Chapter 104 (1/2)
Otoe Volume 3 Chapter 11
Chapter 11 – The Power of Love
Part 1
The sinking royal family's shi+p──Weiss
Livia and others who escaped fro on a small airshi+p
The ot down from his armor and confirmed their safety
「Looks like everyone is safe」
Ange supported Livia who looked haggard fro her power
And Marie was being supported by Cara
Ange looked at the ht
「You saved us Thank you」
「──No need More iantic e now that wehave lost the method to defeat it」
Partner had defeated the gigantic e looked slightly sad seeing the airshi+p that she hadfond , but she shook her head and made a seriousexpression
The newly appearing giganticindiscrile was started
Jilk in his ar monsters
『It will be dangerous here Let's retreat』
Greg opposed it
『There isn't anywhere to retreat to here! That huge guy will go to the capital at this rate!』
『Then are you saying we can win against that!? Both Partner and Weiss has sunk, we don't have any way to win now!』
Thea fierce battle He clenched his hand
「──Bartfalt also his hands full If only we can do so」
Marie lifted up her face when everyone was enveloped in a dark atmosphere
「Wait There is──there is a way to win!」
The ht questioned Marie who said that
「Marie, no, Marie-dono, is that true!?」
「Ye, yes There is themonster can beerased if we ask the user to blow the flute one more time But──」
They didn't knohere the user was located
And then, would the user blow the flute once more for them?
「I see, so ill need persuasion」
That would be difficult ──While everyone thought so, Livia made her decision
「──Let's go This battle must not be allowed to continue」
「Livia, you should rest You can't even stand straight anymore」
Livia shook her head even after Livia told her that
「I want to stop this battle Besides, I have the feeling that only we can do it」
The surrounding was in chaos and Leon also had his hands full The coain
「We are the only one, who can do it huh」
The htly and spoke to Kyle as steering the airshi+p
「Head to the ic flute's user's location!」
But, Kyle showed a very displeased face He ht
「Why are you giving me order? In the first place, we don't even know the location of the owner」
『Ah, I know the location you know?』
Everyone's gazes gathered on the floating white sphere
『I've finished pinpointing the location Leave the navigation to me』
Livia asked Creare
「Are-chan, please Guide us there
『Oh, is thatof fa forward like this』
KyleCreare's instruction
「Advancing through a battlefield like this I can't go on if I'iven a special bonus」
Kyle did his job even while saying that
The ht took a pose
「Let's go! We shall end this battle!」
Chris felt displeasure toward the ht
『This guy, acting all familiar』
Robots were gathering one after another around the airshi+p
「Wha, what!?」
The uard, but Creare told them it was fine
『They're guard It seems that sourpuss has arrived』
「Sourpuss?」
A pillar of light appeared froing it into black smoke
The airshi+p slipped into that black sshi+p
「That light just now?」
『Hahaha! ──It was ic』
That was ht and the others said in surprise
『It's co into view』
Thein this battlefield that was covered with black smoke
「The visibility is bad that nothing can be seen though?」
『It'll be dangerous if we don't reduce the speed』
Kyle hurriedly decelerated, then an airshi+p came into view from the other side of the black smoke
Brad was panicking
『Oi, we're going to crash!+』
Creare laughed in amusement
『It's fine We will arrive safely with this speed』
They could see Hertrude sitting on the deck
There wereher
The ot into his armor
「I shall take the front」
Ange as supporting Livia sht like that
「You're reliable despite your strange mask」
「Please call ht」
The ot into his armor and spoke to everyone
「Follow me!」
But, Jilk made a dissatisfied face
『Please don't order us around!』
The five defeated the e──and also Marie going down on the deck
Part 2
Livia and other came down on the deck and stood in front of Hertrude
The ht and the other four were around them to protect them
Hertrude was only sitting down holding the
「Hertrude-san, we have a request」
Hertrude didn't reply, but Livia continued speaking
「Please stop this war already Everyone will die at this rate」
Even then Hertrude didn't react Ange got angry
「Is it your wish to rae until the end? The battle is already decided Surrender」
Marie tightly clutched the saint's staff and looked around
The battle was continuing She was scared that any stray bullet would come their way
Quietly, Hertrude lifted up her face that had dark circles under hereyes 「Hih!」 Marie was shocked, in contrast Livia pleaded earnestly
「Let's end this already This cannot be allowed to continue At this rate the people of the principality will also perish」
Ange added on Livia's words
「The principality army is also nearly destroyed Retreat That willbe for the sake of both sides That ht?」
Hertrude looked down once ic flute and started laughing loudly
「You're right It'll be wiser to give up here ──But, absolutely not」
Hertrude stood up and yelled with both her hands spread out
「Kill uardian deity of earth won't stop evenif you killno matter how many times itis destroyed I wonder how all of you will face such opponent」
Livia persuaded Hertrude as in despair
Weiss had already sunk They had no way to get rid of the gigantic monster
The pillar of light too, it rained down each tiantic monster revived, even so the monster wouldn't stay defeated
「It's also attacking the people of the principality At this rate──」
「──What about it」
「Eh?」
「I can only laugh One of my retainers said it at the end Hoere only used by them I won't trust anyone anymore Everyone──everyonecan just disappear!」
Livia approached Hertrude and spoke
That's wrong! Surely there are also people who thought about Hertrude-san]
「Yes, there were! Though Bandel will also die soon Besides, Rauda──my only sister has died」
Livia drew back in surprise Heltrude was laughing
「The price for suic flute isthe user's life Even though it ended in failure, uardian deity vanished It ere toyed around byall of you」
Hertrauda breathed her last with her frustration, resentment, and also her hatred taken away
「It was really cruel All ofyou who even toyed with our hearts are the worst」
Livia looked down, but Ange covered for her
