Chapter 82
Now that I thought about it, I recalled Lukas mentioning something about “monsters” while speaking with that low-ranking noble yesterday.
Monsters... I knew nothing about them.
That was only natural. In the original novel, monsters had never appeared, and all the information I had was based on that flimsy book. So of course, I was completely clueless.
When I tilted my head in confusion and looked at Lukas, he nodded slowly and began speaking again.
"Twelve years ago, there was a massive monster subjugation war. The empire gathered forces from all over to fight."
This was another thing I had never heard of.
Squeezing romance and conflict with a villain into a single-volume novel left no room for backstory.
What a useless book.
I silently listened as Lukas continued.
"The battle took place in the northern forests of the empire, where the monsters had established their roots. For nearly a year, humans and monsters slaughtered each other without rest. Day after day, they killed and were killed. And in the end, the victors were the humans."
For a brief moment, Lukas’s expression turned bitter.
"There were tragic sacrifices, but the monster subjugation was ultimately a success. It brought peace to the people. After the war ended, there were fewer than ten reports of monster sightings. Even then, those were only in the first one or two years after the war."