Otoko Nara Ikkokuichijou no Aruji o Mezasa Nakya, ne?

October 5, 7451

It's been a while since it got dark around here.

Three days after the attack began on the city of Curry.

In spite of all that time, Rombert's army, which defended the city, continued to miraculously defeat Junkel's army.

Naturally, despite the devastation, the Kingdom of Lombardy and the flag of the Duke of Bertels, who ruled the land, continue to flip across the city.

"But..."

--It's good that you stayed this far without any decent reinforcements...

Successor to the deceased Lord Lardock, the second in command of the 3rd Knights' 3rd Squadron, the Curry Defense, takes a deep breath.

"I'm sorry, let me take a sip."

While saying no to his men, he stepped out of the tent he was using as a temporary front headquarters.

From the barrier where the tent was adjacent, he looked toward the edge of the arable land where the Hou National Army was stationed.

The flames could be seen all over the garrison.

Tonight's meal seems to be almost over, so it's probably a bonfire or a bonfire.

The remaining battle force was 70 private troops owned by the baron who ruled Curry with the survival of the Royal Army at just under 200.

And there are about 700 people who have never even held a sword spear centered on a young slave that has been requisitioned from the city.

Three days ago, the total was about 1,500, and the number of defensive troops that had bent over the Junkel army was less than two-thirds of the time.

His main force, the Royal Army, survived by less than half, and his immediate subordinate, the First Knights, killed three members, with only ten remaining.

Using a bulwark, despite gaining a defensive ground advantage, Teak has lost more than 500 points of strength.

--I think you've done the right amount of damage...

In total, the damage done to Junkel's troops is about 300 yuan.

At first glance, it's a damage that doesn't fit well, but if you consider the strength of the soldiers, you can say that they fought quite well while still maintaining their morale without even letting the front collapse or escape.

These are the times.

If it is a unit that has not been trained, if the damage is more than 20%, it is not strange that there is a person who escapes, but rather it can be said that it is natural.

If more than one-third of all troops have been damaged, it is usually necessary to move to a safe rear and regroup.

Moreover, the core Royal Army is responsible for more than half of the deaths.

― ― It's the mountains that I want to do that for, but it's hard to do that in this situation... I can't help but envy Miroux and the rest of Frakis.

When Teak took the cigar out of the hip compartment, he cut off the cigar's butt (head) with a special cutter to create a suction hole.

Borrow a piece of firewood from the bonfire to get close to the flame.

After confirming that the tip was slowly broiled and carbonized evenly, I naturally put my mouth against the suction and smoked a cigar.

"...... Phew ~"

Slowly exhale a slightly heavier smoke than air, put firewood back on the bonfire, and sit on the ground with the bulwark behind you.

- I knew it would be subtle if I didn't put it in a cigarette holder.

A typical cigarette holder (humido) has a divider inside, so if you don't want a cigar, put a slightly damp cloth in it to control the humidity.

On the other hand, because it was simply wrapped in cloth and put directly in the bag, the cigar that Teak smoked had a cluttered flavor.

Especially, if you smoke for a while, you won't feel any mixed flavors in the end.

Leaving her back on the bulwark, she sat down on one knee and looked up at the sky.

I could see the stars blinking from the gap between the slowly flowing clouds.

While we're killing each other, the stars shine and the wind blows. The great gods who watched us sat (now) on Gangan Kai...

Although it has a slightly mixed taste, I inhaled a rich taste smoke and kept it in my mouth for a while before spitting it out slowly.

Tomorrow will be a tougher battle than today.

However, with a few more scraps, the Susan's Junkel army will be forced to return to the rear once and for all to regroup.

That's what everyone has been talking about in the military congress we've been having.

"I don't think a miracle will happen..."

Teak blurs in a whisper that no one seems to hear.

The blur dissipated into a breeze from the fold.



Late at night on the same day.

The village of Jallow is occupied by the Junkel army and has become a rear base for the frontline.

Some shadows approached the spot where Zess could look at the village at the top of the valley.

How much longer?

Zess asked Zess, one of the reported arrivals.

……

Ogre's face is difficult to keep silent.

- This is even a tight-headed auger. Shit.

Even if there is an idea of time itself, sub-people who cannot understand the concept of time and unit time no matter how many times they teach, have disappointed Zess with each thing, so I am not angry now.

