I deliberately mentioned my father's death because I knew the knights' loyalty to him.
Even though it was not yet a certainty, I took out the card to win their hearts.
Then they will be angry and say they will follow me.
Some may run away, unable to bear the weight of rebellion, but I thought most would follow the same path as me.
But, contrary to my expectations, they were not angry.
I was a bit surprised, but that was it.
Rather, when I asked politely, they responded and said they would follow my wishes.
My heart was filled with emotion at that fact, and I became determined.
I will definitely win.
So I will not push them into the pit of hell.
With a deep resolve in my heart, I left the train station with the Knights.
In front of the train station, the Artina Kingdom army brought by Sir Logos was waiting.
“Wait here for a moment.”
I left the knights and approached Sir Logos.
He didn't even know I was there and was looking somewhere.
It was the same for the royal army.
What are you looking at like that?
I turned my gaze in the direction they were looking.
"Uh?"
Then, Perdes and Prophetes IV appeared, facing each other.
"Your Excellency?"
Sir Logos, who found out about my late arrival, asked with a little surprise.
“When did you come?”
“Just now. By the way, it seems that Lord Perdes and His Majesty the King have become quite close.”
“Huh? Where on earth are you looking at?”
Not only Lord Logos, but even the royal army looked at me with eyes of absurdity.
“Isn’t that so? I thought so because the two of you were having a cozy conversation.”
“...Is the meaning of ‘cozy’ in the Empire different from that of the Allied Forces?”
“No way.”
“Then, Your Excellency, you used the wrong word.”
What on earth are you talking about?
I left Sir Logos behind, who was saying strange things, and approached the two people.
“What are you two doing here?”
When I spoke to them, they all looked back at me at the same time without saying who should go first.
“You’re here.”
“You came.”
Both of them smile brightly.
I think they've really become close.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be smiling like this, right?
Prophetes IV spoke to me.
“If we’re here, should we leave now? If we delay any longer, our arrival could be leaked to the palace, so let’s hurry.”
“Yeah.”
Prophetes IV went first, and I and Perdes followed him.
“Oh, by the way.”
Prophetes IV, who was walking ahead, suddenly turned around and let out a gasp as if he had remembered something.
“That guy has no horse to ride. What should I do?”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes. I prepared exactly the number of people that the Duke had told me in advance...”
Prophetes IV glanced at Perdes and then asked me.
“Has any of the Leopold Knights escaped?”
“No. Thankfully, they all agreed to do it with me.”
“Then there’s nothing left to say. What should I do?”
Yes. What should I do?
While I was thinking, Perdes said.
“If you don’t have a prepared horse, why don’t you just buy one at a nearby market?”
“That’s impossible.”
Prophetes IV answered.
“All the markets around here have already been raided.”
“Then what about the horse rental shop?”
“That place has already been cleared out. Otherwise, there’s no way we could have prepared horses for that many people.”
It's a strangely sarcastic tone.
Perdes must have felt the same way as well, as he glared at Prophetes IV with a frown on his face.
“Then there’s nothing we can do.”
That was only for a moment. Perdes smiled brightly and placed a hand on my shoulder.
“I have no choice but to ride with her.”
"...What?"
“That would be fine.”
It was a good method that I hadn't thought of.
“Then come with me...”
"For a moment."
Just as they were about to decide to ride together, Prophetes IV intervened impatiently.
“Come to think of it, I think Sir Logos said he had prepared a few more just in case.”
"Is it so?"
“Yeah. Right, Sir Logos?”
Prophetes IV turned to Sir Logos, who had just arrived, and asked.
Then, Sir Logos opened his eyes wide in surprise, glanced at me and Perdes, then nodded with an awkward smile.
“Yes, yes. That is correct. It is as Your Majesty said.”
“That’s right. So, let’s each ride our own horse.”
Something is strange.
“Then go quickly.”
I felt quite uneasy, but I couldn't ask anything because Prophetes IV was already gone.
It usually took about half a day to ride a horse from Krad to the capital, but that was if you took your time and rested along the way.
If you keep running without stopping, you can get there in half a day.
Adele, of course, chose the latter.
Countless horse hooves stamped on the ground that had become damp, perhaps because of the rain.
