"Isn't my Lord intending to join the mercenary unit of the kingdom? It is the mercenary's duty to pay off in battle."
After Kirill returned, Nere asked Aldis.
"I didn't become a mercenary because I wanted to kill another person on the battlefield. I didn't even plan to take part in this war ..."
"What has changed your mind now?"
Nere pursues Aldis to the murderous word Aldis.
"Is it strange that you don't want your twin tutors who grew up to die in such a boring war?"
Counterattack Nere sniffs at Aldis, who makes excuses. He called Aldis the Lord and was a rude companion to his obedience.
"Hey"
"Hm. Forgive me if I feel sick. I'd be fine if I spared Cyrill without any reason. I wouldn't bring out any twins."
Ardis couldn't be restated. It was a painful point to say that it would be nice to say that Cyril was thinking of himself.
Attempt "Even if Cyril had previously competed with a noble child, my lord was good at taking care of himself so that he would not notice himself. I'm not going to be bothered by the tribal territory and hostility.
It was this that there was no guzzling sound.
With a dissatisfied expression, Aldis casts his thoughts on a clash between the Imperial Army and the Royal Army, which will soon give up his useless rebuttal.
The imperial army, apparently advancing in victory, is now halted half-day invading the border. There is no doubt that he intends to join with the subsequent one sent from his home country.
It doesn't seem like a good move to lose the winning momentum, but the upper tier of the empire may be trying to attack the kingdom in a total war. On this occasion, the idea is to end the long-standing conflict on a superior condition. Probably, a subsequent unit that has already left the imperial capital is marching to the border.
What are the upper tiers of the empire thinking now? Are you full of exhilaration at the perfect opportunity to defeat your enemy, or are you willing to tighten your stomach in a battle that boosts the nation's collective strength? There is no way for Aldis who is not a god to know it.
The Armenian Empire, with a long territory east and west of the southeastern Robles continent. It is a country that once recognized itself as the successor of the Caucasus dynasty, which once flourished as a territory over a vast area of 30% of the continent.
The imperial city extends concentrically from an intimidating castle based on dark gray. The interior of a castle towering in the center of luxury. Naturally, the two people faced each other across a table in a room where even nobles could not enter.
"Your Majesty. The people are excited about the splendid victory of the Imperial Army. It's wonderful that he is even near the end of the day when he will swallow Nagras and regain his former glory."
"I can't hide my dissatisfied expression."
An old lady called her Majesty points out a bitter smile.
The opposite is a middle-aged man who looks a little younger.
You can't just go sarcastic at an old man, the most powerful person in the country. However, the man utters a form of praise to the old man, but mercilessly expresses discomfort in his expression. It was possible only because he was a real son and a Crown Prince.
In response to his father's words weird, the son begins to complain as if he had cut it.
"I don't mind fighting the kingdom. It would be even more so if I won. I will eventually carry the empire. I know that the recapture of the former rebels has been a longing since my founding. "
But he looked at the Empire's supreme powers from the front.
"Inviting strangers to your pockets is another story."
The emperor asks the Crown Prince's claim, about two breaths apart.
"... are you talking about people from the south continent?"
"Do you have to answer that question?"
The emperor sighed on purpose.
The Crown Prince is talking about reinforcements from the allied Saint Rogel Monarchy. It is an army that has transformed the battlefield that was in the state in the first game with the stalled kingdom.
"It's like they won the battle this time. Tactical analysts have reported that it's likely that the Imperial Reserve alone would end up in a painful split, as in past battles. I don't know if you're worried, but you're just too lazy? "
"I don't care if they're just mercenaries. If you pay for their work, that won't be a problem. But they're an army backed by a nation. It's a distant nation whose existence wasn't even known. ''
Saint Rogel is another continent located far south of Robles.
About half a year ago, we received official contact from the other party. He quickly accepted the delegation, established diplomatic relations and became an alliance, and quickly ransacked, even the nobles in the country could not understand the situation.
Due to its location, the Emmenian Empire, whose immediate territory is the only neighboring state of Nagras, has always suffered from diplomatic isolation.
The City-State Union, which is adjacent to the west of the kingdom, and the Bronchelle Republic, which is located to the north, are neutral to the kingdom. He is not hostile to the Empire, but he is not the one he wants to be an ally.
