Chapter 28 - Volume 4 (1/2)
Dungeon Defense: Volume 4 – Chapter 1Chapter 1 – The Season that is not Mine
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▯The King of Peasants, Rank 71st, Dantalian
Empire Calendar: Year 1506, Month 4, Day 3
Bruno Plains, Army of the Crescent Alliance
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The fe today as well
In thethose humans over there and the de in front of a massive army that was no less than two hundred thousand The soldiers tossed stones at thehing, they were both too far away to actually hit the dogs, so within the field that couldn’t be touched, the mutts were able to mate freely
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⎯⎯ Do not throw stones!
⎯⎯ Behave, you scoundrels The Gods are watching
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The noncommissioned officers lashed the bottos They said that it was iue whether the soldiers, ere throwing stones at the mutts when a as about to unfold, were the ones ere i out of their way to scold the soldiers, were the ones ere actually i······ The sounds of stones being tossed and the sounds of urging resonated all the way to the far fields, and as it spread out far, it slowly extended the time of the field
Farnese muttered flatly
“They are late Did you say it was the Iht Albeit, I expected her to coht away”
Us two,at the human army encaotiation area where the I had completely burned down The tent had turned into rubble and was sprawled out in the center of the field The Crown Prince of the Erave were h ere unable to see the corpses from here, croould occasionally swoop down and disappear between the rubble I pictured inaway at the bare facial area of the Crown Prince who had his face skinned off The meat which was earnestly skinned and cooked to a crisp most likely suited the taste of the crows
Our speech had ended It was now the Iive hers Due to the fact that the Imperial Princess has still yet to show herself, the soldiers were passing their tis
Every now and then, the soldiers of the demon army would jeer the lateness of the hu ‘Boo······’ Co, did they run away because they’re scared······? Despite that, the Imperial Princess did not reveal herself Side by side, the copulatingcrows, and the soldiers that cao to war all appeared to be at leisure
“Farnese, do you believe in God?”
“The Gods did not help this young lady even when her life was gri lady, then what is there to care about? This young lady does not strain her nerves for needless things”
Farnese looked this way
“How about you, Lord? Do you believe in God?”
“Of course It is difficult to find someone who is as purely devout as I am”
“I see Your Lordshi+p’s ridiculousness is bitter today”
“I will see you after the speech is over”
“For what reason does Your Lordshi+p have to see this young lady later? This young lady is right before Your Lordshi+p’s eyes at this verylady’s beautiful face as much as Your Lordshi+p desires until you beco lady thinks about it, was Your Lordshi+p not a eunuch who is unable to get aroused when looking at woizes This young lady did not consider Your Lordshi+p’s inored the situation of Your Lordshi+p’s lower half, she cannot be truly referred to as your faithful subject”
“This girl······”
She’s quite elated just because she finished giving her speech
Of course, in Farnese’s position, shebecome my puppet, she was finally able to drop her name into the world Her name will most likely be recorded in history as the revolutionist of the century Different to Lapis and I, who pursued absolute authority, Farnese chased after reputation, and this very day was now her splendid anniversary day
Si received a gift
This girl known as Laura De Farnese was purely feeling pleased
Despite the fact that she had actually drivenlady’s speech was perfect”
Farnese spoke
“To be exact, it would be correct to say that it was a speech that was achieved through the cooperation of Your Lordshi+p and this young lady Henceforth, the continent will be split into two ranks and the countryside will be streith corpses and drenched with blood Is Your Lordshi+p still worried about the wo, this young lady is not afraid”
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I glanced at the plain spread out before us There was no need to give an answer Even if she were unaware now, she will see it for herself soon enough and will thus understand once she has witnessed it Although there weresoreatest pupil She will be able to realize it well on her own
The wind blew over the field Woosh······ Due to the sudden shower that ca, our vision could not reach out far and was forced to flicker within a close area Everything was close The rough pal the soldiers were close, the panting of the fe was close, and the violently flapping enes on the other side of the field were close Woooosh······ The wind blew for a moment, and the field became still after the drivel ept away I could sense that so
“She’s here”
“What are you referring to, Lord?”
“Watch well That is your sworn enemy”
Farnese tilted her head and turned towards the place I was gazing at It was at the instant she had fully turned her gaze Elizabeth’s speech started as if it were a gust of wind that was blowing from that side of the field to this
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⎯⎯ Soldiers of many nations, do not be fooled by the shispers of the devil
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As if hundreds of thousands of soldiers were being guided by the wind, their gaze went towards the girl We were unable to see the Imperial Princess herself because she was too far away, however, solely her voice felt endlessly near
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⎯⎯ They are all demons and monsters Have you all not lost your parents, friends, and cos of thosethe skin of hu between those side devils as a devil themselves so that child is certainly one of them
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I pulled out a portable telescope from my coat and looked out into the distance My vision s As I was still unable to see where the Imperial Princess Elizabeth was, I carefully estimated her location solely by the sound of her voice which felt as if it were being whispered directly into my ear
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⎯⎯ The devil spoke They claimed that we had killed our own people Where can you find a lie that is as immense as this? The devil stated that you all are on their side and are their allies Where else can you find a lie that is asthat you all should ask yourselves 400 years ago, ere the ones to put their lives on the line in order to protect the continent? 300 years ago, ere the ones to abandon their lives in order to protect o, ere the ones to swing their blades underneath the white walls until the last e towards the monsters on the Plains of Ulainst a hundred thousand monsters onceaside for their fahters, and for the Gods This is so you must ask yourselves! Who are these people!?
