Chapter 212 - 210 Army Annihilated
Duchy of Walujava, Ducal Capital
Ten days have passed since the Navy departed.
"What is the meaning of there being no word yet? Could it be that they have lost?"
The Grand Duke had risen from his sickbed, fuming with rage.
Shoben was also concerned and sent a fast horse to the port town, but there was still no word.
However, the court nobles only say carefree things.
"Grand Duke! It will be fine! The Triple Alliance has been formed, and now Hazard Country and Kieff Country are also invading the Altmea Empire!"
"Exactly! Such a grand and rare strategy is unprecedented in history! If the Navy is struggling, it only means the enemy cannot deploy forces to land! They won't even dream of being attacked from three places simultaneously!"
Even the Grand Duke, who had been raging from his sickbed, showed signs of calming down at these words.
"Y-yes, that is true. What you say makes perfect sense!"
But it is the way of the world that things do not proceed according to calculation.
Hazard Country and Kieff Country had been at war until just recently.
"It cannot be helped. Since we have formed an alliance, we cannot avoid sending troops..."
The elite units remained deployed at their respective borders.
Therefore, the troops invading the Altmea Empire were mixed troops of all ages and genders. Furthermore, they had sent in people hired with money, such as criminals and ruffians.
Hazard Country sent 5,000 troops to Prince Richard's territory.
Kieff Country organized and sent 3,000 troops to Prince Vista's territory.
Each country, guided by the advance force they had sent, was being led to a place that looked like a simple fort.
"Ho! Doesn't it look sturdy for a quick build?"
"It's more impressive than expected! They're making this their base!"
What the soldiers of each country entered was... a splendid prison. Unaware that their meals contained sleeping drugs, they ate heartily, saying, "Delicious!", and fell into a deep sleep after being served alcohol.
By the next morning, everyone had been fitted with the [Collar of Subjugation].
The people were shocked upon waking.
"W-what is the meaning of this!?"
"You bastards! Did you betray us?"
No matter how much they made a fuss, it was no use.
Everyone met the fate of having to work as serfs or in mines.
Meanwhile, the army was making no progress at all.
"There's no road on a border that's been neglected for twenty years!"
"Where the hell are we supposed to go?"
Since diplomatic relations had ceased after the war twenty years ago, the roads had degenerated into animal trails.
With this war, there were no longer any roads that the combined force of 80,000—50,000 from the Ducal Army and 30,000 from the noble armies—could pass through.
They had been forced to mobilize all nearby villagers just to begin road construction. Furthermore, the army's food supplies were targeted by monsters and beasts. Heavy cannons became a burden and caused trouble.
"Road building and monster extermination... can we even fight a war like this?"
"If you keep complaining, you'll get yelled at from above! Let's just hurry up and help..."
"It's easy for those at the top... they can just complain. They're probably drinking alcohol with women right now, aren't they? Once this war is over, I'm going to work seriously. I'll go back to the countryside and do farming!"
The low-ranking soldiers were performing mountain searches and road maintenance every day.
Altmea Empire, Gran Territory
I used earth magic and spirit magic to newly reclaim farmland. To utilize the uninhabited island I obtained as a tourist destination, I am conducting resort development.
"Geez. Since you've become my brother-in-law! Embrace Rose as much as you want! There's no need to hold back! Rose is feeling it too, right? If she gets pregnant, the next Navy Admiral will be born! We'll take care of them at our place! Right, Rose? Wahahaha!"
"G-gee! You stupid Big Brother! You're getting ahead of yourself! Let's go, Shivans!"
Rose was completely hooked on sex.
Without hesitation, she was being embraced by me almost every day.
"I didn't know it could be this good!"
She thrust her buttocks high as she was being taken in doggy style.
She had become a woman who responded to all my demands.
"At first, I thought it was for the sake of that ship, but now I've learned the joy of being embraced! I want you to crave me even more!"
She sought me out greedily, as if devouring me.
When the waves were calm, Gran enjoyed the sea using a small boat.
"We'll market this under the name 'Resort Island'!"
Furthermore, he attracted tourists with phrases that made them think the setting for the [Prince's South Sea Island Love Story] was right here. Day after day, crowds of tourists poured in, and the inn converted from an enemy fort was being overwhelmed.
