Vol 8 Prologue (2/2)
Things didn’t change after he joined the Beilschh no one scolded him
He also felt he lacked drive and ambition
“Well, Sir Regis you… instead of striving for pro books”
“Haha… That’s true”
“But your will to plan a strategy where no one dies is proof of your drive, correct?”
“You are considering it from that direction?”
“It is important to mourn and respect the fallen But you have to look at those who survived too So Sir Regis… You should look at the people you saved”
“I didn’t forget about them”
“Is that so? Because of Sir Regis’ effort, I ht?”
“Ahh…”
Clarisse followed the expedition as the maid of the commander Altina
Altina preferred to ride her warhorse during the is
If they lost the battle a few days ago, not just the soldiers, Clarisse would have been killed too
“I am still alive, can you feel it?”
“Yes…”
The sound of her heart beating
Soft and warm
“This is because Sir Regis protected me”
“Yes…”
“So, now is is”
“ Thank you”
“Frohtmare”
“Yes”
“Maybe from the Princess too? Can I pull it off?”
“Eh?”
Clarisse’s hands relaxed Regis as basking in her gentleness lifted his head
Clarisse’s face was slightly red, and had a unique womanly charm about her
Her broere slightly knotted with a wry smile on her lips
Following her line of sight, Regis looked towards the carriage door
Altina was looking their ith ruby eyes
“What are you doing, Regis?”
Her voice was cold With bloodlust that could rival the Mercenary King frohtly
“M-Me!?”
“I rushed here because I heard a scream!”
Speaking of which, he did scream when he woke from his dream
“Well, I had a nightmare…”
“But I saw a scene filled with happiness!”
“You are !”
Enjoying Clarisse’s gentleness was indeed a wondrous thing, but Regis wouldn’t say so like that and put his life in peril
Clarisse said in order to appease Altina:
“Well well, Your Highness, I did the saht?”
“Ughh… But wasn’t I still a child back then?”
“I want to do it right now too… but you keep running away, princess”
“It’s e! I am already an adult!”
Altina pouted
Her murderous intent had vanished
Hah… Regis sighed in relief secretly
Clarisse composed herself and said:
“Sir Regis is always busy ork, it is only natural that he is exhausted And his work is taxing on the ht?”
Altina thought about it
“H fro the Seventh Ar admiral in Épée Prière Bay, the pursuit battle of the Mercenary King… He had been fighting nonstop”
It was now the evening of 4th July
When they first encountered Franziska of ‘Renard Pendu’ and when Varden Grand Duchy attacked Fort Volks, it was 30th April
In aacross the eht four battles
Altina shrugged
“And Regis was the one who came up with the plans for the battles”
“ Well, that was all I could do”
It would be tiring indeed
It must be the same for the troops
Altina had an apologetic expression
“If I could strategize too, I would be able to lessen Regis’ burden a little…”
“No, you have been a big help Be it the defence of Fort Volks or the battle with the Mercenary King, the headquarters was attacked in both cases If you are a noreneral, ould have already died plenty of times”
“Thank you But just swinging a son’t take down a fortress, or sink the ‘Queen’s Navy’ froh Britannia
“We were lucky”
They concluded the sais said with an aard smile
Altina asked:
“I didn’t prepare anything right now, but you can tell what you want, don’t hold back”
I want books —— But even if he said that, he probably couldn’t get it on the battlefield
Then, he wanted to rest
Not just Regis, the soldiers who fought through the entire day and night must be exhausted too
The battle , but the continuous battles definitely had taken a toll on them They stopped the march for the entire day and rested
It would probably be a fretful rest though
That ht be so, but they couldn’t spend their ti, it would be hard to reach the E of the 9th
They had yet to discuss further plans
In Regis’ y would be dependent on the state of the battle at the capital
News that the Fourth Arh Britannian fleet and the supply troops should have reached the capital on the 6th
The ene…
Where would they escape to?
And hoould the First Army led by Latreille act?
According to her character, would he choose to pursue? But the soldiers wouldn’t want to The chance of being counterattacked on the open field was high Latreille should know that
He had to consider all the possibilities and think up countermeasures
Altina leaned her face over
Regis leaned back on reflex
Her beauty was already so great that itto buy her After her fifteenth birthday, she was even
He would feel eot too near and stare at him
“W-What’s the matter?”
“You don’t look like you are considering a reward”
“Eh? Haha… the thing I want… Erm… How about…”
“No books okay?”
“That’s true, it’s a battlefield after all Erm, I’m thirsty so can I have some water?”
“Giving water as a reward, doesn’t that make me a harsh commander!? State a proper reward, I will prepare it later Is there anything else?”
It’s hard to think of them
He wanted to rest, but didn’t feel like sleeping right now He was getting hungry, but it’s be fine since it would be dinner soon In such cases, it was the standard in stories to ask for monetary reward
But that would be a hassle
—— Whenever the unit dispersed money, the paperwork he needed to handle would increase three folds
The reports he needed to send back to the fortress was is shuddered
Clap! Clarrise clapped her hands She seeood idea
“How about the princess doing sois?”
“Hmm? Do what?”
“What I did just now”
“Hah!?”
Altina’s eyes opened wide, and even her neck turned red
Regis reacted the same way
“W-W-What are you saying Clarisse!? This is no joking matter!”
Regis was given the peerage of Chevalier, but before the official appointment, he was still a commoner while Altina was a royal She was the fourth princess and second in the line of succession, and a Lieutenant General coe, she was no longer a child, but an adult Even if they were playing, they couldn’t touch a member of the opposite sex!
“Ara, you don’t like it?”
“N-No, that’s not what I mean!”
Altina storily
“Regis, wait You are fine with Clarisse, but not me!?”
“I didn’t mean that!”
“Then what did you er recently!”
“What are you saying!?”
Altina reached out and grabbed Regis’ head
He could feel that she was very nervous She had the sath was powerful and it was painful
She pulled hard
And then, the thing closing in fast before Regis’ eyes was Altina’s chest —— But it was silver
“Wait! Your armour is still…!!”
“Ah”
With a bang, Regis’ nose crashed hard into the steel armour