⎯⎯ That is so These people are you
⎯⎯ 400 years ago, 300 years ago, 200 years ago, and here on this very day, the ones devoting their lives in order to protect the continent are you, and solely you!
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Elizabeth declared She did not make any wasted breaths Because there was no needless noise, it felt as if her voice was aThe hu towards a single spot Withfor me
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⎯⎯ Oh proud officers and htered by those monsters were you, the people The places that those ed were the fields cultivated by you, the people As the ones those monsters always stepped on were our fathers and mothers, every time we attempted to live peacefully those monsters cruelly trampled on our lives
⎯⎯ Now a devil speaks to you They claimed that they themselves have never threatened the people I ask you all Is that true?
The surroundings were still
The ativen by Farnese earlier had settled down The enemy forces that Farnese separated into peasants and nobles were once again embraced as one by Elizabeth, and the Iathered together
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⎯⎯ Boeotians I reo, on the rocky plains of Aulis, you desperately protected one of huainst thirty thousand reat prince that led you, Peneleos, rests underneath the hill alongside your brethren
⎯⎯ Tribe of Minyans I reh a , you were able to protect your city with ardless of the city’s authority, the aristocrats, the citizens, and the slaves, you all becaet your struggle
⎯⎯ People of Aspledon who could possibly forget the legendary battle that you all displayed 150 years ago!?
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The roup cheered The tribe known as Aspledon had given a fervent response
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⎯⎯ Hurrah for Aspledon! Hurrah for Aspledon!
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It was froer a simple role call, but it was now a massive echo that shook the human army Each time the Imperial Princess called out to a tribe or a city, the soldiers ere dispatched fros fiercely and cheer
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⎯⎯ Locrians, the people who lived while cultivating the water froo, you all beheaded no less than 2 dragons in Euboea Even the Goddesses of Heaven must have been moved by your achievement!
⎯⎯ Locris! Locris! Locris!
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Thud··· Thud···, the soldiers fro the butts of their spears against the ground They were shouting while holding pride towards their homeland They were most likely not ordered to do so, but the drummers lifted their drumsticks and started to pound heavily on their dru······ While the earth shook because of the roars, the air tre, Elizabeth’s voice was free
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⎯⎯ People of Abantes! People of Alpheus! Your glorious battle is still engraved onto each and every stone wall of your stronghold When I was six-years-old, while brushi+ng raved names on those walls, I made a resolution That I will remember the names of the brave men written here on these walls forever Therefore, I shall call out to your ancestors Adrastus, Menestheus, Elephenor, Styra, Opoüs, Scarphe, Augeae, Tarphes⎯⎯⎯⎯
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She had trulythem out one at a ti and tre of the soldiers followed after her voice and rose up steeply
Once the number of names she called out had reached over 20, the soldiers cheered, once the number of names she shouted out had reached over 30, the soldiers threw up their hats, and once the number of names she cried out had finally reached over 50, the entire arether
Aah
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⎯⎯ Oh, mankind!
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How beautiful, Elizabeth
One piece at a tiether the huments If my speech was sharp and had sliced theently pulled thee and hatred, Elizabeth led the their pride towards their homeland and with the illusion that humankind was one
No one wanted to call themselves a peasant No matter who it was, people would want to believe that they were only hu referred to as a peasant, they wanted to be referred to as a hu hierarchy, they favored their ho into a divide, they loved harmony
Elizabeth knew that
She knew the fact that love could be instigated as easily as hatred could
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⎯⎯ You all, ere called by thousands of na, Francia, Brittany, Batavia, Teuton, Castile, Sardinia, Anatolia, Moscow, Kalinally one!
⎯⎯ At times, humankind became disunited At tiardless of all that, ere still one Whenever those htered our faether!
⎯⎯ Scorn and hatred were unable to stop us Even the strong canines of the monsters were unable to separate us That is so, it is because we are human It is because ere born as huladly desire to die as just hule was not towards le was solely for the sake of mankind!
