“Your Majesty! The situation has changed, we should retreat! If this continues, we will be leading our troops straight into the Kingdom’s territory. With this, the Kingdom’s army will have more than enough reason to launch an attack. Or rather, they have no other choice but to attack!!”
“Those bastards… now that I think about it, the scout unit is a gathering of commoners! How dare they… How dare those lowly commoners concoct a plan to deceive us! Notify the entire army! The Kingdom’s army will be eliminated! The only difference is that they will be eliminated sooner rather than later! Let us show our strength to the Kingdom’s army! All troops, advance!!”
The Imperial army began their assault. In contrast, the Kingdom’s army…
“They really did come charging in. What in the world is he thinking? That guy.”
The Chief of the Magic Division, Rupper, said with a loud voice.
“Alright, as planned, Magic Division, launch the first attack!”
The Magic Division of the Kingdom’s army launched a large-scale magic attack. One after another, the large-scale magic attacks landed on the Imperial army’s frontline and caused a lot of damage. Usually, at the start of a battle, a shootout between the Magic Divisions on both sides would occur. Only after things have settled down, would the Knights and Soldiers start their assault. However, because the Imperial army was not ready for the unexpected battle, their chain-of-command was in chaos, and they just charged in a disorderly fashion. For the Magic Division of the Kingdom’s army, this was a favorable circumstance.
Nevertheless, there were some who escaped, and approached the Kingdom’s army.
“Since they are just foolishly advancing, there’s no need to limit the attacks to the frontlines. Also attack the right and left wings of the Imperial Army! We’ll deal with the Imperial army’s frontlines!”
“OOOooo!!” [Said by the Kingdom’s army.]
Unlike the Imperial army, which was unprepared for the unexpected attack, the Kingdom’s forces were ready to perfection. And thus, the Kingdom was able to expand their formation to a concave arc and encircle the Imperial Army. Finally, both armies clashed with each other.
The Imperial army, which had already received damage from the magic attacks, was no match for Kingdom’s army’s breakthrough. Furthermore, the Imperial army was still being attacked from both flanks, and their numbers continuously declined. Before they withdrew, just before the sun had set, the Imperial army continued to lose members of their ranks.
However, they were late to withdraw, and the reason for this was Herald’s high pride and his refusal to retreat.
Out of the 80,000 units the Imperial army had, with just one battle, nearly half of them were gone. In contrast, the Kingdom’s army lost only a little over a hundred, resulting in the Empire’s complete defeat.
After the first day of battle had ended, Herald was desolate inside the Imperial Headquarters.
“What’s with this situation! If this continues, won’t we be fighting a losing battle!!”
Herald ceaselessly destroyed everything inside the tent. However, there wasn’t anyone there who could stop him. If someone were to speak up, there was a high possibility of them being killed.
In the end, Herald continued to yell and yell, and without coming up with a plan, he rested.
The reason they fell into this situation was because all the reports given by the scout unit were lies. Although some felt that this was intentional in order to harm the Empire, no one did anything.
The person who decided on the strategy was the Emperor. No one else would propose a strategy or offer any advice because they did not want to get on the wrong side of the highly confident Emperor.
The aides also were also feeling despair, and couldn’t sleep at night.
And in the Kingdom’s army, they were discussing the battle that happened during the day.
“It was as Rupper had said. Foolish Emperor, foolishly advancing, and fighting a foolish battle. To be honest, other than that, I have no other impression.”
“Really, I wonder what that was all about?”
“I wonder if this kind of thing will happen again tomorrow?”
“I think there’s a high chance of it happening?”
The commanders of the Kingdom’s army also sighed, but it held different meaning compared to the commanders of Imperial army.
Going back in time slightly, when the Imperial army and the Kingdom army began fighting, the scouts saw things they could not believe. And they immediately rushed to make the report.
“That is… impossible!”
The scout muttered so while riding a horse at full speed. It was all in order to make the report as soon as possible.
