CH 415

Winner take all (1)

Count Snowdin's eyes trembled.

The more he pondered the words of the signalman, the more he could not hide his reddening expression.

" Did I say protest now? How dare one kingdom argue against the empire!"

Quang!

hit the table

Dmitry's speech.

crossed the line

Valhalla is not Dmitry's servant.

It was not common sense to discuss protests, as there is no obligation to obey their orders.

I could only think of this as ignoring Valhalla.

If you listen to this and move on, people will no longer regard Valhalla as an empire.

if.

If one of the leaders had not come forward, Count Snowdin would have told him to contact Dmitry immediately.

"The Count. Keep calm."

composure? How can you stay calm when you hear the voice of protest? Dmitry is ignoring us. Having lost the war, it means accepting reality and bowing your head. That's never going to happen. As soon as we see it, Valhalla will fall to the power of Baron Airn."

Yes. This will be an opportunity for Baron Airn with Dmitry on his back. But this is also Roman Dmitry's trap. He may be deliberately trying to provoke us to justify an attack on Valhalla."

" Any reason to attack?"

Yes.

Moment.

The blood was cold.

At the possibility that it might be a trap, Count Snowdin looked at him as if to say more.

said the chieftain.

"Now that the Kronos Empire has fallen. For Roman Dmitry, the Valhalla Empire is a thorn in the eye. Having accepted the last truce negotiations, there is no justification to attack, and if the circumstances arise, they will try to bring down Valhalla. It is clear that protest is a word that crosses the line. But if this creates a conflict, Roman Dmitry will try to settle the matter by force. And, as you know, the power of Valhalla will never be able to withstand Dmitry."

"Then what do you mean? Are you saying that we should be patient even when we are openly ignoring us?"

"Look into the distant future. It may be humiliating now, but a moment of anger will never solve a problem."

It was a dilemma.

If you are angry.

I didn't know how things would get worse in exchange for Valhalla's pride.

if you agree with that.

From that day on, the status of the empire was over.

Count Snowdine looked miserable.

Roman Dmitry was a really scary character.

It wasn't enough to convince Baron Airn to put Valhalla into a corner, and he didn't know that he would put pressure on him in this way after the war was over.

In fact, it was the future predicted from the moment Kronos collapsed.

Count Snowdin, who had been thinking for a long time, spoke with a look that had grown old in a short amount of time.

"For now, delay the answer. When my thoughts are cleared up and my emotions have subsided, then I will give you the answer Dmitry wants."

all right.

The communicator withdrew.

I wanted the meeting to end with that.

But after a few minutes.

The correspondent who appeared in the conference room again uttered unexpected words with a face in despair.

"Raw, Roman Dmitry has requested a warp. He will now come directly to the capital of Valhalla here!"

* * *

Warp request.

I couldn't help but accept it.

Valhalla and Dmitry had officially ended the war, so if they refused Roman Dmitry's warp, there was a high possibility that there would be a behind-the-scenes story.

I felt irritable and upset.

But when Roman Dmitry entered the conference room, Count Snowdin smiled brightly, as if he was genuinely welcome.

welcome.

There was no answer returned.

Roman Dmitry nodded his head slightly, as if it was a familiar space, found a seat and sat down.

Count Snowdin's expression twitched.

this also.

It was an obvious understatement.

He wanted to express his seething anger, but Roman Dmitry had the right to take control of the situation.

He was such a great person.

Even though he was in the middle of the enemy line, his confident attitude showed that he could not harm himself no matter how Valhalla came out.

Actually that was the truth.

Knowing this as Count Snowdin, he returned to his seat, struggling to contain his anger.

and asked.

"What did you suddenly find Valhalla for?"

"You don't know why."

"What ."

Just now. Through magical communication, he clearly expressed Dmitry's intentions. There will be a place to convene the representatives of each country, which is an order, not a request. Count Snowdin. I don't think Valhalla protested yet. But why and for what purpose did you delay the answer? I would have told you to reply to this by magic communication right away."

It was straightforward.

Count Snowdin couldn't hide his bewildered look at the very explicit and hostile question.

My head was complicated.

I wanted to overturn the table in tears, but instinctively knew that I couldn't.

"For us, we needed time to think. This does not mean that I will not attend the events hosted by Dmitry. However, Valhalla is an empire. It is unprecedented for a kingdom to forcibly declare a summons against the Empire, so I was not ready to answer it."

slightly slick.

shifted responsibility

He risked the relationship between the empire and the kingdom, and pointed out how rude the opponent was.

However.

"So, are you going to protest?"

It was an embarrassing answer.

There was no explanation, no room for compromise.

As he immediately mentioned the protest, Count Snowdin couldn't pass it up this time.

"It's a protest. Why are people so extreme? We are talking about the laws of this world. To call it a protest, Valhalla is not a country where Dmitry is a servant. I have no reason to explain any further. I'm not unaware that there is a deep emotional rift between Dmitry and Valhalla, but now that the war is over, I think it's necessary to show a minimum of courtesy towards each other.

squeaky.

Roman Dmitry leaned back in his chair.

People gathered in the conference room.

As their anxious eyes focused, they spit out their words with a calm face.

