Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
Mysterious Enemy
Winter nights in Savoy are silent. The people are still in tension. The soldiers did not loot or hurt the residents here, but that did not mean they could rejoice.
This was five days after the conquest. Snow still falls even though the weather tends to be more stable. No storm happened tonight. At a bar, the royal soldiers were gathering for drinks.
"Hey miss! Bring us three glasses of wine!"
"Old man, give us a snack for five people!!"
There was a scene inside the bar. This is the only bar that is open until night. Well, actually this is just a little lucky bar. There was still a bigger and grander bar but they were closed.
The presence of the soldiers gave their own blessings to them. It seems the salaries of the soldiers are quite large. They bought the entire menu available in the kitchen bar!
At a table, two people were talking. No one dared to approach them. The two people were Eugene who was downing a warm honey wine. Sitting in front of him, was James, who was doing the same.
"So.... Eugene huh? Thanks very much. Thanks to you, we can conquer this region in a relatively quick period of time."
"You overestimated my height, Captain James. This was all thanks to the royal army daring to infiltrate at night at that time. I just happened to fight that old knight named Gram. Although it was actually quite bitter."
Eugene finally understands that Gram is just a veteran knight trying his hardest to protect what is precious to him after hearing the story of one of the prisoners of war. To be honest, he was unwilling to fight against someone like him.
"Well, I understand what you're thinking. I have heard the story too. It's bitter to fight a patriot like Gram. But we need to do that."
Eugene and James both smiled bitterly. James himself often experienced something like this on the battlefield. This was the first time for Eugene, so he might not have gotten used to it yet.
"Eitherway. If this is the story, I'll probably hate war. But without war, my qualities as a soldier might not have developed."
Unconsciously, the two turned out to be quickly familiar. They have lost the formality of each other. Their style of speaking is more relaxed now.
While chatting, suddenly someone came to them. Judging from his clothes, this person was like a traveler. But hey, who would travel in the middle of winter like this!?
"I'm sorry if I bother you, can I sit down with you?"
James and Eugene looked at each other. This guy is obviously very suspicious. Not a sign of hostility. James and Eugene nodded simultaneously. Allowing the traveler to sit down.
A maid brought a glass of warm wine mixed with honey to the traveler. He opened his hood and thanked me. He also gave one silver coin for the tip money. Big enough to tip.
"Ah forgive me for bothering you. I haven't eaten since last afternoon and this is the only bar that's still open tonight."
"There's no problem. Please enjoy your meal. We'll get out of here if you need solitude."
James and Eugene wanted to leave but didn't. Not long after, a waiter came to their table again and brought a grilled pork steak.
The traveler seemed really hungry. He was crazily finishing his food.
"By the way..Are you a traveler?"
Perhaps unable to bear the silence, James began the conversation.
"It can be said that way. I'm from Grand Aria. But that's been a while. I don't know if that place still exists today."
Hearing that James just shrugged his shoulders. He was the commander of the army headquarters at the border. Of course he did not say that to this stranger, but he basically understood the outline that was going on in Grand Aria.
"In writing, maybe yes. Chaos really happened there. The power struggle is still going on and their national power is divided into three factions."
Eugene slightly frowned when James said that. He approached his mouth to James' ear and whispered.
"Is it okay to tell him such information, Captain James?"
"There's no problem. It's a common thing and not a secret thing. He had long since left his homeland. There's no harm if we give him a little information."
While they were whispering, the traveler looked indifferent and continued to finish his meal. After he finished, he spoke to the two of them for a while, thanked them, and left the bar.
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On the quiet streets of Savoy, a man walks through a cold night. He's not curling. But every time he breathed, his mouth let out smoke.
There was one place he wanted to go. But in the middle of the journey, he found some figures of people who were walking like him. Opposite direction. He looks stupid about it. But everything changed when he was suddenly attacked.
20 people. That many people suddenly emerged from the darkness of the night and attacked him. He doesn't seem to be fighting any kind of fight. The man simply raised his hand and snapped his finger.
Instantly, 19 of them died with their heads blown off. Their brains are scattered in the streets. There's only one person alive. He was bounced because of the explosion that occurred because of the snap earlier and was unconscious now.
"Skill settles and fights you guys are amazing. But you are apes. Well, you picked the wrong opponent. That's all."
After monolg, he immediately left the place. Together with the unconscious person.