Possessed in a Family of War Heroes - Chapter 49



49 – So many people are looking for it

Königsen’s Great Summer Offensive is over, but the war is just beginning.

It is said that they shoveled a large number of troops into trouble, but Königssen is Königssen.

It still has as many troops and levels as the Empire and the Allied Forces. Never a good opponent.

The Great Offensive made everyone in the Empire aware of that once again.

Now that the Empire has won, it’s time to strike back! Wow! It’s not about attacking.

The destruction of the empire is greater than the destruction of Königssen. Soldiers are not like potatoes that come out after plowing a field. It takes more time than expected to replenish the depleted forces.

What about all the materials consumed there? Even if you can’t, you’ll need about a year to spare.

Right now, Königsen had been preparing for this major offensive for over two years, with his teeth gritting.

Although the ultimate goal of the offensive, the retreat of the imperial army, failed, it succeeded in seriously wounding the imperial army. The state of the Imperial Army right now… It appears that his right arm is broken.

So, once you have the right to attack, if you want to attack in the real sense, it will take about a year at least for the current empire–

“Leehi.”

“… Ah yes. Father. Did you call?”

“You seem too nervous. It’s starting soon, so get your mind straight.”

I nodded at my father’s words and took a deep breath.

Yes, the war has just begun, but no matter what, it must be done.

First of all, Erwin is the greatest hero of this battle that no one can deny. So the emperor, who personally moved to the front line, gave him the honor of directly congratulating him, who was a company commander.

As I heard, you were even given the position of regimental commander right on the spot, didn’t you?

Originally, it is right to give the position of division commander, but some are still too young, and considering those who will come out in the future, the regiment commander is the last line. In fact, even more so when you consider that he was a platoon commander not too long ago.

In that way, the Nongong Haengsang ‘to show’ is over, and now another Nongong Haengsang is left.

It is not that the position is lowered separately, nor is it that the imperial family pushes ‘this person is a hero who saved the empire!’ Or leaks information from related figures.

But it is true that the ball was built. So, compared to before, it ends on the quiet side.

“It must be the first time to see His Majesty.”

I nodded at my father’s words. There was no reason for me to see the emperor. And I thought there would be no more. Because he was trying to live a moderately quiet life.

But now, as a person who helped Erwin and played a big role in the Empire’s counterattack, he was praised by the emperor, not by anyone else.

“… You can go in.”

The chief chambermaid, who had been out beforehand, guides me and his father inside.

With every step I took, I was choking with tension.

Army Marshal, Navy Admiral, Victor, and even the Crown Prince. I met all the high-ranking people, but the emperor gave me a completely different feeling. Isn’t it literally ‘absolute supremacy’?

“Long live the Emperor. God William Reinhardt, Marquis of Kenneth, I have an audience with Your Majesty.”

As soon as you step inside, your father kneels down and greets you.

Although the title remains at that of a marquis, his name is second only to that of the three dukes.

His father is the one who received the unprecedented title of Grand Marshal.

A person like that is just a servant in front of the person he is facing.

Following him, I also kneel down and shout to the Absolute who will be waiting in front of me.

“Long live the Emperor. Rich Reinhardt, I have an audience with Your Majesty.”

Emperor. Number 1 of the empire. More absolute than any person I’ve ever met.

I never thought I would be standing in front of a giant among giants. I thought it would be all marquis like my father, but after the duke, the crown prince, and now the emperor.

Success… should I assume it did? To be honest, I’m scared because I think I went too far from the start.

“Marquis Kenneth. Field Marshal Reinhardt. It took a lot of hard work to get here.”

I apologize for calling the commander of the Imperial Army and the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces to this point.

Of course, the emperor can’t say I’m really sorry, so he must have said something like that instead.

With just this much, I could clearly see what our family’s position was like.

So that’s what I think. Oh, you should do well. If I’m wrong, I’m not the only one wrong!

Let’s work harder. I gnawed this and I died! I have to do it. Something like this

“The Empire was wounded by that wicked Königsen’s blow. However, I did not panic and came forward calmly and made them pay for what they deserved. And now, in reverse, we have the offensive right.”

“His Majesty bless everyone.”

“Yes. All are my blessings I am blessed to have a person like you. And now, aren’t we seeing other people, the new generation of people who will lead the future of the empire? It would be nonsense if there were no blessings in this place.”

