Perdes uses magic!
Adele, of course, and even the knights of Leopold and the Anatome Guard looked at Perdes in surprise.
On the other hand, Perdes looked at Adele with a smile, his mouth moving silently.
'Are you okay?'
Only then did Adele come to her senses. Instead of answering, she accurately stabbed her sword into the heart of the Anatome bodyguard, who had stopped in surprise at the sudden magical attack.
The sharp sword pierced the guard's body completely like a skewer.
“...!”
He collapsed without even being able to scream.
Perhaps enraged by the death of his comrade, the other guardsmen charged fiercely at Adele, but their attacks were full of weak points and had no effect.
Adele lightly deflected the enemy's attack and then cut him down.
Red blood gushed out from the long wound and splattered everywhere. It splashed all over Adele's face and even her hair, but the blood on her hair was completely invisible, as if it had been there all along.
Now, there are only two Anatome guards left.
They realized that they were at a disadvantage, so they exchanged glances and quickly ran away.
Don't chase after someone who runs away.
That rule did not apply to the Anatome Guard.
Adele chased them to the end and cut off their heads.
She didn't forget to make sure she killed someone by stabbing them in the heart with her sword.
The enemies, frightened by her somewhat cruel actions, hesitated and stepped back.
A bright smile spread across Adele's face as she looked at those enemies. It was a smile like that of a goddess who governs death.
After annihilating Anatome's bodyguard, Adele rushed back to the enemy base.
The tide quickly turned again in favor of the Knights of Leopold.
The fierce battle ended late at night when the sun had set and the moon had taken its place.
Of course, we were the winners. They must have been exhausted from fighting the enemy until late at night, but Leopold's knights showed no sign of it and celebrated their victory with jubilation.
Victory did not mean no casualties. Many knights were injured and had to cross a river from which they could not return.
“The wounded are to be sent to the council immediately. There is a councilor in the Artina Kingdom Army, so you can send them there.”
“Yes, sir.”
After giving instructions to the knights, who were in relatively good condition, I approached Perdes, who was resting under a half-broken pillar.
“Are you okay?”
Perdes nodded with a faint smile.
"I'm okay."
“You look weak for something like that.”
“Even though my skills are lacking, I fought with all my might.”
“You say your skills are poor? You fight well.”
“Thank you, even if it’s just empty words.”
“I’m not just saying this in vain. I really mean it.”
Knowing full well that Perdes' swordsmanship skills were poor, I was extremely worried about bringing him into the bloody battlefield.
But, surprisingly, Perdes fought so well that his worries were for naught.
And that's not all. When I was in danger, you used magic to help me.
“By the way, how did you use magic?”
The Perdes I know has no mana, so he can't use magic.
“Thanks to this.”
What Perdes took out of his pocket was the magic pen I had given him as a gift for his coming-of-age ceremony.
“Did you bring it all the way here?”
“Of course. I’ve always carried it with me since I received it as a gift from you.”
Perdes continued, fiddling with his magic pen.
“I carried it around with me because I didn’t know when or how it would be used, but I had no idea it would be used like this.”
“Yes. Thank you for your help, Master Perdes. Thanks to you, we were able to defeat the Anatome Guard.”
“They were Anatome’s personal guard?”
Oh, by the way, Perdes doesn't know.
“Yes, that’s right. The Emperor must have sent them to stop us.”
“There aren’t many of those.”
“The Anatome Guard doesn’t originally have that many members.”
Because they were the elite knights of the Emperor.
“The remaining ones are probably guarding the Emperor entirely.”
“So, if I go to see the Emperor, I have to fight them?”
“Maybe.”
Perdes frowned.
“Then, shouldn’t we prepare properly before going? The Anatome Guard is incredibly strong.”
“Don’t worry. The Anatome Guard is a knightly order specialized in offense, and they don’t know how to properly defend. If you just aim for the Emperor, you can quickly break through.”
Moreover, the number of Leopold Knights would be far greater than the remaining Anatome Guards, so we had the numerical advantage.
“So, Mr. Perdes, don’t worry, and get some rest.”
“No. I want to go too.”
Perdes stood up and spoke firmly.
“I want to see with my own eyes the damn Emperor crawling in front of your feet.”
