141 Request for reinforcements
“Welcome, Witch of the West.”
As soon as we entered the tent, the smell of alcohol was strong.
Had he been drinking since broad daylight? The crown prince’s voice was slightly loose.
A little, very little, but my body shuddered momentarily.
Memories of being a saint came to mind.
I hate the drunken voice of a man. It became terrifying, as if ice had formed on my heart.
The toe of the crow sitting on my shoulder gained some strength.
It didn’t hurt, but a sharp feeling was transmitted through the cloth.
My mind calmed down a bit.
‘It’s okay, it’s okay. Because here is the crow he gave me.’
In addition, thanks to Sijo, her hair has strength.
It’s different from when she was a saint. Now she wasn’t a powerless dark-haired earthling.
A witch with the power to protect herself.
The Witch of the West raised her chin to look arrogant.
“What business does the Crown Prince of Crete have with me?”
“Thanks to you, the castle is easily taken, so I called to give you a prize. You’re really doing well. My heart is satisfied.”
The Crown Prince laughs as if he is in a good mood. A ghastly gaze fixed on his body.
Because they are blind, they are more sensitive to the gaze of others.
My face was automatically furrowed.
“Witch, come here. Here.”
It seems that the crown prince hit the chair next to him with his palm. There was a dull, thumping sound.
But immediately I heard the sound of a chair being dragged. It seems to have happened.
“That’s right. I can’t see your eyes. I’ll hold your hand.”
I felt the crown prince’s body approaching, and a hand stretched out to my body.
You can feel it even if you don’t see it. It gave me goosebumps and it seemed that my skin had become brittle.
Suddenly, my body stiffened and I couldn’t move. My fingers twitched.
hate. Do not come.
When I thought so, the crow sitting on my shoulder cawed sharply and flapped its wings.
“what is this!”
The distance goes away. I felt the crown prince pull himself back.
‘Yes, I had a crow.’
No need to be afraid.
The crow left behind by the founder protects her.
If you think that no one will approach you, you will follow her heart.
The Witch of the West turned her face toward the crown prince and opened her mouth.
“I don’t need your reward. As long as you don’t interfere with my work, that’s enough. So don’t call me on this kind of business from now on. Crown Prince, if you call me on this kind of business once, then I won’t be the one to visit.”
As if to support her words, hundreds of crows flocked outside and began to cry.
“Oh, okay. Enough! Bite those crows. Let them go over there!”
Hearing the tearing sound of the Crown Prince, the Witch of the West turned around.
Outside the tent, crows swarmed around her.
‘thank you.’
I whispered in my heart, and the crows gave off a short croak, as if to say no.
With these children, no one needs them. All we need are these children who still have the spirit of the founder.
The Witch of the West refused William’s hand.
Follow the crow’s guidance, step by step.
Today, I especially wanted to see Sijo.
***
“Whoops. King Crede found something interesting. Surprisingly, he has good skills.”
Boris grinned at the spy’s report.
A swarm of crows building a bridge on the castle wall.
The emperor of the empire is treated as non-human in many places, but the witch is also not easy.
“Speaking of crows, it must be the Witch of the West.”
No matter how hard I tried to find it, I couldn’t find it, so why did it appear in the wrong country?
“Well, it’s a well-known story that the Witch of the West hates the Empire.”
Boris sighed.
I don’t know why it’s hated, but the Empire has been ignored by the Witch of the West.
“But, I didn’t expect you to hate me so much that I would attack the enemy country. hahahahaha. It’s really a big deal.”
“It’s no laughing matter, Boris.”
The spy frowned.
The spy, who had a chubby face the last time I saw him, is skinny as if a skin had been pulled over his bones.
“Your face.”
Boris was about to speak when a rumbling sound came from the spy ship. It seems that there is thunder in the ship.
Apparently, I heard that they had eaten the rice as soon as they arrived here, but why do I hear the sound of an iron bar banging on an empty iron barrel?
At the sound alone, the spy’s stomach seems empty without a single piece of flour.
However, the spy pretended not to hear the growl from his ship and naturally ignored it.
Boris glanced at the soldier standing on the other side of the room.
The soldier smiled, nodded, and left the room.
