Port of Genobia, east of the Sharnos Empire.
This place was in a state of emergency, not now. In the port where the twenty galley ships are anchored, soldiers in Imperial Navy uniforms are transporting supplies in a frenzy.
“What happened to the loading of weapons and weapons? ”
“More than 30% complete. Once the knights arrive, we should be able to set sail in a week. ”
“Too late! His Majesty has ordered us to set sail within the week. ”
Earl Kernel, commander of the Imperial First Fleet, has been in great pain inside the command ship.
“But it's such an abrupt order that time is running out. ”
The deputies cry, but Earl Kernel can't help it. In fact, the Imperial Navy didn't have much to do.
The main mission was to escort some minority merchants who were permitted to trade with the east, or sometimes to defeat pirate ships coming up from the south coast.
‘I haven't seen anything for twenty years since I joined the office, but I got the hang of it in the last year. ’
Nothing to do is the same as not being able to speak in the military. Although he was named Admiral of the First Fleet, he had never known the Emperor except for the inauguration ceremony.
This time, he was called to the imperial palace for an unexpected reason.
“I'll send knights. Prepare to sail to the eastern continent. We need to get out of here as soon as possible! ”
“Ah... I see. ”
He was in a hurry to move the fleet to the port of Genobia and was preparing to set sail. I didn't know why, but the Emperor's orders are absolute.
But why go now to the east where the official mission was lost decades ago?
“You can't... be at war with the Eastern Heavy Empire..." ”
The deputy told me about his concerns. Kernel shakes his head.
“That can't be right. The emissary left a while ago, so they're going to give you another mission. ”
However, the expectation seems unfortunately to be missed.
* * *
Bang!
“Even if the war is immortal with the east, we must bring Leonhard!" ”
The emperor slapped the armrest of the throne with a furious look. He was so angry at the battle council that it was so rare these days that all the officials couldn't even make a sound and just bowed their heads.
After the battle meeting, the officials gathered for a loud commotion.
“Are the Eastern Bloc crazy? Did you do harm to the Second Prince sent as an envoy? ”
“Oh... no way. This emissary has been sent for decades.Something must have gone wrong. ”
The Eastern Mission began more than a month ago. The reason they heard is that there is a problem with the statue of Leonhard, the Second Prince of the East.
As the emperor, it was an urgent matter that had to be provoked.
“After the north, the south, this time the other continents? I don't know why there are so many surprises these days. ”
“Haha... I see. ”
One of the military officials suddenly questioned me.
“Then why is the Crown Prince still in this situation? ”
A gentleman who looks like he's quick to give me a pinky glass.
“You don't know that. I heard you were stuck in an extraterrestrial palace for knight training, but how could you not come out in this situation? ”
“What do you mean? You didn't even show up for the war council today. ”
“Tsk! That's the crucial evidence. ”
The gentle gentleman began to deliberately explain.
“Who sent the two princes to the east this time... or an envoy? Isn't that the Crown Prince? ”
“No, what does it matter? ”
“Think about it. Empire fleet one is preparing to depart. Where is the Crown Prince?" ”
The god who first asked me asked with a surprised expression.
“Are you sure the Crown Prince is going to the east? ”
“Yes! Perhaps there will be conflicts with the East in some way. The Emperor is furious, so there is a good chance the Second Prince is being held captive in the east. ”
The officials who were just listening began nodding their heads.
“Phew, is this the east? ”
“Perhaps you have foreseen this. Only the Emperor the Second has pitied you. ”
There was no evidence, but they all believed that Yurius had done this on purpose.
It was also Yurius who sent Leonhard to the east, and he was suspicious that he would not suddenly come out of the palace.
Regular missionaries cannot go unnoticed when Leonhard is dead. However, it is different to be taken hostage and killed in a war.
As Yurius, if we can go to the east to wage a proper war and make peace, we can disguise Leonhard's death as a tragic accident and raise our own achievements.
The attendants were all wearing tongues to Yurius' indiscretion, but the reality was quite different.
* * *
After the meeting, the emperor was talking to Mareus in the separate room.
“With this, Yurius, even if he's away for a long time, the officials will be convinced. ”
“Well, they're not wrong about what they actually think, are they? ”
The emperor was most concerned about how he would send a search party to the east, concealing Yurius' absence. ’.
There's a face to the Empire, isn't there something you can say about the Crown Prince's escape?
However, the eyes of the officials could not be deceived if they wanted to dispatch a large fleet. The troublesome emperor and Mareus have come to a conclusion.
"If you can't hide it, why can't you just keep it a secret? ’
Of course, it made no sense to send two successors to another continent. However, if it is in this form to announce the absence of jealous Yurius, it makes sense.
The officials would think that Yurius had some intention and went east without officially notifying him.
It was also true that the Eastern Mission, led by Leonhard, had been disconnected. I don't know what's going on, but the emperor cares about what Yurius left behind.
[Leonhard is suspicious of his movements, so I'll go to the east.]
“Once you arrive on the Eastern Continent, use the official envoy to find out what happened to Leonhard's whereabouts and secretly conduct a search for Yurius." ”
The emperor summoned them before the urgent search party departed. The commander, of course, was Earl Kernel of the First Fleet, but the search party was expected to act under separate orders from the Emperor.
