194 Chapter 194 The Ritual of General Attack

◆ Yukinojo ◆

"Please come in."

The priest led me to a room about inside the Mansion.

"Are we going to do the general's nomination ceremony here?

"Thank you on the left. Here you go."

Hmm.

The priest prompted me to enter the room.

But when I looked inside the room, the rest was confused.

"What? Isn't it just a room?

Yes, the room that the priest showed me was a normal room that could be anywhere.

I don't think it's a sacred place to perform a very general assault ritual.

"Oh, are you here?"

When I heard that voice from the back of the room, I noticed that there were more customers.

I thought there was a priest waiting to perform the ceremony of the general's assault, but the moment I saw him, I was confused again.

"... what are you?

I can't help saying that.

After all, the man was dressed in a filthy manner that he did not think to be a priest.

Not dressed like a people, not dressed like a samurai, dare you say exotic clothes with colors up and down.

However, I felt that it was not exotic clothing because the design of the clothes worn by the person was Tianfeng style.

"Hahahaha, don't you know who I am?"

The man laughs happily despite being told he doesn't know who he is.

Who the hell are you? Is it true that you were here in connection with the General's assault ritual?

But that question blows up in the next ridiculous remark made by a man.

"I am the Emperor. I can rule this country....."

"Hah!?"

Yes, and even more so, this man said he was the emperor.

Too disrespectful a remark, and the rest of you suddenly raise your crazy voice.

"Don't be ridiculous! I can't believe the Emperor is a filthy man like you!

Yes, the Emperor is the most precious symbol of this country. Definitely not such a dirty man.

"Ha ha ha ha! Did you see a dirty man?!

But the man laughs without showing any shame at his disrespectful remarks.

"It is disrespectful to deceive the Emperor's name! You'll punish yourself!

As a samurai serving the Emperor, as the next general, you must not let such mischief-makers go wild!

"Yukinojo-sama, I can't calm down."

But somehow the priest stood in between and stopped.

"Why stop!? This man is a sinner who deceived the Emperor's name!

Yes, it's an unimaginable sin to deceive the Emperor's name.

But why does the priest serve the Emperor stop!?

"I'm not cheating."

"What?"

"This filthy man is the Emperor himself, who is the supreme power of our country."

"Hah!?"

Unbelievable words pop out of the priest, and the rest round his eyes.

This filthy man really is the Emperor!?

"I know how you feel, but it's true."

"Hey, you're gonna treat me like a filthy old man."

"It's true."

"No... but..."

I can't believe it. Are you saying that this man dressed like a worker who works in the workshop is the Emperor himself who binds the samurai of Tianfeng!?

But the words of the local priest who performed the general's assault ritual.

Should I... believe you?

"That's why I said Emperor. At the very least, I think you should dress a little better."

"What an emperor. Anyway, such a thing is a name for itself. If this kid finds out why, he'll soon be convinced why I'm dressed like this."

"Why?"

The clergyman and Emperor... had a strange conversation and leaned their necks unexpectedly.

"Right, kid. He's right. I'm a real emperor."

"... hah!? But I'm sorry, Emperor! In the rest, I would like to say that the Summer Festival of Yonglian is the first son of Yonglian Yukinojo. The Emperor told me....."

The dirty thing in front of me right now... I don't know if you're really the emperor.

But I have no choice but to believe that this is the Emperor more than the priest can prove.

If so, the previous attitude is very unpleasant.

Nina, this is so much disrespect that we have to cut our bellies!

The rest rushed down on her knees and lowered her head.

"Ah, that's good. I also know that you are the son of Summer Festival in a letter from Mitsu."

However, the Emperor told me to stop it as if it didn't matter if my hand fell down in trouble.

Bye!

The Emperor raised his face while offering his gratitude to his uncle.

"Wait, wait, wait. Listen to me first. It's important. And finally, that's why I'm dressed like this."

"Meaning!? Are you dressed like that!?"

Speaking of which, it seems that such a thing was said earlier.

"Exactly. Because the Emperor is not the name of the king who governs this country. The Emperor is the name of the magic item manager who protects this country from disasters!

"Magic, magic tool manager!? Emperor!?"

The Emperor is the keeper of the magic equipment!? What does that mean?!

"Oh, it goes back thousands of years. The ancient magical civilization once reflected in this world collapsed by an incident. However, we don't really know about the incident either. They say it was a fight against the legendary Magus, the failure of a massive magic experiment, and eventually it was caused by a natural mutation."

Ha.

I have certainly heard the story.

