Chapter 448 – LONG LIVE THE KING (6)
“Urgent news! Emilia, Grand Duke of the North, has raised an army and has now arrived at the castle gate!”
“What!”
It’s been a week since Marquis Rosaline Barba, instead of the treasurer, went into hiding after cutting off the news. Outside the gates, the stern army of the north was approaching with strides, sharpening cold blades. As winter approached, a cool aura hung over the gate. The woman at the forefront of her battle donned her fur coat and ran her hand lightly as she exhaled. The commanding officer standing in front of the castle gate asked with a look of uneasiness.
“Grand Duke Emilia! What are you doing! Why are you leading her soldiers her against the kingdom her?”
The Archduke was speechless. As she raised her hands, her soldiers rushed to the front line and raised their shields. The distant army was maintaining an overwhelming force by refilling the spot where the shield soldier had escaped. The commander shouted.
“Volunteer! Call in reinforcements! We need to call in reinforcements right away! We cannot stop it alone!”
The situation in the capital was so uneasy.
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“They said the Northern Duke was invading.”
“What?”
The situation at the academy was equally uneasy. Information on the unstable current situation within the academy began leaking through the gaps of a certain young lady whose parent held an important position in the knights. Among them, there were young men who made reckless and courageous remarks that they should support the rebellion of the Grand Duke of the North, and there were children who said that they had to go out now and get involved.
Matilda chose to remain calm. She gathered together the ‘timid’sort of children who agreed with her, and quietly read in her corner her.
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“Charge!”
“Hurry up! You never know when the walls will collapse!”
Following the guidance of the soldiers issuing evacuation orders, people from noble families were moving to different places one by one. I was sitting on an outdoor chair in the cafe, sipping tea leisurely, observing the bustle of activity in the inner city of the kingdom. Next to me were Eve and Elsie. Elsie was trying to imitate me with her cup of her in both her hands, while Eve slurped her coffee cup in one hand.
“You look busy.”
“I know.”
Soldiers were busily coming and going. There were still many soldiers on the move, so I couldn’t go in now. A short distance away, Dagon sat like a stone on his neck his, tentacles hidden. Next to Dagon were Artie and Theoter, as if noblewomen were chatting in the middle of the city, unaware of the situation.
Omelas Ashe spread her magic circle on the roof of a building a little further away and looked at the situation. According to her hourly news of her, most of the knights in the kingdom have now gone outside, and only the knights of the Ministry of Security are working hard to control the roads in the city, she said.
“Then, Karin will be here too. What would you look like when we met?”
“You will be very surprised. Groom. Aren’t you hated by your wife?”
“Karin doesn’t hate me. Because you are nice.”
“Is it?”
Eve reacted indifferently. Elsewhere, Laika and Soya were eating fruit shaved ice. They weren’t particularly helpful in the invasion of the kingdom, but they were the kind that were brought to visit the capital. Laika said that putting fruit on ice was a revolution, wagging her tail gently, and putting her head in the shaved ice before scooping it up.
Soya stopped such a Leica, taught table manners again, and people were busy running away, so they couldn’t pay attention to their appearance.
Felix Karin was leading the nobles in front of the royal castle. Looking at her back in the distance, I put down the coffee cup again. A soldier who was guiding the nobles approached us. Eve put her hand on the hilt, and Elsie pulled out her fingernails her. Theoter got ready to stand up, and tentacles crawled out of Dagon’s back his.
“Staying here is dangerous. I will guide you to the shelter right now.”
“It’s okay.”
I waited for Mimir’s story. Mimir’s voice spread through the energizers attached to his ears.
[Wait a little bit, because the knights have now gathered in the direction of the shelter and the castle wall. All the other soldiers have reached the northern gate. I think I’ll just have to wait a little bit longer.]
“Thanks. Ash. And I love you.”
Eve laughed beside him. Theo Terre stamped his feet and looked at me. Dagon was looking at me with his eyes wide open. Artie gave a small smile, and the soldier looked at me through sweat. When he suddenly brought up the story of his love for his wife, he looked a little taken aback. He quickly corrected his complexion and said.
“I will guide you. Excuse me, may I ask which family you are from? Because shelters are set up by region.”
“It’s okay.”
I patted the soldier on the shoulder and declined. The soldier stiffened at my action, took a breath, and said.
“You must run away quickly. Soldiers in the North now…”
[Done.]
I heard Ash’s signal and put his hand up high. After confirming my hand movements, Theoter jumped up. Dagon’s tentacles stretched out in all directions. The few soldiers still roaming the precincts were all entangled in Dagon’s tentacles and thrown into the store.
“Whoa!”
Ignoring the screams of the soldiers, Dagon locked the door and removed the structure beside him to block his entrance. The entrance to the building collapsed with a heavy rupture. Soldiers trying to get out of the building screamed as they pushed the structure away.
