The Grand Prince Has Run Away

After the tomb, we crossed the Ancient Mountains through a mountain pass opposite the Ancient Village.

The road is rough, but it's not bad enough to get rid of the Moon Elf pursuers who bother us.

“We're done here, where are you going now? ”

As I was walking along the plain, Shura answered my question.

“Kaligo Castle, the capital city. ”

“What are you doing there? ”

“As a mercenary. ”

I looked at Shura with a subtle glance.

“Mercenaries." Why don't you go bless her? ”

“Not at all. There's no reason to bless God with a war that's killing so many people. ”

I'm not wrong.

In the nature of religion that demands love and reconciliation, it is very treacherous for a priest to bless those who wish to wage war.

But it is not for a priest to go into battle as a mercenary and kill a man.

“Is it okay to kill him yourself? ”

“I have work to do. ”

“Does it matter?"

“Yes.”

“Is it important enough to kill someone else? ”

“That's... ”

When Shura couldn't answer, I said as if it were my own.

“The battlefield is a cruel place where people kill each other. I'm not going anywhere without angst. It's not polite to kill someone, and I'm putting myself in danger. Even if you're the master. Even a master can die by a blind arrow. ”

“Yes · · · · · · · ·. ”

Armida's sister interfered with our conversation.

“What kind of hard talk is that? Let's talk about something else. ”

“Talk about what? ”

“Something about marriage. Honestly, it was kind of a bummer back there. Shura's mother would be delighted if her brother were to be Shura's husband. ”

I seduced Armida.

This sister lives her life without thinking, and every time she takes a critical hit in my life.

“I have to.”

“When?”

“I don't know. I used to have to go earlier, but things keep getting weird. The last civil war, this war. ”

“Aren't you slowing it down a bit? ”

I immediately broke down.

If I find out my true nature, I'll never be a bastard again.

“No. Did I start a war? The last civil war was on your side, and this war is on the House of Caligo, isn't it? I was just trying to clean up. ”

“But isn't there a reason for you to go to war? ”

“Why not? The Yosrahim Empire is my home, and the Caligo Empire is the home of Shra. When Shura goes, I just go. ”

Alieta steps out.

“But you're better than Il Payne. ”

At that point, I was so unfair that I frowned.

It is not bad to be better than Ilpane, but bad to be compared to Ilpane itself.

“No. Why are you talking about Ilpane here? He and I have different values. ”

Armida's sister looks at Alita.

“What did Ilpane do? ”

“You are irresponsible in a word. ”

Since his youth, Ilpane Saides has been renowned as a genius prosecutor, and was chosen to be the queen's spouse in Lumen Kingdom early on.

Of course, this far is no problem, but his work has surpassed irresponsible levels.

Immediately after she gave birth to a daughter, she left the royal palace and stayed everywhere in the world. She left many wives everywhere, but also left irresponsibly.

Wherever I went, I caused an incident and caused trouble for the Lumen Kingdom. It was so shameless, I used to have a radio show every time without spending a penny in my pocket.

Well, he's defending himself that he's just living as a natural, but in my opinion, he's just living.

We only know about the age of destruction.

He was part of humanity, too, and he fought Mamoul, but he lived on his own without knowing where he fought or where he died.

I traveled through many battlefields at the time, but I only saw him once.

on a very fortuitous occasion.

“Yeah? Why do they live like that? ”

Alieta shakes her head.

“I don't know. One thing I do know, though, is that he's against the laws of the Elves. ”

I immediately protested.

“I don't think so. You must protect one. ”

“What?"

“Having lots of boyfriends. How many are there? ”

I sighed as I spoke.

Ilpane Saides. Even if I don't like anything else, I envy that.

He is satisfied with hundreds of known lovers.

“You know, if you were a couple, you'd have to get married, right? ”

“There must be a reason for that. ”

“Why? ”

In Alieta's sudden question, I rolled my eyes.

“I have no way of knowing, so that's his reason. Anyway, why isn't he getting married? There's no way for me to understand. Oh, the world isn't fair. Some people want to, but they don't get a chance, and some people run away every day because they don't want to. But you and I are the same.

No, I don't like the first part. ”

Alieta's eyes widen.

“Mr. White, have you ever seen Mr. Ilpane? ”

“Accidentally in a bar. I've never been so audacious in my life. He paid me for the drink, a novice. It's ridiculous. ”

“Is that so?"

“Anyway, just look at him. I hold the collar and shake it, and I get even interest for it. Interest on private loans. ”

Well, it's a debt to the future, but I'm getting paid for it anyway.

It's in the past for me.

Besides, it was a shitty time for me back then.

Taking off me like that is just ridiculous.

* * *

I marched to Calligo and wondered how I would wage this war.

The Kingdom of Calgo and Lumen are the main states of the Elves, all with powerful powers.

We are now divided and fighting, but if they merge into this war, it will not be very good for the Yosrahim Empire.

In the north, we face a powerful unified kingdom of Elves to the east with long clans of Orcs.

If the Kingdom of Khaligor is victorious and swallows up the Lumen Kingdom, the forces of light will collapse too rapidly.

Only the Kingdom of Hard and the Kingdom of Billion remain.

Of course, it is better for the two countries to integrate if they are preparing for an age of destruction in the future, but it takes time.

When the two countries are united, they must undergo severe internal divisions for many periods of past silver and religious reasons, at which time, when the age of destruction comes, they cannot unite.

