Egret

“Lubarzan...... the Imperial Prince? ”

The king's voice trembled like the wings of a dragonfly between the fingers of a child.

Even the king himself did not know the meaning of the tremor in detail.

It may be that you feel ridiculous about the introduction.

It may be the fear of the next monarch of the Empire, but it may be ridiculous that such an enormous presence has taken place to resolve minor disputes on the border.

Or just a heartbeat to the urge to strangle the successor after the blood of the enemy.

Jose swipes his head a few times, roughly like a scratch in a complicated head.

‘Didn't the Empire care about us? No, if it bothered me, I would have sent an army. Why is the Emperor's successor in this place? Are you sure you didn't take orders? ’

There was no need to prove it separately.

Jose instinctively notices that the opponent is not lying. The boy's spare time in front of his eyes was real, not fake.

What I didn't believe was Marvin, an Imperial army bound together.

'You weren't a trainer?! ’

Marvin sighs with a long sigh, not pointing out.

‘Her Majesty's outward scent is famous for her silver hair and gold. No matter how gloomy things are right now, even the impersonation of the Imperial family...! ’

Among the felonies, it was a punishable offence.

The impersonation of the Imperials does not end with simple discipline.

Especially if the object is the Emperor's descendant, it may fly as far as the necks of those who are associated with it.

Marvin, who had lost his mind, looked at Judas with a pale complexion.

Or not, the captain was already in a serious conversation.

“What do you want to talk about now? ”

“Leaders have a duty to take responsibility for the safety of the ruling class. ”

It was a mediocre expression.

Judas simultaneously explained why he came here and why Jose should respond to him.

And in a word, he succeeded in drawing Jose's attention.

The king pressed down and replied, "This is a terrible life."

“We have a duty to fight for the freedom of our peoples. ”

“Safety and freedom, which of the following is more valuable to you? ”

“Of course it's free. ”

There was not a single hesitation in José's answer.

The country was destroyed, but the breeze did not disappear.

Even if they die fighting, they will fight for their freedom.

That was the spirit of the Ho family he inherited and the oath of blood that will continue to follow.

“Then what is freedom for you? ”

“ ……? ”

When Jose stopped not understanding the question, Judas said once more.

“Specifically, what would make you feel like you found freedom? ”

The leader of the Ho Clan was now only twenty-seven.

The blood-boiling struggle and vengeance were deep in my heart, but I never specifically imagined when that aspiration was fulfilled.

“If you take back the land taken from you..... ”

“What does it mean to take back the land? ”

“That.”

Jose kept his mouth shut about what he wanted to know.

What is the intention of asking such a question, even though I don't want to hear it all? I couldn't figure out what I was doing.

Judas, who received a boundless young snowflake, was an audacious, comforting face.

Jose replied slowly again.

“Reclaiming the land we will live in. Yes, the land that you now cut down and plowed, called the border. For us, this fight is not just a territorial war, as your invaders think. So that children born and raised can live safely, at least not feel anxious about eating and living. It means taking back the Ho Clan's name with everything it originally had. ”

Speaking of which, the thirst for hope seemed so far away that it could not be caught.

At that moment, there was a commotion from afar.

The deputy who heard the situation from the other warriors conveyed it urgently.

“It's the Empire! Siege the Node now! It's not a preemptive thing, but it's different. A knight and a dragon appeared in the High Wizard. ”

Edan's expression becomes strange when he says dragon.

Maybe it's not a real dragon, it's a fluvial.

It was only Judas, Edan, and the two men who guessed, so the faces of the others became white without distinction.

‘You're handling it faster. ’

While Edan was praising the speed of his hands, the elite warriors ran to the king and knelt down.

“If you stay like this, it's dangerous! We'll cut you some time, so get out of here. ”

Jose's mouth widened.

After reaching out to his subordinates to stop him, he looks back at Judas.

“What are you gonna do now? Are you planning on sneaking in here and finding out where you came from? Remember, you arrogant empire. We will fight to the end. I will not retreat until I have returned the land you took. ”

“Hmm. I understood that the land to live in, the resources to use, and the reason to fight disappear if safety is guaranteed. Is that correct?”

I declared as splendid as I could, but coming back was a brief summary of what he said.

The opponent's expression was quite serious, but Mac was unraveling.

“…… If so? ”

“I propose a negotiation. Abandon the old honor and take over the autonomy of the Empire. ”

At that time, there was also a drunkenness among the prisoners.

