Chapter 101 (1/2)

Otoe Volume 3 Chapter 8

Chapter 8 – Departure

Part 1

I took a deep breath

I' the scenery of sunrise from the palace's rooftop

When the cold air entered the body, the coldness awakened my eyes

Many airshi+ps ca to evacuate the citizens thoroughly the night

『Master, Partner's preparation is finished』

「With this our side's battle preparation is ready huh」

The capital is in chaos while the evacuation is going on

「I wish that everything will keep progressing just like planned」

『──The co with the approach of the gigantic monster When my main body circles to the other side of the land, I won't be able to support master except for the bare ht?』

Luxion confirmed once more

This spherical form with one eye is an extension of Luxion's main body

If its link with the main body is cut off, its capability would drop no matter what

The coantic monster that we can't even scout the enemy like before

In other words──we don't kno the principality will move

What we know is only that the gigantictoward the capital

We also sent out the kingdo that it's ih

「We also have Livia and Ange so it's fine We're going to bloay the monsters with their power of love」

『Love is it? If so can really be done about this situation with love so all over the world?』

「There is no way I know the answer of that We can think about so」

『More i those two since then hasn't you?』

I learned that the two loved each other using the joke item

There isn't any need for me to be a nuisance for them

「As expected that was too unexpected even for 」

『It see for master after that』

「──It's not like I' them because of that joke iteht now」

I decided to go to war

Now that it has reached this point, I too have to resolve myself

「I won't meet them because it feels like my resolve will become blunt if I do that, that's all」

『If only master said that honestly from the start──! Master!!』

──Luxion is looking up to the sky

Part 2

In one of the rooms of the palace

Leon's teacher was there

He was preparing tea since early in theat his opposite side

The tere Mylene and Hertrude There was an air of tension from them

「Princess Hertrude, can't you stop this war?」

Hertrude answered right away after Mylene said that

「It's impossible The principality has endured for dozens of years until now for this day This time it's your country's turn to be trampled」

Mylene closed her eyes seeing the faint smile on Hertrude's face

「I understand your feeling that want to say that the kingdom is to blame But──」

「Oh, do you intend to threaten ic flute that child has suuardian deities of the principality Once the order has been given, they won't stop until the order is carried out ──It's already too late」

There wouldn't be any otiation

When Hertrude said that, Mylene shook her head

She placed a very old docuht here on the table

「What could this be?」

「First read this one」

The document that Hertrude read caone independent

In it, the reparation for the act of barbarity so far ritten

The reparation wasn't about the act of barbarity that was carried out by the kingdom, but by the principality

「Li, lies The principality fought the kingdom for its independence due to the unjust treatery」

Mylene looked toward Hertrude with completely exasperated eyes

「So you have been raised hearing only the pretty story You're really a wonderful princess as a puppet」

Written in the book was the history between the kingdom and principality

The king of the principality──a fordododom many times

He pillaged the territory he invaded without the slightest mercy

The military power of the archduke house was considerable, so the kingdom was at a complete loss

Even though it would be sido, so they were unable to exert their full strength

Because of that, Brad's house the Field House was appointed as feudal lord of that area to protect the national border

「They prepared military installations, asse island into fortress That was an enormous expenditure of fund and material」

The kingdory at the archduke house and treated them not as retainer but as enemy country

When the archduke house introduced itself as principality, they beca like before and they were temporarily exhausted

Further down the principality

As the result──the principality tried to asse stone fro island that was still lived in by people, they bombarded and destroyed the island

Floating stone was an indispensable resource for airshi+p construction

In order to gather it, they destroyed a single floating island that had people living there

The kingdoed and defeated the military of the principality

They were made to pay reparation, which ritten in the docuht now

「The principality attacked the kingdoe becarudge didn't vanish When the kingdom attacked the principality previously, the soldiers who marched there were the people who lived in the place that had been pillaged by the principality until then」

She wouldn't say that the kingdoht, but Mylene thrust the truth to Heltrude

「The principality really loves to pillage frodom aren't they?」

「Wrong! The principality fought for our independence It was because the kingdom forced us into an unfair treaty!」

「We only deh the principality didn't have any intention to pay at all at that tidoh because of that?」

Hertrude's face went red and her hand moved to take a cup, but teacher quickly moved

「It seeone cold I shall brew another」

Hertrude glared at teacher in frustration, even then Mylene told her as though to say that she was the one talking with her

「You have the duty to know Certainly the kingdoed the principality's territory But, it's troubling that you had forgotten how it started to reach that point」

Hertrude was in confusion, but teacher suddenly turned his gaze outside the

The sound of siren resounded, notifying that enemy had come to the capital

Mylene stood up from her chair

「They're faster than expected」

Teacher looked toward Hertrude

「Are they here to rescue her highness?」

「That's possible The ic flute mustn't be allowed to fall into their hand Where is Leon-kun?」

「Partner is already sallying out Mister Leon has gone out to intercept the enemy How very reliable」

Hertrude was tre down, unable to accept the fact

「Both of you, please excuse me」

Teacher made the two to duck on the floor

Right after that, sound of explosion reverberated in the sky of the capital

Part 3

Arroganz landed down on the palace's rooftop

I immediately boarded it and received explanation from Luxion about the situation

『They got us It's a surprise attack from the sky』

「Even your radar isn't a big deal huh」

『I mentioned that the communication is bad I wish that you will praisethe attack before it was carried out Partner, scramble』

