Hero without Blood or Tear

[108] A friend I met on the first snowfall. (2)

I forgot my mother-in-law was with me.

- Haha, mother-in-law. You're mistaken. There is no little speck in the sky of my heart.

- Is the sky in his heart the night sky?

- …….

I had nothing to say.

* * *

“Act natural. ”

“Very well, Mr. President. ”

The horsemen masquerading as merchants pile up their liquor on the cart and head for Griffenberg. The Horsemen in the village shuddered as soon as the barrel arrived.

“Mr. President, as expected. Swell, drink, I'm excited. ”

I nodded at the cavalry's words for reporting.

“Enjoy yourself. It will be the last drink of my life. ”

I prepared the liquor in particular, and by midnight, everyone was already drunk.

“Horses are spreading like corpses everywhere. ”

“Great! Let's go get these pigs' throats. ”

I can be caught at night, so I turn off the matchlock and let everyone use their swords. We sneak into Grievenberg in the middle of the night.

It was quite a spectacle to see 200 soldiers marching in the dark with swords. Armor and gloves are making good noises, but the town is quiet.

In one house, you hear an orc snoring a lot. We immediately entered the slaughter. It was a simple matter of grabbing their heads and slitting their throats with a knife.

“Grrrgh!"

“Ugh!"

The horsemen that were scattered all over the place began to be unilaterally defeated. Some wake up, stammering their weapons with their hands, but they are drunk and their movements slow.

Phew!

I slashed the weight of the sword and broke the back of a horse's head. I couldn't have been so easy. But by this time, the enemy should have noticed.

“What! These! ”

“Khhh! A sword to the ship! ”

It was too late to get up late. The panicked and frightened people abandon their comrades and start running everywhere.

“Aah! Damn it! ”

“Ambush!”

The problem is that the Horses are stronger than Humans, but they have less morale and training. Everyone is lined up without proper equipment. They even fought each other because it was dark. At that moment, I heard a familiar voice.

“Who the hell are you! Somebody broke in here! ”

I ran in the direction that I heard the voice. And as soon as I found the protagonist of his voice, I wielded my sword.

“Kuaak!”

The man who was struck by the dagger spills blood from his chest and retreats.

“Good thing I remembered your voice. ”

How can a soldier forget humiliation? Of course I have to pay you back ten times over.

-Huduk here once swung his hand and chased his enemies away like flies! Kuhahahaha!

Obviously you said this. I couldn't forgive him.

“I can tolerate saying that to my servant, but I cannot tolerate saying that to me! ”

“W-what are you talking about? ”

“Are you the commander of this division? ”

“Yes! I am Hulduk! Great Demon King... Khh! ”

I slashed my mouth with my sword.

“Ouch! It hurts! ”

As his lips were cut off, he was tormented, wrapped around his face with his hands.

“I made fun of you. You'll pay for that. Isn't that right?”

I knocked him down and stepped on his head and crashed into the mud. Perhaps a giant horse, like the Minotaurs, has been waddling around with a reed, as if it were a massive piss.

“Ahhhh! Ahhhh! ”

Hulduk struggles as his face gets stuck in the mud and he can't breathe. But I kept crushing his head without letting go.

“Ugh! Ugh! Sal... Phew! ”

Hulduk raises his hand up and makes a fuss to get my feet off somehow. He tried to stab me in the foot with a dagger from his waist, but it didn't work. It was hard to stab in that position.

Kang!

The weak attack pierces the leg of the armor, but it does nothing. The more I did, the more I pushed my foot into the mud.

“Do you want to live? If you want to live, you have to try harder. Huh?”

“Grrrgh! Grrrgh! ”

Hulduk's strength fades away. You almost touch it and eventually miss the dagger. And I stretched and didn't move anymore. It was a miserable death for the commander. Suffocating in the mud.

“I will not forgive anyone for insulting me! We must avenge his memory! ”

The Horsemen flee in a frenzy as they shout around. He looked like he saw a ghost. Once I have the commander, I scour his arms in wonder what will come of it.

“Huh? Isn't this an order? ”

The Black Scroll had the Demon King's seal placed on it, and it was an order to go down to the typical Horse Commander. I didn't think you choking on mud would help.

