Chapter 190

Uuggh

I sense some light hitting my face and wake up .

This place is probably the inside of a tent, where Ive been carried to after losing consciousness at the end of battle .

I touch here and there on my body and feel pain all over my face hurts the most in particular, plus there are bumps covering the surface .

I might be mistaken as some monster with all that swelling on my face .

Ah! Have you woken up!?

Celia, who was clinging to my leg, suddenly jerks her head up .

She must have been nursing me this entire time .

My head and face hurt . Was I beaten up that badly?

Yes your face looks really beat up . You were asleep for one whole day .

As I thought, I can tell my eyes are swollen just by touching it .

I have no time to worry about my face right now though .

What happened after that?

Celia answers as she wipes my face with a cool cloth .

The enemy King and Aegir-sama knocked each other out . The Aless army used that as a signal to retreat .

There should have been a blockade behind them though . If they turned around, they would have been defeated quickly .

Even if Im down, I cant imagine Leopolt missing his opportunity to strike .

Three soldiers carried the enemy King away while the others formed a wall of flesh to protect them They instantly broke through the detachment behind them and they retreated in a rain of arrows .

I see, and we couldnt chase after them .

Yes, after they broke through our squad, the ones who werent carrying the King stood their ground and fought, buying enough time for the enemy King to escape . They continued fighting until they all died

Alright . I get it .

I can easily picture the scene in my mind,

Knowing that musclehead didnt die makes me smile for some reason .

Of course I would want to kill him if he showed up in front of me, but it would be just a little sad if he was shot to death in some unknown place .

Um, what are you smiling about aah, you cant! You were hit in the head, so you have to lie down!

I break free from Celia as she tries to restrain me and then exit the tent .

The corpses have already been cleaned up from the battlefield and separated into ally and enemy .

On the enemy side there are 97 corpses, meaning all of them literally fought to the death .

Amongst the corpses, there was a group of three soldiers who died with their arms linked together, with arrows stabbing in various places on their bodies and their swords still tightly gripped in their hands, probably trying their hardest to block the path to their King .

How should we deal with them?

If we just leave the mountain of corpses as it is, they will surely be eaten by beasts or birds .

That would be a sad end to the heroic soldiers who fought to the death .

It will take some time to send the injured back home and reorganize our troops . Have those who arent busy bury them . And also, what was the name of this place again?

I think it should be the Togor Canyon .

Fumu, I see .

Our allies were roughed up quite a bit too .

I want to return as many of the fallen allies bodies to their families, but there are just too many of them .

The death count reached into the thousands . Nobody would believe this to be the damage done by a mere 100 soldiers

The soldiers confirming the lost articles mutter in amazement .

This kind of thing only happens when you think in simple terms .

After hearing that I woke up, Leopolt, Tristan, Myla, Luna, and everyoneno, Irijina is the only one raising her voice and trying to encourage the soldiers .

The damage is great but it isnt impossible for us to continue marching forward . The reorganization would be complete by evening, and we should be able to resume our advance tomorrow morning together with the sun rise .

As usual, Leopolt doesnt say anything to me to indicate his concerns for my health .

Uwaa your face looks horrible . Just like an orc oww! Stop it, please! Er, it ate more time than I thought so Atoroa has probably regrouped . A hasty march at this time is risky . We should send out scouts and advance carefully .

Tristan gets strangled immediately by Celia from behind as soon as he started being rude to me .

I see so we cant clean things up quickly .

The morale of the soldiers is lacking too . Letting the enemy King escape had a big effect

In addition to the morale, theres that lingering unease of what we would do if they dispatched several thousand Aless soldiers instead of the hundred .

Myla and Luna comment anxiously .

Several thousand Aless soldiers

The struggle we had against them this time was largely due to the terrain .

In a battle on the plains, we would be able to use horses so this kind of thing probably wouldnt happen .

Still, if thousands of those guys appeared what could be done?

More than anything, theyll be unbelievably heated1 .

They arent enemies I would want to fight in the summer .

This case with Aless, its an unnatural move when the surrounding Poleis have acknowledged the subjugation of Atoroa . I could understand if a Polis had an alliance with them, but I think its better to send an envoy just in case considering their extremely small number of forces .

Ill leave that to you . If I could avoid fighting with them in the future, I wouldnt have done all this .

Leopolt nods silently and takes his leave .

Well, the sortie was the next morning, was it? Then it will be one day from now

I reach out nearby and grab Lunas ass .

