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Chapter 1 - The Fall of Nagoya Castle[edit]
Part 1[edit]
November 7th, 15:45
”Nagoya is Tōkaidō's provincial capital”
The location was thethe position of Governor General of the Tōkaidō Fiefdo his teeth Slender and crane-like in appearance, he was an old aze
Dressed in a ki impression
”Never did I expect it would fall to an enemy of a thousand”
Governor General Akigase Shouzan, ruler of Tōkaidō, remarked in self-mockery
Currently, ”winged giant soldiers” were fighting in the skies over Nagoya
The invader was the Restoration Alliance Ten Kinai Chevaliers were leading roughly five hundred Kahts of Her Majesty and the five hundred Crusades under their command
A ions had formed a coalition force of a thousand
In contrast, on the defending side, the Tōkaidō Fiefdohly seven hundred Kamuys
A great battle was taking place in the sky over Nagoya between a total of seventeen hundred Legions, friend and foe combined
”Is it impossible to oppose the British Empire when they invade in earnest?”
Akigase Shouzan nancy
On theof November 7th, the Restoration Alliance finally started to launch a full offensive against Nagoya and its surroundings
There were five ”tutelary forts” in the region
These tutelary forts wereancient castles and stationing ifrits as guardian deities The water shrines built underground allowed theions, the mainstay weapon of modern militaries, could operate
Namely, Okazaki Castle, Kariya Castle, Kiyosu Castle, Inuyaoya Castle
The Restoration Alliance directly attacked the defensive net formed by these five castles
Leading five hundred Kaoya Leading five hundred Crusades, the British Ehts of Her Majesty attacked from the east
Nagoya was caught in the middle between the two fronts Naturally, the eneoya Castle, which was the Tōkaidō Governor General's residence and administrative center, the most vital location
The Restoration Alliance had broken through the Tōkaidō provincial aroya Castle
However, the castles of Okazaki, Kariya, Kiyosu, and Inuya Kaoya Castle
”The Crusades are truly powerful No, it is the Knights of Her Majesty who are powerful”
The tide of battle was clear to see Tōkaidō was obviously at a disadvantage
”Is it all due to the difference in practical battlefield experience?”
The Restoration Alliance and the Tōkaidō provincial ariven up on formations
The Legions were scattered about, fighting in close quarters All over the Nagoya sky, Ka defeated by British Crusades
The Crusades were a size larger than the diminutive Kamuy in physique
In terth alone, the Crusades were superior Furtherhts of Her Majesty in coths over 90
Imperial japan did not haveup to them
”Inferiority in both strength and numbers, such adversity is truly impossible to overcome,” Shouzan said quietly
Also, the Charter of Chivalry is
When fighting in the sky over a city such as Nagoya, intentional destruction of the urban landscape beloas forbidden Indeed, intentional destruction
For the sake of arguion that had been shot or stabbed
Unable to sustain flight, the Legion would crash to the ground, its gigantic body and ars in the process Such cases were accepted as exceptions by the Charter of Chivalry and freed of responsibility
Currently, the falling Kaoya's streets
Fortunately, dead or injured Legions did not explode, but they were still eight-hed dozens of tons
Many buildings were s people who had not fled to underground shelters in time
”The Knights of Her Majesty broke through our defenses, then the Kinai forces invaded This simple approach totally relies on the British”
Akigase Shouzan scoffed in disdain
”However, nomore than a loser's complaints”
Both Kinai and Tōkaidō were using Kaions of Imperial japan When civil war broke out, it was coaruish themselves
In this case, the Kinai Ka red scarfs
”What a disgrace I failed to devise a single effectiveof the enemy's imminent invasion This incompetence is unacceptable”
”Your Excellency” Nagoya's castellan bowed his head in anguish
Shouzan continued, ”The Kinai Fiefdom is backed by the British Empire, which means we need support from either Tōsandō or Kantō However, I exhausted all otiation methods and still they refused to be swayed”
”I believe the Tōsandō Fiefdo towards the Restoration Alliance”
”This is currently unverifiable Please watch your words”
Shouzan warned the castellan then proceeded to go on a sarcastic diatribe
”Speaking of which, that fiefdom apparently feels dissatisfied because they received a landlocked real the vassals It would co with the Restoration Alliance in secret As for the Kantō Fiefdo up to those wo to leave all military matters to Rome”
”Your Excellency, you apparently need to exercise prudence in your words too”
”Oh, indeed, let us return to the topic at hand Well, since we cannot rely on the neighboring fiefdoms, Tōkaidō's only choice is to turn to Ro the Rome our master”
”Just like how the Kinai Fiefdo the British ht?”
