I Became the First Prince

All of a sudden, I can't wait.

The embarrassment didn't last long.

“Finally!”

I held my fist and cheered.

I've only been waiting for the day the imperial incarnate Patan will rise to the throne.

I've been trying so hard to save that fool who keeps looking for a place to die.

I raised a pretty one.

It was also a lack of time for the words' Remembrance Day '.

And finally he became the Emperor.

Now it was only a matter of time before the Empire was destroyed.

I thought so, and I believed so.

It was a premature judgment.

“The 5th Prince became a new emperor. ”

I felt like I had one back.

It would not have been so frustrating if a completely new person had become an emperor.

The Fifth Prince was not.

He was the one who denied my father, and betrayed the majesty of the monarch.

I can't believe you handed over the crown to someone like that.

Even if the blood of Burgundy, as I expected, considers the body of its descendants as a simple vessel beyond inheritance and salt.

It should not be done as the blood of the Burgundian family, which is based on the chuang and worship of the people.

Damaging the monarch's majesty was no different than undermining his own quarrel with poetry.

It didn't sound like a horse.

But it didn't sound like it actually happened.

“The Five Princes have never rebelled externally. ”

The half-frozen king calmly explained the situation to me.

“It is the position of the Emperor Burgundy that the Five Princes were detained by the Wizards of the Horse Tower, wherever the rebellion took place. ”

It was certainly a shabby cause that even a child would not believe.

“Rumor has it that the Horse Master has manipulated the Five Princes with evil magic. ”

However, when the word "magic" is added, it becomes convincing for a story that was not as compelling as a rat's tail.

Adding the righteous who risked their lives to save the prince from evil wizards, and putting up dancing tales they could not hear without the tears they suffered while heading to the eclipse became a good story.

Of course, it was not one or two things that were suspicious when carefully weighed.

However, the minor allegations that the Emperor had actually handed over to the 5th Prince were of little importance.

Whether the story is true or not, from now on, the truth-teller is a traitor.

It was no different from denying the authenticity of the new Emperor the Five Princes.

But even if everyone kept silent, not one could.

“What about the Three Princes?”

Even the unclean trident knew what he would be like when the 5th prince became emperor.

It was quite common to purge competitors by making pretexts like this immediately.

We had to stop the Fifth Prince's immediacy without concealing the means and methods.

That was common sense.

“You didn't just see it, you attended an instant ceremony and celebrated, and you took a seat. ”

But, as we have done so far, the response of the Three Princes was nonsense itself.

The traitor who slandered my father because he had practiced Reverse Heaven's magic, did not change his position in the morning and declare the wizards who followed him to be traitors, but the one who put the Emperor's seat in front of his nose celebrated it next to him and took up a shiny position.

There were no such openings.

“Hahaha.”

I only laughed in incomprehensible situations.

In the meantime, the king continued to explain the circumstances of the Empire.

After the Imperial Court handed over the responsibility of rebellion to the wizards, a way of life was opened for the lords who followed the Five Princes.

Naturally, they did not miss the opportunity and claimed their innocence by attacking the Horsemen and Wizards in unison, who were identified as the leaders of the rebellion.

And the emperor did not pretend that he did not know the lords who had once made a giant for himself.

After that, there was a disagreement among the Western kingdoms over the dangers of wizards who had already once rebelled against the Western kingdoms, but it was already out of my interest to pretend that they didn't have a chance to reinforce the wizard power.

I fell in love.

Stupid tripod.

That's how I got in the water, but I can't even take the crown that was right in front of my nose.

“That's how I cheered! ”

After I doubted that the descendants of Burgundy might have the means to force the timber of the Emperor by sticking the karma and salt of the Progenitors intact, I cheered on him like a man.

No matter what you do, his terrible traits will remain intact.

I'm all gloomy now.

It was possible that he should have been an emperor.

I didn't think the talent to defeat the Empire would mislead my way.

“Stupid guy! You worthless bastard!”

I have cursed the Trinity countless times.

"... no."

For a long time, I was uttering profanity, and I heard a voice calling out to me.

And they lifted up their heads, and they looked at me.

Then I realized I was overly excited and kept my mouth shut.

“Calm down.”

I only slaughtered my mouth instead of answering.

I really wanted to see Emperor Patan. I really wanted to see him eat the Empire.

I just got annoyed by the regret.

“No matter who the Emperor is, nothing changes. So don't be so sorry. ”

The king gently tiled me as if he were looking inside me.

“What matters now is that the Empire take what its allies want before they concentrate entirely on this side of the line. ”

I was excited to hear that.

It was as the king said.

In the first place, the emperor's standing was not a big deal.

The only thing we had to fight for was the Empire, not the Emperor.

“Exactly a month later, Brianne's allies retreat to the front line and enter the reorganization of the troops. Until then, the allies will attack the enemy with all their might. ”

I swiped my mouth out.

