Vol 3 Chapter 9 (1/2)
Volume 3 Chapter 9, “In a Boat on a Bloodstained River”
———– The Kingdom of Metal, the Plains of Scilla, the South
The De: “I’m worried”
The Chief Maid: “What’s wrong?”
The De?”
The Chief Maid: “?”
The East Fortress Base Co that hill to the end?”
The De: “Why?”
The Chief Maid: “…”
The East Fortress Base Co an attrition war Is she relying on us for reinforcements?”
The De: “Then we should let her”
The Chief Maid: “Your Majesty, if we do that, we risk ruining the reputations of everybody on this battlefield”
The East Fortress Base Co here and watching it happen…”
The De—”
The Chief Maid: “?”
The Deer Lord All forces to move to the West Top haste!”
The East Fortress Base Commander: “But we have the upper hand”
The Dee! Hurry up! This is of priin the retreat!”
———– The Plains of Scilla, the Army of the Pale
Officer of the Pale: “General! General!”
General of the Pale: “What is it!”
Officer of the Pale: “The Fang are retreating!”
General of the Pale: “What? …Weren’t they winning? How are our ?!”
Officer of the Pale: “Half have given chase Should I send the cavalry in to mop them up?”
General of the Pale: “Don’t be a fool, what use are the cavalry in these n Prepare the Heavy Infantry ere engaging the Fang By the tioes doant all the Human units to be surrounded and destroyed!”
Officer of the Pale: “Yes!”
Infantry Leader of the Pale: “All forces advance!”
Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!
Scout: “Report! Report! General! An enemy force to our rear!”
General of the Pale: “What are you panicking about?”
Scout: “An ared to slip past the border security…”
General of the Pale: “The Holy Empire? Those are reinforcements… Let’s wait for the for itself Hahahaha”
Officer of the Pale: “How far away? Numbers and equipment?”
Scout: “They are at the ridge and will arrive in 30 minutes Numbers are countless, at least 30,000”
General of the Pale: “Thirty thousand! Ha! The Strategist has really gone ahead of hido has passed and we have not broken! From now on, the Infantry units will lead the way!”
Scout Rider: “General! General! Report!”
General of the Pale: “Calm down”
Scout Rider: “Countless soldiers from the Holy Empire—”
General of the Pale: “I already received that report you fool!”
Scout Rider: “That army has attacked our forces with an unknoeapon! Our entire rear guard has been completely annihilated!”
General of the Pale: “Wh…Wha…What!!!”
———— Near the Kingdoht
Shadow in an Extravagant Carriage: “…Those two, the King of the Pale and the person beside him”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “Yes”
Shadow in an Extravagant Carriage: “No …cannot attack…humans… Use curses or exultations, surround…ridicule, reject it That way…it…will lose its power… Put in your prayers…shi+ps…people…life…reject…”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “Understood”
Cleric Master: “Your Holiness my Patriarch”
Cleric: “There are going down! Froht, there’s no help for them!”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “Do not hold back! I won’t rest until I SEE THEIR BODIES! No, they must still be alive! Surround the place, exterminate them!”
Cleric Master: “Yes!”
Musketeer: “Search units ready!”
Shadow in an Extravagant Carriage: “…There will be few chances For sure…”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “We’ll find theht, even if we have to pull out all the grass by its roots, ill fulfil the red dream!”
—— The Plains of Scilla, near the Centre
Crack!!!
The De: “Ahhhhh! Ahhhh!”
The Chief Maid: “Your Majesty! Your Majesty!”
Crack!!!
Knight of the Gate: “What is that sound?”
The De shudders
The Chief Maid: “Your Majesty, pull yourself together!”
The East Fortress Base Coht? She’s completely pale”
The De here?! Why?”
Bang! Bang!!!
The Chief Maid: “Your Majesty!”
The De: “Who, why — So many!”
The East Fortress Base Commander: “What do you know, Your Majesty!”
The De to die! Those are even scarier than the Demons of the Pale! The Female Paladin! At this rate — She can’t! No!”
The Chief Maid: “Your Majesty!”
Bang!
The Chief Maid: “Pull yourself together”
The De: “…”
The Chief Maid: “If you don’t get back on your feet, you’re going to die!”
Bang! Bang!
Knight of the Gate: “They’re close! By the ridge to the East!”
The East Fortress Base Commander: “Come, you must escape!”
The De: “…”
The Chief Maid: “Over here”
Knight of the Gate: “They are here! They’re advancing on us!”
The East Fortress Base Commander: “Where did all these infantry co?!”
The De: “Guns… Muskets”
Knight of the Gate: “!”
Bang! Bang!
“Agghhhh!” “My hand!”
“I can’t see, I can’t see!”
“What’s happening!”
“Aghhhh!!!”
The East Fortress Base Commander: “Dammit, there’s too many of them! What are they!”
The Chief Maid: “!”
Knight of the Gate: “There are infantry here too!”
The East Fortress Base Commander: “They have no cavalry?”
The De: “Not to the East”
The East Fortress Base Commander: “But even the West”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Musketht: “Haa! Haaa!”
Musketht: “Die! Heretics!”
Musketht: “Everyone from the South is a heretic!”
Musketht: “You’re the same as monsters! Die, witch!”
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The De: “—!”
The Chief Maid: “!!!”
