How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Chapter 112

“The general… … Why is General Roderick here?”

It was Allen who was beside him who asked Damian’s words.

He didn’t even think to hide his distorted face from Damian, and fired at him in a questioning manner.

Damian glanced at Allen and snorted.

“Isn’t that obvious? With the children of enemy nobles gathered in such a close quarter, how could we just pass them by?”

“Something like that… … !”

It can’t be tolerated, Allen was about to scream, but he kept his mouth shut.

Talking to Damian is useless. It was already said that His Majesty the Emperor was in vain for the general to move.

Xian covered his hardened face with his hand.

“Are you here to tell me that?”

“Shouldn’t we also prepare in advance? You must also have matters instructed by the Marquis in advance, right?”

Sensing Allen’s gaze looking at him from the side, Xian answered.

“There is no such thing.”

“doesn’t exist?”

Damian asked as if it was unexpected.

“What do you mean? Didn’t the Marquis of Agrid give you, the heir, anything?”

“yes.”

“Huh! I don’t know what the Marquis is thinking. There won’t be a better time to build a ball than now.”

Damian seemed to frown, then shook his head.

“hmm… … You’ll find out soon anyway, so tell me in advance. The general is coming to take over the academy. The hostages mentioned above were a combination of both, and in fact, they say they intend to use this place as one of their outposts.”

Everwhale’s location is in the center of the continent. The Empire, the Fairy Palace, and the Beast Kingdom are all closely connected.

From the point of view of an empire that is invading both sides, it must be a land they want to obtain.

On the contrary, Mercury is at a disadvantage because it is in contact with both enemy countries.

‘Do you believe in the power of giants?’

If there is an overwhelming difference in power, that much would be nothing.

Furthermore, the opponents are the fairies of Glacier White Spirit and the beastmen of Jakarta.

Both races are stronger in their own countries. Because each of them has a natural fortress called a glacier and a great forest.

In other words, they were much easier to attack once they were out of the borders.

Even in that sense, Everwhale’s position would be optimal for the Empire.

but.

“Do you think the President will stay still? What about the other instructors?”

Everwhale’s president, Zerech, is a High Master on the same level as the General. Moreover, the instructors are the elite of elites gathered from all over the continent.

No matter how great a general, it would be difficult to suppress without damage.

“well. I didn’t even hear how the general was going to attack this place. Because it’s a military secret. When we, the Imperial Research Institute, offered to help from within, they rejected it with a single stroke. Don’t do anything stupid.”

Damian giggled as he recalled the letter of reply he had received from the general. and even added

“But they told me not to worry at all. You know when you see it.”

I know it when I see it.

In the evening, not even a few hours later, Sian and Allen realized the meaning of the words. It was on a pitch-black night.

A spark exploded in the wide plain beyond the Everwhale territory.

Eventually, it took the form of a huge human figure.

“Fire giant… … .”

He was so huge that there was no one in this territory who couldn’t see him.

Not only Sian and Allen, but also all the students of the academy and all the residents of the territory.

That night, the entire Everwhale was surrounded by a wall of fire.

* * *

News of the outbreak of war spread faster than light. No one had not heard of it.

Not long after the news arrived, a flame giant appeared and imprisoned Youngji. There was no one who could calmly close his ears in such a situation.

“A warp gate! There is a gate management office in the manor!”

“It was already ruined. It seems that among the knights who entered the territory, there were officers of the imperial family.”

“Among the knights?”

“The knights who came to escort the students.”

“that… … .”

Naturally, the academy was also in a state of panic.

The beastmen and half-fairy students were in a state of confusion, and the faces of the instructors who were comforting them were also full of bewilderment.

Naturally, the academy was divided into two groups: imperial students, beastmen, and half-fairy students, and the imperial students were gathering separately in separate spaces.

The dormitory where the students of the empire stay, the poor room of the imperial institute, and several other classrooms.

There was no way it would be a class, and the days of trembling with anxiety began.

In the meantime, Xi’an did not go to the camp of the Empire or the combined camp of beastmen and half-fairies, and sat with his arms folded in Dalian Square.

No matter how much he did, he did not intend to enter a single-person training room in this situation.

“Sian, what are you going to do?”

The only one holding the seat next to him was Erje.

Yu-seol and Ran are in the united camp, and Allen does not come out of the room where he has a lot of troubles.

Hector had just sent an errand to catch the giant.

“How are you doing? We have no choice but to wait for the general and see the situation.”

It is clear that the imperial family sent the flame giant. And the general must be heading here with the imperial decree.

“The general will come and express his position. It’s just a matter of waiting patiently and following it.”

It was just moderately circumspect. Even at this moment, he was thinking about what he had to do now for the future.

No matter what the general says, I have no intention of following him.

“lie.”

And that lie was immediately seen through by Hergé.