Ah

Luna bends her body in surprise as if trying to avoid the touch, but as she realizes the hand moving into her crotch, she relaxes and lifts her butt to make it easier for me to gain access .

Just when I was about to embrace her and slam the lust I built up from the fierce fighting against her .

You cant!

I was stopped by Celia .

You were punched in the head and remained unconscious for a whole day! You absolutely cant be fucking girls left and right .

Im fine, I dont feel the pain anymore .

Even if I say not to worry, Celia doesnt listen .

She clings to my right hand, desperately pleading for me to stop .

It really isnt good to rock your body too much after youve hit your head . Please, Aegir-sama listen to me . If anything happened to Aegir-sama, I- I- I wont be able to live anymore .

Now that tears are starting to flow out from her eyes, I cant just ignore her warnings .

This small girl always cares so much about my body .

Alright . Then Ill listen and go to bed today . But sleeping together is fine, right?

If its only that, then as much as you want!

Celia sneaks quietly to the floor where Im lying down and crawls beside me .

Luna, who lost her chance to get embraced by me, also crawls beside me on the other side .

Tristan, take care of the rest, kay?

After saying that, Myla also crawls toward my feet .

Pipi holds herself back from jumping on me and instead quietly grabs my leg .

Yes, yes Ill work seriously while the feudal lord-sama enjoys himself .

After confirming the lamenting Tristan has left the tent, the girls wriggle around like worms, taking off their shirts and underwear in a flash .

Umu, its a shame I cant embrace any of them, but being surrounded by naked women like this will definitely make my wound heal faster .

Mu-! Youre mean to leave me out! Let me sleep together with you too!

Irijina-san, you stink of sweat so go take a bath!

I always get all sweaty whenever I get embraced, do I not?

It stinks after a while! And Irijina-san has a strong body odor to begin with!

I fall back asleep as I listen to Celia and Irijina exchange words .

We depart the next morning, leaving behind a stone monument decorated with numerous swords at the exit of the Togor Canyon .

[Here lies the 97 brave men of Aless who fought in the battle of Togor]

A Little Later, City of Atoroa

All cannons, open fire .

Accompanying Leopolts emotionless voice are the roar of cannons, followed by the rising smoke and dust from the sturdy outer walls .

These walls around the city of Atoroa higher and thicker than the ones around Rafen didnt crumble instantly even from the cannons onslaught .

Even so, the gunpowder-propelled iron balls dug into the stone walls and created cracks in various places .

If we keep this up, itll eventually be destroyed . It doesnt look like the enemy intends to come out though .

Fumu, maybe itll be quicker if we shot flaming arrows into the city .

The present attacks on the city of Atoroa are only from the cannons angled practically in a straight horizontal line .

Catapults and flaming arrows are available options, but direct damage to the citizens is being avoided if at all possible .

Is Aless making a move?

The scouts have been dispatched but they havent reported any abnormalities .

Ever since the King ran back home, its been quiet .

Its nice when its quiet and all, but getting no response even after an envoy was sent doesnt make me happy .

If we can make Atoroa fall and defeat those Orthodox Magrado guys, they wont mess with us .

A messenger was sent to the surrounding Poleis as well, but they were also surprised with Alesss actions and have turned their eyes to the Council .

It looks like theyll be sending a messenger to confirm the situation immediately .

Perhaps that was an arbitrary decision made by the King .

I nod in response to Tristans comment .

Thats why he deliberately said he was taking a walk and took only 100 soldiers with him .

In that case, Gildress might be in bad standing .

It would be easier if he couldnt make a move .

Speaking of the devil, reports come in saying several human-shaped figures can be seen approaching from the direction of Aless .

Messengers?

After seeing their valor, naturally Leopolt couldnt let them enter the headquarters, so he led them to a place further away .

As expected, many bows were aimed and ready to be fired if necessary .

So, what do you want?

Because of yesterdays incident, we would like for you to come to the council of Aless to discuss further details .

Fumu, if the greatest decision-making body is the Council, then this will be the fastest way to settle things .

It will be dangerous, so I wonder who I should send as a messenger .

They said they would like to invite Lord Hardlett himself .

Haah! Are they fucking serious!?

Myla and Celia raise their voices .

I also dont want to head straight into the middle of the enemy who I just finished battling .

This isnt about being a coward or whatever .

There isnt a single element I can trust .

Of course, I answered as such, but-

Before Leopolt could finish his sentence, a familiar loud voice makes our ears ring .

Hardlett! In the name of the King of Aless, Gildress, I swear that there is nothing related to conspiracies and such!

There he is again!

Celia shouts out un