276-270 Intervene

It has already been nearly ten years since the conflict between the Irimasia Empire and the Rubruk Kingdom began, with repeated skirmishes.

In the beginning, Lionel had been moving from place to place, and the forces were close together, but when Lionel entered the war, the Rubruk Kingdom's army began to be gradually pushed back and allowed the Empire to invade.

However, the war was temporarily halted when the former emperor collapsed, and the skirmishes only continued.

Then, after the new emperor, the current emperor, had gained ground, he ordered another invasion of the Kingdom of Rubruk, and the conflict between the two countries began again.

This time Lionel, as the general of the imperial army from the beginning, invaded the Kingdom of Rubruk and took several villages, towns and forts that were on the front lines of the Kingdom of Rubruk.

However, the imperial army, which had been attacking with great vigor, suddenly stopped the invasion.

The Royal Army thought it was strange and sent a secret agent to the Imperial Army to wait for information.

They found out that Lionel had disappeared from the battlefield.

In one or two moments, the Royal Army launched an all-out assault on the Imperial Army, but unlike when they attacked, the Empire's morale was low and they were easily pushed back.

On the contrary, it has developed into a situation where the territory they have taken is reclaimed.

But the Empire did not back down easily as it was.

It was here that the Imperial Special Forces, which Cloud had turned into demons, were sent to the battlefield.

Even inside the Empire, only a few people know about this, and even the people who commanded the army did not know that they were demonized soldiers.

When the demonized soldiers went out to the battlefield, the pushed back position was reversed again.

In the early morning, the sound of explosions rang out repeatedly from the fort built by the Illumasia Empire, and countless amounts of black smoke rose up.

The demonized soldiers that Cloud had enslaved suddenly began to suffer, and they completely lost their reasoning and went out of control. They indiscriminately attacked those who were nearby.

I have heard that the royal army noticed something strange and decided to send a secret agent to the imperial army at the same time, but this was stopped by a young knight.

It's not necessary. We have already completed our intelligence work. It seems that those monstrously strong people are rampaging indiscriminately. This is the moment of victory.

The knight had just joined the upper echelons, but because he was trusted by the upper echelons, his advice had been adopted.

And it seems that the kingdom's army has attacked the fort.

This is what I heard from the slavers of the pterodactyl unit just now.

Although I'm a little curious about who the young knight is, I was more surprised by the fact that the information of the kingdom's army was secreted to the imperial army and the high level of the imperial intelligence unit.

By the way, it wasn't just the Emperor and His Highness that Lionel brought along with him, but also Melfina, Lysak, Gladys, and the slaver who talked about it.

Apparently the slavers were there as a navigator to know the exact location of the battlefield, Melfina, who was ill, was brought by His Highness, Lysak was in fear of his life, and Gladys was in the airship to watch Lionel's back.

There were many things I wanted to say, but I decided to break, since the reason for taking the emperors with me was to end the war.

And I was currently waiting on top of the amphibian, astride the Forenoir.

''Will we do well?''

"Burrrrrrr.

Telephonic, if you don't mind.

''I'm here, it's okay. I really do feel weak when people are away from me...''

Forenoire's tone was one of boredom.

'The only people who can really show me how weak they are are are Forenoir and his masters. Even now I feel like running away.''

Haha~ I'm not saying that it's better to appear weak, but you should trust your fellow man more. And since this is the time to make it clear, it's not good to act too high and mighty.

'Well...'

'Have you not noticed?　'My tone is getting tougher and tougher these days, and I'm relying on people to give me orders.'

....

If so, I'm really shocked, but I guess Forenowal is still an awesome spirit, like he can see everything when he gets his power back.

''You need strong power to lead a flock, but there are many definitions of power, right?　When this battle is over, try to be a little more honest with yourself and face yourself properly before you lose yourself.''

Face yourself....

Thank you.

As if words were not enough to thank him, I told Forenoire.

It's not necessary to thank me. You'll get your magic power in return.

Apparently it was a paid consultation.

I agree with that with a wry smile, but I'm worried about what will happen next, so I add a few words.

'Please don't kill me with too much energy.

''I know. I even remembered how to use most of my powers when I dropped the pterodactyl, so don't worry.''

Yeah. It's a pleasure to meet you, Faure Noir.

I think about it while thanking him.

Indeed, I don't think I've received a single consultation since I came to this world.

I thought that was partly because I was young, but I also thought it was because I gave the impression of being unreliable, but there were plenty of people around me who were better suited to consult with me than me, who had too much going on and could no longer afford it.

Before I lost myself.........

When I felt a little lighter, a communication came from the magic ball.

''Luciel-sama, the battlefield is about to come into view. I'm sorry to make you play a dangerous role, but I'm looking forward to your help.''

We have a reliable partner on our side. I'm sure that Lionel, as a warlord, will be able to hold the Imperial Guard together.

"Ha.

Soon after Lionel's communication came in, the battlefield came into view.

As per the slave trader's information, the Irimasia Imperial Army and the Rubruk Kingdom Army had already begun a fierce battle.

''This is going to be a bone-chilling experience........ Are the Dolan main gun ready?''

I'm ready to fire.

The target is that mountain ahead. Don't ever shoot at that battlefield. Tell Lyna and Nanya to never shoot anything but pterodactyls and demons.

"Assigned.

