Chapter 235: The Fall of the Empire (1) (1/2)
Chapter 235: The Fall of the Empire (1)
‘Who knew I’d face such a loss towards the end of h
A plan to retreat using the river at their backs while at the sa the detached ar Antras could say was that he had co the turbulent tiist who ran circles around et too old or…’
“Is there someone that talented under Grand Duke Forrest’s coh
“Either way, luck seems to be on Grand Duke Forrest’s side”
Antras faced reality objectively
He looked at just how big of an advantage the Lester Kingdo of the war, the Empire had nearly destroyed the Republic and had even put diplodom; the Empire undoubtedly held supree-scale scorched earth tactic had dragged things out, and using that tidoe, but up to then, things had still been fine
‘The fact that they separately carried out military operations is evidence that their alliance isn’t built on trust First, we should deal with the relatively easier Lester Kingdoht and that hy he had concentrated the Edom He had believed they could easily win it and had taken a leisurely approach with it
Looking back at it, that hen Antras’sto try and crush the his friend and the Eest man a bit of leeway for the sake of their honor
But now, the balance of poas leaning heavily towards the Lester Kingdom Luck followed the towards the Lester Kingdo but poison to the Ee that this expedition was, in reality, a failure He had thought his last achievement in his life would be to destroy the Republic, pressure the Lester Kingdo the continent, but it had all failed
‘Thankfully, I was able to weaken the Republic’s influence In that case…’
Antras took a pen and paper and began to write up a document It took a while to complete all the paperwork, but afterwards, Antras called in Duke Sebastian
“What’s going on?’
“I want you to deliver this to Grand Duke Forrest”
“This is… a peace treaty?”
“As you can see, that’s correct”
“Antras… this is too…”
“This can’t be helped I don’t want to do this either, but continuing the war right noould only bring the Empire to ruin”
Antras explained to Duke Sebastian what the E for them in the future if they were to continue with the war
“Hm…”
“The tide of tiainst this It’s better to go with the flow and keep quiet right now”
“I don’t know if the Emperor will allow this”
“If his Imperial Majesty says this was a mistake, then I’ll take responsibility with ht now This is the right way”
“”
“Fortunately, the purpose of this expedition was to suppress the Republic to sodo the Republic in check at the sadom’s territory as a condition for the peace treaty, then the central… no, it’s alright if we hand over all of it Actually, that’d be better”
“That’d be better?”
“Rather than the E a border with the Republic, we have to have the Lester Kingdoather our strength again”
“”
“The Eion of the continent and has vassal countries As tidom and the Republic will be forced to use up their national power just by confronting and keeping each other in check But the Eoes on, the Empire will accuh luck isn’t on our side right now, if we gather our strength and wait for the right time, then one day, the Empire will have a chance Whether that’ll be the Eeneration after that, who knows… But if his Imperial Majesty truly wants to conquer the continent, then he has to recognize that it’s ieneration If it’s for that, then I'ive up this old body of mine”
Antras’ plan was to retreat andforward to the future a hundred years later
Duke Sebastian greatly admired him when he heard the plan
‘If he isn’t wise, then ould be called wise?’
He made up his mind
“Before… What did you call our friendshi+p? Sworn… what?”
“Sword friendshi+p until death But why… you can’t be thinking that?”
“Your life alone won’t be enough for his Iive up mine with you”
“Unlike me, you’re a necessary and important person So how can you…”
“What about it? If we really ith the Lester Kingdoeneration, so what about it? It’s not like I’ll be here a hundred years fro You are a Master Your existence alone would be a deterrent So…”
“Let it go I may not be as wise as you, but I’m an old man who’s more stubborn than you are”
“Sebastian…”
“We go together I can’t let you go alone”
And so, Duke Sebastian agreed to Antras’s plan Although he ive up his own life in the face of the E with his plan
Antras and Duke Sebastian made an important decision How difficult must it have been to abandon their ambition and for the sake of the Erace themselves? They had sacrificed all the honor and abilities they had built up throughout their lives, but they believed it was for the best
But there was soree with them
“Consolidate? What do you mean ‘consolidate’?”
“Yes, sir Consolidate, Your Grace”