I took a seat in a nearby barrel and gave the order. You see a dizzy list of the Horseman's passwords.

Ta-da! Bang!

Around you, an ally now chases the runaway horsemen with a full-scale gunfire.

It was a fresh battle, but it was fun to suit my taste. I like one-sided fights.

“Let's see. What is this? ”

I opened the scroll with confidence in the Horse code, but I couldn't read it at all. What? I was delighted to learn a big piece of information, but I was very disappointed.

I have mastered all kinds of Horse codes with my past experience. There's a reason he carried around his orders so carelessly. You didn't think it would be taken away in the first place, but even if you did, you know that no human being can decipher it.

The Demon code is very high. In fact, after the Great War broke out, we were unable to crack the code, and we suffered for almost 10 years.

I was the one who had been in that commotion, so I mastered the Maa code, which was the first letter I had ever seen.

“Hnng.”

I couldn't help but hear the pain. Is this the kind of heart that leaves a sickle and doesn't even know the Trainman? At that time, there was an unexpected touch of salvation.

- Obey your king's orders. Next year, on February 8, the main base is set to move in to attack Paso in Niederbayern. Since Sachsen has agreed to support 4,000 mounted troops....

Mother-in-law? Can you read it?

It's an old, secret, dark language. It's natural for humans not to know.

It turns out, Azviella was a pretty good Madosa. It is not hard to guess if you know the identity of the person crouching in the grave and can trade.

- Thank you, this will be a big help.

- I'll do anything I can to help.

In the future, there seemed to be a way for her various knowledge to be utilized.

* * *

“Congratulations on your victory! ”

Once the Horses were unilaterally wiped out from the village, they investigated the situation in Munich and sent an envoy. From their perspective, I was an important guest who came to help with one hand.

“Your Majesty was very happy in the hospital. ”

“What a pity. I hope you're feeling refreshed. ”

“Your victory news has made you look much better. His Excellency thinks of you as his son. ”

You just stick it in your mouth and lie. It's not your son, it's burning firewood. After giving and receiving Ductam, the envoy asked when he would enter Munich, the capital of Bavaria. I feel desperate in the opposing Pokémon's speech, so I blur on purpose.

“Oh... you mean that... Even though I'm worried about you after the preliminary... ”

I said it would take some time. Apostles have a powerful sense of embarrassment.

“Yes? Why not? Munich is right around the corner. ”

“Don't get me wrong. I'm stopping by my territory, the Lighter. I want to recruit more and help you, so count me in. ”

The current situation is not urgent. After one collision, the two factions focused on the recruits. Besides, winter is coming, so there won't be a war for a while. The war has been on everyone's mind since the day was over.

“Are you still going to Munich once? ”

The envoy persists, but I bounce back with an excuse. I'm not the one who's regretting it. If you run like this, you'll try to make a man look like a dog.

Despite being barefoot for Valpurgis, not all of Munich's palaces are like her. You're a nasty little ambush yourself. I can't go gently like a faggot.

I intended to raise my ransom throughout the winter by continuing to recruit. Riding the kid over there, like he's joining us. As the army grows in size, so does its ransom. And in the end, there is only one thing that can be paid for it.

A priest named Valpurgis.

You think I'm a snob? Mother-in-law.

- No, I think it's wise. You're looking for the smoothest way to get your daughter married.

- They'll think of anything. You won't be able to sleep at night because I'm only called big near Munich and won't be joining you. Eventually, you'll find that I have no choice but to give Valpurgis to my bride to solve everything.

- You really only run for victory.

- Don't get me wrong, your daughter is more important than my victory. I swear on one thing.

This push and pull was my way of raising the ransom. And the protagonist will show up at the end. I decided to intervene at the right time after watching the spring break next year.

“I'll get back to you soon. Go back. ”

The envoy was disappointed as soon as the alliance was not formed. I sent him a gift and moved the troops east past Munich. And in early November, I returned to my territory, the Lighter. After a long visit, the construction of the castle has progressed considerably.

“What a relief it is to be home! ”

In Munich, I took a deep breath of the spirit of the Lighter Knights. And I went straight to propaganda.

The most important thing after winning. Many monarchs overlook this, but I know for sure. That's propaganda. If you win, you have to talk about winning everywhere.

