Ran opened her eyes wide. When Ran didn't answer, Eustaf became a little nervous.
A pretty background is essential for marriage proposal, Sina said. I heard from Sina that it was like watching fireworks and lighting candles on the floor. Therefore, he specially commissioned Frances to create a welcoming magic.
But did he not fit the rules of etiquette?
Then Eustaf said, "Oh" Apparently, Sina also mentioned 'eating something expensive and delicious.'
"Ran-"
As Eustaf thought 'How should make up for this?'
Ran replied,
"Let's do it."
Eustaf looked up and saw Ran. Ran laughed in the light.
"Let's get married, Eus."
Eustaf hugged Ran tightly. My heart was swollen and about to burst.
"Really?"
"Yes, really."
Ran laughed and asked.
"Why do you have this background?"
"Sina told me this is how to propose."
"Oh, Eus."
Ran forgot what to say for a moment. He knew about herself and was trying to fit in as much as he could.
Her voice shook with emotion. To hide the tears flowing out, she said, burying her face on his shoulder.
"Thank you, Eustaf."
"It's nothing."
Eustaf whispered. His big hand gently wrapped Ran's wet cheek and he kissed softly.
Ran's response made his kisses more and more rough, and Ran felt tears coming out again.
Eustaf pressed Ran down on the bed and whispered with a harsh breath.
"I want to go inside you further."
"Come in and fill it up."
Ran whispered face to face and touched his cheek, and he groaned and pushed his hand into her clothes. Touching the soft bare skin, she trembled as if she had been struck by lightning.
Knock knock.
Then there was a knock on the door. Eustaf just stopped moving.
"Duke."
It was a small voice that seemed to be concerned about Ran waking up.
"You have to depart."
At Blaine's urging, Eustaf said, with a big sigh and hands out.
"After the wedding, I'll be rewarded for everything I've endured."
After he said so and lightened her tears, he got out of bed.
When Eustaf left the room, Ran, who had been lying blank, hesitated back into the blanket.
'Uwaa-'
Am I getting married?
With Eustaf? Marriage?
I couldn't believe it. After blinking her eyes a few times, Ran jumped up from her seat.
I was going to see Eustaf off at least. Putting on her robe, Ran fluttered her hair and went down the mansion.
In front of the front door under the mansion, a knight of blue flame armed with black armor was riding a horse.
The line-up with a black harness made a strong impression.
Eustaf, who was about to board a horse-riding horse, stopped when he saw Ran running. His forehead narrowed by itself.
Because I didn't want to show anyone the robes and hairless Ran.
When he kicked his tongue, the knights who looked at Ran quickly fixed their eyes between the horse's ears.
Marquis Cyrus and Count Illuminati also looked down calmly.
"Eustaf, have a safe trip."
Ran hurriedly as she ran with her body still suffering from muscle pain, and Eustaf was angry and couldn't stand the laughter coming out at the same time. He gave out the helmet he was holding.
"Please put it on me."
Then he bent down, and Ran carefully placed a helmet on his head before kissing it.
"Come back safely."
"Don't forget your promise."
"I won't forget."
At Ran's word, Eustaf climbed onto the horse with a smile. It was not the trembling heart of those who left for the battlefield.
"Let's depart."
At his command, the Knights of Blue flame quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Ran got goose bumps because the horseshoe sounds were consistent.
Watching until he was completely gone, Cyrus said.
"Fierce."
Ran's cheeks blushed at the words. Palton spoke softly.
"You'd better stop going up there. It's eye-catching."
Only then did Ran realize how she was dressed and returned to her room. The vision in the room was now transformed into a group of shining stars. Ran stopped the glass ball from spinning, and the welcome magic disappeared.
Ran wrapped the glass ball preciously with both hands.
My heart seemed to be full, and I felt like it was going to pop up.
The anxiety that Eustaf is going to the battlefield has been erased. Ran cherished a glass ball and went into the blanket and curled up.
'Let's do what I can.'
Ran thought so and took a deep breath and exhaled. She soon fell asleep with a smile on her face.
*******
"The fourth gate has been taken. Baron Lindbergh opened the door inside and responded....."
Eustaf was not very surprised by the messenger's words. He asked.
"What about the other soldiers?"
"Yes, as you said before, they ran away or surrendered without rebelling."
"Is that so."
All right, Eustaf gestured to the messenger to back off. Blaine asked with a strange face.
"You look happy."
