The Guild Master of Demon Hunters that the Empire is Obsessed With

105 – If It’s for You (10)

“Oh, the head.”

I slowly raised my upper body while holding my head and noticed a twinkling light in the distance.

It was Tancred Fortress, located somewhat higher than other places.

Fortunately, I escaped without being sucked into the phase portal.

When I looked to the side, I saw a Nightrend sitting quietly.

“Thank you for your hard work. “I will keep my promise.”

He lightly tapped Nightrend’s blade and laughed.

Ornette was in my arms and her eyes were closed.

As he was breathing evenly, he seemed to have simply fainted due to Nightrend’s screams.

How will the empire come out?

I clicked my tongue as I turned my gaze to the Zerebe Watchtower.

The Zerebe Watchtower looks terrible, covered in dark red blood.

All the lights were turned off and no sound was heard.

It looks like his upper body his was probably tilted in that direction.

In that case, even if he didn’t die, he would have suffered quite a bit of mental damage.

So what about Death Knights?

Looking around, I saw several Death Knights gathering and forming a formation.

In the end, I wasn’t able to completely finish it.

So now I have to find the next alternative.

For now, let’s take Ornette to the fortress and think about it.

“Mr. Leonard!”

At that time, I saw Captain Vivian galloping this way on his horse.

Captain Vivien stopped in front of me and held out an old, tattered book.

It was titled 〈History of the Principality’s Struggle for Independence from the Empire〉.

“This is the only book about the battles in this area during the Principality’s War of Independence.”

The page that Captain Vivien opened was filled with military maps, symbols, and various organizational charts.

But the terrain on the map is not the Tancred Plain?

I’m sure Captain Vivian doesn’t know how to read a map.

As I looked at the map and contents carefully, something suddenly occurred to me.

That’s what I heard from an NPC who came over from the principality while performing a quest while playing.

Among the many battles the empire fought with neighboring countries, the records of one battle were completely destroyed.

I guess it was because it was so humiliating to suffer so much damage from an enemy that was outnumbered or something.

Anyway, the NPC said that he was wandering around looking for records of forgotten battles.

I recalled what I heard from him at that time, linked it to the book, and immediately came up with the answer.

“Hmm, yes. I see.”

“How do you feel?”

“I think it will work. That’s very good news.”

As I was just taking care of the Knightrend, a loud noise suddenly erupted and I thought of the Death Knights forming in formation.

In the midst of the mess, Lucene was seen riding on a hell horse and strangling a Death Knight.

“Hey, Leonard! You bastard!”

When I heard this guy, I immediately realized that the Death Knight was the commander.

Even if Lucene was not mentioned, the armor and armament looked a little different from an ordinary Death Knight.

I ran towards it and struck the glowing hell demon’s legs with Nightrend.

The Hell Demon’s legs were shattered, and Commander Death Knight tumbled loudly on the floor along with Lucene.

Lucene lay on his back and wrapped his arms around the Death Knight’s neck and his legs around his waist.

The force was so strong that the Death Knight’s armor creaked and began to dent little by little.

“Stay still, you bone bastard. If you don’t keep your henchmen under control, I’ll throw you back there.”

Lucene smiled and tightened her grip on the Death Knight even more.

When ‘there’, that is, the phase portal, was mentioned, the Death Knight commander seemed somewhat intimidated.

I couldn’t see their exact expressions, but I could infer that from the fact that the other Death Knights who were approaching us stopped.

If it had been before the phase portal was opened, it might have been different, but it was after seeing its power clearly.

I cleared my throat and opened my mouth.

“Lieutenant Colonel Laphelios, Colonel Laphelios, Colonel Laphelios.”

When the correct name was said three times, the struggling Death Knight stopped moving.

With this, communication is possible.

“Let go, Lucene.”

Death Knight, freed from Lucene, staggered to his feet.

“Are you Colonel Laphelios?”

[Do you know me… ? .]

The Death Knight woke up and looked at me.

“I know. He died heroically with his battalion here at the Battle of Tancred during the War of Independence for the Principality.”

[We… He died… ?]

As I just said, this person is a soldier who fought against the empire during the Principality’s War of Independence.

He led his battalion to block a corps of the imperial army and was completely annihilated.

However, at first, he could not tell which army the Death Knights were from with the naked eye, so he asked Captain Vivian to find out the exact history.

After reading the record of Captain Vivian’s visit, I decided that, judging from the size of the Death Knights, it was the Raphelios Battalion of the Principality that was annihilated.

“Of course, he was resurrected out of loyalty to the principality.”

Lieutenant Colonel Raphellios looked at Fort Tancred at my words.

[If what you say is true… Yes… We have appeared on earth again to avenge the humiliation of a long time ago and finally make the principality independent… As long as the Imperial Army is out there, we will continue to rise…]

“No. That is not an empire, but a principality fortress.”

[What… ?]

Colonel Raphelios looked at me. Then he turned his head back to the fortress.

[The principality… It’s a fortress… ? That huge thing… ?]

“The principality became independent. It became a completely sovereign nation.”

[Become independent… ?]

