Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 452
◈ 452. [Side Story] In the name of the emperor
There is a river flowing in the central part of the continent..
The name of this river, which separates the southwestern and northeastern parts of the continent, is Iris..
The ecliptic New Terra is a large river that flows through the adjacent inland sea to the eastern open sea, and is the lifeline of civilization that made the central part of the continent rich and fertile..
To the Everblack Empire, which greedily devoured every inch of the center of the continent, this river was the actual ruling area of the ecliptic New Terra.,
It is also an absolute line of defense where no shouting is permitted..
Click, click, click…….
To the south of this river, the forces of Crossroads, led by me, flocked..
“Whoa whoa.”
I stopped my horse and looked across the river at the opposing forces camped on the north side..
Imperial Defense Force.
Fernández's troops waving flags with roses and shields.
A standing army directly under the imperial family, responsible for the outer defenses of New Terra, the imperial capital, and internal security, was waiting for us..
And on the river Iris that lies between us and them…….
“I have no legs.”
There were no facilities to cross..
Only the ugly traces of the collapsed bridge remain..
Someone said to me as I was looking at the river.
“It collapsed during the battle. To be exact, the Imperial Defense Force took it down..”
Looking back, it was the old knight leading the remnants of the 1st Legion - Metallic..
Metallic explained, one of his pale, distant eyes flashing fiercely..
“Due to His Majesty Fernández's trick, the vanguard of our 1st Corps, lured to the bridge, was annihilated when the bridge collapsed..”
“indeed.”
“So after that, we had to take a long detour to cross the river to the Ecliptic Island, and the lines were stretched. This was one of the reasons the war stalled..”
Metallic participated in the Imperial Battle as Lark's adjutant..
He described the battles that unfolded here and the route the First Corps subsequently took to reach the Imperial Capital. I listened intently and nodded..
After finishing his explanation, Metallic asked me carefully..
“So, what do you want to do now, Your Highness? Do you want to bypass?”
“no. We will not move the military right now..”
I looked around. The plain is wide so there is quite a bit of space..
“Waiting here for allies to gather.”
Metallic trembled as if embarrassed by my words..
“Are you saying you are going to set up camp here??”
“why? Is there anything that can't be done??”
“However, just across the river, the Imperial Guard…….”
“Isn't it the same on that side as there is no bridge so you can't cross it? We can't attack each other.”
“still…….”
“Isn't it too close??”
I grinned and looked at the Northern Zodiacal Defense Force..
Even though there is a river between them, the distance between the two armies is close..
It's just that long-distance attacks can't reach you, but if you have good eyesight, you can almost see each other's faces..
“At this level, we can face each other and talk..”
“yes……?”
“Okay, so set up camp.!”
I raised my voice..
“We are waiting for our allies to join us here! prepare for camp-!”
***
The night I set up camp.
The soldiers all looked anxious as they were camping right in front of the enemy, but I didn't care..
Because we know they can't attack us right now..
‘Because here now…….’
Because your people are hiding in there..
So, why don't I take advantage of that too?.
In the wee hours of the night, I called Metallic to my barracks..
“Did you call me, Your Highness??”
“okay. Come in. metallic.”
I smiled at Metallic, who came to me hesitantly..
“I have something serious to discuss with you. Come sit here..”
“Then, excuse me.”
Metallic entered the barracks and sat quietly on the chair in front of me..
“What are you talking about... … Ugh?!”
And as soon as Metallic sat down, the heroes under my command who were waiting in the barracks rushed out and subdued him..
He, whose arms and legs were tied up in an instant, gritted his teeth at me..
“What are you doing, Your Majesty?……!”
His entire body was covered in scars and one eye was discolored white. As he revealed his murderous intent, it felt like there was a wild beast in front of me. Wow, it's bloody.
But as long as you know his true nature, you don't have to be afraid of his fierce appearance..
“He looks like a skilled general with a lot of fighting skills, but he acts like a rat. metallic.”
I tilted my head closer to him and grinned..
“I knew from the beginning that you were a spy..”
“……?!”
