Chapter 1103 – Prelude to War

Sers is excited.

It was the same at the love festival not too long ago. If it was a happy atmosphere then, it is now a disturbing atmosphere.

Buzz buzz.

The crowd gathered together and talked about some topic.

It’s about war.
All countries said they were thoroughly covering it up, but the information leaked somewhere.
No. Even if that wasn’t the case, since the evacuation order had suddenly been issued, I had no choice but to doubt the war.

“Suddenly evacuating… You said you only need to pack the minimum necessities, is that what you mean?”
“Damn it. I have an important task tomorrow, so did you give me a notice earlier?”

Complaining complaints.

“What kind of guys are coming in…?”
“They say they’re trying to identify them. It’s not like they couldn’t figure out the identity of the enemy when the evacuation alert was issued. What’s the reason for hiding it anyway…”

Unrest.

“Ha! We were playing with our tax money.”
“Hey, Mister. You’ve been talking about the same things since before. Are you saying it’s noisy?”
“Huh? What?”

Sensitivity.

A lot of negative emotions boil over.

“I heard that the floating island boasts the highest security? It has a lot of capacity, but shouldn’t I go to the floating island?”
“I heard that it’s not enough to accommodate all the citizens of Sers.”
“Ha. It’s obvious. Only the rich and nobles will accept it, right?”
“There are warriors on the floating island. There is also a sword of light flames, right?

Negative atmosphere made people endlessly sensitive.

‘Even if it’s coercive, order is necessary.’

The man who came out with that thought was wearing an armor with the fanaticism pattern on it.
They were notorious even in fanaticism, and were now followers of Dre.

The fanatics, who were in charge of maintaining public order in cooperation with Serrus, had a sense of duty to carry out their mission, and at the same time burned their eyes at the fact that the mad flames they respected were being criticized for nothing.

“Hey!! There you are!”
“Hick!!”

The commoners were frightened as the paladin sparingly radiated spirit.
If they were in front of their eyes, they would have to be servile to the point of view of commoners.

“What did you dare to say to the mad flame? Such a disrespectful bastard!”
“You trash bastard!!”
“Even now, I can’t help but feel grateful to Gwang-Yeom, who is working tirelessly!!”

People noticeably quieted down as they saw knights full of dignity roaming the streets, starting with fanatics who drove men to the point of being a little harsh.

Still, he couldn’t help but worry about the look on his face.

“Are you okay!!”

A woman said in a loud voice.
Her voice was so loud that people all stared at her.

He shouted again when he saw people who were anxious with men his father’s age and men of the same age.

“There’s mad flames right? The one who rooted out dog districts and criminals!”

She was Millia.
Trust overflowed in the eyes of the woman who had been saved by Dre before. The expressions on the faces of those who witnessed her unshakable trust improved a little.

Okay. There are true warriors.
And there are eight days.

What are you worried about?

***

“I’m worried.”

I blankly stared at the man in front of me.
Today, there was a meeting before the war, and Kaitsu came to the palace to match the assortment.
I was walking alone until it was time for the meeting, but apparently, high-ranking people approached me.
A handsome middle-aged man in dazzling armor, with an arrogant-looking face that feels a bit out of place for some reason.
He was accompanied by numerous knights behind him.
Among them, I could see the faces of the knight commanders of Suruta that I had seen from the hero’s point of view.
They looked at me and the middle-aged man who talked to me with a restless face.

No matter who Seeing as they rushed to me openly, I must have something to do with them.

But what are you worried about in the first place?
Are you worried about Mei-Chi’s love?
Kya What a good person!!

“How can the person who carries the people’s hope have such a bewildered face?”

What is this kid
Why is it sib

“Who are you?”

The knight standing right next to him, presumably the adjutant, had a furious expression on his face.
The knights behind him had awkward faces, and among them the knight of Suruta hurriedly came forward.

“Commander. Mad Flame is just concentrating on the battle. He’s not being carefree…!”
“Hmm.”

A man who took a look at me in every detail in the desperate defense of the Suruta Knight.
If it’s the Commander, is this man Zelgo, who is said to be a relative of Flaon?

Mmm. Then, wouldn’t he be annoyed if I appealed to him that he was acquainted with Flan?
To be honest, I don’t want to think about anything because my head is full of Mei-Chi.
I bowed my head and said hello.

“Nice to meet you. I’ve heard a lot about you from Flaon.”

For a moment, Zelgo Lago’s eyes twisted in displeasure.
What. Do you have a bad relationship with Flaon?

[It’s very common to have clichés in which a person who is excellent but has a clear limit to success because he is a collateral is dissatisfied.]

I laughed as if the disgrace was funny.
Is it like that?

Still, Zelgo was quite common sense.
Although he felt displeased, he did not show it and continued speaking in a calm tone.

“I’ve heard a lot about it. The sword of mad flames.”
“It is an honour.”

It was an atmosphere where I roughly bowed down, and there was a sense of relief among the knights of Suruta.
However, that was short-lived.
Zelgo Rago frowned at him and let out a coercive voice.

