The Old Knight of a Frontier District

5

You will die in despair.

That's the curse Count Grismo threw at Jules Rant.

Count Grismo was after an opportunity for vengeance (fumigation) that destroyed his fatherland, Kalisau, while pretending to surrender to the Kingdom of Parzam.

King Wendeland and General Napala Fujimo were poisoned to death by a samurai doctor who had trusted them for years, or by a housekeeper.

Julelant was about to be assassinated by a spectrum minister and a Kingsguard knight. But it was our destiny.

The First Queen is the princess of the house of the Duke of Argolide.

He is the fruitful daughter of the current Duke's eldest son, Marquis Baucrus, and if there had not been an event to welcome Princess Schernelia from the Goriola Empire, he would probably have been the righteous queen of Juleland.

My wife stabbed me to death with a poisonous dagger.

I see, that is worthy of the word death in despair.

Perhaps this assassination should have happened sooner.

However, because no one had expected to welcome the Queen from another country, I did not know what it was, but I did not investigate the conditions under which the assassination order would be activated.

Think of it that way and the twitch fits.

I don't know how you lured a princess who would have lived deep in the great aristocracy into a big black carriage, but you may assume that this assassination was planted in the same place as the king's samurai doctors and general's house slayers.

Speaking of why, when he was summoned to the King's Capital after the Great Warcraft Attack, he had reported to Jules Rant about the big black carriage, and since then patrols in the King's Capital, especially around the palace and in the Special Zone (Isanel), had blinded their eyes.

The bad thing about this plan is that you can't detain the First Queen, let alone suspend her marriage, without solid evidence because you realize the possibility.

For it would be a wound too great for the royal family and the Duke's.

It's Jules.

It's Jules.

Do you want to live?

Forgive my ignorance.

Baldo has at his disposal a treasure to put the curse on his spirit.

Jana's bracelet.

Could this treasure have been used to break the curse placed on the First Queen?

But Bardo pushed and killed the despair and regret that sprang up in my heart.

Now is not the time to get lost in trouble.

Arflaburn and Düsselburn were suspicious of this letter.

There is nothing written about the war.

Why.

The ambassador hasn't been informed of anything.

This is what we are led from there.

Sinkai and Goriola intend to attack Parzam without declaring war.

At present, a military alliance has been formed between Goriola, Parzam and Gainelia, and trade agreements have been signed, and the Parzam merchant's wagon squad is resting and negotiating in the castle.

They invade countries that have so much to do with it, so to speak.

Goliola loses her faith as a nation, and that will never be regained again.

The two of them made quick decisions.

I immediately wrote to the ambassador to inform him of the situation in my country.

He also explained to the merchants that Sinkai had begun to invade the Middle Plains again and recommended that it be raised to a safe area of his country.

A great deal of dissatisfaction arose from the merchants.

If you turn back without doing business, it's a huge damage, so there's no way.

And since many of them are commissioned by lords, or knights everywhere, to do business, there are aspects that cannot be pulled further than damage.

Many merchants turned back to their respective countries, but some did not move from the castle.

He also issued a parent letter to Gainelia further discretionarily, explaining his history.

There was no ambassador in Guidelia and the necessary liaison adjustments were left to some extent to the discretion of Count Rhodvan, which is a very tough thing to do.

Two days later, the ambassador sent a message.

Naturally I haven't received this letter yet, so it's a message I sent out before I read it.

That is information about the Sinkai army's invasion of Parzam.

How dare the Sinkai army invade the towns of western Parzam before they were attacked by the Goriola Empire?

On March 21, a large army of Sinkai suddenly attacked and dominated the city of Fargo.

Two days later, he took control of Edith.

The news reached Casse.

Consul Casse issued an expedition to the King's Capital to prepare for a defensive battle.

On March 28, the Sinkai army appeared in Kasse and carried out a fierce attack.

Casse fell in three days.

When General Appetite captured Consul Casse and his family relatives, he pulled them out to Hilprimarche and tore them into eight pieces.

And scattered the blood and guts over Hillprimarche.

Sinkai's treatment of Fargo, Ejite and Kasse was completely different from the previous generous one.

All the knights who fled there were killed, and soldiers and administrators were sent by Sinkai's own country to rule the people with fear and violence.

And General Appetite said he put his defensemen there when he fell Castle Obas at the end of March and turned his military journey north.

The ambassador had accused the Parzam side of behaving so badly and secretly until today of being difficult to forgive.

This information revealed the actions of the Sinkai army prior to the invasion of Goriola.

But Arfraburn and Düsselburn thought the behavior was puzzling.

Sounds good when it comes to securing a base first, but you should have just attacked the Imperial Capital of Goriola.

They may have been unable to move against two countries at once.

It is unnatural, futile and dangerous, even from the way things go.

I don't care what you think, it doesn't seem like an efficient way to do it.

