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The pale throat, nape, shoulder—Masatsugu kept kissing her lovely silken skin without pausing for even athe warm and soft sensation, he stole heat from shi+ori's blood
In the process, shi+ori said in surprise, ”Your body, it still feels so cold”
While Masatsugu was sucking her skin and warently stroked his face and neck
Her palms ran over every inch of him not covered by the uniform—his teh trying to warm up his cold body
This was shi+ori's thoughtful care Using her own palu as much as possible
Intimately connected, the two of them did not separate at any moment The princess' bountiful bosoht
”Princess”
Masatsugu's lips were the first to let go of her skin
During this brief interruption, the two of them stared passionately into each other's eyes
Instantly, Masatsugu knew from instinct If he were to take shi+ori's lips this moment, she would definitely not refuse
He could smother the beauty's lips and easily take pleasure in a kiss
However, he did not do so That sort of thing should wait until their hearts and souls were in greater harmony
He believed that shi+ori would naturally seek a kiss when that moment arrived Then he would be able to follow the affection in his heart and shower her with tender loving There was no need to force a kiss on her right now
Again, Masatsugu made eye contact with the princess
He then buried his face into her pale neck, ain
shi+ori gently accepted Masatsugu's unruliness and took his hand naturally, holding it firether
”Mmmm—Mmmmmmmmmmmm!”
shi+ori moaned seductively without words
Her sense of connection with Masatsugu reached a climax
With an ”ah”, the princess lost consciousness, fainting under Masatsugu The symptoms were very similar to ane
Moderation was key and it was tiround
His body was now burning hot The heat stolen froe—the essence of ectoplas to be released
”I guess I'll use this power to get through this battle first”
Ulti the normal way should provide far more ectoplasmic fluid
However, he had no choice but to u nodded with satisfaction and gently stroked the unconscious shi+ori's cheek
Part 3[edit]
The princess ended up waking twothat she had collapsed on the path over the blue reservoir of ectoplasot up
Masatsugu was by her side, watching over her
Furtheraru had covered the unconscious princess with her removed blouse and his own uniform jacket
”E-Excuse me”
shi+ori lowered her head in sha appearance to be seen
She hastily put on her blouse and fastened the buttons with fingers tre in embarrassment, then fixed up her attire in sequence
”P-Please stop staring at ”
”Sorry, this feels kind of nostalgic, which is why I”
”Nostalgic?”
”Yes I used to watch women dress up after sessions of intimacy—”
”M-M-M-M-Masatsugu-sama! Do not ain!”
While they were talking, there was a sudden ringing sound in the air
A pipe fox appeared next to shi+ori to report on the battle situation
”An enemy army from the Fuji tutelary fort—A total of two hundred Karound level to defend against the enemy attack”
”Two hundred From one Chevalier?”
”No, the scouting wyvern confirmed four Chevaliers from the Kinai Fiefdom”
”Four of them”
”Masatsugu-saions are you able to su just now?” asked shi+ori worriedly after Masatsugu listened expressionlessly to the situation report
shi+ori was certainly observant She knew that thetruly fortunate for serving such an intelligent princess, Masatsugu replied truthfully without reservation, ”Roughly a hundred, which is about half the enemy numbers”
Masatsugu's Chevalier Strength was supposed to be 1000 or so
Unfortunately, he had not obtained a lot of ectoplasmic fluid Currently, he was only able to summon 102
”I see I am terribly sorry”
”Why are you apologizing, Princess?”
”It is ain, just as in your previous life”
”This is nothing so please don't let it weigh on your ies for e're surrounded by ene us five or ten-fold”
Masatsugu smiled and joked about, but it was not the natural smile he had earlier
Worried about Masatsugu, shi+ori said, ”This tutelary fort's ifrit is still in poor shape If the noesis barrier is breached as easily as it did yesterday, it would be akin to having a great hole in a castle wall—”
”That's fine It'll actually be easier if the eneets that hole”
”Eh?”
