However, before Jody Gardner could think any further, his worries disappeared as he watched Keannu Wellington begin to ask the King's Counsel to speak. "To tell you the truth, I am deeply troubled by this," Larry began his important remarks. The man in his forties then made a face of sadness and confusion, "But. I have to say it." Andrew Reece raised his eyebrows and William Mackenzie, who was still using the identity of Bill Stewart, immediately had a bad feeling. "As we know, our kingdom borders the Fleshy Kingdom to the west. And according to reports, that kingdom often acts at will in that border area," Larry said. Andrew Reece sighed and turned to the general with a look of concern on his face. "So, we have to stop that from further disturbing the people there. Otherwise, the people will definitely be more oppressed and we might lose them. Because there are so many soldiers from the Fleshy Kingdom who are arbitrary towards our people. This, of course, must be resolved immedi
"In four days," Bill replied. "In four days? Are you sure, General?" Howard said, looking shocked by the war general's answer. Bill rolled his eyes and stared unflinchingly at his men, "Of course. Why is that?" "Because in my opinion, it's too soon. You ... how about your condition, General? Are you okay with this?" Howard asked with an anxious look. Bill flashed a smile. In the past, he didn't have people who could easily express what was going on inside his head. In his past as William Mackenzie, people were too afraid to comment on every decision he made. However, everything was the opposite now. Everyone who was worried about him did not keep it from him. Oh, he understood the difference between his former self and his current self. "I'm fine. What matters is you guys. After we discuss this matter of strategy, I will give you a rest for one day in total." Andrew Reece was surprised but Mark Donovan expressed his astonishment first, "General, what does it mean that we a
"Yes," Bill replied. Cassandra asked stammeringly, "Does grandma know about this?" "Yes, I revealed everything to her," Bill replied. Cassandra Wood began to lose her train of thought. She closed her eyes for a moment and then began to limp. However, Bill held his wife and the beautiful woman did not falter. "Why are you telling me this now? You're ...." Cassandra began to remember the treatment Bill received and how she treated her husband. She often had harsh words for Bill. In fact, he was not the useless man her family thought he was. Bill was a well-respected legend. But now another question popped into Cassandra's head, "Do the people in the palace know about this? I mean, General Mackenzie wears a mask." She pointed to the huge picture of Bill there. Bill shook his head, "The only ones who know my true identity are Andrew Reece, the king and the queen." This time Cassandra covered her mouth in shock, "The king knows about you?" "Of course. Cassie, I lived outside the
As soon as the arrow shot upwards, lightning seemed to strike even more fiercely. In fact, it caused such a tremendous flash that all the great archers took a few steps back. Some of them turned to their calm-looking War General, asking for an explanation. Andrew Reece represented them and immediately said, "General, it didn't work." "Who said it didn't work?" Bill retorted without turning around. "General ...." Andrew Reece wore a puzzled expression. Bill then took a few steps forward and looked at the front with a narrowed gaze. All of his men were increasingly unable to understand what the general was doing. Andrew Reece who had been so close to their general just didn't understand, what more those who had only known him for a while certainly couldn't understand. Because, if they thought about it, all of their general's actions were never as expected. They then could only remain silent while waiting for the general's actions again. "Do you know why I told them to shoot th
The Fleshy Kingdom's War General may have looked young, but he didn't seem afraid to face Bill. He calmly said, "We can fight until one of us dies, no soldiers involved." William Mackenzie was surprised to hear, "You ...." "This is not a war that needs to involve them." The young War General stared with conviction. "You intend to sacrifice yourself for them?" Bill asked. The war general named Hugh Fleshy who was also the crown prince of the Fleshy Kingdom smiled faintly. "Are you underestimating me, General? Do you think you'll be able to defeat me?" Hugh replied casually. "Of course not. Well, how are we going to fight?" Bill asked. Hugh turned around, turned his back to Bill and faced all his soldiers who were staring in confusion. "Soldiers, I will fight General Ans De Lou one-on-one. I-" "Crown Prince, you ... what do you mean?" Gilar Fleshy cut off his brother's words, looking so surprised. He even almost stepped closer to his brother. But, it was not only Gilar Fleshy
From Hugh's wound, blood dripped but not too much. Gilar looked very panicked when he saw that his brother was injured. The young man couldn't let his brother be killed by their enemies. He also still remembered his father's message before he followed his brother into battle. "Hugh is the crown prince so if anything happens to him, our country will be in chaos. Gilar, make sure the crown prince stay safe." Those words rang in his head. Gilar, who could no longer bear to see his brother injured, was about to break through the front guard but Hugh shouted in a very loud voice, "Stop right there!" "No." "Gilar, stop! Don't come any closer!" Hugh said firmly. "Hugh! Don't be stubborn!" Gilar retorted, about to take another step. But then Gilar heard his brother growl angrily, "STOP!" Gilar immediately stopped walking. Gilar was extremely annoyed by his brother's hardness of heart, who had always felt the strongest. His brother actually just wanted to hide his weakness and the o
"Agreed," Bill replied. Bill immediately picked up his gun, as did Hugh. Bill then pointed his gun upwards. The Royal War General Ans De Lou said, "Once this one shot goes off, this round has begun." Hugh Fleshy looked somewhat disturbed by those words. A "round", that's what made him think that Bill only thought that what they were doing now was a game. Wasn't that too much? He even felt that his current struggle was between life and death. However, his opponent did not think seriously. Not long after, an explosion was heard. Hugh quickly aimed his gun at Bill's right leg but unfortunately, Bill jumped to the right with a sideways movement. Hugh did not give up. Again, the handsome crown prince attacked again and this time targeted Bill's right arm. However, he still failed. On the third shot, he switched to Bill's thigh. But, unluckily, again Hugh Fleshy still failed to injure Bill. With his third failure, his movements slowed down somewhat. William Mackenzie quickly t
Suddenly Andrew Reece walked up to them, "Our general didn't lose, didn't he defeat you? It's just a matter of statement, it won't matter." Andree Reece smiled at the two brothers. Hugh Fleshy realized what he should do next. "In that case, please accept my respect," Hugh said as he intended to kneel in front of Bill but Bill quickly prevented the young man and held him upright. William Mackenzie looked seriously at the young man. "You are the Crown Prince. It's not appropriate to kneel in front of someone like me." Bill said while holding Hugh's shoulders. Gilar Fleshy also looked at William Mackenzie with a very different gaze now. Previously, he had been eager to tear Bill apart due to the defeat his brother had suffered. Right now, his gaze had turned into a gaze full of deep admiration. "General Stewart, are you a god? How can you behave like a god?" Gilar asked. William Mackenzie only flashed a faint smile. "I'm not that good, back then I was even nicknamed the God of
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