Raydor Holy Sword War Journal

A few days after receiving his life from his brother King Granard.

Reydor left King's Capital again to the east, where there is a border with the Alsline Empire.

Instead of riding a carriage like the other day, I march my own horse to show people who I am.

Continuing behind Raydor are a thousand cavalry. It is a unit led by Darren Garst, the Thousand Horsemen of the Royal Zain Army.

"It's a pleasure to see you again. His Royal Highness King Raidor."

Darren on the horse lined up next to Raydor and bowed his head on the horse.

"It was a quicker reunion than I thought, Darren. You took the trouble of picking me up on purpose."

"It's a waste of time. Your Highness."

Darren, the son of General Basel Garst, had packed in Fortress Blaine with his father even after the battle against the Empire, and continued to flirt with the Empire.

Raydor speaks the words of labor to a familiar general who rushed to hear Raydor's departure.

"Nevertheless, General Garst will do what he thinks is best for you and a thousand horsemen. The battle against the Empire is still over."

"Whether harmony comes together, whether it befalls you, it will take a while now. There's not going to be a fight for a while."

"Heh, you mean negotiations are parallel lines?

"It looks more like the imperial side isn't ready to negotiate than the negotiations aren't going well. Thank you. It looks like General Basen of the Western invading army is missing, and the person responsible is absent."

I almost blew it out unexpectedly in Darren's explanation, and Raydor rushed to keep his mouth down.

Apparently, Raydor's capture of Gracos Basen has stalled negotiations with the Empire.

(Is it a good thing if you think you've earned time as a result? Because we can get ready to fight Granard)

"What have you done, Your Highness?

"No, it's nothing... more than that. If it were now without General Basen, wouldn't it also be possible to completely repel the Imperial Army from the kingdom?

"I've also considered that... it must be difficult. Because I want to avoid repelling snakes and touching dragon scales."

Assuming the complete annihilation of the Western invading forces that invaded within the Kingdom of Zayn, there is a risk that an army of reprisals will be sent in by the Empire.

If there is a card for the negotiations between Sailia von Arslain and the Holy Sword Klausoras, it would be undesirable to force the battle to continue.

"The current command of the Imperial Army is taken by General Basen's deputy. He wants us to wait a long time until the negotiator comes from Teito."

"I see, the aim is to solemnly sanctify the traitor while the empire is no longer able to take physical movement, to reclaim the territory that has been taken? The Chancellor thinks bad things too."

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Darren shut his mouth to Raydor's evil state.

He was Darren, who kept his mouth shut just because it was also abominable to put it in his mouth, but eventually opened his mouth with a potpout.

"... His Highness Raydor. It's hard to say from my mouth, but apparently this Solemn Qing march is a ploy to fall His Highness."

"Hmm...? What's that supposed to mean?

When Raydor asks in surprise, Darren dives into her voice and overlaps her words.

"This time, His Holiness Raydor has been ordered by His Majesty the King to solemnly clean up the nobility of the traitor who has territory around the Eastern border. Behind it, the Royal Palace's intelligence services are moving, seemingly leaping to discredit His Highness."

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"There are eight nobles in the eastern part of the kingdom of Zayn: the 'Eight in the East', of which the Earl of Arbeil and the Viscount of Illus have fought and perished to the end without succumbing to the Empire"

"... you mean the six remaining aristocrats are the subject of Solemn Qing?

"Ha... and none of those houses drowned in the empire without fighting our own cuteness. Orders to surrender will never snort. Definitely going to be a fierce fight."

Of course, it's Raydor and I know it.

But how does that connect with lowering Raydor's reputation?

"You don't know. Wouldn't it be more prestigious if we went to war?

"If the opponent fighting is an enemy soldier, you're right. But this time the enemy is only a traitor to his own country. Fighting soldiers are people of their own country."

"Hmm..."

I finally see the story.

In other words, let us make the presence of Raidor perceived by other peoples as a threat by letting them fight against their own people?

"That's not all. Apparently, His Majesty Granard is going to have a secret detective set ablaze at the time we attack an enemy town. It seems that His Highness is trying to tailor it to the way His Highness did and slaughtered the people..."

"You idiot! Even though I betrayed you, it's my town!?"

Raydor accidentally roughed up his voice.

No matter how many lords betrayed him, not even the inhabitants disobeyed the kingdom of Zayn.

It is a madness shack, such as burning it down just to discredit his own brother.

"… that is all His Majesty is afraid of His Highness and wants exclusion so much that he chooses no means. Even to the detriment of his own people, it would be cheap if it were to discredit His Highness."

"Huh...!

Raydor chewed his back teeth off and shut up.

I hated about my brother King Granard. I didn't think I was trying to hold my finger to Raydor's leap like this.

But I never thought I'd do anything to involve an innocent people.

(Did you fall that far, brother...!

"... so? Darren, why did you teach me that?"

Desperately suppressing a wild passion in his heart, Raydor asked the general in front of him in a quiet tone.

Darren subordinates Granard. He's an enemy.

How can that be imitated to divulge the sagging of a brother king?

"It's..."

Darren had often let his gaze wander to get lost, but eventually opened his mouth as he had decided to.