Chapter 441: 441

Aegir POV

Bwrwrwr Muu, bwrbwr .

Celia shakes her head, flinging the water droplets trickling down her bangs away .

However, the endlessly falling raindrops quickly soak the cute Celia from head to toe .

A downpour started immediately after the cannon battle the other day, equally drenching the enemy and ally alike .

It wasnt heavy enough to be considered a storm . And it didnt seem like it would continue forever .

Still, the intermittent wet weather that already lasted for three days thoroughly showered the bodies of every soldier and left puddles on the ground .

Why dont you put on your hood?

I suggest to Celia .

I cant worsen my field of view in front of the enemy . It would be bad if we got ambushed!

Celia retorts as she shakes her head again .

How cute, but if you catch a cold, your tumtum wont be feeling so good .

Wah, dont say something so weird!

I shift my attention from Celia, who turns her back to me with a soft hmp, to Myla .

Myla hastily removes the hood she was wearing . Why? Having it on is a smart thing to do .

Muu

Myla wipes the raindrops running along her face with her left hand .

That gesture coupled with her wet hair made her look extra gorgeous, contrasting the cute Celia, although I dont favor one over the other .

Somehow, my sexual cravings are being stirred .

I shift my gaze again, this time to Pipi .

This rain, Im sick of it .

Pipi is sitting beside Pochi, rubbing a brush against its scales dully .

Pochi growls in content and spreads its wings to shield Pipi from getting wet .

Such a touching scene disperses the rising lust within me .

Pochi stinks more from the rain . ah, theres mold on its scales .

Pochi whines sadly .

In any case, you cant avoid getting wet . Just hold your positions

I say as I shift my gaze to Tristan .

I agree with that notion .

Tristan isnt wearing a hood . No, he doesnt need to .

Hes sitting on a wooden bench with an opened cloth umbrella positioned over his head and squeezed under his armpit, all while drinking tea and reading a book .

If enough guards have been stationed, the others can rest in a better environ ow! Why am I being kicked!?

I switch over to Leopolt when I see Celia punish Tristan .

I happen to catch a glimpse of a ball of muscles bathing in the rain naked, but its probably my imagination .

That guy is also staring straight ahead without a hood on .

He isnt shaking like Celia and he isnt wiping his face like Myla either .

The way he looks with the rain dripping along his short hair and down his face like he doesnt care is

More than cold-hearted, its creepyalmost to the point of being idiotic .

When Leopolt heard me speak, only his eyeballs rolled in my direction .

His gaze was not directed at Trisnia, where the enemy was, or our allies being hit by the rain .

It was directed at an open spot in the air I assume its because he was gauging the severity of the rain .

Its still going .

Since the rain started, it has stopped five times in the span of ten hours and has continued for a total of 60 hours .

I dont know that much detail .

For this season isnt it rare?

Yes . The river coast region, including Trisnia, gets a certain amount of precipitation during the summer season . Depending on the year, there might be enough to cause a natural disaster such as a flood, however

It doesnt look like this is too much rain .

The current rainfall is not exactly a torrential downpour .

With that said, it must be raining harder near the water source around the mountain range, as the level of water in the river is gradually increasing

What hurts is that we cant use cannons .

The one area we have the enemy crushed in is the firepower of our cannons .

The gunpowder required to fire those cannons has become moist from the rain and water entering the barrels of the cannons makes it extremely dangerous for us to use .

If we have to fight with ballistae, catapults and close combat, well inevitably be at a disadvantage .

Theres also the problem of the walls . Its the reason for such a heated debate in the war council .

Erichs staff officers pulled out a map of the city and are still arguing over what to do .

I cant blame them for getting flustered, since the supposedly weak Trisnia walls repelled a battering ram .

Considering the six month period the city was occupied, its unthinkable for the entire wall to be rebuilt .

The shape is exactly the same, so it must be impossible .

Did they use magic?

I dont know any powerful magic that could be so convenient .

The walls are sturdy and the harbor is sealed tightly .

Currently, our only way through is the dwarven cannon, and even that is rendered unavailable due to the rain .

We have no other option except to revise our plan under the assumption that the walls are fortified .

I cant help smiling after the very typical Leopolt answer .

It doesnt matter if the enemy rapidly renovated their walls or whether they fortified the walls with an unknown magic or whether some kind of hidden power was unleashed . If the premise changes, then well just have to amend the condition and rethink our strategy . We can mull over the why and how after the fact .

We have a plan?

Leopolt nods slightly .

Then he points to our bored ally fleet, going back and forth .

The water in the river is rising . Let us draw in our fleet to a safe stream .

His suggestion was simply an evacuation plan for our fleet, unrelated to any kind of bold measure .

A Few Hours Later .

Put your back into it!

Do it perpendicular to the current! How can you expect to pull it when its diagonal!?

Ship after ship gets dragged from the large North Teries river to a smaller, nameless river .

Its difficult for a combat vessel to enter a small stream on its own, so soldiers tug on ropes hanging from the deck to transport the ships from one coast to another at a turtles pace .

Keep your oars shallow but quick . If you thrust it all the way to the bottom, theyll break!

Drop off any food or water . If the ships too heavy, the bilge will scrape against the ground!

While the rivers size is small, it is at the terminating point of the North Teries and it has extra water from the rain, so the width is at least several meters .

To begin with, this wouldnt work if not for the increased water level .

Hey why go through all this trouble? Wouldnt it better to let them wait in some cove for the water to rise? The enemy shouldnt have a capable fleet anymore .

How would I know? Im only doing it because I was told .

