Vol 4 Chapter 5 (2/2)
The Hero: “Is that so?”
Holy Imperial General: “How should we reply?”
Crown Prince Marshal: “Just reply according to the Hero’s will”
Holy Imperial General: “Then……”
Crown Prince Marshal: “Find soh we’re technically on a battlefield”
Strategist: “Shall we find out what the Hero wants to say there?”
Crown Prince Marshal: “I’er for news from the Hero”
———- The City of the Gate, the Municipal Hall, the Self-Governing Council
Aide-de-Camp: “If possible, I had hoped to avoid this, but it seems the Human armies draw closer and closer”
Human Craftsman: “Is that so……”
Fiend Merchant: “Human? Army?”
Beast Soldier: “I was the one who gave the report The Huth of around 300,000”
Human Elder: “Three hundred thousand!?”
Demon Lady: “Wha! What!? I’m sorry!”
Fire Dragon Lady: “Co for”
De you”
Human Elder: “Oh no, it’s fine”
Fire Dragon Lady: “Please go on”
Beast Soldier: “There are roughly three hundred thousand soldiers That is roughly five to six times the population of the entire city”
Human Elder: “What?”
Aide-de-Camp: “They are the Holy Crusaders In other words, the ones who took control of the city the last time!”
Fiend Merchant: “Huain! How many times do they want to invade our city!”
Demon Lady: “Ummmm”
Fire Dragon Lady: “I believe we need to come to an opinion from here on out”
Aide-de-Camp: “Yes”
Human Craftsman: “Opinion?”
Fiend Merchant: “Regarding the movements of the Humans in the City”
Beast Soldier: “Really?”
Demon Lady: “……?”
Hu Council One-third of the population of the City are Hu to defect to the Holy Crusaders if news of their i arrival is spread”
Fire Dragon Lady: “Indeed”
Fiend Merchant: “In other words, traitors”
Beast Soldier: “……”
Fire Dragon Lady: “This City is the direct de Moreover, the Humans of the City are not the slaves of the Demons, but rather free, independent and equal citizens of the City, right?”
Aide-de-Camp: “……”
Fiend Merchant: “……”
Fire Dragon Lady: “Then, it is their choice whether or not to defect, isn’t it?”
Beast Soldier: “However, the result will be the release of intelligence to the enemy”
Aide-de-Camp: “This inal topic Where are the Holy Crusaders presently located?”
Beast Soldier: “They are currently encamped at the Crimson Plains adjacent to the Portal They appear to be advancing to the Plains of Strange Cliffs”
Aide-de-Camp: “At what speed?”
Beast Soldier: “They’re covering 12km everyday”
Human Elder: “At their rate of movement, they should reach in twelve to thirteen days”
Fire Dragon Lady: “I expect their speed will increase when the City is in sight”
Aide-de-Camp: “However, we cannot actually verify that the City of the Gate is their objective based on their current position It is possible that they e their route as well Firstly, we should send a warning to the Fiends, the Dragons, the old territory of the Demons of the Pale and the Automatons as well Are there any objections?”
Human Craftsman: “…… I don’t think so”
Aide-de-Ca”
Demon Lady: “Yes” Scribbles
Fire Dragon Lady: “In any case, the invasion of the City is the highest possibility”
Aide-de-Camp: “Yeah If you think about it realistically, there really isn’t an alternative All ih the City, and it would only make sense for them to redeem what they lost in the Second Holy Crusades”
Human Craftsman: “……”
Hu fruit”
Beast Soldier: “The military power of the City is small Even other cities of similar size have more military ability At present, we have a detachment of one thousand security forces to maintain law and order It’s not a lot but we should be able to hold them for a while”
Human Craftsman: “……”
Aide-de-Ca led here by our Great General”
Human Craftsman: “……”
Fire Dragon Lady: “Firstly, Hus of the citizens of the City What do the Humans of the City of the Gate have to say?”
