194 – Territoriality (3)

“Master. “Please step back.”

Kayla stepped forward and glared at Eileen.

Gilbert was held by Catalina, and Paul was subdued by Erina.

The remaining person is Eileen. And the knights standing guard behind the tent.

The moment the guard noticed the commotion and looked into the tent.

Kayla immediately overpowered the two people and dragged them into the tent.

“Ugh… !”

“Be quiet for a moment.”

As Malcolm, who was next to him, joined in, the guards were pinned to the floor without moving.

Now, the only person left is Eileen. She sat quietly in her seat, watching.

One good thing was that Eileen didn’t seem to want to fight.

Of course, I don’t think she can beat us even if she fights.

The people who remain by my side are Celica and Tyria. At least they couldn’t overcome the outnumbered enemy.

“Why did this situation happen?”

As her words were full of self-deprecation, Eileen glanced at her and lowered her head.

“I’m sorry. “She was rude.”

The people who actually committed rudeness are thrown to the ground and the wrong person apologizes.

I had no desire to receive an apology in the first place.

Meanwhile, Celica and Tyria were just watching the situation restlessly.

Who could have predicted that something like this would happen?

“Erina. “Get up first.”

“I don’t like it.”

In the end, she got up from her seat and directly held Erina’s shoulder. Her

Gave her strength and pulled her, causing her to drag, but her expression was still grim.

Meanwhile, Paul was lying on the floor, groaning and enduring the pain.

Celica approached Paul with her expression full of worry.

“…Are you okay?”

“Damn it… “

Seeing him swearing without answering, Celica took a step back.

She had met many people with harsh personalities, so she knew how to deal with them.

She approached cautiously and offered her prayers, and a warm healing light illuminated the tent.

The tense atmosphere began to ease further.

“Catalina. “Let’s stop now.”

“This is the one who provoked me first.”

“If you want to fight, fight later. At least not here.”

At my words, Catalina regained her appetite and put down her great sword.

Still, she looked satisfied, as if she thought she had conquered the momentum.

Then Kayla and Malcolm also released the guards.

Gilbert gave them an order with a nervous expression.

“Nothing happened. “Go out and stand guard.”

“Yes…”

Are you trying to make something that never happened? I’m rather glad.

I didn’t want to be hostile to the knights from the beginning.

It was inevitable that the eyes looking at us became even harsher.

Since this was the case, it was right to take the initiative from the beginning.

“Our position is too awkward to do nothing.”

“…”

“At least you can do anything if you take the lead.”

As of now, no one could oppose what I said.

At best, Paul just glares at me with a sour expression on his face.

When Erina glared at him, he even avoided her gaze.

“You don’t want the war to continue either.”

“…Do you think you can drive out the Demon King’s army?”

“Yes. “At least within a month.”

Others may think it’s ridiculous bravado, but I’m sincere.

And judging from the progress made so far, it was not that impossible.

That’s how strong and experienced we were.

At least it means that it is not at the level of being ignored by the knight commander.

“I heard that the Spirit King and fairies are the problem.”

“Yes. “I suffer day and night because of them.”

The fairies, who did not need supplies or sleep, were continuing the pressure through guerrilla warfare.

This was also the reason why the knights could not charge recklessly.

However, there was no point in staying still.

“The more it becomes a war of attrition, the more disadvantageous it becomes. “We’ll have to push them back with a large-scale assault.”

“…Who doesn’t know that? “I can’t do it because it’s impossible.”

The biggest problem is that not only will you not be able to defeat the Spirit King even if you charge in recklessly, but even if you push him away, your defense will be jeopardized.

In particular, it could not be overlooked that the closer you get to the Demon World, the darker the magic energy becomes and the more debuffs apply to the knights.

Therefore, the battlefield in the center has only been in a state of confrontation so far.

Of course, there was no way.

“Spirit King. All you have to do is kill all the spirit kings.”

“…How is that possible? “I think the Spirit King is such an easy opponent.”

“At least I don’t think we will lose.”

If we pushed hard, we had an overwhelming advantage.

It’s just that the situation didn’t cooperate, so no one stepped forward.

Honestly, if all the knights charged in, there was a good chance of victory.

We were in a situation where we couldn’t move freely as each other’s conflicts of influence were intertwined.

“We will be at the forefront, so the knights will follow.”

“…I will fight back.”

“I am also against it.”

“…”

Fortunately, Eileen kept her mouth shut, but she did not seem to agree very much.

No matter how hard you push, it is difficult to gain the trust of the knights.

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However, there was no other way.

The original plan was to approach slowly and take command by defeating the knight commander through a duel.

Since they had already used force, they had no choice but to take action.

“Then what do you want to do?”

“It’s best to keep the front line like this.”

“Defending the front line and blocking the enemy is the most efficient way.”

It’s a good thing to say, but in reality, it was no different from saying that he didn’t want to do anything.

It was clear that if we continued talking like this, the conversation would go in circles.

In a situation where we need to prepare for an advance as quickly as possible, we are unable to communicate with each other.

