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He could not help but seneral was just as insane as he was In a certain way, this also ood rivals
”So we both came up with similar tactics”
Immediately
The Kanesadas and the Garter Knights that had started aat theht in an attack from the side
This wave of attacks came from rifle fire of the hundreds of Centuriae and Kamuys on the Tōkaidō side
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Concentrating troops in one location would raise their offensive power there
Ultimately, this was the key principle of the oblique order What would elite troops with superb offensive power do after killing the enemies before them? Simple, move on to the next
For example, they could move to other enemies and ambush them from the back or the flank
Then what about the other part of the army with ”low offensive power”?
There was no need for ordinary troops to be excessively aggressive They should delay participating in battle asleft behind The underlying condition was that they must stay within a certain distance of the rest of the ar them
Once they clashed with the ene the enemy either
Maintaining stale their own safety and survival was the top priority While this was happening, the ”elite unit with superior offensive poould defeat the initial ene to the rest of the enemies stalled by their ”less powerful allies”
Then afterwards, the ordinary troops would attack aggressively, to surround and destroy the enemy army in concert with the elite unit
This was the most ideal and offensive use of the ”oblique order”
However, there were different applications depending on the battlefield and the cou had used his ”elite unit of six hundred Kanesadas” cleverly as bait
The enehts of the Garter
What if even the oblique order's concentration of force failed to break through the ranks of the black knights?
Tachibana Masatsugu had considered this pessimistic outcome and it was not paranoia
After using the tru and Tennen Rishi+n Style swordsmanshi+p, the Kanesadas under his cobows and the shi+elds of the Garter Knights so easily
While they were locked in a struggle, the enee—
”Centuriae, switch the targets of your rifles for the ti”
”Do not worry about har with the enehts of the Garter that are fighting the Kanesadas!”
Wei Qing and Akigase Rikka issued their respective orders
Earlier, they had received a er pipe fox sent by the top co to the original plan
Their current forces were respectively four hundred Centuriae and a hundred and twenty Kamuys
Just now, they had followed the forefront unit of Kanesadas to advance slowly towards the ene the way
Not too long ago, their rate of fire had dropped slightly
The coalition ar the minute or then the enemy commander's attention was focused on the ”Kanesadas of which every last one had drawn their katana,” thus allowing them to move unimpeded—
The mixed force of Centuriae and Ka all at once
While the Garter Knights and the Kanesadas were locked in a fierce struggle, this force successfully took the position on their right flank, resulting in a foronal slash
Once in position, the coalition force opened fire continually
Their target was the zone containing the shi+eld-bearing black knights, the knights that had charge fro away, a very chaotic situation
The Garter Knights in that zone were no longer in an orderly formation
Without a packed formation, their protective barriers failed to provide much of an effect The coalition force's attack frole dealt a severe and unprecedented blow to the black knights Many Garter Knights crashed into the peaks of Hakone's mountains
The Kanesadas were also shot down in the process
With a drastic decrease in numbers on both sides, the two armies continued in a truly fierce melee battle—
”Let the status quo continue for now”
Wei Qingthe sky over the battlefield Silver-white Ro bravely everywhere
The Eastern Roion was called the Centuria
Like the japanese Kaion type of smaller build
In contrast, the Garter Knight, based on the Crusade, was a size larger than the silver-white Roman troops However, unlike the blue saility to coe
Each Centuria was equipped with a huge square shi+eld
They defended against the black knights' shots and blades using their raised shi+elds and would counterattack whenever the enemy tired—
Rather than charge and attack aggressively, they would often defeat ene for them to make the first move
Despite their sh and resilient in s of their counterattacks were also extreion
The Centuriae specialized in defensive battles in secure and orderly forressively
Relying on these traits, Wei Qing continued the protracted battle
He said, ”Tachibana-dono's destiny does not end here—Then there will be a chance for a reversal without requiring ive fortune a spin”
Surrounded only by Legions locked in fierce combat, there was not a soul around him
Hence, no one heard his murmurs
”At this rate The battle favors us, the British That is what I think”
A girl's adorable voice spoke next to Edward's ear
The genie Morrigan was sitting on his shoulder The capable adjutant looked like she was about to offer advice—But no, despite using a sed to shrug
”Prince, you see things differently, yes?”