Hack!
Muskethhhh!”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “Sorry we’re late, Your Majesty!”
The Deer Lord!”
The East Fortress Base Commander: “You’re safe!”
The Chief Maid: “Why is there so much blood?”
The Silver Tiger Lord: “Coer Lord made a promise that I would never rest until I have saved the life of Your Majesty three ti will open a route for your escape to the West These aren’t the Pale, and we ot quite a lot of soldiers here as well!”
The De: “!”
The East Fortress Base Commander: “Hurry! We have not a moment to lose!”
——— The Borders of the Kingdoht, the Genesis Forest
Butler: “!”
The Hero: “Grandpa!”
The Sigiled King of the Pale: “Agghh! Ahh!”
Butler: “Hehehehe”
The Hero: “Grandpa! Grandpa! What are you doing here!”
Butler: “I thought it would be a cool time to make my appearance Nyohohohoho…”
The Hero: “You’re covered in holes! Why did you cover ood at recovering from colds!”
Butler: “I’entleman after all”
The Hero: “Don’t be stupid! Spell of Healing!”
Butler: “I can see over the yonder Ack, ack… Ack!”
The Hero: “Wh-why? Why are you even here…”
Butler: “I was looking for the Pale… Heh I’ve always been very good at stealth… I just kind of found my way to where you were…”
The Hero: “Why, why! Why isn’t the spell working!”
Butler: “…Hero, I’ve lost too much blood Heh You can’t heal me with just that… More ied too”
The Sigiled King of the Pale: “Aggh Ack! Ugh… Huma…n”
The Hero: “I don’t care about that!”
Butler: “Nyohoho… To kill that guy… I’ve been searching for ways… Finally, there’s one here”
The Sigiled King of the Pale: “This… This is the end…is…it…?”
Leaves rustling
The Hero: “!”
Butler: “At such…a…time…!”
Leaves rustling
Mercenary Leader: “Don’t stare, everybody could see your battle froet him some wine”
Mercenary Spear Horseman: “Got it”
Butler: “…Sorry”
The Hero: “Who are you guys?”
Mercenary Leader: “Let’s not talk about grandpa, but you look like you’re at your limit That Demon there is about the become worm food too So even Demons have squabbles?”
Butler: “He’s not a Demon”
The Hero: “I’m not very far from one”
Mercenary Leader: “…”
The Hero: “…”
Mercenary Leader: “Need some help?”
Butler: “Yes, please”
Leaves rustling
Mercenary Archer: “Chief Those guys with the weird sticks and sohout the forest Looks like the some noble bastards from the Central Continent”
Mercenary Leader: “Hey, bro”
The Hero: “Ah! It’s just a flesh wound”
Butler: “You can’t go I will go”
The Hero: “What are you talking about? Your injuries are worse than mine!”
Butler: “It’s not a matter of that Hero, you…can’t take those bullets You can’t becoet of their prayers”
The Hero: “What are you talking about?!”
Butler: “You cannot becoo, you must run away… Nyohohoho”
The Hero: “I don’t get you at all!”
Mercenary Leader: “Hey, bro”
The Hero: “Shut up!”
Mercenary Leader: “You shut up! I couldn’t care less about your nonsense so you’d better reply now! Don’t you think you should at least say ‘thank you’ to the person who just saved your sorry asses!”
The Hero: “What, I did! That’s completely unimportant?”
Mercenary Leader: “How many times?”
The Hero: “How am I supposed to remember? A lot of times”
Mercenary Leader: “Really now Heh That’s nice to hear…not! I didn’t even want to hear you say it once!”
Mercenary Spear Horseman: “Chief…”
Mercenary Leader: “Grandpa, can I?”
Butler: “Of course”
Mercenary Leader: “H up on it”
The Sigiled King of the Pale: “H-huer…on me…”
Mercenary Leader: “Well, this is war Forgive me”
Hack!
Mercenary Leader: “Alright, ehh, come over Get this old man and that bro on a horse”
Mercenary Spear Horseman: “Hurry up”
Butler: “Ahh!”
The Hero: “What are you doing!”
Mercenary Leader: “Shut up! I don’t even want to look at you guys, with your blood spurting from your body like water fountains!”
Mercenaries: “Ahahahahaha!”
Mercenaries: “That’s true”
Mercenaries: “Really!”
Mercenary Leader: “Oi, fools! Help out! Froet these two back safely Hold on to that ring! These are probably important people Let’s take them to that Disciple nobleman boy in the Palace of Ice This is an iins?!”
Mercenaries: “Yes chief!”
Butler: “…”
The Hero: “You fools, I can still walk! Don’t decide this on your own! I can still—!”
Mercenary Leader: “Bro, I don’t know you at all, but it’s because you try too hard why grandpa there is dying Grandpa tried to protect you, not to save your body but to save your soul! Get it, fool!”
The Hero: “!”
Mercenary Leader: “Alright, y’all! Mount up! We’re going to charge that group of noble bastards! Let’s sing sos while we’re at it! Dipshi+ts! We’re about to becohts!”
Mercenaries: “Alright!”
Mercenaries: “Fools! Chief is the King of White Night!”
Mercenary Leader: “Ahahahahaha! You could say that! If you are all knights then I o you pack of worms!”
The Hero: “Wait!
Horses sta