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Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo Dorei Majutsu (Light Novel) - Volume 9, Chapter 1 - The Demon King Army, Invasion – Part 5
Volume 9, Chapter 1: The Demon King Army, Invasion – Part 5
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Fortress City Faltra’s West Gate──
「Open the gate! Open the gate!」
A man mounted on a horse shouted towards the top of the ramparts.
Being a young Human, not even wearing armor, and not even being armed with a sword, he didn’t look like a soldier.
Even so, the gatekeeper recognized his face.
「It’s Boris! Open it up!」
The order to open the gate was immediately given.
At the city gate that was at the inner end of the bridge, there were iron doors, and those would be pulled open by rolling up the chains connected to them.
A single horse, and Boris.
And then, on the horse’s back, there was one more person.
The figure of Massa in a limp state was also there.
When they entered the town walls, the soldiers rushed over to them.
「Good job on coming back! How was it!?」
「We saw the Demon King Army!」
Going *Ooo!*, voices of surprise were raised from those surrounding them.
「You did well to come back safely.」
「No……Due to having made a decoy, we lost a horse and some equipment.」
Putting armor on a doll made of straw, they made a horse run down the highway. If it could get away, then they intended on running away on the horse on the highway but……
The decoy was easily cut down by a winged Demonic Being.
They would be killed if they were discovered.
While the Demonic Beings were focused on the horse on the highway, Boris and Massa escaped riding together on the other horse, continued on within a forest that was distant from the highway, and returned to Faltra City.
Massa covered the mouth of his paled face.
「Urp……I feel like I’m going to throw up, Boris.」
「A, are you alright? You can get down now. I can make the report by myself.」
「Yeah, I’ll leave it to you. The lieutenant general, is scary after all……Urp……」
He was not good at riding things.
The surrounding soldiers thanked them.
An officer took the reins of Boris’s horse.
「You don’t have to worry about the horse and the equipment. More importantly, you need to make a report to the lieutenant general.」
「Understood!」
After going along the rampart from the west gate to the north side, there was an army garrison. Stables, barracks, training grounds, an armory, a food storage……
And then, the headquarters.
Normally, it was a building made of bricks that only officers could enter.
Boris made a salute to the sentry.
「I have returned from Fort Bridge Ulg! I am here to report to the lieutenant general!」
「Enter!」
The sentry made a salute, and Boris went inside.
Going through the corridors, he advanced to the door that was furthest to the back. Several times, there were similar arguments going on, and then he finally came in front of the Fortress City Faltra’s Feudal Lord, Lieutenant General Chester Ray Galford.
The control room──
The lieutenant general was at the main large desk.
Bundles of paper were stacked on the desks that were lined up to the left and right of the main desk, and the staff officers were alongside them.
The smell of sweat, ink, and iron filled the room.
Since the last time Boris saw Galford was during the briefing at the start of the year, it will have been a year since he last saw him. Between the lieutenant general in his memories and the sullen face that was in front of him, the impressions were so different that it seemed like it wasn’t just a single year.
His wrinkles had become deeper, his skin turned ashen, and there was white mixed in his hair.
However, with the glint in his eyes being the only things that were sharp, he glared at Boris.
「You saw the Demon King Army……you say?」
「Yes! There were eight large-sized Demonic Beast Grand Turtles! There were a large amount of Demonic Beings atop each of their shells, and with them leading even more medium-sized Demonic Beasts, their number is estimated to be approximately 1000. They are advancing at a speed that is at the level of a person running, and had passed through Fort Bridge Ulg at eleven o’clock today!」
Hearing “Did you say there were 1000 Demonic Beings and Demonic Beasts!?” from the staff officers, a stir took place.
Even though just a 100 would be a despairing number for them. Going through the records, an army of the Races has never battled against a Demon King Army of 1000 before.
An elderly adviser with thinning hair stood up.
「Do you have any proof that you really saw them!?」
「……Going by their current speed, I believe that they will arrive at Faltra City by the time it becomes night.」
「Mumumu」
Another officer asked a question.
「The speed of a person running huh. Then wouldn’t a carriage be able to escape?」
「That is if it is from the Grand Turtles. But, I……no, we were attacked by a winged Demonic Being. They were faster than the horse, and bisected armor and a horse with a single attack.」
「Goodness……」
The objective of the Demon King Army, was the annihilation of the races. Negotiations for peace or surrender did not come into existence.
What should be done to deal with this?
The staff officers repeatedly discussed with each other.
Galford asked a question.
「What of the Demon King? Did you see the Great Demon King Modinalaam?」
Boris shook his head sideways.
「I do not know. On top of the leading large-sized Demonic Beast, there was an owl Demonic Being, and they seemed important-looking though……」
「That is probably Ourou. He is a Demonic Being with seniority.」
「That was……」
「Did you see any others?」
Boris talked about the female-type Demonic Being with dragon wings and tail, and the frog-headed Demonic Being.