To the east of the Republic of Bronchelle, north of the sea from the empire, lies the Alban Kingdom, a territory of a huge island. Despite having a relatively friendly relationship with the Kingdom of Alban, they were far from each other.
Separating between the Armenian Empire and the Alban kingdom is the open sea, which has rough waves and dangerous aquatic monsters. Although the empire's navigational skills are more advanced than the Nagras Kingdom, it still has to go alongshore to land. Along the coast of Nagras on the way, he could not send a large fleet confidently, but only sent a small diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Alban. Of course, if the war begins with the kingdom of Nagras like this time, it will not be possible to come and go with the kingdom of Alban.
The Empire bordered the northwest with the Kingdom of Nagras, and the rest west, and south and east, were surrounded by endless seas. The only breakthrough had previously been considered to be the territorial border of the Kingdom of Nagras, as far as the North Sea could not be crossed, but that was a mistake.
The fact that there was another continent beyond the southern sea, and that the first country of humans from the southern monarch from the south came to the Armenian Empire, could be lucky for this country. Would.
With an unexpected visitor, Emperor Emmen has formed a military alliance around the corner. However, on the other hand, no mission has been dispatched from the empire to the monarchy since the war with the kingdom has not started since the establishment of diplomatic relations. This is unusual.
In the first place unlike the monarchy, in an empire that does not cross the open sea alone, it is doubtful that if you do not get on a ship of the monarchy, you can reach the south continent. The reality is that you cannot send embassies without permission.
"We don't know much about their hometown at all. Don't you see how dangerous it is?"
Uneasiness The Emperor cuts and discards such a sense of crisis held by the Crown Prince as insignificant.
Obi "You can go ahead with the exchanges. If you defeat the kingdom, there will be no empire on this continent. You only have to settle down comfortably as the continent's champion. If possible, the military alliance with the Kingdom of Alban will be fully realized. ''
The reason why Emperor Yi tries to establish a connection with the monarchy is probably because of his idea of incorporating that technology. With access to the Albanian kingdom directly across the northern seas, the empire might have a long-awaited alliance just off the continent. Even more, if the kingdom of Nagras was given in at that stage, there would no longer be a force on the continent against the Empire.
But it is too optimistic, the Crown Prince points out.
"Do you think they sent reinforcements just for good intentions?"
The monarchs have navigational skills that allow them to move freely between continents, but they do not even know where the other country is. If you think militaryly, your opponent can attack freely, but you can only defend by waiting for the attacker. Melancholy You can even think about fighting defends against enemies who do not know when and where they will appear. At least you should know the location of the monarchy and acquire enough skills to dispatch troops across continents before accepting reinforcements. The Prince thinks so.
He told me that the empire was on a dangerous tightrope. Concern but the emperor doesn't care.
Far away, "It's not easy for them to send troops from a distance. The cavalry is strong, but he doesn't send many. We're going to have to be clear of our power relations with the kingdom and show them who is worthy of this continental lord. "
Antagonism Once the power of the empire and kingdom had been. In succession, however, the demons that have plagued the kingdom in recent years have been eradicated, resulting in the development of new mines and shortened commercial routes, thereby increasing the kingdom's national power. The power gap with the empire has widened and the kingdom is now being drained.
Only the situation where the monarch of St. Roger overlooks the empire and approaches the kingdom must be avoided. The emperor was so powerful that he had to secure his advantage over the kingdom as soon as possible.
Even though the Crown Prince has the second most authority over the Emperor, there is only so much he can do to the Emperor, the most powerful. The emperor himself can express his opinion and make a decision, but ultimately decides. He suppressed his unsatisfactory feeling, but gave up further mentioning and nodded reluctantly.
After leaving the room, the Crown Prince walks silently down the hall with an escort.
Perhaps the emperor understands the dangers of recruiting troops into the country in partnership with the Monarch of Saint Rogel. But more than that, the emperor must have been able to overcome the temptation to become the continental champion.
The Crown Prince has forcibly suppressed the dark clouds that have stood in his heart, and has begun to point out what he must do from his own standpoint. Since the war has already begun, there is no going back. Once you have started, you have to win and you can't show a chance to the Saint Rogers. Subjugate the kingdom, take control of the continent, and eliminate any involvement from the monarchy. At a later date, he listed the instructions he would give to his aide, assuming that he would have a blade with the monarchy.