Chapter 86 (1/2)

Chapter 86

Chapter 86 – Therese-sama appears at the frontline

“Frank! Stay firm!”

“Uuhh… Mother…”

A few hours after the grueso at the field hospital where Elise was at

Since I had run out of mana, I was forced to recover it to some extent with a nap of several hoursAfterwards I was assigned to relieve the great nuems I had on hand

Since I had not practised healingon Elise, there’s no way for ems

At any rate, as I ended up giving priority on the healing, there were soht have not been in time

Like this, I now encountered the scene of coe their friend whose consciousness was hazy

The youth, as close in age todeath

“Earl-sama! Please save Frank!”

“…”

There were veryhad already run out and I had used quite a few of the ems as well

Given that I don’t knoill happen down the road, I was strictly ordered by Alfons to preserve a set aems

It’s regrettable, but we have no other choice but to bet on his life force

“Sorry, but my mana has…” (Wendelin)

“No way… Frank! Stay strong!”

When I look at the youth about to die any ti up within me

It’s not just aboutunable to save him, but it would also become unfair if other wounded wouldn’t be saved if I helped him

What if there was another attack by an eneems?

Although it was pathetic, I had no other choice but to abandon him ruthlessly

It’s a coldhearted calculation with regards to the battlefield

“Dear…” (Elise)

“I’m sorry” (Wendelin)

Even Elise who stands next to me, has already run out of mana

She exhausted her ave her as a present before

Once I looked properly, her priestess garb was sullied with blood as she was apparently giving her undivided attention to medical treatment

“Frank! You definitely have spirit!”

“Aah… My deceased mother has…” (Frank)

The seriously wounded youth called Frank appears to have already lost his mother

Hi an illusion of her probably indicates that the ti near

His young coradually becomes distant

Frank’s death was now around the corner

“SorryIf I had been able to use stronger healing ic…” (Katharina)

“No, the ic one can use depends on the individualIt’s not your fault, Katharina” (Wendelin)

“Wendelin-san…” (Katharina)

This is simply inevitable since there’s suitability and unsuitability

Katharina had run out of ic can achieve is to heal minor injuries

“Dear…” (Elise)

“Wendelin-san…” (Katharina)

All three of us were filled with feelings of regretI had no other means but to simply embrace both their shoulders and console them

“Mother…” (Frank)

“Frank!”

At the time when I considered it hopeless beyond doubt, that person appeared at the best possible ti

Though he doesn’t look like a protagonist, he’s a person who seems to always be present in the middle of the turmoil

“The injured are here, huh!?” (Ar)

Doushi+, who showed up, had preserved his h no one asked him to, he participated in the pursuit battle

“Doushi+?” (Wendelin)

“Uncle-sama?” (Elise)

“We will talk later!” (Ar)

It’s unknohy Doushi+ participated in the pursuit battle

He vigorously rushed in riding a dosanko horse while holding in one hand the hexagon staff that’s often used by people of the Earl Ar household, which they obtained from somewhere

Due to the sudden event, Alfons was du safe and sound

However, his robe was blood-stainedElise draw back

Hasn’t he accu style, which used three-dimensional movements, was impossible due to the restrictions on movement type spells?

“Youngster! Stay strong!” (Ar)

Doushi+ had learned 『Holy』 healing ic, but he has to embrace the other party for it to show any effect

Doushi+ resolutely spread out both his arht

“Please hurry (What will it be? Even though it’s a very great deed of him, his appearance is…)” (Wendelin)

“Uo ahead, uncle-sama” (Elise)

Frorew up in the church with its prohibition of ho like her uncle, she should respect, hugging a young boy is probably a nightmare-like view

However, this is also for the sake of saving the young boy’s life

Without thinking about anything unnecessary, she also requested Doushi+ to heal him

Once Doushi+ e the 『Holy』 bluish-white light froradually

Although it doesn’t work unless he hugs the other party as usual, its effect was exceedingly splendid because of his terrific mana quantity

“Uuh… Mother”

The young boy, as about to die any time soon, had his consciousness slowly return due to the effects of Doushi+’s healing

However, there’s just one pitiful truth

“Frank-san, as for theyou…” (Elise)

“Noo~~~! You must not say iiit~~~!”

