Chapter 178 - Volume 9 (2/2)

“What?!”

‘What is that?! I don’t understand the situation. What’s going on?’ I thought while looking at Tina. Then I turned around slowly and there she was, dragging two bloodied soldiers with her, her face smeared dreadfully with blood. Nia was there with a good smile, wagging her imaginary tail waiting for a compliment.

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“So you people are from the Southern Army?”

“…………..Yes.”

It seems that Nia ‘accidentally’ did it because the soldier was suddenly showing hostility. But because they were wearing the armor of the Saint Country Taterudo’s army, I still healed them just to the point where they could speak easily. They then aptly surrendered themselves to us.

They say that the South revolted being led by the Duke of Bellrose, the guardian of the south, and his knights.

“What is the reason for the South’s rebellion?”

“We- We are being treated unfairly just because we did not join in the Demon King’s War.”

“Yes, yes, yes.”

I was thinking what noble reason do they actually have for this uprising, but turns out there wasn’t much of a reason.

“You are not lying, are you…..?”

When I exude just a little [Intimidation] and with Nia and Tina putting their hands on the soldiers’ shoulders, their faces turn pale in an instant.

“It- it’s the truth…..”

“……..In the first place, if we had known that the princess would return, we wouldn’t have rebelled. But because the princess who twisted the demon with one hand did not return for more than a year, we thought……”

‘Hey, hey, who are you talking about?’

Even though Atla’s information network is still underdeveloped compared to Tess, it seems like there is still a lot of rumour that reaches even here.

“By the way,……. is it fine to leave the village burning?”

“………Oh!”

Rinne’s murmur reminded me of something important.

“Tina, take us to the village! Fanny, go ahead with Onzada! Noa, you will take care of these soldiers! Nia and Geass, the two of you come with me!”

“Ha!” everyone answered at the same time.

At my command, my followers immediately start to act.

I’m terrible at flying so we all started running at once. Fanny who was holding Onzada immediately phased silently into space.

‘…….–I have seen them going wild on the battlefield every now and then and I know saying this only now is a bit too late, but I really hope we don’t make any more strange rumors.’

After a few minutes of running, we could see smoke rising through the gaps of the trees. As a matter of fact, the fire itself doesn’t matter……. Well, I am sure it is a big deal for the people involved, but really, the real problem is the group who set the fire – the rebel soldiers.

The fire itself was probably just a warning. ‘If you don’t do what I say, the villagers will be the next victims’ or something along those lines.

‘As expected, I can’t revive those who have lost their lives. And it’s a bit awkward to eat those souls too…….’

As I entered the village from the woods.

“Eh…..?”

There was a figure of Onzada, standing at the top of the pile of stunned soldiers, with his arms crossed in a proud manners.