Chapter 166: The Serpent of Quardense

“Like the leaves of a tree that shakes in a great river, so too do they sink to the bottom of the water.

“Like a serpent that rises up to the mountain.

“All things are as man knows them.”

“I am the serpent of Quardensee.

Farewell, old garment.

“There is only one road to travel.”

After he finished his speech, he lowered his sword from high in the air.

I looked at my father silently, my arms outstretched, and he looked at me.

The tense air made my skin numb, and I felt as if I might slip on the treasured sword in my perspiration.

This is a passage from the beginning of the play “The Red Devil and the Five Princesses,” The departure of Quordenze Cassia.

At the time, the Vojstra Kingdom was at its peak of power, and the Quordenze family was always outnumbered.

Princess Kasia, who had been intelligent and daring since childhood, jumped into the swell of the times in order to break through the status quo.

This passage is set on a small hill on the outskirts of the city of Newnery.

The flow of the Ovieto River, a great river that flows east of the Quordenze territory, was often beautifully serpentine, and it resembled a giant snake.

On that day, Princess Kasia climbed a small hill in the suburbs of New Neri and looked at the majestic flow of the river.

I wonder if my father understood what I was trying to say.

Like Princess Cassia, who once stood up to the threat of the kingdom of Vojstra, I must now make a decision to face the looming threat of the House of Spierzejk.

My father, the son of Quordenze Kasia, the founder of the Quordenze family, should be able to do so.

Wilk.”

My father calls my name.

It was a good speech.”

He smiled lightly, as if to mock himself, and slowly closed his eyes.

'I see Mother has scolded you for what you are doing, …….'

I wondered what was floating behind his eyelids his, and his little words he were filled with a feeling akin to nostalgia.

But when my father opened his eyelids again, there were the same silver eyes as always, filled with the dignity of an aristocrat.

The general-in-chief of the defense of the city of Nambonan is Quardenze Wilk. Crush the fools of Spierzeig.

I exhaled as I looked up at the clear, cloudless winter morning sky.

The horse's body temperature, strengthened by magic power, was blazing hot, and my crotch and buttocks were sweating.

Aah!

I lifted my hips and sat back in the saddle to release the heat that had built up in my lower body. The horse was kicking wildly at the ground, paying no attention to my movements.

I guessed from the scenery flowing by my side that the horse was running as fast as a car on the highway.

Even if he fell off the horse, he would not die if it was the body of the main ancestor, but he was still a little scared.

However, now that he had succeeded in persuading his father to let him be the general, he couldn't afford to falter.

Waka-sama!

I hear a voice from behind me, and I turn my head to look. There was a small group of about 50 elite warriors.

All of them were mounted on horses strengthened by my magic power, and they were following me closely in formation.

At least let the engineers……!”

A knight advised, breaking away from the ranks to stand beside me.

I don't need to ask you all to understand that this is a proposal that has been made many times before to replenish the army.

No need! We will maintain the same speed!

I had had enough of hearing this, and I showed the knight that I had no intention of heeding his advice with his strong words and a strong attitude.

After the play was over at New Nellie Castle, my father entrusted me with the knight Gatoren as my second-in-command and a few active knights as my assistants.

At that time, the knights were planning to lead the soldiers stationed in New Nellie City to reinforce Nambonan City.

However, we didn't have time to wait long to gather soldiers, and if we were to bring along commoners, who were slow on their feet, the march would be delayed.

Therefore, I insisted on a forced march by a very small elite force consisting only of myself and the knights.

Since there were Quardenze soldiers in Nambonan, there was no need to take them all the way from New Nellie City.

Thanks to the theatrical effect, my plan was basically accepted, although there was some push and shove.

As expected, my father was concerned about the fact that there were no commoner soldiers to serve as a wall, so he added squires other than knights to the army.

The knight's family comes to greet the New Year with a large group, and among them there are many candidates for the next knighthood and excellent military officers.

My father picked up such young and lively people. In terms of combat ability, they were the best.

Thus, the Wilk Corps, a reinforcement force for the city of Nambonan, was completed with about 50 men, consisting of several knights and young members of knight families, and they were finally able to leave New Nellie Castle.

Looking at me from the side, the knight seemed to be looking for his next words while making a difficult face in response to my reply.

I don't think I'm going to gather troops in New Nellie City or any of the other cities we'll pass through on the way here,” He said.

