Tower of Karma

William was suddenly shaking and bothering his head about a springing case. I canceled all my appointments today, and that's all I had for today. It's just that it's heavy, too heavy. And Angelum, who heard it, was also astonished, so much so that his body trembled.

"This should have made the outfit look rough."

I asked Rutgard, who is familiar with the garments of noble stature, to coordinate perfectly. Dressing similar to previous promotional ceremonies, only the cape had been radically redesigned, but...

"Excuse me, Master Rutgard. I need you to do me a favor."

"No, I need your help. And whenever William asks."

Later in the day, my voice was dwarfed but not as loud as I could hear.

There's a lot of nagging air. The only thing that tore that air apart...

"William! I heard you! You're going to see the prince!?

Carl von Taylor. It was that person. When you're going to laugh. Between is a good appearance for William, and I accidentally laugh bitterly. Carl, who seemed happy to see it, had a pompous neck.

"Oh, His Highness Airhardt invited me. It won't be a bad errand, but still the other guy is the prince of a country. Don't be nervous about the boulders."

Your face is shaping a grin, but your hands are shaking, William. The significance of the promotion ceremony and today is very different. There was a popular eye before. That's why, no matter how powerful the opponent had, in a way, it was restricted. But not this time. I was invited to their nest hole. There is no reason to limit any irrationality. Because they are a family that makes sense.

"It's all right! If you fail, I'll ram you."

On the day Carl was appointed captain of the hundred, Carl uttered the words William had spoken. William immediately perceives it and smiles faintly.

"... I don't care if Carl runs me over"

"It's terrible. I mean it."

William laughs. Maybe sooner or later Carl really gets to have that kind of power. I've already got the soil. All you have to do is wait for the snow to melt.

"I know. Not dissatisfied, adequacy."

Carl looks surprised. The last word is the one unleashed by Carl, who, when William inspired him, was ready. Carl was surprised to remember that.

"Then I'll come."

William flips his cape and goes.

Second prince of the kingdom of Arcadia, under Airhardt von Arcadia.

"He remembered me. William."

Carl laughs happily staring at the door William left. With that on the side, Rutgard...

"Come on, Rutgard, what are you doing?"

I kicked my brother for now. Bad shit. Is Taylor's blood the ultimate kick? Rutgard with a bumpy look that doesn't show much. As for Rutgard, the shape was taken to a good place after being smashed into a good atmosphere. I can't even be in a good mood.

…………

Rutgard whispers in silence. Carl, his brother, was stroking his kicked ass with a troubled face.

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William boards a carriage that was parked in front of the Taylor family. Among them was a face I saw as a waterfront conductor.

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That doesn't mean it's a conversation. Somehow they hate William. Her name is Hilda von Gardner. He is a childhood tame to Karl and a member of the Army of Arcadia.

"Why are you in this carriage?

It was William who broke the silence. Hilda sees William on Urunna.

"Because I belong to the Arcadia Army Third Army"

Hilda to answer concisely. So much so that William nodded silently. As it is, silent time comes again.

By the way, the King's Capital Defense is in charge of the Third Army. He also plays the role of a vigilante. Rather than that, the general public's perception was of the Third Army Equal Vigilante. The chosen elite among them will be entrusted with the escort of nobles and royalty, a heavy town in politics. I mean...

(Guard of His Highness Aerhardt, huh? That's what you just said Gardner)

I guess Hilda means a selection of elites.

There was no conversation between William and Hilda until he went straight into the royal palace.

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It was a different world than winter would have seemed. A space where flowers from all over the world bloom. Hot water was constantly running underneath the floor to maintain it, warming the room from the ground. William thought it pointless and truncated the word maintenance costs. That's not what the person in front of you thinks. I want what I want when I want it. That is all.

"Hi, Mr. William. I missed you."

The man who brings the golden glow together, Second Prince Airhardt. The brilliance still burns William's eyes. He sits in a chair relaxing in the heart of the garden.

William folds his knee and lowers his head.

"Thank you very much for inviting us today"

"Haha. You don't have to. There is no public eye here. Me and you, that's all this place is complete. There is no need for wasted courtesy. Get your head up and come here."

