Vol 14 Chapter 277 (1/2)
Sevens: Festival
Festival
… Bahnseim’s army robbed of Redant Fortress by Lyle’s force of South Bei the report, they sent almost half of their movable forces- a force of sixty thousand- in the opposite direction from Beim
The main force did so, in order to prevent a pincer fro to Redant Fortress, they searched for the South Beim army as they marched
That half of the troops… none of the able to plunder Beim was a problem
And the Supre they were the ones with the largest casualties
Soldiers unable tolost their lord
A the feudal nobles, a system of vassal and vassaler existed Houses of Baron Class and above held a hierarchical relationshi+p with Baronet and Knight Houses under them For that sake, in the case where the lord of the vassal state was defeated, their forces would be absorbed into the higher order of power
But when the vassaler was lost, that couldn’t be so
Bahnseianize the soldiers who had lost their lord But they weren’t able to get on like Centralle’s soldiers, where if the coned to a different unit
The relations between territories wasn’t always favorable There were cases where the villages they hailed from were in hostile relations Some whose relatives had been killed… with various reasons, the reorganization wasn’t getting through
The Supreme Commander received a report from a man under him
“About the newly reorganized unit, a fight broke out within the unit, and has given out injuries The situation was one where they were ignoring the orders of the knights we dispatched… saying they wouldn’t listen to any orders besides their lords’”
The Supreme Commander’s head hurt
“What sort of situation do they think we’re in!? This is why I hate those feudal nobles Dead or alive, they’re nothing but trouble! Say we’ll grant troops to the lords who are alive, and lend them out!”
There, his subordinate shook his head
“T-the thing is… they won’t accept any reinforcements that aren’t frooing to babysit the soldiers of another territory And there have been so the feudal lords, so everyone is on their toes”
By the report, there was a betrayal from a Baron Class noble House Because of that, the lords were hesitating to accept troops from other lords For the vassals that lose their vassalers, were just added together without having to look after one another, the territories themselves and their military drills were different, so they tried to avoid hurriedly fightin alongside one another
Norather up asthe report from Redant Fortress, the feudal nobles had become shrewd
And…
“Message! The encaround!”
What the runner racing into the tent informed them of, was that the space they had recaptured and set up base at was burned down once more
“Kuh, so they had planned to invite the? He should’ve be able to figure so like that out in no time”
The runner spoke to the Supreme Commander
“H-however If he didn’t do it, there would be nowhere to rest within Beim The coanizing forces, he has proposed to try invasion again”
Battle within the city was s than they had anticipated, and open spaces were limited Therefore, a situation extreht had formed Even when surrounded with numbers, with ones unfamiliar with the terrain around them, the adventurers kne to slip away
On the contrary, isolated units were being taken out one after another Of course, Bei like this, Bahnseim would come out on top But in the back, a force of thirty thousand that had defeated their elites was e would mean a drop in the Supreme Commander’s evaluation
“… Respect the opinion of the one in charge of the site Retreat, and let theanize their forces”
The Supreanization of troops…
–
–
–
… The sixty thousand troops searching out South Beim’s troops dispatched units around from a point a little away from the city of Beim Many of the mercenaries with a feel for the land were defeated in the invasion of Beim, so they instead used multiple units to search out enemy movements
If any unit didn’t return, it was thinkable there were enemies there…
“All units have returned right on time But ere unable to find the eneht for South Beim? If we aim for their base of operations, they will have no choice but to come out”
Hearing his subordinate’s words, the general with sixty thousand troops assigned to hiht to himself
“Not even a year has gone by since the start of South Beim’s development If we attack such a place, what are we to do if they simply abandon it? With us out of the way, they’ll easily be able to approach the main force”
Thinking of South Beiht it wouldn’t bethe reatest duty
“All we have to do is protect our force’s backs If an ar, they can’t help but be limited in the routes they can take”
An enemy whose arrival they couldn’t predict before theh tensions…
–
–
–
… Entering Bei reinforcements
As the first wave arrived froreet Lyle The Vera Trēs that had been on standby in Galleria entered port, so she watched the reinforcements disembark as she waited for Lyle
Horses and supplies were unloaded one after another, and once Vera stepped down, Aria called over to her
“Hey, what’s up with Lyle? Did so happen?”
To Aria[s worry, Vera’s face turned a little red, as she averted her eyes
“Y-yes He’s fine, but if I had to say so is, you know… He was dead tired fro came, he suddenly…”
Aria looked at Vera’s face
“Wait a second Say it clearly What exactly happened!? Could it be that at a time like this, he…”
There, Vera spoke in resignation
“Whenloudly At a tie of reaching port See, we came in a hurry If possible, I want to let him calm down a bit in the shi+p, but…”
From the shi+p, Gracia and Elza dise them head for their subordinates, Aria covered her face with her right hand
“Why does that guy always do this at the crucial times?”
Right after
The sound and shake of an explosion rang out, causing Aria to survey the area She thought it was an offense fro Valkyries were perfectly caluard And in Aria’s field of vision, she could see the building that had exploded
Right in thehad blown up As the black san to collapse
When another explosion occurred, Aria sensed Clara standing behind her
“Ah~, he sure did it, that Lyle-san He should be flashi+er with it”
“Clara!”
Seeing Clara with a different ated shoulders as she spoke
“She was doing best with taking care of Lyle, and various other things And then, you see… she collapsed a few days ago”
This ti beside Clara before she had noticed it, Aria was surprised
“And why are you here!?”
Thelma touched a hand to her face Her cheeks were a little red
“I ht they’d need some assistance Even like this, I was the Holy Maiden, so I’ve various sorts of ic Tools as well, so I thought I’d be of some use, you see”
Clara looked at Thelhed
“This woman was also ridiculously easy Well, everyone was easy But if Lyle-san was that aggressive on a regular basis…”
Aria grasped both of Clara’s shoulders, violently shaking her back and forth
“Oy, what happened! Tell me!”
“… Hey, wait! When I’irl like me can’t…”