Prologue (1/2)
00 Thunder roars, then comes a sudden shower
The low groan of thunder reverberated fros
Not one tall, gigantic tree can be seen It is necessary for a person to anticipate that he will be struck by lightning if this perfectly flat plain is hit by a thunderbolt Further the crowd in this place possess metals
But they did not care about soivable
In this vast lands called Plains of Ereadol, hu each other One side aims to protect the country, whereas the other party intends to invade And as for the state of affairs, the defending troops is in an overwhele
A watchtower is set around the defending troops’ stronghold Snipers handling bows and arrows are up there, killing ene their allies But they are in a high altitude that makes it easy to stand out, so it constantly involves the risk of receiving retaliation fro struck by thunderbolts from this moment on
Afroe
This person is rushi+ng back to the headquarters while allies are advancing towards the eneht is left out The are two figures of people on horseback One is still a boy while the other can already be consideredman
The ht and hurriedly descended the watchtower after entrusting the place to his subordinate
The man rushed over to the boy who hid his piled up as a counterainst enemy penetration, and then called out to him
“Your Highness Crown Prince! Have you retreated?”
“Yes… I was injured a little However, it is fine It is not sonificant”
The boy referred to as Crown Prince, answered that while holding his left shoulder The injury itself is certainly not very serious, but a 100-anized as his subordinates Despite this, only one person is left by his side
“Everyone in the platoon died But there is one person who safely escaped, I believe so…”
The Crown Prince ned as the Crown Prince’s Knight also reloomy expression
The 100 Knights sent with the Crown Prince were elites While it may be true that they were in the forefront of assault, it is totally unbelievable that they were annihilated But unfortunately, that is the truth
“…our forces in the left-wing are also being pushed back The way things are going, our main unit at the rear will be under attack”
The round, then quickly treated the Crown Prince’s wound The boy gritted his teeth due to the pain, but he did not utter a cry
“Father… No, His Majesty the King, I must protect him”
The boy murmured The man answered it with silence
The King usually devotes himself to domestic affairs, and has to lead an arood, but when he sees Knights in the actual site, his state of ive me” It is not possible to entrust the full authority of the battlefield to a King who never went out to hen he was still Crown Prince However, the King needs to abide since it is a regulation, it is this kind of sorry state The enely elevated their war potential However, the King ement in this fundamental area
Even the Crown Prince — who had piled up several battle experiences despite being a youth of eighteen years old and can be said to have a longis the father of his life, the King is hopeless in battles but he takes pride in his abilities regarding do the
“―――Your Highness Please escape”
“What…?”
The words that went out of the archer’s mouth surprised the Crown Prince
“For us, you are our Crown Prince, a valuable ally we ought to protect Please, withdraw from the battlefield”
“Such thing…! Are you asking me to abandon Father and you!?”
“With all due respect, that is right”
The archer declared indifferently and the Crown Prince was left speechless
The archer continued
“However, I ahness, I want you to meet a certain man”
“A certain man…?”
“Have you heard the name Shal Hardeen?”
The Crown Prince muttered that name and became wide-eyed
“The 【Hero of Rodell】…!?”
“Yes, well…it is that h the person hi”
Before, the King received a surprise attack fro an inspection at the Town of Rodell Ahts who fell one after another, there was a Knight who protected the King alone and on the contrary, he annihilated the enemy spies
His name is Shal Hardeen
He was fourteen at that tined as escort guards That youngand also defeated the ene and the young man was promoted in an instant But the tiht Corps” “It’s also possible to get prooes on” — that Hero suddenly disappeared
Thereafter, no one knehere he is or what he has been doing――――
“I ahly know all the circumstances You must not be daunted even if I talk about it in detail Your Highness, he now lives in the Town of Forodd Please go there and meet him, then ask for his assistance Shal will not refuse you if you give ive in”
“assistance… you want hiht in the battlefield?”
“If that happens, it will be the best outcome”
The archer is full of a bitter smile The Crown Prince heard from rumors that the archer before him is close with Shal Hardeen, but it was the first time he heard it from the person hi, too He had repeatedly been proe, this man is also not an ordinary person Forodd is a small town in the northeast of the Plains of Ereadol Even the Crown Prince is not aware of it, except that the town is in a ion and named Forodd It is a town in the countryside He is likely to arrive there within half a day if he went on a horse
“I will take the repried General”
The Crown Prince nodded after re silent for a while
“…I understand I will go to Forodd”
“Thank you very much”
The archer relaxed his expression and shi+fted his attention to the Knight who faithfully waited beside the Crown Prince
“You, too Will you go?”
“Ye-yes…! I will definitely protect his Highness”
“Alright, I will leave it to you It is norht fro this order as your superior officer In the nae, Codohness the Crown Prince’s Guard No matter the situation, you must not abandon your duty”
The knight stood straight and turned a salute towards the archer, Leonhard
“It will be as you decreed!”