Grave Keeper of the Fallen Kingdom

Alan replied with a calm face, as if he had already expected it.

“is it.”

“… … Aren’t you already expecting my answer?”

“Well, I thought it might be, but you can change your mind at any time. Above all, I don’t want to lose you in the North.”

Alan’s conversational style was amazing the more I watched it.

I don’t know if he’s saying it consciously, or if he’s doing it naturally and out of habit.

However, it was as if he knew how, with what expression, and with what tone and tone of voice he would feel sincere and know what kind of feelings he would have for him.

I already know that Alan’s trait is attractive, and that’s why I’m trying to keep more distance, but now I feel like his words are sincere, so I’m really confused.

‘The Alan I knew wasn’t that warm-hearted.’

Even now, it is.

He may seem like a nice guy to me, but from the point of view of northerners, he’s really a terrible human being.

I was trying to sneak away with me, the most needed power in the North.

“It’s late. The road ahead collapsed and I was trying to find my way back.”

Olive, who had been away for a while, returned and said,

“It’s okay. The weather was nice, so I had a good time and enjoyed it.”

“also! Prince Alan has a big heart. Right, Ren?”

Olive was praising Alan, not knowing what was going on while he was away, and I almost laughed out loud.

“yes. Let’s go.”

Due to the tight schedule, we arrived in Proviant a day earlier than expected.

Because the messengers who had gone before had already told the story to Proviant, they were able to skip unnecessary intermediate procedures and meet the lord of the castle right away.

“I didn’t expect to see you again so soon.”

“So do i. Sir Heron. ha ha ha.”

Alan and I stopped by Proviant on our way to the north and got acquainted with the lord of the castle.

Alan and Heron had grown quite close during their brief stay in Proviant thanks to their unique affinity and open-mindedness.

“Now then, let’s talk. Did you say you need reinforcements?”

“you’re right. The kingdom’s elite knights are needed. If not, I’m thinking of requesting a third corps.”

3 corps consisting of the kingdom’s elite knights and at least 3-star wizards.

It was a request that I couldn’t have granted in the first place, but Olive and I guessed that Alan had thrown it for negotiation, so we kept our mouths shut.

“uh… … , Your Highness the Prince. You seem to be doing it because you don’t know what the elite knights or the 3rd Corps are like.”

“I know. Sir Heron, do you know what the situation is in the North right now?”

“I heard from the messenger to some extent. That legendary troll warchief appeared?”

A shallow smile appeared on the corners of the heron’s mouth.

Seeing this, Olive and I hardened our expressions, but Alan didn’t show anything and continued talking.

“It was a catastrophic monster.”

“It’s a catastrophe… … , you mean just a monster?”

The soft and comfortable atmosphere that I felt when I first met disappeared as soon as the story started.

Now was the time to exchange fierce battles with each other with the weapon of the mouth, hiding each other’s true intentions.

“Sir Heron, have you ever seen a troll’s head twice as tall as a human torso?”

“… … I’ve never seen a troll like that. It’s not an ogre, it’s just a troll-“

“Then what do you think the body of a guy with a head like that would look like? The molars in that big mouth are the size of this forearm.”

“You mean to say that the troll warchief is like that?”

“That’s right.”

With that, Alan glanced at Olive, who went out and brought in a large box with the manor’s servants.

“Look.”

thud! and a box on the table.

Looking at it, the heron swallowed and slowly opened the lid of the box.

“Huup!”

At the same time, he breathed in a sigh of surprise and trembled his hands.

A ghastly red iris was glaring at him. The fear of being alive and stabbing one’s own throat with those ferocious molars.

The huge mouth that existed alongside the huge head had the ferocity of being capable of inserting the head of an adult man into it and chewing it up and swallowing it.

“Oh, my!”

The maid serving the tea was so startled the moment she saw the warchief’s head that she dropped the teacup on the spot and fell face down.

“I’m sorry!”

The floor was washed hastily, and servants removed the broken glass. In the meantime, no one cursed at the maid.

That’s because the troll warchief’s severed head was horrible.

“Big, big.”

He sighed, glanced at the troll warchief’s head once more, and hurriedly closed the lid.

“It looked like a demon.”

“As you can see, these monsters are appearing in the North right now. It may be difficult to withstand with the power of the North right now.”

“But you can’t judge whether a monster is strong just by looking at its corpse. You’re honestly not even sure that this is the legendary troll warchief.”

“So you’re saying that our northern warriors are lying!”

Olive got angry because she couldn’t hear it and slammed the table! he stood up and said.

“Be formal. And I didn’t say anything wrong, did I?”

Heron’s attitude was strange. No matter how dead he died, the reverberation of the troll warchief’s intense fighting spirit still lingered on the corpse.

The speculation mad about the fight of killing and ignoring everything weaker than oneself naturally instills a sense of fear in the weak.

That’s why the surrounding servants and herons reacted so terribly just by looking at the corpse.

‘But you still talk nonsense like that?’

It’s as if they never want to send reinforcements.

Or maybe you’re trying to reduce the size as much as possible.

“But that!”

“Then Sir Ren, who dealt directly with the troll warchief, should speak.”

“… … You mean Lord Ren dealt with that troll warchief?”

“yes. It was Sir Ren who dealt with that twice and finally beheaded him.”

Heron looks at me with surprised eyes at Alan’s explanation.

