Maou No Utsuwa

Bestenblume, king's capital of the kingdom of Oppenheim. From the window of the castle in the center of it, Deefleet was watching the city with firehands rising from all over. The Royal Oppenheim Army, which allowed the Ruthuan Imperial Army to break through the outer walls, abandoned the residential district and retreated into the castle. Now I'm in the middle of a last resistance attempt to rely on the walls. Definitely this is the last fight. Quite a few of the soldiers who were convinced of the defeat of their country had already left, and about three thousand troops entered the castle. Not a number that can resist the 60,000 Ruthuan Imperial Army. There is no limit to the possibility of reversal to the Royal Oppenheim Army, which was hunted down without just a soldier who escaped. I can't be a deefried to blame the soldiers who spared their lives and escaped. I thought it was better to take the road less than I could see a loss.

The fate that awaited the most fleeing soldiers is harsh. The perimeter of the Wang capital Bestenbrume is completely surrounded by the Ruthuan Imperial Army. There is no escape from the Royal Oppenheim Army. The flames now viewed by Deefleet were generated by the battle between the departed Royal Oppenheim Army soldiers and the Ruthuan Imperial Army who moved to sweep it. It means that only the number of flames is being fought.

"I don't want to be annihilated because this is the battle against savages who don't know the love of knights"

A voice heard from Deefleet's back. It belongs to King Oppenheim, my father and former Western uncle.

There is no will in the soldiers of the Kingdom of Oppenheim who are fighting in their area of residence. Somewhere, if we have an escape route, that should get us out of here. King Oppenheim is angry at the way the Ruthuan Empire has tried to plug and annihilate the Quartet even though it is.

"Nearly half of those savages, I think, are from the kingdom of Dia."

The Royal Army of Dia is composed of former knights and soldiers from the centre of the Schutzarten Empire. You shouldn't be the kind of person you can call a savage.

"Just because you were born and raised in the center doesn't mean you're classy. Isn't Claudia a good example? I don't think he was born in the Royal Schutz Alten."

"Even so, our country is about to be destroyed by that Claudia. I can't tell you what looks great."

Whatever you say now is only a waste of time. The kingdom of Oppenheim is torn and about to perish.

"... right. How did this happen?"

After leading the insurgency and overthrowing the Ruthua Empire, the Kingdom of Oppenheim was supposed to unite the West. Continental domination next if you can do that. On behalf of the Ruthua Empire, the Kingdom of Oppenheim was supposed to be the champion of the continent. But the reality in front of us is not. I can't even defeat the Ruthua Empire. It's over.

"I just didn't have the strength."

"I held down half the western part of the continent. That you still weren't strong enough?

The western part of the continent around my country, the southern part of the Union of Kingdoms of Sidvest. And the northern invasion kept most of it under control. The Union Alliance between the Kingdom of Oppenheim and the Kingdom of Sidvest temporarily kept half the western part of the continent under control. With the largest dominant area in the western part of the continent, the result is this.

"... it was just a mistake, too"

"A mistake?

King Oppenheim faces the word Diefleet's mistake. I felt like I was being ridiculed.

"Isn't it? At the end of the day, the Union of the Kingdom of Sidvest collapsed."

"That's because you haven't kept the coalition together."

"I admit about that. But many of our allies left, as did the kingdom of Oppenheim."

"It's..."

Many troops also left the Royal Oppenheim Army. Mostly former Western Border Lords. Few have now disobeyed from the former subordinate aristocracy.

"We've been making mistakes. That's from the time of the Schutz Alten Empire."

"Imperial times? Why are you going all the way back?

"Isn't it? The Empire was about to discuss Kamui, but he had lost so much since he was thinking about it. I wonder if Kamui could destroy the empire at any time just because the kingdom of Ruthua has attacked us and we didn't realize it because we lost that kingdom of Ruthua"

Almost all of the former frontier lords followed Kamui. That's not all. The Kamuis control the distribution of the western part of the continent. With that power, Deefleet believes that the Schutz Alten Empire could have been destroyed as well.

"... it won't be that far"

King Oppenheim denied Deefleet's idea.