In the end, the Imperial army, which originally had a total of 80,000 units, was down to a mere 20,000 after the third day. Everyone in the Imperial army had feelings of resignation.
And so, in the beginning of the fourth day, both armies received a report.
“Reporting!”
“What is it, what’s wrong?”
Based on the expression on the scout’s face, Dominic determined that something was wrong. And when he heard the report, he was extremely surprised.
“Demons… a large amount of demons have appeared!!”
“What?”
“A large amount of medium-sized demons have appeared! And the destination is… Bluesphere Empire’s Imperial Capital!!”
“WHAT!?”
“And also…”
“There’s still more?”
“Devils… I witnessed a lot of devils!!”
“Wha—! What did you say!!?”
Then, this report was also transmitted to the Imperial army.
“Impossible!? Wasn’t there a report that the number of demons have decreased!?”
“Your Majesty! This is not the time for us to advance to the Kingdom! We must return to the Imperial Capital!!”
“Goddammit… Go back to the Imperial Capital to defend against demons? Stop joking around!! Announce it to the entire army! We don’t have time to play around with the Kingdom’s army! Hurry up and return to the Imperial Capital in order to defend against the demons!!”
Herald, with face red in anger, announced to the entire army. The Imperial army immediately performed an about-face, and made their way back to the Imperial Capital.
And so, the Kingdom army hesitated on what to do. They were wondering if they should advance towards the Imperial Capital, or return to the Kingdom.
“Isn’t it better if we return to the Kingdom?”
“No, there’s a chance that the devils might head towards Kingdom, so it’s dangerous for us to leave. Is it not better to temporarily lend the Empire a hand in subjugating the demons and devils?”
“However, would the Empire willingly accept our help?”
“As expected, they won’t easily accept it?”
“I don’t know the answer to that. After they have subdued the demons, there’s a chance that they’ll return.”
“There’s also that possibility…”
Although they hurriedly conducted a meeting, they were unable to make any progress. And so, the decision was left for Dominic to make.
“It is dangerous to neglect devils. It is absolutely necessary to subdue them now. But there’s also a possibility that the Empire will not accept our help. Also, we are at the rear of the Imperial army; we first need to ascertain the status of the war. If the Imperial army is able to subdue the demons and devils as soon as possible, we will not help, but if they are having problems, we will help. I think this is the limit under the present situation, what do you guys think?”
“Isn’t it fine like that? Even I wouldn’t want to put more effort than needed.”
“Well then, let’s head towards the Imperial Capital…”
“Th-there’s trouble! There’s a large amount of demons heading this way!!”
“What did you say!? Devils? Are there any devils!?”
“N-not yet! We have not confirmed any sightings of devils… However, the quantity is enormous!”
“What is the current breakdown!?”
“The majority of the demons are medium-sized and small-sized. There haven’t been any sightings of large-sized demons!”
“Then we can deal with it somehow… Notify the entire army! Immediately annihilate the demons! Once we have annihilated every single one, march towards the Imperial City!!”
“YES!!”
Thus, the Kingdom’s army started fighting against the demons in order to protect their citizens. Because most of the demons were medium-sized and small-sized, it took a considerable amount of time to annihilate them all.
However, they hardly took any damage. Some Soldiers suffered major injuries such as fractures and lacerations, but most of them only received minor injuries. However, after fighting against the Empire for three days and then battling against the demons, the battlefield was left impoverished. Everyone was also suffering from fatigue.
By the time they had annihilated all the demons, the day had already fallen.
“Dammit! With this, we won’t be able to march until dawn!”
“That’s about right. It’ll be too severe to lead the army during nighttime. In addition, we just finished fighting against that legion of demons. Fatigue is also substantial.”
“What’s with this situation! It is as if we’re being confined here!!”
“…Actually, it might be exactly as you say…”
Thus, the Kingdom’s arm was stuck fighting against demons, and they had to wait for daybreak in order to depart.
