769 Episode 0769



A short distance from the road, where a battle was now taking place... a near-unilateral travesty.
 However, those who see the scene will doubt their eyes.
 for men with strong faces and many scars on their faces and bodies were being trampled down, while those who were trampled down were beautiful women in white armor.

"Oh, d*mn it! I don't like this trick here! Hey, it's a bow! More arrows! In close combat, there's no chance on my side! Shoot me from afar!"

 When he irritates a tree about 50 cm long in his hand, he screams.
 A little while ago... that's just a few minutes ago, he had a great battleax. However, the handle of the battleax was cut off in a battle with the opponent.
 Still, this group...All he does is lead a band of thieves, and the man only has his weapons destroyed.
 But the others don't.
 Most of those who attacked their opponents with long swords or spears have been wounded or even killed.

"d*mn it! Wasn't this what we wanted now?"

 He hurls words impatiently, but there's no way he can manage the situation.
 Women in white armor... women in the White Rose Knights are in a position to defend their cabs, though there is such a gap in ability.
 Originally, I heard from a thief I knew that I could do whatever I wanted on the roads near the imperial capital.
 The acquaintance had heard from another acquaintance that the road connecting the imperial capital to the Earl of Obrissin was now at his disposal.
 This thief used to occupy a territory about five days away from the imperial capital, but when he heard that he could attack merchants heading for the imperial capital, he could not just watch it silently.
 Of course, I knew that a civil war was taking place, but when I was told that the punitive force was devastated by the civil war and that the security of the road was not very good at present, I was convinced without much thought and led my subordinates to the area around the imperial capital.
 Then, as soon as possible, he attacked the merchant's carriage, and in the middle of the attack nearly ten cavalrymen suddenly appeared.
 The result is...

"Hey! I can't do it anymore! You had better step back here! Lotz and Golzo are dead! If things go on like this, we'll be wiped out!"

 The shrieks of subordinates echo around.
 No, it's not like screaming, it's just screaming.
 Understanding this, the man leading the band of thieves could not make a decision to withdraw.
 This is my first job since I came to the imperial capital. If you run away suddenly here, you will undoubtedly be looked down upon by your subordinates.
 for he had a habit of agreeing to run away easily when his life was in danger, and he knew later that there were people who said it was because he had no courage to run away.
 What's more, it's bad quality not to say it face to face.
 That's why the man leading this band of thieves cannot choose to step back. It may also be because the knights of the White Rose Knights were beautifully dressed.

"Hurrah! I can't stand losing with them! Most of the time, I don't have many opportunities to get such good women! If you catch them, you'll have to sell them, you'll have to ransom them, you'll have to run away if you want money! Catch them!"
"Don't talk any more, this street."

 Lightning from the long sword of the knight guarding the carriage hits the head of the man leading the bandit.
 Thunder was not powerful enough to smash the head, but it was still powerful enough to kill people.

"Oh, my head!"
"Oh, my head is dead.
"You're lying, what are you going to do?"
"I'm not sure if I'm going to win..."

 a pervasive agitation among the robbers
 It was their leader who had just been killed, and their skill was almost the strongest of the band of thieves.  
 Such a man was killed so easily. Naturally, there was widespread unrest among the bandits...

"d*mn it, I'm going to run away! Can you deal with these spookies?"
"Me too!"
"Me too!"

 It was only natural that more people would choose to run away like that way.

"Captain Widere!"
"I know. From there to there, you must keep your carriage here. Everything else follows me! I'll get rid of the pests of the Empire!"
'All right!'

 Everyone there cried out at Widale's cry.
 Half of them, as ordered, defend the carriage, and the other half, led by Widale, attack the fleeing bandits from behind.
 They are thieves, and if they have an advantage, they abandon even their friends and run away.
 Of course, not all the bandits are like that, but there are bandits who value loyalty and humanity, but the bandits who are running in front of the Widare were not like that.

"Kill him! If you miss him here, he will hurt the rest of the people!"

 Following Widale's instructions, he slashes the fleeing bandits one after another with a long sword, spears them, and knocks them down in Harbard.
 The Widarees, who were also overwhelmingly dominant in the battle when they were defending the carriage, can be called massacres now.
 Widale, however, does it without hesitation.
 As I said earlier, if you let the robbers go here, you will harm those who pass by the road or live in nearby villages and towns.
 If you overlook it with unnecessary compassion and find out later that it has caused damage to the people, you will only regret it.
 That's why he wields his magic sword and takes his life to eradicate the robbers.
 about ten minutes after the chase
 The bandits on foot could not have escaped Widare and almost all the bandits were killed.
 Of course, I couldn't kill all the thieves.
 Some of them may have managed to escape, but they will never forget the horror.
 Destroy the fleeing bandits, and the remaining men greet the returning Widarees as guards of the carriage.

"Good job, captain,"

 I won't pretend to ask you what's going on.
 It's already obvious.

