The Prince Wants To Retire

8. The prince’s bodyguard? (4)

The magic of the Knights Templar was gradually expressed in the heightened tension.

Now, when everyone except Kariel came within the detectable range, a roar was heard.

Quang!

“sound of firing?”

At the moment Kariel muttered, the earth’s axis shook for a moment, and then another roar was heard.

“now… … Didn’t you shoot a cannon, not a magic cannon?”

Tarion nodded slightly at his question.

“It seems so.”

Kariel’s face wrinkled at Tarion’s answer.

spherical cannon.

There is only one reason why the weapon that was called a cannon on Earth was dead here.

That it is not a great threat to knight-level beings.

It was the same with monsters.

He was blocked by magically enhanced weapons, and even if he evaded it and hit his body directly, he couldn’t kill him.

So what came out was the magic cannon, but it was only usable in the fortress because it ate up a huge amount of mana.

Modern cannons were only old-fashioned weapons used by local lords in warfare.

The fact that they used it, knowing full well that it wouldn’t work for Kariel, who even had shadows and knights in the imperial palace… … .

“Shooting knowing it won’t work… … .”

“… … It looks like a threat.”

“You mean to run away to the capital like a frightened mutt?”

“… … It seems right to threaten to go back.”

The moment Tarion spoke reluctantly, Kariel’s face began to contort like a demon.

Since he was a crown prince with little experience in combat, he thought that if he threatened him, he might get scared and return to the capital.

It was a way to get rid of the risk of killing the crown prince and only benefit.

Knowing that the operation was only possible because he had ignored himself, Kariel’s expression was colder than ever.

After a while, after the gunfire ended, Kariel opened the carriage door and went out and asked the knight.

“Did you catch it?”

“… … sorry.”

The imperial palace knight, who had traces of scorching here and there, bowed his head and begged for guilt.

“The reason is?”

“As they approached through the shells, they counterattacked with magic bullets.”

“Wouldn’t that be a big deal?”

At Kariel’s words, the elite knight bowed his head and replied.

“That’s right. But I buried a bomb in the ground.”

“Did you escape while the hidden bomb exploded?”

“I’m sorry.”

Kariel gnashed her teeth at the words of the palace knight.

“Go get it.”

At Kariel’s words, the knight in the imperial palace prostrated himself and said,

“The mission of the small gods is to keep Your Highness safe!”

“Then you guys go.”

Kariel looked at Tarion, turning her eyes away from the imperial palace knights, who were talking with such vigor.

Then Tarion also prostrated himself and only lowered his head.

This time it was a threat, but maybe it was fishing.

After the enraged Kariel ordered them to be caught, they might attack when the number of escorts decreased.

Therefore, from the standpoint of Tarion and the knights of the imperial palace, they could not move hastily.

As his reason, temporarily clouded by anger, gradually began to return, he looked in the direction the enemies had attacked.

“First, send me a message that I was attacked.”

“Yes!”

“Call the military and tell them to blockade the central area. The Crown Prince was attacked, so the justification would be sufficient.”

At Kariel’s command, Tarion immediately sent an attendant to quickly issue the order.

Meanwhile, Kariel asked the knights of the Imperial Palace.

“Any chance that the enemies will attack me further?”

“It looks like 50 percent.”

“The reason is?”

The imperial palace knight who chased after Kariel’s question thought for a moment before opening his mouth.

“Looks like he deliberately gave me time to chase after him.”

“okay?”

Although it is only the sense of an imperial knight, the sense of an elite knight trained in battle is sometimes more accurate than any theory.

“What is the probability that I am ambushed on the way back to the capital?”

“… … high.”

“Isn’t there a high probability that I am ambush in the way I’m chasing them?”

“That’s right.”

At Kariel’s words, the Imperial Palace Knight revealed his thoughts and made an astonishing expression on his face. This is because the Crown Prince, who was only lying on the sickbed, was better at tactics than he thought.

