Vol 3 Chapter 10 (1/2)
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——— The Battlefield, the Red Sun Rising in the Evening
Disciple Soldier: “Aghhhhhh…”
Lieutenant of Metal: “…”
Disciple Soldier: “Ughh, ughhhhh…”
Lieutenant of Metal: “…”
Disciple Soldier: “They died…”
Lieutenant of Metal: “…”
Disciple Soldier: “They all died…”
Lieutenant of Metal: “…”
Disciple Soldier: “So many!!!”
Collapses
Lieutenant of Metal: “…”
Disciple Soldier: “When I pulled back, a whole bunch of settlers… and lots of ed at that wall of muskets They covered me, they covered their coether Even though they were my comrades!!!”
Lieutenant of Metal: “…”
Disciple Soldier: “…They won’t ever laugh again”
Lieutenant of Metal: “…”
Disciple Soldier: “They won’t talk again…”
Lieutenant of Metal: “…”
Disciple Soldier: “They won’t drink, they won’t curse, they won’t raise their voices atwithout respect…”
Lieutenant of Metal: “Minister…”
Disciple Soldier: “They protected us”
Lieutenant of Metal: “…”
Disciple Soldier: “Why couldn’t I protect them”
Lieutenant of Metal: “…”
Disciple Soldier: “…”
Lieutenant of Metal: “Let’s go back”
Disciple Soldier: “…”
Lieutenant of Metal: “The Kingdom of Metal still has many people who need their Minister for Defence — Minister… They are waiting, the people of who!”
Disciple Soldier: “…”
Lieutenant of Metal: “…”
Disciple Soldier: “…I suppose that’s true”
Lieutenant of Metal: “Yes”
Disciple Soldier: “I’m sorry I let you see that shameful side of me”
Lieutenant of Metal: “Definitely”
Disciple Soldier: “?”
Lieutenant of Metal: “We’ll definitely win next tih”
———— On the Central Continental Highway, the Wind Blowing
Wind blowing fiercely
Elder Sister Maid: “…”
Disciple Bard: “…”
Elder Sister Maid: “Miss Bard, did you see that?”
Disciple Bard: “…Yeah”
Elder Sister Maid: “…”
Disciple Bard: “I think so… I was h you, as if I was there on that blue beach as well…”
Elder Sister Maid: “…”
Disciple Bard: “There was anguish”
Elder Sister Maid: “Yes”
Disciple Bard: “And anger”
Elder Sister Maid: “And some unearthly music of pain”
Elder Sister Maid: “…I don’t understand I don’t understand!”
Disciple Bard: “…”
Elder Sister Maid: “They died”
Disciple Bard: “Yes”
Elder Sister Maid: “In incredible nurains of sand on that beach”
Disciple Bard: “Hey, Elder Sister Maid, you’ve noticed, right?”
Elder Sister Maid: “Sorry?”
Unwraps turban
Disciple Bard: “I’ off my turban”
Elder Sister Maid: “Bard…”
Disciple Bard: “There, you’ve seen ht? I a, we tell stories, and we record the happenings of the world Now and then, past and present We have recorded everything that has happened for thousands and thousands of years That’s right Ehehe… I’m a Demon”
Elder Sister Maid: “You are a Bard”
Disciple Bard: “I thought I should tell you”
Wind blows fiercely
Disciple Bard: “I a to know the tale of the Holy Relic, I left the Demon World I am a De I hope you will letJust a bit”
Elder Sister Maid: “…”
Disciple Bard: “You don’t understand? Well, that’s to be expected”
Elder Sister Maid: “Umm…”
Disciple Bard: “I have decided o too I will pay too I don’t s”
Elder Sister Maid: “Yes”
Disciple Bard: “You are also…my teacher’s…”
Elder Sister Maid: “Sorry?”
