CH 101.4

Chapter 101.4 – Character Introduction (End of Book 1)

【Further Appendix】The Great Brave of Silesie: The Trail of Marquis Danavan

Count Est(later became Marquis) Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of the Kingdom of Silesie and Commander in Chief of the Royal Army, Danavan Est Almark

The history of the Almark family, a prestigious noble family in the kingdom, is long, and according to one source, their ancestors were leaders of the colonists of the land of Est, even before the founding of Silesie Kingdom by the Hero King Renz.

Danavan, the 18th generation head of the Almark family, was a child prodigy who was so brilliant from an early age that he had tutors in various fields. However, they all left immediately after saying the same thing, “There is nothing more to teach him.”.

Despite his talent, the humble Danavan did not go to work in the royal capital, but instead, took over the family as a count after his father’s death and devoted himself to the management of his territory.

He was called the “Wealthy Count” by the people because of his gentle, dignified, and well-dressed appearance as he traveled his territory on his own to check the lives of his people.

It is said that various products such as monster soap and Est’s goat fabrics were born in the City of Est because the enterprising Danavan personally sponsored promising companies.

The fact that the head office of the long-established Sawatari Company, which still supports the economy of the Kingdom of Silesie, is located in Est is a testament to the gratitude of the Hero Takeru for Danavan’s generous support and assistance in its development when he was starting up.

By nature, he was a mild-mannered, sociable, and above all, peace-loving man who cared for the people of his territory.

However, a great national crisis that hit Silesie did not allow Danavan to lead such a peaceful life.

The seal of the “Miasma Hole of Doom”, a pool of miasma near the capital, was broken.

The “Miasma Hole of Doom” incident plunged the royal capital and the northwestern part of the Kingdom of Silesie into a crisis of collapse.

Danavan, who was also a brave and diligent general of the army, immediately fought the hordes of monsters approaching the north as a lord and it is said that the territory was unaffected by the war and remained peaceful.

While the royal army simply sat idly by and watched the devastation of the kingdom, Danavan discovered the talent of Sawatari Takeru, who was only a merchant at that time, and appointed him a knight of the Almark House.

To overcome the national crisis, he then recruited volunteer soldiers from all over Est.

Although it was Sawatari Takeru who resealed the miasma hole of doom and climbed up from being a merchant to a knight, to a general, to the hero of Silesie, and eventually, the Re-founding King of Silesie kingdom, the emergence of this hero of salvation would not have been possible without the brave Danavan, who supported him both militarily and economically.

Just as the “Miasma Hole of Doom” incident was finally coming to an end, thanks to the efforts of General Danavan, the volunteer army of Est, and the Hero Takeru, a coup d’etat by the Knight Order Commander Gale occurred in the royal capital.

The royals and nobles of the city were all killed and finally, Gale murdered the 18th King of Silesie Kingdom, Gaius Silesie Albert.

In this crisis of survival of the kingdom, the brave Danavan stood up again.

After rescuing the last surviving heir to the throne, Princess Silhouette(later became the 18th Queen), from the capital, Danavan personally led the army as the head of the provisional government to confront the coup d’etat forces.

He said to the local nobles, who were indecisive about which side to take, “The favor we have received from her majesty is higher than the mountains and deeper than the sea.”. It is said that his famous speech in which he called out to the audience, decided the fate of the battle.

The Silesie army was victorious thanks to Danavan’s voice that shook the history of the kingdom.

Despite his success, Danavan resigned as head of the government after the war and returned to his territory without seeing any position.

The royal government hurriedly presented Count Danavan with the title of marquis and offered him position and territory to match it but, while the knights and nobles who sided with the royal army received positions and territories one after another, he received nothing except the title of honor bestowed upon him by the princess.

The most loyal and brave lord of the Kingdom of Silesie was truly a man of selflessness.

He returned to his own domain and returned to a quiet life of managing his territory and caring for the lives of his people.

However, history, once again, had a white wing over the helmet of brave Danavan.

The Germania Empire, the great power of that time, sent a huge army of 70000 men against the royal capital of Silesie.

Danavan led the royal army of only 17000 men and fought as the commander in chief.

This was the famous “Battle of Silesie”.

Contrary to the expectations of the empire, which had a large army, the kingdom continued to gain the upper hand thanks to the high commanding ability and heroic performance of its brave and intrepid general, Danavan Est Almark.

In the final decisive battle, the “Battle of the Devil’s Mountain Fortress”, Danavan defeated the “Imperial Immortals”, the main force of the imperial army, and killed the commander in chief of the empire, General Forcas Domos Dylan, with his own hands to win this unprecedented war.

Danavan, who saved Silesie from national disasters three times, is truly a great hero of salvation and is regarded as the most courageous and daring general in the history of the Kingdom of Silesie. Without him, the kingdom would have perished without a trace.

His achievements, which are rare in history, are so far removed by the critical historians of later generations and have called them “fabricated accounts that can’t be trusted”.

Historians who appreciate Danavan claim that he is one shining star that fell to earth, the very “miracle of heaven” itself.

Sources: Excerpts from the “Almark Family History Book: The Almark Family Book of Achievements”, “The Brave Who Supported the Hero”, “History of Sawatari Company”, and “The Miracle of Heaven: A Biography of Danavan Almark”.

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