Episode 113. Downfall.
After returning to the castle, I sent an envoy to Rothschild and at the same time sent a letter to Glazer as well.
“A delegation from Strange has arrived.”
Hagen was taken aback by the sudden report. He said that soon he would send an embassy to him from the camp ahead of the war?
They haven’t declared war yet, but they are also getting the hang of it.
“Ask them to come in.”
Hagen curled his rat-like beard with his fingers and pulled. This is one of his actions to stay calm.
Turf, plod, trudge.
Five knights came in with the clang of iron armor. One of them bowed her head politely, took off her helmet, and opened her mouth.
“It is an honor to meet you. “My name is Oscar, leader of the Third Knights of Strange.”
The knight with short silver hair and a sturdy chin smiled slightly.
Hagen looked at his face, rested his chin, thought for a moment, and asked sarcastically as if he couldn’t understand the situation.
“Do you know what Strange did to us a few days ago?”
“That’s right.”
“But you sent an envoy. “If you’re trying to apologize to us, I won’t accept it.”
“… “I’m sorry, Hagen, but we don’t know what the matriarch is saying.”
“what?”
“We just came to deliver a letter. “I was told not to try to find out about this, nor to speak out even if I found out about it.”
The driver took out the letter he had hidden in his chest.
Hagen asks, “What kind of bullshit is this guy talking about?” He accepted the letter with a firm, yet fearless response.
“Is this from Lois?”
He asked even though he knew Lois wasn’t alive.
“no. “This is a letter from Lord Verdin, Strange’s new head of the family.”
“?!”
Even though he knew all the facts, he was surprised. How could he answer so casually about Lois’s death, which he had kept hidden until now?
‘For what reason?’
Hagen held the letter and thought about it for a while. What exactly is written here?
Edward, who was guarding next to him, frowned and whispered.
“Father, I think it would be better not to read that letter.”
“Why?”
“I’m sure he used his tongue to stop the war. “If we continue like this, it won’t be a problem for us to destroy the South.”
no.
That can’t be possible.
Hagen, holding the letter, was certain.
Strange is a group that never gives in even if they are defeated by their enemies. There is no way to win with the tongue rather than the sword.
Fighting.
Hagen opened the letter.
Edward glanced at what was written and felt a bitter taste in his mouth.
[A lion and an eagle may look at the same place, but the earth and sky are completely different, so they have no choice but to take different paths.]
“Hmm-”
[If you can’t walk the same path, your intentions will definitely go in different directions.]
“It’s a different way… .”
[If you want war, do as you wish. Just think about what lies at the end of the road.]
Hagen tore up the letter, threw it on the ground, and glared at Strange’s delegation.
“You knew everything. “Who we move with.”
The knight who came as a delegation looked into Hagen’s eyes with a gentle smile, then bowed deeply and answered.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t know the contents of the letter.”
“Then let me ask you, who knows nothing about me. “If Glazer and Strange go to war, who do you think will be the winner?”
I asked a question that had a very obvious answer. If you were to ask a Strange knight about this, what would he say?
If you value your life, it’s Glazer. If you want to protect your pride, it’s Strange.
This was the question Hagen thought about and asked. However, the answer that came out of the driver’s mouth was unexpected.
“There are no winners.”
“what?”
“Currently, our Strange and your Glazer family are the most prestigious family on the continent. Even at the end of the fight, there will be no winner.”
“then?”
“A new era will rise to the top of the continent, one that wants the two great powers to disappear.”
Hagen’s eyes trembled violently, as if there had been an earthquake. When Edward saw his expression, he waved both hands and stepped forward to warn the knight.
“go away. “Tell Verdin not to do such a useless thing again.”
Hagen shook his head and pushed Edward back.
“Does Verdin know what the new era is?”
“I don’t know about that either. However, if we said we wanted to talk at Glazer on our way back, the head of the house said he would come to talk to us in person.”
Hagen was deeply troubled.
Verdin knows that we have joined forces with Rothschild.
Not only that, but he must have noticed that the Pope was behind Rothschild, so he must have also joined hands with a new power.
‘To stand against us.’
Edward whispered lowly.
“Father, please don’t be fooled by those guys.”
“… Strange’s delegation, tell Verdin. “I, Hagen, the head of the Glazer family, would like to meet you in person.”
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The knight who arrived as a delegation answered with his hands folded and his head bowed once again.
“I will tell you that, Marquis Hagen.”
* * *
Verdin visited Glaser Castle alone. The wizards and mercenaries hired as guards who saw him earlier were so frightened that they lowered their heads.
“Try to follow me.”
Glaser von Edward, the so-called future of the family, personally met him and guided him to the wizard’s room where Hagen was.
Mei profit-
The door opened without even touching it.
The face carved on the doorknob laughed and spoke teasingly to Edward.
“Isn’t that the kid who f*cked you last time?”
The doorknob on the left spoke sarcastically first.
“Hey, hey, stop. And then we’ll be destroyed. This guy was said to be the best magician in Glazer history, but how upset must he have been since he was defeated by a knight? Haha!”
He pretended to stop the doorknob on the right and lost his temper.
Edward made the sound of air leaking between his teeth.
Tsk.
I pulled the hook hard and closed the door.
thud.
“father. “I brought you Verdin, the matriarch of Strange.”
The blonde Verdin approached with a subtle smile, rolled back his red cloak and sat down on a chair.
dump.
“Hello, my name is Verdin and I am the new head of Strange’s family.”
Hagen answered, pushing the teacup away with cold eyes.