(He's quite the shrewd businessman!)
For Gran, he had finally managed to push his long-standing concern, his sister, onto me, and on top of that, he had obtained a massive ship, small boats, and even an uninhabited island. Moreover, he was able to obtain enemy soldiers and make them work as slaves. Gran might be the one who profited the most from this war.
The Emperor, returned to the capital, was busy.
He had been hearing about the situation in Hazard Country and Kieff Country from the Foreign Minister.
"As I thought, the alliance is only on the surface?"
"It seems so. At the proposal of the Duchy of Walujava, a demilitarized zone has been established at the border and both sides are withdrawing troops, but the elite units remain staring each other down. The ones they are sending in are likely not first-line soldiers."
Just as those words suggested, reports had come from Prince Richard and Prince Vista that they had captured only ruffians.
Next was the movement of Walujava's Army.
"The contents reported by pigeons day after day are unchanging. It seems they have no roads and are struggling to move forward due to monsters, wolves, and bears. By the time they reach our border, I expect they will be completely exhausted."
The Emperor gave a wry smile at the Minister of Internal Affairs' report.
"I hope they don't start saying they want to stop the war. It seems the enemy's advance will be slower than expected."
Everyone laughed along with the Emperor's words.
After the meeting ended, Klaus was called by the Emperor and headed to a separate room.
"It is I who am currently renovating the house next to yours, Klaus."
"W-why is that?"
"It's obvious. I shall make it Shivans' residence. Place Aqua, his concubines, and his lovers there! Aristo will be lonely when he passes, won't he?"
Klaus felt grateful for the Emperor's consideration, which suggested that while they would live apart in form, in reality, nothing would change by making it easy to visit.
"I love Windam. Personally speaking, he is close to a friend. Also, I wish to play in the pools of Water City Aqua with him again. I want to play Mahjong together too! Though he is an idiot! Wahahaha!"
Windam had fled, but to the Emperor, he was a lovable person.
"I do not know if he is alive or dead, but I believe he is alive! We shall certainly find him! And then, you, Klaus, and Windam shall have a lecture Mahjong session! Until Windam cries, understood? Is that clear, Klaus!"
Klaus felt grateful to the Emperor, who was laughing happily.
"Marino and I have been crying, saying we 'raised him wrong'... I feel somewhat saved by your words, Your Majesty..."
"The world says it is the blood defect. But we must make a world where even an idiot like that can be forgiven! I must repay Klaus, who pushed me up to become Emperor! Wahahaha!"
However, both Windam and his subordinates were still missing.
(The Emperor is forgiving too, Windam. Just where on earth are you and what are you doing?)
Klaus sighed, thinking that the saying "a parent's heart is unknown to the child" was well-spoken.
One week later.
The vanguard of Walujava's Army arrived at the basin.
"Is that the enemy's fort...?"
"It looks like it's worth the reputation of being an impregnable fortress!"
As the soldiers were looking up at the fort on the eastern mountain and talking, the General's Messenger arrived.
"The enemy is only 5,000 men. However, they may have placed ambushes in the surrounding mountains. The order is to divide up and search! Hurry!"
The soldiers of the advance force glared at the messenger.
"Even though we've been made to do mountain searches over and over..."
"That's not all! There's the road building too!"
"Even after coming here, mountain searches... I'm sick of it..."
But they eventually agreed that the messenger's words also had merit, and they ended up searching the mountains in all directions.
By evening, the rear guard arrived.
Soldiers scattered everywhere reported on the mountain searches.
"Southern mountains, nothing unusual!"
"Western area, only 2 wild boars. Tonight's a feast!"
"Northern area, nothing unusual! Not a single person was there!"
The General listened to the reports and wore a satisfied smile.
"It seems we were too vigilant. By now, they must be panicking and cowering in the fort upon seeing our 80,000 troops. Not a single person has even fired an arrow! Wahahaha!"
As the overconfident General laughed, the officers and nobles laughed along with him.
When the meal preparation was complete, the officers and nobles gathered, and the meeting began.
"To avoid friendly fire, wouldn't it be better to wait until the sun is up?"