”We just need to set up an ambush at the hole A collapsed castle wall still has its uses”
Cale, ”Princess, all you need to do is command me to wipe out the enemy”
The Suruga tutelary fort was located in the a City
The surroundings of this fortress were twisting and shi+e
This phenomenon was caused by a noesis barrier Inside the barrier and above the tutelary fort, a giant ion—the ifrit Seiryuu—appeared to face off against the Restoration Alliance army outside the shi+eld
However, Seiryuu was unable to invoke ht
All power had been diverted to the noesis barrier so that it could hold for as long as possible
”Fufufufu, a bluff huh”
The four enemy commanders led two hundred and five Kamuys
One of theth was 52
The re three were Maruki, shi+nbu, and Doro, whose Chevalier Strengths were respectively 53, 49, and 51 The four of theist” to allow them to conduct the attack
The Black Knight, rureed
Prior to their departure, the lish aristocrat had told thea's ifrit does not posenews The Akigase Chevalier is injured and unconscious If the ru battle'
Receiving this news on their departure, the four of them sortied from the Fuji tutelary fort
The Kinai Fiefdoed to was coo, Wakaya with Kyoto A total of seventy-two Chevaliers served the fiefdom
These four would be considered first-rate within the Kinai Fiefdom They were all e and Chevalier Strength Individually, they were no hts of Her Majesty, but if the four of them joined forces—
Confident of victory, the four of them rode blue wyverns to lead their force of Kamuys to attack
Each Chevalier ordered their own Legions to maintain a spherical formation centered around him
The area surrounding the Suruga tutelary fort was a lovely hill covered by green grassland and low trees It was a shaht had fallen and obscured the beautiful scenery
The Kinai arht for the noesis barrier and Seiryuu at the tutelary fort
At that ns of the enemy
”Are they Tōkaidō Kamuys!?”
The noesis barrier surrounding the tutelary fort shi+mmered like heat haze while fifty blue Kamuys appeared in front of the barrier They had flown into the air froround
Chevaliers were able to sense the noesis fro friend from foe
These Kamuys were identical to the four Chevaliers' Kamuys in appearance but were neither Miura's, Maruki's, shi+bu's, nor Doro's
Surely they ase Rikka
” ” ” ”Fire!” ” ” ”
At the four knights' coions all started firing repeatedly
In response, the Suruga army's fifty Kamuys deployed their protective barriers and fired back The two arreat
In merely a ions shot Suruga's fifty to death
Even at a nue, the battle should not have been so one-sided
”Merely puppets!”
Chevalier Miura sneered
The eneions beforehand and stationed them as defense troops
Legions would fight autonomously even when their master was absent or asleep This was a very i them However, their perfor orders froility and barrier strength would be halved
No wonder Legions in this state were known as puppets
The fifty Kamuys just now had been positioned ahead of tiase Rikka
”Comrades, time to attack!”
Chevalier Miura sent out a pipe fox to inforhts
The orders were to attack the noesis barrier froh
”Indeed, this ht work”
Masatsugu and Princess shi+ori had arrived at the nation-protecting keep's roof together
In the elevator, Masatsugu had talked about how to ”lay a trap to destroy the enereement
”It could very well turn the unfavorable situation around”
”May I trouble you to issue a command to the ifrit, Princess—”
”No problem, leave it to me”
It was their first ti keep The vieas quite expansive there
It was nighttime On this forty-meter tower situated on a plateau, one was not only lucky enough to see Suruga Bay under the light of the ht scenery of Suruga City and shi+mizu City nearby
If this place was not a ht viewing spot
However, as breaking out close by The repeated flashes were not lights from cities but caht was shot frohter
Directly above the nation-protecting keep was the hovering ie of the ifrit Seiryuu
The ion However, the giant dragon roared in pain when the noesis barrier was attacked
A great e, surrounded the entire tutelary fort
The Kinai Fiefdo the shi+ with their bodies
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
The giant dragon ifrit howledits body in pain
Masatsugu knew that if an ifrit still had the strength to roar loudly, it meant that it was not at its limit yet He still had plenty of time to put his plan into motion
