I Will Be The Crowned King

On the border between the Kingdom of Clovis and the Empire, a church of order.

Sitting alone on the bench, Louis Bernard's gloomy face was extremely difficult to see, and a pair of empty eyes stared at the relief of the Ring of Order on the wall for a long time.

After a long journey to this small town controlled by the empire, the garrison commander who had already received the news quickly transferred the three best doctors and placed him in the local Church of Order for recuperation.

Even the few cavalry soldiers who followed him were also placed in this orderly church with a pleasant view, with gas, hot water, clean beds and private bathrooms, enjoying the life of sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and watching the sunset.

At this moment, Louis, who was wearing a brand-new ironed military uniform, could not even smell a trace of gunpowder or blood on his body; the two maids sent by the "hospitable" garrison commander were outside the door behind him. Arguing over the color of the tablecloth at lunch.

Muddy trenches, collapsed city walls, battlefields filled with slaughter and gunpowder... Familiar memories seem to come from another very distant world.

But all of this is an illusion, an illusion.

This is the border between the Empire and the Kingdom of Clovis. Even from Fort Thunder, it only takes ten days to march quickly. It is only a matter of time before the war spreads here.

He didn't escape the battlefield at all, he was just avoiding.

After experiencing the initial panic, incomprehension, grievance and even anger at Brother Kroger's arrangement, Louis Bernard, who finally calmed down, was left with only self-blame.

Deeply remorseful.

Because of the current situation, and Brother Kroger's decision... all of his own making.

It was his own innocence and arrogance, blinded by the glamorous glory, trying to end the war with his own power, but he did not consider the reaction of the Clovis Kingdom at all, and believed that the enemy would really be obedient because he was hit by him. surrender.

His own stupidity made Brother Kroger and thousands of excellent soldiers the price of this arrogance.

With a numb face, the battle report in his right hand was kneaded into a ball of waste paper.

Brother Kroger... He must have guessed the lie behind the "exchange" between Anson and Ludwig, and forced himself to leave the battlefield on the eve of the siege battle.

He is very clear that Naive himself is not ready to face the war at all; staying in the fortress will only be a burden that requires him to be distracted to worry and protect.

"...You have your own path, and the only thing I can do for you is to let you follow this path unswervingly and keep going..."

In order to protect his innocent younger brother, Brother Kroger chose to sacrifice himself.

Is it worth it?

Nothing has been accomplished, and I never realized that it was someone else who was burdened by me... Can I really shoulder the honor of Bernard's surname?

Staring at the holy ring of order on the wall, Louis questioned himself over and over again in his heart.

The door behind him was opened, and the sound of steady steps echoed in the empty church. A middle-aged man in a dark blue trench coat was holding the latest battle report and sat beside Louis.

"grown ups."

Louis, who noticed the other party, was slightly startled, and instinctively got up and saluted.

"No, sit down." The middle-aged man with a sigh raised his hand and pressed his shoulder:

"I followed your father, Duke Adelland, and fought side by side with your brother-to me, you are like my nephew, and we don't need these other people's courtesy!"

At the insistence of the other party, Louis had to nod slightly.

Looking at the young knight sitting back in place, the middle-aged man hesitated for a long time while holding the battle report in his hand, and sighed deeply.

"This morning, Fort Thunder's latest battle report was sent from the front." The middle-aged man's voice was a little hoarse:

"On January 1, the 100th year of the saint's calendar, around one o'clock in the morning, the Clovis army outside Thunder Fort launched a general attack; around two o'clock, they captured the outer city wall and blew up the fort."

"At three o'clock in the morning, an infantry regiment entered and occupied the main fort, launched a surprise attack from the main gate, cooperated with the attack of the grenadier regiment, and defeated the last defenders of Thunder Fort."

"At 3:20, the surviving hundreds of soldiers and officers surrendered to the Clovis, and Fort Thunder fell."

The middle-aged man who read this suddenly stopped, and looked at the cheeks with a calm face, like a marble sculpture, with concerned eyes:

"...Commander Kroger Bernard, whose life and death are unknown."

At that moment, the dazed Louie's body trembled indistinctly, and the pupils staring at the Ring of Order shrank suddenly.

"Most of this battle report is official news from the Clovis army, and there should be no mistake-except for the tearing sword that Kroger carries with him; there is nothing else."

The middle-aged man pursed his lips and said with certainty, "The savage Clovis people have always been arrogant, and even if they can find the slightest bit of evidence, they will never release the words 'life and death unknown'."

"Therefore, dear Louis, your brother Kroger Bernard must be alive! We have only lost him temporarily, maybe tomorrow, maybe in a few months, we will have news of him!"

"The current hardships and pains are only temporary, the more we are in this terrifying time, the more we have to pray; for ourselves, and for our loved ones, for them..."

"grown ups."

The voice without a trace of emotion interrupted the middle-aged man's eloquence.

Louis turned his head numbly, looking at the face that was a little stunned, desperately trying to comfort himself:

"You came here specially from the military camp, probably not just to tell me this... right?"

The handsome young knight's eyes are calm, neither anger nor joy, serene like a sculpture that has lost his emotions.

The middle-aged man, who frowned slightly, sighed inwardly.

"Your arrangement has been made." The middle-aged man pursed his lips and said in a low voice:

"According to the opinions of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Empire, the Inquisition and His Majesty himself, I grant you, Louis Bernard, the title of Royal Attendant, on a mission to the Elven Kingdom of Iser."

"Isel?"

"That's right, it's the elf kingdom that was in the fifty years of the saint's calendar... um, it seems to be forty-seven years. In short, it abandoned corrupt beliefs and became a part of the orderly world." The middle-aged man nodded faintly:

"This country, which is entrenched in the mountains and forests, and borders the southeast of the Clovis Kingdom, has begun to accumulate strength in the past few years~www.readwn.com~ trying to expand southwards-but in this way, it wants to revive the glory of the elves thousands of years ago. The elven king of Iser will have to face a neighbor who also intends to establish hegemony..."

"The Clovis people."

Louis said without hesitation.

"That's right, the war between these two countries is only a matter of time." The middle-aged man continued: "But the military of the Iser elves is too backward, and their ignorant 'traditional supremacy' idea makes their army in Ke Luowei people are completely vulnerable in front of them!"

"So almost two years ago, the Empire has been sending instructors to the Elven Kingdom of Iser to help them purchase rifles and artillery and form a new army."

"And dear Louis, your mission is to help the Elven King of Iser establish his confidence and intervene in this war at the most suitable time; cooperate with the multi-faceted offensive of the empire, and attack the Kingdom of Clovis from both the east and the west! "

Looking at the motionless young knight, the middle-aged man twitched the corners of his mouth that were a little stiff: "Of course, I know this doesn't sound very glorious; even as a messenger, you're not even likely to appear on the battlefield to win your glory. ,but……"

"Don't say any more, my lord."

Louis interrupted again:

"It is my honor to have the trust of His Majesty Herrid, and it is also the honor of the Bernard family."

The middle-aged man's face showed a little unbearable.

Slowly getting up, the straight young knight turned his head and walked outside the church.

The moment he held the door handle, he suddenly turned his head and looked at the middle-aged man who was still sitting on the bench looking at him:

"Excuse me……"

"The infantry regiment that invaded the main fortress of Thunder Fort, their commander... What's the name of their commander?"