Miss Witch, please don't leave your fragrance everywhere

vol. 1 chapter 56 - Chapter 56 [The Witch and the Kingdom of Grossenhain]



Chapter 56 [The Witch and the Kingdom of Grossenhain]
  The Kingdom of Grossenhain, outside the gate of the capital.

  "You mean... you are interested in providing us with magic formulas?"
  "Yes. I need to see His Majesty the King or the Chief Magician of the Court."
  "……Hold on."

  Perhaps because Angelica had a pretty face, the guard looked at her repeatedly but still didn't get angry. If it were an ordinary little girl saying such ignorant and arrogant words, the guard would not be in a good mood.
  Of course, another reason is that the other end of Angelica's wand is a broom, which inevitably reminds her of a witch. If the witch is really angered, it will definitely be a huge loss for the Kingdom of Grossenhain.
  Angelica hummed a cheerful tune and returned to Abigail. Abigail opened her mouth, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

  "Just say whatever you think."
  "Sister Angelica really sucks."
  "Woo, woo, I was just using my power to seek the privilege of conducting a smooth investigation in Grossenhain, and Abigail actually said that to me."

  Angelica pretended to wipe away tears.
  No matter how dumb Abigail was, she understood Angelica's plan: her principle was not to serve any country. Since she had provided Radboyle with a Sequence One magic formula, she would in turn provide one to the Kingdom of Grossenhain, which meant that she was not on any side.
  Anyway, Angelica didn't promise not to provide it to the Kingdom of Grossenhain. King Peter and Rosalin probably didn't expect the witch to be so shameless. As soon as she left the royal capital, she immediately used space warp to jump to the Kingdom of Grossenhain.

  "But... the atmosphere of the Kingdom of Grossenhain is different from what I imagined. It is more martial than I thought."
  Angelica wiped away her nonexistent tears and began to observe the current situation of the Kingdom of Grossenhain.
  The Radeboyle and Grossenhain were sworn enemies, and the Radeboyle Kingdom's propaganda slogan was always that the Grossenhain had usurped the throne, in order to strengthen the legitimacy of its war. After Manuel's death, most of the wars that broke out between the two countries were initiated by the Radeboyle Kingdom.

  However, the atmosphere in Grossenhain was even worse. There were several posters hanging on the notice board outside the capital. One of them had the word "Radeboyle" written on it in large letters, accompanied by a bloody skull. Looking closely at the content on the notice board, most of it encouraged Grossenhain people to join the army.
  It seems that the Kingdom of Grossenhain has now become a country that advocates military affairs. Not far from the city gate is the registration office for joining the army. People do not worry about losing their lives by becoming a soldier, and every household is proud to have a soldier at home.
  From time to time, neat slogans were heard under the Grossenhain flag at the registration office.

  "Down with the Redeboyle!"
  "For Grossenhain! For His Majesty the King! And for our future happy life!"
  Every soldier gnashed his teeth, as if he had a deep hatred for the Radeboyle.
  The process of waiting for the guard's report was boring and tedious, so Angelica simply got ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) up and walked to the notice board and tried to chat up a young man.

  "Hey, boy... Hmm, this opening line reminds me of the inescapable shadow when I was a commander..."
  "Commander? Are you here to join the army as well?"
  The boy was a little surprised that a girl as cute as Angelica would sign up to join the army, but judging from the way she was dressed, she should be a magician.

  "No, I'm a traveler from outside. I'm just curious why so many people want to become soldiers. Is Grossenhain's military pay so generous and tempting?"
  "We want to give our families a good life. We just have to get rid of the Radeboyle people, and everything will be fine."
  "Why do you say that?"

  "As an outsider, you probably don't know about the Velden tragedy, right?"
  The boy sneered and told the unforgettable history of the Grosshenhain people.
  The Velden Massacre... was also recorded in the library of the Kingdom of Radeboyle, but the record of the Radeboyle was the Siege of Velden. About sixty years ago, to recapture the old capital and restore the complete Radeboyle territory, the people of Radeboyle launched the fourth attack on the Kingdom of Grossenhain.

  Velden is a border city of Grossenhain. It was originally a small village, but after years of war, it was gradually transformed into a military fortress by the people of Grossenhain.
  Sixty years ago, during the war, a general of Radeboyle's army led his army to besiege Velden, but failed to capture it and fell into a long siege. The Grossenhain people in Velden fought desperately, causing the siege to last for a year.
  In war, if a siege lasts too long, it can easily undermine the morale of the attackers. The soldiers will complain about the setbacks in the attack and the continuous sacrifices, and transfer this resentment to the defenders. Therefore, sometimes after a long siege and the capture of a city, the commander will choose to indulge the soldiers in looting in order to ease the soldiers' dissatisfaction.

  However, the siege of Velden was somewhat special. The general of the Radeboyle army was his son. During the siege, the general's favored son was hit by the magic of the Velden defenders and died.
  The grief of losing his son, coupled with the resentment of the soldiers during the long siege, led the general to issue an order after the city was captured.
  Kill them.

  Both military and civilian.
  Don't leave anyone behind.
  Due to the commander's complete connivance, the city of Velden was out of control in an instant after it was captured. King Radeboyle realized it too late, and the entire city of Velden became a purgatory. It is said that when the Grossenhain people returned to Velden again, the first batch of troops who entered Velden vomited on the spot because they could not bear such a cruel scene, and countless people were severely traumatized after cleaning up the battlefield.

  The god worshipped by the Kingdom of Radeboyle was Yum Kax, so it was not under the jurisdiction of the church. The church could only verbally reprimand him, and even excommunication was not a deterrent. Although the general was withdrawn from the front line under pressure from some parties, he was not punished afterwards, and was even buried as a hero of the Kingdom of Radeboyle after his death.
  "…The people of Radeboyle should go to hell, as evidenced by the Velden tragedy."
  The boy was filled with resentment towards the people of Radeboyle.

  The witch had a general idea.
  "So that's how it is... But I still don't understand why killing the Radboys will make things better?"
  The people of Grossenhain do have reasons to be hostile to the people of Radeboyle. The conflict between the two sides has lasted for four hundred years, and everyone has the opportunity to be hostile to the other side, but this is different from the fact that the people of Grossenhain can live a good life without the people of Radeboyle.

  "You outsiders will not understand. If you want to understand, go and be baptized by His Majesty the King. His Majesty the King will tell you how ugly the people of Radeboyle are."
 
 


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