Vol 2 Chapter 15 (2/2)

He cuts through the spaces between the rebel arun to thron their weapons and surrender and walks towards where Gahda is

However, he was surrounded by a large number of soldiers and could not be seen

They are standing guard so as not to have the rebel army take him back But even so, there are too many

Hiro weaves through the soldiers and moves to the center

The scene which unfolded before him was pretty much what he had anticipated

「Don’t think you can continue to exist in this world after going against humans, zorosta」

What Hiro saas a soldier kicking Gahda

Seeing as hoearing what looked like high quality armor, he was likely the son of a noble

Following suit with theGahda as well

「If it weren’t for the forgiveness of 「Zeltius」, you would have all been eradicated by 「Mars」」

TL note: Kanji is “first God”

「What an ungrateful race, for you to forget that debt and point your blade towards humans!」

His feelings were understandable

Many of his comrades were killed by him, so it can’t be helped that he’s emotional

If he had thought things through before taking action, Hiro ht have let him off

But to calmly take on an action that could be a hindrance to the entire ar that absolutely could not be allowed

「You should leave it at that」

Brazen stares focus on Hiro as he steps forward

The noble’s son approaches hi down on him

「Boy, who do you think you’re talking to?」

「To you, and your followers」

「… Do you knoho I am?」

「I don’t so Could you tella unit?」

「I lead the 26th squad Daniel von Eduart」

Based on his attitude, it can be assu

It’s hard to tell why he’s so belligerent to begin with Maybe he doesn’t have the ti

He wanted to poke at the hed sarcastically and spoke

「Umm, you seem like an idiot」

If he had witnessed Hiro’s fight, he probably wouldn’t have taken this attitude

Actually, the faces of the soldiers in the area who did see Hiro fight stiffened as they drew back

There’s no doubt Sir Daniel was in the rear of the second battalion

He probably ca word that they had captured the zorosta

Adding to that, his excessive mistreatulations

「… You shi+tty brat, do you want to die or become a slave? Pick one」

Good deeds h of a position to strictly adhere to regulations

Considering the future, this man’s life is worth even less than that of Gahda’s

After thinking it over, Hiro cay

「It’s too bad I’m unable to offer you any choices If you’re a squad leader, we can just replace you」

「Ah?」

「Didn’t you hear me? I said your life has no value」

「What did you—?!」

The noble tried to grab Hiro, but his head left a fresh trail of blood as it went flying in mid air

With the angry expression reround as the blood spread out

「Ahh, sorry It did have value In dying that is」

While everyone was left speechless, Hiro approached Gahda and stooped down

「Are you all right?」

「It was just enough to wake me up」

「I can’t have you die I won’t let anyone lay a hand on you anymore Don’t worry」

「When I see you, I think I’d be better off with these guys」

「Haha, I’ll take that as a compliment」

Now— Hiro straightens up and looks around

The soldiers who had finally regained their senses were grabbing their sword handles, ready to draw their weapons

「Ahh, you’re better off not drawing your swords You don’t want to commit lese majeste, now do you?」

After Hiro’s warning, a 「shi+ryu」 approached, inti the soldiers in its path

Hiro takes a pole hanging froround

The wind blows, and the cloth which rapped around the pole unfurled under the sky

It was a coat of arms which a certain man raised in the past

Now, it is siends and can only been seen in the world of art

That is how sacred it is to the people of the Grantz Grand Empire

—A crest of black soil and a dragon holding a silver sword

It was that which 「Mars」, the Second Emperor and one of the Twelve Great Gods of Grantz, carried

Everyone looks at it wide eyed

As if seeing a legendary creature, they si and Hiro with ape, unable to make a sound

Silence envelops the area The one who broke that silence was the zorosta, Gahda

「Hahahahahahaha, it all makes sense now!」

Hiro looks at Gahda surprised after he suddenly began to laugh

Gahda let out a roar towards the sky

「So you usedme I was kept alive just for this?! Is this what you wanted?!」

「Get out of here,」 Gahda finished

It was at that ht and started to dissolve into thin air

It was only for a ret But almost immediately, as if he had come to some sort of realization, he wore an exhausted smile

「… How faithful of you」

Hiro realizes from his expression The Demon Emperor Sword had abandoned Gahda

「Now, you’re a regular zorosta But you still possess a 」

「Are you satisfied?」

「I wonder Either ould’ve been fine with me」

Even if Gahda is abandoned by the Demon Emperor Sword, it’s no hindrance to his future plans

Then, Hiro looked around at the soldiers They looks suspiciously at Hiro

It feels as if they’re at a co said that, it would be troublesome for them to stay this way forever

After sighing, Hiro addressed the soldiers

「My name is Hiro Schwarz von Grantz I am a descendant of 「Mars」, the Second Emperor I have become a member of the Imperial family as the Fourth Imperial Prince」

Hiro’s voice was neither loud nor soft

「As a member of the Imperial family, I can not overlook any offenses Earlier, Sir Daniel showed excessive mistreatment towards a prisoner of war, for which I bestowed punishment If there are any that are dissatisfied, can you please step forward?」

He didn’t try to sound welco on purpose, but there was a power in his voice which made those who hear it listen to him

「None, right? Then capture those two」

Hiro pointed at the tere acting violently towards Gahda along with Sir Daniel

The faces of the two soldier stiffened as they drew back, but other soldiers who heard Hiro’s orders immediately restrained them

