Vol 2 Chapter 15 (1/2)

Chapter 15

Chapter 2, Episode 15: Joining the Battle

The sun was high in the eastern sky, hidden by a haze of sand

The sun was barely visible, but rather than cooling the earth, it created a hu below it

And that wasn’t the only thing taking away from everyone’s stamina

There were luround

They were the remains of what used to be humans

Soed that it can not be discerned whether they were friend or foe

「We are soldiers of the glorious Grantz Grand Empire! Do not allow a mere rebel army best you!」

Although they are surrounded by a countless number of corpses, there is no room for complaint

They ht

All for the sake of fulfilling their duties as warriors, as soldiers

「We are superior to thehter them all!」

A voice filled with bloodlust flies across the battlefield

「Urahh!」

As the soldiers in the area raise a war cry, they begin to cut down the enemy soldiers

They drag their eneroups, and end their lives

Then, they rush to the next enemy

「Don’t let them overwhelm you! We have the protection of 「Mars」with us!」

These men in heavy armor possess the bravery of many— They are the men of the Fourth Imperial Army who oversee the defense of the southern end of the Grantz Grand Empire

Kigui, the commander of these men— of the second battalion— died in battle at the hands of the zorosta

But having built up as much experience as they have until now, they did not lose their composure

In fact, it see an extra strenuous effort to push the rebel army back to dispel the dismal air

Why is that—? There are a number reason for it

The one who took over coinal commander and was very skilled

The presence of the Sixth I their morale

And the Zorosta as the cause of the rebel ar boy in black

The key figure as responsible for stopping their collapse was, a young boy— Hiro He was currently at the center of the second battalion

Behind hiirl with crimson hair

Her name is Celia Estreya Elizabeth von Grantz

She is affectionately called 『Liz』 by those close to her, and she is usually an innocent young girl as brilliant as the sun

But now, she is showing signs of fatigue and shock as she stares at Hiro’s back

In front of the speechless Liz was Hiro, and on the other side of hiht, purple skin

He is a Zorosta who incited the liberation of the slaves in the Lichtein Dukedom and led a revolt— He is Gahda

His well trained body is briic powers His eyes were focused on Hiro with a glint that alh his heart

「What is “that”? You’re cleverly trying to hide it, but I can see that torrent of immense power But that sword isn’t written of in any literature or stories At least in any stories that I’ve read… I ask you once on」 What is “that” in your possession?」

Gahda’s gaze is focused on 「Excalibur」

But there came no response from Hiro, so Gahda snorted displeased

「Hht you」

Those words infused with bloodlust would plant fear in any whose ears they hit

Any powerful warrior would have every strand of hair on their body standing on end before this man

But there are exceptions for any case

Hiro would be a pri Gahda fearlessly

「…」

His thick, pitch black hair which seemed to be an embodiment of darkness, and his eyes of the same color, could be likened to obsidian And despite the hu deep in his eyes, is a frosty clarity as cold as the Grauzare

After sentle movement, Hiro pointed at 「Beben Slave」 in Gahda’s hand

「「Beben Slave’s」 krall is 「ith」 Each of the five treasure swords of the world capitalizes on a special trait for its krall There are no two kralls that are the same In which case, you should naturally be able to deduce it」

He h he showed no opening He wore a shrewd expression as he continued

「So I’ll show you」

After inhaling softly, Hiro held 「Excalibur」 in the air, then kicked the ground beneath him

「What?!」

Gahda only had a ht attacked him

Liege Grazart— A super high speed flurry of violent attacks

Gahda placed 「Beben Slave」 in front of hiht ar

Without time to even suffer from the intense pain, the next sword flash approaches Unable to stop it or evade it, Gahda’s burly body is smeared in blood in the blink of an eye

「Gahh!」

Though Gahda tried to counterattack, there’s no way he can land an attack on an enes 「Beben Slave」 around, desperately chasing Hiro’s after ilows grow brighter, and the number of slash wounds on Gahda’s body increases

「Behind you」

Hiro went around to Gahda’s rear and unleashed a powerful kick to his back

Gahda was about to go flying— or so it sees around with sand and resists the impact

「Hmph!」

Gritting his teeth, Gahda forcefully turned his body over

「Beben Slave’s」 blade clears away the now hazy air

But Hiro jumps away quicker than it approaches him and evades it

As if he aiting for this moment, Gahda spoke

「Hah! You can’t move while in mid air!」

He thrust 「Beben Slave」 towards Hiro

「Sorry I can move」

Immediately, he has a spirit weapon appear

Using that as a foothold, he repositioned his body, and swung 「Excalibur」 doith immense force

「Ohh?!」

Co the situation around, Gahda is forced to switch to the defensive

Again, he begins to be toyed with by Hiro’s phantasoric swordplay

Even if he stops the sword, a fist co towards him

Even if he evades the fist, a kick lands on his stomach

If he catches the kick, the sword goes ai for the nape of his neck

「damn it— Pesky little fly!」

As Gahda voices his irritation, he desperately tries to get a grip of the situation

However, there is no point in slashi+ng in the wrong direction

Repeating these intensebut drain your stamina

Before long, Gahda fell to his knees, possibly because he had reached his li out from all of his wounds

Hiro stares at Gahda breathing heavily He htly and points the tip of 「Excalibur」 to the ground

「… Haven’t you had enough?」

「Don’t be ridiculous I can still fight!」

Hiro sighed in disappointment at his immediate response

「I see… I wish you’d give up and surrender though」

After wiping off the sweat dripping down the side of his face annoyed, Hiro looked around his surroundings as he caught his breath

The tings of the Fourth I their encirclement of the rebel army

The sounds of angry bellows and cries of death can be heard from the enemy, and the smell of death and blood is mixed in the air as it hits his nose

