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The empire was hell. If you were to ask the people living in the empire now, every single one of them would tell you the same.
The emperor was on his deathbed, and the imperial family, obsessed with claiming the next throne, had abandoned the welfare of the people.
The lords, driven by their own extravagance and ambitions, ruthlessly exploited the people and thrust them into the horrors of war.
Unable to bear it any longer, the people fled from their hometowns.
Some became fugitives, others fell prey to monsters, and still others turned to banditry.
They were merely struggling to survive, yet the people found themselves in even greater torment and suffering.
If this wasn't hell, then what was?
"Please, save us!! Please, save us!!!"
"Please… please, at least spare this child."
"Kehehe! I'll think about it, depending on what you do!"
Under the cover of the late night, the mother and daughter fled from their hometown.
They had fled to a domain where they hoped to live a little more humanely, escaping the exploitation, but what awaited them was neither the guards nor monsters—it was bandits.
"Huh?… Who are you!?"
The bandit, thrilled at the prospect of having some fun after a long time by assaulting the mother and daughter, suddenly turned around, sensing a presence behind him.
There stood a figure cloaked in a brown robe, holding a red staff.
"I don't know who you are, but if you value your life, stay out of this and scram!"
The bandit drew his sword and shouted.
Then, from within the hood where no face could be seen, a voice as cold as ice pierced the air.
"If you value your life, you'd better back off."
The bandit ignored the warning and lunged forward.
What happened next was over in an instant.
Fwoosh!
"Aaaargh!!!!"
Before he could even reach the figure in the brown robe, the bandit was instantly engulfed in flames.
The flames that erupted in an instant consumed the bandit's body completely, leaving not even ashes behind, and the world fell silent once more.
"I told you to back off…"
The mage who had wielded the flames turned towards the mother and daughter.
At that moment, a gust of wind blew, lifting the brown robe to reveal an elf of astonishing beauty, her short red hair fluttering in the breeze.
The little girl, beholding the most beautiful being she had ever seen, forgot that she had nearly died and stood speechless in awe.
"Little one, are you alright?"
As the red-haired elf mage drew near, the little girl finally snapped out of her daze and responded.
As her mother had taught her, she bowed repeatedly and exclaimed.
"Thank you for saving us!! Lady mage!!"
"You should thank your mother. It was her earnest plea that summoned the spirits, enabling me to come to your aid."
"Yes! Thank you, Mom!!"
"Truly… truly! Thank you for helping us, lady mage."
"No, I only did what was right."
Her name was 『Sharen Liricia』.
She was a half-elf mage who wandered the empire.
She wandered the empire with the purpose of helping people.
Generally, elves did not interfere in human affairs.
They were a race that typically lived in their forests or dedicated themselves to studying magic in the towers.
But she could not stand by.
She could not bear to simply watch as the empire, the world her father belonged to, fell into ruin and its people suffered.
Ultimately, she broke her promise to her master and immersed herself in the human world.
She had entered the human world with the intention of using her magical abilities to aid people and bring stability to the empire, but what she encountered was the 'endless greed' of humanity.
"Um… if it's not too impolite, may I ask where you are headed, lady mage?"
"Indeed, where should I go…"
She had wandered through countless domains in the east and west.
Some places welcomed her, while others turned her away.
But she paid no heed to such matters and continued to use her magic to assist people.
She healed the sick, vanquished monsters, and enriched the soil.
As she aided the people, it was only natural that the lords and nobles governing those lands would seek her out.
She was always prepared to cooperate if it meant helping the people.
But they desired her assistance not for the 'people', but for 'themselves'.
They did not regard the people as their equals but wished for her to use her magic exclusively for their own selfish purposes.
In exchange, they promised her gold and treasures, but disillusioned by their avarice, she departed from them.
Nevertheless, she persisted in traversing the empire, aiding those in need.
She held onto the belief that there must be someone with true goodwill striving to change the world, and she continued her journey to lend her strength to such a person.
In admiration of her deeds, bards composed songs in her honor.
They sang of the half-elf red mage who wandered the world, helping people wherever she went.
In time, people began to refer to her with respect and reverence.
They called her the 『Red Mage Sharen』.
Thus, ten years went by.
For an elf, ten years was but a brief span.
Yet, in the human world, it was sufficient time for one's determination to erode.
After witnessing human greed for a decade, she came to understand her master's teachings and felt the urge to abandon humanity.
"Um… lady mage… if you have nowhere to go, why not come with us!"
"Together?"
"Yes! We are currently heading south."
"To the south? What's there?"
She had only traveled through the east and west.
As a result, she was unfamiliar with the south and north.
At her question, the little girl exclaimed with boundless enthusiasm.
"The bards told us about it. They say there's a paradise in the south."
"Paradise?"
Sharen was skeptical of the little girl's claim.
For bards' tales were often embellished.
"They say there's an extraordinarily kind and noble lord there. He generously rewards his subjects, welcomes all who seek refuge, and… oh! He even dove into the sea amidst a storm to rescue his people."
"He jumped into the storm?"
Sharen was somewhat taken aback by the little girl's account.
She had heard tales of lords who had battled dragons or slain a hundred bandits single-handedly.
Yet, this was the first time she had heard of a lord who had leaped into the sea to save his people.
"Moreover, the people there are kind-hearted, and they unite to fend off bandits, living in peace. That's where we're headed!"
"So, such a place exists…"
A place where the lord safeguarded his subjects and the people collaborated to forge peace.
It was the world she had always envisioned.
Yet, she found it difficult to believe.
She had journeyed to many domains, placing her faith in the countless songs of the bards.
But her trust was invariably met with disappointment.
"Lady mage, if you have nowhere else to go, why not join us!!"
As if sensing her indecision, the girl clung to her and said.
Gazing into those pure, innocent eyes, she was overcome with a wave of sorrow.
She too had once harbored hope for the world.
But now, disillusioned with everything, she had even hesitated to rescue this mother and daughter.
How had it come to this?
Why had things turned out this way?
Was it truly, as her master had foretold, an inescapable fate that the human world would descend into misery?
If that were the case, then at least…
Sharen resolved that she must at least protect this girl.