”As dogs of Roardless, we no longer have the luxury of waiting for reinforcements”
”All we can do is try our best and see how long we can hold” The castellan quietly expressed his determination, then said, ”If only Rikka-sama were here”
”Even with her here, she can't turn the battle around on her own Wait, I recall that she sent a letter whose contents I found rather intriguing”
Rikka was Akigase Shouzan's eldest child
Although she was the beloved daughter born to Shouzan in his later years, she was definitely not a sheltered lady
Matching any man in valor, Rikka was Tōkaidō's preoya Castle
Unfortunately, she was trapped by the Restoration Alliance at Suruga City, serving as the temporary castellan at the tutelary fort there
In truth, out of Shouzan's retainers, his daughter was the most powerful warrior of them all
The two younger brothers were no enerals was as great as between heaven and earth
Regarding the nahter—
Unfortunately, Shouzan did not have time to ponder it
A ring was heard at the scene A pipe fox had teleported to arrive
The palm-size retainer beast released noetic waves to project the words of a e into the air
'Partial destruction of noesis barrier A force of Kaoya Castle'
”They are finally here!”
Like ordinary tutelary forts, Nagoya Castle had a guardian deity stationed there
Its name was the ifrit Nue, named after the monster that had appeared at the Emperor's residence of Seiryō-den in the past The western equivalent in y would be the chimera
The Nue featured a er's limbs, and a tail in the shape of a snake
This ifrit had deployed a noesis barrier to cover the castle
This barrier was essentially the final defense line The invading eneround water shrine and capture Governor General Akigase Shouzan
”No need to protectthe castle”
”Affirmative”
Unlike his daughter, Akigase Shouzan did not possess a Chevalier's power Instead, he left the fighting to his trusted retainers while shouldering all outcomes and responsibilities himself
Both Shouzan and the castellan were in their late sixties, froeneration
Having known each other for so long, the castellan responded concisely and prepared to set off
Before leaving, the castellan noticed an aroya Castle from the east
On a chaotic battlefield where friend and foe were e formation
The orderly army was particularly conspicuous and consisted of about a hundred Legions All of them blue samurai of Imperial japan, they were Kamuys But were they Kinai's or Tōkaidō's reinforcements?
”That is—Rikka-sama's army!”
The castellan yelled excitedly His keen senses as a Chevalier had detected Rikka's noetic waves
Shouzan hastily took out his binoculars
Through the lenses, he observed the gradually approaching ar at the head of the forhter She was dressed in I a blue wyvern
”Did she rush here frooya is in trouble?”
Despite the feallant arrival, Shouzan shook his head
”What is she doing? Reinforceoya's fall”
Rikka's Chevalier Strength was 154, no less than any Knight of Her Majesty
However, this quantity was still not enough to overturn the battle situation The father frowned at his daughter's heroic but reckless act of bravery
”Watch out, Your Excellency!”
A Crusade ca and the castellan shouted sharply
The Crusade raised its rifle to fire repeatedly while flying towards Shouzan's balcony The enemy must have been drawn to the conspicuous main keep
The scorching bea fired at the balcony with a rate of ten times per second
Nor, this situation would mean certain death, but fortunately, the castellan reacted appropriately
”In the name of Zuihou, the appellation of the warrior—assemble, Kamuys!”