“He came under my command under false pretenses. Because of the timing, he tried to hit me from behind. I mean, I had it all figured out..”
Embarrassed, Metalik muttered helplessly..
“uh… … how……?”
The answer was not mine, but Dusk Bringer who walked next to me..
“Among the Imperial Army's 1st Corps, isn't the 1st Heavy Cavalry Division an SS unit that is equivalent to Lark's hands and feet?.”
“Prince Bringer……!”
“If Lark was captured and killed, you are the ones who would choose to die with him. But there's no way he could escape alive like this, right??”
Dusk Bringer chuckled..
“Fernandez released it. Did he know that Gwain would not know??”
The Principality of Bringer went to war with Larc and his 1st Legion..
I know better than anyone else what the 1st Corps is like and how they move. Because they are the ones who trampled on the Principality of Bringer..
Dusk Bringer had doubts about Metallic's survival from the beginning, and as a result of digging into those doubts, they turned out to be true..
“……flaw.”
Metallic slowly lowered his head..
“It goes like this.”
If he resisted strongly, I planned to subdue him with [Mystic Eyes of Command], but surprisingly, he immediately gave up resisting. A very tired voice came out of the old knight's mouth..
“kill it.”
“Anyway, knights always say things like asking to be killed. Hey Metallic, let's talk some more..”
I squatted down in front of him and made a soft voice..
“Why did you, who was Brother Larque's loyal confidant, stick with Fernandez? I want to know that first.”
“…….”
Metallic, who had been silent, slowly opened his mouth..
“His Highness Lark... … is alive.”
Everyone in the room widened their eyes..
I listened in silence, and the metallic continued..
“Immediately after His Highness Lark was captured, Fernandez threatened us. If you don't surrender immediately, I will kill you..”
“…….”
“We had no choice but to falsely surrender and while we were observing the situation, they came to our 1st Corps and threatened us again. Unless you go to the southern front and act as a spy... … I'm going to kill His Highness Lark right away..”
To prolong Larc's life.
1Are the remnants of the corps put on a leash by Fernandez and forced to do as Fernandez tells them?.
“Although we acted out of loyalty, it is true that we surrendered to His Highness Fernández and that we attempted to attack His Highness Ashe..”
Metallic closed his eyes..
“Kill it. Please finish it cleanly..”
“……I have a suggestion, Sir Metallic..”
I quietly whispered to him who quietly lowered his head and waited for me to do something..
“This is a way to save Brother Larque and fuck that Fernandez too..”
“……?”
Metallic’s head, which had been bowed down, was raised..
A dull vitality returned to the old knight's dull, dead eye. I raised the corners of my mouth with a smirk..
“how is it. Would you listen to my offer??”
***
A few days have passed.
Under the flag of the World Defense Front set up south of the Iris River, the armies of fallen kings from all over gathered together..
4Great different races, and the kings and rulers of the frontier.
When collected like this, the number was significant. Before I knew it, I looked at the military camp lined up left and right, and finished checking things off on the paper list in my hand..
“The southern city-state alliance and the western Mirage tribe join... … This brings it all together.”
I also have all the cards I prepared in my hand..
There is no need to wait any longer. I slowly got up from the chair..
“Now, let’s take a quick trip to New Terra.…….”
It was then.
Floating……!
A low drum beat sounded from across the river..
Buuuuuu-!
There was also a long and loud trumpet sound..
It was the Imperial Defense Force that did not move while we gathered here for the past few days. Suddenly, the wind band started playing music..
It wasn't just music. The Imperial Guard began to split into left and right in an orderly manner..
As I watched that scene, I narrowed my eyebrows..
“……You're coming out faster than I expected, my brother..”
At the sudden movement of the Zodiacal Defense Force, the king and soldiers of the alliance looked in that direction in confusion..
Then, a soldier ran out in front of the Imperial Guards, which were split to the left and right, and shouted loudly in our direction..
“The supreme, noble, and noble person of this country who was chosen by the goddess to build paradise on this earth.!”
what.
This is a comment I heard once..
“Long live Your Majesty, the only emperor of the great Everblack Empire.!”
hurray-!
The Imperial Guard sang in unison..
