Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (WN)

― ― The newspaper reported that the captured arachia had been taken away, causing a violent shock to the conference hall.

Shame on you. You can't keep up with Holly's bow and you can't escape.

"It's no..."

Holly and Kuna apologized for dropping out with their bows in their hands.

Kuna took Holly with her and immediately went up to the top floor in pursuit of Arachia, who ran away. And just like when I shot Todd out of the city, I targeted the fugitive with a bow-snipe that combined Holly's strength with Kuna's.

However, the fugitive managed to deal with the two long-range snipers, and was pushed through and taken away from Arachia.

"One of them stayed in the temple, and the other took out the Nine God Generals. I can't finish this anymore. Atai and the others will track you down right away....."

― ― It's useless

The two voices blocked Kuna's words, which leaned against her nose and made her regret.

At the same time, the same words were uttered by Abel and Priscilla, who were still sitting on the round table. When the two exchanged their gazes, Priscilla closed her eyes.

It would be a sign of intent to give it to Abel.

"... a handful of people got into enemy territory and fled for their own ends." If the pair split up, the role is also clear. Both the balls that decided to do it and the judgment that ran away deserve to be appreciated. Don't let him get caught trying to turn his pursuer over to you. "

-That's why.

“In less than half a day, Arachia will wake up. Then the pursuer won't stand a chance. If we can change our minds and get back to the city, we won't have a chance. I'm telling you, I'm not as lucky as I was a second time. At the very least, I have to say that it's reckless to hold on to the force we're fighting right now."

"Gu......"

"Kuna... Abel's right, no."

The words were arranged in a slurred manner, and Abel was discouraged by Kuna's feelings. Holly, standing next to her, gently stroked Kuna's shoulder to comfort her.

Kuna, who had taken the place of the eldest, and was confident in her bow's arms, would be bitter. However, despite the bad manner of saying it, Abel's words made Subaru scold.

The Imperial Guard will not challenge us without a chance to win. We identified achievable goals under these circumstances, found winning numbers, and tried to execute them. Naturally, I don't imitate one-way tickets, and there must be a plan for how to escape.

"I don't know how to play with words, that fate didn't end here." If you do, you'll still have a role to play. "

"Priscilla..."

When the silence fell, Priscilla threw in words like that.

As for Subaru, who was discussing the treatment of Arachia until recently, she was not executed, and she was taken out without even hearing the story, which is a complicated skill.

However, how does Priscilla feel about her escape from Arachia in an attitude unrelated to her life and death? It could not be read from her red eyes.

"So, after all, what about Arachia's little girl?" Leave it alone? "

"... if I escaped, there's nothing else I can do."

Svalbard responded with a bitter face to Al's words, which did not read the air.

Now that we've dealt with the Kuna and Holly snipers, we can't let the fugitives catch up to their full potential. This will limit the number of potential pursuers, but none of them will be able to keep them away from Guaral.

I tried to twist my head a lot, but the strengths of Subaru were basically unexpected, and I was weak if the opponent hit me first. That was the shape that was exposed.

"By the way, I don't think so, but what about the pattern that the other person is still hiding in the city pretending to have escaped?"

"I don't think so. It's called a fortified citadel, but there's a way out besides the two gates." All of them have been thoroughly crushed in the last few days. ”

"Seriously..."

“Yes, I was using a loophole to infiltrate the city. By the way, I never thought I'd be able to break through with a strange plan from the front."

Zikl answered calmly, without making any annoying faces.

As a citadel commander, it's only natural to be wary of loopholes. However, Zikl's instructions, which he was reigning as a defender, became a tailwind for the soldiers who escaped with Arachia.

"Probably, the soldier who took out one of the generals was part of the loophole search party." As Lord Abel said, it is not a challenge without winning. Then, I knew there was a way to use it, so I thought I could do it. "

Isn't the location of that crushed hole something you can't figure out on the map?

"- It may be possible to wake it up on the drawing, but not now. The city has fallen, and the soldiers are in great agitation. This confusion is not easy to resolve.”

"... it's not a game, that's right"

If this is a video game scene, if you take the defeated enemy commander to your side, their units will be on your side as well. But reality is not a game. In games, every soldier's life is represented by a number.

