Chapter 151 – Back to the Empire
“It’s new now, but is it really okay?”
“Are you okay.”
When the king of charades asked cautiously, the princess confidently nodded her head.
“Hmm…”
“Why?”
“No.”
But she wasn’t very relieved. Gongju-in was the kind of person who would shamelessly nod her head at a time like this, even if there was no particular basis for it, and above all, his words were too absurd.
‘Can you earn the trust of 10,000 soldiers with just one word?’
No matter how unique magic was, it was nonsense.
No matter how powerful magic is, it is a power that people use. If a number of convenient conditions were attached, the efficiency would deteriorate in inverse proportion.
Simply put, you can’t become the strongest warrior just because you have ‘magic that instantly kills opponents just by pointing with your finger’. Even if you kill someone who could normally be killed with 10 mana, you’ll need 1000, 10000 or more power.
In that category, the ability to hypnotize someone by touching their head makes sense.
The head is a vital vital point, so it’s intuitive, but it’s a fairly difficult trigger condition to achieve.
However, it was honestly hard to believe that a single word could change the hearts of the soldiers filling the plains.
“Jia Kang, will you be able to hear it? What is the response of the soldiers now?”
“If you listen to their words, most of them are dissatisfied. The sound of their heart is also not very pleasant. It seems that they are not happy that an outsider they have never seen has been appointed as the strategic wizard in charge.”
“Of course… I will too.”
Shin Eun-seo drooped his shoulders.
The princess and her party were now standing in front of tens of thousands of soldiers, accompanied by the King of Fair Wheels and a lute.
They were the troops to cooperate with Shin Eun-seo to defend the main unit.
In the Ratel Kingdom, there were nearly 100,000 Strategic Magic Corps on standby without an owner.
This is because most of the strategic magicians were incapacitated after being killed or injured due to the betrayal of Carl, who was the King of Fair Wheels’ political marriage partner and servant.
Remnants who lost their commander.
Even if Shin Eun-seo had a talent for strategic magic, it was obvious that it would be difficult to get along with them in a short period of time. This is because it is essential for a strategic wizard not only to have aptitude and skill, but also to have an emotional connection with those who share magical powers.
No matter how much they were gathered in one place by the order of the King of Fair Wheels, they could not create trust.
‘Couldn’t the princess be making a mistake because she doesn’t know much about strategic magic?’
Unlike the face of the princess smiling confidently.
Shin Eun-seo herself was shaking her hands as if she was quite anxious.
She was said to be the illegitimate daughter of an imperial aristocrat, but she was a beginner who had never used strategic magic before, so it was natural for her.
At that time, Shin Eunseo held the princess’s hand.
“…Brother, can’t you hypnotize me? Suggestions that don’t make you nervous, hints that make you a master of strategic magic.”
“Are you very nervous?”
“…Yeah. My hands keep shaking.”
“Okay. I’ll walk you.”
He smiled as if Shin Eun-seo, who was very nervous, was cute.
I nodded her head too obediently for a princess.
It’s just like making fun of a word or being mischievous.
The princess raised her finger and raised it in front of Seo Eun-seo’s eyes.
The King of Fair Wheels felt a ray of incongruity when he saw that scene.
“If you snap your fingers, you won’t be nervous at all. You’ll be able to use your abilities to the fullest.”
– Right!
Kang Ji-ah’s ears pricked.
I could see why she was puzzled.
‘Because Kang Ji-ah reacts sensitively to miasma.’
The King of Wheels also had some similar abilities.
When the princess uses magic, she always feels a sense of crisis that tickles her instincts as a creature while being strange. At first it was only a half-guess, but after experiencing his magic himself, I was convinced.
But this time I didn’t feel it.
That is, he did not use suggestion.
“Are you okay now?”
“Yes. Much better. Thanks.”
Of course, Shin Eun-seo did not know that what he said was really just words.
But her hands didn’t tremble anymore.
Even if you do not use hypnotic magic, human words sometimes exert a mysterious power. The princess was well aware of that fact.
As a leader of the imperial army, as a successor to a prestigious aristocrat, and as a hypnotist, her eye for people and brazen speech skills were among her weapons.
The King of Fair Wheels realized that fact.
Soon they walked out of the tent and appeared.
The sight of tens of thousands of soldiers lined up was a spectacle, yet a great pressure.
However, Shin Eun-seo did not tremble and moved forward to accept their gaze.
The princess took a step behind her, holding the loudspeaker in her hand.
“Attention! As of the present time, I would like to introduce the person who will be your superior and comrade-in-arms who will entrust your life. You must have already heard the explanation from His Majesty the King.”
The gazes of tens of thousands of soldiers quickly gathered on Gongju-in.
Although he didn’t express his dissatisfaction as directly as the King of Fair Wheels was standing right next to him.
It was clearly not a favorable gaze.
‘It doesn’t budge even after receiving tens of thousands of stares. Even a tolerant strong heart would tremble.’
She was like a princess with an iron plate on her face.
By the way, what kind of speech technique will you use to bring the hearts of the soldiers together?
Trust is built through time and achievements together. Not words
Just as the King of Fair Wheels was thinking about it, the princess said.
“This woman is a god. She is reaping and seasoned…”
This time, a dark wave that was clearly felt.
Those were obviously powerful words.
Supernatural. Breaking common sense.
A command with destructive power.
