“Sa, Save Sir Clay!”


  “Save the Supreme Commander!”


  Druids and other knights around him yelled.

  However, in contrast to the way they shouted with momentum, no one took a single step forward.

  Tudu Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo!

  A rain that could injure the blue sky poured down.

  No one dared to step into it because of the fiery rain that would seemingly burn everything.

  They could only just stand still and look at Roan Lancephil and Clay.

  The good news is that there was no rain on Roan and Clay’s side.

  “Ke-eck. Ro, Roan Lancephil…….”


  Clay called out to Roan in a desperate voice.

  He could not die like this.

  He did not come into this world just to die in this way.

  Suddenly, the faces of the two brothers came to mind.

  He was not a sibling to them, but he had been in their mentorship for more than 20 years.

  Both brothers were of outstanding talents, but they were not comparable to himself.

  ‘I can’t die like this. I the best of the three.’


  Clay looked straight into Roan’s eyes.

  His lips trembled.

  As if trying to tell a difficult story.

  “Please spare me.”


  His ego was defeated.

  Finally, his arrogance was broken.

  Roan smiled hazily.

  “You want to live?”


  He asked with a look as if he was asking an outrageous question.

  Clay nodded with a rather convinced expression.

  “If you keep me alive, I’ll seat you upon the highest position, sir.”


  The tail of his mouth went up.

  Once he started talking, he felt his confidence swelling up again.

  “I really do have the ability to do that.”


  While he was still boasting over his abilities, Roan shook his head slowly.

  “It doesn’t matter if you have the ability or not. You have already lost my trust.”


  Terrified of the end of his word, Clay took a long breath.

  “I’ll swear by Druid.”


  It was a vow that if you break your promise, you will completely lose all of your Druid’s abilities.

  Serifa and several Druids that were following Clay’s orders was because of this oath.

  But Clay and the other Druids had a clear difference.

  ‘It really doesn’t matter, since Druid’s abilities are just a few of my abilities.’


  The ability he felt was the most valuable to himself was his intellectual ability.

  With his head, he could once again control the world.

  Druid’s ability could be replaced with other abilities.

  No, in the first place.

  ‘I won’t ever betray Count Lancephil anymore.’


  Clay grit his teeth.

  He realized that he was not Roan’s opponent until it was the end of the fight.

  He was confident that he was smart enough to take him on, but it was too late to judge the situation by the time he realized that he could potentially lose his life.

  Roan looked at Clay steadily.

  “I already have great subordinates.”


  “Ian Phillips? He’s greenhorn compared to me.”


  Clay spread his arms wide.

  “It’s true that Ian is also of a great talent, but he couldn’t predict my movements at all. He was confused by the central forces and the baits and such, therefore putting sir Count in danger.”


  To some extent, it was true.

  Roan nodded.

  Clay saw this and became joyful.

  ‘I did it. Count Lancephil acknowledged my abilities. If he knows more of my usefulness, he wouldn’t be able to kill me.’


  An unfounded confidence rose up to his throat.

  His mouth went up and his face showed relief.

  Roan could not help but laugh at him.

  ‘Foolish man. He’s still too full of himself.’


  He shook his head, loosened his hand, then held his neck.

  “Hu!”


  Clay took a long breath.

  It was a sigh of relief.

  ‘In the end, he’s choosing me.’


  He thought Roan would take him in.

  Clay bowed his head toward Roan.

  “I will do my very best to follow you….”


  When the words were about to end.

  “No need.”


  Cold voice.

  “Yes?”


  Clay looked a little surprised.

  Roan looked into his eyes and continued with a neutral voice.

  “I said I don’t need your assistance.”


  The voice was still cold.

  Clay’s expression hardened.

  The tail of his mouth, which had been raised, was also stuck in place.

  ‘He doesn’t need me?’


  He was embarrassed.

  ‘Is he saying that he’ll just let me go?’


  Within that moment his face distorted.

  He laid down his pride to beg for his life.

  However, it was only because he was confident in his abilities.