Target, the mountain ahead fire the main gun!

Magical force 80 percent.

Immediately after the amphibian began to glow red, the light from the amphibian flowed forward to form a magic circle.

When the magic circle was completed, the light converged in the center of the magic circle and extended in a straight line towards the target mountain.

''Hold on tight!''

Shortly after Forenoir began its flight into the sky, the main gun that had hit the mountain brought the battlefield to a complete halt with a blast and a blast of sound that brought the battlefield to a complete halt.

He then turned his gaze to the mountain and the amphibian that would have released it and froze.

As I watched it, I felt my gaze turn to me as Forenoir began her descent at once.

I started chanting with all the magical power I could muster while using the illusionary staff stance and the magic crystal sphere towards the target.

[Holy Dragon, become the light that unleashes everything, swallow all the curses, all the defilements, and purify the evil soul of salvation]

He continued to put magic power into his illusionary staff, and then released it after the holy dragon became large enough to be visible from below.

None of the two armies, nor any of the special forces that had been transformed into demons, would have imagined an intervention from the air.

No one, regardless of the Imperial Army, Kingdom Army, or Special Forces, could move when the giant holy dragon attacked.

I unleash even more holy dragons.

That's when those who were running away from the holy dragon finally appeared, but the holy dragon swallowed them up without mercy.

''It's here.''

Perhaps it was an act of instinct, but the special forces that hadn't yet been swallowed up were approaching us.

It's really unfortunate that they wouldn't have been able to bear pain if they were swallowed quietly.

The soldiers who have turned into demonic clans release magic and throw weapons that fall out there, but they don't hit Forenoire directly.

After dodging all of them and getting even closer, Forenoire's well-aimed laser beam pierced the special forces members and was swallowed by the holy dragon that came there.

''You don't let the demonized soldiers shoot out, do you?

'Maybe you just don't see it, but I don't think you'll get that reaction. 'Back to the sky?'

No, I want you to continue on to the main camp of the Royal Army of Rubruk.

Danger?

'The Empire is in Lionel's hands, and even if the Rubruk Kingdom were to attack us, they would protect us, right?

'If they attack us, we can attack them, right?

For some reason, I'd like to think it's my imagination that I seem a little happy.

'Just enough not to kill me, please.'

I know.

And Forenoir didn't land on the ground even once, but instead flew up in the sky towards the main camp of the Rubruk Kingdom Army.

After flying to a certain height, both armies had begun to notice something strange.

The demonized soldiers who had lost their sanity had reverted to their original form after becoming demonized and their bodies had regained their reasoning, and those who had been swallowed by the holy dragons in both armies had healed all of their wounds except for the loss of parts, so it was only natural.

''By the way, do you need to come forward soon?''

'Yeah, just as well, I guess. The battlefield is still stopped and everyone seems to be looking at us, so I guess it's time to declare why I intervened.

I took out an expanding magic tool from my magic bag.

I didn't expect Lionel to use what he was going to use in the imperial capital and I would use it on the battlefield, but that's the kind of thing you have to be prepared for, isn't it?

With a bitter smile, I make a name for myself.

''My name is Luciel. I'm a former S-class healer, and I'm currently a sage.

He came forward, but the response was lacking.

''I thought it would be tactless to intervene in the war, but since the Empire's dark research institutes touched on the horrible taboo of turning the human race into demons, the Empire's research institutes were crushed early today and the person in charge of them was also turned into a demon race, so I had them defeated.

It starts to buzz.

The imperial army probably didn't think that they had been boarded by the empire.

And the kingdom army seemed surprised to hear the reason why the demon race had gone out of control.

''But this doesn't mean that the threat has gone away, with all the demon race and the soldiers gone. There seems to be a country that is conducting the same research, and if that is true, we must nip this threat to humanity in the bud.

Apparently, no one was attacking us.

That's when I saw Lord Wisdom, whom I met in Nerdal, and for some reason he was smiling bitterly.

That bothered me a bit, but I continued to identify myself, which was no longer a speech.

''For that reason, I have decided to have the Empire, which studied and implemented the forbidden law of demonization, take responsibility for it by banning all combat except for defense.

Immediately after that, several attacks aimed at me and Forenoire were unleashed, but of course, they didn't hit, and I told the Rubruk Kingdom Army of the conditions Lionel brought to end it.

''Currently, the Empire is prepared to make a truce with the Rubruk Kingdom. As proof of this, we have brought the Imperial Emperor of Illumasia and his First Successor, His Highness Prince Albert, to this battlefield.

Then, all at once, the attack stops.

And at that moment, a gong, a signal to retreat, began to sound from the imperial fort, and the imperial soldiers withdrew.

Then a voice called out from below.

''Luciel-sama, may I ask for an explanation?''

'Yes. Lord Wisdom is no stranger to this, you know. But before that, let me first speak to the general of the kingdom's army.

All right. Anyway, aren't you coming down?

'I'm a petulant person, and I'd be delegitimized if I was surrounded by so many people.

And we don't know what's going to happen yet.

I understand. Then we will retreat. Act quickly.

Then the soldiers began to retreat at once.

As I watched the scene in dismay, Sir Wisdom, after all, said with a wry smile.

''There's another general in charge, but I'm the one in charge of this army.

You've moved up in the world.

As I told him that, I knew that Lord Wisdom was a moderate player.