Armed Summoners - Black Spears and the Brave Men of the Other World

This defeat, it's all my fault.

"So you're going to die?

Nirg laughed tauntingly after Melisol's defeat to Zalwarn.

Four hundred and eighty-nine years of continental history.

Twelve years ago now.

Melisol suffered defeat before Zalwarn's quantity. Melisol was a country that boasted a mighty military power compared to the national territory, but could not have won by bumping into each other from the front with Zalwarn, who boasted several times the national territory. The forces of Grey-Balzerg, the most powerful of all, also had to be silenced before Zalwarn's overwhelming forces.

Gray's troops won. But on the verge of his troops reaching the Pentagon, Melis Ellis fell. Even if we could decorate the victory locally, we would have to admit to losing if our home base were dropped. Reason. If you lose your country, your reasons for fighting will disappear.

Gray troops were going to beat the battle against Zalwarn's main unit, which deployed near the Melisol border, multiplying the momentum to invade the Zalwarn mainland and strike a heavy blow to the Dragon House, so as not to let Melisol get his hands on it. But that came out the back. Gray's large army pounced through the void of Melisol, and a separate squad, equal in strength to Zalwarn's main unit, killed Melis Ellis and instantly took control of him.

Regardless, I wouldn't have fought like that if it was just Gray. Defense of the land should be a priority, and not a sane shakedown, such as marching to the capital of Zalwarn. It was the forces deposited with Gray that were the main force of Merisall, and it was only because they were concentrating their power that they were able to repel Zalwarn's main force. I wouldn't normally think of setting up a special attack without leaving any defensive power.

Gray was a general. It can be said that he was in a position to divide up any military of Melisol and had nothing to say to him about his military affiliation. But there are exceptions. The royal human race is no match for a general like that.

Gray proclaimed himself responsible for the defeat because he believed it was the duty of the commander, and also to conceal the presence of a prince who enthusiastically supported the Longfu attack operation. I suppose I followed the orders of the young prince, who is also the son of Nilg, partly because Gray found that day's Nilg in the prince's appearance, but after all, for Gray, the king was the pillar that supported this heaven and earth, and the prince also saw it as the pillar that supported the world to come.

"If Your Majesty will command you."

"You're getting old, too. It can't be like that. '

At that time, Gray managed to take his life by stabbing a dagger in his belly because of Nirg's life. Recovered at an incredible rate, it seems, due to its youth, to the If you do the same thing now, if you do it badly, you must die. No, you'll die. With Gray right now, he seemed to be able to break his stomach while enduring pain.

Each other, we grew old.

Gray was about to reach the age of fifty, and Nirg had finally reached the great platform of fifty. With a country full of problems called Melisol, I guess I couldn't stand the hard work. On his youth, his hair, which was golden, was also dyed white by brilliant. The cheeks are shredded off and the face is engraved with deep wrinkles. This crease is an annual wheel, which became his cliché.

Gray would be something similar. Usually, I don't know what I look like because I don't look in the mirror, but my wife used to tell me I was old. The more they said that, the more vigorously Gray began to work year after year, whether the will to lose aging would work. So much so that Nirg laughs bitterly that he may be gradually rejuvenated.

But this defeat is not your fault.

Nirg narrowed his eyes. A wise king. You must be seeing through everything Gray thinks. It has been so for a long time. Gray hid something from Nirg, and he could never hide it. Still, Gray doesn't shake his head vertically.

'No… it is my responsibility'

"You think I don't know?

"I, the commander of the army, have no choice but to put Gray-Balzerg down."

Gray just said that. No matter how much power the accompanying prince has, it is Gray-Balzerg who makes the final decision. It was Nirg who told me that the wrong decision should be corrected, even if the other person was a king, and if he couldn't, he should assume that the blame lay with Gray.

We stared at each other.

For many years, those who had run through the battlefield together could tell only by looking at each other. We read each other, deep down.

'... right. You're right. Sorry. Thanks.'

Nirg had tears in his eyes and bowed his head deeply. Gray wolfed. I didn't mean to. He just did what he deserved. Protecting the king and the king's clan is only natural for the Balzergs as generals of Melisol.

"Your Majesty, please raise your face"

'I had a good subordinate. Because you're here, I've been able to carry it with me. Without you, this country would have disappeared. I know.'

"Your Majesty..."

What Nirg said would have been true in a way. Gray rebuilt this Melisol army on his own, creating the most powerful force. Or so, Gray doesn't think he accomplished it on his own. It is a reform that Nirg was able to achieve thanks to his patronage. If Nirg disagreed, Gray would have stopped without one or two. Because Grey couldn't say enough that strengthening military might was necessarily the right way to go. There, Nirg held me back. Gray carried out the reform of the Melisol Army with all his body and spirit. The time spent tailoring a weak soldier to a soldier is a distraction. Horses also took time to make sure they could withstand a heavy battle. Time, money, people, resources, spent. That's how an army was created to beat Zalwarn's main force.

Still, I lost.

Nirg opened his mouth after a while. I guess it was hard to say.

Zalwarn wants you. If I give you and the three thousand men under you, the life of the royal family and the people will be guaranteed. "

If I don't respond, I wonder what I'll do. Are you going to kill them all? No way, not even in Zalwarn. but it's also not a country that hesitates to kill in the show. And we don't have a choice in the losing country. Winners are the strong ones, qualified to make history. The loser has no choice but to follow the winner. Otherwise, there is nothing more than resisting until it perishes.

Melisol chose to survive over total annihilation. That's all.

"Ha."

When Gray nodded, there was silence. Throne room. No one but the two of us. The Royal Palace is surrounded by Zalwarn troops and there is no escape. Grey didn't come here to escape. If you were going to run, you didn't have to come back to Melis Ellis. But there's no way a thing like him could put the king down and run away. If I were to escape, I would take the king away, and even if I did not, I would have had to meet the king. You must listen to the king's orders.

That's why he came back to Melis Ellis.

"Gray-Balzerg and the three thousand men under him are going to Zalwarn to save the people of Melisol."

"With the King's Life"

Gray quietly took the lead. I've lived with the intention of dying if you ask me to. If you ask me to go, I'm just going. So if the life of the king and the people is to be preserved, it is cheap. It was defeated. I was in a position where I couldn't complain if they took it all away.

"And this is my last order as king."

Nirg's eyes shine strong. It's the eye of a man who's been chasing me since I was younger. The only master for Gray was always his driving force. Whatever his predicament, he was able to fight through it just by remembering Nirg's eyes. Even in normal times, it was.

That I could have a Lord named Nirg.

It made Gray's life meaningful.

"Don't die."

"Ha!"

Gray saluted and left the royal castle behind.

It never occurred to me that that would be the last word I would ever speak to a king.