In Roman attack plan after destroying the flare, they had to retreat from the battlefield.
Roman and his men retreated as quickly as they suddenly appeared, becoming Barcoman's nightmare in the battlefield.
"Whoop, whoop."
In these series situations.
Chris let out a shrill breath which he felt on his chin.
His condition was a mess.
He frantically swung his sword to follow Roman, and Barco's soldiers were helpless by his sword burning with an aura.
Maybe that's why, his golden hair that looked like a nobleman was completely soaked with blood.
Chris wiped away his sweat, whether it was sweat or blood, and burst into laughter for a moment.
In past before following Roman, someone asked him if he was right in his choice to follow Roman Dmitry.
In these battle Chris used his aura in a different way than before.
In this world, it is normal to maximize the power of the aura with for an explosive eruption, but while dealing with Roman, he realized that it was not the case to use it effectively.
So, after much consideration, he reduced the size of his aura.
Instead, he tried to condense his aura as small as possible, thanks to that, his mana consumption was not very large, and from which he was able to continue his battle for very long time.
Chirs started to laugh.
Despite of being ignored, by those around him, when he started to follow Roman, Chris was slowly finding the possibility of growth in his strength due to Roman.
He was still around the battlefield but he was breathing very normal as if he didn't fell anything after fighting in the battlefield against Barco.
When he looked around later, Chris found out all the 30 people who decided to follow Roman are still back, non of them have fallen or left behind.
"Heh heh, heh heh."
"I really thought I was going to die today."
'Wow.'!
All the Roman soldiers fell on the ground due to exhaustion, and they where like corpses lying on the panting heavily.
Among the 30 soldiers one was about the same size of Chris, and was able to follow Roman's pace in the battle, but the rest of the soldiers have to put there all in, to not to fall behind and keep with there Lord Roman pace.
There duration of the battle was short. However, the extremely intense fight completely depleted their stamina, and among them some of them fell to the floor threw their heads down and vomited.
Fortunately there were no deaths among them and no one seemed seriously injured.
[ They knew the truth.
Why were they able to survive?
Although all the soldiers had troubled faces enemy, they could not take their eyes off Roman, who was looking around alone.
'Aren't he tired?'
'He is really a monster!'
To them Roman, didn't seem tired at all.
He was clearly at the forefront and taking on a more dangerous role than anyone else, but still Roman didn't seem tired at all.
It was an unbelievable sight to them to finally able to see how powerful there Lord was. ]
There were only a dozen soldiers that Roman had dealt with, and even though someone who seemed to be the leader of the Bergue mercenary corps rushed in, Roman handled him as easily as if he was dealing any other normal soldier.
MONSTER!
Roman can only be expressed by these only word.
They experienced Roman's strength in the private soldiers test, but today's battle was beyond there common sense.
All of them looked up at Roman, drenched in blood.
Rather than appearing cruel to them, the fact that there Lord was so strong made their hearts warm.
When everyone was in somewhat stable condition.
Roman said, "Our role is over. Now let's go back to Lawrence."
As a hero who sounded a triumph, now it was time for him to return his home.( Translater note -- the above phrase i was not able to translate properly, I am just writing what it mean here it was written from Lawrence people perspective since there conditions was completely worse and Roman came to them in there clamity and save them and now since he was returning to Lawrence to the common people of there he was like hero and now returning home, please anybody here can give me suggestions for translation please make a comment )
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Thud!
The gates were opened.
At the sight of Roman and the soldiers entering dignifiedly, the people of Lawrence who were lined up from both sides sent enthusiastic cheers and welcome them.
"Ahhhhhhhh!"
"Roman! Roman!"
"Roman! Roman!"
"Dmitry hero!"
[ Roman reputation has completed changed.
Seeing Roman Dmitry, who was once called Dmitry's nerd, people cheered as if welcoming a great man.
They had no choice but to do so.
Their perception was not changed by this incident alone.
At least in Lawrence, people perception of Roman was changing little by little due to the subjugation of Blood Fang.
Dmitry's hero!
It was a fitting tittle for him people of Lawrence thought.
Appearing like a prince in there cricies riding white horse and destroying flares, he left a strong impression on the citizens of Lawrence.
"Thanks to you, we are alive! Thank you very much!
"From now on, Lawrence will never forget the grace of Roman Dmitry for the rest of his life!"
I love you!
Women have also changed there perception on Roman completely.
Viscount Lawrence smiled bitterly at the sight of them crowding into the streets and reaching out to touch Roman.
'It's a shame.'
To him Roman, was an outstanding talent.
From the moment he first met, he knew that Roman was unusual, but today's scene of destroying the flare proved that he very talented more than he ever imagined.
Flare was far away so he couldn't see it properly.
However, he saw the scene in which he slaughtered Barco's soldiers at the forefront and used aura powerful enough to directly destroy the flare single Handley.
Dmitry gave birth to a tiger.
And if things hadn't gone wrong, the tiger would have been his son-in-law.
Viscount Lawrence swallowed his saliva.
Looking at Roman Dmitry's imposing style made him want to coveted him, but Viscount Lawrence struggled and know the reality since there no chance for it to happen.
'I promised to respect Flora's choice. No matter how I want to coveted Roman Dmitry, but to marrying him is Flora choice, and there still no chance if Roman will agree or not. So for him there is no reason for him to go out for these reasons.'
He suppressed desire.
When he saw Roman approaching to him, he greeted him with a wide smile.
"Dmitry's hero! Nice to see you again like this!"
The welcome ceremony was brief.
The war wasn't over yet, and Roman walked into the building, receiving enthusiastic applause from the people.
That was then, just behind him, he heard a familiar voice.
"Thank you."
