Kuro no Senki (LN)

Peter looked over his shoulder as he grabbed the reins.

There are forty carriages and soldiers of escorts on the other side of the walls of the Imperial City of Alfilc.

I turned back forward and exhaled a sigh that I didn't know how many times it would be.

It's the gaze that reminds me.

Until I left the castle gate, the inhabitants of Teito were staring at Peter and his supply team.

I know how you feel.

The food situation in Teito is not good to put it modestly.

Logistics is lagging behind and food prices are soaring.

If you carry out the food for forty wagons in such a situation, you will be taken for granted.

Thirty thousand people don't have enough food to carry out that much.

Everything, how happy would you be if you thought Empress Tilia was bad.

I am not saying that the insurgency has had no effect whatsoever.

But the situation has gotten worse so far because of the asshole emperor and his surroundings.

Without a leading chamber of commerce, logistics would naturally lag behind.

"... no"

Peter shook his head small.

I think the price of food has been rising since before the revolt.

I don't remember when, but the price did go up.

When the previous emperor collapsed, or when Prime Minister Alcor was altered?

If you can remember the details, you can remember what got cut off, but unfortunately Peter's head isn't good enough to do that.

If you're smart, you're not captain of a supply unit or anything, and you're not staying in the army.

Peter is an ordinary man.

Sometimes even such an ordinary person can tell.

That means the previous emperor and Chancellor Alcor ran the country well.

Unfortunately, it wasn't perfect.

It belongs to a godless man.

It can't be untrue.

Still, he cut it up so much better than the current asshole emperor and his surroundings.

I sigh thinking about that.

I can't help thinking about the circumstances surrounding the Empire or nostalgic for the old days.

It's the same excuse that you need to fight the rebels.

For the inhabitants of Imperial Capital, Peter and the others are the haters who take away the food.

A horse rocks me for a while and takes me down the street.

"Hmm?"

Peter narrowed his eyes.

Something was falling down the street.

No, the expression that it's falling is not correct.

Something was sprinkled in the streets.

Raise your right hand and notify the stranger afterwards.

Proceed carefully with the horse and finally reveal who something is.

It was a stone.

A large stone of clenching fists spanned dozens of meters and was scattered into the streets.

Not enough to cover the streets, but now we can't move on with the carriage.

"What the hell"

Peter stopped the horse and raised his voice unexpectedly.

Did the rebels do it?

I have no idea how we got here, but that's likely.

Nevertheless...

"What a plain harassment..."

Peter covered his face.

He says rebellion, etc., but I know this is the battle that determines the future of the Empire.

Even so, the rebels came to this place and scattered stones.

It's seco. It's too seco for a fight to decide the future.

No, Peter shook his head.

It's an effective operation if you pull out your personal emotions.

All we need is a stone falling around there.

Besides, Peter and the others don't have the tools to get the stones out of the way.

Creating a space where carriages can pass by hand is a little tricky.

"... fuck"

Shortly after throwing up, the horse's nagging echoed from behind.

Looking back reflexively, smoke was rising far rearward.

Enemy attack.

Naturally. This is a battle.

Isn't there a reason why it's over with pieces of stone?

I forgot about that on the cheap side of the operation.

I made a mistake even though my men's lives were at stake.

I think for myself it's a terrible mistake, but I guess that's human.

Humans make mistakes in situations where their lives are at stake.

"Damn it! Follow me, some of you! The rest remove the stones and move on!

Peter screamed and put his horse around his head.

Lead about ten people to run horses.

Soon I saw the tail.

The rear-end, no, rear-end to third carriage was in flames.

"Oh, shit!

Peter threw up.

The smoke blocks my vision.

Isn't this enough to check the situation?

When I thought about it, the smoke broke.

My men were setting up shields and trying to intercept the rebels - enemy cavalry.

The enemy cavalry had a bow on horseback.

Once again my vision was closed to smoke, a sharp pain ran on my arm and a short scream.

An arrow pierced the smoke and plundered his arm, and pierced the men behind him.

"K-huh!

The next moment I opened my mouth to spit evil, the horse fell to the front.

Perhaps the enemy's arrow pierced the horse.

Peter was thrown out of his horse and rolled down the ground.

But that's good.

"Gah!"

"Ggah!"

"Hih!"

intermittent short screams.

The following men were pierced by enemy soldiers' arrows.

"Shit!"

