Volume 2 - CH 48

Chapter 2-48. Asure's Determination

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-Night-

A few hours after leaving Zenki-village.

The soldiers were already exhausted and breathing heavily.

It's terrible to let them walk any further, so we decided to camp here today.

Garrot country is still far away.

Even if we go out in the morning and start moving, we will not arrive at our destination until the sun goes down.

Normally, I would like to hurry, but we can't force the soldiers any further.

Because we cooperated with Asure and did a harsh simulated battle.

However, no matter how difficult the situation, only the lookout must be kept firm.

Due to the large number of people, there are many places to keep watch, but the time to watch can be shortened accordingly, so the soldiers will be able to rest sufficiently.

We were sitting in front of the bonfire, eating a light meal.

Here are Asure, two vassals who visited the village as messengers, Tenda and Uchikage, and several guards.

No one talks, so heavy air is flowing all the time.

I have something I really want to ask, but I've already given up because I'm in a dilemma of not knowing how to ask again.

Anyone please say something.

I wish we had a princess who couldn't read the air at such times.

Even though the princess is selfish, I feel like she was unknowingly bounced off such heavy air.

We need that kind of character.

I learned something everyday.

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However, there are only hard people here and it seems that there is nothing I can do about it.

Asure, who didn't speak anything, hid himself and kept thinking about something.

He is probably thinking about what happens after we enter the royal capital ...

First of all, I'd like to hear about Asure’s plan ...

It's so painful not to be able to speak.

I did not realize this disadvantage after some time since I’ve reincarnated .

I've wanted to know about Alena's territory, but- aaaaaargh!!!!!!!

"Asure-dono"

It was Uchikage that broke the silence.

Asure was called by his name and turned his body toward him.

"What is it? Uchikage-sama"

"I want to confirm ... are you really aiming for the throne?"

Uchikage may be asking if he is really prepared to fight his parents and family.

In Asure’s case, it means to drag the king down from the throne.

You can't win if you fight with a half-hearted feeling.

Asure closed his mouth for a while, but immediately gazed at Uchikage and expressed his will.

"Of course. I was ... disappointed to hear that word. He is not the king. He is just ... a fool."

... I'm sure you'll be decapitated if you say that to the royal family.

But this is true.

No one responds to Asure’s words, whether everyone here knows that.

The vassals may have given up on the king.

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"Well ... No, if you're prepared, that's fine. But don't you make a mistake that you can't face Raiki-sama?"

"That's right. I'll be careful this time. The option at that time ... I chose the worst option. I'll try not to make that choice this time."

Certainly the choice was terrible.

The least damaging option was to kill Raiki.

If Raiki is killed, it will be a victory for Garrot, and the whole story will be settled as if the threatening castle was dropped.

I don't know what they think of the onis, but I guess they treat them like the bad guys.

At least there is no damage in the war.

He doesn't have to think about the options to fight anymore.

Both cause enormous damage.

In the mock battle, they fought only in close quarters, but with magic and bows, the demons would not have any chance.

And the most damaging option is to die.

First of all, if one of the royal family is killed in action, it would trigger their hate towards the whole oni race.

If that happens, there is a possibility that other countries will participate in the war as a country that poses a serious threat.

In that case, even the demons of the stone will not be able to surpass everything.

Raiki may have been angry about this as well.

But I think Raiki's questioning was bad.

No, I may have said it badly on purpose.

"I'd like to ask ... Is it the Kingdom of Garrot that sent a thousand soldiers to our village?"

"... No, we haven't heard of such a story. If there were a thousand soldiers, you'd notice it as soon as they moved."

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Apparently, the Kingdom of Garrot did not attack Tenda's home village.

…… Then who is it …….

Is it the slave trader ……?

But if that wasn't the soldiers of Garrot, is there another country who did that?

I don't understand.

"That's right ... So what kind of person is Asure-sama's father and brother?"

It was Tender who asked the question.

I already know that it's just to waste time, but I don't know what kind of person they are.

In fact, they may be a person who is doing great martial arts.

If that happens, it would be difficult to drag them down from the throne …

"My father was ... a very nice person. The mine management and politics that he has protected since his uncle's generation ... he has been doing his best for the country. But that is the face of the old days. Now he is just an aristocrat who spends his extravagant days spending taxes. Most of the politics and diplomacy are done by his vassals and forced on me and the second son, Baltic anii-sama. "

"Ah? Then the eldest son ... who is that?"

"The eldest son, Rudd anii-sama, is similar to my father. Since he was little, he'd promised to be the next king, so he was free to do whatever he wanted. I don't think he has any qualities, but ... Rudd anii-sama is my father's favorite, so I think he often spoiled him. "

The more I listen, the more the ugliness of the king and his eldest brother oozes out.

It seems that the king has been looking for a way to rule the country by sticking to his uncle for a long time.

However, it seems that it has changed since his uncle passed away and he took the throne as a king and actually took power.

Gradually, he threw more jobs at others and roughly spent the money.

It was obvious from everyone's eyes, but it seems that the vassals were punishing them(Asure and his vassals) for being rude when they said something.

From then on, the vassals seemed to be irresistible to the king, listening to all of their opinions and orders, without any objection to the king and his favorite child, Rudd.

