The Old Knight of a Frontier District

1

King Wendeland, defeated.

The next morning this shocking news rushed around the King's capital.

Immediately, Prince Jules Lant made a declaration of succession to the throne with the support of the heavy ministers.

Baldo had an urgent call.

Bardo entered the royal palace with Cars and Jurchaga, along with a greeting messenger.

"General Bardo Lowen.

Well done for coming. "

The place was only lined up with heavy ministers during the sight, and Jules Lant's wording was altered.

"From the Temple of Mercano, the shrine arrives and performs the official coronation ceremony, but the date of the coronation will be recorded as today as far back as possible.

In other words, the rest shall be heard as the words of those who have already been crowned and officially taken to the throne.

Well, General Bardo.

I want Sir to take up a mission.

Viscount Riccionel.

Explain. "

"Ha.

Yesterday, His Royal Highness Juleland, who was His Royal Highness Prince Wang, together with several of his chief ministers, held talks with the Plenipotentiaries Ambassadors of the Goriola Empire and the Guinelian State respectively.

The main agenda was on the co-operation of the three countries to combat the invasion of the Sinkai State, as well as on the formation and operation of a troika force to counter a large group of warcraft coming from the east in the near future.

Count Grismo, captured in the current battle, has revealed a terrible conspiracy.

That is, there was a Sinkai instigation behind it about the suspicious incidents that had occurred in our country in recent times.

That Sinkai would soon declare war on all the Middle Plains countries and embark on continental domination.

In conjunction with this, the sub-men who manipulate the warcraft are forming a large army of warcraft, that more than five hundred warcraft will come from the riverside of Ova to attack the Middle Plains.

His Royal Highness Prince Wang was sometimes releasing envoys to both countries to convey the information obtained.

Of these, I would like to explain further to you about the deeply related Warcraft relationship with General Bardo.

General Bardo defeated the Warcraft brilliantly at Fort Corpos, but at least it turns out that two locations, Fort Tugart and Fort Zeanos, were attacked and destroyed by the Warcraft and Bumpy enemies at about the same time.

And in the Goriola Empire, four fortifications in the periphery were still attacked by warcraft and nearly destroyed.

Three fortifications were attacked by the Warcraft in the Guinelian state, but the activity of General Jog Ward protected the two fortifications.

At yesterday's meeting we came to the conclusion that this unusual development, taken together with the information obtained from the Earl of Grismo, should be considered similar to the military exercises as preparations for the Great Invasion.

And when we considered the size of the enemy and the mobilizable force of the three countries, it was decided that it would be impossible to confront them without creating and operating a joint force in the three countries, so that the common Troika would be formed immediately, the place of assembly would be Castle Roadvan, with a date of forty October.

Details are summarized in this dossier "

and the Viscount explained, passing a bunch of leather paper to Bardo.

"I mean, General Bardo.

It was also for yesterday's meeting that Count Manousto of the Goriola Empire visited with his niece (Mei).

Guynelia's ambassador had entered the country a short while earlier, stranded in the merchant corps.

Even if you give us information about Sinkai's invasion, the movements in both Teula and Saion are tedious.

You won't be able to move until your ass is on fire.

In the worst case scenario, it is possible that we are having an affair with Sinkai.

In fact, it is our country that will be the first to be attacked, and then Theula and Seion, as the distant western Sinkai started a war against the entire Middle Plains.

From Gainelia's point of view, these three countries will be the jetty, and Gainelia is more interested in defending against the great masses of warcraft.

So from the standpoint of national power, Guynelia was to send us to the Troika.

The Goriola Empire is also in a position that is difficult to attack terrain from Sinkai, so it is in a position to view the movement of the continental invasion for the moment.

He promised me he would send a powerful cavalry to crusade the Warcraft.

As for Sinkai's invasion, we call on the Hordes to prepare for defense, but hurrying is a response to the Warcraft.

I got early consent to create a Troika, but the problem was after that. "

Jules Rant fingered both foreheads.

I guess I had some headaches.