  If he was able to live, then he’ll once again be able to be trusted.

  But now Roan is saying that he does not need his support.

  ‘Is, Is he belittling me again?…….’


  He then remembered the memories of being deprived of his office because of eavesdropping.

  Clay grit his teeth.

  ‘Roan Lancephil. I won’t forget today’s humiliation.’


  Vainful pride and vengeance sprang up.

  Clay looked up and looked straight into Roan’s eyes.

  “Alright. If that’s Count’s will, I’ll follow it. It’s just….”


  His eyes and voice were cold.

  “The next time we meet, we’ll be in a lot different situation than now.”


  Roan shook his head with a hazy smile.

  “That’s never going to happen.”


  Clay yelled at him at the end of the speech.

  “Belittling me to the end!”


  It was a completely different reaction from the way he always looked calm.

  Roan was still smiling.

  “I’m not belittling you. We’re never going to see each other again.”


  “Hm?”


  That’s when Clay felt something unusual.

  He frowned and stared at Roan.

  Roan also looked straight into Clay’s eyes.

  “You don’t have to support me as well as……”


  His right hand touched Clay’s chest.

  “You don’t have to be alive anymore.”


  Cold voice.

  “What, what do you…….”


  Clay panicked and tried to get Roan’s hand away.

  This time as well, Roan was a little faster.

  Puk!

  A red light came out of from the hand that was touching Clay’s hand.

  Moment later, Clay’s body floated and flew back.

  “Ah?!”


  Clay opened his eyes and looked surprised.

  Roan looked at him and whispered in a low voice.

  “Die in the depth of the heat in the rain of fire.”


  It was a declaration and a judgment.

  “Ke-ugh!”


  Clay gritted his teeth.

  Roan and the rain of fire poured without missing a beat.

  He quickly held his hands palm-to-palm and recited out an odd spell.

  To protect his life, he used the Druid ability, and tried to disperse the damage.

  Chuabababat!

  A hazy film flowed through the whole body.

  A fierce heat beat against Clay’s body.

  Tudk! Tudududu!

  The rain of fire bounced off the hazy shield.

  However, the momentum of heat was fierce.

  There were certain limitations to stand up against such strain for a long time.

  Then at that moment.

  “Keuk.”


  Clay spat out.

  One of the flames pierced through the film and went over the skin.

  Chiiiik!

  The flame pierced the hem and melted through the skin.

  The pain was terrible.

  The blurry film that flowed through the whole body became slightly thinner.

  ‘Oh, no!’


  Druid’s defense couldn’t stop Roan’s fire.

  “La, Count Lancephil!”


  Clay looked at Roan with a desperate expression.

  “Ple, Please spare me! I will give you my loyalty!”


  The pride and vengeance that had kicked up to his throat had disappeared.

  He begged for his life with a red face.

  Instead of answering, Roan slowly raised his right hand.

  “…….”


  Roan and Clay’s gaze intertwined in complicated way.

  No, the only thing complicated was Clay.

  Roan’s gaze clearly had only one meaning.

  The firmly closed his lips moved with amusement.

  “Blaze.”


  A neutral voice pierced Clay’s ear through the sound burning rain of fire.

  At the same time, Roan’s hand fell towards the floor.

  At that moment, the rain of fire poured out upon Clay.

  Tututututututotutotu!

  “Kuaaaaaaaa!”


  Clay screamed in the fierce blaze that penetrated into his body, melting his clothes and skin by going through the hazy film.

  In no time at all, he became a black-red fireball.

  “Ro! An! Lan! Ce! Phil!”


  Clay’s cry resounded out the battlefield.

  Finally.

  Boom!

  The flames erupted and the sound was like that of a drum bursting.

  Clay burst into flames and spread out in all directions.

  Perfect death.

  He no longer existed in this world.

  Roan and Clay’s relationship ended with just that.

  “Phew.”


  Roan took a long breath and shook his right hand.

  The heavy rain of the fire changed direction and struck the giant trees.