It was from Flora.
Because of the fierce battle her condition was in a mess.
Her skirt was torn and her face was tanned, but Flora didn't care.
"We didn't do the bait job as planned. If you had abandoned Lawrence, we would have to take the blame, but I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for not abandoning us and ignoring Lawrence's crisis."
Her face flushed red.
Flora first meeting with Roman wasn't good, so she was a little embarrassed to express her gratitude in front of him.
Still she had to say something.
Without Roman's help, Lawrence might have been captured by now.
Roman said "I just did my part as promised. And Lawrence did what I expected."
" !"
At Roman's words.
In an instant, Flora's heart was broke.
He was someone she didn't even know properly.
Roman drew a cold line between them, boldly telling he is here to keep his promise and donot expect anything extra from him.
She wasn't angry.
No matter what Roman says.
It didn't change the fact that he had help them in there cricies.
Roman was Lawrence's benefactor, and Flora was grateful for his decision to help them, and whatever the other reason.
"I am glad that Lawrence did what you expected. You seem to think you don't deserve my thanks, but as Lawrence's representative, I want to repay you. So if you want something, you can say anything at the meeting. Even if my father shows signs of trouble, I will unconditionally stand by your side and make sure you are rewarded."
It was sincere word from her.
By firing arrows from above the wall, Flora knew how difficult it was to fight on the battlefield.
So she thanked Roman, for saving Lawrence from danger.
It must have been a difficult choice, to keeping the promise until the end.
Roman looked down at Flora.
The difference between there height was quite large, and Flora had to looke up to him.
Roman said "Let's go to the conference room, if there is a chance in future I will ask for these favor without hesitate."
In Lawrence's conference room. There leaders where all gathered together.
Viscount Lawrence, who was seated at the top, and the vassals of the families who sat on either side of the table, when the conference started they started to expressed their opinions.
"We need to send a messenger to Barco right now. They had lose their momentum in the siege and also lose their flare, so no more sieges will be possible. Now is our chance. I think it would be a good idea to suggest an appropriate compromise between us and Barco, and end this war of territory as it is!"
"That's right. There are still many troops left in Barco. Rather than starting the crises again, we should bury the past grievance and find peace. That was the only way Lawrence could survive."
Almost all the opinions of the vassals were unified.
PEACE.
They all wanted to end the war.
When they thought of the moment when the wall almost collapsed, there legs are still shaking and there mouth are dry because of it.
Self-esteem didn't matter.
Having confirmed that Barco's strength was strong, they want to somehow find a way to avoid the next battle.
Viscount Lawrence said "Your opinion is right. Although we were able to win the first battle with Roman Dmitry's help, Lawrence's strength was not enough to stop Barco's attack. So, prepare the messenger right now... ."
"Can I speak?"
When all the people in the conference room show it was Roman they all stopped talking.
Normally, the vassals were in a situation where they should be angry, but they only looked at Roman's with a suprise expression.
In these Lawrence's meeting, Roman only attended as a courtesy, but was not in a position to argue about what Lawrence was supposed to do.
"Speak up."
"Thank you"
Roman stood up.
While everyone's attention was focused on Roman, he slowly walked around the table and opened his mouth.
"Looking at the siege against Barco, I think Viscount Lawrence knows exactly what the advantages of a long fight are. Barco is probably under financial pressure. They must somehow capture Lawrence to pay off their huge debt, and that's no different now that Flair is destroyed. If you send a messenger for peace. I dare to expect that what we will receive will not be a message of peace, but a blood-stained head of a herald."
At Roman's word everyone was coughing.
Although they struggled to turn away from the reality, as Roman said, they knew probability that Barco would accept peace was very slim.
"Actually, that's not the point."
Roman's voice changed.
A hoarse, suffocating voice pierced the ears of the people of Lawrence.
"Barco falsified documents and attacked Lawrence. Lawrence had done nothing wrong, but many people had died due it, and even now, soldiers are still carrying corpses outside the walls of the city. Can't you feel anything when you look at it? We must not forgive Barco. In order to live a peaceful life within the fence of Lawrence, we must clearly show the world how to take revenge on the heinous people who touched Lawrence."
When Roman's rebuked the vassals.
They turned around in shame, but he was obviously pointing the finger at those who spoke of peace as cowards.
Corpses of soldiers.
Why don't they get angry when they see it?
At Roman's remarks brimming with strong emotions, Lawrence's vassals blushed with embarassment, but they could not say anything.
Only one person could say something, the head of state representing Lawrence was different.
Viscount Lawrence said "We also know that. We want revenge, too, and we want Barco to get paid for touching Lawrence. But what about the lack of power? Barco still has hundreds of soldiers and Berge mercenaries, and continuing to fight with them is suicidal."
It was a cold reality, because there power is really weak.
Lawrence was sacked, and even after winning, they could not get revenge.
Roman said " There is only one way."
After saying that he looked towards Flora.
Like a drop of water falling on the still water, there was a big ripple in her pupil.
" I suggest Single Combat/Daejeon Battle.( Translater note -- previously I was using Daejeon Battle instead of Single Combat since I thought it as a name and didn't translated it,___ please tell if I should keep. It like these aur use Daejeon,,,,, and here I am writing about it again in detail
Single Combat
1. It is a duel between representatives of two families to decide a winner, and up to three swordsmen may participate.
2. It is a sacred ritual blessed by Valhalla in which both families must adhere to the result.
3. The authority of the hosting individual is very important, and the central government will send a judge once both parties come to an agreement.
The combat will proceed as the judge commands.)That is the only way to get revenge on Barco."
A battle of life and death on behalf of the family.
At Roman's suggestion, the conference room was shocked.