At Zheng Ming's strong request, Arthur agreed to withdraw his troops as soon as possible.

So after leaving Jaland, Einzfel, and Garrell to deal with trivial matters related to the submission and sacrifice of the Dorn, the Celtic army finally led the army back.

At the same time, as a back-hand soldier who supported the nearest in the event of an accident, Seon and his army, who had been cruising the border between the two countries on the orders of Zheng Ming, also went to the vicinity of the ancestral land of the Dorn, which was used to deter the remaining Dorn, the old, weak, sick and disabled.

On the other side, Zheng Ming and the others, who were separated from the Saiong army, finally walked to the populated town after bypassing the border town that had been ravaged by the green dragon.

However, what Zheng Ming and the others, who had won the victory and returned with a full load, did not expect that they were no longer greeted by the usual cheers and hugs, but a pair of indifferent eyes.

These residents, led by local aristocratic officials, greeted Arthur and Zheng Ming and other generals in the squad, with dissatisfaction, indifference, and resentment on their faces, but only without worship and gratitude.

"Won again."

"yes. So what? ”

"Did you hear that? Old John's precious son, who became a general, died. Just received a large sum of food and money. ”

"What about Old John? I heard that many young men who were tricked into joining the Guards and Dragon and Lion Legions died in battle. Now many people have received Kingdom pensions. Hmph, what's the use of that? Half a foot into the man in the grave. Will they be able to take the gold with them? ”

"Alas~~~ Go into battle to fight, aren't these things all things that those lords, nobles, and subordinates should consider? What's the matter with us mud legs? ”

"Not the Shadow of the Throne yet? Turning over by military exploits? Regardless of whether the commoners and nobles can gain power and occupy a high position as long as they fight bravely? Hmph, it's just an excuse to lure the young people who are surging with blood into the war. ”

The civilians here were faintly whispering, and all of them were heard by Zheng Ming. These civilians couldn't understand at all, and their whispered discussions, for Zheng Ming and the others, were almost comparable to the whispers that were close at hand. The same clarity to the ear.

Just as Zheng Ming was expressionless as he walked through the road driven out of the crowd and listened to the discussion of civilians on both sides, the sound of cries in the distance attracted his attention.

"My relatives are gone, my home is gone, and the town I live in is gone. It's all because of you! It's because of your belligerence and your ambition that you will attract the revenge of the green dragon! ”

Hearing the cry of a middle-aged man in the distance, Zheng Ming's unwavering eyes fluctuated. In the process of Zheng Ming's pursuit of the green dragon Ebolfis that day, although the residents of most places were transferred in advance, there were still one or two places that were not in a hurry and were attacked.

This man who lost his soul and was full of grief and indignation was obviously the one who was lucky enough to escape.

A large part of the people here are residents who have lost their homes and are sheltered here. The middle-aged man's cry immediately resonated with them.

"That's right! Give back our villages, give back our homes. ”

"It's because you've been fighting all year round that we're getting tougher and harder."

"Stop trying to take food from us. Our sheep and cattle are gone. Even we are hungry. ”

"It's because of you, a faint king, that our lives are getting harder and harder. You liar who steals the throne! Deceiver! ”

Obviously, what they said was a rumor that had been circulating among the people recently, that he deceived the old king even though he was not a dragon knight.

They are angry because their crops, livestock, their hometowns have been destroyed, and their loved ones have died.

However, what they did not know by their knowledge and sources was how happy they were as commoners of the Celtic kingdom in this decade-long chaotic era of chaos as those who were reduced to slavery, cannon fodder, or starving corpses after defeat.

Suddenly, a pebble flew out of the crowd on both sides and smashed straight into Arthur's armor, making a screeching sound.

It was clear that Arthur could easily dodge the weak attack, but she didn't.

She only paused and glanced around calmly, the people she had fought for, and then strode forward with their heads held high.

Arthur was calm throughout. Rich in aristocratic elegance and majesty as a king. She showed her forgiveness for her people with her actions, and stopped the generals behind her with her eyes.

However, her forgiveness did not win the people's appreciation. Her concessions turned into weakness and weakness in the eyes of these civilians, making them more and more unscrupulous.

For a while, the crowd was excited, and the scene became more and more out of control.

"Get out of the palace. You fraudster are not worthy of king. ”

"Yes, you don't have royal blood at all. You're just a nobody, bastard. No one in your own family accepts you. ”

"You liar who climbed to the throne by deception. What is the difference between you, who were raised by Orion, and us civilians? ”

……

Garbage was thrown at Arthur, and some of the brave pushed the guards to rush into the "welcome road".

Unlike some soldiers and civilians who showed inexplicable expressions, Zheng Ming certainly knew what these residents were talking about. They're talking about Arthur's background.

Her mother died when she gave birth to her. As a once-famous and declining nobleman of the Dragonborn, Arthur's father, a duke with no title and no power and wealth, was forced to marry into a local powerful family. After being swallowed up by the family in the rest of their nominal territory, Arthur finally ended up depressed after entrusting Arthur to a friend from his youth.

Until Arthur's adulthood, Arthur, who had been growing up as a hunter and a commoner, was able to inherit the hereditary title of duke, and at the same time began to learn about the etiquette of the nobility. This is also the reason why when Zheng Ming first entered this world, Arthur was too busy to see anyone all day.

Later, after Arthur inherited the throne, although he did not take the opportunity to punish the stepmother's family, he also avoided it and kept silent.

Zheng Ming until this is a knot in Arthur's heart, one of the few taboos that he does not want to talk about.

Sure enough, although Arthur at this time seemed to be no different from before. But Zheng Ming still saw the other party's abnormality from the other party's sudden stiff steps and slightly trembling and clenched fists.

"Liars, liars......."

"Fraudsters, fraudsters ......."

Listen to the louder and louder voices around me, gradually converging together, and the boos in between. Zheng Ming's expression became more and more ugly.

Just when he couldn't help but want to go on a killing spree, let these people who don't know the height of the earth understand how desperate the civilians of other countries were to be slaughtered by the dragon, a hand with gloves and steel gauntlets pressed on his shoulder.

Feeling the force coming from that hand, Zheng Ming looked up slightly dazedly, just in time to see Arthur's green eyes staring at him. There was a light in Zheng Ming's eyes that Zheng Ming couldn't understand.

"Ming, don't be impulsive. I think we do need to talk. ”

Under Arthur's rather tough attitude, Zheng Ming put away his energy fluctuations. Seeing this, Arthur also turned around again and walked resolutely towards the mansion that had been prepared in the city.

In this way, amid the countless insults on both sides, Arthur and the others crossed the sea of people with their heads held high as if they were unconscious, and walked into the gate of the mansion.

(End of chapter)