51 The room with the portrait.

“Braam has declared war on the Kingdom of Robos! ”

The army propagators have been chatting and bringing good news to Kara. When the Kingdom of Robos invaded the Great Desert, Braam declared war because he could not see it.

Braam has 6,000 of its own military force. With the combined coalition forces of 22,000, it was a powerful city-state capable of mobilizing 28,000 troops in total.

Although they used to be hostile, they are now allies in the same boat as Kara. For Kara's citizens, it was a great blessing and a message of hope.

“Brother. Braam has declared war on the Kingdom of Robos? ”

Armida's sister is back from the outside with an update on the situation. A slight excitement in the tone suggests that Kara's forces may have been incited.

“Yes.”

“But weren't Braam and the Kingdom of Robos on the same side? ”

“Yeah. On the same side. ”

“Then why are you two fighting? ”

“Braam's not an idiot either. If we keep working together in this situation, it's an affirmative action. ”

The reason Braam teamed up with the Kingdom of Robos in the past was to put their support on their backs and attack Kara here. Kara's desperate dream of rebuilding the Great Desert Kingdom will come true.

That's why we're going to fight Kara together, and the Allied forces, the Kingdom of Robos, have mobilized 150,000 troops. Well, I hope you're here by 20,000, comrade. I'd be happy to welcome you, but the story would be different if 150,000 combat troops were here. Because I can see the trick.

Honestly, I'm going to kill 4,000 Kara. Why do I need 150,000 combat troops? This was clearly a trick to eat the entire Great Desert.

Moreover, the Kingdom of Robos has publicly proclaimed that it has a million troops. This is a threat to the entire Great Desert.

“But I'm glad for Kara. It's worth a try with Braam, right? ”

It is absolutely true if you gather all your strength. Braam and his alliance are 28,000. Kara can mobilize 11,000 by adding 4,000 of her own troops and 7,000 of her allies.

So if you two join forces, you make about 40,000 troops in total.

Moreover, the Chicago soldiers are almost horsemen or camel soldiers.

Considering that the horsemen and camels are treated as 10 regular infantry troops, these 40,000 troops are equivalent to 400,000 infantry troops, to a simple calculation. No matter how powerful the Kingdom of Robos is, the Mana Knights are, the geographical advantages and defensive nodes are worth a try.

“If 40,000 troops are intact, of course. But not more than 15,000, at best. ”

“Why?”

“That's how Duke Bastein works. When you're at war with an opponent, you cut off all your limbs first. Soon the majority of the Allied forces will side with the Kingdom of Robos. ”

“Ahhh. But they're the same Chicago, aren't they? You can call it a blood brother, but will you stand with the invaders? ”

“I usually hate my siblings living next door more than my neighbors. How many times do you think he'd shave it off with you around? Of course he hates it. Besides, he's a well-spoken Chicago brother. They're just Braamians, Kara. He's just an enemy with the same skin tone. ”

The Great Desert has been divided over the years. As Kara and Braam opposed each other, neighbors fought, and trade forces, nomads, and peasants waged a bloody war for each other's benefit.

But this division has been going down for thousands of years. There is no way that a pile of spices can wash off easily.

Moreover, unlike Kara, Braam's coalition forces were closer to surrender than their comrades. In the event that the Kingdom of Robos is returning to a large gift bag, it is extremely difficult to maintain a union relationship.

I woke up from my seat.

“By the way, sis. Where's Shura? ”

“Oh, Shura? He followed the voodoo train. ”

I frowned.

“Huh?"

“Kara's tofu has been marching around a lot lately to improve her mood. So I bumped into him on the road, and he came out and invited Shura to his house. They must be close. ”

I made my way to the entrance.

“Sister, I'm going somewhere. ”

“Where?”

“We've got to get Shura. ”

“What are you going to meet? He'll be back on his own. ”

“It's going to happen. Bye.”

“Sure. Come on. ”

I went straight out.