This is a situation where the operation must be carried out, even if by force.

But in this situation, it was obvious that they wouldn’t listen to me at all.

If there is any way, it is to use force to obtain command.

But I can’t prepare for a duel right now.

We couldn’t start a fight as soon as we arrived.

“Haa…”

Conflicting opinions and meetings that no longer take place.

In the end, the knight commanders stood up with dark expressions.

We decided to talk about it again later and called it a day.

“I guess I’ll just head out now.”

“Then I’ll leave too.”

“…Go outside and a guard will guide you to your tent.”

The strategy meeting ended in a chaotic atmosphere.

The knight commanders left the tent, leaving the worst first impression.

In the tent, which had become so quiet, a loud noise rang out from the table even for a short moment of silence.

At the same time, Catalina’s irritated voice echoed through the tent.

“Damn it. “Those guys are the knight commanders?”

“Sister. “We haven’t gone far yet…”

“If you want to hear it, say it! “You pure cowards…”

Catalina violently slammed her fist on the table as if her anger was not going away.

But what can we do? They say they don’t even want to move.

Normally, I would have wanted to stop Catalina and tell her to calm down.

To be honest, I couldn’t do that because I was at a loss.

There is absolutely no reason for the knight commanders to be this passive.

In the end, I was just guessing and was scared and hoping to stay still.

And yet, they are keeping each other in check.

This is seriously not even funny.

“Did you see it earlier? “Because we pushed hard, they couldn’t do anything.”

“Even so, he is a knight commander. “Everyone here is also a knight.”

I would have to persuade him in some way.

It was obvious that the previously thought method would take too much time.

“What should I do?”

As soon as she arrived, she was in trouble, and she had a feeling that things wouldn’t go smoothly for her this time either.

***

“Master. “I think it would be better to quietly observe the situation first.”

Unlike me, Kayla chose a moderate stance.

Even if it took some time, she suggested that the wisest way would be to become acquainted with the knights and persuade them.

She was right. If you had time, she thought it was the most amicable way.

But I needed to hurry a little.

The system continued to collapse, and the goddess was still trapped in heaven.

She had to defeat the demon lord as quickly as possible, she couldn’t waste time doing something like this.

Meanwhile, Erina was sitting next to me and leaning her head against me.

As usual, expressionless, no, with a gloomy expression.

“…”

“Erina. “Don’t worry too much.”

Erina can never tolerate me being ignored.

I held her body tightly in her bed to calm her down.

What I recently found out is that the harder I hugged Erina, the more she couldn’t move.

I couldn’t defeat her with her strength, but the stronger I got, the calmer Erina became.

Sometimes it seemed like he wanted me to do that.

Last time I was sleeping, I unintentionally hugged Erina tightly.

As soon as she woke up from her sleep, Erina could be seen with her face as red as a blush.

“Next time, don’t attack people suddenly. Got it?”

“But…”

Erina closes her mouth as he hugs her tightly again. As expected, she was infinitely weak to me.

“Honestly, I don’t understand. Aren’t they the knights of the kingdom? “Everyone is on the same side…”

“I’m sorry. “I made you see a bad side of me…”

Tyria took a deep breath, calming her distraught mind.

Right next to her, Celica was comforting Tyria.

Catalina, who was watching her, snorted and sat in her chair in a crooked position.

“Elves are pure. “He is much older than me.”

“Sister…”

Malcolm seemed to have no power to stop him anymore and collapsed on the bed.

Because he is the person who has seen Catalina’s antics the most.

There was nothing wrong with arguing with other people.

Meanwhile, I couldn’t find a clever way.

And only the last resort remained.

‘Let me just say something… ?’

A pigeon quietly waiting for me in a cage.

I carefully opened the door and it climbed onto my shoulder.

A gift given to me by the king. In reality, it is a jeonseo-gu for delivering letters.

I’ll have to send a letter at least once after arriving at the garrison.

I asked Kayla for paper and pen and wrote a letter.

Since it had to be attached to the pigeon’s leg, I couldn’t add much information.

I wrote just one more line at the end, including a brief greeting.

‘There was a small conflict with the knight commanders at the garrison.’

After that, he left a reassuring message that he would resolve the issue and attached it to the pigeon’s leg.

Now that I think about it, I couldn’t even give the pigeon a name.

No matter how pet you are, you should at least give it a name.

“Pin. “I’ll call you Finn from now on.”

When I called his name repeatedly, he seemed to understand and let out a clear cry.

Finally, I patted its head and let it fly out, and it flapped its wings vigorously and flew away.

I hoped that it would arrive safely to the King at the palace.

And I decided to wait for a reply, hoping to get some help.

***

A week after arriving at the station.

“This is the king’s order. “As of now, the commander-in-chief of the central battlefield is Seohyun of the Adventurer’s League.”

A messenger from the royal palace suddenly arrived and delivered news that came as if from the blue.

The three knight commanders who heard the news all turned white.

Likewise, I couldn’t raise my head.

‘I should just pretend like nothing happened and stay quiet.’

Even if you regret it, the water has already been spilled.

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