Chapter 90 – Retrain (1/2)

CHAPTER 90 – RETRAIN

In the half way point between Gihon and Chigris, I led the 500 men of the Siracuza army, and fought the 1000 men barbarian army.

Since both of the terrains were mountains, the battlefield is narrow.

Because of that, the two armies had clashed with the same numbers head on.

Even so, we were losing.

I’m swinging the two Demon Swords in the center, but the two sides show the gaps between the strength of the soldiers, and we are being pushed back.

I’m pulling back slowly while cutting enemy soldiers, but the soldiers around me are withdrawing in a faster pace.

Taking advantage of that, the enemies although slowly, they started to surround me.

『There’s no end』

『Otou-san, they surrounded you even from behind』

「It’s alright」

By myself, I pulled the enemies to me.

I swung the Demon Swords without holding back, and the blood soaks the battlefield.

「Damn it! Kill him, he’s alone, he’s just alone, he’s just alone!!」



The enemy general from a little far away became noisy.

He’s sending out commands from a distance barely out of my attacking range.

The order’s he’s sending since earlier is convincing enough, so he’s just probably that kind of general.

With his orders, the enemy soldiers started to push stronger.

It looks like even the soldiers who were standing by from behind was sent out.

「It should be now……Tanya」

I swung Eleanor, and summoned the ghost maid.

『Yes desu!』

「Send the message to Nana, the rat has fallen to take the bait」

『I go〜t it〜!』

The ghost Tanya flew away quickly.

She flew above the enemy soldiers.

And for a while, I continued to cut soldiers.

「Kostamas-sama! Enemy attack, enemy attack from behind!」

「What!! Who are they」

「There’s a woman clad in white armor in the spear head, all of the others are women as well!」

「Damn it, it’s Nana Kanou」

The enemy general Kostamas spat out resentfully.

「There should be soldiers behind, let them take care of it」

「That……the spear soldiers and sword soldiers had advanced, and there are only bowmen behind…… On top of that, because of the narrow terrain, the replacement of units is not smoothーー」

「What……」

Kostamas glared at me.

「You tricked me, Demon Sword Wielder!」

Well, that’s right.

The barbarian army was pushed in the middle of a narrow space, most of them were killed, and only a part of them was allowed to surrender.

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In the town of Chigris in the government building, I’m facing Theo.

「We won again, this is all thanks to Your Excellency」

「How’s your casualties」

「20%, including those who had heavy injuries. Well, the percentage is high, but if we use those who surrendered or became prisoners, we had increased our strength instead」

「I see, it’s good then」

「Next will be Pishon. They do not have as many soldiers as in Gihon and Chigris, so there must be no damages just like now. Well, it should be an easy win」

Theo said proudly.

Yes, yes, a flag it is then, should I just make you charge in the front line just to collect it.

『How about doing it for real? It would be easier to fight from now on if you do so』

I couldn’t help but get tempted by Eleanor’s suggestion.

「We will hurry to reorganize them. As soon as that ends, we will march. Well then」

Theo left.

And Nana entered.

「Good work, give me your report」

「Ha! As usual, we used the magic balls to heal those who are heavily injured and above, and let the lightly injured rest」

「Un」

「Also, there are some other things……the first platoon had used all of their magic balls in this battle」

「They used all of it? Was there someone strong?」

I usually just listen to the report just for the sake of doing it, but I got interested because it was about the first platoon.

It’s my woman, Nikki’s platoon that I took care as a whole a while ago.

「No, the enemy pressure was just the same. It looks like the entire platoon has been impatient to get battle results, they stuck out and got defeated instead」

「……」

I knew myself that I had a frowning face.

Nana doesn’t sugar coat her words, especially if it’s with my orders.

So if Nana said that they had been impatient to get results, it should be exactly as she says.

「There might be similar cases from now on」

「Do something about itーーno, I’ll do it personally」