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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: TushChen
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The knights representing the empire were deployed in large numbers, and the subjugation operation succeeded.
The heretic who had infiltrated the imperial palace was slain.
And all the cult followers at the Branon villa were swept away.
By eliminating the vicious cult forces, the Valtarian Empire demonstrated that it was a great power that revered justice.
The empire’s ministers, anxiously waiting for the result, shouted with cheers as soon as they received the news of victory.
“Your Majesty! It is reported that all the heretics have been annihilated!”
“Congratulations on the victory!”
The wicked minions behind the bombing had been completely exterminated.
It was a great victory that would put an end to the anxiety and fear that had been plaguing them.
However, Emperor Barbarossa prioritized the well-being of his youngest daughter, who had participated in the operation, over the grand victory.
“Liza…! What happened to Elizaveta?”
“She is safe. She is on her way to the imperial palace under the protection of the knights.”
Elizaveta, who had volunteered to be the bait to ensure the success of the subjugation operation, was returning vigorously despite the concerns of many people.
She had been deployed to the fierce battlefield but had not suffered any injuries.
Only after hearing the report from the messenger who had arrived from the villa several times did Barbarossa put down his concern that had been as heavy as a thousand tons.
As if revealing his inner feelings, deep sighs followed.
“It is truly a relief. I was so worried when she recklessly declared that she would go.”
To successfully lure the heretic disguised as Dagilec Branon, Elizaveta needed to draw him into the space where the knights were waiting.
If Elizaveta had not shown up at the villa, the heretic would have sensed something amiss and immediately tried to flee.
Elizaveta’s role as the bait was significant.
It could not be denied.
“It is reported that the heretic who targeted Princess Elizaveta was subjugated by the young master of the Hohenberc family.”
“Ahem, of course it should be successful! Our youngest daughter personally took action!”
When the chancellor in charge of the intelligence department reported that Edanant von Hohenberc had once again subjugated the enemy’s leader, Barbarossa openly showed an uncomfortable expression.
The resentment from the broken engagement still lingered.
It was a sight befitting an emperor who held deeper grudges than anyone else.
‘But he did save Liza from the terrible calamity… I should at least treat him in a way befitting a hero who has saved the capital twice.’
However, this time was a bit different.
When the heretic launched a surprise attack on Elizaveta, Edanant confronted him.
If Edanant had not faced the heretic, harm would have befallen Elizaveta.
Barbarossa had come to regard Edanant as a benefactor of the imperial family.
Of course, his hatred towards the Hohenberc family still remained.
“Your Majesty, about that…”
“What is it?”
The chancellor, who had taken a step forward, hesitated momentarily.
Then Barbarossa frowned with a grim expression and gestured with his hand.
“The sons of prestigious families who participated in the engagement… They have sent letters expressing their wish to decline the engagement.”
“All of them?”
“Yes, that is correct.”
“Those weaklings are as dry as a stockfish! They must have become displeased after being inevitably caught up in this incident. Even if they faced an unreasonable situation, a true man should generously let it go!”
It was natural for the sons of prestigious families, who had been caught up in the situation without notice, to be angry at the Valtarian Imperial Family.
They had barely survived a life-threatening situation, hadn’t they?
If one thought about it from their perspective, it was not incomprehensible.
However, the Emperor took the actions of the suitors as an insult to the imperial family.
All the suitors had turned their backs.
It meant that his youngest daughter’s engagement had “once again” fallen through.
The nobles who loved to gossip would surely start wagging their tongues about the broken engagement.
“But the reason the suitors declined the engagement… They said it was to support Princess Elizaveta and Young Master Edanant.”
“What?”
Who was supporting whom,
And what were they supporting…?
The Emperor’s expression instantly hardened.
He seemed to feel not only absurdity but also bewilderment.
His youngest daughter, who had received a notice of broken engagement from her fiancé, was having a secret love affair with her fiancé’s younger brother.
It was a situation that would only appear in a trashy romance novel. Barbarossa slumped on the throne, feeling a migraine piercing his temples.
“Wasn’t that damned fellow from the Hohenberc family… supposed to have a connection with our Ludmilla?”
He recalled the scandal that had recently been the talk of the entire empire.
The scandal between the Valtarian Imperial Family and the Hohenberc family.
Wasn’t it widely known that the man and woman who had met due to the broken engagement between the younger sister and the older brother were developing tender feelings for each other in a poignant romance?
Not only with the second daughter but now even with his precious youngest daughter…
That son of a-
How dare he two-time my daughters, whom I had raised like precious jewels?
Even if he was a hero who had saved his youngest daughter from a cruel and ruthless heretic, it was absolutely unforgivable.
Barbarossa began to consider the playboy achieving scandals with the princesses as his mortal enemy.
“Bring that bastard right now!”
“Pardon…?”
“The thief targeting my daughters!”
