I Become a Rogue Lord in a World Where Only I Level Up

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The general, Duke Fran Valdesca, disappeared. That alone caused panic in the Narja Kingdom Army.

There were a number of commanders under Fran's command, but none with Fran's capabilities.

They did not learn of Fran's disappearance until after they had already lost a lot of troops.

"Retreat!　Retreat!

The number of troops alive at the time each commander issued the order to retreat was about 18,000.

The Narya Royal Army began to retreat, abandoning all the territories they had occupied, not to mention the Bern and Ganen castles.

Such a retreat of the Narja Kingdom Army was ambushed beforehand by Yusen and Given.

Although they lost a lot of troops in the ambush, they managed to get out of the situation and set their sights on Luong Castle, where they had a supply base. The reason is that Luong Castle had a supply base.

"Open the gate!

Upon arriving at Luong Castle, seeing the flags of the Royal House of Narja and the Duke of Flan fluttering in the wind as usual, the Narja Royal Army entered the castle with relief.

And began to take a rest here and there with weapons down.

That's how much I risked my life to escape.

A thousand soldiers in the uniform of the Royal Narja Army jumped in towards them.

"Kill them all!

Ahhhhhh!

With no strategist like Fran in the place of exhaustion, the careless Nalja Kingdom Army was cruelly overrun.

In addition, leading its 1,000 soldiers is the head of the Countess Demasin of the Lunan Kingdom, dressed in the garb of a common soldier of the Royal Army of Narja.

Demasin El-Hit was.

The best warlord of the Lunan Kingdom wielding a spear. The soldiers who had already entered the castle and let down their guard fell unable to fight, and those who were still outside the castle were so surprised that they gave up food and ran away.

Having lost the strategist named Fran, the Royal Army of Narja just kept getting beaten up.

Having carried out that surprise attack, El-Heat closed the gates of Luon Castle, leaving the fleeing enemy soldiers alone.

"Vice Admiral, don't you follow?

That's not necessary. Everything is now as the general staff says. Then it is my job to continue to follow the general staff's plan. We will procure the enemy's supplies as well. The enemy is now completely in the hands of the General Staff. We have nothing to worry about.

They asked me to ambush them at Luon Castle with 1,000 men, not to participate in the battle.

At first I thought it was a ridiculous strategy in this situation, even in this dangerous situation of Leon Castle.

But in the end, it all went according to his plan.

"When you've wiped out the enemy army, drink with him. And that's all night long!

Elkhit was so genuinely pleased that the gem that appeared under the sky of Lunan.

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The enemy was wiped out.

We returned to King's Landing to a roar of cheers.

We still had the task of getting an audience with the king.

There was no way to refuse it, because now we could not be independent yet.

History was completely rewritten.

The defunct royal city lives on proudly.

The continent will now operate completely differently from history as I know it.

The royal capital surrounded by the highest walls of the kingdom.

And the city, which is so bustling it can't be compared to Aintorian, was a festival every day.

That's the problem.

That's what's wrong with the Lunan Kingdom.

But I had no intention of stopping it.

Ronen had invited me to his mansion many times. The only person of interest in that dull routine was a man named Elhit, who trained himself in the midst of the festivities.

This is a man who has given his life and loyalty to Ronen, though.

Maybe one day he will get the opportunity to be promoted.

Yes, one day.

A few days later, the day came when he finally had an audience with the king.

A golden, luxurious throne.

Contrary to the dwindling state of the Lunan Kingdom, the throne was radiant with gold.

It was somewhat paradoxical.

I knelt before the king, my tongue wagging at the sight.

So you are the Count of Aintorian? You are the Earl of Adrian. You're the man defending your country!　Kuh-hah!

The king praised him as such with a greasy face.

It was as if he wanted to say that he was the one who had won this war.

It is true that I defeated the enemy, but it is not true that I defended my country. It is true that we defeated the enemy, but it is impossible to say that we defended our country. It's all thanks to His Majesty!