“But. I have a question. You and the true warrior. You guys talked about subjugating demons.”
“?”
“But. You didn’t know anything while the demons invaded this continent. What do you think about that?”

What do you think
I have no idea.
As I stared blankly at it without answering, Zelgo and the generals standing behind me looked worried.

“Commander…”
“You are too forceful.”

The gentle-looking generals dissuaded him. The generals, who seemed oppressive like Zelgo, were glaring at me.

Why are you staring
What do you and I know?

What. Yesterday, I heard from Homun that the generals who had a reputation for being unknown were very dissatisfied with being covered by the names of Nana and Kaitsu.

Since these bastards have a lot of subordinates, their way of thinking is different from that of ordinary people, and although they have skills, they are proportionately arrogant and may show a somewhat sharp-edged attitude, so I was warned to endure all sorts of disputes.

I was scratching my head.
I’m so annoyed I’m going to die.
Then. Shall I tell you after a long time?

“One.”
“…? One?”

I chewed on Zelgo’s words and said.

“So? What do you mean?”

When my tone changed to sloppy, I made a face that was half angry and half frightened.
I repeat. I can’t afford to care about anyone’s mood or status right now.

“No, you bastards. What are we going to do?”

I didn’t hide my life.
The generals with angry expressions stumbled, but soon their complexions turned pale as if they had been strangled.

The knights of Suruta panicked.

“Oh, mad flame!!”
“Please! Please bear with me even for the sake of our empress!”

I hate empress

“Even if you look at the veiled sutra!”

Ah. Covered Sir?
If it’s a shame, you’ll have to put up with it.
As soon as they regained their momentum, the complexion of the generals’ faces returned to their original state.

The dissatisfaction remained on that face, but he couldn’t make eye contact with me anymore.
I pressed quite sharply, but there are still complaints?
Why are these nobles so hostile toward me?

“… Excuse me.”
“?”

Zelgo’s tone had changed.
It’s not chewy. Unlike earlier, when I felt a slight sense of incongruity, my expression seemed natural now. Perhaps the calm appearance now was Zelgo’s original appearance.

“I wanted to confirm with my own eyes what kind of person the light flame with a great reputation is. Even if he rots, he is the commander-in-chief.”
“Is that so.”

My evaluation would be the worst.

“Gwangyeom. Since you look hot-tempered, I’ll tell you directly. Is that okay?”
“I see.”
“Among the humans, there are humans who joined the Demon King. We were able to uncover even a fragment of it. Do you know what kind of humans they are?”

How do I know that

“All of them are powerful people with a fairly large influence. They are dissatisfied with a certain power. Do you know what that power is?”

I guessed. I shook my head again this time.

“…Teenage families. Transcendent people from the other world. Five kingdoms. Suruta Empire. Pryunar Academy.”

The knights of Suruta flinched at their mention.

“All of them are the best forces in the world. Even my hometown, Chrisian, has a friendly relationship with Gwang-Yeom. It’s too big. It’s a force that I can’t even dare to resist.”

Ah.
Now I know what you’re talking about.

“Are you trying to tell us that ambitious people dissatisfied with our faction joined the demons?”
“That’s right.”

What do you say to me about that?
No matter how ambitious you are, does it make sense to join the demons?

“So? Should I be sorry?”
“…”

Zelgo Lara was silent for a moment, then opened her mouth again.

“If you feel even the slightest regret, I hope you will follow my command well in this war. Our armed forces are not as good as yours, but we are far ahead of you in terms of experience in war.”
“…”
“Above all. The King of Ntiair, where Madden is currently a part, has entrusted me with full authority.”

What does that have to do with me, whatever Nicholas delegates to you?

I can see why Kitz said it was annoying.
I don’t cross the line where I’m angry, but I’m secretly feeling bad.

“Ah. Yes. Yes. I see.”

I got annoyed and moved on.

“Don’t worry, I’ll listen carefully. Next time, don’t argue with me.”
“I’m sorry again.”

Many say that I am dissatisfied with the forces we have built.
From yourself and then speak well

When it was time for the meeting, I went to the royal throne room of Enthiaer.
Seeing Nicholas play a leisurely king with a triumphant face, the fire is about to spread.
I could see that Queen Eniris was looking at me, so she held it tight.

“Then Sir Zelgo. Does the evacuation start tomorrow?”
“Yes. Lord Kaitsu Hiro. And thanks to the tremendous support of those who were in contact with the light flames, we were able to get things done quickly.”

Zelgo said politely.
Do you think I was too harsh on you earlier? I’m uploading it again now
Nicholas didn’t like my compliment, but he soon regained his smile.

That guy Do you not feel the seriousness of a war at all?
Rather, it looks exciting somewhere.

Many stories were exchanged in the audience room, but the only practical talk was that the evacuation would take place from tomorrow morning and that the current location of the Demon Army was guessed.