“……”
The Emperor’s order was issued.
The royal guards protecting the throne room set out to execute the solemn imperial decree.
Edanant von Hohenberc.
The lecherous man who had simultaneously captivated the noble princesses.
Physical force was mobilized to escort the person who had caused a stir in the world to the throne room.
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The Hero’s Party, which had traversed the continent and prevented the ascension of evil, was no different from a mortal enemy to the Demon King’s army and the cult forces.
That’s why the surviving remnants gritted their teeth and began relentlessly destroying the regions and places related to the Hero’s Party to achieve the revenge they had sworn to.
The homeland of the Sword Saint Madbei,
The Pug Kingdom.
A crisis of life and death had befallen the small country that had been living peacefully in a barren wasteland without any armed conflict.
The black magicians who held a grudge against the Sword Saint Madbei had opened magic formations connecting the demon realm to the small country’s borders.
-Grrr!!
-Raawr─! Raawr─!!
The total number of portals deployed in the Pug Kingdom was 15.
A merciless evil beyond comprehension was inflicted upon the small country with a population of less than 50,000.
Numerous magical beasts emerged.
They had caught the scent of terrified humans while looking at the blackened sky.
Thus, the number of magical beasts summoned from the portals exceeded several thousand.
It was an offensive no different from a nightmare for the small country that lacked a proper regular army.
How long could they endure…?
A day?
No,
It was clear that they wouldn’t last even half a day.
When the ravenous magical beasts charged in like a wave, they would be helplessly swept away.
“M-Magical beasts! The magical beasts are coming!”
“Aaargh! Where have our soldiers gone?!”
As the sky turned black, the magical beasts descended.
The citizens of the Pug Kingdom placed a glimmer of hope on the flimsy city walls and the incompetent upper echelons.
However, it was just a meaningless expectation.
The city walls would collapse when the magical beasts’ attack began.
The king and nobles, who had been putting on airs and only collecting taxes, had fled to a nearby fortress.
“Hurry and call for Madbei! If only the Sword Saint were here…!”
“How can we find someone who disappeared a long time ago?! He abandoned us long ago!”
They desperately called for the Sword Saint Madbei.
They cursed the king and nobles who had abandoned the kingdom and fled.
They gave up their attachment and lingering affection for life while praying to the Earth’s mother.
In a situation where only death and despair existed, hope was nothing more than a luxury.
“Wh-What is that…! A meteor, a red meteor is falling!”
When the abandoned people of the Pug Kingdom were waiting for death while lamenting their fate…
A red color flashed.
It was a gorgeous crimson, like a flame.
The crimson, brightening the blackened sky instantly, fell straight to the ground like a meteor.
Boom──!!!
It spewed out a strong shockwave, raising a cloud of dust.
Subsequently, red wings formed of energy spread out to the left and right, boasting their immensity.
A golden-haired woman appeared.
Witnessing her beautiful appearance and dignified presence, the citizens gazed at the sight, losing their senses.
“It’s the Red Dragon of the Empire!”
Someone shouted.
It was a cry filled with intense hope.
Then, color began to return to the faces of the crowd, expressing only despair.
-Graaah!!
-Crunch…! Crunch!!
Finally, evil appeared.
The numerous magical beast legions charging from the border had finally surrounded the city.
There was no hope.
The magical beasts summoned from the portals cried out for a feast.
They were already drooling, anticipating a banquet of fresh meat.
“How dare the beasts of the demon realm try to invade the descendants of the Earth mother?”
Ludmilla stretched out her hand.
Then, a crimson haze rose from the sky. The haze, emitting a dizzying light, became a group of fireballs and fell.
The red dragon’s punishment painted the Earth.
The magical beasts engulfed in flames were incinerated, leaving only ashes.
The citizens who witnessed the inferno before their eyes regarded Ludmilla as a demigod.
Only an almighty god could sweep away magical beast legions numbering in the thousands at once.
“Next, I need to destroy the portals. And the black magicians who are watching from afar.”
Ludmilla’s eyes flashed.
Her pupils were elongated.
They were like the eyes of a dragon.
Her red eyes, as brilliant as jewels, burned relentlessly like flames.
Indeed, she was befitting of the strongest one who held a position among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States.
The Red Dragon of the Empire,
Ludmilla Dreg Valtaria.
She turned the land into a sea of flames with a single blow.
The space engulfed by the dragon’s flames disappeared without a trace.
Even the large rocks melted instantly, transforming into lava that spewed heat.
“Come, I will burn you all.”
The Red Dragon does not tolerate the evil that threatens humanity.
That is the noble duty given to the successor of the Red Dragon.
Huff-
As Ludmilla exhaled, flames flowed out of her mouth.
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oh man I wonder what will happen when she finds about her sis liking him lol
If this is the Red Dragon’s might then just imagine the White Dragon, Edan is going to have sleepless nights…