The soldiers guarding the gate stiffened their bodies. I waved my mace in the air and waved my hand. It was a hand signal to turn off quickly. The soldiers understood my signal and hurriedly evaded to the side. Theo Terre, who was one step ahead of me, twisted his shoulder and threw his fist at the firmly closed gate.
Thud!
With a sound like a hammer hammer, the gate was slashed horribly like the ground struck by a meteorite. The entire castle gate, which had been dug into a round shape, cracked with a steaming sound. The gate was dyed black to the point where the cracks were visible.
Theo Terre wiped his hands and looked at me.
“He-.”
And when he showed it, he smiled. At the same time, the castle gate collapsed. Beyond the gates, the guards and royal knights were staring at us with their mouths wide open. I hugged Theoter once and then told the soldiers who still couldn’t grasp the situation.
“Surrender.”
“You, Lord Peta Lucius! What is this… !”
Empty!
The commanding officer, who had been shouting at the forefront, was crumpled like a sheet of paper and flew away before he could finish his words. His limbs fluttered on the floor, his neck stretched out and his eyes wandering. The corpse rolled over and fell in the middle of the lobby, causing the soldiers to tremble.
My brother, who was sitting on my shoulder, said.
“Fuck, talk too much. If you don’t want to be like that, surrender.”
“Eh, do you think we’ll tremble because there’s a wizard! Where is the royal wizard! Gather all the Royal Knights! Decapitate the traitor right here!”
In the distance, at the far end of the lobby, two bearded old wizards could be seen casting spells. A round magic circle formed above their heads, and powerful magical energy began to gather. Another knight of the Royal Guard, who glanced back, shouted.
“Look carefully! With the royal wizard Hanslo! The magic of that disciple Adel-sama…!”
“It’s my magic.”
Artie laughed and snapped his fingers. The two wizards, who were staring into the air with bewildered faces, exploded in an instant and oxidized into a cloud of red blood. Upon intuition that the royal family’s proud wizards were reduced to dust, the soldiers lost their will to fight. I said it again.
“Put away your weapons, and guide the king. There is no needless killing.”
The sound of weapons being thrown away was heard. Chaps, visors, spears and swords fell to the floor. But there were still those who resisted. A group of knights walked forward and shouted.
“These guys! Don’t be intimidated by such spells! All of that is just a trick! Where do sinners sit on their thrones? You will all die here!”
It seemed that he had been newly appointed as the Knight Commander after Lionel Knight Commander fell ill. He had sharp eyes and a long beard like Captain Lioneill, and he was a thicker man than the other knights. He took the lead, wielding a greatsword as thick as his height.
And pointed at me with a sword
“You traitor! I… !”
Kang!
Dead.
I removed the mace from his head and said it again.
“Open the way. If you don’t open it, it will kill them all. We have come here to save your poor majesty from being manipulated by treacherous officials.”
No further persuasion was needed. The soldiers all at once threw down their weapons and scattered. I looked at Eve and gave a thumbs up. Eve spoke with her sword pulled out as if regretting it.
“Give it to me.”
“Uh huh, what I do is cool.”
We could hear our laughter in the empty lobby.
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“Your majesty! You must dodge quickly!”
“…What’s going on?”
“Peta Lucius has rebelled! He is coming here with his wives now!”
The king did not understand the words of his servant. Not with a soldier, but with his wife He couldn’t understand what he was talking about. Besides, why is Peta Lucius here now? Said the king with a frown on his face.
“What the hell is that…”
“Your majesty!”
The tightly closed iron door was broken. The king’s conversation was cut off and fragments of the door flew in. The court ladies who waited on the king screamed and ran away. The king stiffened in his seat. Lucius said, brandishing his mace in the air.
“Your majesty! How are you!”
“Catch it!”
Even the king himself knew that it was a meaningless order. The guards gritted their teeth and charged at Lucius. Eve and Elsie drew their swords and took a step forward. Eve cut off the guard’s knife and squeezed the soldier’s face with her other hand.
Elsie tore the entire bodyguard along with the armor into three pieces. Afterwards, Theoter seized the guards and threw them at them. All remaining members were tied to tentacles and pinned to the ground. Lucius said.
“Your majesty. How hard was it in the hands of the vassals? I have come to rescue you.”
“Hey, this guy… ! Ohhhhh!”
Cried the king in a furious voice. Lucius said, standing opposite the king’s throne.
“Let’s settle it peacefully. I want you to hand over the throne peacefully to me.”
“Oh, you cheeky bastard. This, this place is not for a guy like you!”
Lucius took out a piece of paper and a pen. He laid them both neatly on the king’s lap, then he said.
“I have a personal question.”
The king looked at Lucius with a puzzled expression.
“Is the princess a virgin?”
“This is nohhhhh!