The story of the ancient catastrophe and the trouble that has befallen the whole world is a fairy tale that anyone who is a child of Tianfeng knows.

"So, here's the problem. The land of Heaven Peak where we live has also been affected by the catastrophe. At that time, much of the land of the heavenly peaks was sunk in the sea, and the sky, the earth and the sea were so desolate that it was the end of the world."

"The end of the world....."

The fairy tale I heard from my grandmother and grandpa was a little blurry, but the emperor was sure of the scale of the disaster.

"I can't even get on a ship and escape to another continent in this state. So the ancient magical civilizations who survived created huge magic items to stop the disaster in the heavenly peaks. Because of this, the disaster that struck the Heavenly Peak Land has calmed down, and it has become the Heavenly Peak Land as you know it."

Oops!

Holy shit! I didn't know there was such a history in Tianfeng's past!

"People called the developers of magic items who had stopped the disaster remarkably heroic. And I asked them to become kings to lead us."

"Is that the beginning of the emperor's family...?

"Oh, but it was my ancestors who got into trouble."

However, the emperor shrugged his shoulders in trouble.

"Why are you in trouble? Isn't it natural for a hero who saved his country to be king?

It is often heard of heroes making a nation. I often hear stories from other countries and myths of founding a nation.

"Well, it's a common story. But I didn't think my ancestors should.

Indeed, the land of Heavenly Peaks and the people were saved thanks to giant magic items. But magic items are tools. People have to maintain it. I don't know when I'm going to get sick or when I'm going to break, so I can't leave you alone and play king. "

"That's...."

If you ask me, yes. Not only the samurai's armor, but also the tools used in everyday life will one day break.

There is no guarantee that only magic equipment will not break.

"Besides, in the unlikely event someone kills you for the throne, this country will perish one day when the magic item is broken. That's all I have to do."

Mmm, that's true.

There is a way before us to save the country, but the key thing is that it is broken and there is no former child.

"That's why my ancestors decided. I'll leave the real power of politics to others, and we'll be decorations."

"So the general ruled the country?

"Ah. Our Emperor's family inherited the knowledge and technology of magic items, only to repair deteriorating magic items. And I decided to teach that fact only to those who would be future generals. This is the truth of the general's assault."

I see. If that is the case, I can understand why the Emperor has entrusted power to the General.

"Why only the general? Who wouldn't let the others know?

Hmm, that's all I care about. If magic equipment could be a threat to the survival of the nation, would the people of Tianfeng need to stand together to protect it?

But the emperor who heard it scratches his head with a bitter smile.

Ah, what is it?

"If you say so badly, the general's house will serve as a shield."

"Shield?

"Yes, if you know the truth about the Emperor's role, you will also find out who is after the Emperor's technology and giant magic items. And there is a danger of subjugation to domestic peace."

"Well, that's true."

Yeah, if you ask me. If you use magic equipment to protect your country, is it natural that it can be used as a tool to rule your country if abused?

"Of course, I can't use magic tools that conveniently. Unconscious people will think that only the land within the hostiles' clan should be removed from the protection of magic items, but in reality, all the domestic and surrounding seas are within the scope of magic items. If we stop the device for blackmail, it could destroy my home overnight."

"Well, you deserve it."

When you threaten to get everything, it's no joke that only your own domain is destroyed.

"In fact, there used to be a fool who really tried to do it. After the big mistake, the other lords decided to help keep the information secret if they got involved."

And now it's in its present form.

"That's why."

I see. The magic tools to protect the country are not that convenient to use, but some people will not believe it until they actually use it where I explained it.

If you could use it in such a convenient way in the first place, would generations of emperors and generals have used it well?

Proof that the Emperor's words were correct is that he did not do so.

"But what is the relationship between what we're talking about and what we're wearing?

"That's easy. Like I said, I'm the heir to a magic item engineer that's been passed down from generation to generation. That's why I'm building huge magic items to keep the country safe all day long. I mean, these are my work clothes."

"Work clothes!?"

Oh, if you ask me, clothes that resemble exotic clothes don't look like work clothes without sparkling decorations.

"At least I wanted you to wear decent clothes when you look at me."

The priest complains that he will do it properly in an official setting.

Apparently the Emperor is quite a jerk... he seems to be free.

"Don't be silly. Can you believe I'm a magic item engineer in such a shivering outfit?"

Well, that's true, but....

"You couldn't believe you were the Emperor even in that outfit."

I don't know. In fact, I couldn't believe it.

"Ah, it's fine. As a result, you believed me!

Yeah, I'll be your witness.

However, I didn't know that the Emperor was a magician.

