In winter, the Lakia Mountains are not very serene, but they cannot be crossed by insanity. Not only was it enough equipment, but it was also the lowest condition to climb the mountain while using magic power. Particularly, the magic power of the latter was a prerequisite. If you don't, you die first.

Not to mention humans with no equipment or magic power.

"...... you've just come from Lavée to Cleitos, so you should do your best."

Looking at the body half buried in the snow, the twins broke.

We're all refugees from Lavée.

"You see, there's a few of them over there." It's like... suicide at a time like this. "

It must have been the only way to escape.

Andy looks up at the white slope. Beyond the sky is the Lavée Empire, which receives the blessing of the Dragon God. An enemy state bordering the territory of the Servle family, Andy's home.

For the past year, people have been fleeing from there. The reason was quite simple: the Dragon Emperor's solemnity and slaughter in Lavée. According to spies, the population of the Lavée Empire fell to nearly half that of Hadith Theos Lavée when he came to power.

I'm sorry, but we don't have much time to retrieve the body and bury it. I stepped on the snow and followed a set route.

I wonder if you're really attacking me ~ Dragon Emperor ~

Rick, who was catching up next to him, whispered his folly along with his white breath.

"I don't know. There was nothing I could do if I sent a messenger and didn't come back. there are rumors that I'm not in a position to talk anymore...."

"In the past year or two, you've gone completely crazy, Dragon Emperor." Sister Jill used to say it wasn't like that... "

"Jill, I don't think you should rely on my eyes to see your sister's man."

"I agree."

After laughing and giggling, I thought about it seriously for the time being.

"It really hurt to say that my whole body betrayed me." The silence that comes from human disbelief. "

"That's right. I feel like I've been going crazy ever since my father died..."

"That's too much to ask."

"I guess. But, well... the Aegel Peninsula massacre was huge..."

Neither affirmative nor negative, I decided to keep silent. Andy and Rick couldn't leave the border alone, so they couldn't get to the scene. You can't argue what you haven't seen.

But I heard that the Dragon Emperor's onslaught was terrifying. Both my brother and my sister have their mouths shut. There was no strategy, no tactics, no distinction between civilians and military, no killing, nothing left. The trail that the Dragon Emperor passed through was, of course, turned into a beautiful empty zone where no one could grow a single grass. Of course, surrender is not allowed. Like the Dragon Emperor, who kills babies from the sidelines he finds, the Kingdom of Kreitos is pushed to the depths of horror by the Lavée Empire.

Kill all of the goddess's descendants. That's what the Dragon Emperor said.

(You think you're pissed off about jihad?)

But the invasion suddenly stopped. I'm glad, but this is the source of the chaos.

When asked why, the Dragon Emperor said, "Because the princess is not fourteen years old." A long time ago, the Dragon Emperor seemed to be looking for a queen with the condition of being 14 years old or younger, but is that something to do with it? The argument was intertwined in vain.

Anyway, the Clates side tried to rebuild and negotiate, but it all ended in vain. On the contrary, the nobles and civilians who were searching for a cooperative route with Kreitos on Lavé's side were purged by the Dragon Emperor, and it seemed that the refugees would come to Kreitos.

The enemy alone will not hesitate to burn their own country. No one could stop the Dragon Emperor like this. There is no way to stop it. I don't even know what I'm thinking or what I want, and I can't feel it in my hands.

The massacre was an act of retaliation against Kreitus, who attacked Neutral, and the appearance of the Dragon Emperor, who was betrayed sporadically, to the country, and some military personnel read that there was no more offensive. Some scholars argue that it was a political rush before they offered to engage Princess Feiris, who turned fourteen.

But the massacre on the Aegel Peninsula cast too dark a shadow over the world. The rumors that Princess Feiris would attack again when she turned fourteen were mostly fuelled by fear.

And yesterday was Princess Feiris' fourteenth birthday.

The birthday ended without incident, mocking the rumors. Twenty-four hours have already passed since the birthday party ended. I was relieved to hear the rumor, but I was relieved to hear it.

But the next day was just over. And it shall come to pass, when the princess is fourteen years old, that thou shalt be vigilant. Even with the declaration of war, there was no way that the Dragon Emperor would follow such a procedure. You can only ask for such good manners in war if you are at peace.

But it was also exhausting to remain vigilant. So you're going to attack from here, even though you're quiet now -- the policy above is going around, and it still doesn't come to an end.

In any case, the only thing you can do as a scene is to be vigilant. It was ridiculous to rely on rumors, but it was only around Princess Feiris' birthday that she was to remain on high alert.

However, Jill, the sister of Prince Cratos' fiancé, is in the capital to socialize before and after the princess' birthday party. I really wanted it to stay. My sister would be better off on the battlefield than socializing.

