Episode 366: The End of the Civil War (5)
a few days ago.
The report that the rebellion was successful was quite surprising.
Looking at the objective history, Marquis Belfir’s rebellion should have failed, but from what I heard, it was a great victory that left a considerable amount of strength behind.
It was questionable. Could it have been a successful operation just by bribing the guards and drugging the imperial soldiers in advance?
Roman Dmitry, who had first-hand experience with the Emperor of Valhalla, was able to definitively answer that question.
‘impossible.’
It’s not just a feeling.
Information obtained so far.
Based on accurate data, the Marquis Belfir’s rebellion should have ended in eroding the power of the imperial family.
however.
How on earth could the rebellion be successful?
Roman Dmitry came up with three hypotheses for this absurd situation.
at first.
‘If the power of the Valhalla imperial family was weaker than expected, Marquis Belfir’s surprise attack may have worked.’
Really what if.
If the Valhalla Emperor’s madness was actually a bravado to hide his weakness, and what Roman Dmitry experienced was the Valhalla Emperor’s power, this result could have been possible.
Of course, the credibility was very low.
Already on the day he ascended to the throne of emperor, Emperor Valhalla showed overwhelming power.
Everyone who experienced the events of that day was terrified, and this created the foundation for the reign of terror.
The power of the Valhalla Emperor is real.
Roman Dmitry’s reaction when he experienced it himself was a reaction that could not have come from someone with shallow backgrounds.
If so, the second hypothesis was given weight.
‘I can understand the situation in which the Emperor of Valhalla was defeated if he was abandoned by something that gave him power.’
This was the most likely hypothesis.
While adding credibility to the mysterious force, it was also possible to explain why the Emperor Valhalla, who had been building up overwhelming power, collapsed in vain.
The problem is why the mysterious force that gave power abandoned the Emperor of Valhalla.
According to what Marquis Belfir said was the truth about Valhalla, the power of the Valhalla emperor originated from the previous emperor.
Choosing his 14th son as his successor, he gave him power and made him ascend to the position of emperor through a radical process called rebellion.
The reason for the choice is unknown.
One thing is certain.
There was no reason for the inherited power to abandon the Emperor of Valhalla now.
If you were thinking about Valhalla’s future, appointing a successor like this from the beginning did not make sense, but it was doing its job well enough to not be a choice to bring about Valhalla’s downfall.
None of the hypotheses fit.
I changed my mind.
As people once said, maybe Kronos was behind the Valhalla Emperor.
‘That also doesn’t make sense.’
If Kronos sponsored the Emperor of Valhalla.
If you are a puppet acting according to Alexander’s intentions.
There is even no reason to throw it away.
No matter how advantageous the situation was for the rebels, it was in the Kronos Empire’s interest to somehow keep the Valhalla Emperor alive and make him follow their control.
And if this were true, it could not explain the Kronos Empire’s failure to participate in the war.
Saving the Valhalla Emperor would have benefited the Kronos Empire for a long time, but by neglecting it, they ended up having their own limbs cut off.
Third and last.
It was a possibility of a trap.
You could fake your death and plan something, but in reality, it was a truly meaningless act.
The power of the Valhalla Emperor comes from overwhelming power, but the choice to destroy a force based on a reign of terror did not benefit him at all.
And the Marquis of Belfir went through a solid verification process regarding this.
It was an important issue for him as well, so he proved to everyone that the other person was the Emperor of Valhalla.
at last.
There was no perfect answer.
From beginning to end.
From the moment the 14th son ascended to the throne of emperor and now faces death, everything is stained with doubt.
“Things are going interesting.”
I laughed.
Very contingency situation.
If the Marquis of Belfir succeeded in revolting, a rough sketch of how he would respond had been drawn up.
I had no idea that the result would actually come true.
Roman Dmitry admits that he did not expect this much, but he had no intention of being swayed by changes in a battlefield full of variables.
The situation changes due to variables.
It was something I had experienced countless times in my past life.
A soldier was called.
And then.
“Connect magical communication to Duke Vieto.”
A new strategy appropriate to the situation was implemented.
* * *
Back to the present.
A familiar scene was repeated.
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This time, Marquis Belfir was awaiting execution on the scaffold where the Emperor of Valhalla had hanged himself a few days ago.
His face turned pale.
In a situation where people were rushing in, I shouted in a desperate voice.
