Eternally Regressing Knight Chapter 543

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Encred knows that he can take some pretty bold actions at times. And the masked man in front of him is no different.

“How is it?”

The man wearing the mask and asking questions, his name is Kdianat Randius Nauril.

He was the king of the country Encred belonged to.

“Is it necessary to cover your face while moving in a black carriage at night?”

“It feels different. The feeling.”

“He said, taking off his mask.

There were many steps he took to get here, but the biggest one was Krang’s will.

In terms of the passage of time, the first thing that happened was that the outcome and progress of the war were reported to Nauril and the king heard that there were no casualties.

“Does that make sense?”

Some, especially those who were secretly jealous of Encred, scoffed.

Even before the rumors of an iron wall blocking the military came out, it was a completely incomprehensible story.

“Rather, why don’t four of the Border Guard soldiers become knights and form a new knightly order to attack? That would make more sense, right?”

One of them hit the nail on the head without realizing it, but in any case, they were just talking amongst themselves.

The palace immediately dispatched a delegation of about ten people, including Andrew Gardner.

“Originally, I was supposed to join the rearguard when an all-out war broke out. So why did it end?”

His eyes had a complex expression of joy, wonder, and surprise.

On the way, I heard the famous name of Encrid, nicknamed the Iron Wall, ringing throughout the area.

Even before, Encred’s reputation was high among the Border Guards.

All the ladies who flaunted their looks were after him, and even the most elite of the upper classes wanted to line up, and some of the wandering swordsmen even went under Encred.

But this time, the rumors that spread were not just that.

If Encred had said, “Starting tomorrow, I will be king too,” everyone would have flocked to him.

Now, he could do anything, whether it was becoming a principality or claiming to be a king.

Of all these rumors, this was the most central story.

‘Stop the army by yourself?’

You didn’t kill them all, you just looked at them and they stopped?

Some say that a wall was created behind them to block them, and others say that when they cut the ground with a sword, light poured out through the gaps, forming a wall of light to block the enemy.

Rumors tend to be distorted, so later on, there was even talk that an army of angels with flaming swords had descended and blocked the Azpen army.

When the angel beckoned, the man flew high into the sky?

Of course, it was nonsense. But there was some truth in it.

The fact that he stopped the army by himself.

“Is that right?”

Andrew wanted to rush over and throw his unit away, but he had to send back the unit he had come with. Starting with supplies, food, and shelter were all expenses for the army, and he couldn’t pass that on to the Border Guard. He couldn’t go into a city that had already spent a lot of Krona in preparation for war and ask them to feed him and provide him with shelter.

If they had come as reinforcements, they would have naturally received supplies, but wasn’t the battle already over?

However, Andrew’s pockets were not deep enough to afford to stay in the city while paying for lodging.

For this reason, the unit that came with him was collected and sent back, but in the meantime, there was an official request from the palace to join as a member of the diplomatic mission.

Andrew said that since he was nearby and familiar with the place, he should join them while he was there, and he thought it was right to go without being asked, so he joined.

“okay.”

Even when asked if it was true, Encred nodded his head simply, and Andrew’s pupils dilated like crazy when he saw that.

“how?”

“You just have to create a forest made up of regular trees.”

Shinar, who had come with me, answered, but of course it was something I couldn’t understand.

“I have a message for you to depart from the Border Guard and enter the capital in a month for your major training.”

After that, one of the messengers spoke with a very cautious gaze and attitude, and Encred nodded. It was right that the missionary’s duty ended here, but one of the messengers came looking for Encred during the night. Naturally, Andrew was next to him.

And Encred and some of his men had already discovered the identity of one of the messengers during the day.

“Are you crazy?”

Encred had no choice but to ask the guest sincerely.

There was a lot of talk, but the gist of it was this.

“I’m not crazy. No one will know. And with the famous Ironclad Sword and Knight by my side, how dangerous is it? Azpen is probably busy diplomatically opening all the doors and trying to resolve the issue. I bet five silver coins that he’s too busy policing the inside.”

“It’s a small amount for a king.”

“The national treasury is tight. Some people have come to ask for some Krona.”

Andrew rolled his eyes next to him. Even he thought this was crazy.

How could the king of a country come to a battlefield under the false pretense of being sick?

Moreover, this was not the end.

After hearing the plan, it seemed like it might be even worse than the iron wall Encred had shown.

Of course, no one should know that the king of a country has come here.

‘This is not normal.’

What can a normal person do in this situation? Stop thinking.

He was also acquainted with Encred, and became one of the five guards of the king and one of those who knew his secrets.

The only people who knew that Krang was here now were the Duke of Octo, the captain of the king’s guard, Marquis Baisar, and Marcus Baisar, who collapsed with dizziness because they couldn’t stop him.

Normally, the captain of the guard should be in this position.

“If you leave too, it would be like letting them know that I am not in the palace. Instead, I want you to keep a close eye on me without anyone knowing.”

It was Krang’s persuasion that he came instead. So, he should just put aside his thoughts and do what he is told.

During the day, I had a long-awaited duel with Encred, and was surprised and delighted to hear that I had become a knight, so now it was time to fulfill my duty as a noble and the king’s closest confidant.

There were two reasons why Krang came.

One is for armistice negotiations with Azpen.

The two are literally trying to pressure each other to raise tax rates.

“I can’t ask the Border Guard, who has done his duty, to give me Crona.”

So, I’m asking you to increase the tax and send it to me.

“Still, I don’t think His Majesty will come in person.”

Of course, Encrid wasn’t the only one here.

Christ, who was in charge of external affairs, was there.

The words just now were thrown by Crys, who was behind Encred.

“If I came in person, wouldn’t you be so moved by my sincerity that you might just cry?”

