Kuro no Senki (LN)

The third day south - a few hours after I left the camp, the speed of the front carriage turned into something slow.

"... Admiral" (... Buku)

"I know, I know."

Chrono glanced at his deputy and nodded small.

If there is trouble, your Lord will speak first.

The absence of it means the realm - the forthcoming post set up by Baron Bowties.

"... Dear Chrono"

"It's gonna be okay."

Chrono smiled to reassure the nervous Scion.

My adoptive father taught me that when I'm in trouble, I can handle it if I laugh.

Though I tried smiling, I didn't feel okay.

I'd like to believe you don't imitate me like you're suddenly going to attack me...

"Admiral, you're all right."

"Mr. Minot."

You found yourself nervous, the deputy stared at Chrono and gave him a thumbs up.

What a man.

If Chrono is a Minotaur female, she's in love.

Eventually, the front carriage stopped moving completely.

"Are you ready? '(Bubba?

"If I told you I haven't, would you wait?

"I'll wait a minute or so."

"Tell me you can't wait."

I can't make cup noodles in a minute, and I can't decide to be ready.

"Maybe you can't have a type like me with time."

"The Admiral can't say anything about imitating life and haste without time."

"We believe in initiative verticality."

"Hurry to life, just stop hurrying to death" (Bubba)

The deputy told him as if he was frightened, and Chrono stood up.

I felt just a little easier because of the light slap on each other.

I think I'll make something like a set of jokes I can use on the battlefield if I survive this fight.

As Chrono jumps off the front carriage, the deputy continues later.

Zushin and the ground shake.

After repeated deep breaths, out of the shadow of the front carriage.

"... that's the horse fence Kane was talking about."

Chrono shrugged small.

A horse fence was installed about 100 metres from the front carriage.

The fences installed on both sides of the street are high and those installed on the street are extremely low.

Perhaps it is mobile that is installed in the streets.

That said, it seems to weigh quite a bit, so you should need a number of people to move it.

"You don't look motivated."

"Right."

How many soldiers are in custody?

We have infantry, heavy infantry, archers, but no cavalry.

I don't feel uncomfortable when I say that I don't feel uncomfortable because I can't help but have a cavalry in a defense battle.

"Admiral, can you see? '(Bubba?

"It's a boxcarriage in the back."

Beyond the horse fence there was a boxcarriage stopped.

If you're a merchant there, you have about a boxcarriage, but you have no reason to get in a place like this.

I wonder if that means nobility or those in a position to do so are coming.

At least it doesn't look like we're going to be dealing with each other here.

Well, I can't deny the possibility of keeping you alert.

What do you want me to do? '(Bubba?

"It's on schedule."

Chrono looked up to heaven and sighed.

Beat both cheeks to get in the mood and walk out toward the precinct.

Slightly late came the deputy.

"I admire the darkness of time."

"It's not like I have the guts to do anything else."

If you raise the first attack, you can get away with 'engraving', and if you've been attacking us from the other side, there's an excuse to kill us all.

"Anyway, if we raise the first attack, we'll figure it out"

"I'll be a shield then. Don't worry about it. '

"I'll just accept your feelings."

'I'll make it easier for you to take it all. Whatever, if the Admiral dies, the Imperial Army will be defeated for the Knights of the Thirteenth Kingsguard. "

"You don't trust Tilia."

Assuming Chrono dies, Tilia would accomplish his ideals.

Instead, wouldn't you do better than yourself?

"I trust you about the Empress Tilia. It's just that I don't trust Empress Tilia, the general's... because she's my fiancée."

"... your fiancée"

That wasn't the case when they were calling themselves wives and genuine wives, but when they say fiancée out of the mouth of a deputy officer, it comes as a bummer.

"You should give up now."

"I'm not going to resist."

He must be called Marriage Blue.

What's wrong with the Admiral? '(Bubba?

"How much did you get Tilia?

"I'm not like Aridead and Deneb."

"Right, right"

The deputy said as muddled, and Chrono was ashamed of his shallowness.

If you think about it, I've known my deputy for a long time.

There is no shame in questioning his loyalty.

I just need a little help when my sister leaves the store.

"You've been bought."

It's a promise. Well, I got permission to spread the word that Empress Tilia hit the tongue drum on my sister's cooking. "(BUMBLING)

"It's a promise, isn't it?

"No, I stopped writing memoirs at the bureau." (Bubba)

"Stay firm"

Of course. The system is for use. '

It's a dialogue I don't think of as a deputy.

When it came to staying firm so far, it would have been more fateful to get permission to spread the word about my sister - Aria's tongue drumming cooking.

"The future could be Sylvania's specialty dish."

I'm looking forward to it.

The sight of Aria's cooking featured on TV hundreds of years later passed behind Chrono's brain.

Maybe this is how history spins.