Hu merchants, most of the Huh they live a Demons, it’s probable that the citizens of the City have already come to identify theht now…… it is a truly strong feeling While the Holy Crusaders are ca the captured Hu them as defectors, it’s possible that theysaved, they would at best be cast aside”
Fire Dragon Lady: “……”
Human Elder: “On the other hand, if they received information fro said, the Huainst that Commander who used to head the City They were the ones ere being betrayed by the Commander and the entire Human World, there are in fact many people who do not even consider themselves part of that world”
Aide-de-Camp: “……”
Hued to establish contact with the Hu as a vital trade route, it also has the capacity to revitalise both our worlds It radual process, but eventuallyhave monthly or bimonthly caravans, and eventually we’ll have even more We can even send letters to our fa the our bones buried here e finally die There are many craftsmen and merchants who have already made that decision For me, to be able to live in a City where Deether in haro coh reason for me to wish to be buried here when I die It doesn’tI have to the City”
Fiend Merchant: “I am of the sah the Humans conquered the City, they could never take our will away fro city There will never be a city which will surpass us”
Beast Soldier: “But”
Fire Dragon Lady: “What is there to but about There are many who have been attracted to the rich and prosperous trade of the City Previously, it was the Demon Tribes who painted the City with their blood, today the Humans have joined in the fracas”
Demon Lady: “Umm”
Human Elder: “What?”
Demon Lady: “Sorry”
Fire Dragon Lady: “Hurry up and spit it out”
De to lose”
Beast Soldier: “Just by coainst three hundred thousand with just one thousand five hundred men”
Demon Lady: “That’s true……”
Fiend Merchant: “…… So, do you even want to fight?”
Demon Lady: “Ah No It’s not such a ridiculous idea…… but”
Fire Dragon Lady: “……”
Demon Lady: “Umm…… This is just me, but…… I don’t even knohich Tribe I come from I have skin as white as a Deer of the Beasts…… a rel with mixed blood from all the Tribes……”
Fiend Merchant: “What are you trying to say?”
Demon Lady: “No, sorry Sorry It’s just that, I’m extremely happy to be a member of the Tribe of the Gate……”
Human Elder: “……”
Demon Lady: “More than my hometown, I see this as my home This city…… is infinitely important to me”
Human Elder: “Hmm”
Beast Soldier: “We the Tribe of Beasts are a Tribe who value freedom over all else”
Aide-de-Camp: “I see”
Human Craftsman: “In that case, we have no choice”
Fire Dragon Lady: “If possible, I would opt for another choice, but ill have to do whatever is necessary”
Aide-de-Careement?”
Human Craftsman: “……”
Fiend Merchant: “……”
Beast Soldier: “……”
Human Elder: “……”
Aide-de-Ca Council will not hide anything from the people, and declare our intentions in full On top of this, ill accept all opinions on whether to fight, to surrender or to negotiate The debate will take place for three days Therethe debate period to defect to the Human Army, but there’s no choice”
Beast Soldier: “I wouldn’t call that a robust plan, but it’ll do”
Fiend Merchant: “A called loyalty To leave one’s own Tribe and join the Tribe of the Gate, is currently the only way to be free of the pains of this loyalty”
Hurels”
Fire Dragon Lady nods
Aide-de-Camp: “Then we hope for earnest replies from everybody They should all have the opportunity to choose their own fates”
Human Craftsman: “We would never try to press their fates on theo, or to stay, is a decision we should all ether”
Fire Dragon Lady: “We will go together, hand in hand”
————- The Holy Crusaders, the Plains of Strange Cliffs, the Central Encampment, an Opulent Pavilion
Crown Prince Marshal: “Then, with the addition of the Hero to the Holy Crusaders, let’s give praise to the Hero Let us raise a glass, to our brilliant victory in the field, and to our victorious ho To victory!”
Strategist: “To victory!”
Holy Imperial General: “To victory!”
Green Ash King: “To victory!”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “To victory!”
The Pris of the Spirit”
Cleric Master: “To our Light”
The Hero: “How delicious!”
Crown Prince Marshal: “What a glutton, hahaha”
Green Ash King: “Hrow up one day”
The Hero: “Ah Sorry For being such a glutton Actually, the higher the level of your y required for it”
Crown Prince Marshal: “H”
Strategist: “Hero This is the fadom of the Mist”
The Hero: “I’ll help myself, then!”
Holy Imperial General: “The battalion you see before you, coed down in that bottomless swamp and faced a terrible ambush from the Demons Without you, ould have suffered e casualties We are truly grateful”
The Hero: “No, no The duty of a Hero is to protect everybody”
The Primarch: “……”
Cleric Master: “…… Your Holiness, could this young man be……”
The Primarch: “……”
The Hero: “Of course” Cough
Crown Prince Marshal smiles
The Primarch: “——“
Green Ash King: “Moreover, we are very grateful for that”
Strategist: “Ohh!”