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That's what William stands up for. William walks up to the front of Airhardt. Reach out and it reaches. I can kill Airhardt right now if I want to. That's the distance.

"Should I remove the mask?

"I don't mind. You can do whatever you want. Yeah, just another one coming to this place later. Will you do it on request then? Well, you probably prefer the masked one."

A dull, laughing airhardt. William admonishes himself that he is about to lose his mind. What Airhardt did is certainly light. But if you throw up reckless words on it, it could spark you and burn yourself.

Depending on the mood of Airhardt, I die. Knighthood, a hundred captains, got some status. But for Airhardt, they're like flying trash if you blow them. Because this man is royal.

"I called you today and I have no other intention. I just wanted to see you and talk to you. I initially meant to party, but I've seen your movements lately and changed my mind. I wanted to talk to you in Sashi."

Will you take William's movements for good or for bad?

"Your movements now are very different from those of just military men. Unlike the samurai who put their war effort first and spend a winter without war for no reason. Looking at you moving around vigorously this time of year... I honestly think I'm scared."

William's spine freezes. The monster's unwinding grin in front of me is horrible. Open your mouth and try to eat William again.

"I want to know your true intentions. Let me know what your purpose is."

"To help this country..."

"He said he didn't need that. I'm tired of hearing about Jianmae. I don't know why you're making a civilian move, or why you chose this country in the first place. There's so much I want to know. I was really looking forward to today. So if you're not very conjectural... I'll kill you?

Airhardt's eyes are not laughing. Next, if you ask the wrong question, William dies.

(Not enough for the reason I told Laurent. At that point, it wasn't so unnatural for a reason. But for the reasons of that time in decorating me now, I can't satisfy the monster in front of me. I'm not asking for honesty. I'm looking for a satisfactory answer. It doesn't matter if you're lying)

William rotates his head fully in an instant. Derive the answers you are looking for in your head. William's true purpose is to ascend to 'Heaven'. If you don't cover that up, you'll be executed soon enough. I can't tell you the truth. Still, 'close' making up stories is mandatory.

William exhales. Cheap answers are not required. Some seses float only when they reach the twelve minutes of the answers sought. You don't have to go through the shavings if you're just going to cut through here. But if you want to get something here, it doesn't make sense unless it's shaky.

I'm ready.

"I want to keep my name in history."

Airhardt's eyes glow thinly. I am aware of William's change.

"To that end, we want the position of the leading general, the general, of Arcadia. We don't currently have a special advantage among the Seven Kingdoms, and we don't have an outstanding samurai, and we want the power to hold the military of Arcadia, a country that lacks character."

Airhardt remains silent. If the class of ministers were present at this point, William would have been decapitated for disrespect. But William stepped further.

"Destroy Ostberg, led by a giant star as its Arcadia general, hold the Trinity and bring down the Nederks, taking victory from the superpower Garias. Along with me Arcadia will be the best reign of the Seven Kingdoms, and I will keep my name in the history of war. As the sword of the champion, make a name for the world. That's my ambition."

I disrespect this place. An elephant at the bottom of the earth is too great an ambition to dream of. But William is no longer an elephant. It's impossible, unnatural, to play a thing that doesn't have one of your ambitions. If you declare your will to rise, your surroundings will not move.

"I see. Indeed, the high is known where it has grown on the scale of Lucitania. It is Othi who is drunk by Estado where he has hung his whole life. That giant star cannot be defeated in a nation with giant stars, and Saint Bart is Garias' dog. Inevitably Arcadia and Nedeluxe remain candidates. And Nedeluxe doesn't make it a good idea for an Inhuman to join the Army. You choose Arcadia by necessity."

Airhardt chews William's answer.

"No matter how strong you are just a samurai, the general stops, especially if you're an Inhuman. I can also understand that you are making your current move towards a general. [M] The shortcut up to the top is that the top likes it. Yeah, I'm convinced."

The neat facial airhardt slowly brings to the chair.

"To keep a name in history. Use Arcadia for this purpose. Good, really good. The depth of the business is amazing. By the way, champion with a sword named you, can I be?

"Whatever it was, I went here today."

"I'm the second prince, aren't I?

"If you use me heavily, I will surely carry you to the throne. If I dedicate all my repeated victories to His Highness, I will have to change the sequence with His Majesty."