If she accompanied them, the girl would be safe from harm.
Furthermore, if the so-called paradise domain proved to be nothing but a rumor, she could perhaps take them to her magic tower and ensure their safety.
"Very well… let's go together."
"Yes! Mom! The lady mage is coming with us!!"
Upon hearing this, the girl joyfully ran to her mother.
The mother, realizing her intent to protect them, thanked her repeatedly with heartfelt gratitude.
And so, she embarked on a journey to the southern part of the empire, a region she had never visited.
***
Thus, Sharen set out on the road with the mother and daughter.
She also came to know their names.
The girl was named 『Laila』, and her mother was 『Aila』.
Sharen protected them as they journeyed southward.
The path was fraught with difficulties.
Bandits appeared every couple of days, and monsters such as goblins and slimes also assailed them.
Sharen reflected that without her presence, they would not have survived even a week, and she was relieved that she had chosen to accompany them.
Thus, two weeks of their journey elapsed.
She began to sense something unusual.
'(The spirits… they're rejoicing.)'
As they ventured further south, the number of rejoicing spirits increased.
Spirits were acutely attuned to human emotions.
And elves could perceive the emotions of those spirits.
This was one of the reasons she had departed from many lords.
Regardless of how much the lords attempted to conceal or disregard the suffering of their subjects, she could sense the people's anguish through the spirits.
That was why she had left and chosen to travel alone.
Yet now, she felt the spirits singing with joy, akin to birds greeting the dawn.
It had been a very long time since she had experienced such a feeling.
"You're smiling, Sharen. Has something good happened?"
"I smiled because the spirits are rejoicing, Laila."
"The spirits? Oh! They must be delighted because we've arrived!!"
"Hehe, perhaps so."
Basking in the spirits' joyful emotions for the first time in ages, Sharen began to find pleasure in her journey with them.
It was a remarkable experience.
As they progressed southward, the incidence of bandits diminished.
The number of jubilant spirits steadily grew, and monsters ceased their attacks.
And at last, they reached their destination in the south.
"Wow!! We've made it, Sharen!!!"
Sharen would never forget the sight that greeted her, not even until her dying day.
Upon the vast expanse, there were countless souls who had fled to this place, clinging to hope and risking everything.
There were warm, welcoming hands extended to them by the people there.
Spirits danced in the blue sky, basking in the hope and joy emanating from the people.
That place was indeed a 『paradise』.
On that day, the Red Mage 『Sharen』, one of the most esteemed mages in the Novarens Empire, arrived at the domain of Cronberg.
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It was a day with truly fine weather.
Just as we were about to plant crops in some of the newly cleared farmlands, I thought it was fortunate.
Thinking that today would be peaceful as well, that news came to me.
"『Red Mage Sharen』 has come to see you, my lord."
"…I must have misheard because I didn't sleep well last night. Hart, who did you say came?"
"The renowned 『Red Mage Sharen』, a candidate for Sage and the successor of the Red Tower, has come to see you, my lord."
『Red Mage Sharen』
The moment I heard that name, the knowledge from my past life and my current life collided, screaming in my mind.
Even in Calix's memories, that name existed.
A free half-elf mage who wandered the empire, serving no lord.
Rumors said she could do the work of a hundred mages alone, annihilate orc legions, and heal plagued villages with a single spell—rumors that she possessed the abilities of a grand mage, or even a sage.
Well, since she was indeed one of the successor candidates of the Red Tower, it was not just rumors but almost fact.
And in my past life's memory, Sharen was one of the three divine instruments of the World Archive, an essential character.
The evaluation of Sharen on the strategy site was like this:
'If you don't take off with Sharen, hell will unfold in the large-scale battle parts.'
'No, you'll see hell in the domain parts too.'
'I'm in hell right now. You bastards.'
She was one of the strongest SSR mages, receiving such evaluations.
One might think I should be happy that such a mage had come to see me.
The problem was that in the World Archive, there was something called fame points.
These fame points included not only my own achievements but also those of my subordinates.
Just like when Guan Yu returned to Liu Bei after beheading Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Liu Bei's fame rose along with it. If I were to have a top-tier mage like Sharen, my fame would skyrocket.
Then, the perception could evolve from 'He's beloved but incompetent, so let's keep him alive' to 'He's beloved and has competent subordinates, so we need to kill him.'
In other words, Sharen's visit was extremely terrifying news for me.
"This is an opportunity! Let's recruit Sharen as our exclusive mage! My lord!"
"I agree with Noah. If someone like Sharen becomes the exclusive mage of the Cronberg family, it will be a great strength."
Whether they knew my feelings or not, Noah and Hart raised their voices, insisting on recruiting Sharen.
Sharen was one of those characters that were extremely hard to recruit unless you paid for it.
Since I played with minimal spending and didn't look at strategy sites in detail, I never got or even met Sharen until I finished the game.
"Where shall we accommodate Sharen?"
The guard who brought the news asked.
Hart answered as if it were obvious.
"Of course! Take her to the VIP guest room. There's the best VIP guest room in the southern castle, so take her there!"
"Yes! Understood."
Hart commanded that she be accommodated in the VIP guest room as if it were the most natural thing.
Well, considering the mages I saw in the World Archive, that would be the correct choice.
Mages were generally prideful, after all.
But the problem was that choosing the correct option now was not advisable.
Since recruiting Sharen could put my life in danger, I said.
"Wait!"
"My lord?"
"Accommodate Mage Sharen in the inn in the civilian area."
"What!?"
"My lord!!"
"My lord! That's not good. Proud mages will leave immediately if treated that way."
I know, that's what I want.
I wanted to say that in response to Noah's words, but I held back and replied.
"I have my reasons. Follow my orders."
"My lord… Understood. Take Sharen to the inn."
"Yes! Understood."
At my words, Hart reluctantly agreed, and the guard left.
This time, even Noah looked at me with a sullen expression, not smiling as usual, unable to understand my decision.
I'm sorry, but it can't be helped.
With Noah's fame points alone, I already felt like I was in a very dangerous situation.
If Sharen also became my vassal, it would truly become a situation I couldn't handle.
Thus, I sent Sharen to the inn.
