A Frontline Soldier Awakened as a Gamer In The War! - Chapter 76: (1)

“Hoslian… It feels like I’ve heard that name somewhere before,” Kaiyan mused.

He recalled hearing that name when his father used to tell stories about the world when he was very young.

“If you two are from the Royal Kingdom, it makes sense. After all, Aura Masters are the pride of each Kingdom.”

“Yes, but regardless, Hoslian is currently missing,” Kaiyan continued.

“That’s right…”

“So, does the Carsia family have no other Aura Masters?”

“Kaiyan, do you think Aura Masters are just ordinary people you find by the side of the road? There is only one Aura Master currently in Menislan.”

“Only one.”

A number that could be considered small or large depending on perspective, but even one Aura Master was an extraordinary person.

“Still, that’s impressive. To have produced an Aura Master. Hoslian… Wait! Didn’t you mention him receiving the title of Marquis earlier?”

“Hmm? Yes, my father personally bestowed it upon him. Of course, it was possible because he was an Aura Master himself. The title of Marquis is not something you can receive without the permission of the royal family.”

He had granted the title of Marquis to his own knight. That meant that the rank of Carsia Lord was higher than at least a Marquis. There was no way his subordinates would have the same rank as him.

“So… What title does the Carsia family actually hold?”

Even a Marquis had a significant difference in status from commoners. But it seemed that Carsia was not a Marquis; he held a higher title.

“My father holds the title of Viscount, one of the three highest titles in Menislan. Now you understand how impressive the person you’re speaking casually to is?”

Barvan raised his chin and proudly proclaimed.

“Viscount… Truly impressive.”

“Isn’t it? Haha! It’s funny for me to say this, but you should consider it an honor to have met me.”

“Well… But the real impressive one is your father, so why are you so proud? In the end, you’re just a fool who almost got killed by Jansen.”

“That, well… Ugh…”

Barvan had no words to defend himself as he had indeed come close to losing to Jansen. And watching this, Ecrin burst into laughter.

“Hehe, it’s been a while since I’ve seen you like this, Barvan. It’s quite amusing.”

“Ecrin, my authority is crumbling, and you find it amusing.”

“Still, it doesn’t make you feel bad, does it?”

“Well… No.”

A small smile appeared at the corner of Barvan’s mouth.

“Well, it doesn’t look so bad to me.”

Barvan’s demeanor didn’t seem bad at all.

It felt different from when he had met Tarien before.

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When Barvan and Kaiyan rode the carriage towards Carsia’s domain for ten days, a massive castle appeared in the distance.

“Kaiyan, look. Right there is Carsia Castle, the heart of Carsia’s domain.”

“It’s enormous… Blatan City seems tiny in comparison.”

Indeed, the size of Carsia Castle was beyond imagination, even when viewed from a distance. It was at least several times larger than Blatan City. Furthermore, according to what Barvan had heard, there were several other castles in Carsia’s domain, each roughly the size of Blatan, making it almost impossible to fathom the prestige of Carsia compared to Menislan.

As the carriage continued without stopping, a knight seated on a carriage suddenly spoke.

“Open the castle gate! Lord Barvan de Carsia has arrived!”

Kuguguk-gung.

Looking through the carriage window, they could see the giant castle gates beginning to open with a loud creaking noise.

“…Impressive. But why would they just open the gates without checking if it’s true or not? Does Carsia Castle have no guards?”

“Hehe, you fool. Do you think there might be other people masquerading as Carsia nobles? Besides, who would be foolish enough to impersonate Carsia nobility in Carsia Castle?”

“…That’s true.”

Indeed, impersonating nobility in Carsia’s domain was tantamount to asking to be killed. After all, such cases were rare on the Yuneshia Continent, and the consequences were dire.

Once the castle gate was fully open, knights on horseback quickly approached the carriage.

“Lord Barvan!”

“Oh, Hoil. Why are you outside the castle and not inside the inner court?”

Hoil was a peculiar figure with black hair and a rather stern face. He smiled calmly and addressed Barvan.

“Sigh… Not only did the knights who followed Lord Barvan lose communication, but we also couldn’t reach knight Salmos! What in the world happened that caused the communication to fail?”

“Haha, please calm down. There were reasons for that.”

Barvan patted Hoil’s shoulder reassuringly, as if to say everything was alright. However, Hoil seemed to think otherwise, and he continued to grumble with a frown.

“Lord Barvan, Lord Samos is very angry. This won’t be easily overlooked! Someone said they were going out for a short time and didn’t communicate for over ten days!”

“It’s because there were genuine reasons, Hoil. I’ll explain everything when I go inside.”

“I understand! I hope the reasons are good enough!”

‘This guy seems to have a personality that doesn’t match his appearance.’

From his face alone, Hoil didn’t seem like he would have much to say, but he was unexpectedly talkative. Perhaps it was because he was as unique as Barvan.

“Then let’s head inside!”

When Hoil stepped forward and gestured to the knights, the carriage began to move towards the inner court, and the previously opened gate closed with a heavy noise.

“Kaiyan, just in case, I’ll ask you again… When you’re with other people, please respect me.”

“Enough already, Barvan. I’ve heard that more than ten times already. I’ll handle it, so don’t worry.”

Barvan briefly gave Kaiyan a skeptical look as if he couldn’t believe what he was hearing, but he quickly relaxed and pointed outside the window.

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