Kuro no Senki (LN)

The sound of the explosion roared, and Tilia stared at the direction of the sound - the castle of Alfilk.

The smoke was rising.

It's like a smoke.

A red light rises in it.

The speed does not fade, but finally breaks through the smoke.

What appeared was a red - a bird shaped by flames.

When the bird rang with a tall voice, it disappeared to dissolve in the air.

"What did you say?

Didn't you see that bird?

Myra asked me questions in the same way as usual.

Gaul's gone.

"What about it?"

Turn your eyes and tell them briefly.

Then Myra looked as if she was confused.

I know how you feel.

All of a sudden, the Commander should be confused if he says' his men are dead '.

But Tilia was convinced.

The bird told Gaul's death.

Something strangely grabbed the tip of my nose.

Give me your hand.

It's raining.

It began to rain.

"Ma'am, it's raining!

"... I see."

Tilia looked up at the sky again.

I'm sure Gaul's death is being mourned in heaven.

But we will not tolerate such luxury.

"Let's go."

Ma'am, it's still dangerous.

"It's okay."

Tilia walked out of the way.

Reach the gates of Alfilk Castle without encountering enemies.

The castle gate looked terrible.

It has melted away like it was exposed to high temperatures.

Nevertheless, the damage was concentrated inside the castle gate.

There is no damage on the outside.

The jump bridge is down, and the enemy and allies are staring up at the sky.

Tilia took a deep breath.

"How long have you been sleepy!

"─!"

Captain Gaul!

Find Captain Gaul! That must be Captain Gaul!

Captain Gaul!

Raising his voice, Gaul's men began to move.

Cross the bridge screaming with Captain Gaul.

Tilia looked around.

A man in a white uniform kneels.

That must have cut it.

Those who were there knelt as the ripples spread.

No, there's only one person standing there.

Bethel.

Bethel, the man who had once subjected himself to magic, stood up.

Bethel walked up to Tilia and shook one knee.

"Weren't you the enemy?

"It was an enemy. If my men hadn't shown loyalty to you, they would have stayed enemies."

Huh, Tilia leaked her voice.

I'm just saying that I betrayed Alfort in the last place, but I did get into the hall.

Is it because of that?

Even though I was once struck by magic by surprise, this kind of anger didn't come out.

Rather, it makes me feel bad that so many men betrayed me.

In fact, there were many places I couldn't find myself.

"Are you on my side now?

"Thank you for being with us. It doesn't matter if Her Majesty decided to dew me into prison."

I see. Then obey, and I will crush the hypocrite Alfort. "

"I understand."

Tilia pulled out her sword and turned her neck toward Alfilk Castle.

"... Assault"

As he groaned, his men collapsed into Alfilk Castle.

"Let's go."

"Yes, I understand."

Tilia followed Myra and walked slowly.

Cross the jump bridge and proceed to the passage of the castle gate.

Then about a dozen soldiers sat down to draw a circle.

Gaul lay in the center.

She has a calm expression that feels like she's smiling.

But there are countless arrows piercing his arms, feet, and chest.

Gaul was dead.

"... Gaul"

Tilia stopped and chewed her lips.

"... ma'am"

"I know."

Tilia walked out.

There is no time to mourn death.

The castle is noisy.

I don't have to think about what happened.

The rebels broke through the gates and broke into the castle.

"That's why I told you to close the gate!

Ralph roughed up his voice and shook his fist down to his desk.

I could still buy time if I kept the gate closed.

That incompetent - I was wrong to hear about the lieutenant.

What makes me even more angry is that I didn't close the gate.

I ordered another soldier to close the gate when the rebels arrived.

Close the gate.

It's a simple order.

Literally, you just have to close the gate.

I didn't order you to fly in the sky or take on a million troops by yourself.

Close the gate.

That's all I ordered.

Even a five-year-old can do it.

Why can't it be that simple?

Ralph asked himself what to do.

But there's no answer.

Of course.

The job of a military master is not to reverse a situation in which a castle is about to be destroyed.