Xian opened her eyes wide. I thought I played it right.

“Are you going to do something? It’s a face full of gossip.”

“No way. There is no way that the marquess’ self-restraint would not follow the will of the imperial family. One of the vassal families of the empire.”

“Looking at the lengthy words, do you think it’s real?”

“… … .”

Was he originally such a smart kid? … .

Ergé’s eyes, staring at Xian clearly, were stained red unlike the first time they met.

Her eyes had never turned black since the day before at Gryupane.

“Hey, master.”

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Just then, Hector trudged over from afar.

The butler’s uniform he had been wearing was burnt and tattered in places, and his hair was tanned black at the ends, which was not normal.

“Have you been fighting?”

“Come find out if this guy is someone I know. I’m sorry, but I’m not good at distinguishing giants just by looking at their faces.”

“So what is that soot?”

“Even if you can’t tell the face apart, you can tell it by burning it. He is a fire giant named Querndel.”

Xian was speechless at the method of the thunderbolt, which he did not know whether it was amazing or stupid.

So, since you can’t tell the face of a flame giant, isn’t it said that you can distinguish it by flame?

It means that you will find out about it yourself while being burned.

‘… … Well, it looks like everything is safe for now.’

It was fortunate that the injuries were not serious.

“Querndel… … . Is that the guy you know?”

“hmm. I’ve heard the name before.”

Hector looked at Erze next to Hilgut. Sian nodded his head to mean that he was okay.

After all, the fact that the giant is resurrected and the empire is related to it has already been revealed to the whole world.

It wasn’t so strange that the marquis’s butler had knowledge about giants.

Ergé is also one of the few people that Xian can trust in the academy.

Hector shrugged and said.

“Among the giants, he is one of the younger ones, and there was a lot of talk about him being born with great talent. But back in the day, I was young, so there was no problem… … .”

Xian nodded. Hector was speechless, but he seemed to know exactly what he wanted to say.

“I mean, I’m all grown up now.”

“What is it?”

It was said that Yo was a guy with innate talent and now a long time. Quite the opposite of completely old and helpless giants like Atlanta.

Well, among the many giants, he must have been carefully selected by the general to neutralize the academy.

There’s no way he was brought in as an insignificant bastard.

‘It’s not going to be easy.’

However, Xian’s eyes did not waver at all.

Also his decision.

* * *

The Grand Army has arrived.

In a situation where all the warp gates in Everwhale were destroyed, General Roderic Balzac suddenly appeared leading dozens of knights and wizards.

It seemed that he had brought the flame giant in some way and also placed the warp stone separately.

The generals and troops marching proudly across the territory.

Even though Young Ji-min was full of dissatisfaction and anxiety, he locked the door without making a sound at them.

They entered the academy without any restraint.

“What is this, Lord Roderick?”

“It’s been a while, Zerech.”

Zerech pressed down his anger and hit Roderick.

Whether it was the winner’s composure or his inherent arrogance, Roderick’s eyes were just cold.

Zerech’s eyebrows twitched, and with a thump, he hit the ground with his cane.

Then the sword in the staff bounced out. Picking it up at once, Zerech swung his sword.

―Kaga gaga river!

With that single sword, all of the knights’ swords and wizards’ wands behind Roderick were cut off.

They each trembled in amazement. A situation where only the weapon was cut off and everything else, not even the hem of the clothes, was cut off.

It was a magic they couldn’t even imagine how they did it.

Even if what Zerech was aiming for was the neck, not the weapon… … . When I imagined that, chills ran through my body.

“Zerech. Do not touch my knights.”

Roderick spoke while holding the handle of his sword. Unlike the other knights, the sword that was lightly pulled out of its scabbard was unblemished.

“You are. What are you doing to my students?”

“Nothing. All you have to do is stay calm and stay here. Don’t worry, I’ll treat you properly as a prisoner.”

“… … .”

It is said that it will be openly locked up. Zerech’s face did not straighten at all.

“Please don’t forget that I value my men as much as you value your students.”

The general passed Zerech into the academy.

At that moment, Zerech grabbed the sword so strongly that veins sprouted from his hand, but in the end he couldn’t swing it.

Although he was confident that he would never lose 1:1, Roderick was not alone.

He was among the wizards.

‘Flame Magic Tower Lord!’

It wasn’t to the level of a High Master, but he was knocking on that door.

If he joined in the middle of the battle with Roderic, even Zerekh would be defeated.

Knowing that fact, Roderick’s steps were only confident.

They take over the academy and force students to be used as prisoners into the dorms. And this territory is used as a bridgehead for invasion.

From the beginning of the war on the border to this day, not a single thing has gone wrong in His Majesty’s drawings.

If the operation was carried out perfectly one by one like this, the victory of the empire would be inevitable.

“… … .”

At that time, he passed by the plaza and met eyes with a student.

it was cyan