I nodded my head at those questioning eyes.

“you’re right.”

“Then I will ask. How strong do you think the troll warchief is?”

Heron’s question was sharp.

The moment you talk about that class, it will be like the upper limit of the number of reinforcements is set.

‘The situation inside the Rosaria Kingdom doesn’t look so smooth either.’

The reason Heron came this far must have been someone’s instigation. That means that the kingdom’s main forces do not want to leave the royal family.

“To what extent… … .”

After pretending to be worried, I got up and saw thousands of soldiers and dozens of knights lined up in the distance through the window.

“Soldiers over there. hmm… … , even if they all tried, they probably wouldn’t be able to beat a single troll warchief.”

“what? You’re ignoring our Proviant military power now!”

“Was Proviant’s military strength superior to that of Ain Bayer?”

I was wasting my time even having this frustrating conversation.

I was annoyed that I had to waste time like this because of the kingdom’s strife in a situation where the situation in the north was changing every moment and a disaster from beyond the black land was not known at any moment.

“Have you ever dealt with the monsters of the north? The monsters there radiate ferocious speculation as one. In particular, the troll warchief emits peers that can incapacitate hundreds of nearby soldiers at once simply by speculation. Hi, if you are confident! give it a try I will prove it.”

It’s been a long time since I’ve been excited and shot.

Heron is also not ready to answer, as if he cannot easily refute this time.

If you really say you’re going to try, I’m going to smash it properly.

“If the North collapses, where do you think it will be next?”

Alan, who was sitting and drinking tea leisurely, threw a low voice.

“Proviant. Under the cozy shade of the North, this place that was only full stomach will be the next war point. There are no warriors who are accustomed to the solid walls of the north and actual combat.”

“You seem to be talking too easily.”

“What do you think will happen if you decide that even Proviant is difficult to protect and bite the wires?”

Alan stood up and smiled as he pointed to the area where Frobiant was located on the large map of continents hanging on the wall.

“It will spread all over the place. There will be chaos across the continent. And the most direct hit among them is the Kingdom of Rosaria.”

At those words, Heron’s eyes shook violently.

“The northern warriors are also people. How long are you sure they’ll give their lives to defend the North? Do you think Commander Stefan would risk his life in an invasion that was clearly unstoppable anyway?”

Allan had an accurate grasp of Stefan’s personality and values during the short time he was in the North.

And such Stefan’s personality would be known to the Heron closest to him.

That Stefan is a reasonable and rational person. In order to protect the people of the fort, even the fort could be thrown away hotly.

“If that happens, they will become traitors.”

“I’d rather be a traitor than die. And it’s not hard to run away if you’re willing. They are the ones who have endured the bitter cold of the North. What would you do if you fed the monsters that were rolling down and then escaped to Baran?”

Alan explained the situation without interruption, as if he knew what Heron was going to say.

Heron’s face was growing pale as if he thought the words persuasive.

“Would His Majesty the King of Rosaria really take the side of the northern warriors? Or do you think you will annihilate Lord Heron and his family, who created a catastrophe for the kingdom by preventing support in advance?”

Heron’s face contorted.

‘It’s over.’

Even if I were there, it would have been difficult to refute Alan’s words.

It was said assuming an extreme situation, but it was quite possible to happen.

He must have thought that such a situation would be possible in the first place after showing the troll warchief’s head, and spit it out step by step.

“There is no time. I don’t think you’re thinking anything strange. You must not have forgotten that Sir Ren is here.”

It was a warning not to think stupidly of killing the three people who came here and silence them.

“greatness… … , what a strange idea. I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

I think I was really thinking that way when I keep clearing my throat.

“Please connect to the kingdom. Even with the Brilliant Kingdom.”

“Okay.”

Heron expressed his intention to surrender.

After that, we started a direct conversation with the Kingdom of Rosaria using magic tools.

Even in the kingdom, they didn’t believe our words easily, but when we showed them the appearance of the troll warchief, they did.

– How much support do you need?

“We need corps-level support.”

– I definitely want to do that in the kingdom, but I can’t because of internal circumstances.

“Then I would like you to send at least two units of the Magic Troops.”

– hmm… … , All right. We will send it to the North as soon as it is ready.

Contact with the kingdom was lost.

After receiving satisfactory results, we immediately tried to establish communication with Brilliant, but failed.

“hmm… … , Why can’t I connect?”

“Wouldn’t you like to wait?”

“I can’t help it. It would be better to wait until today and leave tomorrow.”

I pretended that nothing was wrong, but I couldn’t help it.

By now, a fierce head-to-head fight would have begun in the kingdom.

It may be difficult to get support.

“Sir Ren.”

When I went outside to cool my head, a heron called me.

“What are you doing?”

“Didn’t I tell you? I mean our knights won’t be able to deal with the northern monsters.”

“It was.”

“Then can you show me? Your skills in dealing with that monster.”

As the heron snapped his fingers, a knight walked from the garden behind him.

“My son, Lorez Cardelberg,” he said.

Lorez bowed his head at me in line with the greeting.

“Ever since, you have the best skills among our knights. Can you deal with me once?”

“That’s not difficult… .”

I looked at Lorez’s status window while answering comfortably thinking it was nothing.

‘… Devil’s mark? This guy?’

It was said that this guy who was shyly looking at me, as if covering his face, was a knight of the black castle.