Holy Imperial General: “That”
Green Ash King: “Mroup of wild horses? It was al like it before”
The Hero: “That was the Demon Thrush”
Strategist: “Thrush?”
The Hero: “Uhh Ahh I was unexpectedly informed that there was a herd of wild horses, and after that I relied on Hero ic Those horses are wild, so they’re rather small, unlike your warhorses, but that’s sufficient for carrying loads, isn’t it?”
Crown Prince Marshal: “All the lords send their thanks”
Strategist: “Indeed, with the horses, it’s becos around”
Holy Imperial General: “Casualty evacuation as well”
Crown Prince Marshal: “Your Holiness Should you not also send soht?”
The Primarch: “…… Hundred Paladins”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “Yes, Your Holiness”
The Primarch: “Send the Hero this cup”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “Understood”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “Hero, this cup is from His Holiness the Primarch”
The Hero: “U
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “Well”
Crown Prince Marshal: “Aren’t you blessed, Hero?”
Holy Imperial General: “The Leader of the Hundred Paladins is widely known as the greatest beauty throughout the Continent”
The Hero: “Umm, that was not my intention?”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “Then”
Crown Prince Marshal: “Wow, there’s truly no space between you two”
The Hero: “No, no, then I’ll help myself Haha”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “Allow me to fill your cup”
The Primarch: “……”
Crown Prince Marshal: (What, why is he so conflicted……)
The Hero: “Ah, what a beautiful colour! Where is this wine from?”
Cleric Master: “This comes from the Holy Deins to create this highest quality Amber Wine”
The Hero: “What a luxurious drink!”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “This is the will of His Holiness”
Crown Prince Marshal: (…… Is so?”
The Hero: “I’ll have some more, then!” (Spell of De-Toxification!)
The Primarch: “……”
The Hero: “Delicious!” Glug, glug, glug
Door opens
Chef: “Your Highness, I hope the as not too long”
Strategist: “Mmm, we sure waited”
The Hero: “Oh!”
Door opens
Chef: “Alright, please, Hero! This is truly extraordinary!”
The Hero: “Thank you, Chef! This looks splendid!”
Chef: “Oh no, it was nothing It’s truly my honour! Here I have a platter of veal meatballs, which took the better part of a day to prepare It tookdelicious!”
Crown Prince Marshal: “Mmm? Are you acquainted with my chef?”
The Hero: “Oh no, a few days ago, by the river, I helped hiot wet”
Strategist: “Is that so Ahh! So that’s why you took a while longer to cross that frozen lake with us”
Holy Ireat ability”
Green Ash King: “Hmm”
The Primarch: “…… Hero”
The Hero: “Yes?”
The Primarch: “Your valour and sacrifice have truly won the favour of the Spirit”
The Hero: “…… Is that so? That person always seeh?”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “……!?”
Cleric Master: “……!”
The Hero: “No, sorry And?”
The Primarch: “How about it, would you like to be consecrated?”
The Hero: (small voice) “Sorry What’s a consecrate?”
Strategist: (s welcomed into the ranks of the saints”
The Hero: “Ah That’s impossible for me”
Cleric Master: “……!”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “Hero, the proposal of His Holiness”
The Hero: “No Well, urateful I s I’m afraid of, but well The divine approach is…… actually I already have a contract, so yeah”
Cleric Master: “Then, how about we do it this way? Disregarding whether or not you accept this consecration, for the tihts at the pavilion of the Hundred Paladins They say that you can purify your ins”
The Hero: “Whoa, is that an offer for a harem?”
Crown Prince Marshal: (To what extent is the Church willing to push him?)
The Hero: “That is truly te Ehhh”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “We welcome you”
The Hero: “But I must decline”
Cleric Master: “Wherefore?”