If you wait a little bit, they will bring you something to eat. Then the thunder in the belly of the spy will be silenced.
Boris shrugged and picked up his pen.
If there is something out there that is out of the human world like a crow, ordinary soldiers are not good enough.
I received some weapons from the emperor, but that’s not enough. You will need the help of a being as mysterious as a crow.
“I was planning to close the city gates and hold a sit-in until His Majesty comes, but God doesn’t help.”
Boris thought for a moment and wrote a few words on a piece of paper.
The content is simple.
It was just a request to listen to the report of the person who has this paper. There is no word of who is sending to whom, and there is no signature.
Boris put the letter in an envelope, melted wax and pressed it down with a plain paperweight.
Since it is not a seal, this wax seal simply tells whether the letter has been opened or not.
Boris wrote a few letters on the back of the envelope and handed it to the spy.
“Take this letter and tell Your Majesty the witch story yourself. I know roughly the way she’s coming, but I don’t know exactly where she’s passing. Rather, you and your companions will know better.”
The fact that the Imperial Army has stepped on this land as an enemy is already spreading within Dicoquaria.
If a messenger was sent from Watoringu to the emperor, there was a possibility that it would be attacked in the middle.
It will take some time, but it will be much safer for the spy to go.
The spy calmly accepted the letter.
“Isn’t it necessary to specifically ask for reinforcements or ask for help by when?”
the spy asks.
Boris grinned.
“I just need to answer your questions. I don’t need reinforcements.”
The spy made a worried frown.
“Boris, are you planning to end your life in this castle?”
Boris laughed hahahaha.
“You don’t know your Majesty too much. He’s not the kind of person who would let his men fall into such a situation. But, that’s right. The witch’s crow seemed strong enough to you.”
Boris nodded and looked straight at the spy.
“From the beginning, we thought that Crete would give up Watoringu and turn to Cania. Think about it. A large army of the Empire is coming from afar, and the nearby Watlingu are scraping away every grain from the beginning. Boa is in a sit-in. Is there a fool to go to the great army of the Empire in such a state?”
“…”
“Besides, Crete’s purpose in the first place is Montes, where there is rock salt. If you occupy that place, it’s the human heart to want to avoid risking danger and coming this way.”
Boris grinned.
“Your Majesty did not come to defeat Crete. He came to this country to wipe out the remnants of Cania from Dicoquaria.”
The spy only then seemed to understand.
He smiled, wrinkled his pale face as if relieved.
When she was plump, her face was smooth, but as she dried, her skin became wrinkled. Fifteen years old looked old.
“but.”
Boris tapped on the desk, lost in thought.
The fact that the witch joined us was a bit disconcerting.
Since ancient times, witches hate empires. Perhaps they are plotting to destroy the empire at this opportunity.
Boris pondered and looked at the spy.
“If you meet your Majesty, tell them that the witch may change their course.
“All right.”
After saying that, the spy tilted his head at the words written on the back of the envelope.
“Boris, the old man’s tricks and the sound of drums. How could a spy like me meet the Emperor with such vague words?”
“Don’t worry. If you read the text, Your Majesty will know that the letter was from me.”
The spy’s expression is still frowning.
would be worried
The Empire is not lax enough to bring strangers close to His Majesty’s side.
“If he suspects you and doesn’t guide you to His Majesty, ask for a sniper. If the sniper sees it, he’ll know who sent it.”
The spy said he understood, bowed, and rose from his seat.
Before I knew it, all the food on the plate the soldier had brought was empty. I didn’t even see when they ate.
Boris called the spy who was about to leave.
The spy looks back and waits patiently for his words.
Boris said quietly to the spy, who was fast asleep and looked like he was about to die.
“Please be careful.”
The spy grinned.
“Thank you, Mr. Boris. But don’t worry. I’ve been a spy since I was a child. I know the limits of my body, so I won’t do anything too hard. I’ll deliver it to you as soon as possible.”
“…”
The spy bowed his head and went outside.
After he disappeared from view, Boris sighed.
There were several meanings in telling the spy to be careful.
Of course, the meaning of worrying to be really careful is the biggest.
But Boris was not in a position to be purely concerned.
