163 This makes me old
I’m going to cross the red river to meet my loved ones. The place where the person is when the black flowers pass the yellow flowers and white flowers.
Stirring the bloody water, shining a silver sword in the moonlight, I go to the heart of the one I love.
The sound of the song spread through the air along with the melody of the harp.
The ladies sighed as they fanned their fans decorated with jewels and feathers.
Some of them are shedding tears as if their emotions have become extreme.
Hmmm, I’m singing it myself, but I’m not sure what the hell is sad about this song. I think it’s just a lot of show, but anyway, women like it very much.
This is one of several banquet halls.
Kania had opened up two or three rather small halls and was using them as banquet halls.
Just because it was a banquet hall, it wasn’t as fancy as the Empire. Just prepare alcohol and some food to go with it, and men and women danced together or musicians played music.
At some banquet halls there were a few bards like Levin who sat in the corners and sang;
Each one of them plays haphazardly and hides in one of the palace’s many rooms to enjoy.
Sometimes aristocratic men and women mingled together, and sometimes bards or clowns served the lady.
In other cases, aristocratic men may bring maids or maids with them.
There was a war going on outside, but the palace of Chania was completely different.
Information is not reaching you properly.
Things about the war were hidden or reduced, and sometimes distorted news was given.
Recently, the 2nd Prince and the Earl of Treasure have closed the gates of the royal capital and conducted strict inspections to prevent the spread of information. In these days it would have been difficult for Levin to enter the city.
Levin sat down in a corner of the court banquet hall and suddenly cast his gaze into the distance while singing.
Standing there was the maid, one of the busiest people in the court.
The lady-in-waiting looked at Levin quietly, and when their eyes met, she gave a slight signal and turned her head.
When the song was over, Levin asked the wives for their understanding and got up.
One grabbed him, but as he whispered “tomorrow night” in his ear, he blushed and let go.
The lady-in-waiting has already turned and left the banquet hall as if running away. But I looked back from time to time to see if he was coming after me.
Levin laughed to himself and pushed his way through the crowd.
At first glance, I felt someone’s gaze.
When I checked my surroundings lightly without noticing, the captain of the guard was looking at him.
I had briefly dated the guard’s wife several months ago. Although Levin meets another woman and she enjoys flirting with another bard, they become a little estranged, but the two still have a tryst.
‘It’s a bit dangerous.’
What you do is never clean.
After getting close to the woman, he stole information about her husband, father, or brother.
Sometimes they use women to follow or approach someone.
There are few ways for strangers to approach a high-ranking noble’s house, but if they are accompanied by a lady or maid who lives in the house, they can come and go as well as their own.
The bard picks up various materials wherever he goes to compose a song. The lyrics of the song Levin sang at the banquet hall were also made by crushing things that actually happened a long time ago.
As a result, women were not wary of Levin when he whispered that it was to make up a story. say anything
They didn’t feel that what they knew was confidential, so they spoke freely about things that were sometimes very important.
But if you work like that for a long time, someone will notice that it’s strange. Not everyone is stupid.
So far, no one knows that he is stealing information, but little by little, he begins to feel suspicious eyes pouring on him.
‘Is it time to finish and leave now?’
After chasing after the lady-in-waiting, we got out of the noise-filled banquet hall and entered a quiet garden.
The head lady-in-waiting is someone who knows almost all the rumors spread in the palace. I know who’s having a tryst with whom, what’s going on where, and even who ate what last night.
In the 10 days or so since I dropped the maid in my arms, I got some information.
I wanted to find out a bit more about witches, but I don’t have time right now. Finally, you have to take out all that is left and hide yourself.
In a corner of the garden, where human voices were completely distant, Levin caught up with the maid.
“ma’am.”
Levin called out to the maid in a sweet voice, and brought her chubby hand to her mouth.
When she whispered sweet words like honey into the maid’s ear, who had a face that looked like she was about to melt, a sigh of excitement escaped from the woman’s mouth.
Put a drop of aphrodisiac on your finger and rub it on the woman’s lips.
effect is weak. A very weak drug to the point of being a little bit confused about what he was talking about.
The maid’s breathing gradually became rougher.
As soon as the medicine seemed to turn around, Levin spoke to the woman in a soft voice.
Madam, tell me the story you brought up last time. The story that the king became increasingly strange. So what happened?