“Yeah, okay.”
Even if I tell him to stay, I think he'll insist on going all the way.
I nodded, thinking that there wouldn't be any particular danger in taking Perdes with me.
“But didn’t the Emperor already escape through the secret passage? There’s plenty of time for that to happen.”
“All secret passages in the palace are guarded by the Artina Kingdom Army. If the Emperor had used a passage, we would have been notified.”
Perdes tilted his head at my words.
“You’re not a member of the royal family, so how do you know about the secret passage that only the royal family knows?”
Well, in the first life, Chernosser had been talking about something like this in the palace.
At the time, I thought, "What's the point of saying something like this?" but I had no idea it would be this helpful.
“I did some research in advance.”
“Hmm, really?”
Perdes looked dubious but did not ask deeply.
At that moment, Lord Connor approached.
“We have secured the new recruits of the Third Prince and the Duke of Lucien.”
The Third Prince fled when the tide of victory was completely turned in our favor, and the Duke of Lucien also disappeared as soon as the battle began.
It's my rule not to catch anyone who runs away, but I have something to ask them, so I ordered Lord Connor to catch them within the palace.
Lord Connor has been carrying out that order.
“The Third Prince was so rebellious that I had no choice but to knock him out, and the Duke of Lucien surrendered readily, so I just bound him.”
“Then I guess I should talk to Duke Lucien.”
As I turned the corner, Perdes naturally followed me.
As reported, the Duke of Lucien was sitting on a chair, tied up tightly with rope.
The surrounding area was strictly guarded by Leopold's knights.
“You’re finally here.”
The Duke of Lucien greeted us with a bright smile.
How can you laugh like that in a situation where your neck could be cut off at any moment?
It was so strange that it couldn't be expressed in words, like it was not normal.
What on earth are you thinking?
As I stared at him, the Duke of Lucien blushed shyly.
“It’s a little embarrassing when you look at me like that.”
Just don't think about it.
That man was not a human being of a category I could understand in the first place.
“Since when have you been on the Emperor’s side?”
“Oh. There seems to be some misunderstanding. I am not on His Majesty’s side.”
“Then why did you lead the knights of the Southern and Eastern territories to stop me?”
“That is also a misunderstanding. It was not me but the Third Prince who led those knights.”
Actually, Duke Lucien only made a fuss at the beginning and disappeared as soon as the war started.
And the Emperor readily confessed what he had done.
The Emperor killed my father...
The thought suddenly occurred to me, and I felt a surge of anger, but I suppressed it and asked.
“Since when did you know that the Emperor killed my father?”
“Does that matter?”
“What did you say?”
“Isn’t the important thing for the Duke right now to capture the Emperor? But with such trivial talk...!”
Adele, of course, and even the knights of Leopold and the Anatome Guard looked at Perdes in surprise.
On the other hand, Perdes looked at Adele with a smile, his mouth moving silently.
'Are you okay?'
Only then did Adele come to her senses. Instead of answering, she accurately stabbed her sword into the heart of the Anatome bodyguard, who had stopped in surprise at the sudden magical attack.
The sharp sword pierced the guard's body completely like a skewer.
“...!”
He collapsed without even being able to scream.
Perhaps enraged by the death of his comrade, the other guardsmen charged fiercely at Adele, but their attacks were full of weak points and had no effect.
Adele lightly deflected the enemy's attack and then cut him down.
Red blood gushed out from the long wound and splattered everywhere. It splashed all over Adele's face and even her hair, but the blood on her hair was completely invisible, as if it had been there all along.
Now, there are only two Anatome guards left.
They realized that they were at a disadvantage, so they exchanged glances and quickly ran away.
Don't chase after someone who runs away.
That rule did not apply to the Anatome Guard.
Adele chased them to the end and cut off their heads.
She didn't forget to make sure she killed someone by stabbing them in the heart with her sword.
The enemies, frightened by her somewhat cruel actions, hesitated and stepped back.
A bright smile spread across Adele's face as she looked at those enemies. It was a smile like that of a goddess who governs death.
After annihilating Anatome's bodyguard, Adele rushed back to the enemy base.
The tide quickly turned again in favor of the Knights of Leopold.