With the second battalion regrouped, there’s no doubt it will only continue to get worse for the enemy

Taking his eyes away from the now hellish place, Hiro spoke to Gahda

「Besides, you aren’t drawing out the power of the Demon Emperor Sword, are you?」

He once fought a 「Beben Slave」 user, but he wasn’t an opponent that could be toyed around with to this extent He was a stalarrior who skillfully used 「is and counterattack

No matter how much his physical abilities were increased with the protection of 「Excalibur」, there’s no way he should be able to defeat Gahda so easily This is because his opponent also has the protection of a Demon Emperor Sword and his abilities are increased as well

After considering all that, Hiro came up with a hypothesis and voiced it to Gahda

「I don’t knohat attracted the Demon Ean to lose whatever that was Though you probably know that best, even withoutyou」

「… It’s true This one is trying to abandon ardless, I ht」

Gahda pours strength into all his limbs to stand, but Hiro tells him any further effort is pointless

「Without the ability to draw out the powers of the Demon Emperor Sword, you can’t beatbad to you」

Which is a lie According to the current flow of developments, he will be exploited after the enemy surrenders

If he was coht, Gahda would no doubt become obstinate and put up more of a resistance

It’s not certain whether or not he saw through the lie, but rather than nodding, Gahda replied with a scornful smile

「Heh, then why don’t you make ht?」

Hiro expected he would say that

Which is why he already thought of his nextspirit

And to do that, it was necessary to make him waver

「You’ve been distracted by so behind you since earlier」

「…」

Gahda ht face

But Hiro didn’t overlook the small movement in his shoulders that lasted for just an instant

「Could it be that there’s someone dear to you in headquarters?」

There were a nuht in which Gahda’s focus was interrupted

Even noith his life in danger, Gahda has his attention directed behind him

If he kept his focus, he probably wouldn’t have ended up losing so much blood

「Shut your mouth!」

Gahda glares, unable to hide his anger

This was basically a confession

Hiro reflected on that for a moment and shouted out

「Liz! Can you stand?」

「Y-Yeah What is it?」

「I want you to go to ene as their leader」

As he said that, Gahda reacted to those words just as Hiro had anticipated

「Do you think I would allow that?!」

Gahda’s fighting spirit wells up and the space around him starts to warp

Hiro senses a fearsoic He was assailed by a heat thatburned to a crisp

「Wow…」

Hiro was slightly surprised

This was because it was rare for a zorosta to think so dearly of someone of another race

Funda, zorostas look down on anyone other than pure blooded zorostas as inferior races

At the very least, the racis

Other races were slaves and the target of contempt

They proclaimed that zorostas were supreme, and that they were the dominant race

You could say it was that arrogance that created the union of the four other races and the ruin of the zorostas

It’s not impossible to think that Gahda is an eccentric

But if he holds that young girl dear, they definitely have to hurry

「Liz, I want you to leave this to o」

The rebel ar feer

If she is Gahda’s driving force, and so were to happen to her, it’s doubtful that he would choose surrender

In which case, the battle would end up continuing on until one side was completely destroyed

Considering the big picture, that would not be favorable

This is because the battle with the Lichtein Dukedom still awaits

It’s likely that the Lichtein Dukedoun

Even with the resilient Fourth Imperial Army, they wouldn’t be able to endure an attack froht now

—He has to avoid any significant loss It wouldempress that much more difficult

In order to prevent that, they have to secure a victory in which even the central nobles have no room for complaint

If it came down to it, he has another option inshe would want

So first, he’ll have the rebel army surrender, then attack the Lichtein Dukedom

「Please Liz」

「Alright」

With a concise response, Liz jumps onto her horse’s back and turns its head towards the enemy headquarters

As Liz kicks her horse’s sides to run off…

「Do you think I’ll let you go?!」

Gahda tried to chase after her, but Hiro appeared to block his path and pointed 「Excalibur’s」 tip towards him

「Did you think I would allow you to chase after her? You’re going to be captured here」

「Hs if you want to capture me!」

Hiro slipped to the side of Gahda who ca force

Liz should be able to successfully capture the young girl and bring her here

「Let’s end this」

Until they do, he wants to avoid having soldiers sustain injuries from Gahda’s resistance

「I want you to go to sleep for just a little while」

He approaches Gahda and drives his fist into his face Gahda’s head goes flying back, which Hiro grabs and pulls towards him as he sinks his knee into his stomach Then, he forced his body around and struck his heel into Gahda’s neck

「Ah, ugh」

He grabs the staggered Gahda by the face and drops hie cloud of dust rises up

He swings his leg clearing the dust, then drops it into the pit of Gahda’s sto him into the desert

Hiro gives the unconscious Gahda a sidelong glance and turns towards a nearby soldier

「Restrain hihtly so he doesn’t escape」

He grips「Excalibur’s」 handle tightly and attacks the rebel ar up a resistance

「Ah!」

「H-He’s co this way!」

「I-I can’t believe the boss lost」

The rebel ar that Gahda had lost

「We have no choice but to run」

「Don’t be stupid, where are you saying we should run to?!」

Some of them did try to run, but they were surrounded and were unable to do so

「We’re not running! We’re going to save the boss!」

If they can’t run, they have no choice but to put up a fight But with Hiro as their opponent, who they couldn’t even see, they were cut down in the blink of an eye

Each tiust of wind, a screa

Pools of blood began to build along the desert Cries of joy could be heard as the soldiers saw their ene By the time the corpses formed a mountain, a cry of victory could be heard from the front lines of the second battalion

Perhaps the rebel ar defeat, as the resistance in the area began to weaken

Hiro stopped in his tracks and mumbled to himself

「… It’s not over yet」

For the most part, the outcome had been determined, but there are still those ill not accept defeat

In order to have theirl who is acting as their leader