In the corner of the room, the knights of the imperial palace with an expression of doubt whether they only studied politics and tactics.

However, contrary to their thoughts, Kariel’s tactics were not studied separately.

I can’t even go to war myself, so what should I study for?

I just found out without knowing it because I ran away with my life threatened in my previous life.

As the misunderstanding between the knights of the imperial palace, who were ignorant of this situation, deepened, Kariel opened her mouth again.

“The bottom line is that it’s better to wait for the troops here, right?”

“Yes.”

“Not so. Arsuna!”

Arsuna jumped out in a hurry at Kariel’s call.

“Can you build a barrier?”

“It’s not my major, but it’s possible.”

“Establish a barrier, and the knights of the imperial palace maintain a defensive formation until the army arrives.”

“Yes!”

Kariel, who gave the order to the knights in the imperial palace, ordered while looking at Tarion.

“The military tells us to focus on catching miscellaneous things while maintaining a siege.”

“His Highness Haona’s safety… … .”

“It’s okay because the Imperial Knights are running around like they are on fire by now.”

With the Empire’s most elite knights, safety must have been secured.

The military forces had to catch those who dared insult the Crown Prince and make them pay the price.

“I will get in the wagon.”

After giving orders with a calm expression, the knights’ expressions became even more mysterious as they watched Kariel entering.

It must have been the first time he had experienced it, but in the appearance of calmly giving orders and entering, he had to cross the slash line several times to get it.

After sending out all the geeks, Kariel summoned Surt with a cold expression.

“Surt, can you protect me in case of an emergency?”

-About 1 minute?

Surt, who took the form of a small fireball, said with a confident expression.

“To what level?”

-Hmm, in the case of your servants, you might be able to block them twice.

Kariel made a surprised expression at Surt’s words.

But soon, with a smile on his lips, he sat down with a relaxed expression and was lost in thought.

Even if the moment comes, I can afford to think that I can live at least once.

As long as there were knights and shadows in the imperial palace, the only situation where he could die was a blow aimed at an opening, but if he could defend it, there was no chance that he would die.

In addition, the skills of geeks cannot be ignored.

“Your Highness, it seems that the skills of geeks are quite good.”

Not too long ago, Tarion secretly told him this.

The skills revealed by the geeks are at the level of elite knights.

But Tarion said their skills appear to be stronger than they are known for.

That’s why he was able to bring only them out, knowing that it could be dangerous outside the capital.

“Now, what are we going to do?”

I took one of their moves and blew a shot.

Now the ball is passed over again.

He himself did not move, waiting for the Imperial Palace Knights to arrive, putting pressure on the military in all directions.

If they had brains and an information network, they would know that their plan was discovered.

If it was a simple threat, it would end like this, but if you were really planning another move, you would have to decide whether to attack yourself or throw the bait to the military and retreat.

“What kind of guy is going to get caught?”

– No matter who gets caught, I won’t be able to get rid of it easily.

Seeing Kariel’s expression, Surt trembled.

It was because Kariel, who would normally be smiling like she was having fun, was making a colder expression than ever before.

The time of waiting in an unpleasant mood was the same as torture.

Maybe that’s why Tarion opened the carriage door and said to Kariel, who was waiting with a frown on his face.

“majesty.”

“Are they enemies?”

“… … Yes. I think you should prepare to move.”

Tarion frowned at Tarion’s words that he had to prepare to escape alone in the event of an emergency.

“What about the Imperial Palace Knights?”

“They say they got out of the capital, but we need a little more time.”

Kariel nodded slightly at Tarion’s words.

When the magic power in the center of the wagon was activated, the power sound was heard and it was ready to move.

At that moment, a huge beam of light hit the barrier Arshana had created.

woohoo!

“It’s an attack! It’s like high-level magic!”

At the call of the Imperial Palace Knights, all the knights swung their swords and prepared a defensive posture.

Then, the servants also wrapped around the carriage and raised their magical power.

At that moment, magic began to fall from all directions.

“Light magic?”