“…why…why, I wonder…”
The woman asked if it was because she hadn’t had enough medicine, or if it was because she was wary of being at court for a long time.
Levin whispered softly, as if soothing a child.
to make up a story. You know. I will make a beautiful and sad song with the stories my wife tells me. I’ll tell my wife first.
“…”
Put another drop of medicine on your finger and stroke the woman’s lips. When his lips parted slightly, he put his finger between them.
As I gently touched my teeth and rubbed it against my tongue, resistance finally completely disappeared.
The lady-in-waiting’s lips moved and she started talking about the king.
yes, i’m doing great What happened after that?
Levin’s questions continued.
***
As the imperial army marched towards the royal capital of Cania, they dropped major cities one by one.
The basic strategy remains unchanged. It is still a way of sieging the city, isolating it from the outside world, and then occupying it.
However, the time it took to capture was getting shorter and shorter.
It has been three years since the Empire entered Cania, and the period in which Cania could not properly cultivate or harvest the fields has also been three years.
In addition, as a significant amount of land was occupied by the Empire, the logistics that came and went came to a halt here and there. The food shortage in various parts of Cania became more severe, and the duration of the sit-in became shorter.
Rudy sighed involuntarily as he looked around the miserable city.
As the war drags on, the people of Cania are getting worse and worse.
‘Rather than doing this, wouldn’t it be better to push forward with force and occupy it in a hurry?’
I had a sudden thought.
The life of the people of this country was originally on the hard side, but it is oneself that accelerates it even more. My heart sank as heavy as wet cotton.
As the soldiers gathered their military uniforms, shouts were heard.
“Come on! Let’s go! Hurry up! If you make a mistake, the other units will fall behind. I’ll put my socks that have not been washed for ten days throughout the march in the mouth of the last guy! Hurry up if you don’t want to faint!”
A twenty-something captain with an abusive mouth was running among the soldiers.
Suddenly, the twenty-something captain stopped walking.
In front of the 20-man captain, there was a soldier hurriedly packing his belongings.
He was late, not half a beat, but two beats slower than the other soldiers. Seeing her eyes swollen red, she must have cried.
While Rudy was watching, wondering what was going on, the twenty-something captain suddenly raised his leg and kicked the soldier’s butt.
“Queuck!”
The soldier groaned and fell forward.
“Inuma! I recognized you from the time you brought money to the women’s tent. I cried while holding on to the woman all morning, but in the end it was kicked out.”
As the 20-man captain screamed, the soldiers around him laughed loudly.
“Don’t do that too much. I’ll scrape together the money from this war and get her out of the window. Let’s see.”
At the words of the fallen soldier, one soldier who was watching chuckled.
“Hey, stop dreaming. That woman, it seemed like she was hanging out with a middle-ranking officer of Yeongju’s army. That’s why you got dumped.”
“…”
It seems that even the cold soldier knew about it. He lowered his head and wiped away tears with his fist.
“Your Majesty, this is your first love. What a fool.”
The twenty-something captain spoke to Rudi and patted the soldier’s head with his palm.
“Calm down, dude.”
Rudy patted the young soldier on the back and moved on. Even on such a desolate battlefield, love and betrayal seem to bloom.
‘They’re all young.’
For some reason, I felt like an old man and muttered.
It seems that the Eolchu soldiers are ready to leave.
While Rudy was wandering among the soldiers, the captain who was in charge of this city approached from afar.
“Have you finished deploying your weapons?”
When Rudy asked, the captain answered with a smile.
“Yes, Your Majesty. Magicians have been placed on each gate and wall, and enough magic stones have been prepared.”
“There won’t be any big problems, but always be careful and be prepared. If the city that started to stabilize after a long time is taken away by the enemy, you won’t be able to open your eyes.”
“Yes, I keep that in mind. Don’t worry.”
While the cities on the Cania side are becoming more and more impoverished, the cities occupied by the Empire are becoming more and more stable.
Rudy left a certain amount of sorcerers and sorcerers in the occupied city to strengthen its defense.
By leaving only a few mortars and snipers behind, the power to suppress the enemy is multiplied.
At the same time, it became a force to suppress the lords of the empire.
Among the lords who saw the power of mortars and laser guns, the atmosphere that once looked down on Rudy completely disappeared. He could no longer laugh at the young and immature emperor.