Even though I understood that, there was a problem with Zess who had taken it for granted.

"I'm sorry." Let's hear it again in plain language. How long will it take for everyone to get to Veranzo? ”

In Zess's words, Augga finally seemed to understand and pointed to a point in the sky that she feared.

According to that, there are about two to three hours left.

Nodding to the auger, Zess asks the same question to the orcs and goblins that were coming together to confirm.

However, the orcs were interested in the operation of celestial bodies, including the moon, and there was no one who knew them first, so they struggled a little more.

Thanks to you, I almost ran out of patience, which was so low that I realized that I was desperate to stay calm.

When I checked the current time with the small clock magic tool I had acquired in the past, it was still almost midnight.

― ― Even if we can anticipate a fairly multi-purpose margin, we can do a total attack about an hour before dawn.

According to the common sense that Zeus had before his reincarnation, it is thought that the best time to attack is just before sunset or just before sunrise.

It is said that if you can choose one, it is better than the one just before sunrise because it is more likely to attack your bedtime.

Unlike the Earth before reincarnation, people living in Oasis mostly get up and start to act at about the same time as the sunrise, but even if you take that into account, you can attack before the sleeper wakes up.

At this rate, a literal payback attack would be a good idea, even if you let those who arrived early take some breaks.

Thinking like that, Zesus was in a good mood, and in case the augers he had summoned weren't taken by Jallow Village, he said, "The people in that village are supposed to be putting out guards everywhere, so tell them to come carefully." Then he lay down on the bed that he had made with dead grass.

It is difficult to get down the valley.

However, it is possible on the condition that no one is injured.

If the monsters led by Zess were under orders, they would be able to run down this valley without suffering any injuries or sacrifices.



October 6, 7451

Around noon.

Junkel's troops, including Vasco and the Reds, were in the middle of a Curry assault.

We have dared to charge into our territory several times since morning, and although we have been defeated each time, we can see that the enemy has taken more damage.

At first, we lost morale to an unexpectedly large number of garrisons, but now the Junkel army is regaining morale as the reality of the situation becomes clear.

If we can take down the Romberts at this pace, we could crash into the city in a few days.

At that point, a message came from behind.

The message was from a knight who had remained in the village of Honkulu, which he had captured a while ago.

"... what the hell!?"

According to the Knight, the village of Jallow was attacked early this morning by mysterious forces and was in a state of devastation.

It is said that this faction consisted of many monsters, including many augers.

A knight who managed to escape from the village of Jallow contacted the village of Honkulu and was sent by him.

"Such an idiot... there must have been about 100 people there!?"

It is unlikely that everyone will be killed at the same time, even if they are attacked in their sleep.

At least half of them noticed the sound of the raid and were turned into counterattacks.

But the answer which was given to the question was also a refutation of their common sense.

The Augur, the Goblin, the Orc, the Cobalt, the Nord, and the total number is unknown?

As long as I can remember the knights who barely managed to escape from Jarrow Village, I could remember only a few dozen augers. There were more than twice as many orcs and goblins.

Furthermore, it seemed that the only knight who managed to escape from Jallow Village was the one who reported the murder.

There may be others who escape, but at least at the moment there is only one who has made it to Honkulu Village.

The commanders of each unit, gathered together by the unbelievable news, look incredibly unbelievable.

The monsters gathered beyond the seeds and tried to build something together, so it was only natural that they hadn't been confirmed yet.

And there were a lot of augers in it.

The Augur is considered to be a monster as powerful as or more than Fearborg, and even a single Augur needs four or five knights, or a double number of skilled sergeants, to take down without casualties.

It was a representative of a very dangerous monster.

Not only did such a powerful monster form a party, but it also cooperated with other monsters, so it was nothing but a nightmare.

According to the message, in addition to the hundred knights and servants who were garrisoned in Jallow Village due to the monster attack, the lords and civilians who were left waiting for evacuation, and many slaves, are literally in a state of devastation.

The raid itself was carried out shortly before dawn, so it was not only a one-sided killing body, but it seemed that killing soldiers and residents was a priority over looting and abuse, which was difficult for Russia to convince.

"With such a powerful group of monsters, there are about a hundred soldiers, etc..."

Everyone, including Vasco, turns blue.