The serious Elise talked about reality, but she can’t be allowed say it in this situation

“That young boy was savedAny further than that is…”

“Understood” (Elise)

Doushi+ has saved the alic

If seen from the standpoint of church officials like Elise, it’s likely aby the iiven by the scene, it’s a view one wants to seal away in one’s memories

That’s because a ht

I have no doubt that it will be treated as prohibited item by the church, if a record of that is left behind

“Doushi+, if only you could use noric…”

“Yes…”

Co the previous sorrow, Elise and I can’t leak anything but a dry laughter

And, even for the young boy Frank as saved, disaster struck

“Mother?” (Frank)

“Hreat that you are alive” (Ar)

“…” (Frank)

It’s probably natural for the young boy to become speechless

Even though the figure of his deceased mother popped up in hisclose to death, he is eht blue yakuza, an embodiment of muscles, once he opens his eyes

At the sa boy his smile, however the boy doesn’t take it by face value since it’s Doushi+ after all

Froard Doushi+ as muscled death God

He stayed stiff for a while

“Haard~~~! Mother is haaard~~~!” (Frank)

It seems he was unable to endure the reality that befell his own body

He raised an ear-shattering scream

“Ahahaha! If you are this lively, you are already fine, I guess!” (Ar)

“Say, Richter! Konrad! What’s this about?” (Frank)

Frank, who recovered from his injuries, asked his nearby friends, but as there was absolutely no way for the with Doushi+ in front of thehts

“You were saved by Doushi+-sama”

Just that brief comment, one of them simply tells him the truth in a low voice

“Frank, isn’t it all fine since you were saved?”

“That’s it, lad! As long as you are alive, you can enjoy life for a long ti)

Even the deeply eets messed up by Doushi+The saved boy receives compassionate looks from the other wounded

However, they realize their situation right away

The ht ahile screa soundlessly

“Doushi+, is your ht?”

“I have used almost none of it at the pursuitI si up to the)

“I see…”

Putting aside whether it’s right or wrong for a o out for a pursuit to kill the eneon staff, it was also a fact that many of the

injured were saved thanks to Doushi+

Though it’s correct to assu embraced by him

“Passing away just like that or getting saved by being hugged by Doushi+; even though it’s natural to choose the latter, it’s doubtful on an emotional level, isn’t it?”

“The sole salvation is the fact of no feelings of love being involved” (Katharina)

“Don’tfor no special reason, Katharinjou-chan” (Burkhart)

“Dear teacher, I’m already a married woman…” (Katharina)

“Oops, sorryHowever, still, how do you feel about getting embraced by him as an adult woman?” (Burkhart)

“I will et injured, and even if it happens, I will leave it to Elise-san or Wendelin-san” (Katharina)

“That’s an extremely normal reply, isn’t it?” (Burkhart)

“Teacher, just what do you want to hear from me?” (Katharina)

The next day after the battle took place, I, Burkhart-san and Katharina continued chatting while repairing and expanding the field encampment

Although the as useful for defending against the enemy soldiers; since it turned into a situation where it had an insufficient height due to the corpses piling up on the other side, ere requested to add ht to it by Alfons

We have also been asked to increase the nuainst cavalry units, but that has been scheduled for tomorrow and the days after

The reason for that is the large quantity of corpses of the ene buried by the soldiers and hired local residents

As it’s currently winter, the progress of decay is slow, but we can’t leave such huge amount of corpses alone forever

The othera hole and after taking a memo of those, whose identity they could affirm, stripped off the usable items and tossed them into the hole

Scattering oil and burnable things at the end, a ician set the hole on fire to cremate the corpses within

There’s no way that so 10000 in numbers will finish that easily if you don’t decrease their nu them

Also, the act of looking for spoils of war from the corpses; since this is also a part of the reward and war expenditures, it was nor it

Though it wasn’t an overly nice view to behold

The stench of corpses burning in front of the stone wall that was built around the field enca

But even this was the reality of a battlefield

“Even so, I’d like to refrain fro” (Burkhart)

“It’s because you are need, eh?” (Wendelin)

“Me as well as Earl-saht? By the hat about Erw-boy?” (Burkhart)

“He’s on a date, isn’t he?”

Given that the guards were newly arranged by Alfons, there’s no need for Erw and Haruka to devote the that much

Accordingly, he swiftly i to learn katana techniques

With Haruka in the role as his teacher, she’s training together with him

“I appreciate your efforts for continuing the pursuit battle”

With the pursuit carried out by the elites of Mizuho national army’s Battou Unit and Duke Philip household’s feudal army, around 20000 soldiers of the 40000 soldiers of the rebel army were turned into corpses

There ounded and prisoners as well, but those don’t amount more than 2000

It et executed if they returned after losing and because it ht also result in har, but there was an endless nu to the bitter end

Because our allies had priority in healing, there wereyesterday

Due to the excessive a with it while being weary

“It looks like quite a few of our allies died as well, doesn’t it?”

“Yes”

The casualties of our allies were 2567 in total

If you consider the kill ratio, we have an overwhele, but this time’s rebel army wasn’t compromised of elites either

Disposable military forces have caused more than 10 losses to our side

Duke Nürnberg likely won’t consider his side to be at a disadvantage at all

“Meaning Alfons-san is greatly troubled?”