Eeeh well, are the ships going to be completely on standby until the rain stops? Is the rain that bad? I mean, the capital gets this kind of drizzle here and there .

Besides, its normal to get more rain next to a river . Even a river as small as this one has a levee . I dont think we need to be afraid of a light shower .

Soldiers carry out their orders without an ounce of satisfaction towards the reasoning behind them .

Moreover, the enemy yells provocatively at us .

Heey! Do Goldonian sailors take breaks when its raining?

So we can still play in the water a little longer?

Although our soldiers ignore the scornful remarks and continue their work, it doesnt help their morale .

By the way, Ivanna, the fleet commander, locked herself in the commanders quarters after protesting fiercely and hasnt shown her face since .

Sekrit similarly complained and let out a hmm before also locking herself in a room .

I feel like the reason she hasnt shown herself is not anger .

Is the demon Hardlett afraid of the water!? Makes sense, since he doesnt look like he can swim, hahahahaha!

hey, is there any meaning to this evacuation?

Im not asking because of their jeers, Im actually curious about this move .

Im definitely not getting affected by the enemys taunts .

Coward, only your appearance is imposing, huh? When the demon gets wet, his crotch shrivels up?

Shut up!

I reflexively pick up a rock at my foot and throw it into the city .

The rock arcs into the gray sky and disappears

Gyaa!

The head of one enemy soldier who poked his head above the wall to shout at us splits apart and falls down .

At the same time, the enemy and our allies start sporadically exchanging a few volleys of arrows .

I could care less about the enemys abuse . More importantly, why are we evacuating?

I bypass the silently staring Myla and question Leopolt .

He replies plainly with eyes Im not sure are open or closed .

Theres no meaning to it . I dont think the North Teries is in any danger of overflowing from this extent of rain . On the contrary, the risk is higher in a smaller and narrower river . Its an improbable choice especially when the enemy doesnt have any ships to threaten us with .

What?

Waah! I-its all messed up!

Out of frustration, I grabbed Celia and ruffled her hair .

Because her hair was wet, it became more of a mess than usual .

If we withdraw the fleet, the enemy will surely believe its safe to call the army from the recently reinforced west coast . It will be difficult for transport vessels to cross an overflowing river, however, having tens of thousands of elite troops in Trisnia will make it extremely difficult to conquer .

hey .

Aaaah its not going back to normal .

I set Celia aside after her hair resembles some mythical monster and pressure Leopolt .

So our actions are for the preservation of the fleet, an absolutely stupid plan .

Now, what should I do?

First and foremost, Ill steal away that girl named Nina .

Just then, a report came from an ally monitoring the river .

Enemy transport sighted on the west coast! They appear to be forcefully heading for Trisnia!

Saved in the nick of time .

One ship capsized one ship gave up and turned downstreamthree ships entered the Trisnia port! Another five ships are following!

Ally soldiers by the shore already attempt firing cannons, but the shots dont reach .

In the meantime, the gunpowder gets wet and a strange sound comes from the cannon before releasing fine dust and becoming inoperable .

Our fleet was being pulled into the small river with ropes, so we naturally couldnt pursue the enemy .

The enemy has the upper hand in everything .

Leopolt nods and drops his gaze from the enemies and allies to some old-looking documents .

Whats the meaning of this!?

Explain yourself!

The unsatisfied Myla and exploding Celia pounces toward Leopolt for answers one second later .

I hold back the two girls and mess up Mylas hair while Im at it, then sit beside Leopolt .

So, when will we have the advantage?

Midday tomorrow .

Fumu, thats surprisingly close .

What do we need?

The enemys contempt and a little bit of luck .

Then I wont do anything unnecessary .

If all goes well, can we settle it tomorrow?

Leopolt doesnt say anything .

Fine, Ill leave the rest to you . Im going to spend time with a woman .

After saying that, I stand up .

As I walk past Celia, who is desperately trying to fix her hair, and Myla, I see Leopolts stack of papers on his desk .

Old Map of Trisnia and its Surrounding Region, -year Heavy Flood, Trisnia Kingdoms River Network, How to Manipulate Idiot Lords

I chuckle to myself .

Heh looks like you have the general idea figured out . But this is going to end up ruining the city well, I guess its better than everything being engulfed by a sea of flames .

Tristan sighs after flipping quickly through one of the resource materials .

Ahn? How am I supposed to know what Leopolt wants to do?

Tristans eyes widen and he grumbles .

then why did you leave it to him? If you dont know his true intent, then isnt what Leopolt-san doing basically betrayal?

I guess you

I know that were going to fight it out tomorrow at noon . Besides that, I dont really need to understand every single process .

I would only get upset if that sour face explained each and every detail to me .

I want to sleep with a woman already, so Im leaving .

what an interesting relationship .

I brush off Tristans fascinated comment and get into a special wagon in the Transportation Corpsalso known as the prostitute wagon .

Alright, next if you have a distributed ticket, you get one shot, if youre paying out of your own pocket, consecutive rounds is OK wait, Hardlett-sama!?

Im shocked this is a place for soldiers to relieve themselves, hold on I mean, Ill gladly eh, youre giving me that much!?

If you give me this much, then Ill entertain any fetish wooah! Its huge! Youre kidding me!!

Im definitely going to break and not be able to continue doing business y-youre going to make me your mistress r-really? Youll also shoulder all of my debt? And youll look after the child?

go ahead then . Do it in one thrust higyuuuh!!

I look forward to what Leopolt will show me tomorrow while swinging my hips and gently stroking the head of the unconscious woman .