As for the Kinai Fiefdom's Kamuys—
The four Chevaliers were leading roughly fifty Kamuys each A total of four armies
These four armies were entrenched east, west, south, and north of the tutelary fort respectively, firing from those four directions The ifrit Seiryuu was desperately enduring with limbs withdrawn like a turtle
At this rate, the Suruga tutelary fort would fall before long
Strangely enough, Masastsugu's cheeks twitched to smile He had found an opportunity for victory
The Kinai ar to enter a formation Rather than a square, it was a scrum
Yesterday, the British Knight of Her Majesty had coether for a tackle
I to break the noesis barrier in one go The situation was going u hoped
”Princess, please give the command”
”Yes Masatsugu-sama, please defeat the enemy Wipe them out”
Solemnly, shi+ori issued the order with determination
She ell aware of the significance behind her order Even though the opponents were non-huiant soldiers, this was still no different froshi+p must issue orders decisively in full awareness of that
This decisiveness was the rightful responsibility borne by those who sent generals and soldiers to the battlefield
Masatsugu received the order calmly
”Acknowledged I will now take care of them”
Leaving shi+ori's side, Masatsugu went to the edge of the roof, stopping in front of the security railing
The only weapon on him was his sword, Izuht, Masatsugu had acquired neer
”Let's go, guys Gather under ed his hness”
My Legions, this is a command to assemble
Next to the nation-protecting keep, nuu
Red-purple Kau summoned fifty of the an army on her side finally appear, Princess shi+ori shouted, ”The castellan Rikka-sama's proxy hereby issues a command!”
shi+ori transe of Seiryuu that was enduring painfully over the nation-protecting keep
”Allow the Restoration Alliance's Kah the barrier Do not stop theht into the tutelary fort!”
Part 4[edit]
Akigase Rikka had appointed Tachibana Masatsugu as her proxy
In other words, thistop command of a tutelary fort
For an ordinary high school student, this was quite an irregular request However, Tachibana Masatsugu was currently the only Chevalier capable of defending Suruga This fact ument than any other
The officers and soldiers of the Suruga tutelary fort turned out to accept this order with unexpected readiness
The greatest reasons were Rikka's firm directive and the fact that he was backed by Princess shi+ori
The ifrit Seiryuu's consciousness, the spirit Sakuya, was not a soldier but she still acknowledged Tachibana Masatsugu as the commander and followed his commands obediently
Partly because his co ”it's okay to slack off”
In any case, after receiving the princess' noetic waves
”Noesis barrier Output, decreasing,” Sakuya commanded quietly
She was at the nation-protecting keep's top floor, a vast room without s Ten-odd noetic officers were around her on standby, chanting ment her noesis
The fifty-two Kinai Legions attacking froh the noesis barrier
According to Sakuya's verification, their commander's characteristicsall his Kae as one unit—
The enee-like curtain
Previously, the barrier generated by noetic energy would repel entry with maximum force
However, the force blocking the fifty-two Kinai Kath
Roughly ten e curtain was easily penetrated by the enemy's blue Kamuys The ara tutelary fort
The premises within the fort were vast, almost five times the area of the Tokyo Dome at the imperial capital
The nation-protecting keep, which served as the command center, was at the tutelary fort's center This was the target
The fifty-two Kinai Kamuys had invaded the airspace over the tutelary fort
Flying at top speed had depleted the Legions' ectoplas a scru to close quarter combat immediately
This was an excellent chance to attack which Akigase Rikka had seized last time too
Copying this wise u added a twist of his own
”Five of you, attack and charge into the enemy formation first then draw your swords Give them hell”
Masatsugu issued co keep Five Kanesadas instantly left the keep and flew into the air, firing on the fifty-two Kinai Legions
The five Kanesadas rushed into enemy ranks and their bayonet rifles transformed into japanese swords
The five Kanesadas slashed the fifty-two Kinai Legions in their scru one after another Tennen Rishi+n Style swords out a bloody mist of ectoplasmic fluid
A e for the Kanesadas equipped with katanas
