Chapter 506 - Uprising Bugle-Horns (2/2)
An ice-cold, sharp blade punctured his chest and he widened his eyes in disbelief He gaped, but the attacker had no intentions of hearing his last words The attack pushed his head and the pitiful soldier collapsed to the ground
“… Fernando, what is the azed sternly at his adjutant and his dozen fully aruards, but now, they pointed their swords at the man that they were supposed to protect
“No hard feelings, Chief Commander Barak” Fernando bowed in a refined manner and as he lifted his head, his fair and clear face was filled with gentleness and a wide s you, Sir In fact,silly”
“Silly?” Barak let out a snort before glaring furiously at the adjutant that had betrayed hi… Fernando, put down your sword I have to lead my soldiers to assess this rebel! Surely you wouldn’t think that you can stopwith just that many people of yours”
“Of course not, Sir Barak But…” Fernando beckoned and the soldiers behind hiures forward Barak’s eyes were red through and through “Fernando… You’re threatening me?”
“I know that we’re not your match But even if you leave this place, you can’t ies to correct your mistake, but this isn’t a rebel This is the deer be pushed around by that damn dictator and they are ready to overthrow this evil ruler Our fate shouldn’t be within the hands of an Angel Human fates should be in the hands of huhtly “We shall be victorious and reclaied to us! Golden City isn’t going to be our nightmare anymore This is the demand of the people, freedoestured “I guess you must’ve heard the noises outside, Sir Barak You’ve been surrounded by us entirely and it wasn’t only us who surrounded you The civilians have also joined in Even though they don’t have any great weapons or equipment, they have the heart and will for justice and freedom which is the most important… Sir Barak, could it be that you wish to order your men to lay hands on unarritted his teeth After a few moments, he laid down his weapon and returned to his seat “Fernando, do you really think that this pathetic little trick of yours will bring you victory? I don’t knoho exactly the person behind all this is, but please pass this et him back for this, one day”
“I will pass this e to him, Sir But I think that you should see the current situation for yourself clearly that the South no longer accepts the jurisdiction of Golden City From noards, we shall forht for the hopes of the civilians Our next generations will no longer be manipulated by aristocrats and this is our only hope for the future”
“You can cut this sweet-talking crap now,” Barak shut his eyes and lifted his head “We knohat you bastards have been plotting But we didn’t expect that the usually intelligent you would co the Royal Highness Lydia and the Munn Kingdorave I hope you can understand this This isto you as your ex-commander You’d better custom-make your coffin as soon as possible”
“Thanks for your warning I will remember it by heart, Sir,” Fernando sain and left the room The fully armored soldiers entered the room swiftly and dismantled Barak’s weapon at the fastest speed Barak didn’t resist because he knew that this was inevitable
The slow, long night had ended The first rays of dawn elass s, illu the snowy letter silently
“… We have made an extremely difficult, yet necessary decision We used to surrender under rule and were forced to accept the atrocities i our ruler But, all her doings have exceeded the lis who yearns for freedohter, and persecute, we could only watch quietly and hopelessly We have sincerely and humbly prayed that the ruler of Golden City could see the people that she ruled and understand the pain that they’ve encountered But everything is ed in enjoyment doesn’t bother to listen to our prayers and humility
“She refused to approve a proposal that would benefit the people, simply because it harmed her interests, and thus, thousands of people fell into unparalleled disasters and sufferings
“She prohibited free itied in the persecution and slaughtering of those free nored the will of the people and opposed their reasonable deain
“She ment and justice, and recklessly created accusations to imprison and kill those who pursued freedom and competed for the people
“In these brutal persecutions, we have requested in the most humble way But we only faced repeated rejections and when such a tyrant stood before us, ere left with no choice
“Noe are not willing to reainst this cruel ruler We will no longer be loyal to the King’s Party that maimed its own people We are here to announce that we shall have independent authority! We will stand up and build a new, beautiful home with our oill and hands!
“Therefore, we, the representatives of the Southern Federation Parliaoodness, freedom, and equality, from this day on, ill be separated frodom and become an independent and free country We will sever all political relations with the Munn Kingdom, and as an independent country, ill be entitled to the authority and power that any independent country deserves For this sacred oath, we hereby bear witness to our lives, our honors, and the future of the next generations All members of the Southern Federation Parliament”
Lydia placed the letter down and revealed asmile “Mice will always beto expose their true identity to the world? What do you think about this, Baron Rhode?”
“Just as you’ve said, Your Highness Lydia,” Rhode stood behind Lydia quietly and answered with a s partial accounts and they are also this auous with their important declaration It seems that they are still unaware of how to take responsibility But please pardon ht that merchants wouldn’t understand how to take responsibility”
“That’s right…” Lydia nodded as she slid her fingers across the letter “Since they declared, we have to give them a response… Baron Rhode, you’re one of the Barons of the Munn Kingdoations, right?”
“Yes, Your Highness”
“So then… I, in the nadom Ruler, command that you, Baron Rhode Alander and your subordinates, to join in the pacification of this Southern Rebellion and also protect the teams on the defense lines of Paphield Are there any objections, Baron Rhode?”
“No…” The corners of Rhode’s lip twitched and an ice-cold glint ehness”