Becoming a Swordmaster by Reading

Chapter 188 : Chapter 188

Meanwhile.Guignol, who returned after disbanding the Allied Forces, was facing someone after a long time.

That person was the King of the Certator Kingdom, Salviati Raffaele.

Salviati, who was old enough that it wouldn't be strange if he collapsed at any moment, quietly looked down at Guignol standing before him with the young prince.

Then opened his mouth.

“Wouldn't it have been better to fight until the end? If the 10th-circle mage truly harbored evil intent, even this land cannot be safe.”

At Salviati's attitude seemingly reproaching the disbandment of the Allied Forces, Guignol answered while barely hiding his slightly hardening expression.

“I thought there was no need to waste strength any longer on something not yet certain. If the 10th-circle mage shows disquieting movements, I will immediately join forces with the new alliance, so please do not worry.”

“Is that so? Right. If it's you who are loyal to this kingdom more than anyone, you must have made the most correct judgment without needing worry. I ask of you well in the future too. Since for this child to survive amidst the complex situation of the continent, there will be no other way but to receive your help.”

“Would there be any doubt. I will serve the Prince until this life ends, so Your Majesty, please only focus on preserving your jade body.”

Certainly, the Prince was quite young.

Since he was merely five years old yet, it was natural.

However, Guignol's vow to be loyal to the young prince was not a lie.

Guignol hoped the young prince would become king quickly.

Only then could he completely control this country as a regent.

As if knowing these thoughts, Salviati looked at Guignol bowing his head, narrowed his brows briefly, and let out a sigh.

“Not only Rayburn who contested for supremacy in the East, but I have also become too old. And becoming old like this, I keep getting weak thoughts. Thoughts like whether there was a need to fight so much with that friend also occur.”

“…….”

Rayburn Henry.

Rayburn was a name referring to the King of the Mediale Kingdom.

Certainly, when Rayburn and Salviati were young, the East was hot.

Because the rivalry between the Mediale Kingdom and the Certator Kingdom reached its peak.

However, the methods the two nations used to obtain strength were different from each other.

The Mediale Kingdom actively strove to cultivate military power by establishing knight academies, while the Certator Kingdom cultivated fertile land and invested in the mining industry.

As a result, while the Mediale Kingdom could become a nation overflowing with strong people second only to the Empire, the Certator Kingdom succeeded in becoming a wealthy nation second only to the Empire.

Anyway, in their own different ways, the two nations faced their respective golden ages.

Thanks to that, they could also win the war against the Empire.

But for some reason, Salviati clearly showed signs of regret despite succeeding in opening such a golden age.

Salviati continued speaking.

“Since I started, let this old man nag one more word. You should not regret like me. Peace comes only when one tries to balance things, not when one tries to win.”

“…….”

“Do you understand?”

“…Yes, Your Majesty.”

“I held a busy person for too long. Now you may leave.”

According to Salviati's order, Guignol bowed his head and left the royal palace.

Leaving the royal palace, Guignol thought.

‘Balance. Certainly, you failed to balance it. Because you were too busy cultivating land and investing in mines, you were insufficient in cultivating military power. That must be why you regret not fighting until the end in the alliance against the will of the Mediale Kingdom now. Right. You are afraid of the Mediale Kingdom's sword.’

Guignol stood in front of the castle gate, watched the sunset for a moment, and continued his thoughts.

‘But do not worry. Because your son will catch both rabbits with my help. Of course, to enjoy that glory, your son will have to follow my words well until the end.’

Like that, Guignol engraved the ambition he had kept alone in his heart again.

Without knowing what danger the Certator Kingdom was currently in.

***

After the first incident where soldiers of the new alliance evaporated.

There was a huge commotion.

Since a 5-star knight, a quite high-level skilled person, was included among the evaporated soldiers that day, it was natural.

That meant Yusupa had recovered more strength than thought.

At the same time, it also meant that it was difficult to stop Yusupa with this method of patrolling back alleys.

For that reason, the new alliance absolutely had to prepare measures to prepare for this.

“A 7-star or 8-star knight should accompany the back alley patrol personnel. Also, we need to create a reporting system and improve movement methods so we can respond quickly when discovering the 10th-circle mage.”

“It's easy to say, but will that work? Do you not know that there aren't even enough 7-star or 8-star knights to patrol all cities in the first place?”

“Above all, no matter how well we improve the reporting system and dispatch method, as long as we have to run on foot, we won't be able to stop the 10th-circle mage from causing trouble and running away.”

High nobles urgently gathered at Dallas Castle raised their voices respectively.