Of course, there is no need to offend him now. So I gave the king the answer he wanted.

The king liked the answer, and he began to laugh broadly.

"Ha ha!　I like it. I really like it. If you continue to save the country, you may even have the title of duke. I'll be looking forward to it!

Dukedom.

It's an attractive word that any aristocrat would want.

But it was not a title that was so easy to obtain.

Aristocrat among nobles.

The highest aristocrat among them is truly a duke.

The title is generally held by royalty.

There are two cases when a non-royal noble becomes a duke.

In the case of great merit, either for helping to open a country or for saving it.

It was limited to this very specific case.

The king has been doing me a favor by bringing up the latter case.

But all I want is the throne.

A chance to win the world. The system had made that happen.

In particular, the system sent me to this world as [an opportunity to challenge the glory].

Perhaps it meant that it would give me the system so I could actually try to conquer the world.

If you don't challenge that glory, there's no guarantee that your current life will last forever. The system will disappear, or you'll go back to your life. Or you'll die.

That would be the worst.

I couldn't pass up an opportunity as exciting as this one.

Because even if I had to live on a battlefield where I could die at any moment, it would be better than the boring reality!

He reigned in the world with his own version of justice.

Even if I failed and died, it was a million times better than an ordinary life.

Therefore, Lunan's dignity means nothing to me.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. ''I will come to you whenever you call me,''

Of course, he answered on his knees because he still needs to keep the king's good mood for now.

Many nobles, including Ronen, expressed their displeasure at the king's words.

It would be unacceptable for them to be deprived of their power.

After all, the king is the only one who is simple.

'Are you really going back?　Why don't you leave the territory to your vassals and stay in the middle?

After having an audience with the king, Ronen started probing me without much fanfare.

'Ronen must not want me to remain in the center and gain power,' he said.

'No, I still want to take care of the estate for now.

I replied in that way for now.

Well. Then I won't stop you. If you change your mind, you can come visit me.

Ronen nodded as he said this bluntly.

Yes, I had no interest in central power.

You have to grow your own country.

Of course, even so, there is no need to shake up your relationship with Lunan right now. For now, we can just act like this, pretending to have no ambition.

The more you do so, the more Ronen will start to suspect things.

But Ronen is not an adversary in the first place.

The countries of the southern part of the continent.

And Naluyah in the northern part of the continent.

Difficult enemies abound.

I'm going to use the name Lunan until the Aintorians gain strength.

If the Great Conquest of Naluyah results in the destruction of Lunan, he will appear in the name of Aintorian in the world that has fallen into chaos.

Until then, I'll just wait with baited breath as I gather my strength.

Of course, when that happens, I'll be the lord of a small city called Aintorian, among many other cities, that will begin to unify the continent.

In the game, many cities are shown on the MAP as circles and squares, but I will only start from one of them.

There's too much to do.

A year back in Adrian.

This year was the most important, and it felt like the real beginning.

Fortunately, we gained a lot from this year's competition.

First of all, it was Jusen and Given.

They came to me personally and knelt in front of me.

'Will you accept me and my men!

What do you mean? You're already my men.

I heard you are leaving the Royal Army. I heard that you're leaving the Royal Army, so I can't serve you. If you will make me a vassal of the Countess, I will serve you with my life!

"Me too!

Two men talking at the same time.

Of course, that's what I want, too.

Are you both serious?

"Of course!

"Even if the decision will result in a betrayal of Lunan?

This was the most important.

They looked at each other as I said something meaningful. Then they both shouted at the same time, "It's only natural for a vassal of the Count to follow his orders!

It's only natural for a vassal of the count to follow the count's orders!

There was no reason to refuse.

Thus, Yusen and Given became vassals.

They acquired three people, including Jinto.

Not only did they gain personnel, but they also gained time and prestige.

It means I made the right choice to go into the war.

With these accomplishments, I was on my way back to Aintorian.