0.01 Second Sword Master

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0.01 Second Sword Master Episode 181

Tego Castle collapsed by Caryldium’s breath.

Rylakan walked across the ashes and surveyed his surroundings.

“They are fanatics.”

“But······. Was Tego Castle weak enough to be taken over by fanatics?”

“No matter how fanatical they are, they can take over the castle in an instant. There must be someone behind it.”

Like Rylakan, the knights who were walking over the rubble chatted.

As they said, they did not expect this castle to be captured so easily.

That means that other castles can suffer like this too…

“Hmm?”

Rylakan saw something shimmering in the distance.

The moment you approach to see what it is.

[Lyla Khan.]

A voice was heard.

It was a dark, gloomy voice.

[Don’t you want power?]

“······What?”

[I know what you long for. Don’t you want more power? I can give it to you.]

The power rising from there was unusual.

And the moment it touched Rylakan, the desires planted deep in his heart erupted.

[Don’t deny it. Don’t you want to be strong too? Enough to defeat that Aslan.]

Lyla Khan slowly turned his head.

Aslan was in his line of sight.

From the first time I saw it until now, that lofty figure that has never shown a disheveled posture. Since some time, Rylakan had been envious of Aslan.

He was like that because he wanted to be a strong man.

But was it really envy, or was it an inferiority complex?

If I could, even now…

Kwajik-!!

Lyla Khan reached out and clenched his fist at the dark aura that seduced him.

Then, a strong electric current spread out and extinguished the energy.

[Tsk tsk. If you want to have strong power, you must have the will to devote your soul.]

But the voice did not disappear.

“Then why don’t you go to that guy? Do you think you can defeat His Majesty Aslan just because you give her strength? He is something neither you nor I can do.”

Because he is a god, not a human.

[Whoops. But in the end, you’re bound to hold my hand. So please wait. Call me whenever you need strength. I will always be watching over you.]

After that, the voice disappeared.

Lyla Khan stretched her nerves and tried to find out who had just sent her voice, but no matter how wide she spread it, nothing but her allies caught on.

‘What kind of guy…’

It was then.

“Lylakan.”

The sound of Aslan’s voice suddenly brought me to my senses.

“Are you okay? There must have been some commotion.”

“······It’s okay. No big deal.”

“Okay?”

Rylakan swallowed dry saliva at Aslan’s heavy eyes.

“That’s it.”

After Aslan passed, Rylakan let out a short sigh.

And he thought

Why did I fool around saying nothing happened?

Could it be that he was already shaken by that strange voice?

* * *

‘I guess it’s because of Lemegeton that a castle was taken over in an instant?’

It was a familiar phenomenon.

My men didn’t quite understand how a perfectly fine castle had suddenly fallen into the hands of demons.

But this is just the beginning.

Wasn’t Remegeton resurrected?

That meant that this continent had reached its end.

It should be attributed to Remegeton that the fanatics were able to control the castle by spraying such powerful demonic energy.

In other words, demons will begin to overflow from all over the continent, and we must prepare for the final war.

‘I’d rather find the door quickly.’

The problem was that I searched several places, but the whereabouts of the door was still unclear.

‘But the servants are making a fuss to get the empress quickly, even in the middle of this rush, so I don’t want it.’

Today, as always on holiday, like relatives and elders, my ears were about to fall out as my servants nagged me to get married first.

“I really don’t. I don’t know why you keep yelling at me.”

It was when I was shaking my head and sighing.

“Your majesty. Hariel Knight Commander asks to see you.”

What about Hariel?

“Stop by.”

“Yes.”

Hariel, who always wore only armor.

But, as if the sun was about to rise in the west, Hariel appeared in front of me wearing a dress and heavy make-up that noble ladies would wear.

“… Hariel?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

I was going to say something, but I just swallowed it when I saw him trying to maintain his elegant appearance.

“What did you come for?”

“I came because I want to ask your Majesty.”

“To Jim? Tell me.”

Hariel could be seen thinking over and over again.

In the midst of thinking that hesitating is cute,

Bang-!

Suddenly Hariel slapped both palms on his desk and said,

“His Majesty…!”

Why is the child suddenly like this?

“Damn, how long are you going to tease us!”

“…?”

I was so flustered that I couldn’t even speak.

“We are waiting day by day only for the day that His Majesty will choose us!”

For a moment. Are you talking about candidates for empress?

“Your majesty. If you’re worried about that… Please accept me as your empress. And all the other candidates can be greeted as concubines. Since Your Majesty is a great person, it would be difficult for me to dare to assist you alone. I understand.”

“… Hariel.”

I was dumbfounded and called Hariel.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Are you sick somewhere?”

“Yes?”

“It’s like the fact that I suddenly came dressed like that. Did you have a head injury?”

Hariel blushed immediately.

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“That, that’s not it!”

“Other than that… Did you mean it from the bottom of your heart?”

As if reaching the limit, Hariel started to giggle with a face that looked like it was about to explode at any moment.

