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Imperial Invasion (5)

Chris’s longsword, made in the city of artisans, glistened coldly in the sunlight.

Standing on the tip of a sharp sword, Elom’s father looks at his son with his whole body trembling.

However, Elom, who should have saved him, quickly turns around and pretends not to see him.

“Eh, Elrom! grow. yes avi… … .”

“Go back to your place.”

Chris spat out, hoping that the other person would ignore his words.

If he didn’t obey the order, he would cut it down without asking or questioning.

But Elom’s father, terrified, obediently obeys the order.

Elom, a short distance from the new envoy, let out a small sigh.

“ah… I thought my father was still alive… … .”

“I know. I thought he would have been executed along with the other nobles long ago, but he must have been kept alive just in case.”

Chris also makes a sound of pain, lamenting his easy handling of work.

If he now reaches the capital with the envoys, Elom’s position will be greatly weakened.

After all, a simple refugee and a traitor who abandoned their parents cannot be treated the same.

However, it is impossible to kill him while the envoys and Elom’s men keep their eyes open. In the end, Chris and Elrom returned home with the delegation feeling anxious.

Although he didn’t show his emotions openly, Elom’s men seemed agitated by what had just happened.

The adjutant who volunteered to guide the delegation put them in a small outbuilding inside the fortress.

“Please wait patiently until further instructions are given. You guys stay here, and the captain goes to report to the commander-in-chief.”

The adjutant, who ordered the troops to be alert, spoke in an attitude that did not allow Elom to refuse.

Although he is currently assisting Elrom, he is originally Frederick’s.

As soon as they put their words in, Elom and Chris, who turned to Frederick, explained everything to him.

“I am, Commander. A delegation from the Imperial Army just arrived, and among them… … .”

Frederick, who was examining the map of the operation, remained silent until Elom’s confession was over.

He didn’t even show much agitation, he nodded, got up, and moved his seat.

“i get it. First, let’s meet the delegation. Adjutant, call the alliance representatives and envoys to the audience room.”

“yes.”

Elom’s lieutenant left without a word.

Chris and Elrom, who moved to the audience room with Frederick, were able to see works of high-ranking officials from each country.

When the throne is finally filled and the door to the throne room is opened, Breton’s envoys walk in in single file.

Bowing their heads to the King of Basilonia, they let the confident middle-aged man go first.

He, who seems to be the representative of the delegation, gets to the main point after finishing the public affairs that he does not have in his heart.

“I ask for the will of Her Majesty the Queen of the Breton Empire and the Prime Minister, so the King of Basilonia, please give me a way.”

“road? What way are you talking about?”

It was Frederick, not the king, who answered the envoy’s request.

Appointed as the commander-in-chief of the allied forces, he seems to have authority over the talks.

The representative of the delegation did not panic and explained in a polite manner.

“There is a way to strike the kingdom of Seidran, which has been disrespectful to the Breton Empire. I promise I won’t harm the Alliance of Coastal Nations, so please give me permission… … .”

“promise? What weight is Breton’s promise to colonize so many countries?”

Frederick cut off the envoy’s words and openly reprimanded them.

It was a bit rude considering his position, but Chris could understand it.

Borrowing a road to hit another country is a simple excuse.

It is the same intention as when Japan asked for a road to attack the Ming Dynasty during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592.

Once the Imperial forces crossed the mountain range, the Allies had no way to stop the tanks.

After that, it’s up to the Imperials how to cook the allies.

But despite the glaring demands, members of the Allied forces were quickly flushed or agitated. War can be avoided is so sweet that it makes you want to be cheated even when you know it is.

Frederick couldn’t bear to see their insolence and cut off the envoy’s words.

Taking away the flow of the meeting, he starts criticizing the envoy again.

“Were the colonies of the Breton Empire fooled by such nonsense?”

“Is that bullsh*t? It’s not like that. Perhaps Prince Frederick wants war… … .”

After hearing Frederick’s scolding, the envoy said in a tone, ‘If you don’t attack, there’s nothing I can do to fight you,’ and the general’s sword was drawn.

What came immediately after the swift firing of the sword was the sound of the god of death’s body collapsing.

Frederick immediately cut off the opponent’s head and ordered the delegation to protest.

“Seeing that you are driving an army in front of someone else’s territory and telling them to clear the way, you are not envoys but robbers. Isn’t it?”

“Oh no! He just said a lot.”

The delegation, feeling sorry for their own throats, hurriedly shook their heads and sold their comrades.

Then, the allied forces, who were raging about what they were doing, had no choice but to shut up.

Frederick pointed out the remaining people one by one and asked them.

“Can you go back to the empire and make your queen defeat the army?”

“Yeah, that’s difficult. but… Whoops!”

The newly designated envoy lost his head before finishing his speech.

As blood spreads across the marble floor of the throne room, several nobles try to stop Frederick.

But when the king of Basilonia raises his right hand, the knights stop them.

“Sir Frederick! What is this! I am going to kill all the envoys who came to discuss peace!”

When one of the high officials blocked by the knights shouted, Frederick averted his gaze.

He looks at his unreliable allies and sighs.

“They just came to ask for surrender. How many troops the Imperial Army has laid down on the coast, and how much money does it cost to feed and sleep them, so why are you here for peace talks?”

