71 – Revenge (3)

It was a moment before the war began.

Using this incident as an excuse, I did everything from organizing supplies that had not been organized before, managing unmanaged supplies, packing individual military gear, checking the condition of horses, loading military supplies, listening to operational briefings, and organizing squads. Things went by quickly.

If this had been done normally, everyone would have been annoyed and complained, but no one wasted anything and focused on all the work.

It’s war. It was also an all-out war against the empire that held hegemony on the continent.

They had to be prepared that they might die in this war, or rather that Helia might disappear, so for a few days, the knights had a heavy feeling weighing on their shoulders.

“Ksk… !”

Like everyone else, Lia loaded her military gear into the carriage.

Due to my physical condition, the volume and weight increased considerably as I packed in various things.

Lia carried her heavy body and carried her clothes with difficulty.

“Sir Lia. Are you okay? After all, what remains in the rear… ”

“Okay. That can’t be… doesn’t exist.”

Her stomach was still swelling more and more.

War is something that can last for years.

If she made a mistake, Lia might have to face a big problem during the war.

The good news was that the strategists predicted that this war would not last very long.

The reason was because of Yuna, who could be said to be the core of Helia’s power, and as long as she was alive and could use magic, there was a high possibility that the empire would become more disadvantaged over time.

Since Yuna’s magic alone had an effect equivalent to that of an army, Helya’s primary tactic was to be as defensive as possible.

Yuuna also discussed his power and scale with the strategists as accurately as possible in order to establish a strategy.

As a result, Helia’s chances of victory were assumed to be higher than expected.

It meant that Yuuna’s power was strong and transcendent.

Enough to surpass even the Empire’s magic engineering weapons.

“Considering Your Majesty’s magic, wouldn’t you say that this war will end soon? “There’s no need to step out.”

“That’s true, but… On the other hand, it means that you may lose quickly… ”

For a war of historic scale, the expected duration of the war was short.

It was ironic, but it was a special situation created by a being named Yuna.

Although Lia deeply hated Yuna for making her like this, she hoped that this war would end quickly with her power.

Of course, if this matter was resolved or if anything happened to the unborn child, Lia could have torn her to death right now.

But now, my body and mind were not ready to think about such revenge.

He just hates Yuuna and wants the war and pregnancy to end.

If the war ends quickly, I may be able to return and take a vacation.

It is not too late to rest your body.

Lia was still unable to let go of her pride and identity as a knight.

Lia was determined to overcome even this ordeal.

“Don’t overdo it. “Then I’ll leave.”

Haas, who encouraged Lia, who seemed to be struggling, hurriedly returned to her position.

Now that Lia had completed her preparations for war, she had to return to her mission.

The first prince also participates in the war as a commander.

Although he lost all his power, he was not the type of person to give up everything. 1 Prince.

Rather, because he lost everything, he had to participate in the war like this in order to survive in the capital.

If he did not do so and was branded as a useless being, he would have to be disgraced as a prince for the rest of his life and be eliminated.

Therefore, there was a high possibility that Lia would also be deployed to the front line along with the 1st Prince.

It was a situation where he could possibly participate in battle instead of escort duty. Of course, that probability was low.

“Whoa… Phew… “

Lia returned to her mission, holding on to the boat she was bringing in.

It was a difficult task, but Leah persevered. Just with mental strength alone.

War came in the blink of an eye.

***

It was a historic war.

Along the long front line that bordered the east and west, the empire was facing each other, and on the other hand, the western kingdoms and noble armies, including Helia, were facing each other.

Most of the kingdoms belonging to the Kingdom Alliance also participated in this war. I had no choice but to participate.

If Helia, the greatest wall in the West, falls, they will be next.

In fact, if it weren’t for Helia, the kingdoms would have been swallowed up by the empire long ago and the continent would have been unified.

In order to maintain the balance of power, an all-out war had to take place.

However, it was a war with many strange aspects.

A war that even an empire cannot definitely win.