King Oppenheim is right about this. Deefreet is overbought by the Kamuis. At the time, many of the borderline lords were still not prepared to follow Kamui by betraying the Schutz Alten Empire. Unlike the Kamuys, who have a difficult base to attack called Nort Ende, the Border Lords are in a position to be easily attacked by the Schutz Alten Empire. (d) The family, even if they disobey in the three houses, is immediately suppressed and over. Even if I obey you later. This was the feeling of many peripheral lords.

"With this power, why is Kamui... no, it's a mistake to think like this"

Why did Kamui allow the establishment of the Ruthua Empire? Deefreet stopped thinking about it, which had come to his mind many times before. There's no point in thinking about it. Kamui and I have different values. That's all I know in the end.

"I wonder what would have happened if I had chosen the path to follow Kamui Kreutz?

King Oppenheim spoke of another possibility. I'm not just saying "if" like untrained, but even if I know it, my desire to do so is springing up in King Oppenheim's chest. That is still "if" though.

"... brother, is it?

"That's a strange thing. You were supposed to be close to Kamui Kreutz, you chose to compete with Kamui, and Diethardt, who never spoke directly, hoped to obey."

Dietrichhardt, Dietricht's brother, did not actually speak until he obeyed, but he complained that Kamui should never be turned against his enemies. Had I listened to that word. That's what came to mind in King Oppenheim's chest.

"... I was just stupid"

"It could be. But maybe it was because I was watching away that I could tell... I can't see that. Am I stupid?"

It doesn't matter if it's far away or close. King Oppenheim misjudged a number of things with cloudy eyes on greed. One of the worst mistakes of all was ordering Diethardt to attack West Mid, the king's capital of the kingdom of Dia. Had it not been for it, Diethardt would have struggled with the repression and softness of the North, the Kingdom of Oppenheim might have taken full control of the western North of the continent. This is "if" too.

"... I don't care, how long does that nasty conversation last?

Words hung suddenly. There is no way that such disrespectful mouths could be beneath his subjects to the two kings of the kingdom of Oppenheim and the king prince. What I saw in Deefleet's eyes when I looked back.

"... be!?

He was a kamui standing in a mood.

"Two men and a whimper. Besides, those two are the pinnacle of this country. Then you can't win."

"... how did you get here?

"Let me show you around"

"To whom?

"Come on, you're under your command, right? I just named myself a grand hurry from Carlos from the front. Yeah, I used the letters for real to get people to trust me."

"Carlos..."

Carlos is moving for Kamui. It's like proof that Kamui is pulling a thread behind the dissolution of the Union of the Kingdom of Sidvest. Even though he knows there's no point in pursuing it now, Deefleet feels something that doesn't make sense.

"I don't know how that alone has slipped through the siege of the Ruthua Imperial Army, but okay. What are you doing all the way to such a dangerous place?

King Oppenheim asked Kamui for an errand instead of such a deefried. We came to the castle to fall in the middle of the battle and not so far away. I wonder what kind of business it is.

"I'll have Deefleet handed over here"

"... what does that mean?

Just give it to me. I don't know Kamui's intentions. King Oppenheim asked Kamui why.

"I don't know if she's a queen or a princess, but this is where Serene is kept."

"What!?

Deefleet gave a surprise when he heard Serene was at Kamui's.

"Surprise what? It's worse to leave it in a place where there's not even enough escorts in the middle of the war. You don't have to grab this one. The Empire must have grabbed you."

This is a lie. The escort was adequate. But when Serene told Alto, who appeared magnificent, that he would allow the meeting and then follow himself, no one felt the need to prevent it. You don't actually need to prevent it.

"... you think you might have protected him?

"Were you listening to people properly? Your family is in this hand. Listen to me if you don't want to be killed."

"Kamui kills Sele? I can't, can I?

Kamui declared his decision to "no longer be one of us" towards Serene. But Deefleet doesn't expect Kamui and Serene's friendship to end to that extent. Even if it was very regrettable.

"... can be mean"

It was this word that came out of Kamui's mouth that I thought about a little bit.

"No, mean..."

As soon as I heard that, Deefleet was relieved of the tension. That's not like doing against a hostage. That's what Kamui used to serene in college.

