Maou No Utsuwa

Only seven hundred horseback riding squadrons against the kingdom's first ten thousand. It's like an ant challenging a giant statue, but in fact, its seven hundred had overwhelmed its enemies.

The magic emanating from the fort holds back the advance of the Royal Army and horseback riding enters the gap of the disturbed formation.

At the beginning of it was the figure of Hildegand, the goddess of war, wrapped in shining armor in silver.

"Once, I'm out!

"Yes! Flip! I'm leaving!

In the midst of a mixed war, Hildegand rolls his horse around and runs through the front lines of the Royal Army. Without delay, it is Teiron, the former head of the Viscount Kreutz Army Expeditionary Corps, who will line up the horses.

Once he left the Royal Army, he moved further. Go across the battlefield.

"There it is. I'll break through that."

"... Yes"

In Hildegand's eyes, a robust formation that I don't think I can break through very well. But Hildegand, who knows how immature he is in action, has decided to trust Tyrone's words.

"Maneuvering Magic Corps, forward!

With Hildegand's decree, a unit that was centrally located in the horse herd comes forward. Hildegand and Marie worked out a riding sorcerer squad.

The manoeuvring magic unit that comes forward chants without disturbing the concentration, looking at the horse.

"Let go!

Magic unleashed simultaneously. It landed on the Royal Army as well as scattered blast flames around it.

"Expand! Go in!

Five hundred, with Hildegand at the head, march faster on horse legs as the exorcist troops that were out front scattered and lowered back.

"Hang on!

By magic, aimed at the gap between the empty formations, enter. The lead is lined with three horsemen: Hildegand, Matthias and Rank. Horse-riding the soldiers of the flock kingdom, cutting them off and moving further forward.

"Right! That's the target!

From the rear, Tyrone is screaming. What Tyrone has shown is a knight wrapped in glowing armor that is in the midst of a soldier.

"... was there"

Hildegand shrugged small with that in his eyes.

Though he trusted him, Hildegand was astonished by Teiron's ability to locate the enemy general brilliantly.

"Go for it. Yes!

Hildegand shouts out loud and roaring, with the meaning of tempering himself. Setting his gaze on the enemy general, who looked wolfish, he let the horses run behind the enemy lines without straying.

"Horse, don't stop your feet! Just push forward!

Continues as Matthias' voice responds to it.

Hildegand flashed his sword. From the gap in the enemy general's helmet, blood blew up.

"Secure your exit! Go on!"

Mathias, who confirmed it, leads half the horseback riding and goes diagonally. Horseback riding following Hildegand also takes a slight detour, further cleaving the enemy formation follows the gap cut open by the Mathias.

There comes another magical blow. The soldiers of the kingdom, who tried to surround Hildegand, fell without a shred of exchange for a magical attack from behind.

"Assemble! Intensive formation!

Keep it up, the Hildegands coming together and out of the enemy line. Once you are on your way to the fort, the departing mobile magician unit and its escort unit will join you.

"I'm coming after you!

"Rick!"

The soldier who was called by Tyrone shook his head without saying anything, once he looked back.

"Keep going, we're going back to the fort!

"... ok"

They have something like a unique survey that detects danger on the battlefield. Hildegand is a little envious of them with a feeling they don't have.

"Horse, loosen your legs! I'm going back to the fort!

"Is it good!?

"Attract the enemy!

"Okay."

When Hildegand and the others loosened their horse legs, they thought they could catch up, and the riders appeared among the soldiers of the kingdom that chased them.

See See The Knights of the Royal Army approaching behind.

"All the best! Leave!

So again, Tyrone's decree echoes. Arrows poured down like rain from the front as the Hildegands quickened their horse's legs. It's an arrow released from the fort.

Arrows pour right behind Hildegand's troops, shooting down one kingdom knight after another that was catching up.

"Hey! Is Uncle Naumann Borderline really a bow master?

The rank that was running at the rear of the line complained.

"Exquisite timing!

Matthias next to him answers that.

"If we were late, we could have shot our allies!

"That's why it's exquisite! Neither did the enemy expect arrows here!