Well, actually, I’m already 19 years old. Rudy’s body was now completely a man’s, and the boy’s appearance was completely gone. He had become a young man before he knew it.
‘But the fact that there is a mortar must have already been known.’
The descendants of the nobles who participated in the last war must have already finished their reports. But is there a big difference between seeing and hearing?
Sensing the eyes of the lords watching him from afar, Rudy smiled bitterly.
The magic stone used in the magical weapon replenishes magic by regularly coming and going with Rudy’s demonic creatures. It was something that had been continued in the imperial palace as well.
However, the fact that such work could be done even on the battlefield seemed to terrify the lords.
The lords who had been boasting until they left the empire no longer said a word. Instead, he occasionally looked at Rudy from a distance, like looking at a monster.
It’s the complete opposite of the friendly soldiers of the Empire.
Even if it is the same power, it is so different depending on the opponent who accepts it. I don’t know if good and evil are the same.
‘Am I evil or good to them?’
Rudy looked at the residents going out through the gates.
The residents of the city were regaining their original lives by relying on flour and some food provided by the imperial army.
He tills the field and grows vegetables in the small field behind the house. The person who ran the store gathered things that were missing and reopened the store, sharing daily necessities through barter instead of currency.
Rudy said while still watching the city residents walk away.
“We need people to rebuild the city in the future. Pay special attention to the protection of the people.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. Soldiers will be patrolling the perimeter of the city while people are plowing. Don’t worry.”
“Yes, please.”
The aide brought the horse. It seems that the preparations for the departure of the entire army are now complete.
As Rudy rode the dark horse and passed between the soldiers, the footsteps of the soldiers trembled the ground.
Now, the next destination is the royal road.
Even though the imperial army was right in front of the capital, the four factions in Cania were still unable to join forces with each other.
When I bent it on one side, it came out hard on the other side, so it creaked even more.
According to the news from Levin, there are people in the royal capital who do not know how far the Imperial army has come. This is because the 2nd Prince and the Earl of Treasure are blocking information.
‘Really, what are you doing?’
The Margrave of Fitz left the capital at the end of last year and returned to his estate. It was because the Eina Kingdom attacked them.
The kingdom of Eina sent a messenger to the empire to let them know that they had no interest in this land. Rather, he expressed his intention to cooperate with the Empire.
What Eina wanted was Deborah, the king’s concubine.
How they got the information, they knew that King Kania’s concubine was a witch.
Since Rudy was not interested in witches, a pact was made between Eina and the Empire. In exchange for the Empire giving up on Deborah, Aina takes over as Marquis of Fitz. Besides that, there were discussions on various things.
‘But do witches have that kind of value?’
As for Rudy, I don’t know.
The Crown Prince leads his men and entrusts himself to the family of his wife, the Crown Princess.
It was a choice I made because I couldn’t help it after the Margrave of Fitz left.
The Crown Prince gave up the Marquis and was doing his best to gather other nobles who felt threatened.
“…”
Anyway, if you go to the royal road, you will finally meet Levin. what to do
After hearing from Lilitha that Levin and Tyra were getting married, Rudy was still thinking about it.
Lilitha seems very happy, but that’s because she has no idea what Levin is doing. If you find out that Levin is in the business of seducing several women.
‘I’m sure they will resent me for not stopping them.’
Besides, Tyra was her father’s direct child. Rudy has an obligation to raise her well and marry a good man.
Indeed, when Tyra was thirteen or four, Rudy had already asked the baroness to find a suitable marriage partner.
I also told her that if Tyra found a guy she liked, she would try to connect her with that person, even if it means raising her status.
Rudy thought that if Tyra and the other man liked each other, he would overcome most obstacles and do as they wished.
‘But Levin… I don’t think he’s a good man to marry.’
No, of course he’s a good guy. I think it’s good. He’s not the kind of person who will use violence against women or make weird quibbles to make things difficult, and he has common sense.
Besides, since he grew up in the countryside, he might be a good fit for Tyra, who is from the grasslands.
Although the family from which he was born is of a somewhat lower rank, he is the closest aide to the emperor. The road ahead was wide open. From a woman’s point of view, the future is also a sure thing. It’s just that what you do is a problem.
‘Anyway, let’s meet Levin and hear his story.’
Anyway, to think that a 10-year-old has already reached marriageable age, time flies so quickly.
‘This makes me old.’
Feeling like an old man for some reason, Rudy sighed lightly.
