Chapter 59 – Good Women (1/2)

CHAPTER 59 – GOOD WOMEN

When I entered the fortress, the soldiers came out to welcome me with cheers.

When we just arrived earlier, the atmosphere was like a dry cold winter, but right now its boiling.

It was as if they were welcoming a hero.

“Most” of the soldiers were like that.

Within that cheers, I stood in front of Eria.

「Let’s talk about from now on」

「I have understood. Please, here」

「Io, you come too, Nana, take care of the soldiers we took with us」

「Yes!」

「Understood」

I said that to each of them, and followed Eria.

The soldiers naturally opened the way.

After walking a little bit, we came to the biggest commander tent.

Entering inside, I immediately said to Eria.

「There is only one thing that Rica told me to do, recapture Saria」

「Yes」

Eria nodded, but her eyebrows narrowed.

「The same orders, we had received it from Her Majesty the Queen. Butーー」

「No, I’m not talking about that」

I stopped Eria’s words.

Eria was dumbfounded.

「Yours are before you go to war right? If so, it’s natural. But mine was when the report that you were losing had reached. Do you get the difference with that?」

「……」

「Even in this situation, it still means『Go and win』」

Specifically, Rica didn’t say「Go and win」, I said「I’ll go win」, so that is more right, but I’m doing what Rica wants.

「Push back in this situation, huh」

「I came for that」

「Are you thinking that that is possible」

「I don’t understand difficult things」

*Kacha*, I made a sound with the Demon Sword.

「I only need to cut down the enemies in front of me until the goal is achieved」

「……」

「And so, what will you do」

I said that, and while staring at Eria, I placed my hand on Eleanor’s handle.

Implicitly, it’s a threat, that I would cut her down and take over the soldiers in her stead.

For Rica, I will recapture Saria no matter what happens. For that, there’s a need to command the soldiers inside this fortress.

Meaning, this Eria who is an adjutant would be a hindrance at worst.

If Eria insisted「We should retreat no matter what happens」, it would be very troublesome.

She’s a woman, so I really don’t want to do things like this, but at the worst case……

Eria stared straight at me.

A straight look, that enters the highest ranks of the women that I had met until now.

We stared at each other for awhile.

「It will put Baron-sama in danger though」

「Un? What do you mean」

「I have a plan, but for that, Baron-samaーー」

「About that huh」

I laughed, and interrupted Eria’s words.

「Do all that you want」

I laughed. I laughed gleefully.

I was thinking about whether she would accept or not, and if I would cut her off or not with the result of her choice, but Eria was already thinking ahead.

She was already thinking of how to recapture Saria.

She’s a good woman, I thought of that.