The primary goal of any operation nowadays is rapid reinforcements! Don't misjudge me!”

I said, turning my face to the front and concentrating on getting the horses moving.

Certainly, with multiple knights, even a few thousand men could be moved quickly.

But that is a speed of march that is only within the range of common sense of nobles and knights.

In order to break down Spierzeig's evil plan, I feel that a feat like smashing the enemy's timetable would be necessary.

The cities of New Nellie and Nambonan are far apart, but with the mobility of this Wilk corps, they would at least be able to arrive before nightfall.

It would be a far cry from gathering troops in the cities and then setting out.

We will leave it to you to lead the way.

As we reach a wide street, Gatoren, the knight, lines up beside me.

He was a knight with a calm atmosphere, about the age of a retired businessman.

He must have sensed that I had already made up my mind, and he gave up trying to persuade me.

Okay, please.”

Seeing the knight Gatoren's reaction, I felt a little relieved.

The knight's loyalty is to the head of the Quordenze family, so if his son tries to do something wrong, he will always admonish him, and in some cases, he may even refuse to follow orders.

Paradoxically, the fact that he didn't strongly oppose me means that my plan to attack the city of Nambonan is not that crazy.

I said, “Yes, I'll leave it to you. Leave it to me.

I quickly gave way to someone who was familiar with the roads of the territory, as it would be more reliable to have him lead the way.

Immediately, the knight Gatoren and a few of the young military officers leaped forward.

Gatoren, the leading knight, signaled by moving his arms and hands from side to side, and a formation resembling the diamond symbol on a playing card was formed with me in the center.

As one would expect, everyone is used to being on horseback.

The horse that had received my body enhancement magic was, if I may say so myself, extremely difficult to ride. And bounces along.

However, not only the knights but also all the young military officers were able to ride without any problems, and they were able to ride their horses without breaking ranks. In fact, I was the one who was the most unsteady.

I guess young people who come to the New Year's greetings are well educated.

It would not look good if the person who is telling them to hurry is the slowest.

I put strength into my grip on the reins.

In order to get from New Nellie City to Nambonan, we needed to cross the Great River to the west.

After discussing this with the knights, we decided to cross the river at a point upstream from Nambonan.

Although this route would increase the distance to be traveled, I was not familiar with large rivers or boats, so I decided to accept their advice.

There were two main reasons why we decided to cross the river upstream.

The first was the expected deployment of the enemy's main ancestral army.

Basically, nobles tend to be cautious at best and timid at worst. Well, it may be that the knights under their command are also worried.

Considering this, it is highly likely that the enemy's main ancestral army is deployed to the west or southwest of the city of Nambonan. It is a position from which they could easily retreat to Spierzeig territory in the event of an emergency.

If the Wilk forces crossed the river upstream to Nambonan City, they would emerge from the northeast direction of the city, which would allow them to keep their distance from the enemy's main anancestral army.

A small number of fast-moving Wilk forces would also be able to easily join up with their friends in Nambonang City before they are captured by the enemy.

Second is the difficulty of crossing the river.

It is difficult to imagine, but if Spiasek's forces had control of the river, rather than control of the sea around Nambonan City, they could sink the ship if they were too careless in crossing the river.

Even if they were not, if they were discovered while crossing the river, the enemy's main army would attack from the shore. If the enemy's magic has a long range of fire, it could sink the boat if it is unlucky.

It is difficult to imagine a situation where the upper reaches of the river are under control, so the idea is to sneak across the river from that side.

Furthermore, the Amelia River, a large river that flows west of the territory of Kuordenze, has a large volume of water and a steep current, so it would be safer and quicker to cross the river with a skilled helmsman.

In this respect, it is convenient because there are still military river ports upstream, which were mainly used before the conquest of the city of Nambonan.

I can swim 25 meters in a crawl or breaststroke.

The Quardenze family has a legitimate son, Quardenze Wilk! I heard of the crisis in the city of Nambonan, so I swam over!” It should not be impossible to land on the other side of the river while saying something like …….

When I jokingly suggested this, it was immediately rejected as unfeasible. Not only was it too reckless, but, to my surprise, knights and military officers could not swim.

Perhaps it was the pride of the ruling class, but they had never played in a river like the commoners. Indeed, I too have never swum since I was born on the continent of Eluo.

Even nobles and knights who seem to have strong strength may be killed more easily than expected if you push them into a river.

