The Eldest Princess Walked the Way of Flowers
The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 26
...The Eldest Princess Walking Down the Way of Flowers - Chapter 26...
...Translator: Yonnee's...
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Chapter 26's
"First, the door to the underworld had opened and demonic beasts were pouring into the ground above, leading to the beginning of the era of darkness."
The story tells a brief summary of the founding of the empire.
When darkness had spread across the continent, Dantes Arpend, a prince of Cardia when it was still a kingdom, received divine revelation from the supreme god, Arnum, and went in search of three valiant knights.
The three knights were the Spear of Light, the Shield of Eternity and the Sword of Fire.
Radis pointed towards the knight holding the flaming sword in his hand.
"Is this Alexis Tilrod?"
"That's right."
Allen smiled brightly as he replied, then he pointed to the knight holding a shield that shone brightly.
"And this is Sir Bernard Russell, predecessor of Marquis Russell."
That's catchy.
Although this event took place 500 years ago, two knights with surnames Tilrod and Russell joined and fought together.
Now, their descendants were fighting over only the dress.
While dismissing the wild thoughts about the dress, Radis pointed to the other knights.
“What about this guy? What kind of knight is the Light Spear?”
Hearing his question, Allen shrugged his shoulders.
“Not much is known about Light Spear.”
"Oh, so?"
“Even if there is a record, half a millennium has passed. The establishment of the empire is now only told through fairy tales or folk songs, so it is not strange if some information is omitted.”
Prince Dantes traveled throughout the continent with three knights and fought against demonic beasts.
However, an epic journey will surely be followed by a great sacrifice.
The Fire Sword, which had always been the first to enter the battlefield, was also the first to fall. And the second one that followed was the Shield of Eternity.
The Light Spear also disappeared.
"He disappeared?"
“There are many interpretations in this section. Some people say that he died, but some experts in the literary arts say that this is a metaphorical expression of his betrayal.”
“Aha..”.
In the illustration, 'Light Spear'—knight—looks as if he disappeared, leaving the spear itself.
In the foreground, Prince Dantes bowed as if he was desperate.
“But throughout their adventure, they managed to exorcise the best demons in Cardia and recover the territory. The door to the underworld was also sealed, and the demonic beasts retreated to their forest.”
The last illustration in the fairy tale book is a picture of the Cardia region.
The Kingdom of Cardia, as depicted in the illustration, looks like a fried egg with a black yellow in the middle.
The black part is the monster forest.
"And Prince Dantes declared that no one should go deep into the forest."
Allen closed the book after reading the last part of the fairy tale.
"This is a lesson for children."
Deep into the forest.
The conquering army has a term for that place.
'Prohibited area ...'
Radis smiled bitterly.
'If I had read this fairy tale, would I still go to that place?'
The forbidden territory was a place where even the members of the conquering squad, who were familiar with the monster forest, still could not get close in a hurry.
But towards the end of his previous life, Radis headed there.
It was as if he was led by the hand of fate.
...* * *...
"Vice Commander!"
“……”
“The commander went to the capital to get the seal of the witch knight. Did ya? He must have told you, right, Deputy Commander?”
When Rusty asked this question, Radis was sharpening his sword on the grindstone.
He sharpened the blade and sprayed water on it to see if there was no dust left on it.
Only after this did he nod.
The knights around him exclaimed.
"I know that!"
“No, but is that true? What happened to the imperial family? ”
“It has been many years since the Commander became the user of mana. It's been a long time.”
Behind the sword he was holding, Radis smiled softly behind his helmet.
He's happy too.
It was an honest emotion, and for once, it even made him want to hug the bastard of this conqueror squad.
Commander Robert comes from the Roderick family.
She was so talented that her own existence threatened her older brother, so she was expelled from the household.
Wherever he went, Robert did his best.
He made a brilliant contribution as the commander of a conquering army that was in a bad condition — troops that only had a name under the imperial command. Now, he finally got the recognition from the world.
Radis was as happy as Robert as he was about to receive the seal.
Laszlo, who had a dirty face, approached her with a smile.
"Vice Commander!"
“……”
"Aren't you next, Deputy Commander?"
“……?”
As soon as Radis was about to open his lips, Tez ran over.
"Deputy Commander, there's a problem!"
Radis got up and received a message from Tez.
"The Imperial Inspection Team told us to wait until the Commander returned, but they are now going to the forbidden area!"