“Rain, Duke Vieto! I don’t know what the misunderstanding is, but this isn’t it. You’re a traitor. I personally killed the heinous tyrant Emperor Valhalla with my own hands. This is what the Duke of Vieto also wanted, but why do you accuse me of being a traitor after achieving everyone’s wish? “First of all, please release this.”
The rope pressed against my neck.
Belfir’s soldiers were also around, but they could not bear to draw their swords to save Marquis Belfir.
Roman Dmitry.
He was holding on.
Because there was a being who single-handedly devastated the capital of Valhalla, the soldiers and guards could only watch each other’s thoughts and did not dare to move forward.
It was an unavoidable situation.
In a situation where the Duke of Vieto put forward the justification of treason, there was no justification for helping if he could not explain it.
Enough people gathered.
The Duke of Vieto ignored the Marquis of Belfir and raised his voice towards the people.
“From now on, I will tell you Marquis Belfir’s crimes. At a time when Valhalla was suffering from the emperor’s tyranny, the Marquis Belfir was a stooge who followed the Emperor of Valhalla. He ruined much of Valhalla like the Emperor of Valhalla. He ignored the noble battle of warriors, and it was Marquis Belfir who led the assassination of Roman Dmitry when he was invited to the Valhalla festival.”
“I can explain that! As someone who receives orders… … .”
“Close your mouth.”
Sigh.
“Turn off, turn off!”
The soldier covered his mouth from behind.
The Marquis of Belfir widened his eyes and tried to complain of the injustice, but the Duke of Vieto paid no attention.
“I will now tell you the contents of the magical communication that Marquis Belfir sent to Roman Dmitry.”
Beep.
[I will tell you my thoughts straight to the point. I am Roman Dmitry… … I would like to share that intention and talk about the future. Of course, I know very well that I don’t like it. However, I am confident that a conversation with me will definitely benefit Dmitry.]
It was the content of the communication.
As the conversation progressed, people’s expressions became grimly distorted.
It was good to lead a rebellion.
If he had been part of the rebel army from the beginning, he would have applauded his actions that risked his life.
“When the situation was not going well, Marquis Belfir immediately contacted Roman Dmitri and suggested that he participate in the rebellion. As you expected, I colluded with Roman Dmitri to plan this rebellion. One could criticize the fact that he brought in outside forces into the affairs of Valhalla, but Roman Dmitry, who had proven his worth as a warrior at the festival of Valhalla, felt entitled to intervene in the affairs of Valhalla. He risked his life for us. With the goal of helping Valhalla move forward on the right path, he expressed his willingness to help. But what about the Marquis of Belfir? He criticized and criticized the rebels and Roman Dmitry until the end, and betrayed the Emperor of Valhalla for his own safety. “Valhalla has fallen into decline because of his minions like Belfir, but he killed the emperor he served and only cared for his own interests, not the future of Valhalla.”
A blood clot rose in my neck.
Valhalla.
Respected the pride of a warrior.
Even more than Roman Dmitri, who harmed the soldiers of Valhalla, he hated the Marquis Belfir, who stuck around like a bat.
The expression changed.
Everyone was angry.
Marquis Belfir was no different from the Emperor of Valhalla.
Everyone reacted in agreement to the fact that he was ultimately a figure representing the dark history of Valhalla.
Crack.
“Kaaak.”
He bit the hand covering his mouth.
As soon as his mouth became comfortable, Marquis Belfir shouted loudly.
“Hey, this dog! You and I both started the same rebellion, so why do you pretend to be the only righteous apostle! I am the hero who killed the Emperor of Valhalla. Even though I succeeded in revolting, I cannot accept this situation, which accuses me of being a traitor. Follow me! “Follow me and destroy Duke Vieto!”
What he said.
It was just a meaningless struggle.
No one agreed.
It was then.
The moment the struggling Marquis Belfir made eye contact with Roman Dmitri, a familiar voice sounded in his ears.
[Marquis of Belfir. You will die here today, having been denied all of your accomplishments in life. And the blood relatives of the rebels will be brutally killed. That is the gift I promised to give you the day we meet again.]
Roman Dmitry laughed.
I got goosebumps.
I opened my eyes wide.
The moment Marquis Belfir was about to shout something, he felt the ground beneath his feet sink.
Tung.
“Kukkuk, kukkuk!”
The execution took place.
The rope pressed against my neck.
The Marquis of Belfir wanted to speak one last time, but he was unable to speak due to the pressure that was constricting his breathing.
I was struggling on my feet.
