Vol 2 Chapter 11 (2/2)

「If Lord Karl has decided, we have no choice But how do you plan to face the rebel army who defeated the elite of our country?」

Those around the speaker voice their agreement

He sneers at the nobles who seeotten how to even think for the that they’ve fallen so

(I want to just kill the out all the wealth they’ve accumulated)

Marquis Ranquil shrugs his shoulders and opens his mouth to speak

「There’s no need to face the rebel army head on necessarily」

「Marquis Ranquil… can you explain in detail?」

Count Karl asks, to which Marquis Ranquil responds, 「please wait just a moment」

Then, ainto the hall

「Reporting! The Fourth Imperial Army is asse to assault this location」

This report hat he aiting for This is when Marquis Ranquil was certain of victory

A n country who is said to have a unique military pohich surpasses Lichtein

His ingenuity, which the duke feigned respect for, was thinking up a nuies as he smiled pleased

But that wasn’t the case for the other lords The lion which reigns supre for an attack

A commotion stirs, and the hall fills with fear

Marquis Ranquil raised his voice to reassure them

「Calm yourselves! I have a plan!」

Hopeful gazes focus on Marquis Ranquil

Marquis Ranquil was proficient in grabbing the hearts of people Had there been any senior nobles present, they would have opposed him, but unfortunately, they had all accompanied the duke and fallen in battle

And so, the only nobles left were the ones who ended up just waiting to see ould happen

No one wants to lose their current position And more so than that, they fear for their lives

Which is why, even though they were voicing their discontent until a o, they have no choice but to abide by Marquis Ranquil’s words

With a s voice

「Lord Karl, what do you think of having the rebel army take care of themselves?」

「… Do you mean to have the rebel army clash with the Fourth Imperial Army?」

「That would be it There is nothing difficult about it The one leading the Fourth IHe is sieneral in name alone and is a mediocre leader」

He fished through his breast pocket, took out a sheet of paper, and spread it out on the red carpet It is a map of the Lichtein Dukedom

「Nohat I would first like to request of the lords, is to assemble their soldiers fro without soldiers」

After hearing this, the nobles rush out the hall to call for their private soldiers stationed in their own territories

In a tiain Those who are slow to act will end up with fewer rewards

They understood this having dealt with the senior nobles By acting quickly, they are trying to attract the interest of Count Karl

Conversely, those who brought their soldiers but did not accoin with, are to offer their wealth

The hall emptied out in the blink of an eye and silence fell upon it

The only ones left were two nobles and guards

「Now, the nuisances have disappeared I ask that e are about to speak of not be leaked to anyone else」

「All right」

「This is a plan for an important victory Are you ready?」

Marquis Ranquil throws a sharp gaze at Count Karl He gulps, then nods silently

Imperial year 1023, July 26

Hiro safely arrived in the border town of Links without incidence

With his black clothes fluttering in the wind, Hiro hurries to Margrave Grinda’s ate

He had a jute bag on his back and a long pole at his side The gatekeeper looked confused, but it seeate for hi him

But there’s no way he would forget this young boy with half his face covered by an eye patch so quickly Hiro realized this after the gates were opened all the way

Hiro stops after taking a few steps in This was because the 「shi+ryu」 appeared right before him

He thought it caely

He felt that it somehow seemed to be in a bad mood Hiro looks behind it with a puzzled look on his face

「Oh, I’ve been waiting」

Margrave Grinda was standing there with a kindly smile on his face

Hiro can guess at why the 「shi+ryu」 is in a bad mood

He ed here

He’s probably , too

But there was one thing that’s even rave Grinda is here

「Were you waiting for ?」

It hasn’t even been an hour since sunrise

And for starters, Hiro didn’t even tell hi, so it’s only natural that he’s surprised

Hiro feels extreht have been waiting

But Margrave Grinda shakes his head side to side telling him not to worry about it

「No, no, a , so it’s only natural I even sent someone to the station to pick you up, but it seems you missed each other」

「Thank you very much」

Giving a wry sh his breast pocket, then takes out a letter

It was one Hiro sent out with a Kelheit er

「I’ve sent out instructions as you wrote in your letter But was this alone enough?」

「Yes, it’s plenty Thank you so much」

「I’ me like that You’re an Irateful to be receiving orders from you」

「I don’t know if I can do that…」

Hiro replies with a stiff face, to which Margrave Grinda nods understandingly

As if to tell him that this is precisely what makes Hiro Hiro, he pats his shoulders

Hiro was a bit surprised to see Margrave Grinda so full of energy first thing in the

Noticing this, Margrave Grinda scratched his head embarrassed

「Ahh… sorry There’s the fact that I was up all night too, but I was so happy that you were acknowledged as a descendant Was I bit too over faed of lese majeste if I act like this towards an Imperial prince」

It’s probably Hiro’s fault that he stayed up all night

Which is why he can’t say anything And because Margrave Grinda is a good natured person, there’s no reason to be offended fro him pat his shoulders

Though, if it were First Imperial Prince Schtobel, he probably would have been upset

Silence falls between the two, so Hiro decides to change the subject

「Has Liz set out for the frontline?」

「She did A letter cao She may already have entered Lichtein territory」

「Then I’ll be excusing myself and…」

Margrave Grinda stopped Hiro in a fluster as he tried to straddle the 「shi+ryu」

「Are you going without even eating breakfast?」

「Yes There’s so me, too…」

It was one of the items written in the letter from the emperor— The appearance of a Zorosta

Although there are those who are called Zorostas on the central continent, it can’t be said that they are pure blooded

The Revering Kingdom, which is located northeast of the Grantz Grand Empire, is a country of Zorostras, but they can’t be considered pure blooded

So there’s no reason to specifically mention that a Zorosta had appeared

In which case, there’s a high possibility that the Zorosta who appeared in the southern part of the Lichtein Dukedom is a pure blood

He’s fought theo for doth firsthand

(Liz can probably handle hierous if he has a ic stone)

The Zorostas possess a ic

There are those eak inable

The way to distinguish between them, is to see whether or not there is a crystal somewhere on their body

The ic pohich can not be contained within their body accumulate outside of it and crystallize

Because it exhibits powers similar to that of a spirit stone, it has coic stone」

If Liz happens to encounter one of these Zorostas, it isn’t difficult to ierous situation

He probably wasn’t trying to guess at as on Hiro’s rave Grinda smiles wryly at his noble features

「Then you should buy food provisions and water in town When you take breaks along the way—」

As Margrave Grinda begins to fish through his breast pocket once more, Hiro called out to him and stopped him

「It’s okay I have food provisions and water in here」

He says, as he twists his body around to show hi on his back

「I see Then be careful out there I’ll be here waiting to hear good news」

「I’ll be back」

He turns his back to Margrave Grinda who is s like a mother would, straddles the 「shi+ryu」, and pulls on the reins The 「shi+ryu」 jumps, steps firmly onto the earth, then runs off

Thewinds struck his face and made his black clothes flutter behind him