Lord of the Skill

After Victory

Anton Iliya's death quickly ended a war that could have been long.

People felt that the war was soon over and worthless, unlike they had feared.

However, I did not realize that this is a picture made by Heatless which knows that more people die over time.

Just one.

Except Reynolds.

“Congratulations. You took care of Anton Iliya beyond keeping Tatur safe. I honestly didn't expect him to die in this war. ”

“You're the one. Too bad. I wish I'd run out more of my men. ”

A feast to celebrate victory.

It was boring, but sometimes it was also necessary to be able to forget reality for a little while.

Heat free and Reynolds on the terrace of the castle.

“Phew……. We had an alliance. ”

He said as he poured the dried fruit liquor into his mouth.

I watched him with a bold expression.

“Delicious. It would be a shame to have someone with the skill of Choju." ”

He tastes the liquor from Trammel and says, delighted and slowly.

“An alliance of horses. You're after the throne after all. ”

In his feeble answer, he made a bitter smile.

“Give up.”

“…… what? ”

“I have no intention of giving up my throne. I also don't want to kill people. ”

Reynolds smiled lightly at his words.

“Come now? ”

In fact, they both knew that they had walked so many paths.

“Has Anton Iliya's death made you sentimental? Phew... Already we stand on a lot of blood. ”

“ ……. ”

“After all, you and I have the same goal. Going back to reality. ”

The fever was brief, he said.

“Although it was used as a jest by God……. After all, a given way is to ascend to the throne and restore them all. ”

Same goal.

Then you don't have to fight.

“No.”

Nevertheless, Reynolds refused to accept such expectations.

“Who said you were happy with who's going back? ”

The fever turns its head.

His eyes were shining with ambition.

“I will be king. ”

“ ……. ”

“A king who can reign even when he returns to reality. Otherwise, why do you think I'm walking around like this? ”

Rather, he asked with a face that he couldn't understand towards heat.

“Are you sure you want to take the throne because you're happy to be back? Then you give up. I'll think about you and at least get you back to reality without killing you. ”

Heatless reminded me of a memory I had forgotten.

‘Yes.'

This is the guy named Reynolds.

Fixed Heart .

Three fights that determine humanity's extinction.

At the time of Exodia's expansion, he was the one who drove his disciple, Seung-hyun Noh, to his death to seek the throne.

He's probably trying to figure out how to kill himself right now.

Whatever it takes to get yourself on the throne.

A man who wants to stand on top of a god when such a cursed thing has happened, but he doesn't hold a grudge against it.

“I see.”

Heatless nods slowly.

“This may be the first and last drink I ever drink with you. ”

Chen Reynolds grabbed his glass lightly and said confidently.

The expressions of fever changed strangely as I watched the nipples move.

‘God bless. ’

Obviously, that power was an amazing power even for the seemingly infertile. Even with Warlord's skills, you can't easily guarantee victory against your own troops.

“Of course.”

As I emptied the remaining wine and looked behind him back at the banquet hall for a moment, Heatless looks out the window.

“ ……. ”

The fever that closed its eyes like a thought opened its mouth slowly on the terrace with no one else as if it had made a decision with a low sigh.

“Jin-ah.”

A person appeared in the dark as the space became blurry. He was listening to both of them with his arms folded in his arms, but he also had a thoughtful gaze.

“Tell Hyuk-soo Choi. We stick to the plan."

“ ……. ”

I could not read Jin-a-wheel's expression from his mask, but I could guess his thoughts from that silence.

“I can't help it. ”

“I know. ”

“I don't think this is wrong. We want you to ascend to the throne as soon as possible, even for a day. ”

I knew compassion as well as anyone how worthless it was.

“Whatever you want. It's the best way to make a commitment with minimal sacrifice. ”

Didn't even Hyuk-soo Choi just use them as tools to win in his previous life?

“Is that what it looks like to you? ”

Not to mention that the Race War has not yet taken its place on the throne, but that it has become more powerful than everyone else.

‘You're right.’

Heatlessness grabbed hold of its confused mind again.

He slowly discards the drink in his hand.

During the conversation, he didn't drink a single sip of it.

The resplendent red color felt like it was about to flow like blood.

He mutters in a loud voice.

“The joy of victory won't last a day. ”

* * *

“We're ready. ”

It was a night when everyone fell asleep after the banquet.

Tatur is also victorious, with most buildings extinguished except for the torches on the walls for a long time.

“No one can imagine. ”

“I will. ”

Reynolds nods slowly and looks at the two of you in the barracks.

The faces of Anthem Howard and Kineth were exhausted.

“You haven't had a good rest since the battle. Well done.”

“No. I'm sure you've been through a lot, but you're still clinging to a feast of victory." I'm sure we can handle the heat this time. ”

Anthem Howard said to Zheng with a confident expression.

“We're the only ones who haven't let the battlefield relax. ”

When the battle with Anton Iliya ended and the feast of victory began in Tatur, Anthem Howard was absent.

Since there could be doubt that both of them were missing, Anthem remained in the barracks with the excuse that he was unwell.