The castellan swiftly summoned three Kamuys to block in front of the balcony
Using themselves as shi+elds, the blue samurai defended the balcony Shot in the face and torso, the three Legions died in sacrifice, but they also raised their rifles to strike back
One shot pierced the Crusade's throat, resulting in mutual annihilation—
The castellan had averted disaster in the nick of time However, both the elderly decorated Chevalier and Shouzan were shocked
”Your Excellency!?”
”Argh!?”
One of the Crusade's stray shots had struck the roof of the main keep
A large a fro roof and onto the balcony where Shouzan and the castellan were The two of them were buried alive under the rubble
It was ten minutes later when they were finally rescued by the soldiers rushi+ng to the scene
The castellan only suffered light injuries with bruises all over hiet up on his own—
Part 2[edit]
Slightly earlier
”We should head to Nagoya too”
It was the u had asserted that
It was 9:13am at the time Several hours earlier, he had just defeated the thousand Legions led by King Richard the Lionheart to invade Suruga
Today, Richard was originally supposed to attack Nagoya too
However, the Suruga side had succeeded in provoking his passion, setting his heart ablaze With less than half a day before the Nagoya operation, he went straight for Suruga, unable to suppress his urge to go for a ”secret snack”
The two sides had fought a nocturnal battle
Fighting bravely throughout the night, the forces of the Suruga tutelary fort won at last
While everyone was celebrating the hard-earned victory, they received news that ”the Restoration Alliance was beginning to u heard it, he expressed his view
Suruga's castellan, Akigase Rikka, tilted her head in puzzleo to participate in the battle at Nagoya?”
”Precisely”
”Masatsugu-dono, to be honest, there isn't any point, is there?”
All of Suruga's Chevaliers had gathered thisfor a war council
The ones present were respectively Masatsugu, Rikka, Tachibana Hatsune, as well as the two Chevaliers from Yamanashi+, Habuna and Maike, with the additional presence of Alexis Yang, the military adviser sent by the Eastern Roman Empire
Of course, the noble princess of Imperial japan, Fujinomiya shi+ori was present too—
House Akigase's Chevalier princess address the group calions My Kau-dono's Kanesadas are not available in decent numbers either?”
”Rikka-sa there will be useless?”
”So like that Given the current circumstances, if the Restoration Alliance—or rather, the British forces—were to get serious, there is no way for us to reverse the fate of Nagoya's fall no le Should any of us fall in battle, it would be far worse than losing Nagoya”
Nagoya was Akigase Rikka's hooya Castle was her home
However, she spoken with great detachment to explain why they should not head to the rescue Her extraordinary qualities as a general hat allowed her to suppress her personal feelings regarding the matter
Hatsune looked sadly at her senior knight
Re caloya is quite far away froo will be very draining on Legions Masatsugu-dono, why don't we observe the situation for now instead?”
Just as Masatsugu was about to reply, shi+ori spoke first, ”Indeed Rikka-sama, you make a firm case”
The noble and intelligent shi+ori ell-versed in politics and strategy
The bloodline of Lord Tenryuu the sacred beast had given her a head of platinu special powers
As a result, every Chevalier here would listen to her seriously and consider her opinion However, Alexis Yang was staring at shi+ori's pretty face in amusement
”Suruga currently lacks usable troops, an expedition to Nagoya would ia, and we do not have sufficient power to turn the tide in the overall situation However”
shi+ori's clear eyes gazed at Masatsugu
This was a steadfast gaze with deep faith in her subordinate's abilities
”Masatsugu-sa so will produce definite benefits, don't you?”