“I'll keep that in mind, Your Majesty! ”
It was Haynes who was in charge of the search party. He and the Knights of Sharnos participated in the great event.
They were also worried about the Knights' key figures and Yurius' sudden disappearance. Of course, Yurius was told he was leaving the dictionary, but he couldn't break the imperial decree unless he was a knight.
20 galleys and 5,000 infantry in the 1st Fleet.
Two hundred search party knights, including the Sharnos Knights.
That was the number of additional fleets to the east. The emperor and Mareus are confident that they can bring Yurius with them unless an all-out war breaks out.
However, when I was about to send them away after I had just made up my mind, I heard some unexpected news.
“Emperor! The Holy Spirit requests your presence. ”
“Holy Land?”
The emperor made a curious face. The inauguration ceremony for the Crown Prince of Yurius was not long over.Death is coming at this hour? But that curiosity soon turned to annoyance.
“Didn't I tell you? Tell him to ask for his throne again tomorrow! ”
The emperor who had been tired of squeezing his head for a few days at a labor center was not receiving knowledge today. However, the servant opens his mouth with a look of embarrassment.
“I was going to send them back today... but they're stubborn. ”
“Huh?"
The emperor smiled and said it was interesting. His servants were experienced and quick to notice. I wondered what kind of people came and how the servants looked so embarrassed.
“Haha... Did the Holy Country even visit the Pope of the Three Generations?" ”
“That's not it. But……. ”
The servant approaches the emperor, whispering to the visitor in his ear.
“ ……!? ”
The emperor's face turned into a serious expression. It looks like there are some really unexpected people visiting.
“Listen to them. ”
The servant bows his head deeply and retreats. And after a while,
“ ……. ”
There were two people walking in the hallway in front of the throne room with the acolyte's guide.
Both were fairly old men. One of them looks seventy because his hair is white.
Once they arrived at the door of the throne room, they needed to return their weapons first. Workers who have heard the information in advance quickly come forward and ask for it.
“Before you know it, I need you to leave your weapons with me for a moment. ”
“There you are. ”
One of the two older men, who looked a little younger, gave him a sword filled his waist with cheerful expression. The knight who took it reached out his hand to the old man on the other side and froze for a moment.
I think it's a Martian hammer. Is that a human weapon? ’
The white-haired old man was carrying a huge battle hammer on his back. The chunk on the end of the hammer is only the head of an adult man.
Even though the strength of the Knights dealing with the Force was ordinary and incomparable, it was doubtful how practical that chunk of iron would be.
But their job was to keep their weapons in check. The guard clears his throat for a moment, reaching out his hands.
“Hmph! I'll take care of this, too. ”
“Please be careful. ”
The old man spoke briefly and took out his hammer with one hand and handed it to the guard. The knight tilts his head in a light motion.
"Is it not just a lump of iron, but is it as light as a misrel? ’
However, the knight who had received the hammer politely with both hands suddenly twisted his body.
“Ugh!”
The knight was almost disgraced by the imperial crisis. The weight of the hammer was heavier than I had ever imagined.
"Hold this with one hand. Is that a person? ’
I was watching the old man's back disappear into the throne room with an unbelievable eye for a knight who barely held up his hammer while operating the force.
* * *
“Greetings, Emperor of the Great Empire! ”
“I'm here to see the Emperor. ”
The two old men who entered the throne room bowed deeply at their waist. The emperor greets you and turns to look at you with an interesting expression.
“Hm? You people of your stature asked me to meet you for an urgent matter? ”
The two people here who had no choice but to express their interest were the pillars of the Holy Land. No, even if I searched the entire continent, I could hardly find anyone with only one reputation at the moment.
“I'm sorry for being rude to you. But I couldn't help but notice that it was the most important issue in the Holy Land. ”
“Haha... Never mind that. Especially since you owe me less than my firstborn son. ”
The old man who raised his apology politely again was Duke Dios, Beatrice's father.
He was also the Duke of the Holy Land, but he deserved to be treated as much as he deserved within three fingers of the superman.
“And... I don't suppose this is the first time I've seen it, but I didn't know you were coming here." ”
In fact, I've been to Duke Dios a few times, and it shouldn't come as a surprise. What the emperor noticed was the white-haired old man standing beside him.
“Your Holiness. Actually, this was my request. ”
“Hoho. Now tell me what you need to know. ”
Archbishop Galeus is who he is!
He was the executive director of the Church of God Mars of War.
He, along with the late Duke Wilhelm and Duke Dios here, is a man who is not always absent when he elects the three strongest men on the continent.
However, if I asked them to take the lead, everyone would have picked Archbishop Galeus on their first finger.
The strongest superman on the Zata Authorized Continent had to worry about what brought him to the Holy Land as an envoy.
Galeus opens his mouth.
“Actually, there's someone else I'd like to meet. ”
“Hmm?"
Something in the emperor's head passes through the déjà vu. Isn't there always someone who isn't caught up in these accidents?
‘No way... ’
“The person I wish to see is the Emperor's Imperial Highness. ”
The emperor squeezes his head and spits out with a tired face.
“It's him again! ”