Chapter 194

Chapter 194 \n~3rd Person Perspective~\n

 

 

　Basa Ruperikol, the general commanding the Sights Army, was angrily giving orders to retreat.

 

 

(It’s all the fault of the Transport Corps that this happened!!!) (Basa)

 

 

　His anger was justified.

 

　Certainly, if the Transport Corps hadn’t screwed up and had been able to properly deliver the magic water to the front lines, this wouldn’t have happened.

 

 

　However, this does not mean that Basa was not responsible.

 

　If he had withdrawn his troops as soon as he realized that there was no Ether, he would not have needlessly lost soldiers.

 

 

　If he was really a good general, he would have instantly decided to retreat.

 

 

(If I had withdrawn this time, and then invaded again after setting up a system, I would have been able to defeat them, but I doubt if I would have been in a position to lead the entire army then.) (Basa)

 

 

　Basa was worried about what would happen after he withdrew his troops.

 

 

　The fort is set up and the enemy soldiers are kept at bay.

 

　He had brought a little bit more people than he needed, so it would be unlikely that they would break through and get to the army he was leading.

 

 

　Even taking into account that only the other party could use magic, Basa thought that the retreat would be successful without a doubt.

 

　But his expectations were absolutely wrong.

 

 

“What is this sound?” (Basa)

 

 

　Basa wondered as he reached the vicinity of the river and heard a strange sound.

 

　But he didn’t have time to worry about it, so he went on anyway.\n

 

　When he saw the river, he was astonished.

 

 

　The river was overflowing, and the water was flowing at a tremendous speed.

 

　It was now impossible to cross.

 

 

“What the heck is going on? …It’s not raining…” (Basa)

 

 

　Basa thought about it and came up with an answer.

 

　For some reason, the enemy forces had sent a small number of troops upriver.

 

　In order to be on the lookout, the Sights Army also sent a small number of troops upstream.

 

 

(Maybe a powerful mage was in that squad… is the work of that terrifying woman who was shooting that fire magic. What about the soldiers sent to repel them?) (Basa)

 

 

　Magic doesn’t last forever.

 

　He hoped that they could buy themselves some time and wait for the river to return to its normal course, but his wish was not granted.

 

 

“Milord, the Canale Army has broken through and is now approaching!” (Sights Soldier)

 

 

 

 

~Ars’ Perspective~

 

 

　I instructed Charlotte to use water magic, and then Mireille and Ritsu, who were fighting in the vanguard, defeated the enemy’s vanguard.

 

　The enemy’s vanguard seemed to have fought harder than I expected, and although it took some time, the delay was not enough to interfere with the mission.

 

　Then we marched forward to hunt down the enemy soldiers.

 

 

　Charlotte’s water magic had been properly activated.\n 

　The water was flowing into the river at a tremendous rate.

 

　If I jumped into the water, I would surely be killed.

 

 

　The power of Charlotte’s magic is incredibly powerful, after all.

 

　The Sights Army perhaps quite confused by the unexpected situation had stopped moving in front of the river.

 

　The general commanding the Sights Army doesn’t seem to be very good at dealing with unexpected situations like this.

 

 

　The average strength of their basic soldier seems to be quite high, as far as I can hear from the Ritsu. He is also good at raising the morale of his allies.

 

　He is good at raising the morale of his troops, but he is not good at dealing with unforeseen situations. Well, he may not be unqualified to be a general, but if he doesn’t have a good deputy or military strategist, he is not doing well.

 

　Our soldiers around the upset enemy soldiers.

 

　And I ordered them to shoot magic all at once.

 

 

　Magical attacks are steadily released to enemy soldiers who have now lost their escape route.

 

　I saw enemy soldiers being defeated one after another.

 

　There is still more ether left.

 

 

　Since Charlotte is not here, I am a little uncomfortable with our firepower, but it was very effective for the current Sights army, which still has no way to defend itself.

 

　Some enemy soldiers had jumped into the river but were soon swept away.

 

　That won’t help anymore.

 

 

　Then, after reopening the door, the enemy soldiers came toward us.

 

　Up to this point, it was an expected development.

 

　This is where it starts.

 

 

　The enemy’s morale was at its peak at the moment.

\n　She was swinging her sword.

 

　I didn’t know what he was talking about, but the soldiers’ movements improved immediately.

 

 

　The battle was now evenly matched, but the soldiers had a frightened look on their faces.

 

　What kind of training does Mireille usually do…

 

 

　The two of them were able to keep the enemies from overwhelming us with the boost from being in Backwater Team. The power of human resources is quite powerful.

 

　Being surrounded, the soldiers in the center of the enemy army have no choice but to take in magic without being able to do anything.

 

　If this situation continues for longer, we should be able to reduce the number of enemy soldiers by a considerable amount.

 

　While we were defending against the onslaught of the enemy, Musha’s magic exploded.

 

 

　I’ve heard that sometimes magic as powerful as Charlotte’s comes out, and that’s exactly how powerful it was.

 

 

　It flew right into the middle of the enemy army.

 

　That’s exactly where the enemy’s main force was likely to be.

 

　I thought that I had defeated the enemy general with the blow I had just delivered, but the enemy army was maintaining a certain level of control, so I guess he wasn’t there.

 

 

　But I was able to cut down quite a large number of enemy soldiers with one blow.

 

　Just after that, the flow of the river began to return to normal, as if Charlotte’s magic had lost its effect.

 

 

　The enemy soldiers hurriedly withdrew to cross the river.

 

　As with before, they left behind a number of soldiers. The main force with the commander seemed to be planning to escape.

 

 

　We tried to chase after clearing up the soldiers who had appeared as vanguards for the time being, but they seemed to have withdrawn successfully and we could not catch up.

 

 

　However, the original goal of defeating a large number of enemy soldiers was still successful.