Episode 100. into the fire pit
“Hey! Isn’t your general manager hot? Take your helmet off, yes!”
Knights lined up in the charge ranks.
A ridicule flew at the Holy Knights Commander, Pellain, who wore iron armor and a helmet.
“Chief. Even if you don’t mind…”
“I know. Check the status of the children again.”
“Yes.”
But Pellin didn’t care at all and just let it go.
There was another circumstance where he couldn’t take off his helmet, so he had already prepared himself for this kind of ridicule.
Maybe the situation when the inside of the helmet was discovered…
‘Nope. That’s not going to happen.’
Fellin quickly shook his head, denying the possibility.
The resolution was finished, but that didn’t mean he was going to show the inside.
That wouldn’t happen.
No, I had to keep it from happening.
“Everyone! Prepare to charge!”
“Ready to charge!”
Commander-in-Chief’s order was issued.
Then, a response like thunder echoed in the meadow.
That voice must have been heard by the enemy camp waiting in the distance.
“We’re outnumbered! But in terms of quality, we are overpowering the enemy! Those inexperienced can run just looking at the back of the head in front of them! That’ll be enough!”
The commander-in-chief, the commander of the imperial knights, crossed the front of the ranks and encouraged the cavalry.
Clearly, the number of the suppression force was overwhelmingly insufficient compared to the rebel force.
However, most of the troops of the suppression force were knights or knights.
The rebels, on the other hand, are mostly prisoners from slaves.
There was no reason to lose the turn unless there was a special variable.
“Do not be afraid! Do not be afraid! The Imperial Knights are with you!”
Soon, 10 knights of the Holy Knights also wore helmets.
They are located at the very rear.
They were assigned because they had no practical experience.
“charge!”
little by little.
With the sound of horses’ hooves, the soil bounced in all directions.
Accelerating from the first row, the cavalry reaching the third row began to run at full speed toward the enemy camp.
The wide-spreading rows seemed to completely cover the horizon.
“I, damn it….”
Southern Republic Army camp.
Sweat was dripping down the necks of the soldiers who were standing there with spears.
The sound of hoofs of horses was getting closer and closer, and there was a vibration as if the stream was turning over.
An iron helmet that completely covers the face.
No emotion could be read from that face.
It was as if the war machines were charging, and I was enveloped in such an overwhelming feeling.
On the other hand, in the assault formation of the suppression force-
“Enemy cavalry appears from the right!”
“It also appeared on the left!”
The head of the commander-in-chief, who was running at the forefront, turned in a hurry.
On each side, enemy cavalry, which could easily exceed 1,000 men, was rushing at the right and left flanks.
Is it a trap?
But that didn’t matter at all.
Because they were light cavalry whose only armor was thin leather.
“Ignore! Keep charging!”
“Woah aa!!!”
It was impossible to become an opponent.
Since the order to ignore was given, there was no further hesitation.
The knights filled the plains with roaring roars.
Even the commander-in-chief felt like his ears were going to explode at the absurd volume and let out a sigh.
“I can’t! f*ck I can’t!”
“Hey! Come back, you bastard!”
The moment when the cavalry came right in front of you.
One of the prisoners, unable to overcome the pressure, threw a spear and ran away.
After that, there was nothing for you to do.
“Damn! This can’t be!”
“Aww! f*ck! Save me!”
Soldiers abandoned their spears and began to escape in droves.
The cavalry hadn’t even arrived, and the formation was already collapsing.
When the cavalry jumped over the low wooden barricade, there were no soldiers standing there.
There were only those who turned their backs and ran away.
“Enemy cavalry. Retreat.”
Enemy light cavalry units rushing towards the siege began to retreat.
Then there was nothing harsh anymore.
The only way to completely subdue this faction.
However, it was as if the battle had already ended.
There was no way to stop the knights from entering the camp.
It would have been better to deal with an enraged herd of elephants.
In less than 30 minutes, the rebel camp was completely subdued.
“How many prisoners are there, huh?”
The commander-in-chief sighed deeply as he passed in front of the bound and kneeling prisoners.
That number is about three thousand.
The number of enemies killed was less than 30 degrees.
On the other hand, the allies lost only 10 wounded.
Even then, most of them were injuries from horses.
It was a great victory.