His red-hot face showed his obsession with life.
but.
It was nothing more than a futile struggle.
at last.
“… … I was. ”
Marquis Belfir, who was once the most powerful person in Valhalla, also met the same end as the Emperor of Valhalla.
* * *
The situation has been resolved.
A separate seat.
Duke Vieto looked at Roman Dmitri and said.
“Valhalla has received a great favor. “Without Roman Dmitry’s help, the rebellion would not have succeeded.”
I meant it.
Only 200,000 troops.
The number was far from sufficient to overthrow the Emperor of Valhalla, and knowing that, the people who followed Duke Vieto risked their lives to carry out this deed.
However, the result miraculously ended in a victory for the rebels.
I had no choice but to acknowledge the series of circumstances that incited the people of Valhalla, forced the imperial troops to withdraw, and even threatened the Marquis of Belfir to attack the Emperor of Valhalla.
It was perfect.
Even if Duke Vieto was the Emperor of Valhalla, he was not confident enough to stop Roman Dmitri.
Roman Dmitry said.
“We just fulfilled our promises to each other. “The Duke of Vieto also fulfilled his promise, so my thanks are sufficient.”
Deal with the Duke of Vieto.
There were two conditions.
If the rebellion is successful.
Going forward, the plan was to publicly apologize for the friendly relationship with Valhalla and for what happened at the Valhalla Festival.
While the former is a promise that will be kept gradually going forward, the Duke of Vieto went beyond publicly apologizing and showed respect for Roman Dmitry.
Thanks to this, people’s perspective on Roman Dmitry changed.
He was truly ashamed of Valhalla’s actions and expressed his gratitude towards Roman Dmitri.
No way.
Roman Dmitry achieved everything he hoped for.
Additionally, by dealing with the Marquis of Belfir, all remaining bad blood in Valhalla was completely eliminated.
It was a satisfactory result.
Originally, he would have retreated like this, but Roman Dmitry’s thoughts changed.
“I have a favor to ask you.”
“Just say the word. “If it is within my power to do so, I will do anything for my benefactor.”
These were not empty words.
Duke Vieto’s eyes were full of sincerity, as if he would give away his wealth.
however.
“I want to go into the grave of the South.”
The moment he heard the request, Duke Vieto’s expression cracked.
* * *
Moment.
I was at a loss for words.
Grave of the South.
It was a sensitive place.
It is located in the southern jungle, which can be said to be the origin of the Valhalla Empire. All of the emperors of Valhalla were buried in the southern tombs, depending on their name.
The meaning of going there was clear.
The intention was to check the records of previous generations that had been buried with the corpses of the Valhalla emperors.
Duke Vieto looked troubled.
“… … I would like to listen to you as much as possible, but entering the South’s grave is a different matter. I’m not saying Roman Dmitri isn’t qualified. Outsiders are generally not allowed to enter, but after proving his qualifications as a warrior at the festival in Valhalla, Roman Dmitri went beyond the status of a simple outsider.”
That too.
I knew Roman Dmitry’s intentions.
It may have been to check records related to the Emperor of Valhalla, but this was not a matter of whether he gave his permission or not.
“To enter the Southern Tomb, you must pass a ‘test.’ Warriors of Valhalla, and ethnic minorities of the southern jungle. You must openly challenge them and survive a week of one-on-one confrontation before you can enter the Tomb of the South. Of course, there is no doubt about Roman Dmitry’s power. However, the ethnic minorities of the southern jungle are different from conventional wisdom. And, the dark elves will not be allowed to enter the tomb either.”
Minorities in the South.
Dark elf.
These were beings I had only heard about through rumors.
Roman Dmitry laughed.
“That is something I will handle. “If you make the board, I won’t hold you responsible for what happens after that.”
“… … Huh.”
I swallowed a moan.
This incident.
Roman Dmitry achieved the best results, but he felt the need to separately delve into the secrets related to the Emperor of Valhalla.
The Marquis of Belfir said that there was clearly an official document designating the 14th prince as the successor.
I don’t know how he identified the document, but there was a high probability that there was related material in the tomb.
I thought about it for a while.
The Duke of Vieto pondered with his brows furrowed, and then spoke with an expression that made a decision.
“All right. “I will announce a warrior’s test to the people tomorrow.”
next day.
The Warrior’s Trial.
At the news that a ritual that had only been mentioned in legends was being carried out, the entire Valhalla was turned upside down.
fantasy,
