Chapter 465
My Villains Episode 465
66. silver prince(20)
Viscount Ayanel, court bag Rupyrtus, and the imperial secretary, who returned to the garrison with some of the guard cavalry, did not return even after a long time..
Meanwhile, Prince Ulkar took a walk around the hill where the conference hall was spread out and then returned to the tent. Then he sits quietly at the table and observes the people across from him..
It must have been difficult to make eye contact with Su Ho-gyeong, Won-su, and Geom-baek, as they were all warriors who had reached their peak or soldiers who smelled like blood, but the prince just stared at the three of them as if they were interviewers..
Guardian Fabio stayed in his position silently like a stone statue, while Tuacelo the Black White slowly turned to the north and gazed at the river flowing in the distance. There was only one person shaking their butt as if it was a bit sore..
“My face will be pierced.” The Empire's field marshal, 'Na Dim of the Thousand Battles' grumbled with a displeased look on his face..
“Well, why don’t you just keep walking, why are you sitting like that??”
Although Nadim is a distant relative, he is a member of the imperial family and a commander at the top of the imperial army. However, his manner of speaking was suited only to a commoner soldier or non-commissioned officer, not an aristocratic commander..
It wasn't a very pleasant question, but Prince Ulkar answered with a welcoming smile..
“Because it is rare to have the opportunity to meet foreign dignitaries like you. I will hear it often from now on, but will we ever meet again after today? If I want to sit in front of the fireplace someday and reminisce about the past, I should at least remember the face..”
“red. That's nonsense again. And I don't think it's time to be sure yet..”
“It's not time to be sure.?”
“Yes, it's fate that won't be surprising if your Majesty and I face each other tomorrow on the battlefield..”
At the words of the young enemy, the younger prince smiled brightly..
“You must be a loyal soldier. I have no interest in anything other than loyalty to His Majesty and military service..”
“Jegi, sarcastic again-”
“I said this not sarcastically, but because I envy His Majesty the Emperor who has a commander like you. A soldier with both bravery and sincerity is always a precious person..”
When Nadim looked at him with suspicion, his scar-covered face crumpled, the prince patted the armrest and spoke..
“And, we'll never point swords at each other..”
“You are full of confidence..”
“I think you are overly suspicious. What on earth bothers me so much??”
“I'm asking because I really don't know that.?”
The marshal pulled up a chair and sat down, making eye contact with the prince..
“The Silver Prince of Milanol. Are you ambitious?.”
“……you? You motherfucker-”
The prince waved his eyebrows to stop me from swearing..
“Oh my. Looks like you got caught..”
“Even if you act calm, you can't fool my eyes. You are ambitious. An ambitious person who can never be satisfied.”
“He is the type of person who must constantly struggle upward. Unsatisfied with his humble status as a prince, he became a war hero, and knowing that he could not achieve his goals alone, he created a warlord. Angst, Obdorf, and the position of elector are ultimately just stepping stones for ambition. That greed will stop only when you reach the throne..”
Despite Nadim's words full of hostility, Prince Ulkar remained calm..
“It's been a while since I heard this story. A story that the nobles of the court and Bristol always whispered. It's almost like winter now..”
“It seems that northerners also have an eye for people. After all, ambition is not something that can be hidden. “The Emperor sees through his true nature, so your will cannot be fulfilled here today.” “That’s right… … . Then I'll make a bet.?”
“••••••bet?”
As the young enemy's face contorted, the prince tapped the armrest again, as if in amusement..
“Yes, a bet. I bet my hand that His Majesty the Emperor will accept my words and appoint a new elector. What will you bet??”
The smooth silver prosthetic arm twitched its fingers in accordance with its owner's wishes. The magic tool, painstakingly crafted by a master of the famous Rao family, was made of hard metal, but moved as flexibly as a hand made of bone and flesh..
Nadim looked back and forth between the flashing silver prosthetic hand and the prince's confident face before snorting..
“Heh, that's it. Both my arms are fine, so what can I use them for??”
“There's no telling how long that arm will be fine.?”
“……You speak evil so calmly..”