And when I thought about it...

Holly-san, are you hurt?

"Yeah? You're worried about me?" Nutmeg is no gentle. "

As Svalbard asked, Holly looked at her arms with a broken face. While appealing to her own survival,

It was a bit of a slap, but it didn't get badly hurt, so it healed quickly.

"I see. That's good." but..... "

Holly questioned Subaru as she paused and lowered her gaze. Noticing the Svalbard's inner heart, Kuna scratched her head.

And then--

"There were some guards standing in the building." We're all dead, Te, we can't do anything about it. "

"--Do you know how many people are there, not how many?"

"... seven of them."

When asked for the exact number of people killed, Kuna answered with hesitation.

The number of those seven people killed in battle pierced deeply into Subaru's chest. - There are no reports of the dead on the top floor, where Shudrak and the Imperial Guard, Rem, who were wounded in the Arakian attack, are continuing their hard work. I don't have any reports, but--

"... what is the bloodless opening of the castle?"

With a long, dark-haired wig, Subaru exhaled a heartfelt sad breath.

A bloodless castle that I vigorously committed myself to trying - the only way to succeed in the fall of Guaral - was to kill many people with enthusiasm and disdain.

I can't excuse myself if my word of mouth is broken and I'm accused of being a big liar. Even if no one accused Subaru of being a fraud, Subaru himself would blame himself.

There was a big liar--

"--bloodless castle opening?"

There was a repeated murmur from Svalbard.

It was Priscilla with a cheek stick on the round table who did it. She raised her shaped eyebrows lightly and stared at Subaru with an unusual expression.

With that expression, Priscilla said "you" in front of her,

"You've heard a lot of reckless words." By the way, did you try to drop the city without bleeding? In the middle of this war, I don't have the strength to suppress it. "

"... that's right, I'm sorry. No, I'm sorry. In the end, I'm failing..."

"I was just so shocked by this crazy idea." Not to mention the amazement of trying to put the dream story into action. Abel, are you out of your mind? "

"--The solution itself was a madness."

As the tip of the question turned toward Abel, he replied quietly as he put his arms together.

Subaru's plan was a madness. In fact, it would be natural for everyone to take that for granted if they heard the outline. But Abel agreed to do it.

Apparently, Priscilla doesn't understand him.

"I looked at the Empire from the throne, and how do I get there?" Without sacrifice, there was no outcome. I can't keep my pride without bleeding. That would be the way of the Empire. "

"I'm not going to disobey the Sword Wolf Code." I said madness, but I had a chance. In fact, without the presence of Arachia, a bloodless castle would have been opened. ”

――――

"It is not a solution that has passed. That's what I'm talking about. Priscilla, I will not allow you to make a fool of my master. It's my decision. I'm in charge."

"Ahh..."

Abel confronts Priscilla face to face with an unexpected narrative.

Abel's words and deeds clearly sheltered Subaru, even though he had been appointed to an unheard of role. I couldn't keep my mouth shut between the two swords.

"What, brother. You're fond of burns, aren't you?" It's a big success, isn't it? "

"...... I am Emilia Tan's knight, and it is enough to be the guardian of Bear Child." I don't want any more positions that I don't remember. "

Svalbard pushes Al to the side, and Subaru also pushes the responsibility to come to him on his own.

However, thanks to Abel's protection, Priscilla's interest seems to have turned towards you. However, that doesn't heal Subaru's inner wounds.

The responsibility for the lost lives lies with Subaru, who devised and executed the plan.

You can't save them all, brother.

Al muttered while teasing the bracket of the helmet on Subaru's side. When he turned his gaze, he looked up toward Subaru without looking.

"You can't save all the people involved." I don't care if you save me, but I'll break your heart while you imitate me like that. I don't recommend it. "

"Al..."

"Everyone lives on their own and dies on their own. Brother's right, it's not a game. If that's the case, then that's what he does with his ass in his life."

It was from Al's occasional cynical posture.

It is like advice and counseling, and on the other hand, it is like telling the children of the shop without knowing it. It tells Subaru to accept the tragic event that happened as it is.

That's kind of right, isn't it?

In fact, Al was right. You can't save everything, and if you decide to save it, you won't be able to. That's why Subaru hasn't been able to save everything.