Certainly, the village of Jallow had some supplies, and the village itself was literally a rear base for resupply.

It is certain that supplies were available not only in Jallow village but also in Honkulu village, and it has also been confirmed that it is a considerable amount.

But the time is right.

The wheat was grown just after the pruning was finished, and it was beginning to be transported to Frakis for sequential tax payment from the pruning and bagging.

Of course, there were still quite a few bags waiting to be filled, and of course, they were subject to harvesting, but more than half of the harvest was already carried away.

In fact, as a Junkel army, it was still on the verge of being pruned, and it was planning to loot all kinds of crops and resupply them at this time.

In the high latitude country of Junkel, the harvesting of wheat is a little slower.

Around here, a little south of the Duke's country, it was expected that the pruning would begin around this time.

However, it seems that the crops were growing reasonably well this year, and the harvest was being carried out a little earlier than usual.

The reason for this is that the improvement of fertilizer that was led and researched by the Ministry of Territorial Affairs of the Kingdom of Lombardy was completed for a while, and was first introduced in large quantities outside of Heavenly Kingdom. Of course, as one of Junkel's troops, he was not interested in such things, so he only believed the falsehoods of the captive lords and civilians from his head.

The family, which ruled the village of Jallow, all misconstrued that the Junkel invasion had come to discover the secrets of the new fertilizer and remained silent about the new fertilizer.

They belonged to the Duke of Bertels, who ruled the land, and even if they were captured, they could expect to pay the ransom.

According to common sense, the Junkel army's main objective is to obtain a ransom for the captive.

If so, there is little chance of being tortured or killed.

I have used the fertilizer itself, and I can't tell it from ordinary compost where it is left.

I also ran out of Magic Stone powder, so I couldn't seem to find it.

In the first place, they only asked for military information about the Kingdom of Lombardy or the Duke of Bertels' realm more than they did about the interrogation.

If you remain silent, you know that you will be relieved one day, and there is no reason to speak with a rapper until you are not asked.

Regardless of the story behind this, there is a considerable amount of supplies that have been collected.

It was easy to fill the stomach bags of all Curry's commandos, but it was also a matter of transporting them safely to the front.

The chiefs were worried that if Jallow was attacked, Honkulu might be next.

Naturally, the Heavy Squadron traveled back and forth between Honkulu Village and this place every day, but that also meant that if Honkulu Village was attacked and the supply was cut off, everyone would not last for a few days.

In addition, even if I kept attacking Curry, it was expected to take a few days to fall.

We will also have to devote considerable effort to investigating Jallow Village and searching for survivors.

It is still unclear whether a group of monsters are still sitting in Jallow Village, but as reported, if there are hundreds of them, it is likely that they are still sitting due to eating, drinking, or insulting.

Why don't you take a big offensive and put Curry down all at once?

Now that we've done that, we can no longer travel to and from our home country, so why don't we go back to Jallow and make contact first?

But then the reinforcements will come to Curry.

"I can't change my belly to my back."

"But just one more push..."

"That's right. Shouldn't we aim to capture Curry first?" Curry will store up, so don't worry about replenishing it. "

"Hmmm. While Curry is in a corner, it's possible that the monsters will go somewhere else from Jallow..."

The squad leaders began to bustle.

While doing so, Vasco felt that the core of the head was cold.

--I know it's plastic, but there are other reborn people besides me... In that case, it was not strange that there was someone who had been reborn into a monster.

Only Vasco thought of something completely different from a monster union that could be called an anomaly.

--The monster is more of a human clan than an idiot...... but it lacks intelligence. I certainly have never heard of people from other races cooperating with each other. "However, it's true that we're having a conversation, and I know that there seems to be some sort of communication between monsters..."

I began to get caught up in a bad idea as I struck the right match for the words of Zaboine and the team leaders I was discussing.

What if there was a rebirth there like me? A rebirth that allows you to communicate properly with monsters... If you were reborn as a monster, it was likely that your mentality was closer to the monster. If it hadn't been, I would have been ostracized long ago... "First, there is considerable control over the fact that he killed people who were likely to resist before looting and abuse...

"That being said, there are many kinds of monsters working together." This is obviously strange. We'll need to investigate as soon as possible. ”

I'd say it contains a lot of augers.

It doesn't matter how many different species are mixed up in it, they're all monsters, right?