I looked at the king and waited for the words to follow.

“It's good to break it, it's good to break it. Citadels and fortresses that cannot be defended until they are captured. ”

Come on.

“Run for me without a circle. ”

The words I sought to hear came out of the king's mouth.

He snapped, and bowed his head.

I tightened and endured the rising tail of my mouth.

I hid my fist behind my sluggish mug.

“Don't you like it too much? ”

He said he was restrained in his own way, but damn Vincent hit the seconds.

“So I keep hearing war crazies. ”

“It's been a long time since I've heard that war craze. They call it the military these days. ”

Even if my mouth was crooked, I told you to speak straight away, and I corrected Vincent's mistakes.

“Aren't you ashamed to say that with your own mouth? ”

“No? I'm so proud of you. ”

Vincent sighed as if he was ridiculous.

“And where am I the only one listening to war fanatics? ”

I said a word to Vincent and looked around the side of the meeting room.

After defeating Brien, Arwen coughs and avoids staring at the enemy's gates.

Eli, who wandered around the battlefield waving his gauntlet, opens his chest with pride.

Adelia, strangled by the fleeing Imperial Knights, blinded herself with a naive face, and the outsider, who recently single-handedly exterminated a Knight, said she was deafened with a big face.

Other commanders and knights were watching Vincent as if they didn't know what was going on.

“This is why the Imperial Army calls the Empire a demon. ”

In Vincent's words, the Ranger Squadron commanders in the back began to murmur.

“Isn't that a compliment? ”

“It's even weirder when you hear the angel of the enemy. ”

“But the Devil of Winter is a little shameful. ”

“That's a little too...”

The atmosphere quickly turned into a market place.

Vincent wraps his head. The crewmember next to him quietly knocked on his shoulder.

The king looked at him quietly.

After a while, I opened my mouth and designated an enemy base that would collapse for each legion before the total aggression.

Of course, there was no mention of me.

In the first place, my duties in this war were to bring the wires back and forth and wreak havoc.

And my role hasn't changed this time.

I thought about going back to the battlefield, and my butt was rotten.

The Emperor's concern was after he disappeared.

It was unfortunate that the plague of the empire I raised with the ball did not become an emperor, but it was the only one.

More than that, I had to do it first.

If the enemy showed suspicious signs and had to take action separately, that was what the King and the crew members had to do.

A swordsman like me would just go out and fight and kill as many enemies as possible.

And that was my organ.

I woke up in a more noticeable place.

“I'm going to take a break. ”

The king called me.

“Ian.”

When I looked back, people stopped meeting and looked at me.

“Be careful.”

On their behalf, the king asked me to do it.

And I lifted up my back, and said,

“I am a soldier of Leonberg. ”

* *

The day I had enough rest at the citadel that night, I dreaded the brightness and crossed the front lines.

The forts in the front were the property of other commanders, so I dug deep beyond the Empire territory.

"Well, why would I..."

Montpellier, who has lost weight in the last few months, asks why he dragged himself into the battlefield, but ignores it.

“Jordan.”

I just called the ranger squadron commander, who was stretched without tension in front of me.

“Yay. Here's Jordan. ”

I reached out my hand to Jorden as he approached.

Jorden gave me a map as if he had waited.

In the meantime, it marked the main military installations of the empire that were constantly surrounding the battlefield.

I have routed in the order of the most important citadel on the map.

From now on, I intend to travel around the citadel and fortress without a month's rest.

“Guide me.”

Jordanians and rangers who have already mastered this nearby geography are well on their way.

On their way, they encounter the Empire's scouts and patrols several times, but they are frightened to see the golden lion at the forefront.

“We don't check the troops over here, we pull them out. ”

The rangers slammed their tongues as they saw the enemies fleeing away.

“If you look at your flag, your enemies will take it out. I don't know if the fortress and its troops will do the same. ”

In Jordan's words, I commanded you to follow the path, not the sound of a whiff.

And the enemy fortress that finally arrived.

I summoned Jorden, looking at the wide open gates.

“Jordan.”

“Yes."

“Don't open your mouth for a while. ”

“Suddenly?”

Jordanian burns his nostrils.

I was angry when I looked at him.

“When you say something strange, it makes sense! ”

When Burlock shouted, Hab Jorden said and shut his mouth.

After sealing Jordan's mouth like that, I saw the imperial citadel with the face of a blind man.

The citadel, which was identified as being stationed by at least one legion, was empty.

All that was left was supplies and abandoned carts that had not been picked up as they rushed out of the citadel.

I found countless other citadels.

“Deb-show is empty here, too? ”

The citadel was also empty.

I collapsed.

I comforted myself and headed to the next destination.

It was empty again.

Then the citadel, then the fortress, then the Node.

The Imperial Army didn't even see the nose.

Just staring at the rest of the outrageous citadel, the Jordanian came to me and told me.