  Cuoooo!

  A fiendish sound rang throughout the battlefield.

  Giant trees instantly turned into ashes.

  Suuuuuk.

  When Roan gestured again, the rain calmed down a bit.

  Huaruruk!

  Fire calmed down, but it was a sea of fire surrounding Roan as the focal point.

  Gulp.

  The Druids, as well as the soldiers of the nearby Lancephil Fief Army and the Rinse Liberation Army, all seemed to swallow dry needles, and hardened like statues.

  Roan stood alone in the midst of the fire and looked over the battlefield.

  He could see the faces of the soldiers in awe and terror.

  ‘It’s time to finish this.’


  Like Kinness said, the time had come to end the battle.

  Roan swung Travias’ Spear lightly.

  Huarrrek!

  The flames soared along with the spear.

  In addition, the devastating flames that burned the site also followed the spear.

  Roan in same position, stabbed the spear forward.

  At that instance, a huge blaze raged toward the moving tower.

  Quaaaaang!

  With a roar, the moving tower was destroyed and burned.

  The flames did not stop just there, and flew toward the Rinse Liberation Army faction.

  Quaaaaaaaaang!

  There was a much louder roar than there had been before.

  The flames spread out wide from side to side, engulfing the enemy faction.

  “Ah…….”


  “Thi, This ridiculous……”


  Soldiers of the Rinse Liberation Army opened their mouth and deeply sighed as they watched the burning camp.

  Some of them lost strength on their legs and sat, and some of them dropped their weapons.

  Roan looked at the world of fire unfolding in front of him, he talked, but in a loud voice.

  “The battle is over.”


  It was said in resolute expression and attitude.

  It was a one-sided declaration, but no one dared to oppose it.

  The Rinse Liberation Second Division was defeated, and Roan and Lancephil Fief Army have won once again.

  * * *

  Death of Clay and the destruction of the 2nd Rinse Liberation Army, as well as the rapidly collapsing of left and right forces.

  With Roan’s declaration, the battle finally ended with the victor being Lancephil Fief Army of the Southern Newark Fief.

  Roan went into corps refurbishment zone shortly after the battle was over.

  The central, left, and right-wing casualties were transferred to the rear cities and reorganized with a reserve force.

  In addition, the soldiers of the 2nd Rinse Liberation Army, who were captured in captivity, were transferred to the rear force for only for those who wanted, and the rest were detained in the rear camps.

  Of course, this was out of consideration for the conscripts who were forced to join the war, but the noble commanders and the knights and soldiers who followed him were all beheaded.

  There were exceptions among them.

  “Serifa. With the death of Clay, the Oath that bound your movement has disappeared.”


  The Serifa and the Druids, that were prostrating, showed no reaction to Roan’s words.

  They were just apologetic, while making sorry faces.

  In contrast, Roan’s face was neutral.

  “Leave.”


  A short command fell.

  “Lord!”


  “Lord. That’s not doable”


  Austin, Ian, and several other commanders who were near by shouted in surprise.

  Roan swiped his right hand to calm them down.

  Serifa and Druids were also surprised.

  Roan looked at their eyes and continued.

  “Although I had refused, Serifa was also concerned about my life, and tried to save me during the battle. Therefore, I also want to give them a chance.”


  With such words, everyone fell into deep contemplation.

  Because they knew Roan’s heart and the heart of the Serifa, they could not oppose it.

  Serifa and the Druids, with deeply moved expression bowed their heads.

  “Thank you so much, and I’m very sorry.”


  “Sorry.”


  “I’m very ashamed.”


  Depressing voices filled the commander’s room.

  Roan exhaled ou a short sigh.

  “Go where you want and live the life you want.”


  That was all.

  Serifa and the Druids rose from their seats, greeted once again, and exited the commander’s room.

  “Would it be fine?”


  Austin asked with a somewhat worried look.

  Roan nodded silently.

  He once again wanted to believe in Serifa and The Druids.

  No, actually.

  ‘I believe in my eyes.’


