
Prologue Part 1
The Hidden Strongest Knight, Executed in the Kingdom as a Traitor
Unwanted and tragic voices continued to echo in my head.
It was the heartfelt cries of those who had been scorched by the never-ending nightmare of war. Even if they were to perish, their voices were etched into my mind like a curse, never to disappear.
‘Al, even if it’s just you, please survive…’
My best friend died protecting me. The scent of his blood lingered on my hands…
‘Run away. I’ll buy you some time to escape!’
She had been braver than anyone, facing countless enemies that approached her, but she never returned. Despite her usually sharp tongue, her bright smile in her final moments remained etched in my mind.
‘Ahh, before I could even fight Al, this happened… Haa, that’s really pathetic…’
She fell before my eyes… and never got up again. She was never one to seek conflict. It was her own country’s soldiers who had caused her death, and only sadness was left in my heart.
‘Aldia, I entrust everything to you.’
The boorish hulk of a man who had been guarding the fortress sacrificed himself to help his comrades escape.
All of my precious friends had died.
I could do nothing but watch their final moments without being able to help them.
Why…? Why do I have to experience such pain over and over again? I should have been able to do something to save them.
‘So… this is where I am going to die… Without me… will that person be okay?’
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