"It's not like when I was in college. We're adults now. I'll do all that and all that and make Serene cry."

"... I'm a little concerned about that and what this is all about... well, is Sele at Kamui's?"

Serene is protected by Kamui. It's a complicated mood, but it's also a more secure place for Deefleet than anywhere else. Deefleet thought it would be gratifying for him to lose his heart that he was about to die.

"So don't get me wrong. If you don't listen to me, Serene will be in terrible shape."

No, Kamui can't do that.

"... you're just a pitiful guy. I heard you were at my place, why don't you try to take it back?

This is the same as last time. In the end, Deefleet hasn't stopped worrying about his decency. That irritates Kamui. Kamui is not here for Deefleet. I'm just here to save Deefleet's life, thinking about Serene's, and the thoughts of my people.

"I'd love to, but I'm going to die. And after I die, it's Kamui who can entrust Sele. You're the only one."

"... why should I listen to your wishes?

"No, that's my last favor,"

"You have been so for a long time. I actually try to do everything I want with my very own good looks on people's faces. But that's over, too."

"... Kamui. I know it's my fault. But please! Still listen to my last wish!

"Say no!"

"Kamui?"

Deefreet is just saying ask for Serene. I don't see why Kamui would say no to that. If so, why did you imitate Serene in such a way as to protect him?

"That's it for the joke. I haven't made any demands yet. Why don't you stop making unilateral demands and listen to this one first?"

"... what is it?

Indeed, Kamui just said, "Listen to me" and said nothing specific. Remembering that, Deefleet decided to listen to Kamui as he put it.

"... serve me"

"What?"

"I apologize for lifting the king's vessel. It was my mistake. I don't have the strength to make you obey people."

"Kamui......"

"So follow me. I'll let you get the most out of it. Well, I know what you're capable of. There's only so much I can do. Still... Better than just ending up like this, right? Follow me and your dreams will continue."

"Are you..."

This was the first time Deefleet had heard Kamui say such a confident way. I still got to see Kamui, who I don't know, even through this period. I didn't know anything about Kamui. How many times has Deefleet thought of this?

But it was also too early.

"Say it again. Deefreet Oppenheim! Serve me as your subordinate! There's no denial! This is my first order against you, my lord!

…………

Kamui looks straight into the other person's eyes and tells this with a good voice. I've seen Kamui several times in the Federal Republic of Artenkreutz, but it was the first time Deefleet had turned it on me.

A hegemony that floods out of Kamui's body. Deefleet is going to kneel on the spot without feeling its majesty. Deefleet had never known what the king's vessel was like, and was overwhelmed by it. And that's not just Deefleet.

"... Lord Kamui Kreutz"

King Oppenheim, who was listening next door, came pinching his mouth.

"What?"

"I, Dieterich Oppenheim, King of the Kingdom of Oppenheim, pledge to you my allegiance as your subordinate."

"... Huh?

Kamui confused by the exact words. I am not going to let Kamui follow King Oppenheim. It's just a hassle to be served. But King Oppenheim didn't really want to serve either.

"I, the king, am under your command. My subordinate is also your subordinate. I'm a jury, but please use the Deefleet one."

"Is that what you mean..."

I said I would be under your command to make Deefleet obey Kamui. Kamui learned how King Oppenheim felt.

"On top of that, give me your orders. He told me to die to miss you."

"Father!"

Deefleet, who was distracted next door by King Oppenheim's words, raised his voice.

"Don't make a scene in front of my husband!

"You can't just let your father die!

The father is trying to put on a bully. Deefreet found that out. If that's the case, Deefleet thinks he should die and bully himself, who caused the battle as well. This is something I've been ready for a long time now.

"I don't deserve to tell you that!

"Become?"

But King Oppenheim will not forgive it.

"I have always scorned the Oppenheim family, and I am not going to ask you to bear the end of the Kingdom of Oppenheim. That is a right that has always been forgiven only by my subordinates who have served me wholeheartedly."

"But I also have a responsibility towards my subordinates for following me!

I also think Deefleet is certainly right about the Kingdom of Oppenheim. But Deefleet believes that the responsibility for bringing the Union of the Kingdom of Sidvest into battle rests with him. Exactly.