Adele ran forward without even noticing that her hair, tied up carelessly, was falling out.
The Knights of Leopold and Perdes followed silently behind.
Prophetes IV and the Kingdom of Artina followed a little further behind.
[The Duke Leopold must be loyal to the Imperial Family, worthy of the title Sword of the Empire.]
Adele's hands, which were holding the reins, tightened as memories of the past came to mind again.
[Even if the imperial family demands something outrageous, we must humbly accept it.]
A question suddenly occurred to me.
'Maybe Dad knew the Emperor was trying to kill him?'
As time went by, one by one, outdated knights appeared, but that wasn't their problem.
Because the horse is tired or has a problem.
If the horse was just tired, it would be okay to take a short break, but if there was a problem, the situation was different.
When Adele was troubled because she could not find a new horse on the mountainside, the knights spoke in unison.
“I will run on both feet. So you go first, Captain.”
No one gave up, even if it was late.
“Yes. I’ll wait.”
Adele didn't give up on them either.
Just before arriving at the capital, Adele gave Leopold's knights a few instructions.
Never attack civilians.
Do not pursue a runaway.
Let us not forget that our only goal is the Emperor.
Do not covet anything else.
Adele told the same story to Prophetes IV, asking him to be careful.
Then Prophetes IV stroked his chin as if in trouble.
“I don’t think I can keep the last condition.”
“Does that mean there’s something else to covet?”
“Yes.”
Prophetes IV smiled, looking into my fresh green eyes.
And just as they were about to say something, Perdes suddenly intervened between the two.
“Let’s not waste time here and go quickly, Adele.”
He didn't even glance at Prophetes IV and only took Adele with him.
Prophetes IV clicked his tongue in annoyance as he watched the backs of the two people moving further and further away.
“He’s a real pain in the ass.”
First, the Knights of Leopold descended the mountain and rushed toward the capital city gates.
Openly waving the flag of the Knights of Leopold.
“What, why are the Knights of Leopold here? Didn’t they go to Dilom?”
The capital city guards were puzzled, but when they saw Adele at the front, they quickly opened the gate.
Never in their wildest dreams would they have imagined that the head of the Leopold family, known as the Sword of the Empire, would commit treason.
Adele, who entered the capital city easily, thanks to this, shouted loudly.
“Open the capital city gates!”
Leopold's knights moved in unison, overpowered the capital's guards, and opened the city gates wide.
While the capital's guards were dumbfounded by the sudden attack, the royal army led by Prophetes IV entered the capital.
“Run away!”
“Ugh!”
The once peaceful capital city turned into a battlefield in an instant.
People who heard about the recapture battle fled in shock, thinking it was a story from a faraway country that had nothing to do with them.
The Knights of Leopold and the Royal Army of Artina did not even spare them a glance and ran towards the palace.
The palace knights who had heard the commotion were already lined up in the palace.
“What on earth are you doing, Duke Leopold? Bringing the Knights to the capital without permission!”
When the Marquis of Macmill shouted, Adele laughed.
“Can’t you tell just by looking at it? I’ve come to see His Majesty the Emperor.”
“What the...! Are you saying you’re going to commit treason?”
“If the Marquis thinks so, then so be it.”
When Adele answered cynically, the Marquis of Macmill frowned.
“Do you think the Duke will be safe after daring to commit treason? And to commit treason by joining hands with another kingdom! Three generations will be destroyed!”
“I really wonder about that.”
Adele drew her sword. The red fur embedded in the hilt of the sword sparkled in the sunlight.
“I really wonder whether my family will perish first or the Marquis’s family will perish first.”
It wasn't difficult to subdue the torn Imperial Knights.
It was also thanks to Adele's role as one against a hundred.
Adele and the Knights of Leopold forced open the palace gates and entered the palace.
Prophetes IV and the Artina Kingdom army stood outside to prevent others from entering.
They tried their best not to kill people, but they had no choice but to deal with those who attacked them.
The once-clean sword was stained with crimson blood.
Someone was blocking their path to the Emperor's palace.
“It was a real betrayal.”
“What did I say? I said treason.”
It was the Duke of Lucien, the Third Prince, and Ian.
Behind them were knights sent from the Southern and Eastern territories.
