Continental Hero Senki

When we left the tenth wave of enemy attacks, dusk came to Laskino.

"Do you think the enemy will attack you at night?

Sarah called out worryingly. She was sweating and out of breath. I've never seen Sarah so tired.

"Five fifths, maybe."

"Why?

"The enemy must also be tired from a series of wars. I need to rest for about the night."

The Battle of Cage Castle will be more or less a long-term battle. It would be pointless if the soldiers were exhausted even if they were forced to continue attacking.

Besides, the night is normal but dark. Will the Imperial Army set us up on an even worse night of sight when we are being preoccupied with attacks from blind spots?

"But if the enemy were to be held in a short-term showdown, it would be physically tough"

Due to the small number of this one, we must always fight with all our might. Without time to rest, the collapse of the front will not be spared.

"But you can't keep us all awake."

"Right. I'm tired, too. Let's take turns."

Let's lower the soldiers who are accumulating fatigue to the rear and bring energetic people from the command to hit the alert. Let's give them a break in about three hours.

"The commander here, me and Sarah, must be awake one way or another."

"Let's take a break from that, too."

"Yeah. Then go ahead, Mr. Sarah"

"Let me sweeten your words. And no sarcasm."

When Sarah said that and poked at me, she pulled into the makeshift barracks.

I'm free to just wake up and be vigilant, and talk to the right person because you're going to be too nervous and your soldiers are going to be so tired. Always be vigilant.

"Hey."

……

Ignored. Dumb. But I'll talk to him without stopping. I'm free.

"I say Yuzef Waresa. Why don't you talk to me if you like?

……

You don't mean you're sleeping with your eyes open, do you?

"... Volkoff"

"Yes?"

"My name"

"Mr. Volkoff. Thank you for your time."

I tried to shake my hand but it was normally ignored. Mr. Volkoff looks just like me in a previous life. Other than the face.

"How old are you?

"… 18"

He was surprisingly young. You look older than your age.

"Are you from Raskino?

"... no"

"So where are you from?

"Ozerki"

Ozerki. The main unit of the brave prostitute army and the Imperial Army repressive unit are hitting each other with all their might.

"Are you worried?

……

"Me too. I'm worried about my country, Silesia."

…………

"So we are"

"Ha."

Volkoff laughed with his nose as if to fool me.

"You and I are different. You are a foreigner and you will lose nothing if you lose this battle. But we lose everything."

I knew they thought so. I don't have a choice.

Now you're following orders, but not always. I don't even like to get busted from behind.

"I'm not losing anything."

"Lies."

I'm not lying. Okay, it's true.

"If we lose here, I lose my friend"

"Friends?"

"Oh, he's sleeping in the barracks there."

"Your lover."

"A little different."

Sarah doesn't know what to say, does she?

"Because he's my first best friend in my life. I don't know what you think over there."

I never had a long-time friend like Sarah, including in my previous life.

But I wonder what Sarah thinks of me. I don't even think you're friends with me, or anything like that, I'll cry.

"I can always make friends"

I can't make it.

"No way."

"That's why. 'Cause not many people can say I'm a friend."

Other than Sarah, I knew we'd been dating a long time, Radek. And then... is the princess a friend? I feel rude if I call you a friend because you're too different, and Mr. Valta feels like a sister I can count on.

"I don't want my friend to die. That's why we fight shoulder to shoulder. To be honest, I want you to stay back."

But unfortunately, I'm not strong enough to fight while sheltering someone. Or that friend is overwhelmingly stronger.

"Mr. Volkoff, what are you fighting for?

"... for the good of the country."

"So what's in this country?

"Nothing. There's no big industry here, there's no character."

"So why protect it?

……

"Why?"

Mr Volkov says in a small, but resolute voice, after a long silence.

'Cause the guy I want to protect lives here.'

Yeah, yeah. I like people who can answer that. If you do it, you'll just dont pull it off even if you're rarely patriotic.

"Well, we're the same kind, the same hole."

"It's... isn't it?

"Am I?

It's hard to talk about empires.

"From now on, me and Mr. Volkoff are friends. So let's try to protect it."

"... say no"

"Why!?

"I'm not happy to protect a man or be protected by a man."

Terrible.

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Around 7 a.m. Sept. 25. Second morning since the Imperial Army came.

It starts today.

The Imperial Army has been bounced off yesterday's offense. Naturally, they'll change hands.

In the meantime, we must determine how the enemy will come.

"I'm coming. Guys."

"Ooh!

Sarah, the front-line commander of the Northwest Front, inspires morale.

This is the beginning of Act II.