Shinigami ni Sodaterareta Shoujo wa Shikkoku no Ken wo Mune ni Idaku

─ ─ Fort Larswood, Wells Region, Northern Kingdom.

"Kills, you know what? On a moonlight night like today, there will be examples."

With a blurry view of the silver moon with clouds like Xia's Blur, the gate soldier - Lloyd - spoke to Kills, who was yawning big next door.

"Ah? ─ Oh, the Reaper. There's been talk of that."

With that said, Kills yawns big again.

"Hey, you're a little too relaxed."

"No, I say so, but come on. In such a remote place, that's what attacked the famous tiny fortress, don't you think it makes no sense? It's about you. What are you so concerned about?"

Sniffles as Kills gazes at a simple fortress assembled in wood. As if to prove the word, the laughter of the soldiers leaks slightly from the inside of the gate. Not too nervous, Lloyd deliberately exhaled a loud sigh.

Things happened about a month ago now. A silver-haired girl hardened herself into pitch-black armor began attacking one unit after another deploying all over the place. Kill all the basics, then rob the supplies. Now it seems that frightened people continue to appear to the reaper who may whenever he appears.

But should I say fortunate? I had yet to hear of the attack on troops deploying in the Wells region.

"Sure, it may be, but whatever it is, it's too loose..."

"Wait a minute! ─ ─ Didn't you hear anything strange coming from the grass now?

As Kills puts his finger on his mouth, he prompts him to be quiet. For a moment, I thought it was an act to get out of the way, but Kills' eyes are even more serious. I don't know what to say, but he was paying close attention to his surroundings.

"I didn't realize... maybe it wasn't a raven or something?

I'll look around the grass, but I can't feel any particular noise.

"You're not. It wasn't like that...... I'm just gonna see how it goes"

"Are you okay on your own?

"You. You can't just leave the gate with two gatekeepers, can you?

Kills' face lit by the bonfire looks somewhere frightened. Just to be honest, as Lloyd, there's no point in disputing it.

"If anything happens, let me know."

"Oh......"

Kills sneaks up to the grass forward as he lays his spear horizontally. As soon as he was invisible, he began to hear the sound of scratching the grass. Probably paying spears to see if there's anything unusual.

Lloyd also drops his eyes on the caller hanging around his neck as he kills his breath. In the unlikely event, I must use this to inform you of the danger immediately.

But although I have been watching things for a while, I don't see anything unusual going on in particular. Gradually, tension slips out of Lloyd's body.

(Sounds like a mistake to me. Still, Kills guy, isn't it taking a little too long?

It seems like more than enough has already passed since Kills went into the grass. I don't have a clock, so the exact time is unknown, but it shouldn't even be off target.

Lloyd noticed that the sound of paying for grass had stopped at some point when he was feeling somewhat irritated. The name of Reaper comes up in the back of his brain.

(Ha, no way. Kills is right, there's no way a reaper could show up in such a secluded place)

But with my head, my body seems to be honest even if I refuse. Despite the cool night breeze, twitching and sweating are seeping in. In Lloyd's again, tension grows.

"Hey. Kirsu. Isn't it about time? If that's all there is to confirm and nothing, it won't be a problem. Come on, come back."

Lloyd deliberately called Kills with a cheerful voice. If I didn't do this, I would have been crushed by anxiety.

But there's no response from Kills. Now I'll try to call you out loud, but you still won't get back to me. Only the tone the bug plays will echo in my ear if I do.

(I knew it was weird. I can't believe I'm not hearing my voice right now)

Lloyd reached out to his caller in a hurry, and he stopped moving.

"Phew. I was hyattled for a moment. Captain, brilliant."

"Haha, there's nothing out there that says I complimented you? But I'll give it to Gaussian if there's any delicious alcohol in the supplies I took again."

"Hehe, that's exciting"

Olivia jumped out of the grass with one barista hand. Gauss walks in with a snug, bloody sword on his shoulder. Further behind it were the faces of the Independent Cavalry Regiment.

"But how good is the captain's eye? No matter how much bonfires are burning, you can't do it normally. I can't believe I decided it was a scone from that distance."

Eyes on the body where Gaussian bleeds from his forehead. Apparently, he's a little frightened.

"That's not true. If you train, Gaussian will be able to do it."

"No, no. I can't do less. Absolutely not."

"Oh well."

Certainly unsuitable for humans. As soon as Olivia switches her head, she urges the soldiers to prepare to fire a fire arrow. Under Gaussian instructions, the soldiers quickly squeezed their bows together as they surrounded the fort.

Captain, we're ready.

Olivia nods at Gaussian's words.

"Well, let's get started"

At the same time as Olivia's signal, the rain of fire and arrows pours down the wooden fortress. I guess it's because the air has been dry here for a while. The fort is immediately swallowed by the fire. Olivia shifted her gaze to the gate as she saw the gradual collapse.

"Survival will probably pop up, so I'm not shooting more and more arrows. Oh, sure, I'll do my best."

When Olivia says so while raising the barista, the soldiers raise their pneumonia. Most of them will burn to death, but it's forbidden to be alarmed.

"Whoa, whoa! Fire! Fire!

"Hurry up! Open the gate now!

In no time, I hear an anger and a scream over the gate. They still had people who had survived the flames. The gate opens with a heavy noise, almost at the same time as the sound of the toilet being removed. When the gap opened enough for each person to finally get through, the imperial soldiers popped up just ahead of us.

As they relentlessly butch the arrows in there, they fall and lie down like needle rats. Still teasing the arrows, one soldier stuck in a ghostly shape.

"How dare you do whatever you want. Ahhh!!

"Is that it? The arrows are gone already"

Olivia puts the barista back - flashing her sword. Soldiers split left and right with blood splashes and guts scattered. I hear breathtaking noises from the recruits behind me.

"... by the way, do you know what the captain is called by the Imperial Army?

Gaussian talked to Olivia as she looked at her left shoulder. Olivia answers, wondering what it is, by the way.

"You must be Reaper. Compared to what they call a monster, it's a difference between cloud mud."

"No monsters, no reapers?

"Yeah!"

"It doesn't seem like a big difference to me either... how come again?

"Come on, why not?"

Olivia smiles thinly and instructs Gaussian to withdraw. As Fort Larswood burned down completely, the Independent Cavalry Regiment disappeared to melt in the dark night.