Chapter 193 – Assemble
On the other hand, similar views.
“Okay. It won’t be a big deal…”
Agnes took a trembling step forward.
A neat white uniform, the symbol of the Imperial Knights.
I checked the clothes several times, but I couldn’t help but worry that there might be a flaw.
After taking a deep breath, Agnes salutes with restraint.
“Glory to the Imperial Family. I am Agnes, the leader of the Black Lion Knights.”
Two imperial guards guard the huge marble door.
Wearing golden armor and crossing sharp halberd blades, they seemed to never allow an unauthorized person to enter.
— Glancing
An emotionless gaze hidden behind the helmet scans Agnes quickly.
Sensing that gaze, she swallowed her dry saliva.
It was because the momentum of each one of them was never pushed by Agnes.
I was very suspicious of the sudden summons, but it was an order, so it came.
What the hell is going on?
In the midst of this, Agnes couldn’t help but be even more surprised when she checked the patterns on their pauldrons.
‘What… ?!’
A sword blade pattern that glows with the heat of the sun.
The Adeptus Solar, the elite of the elite among the imperial guards.
Those whose individual skills are comparable to those of the knight commanders, and who do not move no matter what unless there is an order from the emperor, are placed only as gatekeepers?
What it meant was simple.
It is said that the events held inside the gate reflect the will of the emperor to some extent.
No matter what it is
‘Gi, I think I’m going to die from nervousness… Captain… ! No, not anymore… ‘
Agnes felt like she was going crazy with the pressure.
How long has he been serving as a knight commander? To think he has to participate in such an important event.
Is it comforting to know that she is not the only person in a similar situation?
—Quadang!
“This, this…!”
Countless people lined up behind Agnes and waited to enter.
One of them seemed to have lost strength in his legs, unable to overcome the pressure.
If he was ugly, he was ugly, but no one rebuked him.
Covering a little bit of tension with sympathy for someone whose name or face he doesn’t know.
—That’s right…
Agnes cautiously entered the door.
Then he quickly raised his head and looked around.
“And…”
She inadvertently tried to let out her exclamation, but then she put her mouth together and shut it.
I feel as if I am a villager who has just moved to the island.
A spacious terrace hall reminiscent of a banquet hall or the main chapel of a temple.
Transparent glass windows decorated with colorful hangings and tapestries. On the walls and ceiling of the huge banquet hall crafted with golden stone, famous paintings symbolizing the colorful sky and the reign of the prosperous empire are hung.
Among them, the most impressive is the red curtain that comes down from the ceiling.
The golden double-headed eagle pattern engraved in the center gave off a brilliant glow.
It was a symbol of the imperial family that made the viewer bow their heads.
‘Hot… !’
Unknowingly, Agnes, who had been standing there blankly for a moment, quickly moved his steps to find his empty seat.
Several other people were already seated on her long chair.
There were those who were knights and those who were not knights.
What they have in common is that they are all soldiers, and that they are very high-ranking people.
Except for the knights who are tied to the common category of knight commander, and the distinction between top and bottom is ambiguous, all general regular army commanders are at least a 1,000-strong commander.
Even a few people with the badge of a corps commander stood out, and guild leaders of large-scale mercenary guilds or unmanned soldiers who lead a group of nobles were also gathered.
At that, Agnes felt slightly dizzy.
He wondered if he could put himself in a position like this.
He himself is still just a novice knight leader.
He feels a strong sense of incongruity, as if he has been invited to the wrong place.
In the midst of her chronic disease, a strange inferiority complex and a sense of entitlement slowly rising.
Agnes suddenly thought.
If Seo Bang-nim was in this position, how would he have behaved?
‘Western… ‘
The Wolfgang Agnes knows is stronger than anyone else.
Also, it never loses confidence in the face of any formidable enemy.
So, she would have walked with her shoulders straight and confidently, not caring about the gaze of others.
When her thoughts reached that point, Agnes made up her mind.
Before she was her lady, she was a knight.
Now, as the leader of the knights, she is also the head of her many subordinates.
Also, what had Wolfgang said to her?
Didn’t she definitely ask herself to be a place she could always return to?
But you’re intimidated by a meeting like this that’s not even a real fight?
Let her be confident.
Now, the leader of the Black Lion Knights is not Wolfgang, but herself.
