3 – Fortress Carraine
I’ve heard stories about the hero in the past.
The warriors of the past recorded in myths and legends.
All of them were warriors who overcame adversity, became strong when alone, and became strong when they had something to protect.
But…
You have to trust someone you can trust.
“Lulu. I’m going to Carraine right now. Can you take me?”
I know for sure. Enain is not that kind of warrior.
“Why…? Are you worried about E9?”
When I said this, Lulu’s expression, which had been lively from earlier, became a bit gloomy. And carefully asked me.
“No. To be honest, I don’t care what happens to him. He’s not even engaged anymore.”
Are you worried about Nine?
Not at all. Now, to my surprise, I have no interest in E-Nine.
It’s been a long time since I forgot all the lingering attachments to E9.
“But I’m a bit worried about the citizens of Carraine. They’ve been so nice to me.”
But I don’t know if there is still some lingering attachment to the warrior’s party.
It came out like this out of the blue, but I may have been a little caught up in a funny tenacity called a sense of mission.
What’s more, the people of Carraine are all very generous. On the day when such a city is destroyed, you will not be able to sleep on your feet.
“It’s not even a warrior’s party, so do I have to help?”
Lulu listens to me and puts on a sad face.
It seems that Lulu doesn’t want her to help. Well, because Lulu was the person with the least sense of duty in our warrior party.
“Uh. I’m thinking of helping you.”
Of course, there is nothing wrong with that. Because each person has their own values.
I just prioritize the value of helping.
“We’re not even a warriors’ party anymore, so helping… And helping like that would never end?”
Lulu asked me a question again.
It was a bit of a complaint, but to be honest, Lulu’s words were very correct.
I came out of the warriors party, but I’m going to help the warriors party again?
To take this situation as an example, it is like saying that there is a person who has left the company, but even after leaving the company, he will visit the company and help with work.
“I think so too. So I’m thinking of just doing this one last time and then giving up.”
Of course I know that, so I don’t intend to help for 1,000,000 years.
I’m not going to pay attention to what the warrior party does for the last time this time.
“Yes. If that’s the case…”
Lulu agreed with me as if she couldn’t do anything about it.
“Let’s go now.”
I hurriedly stuffed the duck meat into my mouth and swallowed the beer.
After emptying the plates and glasses, Lulu and I went out of the store.
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City Carraine.
As it is the most important place as the military hub of the empire against the Demon King’s army, it is a place where a large number of troops are concentrated.
And in the operation room in the center of the carlane, there is one person in charge of the carlane’s defense.
General, Garald.
As an old man with gray hair and a long beard.
He is a skilled general who has been protecting Carraine for decades.
As always, he was in charge of defending Carraine here from the demon king’s army.
Befitting a talented general, there was no particular crisis in his general’s life.
Befitting its nickname of Iron Fortress, Carraine, this place has always been firmly guarded.
But now, the iron fortress, Carraine, was facing an unprecedented crisis.
“General, the southern wall is about to be breached.”
One of Garald’s subordinates rushed into the operation room with an urgent voice.
And with a serious expression, he reported the situation to Garald.
“What? What does that mean? The southern wall is about to be breached?”
And Garald couldn’t help but be surprised by those words.
It is possible for war to break through somewhere.
However, if it is the southern wall, the story is different.
“That’s ridiculous. Isn’t that the place the warriors party decided to protect?”
Because that was the place the warrior party originally planned to protect.
To think that the place the warrior party was supposed to protect is about to break through…
He asked his subordinate, wondering if he was mistaken.
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“Yes. I am, but…”
The answer was also consistent with his own thoughts.
“Damn it. If it breaks through, we’ll all be dead. Can you explain what the hell is going on?”
There are 4 castle gates in Carraine, and among them, the southern wall is one of the places where the Demon King’s army attacks the most.
Because the most important military facilities and supply depots are all there.
That’s why the warrior party decided to take care of it.
But it’s pierced? Garald had no choice but to show displeasure at the situation he did not understand.
“That’s… I came to see the situation. There is no warrior party on the southern wall…”
And when I heard the whole story, it was even more shocking.
“What?”
There is no party of warriors to protect the southern gate…
What the hell is this situation?
This was impossible.
“Are there any remaining troops to go to the southern wall to support?”
