Raydor Holy Sword War Journal
48. The Emperor's Fang Goes West
"I don't know if you're after my life... parents and children are all the places I don't want you to resemble."
"Heart to heart, I will guess. Your Majesty."
A servile old man's voice was heard on Zacharius's back overlooking his son's body.
An old man in a grey robe emerges from the shadow of the pillar and walks over to the throne.
"What, Grandpa? Were you there?
"Yeah, I'm sorry I didn't do the assistant knife. I thought I'd get in the way."
"Oh, good, good. It's nothing but lying around in the last words of a parent or child."
Zacharius responds by waving to Eagle Deep.
The old man's name is Savay Raza. He is a sorcerer serving the royal palace and a great wizard who is given the rank of 'sage'.
For Zacharius, he also served as his caregiver.
"Gilbert was a good son. But... a little too serious."
Gilbert Van Alsline was an undisputed royal family with your qualities. Although there is a little bit of conservative cohesion in blood muscles and status, if he became emperor, he would surely have become an English monarch familiar to the people.
Zacharius also loved his wise son again... that's why he can't kill him.
Because the reign of the emperor, known as the Golden Lion of the Empire, has only just begun.
"Welcome...... I'm sorry for this moment, Your Majesty. I'd like to report something."
"Hmm? I don't mind, just say it"
"Ha."
As the emperor urged him to continue, Savay bowed his head respectfully and opened his mouth.
"Western armies… The armies led by Lieutenant General Basen have been destroyed. Lieutenant General Basen is missing, and Colonel Safaris, his deputy, is now in command."
"Hmm? It was the kingdom of Zain the West where the army was fighting. What happened to Ceilia?
The empress Ceilia von Arslain, daughter of Zacharius, was nominally serving as an army general on the western side.
The substantial commander was Gracos Basen, so he's a general close to decorations.
"Lady Ceylia was defeated and taken prisoner after a single ride with the enemy general."
"Wow! There was a warrior in the kingdom of Zayn who could defeat Ceylia!
Zacharius hits Basili on the knee and raises his voice.
Ceilia was at the level of hair grown in amateurs as a general leading the army, but he is the Holy Sword holder chosen for the Holy Sword Clausoras. The sword arm is enough to defeat an army with a single horseman.
Who the hell beat Ceilia like that?
Zacharius let his eyes shine with curiosity.
"Right, right! You had a holy sword in that country, too! The enemy also had a Holy Sword Holder!?"
"As you guessed. The Holy Sword of the Curse Der Inslave... once supposedly defeated the Dark Witch Namilia."
"Oh!"
Zacharius grins delightfully as he lifts the edge of his mouth.
The belligerent emperor liked the mighty fairly, even if they were enemies. Forgetting also the situation in which his daughter was taken prisoner, he was attracted to a strong man he had yet to see.
"We are still investigating the holder of Darinslave. The Western army, which lost Lieutenant General Basen and His Highness Ceylia, is trying to rebuild the army by pulling up to the border fortress of Balmes."
"Hmm... hurry up the investigation. In some cases, you have to take it into the empire."
I had already fallen out of Zacharius' head about my son who had killed him. More than that, he was distracted by the presence of a new Holy Sword holder.
"Your Majesty... Enjoy yourselves, but as it were, we're going to have a western invasion, aren't we?
"Mm, right...... how about that? I got blood on me."
Zacharius scratched his head at Savay's remarks.
If Western armies, one of the five great armies in the Empire, were to perish and lose one more Holy Sword holder, the Empire's power would be greatly diminished.
In that case, we will also have to put a fix into our ambition of continental domination.
The emperor will give serious thought to future measures.
"Right... whatever you do about Ceilia, take it back. In some cases, you may relinquish the territory you took."
"Are you sure? If we continue to attack like this, the kingdom of Zayn will fall into the hands of the Empire?
"Good. Is Clausoras being taken, too? You cannot be deprived of the power of the Holy Sword. If the enemy has a holy sword holder, he has to put his back down."
Zacharius laughs wildly at Ni and strokes Durandal's pattern.
"I'll be out in some cases, too. Discover the power of the Holy Sword Der Inslave!