Chapter 103 – Lennon Reichhart
Destiny does not change.
Fate creates tragedy.
Fate… Creates sadness.
They go to the battlefield every day and wipe out the demons.
Occasionally, large monsters that look strong appear, but somehow I fight and overcome them until I die.
As the days passed, the blade of the sword soaked in blood and became sharper.
The strong did not survive on the battlefield.
Those who survive are the strong ones.
After enduring on the front lines for a long time, the knights began to miss their families more and more.
Of course, so did I.
“A letter arrived!”
“”Wow!!!!””
Letter.
It was the only means of communication for soldiers on the front lines to communicate with their families.
Most of the family members who remained at home sent magic tools containing handwritten letters or videos.
I hope that my wife or girlfriend who is far away is safe…
“No!!!! Helian… He said he would wait for me…”
Sometimes people appear in despair like that.
From our point of view, that man looks like trash, but from the perspective of those waiting, they will see it differently.
Men wait endlessly for their girlfriends who have left for the front lines and promise when they will return.
There is no news from the girlfriend who said she would return after a month, and even those around her will quickly cool down due to the women approaching her.
In the end, that’s how we say goodbye.
Around the soldier, who was shedding tears little by little, her senior colleagues, who were similarly separated, comforted her.
It was a pity, but Ranel’s letter was important to me, so I quickly opened it.
[To Lennon.
Lennon Today Rania turned over for the first time! When I saw that look, I almost fell behind her.
It’s cute that they sometimes babble, so I’m going to film all of these scenes with magic tools.
Still, I won’t send any magic tools. Is this something you should take home as an heirloom?
I hope you come back soon and watch this video together.
I love you Lennon.]
I hugged the letter tightly.
I strengthened my resolve while thinking of Ranel and the child waiting for me at home.
I will not die here.
I will survive and return to my family no matter what.
If I die, Ranel… No, other nobles other than me will approach Ranel, who is mourning in front of my grave.
I will never do something like that.
As time passed, I ended up staying here for about 3 months, which was 3 times longer than I originally thought.
According to Ranel’s letter, the atmosphere in the kingdom was in turmoil due to the demonic forces becoming increasingly stronger within the kingdom.
The situation at the front line was fortunate that supplies were delivered in time.
And an additional good thing was that strong monsters called elite monsters did not appear these days.
‘I wish it would be this comfortable in the future…’
“Captain! “I came to report.”
“Come in.”
Probably because today was the day when supplies came in, a soldier came in to report to me about the supplies.
“The supply arrived well this time too, right?”
“That… That. Strangely, I tried to contact them, but there was no response from my home country.”
“Wait a minute, so the supply isn’t coming?”
“…”
The soldier didn’t say anything and just moved his head to answer me.
Supply has been cut off.
This probably means that the supply route has been taken over by demons or that there is a problem with the place in charge of supply.
I thought about how to obtain the most important supplies to survive here.
“For now, I will order the vice-captain to command this place for a while, so I will gather the minimum number of troops and go investigate.”
Anyway, since strong demons haven’t appeared these days, leaving it to the vice-captain will be enough to handle it.
And although the supply has been cut off, we have stockpiled up in advance, so we can last for close to a month.
I went with a minimal force to find out why the supply was cut off.
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“There’s no one…”
There was no one in the company in charge of supply.
The warmth but no presence probably left a long time ago.
I raided the supply depot just in case, but as expected, I got no results.
‘If I can’t get supplies… What should I do?’
Since the supply has already been cut off, if this continues, everyone will die.
Depending on how much you save on supplies, it might be best to die late.
As the general manager, I had to make one decision.
With the army weakening, you can take only the minimum number of troops and go to the base to find out what is going on.
I’m waiting for it to come someday.
‘Well, I guess I don’t have a choice,’
I sent a message to Jeonseo-gu and told the vice-captain at the frontline base that I would return to the kingdom briefly.