“Because my emotions have long since dried up.”

“Are you a sand type?”

There was a trend that spread like wildfire on the continent recently. It was talking about the personality types of people. One was like moist soil because they were full of emotions and soft like soil, and the other was like sand because they were dry emotions that only dealt with everything rationally.

“Yes. I am pure sand.”

Christ did not give in, but he did agree to send the taxes as a result.

Unless Encred were to claim the king here or suddenly swallow Azpen and make Azpen his own, he would have to be on good terms with Nauril.

The recent civil war had caused trouble here and there in Nauril’s trade routes and the national treasury was also strained for various other reasons, so it seemed right to help now.

Instead, I just didn’t want to do it naked.

“You know what a salon is, right?”

Kreis took private advantage of public affairs, explaining the role and usefulness of the salon and asking people to stop by when they started their own business.

“As much as you want.”

Krang smiled broadly. If I could dedicate my body to fill the national treasury, what wouldn’t I do?

I could take everything off and dance.

“So you’re going to Azpen? Are you planning on starting another all-out war?”

Savage Remdo was quick to join in, so he interrupted and asked, and Krang spoke with a face that showed no sign of worry, not even a hint of an ant’s whiskers.

“no.”

“then?”

Encred asked back.

“I told you to come out.”

“To whom?”

“To King Azpen.”

“You told me to come out, so I came out?”

“What if it doesn’t come out?”

He finished answering the question with a grin.

It didn’t seem like he had thought it through deeply, but it would have been a problem if the King of Azpen had actually rejected Krang’s request.

Above all, one could ask what good would come from doing something like this. Krang also knew that the process could seem a bit like that.

However, he looked at the results rather than the process. That is, he was calculating the aftermath of what had just happened.

Externally, to destroy Azpen? Now, to organize an army and advance, burning and pillaging the city and everything?

‘I can do it, but I won’t do it.’

If that were to happen, the Border Guard would have to step in and strike, and there was a high possibility that this would cause war to spread like wildfire across the continent.

Even without that, it wasn’t easy to destroy a country.

Then, should we accept the offer and make it a vassal state?

Azpen people have strong self-esteem and will not break easily.

‘Won’t the flames of rebellion break out here and there?’

Some nobles will side with this side, but others will not.

Running a stable country is like crossing a river.

The problem is that Naurilia currently does not have the capacity to do this.

It might be necessary to press down with force.

It would have been impossible originally, but it became possible thanks to the presence of Encred and the Madman Unit.

But completely subduing Azpen is a completely different matter.

If you were ready, you could try to swallow up the neighboring country, but in Krang’s eyes, that wasn’t a good idea, and now was the time to seek stability.

‘The best thing would be for King Azpen to take care of it.’

It also had to move just to my taste, so we had to meet at least once.

Whether it ends in threats or negotiations.

So, by moving himself, he is trying to coordinate with Azpen from behind.

Is there anything better in politics than pretending not to know on the outside and talking behind people’s backs? There isn’t.

So he sent a messenger to Azpen and asked to meet secretly.

What if Azpen sets a trap? Then it will be a disaster. Not Krang’s disaster, but Azpen’s disaster.

If Krang changes his mind even a little, Azpen could be erased from the map.

Of course, there is a risk in taking the initiative, but if possible, this is better, that is what Krang thought.

‘If you fail, you can just kill the king and escape.’

He would not take any useless lives, but the King had a responsibility just to be there.

To that crown there is duty, to that throne there is responsibility.

A common saying towards the king.

So the king of Azpen would have died just sitting there without saying anything.

The responsibility for defeat and the death of the knight, if you go all the way to the end, is all the king’s responsibility.

This is Krang’s value system, but isn’t it human nature to live according to what one believes in?

It was like a crane.

If the king of Azpen dies somehow, Azpen will be engulfed in civil war.

Even if the two great families of Hurier and Axkins join forces to put a puppet king on the throne, it will be the same. It means that we will have to face a period of chaos.

If real communication were possible, this wouldn’t happen.

Even though we met secretly, we were meeting under my name, so I couldn’t ignore the weight of that promise.

Anyway, Krang was after all of this.

Bold steps, ambition, and a conversation with King Azpen.

What you get from it will not be of low value.

‘I think it would be better if we could communicate as much as possible.’

If a civil war breaks out in Azpen and the stupid ones among them rush in without a fight, it will lead to war, and then sacrifices by our own forces will be inevitable.

Of course, if necessary, we will fight. If necessary, we will shed blood. But it does not have to be now, and there is no need to suffer the last gasp of a country that is on the verge of collapse.

Krang did not pour out all the stories he had been struggling with.

Encrid probably wouldn’t be that interested.

So I made my point short and sweet.

“I want to see your face. Who is that kid that keeps attacking me?”

It may sound a bit crude as a reason for the armistice, but Encred accepted.

Because I know very well that Krang doesn’t act without thinking.

There are three cats combined like that.

Sinar, Saxony, and Encred.

Saxony and Sinar, to prevent any assassination attempts or plots.

There is even Encred, the hero of this battlefield.

This was also King Azpen’s request.

“I will go out if someone comes with me to stop the army at the end of the battle.”

Because a message like this came.

And Andrew Gardner joined Maburo.

There was no need for Rem or anyone else to follow.

From the Azpen side, only five people, including the king, decided to come forward.

This was the core of this operation.

Go secretly and meet secretly.

“then.”

After riding the carriage for a while, the group placed the cross guard to the west and rode a little further.

After passing the traces of the army and killing several demons and beasts in the night, I saw a light far away. It was the meeting place.

I was curious about the author of Encred, the King of Azpen.

I wonder how much he likes war that he is so eager to fight.