*
"You can stay here."
"Thank you."
Sharen was guided to the inn along with the mother and daughter.
The inn room was very ordinary.
A bed made of wood, cloth, and straw, and a wooden table—by the standards of this era, it was a very ordinary inn room.
"Wow!! It's a bed!!!"
Laila was so happy to sleep in a bed after a long time that she immediately jumped onto it.
Sharen was greatly surprised by her accommodation.
For several years, whenever lords heard of her arrival, they would guide her to luxurious rooms.
Each time, she couldn't sleep due to the screams of the spirits she felt in those extravagant rooms.
But this place was plain and simple.
And it felt warmer than any room she had been guided to before.
"I need to ventilate the room."
Laila's mother, Aila, being a typical housewife, immediately started cleaning and opened the window.
When the window was opened, the entire Cronberg domain came into view.
In the setting sun, the people of Cronberg were living their lives.
Workers were diligently working at the salt farms making salt, and in the distance, people were clearing new land.
In the nearby market, merchants were selling good products, and mothers were bargaining to buy them a little cheaper.
Among them, officials guiding outsiders like herself were busily moving around.
It wasn't fancy, but everyone was working hard with bright smiles.
Just like their bright smiles, the spirits were also smiling as they flew through the skies of Cronberg.
"Wow… It's beautiful, Sharen."
"Yes… It truly is beautiful."
How long had it been since she had seen such a beautiful domain?
No, this was the first time in her life that she had seen a domain where all the people looked so happy.
After spending a comfortable day at the inn, the next day, a guard came to see her.
"The lord has a request for you, Sharen."
"Yes… Please tell me."
Sharen became tense.
Whenever high-ranking officials made requests, it was always for their own disgusting purposes.
To the tense Sharen, the guard said.
"The lord requests that you treat the people."
"What?"
Currently, the Cronberg domain had a large number of immigrants, and there was a severe shortage of doctors.
Upon hearing the lord's request to treat them, Sharen breathed a sigh of relief and gladly accepted.
Thus, guided by the guard, Sharen began to go around the domain treating people.
While doing so, she witnessed an astonishing sight.
It was a field being cleared.
At the front was a handsome young man with silver hair, followed by many people.
And in time with the silver-haired young man's commands, they began planting crops in the field together.
"Alright, everyone, one!"
[ ""One!!!!"" ]
"Two!"
[ ""Two!!!!" ]
Thus, following the silver-haired young man's calls, the people planted crops in the field without any gaps.
Feeling an undeniable nobility, Sharen asked the guard beside her.
"Who is that noble-looking person with silver hair?"
"Ah! That is our lord of Cronberg, Calix Cronberg!!"
At the guard's words, Sharen was surprised.
It was hard to believe that such a young lord was the ruler of this paradise.
"That person?… But why is the lord doing such farming work himself?"
"Our lord says that farming is the most important task to fill the people's stomachs. So, he participates in farming like that to set an example."
"I see…"
Agriculture is the foundation of the world.
There was a saying that farming was the great foundation for the people of the world to live.
Everyone knew and understood it, but few leaders actually stepped forward to practice it.
Sharen had seen lords who spoke of the importance of securing food through farming.
But she had never seen a lord who personally took the lead like this.
Sharen became curious about Lord Calix.
*
A week passed after that.
Sharen stayed in the domain and asked the people about the lord.
Then, everyone said similar things.
"The lord? He's a very good person! Thanks to him, we no longer have days when we go hungry!"
"Our lord is a heaven-sent person! There is no lord like him anywhere in the world."
"Ah, there's no need to say more about the lord. If you insult the lord in our domain, you'll die. Seriously."
"Thanks to the lord accepting us, we were able to survive. If we had been taken to the Lyons family as we were, I don't know what would have happened… Even now, I'm so grateful."
Everyone admired, loved, and praised Lord Calix.
Sometimes, there were lords who brainwashed their subjects with magic, drugs, or religion.
But in those cases, she could feel the unnatural mana waves from the spirits.
Here, there was no such thing.
They genuinely loved their lord.
And Sharen even met that family.
"The lord is our family's benefactor. He made it possible for us to live abundantly and saved my son who was about to die in the storm. Our family will repay that favor until the moment we die."
"That's right! Since the lord saved my life, I will definitely repay that favor!!"
Sharen was surprised to hear that the lord had saved their lives.
So, the bard's song was true?
However, having lived in the human world and become suspicious, Sharen carefully asked.
"If it's alright, may I see that memory?"
"Can you see memories with magic?"
At Baron's question, Sharen nodded.
Baron said confidently.
"Of course! Look as much as you want. But, um… please only look at that memory. The next day, with Aaron's mom…"
"Honey!!"
Seeing the loving couple, Sharen smiled slightly and said.
"I understand. Don't worry. I will only read that exact memory. Now… please recall that memory."
Sharen placed her hand on Baron's head and used the memory projection magic.
Among the swirling memories, that memory unfolded before Sharen's eyes.
She heard the sound of their screams and saw the abandoned shoe of their son in the stormy sea.
In that memory filled with despair, his gaze turned to the sea.
There, the silver-haired lord she had seen was coming out of the sea holding the child, placing his hand on the child's heart, and desperately taking some measures.
Whether those measures were effective, the child spat out water and regained consciousness.
It was the ordinary struggle of an ordinary person without any magic or blessing, but it was the most beautiful sight of a lord that Sharen had ever seen.
"It must have been painful… Thank you for showing me the memory."
"No, mage, we are more grateful for receiving treatment for free."
After seeing that memory, Sharen felt her thoughts becoming clear.
Sharen made up her mind.
*
I met Sharen a week after she arrived.
I had spent this time hoping that Sharen would lose interest in me and leave.
To a mage who was respected and honored wherever she went, being given an inn room and made to treat the people for a week by this incompetent lord—surely, Sharen would be disappointed.
Honestly, I didn't want to see her ever again, but since Hart and Noah kept nagging me to make her an offer, I called Sharen just to make a show of it as the lord.
"Hello, my lord. I am Sharen."
"I am Calix Cronberg. Nice to meet you, Red Mage Sharen."