”So you see it too? Impressive A mere spirit kno to read my face, huh?”
”Your mental state is easily written in your facialis not difficult”
Even in the midst of a fierce battle, she still did not keep her harsh tongue in check
Edward s the battlefield He was carefully counting howin the sky over Mount Souun in the heart of Hakone
First of all, there were roughly eight hundred Garter Knights on the British side
Of the Tōkaidō-Roman coalition, a hundred and sixty of the red-purple Kamuy variant, three hundred and forty of the Centuriae, and a hundred of the standard blue Kamuys remained—A total of six hundred or so
The ”red-purples” were not the only ones tired
It was the sa time at Seiryuu Gate to keep Edward occupied
This nuap of two hundred would only increase over time However, Edas still fired up for battle Ambition and competitiveness made him cheerful
He was deeply convinced that the opponent who had won his approval still had more tricks to play!
Back to Tachibana Masatsugu—
Currently, he was a slight distance fro intensely
He rode his wyvern near the ground, flying along the ridge of Mount Souun The reions killed in aerial combat were strewn all over the place
This included Kanesadas, Centuriae, Kahts
In terms of proportion, the colors of red-purple and black do between the red-purples and the Garter Knights was the most intense Of all casualties, the Kanesadas were the most numerous
As one would expect, Masatsugu's troops were mostly afflicted with arroounds
The arrows of light shot by the Garter Knights did not disappear
The arrows of light were still embedded in the Kanesadas Some of the Kanesadas were shot in the head, chest, or neck, killing theh, foot, or waist, i them There were also many cases of flesh wounds in shoulders, are to armor
The round, unable to fight anymore
Soround limply, unable to even lift their head
Having consumed vast ath Just as Masatsugu was satisfied with the current situation, he sensed bloodlust so he pulled the wyvern's reins lightly
Wyverns were intelligent retainer beasts His flying ht
Several seconds later, sou and his wyvern's former position
A beaunfire
A Garter Knight approached, its bayonet rifle pointed at Masatsugu
This black knight was not heavily injured It was flying at low altitude only because the shock of a collision during battle had sent it down The two eyes beneath the ure
The eneu was coreat army
Discerning that this hu to take out the army's head!
”Fine, I guess I'll have to deal with it”
Masatsugu was about to raise his personal sword to take care of the attacking enemy
Just as he gripped the hilt of Izumi-no-Kami Kanesada, he heard an ally's voice
”My Appellation of Onikiri Yasutsuna O trenchant blade of universal renown!”
Spurring her wyvern to fly at full speed, Akigase Rikka charged at the British Legion
She drew the treasured blade of Genji pedigree at her waist and recited the mantra of the Feat of Arms Rikka also intended to slay the enemy soldier with her own hand
A slightly wavy temper-line was visible on the two-feet-seven-inch blade
In ternified appearance, Onikiri Yasutsuna was superior to the Izuu
”De once more!”
The peerless treasured blade, Onikiri Yasutsuna, was precisely the Appellation inherited by Rikka
The targeted Garter Knight inging its bayonet rifle at Masatsugu and Rikka as though trying to so flying bugs
The British Legion's attack worked The gigantic blade sliced through a blue wyvern's body
The wyvern was bifurcated in one stroke, but the rider was no longer in the saddle Exhibiting a her treasured sword of Genji pedigree
”Yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
Rikka rushed at the Garter Knight's black h the enemy's face
This strike combined a spectacular jump with excellent swordsmanshi+p and physical prowess
Mortally injured, the black knight's gigantic body began to fall, crashi+ng violently into Mout Souun's surface The Feat of Arms held by ”the famous blade that had slain Shuten-dōji, the oni of Ooe-ya to slay Legions personally
However, having jumped into the air, Rikka would inevitably fall
”Rikka-sama!”