Sigh-.
“Nice to meet you, I am Hagen, head of the Glazer family. “It’s already spherical, so there’s no need to explain, right?”
“sure.”
“I have received your letter through my envoy. “I asked to meet with you as soon as possible because there was some very interesting information written, and I am grateful that you agreed to that request.”
“Thank you, please feel free to start with. “We’re going to end up killing each other anyway, so I don’t want to be formal.”
Hagen shrugged his eyebrows strongly.
“You’re going to kill me and kill me?”
“Yes, Master Hagen, you want war with us, don’t you? “It looks like you’ve already completed all your preparations.”
“Can I hear why you think that way?”
“The barrier created between the south and east, and the movement of Glazer’s troops. And I heard that you spoke directly to the emperor. “They will declare war on us.”
Verdin finished the story without changing the pitch of his intonation from the beginning to the end.
Hagen twitched the corners of his mouth slightly and took a sip of the black tea in his cup.
Horok-
“Right, now we know what each other wants, so there’s no need to be formal. “Is your father okay?”
“He passed away. “You probably know this too, right?”
“I wanted to confirm it directly from your own mouth.”
“Through my mouth?”
“Yes, I want to know why you don’t bother hiding it. “If he knew we were preparing for war, he could have faked his death and bought us time to gather troops.”
Verdin drank the tea prepared by Hagen with a meaningful smile. Without even confirming whether it was poisoned or cursed.
Horok.
“There was no need for that.”
“okay?”
“Yes, we at Strange think that every day, 365 days a year, is war and are prepared for it.”
Hagen burst into laughter without realizing it.
No matter how much he was given the position of Strange’s matriarch, how could it not be funny from his point of view to see such a young child answering so boldly towards him?
“War is being prepared, so even if we declare war tomorrow and attack. “Are you saying it doesn’t matter to you?”
“sure. Maybe the Glazers will have a good chance to take us down.”
“… “Why are you saying that so calmly?”
“What do you mean?”
“Now they say I’m going to attack your family, Strange. “You’re saying it as if you’re going to come and see me.”
Verdin pulled his chair forward, sat down, put his head in front of Hagen, and answered.
“Lord Hagen, let me ask you a question.”
“question?”
“If I told you not to go to war, wouldn’t you do it?”
Hagen did not answer.
Just keeping quiet.
Verdin nodded briefly as if he understood and continued speaking.
“No matter who wins this war, the Rothschilds will be the owners of this land anyway.”
“what?”
“My father was in the war with the Glazers in the past. “Don’t you know how I tried to head to Ragnarok without aiming for your head?”
“Well, that’s because I was hiding in Yggdrasil-”
Verdin hit the desk with his fist.
bang!
“How can you be so foolish? “Don’t try to deny the truth when you know it!”
Although it was a very brief moment, Hagen saw Royce reflected behind Verdin’s back.
‘This guy.’
“No matter how high the sky is, the eagle will come down someday.”
“What if it comes down?”
“It means that it is not an opponent that a lion cannot catch.”
“Lord Verdin.”
“How long will we just watch them tell lies and play with this world because they are children of God?”
“… … .”
“If this war gives wings to lions. “Just think what happens to the eagles.”
Hagen tapped his fingers on the table a few times and then tilted his head to answer.
“I know what you’re saying, but we won’t stop the war.”
Negotiations broke down.
Perhaps, if it weren’t for the example of nobles, Glazer would have aimed straight for Verdin’s head.
However, these people were in a position called the head of the family.
“Then I’ll see you later.”
After this conversation, Verdin left Glazer Castle, and Hagen and Edward talked about the war ahead.
“Fortunately, the. “I was worried that my father might fall for this guy’s insurgency.”
“Would I give up so easily to a bastard like that?”
“Of course.”
“This conversation is simply to understand Strange’s power. Not only that, I called you to see how much he knows.”
“also… .”
“Edward, I will leave the command of this war to you, so prepare a suitable strategy.”
Edward nodded with a stern expression.
“I will never disappoint you.”
Hagen nodded with a satisfied expression.
“okay. and… . As you may have heard, Strange seems to have completed preparations for war, so don’t rush and use as many troops as possible.”
“Yes, father.”
* * *
After Verdin left, Glazer changed his strategy and spent a week focusing on mobilizing troops.
Strange said that he has already completed preparations for war, so if an all-out war is to take place, suitable soldiers will be needed.
Kaipa smiled broadly with a satisfied expression.
“The operation was successful, matriarch. Thanks to this, we were able to gain time to gather all of our troops spread across the continent, hahaha!”
“Fortunately, the. “I was worried that Hagen might be suspicious, but it seems like she went through with it well.”
“Haha, but what did you say that makes them not move?”
“just… . “We are ready for war, so we told them to come anytime.”
Verdin continued while looking at the map of the east and south.
“Glazer must have noticed my father’s absence and tried to fill our gap.”
“… … .”
“I said that because I thought that if they knew there was no gap, they would prepare even more thoroughly and attack.”
Kaipa was surprised when he heard about the operation.
I thought he was just there to hear Glaser’s declaration, but he ended up creating time to prepare for war through conversation.
“So Glazer hasn’t declared war yet?”
“Yes, and you won’t be able to come down south for a while. “It will take at least two weeks to assign units to mercenaries from all over.”
“oh… .”
“That’s what I’m saying.”
Verdin continued as he looked at Rox, who had just arrived from a mission.
“I will be gone for a few days, so please do not tell anyone that I have disappeared from the castle.”
fantasy,