In the end, we were able to cross the Amelia River as planned without much trouble.

Since the crossing was done in two parts, the first group was already ready to go.

I stuffed my stomach with the lunch I couldn't finish on the boat and got ready to leave.

We will now proceed to the open sea.

Gatoren, the knight, opened his mouth.

The level of danger is different from that in the interior.

The outer regions are new territories that have been added over the past 20 years, so the rule of the Quardenze family has not yet penetrated that deeply.

There is also information that the remnants of the ruined knight families have turned into guerrillas and are cooperating with the Spierzeig forces.

They are a troublesome lot, unable to live because they have lost their head nobleman, and continue to struggle to find a place to die.

There was a saying on earth that it is more difficult to end a war than to start one, and I have no doubt that it will hold true on the continent of Eluo.

I nodded to Knight Gatoren's words and vowed to watch out for enemy raids.

We mounted the horses we had brought from the interior by ship and started riding in a southwesterly direction.

I could see that the knights and military officers were more alert than in the interior, and the ranks surrounding me were more tense than ever.

According to the knights, it is expected that there are some Spierzeig scouts lurking in this area.

The Spierzeiks are naturally wary of the reinforcements that are expected to come from Newnery City, and they have sent a scouting party to the upper reaches of the river where they are likely to land.

However, since no scouts can move faster than the Wilkes team, there is no need to fear too much when they are discovered. There are no telephones or radios on the Eluo continent, so by the time the scouts return to report to Spierzeig's army, Wilk's group will have long since arrived.

Deciding not to worry about being discovered, the knight and the military officer decided that it would be better to rush to the city of Nambonan.

The Wilks proceeded along the main road.

They had just left New Nellie City this morning, but they would reach Nambonan City in the evening,…… They thought.

Is that the enemy?”

I asked the knight running next to me, pointing in the direction we were going.

I had been casting a detection spell forward ever since we had started running through the open country.

In the forest off the road, in the center of a small group of dark sesame seeds visible from a distance, I could sense the presence of a squire-level magician.

''There's one follower soldier here.

I will confirm it.

The knight put his fingers to his temples and stared ahead.

The knight, who must have enhanced his sight with magic, immediately identified the group of sesame seeds as an enemy army and alerted everyone to be on the alert.

The enemy force is no more than 20 in number, so it should be easy to kick them out of the way when they come at us. ……Those flags, they're a bunch of deadbeats. .”

Apparently, the banners of the knightly families that served the nobles who had already destroyed them are hidden among the group.

'What, even the knights have survived?

'No, the knight of that family was defeated in a great battle.Perhaps it was the remaining family members and their minions his.I thought he was going to martyr himself for his late lordhere.

The knight says that the vengeance against the Quardenze family is probably being used by the Spiaseik family.

Even if the Spierzeiks win, there is no future for the knight family that has lost its head.

In the survey, the distance between the two houses was shrinking.

The group of enemies, which had appeared to be the size of a sesame seed, grew so large that they could be identified as human beings.

Enemies, get ready to intercept!

What shall we do?

The small army seen from afar seems to have left the forest, deployed on the road, and begun to form up.

The speed of the Wilk forces would allow them to bypass the battle if they were detoured.

Of course, we have no intention of doing that; we are in a hurry.

“Hmmm……”

I can't help but smile.

The presence of enemy troops was indeed a welcome presence.

“Keep going straight. We'll trample them down.

As I said this, I picked up a spear to use on horseback.

If I were to compare it to a dragon scimitar, it would be closer to a scimitar. The handle is a dark rouge color, and the blade is shaped like a candle flame flickering in the breeze.

One wonders if this is a spear, but on the continent of Eluo, it is considered a type of spear. Any weapon with a long handle is a spear.

Since swords cannot reach on horseback, everyone carries a spear like this.

Listen! I will strengthen you all! Don't let the change shake you off!”

I stand up on my horse, raise my spear to the sky, and call out.

The more powerful the body-enhancing magic is, the more confused the perception and awareness of the changes can be, and the more likely one is to lose one's balance and fall. .

The people who are following me now are the best warriors in the Quardenze territory.

Leave it to me!

I will follow you with all my might!

Young Master, feel free to follow me!

Perhaps my thoughts were conveyed to them, or perhaps they were just genuinely proud to be able to receive the body strengthening magic of a nobleman, but the young warrior in particular responded with a voice filled with joy.

