297 The only way to stop a war is to surrender.

The expedition left Hwang Sung through a grand ceremony, but it was only the first part, and the rest was a train journey.

Armored power using some infinite trajectories is a significant problem when travelling long distances, so it is preferable to travel by train to the front area.

Especially the heavy weight horsepower family was particularly severe.

Even if you travel hundreds of kilometers, an infinite trajectory will leave your vehicle and spread out midway.

‘Here we are. ’

I got off at Metes station, and I could see the area around the station where the loading and unloading work was in full swing.

Armoured horsepower cars and horsepower carriages unleash turbulent maneuvers.

I have not only created a new weapon to fight my enemies.

What I was more focused on was the stable supply system and rapid deployment of the army.

Even if you've developed a state-of-the-art Mado weapon system, it doesn't mean much if you can't get it on the front lines.

The same was true of this railway system.

In Kara Kingdom, people of the Age of Doom were built to evacuate, but on the continent and in Jores Island, the system was designed to transport war weapons and supplies smoothly.

And the first war using this system was this war.

Three days. Just three days.

Three days ago, we marched from Hwang Sung and were able to deploy troops to the eastern part of the Lumen Kingdom without damaging any armored power.

“Grand Duke, are you out? ”

The Earl Higgs, who came out to meet us, was the first of his kind.

I usually take on the mischief of the Empire on my own and have a lot of combat experience, so I put myself in charge of this time.

I approached Earl Higgs.

He had already arrived here before the full moon and was looking into the reunion of the Lumen Kingdom troops, so it was good to know the situation on the front.

“It's a lot of work. It's been hard, hasn't it?”

“No, I'm not.”

“Yes. How is the enemy? ”

“We have 70,000 Lumen Kingdom troops confronting us. ”

We are at 100,000 armored forces.

In some ways, it feels pathetic to prevent 70,000 that are unchanged even on horseback.

“What kind of balls are they? ”

“I don't know. I'm sure they're not up against us, but I don't know why they want to fight us. ”

There must be a number of reasons.

There were good relationships with Kronos, there were corners to believe in Kronos, and there must have been a reason I overturned the peace negotiations that led to the end.

Not long ago, I refused a Lumen Kingdom proposal to defend neutrality in the future war against Kronos, instead of being overwhelmed by the Alliance of Humankind.

There are forces at war about the Great War that are powerless and unable to intervene in the plates, but are neutral.

In that time, neutrality is like an enemy. Or tasty food.

Of course, sometimes not, after the war, we all end up in the same boat.

That's why war is scary.

In war, there are only enemies and allies.

Those in modest posture are just potential enemies or tasty loot at best.

“It seems that the children do not know the nature of the ruling war because of their local wars. ”

“Yes. What do you mean," War of Power "? ”

“Yes. It's a war of attrition. It's the kind of war we'll reclaim in thousands of years over the power Kronos has had over mankind. So don't be alarmed that the enemy is weak. The bigger enemy is behind us. ”

Earl Higgs trembles around the eye area with the word "true enemy," Chronos.

As you might have expected, he was afraid of being mentioned in my mouth.

“Maybe so. ”

I shrugged the Earl's shoulder.

“But you don't have to be afraid. Because we don't lose. ”

The reason I don't think about losing was because of Kronos' mission.

They had an absolute obligation to come down as soon as they could.

It didn't make sense to waste resources in a situation like this, and it created an irreversible catastrophe.

when, for example, a number of buoyancies are being raised or a large number of Urubos are being lost.

If this happens, the heavenly city of Kronos will have no choice but to postpone the coming of God greatly, due to its lack of essence for magical operation.

That's why I'm going to this war.

If Kronos considers past loyalty and sends reinforcements to the Lumen Kingdom, I plan to repel them and postpone the coming of God.

“Do you have the means to defeat Kronos? ”

“Yeah, I'll see you later. ”

Honestly, if I don't come from beyond the abdomen, I'm in trouble.

