Chapter 218 – Chapter 20 – My King
Although they built a siege, the number of allies was small, so they were in an unstable situation.
Meanwhile, Ain received an absurd order from Klaus.
Sooner or later, the castle gate will open, so if that happens, rush inside quickly and finish preparing to occupy all the roads to the castle.
“What is that… Mr Klaus. Could you say it again?”
It’s not like this, but it’s not my specialty to vomit at the orders of my superiors.
Lately, I’ve been hanging out with Klaus and showing that kind of side a lot.
Even if Yulia wonders what to do if she sees me like this and gets disappointed.
Ain had no choice but to do this to Klaus’s completely incomprehensible order.
“Keep the siege to a minimum, and pay attention to entering the castle.”
“The gate… Are you open?”
“Maybe.”
If someone else had said that, I’m sure Ain would have frowned.
However, in the previous battle, Klaus moved the reserve while looking ahead a few moves, and even the part where Lirio joined and slaughtered him before he was aware of his movement.
It was Klaus who seemed to have an insight that a human could not understand at all.
So he wondered if this command made sense, but in the end he nodded.
‘His Highness the Demon King told me to follow Klaus-sama’s orders as long as they don’t harm you.’
He’s a hero of the Continental Wars, so he’s a southern devil, so it wasn’t bullshit after all.
Anyone who can see through the entire situation to this extent will sooner or later open the castle gates.
And if you really do, you can finish everything without difficulty.
‘Of course, if the gates really open.’
The remaining core forces of the enemy went into that castle.
Aufen, the leader of the traitors, and all the people who follow him are there.
Support may come, but what remains in their castle is the minimum number of people for the defense of my castle.
If they also vacate the castle, other noble families who have turned to Julia might try to plan something by taking out the defenders with the same number.
That meant that the enemies had no choice but to stake their lives on the defense of that castle.
Even if a traitor is inside, as before, opening the gate is not an easy task.
Unless the enemy is an idiot, he will place certain men at the most important gates and drawbridges.
You can only get inside by lowering the drawbridge and opening the gate, but to do both, quite a few people have to join the rebellion.
It wasn’t even months since the siege began, it was only a few days.
It is not that the enemy suffers from food shortages, nor that the number of allies is overwhelmingly large.
No matter how you look at it, there is no reason for the castle gates to open in such a short amount of time.
That was what I thought until evening when I was a kid.
Kurur… !
The sun finally sets and the night is deep.
That is, until the drawbridge came down and the gates opened.
“Shall we go soon?”
“…”
Looking at Klaus, who smiled as if he were asking if his words were correct.
Ain decided to just stop thinking.
I clearly understood why Julia trusted him so much as a human, and why all the participants in the Continental War feared and reverenced Klaus.
Leaving only the bare minimum of siege troops in case the enemy might run away.
The Demon King’s army began to push into Aupen’s castle like a wave.
When the drawbridge suddenly came down and the castle gate opened, the enemies seemed to be quite embarrassed, and then faced the Demon King’s army, and what happened after that was obvious.
“Strike!”
Wow!!-
Blood splattered everywhere and screams began to flow.
Perhaps he hadn’t thought that the castle gate would open.
Or was it that the defense forces were siphoned off somewhere for some reason?
The exact reason is unknown, but the demon army succeeded in crossing the drawbridge so easily and completely occupying the entire gate area.
All that is left now is to advance to the castle and defeat the group of bandits before they run away.
Leaving the outer part of the castle to Ain, Klaus ran to the inner castle with his royal guards.
It’s a quick move, and if the work of the eastern part is finished as soon as possible, everything will proceed in a flash.
“Stop! Stop the enemies!!”
As if they had finally noticed the change, the commanders on the Aufen side stepped forward, but it was already too late.
The Demon King’s army, which had invaded the castle in an instant, drove the band of traitors without hesitation.
And at the forefront was Klaus, who swept the demons with a spear.
Klaus, who was in the middle of dealing with the enemies, suddenly sensed the gathering of disparate magical powers.
Almost at the same time, the shield was instinctively opened, and immediately after that, a dull sound was heard, and a rather ugly crack was carved in the magical barrier.
“Klaus!”
The person who jumped out without being properly armed was LeBlanc’s family head, Cecily’s father.
After staring at him for a moment, Klaus turned his head to a woman eagerly following him.
“Cecily.”
“Yes, Klaus.”
“This is the final battle. It is said that it is the last chance to take credit, to be forgiven for wrongdoing, and to cover up sins. Are you sure you understood what I was saying?”
It was Cecily who flinched as Klaus’s face turned cold.
But he soon nodded her head to see if he understood what he was saying and replied that he would do his best.
Klaus says he believes and immediately leads some of his troops and advances to the castle again.
Le Blanc Gauge tried to stop Klaus, but before that, his movement was blocked by the magical powers flying at him.
“… Cecily.”