  Roan read deep feelings of atonement and regret in the eyes of Serifa and the Druids.

  Besides, it was a war of attrition anyway.

  Even if the Serifa and the Druids regrouped with the enemy, nothing would change.

  Roan hit the table and turned the topic.

  “The detached force of North Newark Fief, that’s been ambushing us has to be broken through. If there’s a good plan, say it.”


  It was only through North Newark Fief, that they would be able to attack Mills Voiza and the Rinse Liberation Army headquarters in central North Rinse Kingdom.

  “For now…..”


  “In my view…….”


  The moment roan’s words fell, Ian and other commanders expressed their opinions.

  This was one of the strongest points of the Lancephil Fief Army.

  Even officers can freely share their opinions and thoughts.

  These little thoughts brought together the Lancephil Fief Army as a mighty force.

  The debate continued.

  It was to break through the North Newark Fief with the least amount of damage as possible.

  Right then.

  “Lord.”


  Chris, who had been absent for a while, emerged as the door of the commander’s office opened.

  His expression looked somehow bright.

  “What is it?”


  When Roan asked, Chris looked at the confusing table with papers and replied:

  “We no longer need military meeting it seems sir.”


  Several commanders had frowned upon their visage.

  “What are you saying?”


  “Why are you saying we don’t military meeting?”


  Chris smiled at the overflowing questions.

  “The detached force that ambushed Fief, north of Newark, was destroyed and the trap was destroyed.”


  It was an amazing report.

  “Ho, how did that happen…….”


  Several commanders opened up their eyes wide and looked astonished.

  Among them was Ian Phillips, who was going over every little detail.

  Everyone was dumbfounded in a situation that they could not comprehend.

  In the meantime, Roan smiled with a casual expression.

  He looked straight at Chris and nodded slowly.

  “Is it them?”


  An unknowable question.

  But Chris noticed the meaning of the question.

  He nodded hastily.

  “Yes, it was them sir.”


  It was still an unknowable answer.

  Roan’s smile on his lips grew stronger.

  “I told them to go where they wanted to live and live the life they wanted.”


  Said in a soft voice and warm eyes.

  His gaze turned to the commanders.

  “Everyone should be ready to go. We…….”


  His voice was energized.

  “We are going to North Rinse Kingdom via the path that the Druids have opened.”


  Finally, the war was coming to an end.

  Translator: CSV

  Proofreader: Deathwing

  Bang!

  The once sturdy table shattered together with a blunt sound.

  It was an abrupt event, but there was no one who was startled.

  For they too were of the same feelings as the one who broke the table.

  “We shouldn’t have trusted Supreme Commander Clay, no… Clay so much.”


  “Damn it. To think even the 2nd Squad is annihilated……”


  “The Newark Region has already gone over to Count Lancephil’s hands, sirs.”


  Numerous commanders in the meeting room raised their voices.

  Everyone’s gazes turned towards the man who broke the table.

  He was Mills Voisa, the one who promoted Clay to Rinse Liberation Army Supreme Commander seat and the chief executive of the remaining main army’s forces.

  ‘To think that Clay would suffer complete defeat.’


  He thought a difficult battle was possible.

  He thought a defeat was also possible.

  But at the least, if it was Clay, he thought he would fully torment Roan and the Lancephil Fief Regiment.

  After that, destroying the Lancephil Fief Regiment that had faced the agonizing battle using the 3rd Rinse Liberation Army which was the main army was the plan.

  However, everything was derailed.

  “Huu.”


  Mills spat out a long sigh.

  An unpredicted situation.

  Furthermore, it was quite a difficult situation.

  However, it was too early to despair.

  ‘We still have the Byron Kingdom Army and the Istel Kingdom Army.’


  The two kingdoms’ forces were pressuring the Lancephil County from north and east.

  The one that was advantageous was still the Rinse Liberation Army.

  Mills looked straight at the numerous commanders’ faces.

  “Everyone prepare for the march. We will intercept Roan and the Lancephil Fief Army.”