This war is meant to draw Chronos in.

“Yes, I understand. ”

Later, I headed to the front line facing the enemy with Earl Higgs' guidance.

First, I sighed, gazing across the border into the Lumen Kingdom, which is high in the nearby hills.

Armed with a double-edged spear, they were marching with some cavalry, and when our base was deployed on the front, they were terrified and unsure what to do.

Perhaps they knew that the day of the death would soon come.

The day I gave the order to march forward was the day they died.

* * *

“Grand Duke, Ilpaine is asking for a private interview. ”

Our troops are on their way to battle.

Ilpaine was recently appointed to command the invasion force by Shra, but has refused and acted as a peace ambassador.

Whether he was loyal to his homeland or to his wife, Queen Lumen, he was leading a peace negotiation with the United Nations chief of staff.

Thanks to you, I was in trouble too.

Ordinary greetings would drive me underground, but otherwise I'm an artisan and a world-class noun, so it wasn't easy.

“Didn't I say no? ”

“Then I'll share my relationship with the Grand Duke with the world. ”

He was a threat, but he also emphasized that he was my father-in-law.

If it turns out that he's my father-in-law, it won't be a big deal.

Do I hear that Yooseong and I have met well?

Since there are so many rumors like this, I've never had a second in my life to add one more.

If there's anything that bothers me, it's just Shura.

She is extremely reluctant for Ilpaine to be made public by her father and mother.

“Okay. Tell them to come in. ”

“Yes.”

Ilpane has come to my front office in the Metes estate with confidence.

Once I bit the knight, I went into a solo interview as Ilpane wished.

I organized the signed documents on one side and asked for your business.

“What brings you here? ”

“You don't know? We need to talk about this war. ”

“If there's anything about this war, it's been reported to the Kingdom of Ides through an official document. ”

Ilpane frowns.

“But all you have to say is that you want to go to war. ”

“Yes. The Lumen Kingdom has rejected our alliance proposal. ”

“I will defend the neutrality. ”

“That's what it's about. Neutral in the courtyard before the war with Kronos, how can you believe that? ”

“In the end, the Lumen Kingdom must fall to an alliance system of seven to stop this war? ”

“Why? Why don't you go convince the Lumen Queen?" ”

Ilpane sighs deeply.

“Everyone's will is so strong, you have no choice but to try. ”

“Don't. It's just meaningless behavior. ”

“No. Gloria will think otherwise by now. ”

Gloria is the name of Queen Lumen.

They usually call her Queen Lumen, but that's what her husband Ilpane called her.

“That's not what I meant. ”

“Then what is it? ”

I waved the batch of paperwork I was paying for.

“Master craftsman, can you fight a war or two? Anyway, here we are. I've already signed numerous papers, and the Allied forces are all stationed at the border. Now if you do as I say, the entire Alliance will swarm into Lumen from all sides. ”

“Do you?”

“Yes. I was wrong about the Lumen Kingdom, and I'm sorry it had to end in the first place. The only thing left is to surrender. In fact, I'd like to take this as well. And yet you end this war without even accepting the alliance's offer? Nonsense. ”

Ilpane made a comeback.

“Hey, isn't this too much? ”

“What?”

“This alliance. Honestly, what kind of arrangement is this? You said the essence of it was religious tourism. And you're willing to shed that much blood because you refused to make a big deal out of an alliance like this? ”

That's right. This alliance started out too clumsy and clumsy for me.

But it was only a matter of timing.

Because I had everyone's understanding, as well as mine, it was finally coming together.

The end of humanity was coming next year, and I didn't have time.

“But it was a deal anyway. Honestly, without everybody's wishes, would that little thing have triggered this huge deal? It's that much worse. It's a baby with desperation for everyone. You don't know what happened to Chronos? ”

“Of course I'm familiar with the past,"

“It's different from what I've heard. The intensity of understanding and desperation itself are wrong. It's possible that someone who hasn't been hurt understands the victim, but we shouldn't pretend that that's not the case. That's why this war is coming. I don't know why this war is happening.