But the scale of the war is different. --Are you really saying that choice is correct?

Ten or a hundred lives could be saved by Subaru's actions.

It's a good place to play the farce, too.

Priscilla and Abel continued to clash over Subaru's conversation.

To Abel, who claimed responsibility, Priscilla pulled the fan out from the valley of her chest and pointed at the conference hall with its tip - no, the whole city.

"Even if you can drop the city with the efforts of a military master, it looks like this." The miracle of getting rid of Arachia won't last forever. Can't you use that technique anymore? "

"Oh, not a second time."

Abel did not hesitate to nod to Priscilla's inquiry.

It was said to be the method of driving away Arachia, and Svalbard who raised his eyebrows thought about it. ― ― While Al and Arachia exchanged swords, the moment Arachia went crazy.

"That wasn't something Al did..."

"Huh? It's not me." First of all, I would have been a little smarter after that. It's been bounced and dropped, me. "

Sure.

According to what I was told, Al's work was poor afterwards.

The conversation gathered Abel's attention at the conference hall. If he had done anything at the scene, Abel snorted annoyingly at the gaze that gathered.

"Arachia is a 'spirit eater'." It has the nature to eat the spirits in the atmosphere and take in their power. "

"Spirit, eating...?"

Too unheard of, but noisy, Subaru unexpectedly rolls his eyes.

Until now, it has been discerned that the Volakian Empire has different rules and different soils than the Lugnica Kingdom, but it is also quite a sacrifice.

Subaru himself is a spirit magician who leverages the power of the spirit, but it is a sound that is too heterogeneous, and in a nutshell--

”I definitely don't want to get in touch with Bear Son... is that [Spirit Eating] common?”

"That's not true." [Spirit Eating] is originally a secret magic that only passes to the tribes living on the edge of Volakia. However, due to its powerful properties, it was destroyed and its way of living was lost. "

"At least, as far as I know, [Spirit Eating] has not been confirmed except for Arachia." If I had, I would have protected you with respect. That's the observer's... no, it doesn't matter right now "

Disliking the derailment of the conversation, Abel shakes his head sideways and returns to the rail, saying, “Let's get back to the conversation.”

Svalbard was relieved that Beatrice was no longer worried that [Spirit Eating] was not common, and said, "So?” he asks.

How did you confuse [Spirit Eat] 's Arachia?

"I didn't confuse you. - I just made you drunk."

"Mana intoxication... hah, I see. That's why I imitated you again so dexterously."

Al nodded in admiration as she stroked her chin as Abel answered.

When I hear you're intoxicated, Subaru won't be able to do it alone.

"Sure enough, when I went to a place where the concentration of mana was dense, I thought that people with hypersensitivity to mana were prone to get sick..."

"Arachia is susceptible to the influence of its hands due to the characteristics of [Spirit Eating]." That said, it is a prerequisite that you have more resistance than you need to take in spirits. Beyond that premise, if you try to get Arachia drunk on mana..... "

"Oh, they used my secret treasure." Even if it was used for that purpose, my hands are stuck. "

With that said, she jerked her chin, and Abel showed her that it was Subaru. In those words, Subaru said, "A secret treasure?” He frowned and tilted his neck.

I had no idea it was the secret treasure Subaru had used.

"What is the secret treasure?" When did I do something to you..... "

"During the [Blood Life Ritual], you broke the ring to break the beast's horn." That's it. "

"Ah....."

It was slippery, but then I remembered borrowing a ring that could use magic.

With no choice but to fight, I hit and crushed the horns of Elgina with each ring, and broke the horns of the demon beast. Instead, Subaru's arms and ring were in a worn-out state.

And you used something that was spoken alongside it in the battle against Arachia.

"In order to drop the balcony, I stepped on the ring I was hiding. The contained mana was overflowing and it took time to fill the surroundings....."

"Alright, Arachia-chan looks like she's drunk." Well, that kind of girl just hit me a little bit. "

"At that moment, you were such a miniature craftsman..."

Even though they were all worn out and injured, Abel was still searching for victory while being pushed into the most powerful position in the Empire, which was bad for Abel's ability to give up.

