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The streets of learning were as busy as a beehive.
“Ahhhhh!”
"no!
Students who were usually interested in black magic and the study of the ancients were unable to overcome the enormous presence and fainted or were consumed.
Jin, the president of the Academy and the president of the Academy Federation, kept the illegitimate children together and watched over them while taking care of them.
“First, cover your ears. Then quickly recite the Lord’s Prayer. If you really can’t stand it, just take some medicine and go to sleep.”
“I, I have a really bad headache.”
“Close your eyes. I will pour out holy water for you.”
Jin tried to look calm.
“Here, bring me more holy water.”
The situation wasn't good though.
“It’s too exhausting outside too.”
He somehow found a solution and a solution.
“Bring all the students from the Academy of Theology and the seminary. The back road over there is connected to the seminary dormitory. If you ask for cooperation first in the name of the association, they will all come. If you hold out until the end… … You understand?”
“Okay, Chairman.”
“Chairman! This is a big problem. A completely mutated eroder has appeared near the main gate.”
“Don’t fight and let them pass. They might hear the sound of fighting and come rushing in.”
“Chairman! Anya and the five others started to encroach. I heard the mental waves from too close-”.
“Dig it out with a knife and purify it with holy water.”
“What, what?”
“This is the method that the royal family member told me. Do it if they tell you to do it.”
Always pretend to be calm.
That was the job of the one who became the 'head of the organization'.
“Everyone, stay calm! The Emperor and His Highness the Grand Duke will be moving soon. His Highness Severic and His Excellency Cariosa are also in the capital right now! Don’t panic, it will be suppressed in no time!”
It was Jin who usually showed absolute charisma.
Even in this situation, his appearance of not panicking and commanding the scene with shining blue eyes was enough to gain the trust of many students.
“It’s Jin after all!”
“Mr. Chairman! I believe in you!”
“First, we started isolating everyone, and gathered the students from the swordsmanship and magic departments.”
“I’ve collected all the reagents from the shop. You can use them whenever you want.”
The organization revolved around him.
“We caught the main gate invader!”
“Wow!”
I came up with my own results.
That's why.
No one knew that Jin's insides were burning black.
'Your Highness, what on earth is going on?'
* * *
'I think this is X.'
The manager of the red-light district's Dawn Casino and the godmother of the smuggling cigarette business, Red Mask, looked around at her subordinates.
“You must evacuate immediately.”
“The VIPs are asking about the situation. What should I say?”
“The eroders are coming. There’s been a fight at the entrance to the street. We’ve sent in the Shinpungjo, but it doesn’t look like it’ll last long.”
“The golden meteor was code 'Storm Dragon'. It is believed to have flown straight from the palace.”
It was clear that things were not good.
From the very beginning, even from the casino rooftop, the foreign object in the center of the capital could be seen far away.
I had no idea how I could possibly defeat an object as large as a cathedral spire.
The red mask hardened the face behind the mask like a mask.
To put it simply, the right answer would have been to load the carriage with gold and jewels and flee the capital right away.
No matter how strong the imperial knights were, they could not defeat the invaders who numbered at least several thousand, or at most twenty thousand, in a head-on street battle.
But the Red Mask trusted Valencian.
'The alliance of great lords was also unable to win head-on.'
There was no way that the royal family of Soletara, with its meticulous, dark, and cruel ways, would not have prepared something.
“Evacuate the VIPs to the Ivory Tower special zone.”
“Your Majesty-”
“We will stay here and save the civilians. Focus on rescuing the civilians rather than killing the encroachers.”
The organization executives stared blankly at her mouth.
It wasn't something she usually said.
The corners of the mouth of the red fox mask with the chin separated were quivering.
“Archduke Valencian will move soon. I think we can suppress them somehow. In the chaos that will follow, the first ones to be caught will be thugs like us. If we want to survive, we need to create an excuse to jump into the capital’s situation. Focus on securing the tobacco warehouse and rescuing the families of the court nobles. We will evacuate them to the Ivory Tower Special Zone through the underground sewer. They will be our shield.”