”Counting on you, Masatsugu-dono!”
The two of theu kicked the side of his wyvern
The wyvern accelerated towards where Rikka was going to fall Seeing that, the famous soman and Governor General slowly sheathed her sword
S, she was calm and confident
Two seconds later, Masatsugu released the reins in his hands and caught Rikka with both arms
In other words, a ”princess carry” Still su's neck
Overconificently, the two of them felt compelled to praise themselves
”It appears that I u-dono”
”No, that won't be necessary I'm the one who should thank you”
Exchanging pleasantries, they gazed into each other's eyes
Masatsugu seated Rikka in front of hi The noble daughter of the ruling house sat sideways on the saddle, leaning against Masatsugu's chest
”Masatsugu-dono—”
Rikka was pressed intiu's body
Through the u could feel her softness and warmth
It was early winter and the h altitude Also, it was not sunny today and the two of the a wyvern
Naturally, the air and the ere quite chilly
Masatsugu's hypothermic body became even colder
On the other hand, Rikka's body was quite war her felt very comfortable
The physical bodies of Chevaliers were all like this Strengthened by ectoplasmic fluid on a daily basis, their bodies were extremely healthy There was no worry of hypothermia even under adverse conditions of this sort Rikka herself earing just her usual
When resupplying ectoplased to undress
However, even through the u was able to obtain substantial warmth today
”Oh—E-Excuse me”
Rikka came to her senses and hastily unfastened her top buttons
”What's the matter, Rikka-dono?”
”Pray forgive ence In this situation, etiquette would dictate that I do this, wouldn't it?”
Rikka was probably trying to expose more of her skin
She undid approximately half of the buttons of her uniforless unless the parts in direct contact were fully disrobed
Nevertheless, Masatsugu se
”I-Is this insufficient?”
”No, for me, this is truly wonderful”
”I alad!”
Rikka shtly
Her gorgeous black hair was giving off a fragrant scent Sitting on the saddle together, whispering in each other's ear, this was a pleasure of a different sort
Through their u was filled with ectoplasmic fluid inside
This was all thanks to Rikka sharing her warmth with him
”Let's go, my men”
Soon after, Masatsugu issued a command
He was ordering the Kanesadas fighting desperately in the sky over Mount Souun, dragging their fatigued bodies to face off against the Knights of the Garter
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In addition, this included the Kanesadas that had pretended to crash and fled into the mountains—
They had been struck by English arrows, but not to the point of critical injury Some of these wounds did not affect coory Sitting or lying down, they had been resting on Mount Souun
—One purpose of doing this was to return to the battlefield once Masatsugu resupplied in ectoplasmic fluid
—The second purpose was tobetter than the true situation, luring the recklessly, so as to strike back at them at an opportune moment
Masatsugu and Rikka's wyvern was flying in the midslope section of Mount Souuun
Everywhere they went, red-purple Legions were using their swords as crutches to get up The eyes behind theirspirit and bloodlust Of the ones that had crashed into thedead”
This method was a bit underhanded,wartiu smiled quietly
After all, his arel before the battle
”My men, the first ten minutes of the counterattack are the ht with reckless abandon Instead, I want each of you to kill ht”
Masatsugu sounded eneral lecturing his troops These cal spirit
”Fight for ten minutes with the surefire intent to kill—The battle will definitely turn in our favor Go”
Back to the sky over Mount Souun
Until a couple ions were all exhausted
In a state of depleted strength, the Kanesadas were barely keeping up with the Garter Knights in a chaotic battle However, they were now gradually gaining strength
Swinging their japanese swords, their inal acuity
Moreover—Their numbers were clearly bolstered
Less than a hundred and fifty red-purple Kao Now, the Black Prince and Morrigan counted again using noetic waves
”Prince, the enemy had reinforcements Currently, the red-purples number three hundred and one”
”Rather than reinforceoal was to lure us into advancing recklessly, so as to deliver a vicious counterattack for a an
The red-purple Legion reinforce fro had happened
These reinforcements were not an ambush force placed in advance
Rather, they were Legions that had been too tired to fight, crashed into the ” once more
Otherwise, Edward's discerning eye would have seen through their deliberate act of ”playing dead”
”Sure enough Tachibana-dono has used soions' ectoplas battle I believe this must be an effect of his Feat of Arms”
”No need to return, to a water shrine?”
