Hakai No Miko Volume 1 Chapter 41 (2/2)
shi+shul departed while overfloith such fighting spirit that didn't allow for one to think that she will try resting at all Replacing her, Zurgu shows up
“Yo, 《Ferocious Fang》 My niece hasn't become a burden, has she?”
Garau's question, but then decided to state the truth as is
“She hasn't beco, I' sympathy towards Garairl, I think — Well, she's less objectionable than your younger sister, right?”
“That one is an exception! No irls earnest, there are liu leaked a snicker due to Garam's words that were filled with his personal experience to the brim If he has to watch Shyemul's devotion towards Soma, there will likely be various situations where he can't stay calroaned with a bitter expression, but suddenly his expression changed and, after u,
“《Mad Claw》 Kraga Bigana Zurgu…”
“What's up? Being so for unusual in Garahter and adopts a serious expression
“You didn't want to beco that Zurgu was rand clan chief than hiu opened his eyes widely in surprise He looked deeply into Gara but a brilliance that showed there was no lie or jest within theroans quietly with an “Uhh”
However, he immediately forced a smile
“Grand clan chief and the like; that's only troubleso about it and it's only full of worrying That's why I pushed it on a dumbass like you”
Garam smiled wryly due to the overly obvious lie
He has already been infor the warriors of the Claw Clan who felt dissatisfaction about working under his would do
That's why Garau's lie
“It's you after all I had prettylike that”
And then, unbeknownst on who started it, both looked at each other with broad smiles
After that, when Garahtly,
“Daill break soon At last, huh?”
“Indeed — I will take the honor of being today's vanguard Esteerand clan chief, you can watchbecorand clan chief is the blunder of my life”
Garam said with a displeased expression fro him “What's this about?” with his eyes, Gara your filthy arse is disgusting as well, but leaving that aside, being called grand clan chief by the likes of you just u ended up unintentionally bursting into laughter after hearing that
Garaht fist towards Zurgu who's laughing so hard his shoulders are shaking
“Just as always, callhelp To tell you the truth, I also hate calling you the『grand clan chief』”
Zurgu also clenched his right fist and lightly buht fist
“Have the warriors get ready We will uard to you”
“Aye, leave it towarrior that stood in the lookout this earlyin the lookout that's built atop the city wall because his eyes are slightly better than those of other people However, even though he's being tor northern wind, it's not like he's even getting a bonus for this To be honest, there's nothing good about a duty like this
“… Huh?”
At the corner of his vision that was blurred by his teary eyes caused by the yawn, he catches a gli The soldier took another look in that direction after wiping his eyes with his sleeve
At that moment his look wanders north, upstreah the centre of the city and then further west fro his eyes further, it's obvious that the cloud is gradually growing bigger and heading this way
“…! That is!?”
Noticing that it was a cloud of dust that occurs when a great nuot panicked
That's a zoan attack, isn't it?
However, if it was the zoan co, it would be from the direction of northeast where the plains are To approach fro a cloud of dust, they would need to cross the river at least once No ht be, I can't believe that the zoan would expressly choose such a less action
Then he wondered whether it could be military forces of the ocean nation Jeboa, but that's i of Jeboa is a puppet of the uild that strives for steady trade rather than the franticness that coin with, Jeboa is located in the southwestern direction It's unlikely that they would deliberately detour to the north
However, it doesn't roup is advancing on the city
The young soldier quickly grabbed the horn set up at the lookout and blew into it after filling his lungs with air to the brim
The sound of the horn which hout the entire city
Once he blew the horn two and then three tiradually hear the co hit with thwak-thwak-thwak's
“Just what the hell's going ooon~!?”
The grand co his voice towards the young soldier from below the lookout
“I have confir this way fro a cloud of dust!”
Once the co this hile kicking up a sand cloud just like the young soldier said
According to the co this way at a speed of a horse's trot At that speed they will likely get close to the city in around a half koku (Because the time that split the daytihly one hour, though it changes depending on the season)
It wasn't a distance where he could recognise their figures by eyesight, but the battalion leader already guessed their true identity
The unidentified group is travelling at a speed that's not possible unless they are entirely coanization that can allot valuable horses and kiryu to everyone with such a big nu horses and kiryu, the answer is naturally decided
Those are the supreher speeds on their own feet
“Hurry and call back the residents who have gone outside the city! It's a zoan attack! Close the gate after a quarter koku (approxiate no matter what happens after that!”
The residents, ent to pick up firewood that will be used as fuel in the nearby copses and such, tossed away the wood they had gathered at great pains and returned to the city with great haste In order to avoid allowing for suspicious characters to slip in ast them to assist in the city's invasion, the sentries keep watchful eyes on the returning residents
“Prepare ers on horse! We have to inforency! It's a zoan raid!”
Receiving the order of the couards choose the best horses and riders fro hindered by the zoan along the way, each of them alters their route and time a little bit and heads towards the city of Luorand coathered company commanders
“You, promptly confirm the provisions and at the same time make the city's merchants deliver further provisions!”
“At your will!”
“You will check the weapons and armors in the ar my subordinates check and carry out the weapons and armors!”
“Very well! In that case, recruit er, Sir!”
The battalion leader, who saw off his subordinates that ran away after receiving his orders, once again stares at the zoan heading this way on the horizon
I still don't know their precise number, but no roup, the zoan are in a state that they won't reach a thousand people
There are more than ten thousand hual residents, that nuer If I estiht to be at around a fifth of the whole, the number of our soldiers will surpass two thousand due to the compulsory recruitment
If we have thisto fear fro
Besides, reinforcements will arrive at the latest in twenty days Until then it's the duty of the garrison to defend the city and not to launch an attack in search of distinguished war service
The battalion leader was familiar with that
“Each of you, carry a bow and arrows, and lie in wait atop the city wall!”
Once he orders that to the soldiers ere gathering atop the wall one after the other, the battalion leader slightly raises his right hand while staring at the approaching zoan
At the e of the arrows, the hidden archers all at once will release a rain of arrows in order to make the zoan lose their morale
The battalion leader felt an invisible pressure upon his right hand, that will give the signal, through the looks of all hu down that right hand
Without advancing up to the city wall, the zoan kept a distance the arrows can't reach and lined up on the west side of the city And then they started to hit their druuys, what the hell are they planning…?”
The grand commander tilted his head to the side due to the zoan's behavior
There's no indication of the but kick up a fuss at a distance our arroon't reach since they got here soo
A company commander, who felt a similar doubt, couys have any intention to attack?”
“I don't know They et careless”
Maybe it's a threat so that the huive us a warning? The battalion leader guessed
‘In that case, I can even understand the noisy at a distance where our arroon't reach
However, the battalion leader couldn't shake off some unpleasant pre the plains until now
It's possible to think that they are getting carried away after turning the tables on the subjugation unit, but in that case theyplace that's different from until now
Such obscure anxiety swirled within the chest of the great co the surrounding soldiers That commotion violently assaulted the ears of the battalion leader, orried about the reason of the zoan's behaviour until then, and he couldn't ignore it
“You bastards! The zoan ht attack at any time! Don't relax your attention!”
However, even with the battalion leader's roar, the soldiers' commotion doesn't stop
Not only that, they had turned their backs at the zoan outside the city, pointed at the townscape inside the city wall and were talking about so severally
The battalion leader, who looked in the direction where the soldiers were pointing at while getting irritated as he wondered just what they are seeing to cause such a fuss, lost control of hi a moment to deeply breathe in and out, he's finally able to co even his own position, he shouts,
“W-What's happening!?”