Chapter 84 – Chapter 84 ― Road to the West (1)
Episode 84 ― Road to the West (1)
New Year’s week.
I had sex with Erenia all night long, but that wasn’t the only thing.
There was a meeting about the end of the war during the New Year’s festival.
It was a one-sided meeting. Because conveying Roan’s decision was the center.
However, even if it was a pretense, the lords also had a chance to tell Roan their opinions.
As expected by Roan, the Southern Dark Lord and his clan, as well as some lords, showed skepticism.
It was because the current momentum was not bad, so if they marched at this rate or even in the spring, there was a possibility that part of Merde, and even Sprouse, the capital of Merde, could be captured.
It wasn’t just out of greed for booty. There are many advantages to demons defeating the largest human country, the largest city in Merde, the capital, Sprouse.
After all, the biggest advantage was to block the future gathering of humans and to occupy the fertile land for the demons.
As long as the fundamental problem of conflict between demons and humans is not improved, war is a problem that can happen again at any time.
However, Roan firmly or euphemistically insisted on ending the war for various reasons.
The most crucial reason is
-You are the lords. Families will not collapse and survival will not become imminent just because you are away. But your soldiers will be different.
It was because Roan’s thoughts about the people were firm. No lord could refute this statement.
Because no one had ever thought about a soldier’s family, life, or life as deeply as Roan, or had expressed it.
Thus, Roan’s action of a meeting during vacation, showing the extreme of a true boss – even the answer – achieved its intended purpose.
And during the New Year, there was another task that Roan did without missing a day.
“Your majesty. Thank you for today.”
A man with a cool expression said hello to announce the end of the fight.
Redness (磧㔋).
A sharp knife in the sand.
Like his nickname, the dry-spoken man who exudes the scent of the desert is the lord of the Eastern Hwangryeong.
“Hmm.”
Roan put Fiora in the scabbard and wiped away the sweat.
Dealing with him isn’t easy.
A force that cannot be compared to Helen.
The curved sword that flies flexibly is as fast as the wind.
Even if he avoids the blade aiming at his neck, his footwork resembling a Duke’s dance relentlessly follows.
The buckler on the wrist that sheds Fiora, a two-handed sword that can be wielded with power, is also a nuisance. If I tried to crush the shield with my wrist with sword energy, I would turn my body again and the blade would fly from another place.
The desert tribes are not afraid of a fight.
Limited resources made them warlike, and in the meantime, the one who is strong enough to protect his family and residents is the Eastern Emperor.
Although he could not defeat Roan by force, the sparring based on his experience was a good lesson for Roan as well.
“I’m sorry for rushing through the sparring. But I want to hasten the armistice.”
“What are you talking about? It is an honor just for Your Majesty to give us your precious time. But it’s still a holiday, so you’re bothering the small meeting. Your majesty.”
Dong Huang Ling Zhu shrugged her shoulders and smiled.
After crossing her swords a few times, her intimacy with him increased significantly. There is a bond that can only be felt there, even in a training ground where there is no conversation, only breathing.
Her impression of the meeting of her lords was quite accurate.
He was in the position of a great lord, but he was not arrogant, and he was thoughtful enough to consider and consider the situation of the lord of Seohyeol or the lord of Northern Baengnyeong.
“Come to think of it, Your Majesty. The Grand Duke of Seohyeolryeong seems to be seeking revenge.”
“… Hmm.”
On the day of the banquet, the Seohyeol Spirit Master, who bravely requested a match, was blown away by Fiora’s sword the next day.
The West Blood Lord is a centaur. It was actually a once in a lifetime experience that a demon of that size could not receive all the power and flew away.
— He had never been beaten like this, not even in childhood, not even by his father! Amazing, Your Majesty!
Seohyeolryeongju, who struggled on her legs and managed to stand up, said such a thing with a dazed face.
If he was a child, would he have been a foal?
Four legs are easier to balance than two legs. It’s a horse’s body, so it’s much heavier. There was probably little chance of falling.