He opened his mouth slightly as if he was dumbfounded for a moment, then leaned back against the backrest and crossed his arms..
“There are countless priests in the empire, so it wouldn't be difficult at all to make one grow an arm, so I'll stop worrying needlessly..”
When the story, which had been interesting, ended so boringly, I cursed my young enemy, calling him a fool, and cast my gaze outside the tent..
On one side of the hill, a conversation was continuing from earlier. The main characters were Aramos and Princess Theodora, the ‘red-robed bishops of flowers in full bloom’..
No voice came out at all, as if Bishop Hongui or Theodora had taken some action. However, looking at the old man with an angry face and the princess shaking her head with a stern expression, it did not seem like the conversation was going very smoothly..
I quietly rested my chin and strengthened my eyes. It was to read Princess Theodora's lips..
Theodora had bright ivory skin, as if she had been born with little pigment, and her hair and eyes were pale, but her lips were rosy. This makes it easier to concentrate.
‘……Necessary... … According to the law of the earth... … I have to solve this problem……
It was difficult to understand all the sentences because he spoke so fast, but I was able to roughly understand the context..
Bishop Aramos of the Crimson Clothes was furious and was rebuking her for interfering with the current problem, even though she was a paladin of the Calandari Church, no matter how much she had blood from the Strom family. Theodora was protesting against this. It was the same.
As Princess Theodora held her wrinkled hand and made a pleading expression, Bishop Hong held his forehead and sighed deeply..
Although it was a slightly worrying situation, measures were taken to prevent the conversation from leaking out, and judging by Aramos' reaction, it did not seem like the meeting would become a problem that would lead to a fight..
It was around that time that a cavalry came charging in from the far west..
When the cavalry from the imperial army's garrison relayed some news to the command of the guard waiting at the bottom of the hill, fifteen men who appeared to be imperial knights suddenly looked shocked..
“……“It’s noisy.” Hearing Tuacelo's muttering, Fabio glanced down the hill and asked Prince Ulkar for forgiveness..
“Please excuse me for a moment.”
“Do as you wish..”
As Guardian Guard, Geombaek, and Marshal left the tent and approached the guard, one of the imperial knights rushed up the hill. Instead of delivering the news verbally, he handed Su Ho-gyeong a small note..
Immediately after checking the note, Guardian Guardian and Geombaek got on the horse that was hanging on the wooden fence and ran down the hill without saying a word. The enemy, left alone, returned to the tent with a shit-chewing look on his face..
“What's going on??”
To Prince Ulkar's question, Nadim answered in a sharp tone:.
“The emperor will come.”
Less than 30 minutes after the news was delivered, a cloud of dust rose from the western plains. Even at a cursory glance, the troops rushing in like that seemed to be well beyond Icheon..
I stood side by side with my group and looked down the hill and burst out laughing..
“Well, I heard the guards are limited to 100 people..”
“Then what should I do? The emperor said he would come in person..”
“What is an emperor? If you're the emperor, it's a promise and you can chew on everything and do whatever you want.?”
“I thought it wouldn't work?”
As I closed my mouth, Atalanta glanced at the approaching imperial troops with a slightly nervous look on her face..
“By the way, look at those bastards. Looks like they spent a lot of money on the military..”
As she said, the guards who served the emperor showed off their dazzling majesty..
The large army, numbering about 2,000, all wore battle overcoats made of red cloth, and on the front of the overcoats, a three-headed dragon was embroidered with gold thread, flashing golden light whenever they moved..
Most of them seemed to be heavy soldiers, wearing expensive plate armor and carrying long two-handed swords or ax spears slung over their shoulders. Since it was equipped with plate armor that boasted invincible protection in general battles, it seemed there was no need to carry a cumbersome shield. At first glance, you could have mistakenly thought that 1,000 knights had dismounted from their horses and were marching..
Of the 1,000 troops, excluding heavy generals, half were crossbowmen and half were cavalry..