Peter spits evil, crawls on all fours and hides behind his shield.

Speak up to your men who were nearby.

"What happened!

"It's an enemy attack!

"You'll see! Tell me more!

"Suddenly, a pot was thrown from behind, and the liquid that was inside burned!

"Isn't that a magic item?

"I don't know..."

"Gah!"

Suddenly - no, I also think I heard something crack - my men, who were shielding next door, burned up.

"The fire! Fire!

"Roll, roll!

Even if Peter screams, his men in flames will not try to obey.

Is that obvious?

I'm panicking.

Whatever you say, it won't be in your ear.

"Oh, hey!

A man who was crawling on the ground stood up and ran over to the man in flames.

"The spin - ugh!

The man couldn't spin words until the end.

My mouth is popping out.

They were attacked by enemy soldiers.

The man, who was slightly behind and in flames, also falls.

Were you two friends?

Or was it an action out of a sense of purpose trying to protect your fellow citizens?

I don't know now, but I only found that cowards can live longer.

I'd like to be thorough with cowards, but it's the Commander's hard spot that doesn't work either.

How can we get rid of enemy soldiers?

"A bow! Archers, come here!

"Ha!

"Okay!

My men hold the bow and run over here.

I'm giving in, but some of them get shot through by enemy arrows.

"Arbitrarily release the arrow!

"Ha!

My men released arrows at each time when they replied.

Smoke is blocking my vision, but this should stop me from being unilaterally attacked.

Avoid this attack, too, so that this one avoids enemy attacks.

It's natural reason, but they did it right because they couldn't take that for granted.

"Let go! Let go! The enemy is frightened!

Peter screamed.

Lies to inspire allies, but sometimes lies can be salvation.

An arrow flies through the smoke.

But they fell far ahead of Kane.

The Imperial Army uses a long bow, and this one is a mechanical bow with improvements.

Different performance.

"Hey, stop it."

"Captain Kane, huh?

Slightly blamed. Bow cavalry, even as he raised his voice - the elves obeyed orders.

"All right, we're leaving."

"Why is that?

"Why?

Kane scratched my head with me and looked at my men who had survived the ordeal together.

They're not going to help me. I'm laughing at Nianya.

Do you enjoy seeing the trouble?

Bruno and the others in the transfer group turned that way at random.

I don't have a choice, and I sigh.

"You know, as we can see..."

Punish words and circle your gaze.

Cavalry Twenty-eight, Bow Cavalry Twenty-five - a total of fifty-three are the full strength given to Kane.

Fifty-four, myself included.

"It's a small number of people."

"It is!

"What's that?

"No, it's nothing"

When Kane inquired, the elf pressed silently.

"Well, I know how you feel. But even if I stick around here, if I shoot out the arrows, that's it. It's not a big deal."

"Yes, I understand."

"Then it's good. Okay, we're off."

Kane leaves the Imperial Army with his horse around his head.

"What, the rebels attacked me!

"Ha, I was attacked by the Quartet while I was being held back"

When Archena roughed up his voice, the captain of the supply unit, Peter, replied flat.

Both reactions are justified because the rebels attacked us and we lost 40% of our food.

Roy stroked his inner chest down.

It was also good that the Bowties Treasurer was out to align the mercenaries.

I wish you would keep your mouth shut, but he feels like a wake-up call.

"Why couldn't you protect the food?"

"Because the rebels have been using burning water."

"Burning water?

Archena tilted her neck.

"I thought you were talking about elf drugs.

"You know what?

When I mouth my thoughts, Archena turns her gaze here.

"Elves used it a long time ago to heal wounds, and it's a touch of booze."

"You think it's booze?

"I'm not lying about drugs because they make it harder to purify the wound when I hang them. So, this burns a lot."

I've heard stories of a man on an elf pill getting burned to the ground.

I thought it was just a rumor, but maybe it was true.

"It's a pretty famous drink. Are you sure you don't know?

"I don't like alcohol as much as you do."

Archena said with a musty look on her face.

Turn away from Roy and bite his nails in a frustrating manner.

"On stone, booze? Are the rebels kidding?"

"You're being serious."

When Roy tapped lightly, Archena glared at him.

The rebels are kidding - if you don't mean it, you should surrender immediately.

I'm serious about that, but it didn't seem to tell Archena.

Jesus Christ, I shrugged my shoulder.

