Chapter 156 - Start of the War 5 (1/2)

Chapter 156 - Start of the War (5)

“You kingdom is truly in a mess.”

“The coffers are empty.Still, this is a nation that boasts a lengthy history.”

As the young king of a nation, Silpennon was truly miserable.He was successful in regaining his country, yet there was nothing left within his country.

Mycenae possessed a Class called Great Merchant.This was why she had an uncanny sense for managing assets.She was helping Silpennon examine the assets of the palace and the capital.As Mycenae progressed in her task, Silpennon was becoming more and more depressed.

“It’ll be alright, your majesty.”

For some reason, Leseti was the only one that was brimming with confidence.When Silpennon nodded his assent for her to speak, she retracted her shoulder with pride, and she shouted out her words.

“We just have to execute the nobles, who stole from the kingdom’s coffers!We just have to find those that had suddenly increased in their wealth. We’ll fill back our coffers by confiscating their wealth!We just have to put the suspicious nobles on trial.We can label them as being traitors.”

“I see.Is that how a kingdom is maintained?”

“I no longer like this kingdom!”

In his next life, he wanted to be born as the crown prince of an empire!Sipennon despaired as he obediently moved according to Leseti’s advice.

The stomach of the nobles were filled with fat.They were supposed to stand up against the Demon race to protect the kingdom, yet they weren’t bringing anything to the table!Silpennon would rather feed the soldiers and make weapons with their money.It would be million times better!

“You can’t do that, your majesty!Even if it is you, you cannot treat my family like this!Our family helped build this nation!”

“Build?The kingdom is about to go under right now, yet you are talking about your family helping build this nation in the past?Shut up.If you don’t want to die, cough up all your money, you son of a bitch.”

“Y...you are a ruler of a nation.How can you say such uncouth wor….kuh-uhk!”

A noble was sent flying when Silpennon kicked him.The noble fell to the floor after hitting the wall.The royal palace was filled with nobles right now, and they were struck dumb by what had happened.Afterwards, Silpennon moved amongst them, and he started kicking the rest of the nobles.

“Hoo.How can humans be so foolish?How can they keep repeating their mistakes….?”

“Kahk!T...the king is beating up the nobles!”

“Hey, you there.Close the door.”

Silpennon had gathered all the nobles of his nation, and he beat them to a pulp.It didn't matter if their families helped found this nation.Past meritorious deeds were useless to him.Silpennon started beating up a group of nobles with long white beards.Soon, the nobles realized what was truly important to them.

“W...we will give it to you!”

“You should have said that from the start.We just made each other tired.”

“Hoo-hoohk, koo-hoo-hoo······.”

There might have been innocent nobles amongst them.However, Silpennon didn’t care.What about maintaining the dignity and grace of his nation?He didn’t care about that either.

He could clearly define his moral obligations at a later date.Even if the later generations labeled him a tyrant, Silpennon didn’t care.There was only one thing that was important to him.Silpennon’s brutal action had weakened the power of the nobles, and his kingdom’s coffers had been replenished.The only thing important right now was to consolidate his power and authority!

“I”ve wasted too much time.The alliance is already fighting against the Demon race!How long do you think the Demon race would stick to fighting the large army of the alliance?We are facing the ocean, which connects to the entire world.Of course, the Demons know this!If you have energy to move, everyone should pick up a sword and rise!We have to fight for the fate of humanity!”

Silpennon created the Demon Opposing force, and he gathered all the soldiers possessed by the nobles of Diaz.These were soldiers stationed in their lands since the nobles could guess at the invasion route of the Demons.When he added the Dwarves to his army, he had over 150 thousand soldiers under his command.

“We will be joining the continental alliance.”

“B..but why do we have to go fight outside of our own country….”

“It is better to fight and defeat our enemies on foreign land.It is preferable than fighting the war on our land.”

Currently, the Demon realm and the human realm were fighting at the border between the two realms.As the war dragged on, the human realm would inevitably show cracks. The Demons would infiltrate into the human realm through various routes.Silpennon’s goal was to stop that from happening.

The alliance had purposefully let the Demons take over the small countries located at the west of the continent.The alliance created a defensive line as they surrounded these fallen small nations. They created a blockade that prevented the Demon King’s army from heading into the ocean.The alliance was preventing the battlefield from expanding.

“It is time for the Dwarves to shine!”

“Let’s go, king of Diaz!We have defeated Demonic beings for the past several hundred years!We will show you the power of the Dwarves!”

Silpennon traveled atop the ocean with the extremely wild Dwarven bros.It didn’t matter if it was a merchant ship or a military vessel.He (forcefully) loaded soldiers onto all the boats possessed by Diaz.

“I wonder if this really is the smart thing to do.”

“Are you worried about traveling on the ocean?”

At Aria’s carefully worded question, Silpennon didn’t hesitate to shake his head from side to side.

“That doesn’t worry me too much, but….I wonder if my country will be safe.We are taking so many people, and I wonder how many of them will be able to make it back….These are the thoughts I am having.”

“I see.However, that’s because our opponent is the Demon King’s army…...”

The Demon King’s army was being penned in, but Silpennon worried that a portion of the Demon King’s army might break off and invade Diaz through the ocean.Since Aria couldn’t say for sure that everything will turn out all right, she didn’t know what to say.

At that moment, Deyus suddenly tilted his head as he spoke.

“I feel an enormous presence in the ocean.”

“Then why aren’t we getting ready to fight?!”

“No….These beings aren’t hiding themselves, and their energy are too ordered to be Demons.”

“Do you want to get hit in the back off your head?You can’t judge a book by its cover!You should have realized this….Mmmm?”

Silpennon was frustrated, so he decided he would unwind himself by cussing out Deyus.However, in a moment, Silpennon also titled his head in puzzlement like Deyus.

“They aren’t humans or Demons….?”

“What did I tell you?”

“Shut up, Deyus.”

Silpennon readied the soldiers just in case, and he headed towards the side of the ship.When he did so, he realized who was the owner of this particular form of Mana.

The upper body of a human arose from beneath the undulating water.She was a mermaid, who possessed the lower body of a fish.

“Mermaid······!?”

[Can you hear my words, ruler of humans?]