“This is Captain Vivian, head of the investigation department of the Principality’s Border Guard. There was no guard back then, right?”

Captain Vivien greeted me, but Colonel Laphelios still didn’t seem to believe me.

“If you don’t believe me, would you please come with me? But you must remain calm.”

After thinking for a moment, Lieutenant Colonel La Felios nodded his head.

“Let’s go, Lucene.”

Lucene hung his Thunder Might on his belt, placed Ornet and Celestine on either side, and placed a strange-looking golem on his shoulder.

They followed me from the Tower of Orleans through the portal.

While Colonel Laphelios came out and followed Captain Vivian, the rest of the Death Knights gathered around and just stared at us.

As soon as they entered the fortress, the garrison members were in an uproar.

I was completely confused by the sudden appearance of the Death Knight.

The leader of the defense team who rushed out stopped in surprise when he saw Lieutenant Colonel Laphelios standing next to me.

However, upon hearing my explanation, he was immediately impressed and looked at the lieutenant colonel with different eyes.

“You mean you were the commander of the unit in the early days of the principality?”

[Yes… Are you really guards of the principality? .]

When the commander of the garrison explained the status of the fortress’s stationing in an official statement, Lieutenant Colonel Rafellios seemed to believe it a little.

[The principality… I became independent…]

Lieutenant Colonel Laphelios, who was muttering the same thing, asked.

[Then… Now the people of the principality… You must be going through a very difficult time… Famine and poverty are inevitable for a newly independent country…]

“That’s not true. The principality is now a much more prosperous place than any other country in the western part of the continent.”

[Is that true… ? ? A principality that was starving to death due to imperial oppression… ? Is it…]

Lieutenant Colonel Raphelios slowly looked around the fortress with an unknown expression.

As I was watching it, I motioned to the defense team leader and Captain Vivian to come closer.

“Did I tell you? Death Knights are military ghosts with a grudge.”

“That’s right. It looks like it was revived due to resentment toward the empire and loyalty to the principality.”

“That’s right. So once the principality feels that it is independent and living well, it will naturally disappear, right?”

“That is also true.”

“So let’s do it this way.” I don’t think there’s any use in continuing to explain it verbally.”

The defense team leader who heard my plan expressed his disapproval.

“That’s a bit troublesome…”

“What’s so troubling? Is it really true that the recognition of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country in the principality was only this high?”

“That’s not true… But still, how could a Death Knight be used in an anti-siege… “

“This is an opportunity in many ways. The return of forgotten heroes who fought for the principality, and the Great Siege that treats such heroes with the utmost respect. And the Western Border Guard Commander, who directly supervised it all, and the Lukas Guild of Shlessi, who contributed to it. Let’s take a look. Don’t the Death Knights look at the progress of the principality and resolve their resentment, the Great Duchy will gain trust from the people, and the morale of the army will increase due to the appearance of the principality, and the commander of the defense team may be recognized for his contribution and receive a star next year? Without knowing it, Captain Vivian will definitely become a major, our guild will become famous, and the empire will suffer. This is really nothing that anyone will lose, right?”

“Uhm…”

More than anything else, the head of the investigation was deep in thought at the word ‘star’.

However, it was not something that there was even a need to worry about.

If you were the kind of person who refused this, you wouldn’t have been able to rise to the rank of colonel in the first place.

“Okay, let’s do that. We will send a dispatch to the anti-siege immediately.”

“Well thought out.”

“Could you please ask the guild wizard to open the portal? This is something that needs to be reported and approved as soon as possible.”

“Okay, but you’re passed out right now. I’ll wake you up.”

As we entered the fortress, Lieutenant Colonel Laphelios began asking questions to the garrison commander and Captain Vivian from behind.

* * * * *

Lucene, who had laid Celestine and Ornet on the field bed, was sitting in his chair her her her her, humming and grooming his her Thunder Mite her her her her.

But inside, I am filled with thoughts about that strange giant from earlier.

The giant who tore through the phase portal left the Zerebe Watchtower covered in blood, then shrunk and disappeared.

And where he disappeared, Leonard was there.

Judging by the fact that the giant’s scream and the Nightrend’s scream are the same, it could not be that the giant was…

“Ugh!”

Suddenly Ornet groaned and turned his body to hers.

“Master,,, why are you doing that,,,, poetry,,,”

The golem that had not left Ornette’s bedside asked worriedly.

“Ugh! Leonard! No!”

Are you talking in your sleep?

“You must live! Leave me!”

Oh my goodness, you have become pure love.

Lucene smiled brightly as she watched Ornette writhing her body her wildly.

“If you die, I have no reason to live either! So hurry up and go!”

Ha, it’s sad. Melting, melting.

“Hey, Lucene. Is Ornette awake?”

At that moment, Leonard opened the door and came inside.

“Look at that. I’m not making a fuss looking for you.”

As Lucene pointed with her chin, Leonard smiled and knelt down on one knee next to Ornet.

“I have to live! I have to live, Leonard!!”

Ornette jumped up and screamed.

“Leonard?!”

Ornette, seeing Leonard, hugged his neck