56 – Scar-10
The fight continued.
The movement of the Orc Lord was noticeably dull, and I was so focused that I did not allow additional blows.
But the wire continued to be pushed back. Just because I was being held, the war situation continued to deteriorate.
If you keep fighting, you will win. However, it is a pointless victory. Everyone behind me will die, and I’ll be left alone to run or fall with them.
The arrows supporting me were dwindling. I had no desire to resent Nerwen. It wasn’t me who needed her arrows right now, it was where the soldiers were fighting against the orcs.
“uh?”
The moment I gave up like that, I heard a slightly disparate sound.
Between the shouts of the orcs and the screams of the humans, the light sound of horses’ hooves could be heard, even if it was a small vibration.
Soldiers shout. Before long, I was able to pinpoint the source of the roar.
A white horse in armor appeared first. And above that, an all-too-familiar face was waiting for me.
“Warrior…”
If he hadn’t been exhausted enough, he might have attacked her in a fit of rage.
But now wasn’t the time to be thinking like that. Rather, it was fortunate.
It was just that the number of Orcs was excessive, and if reinforcements came from the capital, there was a chance.
Up until now, the reason Orcs had been superior was simply because there were a lot of them, and there wasn’t an absolute gap between them.
Then, the group of knights she led rushed towards me and charged at the orc group.
“Waaa!!!”
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“Where are you going?”
Upon seeing Eleanor taking out the armor, the knights could not hide their embarrassment.
The fact that she was holding white armor that had been broken and repaired several times over countless battlefields meant that there was going to be a fight.
Not only was it not armor that could be used for simple sparring or demonstrations, and she was carrying a sword, helmet, and lance, and anyone could see that she was going to the battlefield.
However, she did not call the knights.
“It’s a personal thing.”
For those who had only seen her confident appearance, they couldn’t help but be taken aback by her changed attitude.
Eleanor, who had recently been embroiled in controversy and looked downcast, but at least from the moment she wore that armor and held the sword, I thought that she would return to being a cool-headed and solid knight.
“It’s just doing what needs to be done.”
“Leave us here?”
The knights, who were split in half, would not follow her orders like before.
If she moved with the emperor, she would eventually give her allegiance again, but there was no doubt that she had no intention of sacrificing her life for her personal instructions like before.
But half of them still believed in her. Half of them followed her as blindly as before.
“Guys, get your horses ready!”
“…Not an officially sanctioned action.”
Even for Eleanor, this act was a form of escape.
While at the hero’s party, she was the one who treated him harshly.
This was just a struggle to minimize the damage at all costs.
“Did you hear? Everyone get ready! It’s a fight! I’m getting tired of just being still!”
Eleanor bit her lip.
It was the first time he had seen with his own eyes that there were people who followed her, not loyalty, a cause, or justice.
And, she didn’t deserve it.
“There is no need to follow. If you really want to follow, tell only those who will come. There is a possibility that you will be punished.”
However, her words were unheard by the knights who followed her.
“Who is the person who put the mercenary brawler into the Knights? Should he forget his grace and use it?”
“Take that place more seriously.”
it’s her mistake She was the one who fell into the illusion that she was a hero while borrowing the power of the hero that belonged to him, and she was the one who blamed him for not being able to complete it while entrusting him with excessive duties.
“I can’t bring you guys into my judgment.”
But, raising her head, Eleanor had no choice but to realize. It was impossible to stop their actions.
“Anyway, only those who want to come follow.”
Leaving behind a stab of guilt, she rode off with some of the Templars.
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He was fighting the Orc Lord evenly with his sword in his hand.
He was holding a holy sword that couldn’t even radiate sword energy, and while surrounded by orcs, he raised his sword and fought against it.
However, don’t be swayed by that look.
Eleanor shouted at him, determined.
“I will fight from here on! You did well, Enerel!”
“What are you talking about!”
He slashed the Oak Lord’s greatsword and glared at Eleanor with an absurd face.
“Didn’t he come as a reinforcement? I’ll hold on to this guy, so focus on the fight!”
It was reasonable. If Eleanor had enough soldiers behind her, if her goal was to win this battle, then she was right.
Eleanor hesitated for a moment.
The country she was trying to protect is as ugly as this. This world, which was protected by sacrificing Enerel, is so selfish.
The woman who forced him to sacrifice was too weak. It was embarrassing to admit all of that.
However, there was no time. she had to admit
“No. There are no reinforcements! We are all here!”
“…what?”
“I’m not here to win this battle…”
If the hero’s power had remained in her, there would not have been a need for such worries.
At least, if he was in good shape, he would have risked his life to fight to protect the citizens.
However, she had nothing left.
“I came to get you, at least you, out of this battlefield!”
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I realized that the situation was worse than I thought.
First of all, the number of articles is small. Of course, if it were her knights, there would be only strong people who couldn’t be judged by numbers, but killing an orc with one sword was no different.
The armor of the knights and the majesty of the large horses were enormous, but their number was less than twenty.
And, the hero was swaying too much.
No matter how hurriedly she rode a horse, she was not the kind of woman who would be out of breath just by horseback riding.
It is awkward. Not soft. Even a slight glance at her while fighting the Orc Lord was enough to notice that she was strange.
“There are people behind you!”
“You are not responsible. The one who is responsible is me.”
She got off her horse and joined the attack in an instant.
“Wow…”
Oak Road was burning with fighting spirit as if he was not tired, but Eleanor was different from other miscreants.
Her sharp sword made a small wound on the orc’s thigh.
“Your body doesn’t seem normal.”
“It’s bearable. And, if you can bear it a little longer, that’s enough.”
“In the first place, there are no reinforcements? A monster like that came out near the capital?”
“His Majesty’s authority has weakened. If we do not deploy the minimum number of troops in the capital, we will not be able to deal with any situation that arises. All of the wounds of the SS have not been healed…”
In the end, is it because of me again?
I thought that this might happen, so I didn’t regain the power I gave her until the very end.
When you need power at a really important moment, she will be able to use this power better than me.
“It’s my fault. If I had made the right decision, if I had been a little more kind to you, if I hadn’t forced you to shoulder a responsibility that you shouldn’t have, this wouldn’t have happened.”
“Then get out of here. I’m going to kill that guy myself.”
“You can do that. But then, you’ll be caught up in the waves of orcs and die. You have no obligation to serve the Empire… but the possibility that you might ever think of that is more important than my worthless life.” .”
With her addition, I have a little more leeway. Since one person was added to attract the attention of the Orc Lord, the number of effective hits also increased. But it took more time to kill that monster.
“why!”
“The protection that a warrior’s lineage will receive when ascending to the throne is, above all, an important blessing to the empire.”
Her expression slowly hardened. The delusion and remorse that remained until just now disappeared, and chivalry took its place.
“If you ever intend to do that, marry another woman from the imperial family and have children. No, you don’t even need to get married. Just having fun is enough.”
“If you can afford to spit out your fantasies, focus on that monster!”
“Not a strange woman like me, but a beautiful and compliant woman.”
I wanted to shout to stop talking nonsense, but the Orc Lord was looking at me. A huge sword strike tore through the place where I was.
“What?”
And from behind me, slender arms pulled me. It smelled familiar.
As if I had stolen a knight’s horse, a silver-haired maid pulled me back.
“What, it’s dangerous!”
“The princess is right. We have to run away first!”
Eleanor looked this way and put on a slightly emotional expression.
“And, whether or not you intend to do my favor. Someday…”
I shook off the maid’s arm. The horse jumped nervously, but did not run away.
“Be sure to go back.”
Holding the sword again, she charged at the Orc Lord.