In less than twenty seconds, seven enemies were chopped dead by the Kanesadas Hijikata Toshi+zō's relic, Izuht forth astounding power It was said that within Tennen Rishi+n Style swordsmanshi+p, there was an identically named move
Realizing their bad situation, the reions hastily scattered
They engaged the five vanguard Kanesadas while staying wary of thekeep—But it was too late Masatsugu instantly gave the order
”Fire”
The forty-five airborne Kanesadas aiting next to the nation-protecting keep
All of theions invading the tutelary fort
After a round of flashi+ng rapid fire, the blue Kinai Kae, pierced by beams in vulnerabilities not protected by armor such as their masks and throats One after another crashed down from the sky
When equal nued in a shootout
Entering a packed formation to activate protective barriers would counter the power of gunfire
However, the five vanguard Kanesadas had employed fierce Tennen Rishi+n Style swords the Kinai ar a packed formation
Ka slaughtered by the five Kanesadas
In the end, the Kinai Kamuys in the tutelary fort were effortlessly shot dead by Masatsugu's army
In no time, only ten-odd enemies were left
The Kinai Chevalier who had led the charge personally also perished along with his Legions
Of course, the five Kanesadas in charge of disrupting the eneht by friendly fire Pierced by their comrades' beams, all five of them died
Thanks to their sacrifice, this localized battle's victory was at hand
Furthermore, it had been won in ical outcome when the ene at a rate of ten shots per second
That being said, this was atforce
The re three quarters—A hundred and fifty Kinai Kainally, they were supposed to rush to the rescue when their comrades were in trouble
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However, the re three quarters were blocked by the noesis barrier
The ifrit Seiryuu had increased noesis output again, reinforcing the barrier's strength
This resulted in fifty Legions stuck inside the tutelary fort, isolated frou had deliberately let in one small fraction of the enemy to divide their numbers
Of course, the hundred and fifty Legions outside were attacking the noesis barrier
In an effort to help their cohtered inside, they fired their bayonet rifles without rest
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Every time the noesis barrier was attacked, Seiryuu above the nation-protecting keep wailed in pain However, the ifrit should be able to hold longer
”Masatsugu-sama, look over there!”
shi+ori cau, who also noticed
The hundred and fifty Kinai Legions outside were led by three Chevaliers One of them had ordered the forty-nine Kae at the noesis barrier
The enee inside and rescue his comrades
The probleions commanded by the other two Chevaliers did not act in concert This was another excellent opportunity
”Perfect, pass on the order to let theh”
”Understood!”
shi+ori relayed the coain and the ifrit Seiryuu did as told
The forty-nine Kinai Legions broke through the a tutelary fort
”Kanesadas, assehness”
Masatsugu summoned the fifty-two Kanesadas he had held in reserve beforehand
The Kanesadas round rather than in the air This was to initiate anti-air fire against the new batch of Kinai Legions trespassing into the tutelary fort
Furthermore, the fifty Kanesadas that were su at the enemy
Now the Suruga side outnumbered the enemy two to one inside the tutelary fort despite their overall numerical inferiority The Kinai army was clobbered, unable to resist
A total of a hundred bayonet rifles focused rapid fire on the forty-nine Kinai Legions
Even by using a packed formation to enhance their protective barriers' effects, the enemy could not resist firepower from a force double their size
”The enemy has four Chevaliers but conversely, it's hard for them to act with unity Once their coordination breaks down, it is our chance for victory”
The Kinai army's operation was based on a foundation of ether
Victory would naturally be guaranteed if they maintained secret contact and adhered to the battle plan However, perfect communications in the heat of battle were unlikely while eneinal plan
Under noetic disruption preventing the use of wireless communications, they had encountered the Kanesadas, a force of elite troops
It cas in the Kinai aru's mind the whole time
At that moment, shi+ori murmured, ”I am reminded of the Great Wall A story about that defensive fortification”
”You mean the one China had in the past?”
