assistirfilmes Chapter 166
Chapter 166
chapter 166
“i can see the land. i think i see rosenheim.”
“yeah, we’re right on schedule.”
i reply to cecile’s voice.
it is now the evening of the 4th day, and we can safely see the land that seems to be the southern tip of rosenheim.
sophie is anxiously gazing at the southern tip of rosenheim through the windowpanes attached to the magic ship.
this is because the information we had confirmed at the royal castle did not tell us whether her majesty is safe or not.
(good thing, too. there’s no fire in the nest city.)
the nest city is the southernmost city of rosenheim. if a fire has already started here and the smoke is rising, it means that rosenheim has completely fallen into the hands of the demon king’s army.
the magic ship will soon land at a depot in the nest city.
when we landed at the landing site, i stepped off the magic ship with hundreds of elves.
the elven students began to run, looking around.
so it is true that elves are very protective of their families.
they are probably more worried about the safety of their family than about the war.
they are looking for their parents to see if they have come to the landing site.
however, although there are many elves here, there doesn’t seem to be anyone who looks like the parents of the elven students.
elves are said to value family ties more than any other race. perhaps that’s why they live longer and have fewer children than other races.
the size of rosenheim is equivalent to about a third of the central continent, but the population of elves living here is said to be the same as the small latash kingdom.
(that’s a lot of cargo.)
the crates of cargo were crammed into the depot. there were so many that you’d think they’d collected all the cargo from all over rosenheim.
an elf who appeared to be the commander of the elven army was giving instructions on how to organize the cargo.
if you look closely, you can see some wooden boxes that are partially burnt. they must have escaped the war.
a carriage approached from the side where we had gotten off, and an elf got out of the carriage and came over to us.
“welcome back, lady sophiarone. the council of elders would like to see you, please come this way.”
“... elders? master allen, the council has summoned us, so let’s go.”
sophie raised her eyebrows for a moment at the word ‘elders’.
sophie rephrased to me as the elf came down from the carriage and spoke to her.
we all get into the carriage following her.
“what about the students?”
we have left behind the elven students who came with us.
“no problem. i’ve already given them instructions on the meeting place.”
as the elf said this, everyone gasped as we passed through the arrival and departure areas.
the reason for our collective gasp being the scenery of the city from the window of the carriage.
“... oh, my god.”
cecile exclaimed.
“i’m sorry, too. lady sophiarone.”
(is she angry that the council evacuated while the queen did not?)
rosenheim has a queen, but it also has a parliamentary system. the 12-member council of elders decides on matters pertaining to the administration of the state, but the queen has the right to veto any decisions made by the council.
in the absence of the queen, sophie was furious that there were all 12 elders here without missing a single person. one of the elders desperately tried to quiet sophie down.
“so, what happened to her majesty?”
“her majesty is currently fighting in tiamo.”
(i’ve heard of tiamo. it’s one of the larger cities. is that our current frontline?)
i remembered what i had learned in class about it being one of the larger cities north of nest.
if 70% of the northern part of rosenheim is occupied, it’s not hard to see why it’s the front line.
“so she’s still alive?”
“oh... yes.”
the elder slurred his words.
“what is it? answer me.”
“according to our estimates, tiamo only has a few days left.”
the elders replied with regret. he said that the current frontline will fall in a few days.
in addition to the elders of the council, there are other elves here who are considered high-ranking commanders and generals.
a map was spread out on a large table, and they seemed to be discussing what to do about the situation, which was about to be attacked and destroyed.
sophie looked at the elf, who appeared to be a general from his armor, and asked if it was true that the city would fall in a few days.
the wounded general closed his eyes and lowered his head.
(was this general also badly injured and forced to evacuate? well, it looks like we don’t have much time, and sophie said we can do whatever we want. i’m an outsider, but since i’ve been called in, i’ll intervene.)
“so the only people here are refugees who escaped the war and wounded soldiers who retreated from the battlefield. and that the city on the front lines will fall in a few days, and that the queen in that city is in danger.”
i summarized the conversation and the situation in the city as confirmed by my e-rank bird summons.
“what?”
when i, who was watching from the side, spoke up, everyone looked at him.
“who is he and what is he doing here?”
“he is the savior that the spirit king rosen prophesied. he has come to save rosenheim.”
sophie seemed to have finally calmed down when i entered the conversation.
“such a boy is the spirit king’s ...”
the general, who had lost one of his arms, looked at me quizzically.
allen doesn’t look strong after all.
allen and his party arrived at nest, a city in rosenheim that had been invaded.
what awaited them were tens of thousands of wounded soldiers and refugees who could not fight.
(well, now that i know what’s going on, i need to start taking action.)
“my name is allen.”
as a matter of course, allen introduced himself to the wounded general and the wizened elves.