"To Ostberg, can you beat Strakles?

"If you give me five years. I'll slaughter every country to show you."

"You think you're gonna beat Gallias, too?

"It is only by beating the superpower Garias that my hopes will be fulfilled"

Airhardt looks up to heaven. I don't know what's in those eyes. William can't take that chest. Frequent silence. I broke the...

"It would be good. While you're meeting my expectations, you're my sword."

Airhardt.

"I'm starting to like you. At the same time, I got scared. My sword, William. You will always be obedient to me. Don't get interested in the throne, even if you're wrong."

Perhaps Airhardt doesn't trust William at all. On the contrary, there are fears that this question has reinforced my concern. But the value prevailed when I used it more than that. I decided that using William would bring the throne closer. I guess that's why I was willing to bring a poison called William into my belly.

Which is stronger at the last point. Now the heavens are still out of William's reach.

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"Well, fast, but your placement is north next semester. Of course it is possible to change there in my presence. If you need anything, let me ask you now. I'll assist you as much as I can, but I wonder if you want the war to match it."

North. A fierce battle against the 'White Bear' floats on William's head. There are many small countries in the north. Latorchia was only one of them. Many small countries, many lands in the north, and the inhabitants are belligerent. It lacks strategic ambition, but is a great way to improve kung fu.

"The placement is intact and no problem. If I had a favor to ask you, I'd like you to increase the budget for my team and Angelm von Kruger's hundred men moving to the Second Army from next semester."

"It's possible, but for that matter, you'll be asked to fight."

"Let me show you how satisfied I am with your results."

an expansion of the budget that was necessary for William. I was considering throwing in some personal expenses, but now I can move on with a lot. I appreciate being able to start the arms business in earnest.

"You only think about winning."

"Of course it is. Victory is a prerequisite, if you can't do it, how can you keep your name in history?"

"Damn, I've apparently pulled in something horrible"

"Your Highness will not regret it."

To behave humbly against Airhardt is negative. William understood in his previous brief contacts. Airhardt wants an excellent pawn. He wants a pawn to help him become king himself. It's not a hidden pawn. Brilliant and beautiful star, a talent that combines the power with the hua that you can be a sword. I'm looking for a sword to make my way to the King's Road.

That's why William peeks at his confidence. I boast that I have power. In fact, I am stepping on the idea that I can do that with the power I have accumulated all this year. Even at this stage, next semester's leap forward is like promised. But recent encounters were all about accelerating William, including today. If this is the case, I can look further ahead.

(Finally, did you attract the flow)

The second half of the year I didn't quite go as I thought. Still, because of its "for," the thing is that next semester's leap will be more vividly colored. There is no clue from here. After ground consolidation this winter, things will finally go according to William's paintings. Painful times have passed. I don't need to stand curls anymore. I took a stand and shine.

"Oops. I've talked too long. Don't get mad at me for this. Enough, come in, Eleonora."

The direction in which Airhardt spoke, the greenhouse door is opened. There was a nervous, stifling girl there. I have a book in my hand and I hug it all the time.

William opens his eyes. The brilliance that the girl brings, the amount of light that burns her eyes. Born aura also available for airhardt. That's too much of a digit.

A flower in the high ridge, which exists across the steps when William makes it easier to get the hua he strives to get.

".................."

Eleonora, walking a little bit, looked like a squirrel, not to mention her small back. It is a little suspicious of behavior. The movement was twitching.

Your Highness, Princess Eleonora.

William reacts frighteningly when he lowers his head, and then hides behind the running airhardt. William didn't know how to react, and he was stiffened with a smile directed at him. Airhardt laughed funny-looking from the bottom of his heart after seeing a series of things.

"Ha. I'm sorry. Eleonora has never been outside the Royal Palace. Naturally, I've never been involved with anyone I don't know. I'm so familiar with you."

Eleonora soaking in the back. The second people-friendly woman following Rutgard. But different from Rutgard is that it's not very dear from the roots. I guess the original temperament is a bright one. You can tell that by looking at the atmosphere. That's why I'm having trouble dealing with it.

(Hmm? That book...)

William turned to the book Eleonora had. It's a book that William also knows well, and a summary of stories that everyone in Arcadia knows.

