Volume 1 Chapter 26 (1/2)

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Chapter 1, Episode 26: Poison

Three sels (9 k on the battlefield, there are several large cliffs, and filling the wastelands within their shadows is an ar

They are the Fourth Ins supreme on the central continent

At the head of the ar officer straddled atop a horse with a long, white mane

His naeneral rank

He has a long history of service as a valiant general for the Grantz Grand Empire, and is one of the Five Great Generals

General Loring glances behind him

There is an extravagant carriage wobbling on the rough surface

An i in it

A horse races to the carriage from ahead of them

Noticing this, General Loring turned forward

It's one of the scouts

「General! Reporting! Margrave Grinda has commenced battle near the border and the situation does not look to be in his favor」

「Of course not Lichtein's arrave Grinda is, but there's no way he can win No, 」

This area hasn't seen so much as skirmishes in many years

There's no way to gauge his abilities

However, even if he were skilled, Margrave Grinda's territory normally has 3,000 soldiers at the ready

It's 3,000 if he assembles them all And there are units that cannot be mobilized because they are needed to maintain public order

General Loring estimates he has about a 1,000 men

He thinks it strange that they were able to stand up against 15,000 opponents with those numbers until now

「It seems 「Mars」 is there」

After hearing the scout report this, the general finally understands

「Ohh She came all the way to the southern border from the distant west?」

「However, I was not able to confirh she was defeated by the eneeneral」

「That little girl went out onto the frontline? Really nohen she could have quietly stayed in the rear」

He thought she was a bright young girl, but it see a difference between bravery and foolhardiness

The name of 「Mars」 is too heavy a burden for one like her

It was troublesorant that title to her on a whim

'The na of that person,' he thinks as he turns to the carriage once more

As he does, an overpowering voice cae

「Loring」

The general, as simply called by his nae

It was a bit di within was a man surrounded by women in the nude

That man was Schtobel, the First I his military expedition

Just the other day, along with the Emperor, First Ie nation which held influence over various other nations until its defeat to Aura two years ago

Without returning to the Imperial capital to celebrate his victory, First Iuards He also brought along with him the princesses of Ferzen whom he took as spoils of war

Perhaps because they had no hope for their future, or because they had witnessed hell, the eyes of the princesses had lost their light They looked like the eyes of the dead

If the First Irew tired of theht away

While sy replied

「Yes?」

「Call the scout over I want to ask hi」

「Right away!」

General Loring ies looks with the scout who had come to report what he had seen

The scout rides towards the carriage

General Loring tilts his chin to signal him to head to the

With a nervous look, the scout approaches as instructed

「… What about Leihil?」

The scout stares blankly in response to Schtobel's question

Loring i behind those words, and whispers into the scout's ear that he was ordered to check on Leihil

The scout gasps and opens his mouth in a panic

「Yes… It looks like a ed onto the battlefield and General Leihil seeeneral with his spirit weapon—」

「Aboy?」

「Yes, he appeared in enemy headquarters with an imperceivable swiftness」

As soon as he said that, the as sments pierced the scout's face

The scout was about to yell from the intense pain, but a thick arm stretched out from where theused to be and covered his face

「Agh! Ugh, ugh!」

The horse ran away from the scout as now unable to breath

However, the scout's legs remained where they were and flailed about midair

After letting out a sigh, Loring grabs the scout's waist and speaks out to Schtobel

「Imperial Prince Schtobel… I'd like to ask that you desist with your games Please remove your—」

Before Loring finishes his sentence, there is a snapping sound, and the scout's body goes limp

The princesses inside the carriage let out a scream Perhaps they heard the snap

It was possible that the scoutif he recalled more, but now that his neck was broken, it was too late Loring thought he had lost all his e it to be unfortunate The dead body which fell to the ground disappeared into the rear

「… Was there perhaps so that did not sit ith you?」

「His report wasn't concise, so I executed him Do you have a problem with that?」

He sounded irritated, and there was enough bloodlust in his voice to send chills down your spine

But Loring sis his shoulders Apparently, he has nerves of steel

「I don't think you would listen even if I did」

「Then don't say anything But that so called i boy at that」

「If he wasn't ht possess one of the 「Five Great Treasured Swords」 If that is the case, it ive him a spirit weapon」

「That's not necessarily true Because we had him drink ”that”」

「Hmm… Then, we can't predict the outcome, can we?」

Once, when he heard Schtobel's a so shocked that he siape

But he also happened to see that a to see where this man would end up

Loring laughs at how he still gets fraught with eh he should know better at his age

Then, he voices his unwarranted anxiety

「The spirit king's curse may befall us one day」

「… What are you saying the current spirit king is capable of?」

Loring couldn't say anything in response to Schtobel's disheartened words

「I will become <> no matter what」

The word muttered by Schtobel was shot down by the violent rain and went unheard

The battlefield was in a state of chaos

The soldiers led by Margrave Grinda were struggling on the frontline