The loud shouts of independence were enough to reverberate throughout the entire area. I was so dumbfounded that I laughed out loud..
“……As far as I know, this intro was only allowed to be used by one person in the world..”
Whether I babbled or not, the soldier across the river continued..
“Fernandez 'Emberkeeper' Everblack His Majesty, Emperor, is born.-!”
and.
appeared.
Knock knock, knock knock…….
Riding a white horse, wearing a black and gold uniform, a dark red cloak hanging down behind him, and a brilliant gold crown on his head..
Dressed in splendid imperial attire, my second brother Fernández slowly appeared in the center of the Zodiac Guard..
Fernandez came close to the riverbank and smiled. I looked at him like that and smiled, showing my teeth..
“You've finally gotten the hang of it, dear brother. He declared himself emperor..”
Fernandez calmly adjusted his gold crown..
“The imperial throne is the seat that rules the world. It is a position that represents humanity. Now that the world is in an unprecedented crisis, it can't be left empty forever.?”
“If Abama is missing, isn't it really her son who is thinking about finding her??”
“If you're the son of a wealthy man, that's right. But we are the royal family, and we are the guardians. He should consider the fate of the country and the future of the world before his father's life..”
“Anyway, you made sure to grease your tongue.…….”
I stuck out my tongue..
Fernandez spoke in a softer voice that was much less majestic..
“It's been a while. ash. how have you been?”
“Thank you for treating me so kindly, bro. Even though you have become an emperor, you still take care of your younger brother, so I don't know what to do with myself..”
“I won’t talk too much. Surrender now. Then I will ‘save’ you and your people..”
Fernandez extended his hand towards me..
“From the beginning, you were on my list of people to save. I know the fight you've been through over the years.”
I frowned..
Fernandez... … I know that this world has repeated itself.
As expected, this guy has a lot to talk about..
“If you fight for such a long and harsh time until your soul is broken, and there is no salvation at the end... … That's too much. So, come to me. ash.”
“…….”
“Let's leave together. To the new world. To a new paradise.”
Fernandez spoke kindly, but,
I silently raised my fist and then slowly raised my middle finger..
“this is my answer.”
“……?”
Fernandez was puzzled. I guess this isn't a very insulting gesture in this world, but so what?.
Fuck you.
“My salvation lies neither in surrender nor in flight. My salvation is something I fight for with my own hands..”
I growled..
“It won't crawl under your legs.”
“……Then it will eventually break. ash.”
“It doesn't matter if it breaks.”
I tightly grasped the flag in my other hand - the empty black flag symbolizing the World Defense Front..
“Because it's already broken into pieces.”
Because I decided to live in pieces..
“I can't understand anything..”
Fernandez shook his head and looked at my military camp..
“Then we have no choice but to force them to catch us..”
“what?”
“I command you in the name of the Emperor.-”
Fernandez shouted in a sonorous voice..
“Hold on to weightlifting!”
OK,
chuck! chuck! chuck!
As if they had promised in advance, various forces within my military camp suddenly drew their weapons and pointed them at me..
Led by the remnants of the 1st Legion, many of the fallen kings who joined from various places betrayed me and took an offensive stance..
“What?!”
“What is this…….”
In panic, the fallen kings and powers hurriedly surrounded me and raised their weapons against me..
Those standing on my side are the four major races and the forces that supported me during the Goblin War..
Except for a few other fallen kings… … More than half of the others were pointing their weapons at me, following Fernandez's orders..
From the beginning or even later. They were captured by Fernandez..
It must have been a political decision that the 2nd prince occupying the center would secure world hegemony rather than the 3rd prince in the south..
A monster invasion and the destruction of the world are far away, but power is close..
In an instant, the World Defense Front was split in two. I clicked my tongue while looking at this..
“everyone.”
And then he quietly exhaled.
“Are you sure you lined up correctly??”
Since ancient times, there have been many instances where people got on the wrong line and ended up in disgrace..
And you all stood in the wrong line.
That's a rotten rope..
I slowly put my hand into the inside pocket of my coat..
In my hand - Everblack's branch was held..
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