"What about the cab?"
"He was a merchant on his way to the imperial capital." We have revised the shipment just in case, but we do not deal with any illegal items. Just...

 Should I say it or should I not say it's better not to say it. Widere sees such hesitation in his subordinates' expressions and urges them to move forward.

"Go on,"
"Yes. Everything seems to be increasing these days."
"That's because... it's a civil war, isn't it?"

 Widere recalls the words of a man who had just led a band of thieves who took their lives with his own magical sword.

(I'm sure you said that you could do whatever you wanted... and so on.In other words, the number of robbers is due to someone's intentional collection of robbers.
 Passing Widale's mind at the moment was the figure of Kabazid, the first prince with an elegant smile.
 But he immediately shakes his head and denies the idea.

(How dare your Highness Kabazid call in robbers himself... in the first place, did he read it through in this situation? That's unthinkable. Then, with some other intention? ... No, it's no good for me to think about it doesn's no use thinking about it. You had better let Angela, the captain, or Prince Fritzione, know about this.)

 Rather than making a quick decision... or rather throwing a ball at his boss, Widale turns his eyes to the carriage where the merchant is watching.

"We belong to Prince Fritzione's army,"
"Yes, I have heard of it,"

 A plump middle‐aged man in his fifties bowed his head after telling him so.

"I thanked the other knights for their help this time."
"Don't worry, we can't say we're not responsible for this situation either. What are you going to do now? On your way down this road to the imperial capital...I may escort you to the place where Prince Fritzione is."

 Widale's words interrupts the merchant for a moment.
 It's only natural. As I said earlier, there are definitely a lot of thieves on the streets today because of this civil war.
 It was only natural for him to have mixed feelings when he mentioned the names of the Imperial family there.
 But he could not have said it honestly, and before long the merchant man bowed to Widere.

"Well, then, please," You are the knights of Prince Fritzione, who have a reputation for being kind to the people."

 The intentional statement that they are friendly to the people is a word that is close to a check to prevent the requisition of goods.
 Widale understands it, but nods back without saying anything in particular.
 In fact, I knew the civil war was causing trouble to the people.

"All right, then we're off!"
'All right,'

 With Widale's declaration, ten men and a carriage begin to move back to the highway.
 However, only two cavalrymen outnumbered them.
 It was necessary to report that the merchant's carriage had been attacked by robbers, and to inform Widale of his doubts as soon as possible.
 The judgment is correct. But... it was a little late.





"Dear Ray, Prince Fritzione wants to come as soon as possible."

 A female knight of the White Rose Knights approaches Ray, who joins the Fritzione army and rides a short distance away on Seto's back to warn him.

"Me?"
"Yes. I'd like to ask for your opinion."
"... All right,"

 Ray, who slants his head inwardly and lightly slaps him on the back of his neck.
 Understanding what Ray wants to do, Sett heads to the forefront of the Fritzione army.
 The female knight of the White Rose Knights, who came to see Sett's condition, looked enraptured, but Ray didn't care about the usual thing.





 When we went to Fritzione's carriage, we saw Fritzione as a matter of course, Angela, the captain of the White Rose Knights, Marquis Lognos, and some other nobles who had or had not seen Ray.

"I heard you called me, but what happened?"

 Marquis Lognos holds his eyes on the first time a nobleman sees Ray and Fritzione have a casual way of speaking.
 Angela opens her mouth in place of Fritzione, as Ray looks sideways at such a conversation and asks for an explanation.

"Actually, Widere's men, who had just been sent to see Ray, came back."
"Well, it was so late... Huh? Not Widale, but Widale's men?"

 Angela nods a little and continues to ask Ray, who never misses his words.

"Yes, I was heading this way after I had confirmed that Ray had finished his battle with the Dragon Knight, when I saw a merchant's carriage being attacked by robbers." Well, the thief was easily knocked down by the Widarees, and it seems that the man who led the thief was saying something strange."
"Strange thing?"
"Yes, there is a rumor going around that we can do whatever we want near the imperial capital in the midst of a civil war." As a result, the number of robbers is actually increasing."
"...I don't think it's funny, but it's true that there's a civil war, and it's true that public order is disturbed by it."
"Well, but don't you think it's strange? Why do you think the bandits are getting more active at this time? And even for the Dragon Knights that Ray fought against, it was almost disposable.

 Looking at Angela's grave expression, Ray understands what people here are worried about.

"Everything is as calculated by the other side?"
"...to be exact, it's my brother Kabazide."

 Ray frowns at Fritzione's words.

"So you saw us join the rebels, and you prepared robbers and dragon knights to delay them a little, but how far can you see, and dragon knights are too big to throw away?"
"Yes, that's where I'm stuck. If it were just thieves, it might have been understood by Kabazid's brother. But there are the Dragon Knights... and five of them, and it gets complicated. What do you think of Ray?"
"I think it's just a coincidence. But if that was the end of the calculation... there was a possibility that something might have happened to the rebels at this time."

 Words coming out of Ray's mouth, as if the anxiety around him had shifted.