Right after the meeting, Kitz stabbed me in the side.

“Follow me when I call in a minute.”
“Why.”
“I have someone to show you.”
“…”
“It’s not intangible.”
“Why are you talking about him? Who was worried about him?”
“Looks like it?”
“…”

Keep smirking, this child.
I replied that I knew and went to the bathroom.
Then the smado rang.
Chewits. Are you calling already?
It wasn’t.

[Queen Eniris: Can I see you for a minute?]

There’s nothing wrong with that.
Still, it wouldn’t be nice to see the queen of one country alone with her inside the palace, so she decided to use the sex room of spirit and time.

I went in first and waited for a while before the queen came in.

“Dre.”
“Queen.”

The queen, whose shiny silver hair was so beautiful, narrowed the distance to me with a worried face.

“I’m really sorry.”
“Yes? What are you talking about?”
“About the remarks made by His Majesty Zelgo, who told the commander that he could use Dre-sama as he pleased.”
“…”

That bastard. When did you say that?
However, Zelgo said that he had been entrusted with full power, but it seemed that he was burdened with me, and he did not seem to carelessly look at me.
Right. He seems to get his grip on reality right.

At first glance, it seems coercive, but you came to ‘ask’ me to follow orders well, and you chewed up Nicholas’s selfish words.

I was revising my evaluation of the man, but the queen spoke cautiously.

“I told Dre-sama that it would be more efficient to form a separate unit, but…”

That’s right.
It sounds like you’re bragging, but the Hero party, including me and Kitz, has power that exceeds millions of ordinary soldiers. It is better to quell the situation lightly and quickly than with a heavy and dull army.

I didn’t tell the allied forces or the royal palace, but since I decided to raid Arras’ army tomorrow, it would actually happen.

“No. I don’t care at all.”
“…Thank you.”

The queen clearly showed a sense of relief.
Seeing that he dared to inform me of Nicholas’ remarks that I did not know in the first place, I think he must have felt that it was better to be beaten first.

Even if I’m depressed right now and everything is bothersome, I don’t want to cast a cloud over the face of such a beautiful and kind person.

“Are you worried about the war, my queen?”
“…To be honest. That’s right.”

The queen smiled lightly.

“I’ve seen the Yeongji War a few times. A war. A war against demons…”

The queen sighed, saying that she couldn’t help but be worried when she saw the horrors of the country the demons passed through.

“If we think that the people of Entiaer will suffer such a terrible thing… And I’m angry at my inability to do anything even though I’m an Egula.”

Having said that, the queen. Hut. He sighed and covered his mouth.
Why did I even say this? Same face.
Cute.
…Good. Seeing the queen’s cuteness made me a little motivated.
Let’s cheer up.

“I will do anything to stop it. And…”

I hesitated and said.

“I don’t know about anyone else, but I will definitely protect the queen.”

Of course, this is a story limited to those who belong to the ‘royal palace’.

“…!!”

The queen was at a loss for what to do at my serious tone, then spoke in a small voice.

“That, that’s… Thank you.”
“Instead.”

I spoke naturally to the queen, who looked slightly nervous at my words.

“If you drive out the Demon Army, can you go on a date with me?”

At the words in a joking tone, the queen opened her mouth slightly and then laughed.

“Uh-huh. Me and Dre-sama, the queens of this country? Wouldn’t it be hard to go on a date with people flocking like clouds?”

I was scratching my head.

“Ummm. I wonder what would happen if I disguised myself…”
“I understand, Mr. Dre.”

The queen also answered jokingly.

“If you stop this war. I’m happy.”

Good.
Motivation Charge a little more.

Feeling a little better, I walked around the palace.
Kitz called me out, but I thought I’d get fucked up if I looked at that bastard’s face in such a good mood.
Then she was caught and taken away by Kitz.

“Why.”

Katz kept dragging me along without saying a word. Eventually she arrived in a dark place.

“Are you trying to kill me?”
“What nonsense are you talking about?”

This cub Why kill a first-class slave? It’s annoying because it’s a face called.

“Ruler.”
“…Oh.”

White shadows sway in the darkness.
The owner of the shadow…

“White Horse Lord.”
“It’s been a while, Mr. Dre.”

One of the owners of the Magic Tower.
And in many ways, it seems to have a plan. A suspicious man appeared in many ways who seemed to know a few secrets that I didn’t know.

Was this person the first to inform me that demons were coming this time?
By the way, the white horse owner was holding a crystal ball in his hand.
No way…

Dig!

[Dreae!!]

It was true.
Inside her crystal ball, Yuna, who could only be seen as a cute idol, was waving her hand at me with her thrilled face.

“Oh. Yuna.”

Even in the middle of melancholy, I’m glad to see you, so I’m going to put a smile on my lips. Yuna sucks. Trying to take off her skirt.

“…Yuna.”
[Yes?]
“I won’t do anything dirty today.”

Seeing the grim-faced Kitz and the ignoring Baekmaju, Yuna let out a voice of regret.