Perhaps it was the excitement of the battlefield, but I felt my own heart beating louder than the sound of the horses' footsteps, which were running like a stampede and rattling the ground.

Only the followers should be targeted! Kick them to the curb!

I shouted at such a distance that the two armies were about to collide.

The most important thing to do is to make sure that the people who are in charge of the project are not the ones who are in charge of the project.

I was in the middle of a battle.

At that moment, a voice filled with pain echoes from the knight next to me.

'Uh-oh……'

It spread like ripples on the surface of the water to the troops.

Ohhhhh……!”

But the agony is only a prelude to the rapture that follows.

Wooooo!

The warriors screamed as if they were expressing the enormous energy they had been given from their mouths.

Their wild voices, which seemed to come from the depths of the earth, resembled the sound of an engine waiting to change gears after the rpms had reached their maximum.

The volume of breath coming out of the military officers was no less than that of the exhaust from heavy machinery.

Forward! Cut through!

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

The roar of the Wilk squad frightened some of the enemy soldiers into turning their backs, but one of the military officers, determined not to let them escape, swung his spear down at an angle.

I happened to be able to see the scene through the gap between the two officers.

The frightened look on the enemy soldier's face was distorted by the tip of the spear, and his skull was shattered, sending red splashes of blood as if in slow motion.

Another young warrior swung his spear, similar to a naginata, in a horizontal line.

Without warning, a black shadow burst into flames, showering the civilians who had fled to the side with a shower of fresh blood.

At the same time as I hear the screams of the enemy soldiers, the reaction of the enemy follower soldiers disappears from my magic detection.

The object that blew up was an enemy follower soldier.

I only realized this after I had broken through the enemy forces and was running through them.

It happened in less than 30 seconds …… Or even 10 seconds after making contact with the enemy troops.

Ha, ha, ha……”

When I looked back, I saw that only there was a path as if it had been trampled by the Titans, and the ground was stained red by blood and guts.

The lives that were there just a few seconds ago are no longer countable.

It was a scene that symbolized violence by an overwhelmingly strong man.

Wow,……!

Ha ha! You were like ragdolls!

The young military officers who had run through the front looked back and confirmed the intense results of the battle.

Their eyes blazing and bloodshot as if intoxicated by body enhancement magic, their white teeth peeking out.

Their faces were splattered with blood, as if they were bloodthirsty killers.

Seeing them, I cool down a bit. This is not even an outpost, it's still too early to get carried away.

I cleared my throat and then raised my voice.

The real work begins now! Everyone brace yourselves!”

The young military officers in front of us turned their faces back in the direction they were going.

At the same time, the knight Gatoren brought his horse up to me.

What's the matter?

'Could you please stop once around here and un-strengthen us? I would like to get used to the drop-off while we're at it.

Checking his surroundings, knight Gatoren said, his expression hardening a little.

I accept it and give the order to halt the march.

Not only body enhancement magic, but magic basically has to be continuously activated.

This is different from the game's auxiliary magic, which, once applied, remains in effect for a certain number of turns.

In other words, I am in the process of applying body enhancement magic to all of the Wilk team's soldiers and horses.

The physical enhancement magic is not only effective immediately after it is applied, but what is even more painful is when it is terminated.

If they are used to it, they are less likely to be in a slump, but unfortunately, this was the first time they had been subjected to my body enhancement magic.

The stronger the enhancement, the greater the impact when it is released. It was probably because he was wary of the fallout that the knight Gatoren took the trouble to stop and then advise me to terminate.

'I am sorry, sir, but I must ask you to allow me to dismount.

Muh? I understand.

The young men said they were fine with staying on their horses, but the knight Gatoren silenced them and forced them all to dismount.

“……!

Ooo……!

Oooooh!

Immediately, cries of anguish rose up from the surroundings.

The young military officers, who had been looking relaxed until a moment ago, turned pale and shut their mouths, as if they were about to collapse at any moment. Some of them were on one knee on the ground, trying desperately to stifle their vomiting .

The knights were not in obvious pain, and they were looking clear, but their clenched fists were trembling.

I wondered if I had overdone it, and just as I was thinking that, the knights came up to me.

It's a wonderful reinforcement, young master!

That's right. We are the Spears of Quardenze. ……! Please, wield it to your heart's content.

The words showed concern for me, of course, but they also expressed something else.

Perhaps being freed from the reinforcement allowed him to better perceive the mighty power that had been given to him.