Shra's been having trouble lately. I told her not to make out with such bad friends, but she wouldn't listen. This is why it's even scarier for a decent kid to leave.

I think I'm going to need you to sit on your knees and cane your butt today.

* * *

“This way, please. ”

I went into the palace under guard. It was so simple that I was allowed to go in and out, and I felt like I had been granted a free pass to the Sathu palace.

A distress signal. The favor of the opponent comes at a price. Padilla is anxious to make demands on this escort.

“If you wait here, King Tohu will come. ”

Glad Padilla's coming. I thought I'd have to settle for today.

“Got it.”

I sat in a chair in front of the reception room table and waited for Shura.

While you wait, you hear the voices of the passing maidens with a cheerful smile outside. Braam seems excited by the good news that he is uniting with them.

Hope, yes. I don't know how many days, but enjoying today is not bad either.

Shortly after, Padilla and Shura find the reception room.

“Grand Duke, welcome. I didn't have to. I wanted to see you. ”

Padilla welcomed me, and I frowned. Now they call him the Grand Duke.

“Come and sit down. ”

Padilla grabs Shura's hand and sits in front of me. Padilla opens her mouth with a bright face.

“Grand Duke, have you heard the news? ”

“What?”

“We and Braam are united. ”

“I know, I heard. ”

“Now we have a chance. No, we must defeat the Robotic Empire. ”

I only had an indiscreet face. If it were the same, you wouldn't stand a chance. I would have blown the whistle, saying, "All that's left is destruction." But seeing Padilla's bright face, I couldn't get it out of my mouth.

She was a thankful person who favored me in the age of destruction. It was hard to deal with because I was weakened.

“So?”

“That's why I'm saying this. On the day we win, will you accept my invitation? ”

After saying that, I avoided her gaze, blushing. It seemed like a rather courageous thing to say, but I don't know why.

“If you can win, so be it. ”

At that moment, Razal rushes in, opening the door to the reception hall.

“Your Highness. I'm in trouble.”

“Commander! We've got company, what a commotion! ”

As Padilla's voice blares throughout the banquet hall, Lazar urgently calls out.

“I am told that Aelsar Tohu took his place and pledged his allegiance to King Robos. ”

Gear has begun. Alessar is the second largest force in the western Great Plains with three thousand troops. It was a city located on the southern end of the coast, so it was walking its own route away from the influence of the Great Desert forces, but their surrender came as a major crisis to the Great Desert forces who wanted to resist the Kingdom of Robos.

Now Braam is under attack on both sides.

“Why Aelsar Tohu? ”

“I'm not sure yet, but it appears that the Kingdom of Lobroth has unleashed an unlimited number of maritime trades with Aelsar. ”

The main specialties of Alessar were agricultural and salted seafood. Importing these items carelessly could have disrupted the profits of the nobles of Southern Robos, building wealth based on agriculture and fisheries, and thus far they have limited their trade capacity extremely.

Perhaps Duke Bastein was enlightened by Aelsar by releasing this trade restriction.

‘Duke Bastein. You picked up Alessar for free. ’

In fact, the abolition of trade restrictions was a natural advantage when Alessar Tohu surrendered to the Kingdom of Robos. There's no reason to restrict trade capacity now that you are a member of the same country.

The Duke would have offered to abolish customs duty for the same reason.

Padilla rises from her seat full of pride.

“Against, no, Master. We'll talk next time. ”

“Yes, I understand. It looks urgent. You should go. ”

As Padilla hurriedly left, I stared at Shura.

“See?”

“Yes · · · · · · · · ·. ”

“If you're with a tough guy, we're coming with you. I told you. Kara can never be saved. ”

“But you said you could do it before, right? ”

“It's a lot of ways, of course. It's a problem because I can't. Even if Armida can do it, Kara will be saved. It is enough to oppress the Kingdom of Robos through churches all over the world. But you can't, can you? The rules of the heavenly city of Kronos say Valkyrie shouldn't be involved in the world. ”

“Yes, but · · · · · · · · · ·. ”

“So is Kara here. Kara doesn't even have the ability to defend herself. Because of social rules. ”

Kara has a total population of 240,000. The number of slaves and foodies that are not captured by demographics increases greatly.