Arflaburn and Düsselburn, so to speak, snapped their necks.

Bardo explained to the two of them.

No, I don't think so.

He said it was really necessary for General Appetite.

Three years ago in the war, the Sinkai army approached the throat of the king's capital of Parzam.

Then Parzam carried out the Four Praises, and the spiritual power of the gods attracted thereby preserved Parzam.

Since then, the Sinkai army has continued to lose, and at last, in Hilprimarche, the General of Appetite, has been defeated and bled, forcing all occupied territories to be abandoned and pulled up.

Its spiritual power still covers the land of Parzam.

If we do not render this powerless, any military action by Sinkai is at stake.

That is why the General of Appetite defeated Hillprimarche with the blood of the House of Consuls of Cassese, who could say that the land was spiritually united and identical with all Parzam's territory and was placed as a symbol of victory.

Bardo is a thorough realist and hates superstitious floats.

Because it is, I know as a fact that in many years of war, there is a strong battle to pray to the divine Spirit and with the help of the divine Spirit.

Something called war changes moments and their appearance like creatures.

Sometimes the overwhelmingly advantageous side is instantly pushed into defeat.

The momentum and flow of such warfare is beyond human power.

Weather such as sunshine and wind storms are also beyond the reach of people.

They belong to the prince of the Spirit.

The General of Appetite turned his temper (because he wanted to) upside down without blood.

The divine Spirit no longer protects Parzam.

Because I have received the offering of the General of Appetite.

The Sinkai soldiers became soldiers with no doubt of victory.

There is no army more terrible.

Arflaburn and Düsselburn heard Bard explain and nodded deeply.

After that, Düsselburn raised new questions.

"No, wait.

I see that far.

But why didn't General Appetite attack Parzam as it were?

Could it have also dropped the King's capital of Parzam if it had carried out an invasion of such a terrible speed that it had attacked the Imperial capital of Goriola?

That would also have allowed us to attack Goliola against the backdrop of Parzam's national power.

Once we left Fargo, Ejite and Casse down, I don't know why we attacked Goliola as it were.

If you do that, will Parzam increase his vigilance and look into his defensive posture?

Fargo, Ejite and Casse, though important hubs each, are nothing but regional cities from the Wang capital, the heart of Parzam.

Just because you let these cities fall doesn't mean that you have sharpened the power of the Parzam country greatly, but rather you just buy anger "

In response to this dusselburn question, Bardo looked at Arflaburn face to face.

Arflaburn signaled lightly with his eyes, which I'll explain about this, I guess.

"Düsselburn.

Well, then, no.

That way, Goliola won't be able to drop it. "

"Why?

Now Goliola has taken the royal capital without a hand. "

"There would have been unnaturality in the way it fell.

While there were knights who tried to protect the castle gate, there were also knights who tried to stop the castle gate from closing.

Some knights said they made moves to lead the Sinkai army to the Imperial Palace.

He also said one of the Kingsguard commanders gave up the defensive point and made a move to welcome the enemy.

It's a puppet.

The General of Appetite used several important knights as his puppets when attacking Goliola.

I don't know if that's because of the strange intentions that manipulate my mind, or because of acquisitions or threats.

But he was poking at the steeple hatefully. "

"Puppet, is it?

But the puppets were also effective when attacking Goriola after the fall of the king capital of Parzam. "

"It's not.

I can't do that.

All right.

My country formed a military alliance with Parzam.

If anything happens to King Parzam's capital to be dropped, he will send out reinforcements.

Moreover, if the opponent becomes a Sinkai army, there is a major reorganization.

Do you not see where the puppets will be moved?

In addition, the defensive posture of the Imperial Palace will naturally be reviewed.

Even if not, it's been at least three years since General Appetite planted the puppet.

As for the big black carriage, some of it was also passed on to the Imperial Capital, and the guards were on alert, so they haven't been in lately.

If we hadn't attacked Goliola immediately, the puppet we planted would have been useless.

So after General Appetite dropped Cassel, he needed to attack Goliola. "

That's right.

Exactly.

In addition to that, there is also the difference between national systems.

In Goriola, if you hold the king, you can cow the whole country.

If we let the king give the order, nobles from all over the country will obey.

No matter how much doubt or dissatisfaction you had, once you obey.

Instead, the king, who had fallen prey to the reign, would soon be the target of an assassination.

But in Parzam, the king's dominion is not that strong.

If you give an order that doesn't make sense, the disobedient lords will come out.

But Bardo thought in his heart.

Still, he said the Sinkai army was behaving abnormally this time.

Then again Bardo thought.

It is about the contents of a large black carriage.

What is in it?

Why is it that those who enter into it are manipulated in their hearts?

Moreover, the curse seems to be very precise and complicated, since it is normal for those around us to see it only at first sight, but when the time comes, it moves as a puppet.