When one noble said this, the General nodded.
"The problem is when to deploy the cannons. Should we line them up now to intimidate the enemy? But it would be troublesome if the enemy launched a night raid and captured or destroyed them. We went through the trouble of carrying them all this way, after all. I think it would be better to prepare in the early morning."
"I agree with the General's opinion!"
"I also think that would be better! Since we have kept them hidden until now!"
The reason they had come while cutting a path was because they had carried the heavy cannons. If they only had to bring people, they would have arrived long ago.
"We, the Church, also agree with the General's opinion."
The Archbishop of the Church of Light had also come to participate in the war council.
They had come, so to speak, as the eyes of Prime Minister Shoben. They were not welcomed by anyone, but they stated their opinions nonchalantly with straight faces.
(Even though they don't participate in the war! More like overseers. Those dogs of the Prime Minister!)
The soldiers looked at the people from the church with bitter expressions.
"Archbishop. This is a meeting for those participating in the battle. You are merely here to watch, are you not? Leave at once!"
The General's adjutant declared in an angry tone.
"Oh? That is a strange thing to say. We have come to lead this war to victory! Does the adjutant mean to say that you do not require God's protection? May I interpret that as being contrary to the Grand Duke's will?"
The adjutant's veins bulged as he muttered, "Foxes borrowing the tiger's authority!"
"Did you say something, adjutant?"
"No. It was just a monologue, Archbishop."
The meeting became chilled, and it was decided to adjourn early.
"Damn it! Normally we would have to consider our battle formations..."
"Should we just dispose of them in the chaos of battle?"
The General and the adjutant spoke in low voices.
"We don't know where their 'ears' are lurking. You should be careful too, adjutant."
"That is true. Assassination is their specialty. If Shoben decides he doesn't like someone, they are erased. I will be careful not to let that happen, General!"
The General and the adjutant also decided to eat and sleep.
The next morning
The General woke up in high spirits and was having breakfast with his adjutant.
"What is the enemy's movement?"
"Not only are there no night raids, but not a single arrow has flown since morning. They must be cowering in the fort out of fear. We'll have them even more terrified once they see the cannons!"
After finishing breakfast, the adjutant ordered his subordinates to bring out the cannons.
"Finally, our turn!"
"They were heavy! They'd better make themselves useful here! Ahahaha!"
The subordinate soldiers laughed while lining up the cannons evenly. And once they finished lining them up and were preparing the cannonballs, a woman's voice that echoed clearly from the fort could be heard.
"Target! The enemy's cannons! Fire————!"
[BOOM]
[KABOOM]
A tremendous sound echoed, and the people around the cannons were blown to pieces.
Dust and smoke rose thickly; no one could understand what had happened.
"What... what on earth just happened, adjutant?"
"Are you alright, General! Did the gunpowder ignite?"
When the dust and smoke cleared, before them, many corpses and groaning wounded lay.
"T-this is...! All the cannons have been destroyed!? What is going on?"
The General was shaken.
Then, cheers rose from the surrounding mountains.
It was visible to the naked eye that they were charging toward them on horseback.
"I-impossible! There shouldn't have been such a large army yesterday!"
"W-where were they hiding?"
The soldiers were running around in confusion, not knowing what to do.
For the time being, the General gave orders to defend against the immediate enemy.
"Raise your shields! Form a spear wall!"
The frontline soldiers raised shields with Anti-Magic applied, taking the method of stopping the cavalry by pointing spears.
However, the cavalry did not stop and charged straight in.
"Is the Altmea Empire stupid?"
"They seem to have no regard for their lives, do they?"
As the military officers sneered, a voice from the eastern fort shouted "Fire————!" again. Then, on top of the spear wall, cannonballs rained down from the fort, and the defensive position crumbled in an instant.
"T-the enemy has cannons too!?"
"A-and they're more powerful than ours!"
The cavalry units threw hand grenades one after another and withdrew.
"What? What are they throwing?"
The moment they picked one up, a massive explosion occurred.
The officers and soldiers nearby were blown to pieces.
The cavalry soldiers who threw the hand grenades withdrew. From behind them, arrows rained down like rain using unfamiliar bows, and the soldiers screamed and fell.
