25 【side story】村人と騎士小隊の憂鬱 (2/2)

”I'd rather do as I'm asked and suffer to death. ”If we're going to die, we'd better do it alone.

”If we're going to die, let us do it on our own. If you're going to die, do it on your own.

”I'm as reckless in battle as you three. You're as reckless as the three of you.

”Don't do it, Garv. A war you don't stand a chance in is no laughing matter. Stop it.

”I don't want to make a bad impression for later negotiations. ”I don't want to make a bad impression for later negotiations.

”I don't want to make a bad impression for later negotiations.

”Is he really that strong?

”How many warriors do you know that can single-handedly annihilate a medium-sized goblin horde and goblin riders, or single-handedly subdue a weaponless opponent without killing more than a few? Do you know that some of the men who were subdued were also involved in the war in question?

I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one who has a problem with this. If you're going to fight a battle, it's not worth it unless you can devise a plan so that no one dies. But how do we get out of the city?

I'm not sure how you're going to get the beasts out of the city, but I don't think they're going to listen to anything we civilians have to say. But how are you going to free the beasts from the city?

The air was heavy with gloom.

You can't expect him to stop just because there are a lot of people or because his status has risen a bit. You know that in this day and age, relationships are more important than anything else, right? Above all, I don't want to die. I don't want to die.

A subtle atmosphere of dry laughter or something indescribable spread around us, and the discussion ended with an air of having no choice but to do it.