novelzi Chapter 186:
Chapter 186:
Chapter 186:
The night is falling and the air is chilly in the king's tent on the battlefield.
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Even on the battlefield, King Lionheart must attend to his royal duties.
He has to deal with broken roads and tax revenues, dispatching troops for various disturbances, and squabbling among his multinational allies.
The sound of a nib scratching the texture of the paper is unusually loud.
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Blue eyes, just like his own, stare at the figure of the Lionheart King.
Except for her hair, which is ebony black against the brilliant gold, the stiffness of her posture and the prominence of her features suggest that the two are related.
"What's going on, Archduke of Dragonia?"
"A request for supplies from the Imperial Army, Your Majesty."
Their titles are formal but it's not just their personalities that make them address each other with honorifics in a setting like this.
They've lost a person, and there's no one to mediate between them.
"I'll be off then."
The daughter rose to leave her father's tent, as if she had no business to attend to other than official matters but her father's voice stopped her.
"Karina."
Leon's voice was softer, careful as if he were handling a piece of porcelain that was hanging precariously, as if it might break at any moment.
"Won't you join me tomorrow morning, at least for a meal?"
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Though he was well past a hundred years old, he was as young as any father could be, and he was as cautious as ever with his daughter.
"My military duties keep me busy."
"Indeed"
Grand Duchess Karina Dragonia cut off her father's attempt with a stiff tone.
Their relationship between father and daughter was cold and stiff.
"Yes, I'm sure you're busy, go back inside and get some rest."
"Take care of yourself, Your Majesty."
Inside the tent, the man who remained flipped through the pages of the paper.
[Do as you will, Archduke of Dragonia! I don't like the sight of you! Disappear before this kings eyes!]
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"Your Majesty, are you all right?"
A soft voice rings out next to him in concern as a girl with red hair and golden eyes comes into view.
"What were you trying to do?"
"Uhm You were breaking out in a cold sweat, so I was going to wipe it off for you."
"Hmph, you're quite the handmaiden."
Leon accepted Ha-ri's attention and saw another approaching.
-Your Majesty, a low-temperature fluid discharge. Appears to be apnea due to nervousness.
"His Majesty is nervous?"
Ha-ri asked, surprised by Yappy's diagnosis while Leon drank the water in front of him. It was warm, just the right temperature.
"Are you all right?"
"It's nothing, I just had a bad dream."
Ha-ri gave Leon a worried look. There had only been one other time in her experience that Leon had looked like this.
In Lionheart's Last War, the first time she'd seen his sad eyes.
"Do you want me to bring you the queen, so you can have a good dream?"
"Not exactly nightmares. RatherI wish I had them more often."
Leon stroked Ha-ri's hair at her thoughtfulness, then turned his gaze to the window.
The sky was blanketed in pure white clouds since they were flying through the sky.
"How long until we reach the United States?"
President Hobson read the material as well.
The Association's new recruits and Academy cadets, who had been Class A and B Hunters only earlier this year, had risen to the ranks of Class S Hunters in less than half a year.
The Knights under his command alone were a modest S-class raiding party and it's hard to believe that they were only students not long ago.
At least three officers and some members of the Burning Sword Knights.
I think it's a little hard to hope for a jackpot. Korea wouldn't want to see their greatest power slip away.
Goddess Meriel said she'd done something about it, but I'd be happy with a modest settlement.
The large transport skidded to a halt on the tarmac and stood in front of the red-carpeted ceremony.
The doors opened and the first to emerge were two girls, a redhead and a dark-haired Oriental along with the two knight boys from the dossier.
"Okay, so if those four are here, that means the entire Order is here."
The four smiled awkwardly at the national-sized welcoming crowd and descended, followed by a group of former Academy cadets.
All of them are Knights of the First Order of the Temple of Ten Thousand Gods in the database, and all of them are Holy Law users starting at Class A Hunters.
Their combat prowess had made for impressive footage during the destruction of Archduke Akasha's estate.
The next to descend the stairs was a spider-mech that leaped from the stairs and landed on Ha-ri's head.
"This is Lord Yakt Spinner, and his arrival means that the courtesy recruits can be mobilized at this gate."
"Okay, okay, I'll take a look at that super-robot."
The next to dismount were red knights in medieval full plate armor. Some of them had their helmets off, and the Hunter Management Agency official recognized them instantly.
"Sir Laihar Dever, Third Sword of the Knights of the Burning Sword!"
"Sir Galatan and Sir Tarhan are there as well, top tier powerhouses with video footage of them attacking Gates alone!"
As the names of the Knights of the Burning Sword appeared one after another, the agents of the Hunter Management Bureau cheered.
Does their arrival mean that some of the Burning Sword Knights will be participating in this assault?
"I wonder if all of them have come
A hopeful observation was made, but everyone's eyes widened at the next figure that appeared.
-Lord Vulcanus!
-It's Vulcanus the Butcher!
-That Vulcanus has come to America!
A Holy Knight and the leader of the Flaming Sword Knights, a powerhouse of super strength that even the greatest demons can't match. Vulcanus, the Holy Knight of War and Flame, has arrived.
"They're all here."
President Anthony Hobson couldn't stop the corners of his mouth from twitching.
The arrival of the First Order had been enough to get his hopes up, but the arrival of Vulcanus was like getting an early Christmas present.
The arrival of the trusty Knights of TTG Temple seemed to take the edge off the stress of the Black Gate's arrival in Washington, D.C., the worst scourge of mankind.
This should quickly stabilize the volatile NASDAQ index. There's a reason why there's information control whenever a black gate opens, because stock prices and surrounding land values crash.
Humanity has always feared the horrors of the Black Gate.
Leon Dragonia Lionheart is here!"
Soon, Leon the Lionheart King and Beatrice the Magician Queen descended the stairs together.
Perhaps they were the most famous people in the world.
Shining golden hair, blue wallsand at the transcendent age of 300, still as handsome as a young man in his prime, he has an almost absolute following on the Internet.
And the veiled woman who follows him always keeps her face covered, so her exact features are not known, but when he occasionally reveals a part of her face, it is an eyewitness testimony that she is a beauty who attracts a lot of seconds'.
It was safe to say that their popularity was world-class, as they were both good men and good women with world-class martial power.
"Welcome to the United States of America. We welcome the visit of your Majesties and their knights."
President Hobson held out his hand as a gesture of goodwill and Leon smiled as he gladly shook the President's hand.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, President Anthony Hobson. I am Leon Dragonia Lionheart, the 15th Lionheart King of the Lionheart Kingdom."
Leon didn't consider the people's elected head of state to be royalty on par with himself, but he treated him as such.
He grasped President Hobson's hand tightly and refused to let go.
"Your Majesty?"
"I need to check on one thing."
"What is it?"
The evil species.
The complexions of President Hobson and his cabinet stiffened.