The Kingdom of Robos, on the other hand, has only 150,000 troops, all of which cannot be used to target Kara. First, because of the Horse's Trade Route, supply operations are difficult and we need to deploy troops in the rear. Judging from this, the Lobros army that will attack Kara only has 50,000 arms.

With a number this large, there's no reason not to stop Kara's citizens from engaging in a full-scale civil war.

But social rules prevent it. Identity that war is fought by warriors from the Four Nations, and the people should be ruled only.

However, if people go to war, the burden of giving them social benefits is also on them. Power is power.

But in contrast, I have no reason to help Kara. The members of the social dominant hierarchy walk the path of destruction on their own behalf, and why should I protect them at the risk of my life? That's ridiculous.

It was not like this in the age of destruction. At that time, the nobles and slave soldiers were the same people, and they were fighting together. We ate together, slept together, crossed limbs together.

So we were stronger than anyone else in the world.

“That's... ”

“Kara is destroyed not because we have turned away, but because of the laws and morals that we have created ourselves. So don't mind him. ”

I got up and grabbed Shura by the wrist.

“Master?”

“Come with me quickly. ”

“Please listen to me. ”

“Never mind. Let's go home and talk. Hurry up.”

Shura resisted my wrath.

“Well, I thought I'd stop by somewhere before you go. ”

“Where?”

“There's a reason Padilla recognized the Master in the first place. ”

The words made my ears slightly deafening. I was curious how Padilla recognized me at once when I was a child, who wrote me up to the point of disguise.

I hesitated for a moment.

“All right. Lead the way. ”

Shura led me straight to a room. In the hallway in front of the visit, two maids were cleaning, and when they saw Shura, they opened the road politely.

“Come on in. ”

When Shuranga's door opened, I could see the small yet colorful room where the sun was secretly infiltrating.

For a moment, my body hardened like ice. There was a portrait of a man in a room full of them. It was a portrait of me.

“What are these portraits? ”

“It's a portrait that Padilla collected. They asked the painter of the Territory to get a car with a master portrait. ”

My appearance in the portrait was traveling through time. From a portrait of me standing in pride as a child, to a portrait of me in uniform when I was in school, to a portrait of me standing in a decent posture shortly after graduation from the Royal Noble School. The majority of my portraits of the car hanging in the mansion were also hanging here.

I also saw a recent portrait. I was standing leaning against the tree with my back slightly peeled, and it looked like a painting by a local Kara painter as there was a storm coming out of the Great Desert.

I've been looking all over, and I've been staring at Shura.

“Why is Padilla collecting my portraits? ”

"Because she like the master."

I only blinked because I didn't understand.

“Are you kidding me? ”

“That's right. Padilla even confessed to the Master after the war. ”

I said with my voice as if I were playing a match.

“This is ridiculous! Padilla and I only saw one day when we were kids? ”

“That day was more precious to Padilla than any other time. ”

“Could it be a trick to deceive us? Tricksters pay this much too. ”

“Master!”

Despite Shura's repeated persuasion, I still couldn't believe it. The only person who has ever truly loved me is my deceased mother. Of course, in life, Shura likes me, but that's why it's so natural to improve the sexuality of a female Elf, so she didn't have any special meaning.

Do you really like me? ’

But based on Padilla's behavior to me in my past life and present life, I couldn't say no. She rescued me from crisis many times, and when faced with death, she came to my arms and told me the last time. Even in life, if you didn't like me, there was no way to interpret the identity of this room.

“Maybe he's obsessed? ”

“Master!”

This is really embarrassing. I feel good, but I don't know what to do. I had never felt like this before. I've never experienced it, so I can't adapt.

"Yes. Let's save some of the people that Padilla wants. ’

< The room with the portrait. > End