I think that Subaru was quite bad at giving up, but Abel and I were too different in the earthly goodness, and we couldn't make the difference between just a bad scratch and a doomed rebellion.

No matter what--

"Isn't this a solution originally prepared for Arachia?" If you don't know when you're gonna get scratched in the neck, it's a cowardly thing to do. "

"The more you set aside, the more you prepare for countermeasures in case of disobedience."...... especially since Arachia didn't know when to strip me of my fangs. "

"--But the strangeness only works once." It wasn't easy to prepare enough magic crystals to sober me up. It will be essential to have a decent fighting force by the next opportunity. ”

And, having spoken that much, Priscilla cut the words deeply into meaning.

Hiding her mouth with the spreading fan, Priscilla narrowed her red eyes and scowled at Abel. Somewhere, with a prying eye, she exhaled in small breaths,

"Until [the people of Südrak] are added to the umbrella, as expected... however, it is difficult to imagine the foolishness of attacking the citadel city by adopting the measures of a military master who dreams of opening the castle without blood."

――――

In the end, my concubine won't be able to advise her collaborators to support you.

Collaborator!?

Naturally, Subaru was stunned by Priscilla's obvious words. What surprised me was not only Subaru, but everyone in the conference room except Abel and Al.

And it was not unreasonable for Abel not to be surprised, even though he was with Priscilla; but Subaru did not mention it.

“Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! An ally... I don't know your stance in the first place. I heard you came to help Abel, but...."

"I'm not coming to help you." You don't really accept the clown talk of your concubine. "

"Alright! It's okay if you come to help Abel." It doesn't matter. What I want to hear is your big goal. "

As a small goal for now, I heard that the purpose of the dialogue with Abel was to have a dialogue.

But what Subaru wants to know is why Priscilla, her, Al, and perhaps the other members of her family are in the Volakian Empire.

On top of that, it would be better if I knew if Abel was willing to take sides.

"Answer me. Honestly, I don't know what everyone else thinks of you."

"Yes, I'm also very upbeat. It's not what all the fools think of their concubines. Regardless of what you think, the concubine will act like a concubine. Whatever...."

"--The world is made to be convenient for concubines, right?"

Priscilla snorted at her philosophy, which was familiar to her ears, and at Subaru, who traced it. Then, Priscilla closes her eyes as she sees the number and sharpness of the gaze that is directed at her.

"The purpose of the concubine is to restore the emperor who was chased by the throne." Otherwise, annoying visitors will come under the concubine. "

"I wouldn't have told you, but that assassin wasn't my order."

"I don't doubt it." So I went out of my way to get here. Precisely, it would be more appropriate if it was carried to the wing. "

With one eye closed, Priscilla, responding to Abel, turned her gaze upward. It doesn't show the ceiling, it shows the night sky ahead.

More to the point, the existence of the sky as my own, not just the sky.

No way, did you and Al fly out of the sky?

"Ahh, it feels like Flying Dragon Express." Honestly, I thought the world was over when the princess jumped alone. I can't do the same thing, and I couldn't get down until I had my altitude lowered. "

"Flying Dragon... I was also frightened by Pristella's Water Dragon"

In addition to the water dragon, which was a fantasy creature other than the ground dragon, the presence of the flying dragon emerged.

From what I've heard, Fai-lone is very ferocious and needs specialist skills. With so few engineers, it's rare to be able to ride a flying dragon in the first place.

"In other words, Priscilla's collaborators are the ones who can send the Dragon Express?"

"Don't be such a lowly imitator as to steal your ass with words. In your case, humility is better than cleverness. Polish your cutie. If you fix my makeup, I can still see it."

"If you change your makeup here now, you're going crazy..."

When I said that, it seems that the fact that I was not able to cancel the women's clothes is also a problem, but I didn't touch it because I could read the air from the faces here.

Anyway, the conversation was very skewed again.

Is it okay to cooperate with Abel to return him to the throne?

"And, it's true that you can't nod honestly." - Don't forget what I said. If this thing doesn't have the qualities of an emperor, it doesn't make sense to say that it has been returned ".

――――

With a sharpened gaze, Abel looked at Priscilla, who was asked about the Emperor's qualities from the front.

What Priscilla sees as a problem is not that Subaru proposed and Abel admitted that she couldn't do it all, but it's a matter of thinking in the first place.

