IYDGMYD - Chapter 149

“Damage! Everyone, shield yourselves!”

Granada cried out urgently.

Fire arrows fell on the wall.

People raised their shields to protect themselves.

Granada took advantage of the brief moment of respite in the enemy's attack and drew her bowstring.

Squeeeeeee!

The Granada bow, which cut through the wind with a terrible sound, smashed the head of an enemy knight on horseback and flew further to pierce the heart of the soldier behind him.

Following Granada, the seasoned hunters of Ronheim dispatched enemy knights one after another. Their accuracy was unwavering.

Despite this, the enemy's numbers were overwhelming, and the enemy forces continued to approach Ronheim step by step.

But the people of Ronheim were not afraid. Their fighting spirit was unwavering.

That was the national character to begin with.

Besides, there was even a corner of them that believed in it.

The people of Ronheim trusted the Archmage Luca, who was here.

“Oh, this shield is awesome! How much metal did it use?”

After a flurry of fire arrow attacks, Luca took off his shield and looked down at the one he was holding, chuckling.

He thought the shield was quite heavy, but not a single arrow pierced the shield.

It seemed that Chloe and Callius didn't spare any money on weapons and armor.

“Well, the mistress of Ronheim is currently the richest person on the continent.”

Luca muttered, rubbing his hands together and taking out a mana stone from his pocket.

“Yes, then. Shall we counterattack?”

Soon, powerful mana, amplified by the mana stone, was concentrated in his hand.

The moment he recited the spell, water flowed down the floor where the enemies were standing and soon froze solid.

“What, what is it?”

The enemies were confused and ran around in confusion as the ice climbed up to their ankles and bound their feet.

Meanwhile, arrows continued to fly with perfect accuracy.

Granada commanded the warriors of Ronheim in a calm voice.

“Load! Fire! Beware of enemy arrows!”

Viscount Harrigan was bewildered as he watched the knights fall before his eyes.

“These monsters...!”

“I warned you. It wouldn’t be easy.”

Kavala gritted her teeth and glared at Ronheim Castle.

They may not have been trained soldiers, but each and every one of them was a seasoned warrior.

“Set fire to the village. We must first break their morale.”

Soon, some of Viscount Harrigan's soldiers began to wander around the houses with torches.

The people who saw the village burning sighed and gritted their teeth.

Luca, who felt that Ronheim's attacks were gradually slowing down, realized it too late and swore.

“Ah, I only wanted to use my magic for defense, but those things...”

“Sometimes offense is the best defense.”

Mainz whispered sweetly in Luca's ear.

“Butler, do you know that you are being really devilish right now?”

“If I could become a demon and preserve Luca’s magical spirit while also adding the potential attack power within him to our side, then so be it.”

“Tch.”

Luca shook his head in disbelief and chuckled.

He snapped his fingers a few times.

Then, a flash of lightning struck the village and struck the heads of the soldiers who were wandering around.

“Yeah, this is a punishment from heaven, you guys.”

“That could easily be considered blasphemy.”

Mainz said firmly.

“You said you would become a devil!”

“That doesn’t mean I agree with blasphemy. I’m a believer.”

Mainz reverently folded his hands before his chest.

At that moment, an enemy arrow flew towards Luca.

Mainz, who had been chatting leisurely with Luca until then, suddenly sharpened his gaze, and his simple kick changed the direction of the arrow.

Puck!

Luca gaped, his gaze shifting between the arrow stuck in the empty ground beside him and Mainz.

“What is your identity?”

Mainz smiled kindly and again folded his hands reverently before his chest.

"I'm just an ordinary butler who, due to family circumstances, underwent some harsh training as a child. Hehe. Oh my, my back hurts."

After a while, Mainz disappeared, patting his back, saying that he was old and had some health problems.

Luca scratched his cheek as he looked back at Mainz, which was slowly disappearing, at Granada, where she was skillfully leading her warriors from the walls, and at the not-so-ordinary common people of Ronheim under her command.

“What on earth is this place?”

***

“It’s a den of monsters!”

Viscount Harrigan shouted.

"This place is a den of monsters! We must retreat!"

