Kuro no Maou - Chapter 414

Chapter 414

There was a notice at the guild that we would be assembling before Spada’s big main gate . The ones who had accepted the emergency quest and are publicly in Spada’s 4th military squad, ‘Gladiators’, are required to meet up here and head for Galahad fort after receiving a simple explanation .

Spada’s big main gate is also its entrance and one can reach there if they were to just follow main highway straight . It’s a path that even Nell can’t mistake .

However, the traffic this morning was quite congested . ‘The Spada main highway’s one path leads to a dead end’–such a car navigation voice reverberated in my head .

Either way, this congestion was due to all the adventurers currently in Spada all gathering up to aim for the main gate . Since getting on the road, the adventurers started advancing with horses as well as by foot . Among them, there were also larger carriages which carried an entire party of adventurers and cargo carriages carrying supplies . On top of that, Spada civilians have also gathered on both sides of the road to see off the adventurers . Although not as big as a triumph parade, the scale of it was similar to that .

And so, we also quickly entered a group of adventurers forming a line . As I thought, Merry’s big body and aura stood out, attracting attention from here and there and also sparking secret talk . They seem interested but it looks like they know that there’s no point in chasing the topic further .

“Ohh, there’s a lot assembling, huh . ”

The area in front of the main gate is so huge that an entire arena could be built there . But now, that place was also filled and jammed with people . And on top of that, the adventurers advancing now are also arriving there so the density of people at that spot just keeps on increasing . Although it is winter now and even snow is piling up, the commotion there felt like the Koshien Baseball Stadium in the middle of summer .

“This is the first time I have seen this many adventurers gather up at one place . ”

Fiona said beside me . In contrast to her words, she looked quite uninterested as she looked at the open space . As we were on the horses, our line of sight was higher and so we could see much better .

“That’s probably just how much danger they are feeling from this battle . ”

“No, they probably just want to be a part of a winning battle . ”

I feel like Fiona has been crushing my expectations all the time recently… is it just my imagination?

However, now that she mentions it, I do agree .

“I had heard that even adventurers from other countries came in to join so that’s what it was about…”

If they had the beliefs of a patriot, they would have been promoted to the chivalric order long ago . Adventurers only act when there’s a reward . There’s not much difference between an adventurer and a mercenary . Or rather, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that there’s no difference at all .

The ones called mercenary are just called that because they belong to a mercenary organization .

“After all, this would make it the 4th time Spada has stopped Daidaros’ invasion so everyone probably thinks that they will win this time as well . ”

The war between Spada and Daidaros—in other words, the war of Galahad, began with Leonhart’s grandfather . From the time of the 50th Spada king .

It is said that the first battle took place just before the senile 50th king passed his throne to his son . Although they did succeed in stopping the invasion, the 50th had died due to a wound given to him by Garvinal .

And in the 51th time, the 3rd and 4th Galahad battles took place . I also got to know about this just recently but the previous king was said to be a typical tyrant . It seems our school also went through some rough times . However, fending off Daidaros’ invasion two times in his period is nothing short of a great feat and the people also praise him for that .

Although it seems like the current king, Leonhart, had the most achievements when he participated in the 3rd war as a 13 year old prince . .

And the 4th war took place about 10 years ago . It is said that the king Leonhart had a one-on-one fight with the black dragon Garvinal and drove him back—a legendary fight . On top of the diligent efforts to bring back the country on a proper road from the predecessor’s misgovernment, he also has many achievements in these defensive battles . With these two pillars to support him, the current king Leonhart is ardently loved by his citizens .

“Whether the enemy is Daidaros or the Crusaders, it doesn’t change the Spada army’s strength . Of course they would end up expecting a lot . ”

On top of all these, they say that one of the incentive for participating in this battle is that their soldiers’ achievements will also be upheld .

In return for fending off Daidaros’ invasion as the shield for the allied city-states, Spada receives a great amount of aid from the other city-states . Even if Spada were to generously reward the adventurers, it won’t hurt Spada’s pocket .

Although they can’t directly ask for military power from other countries . At most, a squad of knights can come over from the neighboring countries, Faren and Avalon .

Well, there would be a lot of confusion with command and cooperation if too many people were to assemble from different countries . Most importantly, they have been able to pull this off well till now with this structure and so they can also react to the emergency this time promptly as well . I had from Will that quite a lot of money and goods are coming to Spada as it is .

“Hey~ Kurono~, there’s a very glittery one over there, look . ”