  “Yes, sir. Understood.”


  Everyone lowered their heads with resolute expressions.

  However, it wasn’t as if they could simply march either.

  “We need a man to safeguard the Sedes Castle here.”


  The Sedes Castle was the North Rinse Kingdom’s Capital and the place the current king Barry Webster was staying.

  At the same time, it was where the Rinse Liberation Army’s headquarters was located.

  Even if things possibly went wrong, they could easily aim for a comeback as long as the Sedes Castle at least was safe.

  The capital, Sedes, was that much of an important place.

  However and even so, they couldn’t carelessly leave behind their forces before a large battle either.

  They had to contemplate deeply than they had thought.

  At that moment.

  “I will protect the Sedes Castle, sirs.”


  The one who stepped forward with a clear and ringing voice was a rather young man.

  His large eyes were highly striking.

  ‘This man was a subordinate brought by Clay……’


  Mills looked at the young man and slightly nodded his head.

  “What is your name and rank?”


  The instant his words finished, the young man answered in a voice full of tension.

  “I’m the Sedes Guard Captain Pichio, sir. I was serving Supreme Commander Clay, sir.”


  The young man’s identity was shocking.

  The one who left together along when Clay betrayed Roan and left the Lancephil County, it was that very Pichio.

  A clear traitor.

  But.

  ‘My turn has finally come.’


  Pichio clenched his teeth.

  ‘Quite a long time has passed since receiving the lord’s secret orders and following Clay.’


  At the time, Roan has separately given an order to Pichio with Clay betraying in mind.

  Roan too thought of Pichio as the final puzzle piece.

  Pichio had committed not a real betrayal but a fake betrayal.

  ‘Of course, making Clay trust me was the first.’


  Coincidentally, a believable reason that Pichio couldn’t help but betray Roan was made.

  ‘The war of Lancephil Fief Army versus Hexers.’


  In that process, the fact that Pichio was of the Hexers’ bloodline had been revealed.

  Of course, the one who knew of this fact was only Roan who had received the Hexers’ mind attack.

  ‘I went to Clay and begged for my life.’


  He laid out words saying that Roan was planning to kill him who was of Hexer bloodline.

  Of course, this was all a plan Roan and Pichio together had matched their words and schemed.

  But Clay, who from the start had suspected whether Pichio was of Hexer bloodline or not instantly bit the bait.

  Thanks to that, Pichio was able to tag along with Clay when he left the Lancephil County and headed for the Webster Duchy.

  But.

  ‘Clay who was full of suspicions didn’t entrust important duties on me.’


  He left him at the lowest rank position, constantly monitored and eavesdropped on him.

  Pichio wordlessly focused on the given duties.

  Clay’s suspicion slowly faded as time passed, but even so, he didn’t extend out to him a high position.

  At the least, he was able to climb to the position of Guard Captain of the Capital, Sedes, thanks to his outstanding abilities.

  But, it was just up to there.

  Clay, when he formed the 2nd Rinse Liberation Army, completely left out Pichio.

  The pretext was because of the Sedes Castle’s public order, but in actuality was because of the single strand of suspicion that he still couldn’t erase.

  Clay’s such feeling was only known to the North Rinse Kingdom’s closest adjutants who followed him, and other commanders, knights, and soldiers completely couldn’t guess it.

  There wasn’t even a need to mention Estia Imperial Army’s people including Mills.

  ‘Thanks to that, I’m one of Clay’s capable subordinates in these people’s eyes.’


  In their eyes, Pichio was merely one of Clay’s subordinates and the Guard Captain of the Capital, Sedes.

  ‘They do not suspect me.’


  Pichio deeply breathed in.

  Now was exactly the time to raise up his crouched body.

  ‘I will take over the capital, Sedes.’


  It was the reason he particularly stepped up and volunteered for the Capital’s defence.

  Mills slowly nodded his head.

  “You must be well informed of the Capital’s situation considering you are the Sedes Guard Captain.”