Certainly, all correct words.

Like this, there was no way to stop Yusupa even if they discovered him.

Then Michael, who was sitting quietly lost in thought, offered an opinion.

“How about requesting support from the mage towers?”

“…From the mage towers?”

“Yes. Didn't everyone verify the power of mobility-type crystal orbs? If they can make this with other magic too, the problem will be easily solved.”

“Not a bad opinion. At this opportunity, it would also be fine to ask them to dispatch personnel from the mage tower entirely.”

Like that, according to the opinion presented by Michael, they requested support from the mage towers.

Fortunately, the mage towers readily responded to this request.

However, that didn't mean they manufactured magic artifacts like mobility-type crystal orbs.

Rather, a better result than that returned.

Each mage tower supported personnel.

They weren't even just ordinary personnel.

Surprisingly, mage towers took measures so that at least one 8th-circle mage could be deployed in each nation.

An 8th-circle mage was a person in the position of Master of the Mage Tower.

Of course, there were a few cases where they weren't, but the fact that figures of this level stepped forward to move personally was certainly a tremendous event.

Roden, who couldn't participate in the conference that day because he was busy with research, received this news and nodded his head.

‘If it's an 8th-circle mage, they can cast space magic over a quite wide range. There will be no problem covering one nation per person.’

They were even in a state of preparation where they placed mages of 5th circle or higher in each patrol team so they could send magic notes to the 8th-circle mage.

It was a part where one could know anew how much the mage towers were also worrying about Yusupa's existence.

‘Perfect. Now there's no need to worry about missing Yusupa.’

There was even one more piece of good news.

That one 9th-circle mage was included among the Masters of the Mage Tower who decided to move this time.

For Roden, who had to deal with Yusupa alone until Albrecht rose, it was fortunate news.

Because if only they could discover him quickly, it was possible to subdue Yusupa with a combination of one 9-star knight and one 9th-circle mage.

‘Furthermore, if Albrecht returns, the personnel becomes three in total. With this much, wouldn't it be possible to deal with him to some extent even if that guy recovers all his strength?’

Honestly, it was difficult to guarantee victory.

That much, the stage of the 10th circle transcended imagination far away.

But if they did their best somehow, they could aim for at least mutual destruction.

‘With this, even if the research to transcend the vessel fails, one move has been created. Of course, the best thing would be to fight the decisive battle before that guy recovers all his strength.’

Like that, he hoped to discover Yusupa again as quickly as possible, but it wasn't easy.

For some reason, Yusupa did not appear in the back alleys anymore.

Wondering if he hid his body in the still chaotic territory of the Empire, they conducted an investigation on this side too, but let alone Yusupa, even disappearance incidents were not reported anymore.

For the new alliance, such a situation had to be puzzling.

If Yusupa really wasn't moving, it would be fortunate as his strength wouldn't recover that much, but that couldn't be the case.

Furthermore, a person revived by black magic had to continuously absorb other people's vitality.

Otherwise, they had to return to dust again.

Especially a strong person like Yusupa needed to absorb vitality more often and more.

Eventually, it didn't make sense for Yusupa to stay still doing nothing.

So they were wondering where and what he was doing, but unexpectedly, a disappearance incident occurred in the Certator Kingdom.

***

It wasn't just the Certator Kingdom.

As if Yusupa aimed for this deliberately, disappearance incidents occurred successively in nations that didn't join the new alliance.

From back alleys to shantytowns.

Three nations in the East lost thousands of their own people due to disappearance incidents.

It was a self-evident fact that Yusupa's strength had become stronger by that much.

Yusupa didn't even stop here.

“Damn it!”

Having received the news urgently from a knight, Guignol opened the window of the castle the Pugliesi family boasted of.

Looking at the scenery unfolding before his eyes as he opened the window of Vetolia Castle, Guignol unconsciously spat out curse words.

Surprisingly, ghoul units were attacking the castle residents emitting a stench of rot.

“Kkyaaaaak!”

“Save me! Please!”

Guignol shouted immediately to handle the chaotic situation.

“Summon the troops! I will step forward myself!”

At Guignol's order, all knights present moved swiftly.

Guignol also stopped a knight while moving quickly to wear equipment.

“What is the matter?”

“…….”

Guignol hesitated for a moment but opened his mouth reluctantly.

“You do not fight but move immediately to the Mediale Kingdom and convey the news to the new alliance. That the 10th-circle mage seems to be in the Certator Kingdom. That the Certator Kingdom will also lend strength to subjugate the 10th-circle mage.”