Desire

The ogre fist crushes Luid's body.

Azin looks at it with a expressionless face. A sneak attack. You reach out and blow the basin away. Very thin. The river melts in the dark, an attack so stealthy that no ordinary soldier would ever see. I thought I'd slap the knife, but I chose the river for no reason.

‘It would have been all right if I had just thrown a scepter. ’

Luid's body is completely crushed by the ogre's fist. I couldn't find it even if I slapped him in the face. Well, you could think you cared about the defense. Azin thinks so and chops the ogre's head off with his feet. The ogre's head is crushed with a hoarse. Ajin kicks the fallen man to the ground.

“... Lord Luid. ”

Azin calls Louid in a low voice. Ruid doesn't answer. I couldn't. How can I answer that when I'm already dead? Azin looks down at the crushed body of Louid. Finally, Luid meets Azin's eyes. He will know that he died for a reason. Azin recalls Luid's cry.

“You were a good knight. ”

At least, it was the most amazing article Azin had ever seen. I didn't want to kill you, either. I had no choice, so... force majeure. Yeah, well, it didn't really matter to anyone but you. You were just unlucky. If he hadn't come north, he wouldn't have had a reason to die. Azin leans in and raises Luid's sword. You remove the finger from the hilt and hang the sword around your waist.

Azin leaves Luid's body behind and moves toward the other monsters. The soldiers were engaging with smaller monsters because Ajin killed large monsters. Tension. A thousand warriors and monsters. Few of them are properly trained in the military. Most civilians are first-born to fight monsters with weapons.

Thanks to this, the soldiers were outnumbered, but not overwhelmed. Azin knew it, but left it alone. Soldiers had to take damage. If there are many, half of them must die. Ruid dies, soldiers die. The dead knights and many soldiers will make the territory nervous. We'll have to repair the breached wall, and we'll know that monsters can come back down.

But we can't exterminate them.

Drive out monsters at the edge of a turbulence and classic. Rough battle where one knight dies and half the troops die. Leads to victory. Be the main character, be the hero. Azin examines the flow of the battlefield. Soldiers face the monsters with evil intent. The first horror was Louise's speech. Once the back has drifted, that is enough. After that, the excitement of the battlefield will be a stimulant.

That's it. We've cleared out all the big monsters. We've done enough damage to the soldiers. Ajin is actively engaged in combat. Secretly, on a line the soldiers don't even know about. I rescued the endangered soldier and cleared up the situation by entering a difficult place.

When the moon leans a little bit more.

Monsters start to flee. Ajin did not order us to chase the monsters. It was because the soldiers were quite tired, and it was better for the monsters to run away. Monsters escaping beyond the holes in the walls will enter Varga Forest. Varga has monsters in the forest. And fear that there might be more monsters. The territory will eventually be forced to subdue monsters.

“Th-that's it? ”

The soldiers groan. Some quickly sat down. Azin didn't blame him. It was a brutal battle, and the monsters retreated. I can't help it if my legs are loose.

“Lord Luid is dead. ”

Azin opens his mouth. It's not that loud, but most of the surviving soldiers look back at the pain. Azin raises Luid's sword, which was lodged in his waist. He looks up at the sword with a gloomy face.

“He died, calling on the land to protect his family. To protect the land, to protect the family. ”

I wonder how many of these people used to be friends with Luid. Not much. However, most of them shook their heads at what Ajin said. They empathize with Luid's cry and raise their spears to confront the monsters, pushing him away. I shouted with bloodshed that I had to protect my family. I heard a little tingling. Someone starts crying.

“The monsters retreated. ”

Azin turns his head. The smell of beasts and blood. The smell of monsters and corpses is disgusting. This area won't be available for a while. Azin thought so and kicked his tongue.

“We defended the land. Many of the soldiers died, but their sacrifice prevented them from making a greater sacrifice. ”

You put that on your mouth.

“Today, you became heroes. A hero defending Celebrity territory. ”

This is a small territory.I 'll pay for your efforts. It won't be much use.

“Let's go back.”

The horse fled during the commotion. It's a noble horse. Azin is forced to walk with the soldiers to the Lord's Palace in the Central District.

“Oh!”

Baron Frank, who was anxiously awaiting the return of Azin and Ruid, stood up with a face full of color. Azin bows down to the baron Frank. Valfrid, who was beside him, also had the same face as the Baron Frank. Baron Frank swallows a gulp while watching the bloody azine.

“Well, what happened? ”

“First, we got rid of the monsters. ”

For now.

“Does that mean...”

