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History of the Greatest Territory Design - Episode 104

104fury. The one who carries magentano (2)

[Your desire awakens a certain admiration it holds.]

[Tribute begins to exert a powerful influence on King Alicia..]

‘what?’

Lloyd paused..

A message appears before my eyes.

It was unexpected.

Is this what it feels like when unexpected reinforcements light a torch of hope?.

Ding dong.

[The one who carries magentano]

[Praise Grade: Kingdom Yasa]

You came running before anyone else.

I pulled out the deadly poison that coveted my heart..

Without hesitation, I put it in my chest..

Panting instead of breathing.

Stumbling instead of looking at Jim.

Even death took my place and I smiled.

And so, finally, the body of the burden was carried away..

You protected me with true indomitability..

You brave frontera.

How could Jim not know?.

How could Jim forget?.

As long as the burden continues.

As long as your heart beats quietly.

You will forever be my burden’s benefactor..

[Tribute Effect: As the lifesaver of King Alicia Termina Magentano, you gain her absolute trust. Your opinions and advice to King Alicia will generally be met with a very positive response. Additionally, you will not be suspected of any treason or treason during her reign..]

[Tribute Region: Kingdom of Magentano]

[Duration of tribute: coincides with the reign of King Alicia]

“…….”

A message that brightens your eyes.

After reading it all, Lloyd slightly raised his head..

I looked at King Alicia’s expression..

The king's troubled face.

The face straightened little by little..

The frowning wrinkles between my eyebrows disappeared..

The frowning eyebrows gradually softened..

The corners of the tightly closed lips rose little by little..

A smile that soon lingers.

Positive eyes facing this way.

Is it an illusion on our part that those eyes seem to contain a faint bitter smile?.

“Lloyd Frontera. You are truly a self-indulgent and helpless person..”

“Seong-eun is devastated..”

“……Is Seong-eun devastated? Jim knows what to say?”

“I believe that you will say that you will accept my request..”

“under. You're full of pride?”

“Please take this to mean that I am not just conceited, but that I understand your feelings..”

“Words are truly like clearing water..”

“Seong-eun is devastated again..”

“But what if your prediction is wrong? If the burden is not to grant your request,?”

“Then, as expected, scold me harshly..”

“Tsk. I don't hesitate to say a word.”

King Alicia chuckled..

And finally, this side gave me the answer I was waiting for..

“good night. I accept your request.”

“Seong-eun is devastated..”

“Stop talking loudly.”

“…….”

“I have carefully examined your mantra. It's really clever. So much so that you can feel how much thought was put into bringing in the luggage..”

Her smile turned into scorn..

“This is evident from the fact that Jim has nothing to lose by following your mantra. If, as you say, a disaster caused by monsters unfolds in the East, the reputation and authority of the person who predicted it in advance and responded to it will increase even more. And even if your expectations are wrong-”

“Your Majesty will have no loss at all..”

“that's right. It would be enough to just dismiss it as normal military training. Just such a move would be enough to temporarily divert the attention of the royal political world, which was in turmoil due to the attempted assassination incident, to the outside world..”

“So, what do you think about the scale of support?.”

“I would like to give you five hundred troops under my direct command..”

“By the number five hundred, do you mean the White Lancers??”

“It is true. Do you feel inadequate??”

“Not at all.”

not really.

They're sending the White Lancers, a unit under the king's direct command..

Although it may not be the best, it was at least the elite of the elite..

It was clear that a half-baked army would be a much better help than a few thousand troops..

Afterwards, Lloyd coordinated a few more matters with the King..

Command of the troops to be supported.

Issues such as timing and distribution were discussed..

Of course the process wasn't long.

It was a situation where we had to hurry up a little bit..

Lloyd thus received the king's promise of support and withdrew..

I went back to my accommodation right away.

He hastened his return to the Barony..

The first thing he did was wake up Javiel and Julien..

“……is that true?”

“It's true. Then why am I making such a fuss for no reason?.”

I roughly summarized the information I had given to the King earlier and gave it to them..

The expressions of the two who were half-asleep immediately hardened..

“All right. Then we should leave right away..”

Javiel immediately jumped out of bed and got up..

I quickly started packing my bags for the journey..

But so was Julien..

“Hey, what are you doing??”

“uh?”

“What are you doing now?.”