"yes!"
The executives bowed their heads and ran out.
The red mask looked towards the palace, clenching his fists and trembling with fear.
And the young Grand Duke, known as the capital's greatest scoundrel, did not disappoint the expectations of his two collaborators.
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The center of the capital was destroyed, and many people fled towards the imperial palace.
It was an expression of a truly sincere desire because it was unconscious.
They secretly expected that the Emperor, who was both a sword master and a great magician, would be able to protect them.
Valencian knew that if he accepted them all, foreign objects might come running towards him.
So he gave efficient orders regardless of ethics and morals.
“… … Captain of the Guard.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“The guards will control access to the palace. Only the families and friends of the court nobles, administrators, knights, guardsmen, constables, and officers will be accepted.”
He just gave endlessly ruthless orders.
“… … I will follow your orders.”
The captain of the guard knew the nature of the order.
It meant to control the guards, knights, and constables from leaving the front lines to go to their families, and to follow orders properly without even thinking of something frivolous.
“Please let me in!”
“Please accept this child!”
When I looked into the eyes of the people and heard their voices, my heart felt like it was going to break.
But the captain of the guard had seen what had happened to the prefect of the guard when he had ignored Valencian's order to cover up the explosion, and he had also seen the look in the eyes of that scoundrel Archduke, so he simply bowed his head and followed the order.
Valencian's orders were efficient, regardless of ethics or morals.
He was empirically more accustomed to exploiting human malice than goodwill.
'A 1km-sized foreign object appearing in the middle of the capital is not essentially a war, but a disaster. Those who cannot guarantee the safety of their families in a disaster situation will think differently. In other words, if you guarantee the safety of your family and friends, not your own safety, you can regain loyalty.'
A calm aura returned to the eyes of the knights and elite soldiers who had been assured of the safety of their families and friends, even if only verbally.
'Only the families of soldiers and knights were accepted. They will feel relieved, but at the same time, they will inevitably face the jealousy, anger, and resentment of the citizens of the capital, and they will feel guilty. At the same time, in order to cover up that guilt, they will obey the orders of our royal family even more.'
The boy prince was wearing a full-body plate armor with yellow patterns on a black background instead of his usual uniform.
It was the armor that Rudy had put on him at a crazy speed, catching him as he ran out in his shirt.
The new armor, which still had not a single scratch on it, covered his entire body without a single gap, and he returned to being Field Marshal Valencianus, who had stood on the battlefield with the emperor for the first time in a long time.
“Sir Barbatos.”
The giant knight pulled down his helmet and took up his war hammer.
“Here it is.”
“Order the police chiefs to help evacuate the citizens. At the same time, secure the east and south gates so that the Brass Knights can enter. In the meantime, the Black Iron Knights are to maintain a tight siege to prevent the invaders from escaping in all directions.”
The giant knight took a moment to analyze the meaning behind Valencian's command.
The order to secure the south and east gates to allow the Brass Knights to enter meant that the citizens could not evacuate there, and the order to surround the invaders with 50 Black Iron Knights meant that each knight would be in charge of one street.
The giant knight was given orders that seemed unreasonable and even cruel.
Since he first received the sword at the age of eighteen, he has never once failed to respond to the imperial call.
“Yes, Your Majesty. I will show you the power of this black iron.”
“… … .”
“You don’t have to look at me like that. Even if I told you, you would have given the same order.”
Valencian nodded, chewing his lower lip, and turned to face the Platinum Knight Commander.
The Platinum Knight Commander, wearing a white armor with gold patterns, awaited orders.
“King. Secure the Wyvern Pit and enter the Demon Realm to assist His Majesty the Emperor.”
“Headquarters is hereby received. Your Majesty.”
The magic mirror was still shedding pale light high in the night sky.
The order to enter was almost a suicide order, but the Archduke gave the order, and the Platinum Knight Commander complied.
Valencian looked at the messenger, suppressing all emotion.
