232 gossip 13 general's will

Side: edmond

Just before I stormed the Muldeen realm, I was giving a speech to 4,000 soldiers.

Kites told the Magic Artillery Unit to prepare for launch first, and I didn't let them give the speech.

I can't tell Kite what I'm about to say.

"Today we die!

……

The soldiers will be silent if you say such a thing from the first word.

I went on talking without worrying.

"Just be a hero and die! Never as a loser! We've been cut off! Those who flee here will be captured by the Empire and will be scolded even if they die as dishonorable losers as knights!

This is true.

Leon has placed the elite knights west to kill the mercenaries.

That's why we don't have a way out.

"Then let's die here for victory! Let's give this 4,000 lives to our hopeful brave man!

Leave our lives to the last chance.

"Again and again, we're going to be heroes! Bring victory to your homeland and inscribe in history that we were proud and the best knights!

That said, I pulled out my sword and raised it high.

Uh-oh!

In response, the knights shouted loudly.

Good. Morale is good. I can go with this.

All forces, let's go!

I took the lead on the horse.

"General! You don't have to go forward...."

After running for a while, Ronnie, one of my men, came.

Not only the Knights of the Kingdom were serious and excellent, so they kept my assistant to learn how to do their job.

It's over now.

"Don't let him die first! I can't die like that."

"That's right... I see. I will serve you, too."

What are you saying to a young man?

"No, your job is to inform the King of the consequences of this war. Write down the last status on this report and report back to the King."

That said, I pressed the paper I had prepared against Ronnie.

His death is a great loss to the kingdom of the future.

I don't care about the other idiots, but I have to keep him alive.

"Yes? No, I can't believe I'm the only one surviving...."

"This is an order. Live and tell the country what we are. And then tell Kate I'm sorry I threatened her."

"... eh?

What is Ronnie saying? She had the face of.

You really think I'm going to tell Kate to die?

"For the Empire, it's not easy for Kite to die. So even if Kite could kill Leo, she wouldn't be killed."

Yes. Leaving Kite alone is also easy for Leon to take care of.

Of course. I ordered Gert to secretly release the princess when the war was over.

Leon and Kite will do the rest well.

"I see.... I'll tell the brave one that way."

"Oh, I begged you."

Hmm. Finally, my job is over.

Ronnie, I'll take my place...

Side: ronnie

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Now all the generals are dead.

Four thousand people threw their lives away to avoid any attack on the brave men along the way.

"General... your majesty... will be well communicated to the nation."

I wrote down this result in my report and got my horse running.

And the next day.

"That's...."

No way. I didn't know you were here already.

The Knights of Muldeen were on their way to fight mercenaries further west.

Damn it... there's no place to hide in this plain.

"Hey, the Knights of the Kingdom! Get him!"

I gave up running and grabbed it honestly.

"I don't see any knights but you... You ran away on your own?

"No! To perform the duties assigned to me by the general."

I was angry when they told me I was running away.

I couldn't stay calm because I was half a star.

"What is the mission?

"To tell our motherland the results of the last battle and the majesty of the knights."

"Really... That's why we can't miss it. In the meantime, you will accompany us as prisoners."

I had nothing to say against it, and I was taken honestly.

And then... I spent about two days in a dungeon in Muldeen Castle.

Nothing in particular, I was lying in a stiff bed all the time.

"This man is the only survivor....."

Waking up to his voice for the first time in a long time, a man stood over the iron lattice.

"What about you?

"I'm Bernold. The Knights of Muldeen are in charge."

"You...."

Former S-ranked adventurer, Bernold.

"That's right. Have you heard from Edmond?

"Yes"

I have heard that I knew the general.

I don't know where you met him. General, you don't really want to talk about your past...

I see. Then I know, but I'm with him. I'm sad to see you break up like this. "

With the general? I don't know...

"I've never heard of my hometown. And... yes. But the general died in the vanguard. I think she was dressed up to the end."

"Was it your first time? Looks cool to the end... like him. I mean... it's been too serious for a long time... I've been saying that for a long time. You're not going to serve such a shitty king, you're going on an adventure with me. It's easier to earn than a knight....."

That's right... Certainly, I would have earned more if I had the strength of a general.

Just because I'm not from a noble country, I was removed from my career course... my salary would have been a lot less given the job I was tasked with.

"But he never nodded. The adventurers were risky, the knights weren't poorly paid, and every time I said something different... the real reason was because I wanted to make the kingdom better on my own."

"You want to make the kingdom better...?