“That’s how it is”

We cannot help it in a real war since ill get killed if we cut corners, but the more soldiers die, the more will the empire’s national power decline

Even for Therese that’s probably an unresolved probleives her a headache

“Because ill have to fight, an expansion of the stone wall is preferrable” (Katharina)

“That’s right, isn’t it…”

Because we finished the requested repairs and expansion, ithdraw to the rear next and cultivate the wasteland

That doesn’t rowing a certain kind of crop

“Wend!”

“We waited for you”

Ina and Luise, who helped by tilling the wasteland site withseeds, show up

“What kind of seeds are you planting?”

“It’s idiot daikon after all”

“This is the actual produce” (Ina)

Ina shows a large turnip with a size to the extent of Sakurajiest variety of daikon on the world)

Even though it’s na to the family of turnips

“It looks like this will become fodder for the horses”

Due to its toughness, it’s unappetizing if hurows on any kind of wasteland

A certain extent of water was necessary, but we dealt with this by digging a large quantity of water wells

It’s apparently called idiot daikon because 『Any kind of idiot can grow them』

“I hear its place of origin is Earl Mizuho CountryIt was produced by selective breeding of turnips”

“Aahh, okay”

I quietly listened to Luise’s explanation

Once I hear daikon, I get the urge to eat an oden vendor’s pickled daikon radish

Recalling even the corated daikon, I was absorbed in my deliberations how I should try to obtain it from Earl Mizuho Country

“They will be ready for harvest in two ainst coldThey are fine astelands, tooTheir only flaw is theuess?”

There doesn’t see it

After harvesting the idiot daikon in the wastelands, next buckwheat, foxtailseeds in soil with horse dung mixed in

By doing this gradually, the soil will irown

“Isn’t it possible to cultivate it in the Baumeister Earldom as well?” (Wendelin)

“That seeainst heat” (Ina)

Ina, as planting seeds, replies to my question

“That’s regrettable, I think” (Wendelin)

“Rather than using such roundaboutnew land is much faster, Wend” (Ina)

“No, not at allEven I don’t cultivate new land that fast” (Wendelin)

Since the in with, I think we should leave the colonization to them

There are also things such as digging wells and constructing roads for me

“It’s not that different from the time when I was in the Baumeister Earldom” (Katharina)

“This can’t be helped, though you have to add killing people to itIt looks like this will drag on for a while”

“Yes, it’s completely a war of attrition”

We are fighting against opponents who don’t consider suddenly losing 40000 troops as dae

I guess that’s probably because we can’t take the ga the imperial capital to turn the tables in one swoop

“That’s e are growing feed for the horses, right?”

It’s likely for the sake of lowering the burden on the supply

Since so like wheat isn’t possible all of a sudden, we are substituting it with idiot daikon

Even the field encae its function as a kind of defence fortification

Piling up wood and stones that were processed bythe watchtowers and barracks

“After all there’s also a limit to a war of attrition

As expected, it’s planned to sos up within several months”

At that point Alfons shows up accompanied by Burkhart-san

Burkhart-san has been assigned as constant guard to him as the supreme commander

“It seems that Therese will deploy the main army here”

“Did she gather allies to soree?”

“Looks like itHey, Alfons-sama”

“With all northern lords and a majority of the northern lords in the east and west, the rest has either declared their neutrality or joined as individuals, right?”

Since the rebellion has split the e which side will ee as winner

Except for the official stance, it’s difficult for the nobles as well since it’s no good if they don’t truly join one side after deciding the winning side

Just like in Sekigahara, they will lose their ranks in worst case if they ahara is aStates period in japan)

For the nobles, it should be quite the painful decision to make as it can result in the disappearance of their household that lasted for several thousand years

“So, ill they come?”

If she leads the army as supreme commander, that alone will rise the morale of our allies, too

The degree of danger will go up as well, but it’s not like she will be told to swing her sword at the front line

At this point it’s probably necessary for her to appear in the spotlight after resolving herself

“It seee army”

“Roger”

On that day I wieldof the next day, the military forces led by Therese showed up without problems

“Although it was a defensive battle,the enereat achievement, AlfonsHere’s thy reward” (Therese)

“Ha!” (Alfons)

Therese, as dressed in a more luxurious mithril-made chain mail than the one worn by Karla before, directly called out to Alfons ent ahead as her representative, and handed hiold coins

“There are rewards for others as well, but these will be given afterwards” (Therese)

“Ha!”

Therese immediately sets up her headquarters in the fortress which was built by stacking up building stones

Moreover, gathering the lords and retainers there, she starts a simple war council

“Did we defeat close to 20000 soldiers? That’s a great war progress” (Therese)

I guess it’s natural to raise thethem since a battle, where half of the rebel arress

However, it wasn’t a situation where it was possible to be delighted without restraint