"Yes, General Gardner." Keannu Wellington turned to Bill who did not move when he heard the king's statement. Meanwhile, Jody Gardner immediately protested, "You can't have two War Generals in one kingdom, Your Majesty." "Why I can't, General Gardner? It's under such urgent circumstances, do you expect me to do nothing and just send you to one of the kingdoms? Then, what if there is a simultaneous war?" Keannu replied with a sharp glare at the war general. Jody Gardner seemed to know that his king had a decision that could not be overturned, but he still wanted to try to thwart that decision, "Your Majesty, they can't attack at the same time because they must have different strategies." "You can't guarantee that, General Gardner. You know that during your tenure as a War General, there is not a single certainty as to when they will attack," Keannu said. Jody Gardner felt his hopes had been dashed, but then he heard Bill chime in after a moment of silence, "If it must be done, then
"Cassie can wait for me," Bill replied. It was actually hard for him to leave Cassandra any longer, but considering his duty, of course he couldn't just ignore this obligation. In his hands, there were the lives of millions of citizens that could be threatened if he failed to fight the enemies of the Ans De Lou Kingdom. "I will order some trusted bodyguards to protect Mistress Cassandra while you are on the battlefield, General," Andrew said. Bill nodded, finding it very helpful. "You can always calm me down, Reece." "It is my duty, General." The two men then fell silent for a few moments, before Andrew asked again, "General, are you still going to hide your true identity even after getting your title back?" "Yes." Before Andrew could ask again, Bill interrupted him, "You should know why." "The assassin, General?" "Yes. I have to make sure first, before I reveal my identity. Until I do, let people think that William Mackenzie has disappeared and no one knows where he is." "
"Crazy? Why are you calling me crazy?" Keannu asked calmly. "See for yourself what you've done!" Monica looked incredulous. Her husband didn't even feel the slightest bit guilty. Keannu shrugged, "What's wrong with that? I just wanted to see who was the best. They were-" "Obviously General Mackenzie is better." "Not necessarily." "What's not certain? You called him back because you realized he could protect our kingdom better than Jody Gardner, right? Then, why are you testing his again?" Monica seemed unable to contain her anger. Keannu replied so calmly, "I'm not testing. Know this, Monica. I'm doing this to find the best War General for the future." "But you sent them to the battlefield. What if ... if ...." "If one of them loses the war?" Monica gave her husband a sharp look. Now Monica understood that Keannu Wellington did not attach much importance to the lives of the two War Generals. She didn't know how her husband could have such a different attitude from her father
"I can do it," Bill replied, looking very confident. Amanda Clark saw that the gaze of the most powerful war general did not hold the slightest doubt. In fact, in just one look Amanda understood that Bill meant what he said. "Then promise me you'll come home in one piece, Bill!" Amanda said pleadingly. "Of course, no need to worry!" Bill replied. Bill had never been so confident. He wasn't arrogant about his own abilities but what he said was a great determination that he wanted to realize. In the past, the time of his glory as a War General, Bill could almost be said to be able to maintain his army and rarely lost many of his men. Many considered that being a William Mackenzie's men was like having a protector and his life would not be easily lost. So this time it was the same, Bill would be much more protective of his troops as best he could. Time passed and the registration of the bodyguards who wanted to follow the two generals to the battlefield had begun. In most areas o
With fury, Howard replied, "No need. Without you moving me, I'll get out of this army myself." Steven laughed mockingly, "Good then. Turns out you're pretty self aware too." "Go away!" Steven shouted. Howard immediately left the place and moved towards the War building and said his wish. With open arms, Andrew Reece accepted the presence of the extra troops. He was immediately directed to meet Bill Stewart who quickly gave him directions. This was based on their limited time. They had no more time to train more. In total, Bill had 239 troops, while Jody had 2109. Bill took Andrew as his deputy, while Steven was chosen as Jody's deputy. On the day of departure, the king of Ans De Lou Kingdom was seen giving a short speech, "War Generals, Jody Gardner and Bill Stewart. We await your return in one piece." The two War Generals knelt and saluted solemnly before finally moving to leave the kingdom in a fighter jet. Jody Gardner's troops departed for the Kingdom of Hellfric, while Wi
