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Together with Setsuna and co, we started taking action. Everyone had concealed their appearance with a robe.
Eve who is taking refuge in the bas.e.m.e.nt I previously made by manipulating the ground with alchemy is a genuine demon, and Setsuna is a demi-human, so I don"t think they will differentiate between them. The danger of them being attacked is high.
What was beyond my expectations is that they attacked us first thing in the morning. I thought it would be a bit later, so thanks to that, the poison I prepared in their wine hasn"t circulated yet. I properly confirmed that they drank the poisoned wine, but we need to buy time. At the very least, attacking princess Norn will have to wait until after the drug circulates, weakening the kingdom troops and having directly fight the demons.
The worst case scenario would be if this town"s feudal lord follows the Dioral Kingdom"s side. To just save the humans, it"s conceivable that they might sell the demons. If that happens, this entire town will present the demons to them and the rivalry will only last for an instant.
As expected of the woman I had regarded as the most dangerous. From just the speech she made before the start of the war, she created this kind of situation.
"No~w, I wonder what will happen." (Kearuga)
There is no way of looking outside while we"re in the bas.e.m.e.nt, so I"ll be killing time for a while.
"Kearuga-sama, what do you think is happening outside?: (Setsuna)
Setsuna asks me a question.
"The demons are probably calling for their monsters and are resisting to the bitter end, but I think it will be quite a disadvantageous battle." (Kearuga)
With this fighting power, even if they are winning, the other party is a regular army. Each and every one of them are strong, and because they are working in a coordinated fas.h.i.+on, their power is further increased. On the other hand, the demons are not coordinated and are moving however they want. Each one gets crushed in the end.
It seems there is a standing army even in Buranikka, but apparently most of their members are humans. The question is whether or not they have the guts to oppose the Dioral Kingdom.
… They probably don"t. A considerable amount of resolution is needed to fight another human, much less if the other person is a lovely princess Norn who is treated like a hero.
Above all, if they abandon the demons and don"t do anything, they can live. They probably can"t fight, and even if they did, their morale is at the lowest right now. I want to do something but… Okay, I thought of something good. If the other side is using a princess, then we will also use a princess. Princess Norn"s plan could be called flawless, so I have no choice but to use a piece that"s out of her expectations to destroy it.
"Freya, I need to talk to you for a bit." (Kearuga)
"What is it, Kearuga-sama?" (Freya)
"I want you to give everyone a little bit of courage." (Kearuga)
Now, to buy time until the drug circulates, let"s carry out a secret plan. It"s a bit dangerous, but this is a time to take the risk.
~Inside princess Norn"s dedicated carriage~
"Give me a report." (Norn)
Princess Norn is asking her subordinate about the progress of the battle.
"Yes, although the resistance from the demons and monsters is intense, we are doing well crus.h.i.+ng them."
"I see, then what about the feudal lord"s response?" (Norn)
"We still have not received an answer."
"He is unexpectedly persistent. Even though we told him that we would entrust the town on the other side of the gate to him if they surrendered. Does he love those dirty demons that much?" (Norn)
Princess Norn uninterestedly sighs. After the outcome of this war, the moment she speaks… no, it was decided before the battle. From princess Norn"s opinion, starting a war that isn"t certain of your victory is sheer stupidity. You have to prepare the conditions for a certain victory and settle your victory before the war. That is a strategist"s job.
"Well, it is fine. After all, it will end soon anyways. He looked like an useful man, but there are plenty of replacements too." (Norn)
Once she silences the noisy demons, she can immediately dispose of the remnants. Buranikka"s feudal lord"s family will also be purged for protecting the demons. She"s teaching them what it means to defy the Dioral Kingdom.
"However, princess Norn. There is something that bothers me."
"What is it?" (Norn)
"There are an unusually large amount of soldiers that have a bad physical condition."
"Can they fight?" (Norn)
"Yes, there are no difficulties when fighting."
"In that case, it is fine. At best, this will end in one day anyway. Make sure to let them rest once the battle has finished." (Norn)
Saying that after losing her interest, Norn tilts her gla.s.s. Juice had been poured inside.
