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nWar between nobles in Tian was simple.

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nA severe war was when one massacred other nobles or ruled its people with tyranny that would negatively affect the Kingdom.

nJust like the succession, Tian did not intervene in a nobles’ war. The Kingdom encouraged it.

n artifact on his wrist helped him, but the preparations were still exhausting. This would be his first war, so he was nervous.

n“Yes, milord. We have readied our forces. This is what we have prepared for, and this is why we exist.”

nRianna answered with pride. Phareon had brought in many young men who had Bander talents and taught them the newly modified Bander-Roa, ‘Way of the Wolf’ to train. It was hard to train in Bander when people were older, but he even gave them mysterious potions that allowed quick growth in strength so that all his men were able to perform at the low-expert level. Rianna herself had reached mid-expert level.

nIt was a secret to others, but Phareon had given Rianna a different potion that granted her such power.

nThis was why all of them pledged allegiance to Phareon.

n“Good. Roina, how about you?”

n“Yes, milord. We can last at least three months without resupply.”

n“Oh no!”

nPhareon moaned as Roina became alarmed.

n“Huh? What’s wrong, milord?”

n“Haven’t you gathered too much? Three months? That’s such a waste! I think we can provide seven meals a day for our soldiers.”

nPhareon laughed out loud, and Roina and the others soon followed. Their faces showed that they were anxious about the first war in their lives, and Phareon tried to lighten the mood by cracking a joke.

nOne person, however, was not stiff.

n“Hey, boy! What happened to the squid and… the other one. Did they leave? I don’t see them in the castle.”

n“Oi, Ra-Kadum! Don’t talk like that to the lord!”

n“Ah, okay okay. Relax. Boy-Lord.”

nRa-Kadum was asking about Sian and Cariman. Roina reprimanded Ra-Kadum for his disrespectful tone, which he was not bothered to change.

n“They are staying outside of the lord’s castle. They will leave after the war is over,” Roina answered Ra-Kadum’s question.

n“Is that so? Hm…”

nPhareon noticed Ra-Kadum was concerned and tried to calm him, “Don’t worry about them. They are staying near the outer castle area, but the enemies will not even come close. It’s a shame though. We cannot put your castle wall to the test.”

n“Hah, it’s good that you cannot see what I’m seeing. You wouldn’t be able to joke around if you did.”

nEveryone seemed to be confused by Ra-Kadum’s declaration, but he sighed and stopped talking. Phareon shrugged it off and restarted the meeting.

nThe war waged fiercely between them. Bander users on both sides were even. It wasn’t because the Kulan Knights were formidable; they had no experience unlike the knights on the Logadis side. However, Sir Rianna evened out the balance.

nOr to be more precise, her weapon did.

nThe weapon itself didn’t seem special; it looked just like an ordinary-looking sword. The result when it was used, however, was not ordinary at all.

nIt cut everything down with ease, and it wasn’t because Rianna was strong. Compared to the power of the weapon, Rianna’s strength was like that of a baby. No shield, Bander-wielding sword, armor, or even castle gate was able to withstand her attack. Everything was cut down.

nThe strongest on the Logadis side, Knight-Captain Kalail, had his weapon sliced into two and had to run for his life.

nEven the regular soldiers of Kulan were much stronger than those of Logadis.

nThe problem was the difference in the number of soldiers was too huge. Rianna charged on the front lines, but the enemy turned to ranged attacks and forced Rianna to retreat.

nThe war was dragging longer than what they all expected.

nViscount Teron’s land was right next to Kulan Province, making it possible for Teron to stay in his office to issue orders to the war front. At this moment, there were people gathered in his office for a meeting.

n“It’s going as planned. Baron Kulan’s forces are powerful, and we are being pushed back. Within a month… we will be torn apart and absorbed into the Kulan Province.”

nViscount Teron spoke calmly to the person in front of him. He was even smiling.

n“Yes… it will be weird if he loses with that kind of thing. He probably has more, but it seems that he can’t use all of it yet, seeing that he let that girl go out into the war with that toy sword.”

nThat person spoke of the sword that Rianna wielded as a toy and scoffed.

nThe artifact that he had on his neck let out a strange sound and distorted the area around his face to disguise him, but his tall posture and strength were hard to miss.

n“So, are those hidden there?”

n“Yes, I have already made sure. But, it’s really interesting to see the hidden in this remote land.”

nKurandas, Usharan’s hidden Grand Bander, spoke in amazement.

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