Frederick is right.

Even at this moment, the Imperial Army Corps of Engineers would be conducting construction to secure access roads for tanks. Chris was so sure he watched him turn again.

“You entered our land at will, inspected the mountains, and captured the roads, so you cannot return alive. If you want to resent it, resent the Queen and Prime Minister who sent you here.”

“Now, please wait a moment. I will admonish Her Majesty to stop the war… … .”

“no. I can do better.”

With the general’s sword in front of their eyes, the delegation clamored to save themselves, but soon became dumbfounded by the ensuing question.

“How are you going to defeat the imperial army?”

“That, it is… … .”

“Please let me live. I’m drinking black tea with the Prime Minister… … .”

Hearing the mediocre answer, Frederick continues to cut down the envoys.

“How can you convince the Queen and the Prime Minister if you can’t convince just one general?”

“Yeah man! I think I’ll be fine even if I do this… Aww!”

The desperation delegation resisted fiercely, but even so, they were not armed.

Elom, who was worse than him, was about to step forward, but Chris stopped him.

Right now, Frederick is cutting off the retreat of his allies in order to solidify the alliance.

If Breton made a hole to escape one by one with a plausible sound, the alliance would quickly disintegrate.

However, if we now cut off the heads of the envoys and send them back to them, there would really be nothing left but war.

However, even though Elrom should have known about it, he tried to stop Frederick until the end.

Chris saw the man at the back of the delegation and realized why.

‘Father of Elom! Didn’t I leave it at the inn?’

Apparently, he disguised Elrom’s father as one of the envoys and brought him into the throne room.

When everyone in front had fallen, and finally it was his turn, he took off his hood and exclaimed urgently.

“Wait a minute! I am the son of Elom… … .”

“A man with the name of his father, instead of trying to help his son, is only grabbing his ankle. You have no face on such a subject.”

Frederick replied coldly and slapped him by the neck.

Elom, who was confused behind Chris, was shocked to see it.

Frederick reaped the supply of the delegation, ignoring the stares that were nailed to himself and Elrom.

“aide! Throw these guys’ heads into the camp of the imperial army and come back.”

“yes!”

The adjutant who led the delegation accepted the severed heads and left the audience room.

Frederick stands on the floor covered in blood and looks around at his allies.

He didn’t say anything, but the meaning of his gaze was clear.

It seemed that if a traitor appeared, he would attack that side first rather than the imperial army.

The king, who had been sitting on the throne and watching the situation, sent the people inside the room out.

Frederick’s action was so shocking that the audience forgot Elrom’s father in wonder and amazement.

Elom went back to his room and shuddered as soon as the door closed.

His gaze, which had only contained awe, became clouded with various emotions.

In fact, it was the same as disowning him when he left his real father behind on the mainland, but he couldn’t help but be shaken by the death of his blood relative.

Frederick sat Elrom across from him and looked at him calmly.

He asked in a trembling voice, choosing the words in his mouth countless times.

“Did you have to kill him?”

“You are the one who abandoned that man in Breton.”

The aristocrats of this world always stab each other in the back, even among their families… … .

Still, Elom’s actions were to be condemned.

As he lowered his head in shame, Frederick let out a small sigh and said,

“I must be resentful. But he was a man who would only catch your ankles. He has no qualifications as a father, and there is nothing better than keeping him alive.”

Frederick paused for a moment and then abruptly stood up.

Elrom flinched when Frederick, who had been sitting in the chair, stood up.

But Frederick only held out his right arm to him.

“Are you disappointed that I didn’t inform you in advance? I should have been prepared for this since I left my country and ran away. Elom, look at this.”

Originally thick, but the forearm, which had dried up over the years, was shaking uncharacteristically.

Elrom is quite surprised to see it, and Frederick smiles.

Of course, it wasn’t that refreshing of a smile.

“It’s already like this because I hit a few of the swindlers’ thin necks. I am already unable to stand on the battlefield. So you should take over my position as soon as possible.”

In response to the honest and devastating confession of the old man who had fought his entire life, Chris and Elrom were speechless.

He grabbed the shoulder of Elom, who was avoiding his gaze, and said clearly.

“I will hand over my title, property, and subordinates. You may resent me. So keep Basilonia for the rest of your life. You have a talent for that. Elrom, can you do it?”

“… I will.”

Elrom had no choice but to respond to Frederick’s words with a complex emotion on his face.

There must have been a lot of thoughts between blood relatives and people who truly thought of themselves.

After the answer was over, all he could do was stare at the ground.

Even so, the old man nodded with an expression that said that was enough, then sat down as if collapsing into a chair and sent the two away. Leaning against the backrest, he looked tired as if he was about to fall asleep.

Chris and Elrom bowed their heads to him and quietly left.

Thanks to Frederick’s abandonment of the meeting, the people of the allies who had been watching the meeting hurriedly sent messengers to their home countries.

Now the allies will gather soldiers, move supplies, and camp in the mountains as quickly as possible.

The smell of war, which was already strong, intensified even more.

Chris said jokingly to Elom, who looked like he had inherited an old curse.

“That old man, he must have liked you very much.”

“Isn’t it that there is no time and no people… … .”

The two chatted and watched the headless bodies of the envoys being burned.

Black smoke rose high into the sky like a beacon signaling the start of war.