41.Nobody’S Listening 【彼女の代わりに矢を受けて】
フォカロルでの戦闘は、昼前にヴィシー軍が大きく広がった陣形でゆっくり近づいてきたところから始まった。
軍の中央では馬に乗ったブエルが、固く閉ざされたフォカロルの門を睨みつけている。
フォカロルの門は巨大で重厚な鉄製である。一二三の指示により、フルプラスが作成したものだ。
街を囲む塀も、ヴィシー方面を重点的に強化し、高さも従来の2メートル程の高さから3メートル近い位置まで上げられていた。
「用意せよ」
視線を外すことなく、ブエルは命じた。
部下の間を命令が伝わっていき、歩兵たちが次々とブエルの前に出て整列した。
この世界、街攻めの基本は大人数で当たって門を破壊するか強引に開け、門に入りきれない人員は塀を乗り越えるという極々単純な戦法だった。かなりの人数が逃走したとはいえ、敵に援軍が来るまでは充分な戦力差があると判断したブエルは、奇をてらわずに歩兵をひと当てして、高い塀は越えられずと門を強引に突破して防衛を崩し、そのまま雪崩込む策を選んだ。
ブエルが声を命令を終える前に、フルプラス特製の金属門がゆっくりと開き始った。
「ふん、数の不利を知って降伏を選んだか」
しかし、門から顔を見せたのは、降伏の使者ではなく、多くのヴィシー兵を殺してきた投槍器を3回り程大きくした巨大な何かだった。
門はその巨大投槍器が槍を突き出せる程度の幅を開くと止まった。それには丸太と呼んで差し支えない程の太い槍が装填済みだ。
ゴンという低い音を立てて射出された槍は、直線ではなく放射線を描いてヴィシー兵に迫り、刺さるというより潰すかたちで数人の命を奪った。
「な、な......」
見たこともない巨大な武器の登場に、ブエルは命令も忘れ、自分のすぐそばで赤い血にまみれて転がる丸太を見ていた。
その隙に投槍器が街の中へ引き込まれ、門は再び閉ざされる。
「なんなのあれ......」
空飛ぶ鈍器な兵器を見て、ブエル同様にカーシャも絶句していた。
その横では、一二三とプルフラスが結果を確認している。
「やっぱり重すぎるんじゃないか?」
「いくらなんでも限度があったか」
打ち出すというより無理くりに押し出されて、ろくな速度も出せずにやっとの事で敵に届いた丸太を見て、二人はのんきに話していた。
今のはいわゆる試作品で、とにかく大きくしたら威力も出るんじゃないかというドワーフたちの提案に、「じゃあ作ってみれば?」と一二三が許可を出した結果だった。
「失敗作だな。後で空いてる倉庫にでも入れとけ」
「仕方ないな。時間をみて改良するとしよう」
ブエルが驚異を感じているとは知らず、一二三もプルフラスも失敗と判断した。
ノリノリで作成に関わったドワーフたちは、何がいけなかったのか、計算が間違っていたのかと口々に見解を話しながら、ロープを結んだ巨大な投槍器と共に前線から下がっていく。
入れ替わるように、アリッサが一二三の方へ走ってきた。
「一二三さん、言われたとおりに住民たちは一時避難させたけど、あそこで良かったの?」
「いいんだよ。それより、ドワーフが希望した遊びは終わったから、後は任せる」
「了解! 一二三さんも気をつけてね!」
アリッサは走り回りながら兵達に次の指示を出していく。
閉ざされた門には鉄のカンヌキが三本も掛けられた。かなり破城槌でも使われない限りは破られないだろう。
から投げ槍器で狙撃できるようになっている。投槍器1台につき二人があたり、30分ごとに交代して休息を取るようにと指導している。
およそ50名ずつが二交替で間断なく槍を浴びせ続ける体制ができた。
仕上げは、一二三が行う。
「ようこそフォカロルへ!」
門の上によじ登った一二三は、パンパンと手を叩いて注目を集めた。
「遠方から来てくれたお前らに、歓迎の用意をしている。こう見えて結構頑張って作ったんだ。たっぷり味わっていってくれ」
「門を開けて出てこい! 正々堂々と勝負をしろ!」
一二三の言葉に怒りがぶり返したブエルは、喉が潰れんばかりの声で返答するが、ブエルの話が続いている途中で、一二三はさっさと引っ込んでしまった。
門の向こうでわめき散らすブエルの声に、ヴィシー軍の兵たちは同様に怒りに燃えるか、ブエルの様子に怯えているかどちらかだが、門の内側では、誰も敵将の言葉に耳を傾けない。
今までの戦場とこれから起きる事を知っているトオノ領軍の面々は、さっさと逃げればいいのに、一二三の挑発に乗ってここまでやってきたのは失敗だったと、他人事のように思っていた。剣や棍棒ではなく、配給された武装で遠距離からの攻撃と奇襲をくり返し、完勝が当然となった領軍では、戦争すわなち一方的な蹂躙にほかならない。
「大将は殺すなよ」
「大丈夫、しっかりみんなに伝えたから」
「では、号令は任せる」
「わかった! 全員、攻撃開始!」
アリッサの号令により、次々と槍が射出される。
降り注ぐ槍は、ヴィシーの兵たちを貫き、死体を量産していく。
目の前の仲間と合わせて即死するもの。
腹に槍を生やして悶絶するもの。