A war with no benefit to either side. Nonetheless, the empire declared war.

Could it be that they have some hidden weapon? It was enough to make me think that much.

-Gentlemen—

Yuna’s cry is heard.

She boosted the morale of the army in front of all the ranks, floating in the air with her magic and wearing armor herself.

She herself was Helia’s greatest weapon and the strongest wizard on the continent.

It was a performance to show off her power, and it was an action to instill confidence in the military.

Ooooooooooooooooooooo!

Her speech was effective, and thunderous cheers erupted from the knights.

But Leah couldn’t scream.

Apart from the increase in morale, I was very unwell. I felt like I wanted to die right now as I had to ride the long horse and hold on to my boat.

The armor I wore hid my body, but it was too tight. Frankly, it was doubtful whether the war could be fought in this state.

If I were to swing a sword, I might fall before even getting together with the enemy knights.

“… It’s Leah. “My daughter.”

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“… “Captain.”

Captain Mernis approached Lia, who was struggling to stand among the knights.

If he was lucky, his 1st Knight Commander and 1st Prince’s side were located close together.

Still, having my father nearby gave me some psychological comfort.

“Don’t overdo it. All you think about is protecting the 1st Prince. Even if an emergency occurs, someone must stay by the 1st Prince’s side. You are an escort driver. “Don’t forget your mission.”

“… All right.”

Director Mernis swallowed back tears as he saw his daughter looking like she was about to collapse at any moment.

Knowing that his daughter would not give up no matter how much he tried to stop her, and that she would go to war while leading that heavy body, and that if she had to pick up a sword and fight the enemy, she would do so, it felt even more heartbreaking.

The 1st Prince’s bodyguards had been ordered in advance so that if the bodyguards had a mission to go to the front line, Lia was to be placed at the last line.

I hated myself for not being able to do this much for my daughter. he is.

Every time I saw Prince 1’s face, I wanted to tear it to death, but since he never raped Lia again, I just watched.

In this war as well, it was an unavoidable choice to place the knights close to him and have Lia stay by his side as much as possible.

The first prince wanted to kill her just by looking at her, but even so, his daughter was less likely to fight if she stayed by the first prince’s side in the war.

The goal was to reduce the threat as much as possible and increase her daughter’s chances of survival, so she had no choice but to do so.

As a father, he wanted to cut off the First Prince’s head at any moment.

But even now he hasn’t been able to do that. I hated myself for being unable to do so because of my pride as a knight or because of the loyalty of a knight, and having no choice but to protect my daughter indirectly like this.

And at the same time, because he was such a knight, he could not help but understand the feelings of his daughter, who was a knight.

Even when I got to that point, I couldn’t even tell my father, and even though I led my body, I felt like a ‘knight’ who had no choice but to participate in the war.

Director Mernis was heartbroken because he understood, and he admitted it.

“… ”

Director Mernis turned around and left without saying another word.

Because if I said any more, I felt like tears would fall.

Dung- Dung-

“… !”

And then, the drums began to sound, signaling the appearance of the enemy.

***

The battlefield literally became chaos in an instant.

Lia felt it even more realistically as she watched the battlefield situation next to the 1st Prince.

If I can say that I am fortunate, it is the King. Yuna’s magic was truly powerful.

The advance team of the enemy army, who had advanced with the latest magic engineering weapons, was destroyed with a single spell reminiscent of the sun.

The sight gained morale among the troops and a full-scale war began.

Of course, the empire did not suffer lightly.

They seemed to be trying to use their outstanding technical skills to spread the magic-blocking force field as much as possible and somehow reduce the damage from Yuna’s magic.

It was Yuna’s magic that penetrated even that and caused damage.

First of all, it was difficult to gauge the success or failure of the war until now.

Both sides knew that this was a war that should not be dragged out for a long time, so they put a lot of effort into it from the beginning.

“hmm… ? “Something is strange.”

The first prince, who was leading in a neat manner, noticed something strange and looked up at the sky.