In order to get there as quickly as possible, we opened the only teleportation scroll and moved to the rural village closest to the capital.
“This can’t be right…!”
However, the prosperous village close to the capital was devastated.
Many women had become corpses, as if they had been killed by demons. Where did the men go? Except for the old men, the young men had disappeared.
“Hey, knight…!”
From far away, an old woman slowly walked towards us.
He looked like the village chief.
“What happened?”
“The demons have invaded…”
“Demons?”
Are you a demon? Wouldn’t they have torn to death all those who tried to lift it from the front lines?
“Obviously on the front lines we were all defending. But they are demons.”
“They used large-scale teleportation magic to get over… The demons that suddenly appeared destroyed and killed everything in sight.”
The more I listened to the old man, the more I started to feel anxious.
Was this the reason why there were fewer demons on the front lines these days?
Anxiety started to eat away at me and forced my body to move.
Go home quickly now.
I have to go back home.
Feeling anxious, we headed towards the kingdom at an increasingly faster pace.
The kingdom I left for about 2 hours was…
The castle gate was half destroyed, and demons and soldiers were slaughtering.
The situation was so urgent that it was impossible to identify friendly and enemy forces.
We went deep, cutting down all the demon bitches in sight.
I have to go home now.
The soldiers following me also began to split up one by one to see if their families were safe.
I also quickly ran to the mansion where Ranel and Rania were.
‘Please be safe…!’
I don’t know what the demons are after, but they probably won’t leave Ranel, the royal family, alone.
Just killing them would lower the morale of the kingdom.
The mansion we soon arrived at…
Fortunately, it did not burn or break.
Except that all the soldiers guarding the house at the entrance were dead.
Sensing something was wrong, I broke down the door and entered the mansion.
The inside of the mansion was quiet and dark.
My intuition told me to run to the bedroom immediately.
“Ranelle!”
I opened the bedroom door and went in.
There was a strange smell, and Ranel, naked, was lying on the bed.
Strange saliva and bruises all over the body.
Tear marks around the eyes.
Lastly, Rania is crying in the baby bed a little away.
When I looked at this situation, my head instantly turned white.
I quickly touched Ranel’s body as he was lying down.
His body was pale, and he felt no warmth.
My chest didn’t puff up as if I wasn’t breathing.
“Ranell… Ranell.”
I already knew that Ranel was dead.
I tried my best to deny reality, but it doesn’t change.
Cruel fate always follows me and torments me.
“Oh, will you be my wife?”
“Huh…?”
I turned my gaze to the direction the voice was coming from.
There stood a woman with bat-like wings and a heart-shaped tail.
White liquid was flowing from between her crotches, and her face was flushed.
I knew it instinctively.
This woman made Ranel like this.
“Is it you…”
“Hmm, if you ask me who made this man like this, I’m right.”
She smiled and placed her hand on her own chest.
“Ah, it’s been a while since I’ve seen a man with such strong vitality, so I couldn’t stand it… The vitality was also strong, and it was so rich and delicious, perhaps because I hadn’t drained it for a long time?”
The woman who appeared to be her demon spoke as if she was teasing me and was giving her own opinion.
I slowly put my hand on the sword hanging on my waist.
“I originally didn’t intend to kill him, but… The sight of him crying for his life was so beautiful, right? Kissit! So, as you wished, the child was saved?”
Without saying a word, I swung my sword at the demon.
Of course, the demon bitch who dodged my sword laughed and easily dodged it, playing a trick on me.
“Well… Did you eat?”
With those words, the demon bitch disappeared before my eyes.
I missed that demon bitch without even being able to avenge Ranel.
Before I knew it, I felt something flowing from my eyes.
I touched Ranel’s cheek, which had already grown cold.
“I-I… Promised to protect you…”
Couldn’t protect it.
No, rather than protecting him, he died cruelly.
I cried quietly, just touching Ranel’s cheek until the morning sun came up.
Happiness had suddenly turned into despair.
