14-1 Part 1
The Frost Giant Bergelmir -
Celebration Drink and the Beginning of the Meeting -
Translator : PolterGlast
Recap of the
Previous Chapter
Returning to the Imperial
Capital, Ashley decided to introduce Kachua, who had
accompanied him on the journey, to his older brother Georg. There, Ashley
deceived Kachua and succeeded in bringing her into a dinner party at the
White Dragon Palace. With the flustered Kachua as a side dish, a lively
time passed by. Kachua was favored by Atomina for her simple
loveliness, and by Georg for her bow skills.
Ashley also
conveyed a serious matter he had obtained on his journey to his older brother.
The suspicion that the second son Julius and the fourth son Yord
were communicating with the Abyss, and that Yord had obtained a magic
sword. However, an urgent report arrived then. Surprisingly, 500 elite beastmen
appeared in Erin, and they each insisted on becoming Ashley's
subordinates.
The next day, when Ashley
and the others headed to Erin, familiar faces from before, including Carral
Hez and Sigrun, had gathered there. According to Sigrun and
the others, the King of the beastmen country Kaha found hope in the new
possibility called Prince Ashley, and decided to bet on him. Then,
instead of Ashley, his older brother Georg was deeply moved by
this development. He, like the King of Kaha, found a bud of hope in Ashley,
and despite being in the position of a General, agreed to the alliance with Kaha.
Not aiming for the
Imperial throne, but for the sake of the Empire's order, its people, and the
neighboring countries that fear chaos.
Let us all combine our strength from now on. Leaving Ashley's
bewilderment aside, his comrades united their feelings, and the story reached a
new turning point. Comrades are beginning to gather under Ashley, who
had continued to fight alone from darkness to darkness.
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Great Legacy: The
First Emperor's Forgotten Item
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The Frost Giant
Bergelmir - Celebration Drink and the Beginning of the Meeting -
You could say she's
only well-prepared when it comes to unnecessary things, or rather, as expected,
that woman cannot be underestimated. It seems she had been making arrangements
on the premise that an agreement would be reached, and just when everyone's
excitement reached its peak, a liquor barrel conveniently appeared there.
From then on, it was
celebratory drinks. The ale and wine brought by the Hez Company's ship were
opened, and a noisy banquet began. I was immediately surrounded by the
beastmen. I was praised without reason. I was thanked. I was unconditionally
acknowledged as a man among men.
「My
little sister came back all thanks to Ashley-sama!」
「If I
hadn't been saved by you guys that time... I would have been bullied to death
by the villains...」
「If
it's a man Sigrun acknowledges, there's no mistake! We'll follow you
anywhere, Prince Ashley!」
When I actually
listened to their stories individually, a lot of things made sense to me too. Those
500 reinforcements had some kind of connection with the beastmen who had been
abducted by that slave company. At the same time, every single one of them
seemed to be enamored with Sigrun's martial prowess.
And so it goes. I
was given no time to sit down and talk calmly with the familiar faces, and
spent a noisy morning.
◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇
The stupid revelry
lasted until noon. Since the beastmen made me drink my fill of alcohol, I was
starting to think about sleeping in my room in Erin, but that was
utterly impossible. Ignoring my plans, following the banquet, a meeting reeking
of alcohol had begun.
Now that things have
come to this, there is a mountain of things that must be decided. But I really
wanted to be spared from being dragged into it. 『Just tell me the result
later,』 I was about to say that, but stopped myself after all. If an
absurd decision is made in this state where everyone's heads are fuzzy with
alcohol, it will only increase trouble later on.
「Yes.
Now then, to summarize the above, our current military strength is—first, the
Imperial soldiers who idolize Georg-sama make up about 25% of the entire
army. In other words, around 100,000.」
「...But
the army is the army. No matter how much of a General I am, it is not something
I can move on my own authority. Unless we start a rebellion, we cannot defy the
Emperor's orders either.」
In short, General Georg's
power and charisma are immense, but under the current circumstances, he cannot
use them as his own hands and feet, is what it means. If left to this Puis
and Georg, it seemed they would handle whatever it is well.
「Yes.
If a turbulent era comes, the military force protecting this Imperial
Capital region is overwhelming. If Georg-sama felt like it, he could
stage a coup d'état and usurp the Imperial throne. And that is exactly why all
the royals are desperately trying to get Georg-sama on their side.」
「But
power seized by force of arms will be taken back by force of arms. That is akin
to bringing about a civil war ourselves. It is the worst of the worst plans.」
In the dining hall
functioning as a meeting room, there were Carral, Atomina-aneue, Durin,
Kachua, and even Sigrun. However, no one is well-versed enough in
politics to interject in the conversation between Aniue and Puis.
Me included, of course.
「And
then, the beastmen forces stationed in Erin are 500. However, beastmen
are extraordinarily excellent warriors, and it's said that one person does the
work of 20. Countless descriptions remain in literature stating that in past
battles as well, the beastmen joining the battle line completely changed the
war situation.」
「You
can expect great things there kyan; everyone is the elite of the elites kyan.
Besides, they all came intending to dedicate their lives to Ashley-sama kyan!」
This is a trivial
matter, but it seems both Aneue and Durin have taken quite a
liking to Yashu. To those two, Yashu seemed to look like an
energetic and adorable doggy.
「Furthermore,
the soldiers stationed in Erin that Puis scraped together are
200, huh. Let's invite them half at a time to the Imperial Capital and
train them up.」
「Ooh,
then I shall keep them company in that! I will raise those recruits into
splendid daredevils who fear not even death! Hic... Mumu, it looks like
my drink has run out...」
Perhaps this loud drunkard didn't need to be called to the meeting place. I just hope she doesn't start saying she doesn't remember anything when tomorrow comes...
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