It was rumored that Seohyeol Ryeongju, who suffered a fresh defeat, was stuck in the training ground for several days after that.
“Anyway, since you said it’s a truce, I can’t recklessly take Your Majesty’s time.”
Eastern Hwangryeongju bowed deeply and smiled. Wolf’s molars exposed at first glance.
“If I knew what Your Majesty meant earlier, I would have thought of what I could be of help to. I apologize.”
A great lord who loses his temper and turns into a lycanthrope when the full moon rises. The Eastern Hwangryeongju is normally a humanoid, but wolf-like corners can be seen here and there.
Like those bright yellow eyes that still hold on to their violent energy.
“It happened. He said he would pay more attention to the items to be sent to Arteala. Even if not now, there will be more things to come to you.”
“I will happily wait for your command. Your majesty.”
As he wiped his sweat with a towel and left the training ground following the emperor, the Eastern Emperor asked.
“There is one thing I personally wanted to ask you. Your majesty.”
“It’s okay.”
“Why do you suddenly want to end the war?”
“Hmm?”
The emperor’s footsteps stopped.
The emperor’s policy on the end of the war, or ceasefire, had already been decided. The official reason was also announced. However, the enemy seemed to think there was another reason. Roan asked with a smile.
“Are you sorry?”
“No. Your majesty. I have a greater desire to return to the Eastern Emperor as soon as possible. I was really happy to hear that there was a truce.”
“Then why do you welcome the truce? I heard that lords have something to gain from war.”
It was Roan who answered questions with questions, but no one had the time to say to the emperor, ‘You answer first’. The Eastern Hwangryeongju simply smiled and answered despite the unfair conversation.
“When I go to the battlefield, the stupid tribal chiefs of the East Huangling start fighting with each other again. Even if you go back during the New Year’s festival and threaten them, you won’t be able to stay for several months. I have to go back to the Eastern Emperor and scold them so that I can make the glass for Arteala in time.”
Roan shut his mouth. He knows now because he studied.
Why did the Eastern Emperor’s tribes fight each other?
This is because most of the Eastern Huangling is desert.
Where grain does not grow.
Seeing Roan’s face subtly subsided, Eastern Emperor Ling Zhu shook his head.
“Does His Majesty look like that? This year seems to go quietly though. The grain Your Majesty sent is enough. It is a great grace. Your majesty.”
No matter how much he ruled the emperor’s people instead, it seemed that Yeongjimin was considered to be under his own responsibility to the Eastern Hwangryeongju.
A person with a strong sense of responsibility.
Roan grew to like the Eastern Emperor’s Wine.
“Maybe it’s for the same reason as you.”
The pupil in the middle of the red-eye’s yellow eyes widened. He was focusing on Roan’s words.
“I don’t want to see people suffer anymore. I know I have to get supplies from Merde, but… Merde is also getting worse and worse. I don’t think war is a smart way to solve someone’s problems.”
It’s even less wise if you want to stop being enemies of humanity.
“… You are right.”
“If possible, this year… , No, it would be nice if I could buy grain from a place like Arteala like last year… After all, wouldn’t it be the best way to grow crops in Korea? For farming, it is necessary to return the manpower that went to war.”
“However, Your Majesty…”
The Duke, who was about to ask something back, closed his mouth with a bitter expression.
Evirzio is devastated.
That must have been what the enemy was trying to say.
But even Roan couldn’t make a dark expression. He is the emperor
He decided to trust his knowledge and experience.
Crystal ore will obviously be an important variable.
The ‘will’ was contained in the ‘appeal’ and resonated not only in Roan, but also in the inner side of the Eastern Emperor.
“It will be fine.”
The Duke’s eyes widened.
The black pupils, which had been like dots in amber eyes, widened like those of a beast.
And soon it dwindled again.
The duke had regained his sanity.
“… Thank you your majesty.”
Jeokgamgong suddenly put words of thanks.
“Consolation to a disgruntled god… It’s possible.”
“I’m glad.”
Roan, who quietly nodded his head, added a word.
“I thought that if I lived like before, humans might eventually come to beat me.”