They had the heart of a boy comic book hero, if you will……. Who just genuinely yearned for “Strength.

The young military officers also stood up to the knights, not wanting to be outdone by them.

After all, they were the elite, and it didn't take them long to get back on their horses and start riding again.

The shadows darkened and the winter air made my heart feel lonely.

The city of Nambonan, caught in my vision, was colored in sunset and seemed to be bleeding.

The Quardenze forces were continuing to attack and defend against the Spierzeig forces, and I could see people dying on the ground.

The distance between Wilk's army and the city of Nambonan is about the same as one stop on a rural train in prehistoric Japan.

We were watching Spiasek's army as we hid in the trees on the hillside to the northeast of the city.

“Just in time?

The walls of the city, visible from a distance, were crumbling in places, but the city had not yet fallen.

What was going on now was not a siege but a battle in the field.

Since the city walls were in the process of being rebuilt, the defensive strength was close to zero.

The Quardenze forces were surrounding the city, and the Spierzeig forces were deployed to envelop it.

If you look closely, you can see several areas where the ground has been gouged out, as if it had been bombed.

Spierzeik Verret seemed to be taking a break or perhaps retreating to the rear. As initially expected, the main army was encamped on a hill located in the southwest direction from the city.

The battle situation doesn't look too bad.

The movement of the civilian soldiers is good.

Morale seems high.

Each of the young military officers was analyzing the war situation.

Several of them were discussing with each other, reading the number of soldiers from their formations and maneuvers, and deciphering their superiority or inferiority.

They seemed to be having a solid discussion among their close friends, but all of them had come to the conclusion that the Quardenze forces were not inferior at the moment.

The squires of the knight family have a lot of experience in warfare. I can't give you a confident analysis of what exactly they are looking at to determine their superiority or inferiority.

Which ones are the citizen soldiers?”

I ask the young military officer closest to me.

It was difficult to distinguish between ordinary Kuordenze soldiers and Nambonan citizens.

The Nambonan militiamen drafted from the city were likely to have been given their equipment by the Kuordentse army, so they could not be judged by their weapons and armor.

The knights and military officers could somehow tell by looking at their movements, apparently.

'Well, …… Can you recognize that the Gatoren family military flag?'

The knight Gatoren is very close to me, so that military flag fluttering on the battlefield is expected to belong to a member of the Gatoren family.

Oh,” He said. It's the front line troops right now, isn't it? They have a lot of momentum.

Yes, sir. Most of those troops are Nambonan citizen soldiers.

…… That's great.

Even though they are led by a Gatoren family member, it is a bit unexpected to see conscripted citizen soldiers on the front lines and fighting with such an advantage that I can see.

If you listen carefully, you can hear the shouts of “Long live the city of Nambonan” Reaching us from afar on the wind. It seems that they are trying to raise the morale of the people of Nambonan by kindling their love for their hometown.

The Nambonan soldiers do not seem to be bothered by the waves of killing intent that are being sent out from the main ancestral army in the rear of the city.

If we join forces now, we can push them back all at once.

I see.

The military officer kept his eyes fixed on the distance as if he was waiting for the time to join us, while his hands were carefully adjusting his weapons.

The Wilk team, with the city of Nambonan in sight, was making preparations before colliding with the main body of the enemy.

Charging at full speed is the source of unexpected accidents, the knight said. Sounds like a slogan from a construction site.

I had a few thoughts about the military officer's words, so I quietly left the place.

Knight Gatoren.

I had business with Gatoren, the knight assigned as my second-in-command.

Ha!

Then I look around to make sure no one else is paying attention.

A few of them were looking at me, but when they saw how I was avoiding their attention, they turned their bodies in the opposite direction.

I want to ask you one question. How do you plan to proceed after this?

When I told him that I wanted to confirm the strategy, the knight Gatoren immediately began to answer.

The enemy's main ancestral army is pulling back, and we cannot let this opportunity pass us by. We will join up with our friends before the enemy captures us.

……

It is to be expected that some of the enemy forces will read our aim and come to intercept us, but so will the friendly forces, and they will do their best to make way for us to join up with them. Smart military officers are stationed in the northern part of the city. They will be ready to move as soon as we send them a signal. And ……”

Knight Gatoren spins his words fluidly, as if he has been thinking about the situation while on the move so that he can cope with any situation.