Don't let that happen.

"... did you lose again?"

Ralph groaned and shook his head.

I haven't lost yet.

Will you lose again?

Exceeds.

Until Leonhart kills Princess Tilia.

That's all the victory rolls in.

"That's right. Still losing!

Ralph held his chest down.

My chest hurt a lot.

My body feels strong in pain.

"Ahh! Not yet! You haven't won yet!

Ralph looked up to heaven and reached out.

I wanted a victory.

I wanted glory.

I wanted to leave a name in history.

That's why I've lived.

That's all I'm satisfied with.

Even so, I'm trying to finish without fulfilling my memories.

"I thought you said you didn't need anything else! If you win! I thought you said you didn't need anything if you could even make a name for history!

Ralph screamed.

I couldn't help screaming.

"If I could just do that, I'd cum with satisfaction. That's all I need. That's all... Why, why, why, why, why?"

I unexpectedly relaxed from my body.

The cold touch touches your neck.

Death.

Death is approaching.

I don't like it.

Don't come.

It's still early.

Just wait a little longer.

I don't want to die worthlessly without meaning.

You don't know what it was born for.

You don't know what life was for.

I spent everything to make a name for history.

I kept walking believing that it was the only thing that made sense.

And yet it's not enough.

Not much.

I can't reach it.

I don't even have time left.

Your vision is closed to darkness.

Your consciousness melts ambiguously.

The only thing that occupies the mind is fear of death.

I don't want to die.

I don't want to die.

I don't want to die.

He's dead.

Die...

Death--.

――――――

The castle is noisy.

Perhaps the rebels, Princess Tilia, have come.

"You can't help running away."

Farna exhaled small and stood up from the chair.

I wanted to drink incense tea.

By then, the rebel soldiers will be able to fall into the avalanche, but that's when.

Ask him to wait until he drinks incense tea, and if that's no good, I'll give it up cleanly.

With that in mind, the door opened with momentum.

It was my son, Alfort, who opened the door.

With two soldiers.

Open your eyes lightly.

It seems that there was a surprise that both of you would follow me at this time.

"Yes, Mother, yes, yes, yes, rebellion!

"I know."

Farna returned it in a fed up mood.

"Nah, nah, what are you doing, calm down, because you're here!?

Calm down, you.

"Oh, oh, you can't calm down!

Alfort shouted hysterically.

Why is it so noisy even though I want to enjoy incense tea slowly?

If you are going to name the Emperor now, I want you to be more steadfast.

I remember Ramal V.

I smile bitterly thinking that you were the emperor.

It is strange to think of him at a time like this.

I don't know, maybe I liked him.

"Go, go, go, go!

"Where are you going?

"Yeah, well, you just have to think about that after you run away."

"Okay. I want to drink incense tea, so wait a minute."

"Fu, fu, please don't joke!

Alfort screams hysterically again.

I wonder what would happen if I said I meant it.

I was interested, but I will stop it.

"I'm not kidding anymore. So how are you gonna get away?

"Well, that's...."

Alfort held his mouth shut.

Apparently I wasn't thinking of a way to escape.

Even if we could get out of the castle, we would just die in the wilderness.

Farna exhaled deeply.

"Let's go."

"Well, where are you going?

"While I was watching. There's a hidden staircase beneath the throne where we can escape the castle."

"Oh, oh! Mother!"

Alfort opened his eyes to excitement.

"Take down the hypocrite Alfort!

"Don't resist! Honestly, I won't kill you on this spot!

"Where is the hypocrite Alfort!

"He wasn't here!

"He wasn't here either!

"Me too!

A voice echoes in the garden of Alfilk Castle.

There are no reports of Alfort's discovery yet.

Where the hell are you hiding? and Tilia put their arms together.

"... ma'am"

Myra walked in silently.

"Did you find Alfort?

"No, not yet. I think it will take a while, so why don't you move to the castle?

"... that's right."

Tilia nodded and noticed something.

No, should I say that an idea passed my head?