Disciple Bard: “No… Nothing”
Wind blows fiercely
Elder Sister Maid: “Yes”
Disciple Bard: “Hey, don’t cry”
Elder Sister Maid: “But—”
Disciple Bard: “I will go Because I know Because I have seen There are sos I know I have to do That’s why, this is farewell”
Elder Sister Maid: “Yes”
Disciple Bard: “Keep your ears peeled If you hear a song on the streets that re My thoughts”
Elder Sister Maid nods
Disciple Bard: “I pray that you will also find your path The Tribe of Forest Fairies will forever be your friends”
———– The Kingdoht, on a Balcony
Crown Prince Marshal: “Praise be the exalted naht, chosen warriors! We have finally retaken the Kingdodoht as the shi+eld of the Continent A holy shi+eld, fighting for the holiest goals of the Church of the Central Continent! But despite their honour, the cowardly Demon Race has reduced them to rubble in a surprise attack The ruins you see before you is proof that the violence and destruction of the De It is their alliance with the heretics, the Three Kingdoms of the South, that has caused this
“However! We have taken the city! We sing our songs of victory! We bathe in the light of the nen By the deathless grace of the Holy Spirit, we have secured our victory O, Children of the Light, chosen warriors By this Kingdoth of your arms, we have beaten back the Deht!!!”
Yeahhhhhh!!! Yeahhhhhh!!!
Soldier of Light: “All is as the Spirit wills it!”
Soldier of Light: “All is as the Spirit wills it!”
Crown Prince Marshal: “Look This is the southern end of the continent! If we sailed for just a short distance on these seas, braving the fierce waves, ould reach the new continent froht to the Demons! With the defeat of the Demons here, the route to our invasion is surely left open If ere to let this opportunity slip by, ould only be opening ourselves up to countless edies
“The muskets you have in your hands are staffs of fire bestowed unto the Church by our ht I’m sure all of you knoerful they are This tiht! Now is the time! If you have yet to prove yourself to the Spirit, make your preparations now, because it will be time for us to demonstrate our faith!
“We, who have left our hoed into the fires of war; even if it takes decades, even if we have only one soldier left standing, ill triumph over these evil Dee of grace by the Holy Spirit throughout the world!
“This is soly No matter what coh it In other words, we are the will of the Spirit! Listen to what is behind you Listen to the heavy ht now, your codo to join our cause They are receiving cartloads of new muskets, cloths, horses, and barley For their sake, ill begin constructing shi+ps We will organise this city for this effort Beginning froht, the personal deht and the frontline for our offensive against the Demon World
“Come, let us open the wine! Should we not celebrate our victory! And when the night gives way to bright in this glorious in to construct our shi+ps! All the tools have been prepared Tonight is our victory! You have taken up arms, listened to the noble words of the Spirit, followed to wise co flowers of victory bloom! To the Demon World! There, for sure, ill retake our Holy Relic!”
Yeahhhhhh!!! Yeeeeeaaaahhhh!!!
Soldier of Light: “All is as the Spirit wills it!”
Soldier of Light: “All is as the Spirit wills it!”
Soldier of Light: “All is as the Spirit wills it!”
Crown Prince Marshal: “Raise the flag of the Spirit! For our comrades!”
———– The Kingdom of Metal, the Central Plaza
The Iron Fist King: “My people, my brave commanders and soldiers who have returned fro makes me happier than to see the safe return of our ht by your friends, your husbands, your sons, and your lovers And ht by the hearts of the Three Kingdoms, by brave and loyal warriors
“—What was the Battle of the Plains of Scilla? The Tribe of the De country, is but a faction that fled the De it into chaos They are criminals in the De to do with us because for us, this is a battle to protect our beloved land, the land of our fathers, and to save the lands which our settlers have so lovingly cultivated This is a battle to repel the invaders!
“I, the Iron Fist King, proclaim that we have lost many In this battle, more than two thousand people will never return horeat victory in the Plains of Scilla In any case, we have repelled the invaders and we stand proudly on the lands of our forefathers today With this battle, our ith the Deht We have protected our home!”
Yeaahhhh!!! Yeaaaaaahhhh!!!