“… Yes?”
The Eastern Hwangryeongju, who asked with a blank face like never before, burst into laughter.
Haha, sorry, Your Majesty! Haha, what are you talking about? You mean humans?”
“Didn’t you see it too? Although humans seem insignificant to us, the power of numbers cannot be ignored.”
Haha, Your Majesty, that’s not it.”
And the East Hwangryeongju, who stopped her laughter, looked at Roan with fearsome eyes.
“Did the order go to humans? If the war had lasted longer, the Grand Dukes and I might have come to kill Your Majesty.”
The sincerity conveyed by ‘listening’.
However, Roan laughed incredulously.
No, originally, the hero was one step faster.
“Humans are more poisonous than you think.”
Really.
They could have come all the way here, wiped out all the small meetings, and killed me.
However, Jeokgamgong took the emperor’s words as a thoughtful joke to lighten his mood.
“Thank God for forgiving me for my rudeness. Your majesty. If the Grand Duke had heard this story, he would have liked it.”
“The Grand Duke? Do you mean the Grand Duke of Red Tower?”
“Yes. It’s a story you repeat dozens of times when you drink alcohol…”
A smile remained on the Duke’s face.
“I heard that the previous emperor also worked hard to grow crops in Evirgio.”
“The Sun Emperor?”
The demon king’s family relationship doesn’t appear in the game. It’s ridiculous to ask others about your family history. In the end, based on the recorded history books and some memories of the (former) demon kings that have been restored, we have no choice but to infer about the previous demon king called ‘Seonhwangje’.
Seeing that the West Blood Spirit Lord and Aranya sometimes get faint while talking about the former emperor, I just guessed that they must have been something great.
But you were trying to grow crops?
Seeing Roan’s thoughtful face, the duke spoke calmly.
“It is said that he told only a few of the lords nearby. The plan to grow crops in Evirzio is not easy to come up with.”
If the announced cultivation plan goes awry, the prestige of the demon lord will be eroded. Maybe they tried to test it on a few nearby territories first.
If you ask Aranya or Grand Duke Jeokru later about the former king, you might be able to refer to the previous plan.
Even if it’s a failed plan.
“When should I ask the Grand Duke?”
Then, the Eastern Hwangryeongju waved his hand.
“… If so, please remove me from the spot. Your majesty. I am bored.”
“Hmm?”
“The Grand Duke is a horseman. Drinking together makes it incredibly long.”
… Is that what you mean?
… No. Let’s not make this joke.
Roan restrained himself.
“Besides, once you get drunk, you keep repeating old stories. He mainly talks about his experiences while traveling with His Majesty the former emperor.”
It seems that Donghwangryeongju was mainly in charge of Seohyeolyeongju’s drinking buddy on the frontlines.
“Let’s have some time later and have a drink. The Grand Duke will be very pleased if His Majesty is interested in the former emperor.”
And Dong Huang Ling Zhu stopped her steps.
Immunity to this future.
Officials and servants were busily coming and going.
“Then. Your majesty. I will get out of here.”
East Huang Ling Zhu, who politely bowed down to greet her, smiled.
“When I heard the story of the farmland from the Grand Duke, I laughed at the absurdity, but when I heard His Majesty… I have a feeling it will happen somehow.”
After these words, the Eastern Hwangju walked away.
Was it because he, too, had something to protect? However, now that the emperor has appeared to share the burden, his back looks more relaxed than ever before.
‘If you say that, you should let it happen. Let’s go find a waypoint sooner or later.”
Merdee has expressed its intention to revive the truce proposal, which has been in vain.
The small meeting is busy coordinating the terms of the truce. Evirgio’s new year will flow in a different direction than before.
If you can find a crystal mine based on the waypoint ruins, the speed will be even faster. It may be a small step, but it will serve as a cornerstone for the demons to stop Merde’s aggression and for the demon king to get away from the main enemy of humans.
Roan looked for a long time at the back of the high lord he was supposed to lead, who trusted him.
Now is the time to leave the castle.
