Chapter 27 (1/2)

【Imperial Army]

Watching the soldiers who were marching orderly in rows, Violette breathed out while resting her cheek in her hand.

「…… It seems like, those people of the Royal Capital decided to strengthen their defense and resist us.」

While she muttered that, Violette recrossed her legs in the chair.

「I hate this. It feels like we became a small-fry who oppresses the weak.」

Hearing such words of Violette, one of the cavalry men smiled wryly.

「However, those people of the Azul Kingdom are also stupid. If they can’t oppose the most advanced golem unit that our empire is proud of, somewhere in the castle walls will surely collapse.」

Nodding lightly to the cavalry’s words, Violetto laughs.

「I want to move around in the plains and smash their golems which can’t even move nimbly. However, I was very troubled because of that, golems and their more than ten thousand forces are behind that wall…… It seems that they had chosen the most boring way of fighting.」

When Violette said that, laughter rose from the soldiers around her. While laughing with everyone, Violette shifted her eyes at the top of the castle walls which surrounds the Royal Capital.

「Well…… if they want to have a decent siege battle, the golems that can destroy the castle gates and castle walls, and the battering ram must be the first thing that they will aim for…… but I wonder if they will exceed my expectations?」

When Violette muttered that with a faint smile, a red flame burned up above the castle wall.

【Royal Capital]

「Wa, wa, wasn’t it better to aim after attracting them a little more!? General!」

The middle-aged man in white robe said that and a man in his prime who wore a luxurious armor laughed.

「Idiot, I’m going to do that if it’s a war that can be won! Aren’t we doing a siege because we lost both in numbers and quality!?」

「As, as, as I thought, we can’t win this war…..!」

When the man in white robe changed his complexion, a short man in armor got angry.

「General Dukel! How can you say something that makes morale fall……!」

When the short soldier yelled, the man called Dukel laughs loudly.

「BWAHAHAHA! I don’t even know how long we can endure this siege battle!」

Dukel said that with a smile on his face and he looked at the man in white robe while narrowing his eyes sharply.

「This is a war that can’t be won, but this is also a war that we can’t lose. Currently, we are losing in both number and quality, but aren’t we trying to gather the forces within the Kingdom? In the course of time, we will surpass them by only using our number!」

Dukel raised his voice to explain to one man in front of him in which he adds.

「I know that the Imperial Army might go all-out to crush our golems! If so, let me know it from the beginning! If you do that, we can slow their movements so that they will not be destroyed in vain!」

「I, I see…… So, we’re buying time……」

Maybe because he was overwhelmed by Dukel, the man replied while nodding his head bit by bit. Glancing at the man sideways, Dukel faced the surroundings and sent forth his voice.

「Listen, you guys! The enemy will aim at the magicians first! Protect the magicians with all your strength except those who will shoot the arrows! Got it!?」

When he yelled that, the soldiers returned a raging reply and Dukel laughed loudly.

At that time, a soldier holding a shield in the front row of the wall opened his mouth.

「The Imperial Army has entered the range of arrows!」