”I guessed this was a possibility when I watched his battle against my uncle Now there seems to be no doubt He dares to push his troops to the limit only because he possesses such a Feat of Ar exhausted soldiers as bait, so as to naturally lure the enement”
Sitting on Edward's shoulder, the Morrigan doll was speechless in surprise
However, she was the finest spirit of the British Eht her mind under control and asked Edward, ”So, Prince What countermeasures, shall we take?”
”No need for special counter”
Edward asserted quietly
”Do not forget that the Knights of the Garter are the elite of the elite It would not be an exaggeration to call theest army Have faith in them”
Edward clenched his fist as though trying to stop hiitated
”Indeed, the tides have turned during these ten minutes The enemy currently holds the upper hand We must exercise self-restraint for now, then counterattack at an opportune moment—Victory is destined to be ours”
The thirty-centian was very surprised
Edward said to her, ”Truthfully I actually have a tru up exhausted troops”
”Trump card?”
”Indeed, it is alland's pride, I hereby order you to contravene knightly ideals”
Reciting an ominous mantra, the Black Prince unleashed the power of a taboo Feat of Arms
His tone was solemn, like that of a devout man of the cloth
”The road to the kingdom of God only opens to those who cast aside their huhts of the Garter, I hereby authorize you all to unleash your hidden faces”
Part 4[edit]
Edward the Black Prince was elegant as a person and extremely chivalrous
Feould dispute such a statement
Putting aside shortcoht flippancy, he always adhered to strict discipline, striving for the ”knightly ideal,”no exceptions in the way he treated his closest subordinates
Hence, the renown of the Black Knight and the Order of the Garter was impeccable in Britain
Edward's life was filled with the glory of victory In addition to his ability as a coht were even rets merely due to disease, he had never met defeat at anyone's hands
He was virtually an invincible general of great renown One could also call hienius and a hero whose charisma transcended time
However—
Were these characteristics alone enough to ensure his undefeated reputation?
So-called as a cruel world filled with blood, violence, murderous impulse, malevolence, and hatred
Waging war required massive military funds Soldiers of old needed to be paid, unlike e, there was no Charter of Chivalry to establish ”universal rules to facilitate war's smooth operation” Under those conditions, terror and violence were essential for subjugating enemy territories Money and supplies also had to be requisitioned from battlefields
Capable as Edas, he still could not escape these realities of war
Confronted such situations, he was a man who dared to face reality Well aware that such behavior ran contrary to his ideals, he was not afraid of getting his hands dirty
Edward the Black Prince was undoubtedly England's hero
However, to the people of France, he was the cohter and plunder, and the ”chevalier de noir” who engaged in massacre from time to time
Edward often reflected upon his moniker
”At least it is far better than being called the White Prince”
He would often mutter that to hied with a certain regret He did not believe himself to be an untainted person, while on the conscience level, it was debatable
In any case, he unleashed the mysterious reason for the ”black” in the name of the Black Prince
Now, his ar off an aura of red noesis reminiscent of the color of blood
”Iuard”
In front of the Black Prince, the Garter Knights began to engage in cruel carnage
One of the Garter Knights fired two shots consecutively at close range then grabbed the head of a Centuriae that could no longer fight, crushi+ng the enemy's skull in its left hand
Another knight circled around to assault a Kamuy from behind, then kicked away the corpse that was about to crash
There was one black knight that blinded a Ka its eyes, then proceeded to stab the eneut ten-odd times
A Kanesada with two ar to stay afloat in the air, was fired upon by two Garter Knights, turning into swiss cheese
The slaughter was innumerable
On the battlefield, cruel carnage took place everywhere