Armed with breastplates, chain armor, and iron helmets, the crossbowmen held heavy heavy crossbows with winches. Moreover, surprisingly, there were not one, but two magic scrolls stuck next to the long sword at his waist. I don't know what kind of spell the scroll contained, but the fact that over 500 people each had two magic scrolls was shocking in itself..
The most powerful were the cavalry..
At first glance, it looked like a mix of three hundred heavy cavalry and two hundred light cavalry, but as the distance got closer, I realized who they were and opened my mouth wide..
“……What the fuck. You're a wizard.”
Lee Baek-yeo, a horseman who boasted stable riding skills that could be mistaken for a light cavalry unit, was none other than a battle wizard. They were armed with leather armor and plate breastplates and had riding weapons such as axes and flails on their saddles, but they clearly had mana in them. Even at first glance, I could see that he was a proper battle wizard and not a half-baked magic soldier like Alzenberg. Judging by his stable posture and breathing, there seemed to be no problem in chanting a spell on a horse..
Although the impact was slightly less due to the presence of the magic riders, the three hundred heavy cavalry were an elite unit no matter how they looked. Probably all of them are imperial knights. You would have to be at that level to stand in front of heavy soldiers wearing plate armor, crossbowmen armed with magic scrolls, and battle wizards posing as light cavalry..
Thump, thump, thump, thump_
A loud noise, as if a giant larger than a mountain was taking steps, echoed across the field. More than 2,000 warriors matched their steps accurately even after hearing the command without the sound of drums. It was a part that gave an idea of how harsh the training must have been..
“under… … . If I had the money to build an army like that, I could buy a city..”
“What is one? I would buy five. Without redness.”
As Atalanta and I were talking, the Emperor's army stopped at the bottom of the hill..
As the men, who were either non-commissioned officers or non-commissioned officers, shouted loudly, the units at the front of the line widened the distance to the left and right in unison. Following the directions given by heavy soldiers armed with plate armor and two-handed weapons, the 'Holy White Army' appeared..
The leader of the sacred hundred was riding a chariot drawn by two unicorns. Unlike the riders of the Holy Centurion, who were armed with magical plate armor, he wore a purple robe so long that the hem swept across the grass..
He wore a helmet that looked like a crown with twelve large and small golden horns surrounding it in a circle, and a golden mask was visible underneath it..
“……emperor.”
there was no doubt.
Most people, including me, are people who are distracted by the emperor of the Mitergeland Empire, Ruilix II. After finishing the conversation with Bishop Aramos,
Princess Theodora took a deep breath..
“Why is the author there?……
After hearing her moans, I discovered Zhang Han, who had an unusual behavior among those following the emperor's chariot..
He was a middle-aged man with a manly appearance and a neatly trimmed beard. It was clear that he was a high-ranking nobleman, with his silver breastplate, long coat, and all kinds of accessories that oozed a faint magical glow..
But who is it? It feels like I’m seeing this face for the first time.
Instead of me, who was tilting his head, Baron Lujan, with a cold smile, hesitated..
“Ha, he's a guy with quick feet..”
“Who is that?‘?”
“He's the Duke of Avilambus..”
“……yes? The Duke of Avilambus? That guy?”
While my eyes were wide open, 'Arrogant' Lord Lyam whispered to Prince Ulkar with a stern look on his face..
“Your Majesty, are you okay??”
“What are you worried about??”
“If the author did something,.”
As Sir Lyam, as well as Princesses Atalanta and Theodora, all looked at each other with anxious faces, the prince smiled bitterly..
“Don't worry. It must be hard enough to be caught up in the emperor's bad taste, but it will be worth it..”
“yes? Your Majesty, what is that?.”
Just as Sir Lyam was about to continue his question. The emperor, who was conversing with his white-faced subjects at the bottom of the hill, waved his whip with a powerful command..
As the chariot led by the two unicorns ascended the hill, six riders followed the emperor and took the reins..
The ones who quickly overtook the emperor's chariot and took the lead were a black and white Tuacello with his coat flowing, and a giant riding a monster that resembled a rhinoceros but had longer legs and was smaller..