Sharen, seen in person, was as beautiful as a goddess of flames.
With the characteristic short elf ears of a half-elf, red hair that flowed down to her neck, and a beauty like that of a goddess, I almost let out a gasp of admiration.
Feeling my eyes feast on the sight, I said.
"I'm sorry I couldn't meet you sooner. I've been busy with domain affairs."
"It's alright, my lord. I understand."
She looked at me with a somewhat peculiar gaze.
It was different from Noah's.
If I were to compare, it was like the gaze of an older sister encouraging her younger brother.
Something like that.
"I'll get straight to the point. The Cronberg family would like you to become our domain's exclusive mage."
Avoiding her gaze, I went straight to the point.
Beating around the bush wasn't my style.
And there was no need for it.
I had already heard that she had been investigating me and our family while going around.
So, she must know.
We invest everything we earn into the people, so there's no money, and there's a lot of work due to the immigrants.
In such a rural domain at the southern end, there was no way a high-ranking mage like her would become our exclusive mage.
It was akin to Zhuge Liang serving Liu Bei when he had nothing—such a thing wouldn't happen easily.
Thinking that, I spoke, and Sharen immediately replied.
"Yes."
"Well, it's unfortunate… Wait? What did you just say? Sharen?"
Lately, my hearing seemed to be poor.
So, I asked again, and she clearly replied.
"I will become… the exclusive mage of the Cronberg family here, my lord."
That day, I became Liu Bei.
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"Did Red Mage Sharen become the exclusive mage of the Cronberg family?"
The news that Red Mage Sharen had become the exclusive mage of the Cronberg family spread across the entire continent in an instant.
The one most surprised by this news was the Noirefleur Family, the great lord family of the west.
The head of the Noirefleur Family, Count Mordic Noirefleur, could not hide his surprise upon hearing the news.
"It's been a long time since I've seen you so surprised, Father."
"It's news that that idealist mage has settled down. Even I can't help but be surprised."
Sharen had stayed in the Noirefleur territory for about three months.
Although it was a short time, the magical abilities she displayed were astonishing, and they tried to make her the family's exclusive mage with a salary more than ten times that of an ordinary mage.
However, she left the territory, saying that 'the darkness of the Noirefleur Family is too deep.'
"The Cronberg family… She went to a family I never would have expected."
"Indeed. I thought she would go to the Tarwin Family in the north or the Séraphin Family in the east."
"I thought so too. Considering her disposition, those were the only options."
Mordic had conversed with her a few times.
So, he knew a little about her thoughts and believed that only those two families matched her disposition.
Yet, she went to the completely unexpected Cronberg family in the south.
"I thought they were just salt merchants selling salt in the south, but it seems I underestimated the Cronberg family."
The image of the Cronberg family was that of salt merchants in the south.
Although they made a lot of money from the salt monopoly, they neither hired a large number of knights nor actively lobbied the imperial family; they just hoarded the money like misers, and people called the Cronberg family the salt merchants of the south.
For such a Cronberg family to recruit Red Mage Sharen, who possessed enough power to disrupt the balance of power in the territory, was astonishing to Mordic, who knew the Cronberg family of the past.
"The current lord of Cronberg seems special, Father."
Mordic's daughter and the steward of the Noirefleur Family, Ivy Noirefleur, spoke of the information she had gathered.
In fact, she had already been aware of the information coming from the south.
She had grasped that a new lord of Cronberg had taken office and was implementing various reforms.
The new lord of Cronberg had carried out very aggressive reforms such as adjusting workers' wages, improving equipment for knights and soldiers, and reforming tariffs, and had achieved numerous results accordingly.
Among them, the greatest achievement was recruiting Red Mage Sharen, but even without recruiting Sharen, he had already become a remarkable figure—that was Ivy's evaluation of Calix Cronberg, the lord of Cronberg.
"Surely, his name is Calix Cronberg, right?"
"Yes, that's right. Father, among the people of the south, he is now called the 'Silver Dragon of Cronberg.'"
"The Silver Dragon of Cronberg… A young fellow already has a dangerous epithet."
Five hundred years ago, when the empire was still a kingdom.
To unify the continent, the Novarens Kingdom launched a war of conquest.
In that era of war, many heroes left their marks, and one of them was Draygen Cronberg, the great general of the Novarens Kingdom and the first head of the Cronberg family.
In homage to his superhuman feats and valor, people called him thus.
The silver dragon blessed by the sea god Cron.
That is, the 'Silver Dragon of Cron.'
"Ivy, investigate the Cronberg family and the south carefully."
"Yes, Father, I will double the number of investigators."
In fact, she was already in the process of increasing the investigators.
She had anticipated that her father would give such an order, and moreover, her curiosity was great.
"I can feel that the start of the game is approaching. I wonder who will be the winner of this game for the throne."
Mordic said this while looking at the moon outside the window and sipping fine wine.
Ivy felt she knew what her father didn't say.
'The one who laughs last is always us.'
That was the motto of the Noirefleur Family.
*
Red Mage Sharen became the exclusive mage of our family.
Hart and Noah, upon hearing the news, said joyfully.
"Everything went according to your plan, my lord. To think that you understood Mage Sharen's aversion to luxury and gave such instructions… You are truly remarkable, my lord."
"I was also surprised, my lord. When I saw you neglecting Sharen, I thought that this time you had made a mistake."
"Hahaha… That's… That's not possible, Hart. Hahaha!"
"Indeed. Hahaha! There's no way you would make such a mistake, yet I doubted you. I apologize."
"It's fine. It's all in the past, isn't it? Hahaha…"
My heart truly ached several times.
Thus, Sharen officially became the exclusive mage of the Cronberg family.
I could feel my fame points rising madly in the invisible game UI window.
Surely, places like the Noirefleur Family far away would be whispering and starting to send investigators to me.
Sigh… Thinking about the future gave me a headache.
Now, the surrounding territories will probably start to keep me in check intensely. What should I do…
Ah, whatever!! If problems arise later, I'll think about them then!!
Thus, I tried to turn my eyes away from reality.
"My lord!!! Urgent news."
"What is it!!?"
