Yobidasa Reta Satsuriku-sha Chapter 39 (1/2)

Along the road illu speed

Two soldiers are silently pu the car down the rail, drenched in sweat

Since leaving Arosel they have gone non-stop towards Folkalore, and though are much exhausted they do not stop; their duty to their lord motivates them to return even a second sooner

And upon reaching their destination, the hand car passed beyond the end of the rail, crashi+ng and sending the soldiers into a mountain of strahich was there to break their fall

Even so, one of them fainted from the impact, while the other hurried out from the straw

「Blegh… it’s rotten, isn’t it」

He said, spitting out straw froate run up to him,

「Who goes there?!」

「Ah, I aer run, so pass my words to Lord Hifu Rhone A host of about 13,000 ic casters」

「So they have come!」

「Alright, I’ off to the castle!」

More than tension the soldiers felt exhilaration, and this ath the army They spoke with the scout for but a brief moment, but had already understood the crux of the report

The passed out soldier oken with a bucket of water, and the soldiers ere otherwise unoccupied went around telling the others the news

This day began with the lightesttheir forces,

Origa knocked on the door to the lord’s office, and waited to be permitted to enter

Upon entering, she saw Hifu Kasha was nowhere to be seen

「You have called for me, how can I be of service?」

「Origa? AVichy force」

「So it’s finally time?」

「In the end, they conored the matter with Beirevra」

Origa gently shook her head

「I arateful for the concern, but the fault lies with Vichy for stepping on the tiger’s tail The matter of Beirevra can be solved when Vichy is no more」

「Is that so…」

Hifu onto the paper in his hand

「What has been on your mind, my lord?」

「Since a while back, I’ve been told to settle on a forht to do it until the next expedition, though」

He didn’t want to think about it, so he used to write “Tohno” on the documents He wasn’t particularly attached to the na else

And since then, the region was known as Vagenti’s Doer It was now Tohno’s Domain

「Alright Just as we planned, have the garrison forces return Have the prototypes prepared as well」

「Understood I will pass the order along to Alyssa I am honored to be allowed to assist you my lord on your path towards victory」

「That’s wrong」

「I apologize We shall show Hifumi-sama hoonderfully crush the enemy」Currently the plan was to empty Rhone, set traps, and decrease the number of enemies that way Hifumi, however, would move on his own

Origa saw is inappropriate to allow Hifue to deteriorate because of a loss, and thus rejected this kind of tactic, but because Hifumi himself did not care ly

After all, he started the war to kill a lot of people; if he won, he would have to plan another battle, and devise schemes to win the next one Victory itself mattered little to Hifumi

｢I hear that Vichy has invaded!｣

The door opened with a bang, and Kasha ran in

｢Yes｣

｢Why are you so relaxed! We have to prepare｣

｢Calm down You have a task youaround in our Lord’s room Prepare for Hifumi-sama’s departure｣

｢Y-yes, but… Origa is also going to fight?｣

Kasha’s face was dyed in worry, while Origa carried a cool expression

｢What are you saying now? You have your mission, I have mine｣

｢Hifua out onto the front lines?!｣

Obstinately, Kasha directed the conversation at Hifumi, but his cool response crushed her hopes

｢Not really She should do as she will She is not my slave, you see｣

｢I will fight together with Hifumi-sama｣

Seeing that no further words could convince either of them, Kasha’s shoulders dropped and,

｢… I will make preparations｣

She turned around and left

｢Would that be fine?｣

｢She is a part of the larger play She’s necessary to set the stage as I will it｣

Hifumi wore his katana on his hip, and left

｢Kasha is just a fool, after all…｣

A whisper that no one could have heard

By the rail and shuttle one could reach Arosel fro day, and thus in a day the forces were assembled there This was a speed never before seen in this world

｢How peaceful…｣

Though it was cloudy, it was not cold

Tying the obi of his hakama, Hifumi looked down the road in the direction of Rhone On one side of the road lay the tracks Behind Hifu shelter while the soldiers were busily getting ready for war

By their predictions, the vanguard of the Vichy forces was set to come into view by tomorrow

｢We have finished preparations｣

Alyssa stated, having arrived with two soldiers

The soldiers were on the handcart, choosing the direction it would move in

｢’Tis finally time… Hifumi-san truly does not fear war?｣

｢It’s an opportunity to kill people in broad daylight Missing it would be a shame｣

｢You never think that you will be the one to be killed?｣

Hifuot onto the handcart