The Prince Wants To Retire

14. Let’s wrap up! (2)

Belpurus tried to reduce the forces heading towards them as little as possible.

Among the neighboring countries, they moved the place where they had planted a knapul, and among the local nobility, they recruited those who could move according to their will.

In the meantime, they all appeared disguised as bandits or demons, probably thinking that they should make a way to live.

However, from the weapons they carried to the number of people, it was immediately clear that they were not ordinary criminals.

As a result of this situation, the military was in an uproar.

“Your Majesty?”

“I say go as is.”

“after… … .”

At the deputy’s report, the Minister of the Army Howard sighed.

It was a somewhat expected result, so the impact was not great, but it was a pain in the ass to deal with.

First, they had to respond with an insufficient number of central troops.

Fortunately, the neighboring countries were responding to the marginalized.

It was a situation where only the inside had to be tidied up, but looking at the reports coming in, it didn’t seem easy either.

“Looks like your neck will be blown off if you do it wrong.”

Howard stroked his neck once and broke out in a cold sweat.

“Report! They say that warlocks have appeared in the central area.”

“What? crazy! The Central Army!”

“Now moving to respond… … .”

The moment the adjutant was about to answer, the Duke of Wilkshire grabbed him by the shoulder and said to Howard,

“We will deal with the warlocks.”

“Yes? However… … .”

“The reason Your Highness put me here is because of them, so I have to work.”

Having said that, the Duke of Walkshire left there.

Howard saw it and sighed.

“Ask the security forces for assistance.”

“Yes?”

“We need to support some of the Capital Defense Forces to the Central Army.”

For the minister of the military, it was a shameful thing to ask for support from the security forces.

Still, I had no choice but to bow my head.

“After that, it’s done. I will go by myself.”

As Howard said so, he immediately left the military.

Even the proud Duke of Walkshire is moving away.

That meant that, when this situation was over, those who were useless were more likely to have their necks blown away.

I had to move to live.

“It’s not easy to make a living.”

Howard sighed as he remembered the young daughter who had been begging for a dress yesterday as well.

For the sake of her lovely daughter, she moved quickly, thinking that she could let go of her pride.

***

As the military moved in such a hurry with Kariel’s decision, the response of the police department and the police department also accelerated.

“It’s a crisis situation.”

The foreign minister’s expression frowned.

Even the movements of Seongguk and the Confederacy were not serious.

If the chaotic empire enters a civil war, it will be angled to attack.

If the empire safely passed this chaos, then they would put a knife on themselves, so if there was a possibility of victory, they were ready to attack at any time.

“Contact the Holy Land and the Confederacy. If you act recklessly, it will be the first place you will attack.”

“Would you like to eat it?”

“If that doesn’t work, we’ll have to make a deal with the Confederacy by only winning the Holy Land.”

“After that, let’s do it.”

Following the Foreign Minister’s order, the high-ranking diplomat sighed and went outside.

“If we can overcome this crisis, we will be able to press for the justification of collaborating with the warlock… … It won’t be easy.”

Although he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in a corrupt bureaucratic system, the jjambab he ate did not go anywhere.

Therefore, once the situation has stabilized to some extent, methods to counterattack are being drawn up.

“May the battle in the West end quickly… … .”

***

Like the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kariel moved urgently to end this war quickly.

It was time to move with the princes to quickly leave the capital with the troops gathered in the square.

“majesty!”

“why?”

At Tarion’s urgent call, Kariel stopped the march.

“Myriel’s carriage is coming.”

“What?”

As if Kariel had heard something completely unexpected, she opened her eyes and hurriedly pulled the curtains of the carriage.

Then, in the distance, a small carriage was seen approaching.

“Miriel.”

When the door of the small wagon opened, a girl hurriedly jumped out and hugged her.

When Miriel cried, Kariel comforted her.

“Ugh… … .”

Kariel, who was looking down at Miriel, who was speechless and shedding tears, knelt down and brought her to eye level.

“Don’t die… … Don’t.”

“I won’t die.”

Saying that, Kariel wiped away Miriel’s tears.