“Destroying them was a horde. There were too many monsters. There's a big hole in the north wall. That's what Sir Derun heard. It's probably an Ogre. ”

“First, clean the blood. ”

Valfrid approaches and hands Azin the handkerchief. After thanking him for lowering his head slightly, Azin wipes the blood off his face with the handkerchief that Valfrid gave him.

“And Lord Luid is dead. ”

He said with a depressed look. Baron Frank and Valfrid look surprised. Azin draws Luid's sword from his waist and hands it to Valfrid. Valfrid reaches for the sword with an intrusive face. The blade is stained with monster blood and flesh.

“Lord Luid... fought bravely. He cried out to the terrified soldiers to protect their lands, families and villagers, and killed more monsters on the front line than anyone else. ”

Since he's already dead, I don't mind praising him.

“Ogres, t. 65533; degrees, Minotaurs. I was unable to retrieve Lord Ruid's sword. Sir Ruid struggled to get the monsters off the front lines... but eventually he was killed by an ogre with all his strength. It's my fault. If I hadn't looked into the battlefield a little more...”

“.. it's not your fault. Without you, we wouldn't have been able to drive the monsters out. ”

Valfrid sighs and shakes his head. You know him well. He looks down, thinking that way.

“Lord Luid was an honorable knight. ”

Baron Frank mutters with a frowning face.

“and an honorable death. Lord Vaughn will never forgive his death. ”

Whatever you say.

“But... are the monsters completely gone? ”

“That's not it. ”

Ajin replied.

“There were too many monsters. It was just getting rid of them. They went out through a hole in the wall and hid in Varga Forest. And maybe, no, definitely. They will try to invade the territory again. ”

“Th-that plug a hole...”

“Once a wall is breached, it can always be breached again. ”

Ajin shakes his head.

“I don't know why, but there seems to be something wrong with the Monster Mountains. So the monsters in the mountains must have come down here. ”

“Well, then...”

“We need to subdue the monsters. ”

Azin empowered his voice.

“If we don't subdue them from this side, they'll keep attacking. This time the north wall has been breached, but the next time it may be breached. And I stopped it this time... but I might not be able to stop it next time. ”

“Umm...”

At his words, Baron Frank groans as he touches his chin. Then what do we do now? You cannot request relief from another territory. You cannot pay for aid in the Territory with your Celebrity holdings. Nevertheless, once we clear our debts, Celebrity territory does not have the capacity to repay its debts. The territory will go bankrupt.

If so, we should subdue the monsters using the power within the territory... The baron's face is gloomy. He was well aware of his territory and how weak his army was. It was inevitable. Celebrated territory has never faced such a great crisis since he joined the lord. And it was the same for his father and his grandfather.

In other words, he knows nothing about how to deal with this crisis.

“What do you think we should do? ”

Baron Frank sought advice from Azin. Although he was young, he was stronger than any knight within the territory. Baron Frank knew him, and Valfrid acknowledged him. And now that you have driven out the monster's army, it was natural to seek advice from Ajin.

“Conscription must continue. ”

Azin replied as if he had waited.

“Keep the tension on the territory because monsters may attack at any time. We must first repair the north wall through the soldiers. And we need to increase our sentries to prepare for the monsters' attacks day and night. ”

“Well, I hope so. ”

Baron Frank nods. Won't the colonists revolt? I had an idea for a moment. But I can't help it. Even if the colonists rebel, it is better than being attacked by monsters.

“I will join the Regular Army to train them. And when I'm ready, Varga will sweep the monsters into the forest. ”

“.. are you going to take the soldiers into the woods by yourself? ”

“Not yet. Setting up sentries for now is the first step towards preparing monsters to attack and stabilizing the territory. ”

In Azin's reply, Baron Frank nods, groaning. Ajin continued.

“And we need to open the food bank. ”

“The food bank?”

Baron Frank asked again. The territory stores food as an emergency in case of winter and disaster.

“You can't just call them conscripts without paying. Distribute rations evenly to the soldiers, but if there is a footballer, pay him yourself. We need motivation to get the soldiers to raise their spears. ”

Protect the territory.It is a duty, of course, but it is the Soldiers' personal problem to accept it. In order for them to voluntarily move, they need a reward.

“But if you open the food bank, winter...”

“If we don't overcome the crisis now, we won't even see winter coming. ”

At his words, Baron Frank nods inevitably. It was because he thought it was important to overcome the crisis immediately. Baron Frank says yes, and he bows his head.

“You are wise. ”

I mean, just take what you're feeding them.

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