We had entered Lesser Demon King Faraâs country.\n
It seemed like a miracle that we made it this far without getting caught.
âWhat the hell? Could our luck really be so good?â
I expected that we would be discovered once or twice, and that weâd have to fight.
And while there were some dangerous moments, things had gone relatively smoothly.
âI know what it is. Gaia is whispering to me that I must succeed.â
ââŚBut I canât hear anything.â
My adjutant, Rig, said as he put his ear to the ground.
I didnât know why he had to take everything so seriously.
âUhhumm. Now, we must get to business. Iâll give you a simple briefing.â (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
I had several plans prepared.
To be honest, I had no idea what would happen, and I was taking the worst case scenario into consideration as well.
âOh, weâll finally get to go wild.â
The idiot siblings were very enthusiastic. But I needed them to be patient.
If things had gone so well up until now, perhaps it was fine if we got a little greedy?
âI had considered various scenarios in the event that we were discovered and even chased by the enemy. However, it seems that weâve slipped by unnoticed. This is a great opportunity.â\n
I watched everyoneâs reaction. I was a little anxious about whether they followed. Regardless, they didnât seem to have any opinions in particular.
âAnd so we will pretend to be Leninothâs army. To be precise, we will pretend to be Totoirâs soldiers.â
Totoir was one of Leninothâs Generals. He was also one of the Lesser Demon Kings.
In terms of strength, he was someone incredibly dangerous.
Totoir led an army of Wraiths and Night Demons. I suppose you would have called them âundeadâ back on earth.
And it was surprisingly easy to disguise yourself as one of them. We were already doing it, with the cloth we were covered in.
âIâll speak plainly. We will be fighting while wearing these hoods.â
âWhat? But theyâll get in the way!â
Saifo was quick to object to this.
Currently, the cloths they wore were covering their entire bodies, and there were some holes for the eyes.
It was the same for both Ogres and Reapers.
âWe will do it until the enemy sees through it. If we succeed, we could be the trigger that plunges Fara and Leninoth into all out war.â
Of course, I was not really that optimistic.
However, I wanted to be prepared in the event that Farneze failed. Or if Leninoth died and this country became divided.
âI donât really understand. But youâre saying that something good will happen if we fight like this?â
âThatâs exactly what Iâm saying. Will you do it?â
âYouâre the chief, Golan. I donât mind.â \nâMe too!â
It seemed like the other Ogres didnât have a problem either.
In fact, there was something I had noticed while spending every day with them. The other Ogres were afraid of me.
Whenever I tried talking to them casually, they would start shaking.
I had selected Ogres that were young and energetic. And I was quite friendly while talking to them.
Was it that? Was it because of the training?
Perhaps I shouldnât have told them to come at me at the same time. I shouldnât have beaten them all at once.
I didnât want any of them to die. Thatâs why I had trained and looked after them until I could barely stand. And yet they treated me like a stranger.
Damn it, they were a coldhearted lot.
Leaving that aside, I turned to see how the Reapers were reacting. They too did not have any objections.
But then again, it was always difficult to know what the Reapers were thinking.
However, the Reapers would have nowhere to live if Leninoth took over our country, so I knew that they were desperate.
They just didnât show their emotions on their faces very much, so it was hard to tell. In any case, their reaction was muted at best.
If only we could overcome this barrier of species and become closer.
âNow, I will tell you my plan. While in these clothes, we will go and attack one of the fortresses in this area. Faraâs soldiers should be stationed in them, so we will deal as much damage as possible before retreating.â
Leninoth and Faraâs borders were littered with fortresses.
\nâYes. There will be no problem.â
The plan was to have the Reapers lead the attack.
I didnât know why, but these kinds of roundabout methods were unusual here.
Well, they did surprise the enemy quite often. So I wasnât sure what the difference was.
I guess they never really thought of secret infiltrations.
Now, as for this fortress, it was the smallest out of the ones we found.
Itâs walls were made of logs.
The logs were heavy. And while they were quite durable, they also took up a lot of space.
That meant the interior of the fortress was smaller.
This suggested to me that there would be fewer soldiers inside.
We just had to attack and leave a few survivors.
Thatâs all it took to give this attack some meaning.
And once Faraâs army came out, we would have succeeded.
After all, Leninothâs army would then have to watch the border.
âNow, we wait for the night and then depart.â