"But how did you get around to our rear?

"Well, you've decided to use a horse."

How many days do you think it has been since the rebels occupied the port?

At least ten days have passed.

With all this, it's easy to go around behind your back.

"We're not in rebel territory around the Imperial City, are we? After all, are the surrounding lords betraying you?"

"Not that I betrayed you. It's the way you do it, because there's as much of it as there is."

You can negotiate with the lord, or you can use the intersection if the story doesn't fold.

There is also the hand of moving at night.

Nor would it be impossible to pretend to be a pedestrian.

There are as many ways as there are to travel through the Empire's sphere of power.

"Besides, you can't afford to think about that right now."

"I know!

Archena vandalized her voice.

Only 60% of the food arrived after a rebel ambush.

As it is, the Imperial Army will suffer from hunger.

"I write a request for additional food to be sent to His Highness the Military Director. Wait outside for a while."

".................. ha"

After a long silence Peter nodded and left the tent.

"So, what are we gonna do?

"It doesn't change what you do. Break through obstacles and destroy the rebels."

"Yesterday, you repeat what you did yesterday."

"Yes."

Archena said like a muck.

"If the mercenaries die, we can afford that much food."

They don't like soldiers who assume sacrifice.

"Do you have other hands?

I don't know.

Roy glanced lightly at his shoulder.

"But how are you going to break through?

"The obstacle is half-affected"

"There will be obstacles in front of the people hiding in the hole."

"I'm fine. I have hands."

"Is that true?

"... oh"

Archena smiled invincibly at Roy's words.

"Gentlemen, today is the day to disable the obstacle!

……

Bowties treasury director shouts out on horseback, but the mercenaries were silent.

Three thousand people have died in just two days, so I can't help it.

Well, it's possible that I've been up all night gauging the timing of my escape.

Roy sees a field position over his shoulder.

There, soldiers led by Richard are digging the moat.

Looks like I've been working on it since yesterday, so I can dig it as deep as my hips.

I think about it, and I think about it, and I turn to the front.

"It starts today with 600 people! Six hundred, step forward!

……

Bowties Treasurer orders, but the mercenaries just look at each other.

Did you see it, Archena's men raise their voices?

"Get out front! There's no other way for you to move on!

……

The mercenaries came forward silently.

I admire Archena's men with hatred, but unfortunately I cannot kill people with hatred.

If that's what you can do, Roy must be dead a few times.

"Come on, move on! Brave men!

"Move on, move on! You want to die!

Bowties Treasurer and Archena's men shouted, and the mercenaries cursorily walked out.

Even the old man must walk more squeamish.

An enemy archer releases an arrow over the most obstacle in front of him.

Arrow rain pours and a short scream rises.

But that number is less than it was yesterday.

I couldn't keep the mercenaries within range.

Couldn't you deal with a different pattern of behavior than yesterday?

Or because of fatigue?

Or...

"Here's your chance! Run, hey!

Bowties Treasurer screams and the mercenaries rush out like they are now.

Screaming, but the vast majority of mercenaries had escaped the arrows.

"What's going on?

"I don't know!

"Anyway, put a blanket on the obstacle!

"So sorry for your help!

"Anyway, let's do it!

Wow! and the mercenaries rushed out loud.

Pick up the blanket and run towards the obstacle.

No one picked up the barrel lid.

Sometimes it's damaged, but I guess it's because I know it won't help prevent arrows.

Perhaps he thought it would be better to entrust himself to fate if he were to entrust his life to the lid of the barrel.

Approaching target.

All of a sudden, an explosion broke out and the mercenaries were blown away.

Roll the dirt down the ground and wake up your body.

Look around you as if you're confused.

I don't know why I don't know if I'm alive.

It is obvious from Roy's position that the magic item exploded in front of the obstacle.

"Nice! The rebels are in a hurry!

Bowties Treasurer shouted on horseback.

You sure about that? and Roy tilted his inner neck.

An enemy archer removed the arrow, further missighted and detonated the magic item far in front.

Too much is done.

I don't believe it.

But I also thought it might be something like that.

No matter how careful you act, mistakes can happen.

Even a life-threatening battle doesn't change that.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!

"We did it!

"I hung a blanket on the obstacle!

Roy returned to me in the voice of the mercenaries.

If you look, there was a blanket hanging from the obstacle.

There were many victims this time, but they accomplished their purpose.

