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Chapter 53 – 06. Participation in the Mei Empire

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“What?!”

Pulled up by the collar.
A terrified soldier’s expression came in, but he didn’t care.

“Say it again!”
“Ah, His Highness Prince Aran is advancing north with 10,000 cavalry!”
“Why would you do such a reckless thing!”
“That, that’s the order of Her Highness Juana…”
“…Juana?”

Only then did she let go of her soldier’s collar.
Apparently, the thing she feared had happened.

“…Is this already coming out like this?”
“By now, you’ve probably passed Art and reached Lloyd.”
“Art…”

Returning to her cold expression again, she was deeply troubled.

If it’s Art, it’s the area right above the city, but Sroydia, where the city is located, is quite large, so if you go from now on, it will take a lot of time.

In her current chora, it took half a day on horseback and a good four days on the march.

She quickly summoned the nobles.

As they were well trained, the muster only took about two minutes.

“The plan has gone wrong. Aran is heading north at Juana’s command.”
“His Highness Juana…? Is that a total attack?”
“No. It’s a shame that he told me to lead only 10,000 cavalry to capture the king.”

There was a sigh among the nobles.

Because the cavalry was fast, of course it was good to chase, but the king was already in a state of ruin with Lloyd, and he had even made a temporary adjustment.

“It is clear that the enemy must be gathered. But to go north with only cavalry…”
“No matter how strong the cavalry is on the plains, it won’t be easy.”
“Besides…On the day the supply line is cut off…”

The nobles expressed disapproval.

In the case of cavalry, supply is very simple and can be active for a long time due to shabu-shabu, but once the supply route is cut off, the soldiers’ psychology is the biggest hit.
If the supply route is blocked, it means that there is no escape route.

This has a huge impact on morale.

“Huh… I wish I could use even my mother’s Sky Knights, but… She won’t allow it.”
“Even if you say Yunheo, I wonder if you can hold out until then.”
“…..”

Illyana’s thoughts were similar.

Anyway, it takes a few days to contact the home country.
And that time was enough time for the Aran army to be destroyed and captured or killed.

After much deliberation, she came to her conclusion.

“I need to go to the country too. If I walk, I can arrive in two hours.”
“Your Highness! What do you mean! You’re going alone!”
“We can’t just leave it like this. Anyway, this place is almost organized, and the castle is also occupied by the soldiers I sent, so there won’t be any big problems!”
“Your Highness is the Commander-in-Chief! You can’t leave your seat alone like that!”
“As you know, Juana is the commander-in-chief now.”
“But!”

Despite the nobles’ objections, she stood up from her seat as if she were about to leave.

“I’d rather join us!”
“Then it’s useless! Don’t worry, I’ll go quickly and get you.”

She left her room without hesitation.

“Your Highness, are you even going to risk your life?”

There was a voice blocking her steps.

“…What?”
“Mi, Viscount Milkis! What are you doing now!”

The word ebony really suits straight hair.
Like her mood her, she swayed calmly.

Her eyes her were directed straight at Illyana.

“What did you say now?”
“I asked if Your Highness would also risk his life.”

The nobles were astonished, but she seemed unconcerned.
A look that seems to make sense.

Illyana took a moment to catch her breath.

“You’re saying… It sounds like Aran is going to die.”
“We are heading towards the main base of the northern peninsula with 10,000 cavalrymen. Moreover, it is more than a few days away from our main base. It is an act of suicide.”
“Viscount! What are you doing now!! Stop it now!”

The two women stared at each other silently.
Rather, it was the surrounding nobles who were impatient.

No matter how much Illyana went overboard with her, there was no way I’d see such verbal abuse.

Moreover, mentioning the death of the imperial family was an unforgivable mortal sin.

“Your bitch is crazy. What kind of safety would you be fooling around with like that?”
“He’s telling you things that make no sense. If you go now, you’ll die.”
“This year…!”

Illyana drew her sword.
It seemed as if she would cut her at any moment.

“Your Highness! Fix it! The Viscount said that out of concern for Your Highness’ safety!”
“I beg you to make a mistake too!!”

Only then did the nobles tear it apart.

If Illyana were to cut her down here, she would have nothing to gain.

“I just told you the truth. It would be better if we had to fight on the plains. Even though there are only cavalry, we have to lay siege, and we have no archers, but we have to repel the attacks of the enemy archers. The result is only a disastrous defeat! Wouldn’t you be familiar with it?”
“This one is still!”

Illyana glared at her fiercely, eventually giving up on her gaze.

She nervously put her sword in and left the room.

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“Why are you doing this!! Didn’t I tell you to be careful! Did you even go crazy because you wanted to die!!!”
“What do you mean?”
“You’re not asking because you don’t know!”

In the end, Illyana did not leave.
She just sent her dispatcher to come back.

The problem is time.
When Illyana heard the news of Aran, she had already arrived at Lloyd.
Even if she hurriedly sent her dispatch, Aran would be able to hear her in the middle of Lloyd, and even if she heard her words her and returned, there was no way the enemy would just let her go.

Count Millia calmed her excitement.

“No matter how right you are, there’s something wrong with the way it’s delivered. I almost died.”
“If you’re destined to die from it, that’s all.”
“After…”

Words don’t work.
As if there were walls.

“No matter how much Her Highness says she is a 5th tier knight, it is impossible to face tens of thousands of archers and an army of 10,000 cavalrymen. If you go, you will die.”
“How can you say such dangerous words so easily! Be careful.”
“Then do you mean I have to send Her Highness as it is!”

Milkis, who had been listening silently, got angry.

“The fact that there are only cavalry means that there is no way to counter the ballista! If you open it, you’ll be helpless! It’s meaningless even if Your Highness is there! Are you saying you’re sending Your Highness to a place like that!”

Count Millia said soothingly.

“Who told you to send it? That means there’s a problem with the delivery method.”
“If it’s not true, do you mean you have to speak quietly like a scholar?
“Hu… Look. It’s not an easy problem. It’s not like the other nobles are there, it’s just that His Highness the Prince is there. So be careful with what you say.”
“…I feel sorry for that. But this is not a war. If our allies are dying in a situation where they cannot be rescued, we must cut them down boldly. Only then will those who survive survive to the end.”
“How do you mean to cut off His Highness His… Uhh…”
“Your servants may not dare to speak. But you must.”
“Hey, you won’t live long.”
“I think so too.”

Count Millia visited Illyana that way.

“Majesty.”
“I know. What you came to say.”

She was sitting still on the bed.

“I know that Viscount Milkis has no ill intentions, so don’t worry.”
“…”
“I’ve been thinking about it more than that.”
“Yes?”
“I don’t think there will be any problems.”
“What is that…?”

What kind of wind suddenly blew after running wild like that earlier?

Illyana laughed.

“Isn’t Ayla coming soon for supplies?”
“Ah, come to think of it, it’s time for you to come soon. But isn’t it the rear? Not so much for battle…”
“There is no need to fight with cavalry and win.”

Now that I see it, it was a dangerous laugh.

“Ayla is a 5th tier mage. It’s not easy for her to take out one Aran.”
“I, Your Highness…That’s…!”
“It can’t be helped. If it stays like this, 10,000 cavalrymen are dead anyway. It’s best to save Aran.”
“…That’s true, but it’s not very good looking. If people get it wrong…”
“Then you mean let Aran die? Even if you can bring him back?”
“…….”

Millia put on a very difficult expression.
She couldn’t say anything easily.

“I will save Aran. No matter what.”
“Majesty…”