"Wait! Stop right there!

A soldier raised his voice twenty meters to the barracks, and Chrono and the others stopped.

"We are under Empress Tilia - of the Imperial Army! He's on his way to the Empire to crusade the false Emperor Alfort! I want you to allow territorial passage! If it gets in our way, we'll see it as a traitor! '(Bubba, bubba, bubba, bubba!

When the deputy spoke out loud, the soldiers at the precinct turned.

Even here the royal authority was immense.

I don't feel it makes much sense at the moment that we are fighting separately between the Imperial Army and the Imperial Army, but I guess it would be shocking for them to be considered a rebel by the Imperial Clan.

The soldiers at the barracks turn again.

"What is it?

Wouldn't it be nice if you didn't come? '(Bubble)

The soldiers split left and right to prove the deputy's words, and the two figures approached us.

One is a woman.

The figure tied up his hair and wore a black dress is aristocratic.

The eyes tend to hang and the body line lean through the smart.

The other is a man.

He cut his hair short and wrapped it around his uniform.

I can tell you're not just a military man from a tight body.

It has a wild appearance, but it has a floating atmosphere.

Does it look a little like Kane?

"... my name is Isabella and I am acting as Lord's Agent. The other is my brother-in-law, Ark."

"My name is Krono Crawford and I have been appointed commander of the Imperial Army by Empress Tilia. It's my right arm, Minotaur, that's holding it back."

Oh, and the woman - Isabella opened her eyes as surprised.

Were you surprised that the aristocrats regarded the subpeople as right-handed?

I'd appreciate it if you'd stay alert.

If you give me a low estimate of Chrono's abilities, maybe he'll give me a rundown.

"I remember you were Lord of the Marquis of Elakis and Count Cad?

"Crawford is more valuable to me."

Explain with dismay that you weren't alert.

In a mild tone to sound like a joke.

"More than the Marquis?

"I hope you understand that. Of course, I'm not going to be flexible enough to use it ad hoc."

As Chrono gently clasped his shoulders, Isabella hid her mouth with a fan and laughed couscous.

"By the way, what about Master Isabella?

"It will be the wife of the lord."

"I see, what about your children?

"I'm making a big deal out of you at the mansion."

"... I see"

Chrono nodded a little while apart.

I can negotiate as I am empowered, but honestly, I want to throw a round at Tilia.

"Lord Chrono wants to go through our territory?

"We're not the only ones. We would like to ask for the same consideration for subsequent troops."

"Did you say consideration?

"Yes, consideration."

"Isn't it synonymous with surrender?

"Well, I'm not a scholar."

In fact, you can escape if you don't admit it even in surrender.

That's the consideration given to Baroness Bowties for not cutting him out to surrender.

"You can't make a decision that would cause damage to the people as someone who keeps you away."

"The Imperial Army is a gathering of those who subscribed to the ideals of Empress Tilia. We are not looking to harm an innocent people. Of course, even if it damages the Baron Bowties house."

I don't know when this battle is over, Chrono adds in his heart.

Most importantly, both Isabella and Baron Bowties would assume that much.

"If you swallow these terms, you can speak to Empress Tilia, right?

"Oh, are you going to win already?

Isabella has questioned with a slight frown root.

It was meant to be negotiating material, but it seemed to upset me.

That's not why I'm apologizing.

"Of course, sir."

"- Huh!"

When Chrono laughed, Isabella breathed.

Half of it is haphazard.

If this measure works, you should win, but there's no guarantee anywhere that it'll work.

"... can I have the deed?

"Yes, of course."

Writing a deed can be counter-insurgency if you want to, but it's important to leave evidence.

It would be nice to have an impartial third party.

"I get it. Promise me you won't lay a hand on the assets of the Baron Bowties family, including the inhabitants, and I will allow them to pass through the territory."

"What about picking up firewood or replenishing water?

"If I told you to be patient, would you be patient?

"You can't."

"I don't enter the village. If you come in, promise me you'll negotiate with the villagers."

"Yeah, that sounds acceptable."

"Is it going to be accepted?

I haven't negotiated yet.

"Okay. Now let's talk in the carriage."

"Can't you do it here?

"Here?

Isabella frowns in surprise.

"I still think it's better to have a witness."

"My soldiers are here."

He's an Imperial soldier.

Chrono corrected.

They are soldiers of the empire because their salaries are out of the empire.

"Or do you think the Baron Bowties family is paying them?

"Excuse me. Surely they are soldiers of the Empire."

"I'm glad you're convinced."

Chrono smiled small.

Ark follows Isabella to the office of the Baron's residence.

Isabella entered the office and lowered her back to Iss to fall in.

Negotiations would be due to mental fatigue because they ended in a short time.

No, should I say depletion?