"Gentlemen! This is the last time!

Bowties Treasurer shouted and Archena's men placed crates on the ground.

Open the lid.

Inside it was red and contained a number of clear spheres.

"Hey, what?

"Is that a gem?

"Isn't that a glass ball?

"This is a magic item from His Majesty."

Bowties Treasurer said proudly.

It was entrusted to Archena by Military Secretary Ralph Libra, but I will keep my mouth shut.

"chant, 'O flame,' and throw it into the enemy position. You can win with that! Those who throw in magic items will be rewarded! Come on, go! Brave men!

Bowties Treasurer's tone was gradually feverish and, at the end of the day, seemed intoxicating.

"Hey, okay, this is the last one!

"I'll do it!

"I'll smash the rebels to death!

Mercenaries arrive on magic items.

Push each other, snap each other and fall in chains.

Eventually the mercenaries who controlled the takeover ran out, followed by the Bludgeoned.

"Destroy the rebels!

"Ohhhhh!

The mercenaries roared as if to respond to the decree of the Bowties Treasurer.

Sound the ground and head to enemy field positions.

"Are you serious?"

Roy squeaked holding his temples.

All the mercenaries have gone into it.

I have heard that sheep have a strong tendency to follow the leaders of the flock and have had a great runoff.

That's exactly what the mercenaries do.

"Oh, hey! Why, you're coming!

"Stop! We 're-

"Ohhhhh!

The mercenaries who were about to return to their positions will be swallowed up by human waves and invisible.

An enemy archer unleashes an arrow and the mercenaries who were running the lead fall.

Zero magic items fall from your hands...

"Yay! I dropped it!

"Out of the way!"

"Don't be ridiculous! That's mine!

"Ugh! The sooner the better!

Beating begins everywhere.

Of course, the rebels are not popular enough to keep their eyes shut.

Arrow rain pours and screams.

Because of the high number of mercenaries, it's like a chorus.

Bumps and mercenaries die.

Still, the flow doesn't stop.

Mercenaries advance as they push, snatch, and take away magic items.

A mercenary attempting to overcome a crippled obstacle falls and collapses in a chain.

Magic items released by the rebels burst and the mercenaries blow up.

He is shot through with an arrow and gradually packs his distance as he is blown away with a magic item.

"Ooh! You brave, unruly men!

I guess there was something to feel in that sight.

Bowties Treasurer shouted as he was impressed.

But the actions ahead exceeded Roy's expectations.

No, should I say it was diagonal?

"I'm coming, too. Huh!

"Oh, hey!

Ignoring Roy's stopping as well, Bowties Treasurer drove his horse to the enemy field position.

I don't think it's sane.

Oh, no, I can understand.

I guess hatred and merit took away a normal decision.

Almost all mercenaries survived the obstacle when the mercenaries in the front row fell bulky.

I got a crossbow arrow.

Fire! Mercenaries throw magic items with their voices.

Some fell in front of the fence, but many fell into holes where the rebels were hiding.

"Drop it. Yikes!

"Drop it!

Shortly after such a voice sounded, in front of the fence - and there was an explosion in the hidden hole of the rebels.

"All right! We did it!

"I blew your front enemy away!

"Now the enemy can't fight back!

"Break the fence!

Mercenaries in momentum run towards the fence.

Some time later, the mercenaries collapsed after being pierced by crossbow arrows.

"Hey, what the heck!

"Arrows!

"Why? I defeated the enemy on the front!

"Yay!

Probably tried to say sideways.

A mercenary fell shot through by a crossbow arrow that flew in from the side.

"Why are arrows flying from the side!

It was Archena who shouted.

Arrows only fly from the front.

That's what I was thinking.

"Ahhh!

Roy stared at the enemy field position and raised his voice unexpectedly.

I realize the identity of the discomfort I was having up to here.

The rebels are not digging the hole straight.

It was curved to envelop us - laying a formation of crane wings.

"Spread out!"

"That's right! If you run to the side!

The mercenaries tried to escape by spreading to the side, but were not surprised to be shot through by a crossbow arrow.

"Don't spread out!

"Before!

"Move on!

The mercenaries resume their advance.

Sure, the front is thin now.

And then they'll be dealt with easily, but they'll be able to extend their life a little.

At that time, an enemy soldier painted with dirt appeared and unleashed an arrow in a crossbow.

