Becoming a Swordmaster by Reading

Chapter 91. Why the Glockners? (1)

Linor's single remark threw cold water on the victorious atmosphere.

When no one could open their mouths because of that remark.

Tobias's expression contorted as he spoke.

“Just one gate? Hah. That's ridiculous. Who was it that said it would never open and that we shouldn't waste our time?”

“Th-that's……”

Linor, feeling the sting, quickly tried to add an excuse to Tobias's words.

However,

“That person even yelled at me. Saying I completely eliminated the possibility of capturing Velia Castle by feigning defeat.”

Craig cut Linor off like that.

“……”

As a result, Linor could no longer continue his excuse and shut his mouth.

As Linor quieted down, the victorious atmosphere was revived, and Tobias, satisfied with this, spoke to Roden again.

“No matter what anyone says, you are the one who achieved the greatest accomplishment in this battle, Special Task Force Company Commander. I will make sure to clearly report this achievement to the command.”

Craig nodded his head as if he agreed with Tobias's words.

“I, too, will report your story not only to the 1st Corps to which I belong, but also to the Commander-in-Chief who ordered me to lead this support unit.”

In effect, it was a situation where one could only think that the story of Roden would spread throughout the entire Allied Forces.

Especially in the case of the support unit, which was a unit with a large number of officers and soldiers from the 1st and 2nd Corps, the possibility was even higher.

On top of this, since the Commander-in-Chief, who could be called the main body of the Allied Forces, would hear the whole story, it was only a matter of time before Roden's existence was imprinted on the entire Allied Forces.

However, unlike before, Roden did not avoid this.

“I only did my duty as a soldier, but thank you for your praise.”

Because he had made up his mind to raise his name so that no one in the Glockner family could treat him carelessly.

Therefore, the reactions of Tobias and Craig could be said to be in line with Roden's expectations.

‘What will you do now, Michael? You can no longer crush me with shallow tricks.’

***

Slam!

3rd Corps Command.

Michael slammed his desk in his office.

The reason was none other than this.

He had received the news that the Allied Forces had captured Velia Castle.

And they hadn't just captured it.

The one who had made the greatest contribution to this capture was the Special Task Force Company led by Roden.

Tobias's report, which had arrived at the command, clearly stated that Roden had personally infiltrated Velia Castle and opened the gate.

It was a part that showed how actively Roden had acted in this operation and how great a contribution he had made as a result.

“……I thought you were nothing but a worthless vermin, but you were hiding your strength, is that what you're saying? As if you, too, are of the Glockner bloodline?”

Michael muttered, putting force into the words as if spitting them out.

And this appearance of Michael seemed at a glance to be expressing a strong anger towards Roden.

But that was not the case.

Rather,

“Hehehehe.”

Laughter erupted from Michael's mouth.

That was right.

The name Roden, which had been nothing but a synonym for a moron.

In other words, Michael was satisfied with the current situation where the word Ernst, which had been squirming slightly, had finally blossomed.

Of course, it was also true that he was feeling a little displeased.

After all, it was still a fact that Roden had thwarted his plans several times and survived.

But Michael felt a greater satisfaction in the fact that Roden was a bloodline worthy of the Glockner family than in his current displeasure.

In the end, the reason Michael had tried to kill Roden was because he thought he was a truly irredeemable vermin.

Because the fact that someone who shared the same bloodline as him was a vermin was disgusting.

But Roden was no vermin, and with this, Michael could once again indirectly feel the greatness of the Glockners.

However, it should not be misunderstood that Michael had given up on killing Roden.

He intended to kill Roden whenever he saw an opening.

This thought remained unchanged.

However, since it had been proven that it would be difficult to kill him as easily as before, he planned to put more effort into it.

“And above all, it won't be just me targeting you now. The other siblings will have recognized your danger as well.”

In effect, it could be said that Roden had just now officially set foot in the Succession War.

The reason why Michael was currently feeling joy more than anything else was right here.

“Welcome to hell, little brother.”

For the first time, the word 'little brother' was used from Michael's mouth, but it did not feel friendly at all.

***

As Craig had promised, the news of Roden reached the General Headquarters.

[Support unit, assisted 3rd Corps in the capture of Velia Castle. Recommend Ernst Glockner, Special Task Force Company Commander of the 3rd Corps Vanguard Battalion, as the first-class contributor.]

And this news spread again to the 1st and 2nd Corps.

Thanks to this, the news of Roden was naturally delivered to the other siblings of the Glockner family who were scattered throughout the Allied Forces and active.

“This is a headache. There are already a ton of guys who are ready to fight at the drop of a hat.”

Someone who was looking at a map in his office all night was annoyed that Roden had newly made a name for himself,

“Oh! What's this? Is this the appearance of a new star? This will be fun. I'll have to go and crush him.”

Someone who was devouring a mountain of food on the dining table welcomed Roden's existence in a slightly bizarre way,

“Huh? Ernst Glockner? Was there a guy like this among my siblings? I've never heard the name before.”