“My lord.”
The face of the LeBlanc family was miserably distorted.
I heard the news that my daughter, her youngest daughter, who was so lovely, went to the Demon King’s Castle, not to the family.
Despite repeated warnings not to get involved with the devil, what happened in the end.
Thanks to this, he and the Leblanc family were looked upon with subtle suspicion by Aufen.
I thought it was just an immature act by an immature girl.
“… You have already made up your mind.”
Seeing the light shining in Cecily’s eyes, he gave up.
Just as she follows Au Pen, my daughter follows the Demon King.
And it seems that the father and daughter have no intention of narrowing the difference of opinion or bending their opinions.
“My lord. The trend has already turned. If you show your intention to surrender even now, His Majesty the Demon King will accept it as the head of the Leblanc family.”
“… You, who were very immature in your family, suddenly changed beyond recognition.”
“I learned a lot, I knew a lot. Under the Great One.”
“When you say that great person, do you mean the current demon king?”
Originally, he meant Klaus, but Cecily didn’t bother to correct it.
It was because Kayla had told Klaus to be careful of everything he said and did that could lead him in a bad direction.
And she felt the need to be careful because she was not ignorant about that part either.
“Yes, you think the current Demon King is great. So, I threw you directly into a place that is directly opposite to my will and puts the safety of the family there.”
“…”
“Daughter. My sweet daughter As you say, my lord is a good man to me. Even though there are some ugly parts, it will be the same for the person you want to follow. There is no one perfect in the world. It can’t…”
“Nope.”
Cecily cut off the words of the family of Leblanc and immediately denied it.
In her eyes, all the energy of worrying about her father and the owner of her family disappeared.
And what remained there was hostility towards the person who called Klaus an imperfect person.
“He is a wonderful person. Unlike the man in the castle over there. It is impossible to even compare.”
“It’s the first time you’ve been so sharp.”
“My lord. No, father. I’ll tell you one last time. Give up. And get down on your knees and don’t resist. Please do not disturb us.”
“Don’t you know very well that you can’t do that?”
LeBlanc family said that while smiling bitterly.
Cecily also drew a smile similar to her father’s on her lips and opened her mouth.
“You told me a long time ago. It is politics and power that can sever even the heavenly principles. It has no choice but to be like that for the sake of living, for the sake of enjoying itself.”
“Yes. She said so.”
Woo woo-.
Mana cores settled behind Cecily’s back.
Not one, not two, but three at the same time.
Compared to the fact that arrows made of magical energy were all there was, it was nothing short of amazing.
Les Blancs Gazoo also admired her sincerely and pulled out her sword from her waist.
“Cecily. Let me ask you one thing.”
“…”
“That person next to the current Demon King.”
“You mean Klaus?”
“Yes. Do you know how many demons of the LeBlanc family were killed by that man?”
“I am not interested. Does it matter who killed whom in the war?”
“No. Of course not. It’s good, daughter.”
If Cecily had shown herself to be shaken by those words, she would have clicked his tongue.
It was clear that such a tender heart would not be able to last for several years in this cold world of power, in a world of thin ice that could fall into the river at any moment.
In that sense, after confirming that her daughter didn’t care how many demons Klaus killed in her family, the family head of LeBlanc smiled saying that she seems to have matured in her own way at the academy.
“Yes, it is fortunate that I can see for myself how much my tomboy daughter has grown.”
“You will not be disappointed.”
“She has already been assured that she will not be disappointed. I never dreamed that you would be so strong. I feel very fortunate to have sent you to the academy.”
Exactly what Cecily learned at the academy.
And if she knows what she has learned, I wonder if she will be able to show that kind of reaction.
Of course, Cecily had no intention of telling her father about that.
The father and daughter looked at each other for a while and moved at the same time as if they had made a promise.
The magical energy cores flew sequentially, and the person holding the sword flew away as it was.
The moment when LeBlanc’s head, who managed to avoid one magical power core and block the other, narrowed the distance at once, just swinging his sword.
Chaaaaang!!-
“… !”
The eyes of the LeBlanc family wide open.
I knew long ago that my daughter was gifted with magic.
However, on the contrary, it can be said that she has terrible skills to the extent that it is safe to say that she is almost the weakest in close combat.
But Cecily, her youngest daughter, blocked her own attack very leisurely.
With a sword firmly held in his hand, no matter which gap he pulled it out.
“Haa!”
Sharply swings the sword while blowing away the levelblanc household in an instant.
It wasn’t just a swing, but an accurate blow to the neck.
Les Blancs Gajes felt a chill run down her spine for an instant.
Have you ever heard that children grow up quickly? It’s been less than half a year since I sent him to the academy.
Her daughter, who had never shown any talent for a sword, had grown to this extent.
‘That’s good. The moment I leave, I won’t have to worry about her youngest daughter though.’
Thinking so, the householder swung his sword again.
