Episode 131. The West Wind.
Near the ‘Gamria Coast’ between the western and southern parts of Valentine’s territory.
The Knights of God, who protect Midgard and Ragnarok, were captured by Strange scouts.
Their number is approximately five hundred, neither too few nor too many, so they appear to be just reinforcements.
‘It seems that the enemy’s operation has probably been disrupted.’
According to the original plan, Rothschild’s troops should have moved south within today.
I would have waited as close to Strange’s territory as possible and tried to fill our gap with Glazer.
“You mean he didn’t seem to have any intention of moving at all?”
The knight who returned from his scouting mission raised his voice and answered.
“Yes, matriarch!”
“What type of weapon is it?”
“It was no different from us. Most of them were wearing heavy armor, and those who appeared to be porters… . “I was just shackled to my arms and legs like a criminal with a thin piece of cloth.”
“How old did the porter look?”
“There seemed to be less than a hundred people, but judging by the color of their hair, most of them looked like western nobles.”
“West?”
“Yes, I could tell by the blue hair and bulging eyelids.”
So, this means that those who attacked the west this time were brought back as porters.
Three knights listening to the conversation next to them. The Bichon, Chihuahua, and Collie asked at the same time.
“Is Baron Gerard among them?!”
“No, that knight doesn’t know Baron Gerard’s face, so you shouldn’t ask him that. Did he see a man who was at least a head taller than us and had a large scar on his forehead?”
“Yes, that’s right. Just as this guy said earlier, Gerard is very tall and easy to recognize!”
The scout shook his head.
“No one was that tall. “They were all shorter than the three people in front of me right now.”
The Bichon lowered his head.
“That’s right… .”
“I’m sorry for not being able to tell you good news.”
“I’m sorry… . “Thank you for your hard work.”
The three knights retreated with slumped shoulders. I looked at them and thought for a moment.
‘Shall I take them with me on this operation?’
If we work together, it will definitely be a helpful force. After all, they are people who value chivalry, so they don’t have to worry about death.
They said they would like to go find their superiors if they get the chance, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to accompany them if they wanted.
“Bichon.”
“Speak, Sir Verdin.”
“If I were to head to Midgard, would you be willing to join me?”
The Bichon approached me with a blood vessel standing on its forehead.
“Are you really planning to go to Ragnarok?”
“no. “I just want to meet God’s knights in the heart of Midgard.”
“The Knights of God?”
“Yes, my sister owes me a debt. “I was thinking of going to pay it back for you.”
We will never forgive anyone who poses a threat to Strange or who points a sword at us.
This is not because I am sitting in the position of the head of the family, but it is the same as Strange’s will that has been passed down from ancient times.
“I would be grateful if you could do that! “You can ask them about Baron Gerard’s whereabouts.”
Rox, who was listening to the two of us talking, tapped the floor with an uncomfortable expression.
“Hey, but, Bichon… . “Did you say he was a baronet?”
The Bichon nodded.
“Yes, I was a Thousand Seal in the Red Dogs mercenary group in the West, and then I became a nobleman after catching the eye of Baron Gerard.”
“You caught the eye of Baron Gerard and became a nobleman?”
“That’s right. “Thanks to his high opinion of me, I met Marquis Modi, the King of the West, and was given the title of baronet.”
“Anyway, you’re a baronet, right?”
“yes.”
“But why are you holding your head up so high in front of Count Verdin?”
Rox tilted his head and continued speaking.
“And I’m a baron just like your boss, so why aren’t you showing me the courtesy?”
The Bichon looked back and forth between me and Rox with an embarrassed expression. I was so embarrassed that my sniffling speed increased.
I waved my hand in the air and answered for him.
“Lord Bichon is from the Western Kingdom, and we are from the South, so we can respect each other as nobles. “We don’t talk separately between the top and the bottom.”
“Oh yeah?”
“Well, like you said, there are places where there is a hierarchical relationship. “It has nothing to do with us.”
“Hmm-”
“I’ll stop talking about useless things here. Rox, you should check the troops going west. “We will be leaving within the next hour.”
* * *
Verdin and a small number of people headed to Midgard.
Rox, who will hold the center like a pillar in this operation, and three knights who will guard against the enemy by the side.
Bichon, Chihuahua, Collie.
And in case an unexpected strong person appears, there is even a saint, Maria Theresa, who has the ability to recover.
Inside the rattling carriage, Maria Theresa asked cautiously.
“Lord Verdin, is there any other reason why you left Miss Cynthia at the castle?”
“What is the point of your question?”
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“I was with you. “Miss Cynthia didn’t come.”
“… It seemed like I needed a break. “Not physically, but mentally.”
“okay.”
“And there was no need for her to come along on this journey. “There is only one reason we are carrying out this operation.”
Verdin continued speaking as he lightly swept Strange’s cross sword engraved on his armor.