"Gah!"

"Hey, why not! I thought you were dead!

"Damn it! Rebels are a bunch of buckets!

"The magic item was defective!

"I don't want to die. Heh!

"Mom, Mom!

Attacked from three directions, the mercenaries fall from the ground up.

Roy pounded his tongue and ran over to Archena.

"Retreat! Retreat them!

"What are you talking about! Corner, we're disabling the target!

"You're not saying anything stupid! That was lured!

Roy yelled back at Archena.

"That one!

Roy pointed to the enemy field position.

"Those are crane wings! Crane Wings! There were few obstacles in the center, and the rebels didn't try to move the blanket to lure us in!

"What do you mean?

Out of consternation, Archena opened her eyes.

"Give me an order now! They're all gonna die!

"Wow, I know..."

Whoa, whoa! The roar blocked Archena's voice.

Roy sees enemy field positions.

Then the rebels jumped out of the woods.

The number was about two hundred, but the engraving colored everyone's body.

Mercenaries in the Bethel Mountains.

They were in front of a crippled obstacle.

This completely blocked my way out.

"No, no, no, no!

A pitiful shout echoed over the battlefield.

Bowties Treasurer.

Wave your sword on horseback as you keep the mercenaries in the Bethel Mountains close.

A young mercenary jumps and puts a kick in.

Bowties Treasurer falls off his horse and doesn't even move ticklishly.

It won't mean he's dead...

"Everybody, line up in a row!

A bearded man screams, and mercenaries from the Bethel Mountains line up.

It was a controlled move no less than that of my own men.

"Let go of me!

The red light swelled up, and the flames were mercenaries - no, burning the vagabonds from behind.

"Gahhhhh!"

"Hot, hot, hot wih!

"Come on, don't come over here. Huh!

The vagabond grinds to the fire, and his hair finally falls as he screams.

Hell, hell was appearing in front of me.

"That sucks."

Shortly after Roy threw up, an infantry lined up at both ends of the enemy field position set up a crossbow.

That's not all.

Heavy-duty infantry - Minotaur and Lizardman use stone throwing strings to throw stones.

A stone that flies in a straight line hits a stray and his head explodes.

More magic items pour down, and the explosion goes off.

Each time a pathetic vagrant danced through the universe.

Is it not enough to do it so far?

It even flew to the pot.

The next moment you fall on the floater or on the ground and crack, your surroundings are surrounded by fierce flames.

It was already completely too late.

It will be impossible for the vagabonds to escape on their own.

"Archena! Let me go!

"No!

"You idiot!

Roy screamed.

I know where I stand, but if I abandon my allies, even though I'm a vagrant, I lose my morale.

How can you not see that?

"............... ok"

"Okay."

Roy fisted and looked back, but the battle was already over.

The attack had stopped and the mercenaries in the Bethel Mountains had disappeared.

Nor is Bowties Treasury Director.

"What do we do?

"You've decided to go help!

The vagabonds have not been wiped out.

There are those who stand as relieved, and there are those who are moving.

If you clear your ears, you can also hear groans.

"You're gonna die."

"At that time..."

"Lord Roy!

"... Kuh"

Richard blocked the words, and Roy groaned.

When I saw the voice, Richard was about to rush over here.

"What's up!

"It's Yawen!

Richard humbly offered an arrow when he knelt under Roy's feet.

"Give it to me!

Archena snatched the arrow in a frustrating manner and untied the paper that was tied.

"What does it say?

"... an application for a temporary truce to transport the wounded. You've got to be kidding me!

Archena crushed the letter and slammed it to the ground.

Step further with your feet.

"You're kidding. You're gonna have to take the offer."

"It's set in a trap! Did you forget what the rebels did?

"... ok"

Roy sighed deeply.

"I'll go."

"I'm the commander!

"That's why I'm going"

Even if the application for a temporary truce was a trap, if Archena is safe, the confusion should be kept to a minimum.

"... ok. Leave it to me."

"Oops, I'm in charge"

When Roy replied, Archena left the spot.

Richard opened his mouth a while later.

"Lord Roy, can I offer you something?

"It could be a trap, right?

"No, I don't think so"

Richard said in a tone as if he was sure.

"What makes you think that?

"The rebels are trying to make wounded soldiers treat and consume supplies. Because I think so."

"I think so too."

Roy hoisted the corner of his mouth.