“Trust Shinseo here like her companion who has been with her for a long time, and serve her as you would your king. The compatibility between you and her Shinseo is the best, so let her naturally entrust all her magical powers to her. .”
“…!!”
Even though he knew that the princess’s words were not directed at him.
The king’s body trembled.
An eerie feeling as if all the hairs on the nape of the neck were standing up.
It was easy to see that Gongju-in’s words were amplified through the loudspeaker and dominated the listener’s mind.
The atmosphere in the place, which had been filled with anxiety and dissatisfaction, changed in an instant.
It was like a scene from a dream or legend.
‘Is it really just one word? Princess, you are…’
I heard that you need to have more than a certain amount of magic power to resist the princess’s words.
Seeing that almost all of the tens of thousands of soldiers, each with a different amount of magical power, were affected by magic, it was certain that the level was very high.
At least a nobleman would be able to resist.
‘With this kind of power, even a city, let alone a tolerable village…’
Shin Eun-seo accepted the loudspeaker, leaving behind the King of Fair Wheels, who shuddered at the formidable power.
“That’s it. Everyone, please take good care of me in the future. My name is Shin Eun-seo, and the magic I use is barrier magic. It’s similar to the one on the border of the empire…”
-Wowaaaaa!!!
Before she could finish her words, a loud cry echoed through the ground. Kang Ji-ah was so startled that she plugged her ears in a corner of her field of vision.
The mood of the soldiers was completely different from five minutes ago.
I could feel the infinite trust, loyalty, and firm solidarity toward Shin Eun-seo from them.
They shouted for their voices to fall, and began to chant, stomping the ground with one foot as if they had squeezed it in advance.
-Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
– Shin Eunseo! Shin Eunseo! Shin Eunseo! Shin Eunseo!
“…”
“It’s muggy, just like an idol concert hall.”
The princess muttered calmly.
His women were also reacting casually, as if they were accustomed to this.
– Flutter!
Originally, they were soldiers who had undergone thorough training as a strategic magic corps.
When Shin Eun-seo raised a red flag, the soldiers cheered and drew geometric patterns with display lines.
The preparations for concentrating the mana of tens of thousands of people on one person were over.
Taking a deep breath, Shin focused his mind and began to gather his mana.
Of course, the location where she stood was the center of her magical focus.
“Whoa…”
Manipulating other people’s magic is harder than I thought. It would be much better if the person giving the magic took the initiative and cooperated, but it was still difficult.
Nevertheless, Shin Eun-seo succeeded in attracting a huge amount of mana without much trial and error, probably because of her outstanding aptitude.
The lineage that presupposes the use of strategic magic, the aptitude as an aristocrat.
The mana that roared across the grass was very smooth.
At this level, there would be almost no magic power leaking in the middle.
It was seasoned and meticulous, like that of the corps that had been put together for about ten years.
Based on his long experience and measured, it felt that the amount of mana he drew was about 5,000 people.
It was about the average of a strategy wizard, so it was a very good level for a first attempt at a young age.
Count Eleonor Greypoint is younger than Shin Eun-seo and manages 10,000 troops, but that’s just because her talent is exceptional. She is not called the Man-in-jang for nothing.
“Eww…”
Shin Seo raised her arms and poured her magic power toward her battlefield. Then she appeared as a huge translucent barrier split the entire frontline of the empire and kingdom in half.
It was successful on her first try.
It was an achievement beyond expectations.
Although the barrier is still incomplete.
There are many soldiers left without owners, so as long as Shin Eun-seo was left, she could recreate it again and again.
Even if the main forces are absent, the main unit will remain strong for the time being.
“Uh… You succeeded, right?”
“Great. I honestly thought I’d have to practice for a few days. You’re talented.”
“Wow…!! Success! It’s all thanks to my brother!!”
When Shin Eun-seo was held in the arms of the tea princess, to her joy, countless jealous and envious glances poured out.
The eyes of the soldiers were stinging as if they were looking at their favorite idol and her lover living together.
However, the princess seemed to rather enjoy them.
The princess began by kissing her on the collarbone of her shoe, then gradually raised her lips up the nape of her neck and eventually took her lips away.
Half worried and half jealous, the soldiers’ eyes were on the verge of turning to death when the King of Fair Wheels intervened.
“Stop it! What are you doing now?”
“Why are you feeding me saliva?”
“…Well, that’s later.”
The King of Fair Wheels was surprised to see himself not being able to refuse cleanly even at such a moment.
Already, of her own will, she was immersed in the pleasures of being a princess.
“I’m kidding. Since Eunseo has been wonderfully successful, we should get ready to leave.”
The princess smiled and gestured to Lute.
Then Lute nodded happily and gave the order to disperse his soldiers.
The soldiers grumbled disgruntledly, but they did not dare to disobey orders.
Soon the field became quiet.
Anyway, the appearance of the lute following the princess’s command was so natural.
‘That faithful lute…’
He must have been hypnotized by the princess, had his head massaged at will, and eaten.
Did Lute, who had devoted allegiance to the king of immortality and was hard and sincere, open his eyes and let out a gurgling voice when he was beaten up by the princess?
It would have been.
Even the King of Fair Wheels couldn’t stand it.
She shook her head as she unconsciously swallowed her saliva, imagining the process of losing her treasured subordinate.
Now is not the time to be thinking that way.
The princess was right. I had to prepare to leave.
I had to leave for the western part of the Empire to face the final battle.