After joining ……, This unit will be immediately disbanded and the personnel will be evenly distributed among the friendly units. The reinforcement of each unit's retinue will make it easier to gain an advantage throughout the battlefield,…….”

I had already heard the part I wanted to confirm, but the conversation was not over.

The morale of the friendly forces is expected to be greatly boosted by the arrival of the …… Young master. I will join the main force of the Nambonan garrison and rapidly deploy a force with Waka-sama as its general-in -chief to put pressure on the enemy's main ancestral army.

The strategy was to drive back the Spierzeig forces and to ensure my personal safety first and foremost.

If I had said nothing, the knight Gatoren would have chosen this strategy without hesitation.

I had a plan.

What is it?

“Not to join up with them right away.”

The knight Gatoren looked reluctant, but he didn't immediately deny it.I guess he would ask me everything and then try to make a decision.

I still have in my roots the values ​​of the earth era, which had nothing to do with warfare.

I have confidence that it will work, but there is a possibility that it will be taken as the opinion of an idiot who does not know much about war.

It would be shameful to suddenly announce my idea in front of everyone and have it rejected, so I wanted them to listen to me behind my back. If I was going to show my shame, the fewer people in the room, the better.

When I told him about the idea, the knight Gatoren showed his reluctance to him.

It's……

But if we do it right, we can greatly reduce the power of the Spierzeig family, can't we?

My idea is very simple.

The Wilk squad was enchanted with body enhancement magic and charged forward, destroying enemy units individually with divine speed, killing and wounding Spierzeig's knights and squires as they went along.

But……”

If it were Knight Gatoren, who had just left New Nelly this morning, he would have immediately rejected such an operation.

But Knight Gatoren has seen firsthand the power of my body enhancement magic.

After crossing the river, Wilk's team eventually broke through three scouting units. Although all of them were led by squires, they broke through them as if they were ripping open shoji paper.

The success of the street attack operation had enough of a track record to convince them that it had a chance of success.

As soon as we confirm that the main ancestral army is approaching, we will join up with our friends. This will not be a problem. After this, we will have reinforcements for your grandfather, so don't you think we should avenge any enemies we can?”

“……… That is true, but ……

If the Wilk forces join up with their friends, the Spierzeig forces may retreat immediately.

This is because the enemy's strategy is to drop the city of Nambonan, where there is no main ancestor, and the premise collapses in the first place. It would be safer to withdraw with no damage than to fight badly.

However, considering that after defending Nambonan City, I would go to support my grandfather who was fighting at the frontline base, I would have to deal some damage to Spierzeig's army to make him feel secure.

There is a possibility that they will attack Nambonan City again at the same time I head for the front line base, or even attack me in a pincer attack.

Taking out the knights and military officers who commanded the troops at this point would lead to a narrowing of the options available to Speerzeig's army.

With the main army in the rear, the only dangerous presence was the retinue, including the knights.

The knight Gatoren must have understood the situation.

As you know, I just experienced my first battle. I don't have much experience in battle.”

Ultimately, I think that's most of the reason for Knight Gatoren's hesitation.

He must be thinking about whether or not I will get carried away with the knight hunt and misjudge my retreat, or whether or not I will be reckless and go charging into the enemy's main army.

That is why I leave the decision to the knights to decide when to join up with their friends.

Does that mean that there must be unanimity of opinion among all the knights?”

No, it does not. No. If even one of us decides that we should do so, we will immediately join up with our friends.

I decided to leave the decision to the knights.

Apparently, this decision was a very big one for the knight Gatoren, who softened his reluctance a little.

I had no intention of deciding when to join up with my friends,” He said. I was not confident that I would be able to make a calm decision when I entered the battlefield, even though I could not read the war situation from a distance .

I wonder if the knight Gatoren thought that I would be the one to decide the timing of the battle.

I'm not sure I'm the one to make the decision.

After a polite bow, the knight Gatoren agreed to the street operation.

The details of the operation were immediately determined and shared with the public.

Basically, he's going to explain the operation to the other knights and military officers.

I looked around and saw that almost everyone had finished checking their equipment and were ready to march at any time.

Attention, everyone!”

Gatoren, the knight calls out to them. In this case, he meant, “Pay attention to the young man.

The military officers looked at me with a serious expression on their faces.

I will now explain the plan.

Ha!

I listened to the knight Gatoren's explanation with a serious expression on my face, wondering what to say.