"In order for the troops to act effectively, they must squeeze command into one.

But all three kingdoms do not give up their command by insisting that their knights should have it.

After the mortar, Count Manousto said:

That Sir Baldo Lowen, a hero of the border, was appointed a grand general in Parzam.

If that means Lord Lowen can command that Troika, let us also convince the knights of our country.

Then Ambassador Gainellia said:

That's a great idea.

If it becomes Lord Lowen's decree, the brave men of our country will also obey.

But before we do, I was wondering if you could break this in a duel with General Jog Ward of my country and show us your martial arts.

I had no choice but to drink this condition.

General Bardo was promised no command of the army, and he was offered a general position as a temporary substitute in the first place.

It's painful to flip that foreword, but I want you to tell me that you will accept this assignment to protect the people of Nakahara, who cannot be hung by the claw fangs of the Warcraft. "

Jules Rant, who took the throne, told me so much, how could I say no?

Bardo had no choice but to respond to his promise.

2.

Guided and lowered to a separate room, Bardo was briefed on the matter by several civil servants and read the material.

The dossier described a terrible conspiracy told by Count Grismo, who had been captured and pulled out before Julelant, along with the words of the curse.

The story goes back fourteen years.

In the country of Carisau, which was west of Parzam about three years ago, the royal lineage was extinct, entering the period of the Second Duke, when Lord Fargo and Lord Ezite jointly governed the country.

Fourteen years ago, in other words, four thousand two hundred and fifty-eight years ago, in the day between the kingdom of Kalisau and the kingdom of Parzam, a curse arose over the use of the south road of Moldos.

The narrow southwest road of Moldos, which had been used until then, was not enough to cover the fuel demand in the major cities of Kalisau, which was rapidly developing.

This rush created a clash of arms, and the following year the two countries exchanged war documents to enter a state of war.

The first year saw intense clashes and both countries suffered painfully together.

In the four thousand two hundred and sixty-first year, when the two countries were feeding their strength while continuing the skirmishes, General Lugurgoa Geskas of the Sinkai Nation came to visit under Viscount Grismo.

The two have known each other for a long time, but General Luglugoa has made surprising suggestions.

Castle Grismo is in what may be termed the throat of Parzam when attacking Fargo and Ejite, so surrender falsely and hide your power, and you can bring a definite victory to your country.

Sinkai has provided funding to help with this.

Viscount Grismo offered to surrender to King Parzam after consulting Lord Fargo and Lord Ezite.

Then some time later, in Fargo and Ejite, he hastened to train knights and secretly sent his surplus power to Grismo.

Sinkai's financial assistance continued, Grismo's clandestine strength enriched, as did Fargo and Ejite.

But then the war changed.

King Parzam mobilized leading lords in the north and west to launch wave-like attacks on Fargo, Edythe and surrounding urban groups from east to west.

Count Grismo decided that there was no point in dying his power in Grismo in this situation, and disputed to send reinforcements to King Parzam to turn more reinforcements to Fargo and Ejite.

This reinforcement and the growing force of war said things, and the war situation gradually favored the Kalisau nation.

And finally, in four thousand two hundred and sixty-nine, he destroyed the main army of Parzam, which was attacking Fargo, and took over the prince of Parzam, who was the master general.

The army of Parzam was in total collapse, and in the Kalisau kingdom, they were forced to attack the capital of the king of Parzam.

The gap was poked by Prince Wendeland and General Napala Fujimo.

When they electrocuted Lord Ejite with a brilliant collaboration, they also captured Lord Fargo with a knife to return, reversing the victory or loss just one day later.

Fargo and Ejite surrendered to the kingdom of Parzam, and here the kingdom of Carisau vanished.

It was three years ago.

Even though they were defeated, the two Dukes had great power, so they subordinated them by acknowledging them as lords of their respective cities.

In fact, if only at this time even a small amount of force had been left in Castel Grismo, it would have been possible to poke the flank of Prince Wendellant and General Napala Fujimo, the Earl of Grismo, who will be left to regret the destruction of his country by the sweetness of his reading.

