"They've left, Duchess."Isla nodded calmly, her gaze fixed on the carriage fading away in the distance.Lori was intrigued. 'What is the Duchess' opinion of her nephew?'“Impressive.”“Hmmm?”"Don't you want to know what I think about my nephew?"Isla smirked as if she could read Lori's thoughts."Duchess, yes.""He is fascinating, has confidence, and the strength to back it up. I can tell from the small amount of aura leaking from his body that he is already far stronger than any A-rank adult. However, I have the impression that he has only recently attained the A-rank. That is to say...""Could that mean he was already stronger than most A-ranks when he was only B-rank?"Loir finished Isla's sentence.Lori then exclaimed, as if she had become enlightened."In six months...""I guess I'm going to join the war this time, Lori."But Lori was perplexed. Why did the duchess accept the conditions if she knew all of this?"But—"Lori was stopped in her tracks by Isla's finger in her mout
We continued on our way.On the second day, the spies I had sent ahead discovered that our path was blocked by a sizable bandit camp.And there was information that the bandits had enslaved many villagers.Of course, it didn't take a half-hour for a few of my men to dispatch all of the bandits.Simple bandits can't compete with four of my summons, which I released all of because I need it done quickly.It was still surprising that it took half an hour. I told Dray and the others not to hurt the people who had been kidnapped by the bandits.There was a sea of people at the camp. It had been two days since I had taken over the bandit camp.Around 200 slave soldiers wielding rough iron spears stood in the centre of the camp, with their family members assembled around them, and another 100 slaves were forced to look after the camp.There were approximately 500 dead bandits.I appeared in front of them all, standing on a high vantage point. I planned to give a speech to the slaves present
The convoy bid adieu to Mt. Xavier on the fifth day and continued its voyage via numerous noble territories.That day, the enormous convoy went up to 90 kilometres on the major road.Lisa and Iris were exhausted. My two younger siblings slept the entire day and only awoke at night to gaze at the stars.But they realized there was still a long way to go and didn't complain to me or anything.Food and water were not an issue. With just one journey to the dungeon, I could feed ten times the convoy.There were monsters that humans couldn't eat, and monsters that had the same meat as any other tamed cow or pig.And monsters that can be devoured by humans are more numerous. The maids, servants, and even my mother had no idea I was giving them monster meat.They assumed I and my men were hunting in the forest and eating the meat of the animals.I feel a little bad about feeding them monster flesh without their knowledge, but it's the only thing I could think of if I had to feed nearly a thou
I wasn't worried about the confrontation with the baron in the least. To me, the baron was an idiot and a useless lord who had no right to rule over a city.I didn't want to steal anything at first, but after witnessing the lives of his people, I simply decided to take everything away from him.I couldn't stand by and watch children starve to death. Yet, in order to store food for the winter, that obese bastard starved his people.I was perplexed as to how someone like him became a noble in the first place. It must be his father's or grandfather's.The Empire should enact legislation that prevents aristocratic children from inheriting land unless they have demonstrated their aptitude.I was standing in front of the castle of the fourth noble we had encountered on their expedition. The lord, who was also a baron, was currently bargaining over the price of a slew of weaponry seized from the previous baron.When we travelled through another noble's land the day before, I despatched a mes
Two recently appointed soldiers stood guard at the camp's main gates. They could see a rider approaching swiftly from a distance. One of the guards approached the rider, wondering as to what orders the rider had received.Closer scrutiny revealed that the rider was not one of his comrades, and he swiftly lifted his spear to engage, only to have it smashed by the enemy's blade.The two soldiers might have been slain sooner if the adversary had not been in such a hurry to flee.The rider riding the stolen horse sped by the two guards without a mount and successfully exited the camp.The two soldiers sprinted for their horses, one readying his spear to throw, cursing as they rose up from the impact of the attack, but they could do nothing except watch as the enemy galloped out of their fire range.I arrived quickly and snatched the spear from the guard's grasp before resuming the chase.I was around 100 meters away from the fleeing opponent at the time, and I wasn't sure I could hit my t
The news quickly reached the ears of the surrounding nobles.The bandit camp was taken over because I personally sent personnel to disseminate the word.Viscount Zugal appeared to be in his late thirties. He was really attractive, with his green hair and well-defined frame, and a determined expression on his face.He brought some other nobles with him.They were all lords who had had enough of Count Forser's power and influence.After greeting him at the door and presenting him to the rest of my knights, I gave Zugal a brief overview of the group's circumstances and told him about how we conquered the camp the day before.I also asked him why he had come to see us.Viscount Zugal also spoke candidly, stating that he had come to see if the group's military power could resist an attack by the Count's regiment of garrison troops as well as the elite force of Horseriders.The major reason the Count had gone over his limit was because of this man in front of me.The count cannot do as he p
A war that could have finished in a matter of hours has now lasted many days. I can't yet show out my cards.If the neighbouring lords found out I possessed Nero, who could transform into a wyvern and slay them all, they would undoubtedly try to inform the Duchess.If they also knew I possessed a supreme knight capable of killing a few thousand men on his own, it would be difficult not to attract the attention of higher-ranking nobles.Everyone would want the Duchess or the Emperor to lease me if they knew there was a sorceress like Solan who could cast an entire city into a state of fantasy and despair.As a result, I had to fight the war in a more conventional manner.That doesn't mean I won't be able to put my abilities to use.In truth, the princess already knew about my powers, thus defeating a Count will not be difficult for me.On the second day, they dispatched their infantry troops with shields and swords to confront the archers and squander the arrow bolts.Solan, who was in
The adversary was perplexed as to why the number of archers atop the walls never appeared to lessen.They were currently at a standstill, with the Count's men using the shields for cover and my men using the walls for cover.At least, that's what the adversary believed.The Count's archers posed a significant threat to My archers now that they had reduced the distance between themselves and the defensive walls.While the archers atop the walls were busy suppressing the enemy's archers, the troops pushing the battering did their best to move it quickly towards the door. They were only a few steps away from their destination when they heard a loud command."Invoke."The enemy's visage blackened and heaved as they hoped they had misheard.But the intense heat rising above them indicated differently.[Fireball]The low-level spell struck a group of foes, who immediately panicked and cried, "The enemy has a mage!"Following then, one fireball after another appeared in the sky, forcing the