Even though it was not yet a certainty, I took out the card to win their hearts.
Then they will be angry and say they will follow me.
Some may run away, unable to bear the weight of rebellion, but I thought most would follow the same path as me.
But, contrary to my expectations, they were not angry.
I was a bit surprised, but that was it.
Rather, when I asked politely, they responded and said they would follow my wishes.
My heart was filled with emotion at that fact, and I became determined.
I will definitely win.
So I will not push them into the pit of hell.
With a deep resolve in my heart, I left the train station with the Knights.
In front of the train station, the Artina Kingdom army brought by Sir Logos was waiting.
“Wait here for a moment.”
I left the knights and approached Sir Logos.
He didn't even know I was there and was looking somewhere.
It was the same for the royal army.
What are you looking at like that?
I turned my gaze in the direction they were looking.
"Uh?"
Then, Perdes and Prophetes IV appeared, facing each other.
"Your Excellency?"
Sir Logos, who found out about my late arrival, asked with a little surprise.
“When did you come?”
“Just now. By the way, it seems that Lord Perdes and His Majesty the King have become quite close.”
“Huh? Where on earth are you looking at?”
Not only Lord Logos, but even the royal army looked at me with eyes of absurdity.
“Isn’t that so? I thought so because the two of you were having a cozy conversation.”
“...Is the meaning of ‘cozy’ in the Empire different from that of the Allied Forces?”
“No way.”
“Then, Your Excellency, you used the wrong word.”
What on earth are you talking about?
I left Sir Logos behind, who was saying strange things, and approached the two people.
“What are you two doing here?”
When I spoke to them, they all looked back at me at the same time without saying who should go first.
“You’re here.”
“You came.”
Both of them smile brightly.
I think they've really become close.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be smiling like this, right?
Prophetes IV spoke to me.
“If we’re here, should we leave now? If we delay any longer, our arrival could be leaked to the palace, so let’s hurry.”
“Yeah.”
Prophetes IV went first, and I and Perdes followed him.
“Oh, by the way.”
Prophetes IV, who was walking ahead, suddenly turned around and let out a gasp as if he had remembered something.
“That guy has no horse to ride. What should I do?”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes. I prepared exactly the number of people that the Duke had told me in advance...”
Prophetes IV glanced at Perdes and then asked me.
“Has any of the Leopold Knights escaped?”
“No. Thankfully, they all agreed to do it with me.”
“Then there’s nothing left to say. What should I do?”
Yes. What should I do?
While I was thinking, Perdes said.
“If you don’t have a prepared horse, why don’t you just buy one at a nearby market?”
“That’s impossible.”
Prophetes IV answered.
“All the markets around here have already been raided.”
“Then what about the horse rental shop?”
“That place has already been cleared out. Otherwise, there’s no way we could have prepared horses for that many people.”
It's a strangely sarcastic tone.
Perdes must have felt the same way as well, as he glared at Prophetes IV with a frown on his face.
“Then there’s nothing we can do.”
That was only for a moment. Perdes smiled brightly and placed a hand on my shoulder.
“I have no choice but to ride with her.”
"...What?"
“That would be fine.”
It was a good method that I hadn't thought of.
“Then come with me...”
"For a moment."
Just as they were about to decide to ride together, Prophetes IV intervened impatiently.
“Come to think of it, I think Sir Logos said he had prepared a few more just in case.”
"Is it so?"
“Yeah. Right, Sir Logos?”
Prophetes IV turned to Sir Logos, who had just arrived, and asked.
Then, Sir Logos opened his eyes wide in surprise, glanced at me and Perdes, then nodded with an awkward smile.
“Yes, yes. That is correct. It is as Your Majesty said.”
“That’s right. So, let’s each ride our own horse.”
Something is strange.
“Then go quickly.”
I felt quite uneasy, but I couldn't ask anything because Prophetes IV was already gone.
***
It usually took about half a day to ride a horse from Krad to the capital, but that was if you took your time and rested along the way.
If you keep running without stopping, you can get there in half a day.
Adele, of course, chose the latter.
Countless horse hooves stamped on the ground that had become damp, perhaps because of the rain.
Adele ran forward without even noticing that her hair, tied up carelessly, was falling out.