Viscount Herrigan shouted as he watched the soldiers fall one by one before even reaching the gate.

You said it was an empty house, but what kind of empty house is it?

Ronheim Castle had sharpshooters and even wizards who could hit targets through this blizzard.

Kavala also gritted her teeth as she watched her soldiers struggling to advance.

“Keep moving forward.”

“Yes? But...!”

"We're moving forward. If we can just break through the gates, we'll win."

"With the wizards out there, it's going to be difficult to break through the gates. You see? And the weather's bad, so it's better to stop fighting and surround the castle and wait...!"

"It's not now, and it won't work! I said, just find the Holy Grail! Stop whining and bring me the Grail! Bring the Grail to me!"

Kavala shouted with her eyes wide open.

Viscount Herrigan, who saw her suddenly shouting in anger, took a few steps away from her, unable to hide his embarrassment.

“Calm down, Your Majesty. What do you mean by the Holy Grail?”

“This incompetent guy!”

Instead of answering, Kavala became irritated and turned her gaze to his troops.

Her eyes flashed red.

Then, the soldiers who had been hit by arrows or injured and had fallen down in agony suddenly stood up with their eyes unfocused.

Just before coming here, they were the ones who drank a drink containing Kavala's magic.

It was not a forbidden spell of long-term emotional deception, as had been used on the Emperor and the former Marquis Blanco.

It was a spell that paralyzed reason and controlled the body in the short term.

They would come to their senses in a few hours and remember everything they had been manipulated into doing, but it didn't matter.

'All I have to do is find the Holy Grail.'

Once they took control of Ronheim Castle and obtained the Holy Grail, Chloe and Callius would soon arrive in Ronheim.

Callius and the Holy Grail.

With just those two, she could have the whole world at her feet.

Kavala commanded the soldiers' will.

“Advance. Break down the gate and enter.”

The soldiers moved by magic looked like puppets.

They continued to advance even though they were hit by arrows and were bleeding.

As long as their hearts beat, their movements did not stop.

***

"Oh my god."

The Ronheim camp was in an uproar.

Everyone was astonished to see the enemies rushing forward without hesitation, even after being hit by arrows and turning into hedgehogs.

Granada calmly pulled back the bowstring.

Her powerful arrows were fired repeatedly, finding the enemy's weak points.

Finally, Granada shouted firmly.

“Aim for the head and the heart!”

The warriors came to their senses at Granada's command and aimed their bows at the enemy.

But the attack didn't last long.

“All the arrows are gone!”

“The enemy is breaching the gates!”

“The enemies are climbing the walls!”

Granada gritted his teeth and glared at Kavala, who was riding her horse from afar.

"Everyone, take up your swords! Your safety comes first! Don't get hurt!"

At the same time, the soldier guarding the gate with the people shouted.

“The gates are breached!”

***

“Yes.”

Kavala smiled in conversation when she saw the gates open.

“Cover me!”

She commanded her soldiers, whose reason was paralyzed by sorcery.

The knights of Viscount Harrigan, who had been watching Kavala's one-sided argument a moment ago, looked at the Viscount, wondering what they should do.

Although Viscount Harrigan was hurt by Kavala's insult, he swallowed his anger, thinking that since he had come this far, he was in the same boat with her and could not back down.

“Are you going to go yourself?”

"Anyway, most of those left in the castle are children and the elderly. If they just break through the gates, they won't be a match for us in hand-to-hand combat."

Having said this, Kavala ran to Ronheim Castle under the protection of her soldiers.

Even Viscount Harrigan, who had planned to remain safely in the rear, had no choice but to lead all of his rear forces forward when Kavala appeared like that.

As the Kavala says, once the gates were breached, the enemy's fierce attacks lost their power, and it was felt from afar.

The soldiers surged into Ronheim Castle.

Kavala also entered the gates without hesitation.

But what awaited her inside the gates was not the dying people of Ronheim.

“You’re late, Kavala.”

“...!”

Kavala stopped at the gate, seeing a face that could never be here.

“Callius...? Yes, how did you get here...!”

In fact, Callius, who had never left Ronheim empty, greeted Kavala with a smile.

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