“It killed the tribe you saw, didn't it? ”

I stare at Jorden.

“I don't think it's any different if I go to another citadel. ”

Jorden keeps making fun of me.

“In the future, all you have to do is say what you need until this war is over. ”

Jordanian looks unfair on his lips.

But before his mouth opens, the ancient rangers rush up and stop him.

"Next."

I ran again to find the next citadel.

After facing the Empty Citadel several more times, I finally met the Imperial Army.

“Your Majesty."

An old Ranger standing by me on behalf of Jordan called me.

“Hey...”

“I have eyes, too. ”

“Yes."

I watched the fortress quietly.

The wagons and supplies that did not pass through the gate were so distorted. On the wall above, there was a centipede.

The frightened Imperial Army didn't even feel a word of speculation.

“Looks like you've been overreacting. ”

The outsider, who had not said much until now, groaned.

“Who's going to make a sound! I didn't ask you to do it properly. I've known my uncle since he made a whole knight into blood loaf. If it hadn't been for that, the enemies wouldn't have been so scared. ”

I was the only one who made the Knights play by making the Imperial Army play, and now I feel like I have no responsibility.

“Didn't you just split the wall in half? That's what people do. Even if I was an Imperial army, I would have chosen to flee. ”

The outsider also blamed me for not taking responsibility.

“I didn't even see it, and you know it so well. ”

“I don't know how to make a fuss without eyes. It's all on your own. ”

That's why the outsiders and the rangers took the man who appeared to be in charge of the citadel and kneeled before me.

“Surrender! Surrender unconditionally! ”

The commander of the Flattened Citadel speaks the Kingdom language and shouts only unconditional surrender.

I stopped feeling offended by the useless accurate pronunciation.

As I frowned, the commander of the citadel begged for his life more humbly.

This would also be the Knight of the Empire, but how pathetic it is to have no wings.

I didn't even like to cut my throat.

I grabbed the sword without a drop of blood and asked him.

“Seven citadels and fortresses nearby are empty. I was wondering if you had any instructions. ”

He flinches.

As expected, it was no coincidence that I abandoned the citadel in unison.

“If you don't want to answer, don't. ”

After putting his hand back on the sledgehammer blade, he makes a match.

“Don't worry, I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!”

When he dresses so impatiently, he starts to howl.

Simply put, the simultaneous retreat of the Imperial Army was due to the Emperor's orders.

“Why? Why do you leave the citadel intact? ”

“Until then, I too... I really am! I've just been told to abandon the Citadel and gather in the rear to wait for orders, and I don't know why! ”

Apparently the Emperor is up to something.

Without it, the fortress would not be a single one, but all of it at once.

“If you see any suspicious generosity, or if you don't think you can defend yourself from enemy attacks, cut them all off. ”

I took off some of the rangers and sent the prisoners with ropes.

Immediately after that, I looked at the trends of the Imperial Army around the other citadel.

Most of the citadel was empty, and only a few additional Imperial troops had to be taken into custody.

They also interrogated him.

There was no useful information.

At the very least, the information that was delivered was the fact that the citadel and fortress that fell under the introductory decree were not limited to this group of silk.

I have heard that the citadel and fortresses located deep within the Empire's territory are also preparing to withdraw troops at any time.

This is why it's like opening the way to eclipse.

Of course, the road was open, so I couldn't get deep inside.

It's not even a town across the river.

I searched several more citadels and immediately crossed the border to find an ally's stronghold.

As a temporary command with a king and a crew.

The Cerebral Ministry of the Kingdom was suddenly abandoning the fortress and the citadel, and the trend of the Imperial Army was stalking it.

“Emptying the citadel doesn't mean your allies can take it anyway. If this wire is enlarged further, the allies will not be able to maintain the wire. The Emperor must know that, too. ”

“If an ally destroys this battalion, no matter how small the Empire may be. Above all, it never trivializes the pride of the nobles who lost their territory. ”

I thought to myself as I set up the bloodstand and watched the staff speculate on the enemy's intentions.

If the Emperor had thought about the grievances of nobles who lost their territory, he would not have done this nonsense in the first place.

Of course, this did not mean that the Emperor's intention was in the vague belief that his allies would not be able to handle it, even if they simply emptied the citadel.

There must have been something...

“The Allies have so far attacked the Empire without leaving any room to hide, in order to bind the minds of the enemy in this war to Mercury and Defense. If the Imperial Army goes into aggression in a year, the allies will have to abandon most of the territory they currently occupy and rebuild their defenses. Perhaps the Imperial Army has now realized that and gone into hiding before turning to aggression. ”

“He or she may be eager to bring his or her allies to a deeper level and wipe them out at once. ”

At that time, Malcolm and his crew, who were trapped in their minds, came forward and made reasonable speculations.

I shake my head.

It wasn't unlikely, but my gut kept telling me it wasn't.

I repeated my concerns.

And I finally found the answer.