"T-the enemy possesses weapons superior to ours..."
"And there are over 100,000 surrounding us! We are completely surrounded..."
"This is bad! Escape! The north is still lightly guarded! Run into the forest!"
Then, the people from the Church of Light stood in their way.
"God does not permit retreat!"
"If you run, we will cut you down! We will consider you as having no right to live!"
Blocked with a ghastly expression, the soldiers were driven to desperately face the enemy. However, the Altmea army repeatedly used hand grenades and crossbows to perform 'hit-and-run' tactics. The battle situation was visibly deteriorating. It was a situation where the wounded and dead only increased.
The Emperor and Klaus watched that scene from the fort.
"Ho! That attack is good. With that, the enemy won't even be able to approach and will only receive one-sided attacks, won't they, Klaus?"
"Indeed, Your Majesty. It seems the training we saw at the party last year is proving useful! Some of the enemy are fighting back with arrows, but they won't hit with that."
They were attacking blindly without aiming.
On this side, instructions were being given to each unit via signal flags.
"From up here, the enemy's movements are clearly visible. I see... so it's called signal flags? General Yaris is skilled at strategy!"
The Finance Minister praised her, but it was not Yaris's idea.
"It is all by Shivans-sama's instructions!"
"There is no need to be humble. I have never seen a battle like this! Surely, you have been thorough with your instructions on a daily basis?"
Though the Minister of Internal Affairs called it humility, Yaris actually thought (Even though it was Shivans-sama's instructions...) but she was happy that her training up to this day had not been in vain.
One hour has passed since the battle began.
At that moment, one of the unit commanders of the Walujava Ducal Army made a name for himself.
"You cowards of the Altmea Empire! Using strange weapons, your way of fighting is not even that of a true warrior! I demand a duel! Is there no one with the courage to challenge me? How about it, you cowards! You're too afraid to engage in close combat, aren't you?"
The enemy unit commander mocked them while looking toward the fort.
The nobles who were on the battlefield looked at each other's faces.
"It is already a winning battle. A duel is absurd!"
"Indeed. To challenge such a monster..."
The Emperor and Klaus also thought that if anyone were to step forward, it would be Butler... but the one who appeared was surprisingly Aristo. This surprised both the Emperor and Klaus.
"Stop, Aristo! The physical difference is too great!"
Klaus shouted, but Aristo stepped forward and announced his name.
"I am the Prime Minister's grandson, Aristo Bismarck!"
"Ho! Are you the scion of the Grand Duke family? Very well! You are a worthy opponent! If I win, I want you to treat my subordinates and let them withdraw from the battlefield. If you win... let's see, I shall swear eternal loyalty and become your subordinate! How about it?"
"Very well. I shall make you my subordinate!"
He felt a slight tremor of excitement at the enemy, who was 2 meters tall and weighed over 100 kg.
"Are you scared? Well, I suppose so. Even in Walujava, there is no one with the courage to fight me. Consider it an honor to be able to fight! I shall tell you my name before you die! It is Waterloo!"
Waterloo dismounted and leveled his spear.
"Battle is not something done with only physical strength or muscle! I shall teach you that! Come, Waterloo!"
Aristo applied [Body Enhancement].
"How insolent! Die!"
With blood rushing to his head, Waterloo thrust his spear quickly.
Aristo dodged with a speed that surpassed that quickness.
My Body Enhancement magic will run out in about ten minutes. As Shivans said long ago, you cannot win against an opponent with superior physical strength by using physical strength. I will strike the enemy's vital points. And in terms of speed, I will win! I'll show them the results of being trained by Master Butler!
Waterloo was strong at first.
He pushed forward with sheer power, not giving Aristo a chance to counterattack. The impact of being blown back caused a crack in his ribs.
"I can feel it! You cannot defeat me!"
"I wonder? I'm still standing!"
As he countered while dodging, Waterloo's heavy armor gradually became a shackle.
"Curse you! Skulking around like a pest! You coward!"
"That kind of thinking is why you're no good! You're barely better than an Orc, I'd say."
He felt neither the strength nor the terror of Butler.
