chapter 25
25 – Episode 25. We’ll have the same dream
*
“It’s refreshingly flowing.”
She said as Chell, who was in the vanguard, saw her white flag waving.
“What do you think?”
Iren, who was next to Chell, answered.
“I guess I’ll have to go into the castle to find out… But I don’t think there’s anything else going on.”
As Iren said that, she recalled the face of Luna Lien she had seen the last time she had been here.
Two clearly shining ruby-colored eyes.
He confidently said that he could not entrust the world to not only Serpina, but also Lin, and had an ambition and ambition that was not typical of a ruler of a weak country.
Iren faced quite a few people on the battlefield.
She had people who died by her hands, and people who almost killed her – but there were very few people who had the power to overwhelm her people.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Lunarien is the only one these days.
A person like that would open the gates like this and declare surrender?
No matter how much I thought about it, I didn’t think he was the kind of person who would give in like this.
“Hmm…”
At that time.
A soldier came running from behind.
“This is a message from the lord! I order the vanguard to enter the castle gate immediately! However, I was told to be careful because there may be some kind of trap!”
“Trap?”
Chell stroked her chin.
“Well… I think my lord is overly worried. What can a weak and small country do?”
“But, Kalinz, you were actually attacked by surprise.”
“It’s the difference between 8,000 people and 80,000 people. In terms of numbers alone, it’s a 10-fold difference, but if you think about the instantaneous destructive power, it’s much more than that. The situation is different now than it was then.”
Iren nodded her head without responding to Chell’s words.
He was as proud and arrogant as he was talented. It was clear that he wasn’t going to listen any further, no matter what he said anyway.
“But anyway, we can’t disobey our master’s orders.”
When Chell said that, she burst into laughter and then spoke in a loud voice as if shouting.
“Everyone, listen! We are now entering the interior of Zeeland Castle! Siege weapons should stand by outside! There may be traps, so everyone be careful when moving!”
80,000 Soldiers entered the castle with its gates wide open.
*
“Master. The search is over.”
Inside the territory of Zeeland Castle.
Looking at Irene giving her report to herself, Rin nodded her head in response.
“What is the result?”
“…Nothing. Nothing that appears to be a trap was found.”
“Have you investigated Wangseong?”
“I haven’t investigated yet, but since I don’t see any soldiers standing guard, it looks like no one is there. I guess they ran away.”
“Where? They have nowhere to go, right?”
“That’s fine….”
“Well, didn’t he give up his country and run away to save his life? After all, he’s just the ruler of a weak country, isn’t he?”
Rin of Farfalle’s Horse thought, resting her hand on her chin.
‘Is that really true?’
I didn’t understand.
A person with someone of Swen’s caliber by his side ran away like this?
Without anything prepared?
Even if he was the leader of a weak country, it was never easy to raise an army and become someone’s leader.
No matter how much I thought about it, this situation itself did not feel natural at all.
‘I think there’s something…….’
“Um, my lord. May I have a word with you?”
Lin responded to Iren’s words as if she was blatantly annoyed.
“…What is it?”
“How about forming a chase team?”
“Chase?”
“Yes. I guess I have to worry about leaving Lunarien alive…”
It was Lunarien, well, it didn’t matter.
If Swen is not here, it would be right for her to form a chase team.
If we carefully divide 80,000 soldiers and search without leaving any area, we will be able to find the fleeing Lunarien army without difficulty.
At that time.
A soldier ran towards us in a hurry.
“Master! There is someone in the castle!”
“What?”
Rin asked her soldier.
“Who is it?”
“Well… A young man with white hair introduced himself as a member of the Luna Rien Army. He was tied to the back of a chair in the royal castle.”
‘Swen!’
After hearing the soldier’s words, Lin’s expression suddenly brightened.
‘It’s still there!’
The joy of him remaining was short-lived.
Farpale, who was next to her, said, resting her chin on her hand.
“Did you leave your subjects behind when you ran away? It’s a difficult decision to understand.”
Rin nodded her head at the words of Farfalle next to her.
“Well, I’m like that too… But you can just go and ask him directly. I’m here to pick him up anyway♡”
Then, he looked at the soldier and gave an order.
“I’m going to the castle right now, so get ready.”
“Yes! I understand.”
Lin slowly got down from the saddle.
Iren said as she grabbed Rin like that.
“Well, my lord. You are organizing the chase troops…”
“No. There’s no need to chase. I think the prey is here anyway.”
“But, isn’t there only that one man in the castle? That means Lunarien is still running away, so I think it would be a good idea to chase him down and catch him. If you entrust me with the minimum number of troops, I will kill him as soon as possible. Chase and catch Runarien-“
“Hey.”
Lin roughly cut off Iren’s words.
“Why are you saying this and that earlier? I told you there was no need to chase after me. Are you going to protest against me? Are you bored because there is no blood on the knife today? Would you like your blood on it?”
“…No. I’m sorry.”
Iren answered by lowering her head.
She thought that sending Luna Lien away like this would definitely pose a big threat to Branth’s army in the future.
I never thought that a person of that caliber would so casually abandon the country, run away, and live in hiding.
But.
Her master was Lin Brans, and as Lin’s subject, she needed to obey his words.
“Okay. If you understand, just be quiet.”