But this damned world wouldn't leave me alone.
Honestly, it's a bit much that it won't let me rest for even a second.
"Deeprocks!! A horde of deeprocks has appeared!!"
"A horde of deeprocks has appeared!?"
『Deeprock』
A monster with a fish body and limbs, living in the deep sea.
These monsters formed groups at regular intervals, bred madly, and when food in the deep sea became scarce, they swarmed out of the water.
Individually, they were not very threatening as their intelligence was on par with goblins, but when they swarmed out like that, they became an unmanageable large army.
From Calix's memories, during the previous lord's time, due to the deeprock invasion, not only the Cronberg territory but also the surrounding territories had to mobilize all their knights to barely suppress them.
Upon confirming the appearance of the deeprock horde, we immediately entered emergency response mode.
We evacuated the citizens and dispatched scouts to assess the exact situation.
The situation assessed was as follows.
"The deeprock hordes are coming up from the Rag coastline at the eastern end of the Cronberg territory. The current estimated number is 5,000 to 6,000, and they are continuously increasing, so rapid suppression is necessary."
"Five thousand… It's tight, but it's not a scale that our territory cannot handle."
"I see. That's fortunate."
With about 5,000, it was possible to handle them with just the current knights of Cronberg.
However, that was only if we could fully deploy the Cronberg knights.
As a bad premonition arose, the door burst open, and a soldier entered.
"My lord! It's a big problem!!"
"What is it this time?"
"The Lyons family… has started deploying knights."
"What! Knights!!?"
The news the soldier brought was about the Lyons family.
After the deeprock horde appeared, the Lyons family began deploying knights to the border of the Cronberg territory.
The reason was to exterminate the deeprock monsters crossing into Cronberg.
But anyone who wasn't a fool could tell what the Lyons were really aiming for.
"My lord, this means the Lyons intend to openly invade our territory while we are fighting the monsters!!"
"That's right. My lord, those lions are capable of such deeds."
The Lyons family had done such things countless times before.
Whenever there was an opportunity, they invaded neighbouring territories, annexed them, or demanded huge reparations.
Especially in recent years, this had intensified, and no surrounding territory trusted the Lyons family.
"Is Lord Hadem out there with the Lyons family?"
"Yes! As always, he is at the forefront."
As expected, he had come out.
Lord Hadem, true to his warlike nature, always stood at the forefront whenever there was a chance to fight.
The fact that he himself had come out was a signal that, given the opportunity, he would indeed invade our territory.
"I will go and talk to him myself. Prepare the horses."
"Yes!!"
I sent a messenger and headed to the territory border with Rikain and the knights.
Meeting Lord Hadem, who was like Lu Bu, could be extremely dangerous.
But since the lord from the other side had come out, it was appropriate for me to go as well.
If I didn't, the neck of our innocent messenger might fly off.
As I went to the place where the Lyons family's knights were at the territory border, from afar, Lord Hadem, with his shining bald head and holding an axe, approached alone.
Seeing Lord Hadem in person, not only his appearance but also his actions were truly like those of a berserker.
I came with ten knights and Rikain, but he came alone, which was astonishing in many ways.
"Lord Hadem, it's been a long time. Have you been well?"
"Yes, I've been well, Calix."
As neighbouring territories, Hadem and Calix had some interactions.
However, as could be inferred from Hadem's tone, he looked down on the Cronberg family and Calix.
I went straight to the point.
"I'll be blunt. Either withdraw your knights or fight the deeprocks with us."
At my words, Hadem seemed slightly taken aback.
But soon, he spoke as if amused.
"Speaking to me so bluntly, you've grown a lot, Calix."
"I am a lord. If I don't grow, the people will suffer."
In Hadem's memory, I would be the weakling from before I was possessed.
But now, I am myself.
Whether I was originally weak or frail, I had to say what needed to be said.
"Trying to become strong for the weak, that's why you're a greenhorn."
Hadem lightly dismissed my words and replied.
And he slammed his axe into the ground and said.
Crack-!
"You know my answer."
At the end of the axe, a snake was split in two and dead.
I replied to his words.
"The weak are devoured. So, don't become weak."
"Yes, you know it very well."
The motto of Hadem's Lyons family was 'The weak are devoured. So, don't become weak.'
In a word, it was survival of the fittest.
That is, Hadem was telling me that if I became weak, he would devour me, so I should prepare accordingly.
I had anticipated it, but for him to come out like this, he was truly like a berserker.
But then, Hadem said something unexpected.
"However, if you come under me and say you'll fight the prince together… it's not that we can't fight together."
This fellow was making such a proposal?
The Hadem I knew was not someone who would make such a proposal.
He looked at me with great interest and said.
"What will you do, Calix?"
Like a lion… precisely, a hairless lion, but Hadem looked at me like a beast.
I sighed and replied.
"You know my answer, don't you?"
"Do you intend to remain at the very bottom?"
'From the lowest place, look to the highest place.'
That was the motto of the Cronberg family and the creed I had set for myself to survive here.
I replied to Hadem's words as the beloved lord of Cronberg.
"It's not about being at the bottom. It's about knowing what is most important."
"Well, if that's your choice, it can't be helped."
Hadem lightly pulled out the axe, which was as big as me, and slung it over his shoulder as he spoke.
"I will watch from here how the weak crumble."
He turned his horse around and left.
I replied, trying not to be intimidated by Hadem.
"Watch as much as you like. You will see something very interesting."
Yes, he would see something very interesting.
It was time to show the fearless lion the flames of the Red Mage.
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After meeting with Hadem and returning, I went straight to meet Sharen.
No matter how much it was a choice made for the sake of the territory and the people, in the end, I had decided to treat my vassal as a weapon.
I thought that clearly stating that part was the courtesy I owed to my vassal as a lord.
It might be an excuse, but I really tried hard!
That crazy Hadem is causing trouble!!
"It has come to this, and I have no choice but to ask you. Sharen, please. Lend me your strength for the sake of the people and for me."
Sharen listened to my story attentively until the end.
Then, she quietly spoke.
"It's alright. My lord, I understand everything."
She gave a calm smile.
It seemed as if she already knew everything even without me saying it.