Julien started packing his backpack following Javiel..

I grabbed the guy who was clumsily packing his luggage and asked,.

Then he responded as if it was natural..

“I'm packing my bags?”

“why?”

“Why? I should go too.”

“No way home?”

“huh.”

Julien nods..

The guy spoke clearly..

“It's our house and territory. They said it would become dangerous. So I'm going too. We will protect it together.”

“Tsk. Oh my gosh.”

widely!

I snatched the backpack from the guy's arms..

A guy who is startled.

I spoke quickly before the guy said anything..

“What if I go with you and die together? What are you going to do after that??”

“……what?”

“lets think. Like this, we all returned to the Barony together. What if the plan fails? What if you can't protect the territory and everyone dies there? Who carries on the family lineage?.”

“…….”

Julien seemed to have finally realized what he meant..

I spoke like a nail to that guy..

“So you should at least stay here. At least one person should be left behind as a safety bread. is not it?”

“There, but…….”

“Listen to me, Julien..”

I slightly lowered my waist..

I was at eye level with the guy..

I quietly looked into his eyes..

“This is our role. If something difficult or unfortunate happens, I step in and deal with it. Then what about you? Stay still. Please support me from behind. That's enough. And what if I fall? That's when you step in. I'm saving my strength for that. okay?”

“……brother.”

“why.”

“It really doesn't suit me because it sets the mood like that..”

“……shit.”

I felt embarrassed.

I tangled his curly hair with my palm..

Meanwhile, Javiel's voice came flying in..

“Lloyd, we're ready..”

Indeed the sword master.

It looks like the two of them have already packed all their luggage with a move that goes beyond ordinary people..

Lloyd straightened his back..

I looked down at Julien and smiled..

“Then let's go.”

I carried a backpack.

I turned around coolly..

And I sighed deeply.

‘Whoa. Operation to reduce laggards, success.’

I wondered what would happen if Julien kept insisting that he would follow me..

So, I carefully prepared a message to leave this guy in the royal capital..

Fortunately, the operation worked well..

‘Now, if I go back to the Barony, there's a high possibility that I won't have time to take care of my surroundings..’

Let alone leisure, you may really have to risk your life..

But if you take Julien, who can't even protect himself yet,?

Of course he becomes dangerous..

Everything around you could become dangerous..

So it would be better to leave him in the capital for now..

So I left the dorm with my heart pounding..

In front of the lodgings, what the king had promised was already prepared..

It was two course horses..

It was even a course horse with a galloping spell..

“Whiyu.”

A whistle came out naturally..

It was a top-level sprinting spell that was cast with great effort by none other than a court wizard..

Perhaps thanks to this, translucent silver air currents were swirling around the four legs of the courser..

“Then let's go.”

Immediately got on the courser..

I glance at Julien, who hastily followed me..

“See you next.”

percussion!

I kicked the side of the courser..

At that moment, the courser started galloping..

“……!”

It was incredible speed..

In an instant, Julien moved away..

The scenery approaching from the front seemed blurry..

‘This isn't a supercar that can go from 0 to 100 in 3 seconds..’

Lloyd gritted his teeth and grabbed the reins..

I fell flat on the horse's back..

I was lucky that I had learned to ride a horse from Javiel a long time ago..

Moreover, this courser was even smart..

Not only was it able to avoid or jump over obstacles on its own, but it also had some consideration for the comfort of the human riding on its back..

Thanks to this, the shaking wasn't that severe compared to the incredible speed..

Lloyd glanced to the side..

“Hey, are you okay??”

“yes of course.”

As expected, the course horse that Haviel rode was no better than this one..

No, it seemed that Javiel was adapting to the speed of the courser much more skillfully than this one..

“Then let's go.”

“yes.”

Shut up! Compactly!

Lloyd and Javiel.

The two coursers ran through the royal road at dawn, leaving behind a silver afterglow..

Julien quietly waved his hand at the two people walking away..

Then, little by little, the shaking hands stopped..

Slowly, my fist clenched..

“…….”

Julien's expression was stiff..

I was biting my lower lip without realizing it..

‘Am I still no help to my brother?.’

My brother comforted me with kind words.

stay here.

At least one person has to be safe.

Only then can you take responsibility for the future of your family..

I could clearly understand my brother’s feelings when he said that..

But on the other hand, I could also feel what my brother didn't say..