(... no. Just in case, would it be safer for Sister Jill to stay in the capital...)

Prince Gerald thought so, too. That prince is clumsy, but Andy thinks he cares a lot about his sister. Such a sense of purpose only outweighs the fact that he is the prince. Or is it because my sister respects her appearance?

"After all, it's not a re-aggression itself." Because even the Lavée side is a mess. "

Rick moves forward in the white mountains with optimism.

"But the army is maintained." It seems like you can keep me alive while I'm poking into Clatos. "

"So, whoever doesn't attack Cratos will be slaughtered by the Dragon Emperor." I really don't know what you're thinking... if there's only one left, you can't say what the country is no matter how much land there is. "

Andy-kun, Rick-kun.

I heard a voice from below. To two familiar adults, Andy rolls his eyes.

"Camilla-san, Sieg-san. Why are you here? You're on vacation in King's Landing, right?"

A man with a crying black caught up with us and smiled bitterly.

"That's right, but I can't go back to my hometown even if we call it a vacation." Then I thought we'd say hello to Sergeant Oni's hometown. With the permission of the captain, Lawrence will be with you. "

"That's why you're resting in this situation." I'm here to help. "

It's not a vacation then.

The two of them laughed at Rick, who was stunned, and the two of them were wearing cold shields.

The two of them, plain to the cold and the magic field, were trained and trained directly by their sister to blossom with magic power. The Lavée Empire doesn't have a lot of magic power, but it does use all of them in its own way, so you shouldn't spend them with ordinary people. They often mistake it as being from the Servle family.

Because of that, I felt the same anxiety as the locals. It's like a relative's oniisan.

"After all, Lawrence wants to work with the Servle family." When I interrupted you at the main house, the kids looked around and asked, and came to pick you up. "

How's it going, what's going on?

So far, nothing unusual.

Sieg's breath, which he spat out suddenly, was also white.

"That's right." Rumor has it... it's just the second day since my birthday. "

"Rumor has it that when Princess Feiris turns fourteen," he said. We need to be vigilant. But I wonder how long we should be vigilant. I can't stay on high alert forever, I can't. I wonder if you know how great you are...... I hope Jill can adjust it for you. "

"The captain is in trouble, too." Before we went to the party, she said she wanted to go back to the scene. "

She's like her sister, and Andy and Rick laugh.

"But the dress at Princess Feiris' birthday party yesterday was beautiful." It was just a glance. Jill's style is good, isn't it? It was like this the first time I saw it. "

Camilla shows her palms around her chest. Zeke jerked Andy and the others.

"If you say that, you've grown up here. - Did you grow taller again? You're already fourteen, aren't you?"

Yes, a little while ago.

"But as always, I don't know how to tell it apart." Both of you stretching to the same level is just like the twins. "

"No, no, no, Camilla-san, I'm going to grow stronger than Andy, so in the end,

Camila smiled lightly and turned her heels back. With that signal, everyone started back the way they had been able to.

"So, what's going on now?" "Defensive lines of the Servells"

"To the north is Brother Chris - the owner, in person." In the south, Abby's sister is watching. "

"Oh, perhaps the main order is north?" When you were on the Aegel Peninsula, it was from the south, wasn't it? "

"It's Chris's brother's guess." But I also feel like I'm from the north, somehow. "

Somehow, in awe of Rick, Andy captures.

"I heard that Matilda's sister, Fairlat and Railzatz, are mostly burned fields. So I thought it would be a little impossible to attack from the south. Remaining is Beilburg, a military port city directly under the Emperor. It is also close to the king's capital. If the Dragon Emperor puts his hips in it and attacks it, it's from there, so I'll keep an eye on the north."

"... I see, Beiruburg is still safe..."

Sieg snorted with a difficult face. I'm sure there's something you two from Lavée think about.

"But this year was peaceful, wasn't it?" With the blessing of the 14-year-old princess of Royal Cratos, Prince Gerald can be crowned, right? We're talking about a wedding together. "

The captain is the queen who sucked the princess away.

It's a shame. It's a shame, but hurrying up for a celebration feels like an ominous harbinger. Even though the year is about to begin, I can't dispel the anxiety of sinking.

"Anyway, the Dragon Emperor is troublesome." Including the Heavenly Sword. That's against the rules. Is there anything you can do? I don't think we need to talk about taking out the goddess's holy spear. "

”If I could fight the Heavenly Sword, it would be the goddess's Holy Spear or the Sword Guardian......”

Rick sighed.

"The king of the tropics is ruined, isn't he?" I wonder if the restoration is in progress.

I don't think you can do it.

After Sieg's impertinent analysis, a lot of silence falls. It was fitting that I should not think about extra things because of this cold.

Ah, and Rick shouted. If you look at it, the morning sun rises.

It is darkest before the sun rises. It was a sight to remember such words.