A Wish to Grab Happiness

"It was a bad dream."

Her silver eyes jumped out of her nightmare and she was breathing heavily.

It was a scary dream. I don't remember the contents very well, but I have a dream that I'm going to freeze.Your skin is cold and peeling, and your soul falls asleep.

Since I was a child, I always held the sword when I had such a dream.Only the sword gave me the courage to be proud of myself.

One swing, one more swing. Every time the sword followed its own trajectory, the sign of a bad dream walked away.Exercise burns and heart palpitations restored heat to my body.I could concentrate on my sword at any time.

The day she first lost to her peers, the day her brother was born, and everyone's interests, including her father, were lost from her, Kalia-Bardonic held onto her sword.

"I only have a sword."That's the only way to prove it. "

As she told herself, she said:

The obsession with sword and power definitely gave her one glory.There was no one like her in terms of sword talent, and it was because of her sword moves that the Knights made their debut.

That's why she became more confined.Glory is given only by power, and all else despises her.

Today she wielded her silver sword.To shower the white cheek with blood.To prove your worth.

There was a man ahead of him.

"You're strong, but you're always in a bad mood."

"Shut up."

The man was holding a knife.In a weak habit, she was facing Kalia with a roar like a fang-filled beast.I forgot the reason. The only fact is that this man and himself are hostile.

The fact that a weakling who didn't take anything and didn't put his teeth on it came up against it burned Caria's heart above all else.He who has power, he who has no power, obeys him.

Even Kalia has traditionally followed the irreplaceable fence.It is the first time that you have the power to behave freely.

And yet, this one.

I see, Knight.

There was always no fear or terror in a man.As if a line had been chopped off, the man's eyes were full of giddy emotions.

He told me to laugh at the risk of my life.

"Then you can only fight those who can win?"You're not such a coward, are you? "

I don't remember what happened after that.I feel like I was injured too.The knife blade may have swallowed the skin.But there is no mistake, that his silver has devoured the heart of his enemies.

As soon as I killed him, I realized it all the time.

Who dies in his arms?Who is he that even shows out hostility?

Your whole body is freezing cold.Silver eyes were stiff, and the warm lips were losing their vitality.

"-Rugis"

Caria says, shedding tears.

I woke up from a nightmare. When I wake up, I have nightmares, and I have the next nightmare.Over and over again.It feels like you're going up a never-ending spiral staircase.

"I... can't. I'm really weak.She's not as strong as you want her to be.to meet your expectations... how dare you... "

Kalia said alone, scratching her throat.It was as if the frail young child was facing the dilemma of the world for the first time.

Crying, nightmares.

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Fort Coriden on the western edge. A foreign object left over from history, handled by a previous architectural king.

Stone and clay forts are inevitably damaged over time.After the alliance with the Western Loa was forged, it was no longer even a useless thing.

Over 10,000 Western Roar troops came to the area.

Their multi-island coalition is open to the outside world, but there are endless internal conflicts over leadership.After forming an alliance with the Kingdom of Garliss, there was a great deal of fighting between the various lords.That's why the soldier is a formidable elite used to fighting.It was a good match for the Fort Coriden.

But they weren't exactly outsiders.Reinforcements to the old kingdom, led by King Amerites, could be described as friendly armies to end the civil war against the new kingdom.

Of course, Barberidge = Bardonic, who was entrusted with Fort Coriden, was well aware of the situation.

"Father, it looks like they're already arriving."I've sent an envoy. "

"I told you not to call me that, except at home."

Barberidge moved a steep glance with wrinkles between his eyebrows.A large wound in his right eye made him hold more than he needed.

The man who was stared at was still very young.At that place, I still had the look of not losing my childhood, but I only gave my eyes to my father.Young man of the Bardonic family. If you look at his eyes, you can see that he is fully aware of the next president.

With a bitter smile, he said.

"Excuse me, my lord." So, do you want to welcome me in?Looks like that's the way it feels. "

Although the Bardonic family fell to the knighthood, it was originally a family of high nobility.It was particularly famous for being the King of the Amerits.They put the fulfillment of their obligations first.

The old kingdom raised an army, but they didn't respond to it to defend Fort Coriden.As soon as we bring in reinforcements, we'll be under King Amerites.While obeying the new kingdom, the nobles' imagination of abandoning their allegiance to the old kingdom was so calm.Not only they, but also the New Kingdom have similar imaginations.