「Ah, also, I saw a box.」
「A box you say?」
「It was tied down to the Grand Turtle’s back with chains, and some kind of……creepy design……was on its surface.……」
When he remembered it, the feeling of wanting to vomit welled up within him.
He held down his mouth.
「Fumu」
Galford folded his arms and pondered.
The door to the room that was behind Boris made a sound and opened.
A woman’s voice was raised.
「Are you all still bickering? You all sure are a patient bunch.」
「Lamnites-dono!?」
A staff officer shouted her name.
She was Farnis Lamnites, the former Zircon Tower Feudal Lord.
This was Boris’s first time seeing her.
She was a woman wearing a bright red military uniform, had a chest so abundant that she didn’t seem Human, and had scarlet hair that seemed to shine. Her eyelashes were long, her lips were lustrous, and she lavished an allure that was mismatched with the location.
Boris was unintentionally enchanted and went into a daze.
Lamnites was a brave general that once repelled the Demon King army.
However, with the Demon King having revived, she determined that Zircon Tower City could not be protected and abandoned it, and she was now staying in Faltra City.
Acting as if she herself were the commanding officer, she spoke to the staff officers.
「It does not matter if they are 1000 or 2000, does it? After all, no matter how many small fries there are, they will not be a problem.」
「They are not just small fry, Lamnites-dono……They are Demonic Beings and Demonic Beasts.」
「Hahn! Frightened like a young girl on her bridal night.」
「Wha!?」
「Do not fear. As long as the enemy’s commanding officer is defeated, the Demon King army will collapse. Even if their individual fighting strength is high, they are a mass of disorderly beings. There is nothing to fear.」
Galford opened his mouth.
「The one leading the Demon King army, is the Great Demon King Modinalaam. If that is defeated, then this battle will be a victory for the Races……I understand that much.」
「In that case, this makes the story short. Gather those with strength, and fight the Great Demon King. There is no other choice than this, correct?」
「A request for relief has been sent to the royal capital.」
Going *Hmph!*, Lamnites snorted.
「To that coward! As if he would move war potential away from the royal capital!」
「His Majesty is a sagacious person.」
「If the king truly were a sagacious and brave ruler, then he would have sent the Heroes to subjugate the Great Demon King by now. Just as the kings of the past had done. How many days do you think have passed since the Demon King army had attacked by Zircon Tower City!?」
「I am sure, he has a plan.」
「Have you become a coward, Galford!」
「I shall say this to you──In fighting against a Demon King, the banding together of the Races for the sake of a common cause is essential. No matter how you may feel on the inside, we cannot win if the officers and soldiers doubt the king.」
「If we follow an imbecile, then the Races will fall, you know!?」
「You are wrong. Quarrelling like this is what will bring about the Races’ fall.」
Lamnites clicked her tongue.
「Hmph……Well, as long as there is no path to draw back upon, there is no other choice but to fight. The point of being unable to expect reinforcements from the royal capital is an opinion that both you and I share. Quarrelling over the workings of the king’s head is also absurd.」
「I ask that you do not speak so disrespectfully in front of the staff.」
「The Demon King army’s arrival will be this evening, right? I shall prepare for battle. You and I and……Are there any other usable soldiers?」
「……」
Galford kept silent.
Faltra City was an important point that came into contact with the Demon King territory, so the stationed troops were an assembly of the elite.
However, for people that had surpassed the limits of the Races, there weren’t any.
People that were overflowing with such talent, they would be forfeited to the royal capital. The promotion of subordinates was a joyous event, but it was a fact that there were no soldiers that stood out in this forefront.
Lamnites asked a question.
「Has Diablo yet to return?」
「There was information that he had headed to the Master Swordsman’s town of 《Sodmas》.」
The Feudal Lord had appointed Diablo as a subject for surveillance, and had someone proficient in espionage activities tracking him. He did not call them back even after their group had left Faltra City. He had even chased after their movements in Zircon Tower City and the royal capital.
「Sodmas? For the sake of what?」
「I do not know as far as his aims but……It seems that he has bought fertilizer there, and climbed the mountain.」
「He hasn’t started making a field, has he?」
「He is an Adventurer after all……It would be best to not rely on him.」
「It is aggravating to say this but……Whether or not he is here, will influence the war.」
「The news has been sent. As for whether he will move or not, I do not know.」
Galford shrugged his shoulders, and Lamnites breathed a sigh.
Boris had a thought.
──Diablo-san, you’re amazing.
For these two to talk about the importance of his existence, it was something outrageous.
Please hurry up somehow and come back, is what he couldn’t help but pray.
He casually turned his gaze to the west. The rampart could be seen outside the window, and the sun was slowly setting.
His anxiety did nothing but grow larger.