“Your majesty. Aaron, the commander of the Grand Division, asks for an audience.”

“Hmm. Stop by.”

If it wasn’t for Aaron, Hariel might have just sat down.

“Your majesty. Incoming from each borderline… Hmm?”

Aaron noticed a strange current flowing between us and quickly corrected himself.

“I think the warden got the timing wrong. I will come back next time.”

Then Hariel shook her hand and said.

“That, you don’t have to.”

Then he looked in my direction and spoke.

“Ah, ah, anyway, I conveyed my meaning clearly. Your Majesty, please think carefully.”

“Are you saying that you will become my empress and the rest of the candidates will become concubines?”

“Omg!”

Aaron looked at Hariel with eyes that he didn’t expect you to do.

He hid his reddened face and hurriedly ran out.

“I didn’t expect Captain Hariel to be so active.”

“Okay. What did you come for?”

“Yes. It’s not different, but reports came in from each boundary. After the Tego Castle Incident, I sent a letter to each kingdom and the border area, ordering all the fanatics to be caught, and now reports of demons appearing from all directions continue to come in.”

Now that Remegeton has been resurrected, demons will be very active.

So from now on, it was important to send soldiers unconditionally to cut off the buds in advance if there was even a slight sign of the devil.

“Jim will come on his own. Gather the soldiers.”

Then Aaron asked me in a serious voice.

“Your majesty. Please leave this matter to the warden.”

It was a much more serious expression than usual.

“Your Majesty has been running around for the empire and accomplished many things. However, there was nothing the Major General, the commander of the Grand Division closest to His Majesty, could do. This Aaron, who should take the lead in His Majesty’s affairs more than anyone else. It embarrasses me every time.”

That’s Aaron.

I almost said that your stats aren’t reliable… But I held it in.

“The warden is Your Majesty’s sword, and he is the commander of the Grand Division, who would even lay down his life for you. In order to show the whole world that His Majesty’s empire is still alive, I would like the warden to personally take care of this matter. Please allow me to show everyone that even without Your Majesty stepping out, you can drive out the demons even with the strongest military power of the Empire.”

“…”

I stared blankly at Aaron.

If Aaron’s stats were the same as Alexander’s, he would have let go without hesitation.

However, the reason why I couldn’t say this straight away is because now Aaron has a more serious and serious face than ever before.

Well, you will feel it too.

Although he was the standby division commander, he would have noticed that he had far more talent than he did just by looking at Alexander right next to him.

‘Honestly, Aaron isn’t the kind of guy who’ll be fooled anywhere.’

The only problem was that the guys next to them were all monsters.

Lyla Khan, who was called the strongest on the continent.

Alexander was born with all kinds of fraudulent buffs just because he is the main character of this game.

The strongest sword master, Levanos.

Divine Blade, Hariel.

The strongest mage, Raphael.

And so on.

Isn’t Aaron the best names on the continent gathered in one place at a level that he couldn’t even give out his business card?

He will inevitably have heart troubles.

“Is there anyone outside? Bring the table.”

I ordered the attendants outside to bring the table and handed the glass to Aaron.

“Take it, Aaron.”

“Yes.”

Shiver-

I said as I filled my glass.

“It’s been a long time since we’ve been drinking together like this. A lot of time has passed since you first became my knight until now.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Aaron regarded the cup from which I poured him very sacredly and drank very carefully.

“Do you remember what Jim said when he first took you in as his subordinate?”

“Yes. I still remember it vividly.”

“Then Jim said. To the person who once decided to trust Jim, even if he stabbed me in the back, I would believe until the end.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“The heart still hasn’t changed. Jim trusts you, Aaron.”

At that, Aaron burst into tears.

“So there is no need to prove it, Aaron. Because Jim already knows your outstanding abilities.”

Aaron gulped down his glass once more.

It even made me feel kind of sad.

Okay. Who to blame

It’s because of you and me and the developers who made us like this.

To be honest, Aaron, your stats are better than mine.

“But······. For the honor of the Empire and for Your Majesty, the warden wants to resolve this matter.”

It wasn’t particularly difficult.

Actually, as Aaron said, I can’t run around forever.

“Good night. Then I will give you the full power.”

“Yes? Are you really?”

“Okay. However, there should be no disappointing Jim. Do you understand?”

“Yes! No, of course. Your majesty!”

After drinking with me a few times, Aaron left the palace like a very excited child.

I looked at it with delight and paused.

“sh*t. It shouldn’t be like this.”

It was my decision not to show affection to my men.

That way, when you leave this game, you can leave without hesitation.

But at some point, I felt as if I had given them something called affection without even knowing it.

“I do not know.”

However, no matter how much it is a game, if you are playing a realistic game like this, of course you have no choice but to make friends.

It was irresistible, so I couldn’t help it.

“By the way, Aaron will take care of it, right?”

He’s been by my side for a long time, and since he’s a guy with the ability to lead, he’ll take care of himself and do well.

But for some reason, why do I keep feeling uncomfortable in a corner of my heart?