“That… Except for a few units… None.”
“Damn… sh*t…!”
The warrior party is the most important force.
Of course, there was no power that could replace him.
At this absurd situation, Gerald took out his anger by banging the desk.
“Hey guys. Find the hero right now and bring him to me.”
“Yes. I understand, General.”
But now was the time to cool off the anger for a moment.
He was in charge of this fort. The person in charge was so angry that he couldn’t do anything wrong.
So Garald calmed his mind and figured out what to do right now. That’s just looking for a warrior.
“Garald…? General…?”
And after a while, the hero came to Garald’s operation room.
A girl with pretty blonde hair and rare armor and swords. Garald knows her.
It was the hero Enine.
“Ohh…! Hero. I was looking for it just now.”
As soon as Garald saw the hero, he couldn’t help but express his joy.
In this critical situation, the only thing that can save this situation is the hero, and the hero is right in front of you.
I looked at her with her happy face as if everything was settled for her.
“The southern wall is being breached now. Go quickly and stop the Demon King’s army. Please.”
Then, as if she was in a hurry, she reported the current situation to the hero.
Now that the situation is serious, the hero had to save the southern wall immediately.
“Ah…Yes. I see…”
However, in the expression of the hero E9, there was only a confused expression. She said yes, but she didn’t move at all.
“Hey… Aren’t you going to fight, warrior?
Garald waited a moment, expressing his doubts. But even after a few minutes, she didn’t think of leaving this place.
So Garald had no choice but to ask. Why don’t you go to fight?
Once again, the current situation is very serious. If the hero does not fight in such a situation, the worst may happen.
“We have to fight… We have to fight.”
Even so, the hero didn’t seem to have any intention of fighting. They say they fight, but she doesn’t seem to want to move at all.
“Then why aren’t you moving?”
At such an appearance, Garald expressed disapproval. Garald had seen her before.
It was a soldier who wanted to run away ahead of battle and a helpless soldier who wanted to live.
“The hero has to save us. At this rate, we’re all going to die.”
And… Garald couldn’t help but be dumbfounded because he saw that kind of figure in a hero called the Hero.
I never thought to see a weak soldier in the world’s strongest warrior who was supposed to protect people.
“That’s it, general… I’m still in the process of waking up…”
And as if to answer such words, she heard the word awakening from the hero.
“Awakening? What is awakening?”
Garald questioned Enine again.
I asked the hero in front of me what the awakening was.
“There’s a little bit of that…”
The warrior in front of me didn’t seem to want to tell me the details.
“I don’t know what awakening is, but you’re saying that the hero is before awakening.”
But that wasn’t the point.
Now Garald couldn’t help but understand the situation trembling with anxiety.
“So does that mean you can’t fight?”
I don’t know what that awakening is, but isn’t it possible that a hero before awakening is useless?
Such an uneasy thought popped into his head like a question.
“Yes…”
And E9, the hero in front of him, affirmed this.
“But then what can the hero before awakening do?”
Garald didn’t understand what he was being told by a man who said he was a hero, but he continued to ask questions.
He couldn’t understand, but he was the commander who had to lead the war. He had to somehow resolve this situation.
So he asked the warrior what he could do.
“Hmm… If it’s cheering… It might be possible…”
Cheer?
And then I heard something absurd from the stooping warrior.
“Hero!!! I’m not kidding right now. All of our innocent soldiers are going to die now!!!”
Did you not understand the situation right now?
And seeing that, Garald finally exploded.
What the hell are you doing right now?
Cheering in war?
Do you think war is a joke?
Whether he was talking to a hero or a ignorant child… He was feeling extremely frustrated right now.
“Please help the southern gate now.”
War is no joke. It is a battle that bears such a terrible disaster that everyone dies if it is not protected.
From the point of view of a general who has been on the battlefield for decades, there is nothing more terrifying than losing a war.
But… Does that make sense for the attitude of a person called a warrior ahead of such a war?
“If you don’t, you’ll be in real trouble.”
This was not the hero Garald had envisioned.
He was full of disappointment, but still, only the hero could solve the situation.
He begged the hero to solve this problem with an expression almost as if he was about to cry.
“Yes… Somehow… I’ll try.”
And finally the warrior’s feet moved.
However, that was not the look of a trustworthy warrior.