199 – Shaking Outside (1)
There was a great event in the capture of the outer castle of Raseu Castle, but the atmosphere within the friendly forces did not ease.
“Captain, even if I go to fight tomorrow, I’ll let you have a drink. Stopping drinking, isn’t this too much?”
Guy Otto said that and pretended to shake his hand.
“If I continue like this, I will die from not being able to drink.”
“People don’t die if they don’t drink. “Why is this punishment so severe?”
“No, honestly, didn’t we have a hard time eating Watchtower today? And thanks to that, we were able to occupy the outer castle. “If we hadn’t made the feat of destroying the watchtower on the first day of the battle, wouldn’t we have had a hard time trying to conquer the outer castle for two months?”
The watchtower was breached in just one day, so even if something like today had not happened, it would not have taken that long to capture the outer castle.
Probably, they would have conquered the outer castle here in about 15 days, and they would have almost succeeded in capturing the castle within a month.
However, responding to these complaints by saying only the truth in a strict, solemn, and serious mode would be an act of ill-reading the mood.
“Aren’t your Majesty and Count Dion unaware of that?”
“……”
“And take a good look at your surroundings.”
Barcelona abandoned the outer castle and at the same time abandoned the people inside the castle.
It is not an incomprehensible measure.
The inner castle is too small to accommodate only soldiers, knights, nobles, and the families of important people, so it is reasonable to abandon the people in the outer castle in order to protect the inner castle.
‘It’s something that human trash would do, but it’s effective.’
I quietly whispered into Otto’s ear.
“There may be an enemy spy here somewhere. Don’t you know that even if you are an Auror Master, one assassination blow will kill you in an instant?”
Humans who have awakened Auras can exert power beyond human limits when using Auras.
When an auror master like Baron Ainz was using an auror, he could use a punch with the power of an elephant trampling.
As an expert intermediate, I can fold a piece of paper in half by using Aura.
Thanks to my increased physical ability even when I wasn’t using my aura, I was able to run 100 meters in 7.8 Seconds.
But… If you get stabbed with a sword, you die, and if you drink poison, you get poisoned and die.
“Aside from that, are you trying to dig up information… uh, what the f*ck?”
I stopped talking because I saw a scene in front of me where a guy who seemed to be from another mercenary group was seducing a young woman by giving her money.
“There, lady. How are you doing tonight? Chapter 5 of the fairy tale.”
Normally, I wouldn’t have stopped or paid attention to whatever that bastard was doing.
If that guy is in a relationship with a village girl and her brother shows up and slaps her in the face, or if he hits her in the face and breaks her arm or leg, it’s none of my business…
Now that the Barcelo guys have retreated to the inner city and released a lot of spies…
It’s crazy how do you know if she’s a poor, hungry village girl, or if she’s a worn-out spy b*tch?
When the woman heard that, she smiled and lifted her chest slightly.
“5 Chapters of a fairy tale? “Awesome brother.”
With a single smile from the girl responding to the man’s temptation, the guy was hooked.
“Okay, I’ll give you the money later.”
“My house is over there, let’s go there, brother.”
I understand that mercenaries are crazy about women and alcohol, but in this situation, why are you trying to enjoy playing with women?
It’s so absurd, damn it.
When those two were about to disappear, I quickly ran over and grabbed their backs.
“You two, stop for a moment.”
Hearing those words, the mercenary and the woman they saw for the first time froze.
“Currently, prostitution and drinking are prohibited here as it is expected that the Barcelo guys have released a spy. “You don’t know that?”
At those words, the mercenary trembled and protested.
“Why are you making such an uproar when you’re not the leader of our mercenaries?”
The huge 63 Building will collapse in an instant if you start removing even a brick or a single rebar.
If there is a mercenary in our army who has developed a romantic relationship with a ‘woman who is a spy’, there is no real answer.
“Don’t you know military law? “I have no intention of punishing you here, but if this is reported, your mercenary leader will slit your head.”
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Hearing those words, the mercenary broke into a cold sweat.
“… Save me…”
If it had been one of our mercenaries, I would have dragged him away and beaten him half to death or cut off his head.
I’m not a noble person, but if I do something like that to someone else’s mercenary crew, I’ll be treated like a person with no morals.
“Now, where is the mercenary unit you belong to?”
“This is the Blue, Blue Beard mercenary unit!”
I handed him over to Otto.