It's hard to believe, but I don't think I would bother bringing a general to make a farce.

I wonder if the story so far has been true.

"Oh, that's why I left politics to you! That's it, General. That's it!

"Yeah!? Is it that easy!?"

The Emperor, who was supposed to have argued with the priest just now, has appointed Yu as a general in Nori to tell him a little business.

"Oops! I'm the emperor. I'll give you permission. It's okay!

So, what was the trouble until you came here?

"Please wait. I'm not talking about the most important thing."

And there the priest stops trying to get out of the room.

"Ah, that's right. Hey, kid, lend me your knife."

"You want a sword?

I don't know, but the rest give me the sword as I was told.

And when the emperor grasped the sheath of the sword, he stared at the pattern without pulling out the blade.

"All right, all right, you're inheriting it."

"Inherit it? It's just a sword my father gave me to celebrate my first dress?

"Oh, the swordsmanship. But this is different."

When the emperor disassembles the pattern, he removes the turtle from the sword.

"Sword Tsubaki...?

"Yes, this is important. This is the key to activating the giant magic item that protects the country."

"Tsubaki is the key to magic equipment!?"

What is it!? What is it!?

"Wow. The key to activating the gigantic magic item is to be held by generations of emperors and generals in two blade cuffs, the Dagger and the Side Sword. The Emperor's key is stuck in the device to activate giant magic items all the time. Your key is a spare for when something happens to that key."

"That's what this Tsubaki means....."

I didn't know there was such a secret in the sword my father gave me.....

Hmm, I'm really glad you had your sword with you when you ran away from the castle...

"Let's take it and get to the gigantic magic item. Therefore, if I register you mainly in the Tsubaki, your general's name will be finished...."

I wonder if there was a spare key in this place as soon as I got here.

It was then.

The moment the Emperor tried to rise, the walls of the Mansion suddenly blew up.

Guaa!

"Are you okay, Saburo!?"

Looking in the direction of the scream as he withstood the blast, the priest was wounded protecting the emperor.

There was a painfully broken building material stuck on his back.

"Not only was it lucky to be able to break into the country, but it was also lucky to know the existence of spare keys."

Beyond the earth and smoke, I heard the voice of a strange man with the sound of dragging something.

"Who are you?!

"Oh, excuse me. My name is Zarquois, the Magus Zarquois."

That's how it appeared: the magic of black and brown skin, silver hair, and bat feathers from the back.

He was one of the frightening wizards who attacked me before.

"Magus!?"

I never thought I'd show up here again!

"Stupid!? A wizard!? This village has boundaries where the bad guys can't get in!?"

But the Emperor shouted more surprises than ever.

Or were there boundaries in this village?

But the Magus laughed and denied that there was no point in the union.

"Kukukukuku, the boundary is meaningless to me. Come on, give me the key. Unless you want to be like this man."

Ugh

When the Magus lifted one arm out of the dust and smoke, there was a wounded Qingchen figure.

"Hayashi!?"

"Wah, young... please run away..."

Clear minister told me to run away with a weak voice.

"What have you done to Harumi!?"

"Why, I was standing like a dog in front of the mansion. I was just playing a little bit."

The rest of the wizards shake with anger when they answer nothing.

"You!

"Now give it to me. I have to give it to this man...."

That said, when the Magus pulls Haruko's arm uncomplicated, the kimono sleeve is torn and the scream rises.

"Gwaaaaa!"

"Hayashi!

"What's wrong? If you don't hurry, I'll rip this guy's arm off.

"Haaa!

The magician showed her how she was suffering with a pleasant smile.

"Hold on!

"No, you can't. Give it to me and the earth of Heaven and Peaks....."

"Shut up, Grandpa!

Wow!?

When the Magus waves his arm, the Emperor and the priest are blown away.

Ikan, the lives of the Emperor and the priests are in danger, not only of Harukoshi!

"Okay, okay. I'll give you the keys. So give it back to me!

When the sword Tsubaki is thrown at the Magus, the Magus releases his hand and receives saliva from Harumi.

"Kuhahahaha, now I've got the key! Hey, I'll give it back to you!

"Guaa!?"

The Magus smiled happily and kicked Haru-seon into the ground and rolled him here.

Clear!

The rest picks up the injured Qingchen and confirms his safety.

Good, I'm hurt, but I don't bleed much and I don't think I have any deep wounds.

"I'm sorry, too. The key is because of me....."

Even so, Harumi seems to be more sorry than ever.

"I don't care! I can't replace your life!

That's right. He's more important to me than the key to the magic equipment I don't know.