It was a striking proposition. If it belongs to the Empire, it gives it a certain territory and gives it autonomy. Legally, it meant to govern, but recognize, the ethnicity of the Ho Nation. Protected by the great power of the Dorian Empire.

For a country that was destroyed, I was too weak to negotiate terms.

José, who had been offered a job, was also astonished.

“Are you saying that you will now recognize us as the Autonomous Command of the Empire? ”

“Details will need to be adjusted, but yes. Take a new name and take care of your people in the new land. ”

Silence surrounded me.

The momentum was completely reversed. He who is caught gives his heart to him who is caught.

I couldn't move as though Jose himself was tied to a rope.

Of course, the captured prisoners froze to the kneeling Ho Clan's elite warriors.

Judas waited quietly for him to clear his thoughts.

After a brief silence, the heavily closed horse gate opens.

“What do you get for doing that? ”

“It's the safety of the Empire. ”

“What if I refuse?”

I didn't have to hear the answer.

He seemed merciful, but he was so active that he came to the depths of the enemy himself.

If you refuse, there will be no mercy on you twice.

As Jose expected, Judas was giving them one last chance.

Treat yourself as best you can, but only once.

“If it had been you who came to my ancestors a hundred years ago. ”

Jose bitterly snowed.

“Everything wouldn't have been so messed up. ”

“ ……. ”

“Maybe we are. ”

Yep, the tip of the wing pointed at Judas.

Jose smiles in vain as he looks at the still unshakeable gold.

“You may have been a good colleague. ”

Instead of anger and disgust, the window of abandonment soared high in the sky.

“I don't know if you understand, but I can never kneel at the feet of the enemy. As long as you hold this spear that remembers the blood the elders shed! ”

It looked like a negotiated settlement at first sight, but the rejection was only surface area.

As the last king of the Ho clan, he decided to carry all honors and responsibilities.

Death is one king.

If the king dies, the Hoes who lost their cause will naturally be able to gather under the Empire.

The rest will be able to live in secure lands and autonomy, free from the dangers of war.

The spear, which had risen up, turned around and plunged into the bosom of the handler.

Paang!

At that moment, I tore my clothes and stopped the window that touched my flesh. It was a sudden green wind that wrapped around me.

The wind from the tip of the window, which hit the invisible tent, spreads like rubble and tears the air.

“That's urgent. Didn't you hear the Lord say to abandon the old honor? ”

Edan raises the spear with a strong force.

He only hit the dagger, but the spear flew back, drawing a circle of circles from Jose's hand. And then I got stuck in the grass a while back.

Edan spits at Jose, looking down at him, as he gazes at his empty hand.

“You missed the window. ”

“This...! ”

“The blood you shed must have weighed that much. ”

“Are you playing with me? ”

“If you truly think of a nation, take responsibility for it to the end as a leader. ”

“ ……! ”

“Alive.”

Jose, shaking his fist, looks at the warriors looking at him.

Everyone was pulling out their weapons.

The peculiarity is that the day you have to face an enemy is facing you with a weapon of mass destruction.

"You were meant to follow me to death. ’

In the eyes of the helpless warriors who thought they would be disappointed, their trust in the leader was hardened.

It was the king who led the warriors at the risk of their lives.

If he is responsible for death, the warriors who follow him will choose death without hesitation.

Realizing this, Jose lowers his head as he hears the roar of the imperial army approaching.

‘End of war. ’

Force majeure.

Just as the elder chose to fight for the nation, so too did his choice.

As he raised his head again with a sigh, a colorful butterfly flew among the griffons, bowed down as he worshiped.

‘No, not butterflies. ’

In detail, they were spirits small enough to look like butterflies.

I didn't feel it at all, but it was already sunset evening. Despite the darkness, the surroundings were as bright as day.

Jose sees a small blue dolphin passing right by him.

“Huh……. ”

Long breaths, whether sighs or light bullets, flow to the end of the nose. Jose thought.

Hundreds, thousands of warriors are useless. This war was already in one's hands. If he wishes, he can stop the wrath of heaven, not the war.

Somewhere near Judas, the spirits of nature's four attributes materialize and reveal themselves.

And even the lesser spirits of nature that sensed the spirit king's energy were flocking around and sparkling like fireflies.

Jose realized that Judas wanted to negotiate truthfully, not just cheap sympathy or vain mercy.

He seemed young and weak, but he was indeed a wise and merciful man.

Hairy!

The king of the Ho family sincerely kneels before the next monarch of the Empire.

It was the end of a long border dispute.

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This concludes the 16 episodes!

From the next chapter, 'Chapter 17. Witch hunting begins. Heh.

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