"Last question."

attitude changed.

Roman Dmitry knew it too.

the absurdity of this situation.

So, it was a meaningful action.

"Valhalla is going to protest against Dmitry right now."

* * *

The conference room froze.

Count Snowdin tried to avoid the situation by referring to the relationship between the Empire and the Kingdom in response to Roman Dmitry's question.

However.

trampled the problem itself.

He boldly crossed the line, revealing that he had no intention of treating Valhalla.

I was speechless.

In general, anger is the right response, but Count Snowdin's eyes wavered because he didn't expect to be so openly hostile.

The opponent completely ignored the Empire.

However, to receive an apology from him, the Valhalla Empire was unable to bear Dmitry's wrath.

That was then.

Breaking through the silence, Roman Dmitry said.

"There was a method that Valhalla and Kronos both enjoyed using. Regardless of who is right, you have solved all your problems with the logic of force. Count Snowdin. If I treated your actions as protests and killed everyone on the spot, what would happen to this world?"

" ."

"Nothing will happen. Just as the position of the empire did not waver even when you openly persecuted people, you do not have the power to hold me accountable. It's a really simple matter. If you wanted to deal with Valhalla and Dmitry's problems with common sense, you should have done something before the fall of the Kronos Empire. Even if Baron Airn and others put pressure on you, you should have resisted to the end and maintained the position of the Empire."

it died

Looking around at the speechless, Roman Dmitry did not hide his hostility.

"The world has changed. You have not been fair and fair, don't you think it is greed to want the new world to accept you without prejudice? I will not force your choices. But in everything that happens from now on, don't expect Dmitry to treat you with common sense. I will ask you one last time."

laughed

Facing the fearful gazes with cool eyes, he pushed the leaders of Valhalla to the edge of the cliff.

"So, you're going to protest against me?"

* * *

a few days later.

A meeting was held, hosted by Dmitry.

The place was the capital of Kronos, which had lost its owner, and when the scheduled time came, representatives of each country gathered one after another.

Long time no see.

"Everyone has a good face."

Umberto, Redford, and King of the Franks.

Edwin Hector and Daniel Cairo.

They looked friendly to each other.

He destroyed the Kronos Empire, which had been the subject of fear, and from now on, it was his turn to enjoy the results.

They couldn't help but be happy.

Unlike those who sat down and exchanged simple greetings, Count Snowdin, the representative of the Valhalla Empire, sat alone in a corner like a loner.

' Damn it.'

It was embarrassing.

Valhalla Empire.

In the past, he always took on the role of the protagonist in any position.

People did not hesitate to show Abu to the representatives of Valhalla, and Count Snowdin took pride in representing the Valhalla Empire.

But now it was different.

No one showed any interest in him, and he felt like he was being ignored for some reason in his glance.

messed it up

In fact, he didn't really want to answer Dmitry's call, but he saw the distant future and gave up his pride.

'Valhalla will not fall like this. We don't have the strength to defeat Roman Dmitry right now, but if we look into the distant future and prepare step by step, we will be able to defeat Dmitry anytime. In my lifetime, if it is impossible, in the next generation, if it is impossible then, in the next generation. I will break down the walls of Dmitry's like an iron castle. I will surely retaliate for this humiliation I have suffered someday.'

The day Roman Dmitry visited the capital.

The meeting went on overnight.

In a situation where they were talking about the future of Valhalla, the leaders of Valhalla all agreed with their faces overshadowed by evil.

Roman Dmitry made a mistake.

They would have embraced the new world had they opened the way for a modest compromise, but they were greatly stimulated by their open disregard for Valhalla.

Valhalla is not a country that will fall like this.

The Kronos Empire was engulfed in a great storm, but they wanted to prove that the Valhalla Empire was not over yet.

suppressed anger.

accepted reality.

Although unfamiliar with his position as a weakling, Earl Snowdin knew how to live for revenge.

That was then.

"Roman Dmitry enters."

outside the door.

The knight's voice was heard.

When the door opened and the main character appeared, everyone stood up as if they had promised and greeted Roman Dmitry.

The status of those who attended this event was clearly representative of a country.

Even a light greeting was polite enough, but they had no hesitation in getting up.

Count Snowdin also.

I couldn't just sit.

Although he couldn't brighten his hardened face, he forcibly got up and welcomed Roman Dmitry's position.

faced reality.

Now, this look.

It was the right for the winner to take, and the reality that the continent will face in the future.

* * *

Roman Dmitry naturally sat down at the top.

No one found it strange.

It was only uncomfortable to plant Count Snowdin, and everyone sincerely admitted that the owner of the place was Roman Dmitry.

hereby.

all gathered

Roman Dmitry looked at the faces of those in attendance, and immediately spoke to the point.

"The reason we have brought you all together is to discuss the future of the Salamander Continent. Before discussing issues related to the Kronos Empire, there are some issues that need to be cleared up."

eyes were focused.

this meeting.

The dominion of the continent will be decided.

Count Snowdin also watched the situation with a nervous expression.

And the next statement.

"The first issue is the treatment of the Valhalla Empire, a war criminal state."

It was unexpected for Earl Snowdin.

That was a shocking statement.