"... at all"

If it is indeed conscious, it can be described as a brilliant attack, with a lot of damage done to the enemy. I also have to convince myself of the rank.

"The chaser's leg has stopped! Drop them on the sidelines!

The horseback riding squad under Hildegand's decree slowly advances the horse and climbs the ramp in front of the fort. Through a slightly open gate of doors, the Hildegands returned to the fort.

"Report!"

"No leavers! A few minor injuries!

Matthias answers Hildegand's question quickly. I've already checked before I entered the fort.

"Okay. Thank you. Rest till the next battle."

"" "Ha!

Seeing the soldiers scatter, even from Hildegand's body, he went out of strength at once.

There were no deaths this time either. But as long as it lasts, the battlefield is not sweet. Hildegand was always on the verge of being crushed by his responsibilities as a leader.

"Excellent work"

Tristan called out to Hildegand like that.

"Not yet. Lord Tyrone has always helped me."

"It's not like I can fight alone. Isn't that good?

"The problem is the people who can help us, Lord Tyrone."

"... why is that?

"I'm not discriminating against them. Because they're, like, borrowed. You can help me in the fight against the kingdom..."

The Tyrones will never fight Kamui. There's a chance he'll turn his sword to the Empire.

"Are you going to fight Kamui?

"... if Kamui fangs to the Empire, I must stand against him as royalty"

"I don't really recommend it. I don't want to turn to my enemies by mistake."

"Me too. But I can't avoid it when it does."

"... is it my discretionary assumption that we can avoid it?

"What?"

"If you go back to Hilda, where Kamui called you."

"I..."

Tristan's words are cruel to Hildegand. If that's what you can do, Hildegand has nothing to worry about either.

"I'm sorry. I said it on my own. And I apologize for calling you rude."

"It's been years since then...... And I'm a man's wife. I don't know about me anymore..."

If you hear these words, it's clear that Hildegand still thinks of Kamui. Tristan couldn't find the words to return.

"Sorry, forget it"

"... Yes, I will. Shouldn't Her Royal Highness, Lady Hildegand, rest a little?

"But"

"Rest assured. We will never let our enemies near the fort."

"... ok. Sweet for your words, let me rest a little."

"Yes."

Tristan sighed small as he saw Hildegand behind him leaving. Hildegand is trying to carry the Empire, although he is a proud Tristan who carries his own territory himself.

Even though I know it's not something to compare, I really think about its weight.

"What's up?

"What's wrong with you? You were waiting for Her Royal Highness Lady Hildegand to leave, weren't you?

Tristan stares at Raoul as he approaches.

"It's gonna be a long time when I get in. You'd better take some time off, wouldn't you?

Raoul returns it with a lie that looks like Tristan's complaint.

"So you've been listening. What did Raoul think?

"It was a little different than I thought"

"Really?

"It's not about the fight. It's about Her Royal Highness Lady Hildegand. More like this, perseverance, to put it worse, I thought you felt like a great nobleman."

"Oh, or"

Tristan had the same impression about this. It's not just the two of us. The same goes for the other borderline lords.

"Were you imposing?

"Perhaps our attitude in front of Kamui was more natural."

"I'm getting a little annoyed. I thought she was a bastard."

"What? Are you in love?

"Idiot. Do you want to catch me or something? It's not an identity or anything. What you're carrying is different."

"We carry our own country."

You think just like Raoul, Tristan dares to say these words. I just hate to honestly admit Raoul's words.

"You know what I mean. Even if we carry our own country, we have no qualms about how we feel. Extremely speaking, it is in your country's interest to behave as you please."

"It's too extreme. But I can't even say I'm wrong."

"But Her Royal Highness Lady Hildegand is not. That guy, really ditch everything...... Is it rude to infer people's feelings on your own?"

"Right."

"Now, Your Highness is off, but we're not. It's time to come back at me. Let's disperse it."

"Oh, okay. Let's go right away."

◇ ◇ ◇

"How can you not drop about the fort your little girl is protecting!?

At the headquarters of the Royal Army, King Alexandre II was turning his face bright red and yelling at his subordinates.

"Sorry!