"I understand that you have been working hard for the people, and that you hesitated until the very end to use my power."
She stood up, holding her red staff.
Then, even I, who had neither magic nor blessing, could feel the tremendous storm of magic power beginning to rage.
Wow… Even such a mage, when traveling, is attacked by bandits every other day?
Those bandits outside must have about nine lives each.
"And it is because you are such a lord that I decided to become your vassal."
She respectfully knelt before me.
It was the formal gesture a vassal takes before their lord.
"Please give your command, my lord. Red Mage Sharen is ready."
She had made her own resolution and became the mage of me and our family.
Then, as the beloved lord, it was time for me to live up to those expectations.
"Sharen! Burn all those monsters that have invaded our territory to ashes!!"
At my words, Sharen lifted her head and met my eyes.
Her eyes, shining red, were even more ablaze and beautiful than when I saw them in the game.
"Understood, my lord."
With Sharen accepting my command, I was able to begin the operation 'Monsters and Lions' to hunt the deeprocks while keeping the Lyons family in check.
Now! It's time to show them a good spectacle!!
*
The first to sense the anomaly was the Lyons family.
Lagos, the right-hand man of Lord Hadem, witnessed it while smoking a cigarette and settling at the border.
"The knights… are increasing?"
Hadem's order was to invade the Cronberg territory the moment a gap appeared.
And Lagos had been scouting for several days and found a gap.
If they moved the knights to hunt the monsters, it seemed that the Lyons family's knights could easily invade through that gap and occupy the territory.
However, knights were quickly deployed to that gap, and it began to disappear.
"By deploying knights like that, how do they plan to deal with the deeprocks?"
Lagos had experience participating in past deeprock subjugation campaigns.
Therefore, he believed that they were by no means easy to handle and that Cronberg would need to use all their strength to exterminate them.
While Lagos was thinking that, he saw two people riding horses towards them from the Cronberg side.
One was a girl with white hair, and the other seemed to be a knight escorting her.
The girl who arrived before him spoke without being intimidated.
"Hello. I am Noah, a vassal of Lord Calix. I have come to deliver a gift from my lord to Lord Hadem."
"A gift?"
"Yes!"
Noah took out a small box.
Inside were black sunglasses to protect the eyes.
"My lord sent this gift, saying that another sun might rise today, so it would be good to protect Lord Hadem's eyes with these."
"I see. Understood. I will deliver it to my lord."
"Yes! Then, I'll take my leave."
With that, Noah left.
Lagos could somewhat understand what Cronberg was trying to convey.
It seemed like he was warning them that Red Mage Sharen's magic was so tremendous that they needed to prepare like this.
However, Lagos had also fought mages several times and had seen high-level magic.
It was certainly impressive, but he didn't feel it was so extraordinary that they needed to prepare sunglasses.
"Still, just in case."
Lagos's motto was 'As long as I can survive, that's enough.'
He valued survival above all else, and all his efforts to survive had paid off, bringing him to his current position.
He quietly took one pair of sunglasses from the box and returned to Lord Hadem.
*
Near the Rag coastline where the deeprock hordes were coming up, a hellish scene was already unfolding.
"Auuuuk-!!!"
"Auk!!!!"
The grotesque monsters with fish heads and limbs, the deeprocks, were gathered in groups of dozens.
They were attacking and devouring fish near the coast, livestock such as cows, pigs, and chickens, and animals like rabbits and foxes.
"Truly disgusting."
"Indeed, my lord."
From a distant hill, Hart and I watched this and spoke with furrowed brows.
Ugh, how can they be so disgusting?
I like sashimi, but after seeing this, I don't think I'll be able to eat sashimi for a while.
While we were watching, a soldier ran up and said.
"Preparations are complete, my lord!"
"Good, well done."
Upon hearing that preparations were complete, I mounted my horse and set out.
I could feel the eyes of the knights and soldiers below the hill turning towards me.
They were waiting for my command.
Their eyes were filled with morale, but also with a hint of fear.
It was understandable.
Since we had deployed all our main forces to the border to keep the Lyons family in check, the number of soldiers here was less than 10% compared to the number of deeprock monsters, a very small force.
If we were to engage in a direct confrontation like this, it was certain that the human side would all meet a dog's death.
Feeling that fear, I took a deep breath and steeled myself.
Then, I stepped forward in front of everyone and shouted so that all could hear.
"Everyone must be afraid!!!"
At my words, everyone's attention focused on me.
As the lord of Cronberg and the one who proposed and commanded this operation, I spoke.
"They are too many, and we are few. Moreover, behind us, those hyenas wearing lion masks are waiting for a chance to bare their teeth at us."
The people here were the elite among the Cron Knight Order.
Therefore, they knew the situation better than anyone.
But knowing and overcoming are two different things.
For a person to muster courage, a message that resonates in the heart is needed,
In a word, they needed 『inspiration』!!
"But we must overcome!!!"
I thought of my previous life.
Recalling the many war stories I had seen in my previous life, I spoke the words that would most inspire me.
"If we fall, our families and friends will be in danger. Our land will be toyed with by those fish bastards and lion cubs!!"
I pointed towards the territory, towards the border.
Reminding them of what must be protected and the enemies there.
"The only ones who can stop that are us, here and now!!"
I could feel the eyes of the knights and soldiers gradually burning with determination.
Inspiration was filling their hearts.
Now, to conclude.
"Even when you are afraid, remember that I, the Silver Dragon of Cronberg, am behind you!! For Cronberg!!!"
I recently learned that I am being called the Silver Dragon of Cronberg.
Honestly, I don't want a nickname that increases hostility.
But now was the time to use everything I could.
At my words, as if inspiration burst forth, the knights and soldiers began to shout.
"For Cronberg!!"
"For our lord!!!"
"We will be victorious!!!"
"Uoooooh!!!!!!!"
They looked ready to charge at the deeprocks at any moment.
Hmm… It's good that morale is high, but I hope they haven't forgotten that this battle is a decoy operation…
"Then, from now on, we begin the 『Deeprock Extermination Operation』!!!"
"Let's go!!! It's time to tear off those fish bastards' dicks!!"