「Stop joking Do you intend to turn a blind eye at what all of you have done yourself?」
Marie spoke timidly
「If you blow theyour life──I, I think」
Hertrude was impressed with Marie
「I'm amazed you know that Certainly the user won't die if they stopic flute anyuardian deity will try to kill me But you know, I'm not scared ofdeath at this point I cannot help but wish to destroy this hopelessworld ──I just want to take revenge for my little sister!」
Livia strongly opposed that yell of Hertrude
「Even so──so! Your little sister won't be happy about it!」
The opinions of both sides wouldn't reach an agreeed by it was──Marie who should be an ally
Marie stepped in front of Livia
「Shut up, this flower field brain!」
Both Livia and Ange were surprised Even Hertrude was looking surprised
Marie held the staff with her right hand and placed her left hand on her waist──
「What are you calling wrong in the first place! Even if it's wrongfor you, it's the right thing froive a da thatHertrauda wouldn't want revenge? Don't act as other people's proxy asyou please! That's shameless!」
「But, at this rate no one will be──」
Livia tried to argue back, but Marie didn't allow any rebuttal
「Because of that, are you telling this girl to beco down her eneoing to do about this girl's feeling! You're acting high andher but, will you stay quiet if your ie because it's wrong?」
「Tha, that's──」
「Have you ever have sorets because of that? It's painful It's really painfulwhen your important person die! Besides──your words are shallow You'rejust a little good girl saying pretty things without any substance init!」
Ange protected Livia as cornered
「Whose side are you on! I have no interest in Hertrude's revenge or whatever Stopping that ht now!」
「Shut up! A world that'll get destroyed by just this et destroyed already!」
Marie's yell that cae to flinch
Even so Marie didn't stop
Part 3
Marie was irritated
Revenge is wrong──such thing was just for the surrounding's convenience
(That's right I hate this girl with flower field for brain Even inthe game she only said pretty words and lines that sounded fake War iswrong? Revenge is not good? Is there so with your head?)
「She know that it's soood Even so she cannot stop herself and tha's why she took action!」
Even Marie herself didn't understand why she was defending Hertrude
But, she was unable to see Hertrude as only getting told how she was mistaken
Besides──Marie was also feeling regret when her important person died
When her big brother in the previous life died, she felt really sad
Ange reproached such Marie
「And she is going to kill a lot of people because of that? Lookaround you! The battle is already decided If it continues more thanthis, the important person of someone else will further die Even moredeath will come Don't you understand that!?」
──The soldiers and knights who died in battle must have their own important person
Therefor their return
When they looked around──the principality ar
They were attacked by the gigantic dom ar was few
「There isn't anyIf they withdraw here,there will still be ground for negotiation Where is the need incontinuing to fight pointlessly like this?」
Marie couldn't talk back
「Do you intend to continue this completely pointless war of attrition?」
Even if the principality arth would be di init
They would only get attacked by another country one day and lost
「Fanoss royal family was also a relative of Hohlfahrt royal fain is trace back It's still possible to hold a negotiationif they withdraw here」
Hertrude looked down and chuckled
「That's right But, ill be waiting for the principality will be a future that is like a slave」
Painful reality would be waiting for the defeated country
Livia talked to Hertrude
「The soldiers also have fa for them back home Please don't let them die pointlessly more than this」
Even Marie understood that much
Livia and Ange were in the right──then, ould happen to Heltrude?
Hertrude
「I never thought, that I will be defended by the pathetic saint Justwhy are you defending someone like me If only you aren't here──I won'thave this kind of feeling」
Saying that──Hertrude blew the ic flute
That tune was gentle
「Are you, fine with that?」
Asked by Marie, Hertrude separated her lips froic flute and smiled
「It's unpleasant being unable to take revenge But, seeing the saintht I understand it I know thatthere is nolike this──but, I couldn'tstoplike this happen to me, to us」
Hertrude burst out crying and crued her shoulders
When they noticed, the surrounding had stopped fighting
The five positioned their ar had become really quiet
Hertrude wiped her tears
「The principality──surrender」
Creare gave a war after she declared that
『An ar! Everyone, be careful!』
The five aruard Then a black arhly landed on the deck
The ar out fro
──It was the black knight
『Get away frodom』
Several eyes appeared on the ar at Marie and others
「This guy is disgusting」
Hertrude cried seeing the black knight looking like that
「Bandel, it's enough Let's end this already You have fought wellfor the sake of sohalready It's over」
The battle was finally over
Everyone thought that, but the black knight wouldn't accept it
『──Princess, have they deceived you?』
「Bandel?」
『Please don't worry Watch dom army immediately』
The black knight stood Liquids spurted out from all over his body like blood
「You're wrong It's over already, Bandel!」
『I' to let it end!』
The ht, but it was repelled aith his great sword
The other armors also attacked, but they weren't his match
『That's right It won't end I still, cannot let it end yet──therevenge for doe for hter!』
The black knight approached Marie and others
And then, the revived gigantic monster also headed toward them
For a ht 『Is this the end?』
Even in her second life──she failed continuously it made her sad
Livia stepped in front of the black knight and spread out her hands
「Black knight-san, please stop it already」
Marie reached out
「I, idiot, what are you doing even at this situation!」
The black knight stopped reat sword
『You are the girl from that time Then, I've to kill you here──you can't be allowed to live』
Marie gripped her staff tightly She deployed a shi+eld of ic poith her saint power
That shi+eld was easily sht's left hand
『So even the saint is only this much!』