"Young!? What a..."

I'm sorry to hear that, Harumi distorted his face.....

"What a stupid man!

All of a sudden, I think I pushed the leftovers, and I pushed the leftovers to the ground and became a horseback rider.

"Ha!? Guu!?"

"Hahaha, abandoning the country and the people and running for immediate profit, you weren't the warlord's vessel!

She scolds the rest with a smile she has never seen before.

What the hell is going on!?

"Ha, Harumi... go back to your sanity"

Huh

At that moment, Harumi stopped moving.

Did the rest of the words make sense!?

"I'm not Harumi."

"What?"

"My name is not Harumi! My real name is Spring!

"Spring...?

I am confused by names I have never heard of.

What's Haru-seon's real name?

"Yes, the name of the king who received the spring letter describing the seasons. That's the real name your father took from you!

Stolen!? Father!?

"You think they took it? You're Yubu's boy now!

Hear the words of the Emperor, and ask the Emperor how upset he was.

"Oh, did you know? That's the Emperor."

"Yubu? Who the hell is that?

A name I've never heard of. What's the name of the lord's wife?

"Ha, you don't even know the name of the general's main room."

Father's main room? No. My father's main room is....

"My father's main room is my mother, right? What are you talking about!?"

Yes, my father is more of a mother's undergarment. I am not a woman like Yubu.

"I don't think they taught me anything. Damn it! You're taking everything from me!

But Harumi says she doesn't know anything about it.

Are you sure your father had a real room other than his mother's?

Is that why the Emperor was surprised?

"What do you mean!? What do you mean the rest is not taught!?"

"Well, if it's true, I'd like to tell you everything and then kill you in despair, but it doesn't matter when those boys come back. You're gonna die knowing nothing!

When Haru-sen pulled out the sword, he pierced the blade towards the rest.

"Ha!?"

But what I heard instead of pain was Qingchen's astonishing voice.

And Haruzo's blade is bounced off by the wall of light.

"What the hell is this!?"

"What is this!?"

"Is the light protecting the Yonglian boy? What the hell is that?

The Emperor shouted in surprise that he did not know what this was.

Then who is protecting the rest!?

"Hmm, what are you playing at? It's only human time!

A red and black evil glow gathers on the hands of the Magus and is thrown towards the rest.

Shit!

I couldn't help but jump out in a hurry when Harumi got involved.

Ican, we have to get out of here!

However, the Magus attack came soon after the rest stood up.

"Wow!?"

The explosion rang, and the rest of your body was shattered and flew away... and flew away... hmm?

"Nah, what!?"

When I opened my eyes, I saw the magician with the stunned expression and Harumi.

And before that, it was the wall of light.

Is this wall protecting the rest of us?

"Yes, you're smart! How about this one?

When Magus produces a large amount of red and black light, he emits all of it towards the rest.

"It's a barrage of dragons and undead attacks! Get rid of it!"

Oh no! This is really bad!?

But avoid indoors!? Run outside....

"Eh!? No!

I almost tried to escape, but I remember the emperors were right next to me.

If only the rest escape like this, the Emperors will be killed instead!

Kh!

The rest will remain on the spot ready.

Come on, Wall of Light! Protect the rest and the Emperors!

And everything in sight was swallowed up by a red and black explosion.

"Uhhhhh!?"

Please, hold on!

"Kuhahahahaha! It's good to disappear without leaving a single geography!

The wizard's laughter and explosion dominate the world.

The earth is shaken by tremendous vibrations, and the shock is rough enough to say that the world will break.

"Fu, did you do something a little too exciting with me?"

"Absolutely. I almost got caught up with you."

"Fuhahaha, don't say that. Now, let's see how your hated enemies turn into meat..."

The soil and smoke are clear and each other's gaze crosses.

"... uh, I'm alive."

Um, no, he was alive.

And the Emperors are still alive. I broke my face like I was about to faint.

"Nh, why are you alive!?"

With the rest alive, the Magus and Harumi scream.

Uh, yeah, I was hoping you'd endure it, but I was surprised to endure it.

What the hell is this wall of light?

"Cumming! You're such a jerk!

Qingchen looks at the rest and spins words with resentment.

"Hayashi...."

Why? Why do you hate me so much...

Guu!

It was then.

The voice of the priest who protected the Emperor in pain echoes in the room.

"No! We have to show it to the doctor!

That's right. The priest dies like this!

"Hmm? I see. Hey, those two. If we target those two directly, that strange wall of light won't show up."

Huh?

Hearing Qingchen's words, the Magus smiled happily.