「L-Let go!」

「What did we do wrong? The zorosta killed our couys hate him, too?!」

Since he punished Sir Daniel, he couldn’t possibly treat them as innocent

Not only would that affect morale, it would confuse the soldiers and cause theruntled

He ly as well

「Take them to the rear And the rest of you, send word to each unit Make sure they don’t use excessive mistreatment towards those who surrender」

After saluting, the soldiers began to disperse

As he watched the soldiersquickly, Hiro stooped down next to Gahda

「The young girl that’s so iht here soon」

「If there’s so much as a scratch on her, I’ll kill you」

「… Is she that important to you?」

「…」

「We have a little bit of time Can’t you tell me why?」

Gahda showed a bit of hesitation towards Hiro’s words, but he opened his mouth and said…

「… There are many small inconveniences for a zorosta to lead hu with me, despite my selfishness I wanted to at least send her home safely, but look at me I can’t even do that」

「Then I have a proposal」

「A proposal?」

「Right If you listen to my orders, I’ll safely send her home」

Hiro continues speaking to the zorosta who has his face down to the ground

「I don’t think it’s a bad deal Having lost your Deirl and escape from the battlefield I don’t believe you to be so foolish as to take such thoughtless actions」

「If what you say is true, how do you plan to prove it? There’s no proof that you’ll safely send her off」

「I swear it on the spirit king」

「…」

「Think about it carefully There’s still time」

After saying that, Hiro stood up Gahda’s face was still pointed doard as he was deep in thought

Hiro looked south and saw a horse running towards him at full speed

It was Liz’s horse And riding in front of her, was a sirl

Hiro waves his coat of arms to show his location

Around that area were members of the rebel army who had surrendered They were on their knees with their hands behind their backs

Liz dropped her horse’s speed, then pulled the reins and stopped in front of Hiro

「I brought the girl」

「Yeah, thanks And she is…?」

「I’m Milieu of the slave liberation army」

Replied the young girl, whose body rapped in a black robe

Hiro approached the young girl and looked at her face At thatof deja vu

But he couldn’t have irl before…

After he shook his head to dispel the strange feeling, he took Milieu off the horse

「Mister!」

Milieu immediately runs over to Gahda

「Sorry Because I wasn’t strong enough…」

「No, I’lad you’re okay」

「Are you hurt?」

「No, big sis protected me」

「I see…」

Hiro looked at Liz with the other two still in his peripherals

「Before I tell you what’s going to happen now, can you tell me how the front lines look like?」

「By the time I reached enemy headquarters, their main unit was all that was left」

「Just the main unit?」

「Yeah, it looks like the rear guard withdrew as soon as the battle began」

「…」

Hiro put a hand to his chin and fell silent

Liz tilts her head confused, but she continues her explanation

「It looked like a nuht away, too That’s why there was little resistance and I was able to capture Milieu so easily」

「Did you hear which way they ran?」

「I heard it was to the east」

「Got it Thanks」

After thanking her, he looks to the east The rear guard ran away in the direction of Fort Azba

There is a gentle slope and he’s unable to see beyond it

Hiro turned back to Gahda and opened his mouth to speak

「Gahda, was the rear guard made up of mercenaries?」

「It was With just a few slave infantrymen attached to them」

「I see」

It’s decided It’s pretty ht off by the Lichtein Dukedom

This isn’t the time to think about when and where

It’s a fact that the rear guard has disappeared, so they need a countermeasure

「Liz, tell ht now」

「Two thousand, the right flank」

「Did you leave Tris in command?」

「Yeah, that’s right」

「You there, come here」

He called out to two soldiers atop horses

「Yes? Your orders?」

「I want you to go to the right flank and deliver a e to Sir Tris for me Tell him to deploy a unit to the east He’ll understand if you tell hiht away」

「Yes!」

「And you, I want you to go to headquarters and deliver a e to General Kielo Tell him that the Lichtein Dukedom has appeared in the east, so I want him to send the reserve unit there You can tell him these are orders from the Fourth Imperial Prince」

Then Hiro spoke up again as if he just re

「If he’s reluctant, tell hiainst the nation」

「Understood!」

After watching the soldiers run off, he ju

「Liz, you hurry and regroup with Tris Take coht flank」

「What are you going to do, Hiro?」

「Well, the eneo take the wind out of their sails I think I can buy a little bit of time at least」

「What should Milieu and I do?」

Said Gahda, as he cut into the conversation

「Milieu will stay with Liz, and you can follow behind them on a camel」

Hiro took out his silver sword and cut the ropes which were keeping Gahda bound

「Is it okay to free irl and run away」

「Now that you’ve lost the Deainst Liz I said it earlier too, but it’s impossible for you to take Milieu and escape from here」

And if he left hiht happen

It would be a problem if he escaped, but it would also be a problem if he were killed This is his only option

Besides, Hiro doesn’t think Gahda will run

This is because of Milieu If he leaves her with Liz, even Gahda can’t make any careless moves He’ll probably follow them quietly

「Okay, I’m off」

At the top of the gentle slope, a large cloud of dust could be seen rising into the air on the other side

Hiro’s expression stiffened as he kicked the sides of the 「shi+ryu」 and ran across the sandy plain