Vol 6 Prologue (1/2)
Chapter Prologue
Voluue
Translator: Silver Editor: Namorax
「Prologue」
Nozan Kingdom, on the Northern Continent
Nozan Kingdodom by the Bordeaux Gulf and the two nations maintained a relatively friendly diploh trade
Three other countries touched upon the borders of Nozan Kingdom
The Delfrent Kingdodom to the south Finally, the Hiruku Theocracy sat just west of Nozan Throughout this region’s history, many countries have risen and fallen
Soulia, the capital of the Nozan Kingdom, had never been invaded The Royal Palace was built upon a san to spread out from Two defensive walls bisected the city into districts and acted as its primary defensive structure
The palace had been built with defense as the priority, there weren’t all that ave one the ie fort
However, the Palace’s interior was decorated with gorgeous accessories showcasing the authority and prestige one would expect of a royal palace
With it’s ht that enveloped the area, a sort of harmony between the palace’s exterior and interior was created
Rays of sunlight, which accoeof a certain rooirl innocently slept
The girl’s slightly curly and golden hair reached her shoulder while her head rested on a soft pillow With her childish figure and porcelain white skin, one would assuirl was around ten years old
The extravagance of her nightshi+rt, the fact that the bed she slept in was larger than necessary, and the canopy surrounding the bed hinted at the girl’s social standing
The silence of theof bells
The sound of the first bell echoing across the town originated fro until the sound reached the palace
The unexpected noise caused the girl’s eyebrows to fidget as she slowly opened her small eyes and searched her room for its source
“…… Ehh, I hear soe……”
The girl spoke in a e as she sat up and rubbed her eye in an attempt to wake up completely
The girl tried to pat down her unruly bed head before she slid her small frame off of the bed and took a look outside her
However, she was only able to see the courtyard outside theand couldn’t grasp the nature of the ringing bell After casting a general glance over the courtyard her sleepily eye gradually wandered toward thelatch
At that irl’s bedroom
“Princess Lille! Pardon me!!”
The upset woirl, so she tilted her head and called out to her
“Nina, what made you so upset? I haven’t overslept today”
Lille suppressed a yawn as her eyes trailed across the room
The wole braid reaching her back and slightly slanted eyes with black pupils She wore the uniforht order over her sun-tanned skin while a sith a heavily decorated hilt hung on her waist
Nina Du Aburoa
Despite being the daughter of Nozan Kingdoht and was tasked with the protection of the young girl she was currently looking at
The full name of Nina’s small master was Lille Nozan Souria
She was t
he third and youngest child of Nozan’s King, King Asparuf Nozan Soulia, and also the first princess and a memento of the deceased queen
“Princess Lille, eneet dressed, we !”
“What!? This is serious! What a second…… hya”
Lilli’s eyes popped when she heard Nina’s statehtshi+rt
However, Lille struggled when the neck of the shi+rt caught on her hair
After a while, she resigned herself to her fate and approached Nina, who’d been watching the princess’s plight
“Sorry, Nina, but I need you to help e my clothes”
In response to her request, Nina knelled down and responded with:
“Yes, excuse me”
Nor and several other attendants would be present to help dress the princess, but this was an eht, but she wasn’t used to dressing others, so she helped Lille into a simple dress
Lille left her room in a brisk strut as soon as she could, but afor her when she crossed the threshold of her room
“Zahar, coo to where my father is”
The youngNina as following the princess
Zahar Bahárov was a hundred and ninety centimeters tall and had a muscular build He also had short chestnut hair and was cleanly shaven
Siuard, but he was coh his own strength
The princess was accouards as she approached her father’s office with a reserved dignity unco
King Asparf had already assembled his top advisers and military personnel in the room by the time the princess arrived Lille’s older brothers, first Prince Teruva and second Prince Sevaru, the prime
The ate tension that was normally absent
A e desk that everyone stood around and Lille could just ures on top of it
Princess Lille knew better than to disturb her father during an eet a better look at the er ran into the room
“Reporting! The enemy attacked from the forest at the base of Mt Sobiru, and their nurow as the assault continues! A definitive number can not be determined as they have yet to take formation, but they seem to number in the tens of thousands! I’ve never seen such numbers!”
Moans of unrest and surprise leaked froe’s statement
It was the King speaking up in an orderly tone that ed to calm the upheaval
“What’s the enemy’s affiliation? Only one of the e such an attack, but we aren’t connected to their territory…… has one of the neighboring countries fallen?”
The King was in the priaze was focused on the er
The people surrounding the King held their breath as they waited for the uards did the same
However, no one expected the answer the er spoke
“There is no indication of the eneh they wear metal armor, the enemy are undead! The enemy is an army of undead!”
Dread pereneral in changes of defending the capital to shout
“Are you mad!? Has anyone ever heard of undead, let alone ar in such numbers!?”
The eneral’s words and lowered his head
“Unfortunately it’s the truth, General! Every enehted was some form of undead Numerous undead appeared in the nearby plains around dawn”
Most of the rooain
“Furthermore, deformed monstrosities are mixed within the undead humans! One of our units iped out by a monstrous spider-human hybrid”
As the roo alarm bell penetrated the room
Everyone was digesting the contents of the report, but that didn’tof the situation
It was King Asparf who ed to break the silence no one else could
“A report froo Whether the enemy is hu its possible destruction”
The King paused as he glanced at everyone in the room
The “Watchtoas an especially large tower built at the rear of the palace that et a bird’s eye perspective of the entire capital
Vigilant soldiers were permanently stationed there and even Princess Lille understood the importance of the area as she often played in
“How many forces are at our current disposal?”