At my declaration, Deputy Brock, who was leading the knights in place of Rikain, rode towards the deeprocks.
They were knights, but they had removed all their armor and were lightly armed with only bows and crossbows.
Brock, who had charged towards the deeprock horde, gave the order.
"Fire!!"
Swish! Swish!!
In response to Brock's command, everyone fired their bows and crossbows at the deeprocks.
Dozens of arrows rained down on the deeprock horde that was hunting.
"Auuuuk!!!"
"Kuuk!!"
The deeprocks, turned into porcupines by the arrows, looked at the humans who had attacked them.
Angered, they began to chase after them.
"Good! Now, to the next group!! Hyah!!!"
Thus, the knights shot arrows at the deeprock groups consisting of dozens along the coast and then fled, luring them.
Recognizing them as enemies, the deeprock groups began to pursue them.
The groups of dozens quickly merged into hordes of hundreds and thousands.
"Everyone… disperse!!!!!"
"Yes!!!"
That place was the widest valley in the Cronberg territory.
It was very far from the villages, and due to the gloomy moisture and the swamps here and there, even animals did not live there much.
At the entrance, the knights dispersed, and instead of the scattering humans, what caught the eyes of the deeprock legion was a mountain of wild boar carcasses.
"Auuuuk♥!!!
"Uuuuk uuuuk♥♥!!!
Seeing the delicious meat piles in front of them, the deeprocks completely ignored the knights who had attacked them and rushed into the valley.
The once quiet valley was instantly filled with hundreds and thousands of deeprocks.
With this, all preparations were complete.
I, who had arrived earlier at a safe place a little away from the valley, said to Sharen.
"Sharen, I leave the finishing touch to you."
"Understood, my lord."
Sharen flew into the air.
Before flying away, she looked at me and said.
"It's dangerous, so please wear the sunglasses and stay within the protective magic."
"Alright."
Following her warning, I put on the sunglasses and entered the protective magic.
Then, she, who had flown into the sky, began her incantation.
Gradually, red magic power began to surge around her.
"Domine Ignis. (Oh Lord of Fire.)"
Sharen was called the Red Mage and was respected and revered by people, but there was a subtle difference from what I knew.
I came to know the reason after making Sharen my vassal.
"Incarnatio Draconis. (Oh Incarnation of the Dragon.)"
I first encountered Sharen as a game character and knew her abilities.
So, I knew how powerful she was.
"Supplico tibi. (I beseech you.)"
But people did not know that.
Because Sharen had been hiding her abilities until now.
"Flamma diei ultimis orbis. (The flame that will burn on the last day of the world.)"
It is said that Sharen distrusted all lords and used her abilities to the minimum.
Even when hunting orcs, she only used basic fire magic.
"Descende. (Descend.)"
That is, the moment when Sharen truly used her real magic in front of everyone was…
Precisely this moment.
"Ignis Lanyx. (Oh Flame of Lanyx.)"
『Lanyx's Flame』
The ultimate fire magic that Sharen could use, said to borrow the power of the fire dragon god Lanyx,
A magic that only the successor of the Red Tower could use.
As Sharen's incantation ended, red magic power gathered above the valley and began to transform into the form of a fire dragon.
How did that scene look to the deeprocks below?
While they were enjoying their meal, they looked up to see the sky ablaze, and a fire dragon from hell glaring down at them.
It was nothing short of a scene from the Cthulhu mythos.
"Auuu…"
"Ah… auu…"
The difference from Cthulhu was that what the fire dragon desired was not corruption or mutation, but their annihilation.
Lanyx's Flame fell straight down into the valley.
And then…
Wooooooong—---
A nuclear explosion detonated before my eyes.
Kwaaaaaang!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Uwaaaak!!!"
Even though I was at a distance and Sharen had cast a protective spell, a tremendous heat wave hit me.
Barely regaining my senses, I looked at the epicenter…
"…My God…"
The pillar of fire that exploded in the valley created a flame column hundreds of meters high, soaring into the sky and forming a mushroom cloud.
I remembered that in the description of Sharen's ultimate skill, it was said to have power akin to a nuclear explosion.
But it wasn't a metaphor; it was literally a nuclear explosion.
That day, I came to possess the power of a nuclear weapon in this other world.
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BOOOOOM!!!!!
The flames were visible even from the distant Lyons territory.
A tingling magical reaction that those who could wield magic could feel.
Following that, the explosion, the heat wave, and the visible mushroom-shaped cloud.
Lagos, who was watching the scene through the sunglasses Noah had given him, exclaimed with a calm face.
'(Hmm… should I prepare to flee?)'
Lagos thought he was quite strong.
He had fought and won against mages before, and he believed that no matter how strong a mage was, he could win with the right countermeasures.
But this was on a different level.
One cannot defeat a typhoon, the sun, or a drought.
This was of that caliber.
'(But I've already received too much money to flee… what should I do?)'
Lagos didn't care about knightly honor, but he prided himself on his credibility as a mercenary.
Considering that, he had received too much money from the Lyons family to just run away.
'(Hmm… what to do.)'
Generally, such large-scale area-of-effect attack magic was rarely used in warfare.
Since mages were human too, they had moral burdens, and the moment magic was allowed, it led to a hellscape where large-scale massacre magic fell on each other's territories.
But there were always exceptions.
For example, when a mad lord invaded another's territory without justification, pillaging and massacring, the mage towers and other lords tolerated a certain degree of magical retaliation.
Lagos, knowing very well that his own lord was included in that category, was grateful to be alive.
The young lord of Cronberg… no, Lord Calix could have sent knights to deal with the monsters and sent that mage against them.
But he didn't.
He chose the path where as few people as possible would die, and thanks to that, Lagos was still alive.
Probably, many knights of the Lyons family who saw that flame were thinking similarly.
In this situation, wondering what his lord would do and how he should act, Lagos heard a booming voice from behind.
"Everyone, withdraw!!!!!"
Hadem shouted so that everyone in the camp could hear.
He mounted his horse calmly and said,
"It seems that the young lord of Cronberg, no, Lord Calix has properly dealt with the monsters, so we shall return to our territory."
