I Became the Guild Leader in Exile

111 – 7# A Brief Happiness (3)

However, the brief rest did not last long.

Zic soon sensed that the atmosphere in the park was not ordinary. The people wearing armor with a clanking sound were approaching from that direction.

What Zic felt from them was outright hostility. Zic clenched his teeth. He wanted to attack them immediately, but if he did, he would get scolded by Master.

Deciding to listen to their story, Zic waited quietly until they approached. Finally, the leader, fully armored, emerged.

“It’s an honor to meet you, Zic.”

“Do you know about me?”

“There are few who don’t know about the Iron Shield, Zic.”

Although she was young, her achievements and reputation had spread throughout the country. Moreover, Zic had directly participated in the war just recently.

So, it seemed they had recognized him and his Master and approached. Zic clicked his tongue. His reputation was more of a bother than a help.

“So, you’ve come here with your entire army?”

“That’s right.”

“What’s the reason?”

“The war isn’t over yet.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the armed soldiers simultaneously drew their swords, their stance and determination evident. They were indeed the Holy Knights, each one a formidable opponent.

“I was trying not to cause any trouble because Master might wake up.”

“Your Master won’t wake up. At least, not for now.”

“What?”

“We’re not fools either.”

The current deputy captain of the Holy Knights, Yu Rensen, knew well about the difference in strength between them. It was hard to catch even one of them with this military force. And on top of that, they had to deal with Isaac.

‘It’s a guaranteed defeat. But if we can just exclude Isaac from this fight.’

The sleeping fragrance obtained from the fairy of sleep. Interestingly, this fragrance could not be detected when one was awake. However, if a sleeping person smelled it, they would not wake up for a day.

Not even Thor, the first-ranked Holy Knight, was an exception to this. In other words, it was an item that boasted absolute effectiveness regardless of one’s power. Therefore, it was forbidden to use it recklessly.

However, using it against the greatest enemy of the law was not a problem. On the other hand, Zieg, who had been quietly listening to Yu Rensen’s story, burst out laughing. It was truly ridiculous.

“Do you think you can defeat the Master with something like that? Or, before that, do you still see us as enemies?”

“Are you not invaders in the end?”

“That’s right, but aren’t we different from ordinary invaders?”

From their point of view, they might seem like ordinary invaders who had come to attack. But, as Zieg said, they were different. They didn’t capture or massacre the people, nor did they interfere with the country’s internal affairs or disband the army.

On the contrary, they were helping to reform the flawed parts of the law. “There are those who would be marginalized if the system changes!”

“Then, was the previous system correct?”

“…….”

“That’s not it, either.”

Odin’s tyranny had harmed many people and countries. So, the Master had to take direct action, trying to minimize the damage as much as possible.

But to brand them as invaders without considering their efforts? It was infuriating. Who was it that had trapped the Master and given them a pretext in the first place?

It was ridiculous. There was no end to the ridiculousness. But it only made them angrier. They had tried not to kill anyone, but it seemed like these people wouldn’t listen.

Zieg’s eyes turned red. At the same time, her intense fighting spirit began to seep out, affecting the surroundings. It was a spirit that would make even Isaac, who was deeply asleep, tremble.

“You people won’t listen. Die here for the Master’s sake.”

Zieg carefully laid down the sleeping Master and stood up. Until then, they had done nothing. They were overwhelmed by Zieg’s fighting spirit.

“What kind of fighting spirit is this?!”

“It’s monstrous!!”

“It seems like you’ve awakened the sleeping monster.”

However, while speaking calmly, Yu Rensen slowly drew his sword. After all, from the time he had become a Holy Knight, he had never stopped fighting because his life was precious.

But just as Zieg and the Holy Knights were about to clash, Isaac, who had been pretending to sleep, suddenly woke up. Isaac rubbed his eyes and looked around.

“Why is it so noisy?”

Isaac’s awakening unintentionally stopped the fight.