Fabio, the guardian of the empire, followed closely behind the emperor's chariot with his spear raised. A woman wearing a scale-studded robe over translucent rock-like skin, an old woman wearing a cone-shaped hat with a veil, and the Duke of Avilambus followed the chariot..
Even though the unicorns are smaller than my bicorns, their speed is comparable, so the emperor's chariot arrived in front of the tent in the blink of an eye..
“Please pay homage to His Majesty, Emperor Ruilix II, the elected protector and rightful ruler of the Mittergeland Empire.!”
When Tuacelo, who had run one step ahead, shouted, Nadim, the young marshal of the empire who was waiting in front of the tent, immediately got down on one knee. On the other hand, Prince Ulkar just looked at the emperor without moving anything..
As Lord Lyam, Atalanta, and others looked at each other in an awkward posture, the emperor got off the chariot and made a subtle gesture as if he had accepted it. Next, a pleasant voice came out from under a golden mask with strangely shaped features..
“It's hot. Let's avoid it from now on..”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Geombaek took the lead, trying hard to hide his dissatisfied expression. Instead of his previous statue-like attitude, Guardian Guardian looked at us, especially at me, with his whole body tense, as if he was ready to swing his spear at any moment..
The others were no different, and the man, whose size was comparable to that of Utequai, carried a blunt greatsword on his shoulder that was confusing as to whether it was a sword or a pillar, and kept looking around. The rock-faced woman and the veiled old woman headed toward the tent with a pretense of calm, but judging by the swirling mana around them, it was clear that they were on alert..
“Come on, let's go in.”
Anyway, Prince Ulkar entered the tent with a calm expression and sat down opposite the emperor..
As before, I sat next to the prince and quietly stuck out my tongue..
“……It's bloody. Let’s put this aside, can you breathe properly?.”
As the words were spoken without much meaning, the gaze through the gap in the golden mask turned straight to me..
“Are you a red knight?.”
“yes? Ah, yes. By the way.”
“He's as handsome as I heard..”
“……ah. thank you.”
When I answered with a shocked expression, the Emperor glanced at our people sitting across from us..
“First of all, I'd like to ask for your understanding on two issues..”
A soft tone of voice, unbecoming of the supreme leader, continued..
“First of all, I hope you understand this mood. Everyone is on edge because I move around as I please. Especially my dear Guardian..”
After saying that, the emperor glanced back at Fabio, and when his hollow gaze met his eyes, he pretended to be surprised and said, 'Oh my.' And then he quickly turned his head and continued speaking..
“I also regret breaking my promise. I came here because I wanted to see in person the Prince of Silver, who has made a name for himself on the continent, and his Majesty, but there were too many people who were worried about this noble person, so I ended up going against what I had decided in advance. However, as is customary, the number of people seated in the conference room was set at seven..”
As the emperor proudly spread his hands, I looked at Prince Ulkar, scratched my eyebrows, and opened my mouth..
“Hey, if I'm not mistaken, it looks like there are nine..”
As soon as the words were spoken, the murderous energy unleashed by the emperor's subordinates poured out as if it were cutting into the skin of one's face..
But what can I do? It's true.
On the other side, there were eight people standing around the emperor who was sitting alone, including Guardian Lord, Geombaek, a young marshal, a large man carrying a great sword, a woman with rock-like skin, and an old woman wearing a veil..
When I pointed this out, the emperor immediately gave an answer as if he had prepared it..
“Bishop Aramos is excluded because he represents the will of the Lord, not me. Oh, there's no need to mention Duke Vilambus. No matter what my opinion is, he is a great man who starts wars arbitrarily..”
“……Ah, yes. I see..”
To be honest, I think it's bullshit, but I decided to keep my mouth shut because I can't talk to someone the size of an emperor..
“good. Any complaints now? Then I guess you're ready to talk..”
The emperor appeared excited and clapped his hands, then took off his crown-like helmet and golden mask and placed them on the desk..
“ruler. Let's decide the fate of Angst, Obdorf, and the two countries..”
King Ruilix II, an old man with an impressive red beard and cool facial features, smiled so brightly that one could feel his innocence at first glance..
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