Chapter 404 – Episode 404 (Interlude) – The King of Knights Prepares for War

Like the Kingdom of Roseum, the Kingdom of Temple also began preparing for the invasion of the Empire.

Not only was the kingdom of Necia, which was competing for hegemony, destroyed in an instant, but we also saw the end result in which all the people, including the royal family, were reduced to the devil’s livestock. How could we just watch it without paying attention?

Above all, the devil even declared war on the entire world.

So, they will definitely try to take over the Temple Kingdom.

You have to hit the player first before he moves.

Clemens, the King of Knights, who had predicted that this would happen ever since the empire invaded the Kingdom of Necia, began to look for a way.

A way to stop the invasion of the empire and further destroy the empire. This was the only way to protect the Temple Kingdom.

So, how are you going to take down the empire? By using the knights that the Temple Kingdom is proud of? By using heavily armed cavalry units? In the past, I would have thought this was the answer, but unfortunately, it wasn’t.

Because the Empire already has the means to turn the Knights into nothing more than something else.

The empire was using monsters, beings that only appeared in legends.

The King of Knights knew very well that the Kingdom of Necia had collapsed in vain due to that monster army.

If the knights fight against each other, they will all be annihilated in less than a day.

Then, is there a means to resist that monster army?

Fortunately, the King of Knights was able to find it.

“Prophet, how many giants are available?”

The place where Clemens is now is an underground hangar.

It was a facility that existed before the founding of the Temple Kingdom. In this facility, giants who had been left to rust for a long time were sleeping.

The lower body was like a horse, and the upper body was like a human. The sleeping giants had long spears in their right hands, and rectangular shields on their left arms. 500 such armed giants have been sleeping in the facility for eons.

The King of Knights knew that such a facility had existed for generations of his ancestors, and realized that it could be a means to fight against the great evil Grid.

However, if there was no such thing as a prophet, he wouldn’t have been able to use this method.

“About 200 out of a total of 500 can move.”

A woman with black hair and black eyes.

A woman wearing a black nun’s uniform dispatched by the Holy Kingdom.

Averis, the so-called prophetess, answered politely.

“If you want, shall we send them out right away? Your Majesty, don’t you want to know how powerful the giants are? I heard that there is a monster near the border, so why not give it a try?”

“No.”

The knight king shook his head.

“Wait until the preparations are complete. If you reveal it for no reason, and they find a way to respond, it will be a big problem.”

“I see, I understand.”

Averis did not comment on the King of Knights’ answer.

After all, he is an engineer who wakes up giants, not a loyal subject to this doll.

It’s entirely up to this doll to decide, and it’s her responsibility, so let’s not argue.

After all, you and these guys are different from birth.

“There you are…”

“Um, why are you doing that?”

Averis asked as the King of Knights suddenly called him.

“I see you sometimes, but why do you always make a bad face?”

Clemens’ words contained a very unpleasant feeling.

“Why are you looking down at me? That expression is rude.”

“Did I do that? I usually do this too?”

“Then I can personally teach you manners.”

Saying so, Clemens put his hand toward the sword at his waist.
I grabbed his handle with all my might, as if I was really planning on pulling it out.

“I am a person dispatched from the Holy Kingdom, right? If you pull it out here, you will no longer be able to receive support from the Holy Kingdom.”

“But that doesn’t mean I’m generous enough to listen to someone who doesn’t know manners.”

“…”

Threatening someone dispatched to a powerful country is an act of insanity, but the King of Knights did not care.

No matter what country you’re from, if you’re rude, you can just cut it down.

Clemens did not think it was wrong because he lived his life thinking it was right.

‘She really doesn’t know manners.’

Of course, to the person being attacked, she appears to be nothing more than a crazy bitch who just throws a knife at anyone.

‘You should be grateful that I am showing you this favor.’

I provided you with a weapon to fight against that demon called Grid, but you pulled out your sword because you were rude?

Are you out of your mind? If you hadn’t shown grace, would you have been reduced to the devil’s livestock?

It was Averis who wanted to say something right away,

“I was wrong. I’m sorry, Your Majesty.”

She apologized right away.

Along with the Mercenary King, this guy should also be used as a shield.

If you start a conflict with the person you’re supposed to use, your whole plan will go wrong.

So let’s be patient.

Let’s persevere and work. Until you get your hands on the pure white nine-tailed fox.

To that end, Averis smiled with her mask on.

“I won’t do it again, so please forgive my rudeness.”