Dragon Man, isn't it?

There was a dragon man who even manipulated the heart of the Queen of Manuno.

Didn't the Queen say that it was one of the dragon men with a particularly strong power?

Anyway, no matter how we counter the Sinkai army, we have to do something about that black carriage problem someplace.

Yes, Bardo thought.

At this point, then, the threat of a big black carriage was already gone, but it wasn't until a while before Bardo found out about it.

6.

Three more days later, an envoy from the Marquis Vodores arrived.

Marquis Vodores regrets the assassination of Doriatesa by his daughter, who was the queen of the king, and wants to make amends to the Pharrens.

Originally a man of great faith, he trusted this Marquis in the Pharren family and has taken it back to avoid more punishment than is necessary.

The envoy is Badgan Ehrenthal, Earl of Edinus.

It is a proximity in the vicinity of the Marquis Vodores.

The Pharren family ladies were generously protective and said they had received a request from the Imperial Palace for surrender but refused.

I mean, Arflaburn's wife is safe, too, and I grazed her chest for a second.

Badgan told me what happened at the Imperial Palace.

After the Sinkai army took control of the Imperial Palace and issued a decree that the Emperor would descend on the Sinkai army, the leading lords residing in the Imperial Capital received an urgent summons.

Marquis Farren and Marquis Vodores both entered the country.

I was led away from the escorts to the back yard, where there was a big black carriage.

Marquis Farren, who saw it, shouted.

"Inside the black carriage are monsters, freely manipulating people's minds.

His Majesty the King must also be manipulated by monsters.

We will help His Majesty the King by fighting monsters. "

The Marquis Vodores had also heard about the black carriage from Arflaburn, so the Marquis Farren's words were immediately understood.

But this information lay low on the people, and the response was dull.

A Kingsguard soldier detained Marquis Farren, but when the Marquis shook it off and took the Kingsguard knight's sword, he rammed into a black carriage.

But on the verge of reaching the black carriage, the knights of Sinkai slaughtered him.

Marquis Vodores, who doesn't even have a sword, just didn't have to watch.

Marquis Farren's body was brought out, and once again the marquis went into the black carriage one by one.

They are also separated from their own escorts and cannot refuse with their swords pointed at them by the Kingsguards.

Something went wrong when it was Marquis Vodores' turn next.

A simultaneous shooting of bows and arrows took place from the second floor of the building across the street.

The arrows unleashed by the elite archers made the black carriage look like a hare once in a while again.

It was a sturdy built carriage, but many arrows jumped inside through covered windows.

It was Crown Prince Cantielroy who made the shooting take place.

He was a bright, decisive young man, who had a thick trust in the Marquis of Farren.

The Imperial Palace became noisy and the Marquis Vodores succeeded in escaping.

When he returned home, the Marquis immediately called Bad Gun and gave him instructions.

Because I knew very well that it was a battle with time.

Badgan made his way to the Marquis Farren family first.

But there were no knights, and Jiazai had already left for the Imperial Palace.

The women of the Farren family said they headed for the Vodores.

I went to see a bunch of carriages like that, but Bad Gun spent time hiding in the shadows.

Bad Gun got lost at this time.

If you are as ordered, you must go to Rhodvan Castle immediately after you have informed the Farren family of the situation quickly.

But if we go after the house slayer now, we might be able to save lives.

He is too spared to lose.

In the end, Badgan followed the house slaughter.

And I caught up and told the housekeeper what was going on.

Now the Imperial Palace is manipulated by the idolaters, so I said it should not go.

Even as Jiazai heard the circumstances, he replied that if there was an official call to come and pick up the body of the sword, the honour of the Marquis Farren would be lost if he did not respond to this, and said:

"Thank you for your generosity.

Give my regards to the Marquis Vodores as well.

Please say hello to the young ladies.

At the time of this incident, all four young men of Pharren were outside the Imperial Capital, and even if they were grateful, they would not be grateful.

If there's one that wants to see the heart in this old bare bone, I'll show it to you.

My lord will await his death. "

It is a punishment for traitors to croon out their hearts and execute and bury them separately from their bodies.

Bad Gun had no more overlapping words than to see him ready to slaughter his house.

I broke up with Jiazai and tried to escape the Imperial Capital, but I ended up with this delay.

All the gates of the royal capital were closed, so that they could enter from the outside, but not from the inside.

As I wandered over the desk and lurked, I got some information.

It was officially announced that the Goriola Empire had formed an alliance with the Sinkai Nation to attack the Kingdom of Parzam.

The Sinkai Nation and Parzam are thus in a state of war, so no declaration of war will be made in advance, he said.

Crown Prince Cantielroy was imprisoned after being abandoned because of his confusion.

Knights above the Count were dying to join the Imperial Capital in order to serve all but those in a special position.

