Iron Blood Earl Riccianne

‘The fact that these troops are still following me is proof that I am not wrong! ’

The fact that the other half of the troops no longer responded to his summons did not exist in the head of Duke Goron.

Earl Frocus, if you just kill him! ’

Duke Goron reminds himself of many things he has said over the years.

It was then.

“Someone's here! ”

Grain suddenly looks down and cries out.

“Hmm?"

The startled Duke Goron looks down, and sees several figures slowly coming into the canyon from the normal direction.

“Are they the ones from the Empire? ”

Duke Goron speaks in a bold voice. If it was the way it was, it was a dark reaction that he was supposed to disappear with his troops and chew on the grudge, but not much emotion. Duke Goron's grudges were all directed against Lycaen.

There were seven of them who entered the canyon.

The man in the middle is dressed in luxurious clothes, and there are men with swords and six who appear to be magicians around him.

Every step or small action seemed to be quite prestigious among those on Route Acid.

“What's going on? ”

Grain tilts his head and asks. A scout might be, but there's no reason for such a high-ranking figure to come all the way here from Route Castle.

“Well…. ”

Duke Goron is also difficult to guess why.

In the meantime, as they enter the canyon, they relax and drive towards the bottom of the mountain.

Duke Goron and Grain hide their faces from seeing themselves as far down as possible, and observe the movements of those below.

And it was when the riders entered the middle of the canyon.

“Phew!”

Duke Goron breathes into the wind and quickly hides his face. The man in the middle suddenly lifts his head and looks up. As if he knew there was a peacock up there, his eyes met exactly.

“What is it?”

The moment of surprise.

“Father!"

Grain, who is still looking down, pulls out his sword with an urgent shout. At the same time, one young man suddenly rises from the bottom of a cliff.

Chaang!

Duke Goron quickly grabs Longsword from his waist, and the soldiers resting in the shade behind quickly rise up.

“Who are you?”

The man who jumped from the bottom of the canyon, to be precise, soared like a fly, was in the center of the crowd. The man relaxes when he sees him pointing his sword at himself.

“Are you the Duke of Goron? ”

I recall the cold tension on Duke Goron's face, called the Duke of Goron. And on the one hand, many thoughts came to mind about the fact that they knew exactly about themselves. But thinking was useless at this time. The best way to tell a story.

“The duc I chose. What about you?"

“Greetings. My name is Barrock. I'm here with Bermurk, who will become the future owner of the continent. ”

“What?"

The owner of the continent. Even an emperor could hardly put his mouth to rest. However, Duke Goron nods. It was also because he knew that an investigation had engulfed the continent all at once.

“What do you want from me? ”

Duke Goron asks with a hostile voice. Well, technically, they left the battlefield and hid their bodies. Now, all the grudges were focused on Lycaen, but the Duke of Goron was also not one to mix stories comfortably.

“I have a proposition for you. So why don't you pick up your sword and talk about it? ”

Duke Goron still considers Baroque's laid-back attitude for a moment, but eventually puts Longsword in.

“Good. Tell me. ”

“Before that, I think some of the people who are coming here have a grudge. Can you tell me who it is? ”

Duke Goron answered without hesitation.

“Earl Frost, that's the boy. ”

Baroque smiles satisfactorily as Duke Goron replies. Not because he was the target of the grudge, but because of the depth of the grudge against him that appeared on the face of the Goron duc who replied.

The vendetta was so deep that even at the risk of his life, he was determined to kill Lycaen.

No one is easier to use than those who risk their lives to do something.

“Hehe, he's trouble for us too. ”

“Don't be silly. Try that offer first. ”

“I see. My master will assist the Duke Goron with his forces. ”

“Clyman?”

Duke Goron tilts his head to a strange word, and Barrock adds an explanation.

“The Byronites use what's called magic, Clymus. Those who use Clymus are called Clymans. You can think of it as a wizard without thinking about it the hard way. ”

“So you want me to take your troops and your wizards and deal with them? ”

“Indeed. Take care of not only Earl Frost, but all the troops that are coming here.“ The terrain here is a place where even the bloodlines can stop a thousand troops, right? So with the troops and Clement's support, it shouldn't be too hard to deal with everyone. ”

“Mmmm... ”

Baroque adds one thing to Duke Goron, who doesn't answer right away.

“Bermurk said he would give you a great land if you succeeded." ”

Duke Goron asks with a complex expression.

“To be your servant? ”

“You don't have to be so hard on yourself. There's nowhere to go after the battle here anyway, isn't there? Do you think it's not bad to have your own territory for the sake of the troops who follow you? ”

In response, Duke Goron looks back at the soldiers who are standing a moment later.

It turned out Barrock was right, too. There was nothing to do for the soldiers who came all this way believing in themselves. When the battle was over, he was also in a position where he had nowhere else to go.

But what if it is? Then we can take responsibility for all of them.

Duke Goron's gaze turns to Grain, who is standing opposite him this time.

I felt sorry for my son, too. The Duchess of the Kingdom of Delos was a title that had no meaning. No, it was funny to call yourself a duke after the kingdom was destroyed. But if you have land....

I had nothing else to think about.

“Good.”

Duke Goron nods. I was going to continue the story with a smile as if Baroque knew it, but Duke Goron said it first.

“However, there are conditions. ”

“Condition? What else do you need? ”

You nod gladly, thinking Barrock is a shameless man, even though he offered the land to a plaintiff with nothing.

“First, I must make every decision about the battle here. Impossible to interfere with others. ”

“Of course.”

“Second, the troops coming up the cliff are restricted to wizards only. Regular troops will set an ambush at the bottom of the canyon, toward the exit to the summit, and when they arrive, block the way and fight them off. ”

“Yes. The road to the top of the cliff is blocked anyway. It's hard for regular troops to climb up, so there's no problem. ”

“Third, even if I die, the promise is valid and that land belongs to Grain. ”

“Hehe, don't worry. If we wipe them out, we won't have to do any worse. ”

There was a long procession running so long that the end could not be seen. Some were riding horses, some were walking. The cart is loaded with horses and everyone who moves carries a weapon.

West side of Bren Kingdom. It was a long march of armies stretching across the fortress of Derondes and over the road to the Gronnis Empire.

And at the forefront of that, Lycaen and Criontes, Caith, Joel, Tehaz, Priella, and Earl of Poldenbine and Poventus were heading for Mount Route, which looks far away, with their horses side-by-side. To fight Bermurk, who is waiting there.

However, their faces were as dark as they were about to face the great war.

It wasn't like this when I left the first time. The castle is left with derek, hilder, senator, annes and dovern to manage the retired lords and the royal army of the camps. I left some troops behind to defend the castle, but it's not worth worrying about since it's so sturdy.

It was only three days before their faces turned dark.

“Why would he do that? ”

It's been a long time since Caith opened his mouth.

For the past three days, not just Caith, but everyone cared about what he said. Other than having a formal conversation at the meeting, I spent most of my time with heavy silence. That day, after I heard that Duke Lovane Bivo had committed suicide in front of the king.

Lycaen said with a dark but slightly dull look.

“You must have your own rules. As a longevity, a gentleman. ”

When Duke Robyn left, he had already anticipated some of these results, so Ricaine was not very shocked. However, I was not surprised, but I felt depressed.

Rumor has it he even told the king he wanted to die with him. It is unclear whether or not it is true, but I think the Duke of Robyn may have done enough. Since the king had to survive this way and die struggling with pain, it might have been better to face death comfortably early.

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