***
The fierce battle ended late at night when the sun had set and the moon had taken its place.
Of course, we were the winners. They must have been exhausted from fighting the enemy until late at night, but Leopold's knights showed no sign of it and celebrated their victory with jubilation.
Victory did not mean no casualties. Many knights were injured and had to cross a river from which they could not return.
“The wounded are to be sent to the council immediately. There is a councilor in the Artina Kingdom Army, so you can send them there.”
“Yes, sir.”
After giving instructions to the knights, who were in relatively good condition, I approached Perdes, who was resting under a half-broken pillar.
“Are you okay?”
Perdes nodded with a faint smile.
"I'm okay."
“You look weak for something like that.”
“Even though my skills are lacking, I fought with all my might.”
“You say your skills are poor? You fight well.”
“Thank you, even if it’s just empty words.”
“I’m not just saying this in vain. I really mean it.”
Knowing full well that Perdes' swordsmanship skills were poor, I was extremely worried about bringing him into the bloody battlefield.
But, surprisingly, Perdes fought so well that his worries were for naught.
And that's not all. When I was in danger, you used magic to help me.
“By the way, how did you use magic?”
The Perdes I know has no mana, so he can't use magic.
“Thanks to this.”
What Perdes took out of his pocket was the magic pen I had given him as a gift for his coming-of-age ceremony.
“Did you bring it all the way here?”
“Of course. I’ve always carried it with me since I received it as a gift from you.”
Perdes continued, fiddling with his magic pen.
“I carried it around with me because I didn’t know when or how it would be used, but I had no idea it would be used like this.”
“Yes. Thank you for your help, Master Perdes. Thanks to you, we were able to defeat the Anatome Guard.”
“They were Anatome’s personal guard?”
Oh, by the way, Perdes doesn't know.
“Yes, that’s right. The Emperor must have sent them to stop us.”
“There aren’t many of those.”
“The Anatome Guard doesn’t originally have that many members.”
Because they were the elite knights of the Emperor.
“The remaining ones are probably guarding the Emperor entirely.”
“So, if I go to see the Emperor, I have to fight them?”
“Maybe.”
Perdes frowned.
“Then, shouldn’t we prepare properly before going? The Anatome Guard is incredibly strong.”
“Don’t worry. The Anatome Guard is a knightly order specialized in offense, and they don’t know how to properly defend. If you just aim for the Emperor, you can quickly break through.”
Moreover, the number of Leopold Knights would be far greater than the remaining Anatome Guards, so we had the numerical advantage.
“So, Mr. Perdes, don’t worry, and get some rest.”
“No. I want to go too.”
Perdes stood up and spoke firmly.
“I want to see with my own eyes the damn Emperor crawling in front of your feet.”
“Yeah, okay.”
Even if I tell him to stay, I think he'll insist on going all the way.
I nodded, thinking that there wouldn't be any particular danger in taking Perdes with me.
“But didn’t the Emperor already escape through the secret passage? There’s plenty of time for that to happen.”
“All secret passages in the palace are guarded by the Artina Kingdom Army. If the Emperor had used a passage, we would have been notified.”
Perdes tilted his head at my words.
“You’re not a member of the royal family, so how do you know about the secret passage that only the royal family knows?”
Well, in the first life, Chernosser had been talking about something like this in the palace.
At the time, I thought, "What's the point of saying something like this?" but I had no idea it would be this helpful.
“I did some research in advance.”
“Hmm, really?”
Perdes looked dubious but did not ask deeply.
At that moment, Lord Connor approached.
“We have secured the new recruits of the Third Prince and the Duke of Lucien.”
The Third Prince fled when the tide of victory was completely turned in our favor, and the Duke of Lucien also disappeared as soon as the battle began.
It's my rule not to catch anyone who runs away, but I have something to ask them, so I ordered Lord Connor to catch them within the palace.
Lord Connor has been carrying out that order.
“The Third Prince was so rebellious that I had no choice but to knock him out, and the Duke of Lucien surrendered readily, so I just bound him.”
“Then I guess I should talk to Duke Lucien.”
As I turned the corner, Perdes naturally followed me.
As reported, the Duke of Lucien was sitting on a chair, tied up tightly with rope.