“Your Majesty! The situation has changed, we should retreat! If this continues, we will be leading our troops straight into the Kingdom’s territory. With this, the Kingdom’s army will have more than enough reason to launch an attack. Or rather, they have no other choice but to attack!!”“Those bastards… now that I think about it, the scout unit is a gathering of commoners! How dare they… How dare those lowly commoners concoct a plan to deceive us! Notify the entire army! The Kingdom’s army will be eliminated! The only difference is that they will be eliminated sooner rather than later! Let us show our strength to the Kingdom’s army! All troops, advance!!”The Imperial army began their assault. In contrast, the Kingdom’s army…“They really did come charging in. What in the world is he thinking? That guy.”The Chief of the Magic Division, Rupper, said with a loud voice.“Alright, as planned, Magic Division, launch the first attack!”The Magic Division of the Kingdom’s army launched a large-scale magic attack. One after another, the large-scale magic attacks landed on the Imperial army’s frontline and caused a lot of damage. Usually, at the start of a battle, a shootout between the Magic Divisions on both sides would occur. Only after things have settled down, would the Knights and Soldiers start their assault. However, because the Imperial army was not ready for the unexpected battle, their chain-of-command was in chaos, and they just charged in a disorderly fashion. For the Magic Division of the Kingdom’s army, this was a favorable circumstance.Nevertheless, there were some who escaped, and approached the Kingdom’s army.“Since they are just foolishly advancing, there’s no need to limit the attacks to the frontlines. Also attack the right and left wings of the Imperial Army! We’ll deal with the Imperial army’s frontlines!”“OOOooo!!” [Said by the Kingdom’s army.]Unlike the Imperial army, which was unprepared for the unexpected attack, the Kingdom’s forces were ready to perfection. And thus, the Kingdom was able to expand their formation to a concave arc and encircle the Imperial Army. Finally, both armies clashed with each other.The Imperial army, which had already received damage from the magic attacks, was no match for Kingdom’s army’s breakthrough. Furthermore, the Imperial army was still being attacked from both flanks, and their numbers continuously declined. Before they withdrew, just before the sun had set, the Imperial army continued to lose members of their ranks.
However, they were late to withdraw, and the reason for this was Herald’s high pride and his refusal to retreat.
Out of the 80,000 units the Imperial army had, with just one battle, nearly half of them were gone. In contrast, the Kingdom’s army lost only a little over a hundred, resulting in the Empire’s complete defeat.
After the first day of battle had ended, Herald was desolate inside the Imperial Headquarters.
“What’s with this situation! If this continues, won’t we be fighting a losing battle!!”
Herald ceaselessly destroyed everything inside the tent. However, there wasn’t anyone there who could stop him. If someone were to speak up, there was a high possibility of them being killed.
In the end, Herald continued to yell and yell, and without coming up with a plan, he rested.
The reason they fell into this situation was because all the reports given by the scout unit were lies. Although some felt that this was intentional in order to harm the Empire, no one did anything.
The person who decided on the strategy was the Emperor. No one else would propose a strategy or offer any advice because they did not want to get on the wrong side of the highly confident Emperor.
The aides also were also feeling despair, and couldn’t sleep at night.
And in the Kingdom’s army, they were discussing the battle that happened during the day.
“It was as Rupper had said. Foolish Emperor, foolishly advancing, and fighting a foolish battle. To be honest, other than that, I have no other impression.”
“Really, I wonder what that was all about?”
“I wonder if this kind of thing will happen again tomorrow?”
“I think there’s a high chance of it happening?”
The commanders of the Kingdom’s army also sighed, but it held different meaning compared to the commanders of Imperial army.
Going back in time slightly, when the Imperial army and the Kingdom army began fighting, the scouts saw things they could not believe. And they immediately rushed to make the report.
“That is… impossible!”
The scout muttered so while riding a horse at full speed. It was all in order to make the report as soon as possible.