She can"t drink alcohol. The Dioral Kingdom allows alcohol for twelve year olds and older, but princess Norn hates the bitterness of alcohol. That was what saved her.
Unlike the adults, if a little girl like her drank poisoned wine, by now she would be unsightly throwing up various things.
To her side,【Hawk Eye】is standing close to her. Since the weapon, a princess"s speech is needed, princess Norn has come out to the foremost line. However, she should normally be waiting in the rear. To reduce the anxiety of being protected, she deployed【Hawk Eye】, who is worthy of being called the strongest.
The hero of the【Sword】should originally be here as well, but she was disposed of by someone. Princess Norn judged that she was probably caught by a honeytrap.
The hero of the【Sword"s】fighting strength surpa.s.ses the sword saint and is an out of the norm existence. There"s no way she could lose a head on fight. She has a weakness though, which is that she is mad for l.u.s.t. If that is used against her, she might even be killed. a.s.suming that, she obtained information that she became engrossed with one girl and brought her to the bed. Princess Norn inferred that there"s an eighty to ninety percent chance that she was killed by that woman. And that is correct.
"All that is left is a matter of time. … Well, it seems like I don"t have any work left. I wonder how I should distract myself from this boredom." (Norn)
Even though she is in the middle of a war, she doesn"t feel fear nor anxiety. That is also one of her talents.
Princess Norn is yawning. However, the next moment after she opens her eyes, she stands up. She heard a voice. It"s the voice of the girl she hates yet loves, looks down on and yet secretly admires.
There was no way she could meet her in this kind of place. It"s voice that shouldn"t possibly be here. That voice is the first princess, Flare"s voice.
"Elder sister, why are you here?" (Norn)
Princess Norn opens her eyes widely, opened the window and looks outside. When she does, princess Flare"s face is reproduced in the sky with wind magic.
~At the slum quarters~
"Well then, it"s about time to commence. Have you properly prepared, Freya?" (Kearuga)
"Yes, of course!" (Freya)
For a princess, we counter it with another princess. Like how they stole this town"s knights" hearts, we will also steal the Dioral Kingdom"s knights" hearts.
Freya and I are climbing up a certain deserted house"s ceiling. And then, using my【Wind】magic, I project Freya"s figure in the sky and enlarge it. Not only that, I also increase the volume of Freya"s voice, so that it can be heard from far away.
This is a magic that only I can use. The control is too sensitive,By setting up my possessable abilities to specialize in【Wind】magic and using【Transformation Heal】to change my status into one that specializes in magic, I can finally implement it.
Flare who is being projected in the sky is making sad seeming eyes. As I thought, beautiful girls from the royalty are picture perfect. It"s understandable that she would be revered as a saint. Princess Norn also has charisma, but Freya… princess Flare goes beyond that. Everyone in the battlefield raise their eyes to the sky with dumbfounded faces. Flare opens her mouth.
"Everyone, please listen. I am the Dioral Kingdom"s first princess, the hero of【Magic】. Flare Archgrande Dioral." (Freya)
It"s a beautiful voice. I"m spellbound from just listening to it. Her insides are s.h.i.+t, but I can only think that princess Flare"s voice is loved by the G.o.d.
"With a certain objective, I have been spending time in this town. Everyday, I believed that humans and demons can coexist. In this town, humans and demons were happily living together. Without any kind of ruling or brainwas.h.i.+ng, they are just living together." (Freya)
The Dioral Kingdom soldiers and knights look at each other"s faces. They are perplexed from hearing a story that"s different to what they heard.
"Despite this, why would you do such cruel things? The demons of this town are not enemies. I do not intend on saying that all demons are good people. There are also bad people. However, that is the same with humans. The demons here are demons that can properly talk together. Therefore, please do not shed any more pointless blood. This is not a holy war; it is just pillaging and slaughter. The proud, Dioral Kingdom"s holy lance chivalric order. Stop soiling that spear, and that pride with innocent people"s blood." (Freya)
With seemingly sad eyes, princess Flare smiles. If they are a man, they would definitely sacrifice anything and everything to make her smile.