"Oh, I see... I'll tell you something old."

That said, Mr. Bernold sat on the chair inside the cell when he opened the iron lattice.

The old story... can you tell me about the general's past?

"Actually. My home and Edmond's no longer exist."

Huh?

Doesn't exist?

"It was a small village in the Empire... destroyed by the foolish nobility's play."

"Oh, play..."

"It was really fun. Many villagers were killed because of the foolish idea of wanting to hear our desperate faces and screams."

"Oh no...."

How could you do such a terrible thing?

A truly noble creature...

"Edmond and I were only five years old, hidden by adults while we didn't know what was going on, and saved us from the nobility."

"And when I realized that Edmond and I were the only survivors of the village, there were only bodies left in the village."

I didn't get a word out.

When I was five years old...

"Then... a few days later, two men and women came to the village."

A traveler or a merchant?

I'm sure those two were quite shocked...

"One of them was a rare black hair in this world... but we didn't have to do that anymore. I finally gave up on the idea that we would be killed too..."

Dark hair? Maybe...

"Except that black-haired man was a brave man who was a nosy adventurer."

After all, the only characteristic of black hair is the brave one.

Well... it's a famous story that the brave man traveled as long as he had time.

What a fate for a brave man to come at such a time.

"The wizard who was with us and the brave man who saw the tragedy of the village grieved and angered with us."

"Then... they laid the graves of all the villagers on our behalf. And... he left us and the wizard behind and went to the nobles who destroyed the village."

I guess I went over and over again. That nobleman is nothing compared to the villagers' fear... but he must still have been afraid.

"Living under the care of the wizard for a while, the brave man who was dragging a man came back."

"The man was a nobleman who destroyed the village. It looked worn out and was in no strange condition to die at all. Throwing that man in front of us, the brave man made us apologize."

Don't make me apologize... You must be Takashi Takashi.

The easier it is to die, the better it is to inflict the pain that will last forever and keep it alive.

"Together, I apologized to the brave. I will never let this happen to a nobleman again. That's why he asked me not to resent the Empire."

No, Hero was a monarch like me.

It's not what I did, but I can't think of myself as being the same noble person who apologized.

I have to be an apprentice...

"Me and Edmond... grew up yearning for the brave and the wizard. I want to be a strong, gentle person who can reach out to someone."

If you look so cool, everyone will admire it.

But even though we had that experience... I think it's really amazing that you two got back on your feet.

"Then... we were placed in an orphanage run by an acquaintance of the brave men of King's Landing. The acquaintance was an amazing adventurer who traveled the world until he opened the orphanage. She's so strong even though she's a woman."

Speaking of which, General... I think I had more questions than usual when I submitted my report on the Knights of Muldeen's Alma. Especially the orphanage.

I didn't really care at that time, but I wonder if it was such a wonderful place now.

"Now there are a lot of kids out there... but then there were only two of us, Edmond and me. When I said I wanted to be strong like a brave man, I had time to train my young grandmother to cry every day. Well, that helped us get stronger."

Until you two cried... I guess he was really strong.

But after all, no matter how talented they say they are, they are making an effort that can't be imagined in the shadows.

"Then... after graduating from the orphanage, Edmond and I soon started adventuring."

An adventurer? The general didn't want to be an adventurer, did he?

"Surprise, isn't it? He was an adventurer at first, wasn't he?

I'm surprised... But if you ask me, I was in the Empire at the time, so there's no reason to be a knight of the kingdom.

"Well, it lasted about five years..."

Five years. Aren't you about the age of being in an orphanage?

So you were an adventurer from 15 to 20 years old?

But why did you quit your adventurer and become a knight of the kingdom...?

"That day was the first time a merchant had asked me to escort him to King's Landing. I was almost attacked by bandits who were ambushing me near my destination."

Ah, finally the name of the kingdom came out. Something happened to the general that would involve the kingdom.

"Bandits were an unusually large number of weapons, and they weren't a very large weapon. Senior adventurers got hurt, and Edmond and I were badly injured. Of course, the merchants who were escorting them were killed."

... eh? How many bandits do the generals have?

No, but I feel like an assassin disguised as a bandit to hear the traits...

What kind of big merchant were you two escorting?

"And... it was no wonder Edmond and I were bleeding to death. It's the second time in my life that I've ever been ready to die. I just... happened to be on schedule or something, and the carriage came to us right away. The wagon was supposed to be attacked."

Oh, my God... Are you saying that the assassins killed people who had nothing to do with it by mistake?