Do you know me? Because the Lumen Kingdom is close to Kronos, we have treated the human damage as if it were nothing. But if you stop the war for the same reason, will the war stop? It's just pouring oil into a big fire. ”

Ilpane scratches his nose as if it were embarrassing.

In fact, the Elves have never overlooked the damage humans have done to Kronos.

“But you can't wash away the blood from your anger, can you? It'll only make things worse. ”

“It is the Lumen Kingdom that has exacerbated things. What if a country with so many borders beats up Kronos' best friend? So the countries that face the border with Kronos are very itchy behind us, right? ”

Ilpane stared at me quietly, his chin twitching.

“That makes sense · · · · · · · ·. ”

“Oh, really. Stop trying to understand. This is not a matter of understanding. But what if I put it on the back? ”

Elsewhere, Ilpane waved his hands.

“Okay, okay. In the end, it's all about surrender, right? ”

“Yes.”

“But will you accept it in Lumen Kingdom? ”

“I would have done it. No, he didn't even come this far. If you can't, Queen Lumen's incompetence is lacking. In the end, she shouldn't be sitting there. ”

“But if you surrender unconditionally, the Lumen Queen will not face her people. ”

I had a young look in my eyes.

“That's why I intend to kill as many as the queen. Because of Kronos and his loyalty, and because of his own confrontation, all the people are in mortal danger. ”

“Excuse me?”

Ilpane woke up furious.

He was very angry with me for killing his wife.

“So what do we do? Someone has to take responsibility. There's only one thing I can show you in this age. The man responsible for the war, who has killed so many people, must be killed, not tied to politics. This one."

“Hey! You don't know who Gloria is? ”

“I know, Queen of the Nations. ”

“No, it's your father-in-law, my wife. She's your mother-in-law, after all. How can son-in-law kill his mother-in-law? ”

“Where the hell is politics and international relations? It's this side of the world that calls for blood between parents and children. I think my father-in-law is mistaken. I'm losing my mind. I don't see anything. Don't think talking calmly makes a rational decision. No, no, no, no.

I can't get involved in such a small affair. The only way to stop this war is to surrender. There's no other way. ”

Soon humanity will have war on everyone's life.

I couldn't give up my rational judgment because I was in a lovesick mood here.

Just as I brutally removed all the false Savior Tablets in the past, I was about to wipe out all the forces that showed promise to work with Kronos.

I sat down helplessly with my young gaze.

“Then tell me the procedure. ”

“What?"

“Procedure for unconditional surrender. ”

“The queen is coming this way. ”

Ilpane closed her eyes tight.

Sending their leader into the battlefield to the enemy was nearly impossible.

“And?”

“Kneel before your allied oath and forgive. ”

“You, you! ”

Ilpane makes a big fuss.

However, I went out in a more rigid posture.

“You have to bow on your forehead seven times. Which means I'll never make that mistake again. ”

“Hey!"

“Why? Do you want me to kill myself there? I could put it in like this all the time. ”

Ilpane sweeps his face and shuts up quietly.

Now he realized that the more he spoke, the more complicated the surrender process was.

“Phew, never mind. ”

“There you go. Go on then. I'll give you three days, and then I don't have this. It's war."

“Got it.”

“Good.”

Then, the driver hurriedly jumped into my office.

“Grand Duke, we're in trouble. ”

“Why?”

“We have an ultimatum from Kronos. He wants to talk to you in person. What do you say? ”

I was waiting for news.

They couldn't help but be fascinated.

A Valkyrie who knows the mission of God's descent is small enough to be counted in one hand, but hundreds of unknown Valkyries.

Even the Queen of the Valkyries couldn't turn her back on the opinions of the other Valkyries to protect the Lumen Kingdom.

I drew a vague smile on my mouth.

“Got it. Let's go. ”

The End