The Hero: “No, look, well…… It’s because I’m a Hero, so I’m up to my neck in blood I would really pollute such a sacred world if I were to commit these sorts of actions”
Cleric Master: “For this, you need only plead for cleht……”
The Hero: “Moreover, no matter what sorts of theories you coht? Even if I cleanse ain, and that will be a routine It’s really not a load that can be washed away siin ret from the set rid of that, then can I stand on ain”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “……”
Crown Prince Marshal: (Hohoho, what an interesting sentiment)
The Hero: “Well, apart frouest of the Crown Prince Marshal I have a duty to finish the food
Crown Prince Marshal: “No, no”
The Hero: “For this reason, I’ll have to turn down the consecration, but in truth, the Crown Prince Marshal is the one who deserves it As for myself, I will be happy to sleep in the caravans with the craftsmen and the chefs On that note, we have already discussed eeh”
Crown Prince Marshal: “My, -willed Truly the protector of the people”
Strategist: (Strong-willed? …… No How cunning He made use of the opportunity to announce that he stood below both the Crown Prince Marshal and the Prihness already knows)
Green Ash King: “Hahaha Miss Leader It seems you have been rejected”
Leader of the Hundred Paladins: “All is as the Spirit wills it”
Holy Inity”
The Hero: “Oh no, I aood food How could I co for a peaceful world, the holy Crusaders”
Crown Prince Marshal: “In that case, perhaps His Holiness will allow theissues, Hero, your veal is getting cold”
The Hero: “Oh So it is! Your Royal Highness knows my heart all too well!”
Green Ash King: “In that case, allow me to join you”
The Hero: “Come, let’s eat, let’s eat The skin is very crispy”
Cleric Master: “…… Tsk”
———– The Kingdom of Metal, the City of Metal, the Craftsmen Quarter
Trader: “hello!”
Irons time no see It’s been a few months”
Trader: “Indeed It’s been half a year”
Ironsmith: “…… Yeah, we haven’t talked in a while”
Weapons Merchant: “If it isn’t the Trader”
Trader: “How are things?”
Ironsmith: “I’ve been incredibly busy ever since that affair at the Plains of Scilla”
Trader: “Isn’t that a good thing?”
Ironsmith: “Well, whenever we think of the heroes of the Plains of Scilla, it’s truly a cause for celebration Our work are the tools which protect these soldiers, we cannot afford to rest”
Weapons Merchant: “I see I’ve rushed hear to deliver ar as well”
Trader: “Where are the cavalry equipdom of Red Horses?”
Ironsmith: “They’re in the warehouse out back”
Trader: “Ahh, I see”
Grass rustling
Ironsmith: “Oh”
Trader: “What is that?”
Irons”
Long live the King! Long live the King!
Long live the Iron Fist King!!
Weapons Merchant: “Haha What a lot of people to be walking around like that”
Trader: “Hey, hey Watch your , isn’t he? If he were to hear you say that, you’d probably get thrown in jail, right?”
Weapons Merchant: “Is that so? In our country, wewhatever ant nobody’s scared of that beardy old man”
Trader: “That’s quite a”
Weapons Merchant: “We don’t follow me because we’re scared of him We follow because we respect him”
Trader: “Respect, huh”
Ironsed to increase the population of the Kingdom of Metal by multiple times within the last five years At present, the city even has thirty workshops Taxation is not exactly light, but it all seeood cause The sound of hahout the city”
Weapons Merchant: “I see The weapons and defences created by us shly renown even throughout the Continent On top of that, the ferocity and skill of our soldiers is also well-known…… It will be up to us to defend the Southern Alliance”
Ironser the mere lackeys of the Holy Empire Those who live on the Southern border may do so with peace and security We can till our own lands, and establish our own Kingdoms”
Weapons Merchant nods
Trader: “I see…… I am truly envious”
Ironsmith: “Why?”
Trader: “We traders have been wandering froh this is our own choice, soht say we are even worse off than serfs I am truly envious that you have a country to call your own”
Ironsmith: “Is that so……”
Weapons Merchant: “What? In that case, you just need to apply to the Kingdodom of Winter”
Trader: “Eh?”
Weapons Merchant: “You’re a trader, right? Any trader who has been regularly conducting business in the area for three years is eligible for assistance in opening their own store”
Trader: “For real?”
Ironsmith: “As I understand it, you just need to apply Merchants are eligible for a loan to begin their store, and the first year is also tax-exe said, without connections, it will be a challenge to set up a profitable business in the city”
Weapons Merchant: “You could always take up soes to see what they need”
Trader: “But, how could I set up my own store? Would the country really support a person like me who doesn’t know anybody!?”
Weapons Merchant: “You’re not a person who doesn’t know anybody You’ve spent three years conducting business in the city, haven’t you?”
Ironsht Once you set up your store, you can still conduct trade with the Kingdom of Red Horses, and we’ll help you out”
Trader: “My,money as well I could have saved a lot of effort”
Weapons Merchant: “Couesthouse We’ll have a drink And how about lunch? We can share a table with the craftsmen and have some cold ale as well”
Trader: “Thank you! In return, I will tell you the rudom of Red Horses”