Zieg’s fighting spirit immediately disappeared, and Yu Rensen was taken aback.

“How did you wake up?!”

The sleeping fragrance of the fairy of sleep was powerful enough to put even Thor to sleep. But how could this Isaac guy wake up so easily?

The answer was simple.

Isaac was the most sensitive to Zieg’s fighting spirit. Whenever Isaac was with other women, Zieg would unconsciously emit her fighting spirit.

Thanks to that, Isaac had always reacted quickly. The problem was that it was strong enough to overcome even the sleeping fragrance of the fairy of sleep. Isaac tilted his head.

“Zieg, can you tell me what’s going on?”

“The hardliners of the law are attacking us.”

“Is that so.”

Isaac nodded quickly, accepting the situation. After all, if the people of the law had armed themselves and stormed into the park, it wasn’t strange to call them hardliners.

“Back off. I don’t want to cause any more harm.”

However, Isaac didn’t attack immediately. Instead, he tried to persuade them with words. After all, if Isaac and Zieg were to cause a ruckus in the city, it would only bring harm to the people.

“It would only instill unnecessary fear in the people.”

Of course, Isaac’s thoughts could have been filled with unnecessary anxiety. But the biggest problem was that it would give the hardliners an excuse. Yurens clenched his lips.

“We’re at an absolute disadvantage in terms of power. But for the sake of justice…”

In reality, even Isaac knew it. Even Zik, one of them, was struggling to cope. Yet, they insisted on identifying their position and launching an attack, and the reason was justice.

Creating chaos in the city and treating the iron shield and the moderates who protected them as traitors, attacking them for the sake of the country. And the necessary excuse for that was blood.

Even if they got seriously hurt or died, it was an unavoidable sacrifice for the country’s peace and complete freedom. The knights gathered here had judged that.

“There was no life too precious for the country.”

Perhaps it was because of Yurens’ determination that Isaac didn’t say a word. But that was only for a moment, and soon he seemed to have made up his mind. Isaac nodded and opened his mouth.

“Then do it. Attack with all your might.”

“Master!”

“It’s okay, Zik. Fall back.”

“……I don’t know what you’re planning, but if you say so, I’ll do it.”

Isaac pulled Zik back, and then Yurens and the knights launched a simultaneous attack. But no matter how hard they swung their swords, nothing changed.

“What, did your sword break?!”

“You’re not even hurt!”

“What kind of body is this?!”

“……”

No matter how hard they attacked, they didn’t even get hurt, and instead, their swords broke. The knights were taken aback and stopped moving one by one. Yurens frowned and said.

“What’s going on?”

“You’re taking our attacks.”

“Why aren’t you counterattacking?”

“Because I understand you.”

The people below Odin, the god of the country, were not at fault, just like the knights of the country now. They were only doing this to protect their country.

“Do you think we’re not even worth fighting?”

But Yurens took it in a different sense, that their power was not even worth fighting against. However, Isaac shook his head and replied.

“Because I acknowledge you.”

“What do you mean?”

“I acknowledge your will to protect your country. So, attack with all your might.”

Isaac didn’t defend himself. He deliberately allowed all their attacks. Until they were exhausted and collapsed. Watching that, Yurens realized the unbridgeable gap between him and Isaac.

In a narrow sense, it was a difference in power. Right now, they couldn’t win no matter what they did, and it was an overwhelming power. But in a broader sense, it was a difference in capacity.

Even if someone was invincible, would they just sit back and take the attack? That man was conveying his sincerity through his actions. Yurens let out a sigh.

“Let’s retreat.”

“Vice-commander!”

“We can’t win against that man.”

Whether it was power or capacity, it didn’t matter. But unexpectedly, Yurens didn’t feel any particular emotion. Instead, he felt relieved. Zik clicked his tongue and said.

“Master, are you really going to let them go?”

“Don’t say that.”

They were also heroes who protected people.