"Where are those who follow you? Didn't you just deny it yourself?"

King Oppenheim wants Deefleet alive. Never admit to dying together.

"It's..."

"Master Kamui. I beg you to hear my wish."

King Oppenheim turned to Kamui where Deefleet mumbled. The idea is to decide things at once. Naturally, Kamui knows how that feels.

"... oh, that would be good. Dietrich. This is my first and last order! Give that life to get me out of here!

"Ha! I accept your order! Everybody! Let's go! Follow only those who want to blossom in their last death!

"" "Whoa!!

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Almost all remaining knights and soldiers in the castle decided to follow King Oppenheim in his final battle. These are the people who came to the castle. Be prepared to spend your last time in a castle with no escape route.

But at their last hour they were to be greeted not in the castle, but outside the walls. Three thousand armies flying out with the castle gate open. Ready to die, their momentum is plunging the Ruthua Imperial Army into havoc, which was just forming in front of the castle gate. But it won't last forever either. The enemy is twenty times more numerous. Eventually they will run out of energy and strength, and they will die.

"You know that's gonna happen, right? I don't have time for sentimentality. Let's go."

Kamui calls out to Deefleet, who is staring at them on their way to death.

"... oh, I get it"

If I can't escape safely, I'll waste my father's, subordinate struggle. I know that. Deefleet shook off his sentiments and walked out about after Kamui.

"How are you going to get out of the city?

"... through the gate. There's still no way out of this city."

"The gates are blocked, right?

I'm also curious about the way out that hasn't been done yet, but Kamui's idea of breaking through the castle gate is more problematic now.

"Naturally, there are Ruthua Imperial Army"

"... I can't go through the outer gate without finding it"

This is the capital since the Western Berg era. This is the city where Deefleet was born and raised. I know a lot about the entrance and exit of the city. You can't call it a gate or something that you can hide through, even if you don't.

"... you've forgotten you've become my subordinate, haven't you?

"Oh, oh, uh, isn't that impossible?

"It's not the same as being seen"

"... what do you mean...?

"Shut up for a second. Then I'll know."

And then already Kamui moves on as he explores his surroundings as if he has forgotten the existence of Deefleet. I haven't really forgotten, but I'm concentrating my feelings on exploring the signs, so it just looks that way.

That's how it went for a while, Kamui stopped in front of a building and walked straight into the door. Deefleet after him in advance.

"Get dressed for this."

Armor stuck out on Deefleet entering the building. It is not Kamui who has protruded. A soldier of the Royal Diamond Army, dressed in the same way. And the armor protruded also belongs to the same Royal Dia Army as its soldiers.

"... how could you do something like this"

"Move your hands without thinking. We don't have time."

Kamui complains from the back. Kamui wore the same armor again.

"A disguise. I mean, we can have this stuff a lot."

Deefleet, wearing armor but whining as impressed. But it's still sweet.

"It's not a disguise. They are the regular army of the kingdom of Dia."

"What!?

"Well, that's not until today either. I'm going to move them to help you, so you can't leave them behind in the Royal Diamond Army."

Leave the city. That's not the end of it. The Ruthua Imperial Army and the Royal Dia Army are also deployed around the area. It takes a lot of time to slip between those two armies and escape into the safe zone. It is likely that in the meantime they will find out that they are leaving their premises. We can't go back.

"... and many others?

"There's no way there's a lot of them. I'm going to use the grass I just planted to help you. I'll have it returned at work."

"Oh, oh."

Once both the Empire of Schutz Alten and the Kingdom of Ruthua had many grasses. A man who has lived in enemy territory for years, assimilated to enemy citizens but working for his own country. In the confusion, the Kamuis were planting a new presence that both countries had forgotten.

- On this day the Royal Oppenheim Army was debated in battle by almost everyone, including the King, and the King's capital, Bestenbrume, was to fall into the hands of the Ruthuan Imperial Army. Then some time later, the Ruthua Empire declared the victory of the battle, and the demise of the Kingdom of Oppenheim, without being able to confirm the life and death of Diefleet, the King's Prince.