Andrio Hellfric, who initially looked calm, began to feel disturbed by Jody Gardner's words. His high confidence in being able to defeat Jody Gardner began to decline drastically. However, apparently this was not felt by Andrio's men. One of his men walked over to the war general and whispered, "General, it's just a trick of his to make you doubt." "Believe me, it's better to kill him now than for us to be destroyed." "That's right, General. This is a very good opportunity to kill him. With their leader killed, their mentality will surely fall and they will be defeated easily, General." Andrio was still silent, not making a decision. The subordinate said again, "General, trust me! Jody Gardner is known to be cold-mouthed. Everything he says is a trap. After all, we can also keep it a secret, right? We can kill him but there's no need to say or announce it. Just let his men confuse themselves." Andrio raised an eyebrow, intrigued by that last idea. However, before he could do wh
Bill felt that the question really sounded funny and strange to his ears. How could he be impersonating himself? However, he realized that everyone did not understand his identity. He casually replied, "Let's just say that." "You're really imitating him? What's the reason?" James Sealand asked as he was still very curious about the person he thought was so unique. Bill turned his head, "Can I ask you a question first?" "Yes," James replied. "You speak as if you really know him. So, what do you think of General Mackenzie?" James hesitated. He finally spoke honestly, "I ... don't know him. I've only heard about him. After all, how could one not know about the strongest war general the Ans De Lou Kingdom has? I'm sure everyone knows of that great figure." "He's a general who seems to only live once. I mean, there's no way anyone can match him. Aside from being agile and having great abilities, I heard that he has a very compassionate nature towards the weak. He never harmed civil
"Your Majesty, do we need to prepare a welcoming ceremony?" Edric Gustav asked. Upon hearing the suggestion, Keannu quickly refused with a firm, "No." Everyone in the palace hall fell silent, slightly surprised by their king's rather strange reaction. Amanda Clark who was sitting in the staff section of the palace on the right was also looking at her king with a puzzled look. Seeing the sudden silence, Keannu Wellington immediately explained further, "You know very well we are at war with two kingdoms. We sent our two War Generals there. Although one of them won the war, the other was taken captive. How is it appropriate for us to celebrate victory?" "It's not that we don't appreciate what General Stewart has fought for our kingdom, but we can't put aside the unfinished business with the Kingdom of Hellfric." Their king's words sounded so wise that several people nodded, as if they agreed with the king's words. However, that was not the case with Amanda Clark. The woman who was a
Dear, Readers This is Zila Aicha who wants to thank all the loyal readers of this novel. I know, season 2 of this book may disappoint some fans of this book. However, believe me I have tried to make this book with all my heart.May I ask your opinion about this book? I will be happy to read your comments. Suggestions and criticisms will also be happily accepted.Next, I will make season 3 of this book, but season 3 will be a book with the main character “James Gardner”. Hope you all will like it.Best wishes, Zila Aicha
People were eager to approach Riley, to help him. However, when they saw James Gardner moving toward Riley, they stayed where they were.James quickly caught Riley's staggering body as if he couldn't bear the weight of his own body.James sighed softly, “What are you doing?”“Preventing you from leaving,” Riley replied weakly.James exhaled roughly and picked up Riley who was still so weak.“You don't have to waste your time and energy,” James said.“Why? You don't have to go, James. You-”“It's my decision,” James cut in quickly.Riley shook his head, staring at the young man who was only one year older than him. “You're not guilty. I'm an asshole for wanting to keep you as my best friend.”“It's nice of you to admit that,” James replied with a faint smile.“If anyone should leave here, it's me, not you,” Riley said.James frowned, “Don't be crazy! You're the general of war in this kingdom. You can't-”“I lied to everyone from the start, not just to you,” Riley cut James off.Riley's
Rowena nodded weakly, while the four soldiers who were also inside the infirmary immediately looked at each other. Riley himself took some time to process the information.However, Reiner immediately asked, "Your Highness, then ... where is the deputy general of war right now?"Rowena turned her head quickly, "I don't know. I ... only heard the news from the palace maid, just now. Perhaps ... he has already returned to the dormitory or-"Thank you, Your Royal Highness," Reiner cut off Rowena's speech quickly due to being too panicked.After that Reiner immediately paid his respects to the king's daughter and quickly left the area together with Diego.Ben also said, "Riley, I'll be there first. Later I ... will be here again."Alen nodded, "Don't worry! We'll let you know when we know what's going on."Riley could only stare at his friends' departure with a look full of confusion.Rowena was the only one left in the room and was accompanied by several staff, soldiers and servants.Row