If I am compelled to make a decision that my life and that of my men were at stake, I will wear out.

If the fate of the house and the territory is at stake, it would be even worse.

"... I'm so tired"

Isabella leaned against the back of the chair and said in a sigh.

"I think we have successfully proceeded with the negotiations?

"... right"

Isabella nodded a moment apart.

It's just Ark's feeling, but she did well.

Even though it allowed passage within the territory in a manner close to surrender, it allowed the Baron Bowties to swallow conditions to the extent that they could retain their face even after the war.

It should be good because even worse conditions were not strange given my difference in strength.

No, maybe that's why.

The opponent - Chrono conceded so much that he didn't think it was against the backdrop of overwhelming force.

Isabella saw it as weak.

Such an example of an opponent taking the lead, the negotiations were cut off in a short time.

It's not strange to feel like you've been hit.

"So, what do you do?

"As planned. We'll hit the cavalry and decide on the castle."

"Okay."

It was the answer I expected.

Chrono said he could win, but Ark thought the odds were thin.

Then there's no reason to betray Alfort.

"... I wish I could have ambushed you"

"That's a bad idea."

Well, I don't even think it's best to win with just a hundred cavalry -.

"No problem at Cage Castle, right?

"Yeah, sure. As I watched the negotiations with my sister-in-law, I realized that Lord Chrono is afraid of soldier wear and tear. You won't have to attack me first."

"Yeah, that's good."

Ark explained, Isabella exhaled in a ho.

"Well, I'll be the winner"

"Yes, please come back as soon as you hit it"

"Yes, sister-in-law"

Ark nodded and turned his heel back.

"... arc"

Isabella called out as she reached for the door knob to leave the room.

"What is it?

"You can really get it done with a win, can't you?

"Of course it is. I'm not stupid enough to think I can beat 7,000 soldiers with just a hundred horsemen."

So, Ark left the office behind.

Go through our familiar home and head to the stables.

The servants clear their way and bow their heads respectfully.

I feel vain about the sight I'm used to seeing.

When I was about to exhale...

"Uncle!

A tall voice echoed in the hallway.

Looking back, the boy was about to rush over here.

The boy's name is Thor - he's my brother's child, and he's the next head of the Baron Bowties family.

Thor stops in front of the arc and prepares his breath.

Wait for his breathing to get ready and hang up.

"What's wrong with you?

"I heard your uncle is going to fight."

Who said that, and Ark looked up.

I get tired of the lightness of the servant's mouth every time.

I don't think the enemy is leaking information, but you might want to hurry.

"Is that true?

"... true"

Ark replied after a long tour.

"How could you if we were talking?

"This is a difficult story."

Will it mean advanced political judgment?

"I don't know. Promises should be kept."

"... right"

Ark answered in the space between.

I've said it's a difficult story, but it's actually a story about keeping promises or not.

Both Ark and Isabella chose to break their promises.

I can't believe it's an advanced political decision. It's a stupid thing to think about.

This is not such a big deal.

It's a matter of loss.

I break my promise because I thought it would be more profitable to be on Alford's side.

Nothing more or less.

"I guess you look like fools to us."

"I never thought of it that way"

"Still, I can't stop."

Ark stroked Thor's head and turned his heel back.

Hundreds of men - all cavalry - were waiting in the stables.

"Captain, I've been waiting for you."

Don't make me wait.

Apologize to your men who have been speaking up.

"Is something wrong?

"Thor scolded me that I had to keep my word."

Gently clapping his shoulders, his men laughed simultaneously.

"What will you do?

"It's on schedule. As planned… I will do great damage to my enemies"

Ark had no intention of getting it done with a single hit from the start.

"Is that ready?

"Yeah, they looked pretty underfoot, though."

Ark took the pouch his men had offered him.

Looking inside, there was a small gem - a magic item in it.

If you throw it, they'll unleash the fire's top magic - a flame comparable to blast dancing.

"Can you trust me?

"Not while you're paying"

Anxiety builds up as to whether the magic items you get from a betraying merchant depending on the money will help.

It's a secret to Isabella, and I had to get it for a short period of time, so I can't help but say I have no choice.

"But is it good?

"Now you realize you're scared?

"No, I'm not."

My men have been mucking back.

"I thought maybe we could take safety precautions."

"It's my best opinion, but I don't have to bet to get the real deal."

Ark exhaled small.

When did the servant begin to remember his emptiness?

When you realized you were my brother's spare.

Or when the servant realizes that he is not himself, but a deviant to the authority of the aristocracy?

"I want the real thing, I want it"

I want to win respect.

This battle is a step forward.

"How about you guys?

"I agree."

My men laughed small.

The cavalry led by Ark runs the streets together.

The shepherds are not out yet.

My brother or Isabella would praise the horse, but Ark wanted to praise his men for their skill.