Someone who was making new corpses in a mountain valley full of corpses could not even recall Roden's existence.

Huff! Huff! Huff!

But one person alone, without caring whether Roden made a name for himself or not, quietly focused only on his training.

And a subordinate approached this man.

“Battalion Commander. The preparations for battle are complete.”

The man, who was swinging a greatsword like a one-handed sword, stopped in his tracks at those words.

Then he opened his mouth.

“It seems it's finally our turn to step up.”

Thus, the man slowly turned his head and looked at the soldiers waiting behind him.

And in a not-so-loud voice, he quietly murmured.

“All troops, charge.”

But all the soldiers behind him roared as if they had heard his voice clearly.

“Waaah! Charge! Kill them!”

“Finally, we can kill!”

And a few hours later.

A castle of the Imperial Army, even more important than Velia Castle, fell into the hands of the Allied Forces.

Not by opening the gate from the inside, but by breaking down a part of the castle wall with force.

The person who had succeeded in ruthlessly capturing a castle like this.

That person was Leon Glockner, the eldest son of the Glockner family.

***

In fact, compared to Roden's achievements so far, the achievements of the other members of the Glockner family had been minor.

Although the 1st and 2nd Corps were engaged in more fierce battles than the 3rd Corps due to the strategic importance of the Yugum Mountains and the Plumen River, and the Imperial Army was particularly wary of the Glockner bloodline, it was an undeniable fact that their achievements were relatively small.

However, the atmosphere changed drastically from the moment Roden's achievements led to the capture of Velia Castle.

The other bloodlines of the Glockner family, whose presence had felt somewhat faint compared to their fame, began to produce results one by one.

The first was when Leon Glockner, the eldest son of the Glockner family, led the vanguard battalion and brought down Kelakla Castle, the impregnable fortress of the Yugum Mountains that had never been breached in history.

Malena, the eldest daughter of the Glockner family, completely wiped out the Imperial Army in the lower reaches of the Plumen River; Laura, the second daughter of the Glockner family, made a wide detour around the Plumen River and captured a city in the rear of the Ingens Empire; and Paul, the second son of the Glockner family, succeeded in looting three supply depots of the Yugum Mountains in each mountain valley.

It was news like a bolt from the blue to the Imperial Army, who had been somewhat relaxed as the war was gradually entering a lull.

Even the Allied Forces had not expected such a rapid advance by the Glockner family, as they thought that peace negotiations were just around the corner.

However, thanks to the achievements of the Glockner family, the Allied Forces succeeded in occupying a favorable position in the three regions where the war was taking place, and thus the war situation was forced to face a new phase.

As if the opinion had never tilted towards ending the war, the talk of pushing the Imperial Army back as things were gained strength.

Thus, while the Allied Forces were motivated to attack the Imperial Army.

Roden, regardless of this situation, was busy spending his time in Velia Castle.

“Everyone, repair the buildings quickly!”

“At this rate, we'll have to sleep in the barracks again today!”

“There are still bloodstains over there! Aren't you going to clean properly?”

First, he focused on maintaining Velia Castle.

Opening the gate and driving out all the enemies inside did not mean that everything was over.

To use the castle, they had to clean up the corpses, wipe the bloodstains, and move in supplies.

At least it was a much simpler task than building a new encampment or rebuilding a part of the collapsed earthen wall.

After finishing all the maintenance of Velia Castle.

The Special Task Force Company was assigned one of the two buildings in Velia Castle as their lodging.

Unfortunately, they were not using it alone.

They were sharing it with the Infantry Company led by Bent.

“I will bestow a reward on behalf of the Corps Commander to the Special Task Force Company Commander, who made the greatest contribution to the capture of Velia Castle.”

Next, Roden received a reward from Tobias.

It was only natural to receive the Steel Brooch now.

Not only the Steel Brooch, but also a proper mithril sword, Kaliaje horse armor, and a superior swordsmanship manual were given to him.

Perhaps because the 3rd Corps Commander, Alexis, personally bestowed the reward, the level was different.

Especially, he was more pleased than anything else to have obtained the superior swordsmanship manual.

“Now, let's start today's training with vigor!”

Finally, Roden returned to his daily routine and focused on the training of the Special Task Force Company.

Sesuran Swordsmanship, Incapie Swordsmanship, Colombo Swordsmanship, Varese Swordsmanship.

There were many new secret methods and techniques he had learned, and Roden decided to share all of them with the Special Task Force Company.

In the first place, except for the Incapie Swordsmanship, Roden had also received them from Nedhab, Olinto, and Liviano, so he did not feel it was a waste at all.

Rather, Roden felt like he wanted to pass on all the other superior swordsmanship manuals he would obtain.

Because he knew that his subordinates had shared the superior swordsmanship manuals with him with this kind of heart. Fınd the newest release on NovєlFіre.net

For that reason, he was also planning to share the two superior swordsmanship manuals he had obtained this time with the Special Task Force Company as soon as he finished studying them.