Sweetness kills in the light of the Volakia stream. In fact, Svalbard's sweet stuffing cost him his life. Her suspicions are undeniable.

But--

"I will regain the throne, no matter what anyone tells me." ─ ─ Priscilla, even if you tell me, it won't change.

Instead of the silent Subaru, Abel asserted so forcefully.

It was the same or even more fervent declaration before Subaru when he revealed his identity and threatened to recapture this country.

――――

After hearing Abel's readiness, the faces of those in the conference hall also changed.

Kuna and Holly have the will to follow as the "people of Shudrak", and Zikl hangs her head like she confronted something divine. Al turned to Priscilla, concerned about her reaction, and Priscilla narrowed her eyes.

"Even if the temper doesn't fade, it doesn't come with the actual situation." I wonder if he's actually chasing the throne. "

――――

"The circumstances are already known." The question is, who started this? Whose plan is this? "

"-The drawing must have been drawn by the Chancellor, Berthes."

In response to Priscilla's question, Abel answered with hostility to Black Eyes.

The Chancellor is the highest substantive office in the administration of the nation and is close to the king and emperor. If the apex of the warlords is a general or a knight commander, it might be the apex of a civil servant.

In any case, it can be said to be the number two position that is easy to betray.

That old tree. I think I'll use Lamia's inheritance a lot.

"Of course, I was prepared for his rebellion." but.... "

Abel partitioned his words there and exhaled quietly.

It was a reaction that was not his personality and was close to the mild taste that he showed for the first time. As an emperor, he did not waver to be chased by the throne, showing a slight weakness for the first time.

The cause of that weakness was not the betrayal of the Chancellor,

"The Chisha Gold I was keeping watch over... I can't see the rebellion of the Nine Divine Generals."

"--A stupid one of Chisha's?"

It was Zikl who unexpectedly raised his voice to Abel, who was spitting out his sarcasm.

The name of the [Nine God Generals] that Subaru did not know was probably familiar to the two generals of the Empire, Zikl. Collecting the gaze of the round table, he stroked his rich hair,

"One General Chisha is a different power among the Nine Divine Generals." One of the generals himself named himself after his wisdom rather than his martial name, and said that he best supported Lord Vincent in the [Ritual of the Reigning Emperor]..... "

"Is that the rightmost arm?" The political right-armed Chancellor and the long-standing right-armed general betrayed each other? ”

"Don't repeat, my right arm is on my right shoulder."

"Even if I say that now, it only sounds stronger..."

After hearing Zikl's explanation, Subaru was surprised by Abel's lack of anticipation.

However, listening to the radical ideas of the Volakian Empire, it may not be uncommon for an emperor who was deemed to be deficient to be immediately rebelled against.

Is it common for an emperor to run around in this country?

I've only been chased about the throne twice.

But you have a criminal record!

"Besides, it was the Kingsguard who took me around." If you want to complain, you can tell them. "

She looked seriously surprised, and Subaru squeezed her mouth tired as she pushed in.

Speaking of which, I think that Julius was talking about going to the Empire as an emissary before, but I don't think it has anything to do with that. If so, the world is too narrow.

"Ah, the Emperor was chasing the throne with his heart and close friends, and Lady Arachia was also attacking the enemy."... you don't like it, do you? You don't have any allies? "

"Goz Ralphon, the same Nine Divine Generals... he tried his best to get me out." If it hadn't been for that, I wouldn't have been able to activate the transfer mechanism. "

"Oh, that's a goz...!"

"However, if the Nine Divine Generals other than Chisha and Arachia turn back, I don't know how far Gozu defied them alone." There's a good chance he was crushed. "

The [Nine Divine Generals] who defended Abel with all their lives were hopeful, but it seems that they were also very hopeful. That said, Zikl shook his head sideways, saying "No."

"Unfortunately, I have not received any news of the death of First General Gozu under me." Whether it's a battle or a disease, you can't hide the death of a Goz. "

If so, do you have the eyes of a prisoner?

"Probably not. No, definitely! As long as you're a warrior like Goz!"

In response to Abel's words, Zikl gave a compliment.

If you've earned such respect from this Zikl, then that Goz person must be quite a big one. Or a woman, contrary to her strict name.

