The End of a Dream
Deploying troops in the Dantaria Valley and waiting for reports from the scouts.
Three reports have already come in.
It seems like Eriol is pushing through this valley after all.
"Is the commander here?"
"Here!"
A knight salutes before me.
"Do you think Eriol will come from the front?"
"I just received the fourth report from the scout. They should be visible by noon."
"I see…"
"Would you like to advise them to surrender?"
"No. As soon as you see them, fire your arrows."
"I understand!"
"If you have something to do, please finish it first."
"Ha!"
Now, what is Eriol's goal?
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But...
Eriol's army is not seen even at noon.
"What is the meaning of this? Where are the scouts!"
"King Daviz!"
The commander comes to me in haste.
"What happened!"
"Since the fourth report, the scouts had disappeared!"
"...Hah! Were they found and killed?"
"I don't know. They were nowhere to be found, and there's no sign of them coming back."
I had a bad feeling
I have to act here
"All troops retreat! Let's go back to the castle, hurry!"
But I realized that it was already too late to make that decision.
The castle where I lived until the other day
Eriol's banner was raised
"…Where did they appear from!"
The scouts reported that the enemy numbered 1,500.
"Hey, how can an army of 1,500 men find a way around the canyon!"
"There can't be any! There are cliffs everywhere, and only 10 men can pass through."
Besides, shouldn't the enemy be screaming in victory if they captured the castle?
Why did they wait quietly until we retreated?
As the soldiers looked at the captured castle in a daze, they heard a loud noise coming from behind.
It was the narrow path in the valley
The path I expected Eriol to take was blocked by a landslide.
Several people are standing on the cliff
“Ah, those guys!”
They were our scouts.
They threw down my banners at us.
They're lifting up Eriol's banner.
"From the beginning! We have been played by that brat!"
Have all the scouts' reports been lies?
"King Daviz..."
"......Charge..."
"Ha?"
"Take back the castle..."
"B-but..."
"How can I surrender! All forces should attack the castle!"
"I-I understand! All forces! Take down the castle!"
We ride towards the castle
"What? What are you guys doing!"
The soldiers who were supposed to follow the cavalry veered off to the side.
Quite a few of them are from us.
"Hey! Don't run away! Fight! I am the king! Obey me!"
The number of soldiers heading towards the castle is decreasing rapidly.
"Gyaa!"
"Uwaa!"
Arrows fly from the castle
The commander who was running next to me was hit by an arrow in the forehead and fell off his horse.
"Shit! Shit! Why! Why is this happening! Why is this happening!"
Still
I am the king
I am the king of this country.
I cannot be defeated.
"I'm always right! I'm never wrong! I'm the man worthy of ruling this continent! I am! I am! I..."
I feel a cold sensation on my forehead and feel weak.
I must have fallen off my horse, because it goes completely dark.
"I-It's a dream. This is just a bad dream, yes... a dream... a dr... eam..."
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