Baler laughed warmly, “Uhuhu! That’s right. Not everything can go according to my will.”

Hyeonu’s words weren’t wrong. This was Baler’s mistake. He’d thought too much and left Damanos and Galiya free to do what they wanted. Then Baler said, “This war will end in three months. The front line is where I’ve already told you. Damanos is dead, so Galiya will no longer desire an invasion of the middle world.”

The result of the unexpected situation meant Baler thought it was possible to end the war sooner than expected.

“I understand. Will you go back like this today?” Hyeonu asked. Baler’s words entered through one of Hyeonu’s ears and then out the other. It didn’t matter if the war would end in three or four months as it would all go according to what the emperor wanted. In other words, it had nothing to do with what Hyeonu intended.

“I will take this guy back. I have nothing to do here.” Baler grabbed the collar of the unconscious Galiya and threw him high into the sky. Galiya landed on the back of the giant tortoise, Teramas.

“Then I’ll...