From this day on, the preparation for vengeance began.

As secretly as ever, with the financial assistance of the Sinkai State, Fargo and Ejite nourished their forces and sent them to Grismo Castle.

If a knight travels in large quantities even though it is not a time of war, it will stand out.

He brought one, and one, and the knights, into Grismo Castle, through the merchant squadron and the use of bandit patrols.

Over the course of two years, preparations were finally made, and the day came for Fargo and Ejite to rebel and annihilate the king's army, which would be marching out of Casse.

If there is so much rebellion, the Parzam army will be led by the king himself or the prince.

Because otherwise we cannot demonstrate the royal authority, nor can we discuss the terms of the agreement after the war.

And the weakness of Parzam is that the king's son has only one prince, and the prince does not even have a wife.

The flames of resentment burning in Count Grismo's chest demanded further revenge.

These days Count Grismo had also come to know that Sinkai's true aim lay in continental domination.

Count Grismo asked General Luglugoa to help avenge the Parzam royal family.

Conditions are the assassination of Wendeland, king of Parzam, and Napala Fujimo, general, and the killing by giving Prince Julelant a taste of despair.

In return, after the achievement of revenge, the regions subordinated to Grismo and Grismo will be subordinated to the Sinkai State.

This would be a betrayal against Fargo and Ejite, who wish to rebuild the Kalisau country, but there were circumstances that Count Grismo could not wait for either.

Because of his old age and illness, he had no life left.

General Lugurgoa responded accordingly.

At that time General Luglugoa taught Count Grismo a truly strange conspiracy.

Now, by the River Ova, the Manounos are searching for an army of Warcraft.

There are more than five hundred of them in total.

Training is underway while raiding a fort placed near Ova.

Eventually, the Sinkai nation moves to conquer Nakahara.

Before and after that, a great army of warcraft would threaten nations, he said.

Eventually Count Grismo learned that King Wendeland was seriously ill due to news from spies who had unleashed him on the King's capital.

He also learned that General Napala Fujimo would soon die.

I didn't know how the condition of giving Jules Rant a taste of despair would be fulfilled, but if he led the army and came here, he could stab himself in the stomach.

Thus told the truth, and finally Count Grismo, thus told.

Prince Jules Lant.

General Lugurgoa will make good on his promise.

Wendellant will soon die.

So is Napala Fujimo.

And you will die in despair.

Having read the report so far, Bardo asked the civilians a number of questions.

First, he asked what the aim of a country called Sinkai was.

He said that there was also no compilation of the opinions of the civil servants on this.

In the first place, Sinkai is a country that has never allowed entry from another country before, but has never attacked the territory of another country.

There is no doubt that the country of things that we do not know the inside is rich, and we do not know yet why we invade other countries.

It sounds good when it comes to winning the continent, but there are so many countries inside this world, that is, the Great Barrier, that you can't grasp the name or the number.

It goes without saying that if the prints spread, it would be difficult to govern, and it would only increase the cost of maintaining them, even if they taunted distant lands.

It is therefore difficult to anticipate the scope of the aggression, but it was that we now anticipate an invasion of the area, with the exception of the autonomy of the Temple of Mercano, of the countries that will now be named as the great powers of the Middle Plains.

That is, the countries of Parzam, Tula, Seion, Gaineria and Goriola.

Next, he asked whether General Lugurgoa Geskas, in the report, was the same person as the person formerly known as General Appetite.

He also said that the opinions of the civil servants were uncertain on this.

If he were the same person, he would be a hundred years old.

Naturally it can be assumed that someone else inherited the name.

But I believe Count Grismo himself is the same person.

Even if you are someone else, you have no doubt that you have comparable strength and influence to your predecessors.

He also asked if there was any such thing as the use of the Herd of Warcraft by the Manunos.

Nor was there a clear answer to this.

It is widely believed that Manuno has strange and evil powers.

It is said that the prey deceived by Manuno's eyes will make his body completely immobile.

However, it is not known whether its power extends to the Warcraft, and it is not recorded that it can be manipulated freely.

