Legend

A little aside from the street, where the battle was currently taking place… No, there was a battle going on close to unilateral ravages.

But whoever sees the sight will doubt his eyes.

Because it is the men on the face of the strong who are being ravaged, who have several scratches on their faces and bodies, whereas those who are ravaged were the beautiful women in white armor.

"Yeah, no, shit! What's with all these hands in this place? Hey, it's a bow! More arrows! Melee fights don't win this way! Shoot him with an arrow from afar!

The man screams as he slaps a tree about fifty centimeters long into the ground to exasperate it.

Not long ago...... that was until just a few minutes ago, what the guy had was a fine Battleax. But he was cut off from the Battleax pattern in a battle with his opponent.

Still, this group...... all you have to do is lead a band of bandits and the man has just been destroyed with a weapon.

But the rest of my men don't either.

Most of those who attack their opponents with long swords or spears have been wounded or even lost their lives.

"Damn, what the hell happened! Weren't we talking about what we could do now!?

I throw up words in frustration, but there's no way I can handle the status quo.

This is all the difference in strength, but we haven't wiped ourselves out yet because the women in white armor... the women knights of the White Rose Knights are laying a formation that protects the carriage.

Originally, it was caused by a bandit I knew who said he could do whatever he wanted on the streets near Imperial City at present.

That acquaintance was also told by other acquaintances, but they brought the information that the streets connecting the imperial capital with Count Obrisin's territory currently do as the bandits please.

This bandit had a territory five days away from Teito, but if you ask him to assault merchants heading to Teito all he can, he can't keep his eyes shut.

I also naturally knew the story of a civil unrest, but if the Crusaders were told that the civil unrest had devastated them and that they were not currently able to guard the streets, I was convinced without even thinking deeply about it, and led my men around the Imperial Capital to wonder if they would have missed this opportunity.

And I quickly raided the merchant's carriage... and in the middle of that raid, a cavalry of nearly ten suddenly appeared.

The result...

"Head! I can't do this anymore! You should leave here once! Lotz and Gorzo are dead! If we keep this up, we'll be wiped out!

My men's, screaming screams echo around me.

No, it's not like screaming, I guess it's pure screaming.

Understanding that, the man leading the bandits was unable to make a decision to withdraw.

It's my first job since I've been around Imperial City. If it suddenly becomes like escaping here, you will undoubtedly be insulted by your men.

When my life was in danger, I understood the habit of agreeing to escape lightly, and later on, because I didn't have the guts to escape at that time, because there were people who said so.

Besides, it's poor quality not to say it face to face.

That is why the man who leads this band of bandits cannot choose to leave. That would also be why the Knights of the White Roses had a beautiful range of shapes.

"Ugh! You can't lose with all those women! I don't think we're gonna get a chance to get such a good woman! If you capture them, you'll be ransomed for selling them, and I'm sure the money will be disappointing! If you want money, don't run away! Get those women!

"Don't talk any more, there's this outer road."

A thunder released from the long sword of a female knight who was protecting the carriage halfway through the words hits the head of the man who was leading the bandit.

It wasn't powerful enough to smash his head, but it was still powerful enough to take his life.

"Or head!

"Yabe, my head is dead!?

"You're lying, what are you gonna do? Hey."

"You don't have a head, you can't win..."

The upset that spreads among the bandits.

It was the presence that led us just now that was killed, and that arm could be said to be the strongest of the bandits.

Such a person was also killed lightly. Naturally, some bandits are upset...

"Damn, I'm getting away! Can you deal with all these monsters?

"Me too!

"Me too!

In that way, it was natural for more people to make the choice to escape.

"Captain Widere!

"I know. You guys stay here and protect the carriage from there. Otherwise go on with me! We're going to destroy the imperial pests!

'Got it!

Everyone on the spot raises their voices to the cries of Widare.

Half of them defend the carriage as ordered, and the other half argue from behind for the bandits who escaped led by Widare.

Only the bandits, if they are in their favor. Still, if they are at a disadvantage, they abandon even their allies and flee.

Of course not all bandits are such people, there are bandits who care about their brother-in-law and their humanity, but the bandits who are now running in front of the Wideres were not such fellow-minded bandits.

"Kill him! If you miss him here, the rest of the people will be hurt!

Following Widare's instructions, he slashes with a long sword one after the other from behind the escaped bandit, poking him with a spear and slamming him down with a halvard.

The Wideres were overwhelmingly dominant in the battle when they were protecting the carriage earlier, but what is happening now can already be called genocide.

Most importantly, even in such an act, Widere does not hesitate to do so at all.

As I said to myself earlier, if we miss the bandits here, there will be damage to those who pass through the streets and to those who live in nearby villages and cities.

I can only regret it if I show unwanted pity here and miss it and later find out that the damage has been done to the people.

That's why I wave the Devil's Sword to eradicate the bandits, killing my life.

About enough since we started the chase.

There was no way that walking bandits could escape on horseback, and almost all bandits lost their lives.

Of course not all bandits have been killed.

Some of them will have managed to escape, but even for them, they will not forget this fear.

Destroy the escaped bandits and welcome the returning Wideres as carriage escorts.

"Good day, Captain."

What about the tail? I don't imitate what I hear, etc.

Because I already know that.

"What about the carriage?

"He was a merchant on his way to the Imperial City. I changed the load just in case, but I'm not dealing with anything particularly illegal. Just..."

