Against the World II: Transgression
Chapter 30: It Begins!, part 3
...—Temporary Base Imperial Army—...
Dermyus arrived with a battalion of troops at a temporary military base located between Verada and the Carolinas.
They can arrive quickly because they use the services of special teleportation soldiers. The remaining nine battalions (and an additional one medical battalion) would come periodically; elizabeth would come along with the final battalion. The limitations of their teleportation specialists made mobilizing troops quickly difficult.
Dermyus immediately led his troops towards the teleportation area located at the base. He was about to request immediate teleportation to the encampment of Hekiel and his army. However, some of the soldiers there asked him to wait for Reinhart's presence. The man had apparently been here first to check the conditions, but he came back again to bring his troops here.
Dermyus did not force them. Departing with Reinhart and his army was better. He only brought one battalion. Although he was sure such a sum would be quite helpful, but going with Reinhart was better. His teleportation could be relied upon to make their movements faster. Be Dermyus waiting.
...—Royal Palace, Crocos, Desert Kingdom—...
Islan. The majority of leaders were drained of their minds, not to mention the after-war effects that were more impactful for the economy. However, this does not apply to some rulers. The leader of the Desert Kingdom is one of them ‒ not a little bit the queen is not worried about the situation of the turbulent Islan.
Qibtya enjoyed a glass of lemon tea while soaking in the palace-covered baths. The air was too hot outside; soaking in cold water with a glass of lemon tea was the magic he needed. Of course, the Qibtya is not alone. Beside her was Venia Moon who also enjoyed the cold water with her. They were in the pool for a few minutes.
“Do you think that useless war has already begun?” qibtya asked when she saw Venia finally put on a relaxed expression, this sand user woman previously felt guilty for relaxing while the soldiers were probably at war.
“I don't know, Your Grace. Maybe not, maybe not yet. Please don't mention the war again. Imagining them taking pains to defend their lives while I was doing things like this left me filled with guilt, Your Majesty.”
Qibtya just laughed at the response like before. “You don't have to think about that.” The queen repeated her words several times. “I deliberately sent the general along with the soldiers who accompanied him to get rid of them. Even though they are guilty of obeying Alabamas first, I cannot just get rid of them for their merit. It's a good opportunity. If they survive, great. Otherwise, Jiren could become Commander. After all, it was just a useless war. No need we take dizzy.”
As he had said, Qibtya was not interested in the war going on. He just took advantage of the opportunity to get rid of the soldiers who “less useful”. He didn't really want to help the New World Order win. Therefore he did not send Venia, Jiren, and the others to the battlefield. He joined the New World Order because of El, why would he obey them when El was gone?
“...Not that you said you wanted to destroy Vermillion Empire, and Commander Xavier specifically, for killing your ‘Mr El’?”
“I'm not surprised you ever intended to go out, Your Majesty. Obviously for everyone you just want to get close to El. But, how do you believe El is still alive?”
“Heh, heh, heh. You don't understand a woman's intuition, Venia?” Qibtya shook her head showing disappointment. “I've been depressed if Mr. El really died. But I'm actually fine. More than that, that fucking Evillia didn't answer my question when I asked her. She's my toughest rival, she knows El's face, so there's no way she doesn't know what's going on. El must be alive. What I don't understand, is why he's cooperating with that rancid vampire.”
Recalling how Evillia received and supported Vermyna to become the leader of the New World Order again irritated her. However, Qibtya was able to restrain her anger from stirring up when she thought that the elves might have some hidden intent. He could have wanted to keep the New World Order when El returned. Rather than letting Vermyna do as she pleased, it was better to obey and take advantage of her. Maybe that's what Evillia thinks.
“I think you should not expect too much, Your Majesty. You must prioritize the kingdom. You must give birth to your successor immediately. If anything happens to you, the kingdom will be destroyed due to internal conflicts. Your descendants are in dire need of his presence. Ah, how about you just marry Jiren? You can divorce her when you have one child and come back to wait for El.”
“Don't be an idiot, Venia.” Qibtya expression flat. “I don't mean to insult Jiren who you already consider a sister, he's also my childhood friend. Merely, I will first cut off his hand before he dares to touch me. My body is too holy for him.” Qibtya hugged herself with a haughty expression. “Only Mr. El can touch me. Our son will be the best king of all time. Ah, thinking about the future with her makes me a little mela—”
“Your Majesty!” sela Venia's. “You better not continue your fantasy. Let's get out of here and get on with the job. After lunch you must attend a meeting with the head of the rancher society. After that, a meeting with the representatives of Caligula Kingdom awaited. We don't want you to be late, do we? We don't want anyone to see that you don't think a big war is on the edge, do we?”
Qibtya snorted at Venia's words. He just wanted to fantasize, recalling his dream last night. But now he has lost interest. Maybe he should reduce the burden of his duties and assign more tasks to Venia?
...—Temporary Base Imperial Army—...
Dermyus' wait did not take long. In less than five minutes, Reinhart arrived with her two battalions. Like his division, Reinhart said the rest of the Division 4 battalion would follow under his deputy. They did not know how Hekiel's situation was; their presence as quickly as possible was necessary. They were immediately teleported to the campsite of Hekiel and his troops.
There's no one else there. But from the surroundings around them, Hekiel and his army had departed for between one and three hours. Their goal was clearly Carolina. The possibility had now arrived, and it was also likely that a battle had already broken out. Reinhart immediately proposed that they go there as well.
Dermyus nodded following Reinhart's advice; they immediately moved quickly.