The emperor who said

Gestured lightly. I knew full well that it was calling me, so I hurriedly stood up, took a few steps forward, and touched his knee again….

“It has been done. I don’t want to make those who suffered on the front suffer again.”

“I am embarrassed, Your Majesty.”

This is a really unconventional treatment. To keep me from kneeling before the emperor.

Not even against a duke or a direct descendant of the imperial family, but a nobleman.

My heart is scared. If the prince had been like this, he would have been better off.

It’s rather like dying because the emperor is like this, not someone else.

It sounds like you’re being considerate, but for a young aristocrat like me, it’s not consideration, it’s something else.

“When I was on the front line for a while, there was a divinity of the empire I met there.”

It’s obvious who the divinity is talking about. It must be our protagonist, Erwin, who laid the foundation for the Empire’s counterattack. He’s that guy or he’s going to say something holy about whoever he is.

“I heard an interesting story. There was someone who worked hard for that divinity to work like that. And that the person is a member of the Empire’s loyal Reinhardt family.”

The emperor conveys the will to come closer once again. I couldn’t help but stare at him for a moment.

If you narrow the distance further here, the distance with that empire’s supreme will be too close. I didn’t dare to see the emperor’s face right in front of me.

All important personnel have a set approach distance as part of security.

When meeting an outside person, that person must never enter within the set distance.

Moreover, if the opponent is the emperor of an empire, the moment they break that distance, something really serious will happen.

I’m worried about going into that street, but the emperor notices what he’s doing without coming soon.

Even the escorts who stayed there didn’t really stop them.

In the end, after getting as close to the emperor as possible, I bowed deeply at the waist instead of on his knees.

“I will remember this.”

My body trembles at the moment. Your majesty. If you say that, you will have a strange imagination….

“Right now, the empire has no choice but to be silent, except for one person who needs to shine the most, in order to heal the wounds and honor the souls of the fallen soldiers who fought hard. So many people will not know you.”

“I just did my best for the empire right on the spot.”

“And it is the duty of those sitting here to respond to that loyalty. Rich Reinhardt.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Tell me what you want.”

These are the words that follow the shock after the shock. Even my father would have been surprised by this.

Tell me what you want. The emperor, to his servants. Are you saying that?

It is only now that I realize how threatening the Great Offensive was.

Even the emperor, surprised by Königssen’s blow, praises those who went to the front and struggled, but he calls out a person like me and even offers a blank check.

As much as it was the flow of events for the main character, that one reward was really great.

“….”

Of course, if you really say ‘really?!’ Here and write what you want on a blank check, that’s an asshole certification.

The emperor must have known and pushed it out anyway. What am I going to write on that blank check? No, what to write. Because I know that, I can push it that way.

“Your Highness, Your Majesty. But God Rich Reinhardt. I am happy just by the fact that I have been of help to the Empire. I am bewildered by Your Majesty’s mercy to tell me what I want, but I do not wish to be rewarded for doing my part. I beg you to count on me.”

Thanks to the tension, my head goes back more vigorously. And it rolls very smoothly, as if he had oiled his tongue.

Don’t talk about flattery. It’s all about struggling to live. If you cringe in front of the emperor, you’re a duke and nothing else. Is it an emperor for nothing and an empire for nothing?

“I am happy to say that. It is a very happy answer. I admired your loyalty. Honey, I want to hear what you want even more. Rich Reinhardt.”

FYI, rejection is not the end of a once. Oh, it’s so hard, Your Majesty. Please stop now….

“… Your Majesty, then I have one request.”

“Tell me.”

“I want to do the work that has benefited the empire even more properly. Even though I am in the status of an academy student, I want to do my best for the empire and for the soldiers.”

The misery of having to write a work order, not compensation, on a blank check.

But what can I do? The emperor’s blank check was like this. It is a certificate proving loyalty.

Anyone who carelessly writes down the amount there will probably be written down in the Emperor’s Death Note. One hundred percent.

“I knew your meaning well. Since such a loyal person came to the Empire again, how could he not defeat those wicked Königsen guys? Sooner or later you will get what you want.”

“Your castle is full of shame.”

Oh my God. A young slave who was personally picked up by the emperor. Should I laugh at this or not?