Chapter 6 (1/2)
Chapter 1, Episode 6: Clash
Dios ran into so south
The reason being the troops before him
A line of heavy infantry his advance
Behind the at the ready, and behind them, even more heavy infantrymen on standby
「Here already are you?! And you bring 2,000 against less than 200 on top of that?」
「The crest of purple land and a sword and shi+eld… So, you’re that child prodigy」
She graduated top of the I school
She is the youngest to be pro officer of the 3rd Ie of 17
Her name is Trea Luzandi Aura von Bunadara
She became Chief of Staff at 15, and that was the sareat country of Ferzen in the west He was trying to invade the some sort of achievement
However, the battle was harder than the Third Prince had anticipated, and he had suffered enough of a loss to lose the emperor’s trust
Cornered, the prince gathered his officers and spoke
「If you can devise a strategy for victory in this battle, step forward If you suggest a poor plan, it will be off with your head」
All the officers stood silent, and the Third Prince’s ire was about to reach its peak
「Your highness, I would be able to lead us to victory in this war」
Curiously, a young girl stepped forwarded from the end of the line of officers
Impressed by her bravery, the Third Prince appointed her Chief of Staff
And being disappointed in the other officers, they were all beheaded, save for the young, influential nobles
The rare ingenuity of the young girl as promoted to chief of staff would immediately be demonstrated
She devised ingenious and cunning strategies, one after another, and whittled away at Ferzen’s territory in the blink of an eye
Meanwhile, the great county of Ferzen would lose battle after battle, losinga drastic decline in their national power
Arriving at the conclusion that further battles would bring about the fall of their country, Ferzen requested a truce, and the war came to an end
For having offered a victory to the eave her a new name
「Mars」, the alias of the Second Emperor of the Grantz Grand Empire
「… Why is the Third Prince’s favored pet here?」
The two sides glared at each other for a while Then, Bunarada’s er came before Dios
The er’s head was covered in a hood with an expression that could not be seen
A pair of barely visible lips slowly moved
「I have brought a letter frohness Celia Estreya?」
「I don’t knohat you’re trying to do here You think I would tell you that?」
「… And you are?」
「Dios von Michael」
「Ahh… so you’re the 「Ogre」」
Hearing his own alias, Dios extended his arm with a displeased look
「Hmph I’ll take that letter」
「No, there is no need now」
「What?」
The er’s hand rose
The line of infantrymen in the rear broke their foraps
Dios’s sharp gaze tore through the er
「What’s theof this?」
Dios’s irritation grew, and his body overfloith bloodlust
Not cowering one bit, the ht smile
「We will be restraining you」
「What?! You say that regardless of knowing I am part of the Sixth Princess’s private army?!」
「Oh, do you not understand unless I tell you the reason? I believe you all know better than I」
「… You aren’t aon like that」
「Ahh… I haven’t introduced myself yet-」
As the er lifted their hood, a woman appeared from under it
「I am Trea Luzandi Aura von Bunadara」
「… Tch So 「Mars」 came here personally」
「Yes I thought it would surprise you」
Dios takes his eyes away fro cavalry
-There’s still some distance
He returned his gaze to where it once was, and Dios made a decision
「If I can capture you here, we can escape from this situation」
He vigorously swings his spear down
The tip stopped right before hitting Bunadara’s shoulder
「Are you prepared?」
「What should I prepared myself for?」
「To becoe!」
He couldn’t possibly kill her
So he struck her flank with the handle portion of his spear
However, Dios’s attack did not work
「Wh-What?!」
Bunadara easily stopped the attack
In her hand was a beautiful sword of gold and silver
「This sas made with spirit stones Isn’t it beautiful?」
Sprits favor beautiful waterfronts, and very rarely produce crystals infused with their essence
These crystals are by no means inferior in brilliance to jewels, and people respectfully call them spirit stones
3~7 spirit stones are found within the empire’s territory each year
Even an ee amounts of land only takes in that et any spirit stones at all
And so, their value keeps going up with each year due to their rarity
You can even build enough of a fortune to relax for the rest of your life with one spirit stone
Even now, the only ones who possess them are the royal family and their extension
「Where did you get so like that?!」
「His excellency granted it unto nanimous」
Pop, pop-
Dios heard a strange sound, so he turned to look at his spear
His spear was quickly freezing from the tip
「Tch!」