Even if it's a small victory. It was naive to expect it to spread on its own.

“Call the printing men. ”

“Not in the lighter. ”

“Lots of garages next door in Salzburg. They're supposed to be filming religious books. Put some money on it. I am full of money. ”

I brought a number of printers from Salzburg to prepare for an active propaganda campaign. First, I made a lot of small promotions to win this battle.

The title of the publicity is. The content was simple and stimulating, so the general public would like it.

It was close to the legend that Earl Vitenweir, who defeated the Demon King Ahunde and rescued the dragon of the lake, had risen to the crisis in Bavarian.

It is also said to follow the liberator from the west, who won the victory at Griffenberg and wiped out the enemy.

“I love who you're talking about! ”

Seeing a substantial amount of exaggeration and false publicity, Jiacomo Albino swallowed a bitter smile beside him.

“You look like the thickest man I know. ”

“Hahaha! That's why I don't even need a helmet these days. Senor Capitan.”

I scattered the publicity all over the big city. Then the leaders from all over came to congratulate me.

In fact, it was similar to SNS activities. I was this famous, and if I say I live well, it's like people like pressing it.

- Congratulations, Earl Wittenbuyer.

- Marry me. This is a serious proposition.

- I'd love to meet that John once in a while.

- Your reputation is shaking up the Empire. I admire that reputation.

More and more people are praising me. So during the winter, I went on to preach to defeat the Demon King for Bavaria.

We will defeat evil! Assemble under the command of Earl Wittenbuyer! It was like this: My face painted on the propaganda was actually filled with the storms of a hero, like a lion.

“Yuck, look at the fancy drawings. ”

“Lord, you have to make a profit to attract the militants. ”

In Tilly's opinion, I nod.

“Of course. If you let them know the smell of money is vibrating all over the place, they'll swarm like ants on their own. ”

“Do you have Hye-in? ”

I nodded as if it were a simple matter.

“A huge gold mine has been discovered in the Dark Spear King's territory. In fact, when Earl Wittenbayer happened, he was determined to drive out the Demon King and claim the gold mine. and we're going to share our shares with the participants. ”

Tilly opens her mouth as if she's stunned by my ridiculous lies.

“I understand there's no such thing as gold mines in the Demon King Parza's lands? ”

“We don't have it, so we have to make it. Huhuhuhuhu.”

I contacted the Emperor immediately in Vienna.

- Your Majesty, God has one wish.

- You've been busy in the East and West. Have you entered all of Bavaria this time?

- I'm sorry, there's a hearing about him.

The emperor is not always on my side. What he wants is for the Empire to remain in balance. So this fight was against his will.

- Sachsen's predecessor and Demon Lord Parza have been exaggerating. If Bavaria falls, the empire will fall into chaos.

- I agree. The Empire is in perfect condition. Looks like the Earl was right this time.

The emperor agreed to defeat the invading enemies of Bavarian and to punish the Demon King Parza throughout the region, but he ordered us not to touch him until after Sachsen preempted.

- It's good to defeat his army. But I cannot allow you to invade Sachsen. He's also pre-emptive, one of the seven pillars of the Empire. Each preliminary post must be balanced while Jim is alive.

That was the part that was agreeable. After Sachsen sets out early, he must go the way he was dealt with by the Demon King Parzah. There will always be a day when we can scold Saxony.

- I'll keep that in mind.

- So, what should Jim do this time?

- Simple. Give me the goldmine development rights to Wurzburg, the territory of Demon King Parza.

- Gold mine?

All mine development rights in the empire, with the exception of preliminary warrants, are owned by the Emperor. If there are exceptions, the Lord may replace them with the Emperor's permission. That's why I asked permission.

There won't be a gold mine in Wurzburg. Did you find one with your nose?

- There is no gold mine. But the Soviet Union needs development rights.

I explained my plan to the Emperor. It was rumored that there was a gold mine in someone else's land and that they would recruit colleagues to go raid with them.

- You're gonna give me a gold mine that doesn't even exist?

- Yeah, that's it. Your Majesty.

The emperor asked me in a voice that was astonishing.

- Earl, is the future hope a great army of darkness? Humans can't be so cruel...