As long as we don't invade the land where Manuno lives from here, we don't even hear about Manuno attacking humans.

It's just that my men are witnessing several manunos when General Jog Ward of Guynelia repels a herd of warcraft.

It is no coincidence that a story has come out of Count Grismo's mouth that Manuno is manipulating the Warcraft.

Bardo thought Count Grismo would not lie.

If one of the ten words is known as a lie, the other nine will be relieved that it will be a lie as well.

The words must be true, because the aim of Count Grismo is to terrorize Jules Rant.

However, it may be that Count Grismo's own knowledge is incorrect.

Anyway, Bardo ordered the civilians to submit a summary of what they knew about Manuno's properties and abilities.

At that time, the conductor came into the room and conveyed a message from the king.

"General Napala Fujimo has returned to the ghost this morning.

The general's debilitation and death were attributed to poison, and the housekeeper, who served faithfully for many years, was captured as the culprit. "

3

The report was followed by further investigation reports on the case.

Because of the allowances of His Majesty the King on the other hand, the medical doctrine Xenospinen was recalled to the King's Capital.

Xenospinen found that some of the medicines he had been prescribed were toxic if used regularly, and the results of the investigation found the attending physician to be the killer.

However, the medical condition had already progressed to an untreatable condition, and Zenospinene could not be applied by hand.

Strangely enough, the attending physician does not seem to have abandoned his loyalty to the country and the royal family.

He also said he had not lost respect for the king.

Then I have a strong conviction that I must kill the king.

I just don't see any reason for that.

There's no resentment whatsoever, there's no problem whatsoever.

The thought of trying to kill a king and the memories surrounding it are not connected as if to the thoughts and memories of other decent parts.

An investigator was dispatched quickly as a conspiracy against General Napala Fujimo surfaced.

The investigation has heightened the suspicion that General Napala's ill health is due to poison, and an investigation is currently under way.

Unfortunately, this investigation didn't seem to make it.

He also believes that in the case of the Count of Zembourg, who attacked Julelant, Julelant must be killed, but he does not even know why.

I don't wonder what I don't know, I just strongly believe I have to kill him.

The counts' men also said they followed the counts' justice in order to meet their counts' obligations while remaining on sudden orders.

It should have been reasonable and unprepared for poison.

The Kingsguard knight, who attacked Julelant at the same time, did not, to his surprise, indicate with the Count.

I just assumed from some point on that I had to kill Jules Rant, and it happened to be that day that the opportunity came.

Regarding any culprit, the behavior must be strange.

No reason, no context, just will.

It's as if someone somewhere even slipped my mind into it.

4.

Bardo then read the minutes of the Troika meeting.

First of all, with regard to Sinkai's invasion of Nakahara, we cannot have a clear policy with each country so far.

Just because Count Grismo said so cannot be a basis for taking concrete measures.

However, all countries felt something smelly about Sinkai in recent years, and the perception was unanimous that we should jointly hit things in the event of a war.

Either way, if Sinkai tries to dominate Nakahara, it seems to be Parzam who hits first.

If it were to be ready, it would be fitting that he pointed (and seemed to do) at the cities of the former Kalisau and inflicted a painful hand on King Parzam's army.

Although the assassination of the King and the Great General is unforgivable as a matter of fact, it is very effective above and beyond Parzam's national power.

Parzam has to equip Sinkai with the bulk of the defensive capabilities that can be mobilized at the moment.

Still, Julelant made the decision to put the Knights of the Border in a whole unit against the Warcraft.

How Parzam engages Teula and Seion as he withstands Sinkai's invasion holds the key to defensive success.

Depending on the circumstances, we may also be able to anticipate the early entry of Gainelia into the war and reinforcements from the Goriola Empire.

To that end, we also need to keep pace and successfully defend against the Warcraft in the Three Kingdoms.

All three countries have been attacked by warcraft over the past few months by their own fortifications and have seen their unusual numbers and actions, so there is a strong sense of crisis on this issue.