They, who were working on his weapon nearby, jumped to their feet as soon as he heard the words 'forbidden territory'.
“Are those bastards crazy? Why did they go there?”
"Deputy Commander, what should we do?"
"They seem crazy enough that they want to die, let it go."
As he held onto the note, Radis' jaw tensed as he clenched his teeth.
The imperial family, who had not previously been interested in demon beast hunting, had recently started to move suspiciously.
Robert, the commander, was given the seal of the witch knight to acknowledge his services. And now, an investigation team was being sent to check the status of the monster forest.
However, the two events coincided with each other.
Robert delayed giving his stamp as much as possible, and the investigation team was sent too early, causing things to go wrong.
Because the investigation team went into the forest carelessly, they demanded to be escorted by the conquering squad even without Robert. And they plan to head to the forbidden territory.
Even so, Radis firmly rejected the escort mission, judging it would be too dangerous to go to a forbidden place while his commander was away. They also have to protect the investigation team.
That is how the tragedy began.
“Haa..”
Radis held back a groan.
It would be better to let that crazy bastard die, just like the rest of the squad said.
'They were an investigation team sent by the imperial family. If they die, the responsibility will fall to us—no, it will fall to Robert's shoulders!'
If so, the imperial family might try to unplug the seal from Robert, even when he went all the way to the capital just to retrieve it.
It was as if he had gone there just to receive it for a moment, yet the seal would be immediately taken away. This would be an unbearable disgrace to Robert.
"I can't let that happen."
Radis opened her lips.
“Share yourself into three groups and move at once. The scout group would move as quickly as possible along the traces of the investigation team, and the other two groups of troops would follow with vigilance against any demonic beast attacks. Our goal is not to hunt, but to search for an investigation team. We will move quickly and avoid close combat.”
Before leaving, Robert left behind a few words for her.
"I believe you, Dee."
Robert said this while putting a hand on his shoulder.
'You're the only person I can count on here. I'll leave the troops in your hands. And…'
'……?'
'There is something I want to tell you.'
"Please, Commander."
'No... After I get back. I'll tell you when I get back.'
He was curious about what he was going to say, but it was not something he thought about.
Robert had given him full power and responsibility over the troops.
Radis adjusted his helmet, then he sheathed his sword into the sheath.
'Commander. I don't know if I can do it, but I will do my best.'
* * *
“Nona Radis?”
As Allen called out to him, Radis was pulled out of his reverie.
"Yes?"
“As I thought, you're still exhausted. I think it's better if we stop here today.”
"I'm not tired…"
Radis was disappointed, but he soon changed his mind.
"Then it's okay, let's continue next time."
Instead of his body becoming tired, it was his mind that was in a complicated knot.
In that case, it would be better if he moved his body instead of staying seated.
Radis smiles.
When Allen saw this, he also smiled back, not knowing why he had such a bright expression.
...* * *...
Oooooong junks.
A familiar resonance shook his heart, and heat energy spread throughout his body.
Radis moved a large wooden barrel towards him with his feet, then he kicked him violently towards the wooden fence.
Bang out!
The wooden fence was like a charade of a fence because it was only waist-high, without considering what exactly it had broken. And under the wooden barrel, the fence was destroyed.
Behind him, a short monster holding a crude weapon came out.
"Bruesome little shit."
With a cheap iron sword in hand, which he took from Marquis Russell's weaponry, Radis infused his weapon with his energy.
Mana blazed and wrapped the rusty and blunt iron sword.
When he swung it twice, the five goblins slightly shouted and retreated.
Goblins were low-ranked demonic beasts, but they were so greedy and cruel that they were still feared by the villagers living near the forest.
Other low-ranked monsters were afraid of fire, so they could be fended off just by lighting torches around the village. However, goblins, who know how to use tools, are not afraid of fire.
Moreover, the villagers were more afraid of them than the bandits as they often stole human weapons.
This place also looks like an outhouse that was attacked like that.
A salty smell smelled as he watched the arrow shot in.
Goblins even know how to use poison.
Most of them roughly used their weapons with poisonous potions that could be found in the monster forest. Although the poison they used was not fatal, it would be unwise to be exposed to poisonous weapons while in close combat.
Radis swung his sword and dropped two more arrows. He ran forward and jumped.
Then, his sword immediately pierced through the chest of the monster that shot a poisonous arrow over the short tree branch.