I don't think so, but it's not impossible.

"What's wrong?

"Oh, there's somewhere I'd like to check."

"Johnny, come on!

"You don't have to say that loud to hear me."

As Myra raised her voice, Johnny rushed in.

"The answer is..."

"I won't. Of course not."

Johnny shook his neck flat.

Well, let's go.

Reliable.

Tilia laughed and stepped out.

Walk for a while and look behind your shoulders.

Johnny leans his neck strangely.

"What's the matter, Sue?

"No footsteps, no signs, so I wondered if you were following me."

"It's okay. I'm right behind you."

I'm asking you.

Tilia entered the castle through an open door.

Climb stairs with footprints through a more memorable passage. Go somewhere.

"Where are you going, Sue?

"In the middle of the night."

"Is that where your brother is?

"I think it's a ridiculous idea myself, but don't you think it's a blind spot?

Well, yes.

"Here we are."

Tilia stopped in front of her eyes.

Looking up at the large and luxurious door.

I haven't been here in years.

It's been about three years since my father was alive.

I think time passes quickly.

"I'll open the door. Jump in."

"... Copy that."

Myra opened the door and Johnny jumped in.

Don't look hesitant.

How can I do this?

It's the fruit of education.

"... I see."

Fufu, Myra snorted and Tilia nodded for a moment.

"There's nobody here.

"Safety confirmed. Let's go in."

I see.

Tilia nodded and entered between her eyes.

Led by Johnny, he continued on a thick carpet.

I arrived at the throne after a while.

Alfort and two soldiers were stroking the throne.

Farna is staring at Alfort with her cold eyes.

"Is it a hidden staircase?

Johnny looked at Tilia over his shoulders and Alfort and the soldiers looked back.

"Ha, ha, ha, a rebel! Here, kill me!

"Uhhhhh!

As Alfort shouted, two soldiers shouted and attacked him.

Tilia tried to pull out the sword, but Myra walked out.

"Johnny, do it."

Copy that, Griss.

Johnny looked straight ahead.

My body shakes.

The next moment, Johnny was circling behind the soldiers.

Two soldiers looked back and blood erupted.

I can't hear you.

"Amazing."

Tilia murmured unintentionally.

Johnny scratched his neck as he rubbed through the soldiers.

I said the same thing earlier, but is there a hidden staircase?

I don't think there's anything like that.

That's right.

When Tilia denied the existence of a hidden staircase, Johnny accidentally scratched his head.

Given the structure of the castle, there is no hidden staircase under the throne.

But...

"Ha, ha, Mother! Why did you lie!?

Alfort looked back and shouted at Farna.

Apparently, he lied to me about a hidden staircase under the throne and brought me here.

But why did you imitate your own son?

Tilting her inner neck...

"There's no point running away. The Emperor must take responsibility."

"Yo, yo, the rest was just festivaled...."

"I see. But you created the situation."

"Gh......"

When Fana said that she felt tingling, Alfort moaned little by little.

And...

"Sho, sho, sho, it's a match! Sister!

Suddenly I pulled out my sword and screamed.

"Yo, yo, if the rest wins, miss it!

"Huh? Are you crazy about the medicine?

"Oh, I didn't tell you!

Johnny shocked Alfort's voice.

"Ma'am, please refuse."

There's no point in accepting.

"... okay. Respond to duel."

Myra and Johnny disagreed, but Tilia decided to accept the duel.

"Ma'am!

"It's okay. It'll be over soon."

Myra said in a reproachful voice, but Tilia walked out touching the handle of the sword.

Alfort laughs with a snare.

"Ah, sister, are you going to win any more?

"Are you going to beat me?

"Ah, of course. I'm the best at this and the sword."

I see. Then call me. "

"─!"

As Tilia responded to the sigh, Alfort nosed.

But it didn't get too intense.

Holding the sword in a large upper-stage position, it fills the distance with twisting.

Tilia fell silently.

Alfort stops moving.

Still laughing.

I wonder how confident I am in swordsmanship.