”Yes, in order to make effective use of the opportunity before us, we oya”
Masatsugu's tone was calm without any zeal
However, the word ”opportunity” had caught everyone's attention The other Chevaliers leaned forward, waiting for Masatsugu to speak
”I see now,” Alexis Yang said with delight after listening to Masatsugu's explanation ”I believe that this excellent idea is worth a try Say, rather than an opportunity, I'd call it a challenge instead”
Several hours later, Rikka led an aroya
”To think he caht's battle”
This u had provided a battle plan
Rikka could not help but sht of that plan The staff officer fro effective use of this shred of luck that could barely be called an opportunity would require a challenge as risky as walking on thin ice
The first challenge was the expedition to Nagoya
First of all, Rikka must sortie in secret
The Restoration Alliance's scouts would notice if she openly a tutelary fort
Rikka summoned a hundred Kamuys, applied stealth noetic techniques on thea Bay in batches of ten
Flying in the sky without cover would be extremely easy for the enemy to spot
After that, her ara City's outskirts and went upstrea the Abe River
Then flying at low speed along the e of the Southern Alps, they secretly oya Rikka accompanied them on a wyvern
In fact, ions
The local earth spirits in theto assi interference from earth spirits required expenditure of mystic power
In any case, Rikka's ar ectoplasmic fluid
Fortunately, Rikka was able to reach the outskirts of Nagoya without being detected by scouts or noetic reconnaissance This was probably due to the Restoration Alliance devoting their resources to their large-scale operation
Hence, it was around 16:00 on November 7th
A group of Crusades had broken through Nagoya Castle's noesis barrier At the same time, Rikka's army had also entered the battlefield
”Avoid unnecessary fighting We will rush straight to the castle!”
Rikka rode her wyvern and led her army personally
Aerial fights were taking place in the sky all over the oya
Despite their disadvantage, the Tōkaidō provincial arainst the Restoration Alliance's Ka formations anymore
The Legions were skirment
Ae foroya Castle
Doing so would inevitably stand out Lady Chevalier Rikka was also standing gallantly at the forefront of the for even more attention
”Sing for ase Rikka, have returned to Nagoya!”
Her hundred Kamuys responded to her command and roared
—Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
—Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
This was the War Cry, where Legions emitted shouts and mystic power from behind their masks
As soon as the friendly forces of the Tōkaidō Kaical effect, they would instantly understand that House Akigase's eldest daughter had returned
What Rikka was doing was alerting allies of her presence—
This was her true aim
She gently kicked her wyvern's belly, ordering herthe e earlier, it had been a while since she last sliced through the wind
The refreshi+ng feeling
Currently, Rikka's hundred Kaiant wedge Her aroya Castle ithin sight
In order to block Rikka's army, the enemy would need to muster a packed formation too
However, for the Crusades led by the Knights of Her Majesty, i a chaotic battle would be quite difficult
”My patience orth it This is precisely the situation I had hoped for”
Rikka grinned She could have rushed into the battlefield earlier, but chose to bide her time instead She ell aware that reinforceions would not turn the tide of battle
Nagoya Castle—Almost there
Rikka's conspicuous act worked Nagoya Castle ied the defensive noesis barrier
”They're letting h? Thank you so much!”
Leading a hundred Kaoya Castle's premises
She gazed down upon the golden carps on central keep's roof, the inner citadel, the outer citadel, the governarden, etc She had finally ”returned home”
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The noesis barrier activated again Rikka ordered her Legions
”Scatter Defeat any trespassing Crusades inside the castle Your oya Castle with your lives”
The hundred Kamuys behind her broke out of forns of the enemies
There were twenty-odd wyvernspersonnel with special skills, such as noetic officers, all of thea intentionally
They were tasked with an important mission too
Rikka nodded and e further orders to her Kamuys
”Call out to the comrades of the Tōkaidō provincial arions and Chevaliers to return to the castle by my command”
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh—
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh—
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh—
The blue sahout the castle
The singing from their distinctive voices, with a relaxed and pliable tone color akin to ripples on the surface of water, was gradually spreading through Nagoya City
Part 3[edit]
As bases froions operated, tutelary forts were equipped ater shrines
A water shrine was aartificial ectoplasmic fluid TheLegions and Chevaliers with spiritual energy
Ectoplasy source for fluid reactors, which generated great quantities of electrical power for surrounding regions
In the majority of cases, tutelary forts with their water shrines also served to support the livelihoods of the nearby population in some manner For local businesses and shops, tutelary forts were important ”customers”
Essential to regional life, tutelary forts were important facilities for civilians too
Naturally, there was a water shrine underground of Nagoya Castle too
Inside the giant subterranean reservoir were a neat array of colun was universally adopted throughout the world and identical to the one at Suruga
Rikka's forces froround level
Meanwhile, Masatsugu and company were immersed in bath's vat of ectoplase public bath, but the ectoplasmic fluid was ice-cold and completely different from hot water
Soaking in ectoplasu muttered to himself, ”Back when my power as a Chevalier awakened, I found it quite unbelievable”
”W-What did you find unbelievable?”
