The sun sets.

September 18th is coming to an end.

About February was about to pass with Gray occupying Fort Gallon with the three thousand men under him. Prepare to die. It's February. It is no exaggeration to say that you have lived too long.

But he thought it was something he couldn't help but split. If we're going to die anyway, we should just do what we can and die. That's what he said to his men, "Yes, I will die." At the very least, if you don't reward Zalwarn with one arrow, there's no point in dying. Even if that's a waste of time, that moment shouldn't be all meaningless. I guess that's nothing but self-satisfaction. I know too much about that. But there is no other way to lose what is to be protected.

Lost is not something to protect. Lord, country, family, people. They took everything. They took it all away. Tears no longer withered, and my heart dried up. Nothing.

I just have to die.

(Your Majesty... please forgive me for disobeying my royal life)

Gray asked for forgiveness more than once in her chest. Nirg Ray-Melisol finally ordered me not to die. I was survived to this day because I was ordered not to die. Even in a worm-poisoned crucible called Zalwarn, he didn't lose sight of himself and kept fighting.

But the king was also no longer under the fountain, and he no longer knew what to live for. It was only when I saw the tragedy of Melisol that I remembered my royal life and tried to live. But it didn't last either.

Both Gray and Gray's men lost their way. I've lost track of life. It was dawn in battle, even exhausted. My soul sought rest. It will only be filled by death.

As we did so, information jumped in that Gandia had attacked Zalwarn territory.

Speaking of Gandia, it's a country where Gray took control of Logner in the gaps that drove his army away. Earlier king Siuscloud Ray-Gandia was pattern enough to exchange letters from time to time as to whether he felt comfortable with Nilg, king of Melisol, and in that regard was a country to be remembered by Gray. It seems that the fall of Siuscloud to the disease was also shocking to Nirg. Nirg's hunch that Gandhia would not have a future came off with Leongando showing his head.

Leongand, the young king, recaptured the fortress of Balsar, which had been subdued by Logner, who was the home of Zalwarn, and even swallowed it up. To an electrically repressive play, not only Zalwarn, but the surrounding countries would not have been able to forbid surprises.

It was on the way to Melis Ellis that Gray found out about Gandhia's Logner merger, pulling off Logner. Needless to say, I was taken aback. No way, I didn't think that Logner would take a lag on Gandhia, and I couldn't imagine Gandhia overwhelming or anything.

And who can predict that Gandhia, who has absorbed Logner's power, will just attack Zalwarn?

Even though Gray has disobeyed, Zalwarn is a huge country. Gandhia, combined with Logner's full strength, possessed an insurmountable degree of combat power, as well as a large number of vicious armed summoners. Everyone thought it was a story ahead of us for the time being, such as waging an all-out war on such a country.

Isn't Gandhia right in order to get his hands on Azark and Berel? Gray even thought seriously about other countries.

"I wonder if the general likes it here"

Accidentally speaking, Gray frowned. Damn, this guy is bad for his heart. They show up out of nowhere, calling out to you in an unexpected way. No matter how vigilant you are, the quality is poor because it buffers a moment of relaxation. In the first place, I may be of poor quality with the Demon King.

Under the dark night when the moon begins to emerge, there is a spectacular royal castle ahead. The appearance of Castle Melis Ellis, illuminated by the light of the moon and the stars and floating in the darkness, is certainly a favorite.

Looking back, the soldiers that Gray had brought around for the offering also seemed surprised by their appearance. In the darkness stands a man wrapped in a pitch-black coat and a otherworldly presence leaning against the man. Yubel, the demon king of Kruselk, and his princess Lüska. The woman with blue hair on her blue-white skin is the Imperial Demon known as Lewdies, with a bright red light leaking from her pupils in both eyes. The eyes of the Imperial Demon are unique.

"I don't hate you."

When Gray replied, he exhaled like he was in trouble.

"If you don't particularly like it, you want me to stay at Fort Gallon. Just looking for the general made my day go down."

"This is rude. But His Majesty the Demon King was looking for me?

"As it stands, I'm only interested in the general."

Yubel, after that, added the words, as he remembered.

"In humans,"

I guess I cared about Luska's gaze.