When Eustaf turned his eyes to see him, Blaine continued.
"Even as expected, the fourth gate was taken."
"Now you know how to look after your superiors?"
Eustaf's words may sound like a bruise, but Blaine is now close enough to the lord to notice that it was a joke.
"I know that much."
At his words, Eustaf grinned and said.
"Ran said she would marry me when I get back."
Words came out easily because I wanted to show off somewhere. Blaine opened his eyes wide and said with a smile.
"Congratulations."
Eustaf glanced at Lumiere, and although Lumie, who was nearby, seemed surprised, he looked slightly down when he met him.
Lumiere touched his horse's nose. The horse was lush with a warm breath.
'...It's not as shocking as I thought.'
Rather, the fact was surprising to Lumiere. The fact that Eustaf and Ran were doing well no longer touched by heart-breaking pain.
Rather, it was fun to see Ran happy.
I wanted her to be the safest and happiest in the world.
My precious master.
'Is this how it's changing?'
It felt strange. Suddenly, some black eyes came to my mind. That unruly colt of a-
With a light smile, Lumiere looked up.
Blaine gestured for the ride, and the knights quietly boarded the horse. Now, there was a haze coming from afar, but the view was not good because the mountain fog came down.
Lumiere drove the horse a little faster and came up to Eustaf's side and asked.
"Shall we get right to the fifth gate?"
Eustaf retorted without looking at him.
"It's coming."
"Is there any evidence?"
It was a cheerful question, but it was a question that I would feel like I was puking on my superior. Blaine was a little nervous, but Eustaf answered calmly.
"Because he's the Duke of Miro."
"What does that mean?"
"It's a textbook move. If you win, you will continue the battle. Besides, it's not like he lost a soldier to the fourth gate recapture. Then it's textbook to pass through the fifth gate and head to the sky mansion before the news spreads quickly."
Only then did Eustaf turn to Lumiere and ask.
"Did you get it?"
"Yes, thank you."
When Lumiere greeted theatrically on the horse, Eustaf said.
"Why don't you read the basics of strategy?"
"I'll try."
Lumiere said so and went back to his ranks by delaying the reins. It was just behind Blaine, running alongside Ross.
From the armor to the end, the black knights looked like envoys. The heavy sound of ringing, not the metallic sound of armor, made them feel more distant from reality.
The Knights of Blue flame were ambushed in the shape of a shot on both sides of a large area just before the fifth gate, called the neck of a snake.
Flare-
Occasionally, I could hear horses shaking their throats lightly and digging with their hooves, but except for that, it was still.
Shortly after waiting, as Eustaf predicted, the Order of the Miro ran.
The knights were wearing light equipment, perhaps for mobility equipment.
Dududuk!
There was a loud sound of running on the ground. As they began to pass through, Blaine looked at Eustaf.
Eustaf had not yet given a signal.
'I think this is going to pass by.'
At the moment of a little nervousness, Eustaf raised his hand and at the same time, the flag with the sentence of Lazia rose.
Then the Knights of blue flame saw the flag signal and jumped out from both sides. There was no shout, no sound. It was a sharp attack as if a snake were running. The knights of Miro, who had not predicted an ambush, were caught off guard and were hesitant.
The shooting-shaped Blue Knights cut off the waist of the Silver Knights.
"Don't panic, keep your line!"
Silver Knights shouted as the Knights' leader raised the spear.
However, the Silver Knights was helpless. Stabbing the spear did not work with the armor of the Blue Flame Knights. The armored blue Knights did not hesitate to hit the body, and the horses of the White Silver Knights were surprised or injured.
"Thi, This-!"
An opponent whose weapon doesn't work.
The fundamental fear rose in the hearts of the Silver Knights. When Eustaf sent the second signal, the Blue flame Knights now began to move in the form of covering the Knights.
The Silver knights who landed on the ground tried to stab the horse by lifting the spear, but the black harness threw out all the spear.
It was a one-sided massacre.
Lumiere cut off the head of the Knights' Order. When his head rolled down to the ground, Lumiere felt like an oops.
'Should I have held your head?'
But now he can't get off and pick up his head, and he swung the sword at his next opponent. The spear was not bad, but I wanted to use the sword that Lan gave me as a gift because it was my first battle.
Then someone shouted.
"Magic!"
Lumiere looked up wondering and saw a ball of fire flying from over there.
"!!"
