The Forbidden Magic Laws of a Fallen Princess

And so, I slowly walked toward the southern gate of the land of the beginning.

Chapter Two: Encountering General Cordell, the City Guard

Actually, I was a little scared. If I went over there and the guards refused to open the gate for me, wouldn't I lose face?

Besides, my face has already been revealed throughout the entire kingdom of the Beginning Kingdom, and my identity has already been established, so it's no different from me returning home.

Therefore, I believe that even my father, Emperor I, could not prevent me from entering the city if I truly wished to.

As I approached the restricted area, all the soldiers present put down their bows and arrows, looking left and right, somewhat at a loss.

That's right, we are surrounded by demon kings and demon armies. In fact, humans and demons are inherently irreconcilable enemies, which makes them feel somewhat troubled.

However, at that moment, I saw General Cordel's name and suddenly felt great, because he was a very familiar person to me. This way, we could enter the city safely.

"General Cordell, please open the door."

At this point, I spoke to General Cordell in a respectful tone.

Actually, I didn't need to speak respectfully at all; I could have just ordered him to open the door.

Because in this newly established nation, apart from me, only the Pope and I are of equal status; everyone else is inferior.

This is what it feels like to be second only to one person and above ten thousand others.

"But, Princess Ivy, the Demon King is by your side..."

At this moment, General Cordel's expression was rather grim, as if I had been held hostage by this demon king, and I was forced to open the city gates to let the demon king's army into the city.

"It's alright. This Demon King is opposed to the Demon King and the Black Dragon God we are about to fight, so we are on the same side. Therefore, they pose no threat. Open the door quickly."

At that moment, I quickly responded loudly.

"Very well, since it's Her Highness the Princess's order, open the city gates!"

At that moment, General Cordell gave the order, and the massive city gate rattled with the sound of chains being pulled, before slowly opening.

Since that's the case, I don't need to be wary, so I walked straight into the castle.

Indeed, since no one informed my father, Emperor I, it proves that he must be very busy and unable to get away.

Otherwise, even if the Demon King's army was preparing for battle at the city gate, they should have welcomed my return.

Just as we entered the city, General Cordel ran down from the city wall and came to my side.

"General Cordel, where is my father?"

In that case, I'll just ask directly.

Because, from the very beginning, she should have asked how her father was doing. That's what a filial princess should do, no, that's what a daughter should ask.

"Yes, His Majesty the Emperor is currently engaged in battle with the vanguard of the enemy."

At this moment, General Cordel lowered his head, as if he were hiding something from me that was difficult to say.

How many enemies and how many allies are there in total?

Actually, it's good to worry about the situation.

Since we have 25,000 against the enemy's 210,000, if that's really the case, then I'll send my harem and the Demon King Atlantis to help us in the battle.

"That's not a problem. Although it's said that 30,000 are fighting against 50,000 enemies, His Majesty the Emperor can easily take on 10,000."

"I see……"

In that case, I'm relieved, because the enemy's main force hasn't fully advanced yet.

"I see. So this was actually the Demon King Bandelk's strategy."

After hearing our conversation, Demon King Terantis said something quite meaningful.

"What are your thoughts, Terantis?"

Indeed, as a very powerful strategist in the Demon King's army, although he hadn't been in the army for a particularly long time, he was still able to see through almost everything for humans.

If he really knows something fishy, ​​then we definitely have a chance of absolute victory.

"Hmm... This guy is far inferior to me. Without me, he should be serving as the strategist of the Demon King's army now. His favorite fighting style is actually attrition warfare. He sends out about 70% of the enemy's Demon King's army each time, and attacks once a day. In the evening, he has the remaining troops retreat, thus wearing down the enemy's patience."

At this moment, Demon King Terantis thought for a moment and then told us about the military affairs of Demon King Banderk.

“Indeed, since yesterday I have seen that His Majesty the Emperor is somewhat tired. Even though each time he eliminates only a few hundred enemies, the constant attacks day after day will eventually take their toll on His Majesty the Emperor.”

Indeed, a person's magic power is depleted by about 70% every day. If this continues for three or four days, it's fine, but after a week, the body will experience abnormalities and discomfort. If it continues for a month, the person will definitely be overworked and the possibility of sudden death is extremely high.

Therefore, this demon king Bandelt intended to use this method to torment my father, Emperor I, to the point that he would die suddenly from exhaustion.