Partner sallied to protect the sky of the capital Seeing that I grabbed Arroganz's control stick and flew to the sky

The sound of siren is reverberating through the capital

「How many?」

『Thirty shi+ps They must be a detached force The airshi+ps dropped down bo』

「Shot them down」

The barrage of bullet and explosions that Partner laid out hit the targets

Explosions bloomed in the sky Black smoke covered the capital

The sky with beautifulsun suddenly became like a cloudy sky

『Master, the kingdo for order It seems the sortie of the interception squad will be late』

「Make the about those guys until our allies got up to the sky」

『The eneround force』

I tightly grabbed the control stick and took out a rifle froanz's back

I picked up the voices of the pilots riding the armor of principality's army

Noises were mixed with the communication It's hard to listen to

『The fiendish knight, he came out!』

『Captain, an ar in so fast!』

I fixed er of the rifle

『No probleuy is a coho can't even kill human──eh?』

The stoh When the ar

『CAPTAIIIIN!』

『Wasn't that guy a knight who refuse to kill!?』

The eneripped the control stick

──What do youto kill

I persisted in not killing because the situation at the field trip was still eable for me somehow

If you guys attacked until the capital──I can't keep persisting in not killing anymore

「It's you guys who cornered me until this far Don't think bad of me」

I dodged the bullets, and even if they hit they got deflected by Arroganz's armor

I equipped the left hand with battle axe deeply cut into an armor that I passed by

I kicked away another ar ine part of an airshi+p that is descending to the capital

When I pulled the trigger, the bullet penetrated the airshi+p──a bit later fire blew out from the airshi+p

The soldiers of the principality are running around in confusion at the sky

I' that from the monitor

「It's the worst This is really the worst If only you guys don't co like this!」

『Master wouldn't need to fight if you ran away though?』

「I' that! I hate the kingdom but, I hate the principality even e would still be better!」

I pushed down anz Then the eneed on me

My finger on the trigger is tre

Aranz

『Stop him!』

『This fiend!』

『Don't challenge the fiendish knight alone! Attack all at once!』

It seeht are my nicknames ──What do you mean fiend

The fiend is──you guys, forlike this

「You bastards, don't attack me just because of unjustified resentment!」

I destroyed another one and aimed my rifle to an airshi+p

Part 4

The sky of the capital became a battlefield

Julius was running through a corridor in the palace

「Jilk!」

He found Jilk wearing a pilot suit

「Your highness, you are safe!」

Jilk ran toward Julius Julius looked up outside the hilea vexed expression

「What the hell the principality is thinking? What is their reason attacking the capital at this point with a detached force?」

The principality ar e In respond Jilk talked about his thought

「Perhaps they are trying to take back her highness Heltrude──and the ic flute?」

Julius hit the ith his right hand He didn't even try to hide his irritation

「What is Bartfalt doing!?」

「He is going out to intercept thehness, please withdraw」

「Don't be stupid I' out too」

While they were doing that, Mylene and Hertrude──and teacher appeared with royal guards protecting them

Mylene told Julius with a stern tone

「You're not allowed」

「Mother?」

Julius turned around and requested Mylene to be allowed to sortie out

He was unable to watch quietly in this situation

「I'll also sortie out Mother and everyone should evacuate right away」

「Julius, you don't have the strength to fight Also, your duty is to survive」

「Jilk is going to fight! Are you telling me to run away by myself!?」

「Yes, that's right The only thing you can do is to run away」

「I'ive me an armor──」

「Julius, there is no one to prepare an armor for your sake」

「Then isn't it the same with Jilk!?」

Jilk too should not own an armor just like him

「I requested my house to prepare an arhness, please leave the rest to us」

Julius powerlessly shook his head hearing Jilk telling him that

「Why? Why are you four betrayingwith each other Were those words a lie? We said that ill protect Marie together!」

Mylene stopped Julius when he conde down

「Julius, there is no more arth to fight You should obediently evacuate together with us here」

There was no armor for Julius to use because all the armors and airshi+ps in the possession of the palace were dispatched

But, Julius recalled one thing

「There is! The airshi+p of the duke should still have left over arhts If I head there immediately──」

「──Do you rerave House? The duke is not your backer anyoing to sortie」

「Yes! My queen, and then your highness──I'm off」

When Mylene said 「May the fortune of war be with you」 and saw him off, Julius ran away from that place

Part 5

The inside of the palace was in chaos

Ange was running while pulling Livia's hand

Livia was looking anxious seeing outside the

「For them to approacah the capital undetected」

「The noise of the communication devices is worse than usual If Luxion couldn't detect theo to the royal family's shi+p」

Ange turned her gaze to outside theand saw Partner's figure

It was protecting the sky of the capital by itself

(Where is that Leon right now?)

Leon vanished after the two of thenized by the royal family's shi+p

When they asked around, it see dejected After that the two of the chosen by the shi+p and in the end they couldn't meet Leon

Livia looked down

「Have Leon-san beca carried away like that?」

「I, I don't think that's the case but──no, certainly it was our bad But, I never thought that he would be gone without even giving us any chance to apologize」

After that, the robots that Luxion dispatched arrived and started repairing the royal family's shi+p

They pried open the door and entered inside before starting the repair It caused a huge ruckus

They could hear the sounds of bo without pause from the sky of the capital

(Both father and brother aren't here The ti is too bad)