.”
“As expected.”
The enemy within.
external enemy.
It was a simple problem.
For the Valhalla Empire, the priority was to deal with Duke Vieto, who had rebelled with only 200,000 troops, rather than preparing for Dmitry, who could attack at any moment.
Valhalla’s judgment followed common sense.
Ares’ decision to approve the match with Cesar because he mobilized people was also a judgment that did not deviate from common sense.
‘Kronos and Valhalla are different. Since this is a country that is still influenced by public opinion, we cannot ignore people’s opinions.’
What if public sentiment leads to riots?
From then on, the problem became serious.
If 200,000 people were added to the rebel army and the Valhalla imperial family was attacked from inside and outside, even they could not be assured that they would be safe at that time.
Therefore, they tried to avoid disturbing public sentiment as much as possible.
The reason the rebels raised their voices pointing out tradition was because they knew that it was an evil to Valhalla.
A series of situations.
Roman Dmitry drew the big picture.
‘The situation is still favorable to the Valhalla Imperial Family. If they only get a week, they will use the warp gate and take over Hernad in an instant. In the end, the power to bring down the Emperor of Valhalla lies with the rebels. In order for the rebels, not me, to produce meaningful results, the Imperial Court of Valhalla must not be allowed any leeway.’
maybe.
The reason for not sending more troops to the North may be based on common sense.
The combined strength of Dmitri and Hector is approximately 100,000.
There weren’t many.
After confirming the information, the Valhalla Imperial Family decided that there was no need to overdo it.
Normally, in a siege war, you have to have at least twice as many troops from the attacking camp to have a chance of winning.
Since the Valhalla Empire had significant magical defenses and deployed 100,000 troops, they were confident that they would have a week to wipe out the rebels without any problems.
That is.
In Roman Dmitry’s opinion, it was the peak of the dragon.
Dmitry was always prepared for war, and during times of peace he invested heavily in magical developments related to upper warfare.
“Felix.”
“yes.”
“How much time will it take to tear down the walls of Valhalla?”
It was a reckless question.
Regardless of how much time it took, the first thing to do was to ask whether it would be successful based on common sense.
however.
Felix spoke in a firm tone.
“An hour is enough.”
The time when Ares visited Cesar.
like that.
Roman Dmitry’s army crossed the northern border.
fantasy,