“Go to the ivory tower and demand that they join the war according to the treaty. I’ll give you a lot of corpses of foreigners, so tell all the elders to come out.”
Thirty messengers saluted simultaneously.
There are 23,000 eroders swarming throughout the capital.
It was unclear how many of the thirty would return alive, but the Empire's best riders immediately mounted their fine horses and galloped through the streets.
Valencian looked at Tentia, Rudi, and Sereragie for the last time.
The red knight in white armor, the countess holding the magic gun Kaspar, and the genius magician wearing a pearl earring were all dignified, kind, and smiling innocently, as if they were not afraid at all.
“It is an honor to be with you.”
“Even if I die, I will serve you, Lord Valen, even after I die.”
“You’re arrogant. Do you think you’ll die sooner than me?”
He realized that he could feel both joy and sadness at the same time, and he put his helmet down.
“Then let’s protect each other.”
In a world where, once a negotiation is over, someone you can't negotiate with comes looking for you, you're screwed.
* * *
Valencian advanced in a straight line towards the object.
The imperial palace was located in the northern center of the capital, and the embassy was located in the very center of the capital, so it was easy to get there by following the main road.
The problem was that the streets were filled with predators and the people running away from them.
The empire had strict laws that controlled who could appear on the streets, but the laws were meaningless in the face of the desire for survival.
So Valencianus pushed his subjects back with a not-so-hot fire, while Rudi pulled the trigger endlessly at the heads of the invaders.
“Get out of the way! This body is coming!”
“Go back to hell!”
With the crowds and squatters heading towards the palace, only four people were able to go against the flow.
But the four of them stood before the giant foreign object without any fear, leaving tens of thousands behind.
Tentia thought it was okay to be alone, Rudy followed only Valencianus' back, and Sereraji had no idea why he followed her.
“Valentine! What are you going to do now?”
And Valencian knew that reinforcements were coming.
“Just hold on a little longer!”
“You damn monsters, you look like vomit-slime bastards with everything exploding! You look like a loser who lost all his money when the casino closed in the morning!”
“I told you to just hold on a little longer!”
'If the capital falls, it will be a huge blow to the church. Besides, if the imperial family suppresses this on their own, they will be unable to say anything for at least 20 years.'
Valencian, who was cornered as much as he could, predicted the movement of forces using only the calculation of evil.
And as has been the case for the past 40 years, that calculation has proven correct.
“Archduke Valencian?”
Saaaaah-!
A brilliant white light scattered across the darkened street.
All sorts of monsters, with tentacles, shells, and teeth, fell to the ground, burning.
A saint with a manly, dark face, deep eyes, and pitch-black hair.
The black goat of the angry god, Mateos, approached with divine power radiating from his entire body that seemed to distort space.
“Oh, Lord! Strike that ugly man with the hammer!”
“Kill all the suspicious ones! He will choose them!”
Warrior priests in armor beneath their black cassocks and paladins in white armor followed suit.
The one who took the lead was Angelos, and he lifted his shield with a complicated expression when he saw Tentia, with whom he had crossed swords a few days ago.
“Sir Tentia?”
“Yes. What a small world.”
Tentia also raised her mask and greeted him.
Mateos looked at the archduke, a rascal in black armor.
“Your Majesty. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you.”
His golden eyes were utterly delicious.
“Your Majesty, Your Highness.”
“There’s been a lot going on, but how about we kill this bastard first and then talk again? At least we’re people who can talk, right?”
Mateos nodded without realizing it, seeing the desolate madness of someone who seemed to have lost everything.
Valencian smiled and asked.
“I have a plan. Instead of defeating the encroachers, focus on weakening them. Either by spreading the light of exorcism widely or by using the curtain of discrimination.”
Mateos asked, feeling a chill run down his spine.
“Can you tell me what the operation is?”
"……haha."
Valencian did not answer.
He just smiled as if swallowing a lot of sadness.
'If you knew, you'd be against it. And… … I don't want to see even one person in favor.'