Albrecht's Chronicles

Albrecht steps off the horse and heads to the second floor. Randolph and Hermann follow behind without a word. I don't know, but I think they've made up their minds about their master's disappearance.

Albrecht gave the two knights a glass of wine and sat down. The two knights sat down familiar.

“I'm leaving here. Follow me, stay here, or you're free. ”

Herman said without even thinking about it.

“What are you talking about? You said you'd follow me anywhere. ”

Albrecht nods, smiling. And I looked at Randolph. Randolph was home to Penbach and Wittenheim.

Randolph laughs face to face.

“How can I live with myself with this Boar by my master's side? I'm coming with you, too. ”

Albrecht seemed to think they were following him. However, it felt good to hear it with their own mouth. He said with a sip of wine and a smile.

“But do you know where I'm going? ”

Randolph and Hermann simply look at their master and say nothing. Seeing that, I didn't seem to know. Oh, my god.

“I'm going to the Sanctuary. A place called Zairexl.You 've heard of this. It is located on the Eastern Continent. We can't make it to the boat and die in the storm. ”

Herman suddenly replies.

“If you die, you die. What's the big deal? ”

Randolph shrugs and says,

“This is exactly what Lord Hermann thinks. But what about here? ”

Albrecht takes another sip of wine. I stared at the fireplace that wasn't lit. There were lords selling the territory, but they didn't want to.

“I'm returning the territory. Dear Sigmund, I don't like him as a human being, but he's a great man. I'm not going to persecute the colonists. ”

Randolph and Herman nod. That's what the lord said. They had no idea.

Albrecht smiles at his foolish knights, who cannot be hated.

“And I, the lord, must return the territory myself. You must guard your territory. I'll go by myself. I'll be there as soon as I can. ”

Randolph and Hermann nod again. Even though he was going alone without an escort.

In the beginning, I couldn't imagine anyone would do anything about their Lord, who was the strongest knight in the North and Central.

Albrecht nodded once at the reactions of the two knights.

“Get me Miss Valentina from the guest room. ”

Randolph leaves the room and summons Valentina. Valentina walks into the room, briefly giving an example, and sits on a chair.

“I'll return the territory and join the two knights here." You'll be disappointed, but here's my answer. We can't raise an army. ”

Valentina opens her mouth with her eyes wide, startled. In fact, the lords who sell the territory and participate in the battle are also quite devastating. And then they return the territory and join forces? I'll sell it if I have to. Why?

Albrecht looks at Valentina's face and guesses what she's thinking.

“Don't look so surprised. I don't understand, but if you sell your territory, the people who bought it will persecute the territory in order to profit again. That's why I'm just returning it to Zigmund. ”

Valentina still doesn't understand. I knew Diego or Albrecht was a strange man, but this was an idea I had never heard before.

To the lord, territory was all he had, and could be all he had in the family. And it belonged to the lord everywhere. You're returning it without selling it for the territory? Valentina thought she couldn't do it on her own.

Albrecht continued:

“Tomorrow I will leave for Heldenburg. I'll be back as soon as I can. In the meantime, I need your castle. When we get back, we'll leave together. ”

Randolph, Herman, simply stares at Albrecht, and Valentina still stares silently.

* * *

The next day, Albrecht leaves with a fully-armed Siegfried Lightning Axe in one hand, escorted by Valentina.

You go with Hermann to Dung Rock Town, then cross Dung Rock Town and leave the territory. I'm heading north, and I see a crowded crusader in the middle.

The priest in the robe in front of them lifted his head and was leading them, and people followed him with a large cross.

The priest looks slightly baptized when he sees Albrecht. Albrecht also lightly replied and rode north past them. A few days' drive leads out of the intersection, turning the horse's head east toward the White March.

Albrecht knows that Heldenburg is located in the highlands beneath the White March, but he thinks it might be similar to Oberburn.

After a few more camps, you can see the castle of Heldenburg far away.

Though it was plausibly wooden, the walls were built, and Sung was plastered next to a three-story house made of stone, and I thought that the great Zigmunt was not like Disney Castle as it was in the times.