After a long, long silence...

"Hhhhhhh!"

Alfort shouted and slashed.

Close the distance and wave your arms down.

Hold still.

No, I should have been paranoid.

It is not impossible because there is no tip from the wrist.

Of course, it was Tyria who did it.

Alfort cut his wrist by flashing his sword faster than swinging it down.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, my hands, my hands, my other hands!

Alfort screamed and bent his knees from the pain.

"N-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n Sister, it's terrible! I don't think it's much fun to cut off your hands! How do I live from now on? Does your sister hate the rest?!

Ahhhh! and Alford cried like a child.

Tilia exhaled and stepped out.

Alfort trembled and looked up at Tilia.

I'm afraid of living in those eyes.

"Sister, let's stop! Let's stop now! My mother is different, aren't the rest my sisters?! You're wrong to kill each other with your sister and brother! From now on, let's work together to boost the country! That's good, that's good!

……

Tilia walked in silence.

"Ah, I apologize! I apologize! I apologize for disobeying my sister! So don't kill me! Please don't kill me!

"... Alfort, raise your face."

Tilia gently shouted at Alfort, who was drooping.

I heard a surprisingly gentle voice.

I guess I thought you'd forgive me for listening to that voice.

Alfort raised his face.

Her tears and runny nose made her blush, but she seemed delighted from the heart.

Tilia flashed her sword.

Alfort's neck fell, leaving behind a piece of leather, and his body lay flat on the ground as a result of the impact.

"... that's what you started."

Place the sword in the sheath and gaze at the furna.

She walked over Alfort's remains and knelt beside her.

And...

"... you stupid kid"

Farna muttered and gently stroked Alfort's remains.

"This is Myra. Occasionally, the Empress has fought against the Imperial Alfort."

Looking behind her shoulders, Myra was holding a communication magic item.

Slightly late, a voice sounds from the outside.

The cry of victory.

But Tilia still has work to do.

We must tell Krono and the others of our victory.

Johnny, run around the castle with Alfort's head on.

"No! Master, that's...."

Johnny glanced at the funa in a strange way.

I know how you feel.

Take his son's neck from his mother and expose him.

It is the work of a demon, modestly speaking.

"I don't mind. Others won't stop the fight unless they know their son is dead."

It's a note from your mother's house.

"Master, there is truth and building in the world.

There's also the word "necessary evil."

"... okay."

Johnny nodded after a long silence.

I walked up to Alfort's remains and set my hands together.

I'm offering a prayer.

Myra, I'm going to the main tower. Follow me. "

"I understand."

Tilia glanced at Alfort's remains and walked out.

Tilia runs up the spiral stairs with Myra.

The staircase to the west of the main tower.

Unlike the main tower for confinement, the main tower in the west can go out.

From there, we can deliver light.

We must deliver the light as soon as possible.

Even so, I can hardly see the end.

I saw the door when I got angry.

I finally got to the top floor.

I offer my prayers, O God.

White light rises.

Tilia speeded up and kicked the door.

The door blows and the storm blows.

Tilia trembled and went out.

Running against the chest wall, I can't see the battlefield.

Tilia pulled out her sword in prayer.

Raise the sword high above heaven.

"God! Light!

When I offered my prayers, there was light on the blade.

But weak.

Such light cannot convey victory.

"Light! More light!

More, more, more prayers.

The light in the sword becomes so strong that it cannot be seen directly.

But it's not enough.

This is not enough.

Communicate the victory.

To make sure no one dies anymore.

"You'll never be able to use Shinto again! So let the light shine!

Dokun, your heart beats loud.

I thought it was a side effect of Shinto magic, but Tilia put a lot of effort into it.

Many sacrifices have been made so far.

Yet you cannot spare your sacrifice.

"God!

The light stretches out as if to respond to Tilia's prayers.

Look up at the sky.

The light was stretching to the clouds.

It is like a pillar connecting heaven and earth.

This must be visible from the battlefield.

"... Krono, you won."

Tilia murmured with all her heart.