Expendable Pawn

The young master of Lutenia had grown up under his father, a commander, and had lived by keeping one thing firmly in mind.

War is waged through numbers.

No matter how outstanding a knight might be, or how much of a one-man army a hero might be, before war, he was merely a number.

Having studied to become a commander, the young master of Lutenia had experienced and absorbed this truth firsthand.

If only he had possessed proper knowledge of monsters, he might even have narrowly surpassed Olivia and become chief of staff.

There were three things that surprised him as he entered this battlefield.

‘Dragon Spawn.’

The first was the Dragon Spawn.

There were Luri, Waldrova’s attendant, and Isabella, the administrator.

Because of the long peace and the fact that they had spent most of their lives inside the Imperial capital, he had never had a chance to properly witness their power...