In the end, the Imperial army, which originally had a total of 80,000 units, was down to a mere 20,000 after the third day. Everyone in the Imperial army had feelings of resignation.
And so, in the beginning of the fourth day, both armies received a report.
“Reporting!”
“What is it, what’s wrong?”
Based on the expression on the scout’s face, Dominic determined that something was wrong. And when he heard the report, he was extremely surprised.
“Demons… a large amount of demons have appeared!!”
“What?”
“A large amount of medium-sized demons have appeared! And the destination is… Bluesphere Empire’s Imperial Capital!!”
“WHAT!?”
“And also…”
“There’s still more?”
“Devils… I witnessed a lot of devils!!”
“Wha—! What did you say!!?”
Then, this report was also transmitted to the Imperial army.
“Impossible!? Wasn’t there a report that the number of demons have decreased!?”
“Your Majesty! This is not the time for us to advance to the Kingdom! We must return to the Imperial Capital!!”
“Goddammit… Go back to the Imperial Capital to defend against demons? Stop joking around!! Announce it to the entire army! We don’t have time to play around with the Kingdom’s army! Hurry up and return to the Imperial Capital in order to defend against the demons!!”
Herald, with face red in anger, announced to the entire army. The Imperial army immediately performed an about-face, and made their way back to the Imperial Capital.
And so, the Kingdom army hesitated on what to do. They were wondering if they should advance towards the Imperial Capital, or return to the Kingdom.
“Isn’t it better if we return to the Kingdom?”
“No, there’s a chance that the devils might head towards Kingdom, so it’s dangerous for us to leave. Is it not better to temporarily lend the Empire a hand in subjugating the demons and devils?”
“However, would the Empire willingly accept our help?”
“As expected, they won’t easily accept it?”
“I don’t know the answer to that. After they have subdued the demons, there’s a chance that they’ll return.”
“There’s also that possibility…”
Although they hurriedly conducted a meeting, they were unable to make any progress. And so, the decision was left for Dominic to make.
“It is dangerous to neglect devils. It is absolutely necessary to subdue them now. But there’s also a possibility that the Empire will not accept our help. Also, we are at the rear of the Imperial army; we first need to ascertain the status of the war. If the Imperial army is able to subdue the demons and devils as soon as possible, we will not help, but if they are having problems, we will help. I think this is the limit under the present situation, what do you guys think?”
“Isn’t it fine like that? Even I wouldn’t want to put more effort than needed.”
“Well then, let’s head towards the Imperial Capital…”
“Th-there’s trouble! There’s a large amount of demons heading this way!!”
“What did you say!? Devils? Are there any devils!?”
“N-not yet! We have not confirmed any sightings of devils… However, the quantity is enormous!”
“What is the current breakdown!?”
“The majority of the demons are medium-sized and small-sized. There haven’t been any sightings of large-sized demons!”
“Then we can deal with it somehow… Notify the entire army! Immediately annihilate the demons! Once we have annihilated every single one, march towards the Imperial City!!”
“YES!!”
Thus, the Kingdom’s army started fighting against the demons in order to protect their citizens. Because most of the demons were medium-sized and small-sized, it took a considerable amount of time to annihilate them all.
However, they hardly took any damage. Some Soldiers suffered major injuries such as fractures and lacerations, but most of them only received minor injuries. However, after fighting against the Empire for three days and then battling against the demons, the battlefield was left impoverished. Everyone was also suffering from fatigue.
By the time they had annihilated all the demons, the day had already fallen.
“Dammit! With this, we won’t be able to march until dawn!”
“That’s about right. It’ll be too severe to lead the army during nighttime. In addition, we just finished fighting against that legion of demons. Fatigue is also substantial.”
“What’s with this situation! It is as if we’re being confined here!!”
“…Actually, it might be exactly as you say…”
Thus, the Kingdom’s arm was stuck fighting against demons, and they had to wait for daybreak in order to depart.
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