Beyond Boris’s words, there was also a meaning not to be caught, not to overdo it due to misunderstanding of the limits, or to delay contact due to disfigurement, and also to never divulge the information you know if captured by the enemy.
He said that he did not need reinforcements, but that is only the case with humans. As for non-human beings to deal with the crows, the sooner they come, the better.
The spy, who had been working with him for a long time, seemed to have quickly recognized Boris’s feelings.
To deliver it as soon as possible, did the spy see the impatience inside Boris?
It’s embarrassing as if you exposed your naked body as it is.
‘I’m still a long way off.’
Lifting up his mood that had been depressed for a moment, Boris got up from his seat.
‘Now I have to prepare to face the enemy.’
If a witch is helping in an enemy country, there is an enormous amount of work to be done.
It was no longer a sit-in that simply closed the door and hid.
The emperor’s magic weapon is only available in Boris’s hometown, but there is no such thing in other cities in Watoringu.
It will be difficult to counter the witch’s raven.
Several cities will be attacked before the letter reaches the Emperor.
Although preparations were made in their own way, they might be captured. No, it was very likely.
‘But I can’t let it go like that.’
Watoringu is the land of the Empire.
No one can easily set foot on it.
should not be allowed
As soon as he left the office, Boris shouted.
“Send men to all the cities in Watoringu! Get more oil and hot water, and put shields and helmets on the walls.”
Although the witch’s crow actually helps, at most it’s up to where the soldiers enter the castle.
After that, it will be a fight between people.
Even crows attacking people, it is said, simply because they want to harm other crows.
‘There might be a limit to a witch’s power.’
Otherwise, the crow would have been used more actively.
‘If you endure a certain amount of time, the crow will go away.’
What follows is a battle between humans and humans. There were enough odds.
‘Well, even if there is no chance of winning, I have no intention of retreating.’
The thought that the situation was becoming difficult made the blood in her body hot as if it were boiling. Blood gushing out and running all over the place.
Boris rubbed his palms, his eyes shining.
Now, come anytime, witch.
***
The fact that the imperial army was taking down Dicoquaria’s castles one by one was rapidly spread by refugees wandering here and there.
In addition, there were rumors that a monster with a long nose was following the Imperial Army.
‘Long nose? What is it. Is it a monster?’
Just hearing the story, I couldn’t remember at first glance what the long-nosed monster looked like. It was the first time I had heard of it.
It’s not just the looks that are weird.
People said that long-nosed monsters would destroy castles and fall from the sky.
Besides, I heard that they look cute together.
It’s not like they went crazy as a group, but they only picked up strange words.
As the spy moved among the refugees, he could occasionally meet his companions.
Receiving news from them, the spy continued to track the direction of the Imperials.
But it wasn’t easy.
An increasing number of Cania soldiers were leaving the castle and their posts.
Fearing the news that the imperial army is approaching as an enemy, everyone abandons the castle and runs away.
And they mostly became anti-thieves.
They roamed all over the territory and plundered anyone. Even those who cooperated with Kania did not distinguish.
As the number of soldiers decreased, more farmers ran away from the territory.
Among those farmers, there was a person who became a thief.
Bandits appeared here and there, and the entire decoquaria was confused.
I also heard the news that a colleague had died.
In the midst of such chaos, the spy passed the risk of death several times.
In the end, the spy arrived at the main body of the Imperial Army after a considerable amount of time had passed since leaving Watoringu.
And the first thing I saw when I arrived at the main body of the Imperial Army was a monster with a long nose.
I was flying in the sky, but I was flapping my wings with my ears, not with my wings.
‘indeed!’
Rumors are mostly fanciful and exaggerated, but often mirror reality.
like this time
A long-nosed, four-legged demonic creature was falling from the high sky.
The spy ran to avoid the demonic creature falling near him.
It is absolutely unacceptable that he who survived the arduous journey to this place should die in such an absurd situation.
A strange sound was heard in the ears of the spy as he ran with all his might.
“ice!”
A boy with a very beautiful appearance, and a man presumed to be an emperor, was out of place shouting the stupidest word in the world.
‘While I was wallowing around in this dicoquaria, what the hell was going on in the Empire?’
I don’t know.