The Knights of Leopold and Perdes followed silently behind.
Prophetes IV and the Kingdom of Artina followed a little further behind.
***
[The Duke Leopold must be loyal to the Imperial Family, worthy of the title Sword of the Empire.]
Adele's hands, which were holding the reins, tightened as memories of the past came to mind again.
[Even if the imperial family demands something outrageous, we must humbly accept it.]
A question suddenly occurred to me.
'Maybe Dad knew the Emperor was trying to kill him?'
***
As time went by, one by one, outdated knights appeared, but that wasn't their problem.
Because the horse is tired or has a problem.
If the horse was just tired, it would be okay to take a short break, but if there was a problem, the situation was different.
When Adele was troubled because she could not find a new horse on the mountainside, the knights spoke in unison.
“I will run on both feet. So you go first, Captain.”
No one gave up, even if it was late.
“Yes. I’ll wait.”
Adele didn't give up on them either.
***
Just before arriving at the capital, Adele gave Leopold's knights a few instructions.
Never attack civilians.
Do not pursue a runaway.
Let us not forget that our only goal is the Emperor.
Do not covet anything else.
Adele told the same story to Prophetes IV, asking him to be careful.
Then Prophetes IV stroked his chin as if in trouble.
“I don’t think I can keep the last condition.”
“Does that mean there’s something else to covet?”
“Yes.”
Prophetes IV smiled, looking into my fresh green eyes.
And just as they were about to say something, Perdes suddenly intervened between the two.
“Let’s not waste time here and go quickly, Adele.”
He didn't even glance at Prophetes IV and only took Adele with him.
Prophetes IV clicked his tongue in annoyance as he watched the backs of the two people moving further and further away.
“He’s a real pain in the ass.”
***
First, the Knights of Leopold descended the mountain and rushed toward the capital city gates.
Openly waving the flag of the Knights of Leopold.
“What, why are the Knights of Leopold here? Didn’t they go to Dilom?”
The capital city guards were puzzled, but when they saw Adele at the front, they quickly opened the gate.
Never in their wildest dreams would they have imagined that the head of the Leopold family, known as the Sword of the Empire, would commit treason.
Adele, who entered the capital city easily, thanks to this, shouted loudly.
“Open the capital city gates!”
Leopold's knights moved in unison, overpowered the capital's guards, and opened the city gates wide.
While the capital's guards were dumbfounded by the sudden attack, the royal army led by Prophetes IV entered the capital.
“Run away!”
“Ugh!”
The once peaceful capital city turned into a battlefield in an instant.
People who heard about the recapture battle fled in shock, thinking it was a story from a faraway country that had nothing to do with them.
The Knights of Leopold and the Royal Army of Artina did not even spare them a glance and ran towards the palace.
The palace knights who had heard the commotion were already lined up in the palace.
“What on earth are you doing, Duke Leopold? Bringing the Knights to the capital without permission!”
When the Marquis of Macmill shouted, Adele laughed.
“Can’t you tell just by looking at it? I’ve come to see His Majesty the Emperor.”
“What the...! Are you saying you’re going to commit treason?”
“If the Marquis thinks so, then so be it.”
When Adele answered cynically, the Marquis of Macmill frowned.
“Do you think the Duke will be safe after daring to commit treason? And to commit treason by joining hands with another kingdom! Three generations will be destroyed!”
“I really wonder about that.”
Adele drew her sword. The red fur embedded in the hilt of the sword sparkled in the sunlight.
“I really wonder whether my family will perish first or the Marquis’s family will perish first.”
***
It wasn't difficult to subdue the torn Imperial Knights.
It was also thanks to Adele's role as one against a hundred.
Adele and the Knights of Leopold forced open the palace gates and entered the palace.
Prophetes IV and the Artina Kingdom army stood outside to prevent others from entering.
They tried their best not to kill people, but they had no choice but to deal with those who attacked them.
The once-clean sword was stained with crimson blood.
Someone was blocking their path to the Emperor's palace.
“It was a real betrayal.”
“What did I say? I said treason.”
It was the Duke of Lucien, the Third Prince, and Ian.
Behind them were knights sent from the Southern and Eastern territories.
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