"--If the Prime Minister and the Nine Divine Generals become enemies, the Empire will die."

Priscilla murmured as she finished the conversation before sandwiching unhelpful questions. While agreeing with her words, Svalbard raised his hand and said,

"Now, how about Abel, the emperor?" That way, the people who may be running the government in the Imperial City will be told that they are traitors who rebelled..... "

"Unfortunately, you can't expect angry people and military personnel to turn the coup regime into a festival of blood, brother."

"I didn't think about that much noise, but why?"

"- Because this is the Volakian Empire that honors what is powerful."

Subaru's proposal was rejected, and Abel supplemented Al's words.

The emperor, chased by the throne, put his arms together and slightly squeezed his shaped eyebrows.

"If I come forward and declare my willingness to reclaim the Imperial City, you will be welcomed." But that doesn't mean you're behind me. Take back what was taken. That's the way it is. "

"Not only things and land, but also the seat of the Emperor..."

“There are no exceptions - so I know what I have to do.”

Svalbard, who tried to hold his head, was amazed by Abel's words.

I thought I was stuck, but Abel's answer was rather the opposite. When he gets up on the spot, he slowly puts his hand on the round table.

And then--

Rear Admiral Zikl, get me a map.

"Hurry! Immediately!"

Zikl tells me to fly to the Imperial soldiers in the corner of the room. The Imperial soldiers immediately removed the map from the conference hall wall and spread it over the round table.

Sprawled out, it is a world map that shows the entire world, including Volakia.

"We are in the eastern lands, in the citadel city of Guaral." And Lupugana, the imperial capital to be recaptured, is roughly in the middle of the empire. "

"...... Vorakia, it's pretty sloppy."

It is shown on the map and is aware of the size of the country, which has been thin until now.

This world is governed by four major powers, each divided into quarters, but the Volakian Empire, which occupies the southern part of the world map, has the largest territory compared to other countries.

The dense forests of Badheim that Subaru and the others struggled to get through were a small geographic area from all over Volakia.

"Each city in the empire is controlled by its own city chief and lord." Despite the example of Guaral, any city has an autonomous power and will not stop fighting in the event of an emergency. ― ― We will add these to our umbrella and secure the battle power to recapture the Imperial City.

"... I can see the pattern of the royal road in the simulation of stealing the country"

Looks like you're upset.

"Of course. It's a big job with one Guaral." I don't think it's going to work like this. "

While pointing to the map, Abel managed to follow Subaru to explain. I can manage to keep up, but that's a rational story, not an emotion story.

Like I said, this isn't a game. It is unlikely that simulation RPG or other established methods will be easily applied to reality.

Abel's opinion seemed rather optimistic.

But--

"I have the means to dispel your concerns." Rather, there is an essential technique for me to do what I have to do. "

"Prerequisites..."

― ― It's time to secure the Nine Divine Generals

And when Svalbard heard the answer, he rolled his eyes.

Of course. After all, Abel had just spoken that he had been chased from the throne because he had been betrayed by the 'Nine Gods'.

The gracious [Nine God Generals] are unknown, and the two known [Nine God Generals] are already enemies.

And then--

"And the Nine Divine Generals...?"

"There it is."

He raised his finger to the unexpected question and nodded to the Subaru, where Abel moved. Then he looked over the faces of all but Svalbard.

"The imperial nation is strong." "Nine God Generals" is the embodiment of the custom. In other words, if you are the champion of the Volakian Empire, you cannot bind the "Nine God Generals". "

"So, that means..."

After hearing Abel's words, Subaru opened his eyes wide. Abel smiled belligerently as he twisted his cheeks at Subaru's reaction.

And then--

"-" Blue Thunder Light "Cecilus Segmund." "Spirit Snare" Arachia. Albert Dunklken. White Spider. Chisha Gold. Lion Knight Goz Ralphon. Cursemaster Groovy Gumlet. "Extreme Color" Yoruna Michigre. "Steel Man" Moguro Hagane. And "Flying Dragon General" Madeline Eschert. "

――――

"In this fight, it is better to secure more [Nine Divine Generals]." That's the strategy for winning, the absolute condition I have to fulfill. "