"This town is a miracle-like town. It taught me about talking together with demons and spending time with them together. I can"t lose that treasure to prejudice. Please, stop the fighting. In the first place, what difference is there to humans and demons?" (Freya)
Princess Flare"s words are filled with power.
"I happily ate food and drank alcohol together with demons at a tavern. For demons or humans, delicious things are delicious. If it is enjoyable, they laugh. Everyone is the same. One day, a very big meat pie was served in a shop. The humans and the demons cut up the big pie and ate it, smiling while talking about how delicious it was." (Freya)
That meat pie was delicious. Somebody laughed at the abrupt everyday story. (TL Note: Not quite sure with the second sentence. 唐突な日常の話に誰かが薬と笑った。)
"However, isn"t it sad to kill someone just because their appearance is a bit different? Let us awaken our eyes. Let us spread this town"s treasure to the world. Even in other towns, people and demons eat meat pies together and smile while talking about how delicious it is. That is the kind of world I wish for." (Freya)
A greater effect than I expected started appearing. There is a strange power behind princess Flare"s speech who possesses overwhelming charisma. The knights and soldiers start dropping their swords. Among them, there were some that were deeply moved and started crying.
"I will repeat myself one last time. They are just neighbours we can happily talk with that have a slightly different appearance. Please properly look straight at them. Are they really enemies that should be killed? Proud knights, I believe in you." (Freya)
Like that, princess Flare"s speech ended. I cancel the【Wind】magic.
Fuu, I"m tired. This magic is unreasonably tiring. Right now, if we are challenged to a close combat fight, we would just be small fry, so I change my abilities and status back to normal. Alright, now we"re fine. While I"m at it, I change princess Flare"s appearance to Freya.
"How was it, Kearuga-sama?" (Freya)
"It was perfect. It was a good speech." (Kearuga)
After all, even I, who wrote the ma.n.u.script, unintentionally became teary. Even this ma.n.u.script that I halfheartedly made while picking my nose became completely different the moment princess Flare said it, so it"s mysterious. It"s as if she"s an actual saint.
"Since this time"s one was the same as my inner thoughts, it was easier." (Freya)
What, did, you, say. Although she has become Freya, you"re saying that princess Flare who had such a rotten nature thought that way. That"s surprising. I guess environments change people.
"I see. That"s good. Thanks to Freya, the course of events changed." (Kearuga)
The Dioral Kingdom"s knights" movements became remarkably bad and the morale of this town"s residents. .h.i.t the climax. The humans in Buranikka that were going to sell out the demons also lined up next to the demons and fought. Seeing the sight of demons and humans fighting together against others confused the knights and became quite interesting.
"Finally." (Kearuga)
Finally, the poison I prepared in the wine had started circulating. While holding down their stomachs, the knights make pale faces.
People who are leaking diarrhea from their pants start appearing. From here, it will keep growing worse. By the time I noticed it, the whole town began a free-for-all fight.
The Dioral Kingdom troops went from being in an advantageous situation to equivalent. No, it seems Buranikka is pus.h.i.+ng them down. Well, if we"re commencing anything, it should be here.
I"ll abduct princess Norn who nonchalantly came to the battlefield. We~ll, I"ll be able to eat a delicious sister donburi. From just their appearance, they are the most beautiful sisters in the world. When I"m eating the sister donburi, I"ll change Freya"s face back to Flare, since it seems I"ll be able to enjoy myself more that way. What kind of reaction will princess Norn make after seeing Flare be violated in front of her eyes? Her elder sister is disordered by obscenity, so the sight of her begging a man might traumatize her.
Broadly grinning, Freya and I secretly go out of the building.
"She"s smart, but she"s still too naive." (Kearuga)
Princess Norn, your strategy was perfect. However, she can"t just forgets that I"m here. I"ll make her regret that oversight until she dies.
Author"s Note: Thanks for always supporting me, I am happy when I receive bookmarks and ratings! Also, the reservations for volume one have started on amazon by Kadokawa Sneakers! It"s packed with plenty of erotic scenes and rape that I can"t write on Narou. (TL Note: Narou is the website the raws are on.)