Episode 256. dazzle (2)
Two weeks ago from now. Rear camp within the front line.
“Ji, what did you say just now?”
Yulken, who received instructions from Duke Berthe, could not believe his ears for a moment.
“I told you to proceed with preparations for war with the demon world.”
It was closer to a one-sided notification rather than an instruction.
“Um, may I ask why you are giving such instructions?”
“… … .”
Despite Yulken’s question, the duke did not open his mouth.
You don’t want to explain? Or is there no reason to explain?
Knights who have lived on the battlefield for decades usually trust and rely more on their comrades and superiors with whom they have fought and shed blood than on their own families and children.
For Yulken, Duke Berthe was exactly like that.
Even if it means abandoning my family, I have followed and respected all decisions and instructions with the mindset that I would give up my life for him.
But not now.
A war with the demon world?
This was never the intention that would come from the head of the lord he had to sacrifice his life to follow.
“Did Master Eshel make a suggestion?”
As if he didn’t want to worry about what happened later, Yulken immediately pointed out the suspicious person.
“… … .”
“I don’t know what you were talking about, Master, but this is not it, Duke! A war with the demon world? This is unacceptable behavior! Duke, are you really going to turn this continent into a world of trouble?”
It was my first time.
After taking office as a front-line knight, he rebelled against the duke’s instructions for the first time.
Even if some explanation comes from the duke’s mouth, he will not give in.
Yulken promised so to himself.
“This is my first time. The fact that you are rebelling against my instructions… … .”
The Duke looked at Yulken with interest.
“Do you think that not only you, but other knights also think that way?”
“I dare say, I am sure it will.”
Yulken clenched his fists and expressed confidence.
“Ask me one question, Yulken.”
The Duke suddenly asked a question.
“Are you the knight who follows me?”
“you’re right.”
“Then will you follow me even if I do something wrong?”
Yulken could not answer that question right away.
“Would it be okay for me to respond to the opinion I expressed a little while ago?”
“It means you won’t comply.”
Yulken did not deny it.
“Then go and tell it.”
“yes?”
“Get out of here and let me know that I am wrong.”
Yulken was stunned for a moment because he couldn’t understand what was being said.
“If you truly cannot follow me, then there is no reason for you to be here. So get out of here and tell me right now that I’m wrong.”
“Who, to whom are you speaking?”
The Duke paused for a moment.
“To the person who thinks you are right… … .”
* * *
“That was the last instruction you received from your father?”
“That’s right.”
“But why did you get caught instead of leaving right away?”
“I wanted to monitor the situation a little more. Even if it’s not me, there are many knights who would raise objections to the duke’s instructions. So, I stayed because I wanted to see at least one thing: how the person who made this ridiculous proposal would change the minds of our drivers.”
“So, did you find out how to change his mind?”
Yulken bit his lip because he couldn’t speak right away.
“daze… … .”
My eyebrows naturally furrowed at the word deception.
“I don’t think there’s anything to say other than that I was deceived. Master Eshel, who appeared with the Duke, faced each of us and looked into our eyes, and that was the end. Since then, the knights’ minds have changed like lies. In this way, we continued our preparations for war to conquer the demon world.”
When I looked into his eyes, his thoughts changed.
It was the same as the case of the knights who were fooled by a woman named Haniel.
“The current Lemea Canyon will not be the same canyon that you know, Master Xian. “Through pioneering and reclamation work, all the demonic beasts that lived in the canyon were driven out beyond the canyon.”
You drove out all the demon beasts in the canyon in that short period of time?
It’s really varied.
“I thought something really big could happen if I continued like this, so I decided to get out of Belias. So I left the front line alone and headed to the castle gate… … .”
“You mean you were caught on the way?”
Yulken nodded.
“But when I heard it, it seemed a bit strange, didn’t it? In the end, wouldn’t you have looked into that guy’s eyes the same way? “How are you so fine?”
“I’m not sure about that either. Although I certainly felt the pain of my head breaking at times, my belief that conquering the demon world was wrong did not change.”
Does this mean that even the unknown power of deception could not destroy the knight’s firm beliefs?
Well, maybe that’s why he was locked in solitary confinement to prevent him from going anywhere.
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For now, it seemed right to look at it that way.
“I think the Duke was also affected by Master Eshel’s unknown power.”
“Why do you think that?”
“Don’t you know, Master? “The Duke is definitely not the kind of person who would do things like conquest or war.”
I neither agreed nor refuted Yulken’s question.
“Master Xian, are you going to stop the Duke, or Master Eshel?”
Instead of answering, I just nodded.
“Then tell me what I should do.”
Yulken immediately got down on one knee and showed me the knight’s oath.