‘Ah, the integration of the two countries is just right after the religious reform. ’

The religious reform I aimed for is that light and darkness hold hands and go to harmony.

If this reform had been successful, the internal division would not have been so severe.

Religion demands reconciliation between Elves who follow darkness and Elves who follow light.

At such a time, there were so many unfortunate aspects to this war.

Moreover, this war is a war of light and darkness.

Of course, the religious reform I was driving was a big challenge.

Honestly, we're killing each other, killing each other, and falling apart. What kind of harmony is that? We keep fighting.

It seems that the religious reforms have also crossed over for a while.

'The timing is really artistic. The bad side. Damn it.’

But it's already spilled.

I had no choice but to solve the war without causing too much damage.

“Teia Castle. ”

At Armida's cry, I looked at Teia Castle from afar.

A castle ruled by the Duke of Teia, with a portal tower at the center of it.

If we go through here, we'll never reach Khaligor.

Alieta looks around the farm and says,

At this moment, human farmers were sweating their balls off in a field and rice paddy field.

“There are a lot of humans around here. ”

“Uh. In the past, when the Kingdom of Karl was destroyed, many moved to keep the faith of the dark. So many humans live in the western part of the Kingdom of Calligo. ”

Alieta gripped her head in my explanation.

“So you're saying they're your people? ”

“What people. It's been more than 70 years. Now it's the people of the Caligo kingdom. ”

“But it's only 70 years, right? ”

“That's just the perspective of 1,000 year-old elves. It's a long time for three to four generations to descend from our perspective. ”

But past relationships don't break that easily.

There has been considerable exchange, particularly between my hardened Independents and human nobles west of the Caligo Kingdom.

He was deeply related by marriage and was also religious.

But that was it. Carr is not the same as the nobles of Caligo and the kingdom of loyalty.

“Hmm. I see. ”

“Come on, don't talk nonsense. Let's go. We must hurry to get to Calico by tonight's evening. ”

“Yes.”

At the entrance of Teia Castle, we were inspected.

We presented our IDs to the voiceprint driver's demands, which caused a disturbance, not in front of the gate.

The two Holy Daughters were visited by two Mind Master Swordsmen.

Just in time, Alieta from the Lumen Kingdom was somewhat vigilant, but was treated extremely as a saint.

“Come here, please. We'll take you.”

Shura looks uncomfortable in the knights' guidance.

She was just trying to go to war on her own, because things were getting so big because of my unexpected identity disclosure.

“Master, why did you reveal your identity? ”

I followed the knights and said,

“Will we be hidden from ourselves? If the magic you asked for on the battlefield, you'd be completely exposed. None of us are safe. Especially since I followed Armida. It's always better to go inside for later. ”

“But · · · · · · · · ·. ”

“Enough. Ignore the attention of the others. All you have to do is go. I'll take care of the rest. ”

“Yes.”

As I walk, I look at the distant portal tower with a faint gaze.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but I feel like I'm getting away from the target portal tower.

Anyway, I don't know why this is happening.

When you're told to lead, you just have to lead them quietly. It spins people around.

‘Haven't you heard the rumor that I got hit by a knight in Raven Castle? ’

Eventually, we arrived at the Knights' Guide just outside the Marquis's Gateway.

There were a whole bunch of nobles with gorgeous colors, whether they had been communicated beforehand.

One of the middle-aged men looked at us and hurriedly walked out on his knees.

“It's an honor to meet you, Mr. White Face. ”

I frowned slightly and said.

“Who are you? ”

“Earl Teia. ”

Then it meant that he was the Lord of this castle.

“So?”

“I had Duke Brian reassure me. From now on, I will take care of you. ”

“Duke Brian? You two know each other? ”

“Yes, it's a farmhouse out on the street. ”

I sighed a long time.

It seems Duke Brian has done something worthless.

I don't know where I'm going to get busted out of nowhere, and I don't know why I ask the late Teia to comfort me.

“But we need to get to Calico quickly. I have to stop by the Recruitment Hall. ”

“The Recruitment Hall is also within our walls. ”

“Really?"

“Yes.”

I looked at the whole group.

“There's a recruitment center over here. What do you say? ”

Shura nods, her gaze concentrating on the group.

“I don't care where I am. ”

“Yes, I understand. ”

We decided to stay in Teia. I wasn't on my way out anyway, with a precise schedule.

As long as I could hear the Recruitment Hall, it didn't matter whether it was Royal or Taea Castle.

So we followed the late Teia into the palace.

The Marquis insisted on serving him, so I couldn't refuse.

“Now, rest easy, it's ugly. ”

The Duke of Teia led Armida, Shura and Alieta to their rooms, and brought only me into the room.

And I was bitten away by the knights and servants that I followed and bowed down to me deeply.

“Xu Xun, I present the Grand Duke. ”

I shivered slightly.

“What?"

“I've heard rumors about your work. You've done a great job of taking Karl over the Kingdom's independence to the Empire. ”

“How did you know I was the Grand Duke? Did Duke Brian say that? ”

“No, I'm not.”

“Then?”

“As long as you know, you can't be sure. If you're not the Grand Duke, how could Duke Brian ask me to comfort him? ”

Yeah, I did.

There is no connection between the White Mask and the Duke of Brian, who has asked for my comfort, and some conspiracy theories suggest that I may be the White Mask.

If you connect well and investigate, everyone will know.

< Written by Teia. > End