“Tell the Bluebeard mercenaries straight what this bastard did, and you can just go in now. “I have to go this way to the military conference held by Count Dion.”
“Yes, Captain.”
Otto used his aura and struck him several times.
“You bastard, I’m holding back too!”
It was an action that involved a lot of personal feelings, but he was going to get his head hung on a pole soon anyway, so whatever.
After finishing each threshing, Otto carried his bastard on one shoulder and disappeared.
And the remaining woman was let go.
Looking at her legs shaking and not even trying to run away, I think she is not a spy, but rather an ordinary woman who tried to sell herself because she had no way to make a living.
‘If you kill an ordinary person without evidence, you will only be criticized.’
But you can’t just let them go without giving a proper warning, right?
“The woman over there.”
“Yes?”
She held the dagger to the woman’s neck and released an aura.
The woman collapsed on the spot.
“I’ll get over it this time, but the next time I get caught, I’ll end up like that.”
After saying that, I pointed to the place where the bodies of those who had been executed for causing trouble were already hanging, even though only one night had passed.
“Behave well and tell stories to those around you.”
After clicking my tongue, I looked around, and there were people looking at me with faces that looked like they hadn’t eaten blood in nearly 15 days.
Because the siege did not last long, the clothes were not worn or torn.
I felt sorry for the face that couldn’t even eat blood porridge, so I couldn’t help but think that I should give it something to eat.
But since that was not my area, I activated the eraser of useless thoughts in my head and erased them.
As he was walking, a child grabbed his sleeve and started begging.
“Mister mercenary, I’m hungry. “Please give me something to eat.”
It’s a risky move that could easily get you kicked if you meet a mercenary with a dirty personality, but it seems he’s gained courage after starving himself.
I would like to give you something, but if I do that, everyone around me will come running and beg me for food.
So, I politely pushed the child away so as not to hurt him and started to go my way.
“If I’m good at this, I can use it, right?”
**
When we went to the command center assigned to Count Dion, the mercenary captains and nobles already there did not look uniformly happy. I wondered if this was the command center that occupied the enemy’s outer castle today.
“f*ck, 40 kids were split up during today’s siege alone.”
“Whether it’s a white beard or a tuft of white fur, only those cubs are doing well.”
“Damn you, is it okay if I just do well on my own?”
I pretended not to hear that and sat quietly in my seat.
Those who spotted me quickly cleared their throats and turned their heads.
“Ahem, ahem.”
He was criticizing me because I was doing well, but I decided not to feel bad and just ignored him.
In that atmosphere, a mercenary leader spoke to me.
“Anyway, isn’t it really hard to not be able to drink on a day like today? “Even after accomplishing the feat of occupying the outer castle, you can’t even drink a drop of alcohol.”
As long as they don’t attack me directly, it would be polite to use honorifics to people of similar status and age.
“I also agree. “Honestly, I think I’m going crazy because I can’t even drink a drop of beer.”
“You too? I like it because it’s honest. In that sense, let’s get everyone out of the closet and then have a drink together. “I’ll buy it, so what do you think?”
“Okay, I’ll buy the snacks instead.”
“It’s hot, I like it.”
As we were chatting for a while, Count Dion came into the barracks with an irritated expression on his face.
If I say something wrong, I think I’ll be in quite a bit of trouble.
“It’s okay if you don’t have to say hello. “Everyone would like to rest a little, but there is no need for that.”
With those words, we got up from our seats and immediately sat down again.
“Your Majesty wanted to set out to capture the castle tonight, but I and other nobles stopped him, so he only succeeded.”
…… The emperor is so active that I think I’m going crazy.
“Instead, we have to control the 60,000 citizens within this castle. That’s why I can’t rest in peace.”
Everyone looked devastated, but couldn’t complain.
“Ha, on a day like today, I don’t feel like working either. So, I’ll just organize the bare minimum and end the meeting. The most important thing now is how to deal with civilians. “What does everyone think?”
The civilians in the castle are people who will become future subjects of the Montmartre Empire and are also potentially spies.
In addition, it is also a burden that eats up our army’s supplies until it takes over the inner city.
“Your Majesty says we should ration food to them, too. But I am skeptical about the issue of rationing food to them. It’s not like we don’t have enough food to eat.”
If food is distributed to the people in the castle, there is a risk of food shortage in the future.
“Everyone, please give your honest opinion. Let’s decide on this issue and then come up with a strategy for the future.”