However, the village beneath the castle in Heldenburg was beyond compare to Oberburn. I cleaned up the whitewash and saw a lot of houses made of red Kiwa, and it was closer to the city than a village.

The large lake nearby was floating, and it seemed to calm my mind just by looking at how clear and clean the water was. I thought it would be amazing to see the landscape from the castle.

Through the town, people saw that there seemed to be no worries, and everyone seemed to be living their lives hard.

It took me a long time to climb up the slope and get to the castle.

A soldier at the castle wall sees Albrecht approaching, and he doesn't ask who he is, surprised by himself. He unhooks the door and opens it.

“What brings you here, Great Hero? ”

The soldier recognized Albrecht and opened the door even though it was a war two years ago. I'll never forget how Albrecht fought with his own eyes when he fought in the war. That is why it was not called ‘Lord,' but 'Great Hero,’ which the soldiers and knights used to call Albrecht.

It was more of a title with respect than a title.

“I've come to see the Great Lord. ”

“I, the Great Lord, am not here because he is out now. I'll get mistress Anzu, so please wait in the courtyard for me. ”

Albrecht nods once and lowers his head off the horse. I stood in the courtyard for a moment and watched the castle, and I heard a girl laughing.

“Ah-ha-ha!”

“Lady!"

Then the straw ball rolls in full and hits its grip.

Not very little, a girl who looked like she was in high school, ran to get the ball, saw Albrecht and stopped.

In a dress made of silk, black hair was tied back, and the skin color was like a white pottery that was dramatically contrasted with the hair color.

The big eyes, bright brown eyes, smart nose, and thick lips, along with white skin, looked just like a doll.

The girl froze and stared at Albrecht with an axe in one hand, fully armed, except for the helmet. It was like looking at a straight line scar through Albrecht's left lip and under his eyes.

“Lady! Hic! ”

The woman who looks like a nanny following you looks at Albrecht and is surprised, swallowing the phantom wind. I don't think that's weird. And I didn't know what to do.

Albrecht and the girl, who were staring at each other for a while, bent down and handed over the ball.

The girl looks at Albrecht constantly, without leaving the room for the ball.

“Who… are you? ”

Albrecht doesn't seem to be introducing himself to the girls, just his name.

“Albrecht.”

The girl was silent for a moment and said again.

“Lord of Oberburn...? ”

“Yes."

Hearing Albrecht's reply, the girl hesitated to give up the ball and grabbed her skirt slightly, bending her knee slightly, and greeting the nobleman lady.

“Nice to meet you. Maria Hildegarde.”

Then, unlike the previous shock, I looked at Albrecht with confidence.

‘That's him. ’

Albrecht boldly said, looking at the girl who might have been related to him.

“Nice to meet you. ”

Mary can't take her eyes off Albrecht, and Albrecht just dares to look, but a woman who appears to be his mistress approaches.

“Maria.”

The woman gestures and pushes Maria back, then smiles.

“Welcome, Lord of Oberburn. I'll escort you inside. Just wait a little longer and my husband will come back. ”

Following the mistress' instructions, you were clearly better off than Oberburn. Compared to Calteren, I felt really rich.

The palanquin's spears and bows, stuffed deer heads, high-end carpets from the Eastern continent, and timber furniture from the Great Jungle were both combat and old-fashioned.

I was taken to the reception room on the first floor, and the room was also very old-fashioned. I brought wine and biscuits, not tea.

The mistress told him to wait a while, then left the reception room. He probably wanted to have his employees prepare a meal for him.

I ate a biscuit and it was just raisins. Albrecht stares at the room with just a glass of wine, and he hears people outside.

“No, miss! ”

“I'm fine! I'm just saying hello! It'll be over before my father gets here! ”

Then Maria opens the door wide. After that, I saw a nanny who didn't know what to do.

Maria said the same ladylike greeting as before.

“Let me say hello again. Maria Hildegarde.”

Then I sat across the table from Albrecht.

Albrecht wanted to do this, but he introduced himself again.

“Albrecht. Nice to meet you. ”

Maria picks up a biscuit on the table, takes a bite and grunts.