‘I become a burden.’

not stupid.

No need to say it.

Even if I try hard to hide it.

Sometimes I have a feeling.

That was how my brother felt a little while ago when he tried to stop me from going back to Barony together..

‘It's true that you worry about me, but it's also true that you think of me as a burden..’

hot.

My fist was shaking.

disassembled?

It wasn't.

‘I'm so embarrassed and sorry.’

What have I done in my life so far?.

Haviel, who is the same age as him, is already a sword master..

No, even if you don't compare yourself to that genius, you would have had enough time to develop abilities that would be helpful to you..

‘I want to help you too.’

To do that, you need to develop your abilities..

You have to find something you can do..

With that promise, Julien raised his head..

Before I knew it, Lloyd and Javiel had left and even the footsteps behind them had disappeared, and I thought to myself as if making a decision..

‘Just wait a moment, bro. I will try too. So it will be helpful to you. So please wait a moment.’

When the day comes when you're ready.

I will run to the Barony like my brother and Javiel did..

I am willing to stand shoulder to shoulder with my brother and share in adversity..

Under the deepening late summer dawn sky.

Julien pursed his lips tightly..

♣

Doo doo doo doo!

The horse's hoof kicked the ground..

Fallen leaves have already begun to fall.

Scattered away in a storm-like rush.

In it, Lloyd and Javiel ran without stopping..

The court wizard's sprinting magic was truly amazing..

The course horse didn't get tired for quite some time..

I was able to maintain my stamina all day long by running at just 70% of my maximum speed..

Still, it was already faster than a normal horse's sprint..

Lloyd and Javiel also focused only on running..

Even meals and rest were kept to a minimum..

Each of us has reached the triple circle..

Thanks to that, it was barely possible..

Just like that, the two continued to run without any time for unnecessary conversation..

towards the east.

Toward the rising sun and moon.

Toward the Barony that will face danger.

I grabbed the reins and spurred on without stopping..

Finally, after just five days, we reached the border of the barony..

“…….”

I take a weary breath and look around the familiar land..

Fortunately, the baronage was just as I remembered..

Waves of green fields coloring various areas of the Marez clearing area.

A straight paved road starts from there..

Three or four villages connected along a road.

manor house.

the city center beyond.

The paved road continues beyond that..

All the way to the bituminous coal mines at the foot of the eastern mountains..

Lloyd's gaze didn't stop there..

headed further east.

Climbed the foot of the Eastern Mountains.

Crossed the mountainside, passed the top, and saw the sky above..

It was morning.

Originally, it was time for the sun to rise over the mountains..

but the sun was not visible.

dark clouds?

It wasn't.

Something much darker and more foreign than that..

A huge, writhing black mass was blocking the sun..

It was making a roar that was much more bizarre than the thunder of any dark cloud..

Batsuzuzu! Buuuuuuuu-!

The sound of thousands, hundreds of thousands of wings flapping.

It grew in real time. It came. expanded.

Suddenly, the entire eastern sky above the mountain range was covered..

It was a large swarm of locusts so numerous that they could not be counted..

“What Lloyd said... … Was this really it?.”

Is it because of the frighteningly wonderful sight?.

Even Haviel's voice, heard from beside me, was faintly shaking..

This is?

Of course, of course.

“are you shaking?”

“A little bit. Do you have any solutions?.”

“of course.”

Of course, we prepared countermeasures.

That's all I thought about the whole time I was running here..

Probably 500 White Lancers rapidly advancing from behind..

Just wait until they arrive..

So, from now on, it is time to protect the territory according to plan..

‘I have to keep this way so I can play and eat for the rest of my life.!’

If you fail?

Even if you survive and escape to the royal capital, you will become like the king's summons and will have to work to your heart's content for the rest of your life before dying..

That kind of future was a specifications.

Clap!

I pulled a steel shovel from my saddle..

I looked back at Javiel..

We shared a look.

“Will follow you?”

“of course.”

“Well, let's go into detail later. let's go. under!”

I kicked the side of the courser..

I ran down the hill, cutting through the wind..

We entered the Marez clearing without hesitation..

A sudden plague of locusts.

To the residents of the reclaimed area who were panicking in front of him, he loudly shouted out the first essentials of the plan he had planned in advance..

“Pot lid! With the biggest one!”