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Volume 7 Chapter 4 Part 4

From that time on, he began to do the writing and accounting of everything in Kirchs himself, which would normally be left to contracted Mages. He put his father’s plays on display, provided entertainment to the people of the territory, sold alcohol and food, and collected admission fees to rebuild the country’s finances. He felt like a showman running the entire show on his own.

His father met his tragic end here. He said that tragedies repeat themselves, but he never thought that something like this would happen to him.

(I was planning on living a long, boring life.)

His father sought his ideals but couldn’t achieve them in this world, which was often the subject of his works. Yorgo prayed that his late father was now in his utopia.

(I don’t look for ideals in the next life. A book with endless blank pages would be fine for me.)

Yorgo receives the sword from his servant and checked its weight in his hands. Then, he made his Crest shine, and the 「Persona」Banner materialized itself. This is what he received when his father bestowed the Crest of Subordination upon him, but today was his first time actually using it.

「Put on your masks. From now on, we will become the Lion King, the founder of the Dalarath family. He is a hero who is said to have completed many trials and exterminated many Chaos-born monsters. 」

Yorgo informed his soldiers in a calm voice, unlike his father’s ever-dramatic manner of speaking. When the Kirchs warriors heard him, they all laughed while putting on their masks.

「Let’s start the performance! 」

Someone spoke up.

「Who’s the main character? Who’re the supporting roles? 」

Someone else speaks up. That was a line Yorgo’s father often used during wartime.

「That will become clear when the curtain closes. 」

Yorgo responded with a smile. He rarely smiled. That is why he prefers comedies to tragedies. He then ordered the warriors wearing matching masks to form a vertical formation.

Dartania’s army attacked them with a force that seemed to devour every last bit of Kirch’s camp. It was more like a raging wave than a desert storm.

Then, Dartania’sarmy trampled Kirch’s army with their horses and cut them to pieces with their swords. However, Kirch’s warriors wearing lion masks did not take a step back and fought back with their spears.

A short but fierce battle took place.

Dartania’s army completely penetrated Kirch’s camp, but Kirch’s camp quickly regrouped and prepared for the next attack. However, Dartania’s army passed them by and headed towards the main camp led by Lassic. As expected, they didn’t have enough strength to pursue them.

Surprisingly, Yorgo was still alive. Although he received two wounds, he defeated three of his enemies.

Yorgo removed his helmet and tried to give it to his followers, but none were alive. With no other choice, he lowers his sword and helmet to his feet and took out his paper and pen again. Blood stained the paper, but Yorgo didn’t care about it and ran his pen around the paper, describing everything that’s happened on the battlefield.

「We engaged the Daltanian army. There are 362 people left alive in our army. The number of enemy soldiers killed was 427. The Daltanian army is still advancing strongly. 」

The Scribe King wrote matter-of-factly.

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Following Clovis’s army, Kirch’s army’s camp was broken through, and Dartagnia’s army was approaching the main camp of Lassic David, King of Selvis, and the current leader of the Artuk Treaty. There are also troops from Mansur and Falvis, but they are a collection of small Lords, and there is no way they can stand against Dartania’s army, so Lassic temporarily retreated the Falvis and Mansur forces from the battlefield.

Haman’s army was in the rear. They had just fought the Nord army that had invaded their homeland, and it has been decided that they won’t be sent to the frontlines.

As for Regalia’s brothers Serge Constance and Igor Constance, they’ree retaking the occupied fortified city of Nabal and have not yet arrived.

「I was careless. 」

Lassic smiled bitterly.

However, the moment Petr saw the smoke rising from the fortress he was defending, he immediately ordered his Lord and his soldiers to prepare for battle.

「This time, there won’t be any secret tricks like a wall of mirrors to save our hides. 」

Moreno said apologetically.

「In that case, I’ll just go with the straight and simple approach. 」
Lassic divided his troops into three and arranges them in a fan pattern. When Dartania’s army attacks somewhere, they must endure and stop the enemy’s momentum at all costs. During this time, the other two units would attack from the flanks and rear while the third would keep them occupied from the front.

In the field battles, Dartania’s army is truly strong. However, if you take away their mobility from them, their opponents will lose their greatest advantage. In a close quarters combat, Lassic’s well-trained soldiers will truly demonstrate what they’re capable of. Their individual fighting ability is comparable to that of a mercenary army.

Of course, he was prepared not only to cause some great damage to Dartania, but to suffer great losses himself as well. After all, there is nothing more frightening than an enemy who dares to challenge you despite being at an obvious disadvantage. In such a case, they will have no choice but to face them with the same reckless abandon.
(If worst comes to worst, I might be forced to do the same with Milza himself.)

Lassic was already comprehending the worst-case scenarios.

Normally, if his allies, or he himself died, that would mean the loss of the Artuk Treaty, but in this case, as long as Theo remained safe and sound, there would be no problem.

In fact, as long as Theo survives, there will be no need to worry about who will be the next leader of the Artuk Treaty should Lassic got killed in this battle.

However, Theo’s military accomplishments in this battle were already extraordinary.

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He has successfully accomplished what everyone thought was difficult and has cornered Milza into leaving the castle where he was barricading himself for so long. It is now certain that he will be chosen as the leader of the treaty at its next Lord’s Conference.

(I thought I would finally be able to return the Crest that Theo had entrusted me with to him, but…)

He was ready to die in this battle, but if he does end up dying, that would be his only regret.

「Knights and cavalrymen should try to confuse the enemy. Longbow troops should shoot quickly without aiming. Shortbow troops should go to the front. When the enemies are going to be within range, try to pierce their horses with your spears or drag the Dartanian soldiers off of them with your ropes and hooks.

Lassic gave commands to his troops as his horse ran from side to side. In preparation for the battle with Dartania’s army, he was preparing anti-cavalry equipment and had his soldiers undergo a special training to deal with them.

Dartania’s army led by Milza was about to attack while shouting a battle cry with everything they had.

「Come on, have attem, boys! 」

Lassic gripped his sword and shield again. His memory of the time when they had crossed swords burst into his mind like a spark. However, the next moment, just before the two armies clashed with each other Dartania’s army made a sharp turn to the right.

「Hmm? 」

Lassic groaned in surprise.

「What the hell? They didn’t come at us. 」

Moreno shrugged his shoulders.

「Maybe they’re trying to avoid engaging in unnecessary conflicts? 」

Lassic couldn’t help but click his tongue in displeasure at that.

「The for Viceroy Milza, battles are a matter of flexibility. He may have decided that it would be better to defeat Lord Theo first, and then come deal with you later. 」

「That judgment is correct, but that’s going to put them in trouble. 」

In order to prevent Theo’s camp from being invaded by any chance, Lassic was determined to defeat Milza here and now.

「I’ll give chase immediately. All the knights and cavalry will follow me! The infantry will chase after me without breaking their formation and with such speed that they won’t get tired! 」

Lassic called out loudly. Knights and cavalry units soon gathered around him.

「I’ll come with you too. 」

Moreno offered.

「According to Siluca Meletes, a young Mage by the name of Terius Willian has been spotted alongside Milza. He was one of my juniors during the times of Magic University, so it’s only proper that I should show him just how determined his seniors can be when we get serious. 」

Saying that, Moreno readied his thin sword at his side.