"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
The soldiers were waiting for the legend to greet them. William Mackenzie then smiled, "You guys, go back to your seats again!" "Remember, you're still on the plane," Bill continued, warning. Actually, they could have reused their bus that was parked at the border area earlier. However, the crown prince of the Fleshy Kingdom lent them their airplane to take them back to the Ans De Lou Kingdom as a favor. Thus, they could now relax a little more before returning home. Obediently, all of Bill's men sat back down in their respective places. Bill, who was now standing, began to say, "You know who I am now, but there is one thing I want to ask you." The hundred soldiers listened carefully. There was nothing more rewarding for them to meet the great legend again. "You are the only ones who know my true identity, along with my face that was previously hidden behind a mask." Bill paused again, sweeping his gaze over the soldiers who were now looking at him seriously. "Right now I wa
"Secretary of the palace, losing or winning a war is a common thing." Bill answered without stopping walking. "How could you lose?" Amanda replied in disbelief. Bill again replied casually, "I'm only a human, Amanda. Of course I can lose." Amanda shook her head, "No way. You ... never lose at all. I don't believe anyone can beat you. You ... oh, tell me what happened exactly?" Bill said again, "Let's just say he's better than me." "How can anyone be better than you? I've never found one. A God of Death like you can lose? That's impossible," Amanda added, looking incredulous. But then Amanda quickly shut her mouth and realized that many of William Mackenzie's soldiers were listening to her. She suddenly panicked. She said, "Bill. I didn't mean to." However, Andrew Reece said in a soothing tone, "You don't need to worry, Palace Secretary. All the soldiers who went with the general already know his true identity. Hearing Andrew Reece's words, Amanda gaped in shock. She stammere
"Are you sure you can win over that small kingdom, General Gardner?" Keannu asked, wanting to make sure. Jody Gardner immediately replied with confidence, "Of course, Your Majesty. I will get the victory that General Stewart could not." Keannu Wellington looked satisfied at Jody Gardner's answer. However, despite this, Keannu still felt that something was very off. While the young king was thinking, Bill spoke up again, "Your Majesty, why do you insist on defeating that kingdom? Wouldn't it be better to face another kingdom, Your Majesty? Why spend money on that war?" "For what? Have you forgotten that our defeat was your fault, General Stewart?" Jody Gardner said. Keannu asked Jody Gardner to shut up, while he replied, "Then, what is your solution to this problem, General Stewart? You have already lost to the Fleshy Kingdom. What can you do now?" William Mackenzie was pleased that his king was provoked. "Your Majesty, I did lose to that one kingdom. But, that doesn't mean I w
However, Bill certainly wasn't going to let Jody win over him so he said, "Oh, I forgot one thing. Everyone has their own way of dealing with defeat." Jody, who had been happy, was now upset again. The nearly thirty-six-year-old said, "Your Majesty, please give me some time to rest. After that, I will make my contribution to this kingdom." With no further questions asked, Keannu immediately understood what William Mackenzie was saying. The viceroy replied, "Yes, you may rest as you wish." "Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty. In that case, I request permission to leave the palace for some time with my wife," Bill said. Keannu was about to shout out his objections but he knew he couldn't do it. Bill's gaze clearly did not allow him to do so. So, Keannu couldn't help but say, "Yes, I'll let you." Bill smiled with satisfaction and immediately retreated from the palace hall. He also asked Andrew Reece to convey his day of rest and gave his soldiers the freedom to do as they
However, Andrew Reece suddenly remembered that he had no right to interfere in the matter. "It goes without saying," Andrew interrupted. Mark Donovan, who was ready to launch his idea, looked up in surprise, "Why, sir?" "It's not right." Andrew stood up, giving Mark a tired look. "What's not right?" "It's not fair to General Mackenzie, but we don't know what he might think either." Andrew paused for a moment, "Because when you think about it, he is a major general. It would be very easy for him to leave this palace and not come back." It was as if Mark Donovan had just been hit over the head with a hammer. He also came to his senses. "Oh my, you're right. Even if he doesn't come back, no one will dare to fight him. Not even King Keannu would be able to resist him. If General Mackenzie insists on staying in this palace, then he has a purpose," Mark explained. Andrew nodded. "In that case, just let things play out as they should." "So, we'll just wait for the general to retur