However, the violence currently e too far overall, with a flavor of insanity It would be no exaggeration to call the in a bloodbath
This was most likely a far cry from their usual behavior
The Knights of the Garter were always iant, similar to their commander
Even on the battlefield, they would raise their bayonet rifles gracefully to fire in perfect unison to exhibit spectacular marksmanshi+p
Currently, these qualities were nowhere to be seen—
”I have heard of this Feat of Arms—Chevalier de Noir, by name only”
The doll possessed by the spirit Morrigan was sitting Edward's shoulder
Her attitude rehting was too shocking, completely impossible to avert one's eyes away
”In the shared database in the h, this Feat of Arms is listed by name only without detailed description I always found it unbelievable”
”I deleted it, because it is not worth recording,” said Edward indifferently ”Of allConsequently, the effect is intense on occasion—or rather, too intense”
”By effect, you mean”
”Just as you suspect, itin slaughter This raises their cohly 20, but the drawback is that they are limited to crude actions Unless I retract the order, they will fight with all their strength until depleted of ectoplasmic fluid”
Despite holding an overwhele, Edward did not seem excited at all
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As a co this Feat of Ared to adhere dutifully to a knight's true path, he cautioned himself that this was a taboo power
When a battle gradually reached staleo sour
This could be considered a potent drug for producing an extremely intense effect if timed correctly
”Now then, Tachibana-dono”
Edward's for ectoplasmic fluid
Calling out to his unseen ene victory or Feats of Ar flawlessly All I can do frohts Do you have the ability to overturn the current situation?”
”I have borrowed all kinds of weapons to fight the Black Prince”
Riding a flying wyvern, Masatsugu spoke quietly
He touched the hilt of Izumi-no-Kami Kanesada at his waist
”To think that at this juncture, the enemy pulled out an even more troublesome weapon Furthermore, all of his weapons are his own”
Archers of Crécy, the holy shi+elds of the Order of the Garter, a death-bringing Feat of Arhter
Every Feat of Ar in power They also syreat military accomplishments to his name in the past Great ly talented general—
Edward had virtually no blind spots In tereneral, the Lionheart was far inferior to the Black Prince
”That prince really is quite a reenerously
Together with Rikka, he was riding a wyvern, roughly a hundredin the sky, they watched the chaotic battle from outside
The Tōkaidō-Rohts
Every four or five seconds, a Kanesada, Centuria, or Ka blue ectoplasmic fluid in the process Many of these werethem to crash from the sky directly The unfavorable tide of battle was clear to see
”What cole to see which side's troops are stronger”
Masatsugu analyzed the situation He did not think his own army had reached its limit
However, it was true that the battle was a difficult predicahts had obtained even greater power to go on a e
Unless he came up with a solution to counter this threat, defeat would be sealed
”Rikka-dono, I will need to trouble you to accoer I can't be certain how far ht now is struggle to the bitter end”
”Is that so?” Leaning against Masatsugu's bosom, Rikka asked in puzzlement
Sitting sideways on the saddle, she looked back With her body and face oriented towards Masatsugu, she showed a mischievous look
”The Tachibana Masatsugu I know is someone ould never lose to the Black Prince For the past twoyour battles with my very own eyes”
Rikka gazed into Masatsugu's eyes and said, ”I dare assert that you do not lose to that Englishard”
”Oh?”
”Well, the eneu-dono, but you are also his equal, aren't you? But additionally, he has the e title of prince, so you definitely hold the upper hand here”
”I could very well be a prince in my past life, you know?”
”Siu-dono, I would surmise roots as a commoner, I suppose?”
”Now that you say that, I do feel the same”
”Using the name and title of ood fortune in battle, which raises your odds of victory substantially Besides, so what if it is a borroeapon? Nothing wrong with that Borrowing during a necessary mome