There's only one reason.

When everyone was drunk on a victory lap, they made a plan to aim for the neck of the tyrant.

“The conclusion is in one hour. It's going to happen when everyone's asleep. I've already finished deploying the soldiers. ”

“Good.”

While Reynolds and the other three captains were at the banquet, Anthem Howard secretly herded the soldiers into Tatur.

Since the Northern Kingdom's army and the remnants of Reynolds and Anton Iliya were not large enough to get inside, part of the troops had to camp outside the castle.

And the same was true of the feeble forces.

“Tatur has a free army of outsiders led by Anshuman, making it impossible for other troops to enter. ”

Anthem Howard points to the map.

“Exceptionally, I allowed only forced heat and a few of my superiors to live in Tatur, but this left me with a decentralized history of forced heat. ”

“There are at most 1,000 soldiers in the city. If the soldiers we've placed in secret could open the gates of Tatur and let us in...... the situation at the Mercury would be the opposite. ”

“If you use the power of the sacred object to inflict brute force on your enemies outside the castle, you stand a good chance. ”

Reynolds nods at Anthem Howard and Kineth.

“In an hour.... Got it.”

With his permission, Anthem Howard vomits his soothing breath.

Kineth smiles lightly as he looks at it.

“Anthem, have some of this. ”

Then I took a small barrel out of my arms and handed it to him.

“What is this? ”

“They say it's made from Trammel. I can't believe they made this stuff up in this situation. Isn't that funny? I wonder if you really want to live in this world. ”

“Liquor?”

“Yeah, it tastes pretty good. They even distributed them to the soldiers to see if they made a lot. I brought some for you. ”

Ansom was slightly surprised by the unexpected.

When I opened the lid of the can, I could smell the aroma while still being expensive.

“It'll help you relax. ”

Anthem Howard nods at Kineth's words and takes his mouth to the bucket.

It was then.

“You sound funny. ”

As the tent of the barracks move roughly, a cold breeze suddenly enters.

“ ……!!! ”

The beggar man smiles at them.

“You……. ”

Reynolds looked at him and was impressed.

An uninvited guest who broke into his barracks, which he thought was safest.

The man raises his thumb and points back as if he had any idea what he was talking about.

“You mean them? ”

His men, standing guard in the barracks, lie flat on the cold ground.

Reynolds bursts into old age.

“Alan!! Khan!!! ”

Shhh...!!!

He draws his sword in a hurry.

Kineth and Anthem Howard run to look out for the two fallen.

At that moment.

“Huff...?! ”

Kineth's face, which was next to Anthem, turns white and he doesn't hesitate on the ground.

“Mr. Kineth!! ”

Ansom raises him with a startled face. In this situation, I was confused in my head.

“You!!! ”

He yells at the man in front of him.

His face, with a gauntlet on his arm, is clearly familiar.

“Jo Tae-woong!!! ”

It was then.

“ ……!!! ”

Suddenly, he felt breathless and blocked, and he felt unbearable pain in his chest.

With the window...!

Like Kineth, he dropped his sword, sitting on the ground.

“Commander!!! ”

Anthem Howard realizes that the rest are confused about the sudden fall, but there's no one around to ask for help.

It was not just Alan and Khan who fell around the barracks.

‘What the hell...! ’

The fallen soldiers lie unconscious on the ground.

Cho Tae-woong looked at the fallen Reynolds and said in a loud voice.

“He's clearly the leader. The curse must take a long time to work. The others were already down before that. ”

“Well, the curse...? ”

I grabbed the left chest with a clenched heart and raised my head hard.

“You know there's a witch living in Tramell. ”

In Jo Tae-woong's words, Reynolds suddenly passed by Yoon Sun-mi's face, who had been released before.

‘No way... ’

“But when...? ”

I never met her, no matter how much I thought about it.

Moreover, not only myself, but so many people have never been in one place to be cursed by her as a group.

“Hehe. You drank well. They don't even know it's literally a poisoned Holy Grail. ”

“…… what? ”

“I guess it's been a long time since you had a drink. I didn't even know it was laced with witch blood. ”

Cho Tae-woong slowly lifts his face, breathing heavily.

“You thought it was quick. But when you're thinking about war, He's already started a war. Since the moment I cried for victory. ”

Reynolds bit his lip at his words.

“Damn……. ”

A banquet for hours.

Even the slightest amount of time that could pass was because he regretted the fact that he was not feverish, but himself.

“The aftertreatment is not really my style……. Think of it as a price for taking my arm, Reynolds. ”

“Hehe... khh...!!! ”

Anthem Howard screams madly.

“Commander!!! ”

The liquor in his canteen that he was about to drink was poured out on the floor like red blood.

“Commander!!! ”

Again.

He rushed towards Jo Tae-woong and called out to him.

But...

Woodduk

Instead of answering that cry.

Instead of a trumpet that just announces a war to be fought.

Toot-toot.

Only the sound of Jo Tae-woong's big hand breaking Reynolds' neck is echoing inside the barracks.