Chapter 220 – Chapter 20 – My King
The battle, once tilted, did not take long.
The group who said they opened the gate surrendered with the soldiers under his command as soon as the Demon King’s army entered in the first place, and all that was left was Le Blanc Gauge and a few remaining loyalists.
In the end, everything was almost finished with most of them being killed or captured by the Demon King’s army, which quickly pushed into the castle.
However, Otto Hedler and his soldiers still continued to resist, but since the demon army did not attack first, they did not counterattack anymore and made a kind of gesture.
He said that he would surrender without fighting any more if he would guarantee his safety.
Chaenggang!-
In the midst of that, Cecily was still engaged in a fierce battle with her father, the family of Leblanc.
If he used battle magic, he could have won the victory a little more reliably.
But she wanted to take this opportunity to test her own melee combat prowess.
And Les Blancs Gajou said she never thought her daughter would grow up to this extent, and she was genuinely admiring it.
Wow!!-
Then, a shout came from deep within the inner sanctuary.
After hearing the cry that the leader of the traitor had died, Les Blancs closed her eyes tightly.
I finally realized that everything was over.
The shaking, of course, clearly appeared on the body.
Without missing the timing, Cecily swung her sword once, and blood splattered, and LeBlanc’s family let go of the sword, took a couple of steps back, and collapsed.
“… It’s over.”
“Yeah. It’s over.”
“If you kill me, can you at least prevent the entire LeBlanc family from perishing?”
“Nothing is certain. However, I think I will get a chance to ask for mercy.”
At Cecily’s answer, Les Blancs family slowly nodded her head.
She’s not pushy, and even if she’s herself, she’ll think this is worth giving her a chance.
As the head of the family, she followed the wrong person as her master, and now that she has become like this, how can she hope to live?
Rather, if there is a way to maintain her family even under these circumstances, that is luck.
Even if it means giving up her own life, she does if Les Blancs’ name is to be retained.
“Cecily. I’m sorry. I leave this to you.”
“… Even if you say so, it’s already too late. At the very least, it was too late.”
Effortlessly keeping her trembling hands in check, Cecily firmly gripped her sword.
It could be done with magic, but I had no intention of ending it with my own hands like this.
I had to make sure that I could raise my head in front of Yulia a little.
He was like a monster who set out to save his family by sacrificing his father, so he had to.
I thought about turning my head or closing my eyes, but he said that was disrespectful to the other person.
When you hurt someone with your hands, look straight ahead without running away or avoiding it.
Remember who you kill, and the look on the face of the one who dies by your hand.
And you, live while thinking of not dying so miserably.
It was the moment Cecily lowered her sword as she recalled Klaus, who had been sprawling on the floor one day scrambling and saying something she didn’t know if it was a warning or advice.
“Until there.”
Jjoong!-
Cecily felt the magic flying straight towards her and turned her body around in a hurry.
At the same time, the sword she was holding shattered and began to shatter to the floor like shards of her glass.
Not only Cecily but also LeBlanc’s family are taken aback by the sudden incident.
“I had to stop. Cecily LeBlanc.”
She whispered that in a very arrogant voice and came to the side.
The first thing you see is a beautiful appearance that stands out even in this terrible battlefield.
After that, the nobility that ordinary people can never possess spreads around them.
“Me, Your Highness.”
“Back off.”
At Yulia’s command, Cecily hesitated for a moment before stepping back behind her.
She couldn’t possibly have thought that Yulia would stop her.
And it was the same for Klaus, who was standing behind Yulia.
‘… What? I’ve never had anything like this before?’
The Leblanc family is one of the most well-known families in the East.
So, Klaus himself made several attempts to attract him to his allies in previous episodes.
Like the Palatinat, I tried to open my face from the Continental War and later subtly asked him to come here, but in the end all methods failed.
As there was no further progress even with his own involvement, he eventually decided that it was more impossible to convince the Leblanc family, and decided to let Cecily take over the position perfectly.
The point that can never be changed, the death of the LeBlanc family. Until now, Klaus himself knew that.
However, it broke for the first time in this episode.
He had twisted the point that had never changed no matter what he tried.
‘What. Where the hell did something change? The big flow proceeded in the same perfect flow as the previous rounds? Nothing twisted, nothing changed. But why…’
While Klaus plunged into the crucible of chaos.
Yulia moved her steps slowly and reached right in front of the Leblanc family, who was looking up at her while sitting on her seat.
Even though the sword fell right next to him, he didn’t care at all.
Looking at it, I could immediately grasp that the demon king in front of me was completely different, even if it was different from the past.
“It doesn’t make sense. Let’s go to LeBlanc.”
“…”
“My uncle, the leader of the traitors, the man called your lord is dead. Miserable, dirty.”
“…”
“How are you? Will you beg for your life now, like those who will be waiting for me near the gates over there? Otherwise, like the traitors who died fighting, I would die talking about honor and all.”
“What more can a defeated person say? Do as you please.”
“Do as you please. You really won’t regret it.”
