I felt the first snowfall of the year.And grumbled "It appears that fate plans to take the enemy's life sooner. I had intended to keep them alive for one more night so that we could prepare, but it appears that we will not be able to escape a slaughter tonight."As the fire was extinguished, hundreds of infantry troops rushed towards the camp, moving the battering ram that had been blocking the path. Outside the camp, the sounds of horses galloping became louder."Go in there and kill every single one!" The infantrymen sang as the cavalry approached the door.The cavalry unit, Count Forser's best warriors, were exhausted from heading into another conflict so soon after an expedition. To add insult to injury, because the camp was on higher elevation, it took their horses longer to ascend, making them easy targets for the archers.This is a baffling form of fight in which the Baron hides inside the camp, arousing the cavalrymen's terrible fury.They surged inside the camp, full of murd
The snow kept falling. However, instead of big flakes, there were small particles of white that progressively coated the earth white.The camp was as warm as early summer since a massive campfire had been built in the centre. Large portions of meat were skewered on sticks of wood as everyone, including the recently released prisoner, joined in.They were too scared to speak and sat silently waiting for their meat to cook. Their eyes were bright. Perhaps that was the first meat they had eaten in years.When I went out of my tent, everyone hastily dropped their skewers on the ground before kneeling respectfully.Lisa's eyes welled up with emotions as she saw over a thousand men kneeling to her son."Husband, I have done a good job raising our son. Are you pleased with my achievements?"She jerked in shock when a hand landed on her shoulder, and she was surprised to see that it was her son."Mother, this is only the beginning. I intend to make my mother the queen of our empire."I spoke
"I'm Riel Alheim from the mainland, and I'm in command of this convoy. What about telling me who you truly are?"I made no attempt to conceal my doubts.The strange thing was that my analysis revealed the name [Stein Glassfield].So he wasn't completely lying. Stein Glassfield was his true name."I-I am, in fact, Baron Glassfield's son" If you don't believe me, just ask the people you've helped. Many of them have directly grown up alongside me. Otherwise, they would not listen to my directions or follow me at all." Stein seemed agitated as if I had pricked his most sensitive area with my question."Is that correct?" I stated it casually.The man sagged on the ground like a kite whose string had been severed. "That is undeniably correct, sir. I am, in fact, the Baron's son. My family has all died, thus I am the only one alive who carries his blood. That is why I am his sole heir."Wise gave a nod. He appeared to grasp something and whispered it in my ear."Master, it appears he is an i
Several nobles arrived at the camp, bringing us supplies as a thank you for defeating Count Forser's army.Hay is no longer in short supply for the horses."Baron, are you really going to eliminate Count Forser?" The nobles inquired, delighted and surprised.There was some mockery in their eyes, but most of them were confident and believed in me."That's correct. We might as well finish the job fully and uproot the foundation of his power since we've already destroyed so many of his soldiers, should he cause us more grief in the future.""Have a good night, Baron. We wish you the best and will supply anything you require."They didn't say anything about joining the fight. And I understand that it was a massive risk that, if it went wrong, could have meant the loss of their entire family.I smiled as I waved them off.They'll be begging me for help soon.They'll soon be kicking themselves for not joining me in this fight since I'll only give individuals one opportunity to prove themse
The second battle was about to commence in less than a minute.When the Horseriders squadron realized they were besieged on all sides, Nero went all out, taking down a dozen men with a single spell in front of everyone.Among those twelve soldiers were the Count's army's two commanders.Nero had unexpectedly cast a Disaster rank magic, which he had disguised as a basic spell.It struck me as odd. Nero only cast a fire spell before I understood he was a fire specialist. And his fire resembled dragon fire.It was determined that the two commanders who died without even having a chance to command their armies were also the Count's illegitimate sons.Now I'm curious how many illegitimate sons this jerk of a count had.Following that, Rage's newly established assassin squad and Dray's cavalry company launched their assault.Humanoid monsters who chose to become assassins showed promise and talent, whereas regular people who desired to become assassins were a little sloppy in their activiti
Count Forser soothed the rage.If he hadn't had such a setback, he would not have been a powerful figure in recent years.But he couldn't deny that this was the first time he'd been pushed this far.A 15000-man army.It was a figure that was near to that of a Ducal army, but half of it had already perished.Since he first met the First Prince in the capital several years ago, the Count has always served him well by masquerading his forces as bandits to plunder aristocrats.In order to be granted the title of Duke by the first Prince, the count had sacrificed nearly eight A-ranked sons and a dozen B-ranked illegitimate sons. But only if he could persuade the surrounding nobility to submit to the first prince could he do this.The simplest solution would be for Duchess Isla to join the First Prince's side. But no one, not even the first prince, thought it would happen, so they abandoned that plan.The northern region of the Brightwing Empire was where aristocrats with military accomplis
Ikan City was close to the mountainous ridge, and cavalry could go from one spot to another in a single day and night.Infantry forces, on the other hand, required at least four days of travel. The presence of the count's disorderly militia of many other subordinate noble families slowed the entire procedure even more. The count was now regretting his choice to bring them along and instructed the cavalry units to leave towards the ridge as quickly as possible.Count Forser received notice that two of his illegitimate sons had died yet again, one of them was an A-rank, just as the army was setting up camp after one day of travel. When confronted with the count, the soldier who made the report stuttered in fright, having been unfortunate enough to have been assigned to making the report.That afternoon, two cavalry squadrons spotted an enemy stronghold on a nearby hill, which also happened to be on the way to Mountainous Ridge. The squadron was led by an A-rank son of the count.When
"Congratulations, Miss Eliza, on attaining the A-rank.""Young Miss, congratulations!"Everyone on the estate was in tears of joy, thus a great shout erupted in the mansion."It's nothing special. Thank you very much.""Miss Eliza is such a selfless person, even though she earned the A-rank at the age of 18, she never brags!""Correct! We can count the number of persons who reached A-rank at the age of 18 on one hand! I heard the Princess had sent the young lady a present in recognition of her achievement!""An imperial present? Young Miss is quite fortunate!As everyone sought to bootlick her, the conversation and sweet talking continued.Eliza thought it was revolting."Please excuse me, everyone. I need some time to reestablish my rank."She entered her room, jumped on her bed, and closed her eyes as a figure flashed in her mind."Even after he's gone, that jerk is still causing me problems. Before he went, he didn't even say goodbye. The next time I see him, I'm going to slice h