At first Riley was eager to force James to answer him, but he stopped doing so when he finally understood that James might need some time alone.He sighed softly, “I'll talk to him later.”Meanwhile, outside Riley's room, all the people who were good friends of the two young people who were having complicated problems were staring at James with questioning eyes.While Alen and Ben were silent because they didn't dare to ask, Diego casually asked, “Did you ... talk to Riley?”James nodded.“Then ... how?” Reiner asked in an anxious tone.James did not answer Reiner's question and only said, “I'm going back to the dorm first.”Shin, who heard that, bit his lip and replied, “I'll accompany you.”James did not refuse and let Shin come with him, while Diego and Reiner remained there.After James and Shin were no longer there, Alen decided to go inside with Ben.Not long after, Diego and Reiner also entered Riley's hospital room area.“He already knew about it,” Ben said when he first looke
James laughed disappointedly when he saw Riley's silence.Riley suddenly stared at him wordlessly.“Why, did you ... did you never even have the intention of telling me about it?” James said in a sharp tone.Riley opened his mouth but not a single word came out of it.James was getting annoyed at him, “Uh, I see. I see now.”James nodded and stepped back, making Riley surprised.“James, it's not like what you're thinking,” Riley finally managed to reply to James.James shook his head.“Do you really know what I'm thinking, Riley?” James said in a sarcastic tone.The young man could no longer hide his immense disappointment, “You don't know, Riley. But ... I can tell what you're thinking.”“James, I ... know I've wronged you. But, please understand, my position is very difficult. I don't want you to ... hate me, James. I don't have-”“It must have been a lot of fun for you, huh?” James cut off Riley's words quickly.Riley who was originally leaning back immediately leaned her body, fac
Shin and Reiner glanced at each other, as if they were both confused about whether or not to leave the area as James had requested.However, the reason they hesitated was certainly not because they were both worried that James would hurt Riley. Instead, both of them were more worried about James.Unfortunately, James, who did not get an answer from his two friends, turned his head with a furrowed brow, “Why? Don't you two trust me?”“You guys ... think I would do anything ... to hurt Riley? Is it like that?” James added with a sad look on his face.Shin quickly turned to James, “Of course not. I am sure you wouldn't do anything that bad.”“Don't get me wrong, James! We're ... just very worried about you,” Reiner said quietly.James was startled and when he looked at his two friends in turn, he instantly knew that they were not lying at all.The young man closed his eyes and instantly realized his mistake, “I'm sorry, senior. I ... I ....”“No problem, we'll leave you so you can be alo
Ben suddenly bowed his head.James immediately closed his eyes, completely unable to believe the painful reality that had slapped him.Meanwhile, Shin looked at his friend with a look of disappointment.He touched Ben's shoulder and asked, “You knew about this big secret and you ... did nothing? What have you done?”Ben was silent.Shin took a deep breath and watched the expressions of all the soldiers who were his best friends. The man sighed softly, “Aren't we ... all friends? How could you ... and you hide this important thing?”Ben raised his head, “Then, what do you expect me to do?”“What did you say?” Shin retorted fiercely.“You think it's easy? Hiding a secret of this magnitude? You think ... what happens if I tell you and the others? Especially James. He ... would definitely fight with Riley. They'll-”“Damn it!” James cursed because he couldn't stand it anymore.The young man said, “Don't act like you know about me and can guess what I might do or happen. You think you can
Meanwhile, William also began to be confused to calm his wife who was crying more and more.However, Cassandra's crying finally stopped when she saw the operating room door open.Everyone also immediately stared at the door, waiting anxiously.As several people from the medical team came out, William and Cassandra walked over.“Doctor, how is my son?” William asked.The elderly doctor looked up at the middle-aged man who was staring at him anxiously.“General Mackenzie,” the doctor greeted after he noticed William's face.William nodded, “Yes, Doctor Sigmund. It's me.”Sigmund was surprised, “Riley Wood, I mean General Wood is ... your son, General?”“Yes, Doctor,” William replied.James just stared blankly ahead, as if he was ready to hear that statement. Meanwhile, Reiner and the other soldiers could only squeal in shock as an important fact had j
It didn't take long for James Gardner to understand everything. In fact, afterward he saw Alen Smith greeting the woman and middle-aged man who were obviously a married couple. “Alen, Alen. You're … a medical staff, aren't you?” Cassandra asked the young man she had already met.“Riley will be fine. Isn't he?” Cassandra said frantically.Alen nodded, “You don't need to worry, Mrs. Mackenzie. We will do our best to save Riley.”James was still silent where he stood. Alen's words had explained everything. Alen, one of his best friends, also knew everything that happened. James closed his eyes for a few seconds and chose to hold himself still.The young man took hold of the edge of Riley's bed and helped him to push again. He then said softly, “Alen, hurry up a bit!”Alen was immediately surprised and looked guiltily at James as if he already knew what James was feeling. However, he did not have time to say anything and quickly went about his duties while asking people not to come