Vol 16 Chapter 316 (1/2)
V2 C316 Common Sense
… Miranda looked down over the lines of soldiers fro fortress
On the stage that had been prepared stood Lyle in his ar on aher Skill to make his voice reach over two hundred thousand soldiers
“It sure was a swift road to get here”
One of the largest factors was the luck Lyle had been blessed with No, you could call it chance
To thosepreparations, a pinch was a fore of the recapture of Zayin to expand his influence
While Lyle was once a good kid fro an address to an army of hundreds of thousands
“… If ished to be clever, then our best bet would be to wait for Bahnseim’s exhaustion before our invasion We would surely be able to achieve victory without any effort on our part There would be no need for us to push ourselves to fight now”
Listening to Lyle’s words as he suddenly denied this invasion, Miranda looked around Lined up near Lyle were the ones who had fought alongside him from his early days: Nove behind the scenes
“But even as we speak, blood continues to flow If we leave it be, Bahnseihout the entire continent I cannot per until victory makes its oay to us; can you really call that justice!? No, that is no justice ofabout peace! No matter how difficult a battle it entleth! For justice, to save the continent from the evil deeds of Bahnseim, I beseech you lend es on the work of all the heroic men and women of the army!”
He declared they were justice, and prepared a just cause of saving the continent Even if he didn’t exaggerate it, word of Celes’ evil deeds had spread
And being short on ti Lyle shared If he spent the tiet his forces more orderly He could assemble an army more powerful
But rather than winning a war, the existence called Celes was too dangerous Rather than winning a war, Lyle thought that winning against Celes would prove the more difficult
Vera who moved the fortress watched Lyle from theof a room In the lines of troops were the forms of Gracia and Elza
Where the higher-ups marched were Thelma, Aura and Gastone from Zayin From Lorphys, Annerinne and the prime minister Lonbolt There were the forms of merchants as well Fidel, for one, seemed quite bored with his life
Lianne and Adele were in that line as well
And Baldoir and Maksim who commanded armies of their own stood lined in their armor
“This battle will be rees Gallant soldiers Win and add your name to the ranks of heroes! Justice is on our side! The Goddess smiles down upon us!”
Standing to Miranda’s side, Shannon was positioning herself so the soldiers couldn’t see as she yawned
“He sure runs his rissa, he’s just trying to attack as quickly as he can And we’re attacking because we knoe’ll win anyways, right?”
The harvest was over, and the tiather the most soldiers, and the most convenient for a battle That was the same for Bahnseim’s side as well
But in the exhausted land of Bahnseim, Centralle was the only one left who could put up any decent resistance according to the inforathered
“Knowing you’ll ithout a doubt lowers your guard, and lowering your guard is dangerous A sense of danger puts some desperation in your step And it’s not like you’re certain to win as long as you’ve got a large arether”
Miranda looked at the looks on the faces of the lines of soldiers They were showing so the word justice In all actuality, they did believe theht If they didn’t think so, they wouldn’t fight If it were for their families’ sakes, they’d take their weapons But in a distant land, a place where none could tell if it would even benefit their hoht on
A just cause was necessary No rand an illusion it may be
“They’re all looking at hie ar I ht if they have the absolute advantage”
“And preparing such a situation is ours and Lyle’s job Well, just leave your complaints there”
Instead of the Katana hung at his waist, Lyle held up an ornaood show The soldiers answered his voice and raised their cries
The air shook, as if their zeal was to bloay thecold
“… All troops, advance!”
By Eva’s Skill, Lyle’s voice reached every single one of the gathered troops…
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… As Lyle marched, Lianne had work in the rear, so she was to return to the castle at once
But Unit Thirty Four had a duty to guard Lyle, so she couldn’t accoe, the Valkyrie conversed with Lianne
“Even if I’ar”
At Unit Thirty Four’s spiel, a vein was popping up on Lianne’s forehead
“You’re truly a rude person to the end”
Unit Thirty Four touched a hand to her mouth
“Too bad I’m an automaton”
Seeing Unit Thirty Four’s laugh, Lianne let out a sigh
“Come back soon I’ll work you to the bone”
The Valkyrie smiled Not in her usual -like binder on her back For the Valkyries’ usage, there were simple horse-shaped automatons prepared, and to Unit Thirty Four’s side was a horse of clockwork construction
Saying there was no elegance to a bike, the Valkyries were quite insistent on the horses
“Is that supposed to be tsundere? Unfortunately so more than a reward to us Even if you say you hateyou until you are ruined without me”
The tip of her hair had been fastened with the pink string she received from Lianne
“… Hah, no ht You ood to have a person who’ll let you work theood you don’t betrat”
On Lianne’s speech, Unit Thirty four touched her mouth with her hand
“If you bare fangs at my master that is a separate story Do not worry The chick alone I will take responsibility for and raise Like a lovinglover… wait, what!? Could it be that ould be the ?”
As soh Unit Thirty Four’s head, Lianne gave it a good whack
“Just go already! When you get back, I’ll be correcting that personality of yours”
As Thirty Four got on her horse she smiled
“That’s impossible This is the standard installation”
She said as she parted from Lianne…
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While we enerally consisted of a hundred thousand
Baldoir and Maksim-san each led fifty thousand down a separate route, and to make sure eren’t assaulted from behind, we surprised the important points as we advances
However…
“Commence the bombardment!”
On the third floor of thefortress was the machine built to move it There, Vera and the Trēs House captain and sailors operated the fortress
As fire was set to the cannons protruding from its mechanical bulk, the fortress shook
By the bo fortress, the outer wall of a Bahnseim fort was easily breached
A fort with only a handful of knights capable of usingcaave the order to take the fort With that alone, the forces moved and suppressed it
“There’s nothing to do”
“Sitting quietly is also a job Well, to the rank and file, this is their ti too crazy”
“I know”
General Blois was nearby, sitting in a chair
I had taken ten thousand off the main force, left them to Aria and Miranda, and turned them towards the lords ouldn’t make their stance clear
Monica nearby skillfully poured tea in the swaying fortress and offered it to me
“Message in froside Elza-san, she has successfully taken the designated village Just surrounding theh for them to surrender”
General Blois took some tea as well
“I’m sure they would Froet quite a distance We’ve got a momentum where we’ll crush them down if they oppose What do you intend to do to the lords who’ve surrendered?”
I took a sip of tea as I spoke
“I’ll lower their status to knighthood and send the”
“So you’re driving theet hated”
I laughed a bit
“I’m already hated plenty”
There Monica spoke to me
“Aria-san is facing a hard battle”
My eyebroitched
“A hard battle even with Gracia by her side? So they had some talented ones left?”
The place I left to Aria wasn’t on a scale to take on an army of ten thousand As I wondered what sort of problem could have happened, she continued on
“No, it seeotiations for surrender, but talks aren’t getting through to the other party They demand peace for their territory, and a worthy status once a chicken reigns victorious In the case you refuse, they are willing to put up a do-or-die resistance”
General Bloisexpression
“Ah, they’re out there The feudal lords who don’t look at the surrounding situation As I recall, he should be a Baronet, and a vassal to another”
I reached my hand towards the Jewel, but partway there, I clenched my fist and endured it