"What are you talking about, Harumi!? This is the Emperor!

It's a terrible sin to kill the Emperor who protects this country!

"What's the matter! You know the emperor who left me! If I can see you suffer by killing these people, I'll kill you with pleasure!

"Oh, my God!

"If you want to protect these people, you can protect them! But how long will that weird wall last?

Kh!

I do not know why this wall of light protects the rest.

It is possible that this wall will disappear with loss of power.

But.....

"But I can't abandon you!

In order to distract the enemies from the Emperor, the rest of them set out with their swords.

You can take the priest with you now, Emperor! I'm not going to let you die if I can fix the magic tools!

The rest are the next generals to protect this country! Even if he dies, the Emperor will protect him!

"Haaaaaa!

"Whoa, you're dealing with me!

After attempting to attack the Magus, Harumi stood in his way.

Clear!

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"Now do it!

"Kuku, it's really stupid of people to hate each other."

The light raised by the Magus is thrown at the Emperors.

However, emperors with heavily wounded priests are very unlikely to be able to avoid it.

"Emperor!

The rest takes steps to protect the Emperor, but Harumi will stop it.

"Hahaha! I said no!

"Chun Chen no!

No, we can't make it!

"It's okay!

It was then.

The voice of a young woman echoed in the room that became a battlefield.

At the same time, something hits and bursts into the red and black glow emitted by the Magus.

"Ugh!?"

Rockwall!

In addition, the ground in front of the Emperors rose and protected them from the ruptured red and black glow.

"Oops!? This is!?"

"What happened!?"

The Magus could hear a bewildered voice without understanding the situation.

"I don't know why there's a Magus, but I don't think we can like it when we're here."

A young woman emerges with the voice she heard earlier, ignoring the confused remnants.

"Who are you!?"

The Magus tried to emit the red and black light to the woman with a vigilant voice.

But another shadow appeared from behind the Magus.

It's not just Liliera.

"Gwah!? Kwah, new guy!?"

It was also a young woman who cut the Magus from behind.

"What the hell...!?"

"Norb, thank you for treating your uncles."

"I see. Don't worry. I'll treat you right away."

Looking back at the third voice, a strange young man was casting healing magic on the priest.

The healing magic of the young man seemed to be quite an arm, and the wounds of the severely injured priest quickly healed.

"Ooh!? Does it hurt!?"

"Saburo! I'm glad..."

After being relieved by the sight, she turned back to the women who were confronting the Magus again.

"You are exotic people too!

In the words of Haruka, there is nothing left to do.

That's right. That figure, that costume, that exotic figure.

"No way, you guys are friends with Mina!?"

"Oh, you know Mina?

The woman who heard Mina's name turned around.

But that didn't work.

The Magus and Harumi attacked the distracted woman.

Kaaa!!

No!

Oh, my God! I didn't expect you to lose your focus during the battle!

The rest try to catch up with Qingchen quickly, but we won't make it from here!

"Oops, I won't let you."

However, another woman obstructed the attack and took advantage of the gap created to evade the attack completely.

"Chi!

"You look like a human being in this country, but are you one of the Magus?

The woman who was attacked did not seem to panic and stared at Qingchen with suspicious eyes as she attacked with the Magus.

"Ku"

"Well, good. I got what I was looking for. I'm pulling."

"... I understand."

Harumi also retreated to the words of the Magus who urged him to retreat.

"Hang on, Haruko!

But the rest will stop Harumi.

I haven't heard the truth yet!

"... my name is Harumi, not your servant!

The body became stiff without thinking of the words of rejection from Chunshen.

At the same time, a large black sphere appears behind the demons.

"Is that... a transfer gate!?"

For the first time, one of the women who gave me an auxiliary dagger shouted in a hurry.

Inside, the Magus enters, and so does Harumi.

But before his body sinked completely, Harumi opened his mouth.

"Yukinojo, we are going to lose this country. You took everything from me. Everything in this country!

"Why, Seung-seon!

"If you want to stop, come under the magic tools!

Clear!

Farewell, Yukinojo!

Wait, wait, wait.

When all of Haruo's bodies sank into the black sphere, the sphere became smaller and disappeared in an instant.

There were no magicians or clear ministers in the trail.

"Aha, I got away."

"I'm glad you didn't come in. I don't know where to fly if I get into the Magus Gate."

The men who assisted me spoke something, but the rest of my ears did not hear the words.

Because it was more important than that that that Harumi disappeared.

"Why? Why, Qingchen, Qingchen!!"

With no one to answer the question, the rest had to wave their fists down to the ground....