“What’s going on, prince?”

“The magic… I feel like I’ve been stuck for too long… ”

Another guard who was guarding him asked him, and the first prince answered.

Yuna’s next spell is late. That’s what it said.

No matter how much Yuuna was firing magic on such a large scale, it was inevitable that there would be gaps in between.

however,

“This is much longer than the term previously discussed. What happened to Yuna… “

Pow-

The moment I sensed something strange and looked in Yuna’s direction,

A huge explosion was heard below the ridge where the 1st Prince was located.

It was a bombardment from the Empire’s magic engineering cannons.

The magic cannons that had been hindered by Yuna’s magic broke through it and reached Helia’s camp.

And even then, Yuna’s next magic had not been cast.

“It’s clear something happened… “We must quickly support the King!”

However, all of the First Prince’s available troops were already on the battlefield.

Therefore, the 1st Prince gave orders to the guard knights to check the situation on Yuna’s side.

Of course, Lia was excluded. Her mission, along with several others, was to guard the first prince until the end.

However, her gaze was directed to the other side.

“father… ?”

A battlefield where knights below the ridge are clashing.

And the 1st Knight Commander Mernis, who was commanding the knights in the rear. own father.

He was in an alliance with a certain knight. And it was being pushed back to the point where it was clearly visible.

All of the knights next to Captain Mernis in the rear were dead. The rest were all in conflict with the enemy at the front.

Even at first glance, he was an incredibly talented person. And he was clearly targeting Director Mernis and ran towards him.

He killed so many knights alone and reached him. It was clear that if things continued that way, Director Mernis would also lose his life.

And above all, the armor of the knight attacking Captain Mernis belonged to Helia.

“no… !”

“Sir Lia!”

“I’m going to support you for a moment!”

Lia drove her horse and galloped down the ridge.

The 1st Prince also did not grab Lia, probably because he had judged the situation.

For him, losing Captain Mernis was a huge loss, and he had already confirmed that the bodies of the knights who had died at the hands of the monster and that Captain Mernis was in danger.

The decision was to put out the fire immediately. Even if at least one Lia participated in the battlefield, there would be no problem protecting the first prince.

“What are you doing?!”

Lia quickly ran up the ridge and reached the battlefield in an instant. If I ran a little more, I could reach Leader Mernis and the monster.

My body was heavy, but the pain was soon forgotten.

The adrenaline secreted in a situation where her life had to be risked allowed her to forget her stomach for a moment and fight.

The pain and damage that would come after moving my body vigorously was a later problem.

Sereung-

Lia almost reached the two people and drew her sword.

I had to attack the monster that was targeting my father by surprise.

Considering that he has already defeated numerous knights single-handedly, he must not be an ordinary person of skill.

The moment I raced towards him with those thoughts,

Phuuk-

“… !!”

Just before Lia’s sword reached the monster, his sword pierced Captain Mernis’ heart.

Push shoo shoo-

And he immediately pulled the sword from the leader’s heart and parried Lia’s slash.

The blood gushing from Captain Mernis’ heart soaked Lia’s armor.

Before Lia could say anything, Captain Mernis and her father fell from the horse, spouting blood.

“Ah, father-”

“Are you feeling okay, Lia?”

“uh… ?”

Lia’s body freezes.

The gaze that had been directed at his father, who had fallen from the horse, turned to the stranger with a squeak.

“I didn’t want you to go to war. Even for children… “It won’t be good.”

“W-what… how… ”

Lia couldn’t believe her ears. The voice of the stranger wearing a helmet and covering his face was one that Lia already knew very well.

Her father was dying, clutching his heart and vomiting blood, but his body did not move.

The monster slowly began to take off his helmet.

Even though Lia was trembling, she could not take her eyes off the figure.

“hemp cloth… reel… … ?”

What sticks out from his helmet is not his characteristic black hair,

It was Beryl, with her bright blonde hair completely exposed.

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