Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah--

Cale peeked to his side as the cheering continued.

‘…Aigoo.’

Alberu had a benign smile on his face while warmly looking at the citizens.

Choi Han who was carrying the crown prince had a warm gaze as well.

“Cough!”

Alberu lightly coughed at that moment and another chunk of black blood spurted out of his mouth.

The cheering instantly stopped and silence filled the area.

“Your highness! You must return to the castle immediately!”

The Knight Captain who had been quietly standing behind them approached Alberu.

“I'm okay.”

“…Your highness!”

Cale, who peeked toward Alberu as the Knight Captain looked on with an upset expression, had noticed something.

‘He really seems to be okay.’

Alberu had not looked well until a moment ago but seemed better after he coughed up that black blood just now.

However, the rest of the people did not think that Alberu was telling the truth.

Alberu had a faint smile on his face as he continued to speak.

“How can I return to the castle when there are citizens of our Kingdom imprisoned here?”

“…Your highness.”

“I will only feel relaxed once I see all of them released.”

The Knight Captain understood the crown prince’s desire.

He quickly ordered the knights.

"What are you all doing? Did you not hear his highness? Hurry up and open the cages!”

“Yes, sir!”

“Aye aye, captain!”

The knights quickly ran toward the cages on the carriages.

The Knight Captain wanted to join them, but he could not leave the injured crown prince behind.

“I will be here.”

He turned his head after hearing a low voice only to see Cale standing with a calm expression next to Choi Han, who was carrying Alberu.

He motioned with his eyes for the Knight Captain to hurry up and join the others.

“…Thank you very much, young master-nim.”

The Knight Captain subconsciously spoke respectfully to Cale who had dropped his Commander rank after the war against the Indomitable Alliance.

‘He’s standing by his highness’s side even when he is so tired……’

He bowed to the three of them before running toward the knights who were headed to the cages.

Cale quietly watched him go.

“Why don’t you join him?”

“I am tired.”

He gently shot down the crown prince's question.

The knights who had arrived at the cages first looked around the cages that were locked.

"All of the keys are here!”

“There is a key in the driver’s seat!”

The keys seemed to have been placed in easy-to-spot locations on purpose.

They couldn't understand the enemies’ intentions, but the knights grabbed the keys and unlocked the cages.

Click! Click!

The cages holding the residents from the Stan territory and the nearby area were unlocked.

The citizens cautiously exited the cages under the knights’ guide.

They seemed relieved and happy once again after stepping on the ground.

Screeeech-

They heard the castle gate opening at that moment.

Everybody looked toward the open castle gate.

Taylor was in the front with administrators, healers, and priests quickly following behind him.

Taylor gave orders to the people behind him.

“Quickly put the injured on the stretchers!”

The people behind him efficiently headed toward the citizens. Taylor checked on them before moving toward Alberu.

“Your highness, please head inside first. I will take care of things here.”

Cale looked at Taylor’s face and then flinched.

Taylor did not look good. It was clearly visible that this battle had been emotionally draining.

stop himself from frowning as he

highness looks like

even worse

felt that the crown prince's appearance right now looked much more like a king than the cool appearances he

Alberu made eye contact at

who really knows what he needs to

at a loss for

to gather the healers and the territory's administrators to take care of the

calmed himself before

very much.

peeked behind

were healers coming

“No need.”

only stop the

Han's shoulder and

I need to

“…Your highness.”

he wasn’t, but Taylor just looked at

Cale started to frown.

okay. Why doesn’t he just

reason he

toward Alberu with a questioning

“Sigh.”

see Choi Han

‘What's up?’

Han shook his head. Choi Han kept his thoughts

related by blood, but these 'siblings’ are so

Alberu and

Han did not say this to Cale because

with an odd expression before turning his

“Cale Henituse.”

was gently

go

as soon as he

don't

showed his true

why don’t you go alone? If the two of us return together right now, forget the gazes being focused on us, we’ll probably

prince

can tell just by looking at

hand on Cale’s

“Let’s go together.”

opinion had been

thinking but chose to

started to frown while knowing that this

back to the castle on our own two feet will become

lowered his head after hearing what Alberu had to

didn't seem as if he

said it like that and Cale continued to reject

resigned himself to his

instructor-nim will go with us

and Alberu as if he was watching something funny before

do that, your

‘Aigoo.’

Choi Han and Alberu chat with each other in disbelief before starting to walk

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

cold autumn breeze blew

walls, the people by the castle

people inside the

were all looking as far out of the castle as possible after hearing

the enemies

matter to them why the

them was that they were alive and that their

as possible to see the people who had saved their

armor that was burnt black in

black

Brigade that had fought until the end. Along with them were the Tigers who were still

them slowly entered through the

There were no cheers.

terrible for

who had arrived later to fend off the enemies looked extremely pale as if he had

the silence was the footsteps

people walked up to the crown

Captain and the General who had been giving orders from

two of them who were looking

I didn’t need to look

Mage Captain and

Cale stoically watched this.

prince will be accepted for his politics, administration,

Mage

at Cale before slightly lowering

‘…Ah.’

held himself back from

This was really bad.

not how they would treat a Commander nor a

how they

intense

Cale looked behind him.

quietly talking to the

‘I'm screwed.’

to hide

Han’s shoulders at that moment

“How odd!”

toward the crown

Smile.

crown prince had a refreshing smile on

So, why are

mouth

That was the beginning.

Woooooooooooooooo-

soon shook the Stan Lord's

closed his eyes

‘…Ah. I'm screwed.’

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