“…”

Clemens glared at Averis for a few seconds, and then,

She let go of her hand.

“If you understand, then hurry up and get to work. Didn’t I say that we should finish quickly and return to Rosseum?”

“Yes, I understand. Then, I will leave.”

After overcoming the crisis, Averis rushed straight to the work site.

“…”

Who is that woman?

It was Clemens who heard her say that she was the engineer who could move these giants in her castle, but how did she have the ability to awaken the giants who were so rusty over eons that they were incapable of moving? It was a situation where even the most powerful wizards in the kingdom were shouting that it was impossible.

‘It’s suspicious.’

Is he really an ordinary technician?

Clemens had doubts,

‘The giant is like that, and those eyes are like that. Everything is strange.’

What is the point of view that often sees them as insects?

Just like the face I just showed.

No matter how powerful the country is, it wouldn’t be so bad that it would commit such rudeness, right?

The more he thought about it, the more Clemens’ doubts about Aberys grew.

“Mother.”

At this time, Clemens’ daughter came to visit.

“I have something to report.”

It was Duna, the second daughter of Clemens, the King of Knights.

Unlike her mother, who was red, her hair was blue, like her father, and her eyes were the same green as her mother.
Duna, with her hair tied back in the shape of a flower bud, reported to her mother what she had posted today.

“It turned out that the Empire had fortified our occupied outpost. When we investigated those who had gone there and returned, we found that they had all been brainwashed.”

“I see.”

Clemens was not particularly shaken by her daughter’s report.

“It was land that was going to be abandoned in the first place, but I’m glad that it can be used in this way.”

In fact, the outpost was scheduled to be abandoned.

It’s difficult to defend in many ways.

You can confuse the enemy with a barrier to hide where the outpost is, and you can use that to intercept the enemy.

However, it is meaningless if the enemy enters by force. Especially if it is an empire with great power.

Shallow tactics will not work at all.

So the King of Knights decided to abandon the outpost.

It was decided to abandon it and build a new defense line.

For this purpose,

Her eldest daughter Drain, who was a thorn in her eyes, and the knights belonging to the faction that served Drain were used as sacrifices.
In order to inherit the second throne, Clement threw them, along with their outposts, into the food of the empire.

“Your sister Drain did the job right this time.”

“…”

“I wish I were dead if possible. If I were alive, it would be a pain in many ways.”

“Couldn’t he be alive?”

Duna said to her mother’s words.

“I guess her sister is an important person to the Empire. Maybe she kept her alive on purpose to get information out of her?”

“Then I have to kill you.”

Even when she said that her sister might still be alive, the knight king just spoke without emotion.

“That is a betrayal of the country. Even blood relatives should not forgive those who betray their country. “If you cooperate with the empire, then I have no choice but to behead you directly.”

“…”

“You understand what your mother is saying, right?”

“Yes.”

Duna nodded her head.

Of course

‘Do we really have to do that?’

Although she hasn’t become as ruthless as her mother.

‘I hate you too, but…’

I really hated my older sister who was a bitch.

Why did she, who was fine when she was young, become a violent woman now?
If she had shown her mother that she had lost her temper and improved, her successor would have been her older sister’s, but why? Why doesn’t she know that her mother won’t let her live if she gets out of sight?
Did they really not know that even royal family members would kill without mercy for the sake of justice?

I really hated my sister who just left without paying any attention to that,

‘But I don’t think this is right.’

She didn’t have such a deep resentment that she wanted to kill him.

‘If she’s alive, please don’t let her mother see you.’

The moment you stand out, you have no choice but to kill.

Duna desperately prayed that she would not be reunited with her older sister.

“But she is a mother. Can she trust that man named Averis?”

Duna asked cautiously.

“No matter how much she is needed for the giants in this facility, I think it is dangerous to give all responsibility to that woman.”

I recognize his ability to awaken giants.

However, something feels off.

I feel like I shouldn’t leave it like this.

I feel like I’m about to commit something.

Duna gave advice because such an ominous feeling arose,

“I know, but it can’t be helped.”

Even though he knew the reason for the advice, Clemens could not accept it.

“We need that guy to be able to fight against the devil.”

“…”

“So I have no choice but to use it. No matter how suspicious it looks.”

Because without that guy, there is no way to wake up the giants.

So even though it looked suspicious, I had no choice but to overlook it for now.

“Don’t worry though. “If you betray me, I will cut you down myself.”

He was the King of Knights who declared so confidently,

‘Is that really going to happen?’

Duna was just worried.