"Is it the adventure of Alexis? I miss you. When I was new to this country too, a friend recommended me to read it."

Eleonora spread the book in front of William. I can see it dyed my cheeks and I'm nervous in my hand. Still, I guess it's Eleonora's means of communication that brought books that everyone knows about. William took a position in the shape of a peek in from behind.

"That's chapter three, the scene where you confront a vicious big bear in the Black Forest. A scene where Alexis' readiness as a knight is tested. The courage to face a mighty opponent, the power to protect his people, here he gets what matters as a knight"

Eleonora nodded happily. Turn another page with a flat face.

"Wow, here's what I like. Where Alexis, surrounded by hundreds of soldiers, struggles to hear the princess being captured"

"Are you about to leave a hundred people in the end, take a single ride with the enemy general, win, and rescue a brilliant princess, even though you are worn out? That's my favorite occasion, too. It hurts."

"You will! Alexis is a knight's mirror. His adventures courage many, and his courage inspires many. And Alexis has a model."

"Arcadia Founding King, Arcas Ray Arcadia."

"Well, you even know that"

Eleonora, who has been rapping. I guess this is the way the vegetarian looks. The brilliance was increasing with a flamboyant smile. Those who make it are not equal. So much so that Eleonora's instrumentation stands out.

"I like books. I've never been out before, because I can still feel like I'm out there, and I can see all kinds of worlds. Adventure, take out the bad guys, and be protected by a cool knight."

Dreaming girl. But she deserved to dream. She has the gravity to be at the heart of the story. The existence of a 'princess' that only existed in fantasy. No one would be closer to that fantasy than she is.

"What other books are you reading?

William asks. Eleonora speaks happily when asked about her own realm. I will name the titles of various books and talk about their contents. The majority of them were works that William also knew, and he was more than happy to know what William knew.

The breakdown of the book is largely an adventure play that comes out of knights, braves, and princesses. There are also many war memoirs.

The book is a profound realm for William as well. This part would make it easy to match them, and there would be more drawers of the story than anyone else. I never liked to read adventure plays, but it is a genre that sells well and I have experience translating many works from other countries.

"I'm worried about Garias' book right now. I had a book for my birthday, but I couldn't read it at all because it was hard to write."

"Garias's spoken language is very much the same as this one, because the letters are quite different. Would you like me to translate that?

"Really!? Can I ask you a favor?

Eleonora looking at Airhardt properly. Airhardt didn't say anything just to laugh bitterly. I can't decide what to do with that reaction after all, Eleonora.

"I don't mind. I will bring the translated book to the royal palace later."

"Aren't you annoying?

"It's not a big deal."

Eleonora was thinking. I've seldom decided things by myself before. Ultimate greenhouse growth like this garden. I've lived by someone's decision.

"Please, I will"

For the first time, Eleonora chose things of her own free will. It's a small step, but it's important that you take it.

"I'll take care of it"

Seeing William smiling and acknowledging, Eleonora smiled.

"Well, can I have a conversation, too? It's shabby with boulders."

"But your brother's not familiar with the book."

Eleonora, who I don't like a bit. I don't want to give you my first book friend.

"… let's have a conversation other than a book"

"So here's one weirdo novel I've met recently"

"" Sounds interesting!

Surprisingly, this sibling, maybe similar. He was born with a birthing hua and was born at the apex of a country called Arcadia. A life free of shortages, rather a routine given disproportionately. Boredom and fatigue, which is probably why they immerse themselves in books and politics. Maybe it's unusual for a human to crawl to the bottom of a strange land and can't help it.

(When you come to the king, you may not have anything to do with small discrimination. Because to them nobility, civilians, even slaves are equally absolute inferior)

Interesting. Weird. Connecting stories, William. The two who hear it express their intentions in surprise, laughter and emotional expressions at best.

(Now laugh. Sooner or later, I won't laugh)

It's still far up in heaven now. But closer than before. Little by little, but steadily, William's fangs are eating into this country. The prospects for next semester stood. Much easier thanks to today. William accelerates. The power that builds up, the desire to swell. When it still builds up, inflate it as much as you can and wait for it to melt. That's when...

(Not enough)

It is when the world truly knows William Lewius.