The demon king is the demon king and has a human smell, and this demon is also the demon of the emperor and the human smell. Playing and exchanging words as if they were real lovers. But with the Imperial Devil I inherently do not understand the human language and do not speak. No matter how close it looks to humans. They recognized humans as enemies and often attacked them as soon as they found them. It was impossible to have negotiations, and it was a common recognition from five hundred years ago that we could not understand the natural enemies of mankind. But Lyuska had some understanding of the human language and spoken the human language, albeit in one word.

Most importantly, she spoke only against her Uberian counterpart, and Gray never exchanged words with her. Even if you say hello, it's the mountain of Sekiyama that will give you back your grin. After all, I guess the Imperial Devil is the Imperial Devil. He seemed to be open-minded to the Demon King for some reason, but he didn't even seem to intend to forgive his heart until he was against other human beings.

"I hear Gandhia's attacking."

Gray had noticed hatred seeping into his black eyes as Yubel ran with Gandhia. But I've never mentioned that. Gray didn't hate this weird collaborator thing, and he had the consideration that he didn't want to offend his heart certificate. There's something about Yubel that you can't thank for.

Thanks to him, the Grays can reward Zalwarn with one arrow.

"Yeah. How far is Kruselk grabbing it?

"I just heard the Gandhian army took control of Nagrasia"

"After all, it takes time to communicate information"

Whether you fly a fast horse or a telegraph pigeon, information can take time to come and go. That is something we have no choice about and there is nothing we can do about it. That is why we must not fail to gather information. What controls information becomes the winner. In this turmoil, let's say it is remarkable.

"Not at all. Fort Gallon gave us new information."

"The fall of Bahandar."

As Gray said, Yubel nodded quietly. Your eyes look glowing. It must be the moonlight.

Bahandar fell on the fifteenth. I mean, three days ago. Gray received the report this morning, but still said it was early enough. If the collaborators lurking in Zeol hadn't told us, it might have taken a few more days for that information to reach Fort Gallon. Neither did the collaborator, Gray, ask for help if he wanted to. Something is giving Gray information about Zalwarn's current situation.

Gray was grateful for the information, but he didn't hurt his chest that his collaborators' hopes could not be fulfilled. They don't even reveal who they are, they're just the ones who send the information on their own. There is no need to consider it. It's not like Yubel.

"It turned out to be funny."

Yubel has told me that it doesn't seem interesting. The Imperial Demon behind it also looks boring looking around. There's nothing left to take away. It's ruin. There are only soldiers around who are nervous about the existence of the Demon King and the Imperial Demon.

"The presence of the General also contributes greatly to the current state of Zalwarn. With the general caged in Fort Gallon, we can't move the troops of Thruke or Malwale around in a detour"

In fact, if Zalwarn moved through or through the Malwaysian army, Gray would have gone right into marching preparations. If you want to go straight west from Fort Gallon to the Dragon Mansion, there is a Malware north of that path and a Thruke to the south. There are about a thousand troops stationed in both, and if the Grey army proceeds towards the west in that state, they will certainly be sandwiched from the north and south. No matter how strong the Grey army is, if it is sandwiched during the march, we must be prepared for the corresponding bleeding. It is the Dragon House that the Grey army aspires to, and we do not want to lose our troops along the way.

Nevertheless, it is not something that can wait forever.

Once the horses had been trained and armoured, even if there had been no change in the Malvasian or Slook armies, they would have planned to march.

"Well, that's it for the chatter, let's get down to business. How's the horse?

"You're nothing but a rampaging horse."

To be honest with Gray, Yubel laughed delightfully. As a result, Gray was stared at by Llusca, but I have to break it off that it's the only thing left.

"I guess so. But if you're a general, why don't you ride?

"I thought we'd get on. Otherwise, there's no point in asking His Majesty the Demon King for help."

To die, seek the help of the Demon King. What a strange story it seems, but that's what demon kings are supposed to be. devastation and the righteousness of killing. Incarnation of disaster. Make it a neighbor of death, a shadow of doom.

But Yubel is too kind for the Demon King. I was too careful when it came to demon kings, and too human for demon kings. I guess that's why Gray took a liking to him. Since the day I first met him, I've only had enough conversations to count.

"As far as I'm concerned, I don't want to send the general to the dead."

He, uh, he's been saying that. Lyuska didn't come this time either. Maybe he felt something in the voice of the Demon King. Even in that respect, I'm badly human.

"Losing friends is unbearable."

"... sometimes I wish I had met His Majesty a little sooner"

If so, maybe Gray's fate had changed too.

I don't know, but I didn't feel bad thinking about it.