"Is that alright, my lord?"
Lagos approached Lord Hadem and asked.
From Lord Hadem's perspective, retreating like this would be a great humiliation.
But surprisingly, Lord Hadem spoke to his adjutant nonchalantly.
"A wise lion knows when to fight. Let's go back!!"
At his words, the knights of the Lyons family breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to return.
Most of them were just relieved not to have been slaughtered by that flame, but Lagos was thinking differently.
He pondered his lord's words.
Lord Hadem never acknowledged defeat to those he did not recognize.
His words meant, in a good way, that he acknowledged Calix, and in a bad way, that he declared Calix a proper adversary.
'(Lord Calix, I wish you luck.)'
Hadem was cruel and believed in the logic of power, but he was not a fool.
He had the strategic insight to manage a territory and lead his family to victory in numerous battles.
Lagos sincerely wished Calix well for being acknowledged as an adversary by such a person.
*
After annihilating the deeprock monsters with Sharen's magic, the cleanup proceeded swiftly.
The remaining deeprock monsters were hunted by the knights, and the Lyons family, intimidated by Sharen's magic, immediately withdrew.
Having resolved all issues and returned to the territory, I immediately had Noah prepare for it.
Since all matters were settled, it was naturally time for that.
That was… a festival.
"Everyone, you have worked hard!!! For Cronberg!!!"
[""To Cronberg!!!!!"" ]
With my words, everyone raised their glasses and cheered, and the festival began.
The city, which had been engulfed in fear until yesterday, was now filled with the laughter of the people and delicious food, as if it had never happened.
This was also the reason I held the festival.
After experiencing fear, people needed a mental luxury.
And the most suitable thing for that was this festival.
It was not because I wanted to hold a festival.
"Everyone, you have worked hard. Have a drink."
"Thank you, my lord!"
I went around pouring drinks for everyone.
I poured drinks for the knights who had worked hard, the scribes who had worked hard to evacuate the people, and everyone else who had contributed.
This was a performance as a lord to show that I cared about everyone and acknowledged their hard work.
It was not because I enjoyed company dinners in my previous life.
"My lord, pour one for me too!"
"Noah, you have worked hard as well. Thanks to you, the deeprocks could gather in the valley."
"Hehe, thank you."
Noah had led the financial officers and the merchant guild to prepare the necessary items for this plan, including the wild boars.
I poured her favorite white wine for her.
After pouring drinks for everyone, I looked for the most important person.
The greatest contributor to this plan and a walking nuclear bomb.
As I wandered around looking for Sharen, I saw her sitting alone on a hill, quietly watching the festival.
"So you were here, Sharen."
"My lord…"
She was gazing at the festival with a slightly dazed expression, her red hair fluttering in the wind.
Only when I spoke did she look at me.
It was astonishing once again that this delicate woman had cast such tremendous magic, and I sat down beside her.
"May I pour you a drink?"
"Of course, my lord. I will gratefully accept it."
I poured her some wine.
She politely received the drink, took a sip, and continued to gaze at the festival.
"It's beautiful…"
"Is it?"
To me, she looked more beautiful under the moonlight.
With her red hair flowing, she was truly as beautiful as a goddess of flames.
"Yes, among all the places I have been, Cronberg is the most beautiful."
"You flatter me. There are many territories wealthier than Cronberg."
Calix was born and raised in Cronberg.
But from the information I had seen in my previous life, there were many territories richer and more splendid than Cronberg.
There was the capital, and the Noirefleur family was also famous for its wealth and splendor.
But as if to deny my words, she shook her head and said,
"Those places are splendid, but not beautiful…"
She looked at the territory.
Looking at the joyous and laughter-filled festival, she smiled and said,
"People smiling, holding hope for the future, and the spirits watching them with smiles… I think that is true beauty."
I had heard that the sensibilities of elves were very different from ours.
Through their conversations with spirits, they saw and felt many things that humans could not.
But at least, I could understand what she meant by saying this scene was beautiful.
And I agreed with her words.
"If that's what you mean by beauty, then our Cronberg has a bit of confidence."
"Yes, Cronberg is truly the most beautiful."
After watching the festival with Sharen in silence for a moment, I spoke to her.
In fact, this was also why I had sought her out.
"Sharen, do you have something you wish for?"
"Something I wish for?"
It was about rewarding Sharen.
Currently, our territory did not have the funds to reward a mage of Sharen's caliber.
More precisely, there were funds before, but I had used them all for reinvesting in the people.
So, I was thinking of giving her a reward other than money.
"Yes, it is the duty of a leader to reward a vassal who has achieved merit. You have achieved merit. Although I cannot give much because of the expenses for the territory, I want to grant what you wish for within my capabilities."
"Something I wish for…"
At Calix's words, Sharen thought.
What did she wish for?
Until recently, Sharen's only wish was to help people wholeheartedly.
But after coming here, Sharen felt she knew what she truly wished for.
Sharen did not just want to do good deeds.
She…
"I… wish that you, my lord, would make all the territories in the empire like Cronberg."
"All… all the territories in the empire?"
"Yes…"
When she was very young, she grew up in a village where elves and humans coexisted.
It was a small village made by elven and human refugees, and she was born there to an elven mother and a human father.
It was a humble village of huts, but it was also a peaceful and happy place where people helped each other and worked hard.
Just like Cronberg here.
Coming here and recalling those memories, she truly found what she had wanted.
She did not just want to help people.
She wanted to 『create that place』.
"If you, my lord, can grant my wish… if you can make the empire a paradise like this place…"
Sharen stood up and approached Calix.
Then, she knelt before him and kissed his hand.
It was the kiss of a vassal to the lord they would serve.
"The flames of Red Mage Sharen will burn for you forever, my lord."
Her eyes were burning with sincerity like never before.
Was Sharen this kind of character!?
I was so surprised by her earnestness that I almost broke my poker face.
Well, anyone would be surprised if a seemingly innocent half-elf mage suddenly asked for the unification of the empire.
For now, I said the most neutral thing I could to get through this situation.
"Ah… I see. I will try my best."
"Yes… thank you."
The night of Cronberg's festival deepened.
And so did my worries.
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