Kariel made an absurd expression as he looked at the magic of light from the window of the carriage.

“It’s the magic of light… … .”

An attack using the magic of light used by the priests of the Holy Kingdom.

This was a gimmick that made anyone suspicious of Seongguk.

“Who is it?”

Kariel wondered who it was that played such a prank on him.

To be honest, there are so many right now that I don’t have an answer.

Even the nobles were suspicious of all the factions, and other countries were also suspicious.

Maybe Seongguk wrote the numbers.

They might openly commit this kind of thing and claim that it was a gimmick disguised as themselves.

One thing is for sure, it won’t be easy to catch them because the Imperial Palace Knights and Shadows prioritize protecting themselves.

“I’m going to have a hard time.”

It seemed to attack after calculating the skills of not only the knights of the Imperial Palace, but also of the servants including Tharion.

Pak! Pak!

Memorization of the wagon.

Like the carriage carrying the crown prince, it defended all the memorizations, but because there was a thing, Kariel couldn’t use it to attack the strongest defeated attendants and Tarion.

On top of that, the knights were too hard to defend against the magic that constantly attacked them.

In this situation, there was only one power available.

“Toto.”

“Yes!”

“Call the geeks.”

At Kariel’s order, Toto, who was standing nearby, hurriedly called the geeks.

“Brion, you say you do hangae too?”

When Kariel opened the window and spoke to Brion, he cleared his throat.

“It’s not a skill that will go anywhere.”

Brion, who is a doctor and has better skills than most unmanned soldiers.

In addition, Arsuna and Iris also had enough skills to become famous in the empire.

Not to mention Toto, one of the elite knights.

“You guys have to move. Take the strongest of the attackers now.”

At Kariel’s command, they hesitated.

“Your Highness, your safety comes first.”

The others also nodded at Toto’s words.

“I have at least one means to protect myself. And the imperial palace knights and shadows are not forms.”

“Haona… … .”

“Toto, you must feel it too, that they are playing a joke.”

I didn’t mean to kill Kariel.

Watching those who only shoot magic in a safe area, Toto also noticed that their target was different.

“Catch it. I give double the current budget to those who capture it.”

The moment Kariel said that, the eyes of the geeks lit up.

But everyone just coughed at Toto’s eyes.

“Are you not confident?”

At Kariel’s provocation, the faces of the geeks hardened slightly.

“The Tome of the Mercenary King. Is it possible?”

At Iris’ question, Kariel nodded.

“I will save you at any cost.”

As soon as Kariel’s answer fell, Iris ran out first.

Then Brion and Arsuna also hurriedly moved.

“Do you want something too?”

“I need special exercise equipment.”

“Tell me, I’ll save you all.”

The moment the definite answer fell, Toto fired at the assailants using light magic with a roar.

Seeing Toto’s body protruding like a cannonball, Kariel suddenly thought that he would be crushed to death if he had just been hit.

As the four eccentrics moved to catch the strongest wizard, including Toto, Tarion, who was commanding the servants, hurriedly joined the carriage.

“Your Highness, if you send them away… … .”

“You know, kidding. You dared to play a prank on me, so shouldn’t you catch me?”

“It is still too dangerous.”

“So stay by my side. It seems to me that it would be enough geeks to catch them.”

Kariel looked ahead.

A wizard who wields something unknown whether it be a staff or a spear and emits flames.

A doctor who takes out all sorts of bizarre tools and slaughters enemies.

A martial artist who fights so strangely that it is impossible to tell whether it is an animal or a human.

A gigantic knight that looks like a mass of muscle.

They were all eccentrics, but their powers were real.

“Tarion, you are right.”

“… … Yes.”

All geeks who fight while expressing their own characteristics.

Kariel grinned as she watched the eccentrics display unique characteristics that only those who reached the 5th stage could do.

Those who possess the military strength of a general enough to lead the knights of the imperial military.

The sight of them arguing with each other to catch a strong wizard was so wonderful that it was frightening.