She, of course, would not be able to perfectly replace Wolfgang.
But shouldn’t she at least be able to stand by his side?
“Whoa…”
Agnes, who had caught his heart, took a deep breath.
Then her steps became much lighter than before.
Like that, she was looking around eagerly to see if anyone she knew.
“Come this way.”
Unblemished white hair and light gray eyes.
Who else can pull off a dull white uniform so well? A female knight with a mysterious appearance like a snow queen stopped Agnes.
Knight Commander Frost, who had been in contact with the knights in the past.
Liddell von Glaciel.
“Seniors!”
“It’s been a while, Agnes.”
Liddell smiled softly at Agnes, who hurriedly ran over and sat down next to him.
She was known for being as cold as her looks.
It is extremely unusual for her to ‘smile’ at someone like that.
If Agnes was her newcomer, who had just begun to make a name for herself, Liddell was a master who had already established her own realm and was renowned throughout her empire.
At that rare sight, the eyes of the people around them were focused on the two for a moment.
“Your momentum has changed so much that you can’t recognize it. Is the training going well?”
“Yes, of course. Thanks to your advice.”
“No, the image is built up by the person himself. I just told you the path I’ve walked. Everything is all accomplished by you, junior.”
It was a heartwarming sight that the Frost Knights would doubt reality if they witnessed it.
Is it because they have similar imagery? Or is it the joy of meeting the only one of a kind?
Liddell’s gaze was fixed only on Agnes.
“You’re still very beautiful. The junior’s image.”
“Hehe, thank you for the compliment.”
Like that, while sharing a short meeting with Liddell, who had been reunited after a long time.
Agnes asked cautiously.
“Um, senior. Can you tell me what the hell we’re here for today?”
“Well, that’s fine with me too. It’s just an order, so I followed it.”
Unexpectedly, however, Liddell was in a situation no different from Agnes.
She has served as a knight commander much longer than Agnes, and she is the daughter of the Marquis de Glasiel, the right-hand man of the Duke of Winter Hearts, the ruler of the north.
However, given various circumstances, it can only be assumed that the event was related to the imperial family.
At that moment, a guess suddenly popped into Agnes’ head.
It should never be like that, but isn’t it too probable in light of the current situation?
Why did they gather all the soldiers and soldiers who said they were using their strength in one place?
It is also in this heinous situation where the national subversive force called Eclipse is in full swing.
Without giving any clear reason.
Although in fact she was looming as soon as she set her foot in this hall.
Her mind is just now ready to accept it.
“Certainly, this is not to say that His Majesty intends to bring down His wrath again on the puppet thugs in the north…”
“Well, that’s something to watch. War doesn’t happen that easily, junior.”
Agnes expressed the possibility of war in an oblique way, but Liddell cut her words with a single sword.
“Okay.”
Then Agnes immediately kept her mouth shut.
As she was from a slightly older generation than Wolfgang, she was a Liddell with experience participating in the war.
There was a gap that could never be narrowed between a soldier who had fought a war and a soldier who hadn’t.
If it wasn’t Liddell, it would be impossible to say anything about it.
Those who suffered the most in the war were the northerners.
As the main battleground was in the north, how did they feel when they pointed their knives at the northern immigrants, who not only suffered enormous physical damage but also had similar roots?
Also, those who had to be harsh on the enemy more than anyone else were also northerners.
In order not to question his loyalty to the imperial family.
Agnes regretted bringing up a pointless story.
I was seriously contemplating whether I should apologize for my mistake.
—That’s right… !
The white marble door closed with a roar as the last soldier entered.
Beneath the red curtains embroidered with imperial patterns.
A man wearing blue full armor inlaid with gold and jewel tiles appeared.
Brilliant blonde hair and a dull blue background.
If the traces of time engraved on the emperor of the empire were to be turned back about 20 years, would he have looked like that?
Her face, except for the color of her eyes, was terrifyingly similar to that of an emperor.
A face that people of the Empire would never know.
Despite being told not to by anyone, everyone stands up and bows to him.
“Glory to the Imperial Family! Eternal loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor!”
Emperor’s eldest son. And the first prince of the empire.
A person who is closer to the crown prince than anyone else.
“Nice to meet you, gentlemen.”
Prince Guilliman opened his mouth slowly.