“You said you received instructions from your father on what to do?”
“Yeah, that’s right, but… … .”
“Then you should follow your father’s instructions, not mine. “Why are you asking me what to do?”
Yulken, who was speechless, became a mute with his mouth open.
“You are not my knight. It’s definitely my father’s article. “I have no authority to give you orders.”
After a moment of hesitation, Yulken stood up again and bowed his head to me.
“Thank you for coming back. young master.”
I felt strange for a moment.
Still, is it because I felt like I was the first person to welcome me back here?
I didn’t think it was that bad.
I left the treatment of Yulken to the other knights and servants who came after me and left the room.
Now that I’ve sorted out everything that needs to be roughly organized, I’m going to go to my original destination.
The place where my next steps headed was the top floor of the mansion.
It was my father’s office.
My father usually comes into this room less than 5 times a year.
Of course.
You spend most of your life inside the frontline area.
In other words, this room, like my room, can be said to be a space untouched by human hands.
That’s why I came.
-Clap.
As I twisted the dusty doorknob and went inside, a vaguely empty smell wafted through me.
The interior was not much different from the rooms of other noble families.
A desk for work. There were bookcases lined up behind it, and various weapons and armor decorations.
Now that I think about it, it was exactly 10 years ago.
After sparring with Kranz, I boldly told my father, who called me into this room, that I wanted to go to the front.
Whether it was before or now, my perspective on my father hasn’t changed much.
drip.
A person who took upon himself the duty of protection that no one forced upon him, and hoped that his children would also carry out that duty.
And yet, he was a person who did not have the slightest desire for power.
A foolish person who only wanted peace on the continent.
That person was my father, Willius Wert.
-Sigh
I rubbed my father’s desk with my hands like water.
There was no accumulation of dust or anything.
That means it was cleaned regularly, unlike my room.
My body, which had been rubbing the desk right in front of me, soon got closer to where the chair was, and I immediately pulled it out.
Then, quite naturally,
“… … .”
I sat in my father’s seat.
I didn’t really come here for this, but the moment I entered this room, my body started moving without me knowing.
How do you feel?
heavy.
It feels like something invisible is pressing down on me as I sit in the chair.
Could it be said to be a kind of fate that must be borne by those who must protect something?
It was only now that I felt a new sense of the weight of duty that my father must have felt all along, as he wanted to protect not just one or two people, but this country and this entire continent.
It is as if a person with such foolishly firm beliefs is unable to make sound judgments because he is under the influence of an unknown deceptive force.
As a true child, I had no idea what to judge.
[It suits you pretty well, right?]
Kayram, who could not stand to watch this, materialized again and appeared.
I must have seen her somewhere, sitting on a desk with her legs crossed seductively.
[why? Do you have any desire to sit in that seat now?]
“No way.”
This place is like a burden. This is my absolute refusal.
“Speak slowly?”
[what?]
“What is a witch?”
Kayram grinned and smiled as if he had been waiting for that question.
[You didn’t ask right away and waited?]
“I know for sure that you will burn your heart out, but there is no need to ask first.”
[oh? Our master has now reached the point where he can pierce a woman’s heart?]
She patted my head and said she was proud of me.
At this, my face distorted without my knowledge.
[Actually, it’s not much different from you. It can be said that they are the same human being with the same body structure, same life span, and same emotions. Instead, if there is one thing else… … .]
I held my breath and waited for her to speak.
[Does it have the power to charm people?]
“Are you talking about the power of deception?”
[well? I don’t call them by that catchy name, but they’re similar anyway. They were quite famous even in the era before me.]
Of course, I thought it wasn’t a good thing.
[It’s okay to say it myself, but as the bitch said earlier, if the owner of the Holy Sword is truly of that bitch’s bloodline, then you’ll have to suffer a bit, owner.]
“Are you saying that what I’ve done so far hasn’t been hard work?”
[It means it could be much more than that. Most men who are fascinated by that bitch… … ]
“mostly?”
[It makes a big mess in one place!]
-growling
While Kayram continued speaking, a sound like loud thunder was suddenly heard outside.
I stopped listening to the story and quickly headed to the window.
Dark clouds suddenly appeared in the sky that had been clear just a moment ago.
Inside, a thunderbolt struck the earth.
It wasn’t like a natural phenomenon.
That is definitely a lightning bolt created by magic.
If you look at the direction, it’s definitely… .
“Boundary gate?”
This is where the border gate is located, which is the only route into the frontline area.
In addition, the princess’s tour group would be currently located there.
I don’t know what happened, but I kept giving instructions in my head about what I should do right away.
Run over there quickly.
(Continued in the next part)
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