With all three princes leaving for the battlefield at once, Miriel, who was still unfamiliar with it, became anxious.

Before I knew it, the 2nd and 3rd princes came along and wiped Miriel’s tears and comforted her.

“Brothers don’t die.”

“I’ll be back soon.”

The three princes consoled the crying Miriel.

After barely calming Miriel, who had been crying for a long time, he managed to send her back to the imperial palace.

“Let’s clear things up quickly.”

“Yes.”

“yes.”

At Kariel’s words, the two princes nodded and replied.

The carriage, which stopped for a while because of his brother, started moving again, and reached the front gate of the capital in an instant.

Then, there, many people bowed their heads toward the troop line and prayed for a safe return.

Even the aristocrats watching from afar admired the reverent appearance of countless people praying with their hands folded until the soldiers had all passed by, bowing their heads in admiration and praying together.

With the wish of the imperial people who want to return victoriously, all troops quickly left the capital.

It didn’t take long for the troops to move out of the central area as they moved without much complaint even during the arduous march.

“Aren’t you tired?”

“It must be difficult to go by carriage.”

Kariel snorted at Tarion’s question.

This is something I did countless times even when I was sick.

Moreover, it was not a regular wagon, but a wagon with all sorts of magical devices added to it.

It may not be as comfortable as the Imperial Palace, but it was a luxury to be able to enjoy such luxury while marching.

“The borderline is coming soon.”

“okay.”

Kariel nodded, opened the window and cast his gaze towards the western border in the distance.

This was the start.

As the border line approached, some of the Imperial Palace Knights began to form formations to protect the princes, and the troops who had only walked recklessly marched in a form that could respond immediately.

The moment I crossed the western border with all my preparations.

[The fragments of the Fire Spirit King responded.]

“What?”

Kariel muttered involuntarily and tilted her head.

[The Lafla and Kapur volcanoes are about to explode forcibly.

Stop something. Failure to do so will bring terrible disaster to the Empire. When successfully stopped, a fragment of the first Spirit King is imprinted in the soul. (0/2)

※If you stop it perfectly, you can learn some of the secrets of something.]

Indeed, Kariel looked at the translucent window that had appeared for the first time in a while and put on a serious expression.

‘something?’

I didn’t know what it was, but I knew for sure that volcanic eruptions were not normal.

‘Raffle is the western region… … If it’s Kapur Volcano… … .’

“Tarion.”

“Yes.”

“Where was the avatar of Kapur?”

“It is in the southeastern region of the Empire. It’s near the Mountains of Giants.”

Kariel’s expression hardened at Tarion’s words.

‘Is this the area where the monster wave started in my previous life?’

Kariel thought so and put on a serious expression.

“Why are you doing that… … .”

“I’ll be alone for a little while.”

Tarion, who looked anxiously at Kariel’s words, quietly went outside.

Then ‘Boom!’ Surtur appeared and said to Kariel.

“A fragment of the Spirit King appeared.”

-Is that the cause of the volcanic eruption?

Surt nodded, and at once realized how things were going.

“It looks like something is about to force an explosion.”

-It seems that your return is not just a joke from God.

“… … okay?”

Surt muttered with a serious expression at Kariel’s words.

-Forcibly exploding the volcano by exploding the fragments of the king of spirits? In a normal way, it’s close to impossible.

“That is… … .”

Kariel said, ‘Is it possible?’ He looked at Surt with a smirk.

– God’s trick. Or, the above circumstances that we cannot understand now are entangled.

At Surt’s words, Kariel’s expression frowned.

If the monster wave occurred in this way in the previous life, it was no different than starting in a very unfavorable situation.

“There must be a reason for the remaining two fragments besides the fragments of the King of Spirits, right?”

-It’s very likely.

Kariel sighed at Surt’s words.

I didn’t know the gatekeeper of hell, but I could roughly guess the case of the devil who swallowed the sun.

‘There is a high possibility that the Holy Kingdom is involved.’

Some of the priests were already involved with the black magician, so the possibility of playing a joke with the magic beast that Seongguk had sealed for a long time had to be considered high.

