Disclaimer Warning: This chapter gets a bit dark, so just a heads up for those reading. ——————————————————————————————————————– That was only the start of Ludmila’s nightmare. As she woke up in a daze, her eyes vacantly looked around while things slowly came into focus. The sounds of screaming and crying suddenly entered her ears, causing her
Ever since Ludmila heard about her deceased father, she became curious about how he was in life. By her mother, Tygda was seen as a man with strong morals, favoring unity above all else. Though he was not the strongest nor the most courageous, Kudecha could count on him to carefully consider every option before
“Watch carefully how I do it, little Ludmila. Treat your prey with respect, but do not hesitate to take what is needed.” The body of a deer, downed by an arrow to the neck, struggled upon the golden grass. Drops of blood trickled upon the ground, forming a trail that marked its last run. More
After only five days, I could see a remarkable improvement in everyone’s mana enhancement of food. If it hadn’t been a wartime scenario, Eryn would have certainly chided me for letting such an amazing technique become publicly available for everyone to use. ‘I should have requested royalty fees for every buffed up food made…’ However,
By the next day, the best chefs in Sistina had been gathered around. This included the castle cooks, servants of various nobility, and restaurant staff of notable prestige. Aside from various nobility who wished to flaunt their best culinary aides, I had Dengel scrounge up a list of noteworthy candidates since he was heavily involved
Once the others had left, I broke the silence. “So, I’m guessing that we won’t be getting any help from the other nations?” Katalina’s normally calm face scrunched up from that. She sighed before giving me a blunt answer. “Claude, asking someone to join us in war is no small favor. Even if they owe
“We must push them back!” “Why stop there?! They must surrender, completely and unequivocally!” I was seated at the head of a long, oval table. At the other end, Queen Katalina looked around the room with a pained expression. Between the two of us, various nobility stretched down the length of the table, seated in
To my surprise, I had stumbled upon a Hohenheim that was in the midst of battle already. Fortunately, the Purnesian detachment force had focused their eyes toward the city, so the sounds of gunfire and explosions tipped me off way before any of them could see me. The hills contained a decent amount of shrubbery,
Gadwin’s eyes popped open, staring at an unfamiliar ceiling. In the next moment, a wave of pain seared across his body, making him recall what had happened before he fell unconscious. He remembered tossing the Chancellor through a portal, ensuring his safety. Before the bombs exploded around him, he piled on the thickest mana that
Cornelius and I left Minsk after stalling the Purnesian Army. Then, we met up with the Reichenstein domain’s militia only about twenty minutes south. With a wave of her arm, Cornelius created a large ice wall that stretched across a significant portion of the field. Various holes dotted the structure, allowing one to peek out