The soldiers roared in the afterglow of victory.
“Why are you doing this, Commander?”
At that time, Pellin was looking over the barricade, a third castle several kilometers away.
Enemy light cavalry units retreating into the castle in the distance were dimly visible.
“Something strange. It’s too easy.”
“The other party was just a spearhead who had just been freed from slavery. It’s easy, of course.”
“no······”
But the movement of the light cavalry was strange.
The movement of entering the narrow gate was not enough to describe it in terms of order.
As if those thousands of cavalry were an organism, or like sand being sucked into a hole, they were moving without the slightest stagnation or gap.
It wasn’t usually a high level of training.
Why not use such elite cavalry as heavy cavalry…?
“Why?”
“I’ll have to talk to the commander-in-chief.”
They had a plan.
There was no other way to explain it.
Pellin quickly turned around and-
“············”.
After examining the eyes of the prisoners once, he turned to the commander-in-chief.
***
– This is a war report. The enemy’s movements are not serious. I don’t dare judge, but my opinion is…
A regular report arrived from the Holy Knights as usual today.
It seems that the rebels continue to be deliberately defeated.
It seems that the troops of the cavalry are still intact, and the untrained infantry are deliberately given as prisoners of war.
Thanks to this, the management of prisoners of war in the 4th castle has become a serious problem, etc….
Unlike the media, which is always in a festive mood, Pellain was voicing concerns.
I couldn’t help but admire the look.
In fact, it is true that Duke Lorraine is losing on purpose.
The rebels were in a position where they could lose again and again due to their weight class.
However, the suppression forces could not tolerate even a single defeat.
As if there were no proper generals, the rebels can still win even if they lose in a row, make them vigilant, and gradually drown the suppression forces in a quagmire, and then destroy the suppression forces in one final battle.
“I’m going.”
Pellin, who had usually written so concisely, rarely spoke much.
what is worrisome
what are you worried about
This story was full of stories.
It seems that the suppression force will be greatly broken soon, so I decided that I should go.
It will be enough for me to go on a rampage for only one week, which is a vacation, and leave the charter down once.
“Where are you going?”
“Ah. I was talking about the Imperial Palace.”
“············”.
Still, I couldn’t go right away.
I have to go see Arya today.
I glanced around and saw Emilia trimming my clothes and starting to tie a tie around my neck.
“I go and check the letters. Aren’t you nervous about your brother? Are you meeting His Majesty Hwang Tae-son?”
“You’ve met him too. He’s a very absurd person.”
“A country comes and goes and disappears with a single word from him, whom my brother thinks is nonsense…”
Emilia was still wary of Arya.
If you’ve met him a few times, you’d know he’s a really easy-going idiot.
Of course, that was only a story when Arya had what she wanted.
“What. Why aren’t you wearing a maid outfit?”
Come to think of it, Emilia was wearing the plain clothes I bought yesterday.
Anytime I go out wearing a maid outfit, saying that I will dress appropriately during work.
It’s good that I’m a little less shy, but something was unfamiliar.
Because I’m doing this, I get the illusion that I’m living with a younger girl rather than an apprentice.
“Fufu. I’m tired.”
“I’m tired…?”
“Then let’s go. Heinkel?”
Emilia slammed the door open and changed her tone of voice.
It was the dry Emilia of the past.
This one is more comfortable for me…
“It’s okay to be comfortable with people when there’s no one around.”
“Okay. hehehe.”
I also liked the free-spirited Emilia better.
“Uh, Schlus!”
“Einz.”
As I was walking through the grounds, I ran into Einz.
Einz and Einz are carrying books like a mountain.
Even though the midterm exams were just over, the enthusiasm for study was great.
It was no joke to feel guilty because I thought that I had pressed down such a guy with tricks and abilities.
“Where are you going?”
“At the Imperial Palace. I had a chance to meet the Imperial Highness of the Crown Prince.”
“Ah! Are you going to clean it up now?”
“What? What?”
“It wasn’t about setting the date for the wedding ceremony…”
“no!”
The moment I opened my mouth, Emilia answered in a loud voice instead of behind me.
Einz looked at me and Emilia in turn, perhaps surprised, and just widened his eyes.
“Ah. That’s…. I’m sorry. I shouted….”