Regardless of whether Count Grismo's number of reaching five hundred can be believed as it stands, there is no doubt that there are numerous swarms of warcraft lurking in which to act as if they were controlled.

It is a threat that cannot be overlooked for the security of the eastern cities of each country and needs to be crusaded at an early stage.

But you can't keep the knights of your own country under the command of knights of another country.

That would call for dissatisfaction on the part of the knights in their own country, and maybe they won't use it first.

We don't trust each other that much.

Then why did Bardo's name come up there?

In this regard, after the meeting, a heavy minister directly asked Count Manoust, Ambassador Plenipotentiary of the Imperial Goriola.

In fact, recently in the Imperial Capital, the story of Sir Bardo Lowen, who helped the Knight of Goriola to make his heroic adventure a success, seems to have been widely conveyed from nobility to the people and has become very popular.

A large number of bards sang and talked about their adventure tan and said the square in front of the palace was carved with murals.

Above all, several leading knights listed as candidates for this assignment say they admire Sir Lowen's bravery and personality.

As for Gainelia, another circumstance has been found.

In April of this year, King Gynelia's use came to the castle of Rhodvan, where the Border Race Martial Arts Association was being held.

Sir Bard Lowen, who is supposed to be in this castle, and General Jog Ward of my country have long been a causal pattern, so it was an offer by King Gainelia to set up a place for a duel to settle.

Julelant, who heard this, replied that Lord Rowen was inviting him to the King's capital as a guest of the King from his contribution to the Parzam royal family and that he could not be in tune with such a plan at present.

The occasion is a retreated Gainelia, but thank you, King. It seems that that person is touched by the will of General Jog Ward and has a strong desire to confront the two of them, and his subordinates are also dyed by the wishes of that king.

After the end of the Border Race Martial Association, a line of Juleland attempted to visit several cities located northeast of Parzam encountered a patrol unit led by General Jog Ward and was asked for tolls.

The high-ranking officials accompanying him rose sharply to this disrespectful offer, but Jules Rant paid flat money and paid the toll. I guess he would escort me to the city, borrowing a large number of General Jog Ward's men.

It is believed that this offer has such a background.

It is an offer that can be said to give precedence to private sentiment over diplomatic and defensive viewpoints, but it is quite chivalrous.

Moreover, it would be in the national interest if General Jog Ward could win and take command of the coalition forces, so I have made a good proposal on the grounds of my personal relationship by trying to think about it.

Neither the King of Gainelia nor the diplomats, of course, think that Storm General Jog Ward will lose to the old knights past the age of sixty, etc.

5

Nevertheless, it was Jules, and Bardo called in his heart.

You must be carrying a heavy burden.

A lot of people will probably envy you for being greeted by Parzam, knowing that you are the eldest son of the king of the great kingdom.

He said he was a lucky man.

But the comfort of the chair you're sitting in right now is never good.

The next question comes down, and you can't just throw it away and run away.

But yesterday, it's Jules.

It was fortunate for the people of this country that you were the one sitting in that chair.

Maybe I don't deserve to say this because I threw away my sieve and went on a journey.

Bear with it, Jules.

Eventually those who walk with us will appear.

I'm sure he'll show up.

Those gathered together by virtue of your own patience.

Those people will truly support you. [M]

If this happens now, it will not be the case to say whether the Chinese army can command it or not.

If you have to, just do it.

Still, it's Jog.

Do you want to fight me so badly?

You want to kill me?

Much clearer. You prepared the stage.

Fine.

Now it's time for me to really flaunt you from the front.

Don't think I was two years ago and I am now.

Just two years ago, in October, Bardo stopped moving his right arm during the duel, poking his knee in front of the jog.

In retrospect, I can boil my stomach.

That's when Jog missed Bardo, who could have killed him if he wanted to.

That's what happened.

Take this me.

Take this Baldo Lowen.

That drooling kid Jog missed me. Oh, my God.

Revenge?

I'll pay you back.

Wait for me, Jog Ward.

I will kill you.

(Chapter 4: Dark Clouds in the Middle Plains)