“This, I don't like it because it's gross. How is the lord?”

Albrecht smiles and says,

“I've eaten a lot before. Not good.”

And they were silent for a while. Mary opens her mouth again.

“Well, what about Oberburn? ”

Albrecht said as if he was just dealing with a cute little boy.

“It's similar to here. It's a beautiful place. A little riding on horseback gives you endless views of the White March, which I think is the most beautiful. ”

“This is the White March, right behind you. ”

“Yes. It may have a taste here, but it's not what it looks like from afar. ”

Maria nods, taking a nasty biscuit and eating it well. He looked at the lightning axe with the axe flanged to the ground beside Albrecht.

“Hey, did you fight with that? People say the lord fights with an axe. Why are you fighting with an axe, not a sword? ”

Albrecht wondered what people were saying to him, but simply replied kindly. You seem to be wondering why you use a stupid axe instead of a fancy sword.

“An axe is better than a sword if you want to destroy armor or shields at once and kill your opponent. ”

Albrecht wanted to go a little farther. I don't think he was much of a talker to the kid. However, Maria still nods like a child, but doesn't seem as shocked.

Maria has been silent for a while. A awkward silence flows between the two. Then Maria looks at Albrecht and hesitates to say something. I just started talking.

“Hey, my lord. You know...... I, you know, the engagement...... Why, did you keep rejecting......? ”

Albrecht smiles bitterly. I was a little sorry. Blame your father if you want to blame him. It's not my fault.

“It's just, I don't belong here. That's it. You can't have a family here. I was going to leave one day. It's not that I don't like you. ”

She makes no sense, but she nods again. Then I asked him again.

“Hey, where are you going......? ”

Albrecht tries to answer, but when you hear someone coming from outside, the door opens. It was a zigmunt.

Mary gets up and bows her head in horror, as if she had seen a ghost. You look like you've committed a death sentence.

Sigmund looks at the situation in the reception hall and looks down at his daughter coldly. Love was an unbearable look in my eyes.

“Get out.”

The words from my mouth were cold, too. Mary can't even look at her father. She just looks out on the floor.

Zigmunt closes the door as his daughter walks out. After a moment of silence, I told Albrecht.

“It's been a long time. The last thing you said to me was," Eat well and live well. "Yeah, what do you think? ”

Albrecht thought he was still angry.

“You seem to be doing well. ”

Zigmunt smiles and sits across the street. Albrecht, who got up and hit him, sat down.

“So, what brings you to me? ”

Albrecht took the seal ring from the territory and put it on the table.

“I'm returning my territory. I'm leaving for the Sanctuary. ”

In spite of Albrecht's unimaginable behavior, Zigmunt looks at Albrecht with a slick glance. He simply said, without saying, "I'd rather sell it."

“I didn't think you believed in God that much. ”

A little bit about God was profane. Albrecht said, not caring.

“It's not like that. I was going to leave one day. I've done everything I can in my territory, so I'm just living my life again. The Holy Land was just a good opportunity. It must be in the middle of a storm. I was just attracted.”

Sigmund smiles and holds up his signet ring.

“If you are extraordinarily strong, will your actions be extraordinary by themselves? ”

Albrecht doesn't answer for a moment. I had a sip of wine. Extraordinary......

“Well, I don't know if it's extraordinary or not, but it's just a full body slam into the world. Obviously, when I first came into the world, I'm different now. I don't know what I'm going to see, what I'm going to feel, how I'm going to change. But I will. ”

Zigmunt put the Seal Ring in his arms without a word. I recalled Albrecht's words for a while and tasted them. He looks at Albrecht and smiles slowly.

“I've prepared a meal, but I don't think I'll be eating it. If you're gonna come back alive and see me again, I wonder what's gonna happen. I wonder if it's lighter than it is now, or if I dare not even look at it, or if I will lose my light at all. ”

Zigmunt gets up from his seat and opens the door in the reception room.

“You don't need a tour. ”

Albrecht gets up and walks away smiling. I told Sigmund one last time as I was leaving.

“Live well. ”

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