”Yes Even now, there are re Dynasty”
The Great Wall had existed in China since long ago, prior to the Common Era
It was aover twenty thousand kilometers across China's northern border It had been built at the command of the First Emperor, the earliest emperor to unify China
In the past, China's north here barbaric equestrian tribes roamed
With the Xiongnu and the Tujue as foremost examples, these nomadic tribes had always been powerful external threats that troubled successive Chinese dynasties greatly
The massive fortification that impeded their invasions was the Great Wall of China
”That kind of wall could not possibly defend China's vast territories In the past,it was useless They believed that the Great Wall failed to protect nable”
”Meaning it was full of openings?”
”Yes However, thanks to this Great Wall that was full of openings, the Chinese dynasties were able to predict the northern invaders' routes of advance It also delayed their rate of advance Consequently, it was an extremely valuable wall from the perspective of border security forces”
”An iu expressed his view, ”Used correctly, it could be used to divide the enemy, force them into dead ends, or cut off their paths of retreat”
”This is your current tactic, Masatsugu-sa Chevaliers have decided to stand back and observe, having given up on rescuing their comrades”
Inside and outside of the tutelary fort's noesis barrier were two completely different worlds
The interior was a scene from hell
The red-purple Kanesadas were firing continuously on the invading Kinai Legions, only a step fro them out The Kanesadas' fierce offensive showed noto be completely annihilated in a few more minutes
In contrast, the exterior of the tutelary fort was different
Roughly a hundred blue Kinai Kamuys had remained outside
This ar and could not be bothered to rescue their cohtered inside They had decided to stand back and watch the Kanesadas carry out the bloody and violent massacre
The difference was like heaven and hell
As a result, Masatsugu and the princess had the leisure to have a conversation
”They intend to abandon their cou analyzed ”Then in the ensuing shon, the numbers will be even On the other hand, the Kanesadas would have consu the odds in their favor—That's probably what they're thinking”
Currently, Masatsugu had ninety-one Kanesadas re that had wiped out half of the enemy forces, the Kanesadas only suffered losses of ten or so Such was the massive disparity in power
”They foolishly believe They can oppose my soldiers with equal numbers?”
Masatsugu's cheek
At that precise moment, the Kinai Kamuys inside the noesis barrier were completely exterminated
”Please order the spirit to release the barrier completely I will correct their foolish minds”
”Hahahaha! They cannot possibly win by this juncture!”
”Ally's defeat Please do not, act so delighted”
Near the Suruga tutelary fort
The sky above was full of stars On the battlefield, the red-purple Ka down blue Karound instead
After the noesis barrier disappeared, a battle of a hundred versus a hundred began
Sir Black Knight was on the ground, watching the battle unfold
The genie Morrigan's si
Behind the two of theuard Only one It looked very similar to the Crusade in appearance, except its armor and uniform were all black
A black knight A Garter Knight
A Knight of the Garter, abbreviated ”KOG”
Within the British E the true na this type of Legion
”Seeking confirht?” Morrigan asked her heartily laughing superior ”The Chevalier who suions You wanted to see, his pohile conserving, Knights of Her Majesty So, you readily agreed to those four's request”
”Don't ht's shts, but we already gave the the eneht”
The battle in the sky was about to end
There were eighty-one red-purple Ka katanas to cut down the few re Kinai samurai
Of the Kinai Chevaliers, one of the in action
”Besides, I wanted to see for hts of the Kinai provincial ar, I wish they could have drawn outfroth of his noesis, his Chevalier Strength cannot possibly be as low as a hundred”
Hi the red-purple Kamuys
Sir Black Knight examined his appearance carefully
A young orientala sheathed japanese sword in his left hand His expression looked a little obstinate though his facial features were quite handsome
Sir Black Knight was currently on a grassy knoll with Morrigan somewhere
Conversely, the young Suruga Chevalier was standing on the roof the nation-protecting keep at the center of the tutelary fort
Even though they were separated by a distance of a kiloht could still see his face clearly
Chevaliers were able to check what their Legions saw or heard at any moment
Currently, through the vis