"As long as we get out of here, we can attack the Empire's Oriental Territories at once! Don't you see that!?

"No, I know!

"Then why, drop it!

"It's..."

"... that's good enough. Explain the war again."

Seeing his subordinates shut up, King Alexandre II drops the tone of his voice at once. I know from the beginning that yelling won't solve anything. This is half to calm yourself down.

"Ha. The army of the Empire defending the fort is roughly eight thousand. It's a sixth of this one, but the fort you defend is a robust one. The front of the fort is not so wide and continues on a gentle ramp. From here on out, it's in front of us, but there are a number of digs there, and that's why we can't attack them all at once in the army."

"Well, let's bury it first."

"We're done filling it up until the middle of the day. But we can't go any further."

"Why?

"With an attack by bow and magic"

"Bye. I wish I could magically attack this one too!?

"That's the difference in distance."

"The distance? You mean the magical distance?

"Yes. The magic of the Empire reaches much farther than this one. The enemy struck me unilaterally when I propelled the Mage Squad forward to attack the fort with magic."

"That's what..."

Magic also has a range. It depends on the skill of those who use it, but it does not seem to King Alexandre II that all the wizards of the Empire are better than that of the kingdom.

"Besides, an attack from a height means the bow flies farther than I thought."

Furthermore, the bow of the Naumann Borderline House, which only calls itself a bow master, has been devised in various ways and has a longer range than the average bow.

"You just have to prevent it with a shield"

"An attack with a bow where it was defeated by magic. The enemy has taken its way."

"... what about that magic? Did you find out who you were?

There's a big difference in magic besides range. That's the power.

"That's..."

"What?"

"In the story of the fallen border lord, that magic operation seems to have been spread by a classmate of Demon King Kamui Kreutz"

"What?

"Sounds like when I was at Imperial College. It doesn't mean there's a demon king behind the empire right now."

"Hmm. I mean, the magic of the Demon Clan."

"No, it looks like normal attribute magic. Combining it well makes that kind of magic. It's called magical fusion."

"Then imitate this one too"

"Of course I'm trying. Just..."

"Can't you do that?

"I tried, but the power is different. Besides, if you can't get it, it makes sense..."

"Are you going back there? Different flight distances. I didn't know that was all I could do to make it this far."

Magic and bows are flying tools. Differences in flight distance, especially in battles like attacking positions, are overwhelmingly disadvantageous for the attacking side.

Naturally, as the Kingdom knows, the problem now is that there is too much difference than you can imagine.

"Mass operation of the sorcerer. Once you know it, you'll soon find out what works, but the kingdom has never tried that before. I thought there might be a difference."

"The sorcerer always thinks of giving his skill."

There are also kingdom magician commanders on this occasion. But even the king's aversion makes the Wizard Commander unfamiliar. Empires and kingdoms are equally bigoted.

"Now that we're talking about it, we can use the army of the border lords. Get that up front."

"I can't use that"

"Why?

"Looks like you've been sorted. The borderline lords who were through with the kingdom have not communicated a brilliant way of operating. They know because they've seen it on the battlefield."

"No way, is that the Demon King, too?

"I was wondering if the Demon King would be the most suspicious if I could even look up that information"

In fact, it is. Sorting was done not only by the Demons, but also by adding information brought from trusted peripheral leaders such as Tristan and Raoul.

"I don't know if they're cooperating or getting in the way."

"Yes."

"But neither can that, nor can this be helped. What are we gonna do?

"In the end, horseback riding units. I have come to the conclusion that we must do something about Her Royal Highness Lady Hildegand."

"Scatter, keep talking about magic. The conclusion is horseback riding?

"Magic and bows are not a threat, but you can attack them if you don't think about sacrifice. They're all limited."

"It's a question of how many sacrifices it takes."

"As a further consideration, it seems the presence of horseback cavalry is significant that our army is not close to the fort."

"Isn't it less than a thousand horseback riders? Why can't we take that away from him?"

"To be strong and more ingenious than that. In fact, the soldiers' sacrifice by enemy horseback riding units is not that much."

"Really?

