"The war is changing rapidly. ”

This phrase really could not be more appropriate to describe this war.

On the first day, Ireen also took the offensive, but all the ships in the harbor were burned that night. Irene completely lost the possibility of attacking. Of course there are, but not enough, and they are very slow to transport. And the king is obviously not going to give Irene a chance to send the whole army over and then go to war. Defense is the only way out for Irene.

The next day, Count Caspar's troops finally arrived as promised, with two thousand troops. But 4,000 troops arrived on the opposite side, along with a large number of supplies.

On the third day, all the 19,000 troops owned by Irene's side had been assembled. However, the build-up of the king's forces seems to have only just begun. The strength of the two sides began to grow bigger and bigger.

A huge quagmire has unfolded in front of Irene. The hearts of the people in the group were fluctuating, and Count Casper, who had only arrived for two days, had already begun to make small moves.

It made her anxious.

At the start of the war, she did not have enough ships to transport her troops to the other side in one go. If you pass in batches, you can only end up being solved by the king in batches.

If there is no war, then she can only wait for the king to gather all his troops and cross the river. When the time comes, she will be powerless to resist.

As for Gray......

He was completely depressed.

Irene even gave the order to seal off the entire castle, not just Gray, everyone who entered and exited had to be checked, and a reason had to be given.

Looking at the horse-resisting stakes placed at the gate of the castle, the soldiers who were constantly patrolling back and forth, and the black cat, who had never only hoped that Gray would cause less trouble, began to be indignant: "My God, at this time, she actually locked the most powerful combat power in the castle, what is she thinking." ”

"She just didn't believe me. Gray replied softly.

"Uh...... Isn't that what I should have said?"

"I think I'm starting to understand, but when I do, I'm confused. Holding his cheeks, Gray leaned against the balcony fence and said, "I can't believe it, I'll add 'just' after 'she just doesn't believe me.'" 'That's it' means that it's not a big deal, but it should be a big deal. ”

"To be honest, I'm a little unaccustomed to your sentimentality. ”

"I wanted to help Irene and fulfill her vows, but she didn't believe me. I want to help everyone, but I can't be sure that my actions actually help them. Maybe I hurt them. I wanted to take my little knights into battle to promote chivalry, but they weren't even allowed into the barracks. If chivalry isn't what he literally says, then what's the point of a knightly oath? It's more incomprehensible than an esoteric magical totem. ”

"Stop!" the black cat hurriedly raised its paws: "I'm more uncomfortable with you than before, I think I should convince you to go back to your original state." It's a terrible state to be, but a second-hand knight lich is better than a philosopher's lich. ”

Gray turned his face sideways and looked at the black cat quietly.

After thinking about it, the black cat was discouraged again: "But I can't seem to convince you." Oh my God, what did I do? My words are so convincing that I can't argue with them!"

Slowly, Gray turned his face back towards the castle gate. Watch as the soldiers check the people coming in and out one by one. Even through the mask, you can feel confused.

"Maybe only action can solve the problem! Come on! Let's go out and watch a knight drama! There should be a new drama released today! There is nothing in this world that can't be solved by a knight drama, if there is, then watch two!"

"I don't want to go. ”

"Then let's play it ourselves here? We'll play it ourselves! I like to play the villain, really! Look at the way I'm down! Oops! I've been tricked! Look! I'm going to fall! I'm falling!" The black cat lay straight on the balcony fence, secretly opened one eye and shouted, "Look! Am I making progress? Does it give you the thrill of defeating the mastermind behind the scenes!"

Gray didn't even look at him, just stared at the castle gate in a daze.

The black cat was helpless, so he could only struggle and get up again.

"Shall we go help Irene? She's in a bad situation right now, she needs you! You have an oath with her, you have to help her, don't you?"

"She was the one who told me to stay here, to obey orders, and that's part of our oath. ”

"Then let's go to the street to help the old grandmother! Now at this time, there are many grandmothers outside who need to cross the street, and they need you!"

"Maybe my help won't bring them what they want. ”

"Then let's go and gather the super invincible and powerful Silver Moon Knights, how can the knights not train? You still have to explain the mystery of chivalry to them, don't you?"

"But I don't understand it myself. ”

The black cat was completely depressed, and its whole head hung down with a "click".

"What the hell have I done? Have I convinced a good knight to turn him into a knight who is completely lazy and has no shine?"

"But you're right, you can't argue with it, can you?"