"I think so, Gramps," Shirley said. Christopher smiled suddenly, "Then maybe that person really does have a problem with Bill." George frowned, "Isn't that great, Grandpa? If that person makes trouble, we can just spice it up, right?" The old grandfather nodded happily, "You're right. Oh, what a shame. It turns out we're not the only ones who hate that loser." Shirley responded, "I can't forget what he did. I won't let him have any fun at all." It was of course related to the gift she received from Bill that day. Sometimes she couldn't believe that the damn gift could cause her to lose a husband. "Never mind, we'll pay him back. He may be happy this time but I'm sure it won't last long, trust me," George assured his sister. Meanwhile, Bill was casting a questioning look at Andrew Reece who could only gulp in guilt. "The General will definitely kill me," Andrew said. Mark responded, "It's not our fault he insisted on coming." "That's right, sir. After all, King Keannu allowe
James Gardner nodded, "Yes, Your Royal Highness. May I do so?"Xylan Wellington quickly nodded, "Go, General Gardner. You can talk to him."James was grateful that Xylan did not hold him back."Thank you, Your Highness," James said as he quickly left the crown prince along with three first-class soldiers to guard him.Indeed, the three soldiers were certainly no match for him. However, he chose to trust the three of them.Luckily, it turned out that William Mackenzie who looked much older by a few years was also looking for him so their meeting did not encounter any obstacles."General Mackenzie," James greeted the father of his best friend respectfully.William Mackenzie smiled faintly and replied, "General Gardner."James nodded, "You … are you alright, General?"William returned a smile and said in a low tone, "How can I be fine when I have some problems, General Gardner?"James frowned, looking rather confused.Not wanting to riddle and confuse James, William quickly explained wit
James suddenly gave Gardner a lopsided smile. He knew it was not easy being Xylan Wellington's shield. But, he really did not expect that the crown prince who he thought was so smart was also so innocent.His intelligence seemed to be inversely proportional to his knowledge in terms of understanding the world around him.However, he had already decided to replace Riley in order to make up for the few years of time he had wasted so he should try to be patient.Thus, he calmly replied, "You should start thinking about the matter of all of their opinions, Your Highness.""Why should I?" Xylan retorted, who did not seem to accept James' words.James bit his lower lip, feeling the need to suppress his irritation even more. Come on, James. Don't give up so easily! James thought to himself."Because you are the future king and will soon inherit the throne of this country. So, you should start thinking about what they think of you," James replied.Xylan was about to reply, but James was fas
The indecision on Xylan Wellington's face was evident. James Gardner, who felt that he had succeeded in making the crown prince realize the big mistake Xylan was about to make, called out, "Your Highness."Xylan flinched slightly when he heard his name being called by James.The young man turned to James, but still did not open his mouth.At that moment, James Gardner was certain that Xylan would change the decision they had just discussed.However, he suddenly saw Xylan smiling at him. That of course made James blink his eyes in confusion.But, within seconds, his confusion was answered. He heard Xylan say, "General Gardner, what you said is true. Everything is right. I ... might get some opposition for choosing Gary Davis as the king's advisor."He nodded. James immediately got a bad feeling that he didn't want to imagine."But, General Gardner. I have found no other good candidate than Gary Davis for that position. And ...."He paused for a moment, seemingly thinking about somethi
"Yes, that's right. My personal assistant who ... is currently outside the door of my father's residence," Xylan replied, not seeming to find anything strange about his answer.James was still so shocked that he was left speechless, at a loss for what to say in response to Xylan's explanation."Why, General Gardner?" Xylan asked as he looked at James who was not speaking.James moistened his lower lip, still thinking of the right words.However, Xylan couldn't wait for him so he spoke again, "General Gardner, I know what you're thinking."James blinked his eyes, looking stunned.Xylan let out a long breath, "This must be the status of Gary Davis who is my personal assistant, right?"James' eyes widened slightly until he then looked at the crown prince with an astonished look.That's what I mean, why would you even think of making a personal assistant an advisor to the king? Have you ... lost your mind, Your Royal Highness? James thought to himself.Uh, James Gardner actually never jud
