Chapter 44 (1/2)

Chapter 44 is out!

Anyway, here's the chapter, I hope you'll enjoy it!

Chapter 44

【”…Howof distress, Cabernard calmly asked Navarre about the situation

【”80 survived But we've incurred heavy losses ae units; there are only about 50 of the… We could increase their numbers a little if ait for the seriously injured to recover”】

【”I doubt the ene on defense for a while In the meantime, request reinforceht?”】

If they were to counterattack and win the war for good, they'd be able to erase the disgrace of losing in Crowdagen

However, if they decided to report their failure without fighting back, then they could potentially be discharged without getting an opportunity to ht it would be a shaeneral like Cabernard were to receive such a treathting forbenefits to the country at any cost, right?”】

A military men should be unconditionally loyal to his country

This was a basic principle of theit put in practice was next to impossible

Navarre found a whole new sense of respect for Cabernard

【”Still―― That battle left a bad aftertaste”】

Cabernard had devoted most of his life to the battlefield, but even he was shocked by the uniinable, absurd show of violence that had taken place on the frontline

Seeing that difference in a power had brought the ard's soldiers to the brink

This was not enough to ht, but the situation was not much better than if they had fallen to despair

They were supposed to fight while doing everything they could to come back alive If they did not believe they could survive at all, they were going to lose their edge

While this was acceptable in the short term, Cabernard needed to restore their morale with a win

【”Question is whether I'll be able to protect theht that man, as needed was not an army, but a powerful, individual force

What Cabernard was desperately trying to figure out was how to li for the assistance of some of the powerful veterans of the e to the royal castle, Frigga guided Kurats to a guest room

That was fine, but the probleht next to Kurats and al and clearly in a good ht to tell her to take soor, are you thirsty? Dinner will be ready soon, so please do look forward to it!”】

【”Y-yes, thank you…”】

The tension in the roo to scoff at

Kurats was apparently not the only one as perplexed There were three a like their eyes would pop out of their sockets any second

(H-huh… Who's this?)

(Is that princess Frigga? No way… itlike the usually cool princess!)

【”Mister McGregor, you and I… We're friends, right?”】

Frigga tightly held the cuff of Kurats' robe, and turned red fro at the upturned eyes of this extreirl, the still inexperienced Kurats was too flustered to say anything

For a e of Cornelia with a deed to shake off that illusion and speak at last

【”Yes, of course”】

【”Then… can we hold hands?”】

(Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh?!)

Kurats felt like he could al off in the ht? For soht! We are friends after all!”】

Frigga spoke proudly, as if her words were obvious, but the only one agreeing was Bernst

『Hold her hand, it's fine She's a pitiful gal so you shouldn't turn down her requests』

(Pitiful…?)

【”Hihihi…”】

Looking at Kurats' large hand holding her own, Frigga was delighted

While people called her the war enius ever since she was very young, but there was one thing she did not have a clue about…

―― How to interact with a friend of equal standing

(So you or, could you tell , so I'an to understand, at last

They realized how Frigga had been feeling all these years

(Poor princess… This is heartbreaking…)

(But this doesn't justify what's happening!)

(Why is such a no-good guy interacting with her that way…)

However, none of thea had definitely misunderstood how friends were supposed to interact, but that was so pitiful that no one had the heart to tell her

She had a broad a s an expression that fit a girl her age Who would want to get in the way of that?

【”Since we're going to eat together, we should do the thing where you open your mouth, say 'aaah', and I feed you! That will be fun! This is important to ascertain the friendshi+p between two friends!”】

(―― I get that she's lonely, but this princess is just overco now!)

【”For our friendshi+p, we can do it all, I have nothing to be afraid of anyhness! Don't say that, you're raising a flag!)

【”I aor Mathers I caency, to the best of my ability”】

Kurats knelt on one knee and bowed down