The Water Magician

"Fire three rounds, fire!"

The voice of Captain Ruyao of the magic cannon firing squad echoed.

At that moment, a hundred paths of flames rushed forth from the hundred-member magic cannon firing squad.

Followed by another volley.

And then another.

In total, three times.

Three hundred fire attribute magic attacks were unleashed.

"Awesome!"

"Indeed!"

Both Ryo and Abel couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

However...

The fire attribute magic flew in a straight line, only to suddenly change its trajectory as if repelled by an invisible wall before striking the monsters, veering diagonally backward.

All three hundred of them.

"Seriously...?"

"Not annihilation... they were repelled."

Abel was shocked, while Ryo analyzed the situation.

"I recognize that repulsion technique."

Ryo's memory was being awakened.

He quickly looked through his telescope.

Back then, Ryo's "Icicle Lance" was also repelled.

In mid-air...

"Just as I thought! A talisman!"

Talismans lined up in mid-air before the monsters.

"I see. They repelled the magic with a talisman. That means there are not only monsters but also sorcerers among them."

"The phantom who attacked the palace the other day... was it Marie? Although she was more of a mage than a sorcerer... Are there various types?"

"Besides Marie, the only phantoms I know of are Duke Helb and Garibechi of Tiger Mountain, right? They were both sorcerers, but with that information alone, it's hard to say anything."

Abel stated a valid point.

While the two were exchanging such conversations, another volley from the magic cannon firing squad was fired.

But, as before, they were repelled.

Captain Ruyao shook his head and looked towards Prince Lyun.

It seemed that magic attacks wouldn't work.

Receiving that, Prince Lyun looked to his side at Chief Chamberlain Rinshun.

Chief Chamberlain Rinshun held up one finger.

Seeing that, Prince Lyun nodded and issued an order.

"Black Flag Army, charge with a thousand knights."

"Understood!"

General Bijan Lu of the Black Flag Army replied sharply to Prince Lyun's command.

Beside him, Chamberlain Wenshu had a satisfied expression.

Finally, the cavalry charge he had been hoping for was about to take place.

"Abel, I'm anxious."

"You're honest. But I feel the same way."

In a hushed voice, Ryo expressed his concerns, and Abel replied in a low voice.

"If it weren't clearly stated that Prince Lyun would command under His Majesty the Emperor, I would want to intervene. That way, casualties could be reduced."

"I understand your point. However, the sacrifice is part of Prince Lyun's command. To put it harshly, it's to let his subordinates experience sacrifice under his orders."

"I really dislike that."

Ryo frowned.

However, he didn't blame Abel.

He knew that Abel had been leading combat commands while understanding all of that during battles like the Battle of Gold Hill.

Casualties would occur.

People might die.

Understanding that, to give the order to those in front of him to "deploy."

It's something that might be unbearable for the heart of an ordinary person.

However, if one is a ruler or a candidate for a ruler, they must be able to endure it.

Moreover, in Darwei, the emperor is both the ruler and the supreme commander.

At the top of politics and also at the top of the military.

If one feels they cannot endure it, they should immediately throw away their position and retreat into seclusion.

Ryo knew that Abel had faced such trials.

So, he did not criticize him.

"Actually, I was also thinking about having everyone wear 'Ice Armor' or something."

"Ice Armor, huh?"

"If we had that, at the very least, they wouldn't die."

"But that seems different from what the emperor desires."

"Yes, I thought so, so I didn't propose it. What the emperor wants them to experience... is cruel."

"That is true. Asking someone to die for my sake or for the country is indeed a cruel thing. That’s why it’s necessary to manage the nation in such a way that war doesn’t occur as much as possible."

What Ryo said was a common person's emotion.

What Abel said was the essence of state management.