After muttering that, Yulia fingered her chin as if she wanted to think about it for a moment.
After that, as if she had made up her mind, she lightly snapped her fingers and spoke to Cecily, who was standing behind her.
“Cecily LeBlanc.”
“Yes, Your Highness!”
“As the Demon King who reigns over everything in the East, I will give you an order. From now on, the head of the LeBlanc family is you.”
“I am… You mean?”
“Yes. And the disposition of the former LeBlanc Family…”
Kill or save? Klaus looked at Yulia in a slightly nervous state.
Could it be that the woman, the demon king, could shake what she couldn’t even twist herself?
“I will put it on hold for now. Tie it tightly and send it to the Devil Castle.”
“Ah, I see! Your Highness the Demon King!”
Telling Cecily to take over as the family head of LeBlanc was a treatment with the intention of not completely destroying LeBlanc.
And Cecily couldn’t hide her joy, as not killing the former family head of LeBlanc right away meant that maybe a life path could really open up for him.
“…”
Meanwhile, Klaus still felt his head pounding from the ongoing confusion.
Never once had the family of Leblanc escaped death on this spot.
Even if Cecily had hesitated, it did not change that she would eventually die.
And Yulia didn’t intervene, just watching Cecily cut it herself.
Klaus, who knew he couldn’t convince the family of Leblanc, didn’t stop them either.
However, the situation suddenly turned out to be like this, and it is very embarrassing to experience it for the first time.
It’s a long way out of calculation, and it’s even more frustrating because you can’t figure out Yulia’s intentions.
If all the work here is over, I think I should ask what the hell he was thinking about withholding his judgment on the family home of Leblanc.
“Klaus.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Those who opened the gates must still be waiting nearby, right?”
“That’s right. We have placed soldiers in the vicinity to prevent them from doing anything strange.”
“Are the soldiers who did not surrender and continued to resist even after our troops came inside, the soldiers under the dead traitors?”
“Most of them are, but some are not. They are soldiers under the command of a demon named Otto Hedler.”
“A while ago, you said you were still fighting. Are you still resisting?”
“When I heard that the traitor Aufen was dead, I threw away my weapon, saying there was no reason to fight anymore.”
It wasn’t that he led the betrayal and opened the castle gate.
But that doesn’t mean they all fought desperately until the end with the determination to die.
As Klaus had pointed out, Otto showed a rather ambiguous appearance, and it was clear that that part aroused Yulia’s interest.
After giving orders to bring Otto to the gates, Julia headed there first.
There, nobles who are said to have opened the gates asking for surrender were gathered in one place.
They looked worried if Aufen appeared, and when Yulia appeared, they let out a sigh of relief, knelt down right away, and started talking like loyal people.
“Your Majesty! Congratulations on your victory!”
“I heard that you killed the leader of the rebellion. We sincerely give you a reduction!”
Aufen and his supporters were eliminated without much damage.
Who are the people who made possible the current victory in a situation that could have turned into a long-term battle?
They are themselves, the ones who opened the castle gate and greeted the demon king are the number one contributors!
If the gates had not been opened and the battle had escalated into a long battle, the damage would not have been formidable.
This is neither conquest nor defense, just civil war.
It was a fight that could not benefit anyone in the East if it flowed into a long-term battle.
They thought that since they were the ones who brought the fight to an end quickly, they would soon be thanked by Yulia, and even if they didn’t take credit for it, they could be forgiven.
“It is you. The one that opened the city gate and greeted me.”
Just as Yulia approached with a benevolent smile, their anticipation increased.
At first, I thought it would be enough if I could just ask for forgiveness.
Come to think of it, it is not different from the fact that they almost caught Aufen that everyone missed and dedicated it.
Now that we’ve reached that point, I wonder if it’s okay to expect something a little bigger.
“Still, the people who chased after us while calling them lords are the ones who sold out their masters.”
But the moment the smile disappeared from Yulia’s face and the words came out of his mouth.
They realized that even if something was wrong, it was very firmly wrong.
“Why should I embrace you who have abandoned even the most basic things about your lord as servants? They are more disgusting than my uncle who died at my hands. They are worse than those who fought against me. Everything in the East that goes back to you is a waste.”
“Eh, yes… ?”
“Everyone be true.”
When the king beckons, the waiting guards begin to arrest them all.
Those who are surprised by the sudden situation try to resist, and merciless violence pours on them.
“Me, Your Highness! Your Majesty!”
“Why are you like this! I, we have dedicated our traitors to Your Highness!”
“I don’t want to listen to disgusting traitors. I think my ears will rot. Cover your mouth first.”
“This can’t be! Doesn’t fit the case! How are you treating those who surrender!!”
“Didn’t you accept those who betrayed you in the canyon! But how… Ugh!!”
All the people who opened the gates looked at Yulia in awe at what happened in an instant.
Then the Demon King of the East smiled and honestly conveyed his heart as a final mercy for those who are about to die.
“I needed them then, and I don’t really need you now. That’s it. Don’t be too embarrassed Just think of it as offending the slightly capricious king.”