The Lone Winter King: “Brothers in the Kingdom of Metal! Listen tohas happened! The countries of the Central Continent have fielded a co with the Holy Crusaders froht, to kill us indiscriminately It is true that to them, we are a nation of heretics But we are adherents of the Holy Order of the Lake, an order wherein the Spirit resides, and we are also believers We have looked at the Central Continent as mentors or even older brothers but today, they seek to behead us and drown us in our own tears
“We have an unpleasant history with the Central Continent We are a child of the Central Continent But even then, we have protected theainst the incessant threat of the Demons They have scorned our fathers as mercenaries, barbarians who know only of war; but we have defended them at the expense of the South Our spirit is one with the Continent! Look beside you These are not serfs or slaves but your comrades! Put your hands on your chests That beat is the beat of freedom! We are a free people and we step freely on our free land This freedom is independence Not just of our nation, but the independence of our hearts Fro the land, from our hard work to make the wastelands arable, we have tided over difficult tie our independent character!”
Yeaahhhhh!!! That’s right!!!
Our land is the land of the South!!!
The Lone Winter King: “I want to leave you with a thought Why do we shed our blood? It is all for the land It is all for the comrades e protect with our lives That is e have risen up to face the threat All we ask for is peace, so we can be content, so we can try to make our lives more prosperous, so we can aim for that little bit of happiness We have no need to take the purses of others to build our own prosperity
“It doesn’t matter who invades our lands, whether they are Dedoms No matter which army tries to threaten us, for our hoht to the very end! But we are not foolish people ould starve and die in blood What we hope for is peace and prosperity If we could, ould join hands with the Central Continent, neither would we hesitate to form a ceasefire with the Demons Our minds work for one purpose, so that no matter what the difficulty and hardshi+p is, ill always be able to come out on top!”
Iron Fist King! Iron Fist King! Lone Winter King! Lone Winter King!
The Lone Winter King: “I have one piece of happy news Many of you may know this or may have already been vaccinated A terrible pestilence of s countless people, ht Up till noe have had no defence, but we have finally made a discovery!”
Mur…
R-really?
It’s true! Look, I was vaccinated already!
My village was vaccinated last year and no one has caught the pox yet!
The Queen of Ice and Snow: “I do not understand the will of the Spirit The Spirit’s intentions are deep, and with our li, we cannot hope to understand all of it However, please reht, I want each and every one of you to relect on this
“The Holy Church of Light clai to ift froht Hence, you must think that our Holy Order of the Lake has received this vaccination and the medicine to cure people of smallpox from the Holy Spirit In truth, this ent scholar who ca a visit to the De about the different technologies bestowed to the two churches”
Mur…
The Lone Winter King: “There is one thing I can answer for you We, the Three Kingdoms, wish for peace and prosperity As far as we can, ill develop ways to achieve that Of course, ill protect our motherland and ill never allow anyone else to take it And hence, I have another important announcement to make”
What? What is it?
The Lone Winter King: “Starting today, the Tripartite Economic Union will be disbanded We welcome new friends into our fold!”
For real? What’s going on?!
We have more comrades?
Really! Oh, it dom of the Lake then!”
The Lone Winter King: “The Kingdododom of Red Horses, and seven Free Cities have expressed interest in joining our Union and have gradually fulfilled the first criteria of the edoms We can finally bid farewell to our lonely existence at this corner in the South, enduring the overwhelht to protect the land We seek peace and prosperity, and whomsoever wishes to seek it with us, ill cooperate and ely
“Our roots extend deeper into the world, our shi+ps depart for the saether, we are a people who embody the spirit of the South with our deep adoration for our land, love for our comrades, benevolence and virtue, industry, and above all, our burning passion for liberty and independence Here today, I proclaiun!”
…Alliance of the South? That’s right, the Alliance of the South!
We’re no longer heretics, we have comrades!
We’re going to liberate all the serfs of the Continent!
I finally have new markets for my iron products!
Not just that, we can finally is!
Iron Fist King! Iron Fist King! Long live the Iron Fist King!
Lone Winter King! Lone Winter King! Long live the Lone Winter King!
Queen of Ice and Snow! Queen of Ice and Snow! Long live the Queen of Ice and Snow!