Chapter 532

Two days had passed since the tornado swept through Sakerian and the allied forces were already prepared to march before the monsters could fill the empty plain again. After the weather anomaly ended, the allied forces immediately marched towards Sakerian. The entire city was destroyed, so the allied forces only had to deal with the powerful monsters that survived the tornado. The number of these monsters was not great, and they were quickly defeated by the master-class combatants. Although there were three warp gates in Sakerian, the number of monsters was insignificant compared to the size of the allied forces. The first battle was over in half a day, and the allied forces had only a few casualties. The mission was a success, and Ellen had a feeling that someone had helped them. She breathed a sigh of relief and looked forward to returning to her cat. The allied forces have succeeded in occupying Sakerian. The timing of the large natural disaster was not a coincidence, and many of the allied forces command believed it was the Empire's doing. The battle was relatively easy, but it was still a great victory. This is the first victory since the mission began. After clearing the area near Sakerian, there was a celebration at the base camp. The soldiers sang songs of peace and the end of the war. Ellen, one of the characters, watched a black kitten rolling around on a pile of leaves and wondered if it was okay. The kitten seemed to be intoxicated by the smell of the leaves. The Royal Class students watched the kitten with concern, but Anna de Gerna assured them that it was not dangerous. "Is this the strange thing we inserted into the supply list last time?"

"Yeah... it's supposed to be a cat drug."

They had inserted something strange into the important supply list for alchemical reagents.

"A drug for cats...?"

"Only in name, it's not really a drug."

"Really?"

Another senior nodded.

"Yeah, it's not bad for their health. I know that much."

The black cat continued to roll around on the pile of leaves, seemingly intoxicated by something.

At the military headquarters in Kernstatt, a celebration was taking place. They discussed the ease of their victory and the possibility of the war ending soon. The prince was present but felt a distance between himself and the others. He reluctantly joined in on the drinking. The military system and the hierarchy of commanders, including their names, are unknown to Heinrich von Schwarzkopf, who only follows the orders of Commander Louise von Schwartz. However, Heinrich's status as a vanguard who always sweeps away enemies in special situations like battles cannot be underestimated. He saved many soldiers who should have died fighting monsters. Although the royal family sitting next to him ignores him, Heinrich can't help but feel the majority of soldiers and commanders support him. Alphonse, German, and Louise's expressions stiffen, but Heinrich knows that the situation is getting worse. He wonders why he is hated so much. The scene of praise and ridicule coexisting at the banquet made him feel sick. Heinrich leaves the banquet hall and takes a bottle of wine from a box. He drinks it in his room, feeling like an eternal unwanted guest. Heinrich was not a wine connoisseur, so he couldn't distinguish the taste of the wine. However, the slight smell made him feel that the wine was not that great, despite the fact that the empire still had plenty of it. Heinrich knew that this mission was too easy, almost suspiciously easy. If they continued to suppress the gates so easily, the end of the gate incident would come soon. But what would happen next? The commanders and soldiers treated him like an excessive hero. The soldiers who returned to Kernstadt would talk about the glory of the youngest prince, and songs related to him would be created. His hated siblings would hear the songs spreading throughout the country. They would kill him. Heinrich now had a gut feeling that those words were not just empty threats. He couldn't help but feel frustrated and wonder why he was so hated. He didn't understand politics or family love, so he didn't know why he was hated to the point of wanting to kill him. Heinrich just felt suffocated and decided to find someone who knew politics. He would go find Bertholdt de Gradia, who was surely still stationed at the base.