"Tell me, so I can do what I should, Your Royal Highness," James added.Xylan returned the war general's gaze with a look that looked very serious. The young man who had originally made one of the major decisions finally opened his mouth, "It has to do with ... the determination of the new palace officials after I take office as king."James was silent for a moment, looking a little surprised. It was only natural that Xylan Wellington had been thinking about his future reign. However, he didn't think it was the right time.His father hadn't even been buried yet. Why was he already thinking of something else? Isn't he still grieving? James thought.Xylan cleared his throat, causing James to give him a strange look. Not wanting James to think strangely about him or even misunderstand him, Xylan hurriedly explained, "General Gardner, it's not what you're thinking."James did not respond immediately and instead waited for Xylan's further explanation.Xylan himself was smart enough to q
However, before James Gardner could think further about it, Monica Wilhelm, the queen who had just lost her husband said, "Never mind, there's no need to prolong it anymore."Afterward, Monica turned her body around and faced the palace officials who were still in the palace. She sighed softly before saying, "As I wanted earlier, are you willing to let us mourn the passing of your king before we organize a funeral ceremony for him?"Without hesitation, all the palace officials unanimously replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."One by one, the palace officials left the king's residence area, leaving only the special soldiers protecting the king, queen, princess and crown prince.Meanwhile, some of James Gardner's men also remained in the area as per James' orders."General Gardner, please help," Monica said.James nodded and immediately did his duty as the kingdom's war general to prepare all the necessities used for security.
"Uh, if you're not ready to give up that important position, shouldn't you be careful when you speak, Prime Minister? Remember, what you're talking about is not appropriate," James said in a sharp tone.Anyone who heard James' threatening voice would surely be afraid. James waited but he was sure that his threat would be effective making that prime minister afraid of him.And unexpectedly, James Gardner's threat succeeded in silencing old Philip. Philip no longer dared to speak and remained silent. However, his resentful gaze could still be seen by James.Of course, you must be very upset with me, Prime Minister. However, you certainly don't want to lose your position just because of that ridiculous accusation, James thought.This made Monica Wilhelm and her two children feel a little calmer."Y-Your Majesty, I... I ...." Philip tried to speak again, but his nervousness was so obvious that James knew the old man would not dare to say anything nonsense again. James immediately respon
Philip Crawford coughed as he heard James Gardner's words.James raised his right eyebrow, seemingly waiting for Philip's explanation.Philip cleared his throat and replied without daring to look at James, "I am not the one accusing you, General Gardner. It's just that ... the entire population of the Ans De Lou Kingdom is talking about this. Let's just say I'm just relaying what they're thinking."James laughed softly, making Philip instantly turn to him. Likewise, Monica and her two children looked surprised at the war general's reaction."W-what's so funny about what I said that you're laughing, General Gardner?" Philip said in an offended tone.James stopped his laughter and sighed softly before saying, "There's nothing funny. It's just that I find you very cowardly, Prime Minister.""Cowardly? What do you mean, General?" Philip widened his eyes, clearly taking offense."That's right. Of course you're just a coward. You're acting on behalf of the people's opinions, when it was you
"So, you can give us time to mourn our family members, right? You have not forgotten that Keannu Wellington was not only the king of this country, but he was the head of our family. He is my husband, the father of my two children and a grandfather to my grandson," Monica said in a flat but firm tone.The queen's words apparently succeeded in making the palace officials look at each other and finally fell silent.Some of them seemed to take a few steps back as if they really didn't want to disturb members of the royal family anymore. James Gardner himself smiled to see the palace officials, some of whom were important ministers, not moving in front of the queen. James could not help but be impressed by the queen's ability to make people obey her orders. It was because according to James it was very rare.Before he gave up his post as a deputy general of war, he had met so many queens from various kingdoms around the world. However, not many queens had authority. Monica Wellington wa