"The late queen was now in the carriage. At that time, it was almost time to marry the king."

The Queen? The Queen of Tragedy...

Certainly, that would convince us both.

That's all, the queen was being targeted by big nobles.

"We were dying to be saved by the Queen's Holy Magic. I don't like any of the kingdom's nobles, except for the Queen..."

Certainly, I've never heard the only bad rumor about the Queen in the royal family.

Others, such as jewellery madness, maniacism, and color madness, are sneaking up on two names in the shadows.

"At that time, we were rescued... and we were supposed to travel tightly together to King's Landing.... and then they attacked me again."

I'm sure it will. But this time...

"But unlike last time, there were other mighty knights besides us. The guards were left to the knights, and Edmond and I devoted ourselves to destroying the bandits. Then I succeeded in getting rid of the bandits as easily as if they were dying of a lie."

I guess so. If you were with the knights, you two would never be late.

"Then... we arrived safely in King's Landing. We were asked about Artena and invited by the queen's knight."

Artena's circumstances mean... that the King forced her to marry him.

It's a real tragedy that my fiancée was chosen.

"Well, I said no. I appreciate your help, but I didn't want to give up my dream of becoming a strong adventurer like a brave man. Meanwhile, Edmond refused Artena's invitation."

I see... so the general is in the Knight's Path...

"Edmond's dream seemed a little different from mine. While I wanted the strength of a brave man, Edmond wanted the kindness of a brave man."

General, you look cool. Everyone is turning in the same direction as Mr. Bernold...

That's why the General was such a fine knight.

"You had a huge fight back then... Well, now is a good time to think about it. We beat each other as hard as we could, and finally we acknowledged each other's claims and went our own way."

It's like a brother we've been living together forever... Well, you can't just break up.

How masculine it is to beat each other to solve it.

"Then... about ten years later, I heard about Artena's death and I met Edmond for the first time in a long time."

Indeed, Artena's cause of death must have been illness.

You said you couldn't stand the hard work at the royal palace.

"It was really pathetic... At the same time, I was very angry with the king. If they weren't kings, they would have killed them right away."

As far as that's concerned... I guess I didn't ask. After all, I am a knight who serves the king.

"So I asked Edmond. You don't have to swear allegiance to such a shitty kingdom anymore, so why don't you be an adventurer with me again? That's right. Then... he shook his neck sideways. When I asked why... I was told I couldn't abandon Artena's daughter."

Oh, Master Elemenane. He's really pathetic, too.

Because he continued to be persecuted in the royal palace with the right to inherit the throne in the first place.

Looking at that, the general couldn't quit the knight.

You're a really nice guy.

"And I will change this rotten kingdom by the time Elemenane becomes king. and said with a serious face. When I saw your face, I didn't feel like inviting you to the boulder anymore."

That's right... The general is a really good-looking man.

"Well, you know the rest, but I've done a lot of martial arts and become a general. And I changed the rotten kingdom."

Did you change it?

"I don't think you know, but on the day the war ended, the king died, the prime minister, the royalists."

Huh?

For a moment, I thought it was a joke.

However, Mr Bernold's expression did not seem to be a joke.

"The cause of death is an explosion. All of Gert's bastards died together."

"Mr. Gert...?

How do you do that... in a situation where you were enslaved?

"Ah, I see... you haven't heard anything from Edmond."

"... yes"

It's impossible for a knight to kill a king.

Even if you are a trustworthy subordinate, you will not tell me that.

Then you're free today.

"Yes, is that good?

All of a sudden, I overheard the proclamation of liberation.

After all, I am the survivor of a Royal soldier who waged a rude war against the Empire.

Normally, they'll show you off and kill you, right?

"Ah, I've also given permission to Master Leon. Tell the kingdom the majesty of Edmonds?

"... yes"

Yes, I have an appointment with the General.

I must tell the nation the end of the dead knights.

"Here, let's say goodbye. It's going to be hard until you get back to the kingdom, so add up your travel expenses."

"Ah, thank you."

They threw me a pound of gold, and I immediately lowered my head in surprise.

To be honest, it was very difficult to get from here to King's Landing without any food.

"Until now, I have never taught anything about the past except my wife because it resonates with his birth... but it's over now. You can spread it as you like. However, you will do what he wants."

"Yes, of course, I will take over the General's will."

I will never let this life of a general go to waste.

I'm sure I'll show the General a way of life that won't disappoint him before he dies.

"Oh, good luck."