However, those close to Rhode Van Castle shall gather at Rhode Van Castle.

The Goriola army is led by the King Mizu.

The chief military officer shall be Lugurgoa Geskas, General of the Sinkai Nation.

It is a life that contains many astonishing contents, but above all the surprise is that the King himself will appear in battle.

The King never goes outside the Imperial Capital.

It's even rare to go outside the Imperial Palace.

That's why I'm going far to Parzam before I get rid of the Crown Prince and nominate a successor, so it's not very much, but it doesn't seem like a sane shack.

But this is also effective.

The fact that the King himself will appear in line, even if there were any queens who question this war itself, cannot be too heavy and not serve.

If the king is not present, the council of elders will not be able to hold a meeting, so it is only after everything is over that we can discuss the rationale for things.

It has not been made public in the Goriola Empire for political reasons that the Sinkai army seems to use evil laws that manipulate people's minds.

Even if it had been published, King, you can't admit the fact that the person was manipulated to the will of others, etc.

Because it would inflict irreparable wounds on the power base of being a divine and inviolable god.

It is a question that goes beyond the righteousness and even the life and death of the present king, and it is a question that concerns the foundations of the existence of the nation.

Life is life, and there is no wrong life.

Besides that, Knight Badgan also learned that he was teasing the women of the Farren family at the Vodores, and that he had requested but refused to be handed over from the Imperial Palace.

In doing so, a knight with an edge became head of security at the castle gate, able to escape the Imperial capital, and came to Rhode Van Castle.

Amazing content.

It may be said that the whole country was thrown into turmoil.

Among other things, the situation of the Farren family is in great crisis.

But even in this predicament, there is some looseness in the condition of Arflaburn.

Bardo was impressed.

Bardo at this time never thought the basis for that loosening was himself.

Then again, Knight Badgan's report also showed that General Appetite had regained his sword.

Bardo didn't even know, but this sword was once carried to the Palace of Parzam as a souvenir of the victory.

I couldn't even lift it unless it was for five knights, and carried it in a specially made carriage with an iron bottom plate and an iron wheel.

According to the swordsmiths, it is a sword made of special materials containing plenty of holy hard silver.

In other words, it is a kind of demonic sword.

With all this amount of metal, that's worth a hell of a lot.

King Jules Lant gave this to King Goliola for sending his knights.

Transport took six months, he said.

You can't keep quiet when you're given all this stuff.

The King gave a large sum of money as a victory celebration.

As for Jitsu, Jules Rant, he would have wanted to crush and sell the sword of General Appetite to cover his expenses in the war of nations.

But if you do that, you buy the laughter of countries wondering if you're in so much trouble for money.

That's why I delivered this enormous souvenir of victory to my uncle in great anticipation of payback.

Even as a king, it's not a bad deal because you can enhance your authority by decorating this in the Imperial Palace.

This time the General of Appetite took it back.

Nevertheless.

Sinkai's march this time is too unusual.

First, Fargo and Ejite were each dropped in a day.

There may have been an alarm, but the damage done by the Sinkai army should not have been foolish to break through the sturdy castle gate and drop the two big cities in such a short period of time.

Next, he dropped Casse, who consolidated his defenses, in just three days.

Casse knows Bardo as well, but is a very defensive city.

Dropping it in three days is quite impossible.

The problem is after that.

While performing the ritual at Hillprimarche, we arrive at Castle Obas ten days later and drop it here in a day as well.

Furthermore, twenty-two days later, they are attacking the Castle of Kobusi.

And I also drop here in one day, what a five-day attack on the Imperial Capital, dropping it in the course of that day.

I've never seen or heard of such a snug electric shock.

Suitable when it comes to reason.

Because the defense was ravaged at too much speed to investigate their posture at all.

And it may also be possible to break down the castle gate in a short time, if we make full use of that incredible offensive power of General Appetite, that power that would have been gained by [eating] five Divine Spirit Beasts.

But it will require that General Lugurgoa Geskas, the key and life of all Sinkai troops, always be at the forefront of the army.

Also, an electric shock is a piece of paper at stake.

If the Imperial Capital had intercepted the Sinkai army by closing the castle gate firmly from the beginning without sending a general outside, it would have taken a few days to break it.

In those few days, the Horsemen summoned to the King must have rushed to the Imperial Capital to consolidate their defense.

The Sinkai army, which proceeded ignoring the barracks and ignoring the fatigue of the humans and horses, would have had a crisis of collapse here.

The result secured the royal king and contained the damage and put the Goriola Empire in his hands.

But it must have been a triumph of thin ice.

No, it's not.

Not like three years ago, obviously.

The invasion three years ago was a strategy to poke at the will, but it was the right way to go about the battle if you think about it.

The way we fight this time, it's weird.

Bardo couldn't help but feel the madness of General Appetite.