Should I say it, or should I not? Wiedele, who saw such a stray in his subordinate's expression, encourages him to go ahead.

"Go on."

"Yes. Anything. They've been getting more bandits around the streets here lately."

"That's... because it's a civil unrest, isn't it? No, wait."

I recall the words of a man who had earlier led a band of bandits who had taken their lives with their demon swords in the back of Widare's brain who returned the words.

(Sure, you said something about being able to do whatever you want...)

In other words, this number of bandits was intentionally collected by someone for this purpose.

Moment after moment, past the back of Widere's brain was the figure of Kabazid, the first prince with a graceful grin.

But I immediately shake my head to the side to deny the idea.

(No matter how much His Highness Kabazid imitated calling bandits from himself... in the first place, did you read out that this would be the situation? Exactly. I can't think of that. And when that happens, is there any other intent?... No, it's not obvious even if I think about it. You should inform Captain Angela or His Royal Highness Frizione around here)

Rather than making a quick decision......, Wiedele, who decides to throw a round at his boss, turns his gaze toward the carriage where the merchant is watching.

"We belong to His Highness Frizione's army."

"Yes, I hear that"

A small, fat middle-aged man in his fifties tells him so and bows his head.

"I thanked the other knights, but thank you for your help this time."

"Never mind. We can't say we're not responsible for this situation either. What more do we do now than that? We can escort you as long as you're on your way to the Empire... to where His Highness Frizione is."

In the words of Widare, the merchant man cages for a moment.

Naturally. As I said earlier, it is undoubtedly because of this civil unrest that there are currently many bandits on the streets.

It was also natural to have complicated thoughts that I had put out the royal name there.

But there is no way to speak it out honestly, and eventually the merchant man bows his head toward Wideret.

"Now, please. That's the Knights of His Royal Highness Frizione, who has a reputation for being kind to the people."

What I said intentionally as being friendly to the people was a word close to restraint to prevent the collection of supplies.

Whilst Wydere understands it, she nods back, not saying anything in particular.

In fact, because I knew that civil unrest was causing trouble for the people.

"Okay, then we're leaving!

Copy that, sir.

With Widare's declaration, the ten men and carriages begin their journey back to the streets.

However, only two horsemen among them precede each other.

We also need to make a report that the merchant's carriage was being attacked by bandits, because it was a decision that we should let them know a little sooner than later what Widare had questioned.

The decision is correct. However... it was a little late.

"Lord Ray, His Royal Highness Frizione wants you here as soon as possible."

A female knight of the White Rose Knights approaches Ray, who was joining the Frizione army and proceeding on the back of Seto a little further away, even in the sense of guarding his surroundings, to tell him so.

"Me?

"Yes, I'd like your opinion."

"... ok"

Lay gently slapping behind Seto's neck as he tilts his neck inside.

Having understood just what Ray wanted me to do, Seto moves towards the head of the Frizione army.

Note, a female knight from the White Rose Knights who came to contact me to see how Seto was doing like that had an inadvertent look on his face, but Ray didn't care about the usual.

Going to the carriage on which Frizione was riding, there was naturally Frizione, and Angela, head of the White Rose Knights, the Marquis of Lognos, and several other aristocrats who either did not recognize or did not recognize Ray.

"I heard you called me, is something wrong?

To the various ways of mouth, for the first time the nobility who sees the exchange between Ray and Frizione opens his mouth to say something, but the Marquis of Lognos holds it down with his eyes.

Angela opens her mouth instead of Frizione to Ray, who looks sideways at such an exchange for an explanation.

As a matter of fact, I was sent to see how Ray was doing this time, and Widare's men are back.

"Hmm, it was way too late...... yeah? Not Wideres, but Wideres' men?

To Ray, who asks without missing a word butt, Angela nods small and continues her words.

"That's right. I was headed this way after Ray made sure he finished the fight with the Dragon Knight, and that's when they ran into a merchant carriage being attacked by bandits.... Well, the bandit was lightly defeated by the Wideres, and the man who led the bandit said something strange."

"Weird things?

"Yeah. Anything, now that we're in a civil unrest, there's a rumor going around that you can do whatever you want near the Imperial City. You think the effect is that there are actually more bandits"

"... I don't think that's a funny story? Actually, it's true that civil unrest is happening, and it's also true that security is disturbed by the effects."

"Right. But don't you think it's weird? What makes you think bandit activity is getting more active at this time on purpose? And even for the Dragon Knight that Ray fought for, it was almost disposable, right?

Seeing Angela with a serious look on her face, Ray also understands what those on this scene are worried about.

"You think everything is as calculated on the other side?

"... to be precise, Brother Kabbazide."

Ray also frowns at Frizione's words.

"I mean, you expect us to rendezvous with the rebels and have bandits and dragon knights ready to slow it down a bit? But can you see that far ahead of anything? Besides, if you're a bandit, aren't dragon knights still too much power to dispose of?

"Yeah. That's where I'm hooked. If it was just the bandits, I might have understood it was Brother Kabazid's idea. But that's where the Dragon Knight... and the Five Knights come in, so it gets complicated. What do you think, Ray?

"I think it's just a coincidence. However, if that's how it's calculated… something could be happening to the rebels by now."

Words coming out of Ray's mouth had a worrying color floating around, as if the anxiety around him had shifted.