Black Haired King

"What are you going to do, General Atalanta? I've been capturing Princess Patricia for a few days now. Contact from a successor was interrupted. And there are reports of their reinforcements approaching. We're out of the realm now, even if we say we have supplies every few days, and an Albust army with supplies. If their reinforcements come, it's gonna be hard to break through that fort."

I ask General Atalanta, who sits in front of me. It's been nearly two weeks since I started attacking this fort, but I haven't proceeded as I thought. I'm just breaking through this fort if it's supposed to be... but I guess this is a good general over there.

Frederick Osteen. A name that can also be heard by our country, which is our neighbour. powerful enough to be told he would have been on the general had it not been for Raven Cliffel, the general. I can't do what I want to protect him.

"Right. I haven't even heard from the Beast Man Assassination Squad who let me break into the fort on the first day. I gave the order to the successor, so I think it's time to come back..."

General Atalanta also thinks with a thought face. Thinking about how to attack, it's getting noisy out there. What the fuck?

"Excuse me, General Atalanta!

"What is it? As you can currently see…"

"The succeeding troops have been wiped out! No sign of the captured Princess Patricia, no survivors!

Both me and General Atalanta had to shut up about the words of the soldiers who came in all of a sudden. Hmm, did they make it through the fort in any way? It is also believed that the beastly Princess Patricia has been ravaged, but that would hardly be the case. Before he became a beast, he gave instructions to put a collar on it.

"It's General Atalanta. It's no longer a waste of time."

"... right. Let's use that one. Are you all right, General Zephyr?"

"I don't have a choice. It's for the Kingdom of Britalis. If I can win this war with my life, I'll be happy to use it."

I'll go get the weapon in the back. I wanted to end this war as a samurai, but I can't even say so. Can you stop me from being a beast? It's Albust.

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"Phew, you managed to come back"

"Yeah, is your body okay, Princess Patricia?

"It's okay. I'm still working out."

That's what I'm saying, Princess Patricia. It's just a shame. I don't know where it is, I just have two beautiful arms. The other soldiers are coming.

Two days had passed since the place where Princess Patricia had been captured. My body wounds also healed in the potion that was left in the Allied camp, so I came back to the fort. However, it is impossible to go back to the fort like this, so I am now asking you to go to the reconnaissance.

"... yet, I hope it's okay"

"What, it's okay, Princess Patricia. It's Baron Osteen who's protecting you over there. And I have Grimd as an assistant."

I speak to Princess Patricia to reassure her. To be honest, I'm anxious too. But we can only believe it.

Do you want to rest for the past two days because you've been walking all over the place? We'll have to wait for the reconnaissance. The way to get back to the fort from here is to use the passageway you dug before.

The hole that came out is somewhere else, but they can go back if they connect that passage to the hole Jake, the earthdragon beast man, digs. You have to trust Jake for all this, but you can't refuse an order from a slave collar. You'll dig it right.

"Ho, back from the lookout, ho"

Thinking about what is to come, I hear such a voice with the sound of rustling and wind cutting. In front of me came the owl shaped beast man, Farema, down from the sky.

I heard from them the day I woke up, and I decided to take the Beasts with me. The reason is that there is also a part of sympathy, but above all because of its absurd level of competence.

Besides, if they had all these beasts, they wouldn't be so concerned about Princess Patricia. Well, it's really best if their powers are comforting to us right now.

There are various types of beasts, such as earthdragons in the august, wolf, and bird shapes. The number of people is decreasing but about 60, each with considerable abilities.

That's them, but naturally all I can say from around me is heresy. After this war is over, it is visible that it will be used. Now they've been disposed of in the last battle.

So I decided to surround them. The reason is just right, and most importantly, I have a girlfriend who had the same experience. Creating a unit with her as captain would also be a territorial plus.

"Viscount Arnold, there was smoke rising from the fort, Ho"

"... what do you mean?

When I was thinking about my new unit, I started saying things that Phalema wouldn't listen to. Princess Patricia next door also has a surprise look on her face.

"One of the gates was breaking through, Ho. But there were still Albust troops in the fort, Ho. He was fighting the same beast man as us, Ho."

"You can't be doing this! We need to get back to the fort!

"Please calm down, Princess Patricia. As far as I can hear right now, the Albust army still seems to be inside the fort. Farema, how many beasts were there?

"1 person ho"

"... Am I mishearing you? It sounded like the fort had been broken by itself.

I want it to be a mistake somehow, I will ask with that in mind, but what I heard from Phalema's mouth was what I expected in the worst direction.

"Exactly. Ho. I've only heard about rumors, too, but they have more powerful demon stones than the one I used on Princess Patricia, Ho. I think maybe that's what you used, Ho. The rest of the army's waiting in the rear so they don't get caught up in a rampage around the beast man, Ho."

"Do you know what that demon stone is?

"That's from the looks of it, maybe, but rank A +, the demon stone of the Emerald Dragon. Ho. And it was General Zephyr, the most powerful general in the Kingdom of Britalis, who used it. Ho."

... That's quite a hassle. But at the same time, it's our chance to get back to the fort. If the coalition is in the rear so as not to get involved, there must be a gap to get in.

"Ok, right in the fort...... go!?

A string of lines that extend diagonally toward the sky when you stand up to leave immediately. Is that... a brace? powerful enough to pierce the clouds. We need to hurry this up.

"Viscount Arnold, let's hurry!

"Yeah, guys, let's go!

Baron Osteen, Grimd, everyone stay safe.