We will now attack the enemy forces attacking the city of Nambonan and destroying the knights of Spierzeig.

A small voice shouted, “Oh!

The young military officers were delighted, while the knights were anxious.

The knight Gatoren explained what he and I had talked about earlier and said that he would join up with his friends once the enemy's main army moved.

He said, “We will crush the enemy who is avenging …… Quordenze.”

Knight Gatoren said at last in a low, slightly hushed voice.

The words seemed to be filled with an emotion close to indignation. After all, he probably wanted to fight against Spierzeig's army, too.

Young Master.”

The knight Gatoren turned back to us, lowered himself a little, and took a step backward.

He pretended to be asking us to rouse everyone. What was he going to do if …… I didn't think anything of it?

I stepped forward as if to say, “I'm going to talk to you now.

What is winning this battle?”

I spoke without any questions, as if no one was going to answer.

Is it joining with our friends and pushing back Spierzeig's army?

The knight, who still looks anxious, probably wants to do that.

But it is a draw.

In fact, it would be a terrible blow for the old Vojstra if the series of counteroffensive operations failed.

It would be a huge blow to the old Vojstra, since they would not be able to take the goods of the city of Nambonan, and would only make a tidy profit from the travel expenses.

From an economic standpoint, the Kuordenze family might have won by pushing back.

However, the Spierzeiks had proved to the outside world that they would not be left out in the cold.

The Spiaseiks showed that they were large enough to incorporate the rebellion of the aristocratic families of the Free City Cluster and the Galliana family into their strategy, and that they had influence over the Spiaseiks.

If he had merely pushed back, he would have been able to say, “After all, the Spiaseiks, as the Vojstra royal family of old, have great power at the bottom. It seems that the Quardenze family had its hands full just pushing back the Spiaseiks.

Considering the fact that many nobles overestimate their bravery, this could trigger anti-Qordentse rallies in various parts of the country.

From a diplomatic standpoint, that would be a defeat.

That is why it is a street operation.

The Spierzeig family's strategy was defeated by the Kuordenze, resulting in the death of several knights who supported the territory. Moreover, they fled back without dropping a single city. How stupid and pathetic. .

Just pushing back doesn't make you victorious. Isn't that right?”

Grateful that everyone is silently listening to my words, I move on to the next line on my brain-camper.

I know, and I think you all know, that we have the power to overrun them. That we have enough power here now to lay waste to them: ……!”

I raise one arm and release my magic. The unintentional release of magical power is not harmful, just a feeling of pressure.

But for knights and military officers, the pressure is a reminder of the exuberance of body enhancement magic.

The moment I saw the excitement in the eyes of the knight, who was looking at me anxiously, I knew this was the moment to win.

I pulled out of its sheath the Water Snake's Treasure Sword, which I had brought with me from New Nellie Castle.

As I pointed the shining silver sword at Nambonan City, I opened my mouth wide.

Look at that!

In the city of Nambonan, several units are moving and fighting.

The Spearjake army units are led by knights or squire military officers and are more agile and aggressive than normal units, but that is only the physical enhancement magic of the squire level.

But it is only a physical enhancement magic at the level of a squire.

Is that a pack of thick-haired rabbits? They seem to be on the defensive, but their movements are really slow!

The thick-haired rabbits, with their voluminous body hair, are so powerful that even the fangs of wild dogs cannot touch them.

However, because they are so slow-moving, they have the unfortunate characteristic of not being able to escape well from foreign enemies.

Praying that knights and military officers know the ecology of the thick-haired rabbit, I continued.

The bristles of the thick-haired rabbit can repel the fangs of a wolf, but there is only one thing that can take its life!

The fangs of some snakes are so sharp and long that they can slip through the bristles of the thick-haired rabbit and reach its flesh.

Roomon once told me that thick-haired rabbits are often killed by poisonous snakes.

I am the snake of Quordenze! There is no need to fear the rabbit!

The young warriors were excited.

I think I'm getting a little excited about my own line.

Let's go! We're going to destroy Spierzeig!

I jumped on my horse and struck a pose of Napoleon crossing the Alps.

Personally, I think this is the coolest pose for a man on horseback, so I wanted to try it.

Apparently, this looked cool to the people of the Eluo continent as well, and the military officers mounted their horses with cheers and looked at me with expectant eyes.

I smiled and made a high-spirited declaration.

“Target, Nambonan City!”