“To engrave Strange’s fear deeply into the enemy’s mind.”
“What difference will it make?”
“As long as fear is in their head, they don’t try to attack again.”
“Don’t act out of fear… .”
Theresa quietly came to the side and leaned her head.
“I want to feel that fear too.”
Verdin continued speaking while looking into the distance outside the carriage.
“When the battle begins, the western knight you met earlier will take a defensive stance with Theresia at the center.”
“You mean the ones that look like dogs?”
“Yes, then you can wait under their protection until I call you.”
“It’s simple, okay.”
“Even if the enemy targets Theresia, Rox will take care of it, so don’t worry too much.”
Theresia smiled brightly and looked at Verdin’s face.
Verdin, who did not understand her actions, pretended not to see her and did not take his eyes off the carriage.
Shake!
“Master, no! “The matriarch has arrived.”
The coachman spoke in a trembling voice.
When he got up first and opened the carriage door, he saw the warriors’ graves towering over the endless grassland. This place, with countless graves, is the resting place of those whose names will be engraved in history.
‘Midgard’
My father is also sleeping somewhere here.
Although he was unable to conquer the continent, which he had hoped for, he still rose to the position of the strongest on the continent as the head of the Strange family.
“You will wait here.”
The driver bowed his head deeply and took a step back.
“Yes, matriarch.”
Verdin, who arrived before Rox and the others, looked around Midgard with Theresia.
The only scenery I could see was the jungle spreading on both sides and the endless plain.
Still, beyond the hill, I could see Yggdrasil, the tree that symbolizes the center of this world, and Ragnarok, where those who received the will of God live, at the top of it.
“Is that Ragnarok visible above that tree?”
Verdin nodded lightly.
“yes.”
“It looks higher than the nearby mountain. If you stand there, you can see everything around you.”
“Rumor has it that you can see the entire continent.”
“and… . But why did these people, who are said to be children of God, build a castle in a place like that?”
“well.”
Verdin pretended not to notice her question, but he knew it.
Because I’ve seen records of this on the upper floors of the tower.
Beep-
“… what.”
“why? Lord Verdin.”
“Oh, no, my head suddenly felt like-”
“Your head?”
“Head… .”
I heard something cut off in my head, and then my vision turned white and my vision became blurry.
‘what?’
I had no physical problems at all until a little while ago, so why does my body have this reaction the moment I watch Ragnarok?
I tried to strengthen my legs to hold on.
But my actions were so meaningless.
In just a few seconds, I became so dizzy that I found it difficult to stand still, and my eyes began to lose strength and close on their own.
dump.
He could not resist at all and collapsed on the grassland.
‘What.’
Maria Theresa was startled and hugged my upper body.
“Lord Verdin!”
I tried to answer, but my mouth wouldn’t move.
‘What on earth is this?’
Just before I lost my mind like that.
A familiar voice came to my ears.
[Verdin, now let me tell you a story I couldn’t tell you.]
‘father? ‘It’s a story that hasn’t been told yet.’
[I hope you don’t forgive me for not being able to protect your mother when she was alive.]
It is not up to me to decide whether to forgive my father or not.
I wanted to say these words to my father, who had become a soul, but before I could answer, I entered the stream of unconsciousness.
* * *
[I regretted this day the most in my life.]
[I didn’t know that on the day I was away after receiving a call from an apostle, there would be someone targeting Verdandi at the right time.]
Ssssssssssssshhhh!
The space swirled and my vision shifted to Castle Strange.
This is because the arrangement of the windows and furniture in the room I am currently using seemed to be the same.
“Urururu, peekaboo!”
My mother, Verdandi, made a funny expression on the face of the baby who couldn’t even open his eyes yet.
“Mother, Verdin is still blind.”
Young Valentine said to Verdandi with a puzzled expression.
“I know. But if I do this, Verdin will smile brightly?”
“Huh? Really?”
They both saw me lying on a small white bed.
I, lying still like a stone statue on top of him, was really smiling.
What on earth is so happy? It makes a loud noise.
‘… ‘I am so different from the person I remember.’
I heard that his eyes were so scary that the sitters didn’t want to make eye contact with me.
‘It was the same in this life too.’
“Crackling!”
As a child, I stretched out my hands and tried to grab my mother.
Verdandi and Valentine were contorting their faces with their fingers to make even more comical expressions, wondering what was so good about them.
bang!
It was then.
Someone opened the door and came in.
Verdandi looked at the face of the person who entered the room in surprise, then swallowed his saliva with a thoughtful expression, shaking his hands.
“Yes, how did you get here-”
Turf, plod, trudge.
A middle-aged man with half-bald hair and a long brown mustache.
The armor had a lion symbolizing the Rothschild Order of God.
“It is an honor to meet you, Verdandi. “My name is Rothschild de Maier.”
“Rothschild… ?”
“I have come under orders from your father, Apostle Ordin.”
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