Rudd, the eldest brother, seems to have taken over his character completely.

Baltic, the second son, grew up looking at such an older brother, but did not become like his older brother.

It may also be the only salvation.

Asure seems to have been taken care of by Baltic, and Baltic refused to bring Asure as close to Rudd as possible.

It seems that it was relatively easy to keep Asure away from Rudd, as Rudd wasn't very interested in his younger brothers in the first place and was unlikely to take care of himself.

"... You're having a harder time than we are. Asure-dono and Baltic-dono."

"The royal family is such a thing ... The ones underneath are the ones who have a hard time. When I think about it, all of your vassals are on good terms. The castle owner, Raiki, is very close to the people. I felt like he was adored. "

"... Hmm? Does Asure-dono know about Raiki-sama?"

"What do you mean?"

"Raiki of Shunjo. Do you remember hearing it somewhere?"

Asure was surprised to hear that words with his eyes wide open.

It's the same with other vassals and soldiers, and everyone who hears what Tenda says seems to be equally surprised.

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Wait a minute.

I don't know that either.

Tell me.

"Speaking of Raiki no Shunjo … it said he was a big success in the Revolutionary War thirty years ago ... Is Raiki-sama the same person as Raiki no Shunjo !? But- ... "

"That is a lie that Raiki-sama spread. It is said that the castle built by Raiki, who was the general of the mercenary corps at that time, will surely be an impregnable castle. It is where the rumors begin. Maybe he was fed up with it, and now he is retired by telling a lie that he died in the war. "

"Haa ..."

Apparently Raiki was a celebrity.

I thought that the names were roaring because he has two names, but ... I don't think they have been handed down for thirty years.

Raiki was a great man who has made a name for himself in history.

It's amazing that you can hide lies for 30 years!

Oi! Tenda, are you glad you told us that! !!

But I don't know about that revolutionary war.

What kind of war was it?

I peck Uchikage and create a question mark on my head.

But he didn't seem to understand my intention, so I'll draw a picture of a sword clashing with another sword and ask about the Revolutionary War.

Uchikage seemed to understand it only after seeing the picture, and taught me about the Revolutionary War.

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"Was it about the Revolutionary War thirty years ago? That was a war with a race that 

called subhumans races. At that time, people were persecuting subhumans. Of course, there are exceptions, but there was just a minority. It seems that in the persecuted country, there were only subhuman slaves, but it was not just a collection of subhumans, because the onis were also the target. That was where the Revolutionary War began. "

It seems that a big war was fought between all the unions of subhuman and the opposed force.

Many of the sub-humans are good at physical abilities, but many of them are good at magic.

This war broke out for five years.

The result was the victory of the sub-humans, but it seems that the wounds of the war were hard to heal because both the sub-humans and the people had suffered a great deal of damage.

And it is said that it was Raiki who played an active part in this war.

There was one castle on the oni side that never fell no matter what.

If it was occupied, there was a high risk that soldiers fighting elsewhere would be dropped.

Besides, the castle was built on a mountain, so it was difficult to attack.

However, if the castle is difficult to attack, it should be okay to have few soldiers.

With that in mind, the Oni army did not deploy many soldiers to its important base, the castle.

However, the enemy seemed to be aware of the importance of the castle, and sent a large army to the castle.

Even if the Oni side understood that, there was almost no time to request reinforcements.

But there was only one unit that could send a hundred forces to the castle.

It's a mercenary corps.

And the general of the mercenary corps was Raiki.

Upon entering the castle, Raiki built an impregnable castle in an empty space.

It's also built instantly.

It is said that a hundred troops entered the castle and fought a siege against a horde of thousands of troops.

Enemy soldiers who made the numbers rushed around the castle from all directions.

They seemed surprised that there was a castle that didn't exist until yesterday, but it didn't scare them because it must be only a weak rushed build castle.

Finally, the soldiers tried to break into the castle ... but no one was able to enter the castle.

The soldiers who witnessed it are no longer in this world, and no one seems to know if the story is true or not.

However, only the story that it led to a big victory was notified to all the subordinates.

The Sub-human army, which had been pushed up until now, turned the table as Raiki dismissed the hordes of thousands.

It is said that Raiki's success in the Revolutionary War was the key they won two years later.

"It seems that there were many other places where he was active, but ... As a result, the Sub-human army won, and he wrote in the decision that he would not persecute the Sub-human and create a world where they could live together. It's also the origin of my decision. Raiki doesn't want to talk about the old days, so ... I only know it from the legend. "

Will his decision appear here?

The resolution now seems to exist in all countries and is one of the laws.

Of course, it seems that it took a long time for this to appear, and it seems that there were frequent rebellions and riots, but it was accepted naturally.

Now it seems that you can see sub-humans in guilds and countries.

"No way ... I can pray for luck to such a person ..."

"Raiki-sama liked Asure-dono. You don't want to disappoint him, right?"

"Ha ha ha. Of course. I don't want to."

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After that, we were taught what Asure was thinking.

It was a miracle based on luck and trust, but Asure doesn't seem to think that this operation will fail.

And finally we came to Garrot in the form of a rout.