The moment I faltered, a ball of fire heated up. Lumiere unknowingly raised his arms to cover his face. The heat has been hot. The knights skillfully calmed down as the surprised horses grumbled and raised their front feet.
'It's all right.'
Lumiere looked down at his arm thinking so, and there was one or two embers left.
"Hump-"
When I looked around, I saw other drivers doing similar things. At the same time, their eyes quickly found the wizard.
"Ho, how-?"
The wizard had a cold sweat on his back.
It was easy to find a wizard who used magic. Because I'm holding a cane.
"Ross."
At Eustaf's call, Ross replied, "Understand." Then he headed toward the horse's head toward the wizard. The frightened wizard shot magic several more times after that, but Ross didn't stop, and the wizard turned his back and ran away and fell into Ross' hands.
Then Ross pulled out the used ice crystal and threw it away and inserted a new crystal.
Eustaf was a little annoyed.
"What a fool."
Ran said she had definitely spoken to the Wizard Association. The association told them not to bump into Lazia.
Nevertheless, he followed this expedition because he was forced to remain.
He was offended by the ridiculous idea that the stupid wizard had turned down Ran's favor.
Eustaf sneaked through the ice crystal on the magab. Perhaps because the magic was blocked now, the remaining mana seemed to have decreased noticeably.
'But this is enough.'
He looked at the remained knights.
The knights, who lost their fighting spirit, stopped fighting for a while and were looking this way together.
Eustaf easily found the Duke of Miro. Feathers decorated on the pitch are also colorful.
Devan shouted.
"Everyone, fight! Fight till the end! Think of the Marquis Cameron! Do you think they'll accept surrender?"
Eustaf smiled.
"Yes."
His murmur sent despair through the knights' faces. Devan stared at Eustaf and shouted.
"The Duke of Lazia! I'm asking you for a one-by-one duel!"
Again? Eustaf murmured like a sigh.
"The head of the nobleman is jerk."
Lumiere said, shrugging his shoulders.
"And the Duke is a nobleman."
The knights laughed quietly. When Eustaf raised one hand, the Knights of Blue flame stepped back and widened the distance. Devan jumped off the horse and pulled out a sword, and the Silver knights also stepped back for the battle.
Eustaf also came down from the saddle and pulled out a sword.
Devan was poisoned and swung the sword without greeted. Eustaf bumped into a sword. Devan's purple eyes were wrapped in hatred and glared at him.
"How could you do such a thing to her? That's what you look like on your face...!"
Eustaf answered casually.
"She just did what she wanted."
"You're a devil!"
"She was the first to come up with it."
Devan looked ridiculous at Eustaf's rebuttal.
"She couldn't have done that! Don't talk nonsense!"
"What, is that so?"
Devan didn't know what Olivia was like. Olivia didn't show it to anyone either.
If the brother and sister had held hands, they would have been a real pain in the neck.
But it never happened.
For Devan, Olivia is just a little sister, and neither did Olivia get out of it.
Probably most of the time.
'She's lucky.'
Ran knows what kind of person she is. But look straight and say you like it.
Eustaf threw Devan's sword at once. It is a sword made of sodium. It had a strength that was not comparable to a sword made by beating ordinary steel, so Eustaf cut Devan's inspection at once.
"Then you'd better ask in the afterlife."
When Eustaf said so, Devan screamed and ran at him. Eustaf's sword penetrated his chest through his armor. However, Devan gave Eustaf the strength to his feet as if he were trying to get one step closer.
"You're coming with me."
"!"
When Eustaf flinched, an explosion broke out with a loud "Gwang!" The knights screamed and fell down as Devan shattered and scattered the iron beads inside his armor everywhere.
"Duke!"
Blaine ran toward Eustaf, who fell in the explosion. Because it was closest to the explosion, there was a steel bead all over the front of Eustaf's armor. And blood and flesh.
Eustaf swallowed a groan and lifted himself up. The beads fell flat. With a sigh, Eustaf said.
"Ran saved my life."
Blaine said with a sigh of relief as he seemed safe.
"That's the same for us."
No one forgot whose these armor and margab were. Eustaf stood up and kicked his tongue.
Eustaf put up the helm after removing the steel beads from the helm.
Remembering that Ran kissed his helm, he took a deep breath.
She must be loved by the gods.
Eustaf climbed onto the horse and said,
"Get out of here. I'm going to the fourth gate. There are still soldiers left there."
Blaine bent down, touching his chest, and half of the Knights of blue flame followed him as Eustaf began to run.