Finally, my telescope discovered Elizabeth It was as if the silver haired I since it felt as if our eyes met each other across this vast distance
Elizabeth unsheathed her sword and raised it It was a silver sword A single ray of light ap between the murky clouds and ht silver Every ti ‘That’s right’
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⎯⎯ Today, on this very day, ain reached a roup More than before, those er and more malicious They know that they can only win if ere to be divided You all must have heard well their false whispers But how can one forget? The fact that huht! That’s right!
⎯⎯ For hundreds of years, thoseus But we remember The fact that huht! That’s right!
⎯⎯ Today, they are once again trying to make us separate However, we know The fact that, on this day, humankind is surely one! As our ancestors have done so before, as we are doing so today, and as our descendants will do so tole ht!
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Elizabeth placed her blade against her hand and cut her pales were torn and crimson blood started to flow She clenched the blood and shouted
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⎯⎯ I, Elizabeth of Habsburg, hereby vow I shall always stand on the front lines throughout the defending hich will unfold from this day forth Whenever you wish to kneel before the ruthlessness of thoseyour backs Whenever you are looking forward in despair, because of those ht there!
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Elizabeth opened her fist The blood that had gathered on her palhout the air As if trying to repay for every single drop of blood, the soldiers shouted Finally, ignoring their hoether chaotically and could not be understood anymore
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⎯⎯ Today, some will die and some will survive Here, in this place, the blood of reedily by the Bruno Plains Leave it be Let the plains drink asso, then so be it Since today will be mankind’s cruel carnival!
⎯⎯ Officers and men of many nations! The people, the descendants of your proud ancestors! Alongside me, will you prove to those malicious monsters once ht!
⎯⎯ Have you finished strengthening your resolves to remain in the history of blood once ht!
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The horizon shook because of the roars Flags aving The drummers continued to pound the cowhide boisterously Like thunder that had no tempo or rhythm, the noise uttered by the human army of a hundred thousand soldiers shook the earth and the sky
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⎯⎯ For war!
⎯⎯ For war!
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Following after, the soldiers chanted for war three or four more times Elizabeth was able to wash the poison known as class strife, which I had spread throughout their ar like their fighting spirit falling apart will not happen today How splendid Surely, it orthy of the girl who I had acknowledged to beformidable enemy
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Farnese was silent beside hted frivolous atmosphere, which she possessed immediately after her speech was over, had disappeared without a trace She wasI had heard froaze was the same as their heart If that was the case, then, in the end, Farnese’s heart was mostly likely frozen like winter I stroked Farnese’s head
“Hoas it? Are you still not worried?”
“······For 2lady had prepared for today’s speech If you include the ti from Miss Lapis, then it is no less than half a year That speech, this young lady, and Your Lordshi+p’s strike”
“That is so”
I nodded my head
“That Imperial Princess had toppled our blow in ht of countermeasures promptly after she heard our speech She devised a speech in her head without any previous preparations whatsoever”
Farnese, the girl, who you and I must face from now on, is that kind of monster If we are unable to take the Imperial Princess’ life, then in return, the Imperial Princess will take ours As a result, the hero to have their nairl known as Farnese will be recorded as the failed revolutionary and defeated general
With no emotion on her face, Farnese bit her bottom lip
“······Elizabeth Elizabeth Atanaxia, Evatriae, von Habsburg”
Farnese pronounced the na to becouinary Similar to the way she had pronounced it, it was as if she intended to slice up the Iive her The one ill beco lady For that sole purpose, this young lady beca lady possibly leave alone that sort of girl when she intends to obstruct this young lady’s airl’s ht I wanted this sort of reaction Because I wanted this kind of response, I threay the other heroes of the future and chose Laura De Farnese
No matter how radiant the opposition was, I needed that superciliousness that could consider so as a hindrance solely for the reason that that radiance was blocking their path
A cruelty that didn’t waver even the slightest a s that must be silently killed, and if the opposition cannot be killed, then so whatever else possible
As Farnese was a supercilious and cruel girl, the Iwith her enjoyable and peaceful time Farnese was a psychopath That is why I chose this child instead of anyone else······
There were many people ould say it was lonely when the wind blew There were nuo somewhere whenever the wind bleever, child, who is as loveable as er sister, since the wind has blown, you and I are people who des to be raised Even if Elizabeth were a stor nal to raise our banners
“Lord”
Farnese looked up at me A faint tint of hatred could be seen in the pupils of this child who rarely displayed any emotions It alround invaded and was pestering her father about it
“This young lady shall kill that wo lady to do so”
“Not yet”
I shook my head Farnese furrowed her brow
“Why not? Did Your Lordshi+p not bring this young lady from the slave ht This young lady understands now, as well The fact that a woman like that cannot be killed by just anyone However, if it is this young lady, then she will certainly be able to kill her”
“Be patient The time has yet to coh the curtains of the play have risen and the theatricals have begun, there were still many crises to overcome In order to kill Macbeth, one h taking the life of a single individual is a s that I must do personally There are thousands of humans we must kill, tens of thousands How do you expect to properly subdue Elizabeth e are surrounded by people that we uous, Lord Please tell this young lady your truethat it is unwieldy to face the opponent in the front while leaving aside the enemy that is in the back”
I smiled
“We have an alliance with Barbatos’ Plains Faction, but that relationshi+p is strictly limited to one where we merely use one another Just because the benefit is firm, does not mean that even the trust is adareatest faction in the demon continent, the Mountain Faction, is Paimon That fellow is hostile towards us”
Farnese narrowed her eyes
“This young lady understands It sees in the rear first Since ould reedy, it would be best to rip theo That is how a lion hunts a deer”
I lightly pulled on Farnese’s cheek This was a physical contact which contained the roaning, ‘Uuuh’
“Who do you plan on going for first?”