"Yes. Sometimes I hate myself, why be so smart where I shouldn't? It's a desperate thing. ”

The black cat could only helplessly stare at the castle gate with Gray.

"Gray!"

"Knock knock", there was a knock on the door. It was Shelley's voice.

Gray glanced back.

The black cat hurriedly said, "I'll open the door!"

As he spoke, he jumped off the fence and ran towards the door, and with another flutter, he used the weight of his body to pull the handrail of the door.

Shelley pushed the door open and walked in with a tray of pastries.

"Gray, I made some pastries with my own hands, would you like to try them? Huh? You really have a cat!"

"I don't want to eat. Gray turned his head and continued to stare at the castle gates.

"That'...... I put it here and eat a little when you want to. See if what I'm doing is good or not. It's also part of the experience of married life!" Shelley hesitated for a moment as he put the plate on the table, and then said, "Gray, you don't have to be sad. We all know it's not your fault. However, there are many things in reality, and there is no way to do it. In any case, you are the greatest knight in my mind. ”

After a long silence, Gray asked softly, "Shelley, what do you do when you are confused?"

"Confused?" Shelley thought hard as he crossed his hands, but after thinking for a long time, he didn't remember when he was confused. He could only say, "The pastor of the church told me that if I have done something bad, I can repent and ask the Holy Spirit for forgiveness. If I'm confused, I can go. I have been there a few times in confession, but I have not been there because of confusion. ”

"Hmm. ”

Gray gave a simple 'um' and didn't say anything more. Continue to stare at the castle gates.

Probably because the atmosphere was really awkward, Shelley could only whisper: "I...... I'll go downstairs first, and you'll be alone. ”

Shelley was gone, and by the way, he closed the door. The room was quiet again.

"Church?" Gray craned his neck and looked to the side.

Not far away is the church, the private chapel of the Bessil family.

"You don't really want to go to church, do you?" asked the black cat.

Gray didn't answer, just silently twisted his head back and stared at the castle gate.

Time ticked by.

The sun reciprocates in the sky in the same arc as before.

The whole world seemed to stand still for Gray.

......

On the night of the fourth day......

"Miss Irene, the King's men have begun to cross the river!"

"What?" Irene snapped wide.

"Just discovered!"

It was a river beach ten kilometers away from Irene's barracks.

Irene quickly gathered her men and rushed to the front line.

Soon, she stood on the hill and saw a large number of boats converging on the riverbank.

Yes, not only is the river crossed, but it is already halfway there. The riverbank, which stretched for miles, was densely packed with the king's army.

The king did not choose to storm the port, or even the river beach that Elien controlled and could land well. Instead, a reef-dotted location was chosen.

Many of the ships have run aground, but what does it matter? They didn't plan to go back with them anyway. Or rather, they have more ships and don't care at all.

The heavy infantry had already set up a repulsion on the river beach and set up a formation. Many militiamen were unloading cargo from stranded ships on cranes.

"Miss Irene!" a soldier hurried over, kneeling on one knee and saying, "The King's army has also been found in another place!"

"Anywhere else?" Irene drew the sword at her waist without hesitation: "Listen, everyone, we can't let them land successfully!

Before the words fell, there was already a commotion in the rear.

Ireen was stunned.

"What's going on?"

"Oh no——!" Another soldier rushed in front of Irene: "Miss Irene, the two thousand men of the Field family have rebelled!

"How is it possible? Edward III is still under house arrest by me!"

"Oh no! The Casper army has also rebelled! They have taken the port!"

Stumbling in one step, Count Grugru, who was standing beside Irene, almost fell to his seat.

For a moment, Irene seemed to have been drained of all her strength, her eyes widened, but the sword that was raised above her head was slowly lowered.

"How so...... So, Count Caspar didn't come to make a contribution, but to start a rebellion?"

"Stand back. Count Grugru kept taking a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "Retreat now, we still have the possibility of negotiating." If we attack, we'll be wiped out tonight. ”

"Will he negotiate with us?" asked Irene rhetorically.

......

At this moment, on the river, the third army under the command of the king was heading for the port that was already under the control of Count Caspar.

The king stood at the bow of the ship with his sword. He glanced up slightly at the moon in the sky.

"It's the Crimson Moon again. Well...... Let's end the battle by noon tomorrow. As he spoke, he glanced back.

Standing behind him was the Bishop, dressed in a solemn white robe and wearing a high hat, with an old face.

The wrinkled eyes are cloudy, but deep.