-The fact that God is giving you such an ordeal means that there is a high possibility that only you can solve it.

“I can’t do it.”

– I guess so.

Surt nodded and said.

“Huh, the situation is really complicated.”

-Think good. You promised me that you would look for the remaining two guys anyway.

At Surtur’s words, Kariel sighed and nodded.

“I just don’t want to die.”

Kariel muttered that while thinking of Belpurus.

These guys, most likely related to the warlocks, somehow tried to disperse the number of troops coming to capture them.

Sensing the determination not to die quietly, Kariel bit her lip.

“In the end, you want me to come see you… … .”

– Don’t be scared. Even if the worst happens, at least one of you can be saved.

“How many seconds does it block?”

When I said that there was no way to block it for just a few seconds, Surtur shook his head resolutely.

– Now it’s enough to blow a big one.

“… … Are you sure?”

-okay. I’ll blow a blow with a big one that’s not envious of a mage.

Kariel smiled at Surt’s words.

“If it’s a sphere, I die.”

– If you die, I die too.

Surt, the community of destiny, waved its small arms to say it was real.

Then, Kariel smiled and nodded as if she believed.

-Rather than that, is retirement overdone?

“No, I will retire when the West is done.”

-… … Is it possible?

When Surt tilted his head at the question, Kariel said firmly.

“Solving the remaining two guys is something I can do even after I retire.”

It was a time when Kariel made up her mind to retire.

Tarion hurriedly opened his mouth outside the window.

“majesty!”

“Is there a problem in the Northwest?”

“… … Yes.”

At Tarion’s words, Kariel finally realized that the time for choice had arrived.

“What is the situation?”

“The volcano is on the brink of eruption, and it looks like the monster wave will start soon.”

“Isn’t that all?”

Tarion hesitated at Kariel’s question and then nodded.

“… … Yes. There are reports of warlocks being found there.”

“and?”

“The undead corps has appeared. I saw what appeared behind the front line in the northwest… … .”

“You plan to hit back during the war.”

The amount of troops is not important.

Blocking monsters is difficult, but if even a small number of people get behind, the battle line will collapse.

“You must have asked to send troops.”

“… … That’s right.”

“Call the commanders.”

At Kariel’s words, the march stopped and major figures gathered around the wagon.

“As you all have heard, the situation in the Northwest is not so bad.”

“What are you going to do?”

To the third prince’s question, Kariel gave a simple answer.

“We need to divide our forces.”

“finally… … .”

At Kariel’s words, the 3rd Prince sighed.

“The main force is attacking Belpurs as it is.”

“Yes? then… … ?”

“Only me, the SS, and a part of the Kishidan plan to go to the northwest.”

“Too dangerous!”

The second prince said urgently.

“I’ll join the Walkshire Magical Corps to deal with the Warlock.”

“There can be no warlocks in Belphus. You and Wilkshire have to deal with them.”

At this point, it had to be uprooted and thrown away.

“I do the bait role.”

Everyone was silent at Kariel’s words.

Everyone frowned as they saw Kariel who was about to sacrifice, but Kariel had a corner to believe.

‘If Surt’s words are true, there is no great danger.’

As Kariel thought so, the Archduke said cautiously.

“Your Majesty, then, take some of the Archduke’s Knights and even this guy.”

“You mean soga liquor?”

“Yeah, I’m still young, but it’s going to be useful.”

At Ducal’s suggestion, Glenn took a step forward.

Those who felt the gentle force emanating from it were startled.

Even the master, Duke Davier, had such a heavy momentum that his lips curled up.

“It’s good.”

“I was rude in front of the Master.”

Glenn bowed his head at Dave’s praise.

“I want to escort Your Majesty. Will you take it?”

At Glenn’s words, Kariel’s eyes widened for a moment, and then he smiled.

‘Is this also fate?’

Glenn, who had escorted him in his previous life, wants to escort him in this life as well.

Cariel, who had been smiling for a while at the current situation as if it had been squeezed, nodded slightly.