Ugh, it's absolutely awful.

"Aren't there any skilled fighters here? Why is my father going into battle himself?"

This actually makes me even more confused. How could my father, Emperor Yi, have single-handedly supported the country from the very beginning to become a great power? It's just too unscientific.

"Actually, Your Highness, your father is a great man who loves fighting, which is why he has always been on the battlefield. However, we have now recalled all seven generals from all over the world. With them, even if the Demon King's army comes in the hundreds of thousands, we can easily annihilate them."

"I see……"

So it turns out my father, Emperor I, is a battle maniac... No wonder I only saw him going at it all by himself.

Ugh……

“Your Highness, then I will take your friend... to the house to rest and wait for His Majesty the Emperor to arrive, and then we can discuss our next move together, shall we?”

At this point, General Cordell quickly suggested,

"Okay, I know."

Honestly, this long journey has been very uncomfortable, so all I want to do now is take a shower and then sleep in bed for a while.

No matter what, a weary soldier cannot win a battle.

Since we have the incredibly powerful Demon King's strategist, Terantis, here, we're bound to find an opportunity to break through his defenses.

Because I know that he has torn off his mask and confronted the god of all evil in front of him, so even if we are defeated and go back, we will not have a good ending.

And so we slowly walked towards the royal castle of the Beginning Kingdom.

After settling the Demon King Atlantis's troops in Chapter 3, we returned to the castle to rest.

At this moment, we slowly walked towards the royal city. Due to the large number of people, and in order to show off the splendor of my eldest princess's return to the country... I could only proceed on foot.

Actually, riding on Kumaru's back better showcases my grandeur, because I am the goddess's child.

However... Kumaru is already pulling a heavy carriage, so I have no choice but to do this so as not to add to her burden.

Actually, I should ride a handsome white horse down the street; that would be quite nice too...

Well, since things have come to this, I'll just have to bite the bullet and go.

However, after entering the city gate, we did not go straight, but chose to bypass the commercial area and head towards a small road with few residents, for fear of causing panic.

However, all the houses in the surrounding area had their windows and doors tightly closed... showing no signs of the vibrant life that the commercial district had.

Logically speaking, there should be people coming back here.

Perhaps it was because the soldiers of the Demon King's army under the Demon King Atlantis were so ugly that humans were generally afraid of them.

In fact, there are quite a few refugees here, and they may all have a great deal of psychological trauma from the Demon King's army. In addition, it is a time of frequent wars, so people rarely go out.

However, this also meant that under my father Emperor Ikko's rule, there were some peaceful and prosperous days.

However, this is for the best. As long as it doesn't cause panic among the surrounding residents, it can actually be considered safe.

And so, we entered the castle walls through the back gate of the original royal city castle.

Just then, the soldiers who were originally standing guard saw us marching in such a grand procession and immediately surrounded us.

When he saw the large army of demons behind him, his expression changed drastically. He immediately summoned all the soldiers in the camp, picked up their weapons, and prepared to fight to the death.

However, we have at least 20,000 Demon King soldiers. How could the few thousand soldiers in the royal city possibly stop us?

However, at that moment, General Cordell stepped forward and extended his palm directly towards the soldiers.

Soon, after seeing this action, the castle guards seemed to understand what was happening, and they dispersed and returned to their posts.

Sure enough, General Cordell directly dispelled the fear of the castle guards, letting them know that everyone here was now on their side.

However, humans and the Demon King's army cannot coexist peacefully, so even if I bring them inside the castle walls, I don't know where to put them.

This gave me a headache instantly.

If I remember correctly, Demon King Atlantis only had a few hundred subordinates. The rest were all made from the remains of the Demon King's dead army. In other words, even if you're not indoors, having a bed or a mat on the floor shouldn't be a problem.

General Cordell then led us to a secluded corner of the castle walls. It was a very large courtyard, and the houses looked like they hadn't been cleaned in a long time; they were very dirty and old.

However, the biggest advantage is that it is really huge. Seriously, it could easily handle more than 20,000 demon king troops, or even 40,000 or 50,000.

"Um, Your Majesty the Demon King..."

At this moment, General Cordel spoke to the Demon King Terantis.

"Just teach me Tarantis."

At this moment, the Demon King Terantis bowed very respectfully to General Cordel.