“It wasn’t. hahahahaha. I’m sorry. I misunderstood.”
“I’m glad you found out.”
Einz, scratching his head, didn’t look sorry for the misunderstanding at all.
It can be said that it was closer to the expression of who said that.
I had a fever, but I couldn’t help it.
First of all, I have no choice but to ask Arya to dispel the rumors.
“Are you wearing a sword now? Is this the end of the inspection?”
“It’s still a long way off. It’s just a thing in case something happens.”
“But why are you right? You weren’t right-handed?”
“The right hand is then reserved for that.”
“ah······.”
When he saw the palm of his right hand, Einz nodded as if he understood.
By the way, I knew that Einz would be digging for what the sword of light was, but surprisingly, it just passed.
It must have been something I had never seen before, so I thought I would be interested.
“Then good luck! I wish you all the best!”
“What is good fortune….”
Einz made fun of him to the end and went his own way.
sh*t. From now on, no matter who I meet on the way, I will not say that I am going to the Imperial Palace.
***
thud. thud.
A regular, loud footstep rang out.
All the uniformed soldiers were nervous and saluted towards one place.
The legend of the Imperial Army was there.
“Uh. Loyalty. You don’t check?”
“Well, you can just go.”
“Hey. Negh, do you like that, Carden?”
“Ah…! Please turn around and put your hands over your head!”
It goes away anyway.
Sergei licked his tongue and turned around.
The checkpoint was soon completed and Sergei was able to enter the military base.
No one stopped him from going straight to the corps commander’s office.
“It was noisy outside, so Sir Freud…”
“Damn! Roman! How much is this? Let’s hug!”
“············”.
Roman responded with a contemptuous look.
Embarrassed, Sergei closed his arms again, found a chair, dragged him, and sat down.
“Next time, even call me. The kids are amazing.”
“Hey, what’s surprising?”
“Can’t you see that. From their point of view, it’s like lightning in the dry sky.”
Roman pulled the curtain back.
The soldiers, who had hardened until before, were already wiping the clean floor two or three times.
“hahahaha. So what’s going on? You haven’t even attended military-related events for several years, but why did you come here? The person who didn’t attend the Magic Day event to avoid me.”
“············”.
At that question, Sergei’s expression seriously changed.
It was a famous story that Sergei cut ties with the Imperial Army after being discharged.
It was an expression of his firm will to maintain complete political neutrality and not to exert any indirect influence on the Imperial Army.
Then he suddenly visited the 3rd Corps.
He didn’t come in secret with a mask on, he was proud.
It had to be seen that there was some kind of political reason.
“Schlus Heinkel. You know?”
“I know. Isn’t he the guy who saved me on the Day of Magic?”
“That guy is not serious.”
“Isn’t unusual what it means to be excellent?”
“It’s not just outstanding. It’s kind of alien.”
“hahahahaha. Like me?”
“············”.
Despite Roman’s joke, Sergei didn’t even pretend to smile.
“I drew the sword of light from my hand.”
“···········?”
“It wasn’t magic, it wasn’t a mass of magic. It was the first time I’d seen anything like that.
“Isn’t that… a magic sword?”
“Magic sword? Oh no.”
it’s a magic sword
It was a sword in the legend that it usually sleeps in one’s hand, then swallows demon energy and appears after birth.
It’s a sword that appears in children’s fairy tales in the first place, and it’s hard to understand whether it even existed.
“It won’t be. Anyway, if it was the same as before, he would have hidden such a mysterious weapon. But lately, he’s been showing off his skills strangely enough.”
“What do you want to say?”
“He’s going to be purged sooner or later. Either by the emperor or by the demons. That’s for sure. Then he’ll definitely ask for your help. Using the debt you owe.”
“Are you saying don’t lend him a hand?”
“It’s the other way around. When that time comes, don’t hesitate to help.”
Sergei didn’t understand.
Didn’t I say that it was a purge of the emperor or demons?
So you’re going to die, so don’t hesitate to help?
“Are you telling me to go into the fire pit myself?”
“Yeah. There are things that can only be seen by jumping into the pit of fire.”
“Sir Freud….”
“Now you’re a professor.”
“Professor. You know something.”
“············”.
cunning guy.
Sergei kept his mouth shut.
Because there wasn’t much to say about it.