Being called an Orc made Waterloo even more furious. Being targeted in the knees and neck, he grew frantic.
"Coward! Fight me fairly and squarely!"
After five minutes, his movements worsened and he became talkative.
Proportionally, Aristo's turns began to increase.
"D-damn it! Gwah!"
When his knee was swept and he was wounded, he could no longer move as he wished. When his spear was blown away, a sword was held to his throat.
"With this, I win!"
Cheers rose from the Altmea Imperial Army.
"Waterloo has lost..."
"The Walujava Ducal Army is finished..."
Soldiers threw away their weapons one after another and surrendered.
However, there were also those who didn't see the situation.
"Don't think you can just lose and go back to your country! Kill the boy! He's wounded all over right now!"
The one who shouted that was the Archbishop.
As the soldiers of the Church of Light rushed at Aristo, Waterloo threw himself in the way.
"You bastards! You fools who do not understand a warrior's pride!"
Everyone thought that Waterloo would be cut down.
That was the moment they thought.
"Muuun!"
The soldiers of the Church of Light were cut down in an instant by Butler, who appeared suddenly.
"What rude fellows! Were these the 'heretical cult' that supposedly worships the devil? The ones who manipulate the country from the shadows? I'll show you hell from now on!"
The Archbishop and his men trembled at Butler's laugh.
"Y-you guys, stop him!"
"Archbishop-sama!? Where are you going?"
Abandoning the people of the Church of Light, they fled into the northern forest.
"That guy... he told us not to run, didn't he?"
"Clergy are just like that in the end, aren't they? They preach to others so loftily while ignoring their own faults..."
The surrendered soldiers looked at the Archbishop and his men with exasperated faces.
The few remaining people of the Church of Light and the fleeing soldiers arrived at the northern forest.
"Hey? What about the generals?"
"How should I know! Look... this is all that's left of an 80,000-strong army..."
They could imagine that the number of dead and wounded would be in the tens of thousands.
And they could imagine that most of the survivors would be made into slaves as prisoners.
"Oi! Wait for us!"
The ones calling out from behind were the Archbishop and the others from the Church of Light.
"Tch! As if we could act alongside people like that! Let them be!"
The soldiers ignored them and hurried ahead, but to be honest, they didn't know where they could even run to.
"It won't end well if you run this way, you know?"
Five nearly naked beautiful women were sitting in chairs, smiling.
If they leaned forward, their breasts looked like they would spill out, and one could almost see their nipples. When the woman with her legs crossed readjusted them, the soldiers grew excited, thinking, "She's not wearing panties!?"
"The women over here are wearing see-through clothes!"
"Is this a paradise!?"
"Is that so! Then we'll take the big sisters first!"
The fleeing soldiers were inhaling powder that rode on the wind.
"Hey, Anne? What did you do to them?"
"Fufufu. Do you want to know, Alpha? That is a special hallucinogen made by the Iga Tribe. Surely they are dreaming of playing with us, aren't they?"
Then, the Killer Gay Apes that I had summoned appeared, and the fleeing soldiers were being violated.
"That's scary. Don't use that on us, Anne! Don't tell me you used it on Shivans-sama too?"
She shook her head and complained to Alpha, "There's no point in using such a thing on someone whom even poison has no effect on. More importantly, don't let assassins coming from behind bother Shivans-sama!"
"I have a bit of a grudge against the Church's henchmen. I don't know how many years they've trained, but we won't be falling behind people like them! Don't underestimate us!"
Saying that, she disappeared and disposed of the Archbishop and his men in an instant.
"As expected! They truly are experts of the Shinobi! If we were attacked by the five of you, we wouldn't stand a chance!"
When I appeared clapping, Alpha looked embarrassed.
"If I'm praised by Shivans-sama, my vassals will..."
The moment she started to speak, Alpha was beaten up.
"I'm tired of hearing it! Die, you idiot!"
As the five men of the Shinobi argued, Due crossed her arms and said, "We worked quite hard too, didn't we?"
"You did a great job!"
When I touched her breasts, they were firm.
"Let's go back quickly! I want a reward!"
The Five Beauties Let Me Touch Their Wet Pussies and Drag Me Away.