  Mills who simply didn’t know of Pichio’s intentions made a faint smile.

  “I will give you five thousand soldiers. Protect the Sedes Castle at any cost.”


  “Yes, sir. I will absolutely complete this mission.”


  Pichio deeply lowered his head.

  The tips of his mouth slightly rose up.

  Finally, the moment had come to complete Roan’s secret order.

  A few days later, the 3rd Rinse Liberation Army’s fifty thousand soldiers belonging to the main army marched towards the south.

  A bold and fearless spirit as expected.

  However, the truth was not as it seemed.

  Unlike the commanders who were spirited, the insides of the soldiers who actually had to fight were greatly complicated and dark.

  Because they too had eyes and ears, they were well aware of how the current situation was turning.

  Gulp.

  Everyone dryly gulped with stiffly hardened expressions.

  Especially the faces of the conscripts who were forcibly joined weren’t good.

  ‘They say they don’t chase those who run from what I hear……’


  ‘They said they were forgiving of conscripts.’


  ‘They say they locked up all those who attacked till the end……’


  The conscripts repeated the rumours they heard over and across again and again.

  They even thought of throwing away their weapons and running if there was a chance.

  Of course, the commanders including Mills, knights, and elite soldiers couldn’t even guess such fact.

  The 3rd Rinse Liberation Army was creaking from the start.

  *****

  “Kuu! Damn it! Damnable Byron bastards!”


  “Die! Die!”


  “Just go back to you bastards’ land, please!”


  Wretched looking soldiers shouted in frustration.

  Rinse Kingdom Eastern Regional Corp’s emblems were engraved on their breastplates.

  Byron Kingdom Army versus Rinse Kingdom Eastern Regional Corps.

  A fierce battle unfolded.

  “It’s not easy.”


  The Eastern Regional Corps Supreme Commander Aaron Tate looked at the battlefield and creased his forehead.

  “Since we’re barely ten thousand but the other side is close to thirty thousand, sir.”


  One of the adjutants spoke with an expression saying it can’t be helped.

  Truthfully, fighting evenly like now itself was an incredible feat.

  ‘It’s all thanks to that sir.’


  Aaron’s gave headed towards a man freely roaming the battlefield.

  A warrior massacring the enemy army holding a single spear.

  ‘Sir Viscount Reil Baker.’


  He who was staying in the Lancephil County had led the Baker Viscounty Regiment and the Lancephil County’s defence troops and joined the Eastern Regional Corps.

  The Eastern Regional Corps, thanks to Reil and the elite soldiers’ actions, could barely overcome the difference of twenty thousand soldiers.

  But even then, Aaron’s expression was somehow dark.

  ‘The news coming up from the rear aren’t good.’


  Rumours that Istel Kingdom Army had crossed the eastern border and captured the eastern region were heard.

  Many adjutants proposed to immediately go out in counterattack but Aaron shook his head.

  Roan’s letter that arrived before marching to the North.

  He was trusting the words that said not to worry about the Istel Kingdom Army.

  ‘Let’s not worry. I just need to trust Sir Count Lancephil.’


  Aaron deeply breathed in.

  He braced up his temporarily shaken heart.

  He clenched his teeth and pulled out his sword at his waist.

  Chang.

  A pleasant metallic sound pierced into his ears.

  At that very moment.

  Vvuuuuuuuu!

  A sound of horn noisily rang from the battlefield’s southeast.

  “Hm?”


  Aaron who was about to personally lead the troops and charge creased his forehead and stared at the southeast.

  Cold sweats popped up on his back.

  There currently was no force in the nearby region that could save the Eastern Regional Corps.

  ‘If it’s the enemy’s reinforcements……’


  A suffocatingly horrible thought.

  Gulp.

  Many adjutants too dryly swallowed and stared at the southeast.

  A moment later.

  Dududududududu!

  Together with a sound of horse hooves, tally soaring flags first showed themselves.

  Numerous legion names and general names were mixed in and complicated, but the largest flag was separate.

  A giant flag roughly fluttering.