If you're with these guys, you can get the real thing.

I have such certain thoughts.

Damage enemies and become Kingsguard knights with their men.

Slow down to the Kingsguard Knights Commander...

Of course, that would be if the enemy could catch up and do great damage.

"... you still can't catch up"

Ark put his gaze around.

However, it cannot be seen far away by being held back by the woods that spread along the streets.

I tell myself I should be here by now.

"There he is!

I captured the appearance of the front carriage and screamed unexpectedly.

Did you even get in trouble, the front carriage stopped moving and soldiers wandering around the area?

Ark gently touched the porch.

There is only one magic item available.

It is not easy to use.

"... if this is it"

We may be able to approach and throw the Empress Tilia's boxcarriage.

That way I can be the hero who ended this war.

I can only imagine the respectful eyes that can be directed at me, the words of praise, and I can have zero laughter.

"Let's go! Son of a bitch!

Suddenly, I'm attacked by a floating sensation.

No, they threw it out of the horse.

Ark is slapped to the ground...

"Grrr!

"Captain! Captain! Whoa!

"Get down! Get down! - Yikes!

Arrows pour down from the woods, men pierced one after another.

These are the men I raised hanging from hand salt.

We promised to get the real thing together, and we've worked hard.

I was almost there...

"To, run! Retreat!"

At the very least, I want to save only my surviving men.

Ark shouted with that one heart.

My men will circle the horse's head and begin the retreat.

"Good, run away!

One, he's going to be killed again with one, but a few of them were going to survive.

"... who?

Ark noticed one man standing in the direction of his men's escape.

He's a gray-haired man.

My men tried to get past the side of the man, but couldn't get through as one.

My neck fell when I could or could not get through.

I didn't know what had happened, but I only found out that my men had been wiped out.

"I wish you'd kept your word."

A melancholy voice echoes from behind.

Looking back, Chrono and Minot stood.

"... Damn, how dare you subordinate me"

"This is the one I want to complain about."

Chrono sighed deeply.

Of course, even Ark knows he's wrong.

I couldn't help but get killed because I tried to.

And yet I've spoken a grudge.

"How could there be a raid... no way, a servant!

"No, I'm not."

Chrono waved left and right to deny it.

"Then why?

"There's one thing I didn't believe in from the beginning."

Chrono turned his gaze behind the arc.

"We were watched by the martial arts. It's an easy job to raise wolf smoke."

"Well, that's the thing"

"... well, that's it"

Ark drowned his head without power.

I should have been more vigilant around you.

I lost my men who grew up on hand salt because I wasted a small amount of time.

No, and Ark shook his head small.

My men have been killed.

You'll be killed like this yourself.

But there's still a chance left to be a hero.

Ark reached for the porch...

"That's a magic item"

A swallowing voice echoed from behind, and I remembered the shock of being eagled through my heart.

Looking back in horror, a man was putting a magic item in the sun.

The moment the man put his strength at his fingertips, the magic item was smashed and scattered.

If this were to happen, you should have done exactly what Thor said, and Ark cried out.

Isabella was waiting for Ark's return in the baron's office.

I'm not familiar with the military, but if we just hit it, we should be back already.

"... it's too late"

The next moment I squealed by accident, the explosion went off.

"Hey, what happened?

Isabella rose from the chair and ran over to the window.

Then, the soldiers were about to collapse through the main entrance.

He's not a Bowties Baron Territory soldier, he's an Imperial Army soldier.

I soon realized that Ark had failed.

But...

"Why aren't our soldiers responding!

Mouth such a question, but no one answers it naturally.

"At least we have to let that kid alone get away with it!

Past the back of my brain was my lovely one son - who looked like Tor.

I'd ask for mercy, but we broke our promise.

You won't even get through begging for your life.

Because if we forgive ourselves, the Imperial Army will hustle to forgive us even against the blade.

"Thor! Thor!

Isabella jumped out into the hallway, shouting the name of her beloved son, and into the spot.

Chrono was standing right in front of him.

Behind him is a minotaur that was called a minotaur.

It's impossible to push these two away.

Plus there are rough footsteps from downstairs.

Isabella knelt under Chrono's feet.

I couldn't help begging for mercy even though I knew it was futile.

"Dear Krono, please, only my son, only my son's life"

".................. too bad"

Chrono opened his mouth after a long, long silence.

"I really thought I could kiss Tilia. So..."

"Admiral, let's stop it" (Bubba)

Minot touched Chrono's shoulder and shook his head without force.

"Whatever you say can only be an excuse." (Buzz)

"Right."

Chrono sighed deeply.

That look tells me you don't want to kill me.

But he has to kill himself.

We're going to discuss your disposition.

"... my son, please, in a way that does not suffer"

"That's all I promise you"

Chrono nodded with a strange face.