The surrounding area was strictly guarded by Leopold's knights.
“You’re finally here.”
The Duke of Lucien greeted us with a bright smile.
How can you laugh like that in a situation where your neck could be cut off at any moment?
It was so strange that it couldn't be expressed in words, like it was not normal.
What on earth are you thinking?
As I stared at him, the Duke of Lucien blushed shyly.
“It’s a little embarrassing when you look at me like that.”
Just don't think about it.
That man was not a human being of a category I could understand in the first place.
“Since when have you been on the Emperor’s side?”
“Oh. There seems to be some misunderstanding. I am not on His Majesty’s side.”
“Then why did you lead the knights of the Southern and Eastern territories to stop me?”
“That is also a misunderstanding. It was not me but the Third Prince who led those knights.”
Actually, Duke Lucien only made a fuss at the beginning and disappeared as soon as the war started.
And the Emperor readily confessed what he had done.
The Emperor killed my father...
The thought suddenly occurred to me, and I felt a surge of anger, but I suppressed it and asked.
“Since when did you know that the Emperor killed my father?”
“Does that matter?”
“What did you say?”
“Isn’t the important thing for the Duke right now to capture the Emperor? But with such trivial talk...!”
Puck-
I couldn't stand his attitude of daring to trivialize the murder of my father, so I hit the Duke of Lucien hard in the face.
I turned my head and hit him so hard that his lip split, but the Duke of Lucien was still smiling.
This guy is really crazy.
It felt pointless to talk to him anymore.
“Sir Connor. Keep a close eye on him.”
I must go and see the Emperor, so I have left the Duke of Lucien in the care of Sir Connor.
“Ugh.”
Then the Duke of Lucien burst into laughter that was almost mocking.
It was a smile that anyone could clearly see was something there.
“Why are you smiling like that?”
Perdes must have thought so too, frowning as he asked the Duke of Lucien.
Then, the burst lips rose into a grotesque shape.
“Aren’t you curious as to why the Emperor sent out the Imperial Knights and the Noble Knights separately?”
"...What?"
“From the beginning, the Emperor had no intention of subduing Duke Leopold. He simply wanted to buy time, using the knights as a shield.”
Stalling time. Those words rang in my eardrums.
Could it be that the Emperor has other ulterior motives?
Before my thoughts could even finish, my body moved.
“Captain!”
“Adele!”
I heard Corner and Perdes calling from behind, but I didn't stop.
I ran to the Emperor's palace and checked all of the Emperor's dozens of bedrooms.
None. Not in the bedroom, not in the office, not in the study.
Where are you hiding?
Where on earth are you hiding, Emperor!
I was running and running, out of breath, looking for the Emperor, when someone grabbed my left arm from behind.
I couldn't stand his attitude of daring to trivialize the murder of my father, so I hit the Duke of Lucien hard in the face.
I turned my head and hit him so hard that his lip split, but the Duke of Lucien was still smiling.
This guy is really crazy.
It felt pointless to talk to him anymore.
“Sir Connor. Keep a close eye on him.”
I must go and see the Emperor, so I have left the Duke of Lucien in the care of Sir Connor.
“Ugh.”
Then the Duke of Lucien burst into laughter that was almost mocking.
It was a smile that anyone could clearly see was something there.
“Why are you smiling like that?”
Perdes must have thought so too, frowning as he asked the Duke of Lucien.
Then, the burst lips rose into a grotesque shape.
“Aren’t you curious as to why the Emperor sent out the Imperial Knights and the Noble Knights separately?”
"...What?"
“From the beginning, the Emperor had no intention of subduing Duke Leopold. He simply wanted to buy time, using the knights as a shield.”
Stalling time. Those words rang in my eardrums.
Could it be that the Emperor has other ulterior motives?
Before my thoughts could even finish, my body moved.
“Captain!”
“Adele!”
I heard Corner and Perdes calling from behind, but I didn't stop.
I ran to the Emperor's palace and checked all of the Emperor's dozens of bedrooms.
None. Not in the bedroom, not in the office, not in the study.
Where are you hiding?
Where on earth are you hiding, Emperor!
I was running and running, out of breath, looking for the Emperor, when someone grabbed my left arm from behind.
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