"Yes. The problem is that every time that one comes out, the front-line commander is discussed. The Empire is targeting the commanders of our army. As a result, the soldiers on the front line have repeatedly lost control and retreated without being able to attack them."

"... how much was discussed?

"There are already ten thousand generals. How many will it take to be a hundred? Can it not reach 30%?"

"Isn't it a loss?"

"And only if the number of casualties is proportional. However, if you allow this, you will no longer have a troop commander class"

That's what the Hildegand side is after. He was trying to salvage a few disadvantages by debating the commander.

"So you prioritize enemy horseback riding units. Well, he's also a general, so take priority."

"Yes."

"But it's the means. I can't do that, so I would have done so much damage."

"I decided to think simply."

"Simple?"

"Because the enemy is stronger, our thousand generals will be debated. If that's the case, just hit the general that won't be discussed."

It's the right decision. Hildegand is entering the enemy formation and fighting for the enemy general. That is also an opportunity to discuss Hildegand from the Kingdom side.

"Who?

"I am the knight Igori Mikhailov"

"Egoli."

"If Demon King Kamui is the opponent, I don't know, but this time the enemy is a few steps inferior to it. necessarily something you can take away."

"It would be good. It's time to give them a chance to get their stigma back."

"Ha. You will necessarily work in accordance with His Majesty's expectations. Now I'm still a Knight of the Flat, but please give me special command of the front line"

"I don't mind. Brilliant, if you take my little girl, I'll send her back to the original thousand generals. Tell him so."

"Ha."

And this order of King Alexandre II will soon reach Egori.

"Good, you must take out the enemy general Hildegand."

"Ha. I'll take care of it"

Egoli was kneeling and receiving his life from the main force. Because it is a treatment of life from the king.

But the face was not awe-inspiring, it had turned into a frivolous and murderous one.

Egori stands up, seeing that the messenger has left.

"Finally."

"Oh. Too bad they're not demon kings."

"Isn't that good? A demon king should be relative to a general."

"Right. You won't win one-on-one. But if it's a military collision, I'm not going to take a hitch."

"For that matter."

"Her Royal Highness Lady Hildegand? I never fought against swordsmanship, but it's just fine. I don't care if they think I would have won."

"You'll soon find out. And when I find out."

"It's not sneaky to put a woman in your hands, but this is war. Let a woman die regretting her stupid imitation of going to war."

"Well, shall we go?"

"Oh."

For Egoli, the opportunity to return the stigma awaited came. But that's true for them, too.

◇ ◇ ◇

Hildegand's horseback squad, which, as usual, came out on the front line, but only today, inside, there was no instruction from Tyrone as to where to enter.

Slightly Hildegand is in a hurry to fight just to pick up the soldiers that will protrude.

"What's going on in there!?

"Please wait a moment!

"Why!? Can't you find it!?

"No, we're finding it!

"So why!?

"Too shallow! I thought you were inviting me!

"... trap"

I didn't think the kingdom would ever be helpless either, but nervousness runs over Hildegand wondering if he's finally set it up.

"... the Mobile Mage Squad!

"Do you want to set it up!?

"I'll see how the enemy reacts!

"Aye, sir! Mobile Magic Corps! Maintain your line! Keep punching!"

"Become!?

"There's also the possibility that you're inviting the Magic Leader!

"... ok!

From Hildegand's point of view, I always give bold instructions, Teiron, but if I see it as suspicious, I show this kind of caution as soon as possible. Another thing, Hildegand learned from Tyrone.

Magic is unleashed simultaneously from the Wizard Squad in the center of the line. The slight jet lag in the landing was caused by a slight detour to avoid the allies around him, but it still became quite a magic of power.

Some of the enemy's line is disturbed and space can be created there.

"... that's a trap"

"Yes."

Usually, the Hildegands jump into an empty gap, but this time they just unleashed the magic and didn't point the horse's head at the enemy formation.

Enough time for the enemy to make up for the mess. But the gap never filled inside.

"I withdraw!

"Good decision!

"But what's next!?

"You can go back and think!

"... Yes"

Egoli is on the front line. Without knowing about it, the Hildegands went back to the fort.