“Paimon is first”
I answered immediately
I had a deep ill-fated relationshi+p with Pai, when I had aimed for the cure of the disease and had instantly accuilant towards ilant She had a lot of hostility piled up towards a dangerous son of a bitch likealone even a single person who dared to hinder ift that the I in my coat pocket A pocket watch Memoria Artifact The very item which contained the scene where I had to burn down a slave inally, Humbaba was the one who had recorded with this object, and she had sold it to Paimon That pocket watch was in the Imperial Princess Elizabeth’s hands It meant that it went from Humbaba to Paimon, and from Paimon to Elizabeth What does this mean······?
The ansas actually simple
“Paimon sold information about myself to the Empire”
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“She most likely informed the Empire that I was the true culprit behind the start of this war in secret She passed on my personal information while she was at it Furthermore, of all people, it had to be the Imperial Princess Elizabeth······ An underhanded betrayer”
I chuckled slightly
“Was she called a whore ould sell her body to peddlers? Barbatos’ words were indeed correct In order to stop me, Paimon, that woman, sold not only her body but her soul as well It is now her turn to pay the price drastically
Without a doubt, I had done my utmost Paimon, even if your side was the one to have attacked first, I treated you with courtesy However, you not only interfered with every single thing I did, but your act of betrayal has been revealed, as well You have clearly crossed the boundary
Earlier, since the area behind us was a bit noisy, I had come down from the boulder I discovered that Barbatos and Pai on but Paimon had pointed towards me and declared ‘That man is mine from now on’ Due to that, a small fuss had occurred······
Paimon most likely realized that her betrayal had been revealed I a information network She knew that she was in peril since her disclosure was revealed, and that hy she had urgently tried to win hable
It’s too late, Pai your betrayal discovered, then you should not have committed it in the first place If you had already carried out the betrayal, then you should have done whatever you could in order to not allow me to catch wind of it until the very end If you were the former, then you would have been a kind person, and if you were the latter, then you would have been a sensible person However, you were neither this or that You were both unkind and idiotic I ao······
Farnese spoke in a low voice
“Lord, this young lady is your sword This blade will only be swung in the places that Your Lordshi+p co However, is that fine? There are eneh people say that onethe eneic where onethe traitor, is also established This is a forood point Indeed, it hile for Lapis and irl They say that a sparrow near a school can sing the primer, and that see in Korea that s”)</eards to that Are we not holding out as Barbatos’ allies? Even to Barbatos, Pairounds to purge Paimon, then Barbatos will obviously dash in with no reluctance whatsoever”
“Mm Surely”
“Lapis should have started to slowly pull in the required chessman by now······ In any case, Farnese, until we deal with the betrayer, do not thoughtlessly face against Elizabeth Even if you meet her coincidentally on the front line, avoid her peacefully Do you understand? Absolutely do not fight her This is an order to absolutely not fight her”
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“Oho? Look here I see there is no response Are you going against ave one speech well? If you have been given an order, then you should acknowledge it What are you showing off for?”
“······I understand, Lord I heard you well”
Farnese pouted It seems she fairly wanted to kill the Ih What a cute child
Of course, it was not so Before I fell into this world, I considered my father to be my archenemy and would constantly wish I could take his life a day sooner With rabbed Farnese’s cheek and pulled on it
“Sheesh, this repulsive thing I live because of you, because of you”
“······Uuuu, guh”
Farnese wriggled her aro, Lord Generally, Your Lordshi+p touches this young lady’s body without ht toowith a lady”
“Youa lady once you have actually beco ger”
“If Your Lordshi+p is going to quibble over the smallness of chests, then is there not thatlady?”
“Lapis is an exception”
I coolly discarded her arguardless of the situation, Lapis has the authority to acquire such a special exception If you have any coo and becoum scab Of course, even if a hundred years flow by, it is most likely impossible for you to achieve such a feat”
“Your Lordshi+p really favors Miss Lapis······”
“Is it not obvious when she is the sole person with the same heart as I?”
Lapis is my love
Lapis is my sun