Chapter 42 - #42 Battlefield (1/2)

The next morning when I woke up...

[Health: 610/610]

Fully healed, nice.

I thought when I took off my shirt to check on my wounds but I couldn't find even a scratch.

”Good morning, Akashi~!” Mez barged into my tent with the same smile as if nothing happened previous night but when she saw me without top her cheeks became slightly red even though she tried to hide it.

...I guess my lesson didn't help and I can't even say 'Can't you knock?' due to this being a stupid tent.

”Good morning, what do you want? You could have greeted me while standing outside of my tent.” I asked with a confused expression.

”Will you help me wake up Suzuka?” She asked me with an innocent smile.

”No. Wake her up yourself since you tied her up and let her like that through the entire night.” I said with a resolute expression, I had no intention to even take one step inside Suzuka's tent. I don't want to see in which state she is in.

”Boo, you are a party pooper!” Mez immediately stuck out her tongue and left my tent with those words since she noticed that I am aware of her plan.

I shook my head and dressed up, thankfully, I took some spare clothes with me since the clothes I wore yesterday are full of holes from my spar with Esdeath. I will have to ask Aiko to fix them later.

But I have to be careful...this is the last uniform I have with me.

When I was ready, I exited my tent and approached Esdeath's tent, since she was the commander of this operation, she had the biggest tent.

”Hey, it's that kid from Phoenix house...I thought they would send someone stronger or more people and not just 1 kid.” When I walked through the camp full of soldiers and other nobles, they instantly started to gossip when they saw me.

Regular soldiers immediately looked away and ignored us since they didn't want to have any problems with me.

I glanced towards the person who shouted at me and saw a big muscled man with a beard but what caught my attention was his insignia on his shoulder.

...A blue dragon, huh? It seems like fate. They keep on making trouble with me.

I thought and returned my gaze in front of me and completely ignored him.

”Huh? Hey! What was that look in your eyes, brat!” He shouted at me with an angered expression.

Is he stupid? Isn't he aware that I was part of that scouting group? Maybe he thinks that Mez and Suzuka protected me since their identities as Rakshasa Demons are well known...

I thought and shook my head with a tired sigh and continued walking toward the Esdeath's tent while ignoring him.

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”Esdeath?” I called out when I arrived in front of her tent. Although I should call her commander or Commander Esdeath, I didn't since no one was around her tent.

I walked in and saw her dressing up. Well, she already had most of the clothes on, she was just finishing getting ready.

”Are your injuries alright?” I asked her with a forced smile.

”Some of them have yet to completely heal but they definitely won't obstruct my mobility, I have grown up in the wildness so I heal quickly and I am tougher. What about you?” She explained and showed me her injury on her shoulder caused by my sword which was bandaged but it didn't look as serious as before. She then proceeded to ask me with an inquiring expression.

She is indeed right, there are not even bruises from our fight...just more serious wounds are visible but all of them are under her clothes so no one will notice anything. She is really amazing.

”I am completely fine.” I replied with a small smile.

”Hmm...Really?” She asked with a thoughtful expression while looking at my upper body.

”*Sigh* You can take a look...here.” I noticed what she wanted to do so I took off my upper clothes to show her that my wounds already healed.

”?! There isn't even a scar...You have a wondrous body” She looked shocked for a few seconds before she calmed down and praised with a nod.

...I guess she meant my regeneration and not the body in a physical outer form.

”Alright, I will inform everyone.” I told her and prepared to leave.

”Thank you, Akashi.” She thanked me with a smile before I left so I turned around and nodded with a small smile.

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After 10 minutes passed, everyone was ready to resume the march.

”...Good, it seems that everything is ready.” Esdeath looked around the former camp and nodded her head in satisfaction.

”Everyone, be prepared for battle, we are already quite close to where the Rebel army's camps should be located.”

”Yes!” Everyone shouted with serious faces.

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”Aaagh!” The screams resonated through large plains surrounded by small hills.

We already found out locations of 2 camps that were built on top of those small hills. What's most surprising is that they didn't let us attack their camps which would put them in an advantageous position but they instead decided to meet us head-on on the large plains.

Although they had more soldiers than us, their weapons weren't of the same quality and even if they have confidence to win in head-on battle, they will still lose many soldiers. This is a very reckless action.

I commend them for actually starting an attack which slightly surprised us but Esdeath was fast enough to calm down and arrange the soldier to meet the rebels.

”Aaagh!” *Bang* There were already many casualties but most of them were on the rebel's side. The biggest casualties we received were during the surprise attack and after we calmed down soldiers, we began having an advantage.

I, Suzuka, Mez, and Esdeath were overlooking the battlefield from the back of our horses.