After saying that, Lin turned around and walked towards the main castle of Zeeland Castle.
Farfalle, who was following her, looked at Irene with her head down and said with a sad expression.
“I understand General Irene’s concerns, but it is not a good idea to waste troops chasing down the fleeing monarch of a weak nation. If you have succeeded in achieving your master’s goal, you should use the troops you have gathered as much as possible. “We need to quickly redistribute them to the front line. No matter how much of an agreement we have, leaving the front line empty is dangerous. So don’t worry too much about it.”
It seemed like Farfalle wanted to offer some words of comfort.
Iren, understanding what she meant, nodded her head.
“It’s okay. As the general of the Brans army, I just follow my lord’s orders. Thank you for your concern.”
“…….”
After slightly nodding his head, Farfalle walked behind Rin.
Iren sighed briefly and slowly followed them.
*
This is the capital of Zeeland.
Until just a moment ago, this place, which was the base of the Lunarien army and the main capital and a place where various tasks were carried out, had suddenly fallen into the hands of the enemy.
And I was sitting on her knees, tied with a rope to a pole near Luna’s chair where I was sitting.
And.
Before my eyes – she whom I had greeted as her messenger.
The blue-haired monarch Lin Brans was looking down at me with a very satisfied expression.
“Hello, Swen♡ How have you been? It’s been a really long time. It’s been a few months since we’ve been together?”
“…….”
I didn’t really answer.
She also continued talking without waiting for my answer.
“So, what’s going on here? Won’t you explain it to me?”
Is this just the beginning?
I spoke with as calm a face as possible.
“My lord… No, Runarien, who was my lord, tied me up here and led his troops to escape the castle.”
“Really? But why didn’t you take me with you? Could it be that there was a woman named Lunarien who had a castle wall that bound fair-faced boys like you to a place like this? Ahahahaha♡”
I spoke in a serious tone, not giving in to her light provocation.
“I don’t know the reason, but… Runarien suspected that I had a secret relationship with Lin Brans.”
“Internal tube?”
“Yes. I don’t know why you think that, but…”
“H-huh.”
She looked down at me and said nothing.
Anyway, I had to say what I had to say.
“Now that things have come to this, I’m going to rely on Lin Brans. I’ll give you my strength.”
“Really?”
Lin said that-
She quickly wiped the bright smile from her face and spoke in a cold tone.
“I don’t need you? What should I do?”
“Is that so?”
Let’s not panic.
She needs me.
My prediction proved it.
I don’t know why she said that, but there was no way she had the power to change this future.
“Yes. How can I believe what you say? Conversely, Lunarien could have planted you as a spy for me, right? Isn’t this a situation in the first place, where he took all the soldiers and gold and ran away, leaving only you and your daughter behind? Don’t you think it’s too contrived? Ah.”
Rin said teasingly, putting her smile on her lips again.
“Could it be that this is Swen’s plan? You realized that I came to get you, and you made a sacrifice to save the master or something? If that’s the right answer, that’s a lot of loyalty. Isn’t it?”
Your reasoning is surprisingly sharp.
After all, since he is in the position of named monarch, he cannot help but be an extraordinary human being.
Still, she shouldn’t have looked embarrassed here.
“If it seems that way, I have nothing to say to you, but I did not tell you a lie.”
“Yes, I guess so. hehehehe…♡”
“And well, if you don’t need me, there’s nothing I can do. Still, I’ll ask for mercy. If you spare my life, wouldn’t it be enough if I live quietly and farm?”
“What?”
After hearing what I said, she asked briefly, and then burst into laughter wondering what was so funny.
Her laughter echoed throughout the palace.
“You’re not upset, are you? That’s right. It’s a lie to say that I don’t need you. I came to this small, ugly castle with this many troops, and you’d be stupid if you didn’t notice.”
After saying that, she walked towards me, who was tied up, squatted down and was at eye level with me, who was tied up, and-
“You know, Swen. You know what? I don’t care if it’s your plan or whatever. I want to make you mine, right? And there’s not really anyone I’ve wanted to make mine this much, right? And.”
Soon, he lifted my chin slightly with his pure white hand, just like he did before.
“I am confident that I will have you. The scenery I show you will be much more wonderful than the trivial scenery shown by a girl like Lunarien. I am confident that you will like it very much. You too will soon have the same dream as me. You will have a dream, Swen…♡”
It’s the same dream.
I’m sorry, but my dream is to work under a unified monarch, I was about to say, but I closed my mouth.
I wonder if Rin doesn’t know my true feelings, or if she knows but is really confident, she said with a smile.
“So, why don’t you work for me?”
Why hesitate now?
My answer was decided.
“I will do so.”
“Okay♡ Wait a minute!”
She came directly to me, opened her hands and untied the rope that was tied to me.
Her face and body were pressed against mine, and the same perfume she had smelled when she was face to face with the lion strongly assaulted her nose.
The rope is untied.
She held out her hand to me, who had become her free body.
I said, holding her hand.
“I will work for Lin from now on.”
“Yes! Please take care of me? Huhuhu♡”
A weak country with only one territory – after the fall of the Lunarien army.
I officially became a member of Brans Army.
In a way, I achieved the goal I set when I first became possessed in this world.