Then the Bardonics will regain their lost senior nobility.They can repay the stigma of the previous war.

"We will only do our duty."There's nothing noblemen can do but do. "

The young man sighed at his father as he tried to leave the Commander's Office without breaking his expression.It seems to be his personality that he is not swayed by a hard atmosphere.

I wonder if your sister left because you seemed to be the one.

It was a joke-stained tone, but it was a use of words that contained thorns at a young age.Not all the circumstances are known, but it is certain that my father was the cause of my sister's departure.

"Don't call me sister."It's not my family anymore. "

"However, it will be in your ears that you are active in the new kingdom."Isn't it necessary to keep it connected as a home? "

Apparently, Bardonic youths also developed a sense of nobility.It is said to be the son of Barberidge, who chose to be more deeply involved in politics than martial arts.Of course, my feelings for my sister were there as well.

But Barberidge says with a slashing sharpness.

"It doesn't even sound like bullshit." The nobility's need is only to fulfill its duty.He refused to do his duty.Then we can no longer be in a family. "

The battle wound engraved to tear the right eye seemed to move a lot at a time.It's a word that Barberidge repeats over and over again.It is the duty of the nobles. We are here to fulfill their duty.

The young man sighed without concealing his desire to make it the end of his duty.

So, did you call me here to do your duty?

Barberidge nodded, no longer looking back.While tapping the cobblestone with his feet, he went out to the outer wall of the fort.Unusual sunlight pierced his eyes during the dead snow.

Normally, the owner and the next owner won't face each other on the battlefield.In order to survive the family name, one must move to a safe place.Dare to break it only if you are convinced of a victory or if it is worth it.

- Yes, this was a battlefield.

Barberidge's team includes fortress soldiers who are ready to fight, and unit commanders who fly commands to the soldiers with heavy exhalation.Everyone stopped moving when they saw Barberidge.He says, immediately after he has dominated it with his hand.

There was a flame of war in everyone's eyes.

"--Gentlemen, I've kept you waiting for a long time."With all the stigma on your faces, we had nothing to reward you for. "

It is clear what Barberidge's words point to.

The Bardonic family's reputation in the Garlest Kingdom is no longer equal to nothing.If the former daughter was responsible for one wing of the enemy, her soldiers would not be directed at the battlefield.

It was given to protect the neighbors from night thieves and beasts.They will not be given any activity that will shine brightly in the war stories.

But not now. The enemy is here.

"Now, the Gentiles have once again stepped into our country from the Western Islands.You think they're reinforcements? This is ridiculous!As long as they are an army, they will surely tread upon our people.That is the only way the army can live.

We live with the tax on folk grass.Their flesh is in their mouths.Then we don't have to tell you what our duty is! "

Barberidge pulled out the sword at his waist.The emblem on the chest, the sword with goldwork and the family crest of the sheath are in strong shades.

Of course, I know the King is using them as reinforcements.But it is no different than offering the inhabitants of Barberidge for them.Is that how you fulfilled your duty as an aristocrat?

"Gentlemen, do your duty!" The battlefield I've been waiting for is here! "

Soldiers and commanders roar in response.The stigma and humiliation of the past are no longer on their backs.Coriden Fort, which had prevented the invasion of Western lords three times, trembled in response.

They didn't make it to the war, so they were at the forefront of the battle.

"... so that when the old kingdom was victorious, it would be an excuse to defend its enemies."If the new kingdom triumphs, will you be able to sell your grace, Father?Or do you have other ideas? "

"I've told you many times not to call me father in a place like this.For the nobility, there is nothing to do but to accomplish what needs to be accomplished. "

Solid as ever. I don't know where my heart is.That's right, other relatives, including my sister, should be struggling, and the young man thought of my father as if he were someone else.

"But, I don't think it's bad."The King's City is a battlefield, and even your sister will be short of life. "

Young master said that he had some kind of aristocratic ruthlessness, even though he had feelings as a flesh-and-blood relative.Then he will not forget the words of his father, who said unexpectedly that he would react.

"... if he's going to die, he's going to die when I have him"

The young man sighed so narrowly that he could not hear.Twisted. Father, sister.

Young man thinks so. A hero who escaped his father and took his sister.What kind of face is it?