You can lick a goblin or a cobold, but you shouldn't lick an auger or an orc.

Orgas and Fearborgs are incredibly strong.

"Then, shouldn't we attack Curry first...?"

"No, no, no, no, no." There's no way we can destroy Curry or all his enemies. Considering Jallow and the surrounding investigation, we're short of hands. "

"Sure. It's not a resupply problem. It's a question of being isolated from the enemy."

--This is dangerous. Anyway, the plastic of Lombert is bad for the group of monsters that could have been controlled. It's hard to even run away with a proper reason... damn it.

In Hesketh, the capital of the Junker country, there are still young people who are not yet mature as red soldiers and fighters, and children who are not yet old enough.

We're not going to abandon them and drive the Red Soldiers out of power anywhere.

― ― Since we won't isolate ourselves in enemy territory, it is imperative that we contact our home country. We must return to Hesketh by all means.

"Even if I were to return, what would you do with the monster?" dozens of augers..... "

"That's right. We'll have to break through somehow..."

I left my cousin alone because he attacked the enemy village.

"Hey, this isn't our village anymore."

"Huh. Yeah, that's true, but..."

- We don't have many cavalry. We have more cavalry here than usual, but not enough to get everyone in the carriage. Most of them were infantry with low mobility. There will be a great sacrifice if we don't force through.

The village of Jallow is at the bottom of the Gischol Valley.

It is difficult to move around the village.

― ― Even though it passes through the upper part of the valley, no wagon or horse-drawn carriage can pass through it. Though you may be able to move if you throw away your luggage, there are not many people who can throw away their food and loot. Is that the only way to break through? But if Rebirth really had led the monster... no, I wouldn't even start worrying about that. It all started when I managed to get out of Jarrow Village.

Vasco finally gives his opinion.

“We should retreat. Curry was close to the limit. I think we can retreat to Honkulu without worrying about pursuit.”

There are many who agree with this opinion.

Compared to those who disagree, there is simply a strong desire not to run away with the opportunity to plunder in front of them.

Everyone understood that sooner or later the village of Jallow would have to do something.

"It's a group of monsters that attacked Jarrow, but if they stay like this, they might attack Honkulu." If it gets attacked by a Honkulu, I can't even hit my eyes. Not to mention the possibility of attacking the village of Koku on the other side of the river from Honkulu. I don't know where the monsters came from in the first place... "

What Vasco said so far gained everyone's approval.

We all regretted the opportunity to plunder and the spoils of war, but more than that, we realized that the village on the Junkel side of the country ahead of Jallow Village could have been attacked.

In the first place, from common sense, it is difficult to imagine that all the monsters composed of a wide variety of races came down the valley.

When that happened, since the Honkulu village on this side of Jallow was safe, the monsters came from the east side of the valley.

The valley to the east of Jallow Village does not extend all the way to the village on Uncle Junkel's side, so it may not have been attacked by monsters, but of course, it is possible that it has already been attacked by the same amount.

"When Jarrow breaks through, my red soldiers will be at the forefront."

A Vasco that speaks loud and clear.

"Hey, Benditz, the Reds are small. There may still be a swarm of monsters left, but it's dangerous to stay ahead of the Jarrow."

It was Zaboin who led the Augur Regiment, but his face welcomed the Red Soldier as he ran for the dangerous vanguard.

"We were also asked to kill the monsters when we were still smaller." Although the Knights would have defeated the monsters, many of the main members of our Red Army fought Augur and Fierborg. We'll leave it to the Red Soldiers. "

- Hmm. If you were expecting our attack, you wouldn't know it.

Vasco thought it unlikely that a well-controlled group, whether monstrous or anything, would attack this large group of armed men from the other side.

At the head of the armed group, the Red Soldiers try to pass the edge of the cultivated land at full speed without even looking at the Jallow Village encampment.

If the Red Soldiers are not going to take the lead, we will definitely send a small number of people to investigate the encampment.

If we limited ourselves to passing through Jarrow Village, we would have no problem if the monsters were moving somewhere from Jarrow Village, but if they were still sitting there, we could have unnecessary stimulus.

Rather than worrying about that, Vasco thought the monsters should pass through while staying in Jallow Village.

If we were starting to move and the direction was towards the Honkulu Village along the valley, we should have pulled it out and started moving immediately.