He was conversing with his little sister from the Tachibana clan
Riding wyverns, the two of them had accompanied Rikka's army
”Just before the tutelary fort was about to fall to the British, why didn't they destroy the water shrine? Then the eneht?”
”I-It's written in the textbook given to us during Chevalier Conferment”
”Textbook?”
”I rey A uess”
Hatsune cringed, avoiding eye contact with Masatsugu
Her voice was tre and she seemed extremely flustered
It was rare for the cheerful and energetic girl to react this way One could hardly blau, completely naked while immersed in ectoplasmic fluid
With her knees drawn up to her chest, she was sitting in the vat of ectoplasmic fluid
In other words, she was using her legs and knees to block ”critical parts” fro exposed
Like her, Masatsugu was nude too, soaking in the vat of ectoplas naturally in cross-legged posture,no effort to hide himself
”Y-You're talking about scorched earth tactics like burning food and land to prevent the eneht? Those tactics have existed since the ancient Greeks B-But they're forbidden in the modern world”
”Oh, you mean the Charter of Chivalry?”
”If a water shrine is da area could collapse For example, the electricity supply will apparently plummet”
”Scorched earth tactics are actually pretty useful, as long as you don't get the ti”
”L-Let's put that aside for now, Onii-sama”
”What's wrong?”
”U”
”I see”
”W-Why aren't you turning your face away!? I' you here!”
”Sorry, your body is too beautiful Also, you look very cute when you're shy, so I can't help myself I don't mean any harm at all”
”Sheesh!+ Onii-sas out of the blue!”
Masatsugu shared his perverted thoughts nonchalantly, causing Hatsune to turn her face away in exasperation
However, he could see faint signs of delight on the side of the Tachibana little sister's face Perhaps Masatsugu's straightforward praise had pleased her greatly
Masatsugu was the first to break the silence
”Sorry, but please endure this for a while longer We need to finish the tutelary pact as quickly as possible to turn Nagoya Castle into our stronghold”
”Y-Yeah Bathing together saves tiuess”
Hatsune changed her reed
Her ehts to Rikka
Rikka had sortied with her aroya Castle, and attracted her allies' attention However, the Chevaliers acco her did not need to perform all of those tasks like her
The plan was for Masatsugu and Hatsune to ions
By doing so, they could increase the nu the consu journey
Rikka's ar on the surface, was actually quite exhausted already If the fighting dragged on too long, the eneh their ploy
”We need to hurry and help Rikka-sa in the pool, she said, ”It's almost ready I need to establish the pact quickly Upon an Yoshi+tsune, I pray to the local shrine of Nagoya Pray grantseal of warfare to becooya!”
”And allow u, to join the ranks of the war Gods in defense of the local land”
Hatsune shouted loudly and Masatsugu chilowed faintly and the tutelary pact establishi+ng Nagoya Castle as their stronghold was complete
Hatsune clenched her fist tightly and whispered, ”I feel y It's probably due to resupplying ectoplasuess?”
Ectoplas a Chevalier's physical body and conferring vitality
The fatigue froht had vanished Of course, this was also thanks to Hatsune taking a nap on her wyvern oya
Wyverns were very intelligent creatures and would fly while taking surrounding circumstances into consideration even when their riders were asleep