命令通りに狙われずに生かされているブエルは、慌てて突撃の号令をかけるが、駆け出そうとしたものから狙い打たれる。
さらに恐怖で背を向ける者も多くが槍の餌食となった。
仲間の死体に隠れる者もいるが、ドワーフが改良を重ねた槍の勢いは強く、骨に当たらなければ一人分の身体は悠々と貫通してくる。
それでも人数差で無理矢理押してくるヴィシー軍は、ゆっくりとだが距離を詰めてくる。
せ圧せ! 門に取り付けばこちらの勝ちだ!」
ブエルは自分が狙われないことを疑問に思わないのか、とにかく声を張り上げて剣を振り回している。
次々と射られ、倒れる仲間を踏み越えながら前に出てくるヴィシー兵は、とにかく一刻も早く門へ取り付き、この地獄の空間から逃れようともがいている。
戦闘開始二時間ほどがたち、一方的な損耗を強いられているヴィシー兵は数を減らしていたが、それでも傷だらけで門へたどり着き、味方の仇を討つべく手に持った剣や棍棒を振るって門を打ち据えていた。
ゴォンゴォンという音が、多重にテンポをずらして鳴り響くのに、一二三は顔をしかめた。
「うるっさ......クッション材でも貼っておけば良かったか?」
領主館で留守役の兵たちを指揮していたオリガが来た。
「そろそろ王城から援軍が到着するようです。斥候の話では第三騎士隊が援軍を指揮しているようです」
「斥候? 王城方面にも斥候を出してたのかい?」
オリガの言葉に、カーシャはつい声を上げてしまった。
「ああ、援軍の来るタイミング次第ではこちらの動きも変わるからな。......何か、あっちに斥候がいるのに不都合でもあるのか?」
「い、いや、味方の方ならそこまでしなくてもいい......いや、気にしないでよ」
しどろもどろになるカーシャを一瞥して、一二三は門の近くへ向かう。
「門に取り付いた奴らを殺してくる」
足場をよじ登って、再び門の上に登る。
オリガは危険だからと止めようとしたが、ここで敵が万一門を突破したら終わると言われ、では自分も手伝う、と一二三の後に続いて門の上へと登っていった。
カーシャも続こうとしたが、本来人が登るようにはできてないから、狭くて三人は無理だと一二三に待機を命じられた。
一二三が門の上から見下ろすと、10名ほどのヴィシー兵が、小揺るぎもしない門を必死になって武器で殴っている。
「うるさいよ」
一二三は闇魔法の収納から薙刀を取り出し、的確にヴィシー兵たちの頚動脈を撫でていく。
吹き上がる血で、門は赤く塗られていく。
オリガも負けじと訓練してきた風魔法でヴィシー兵の腕や足を切り落とし、次々と男たちを死の淵へと
オリガは、戦場の高揚感と一二三と久しぶりに肩を並べて戦っているという事に興奮し、ヴィシー軍からの矢が降る場所で嬉々として魔法を放つ。
散々に繰り返した詠唱は既に限界まで短縮しており、次々と連発する風の刃が敵の命を刈り取っていく。
初めての本格的な防衛戦、隣にいる一二三へのアピールの意味もあって、眼下に群がるヴィシー兵たちを殺すのに夢中で、ふと顔をあげた時、確実に自分に当たるコースをたどる矢が見えたのに、オリガは何も反応できなかった。
一瞬、時間が引き伸ばされたように感じたその時、彼女の身体に覆いかぶさる影が視界に割り込む。
ドンという音がしたとき、オリガは人体に矢が当たる音は意外とくぐもっているのだな、と思考が明後日の方へと向いていた。
そのまま門の上から落下したときに、痛みで我に返った。
「痛い......矢は? 誰が、あ、あぁ......」
あのタイミングで飛来する矢から自分を庇える位置に誰がいたかなど、冷静であれば考える必要も無かっただろうが、その姿を目にして落ち着いては居られなかった。
「ひ、一二三様!」
肩に矢を受けて、さらに落下からもオリガをかばった一二三は、荒い息を吐きながら汗をびっしょりとかいて地面に倒れていた。
その場でそれを目撃した者全員が驚いている。
もちろん、カーシャも例外ではない。
「カーシャさん、ここは僕に任せて、一二三さんを館へ連れて行って治療して! オリガさんも落ちたんだから、一緒に館へ!」
狼狽える二人の女性に、最年少のアリッサが声をかけ、兵たちにも冷静に射撃を続けるように命令を出していく。
「そ、そうだな、急いで治療しないと......」
あるいは今がパジョーへ連絡する機会かとも思ったが、矢が一本刺さったくらいなら、一二三の持つ高級な回復薬で治るだろうことは、アリッサを治療した時の事を考えれば当然だった。
カーシャは兵を二人ほど呼んで一二三を近くの家から外した戸板に乗せて運ぶように指示を出し、自分はオリガに肩を貸す。オリガに目に見える大怪我は無いが、足首を酷く捻っており、まともに立つこともできないようだった。
トップ二人を見送った前線は、一時混乱に陥りかけたが、アリッサが似合わない激を飛ばして支えた。
「ほら、しっかり狙って撃って!」
背中を叩かれた領兵は、焦りを押さえて次の敵を狙う。
交代で休息していた兵は、アリッサの気丈さに舌を巻いた。
「長官は、冷静ですね」
「だって、一二三さんのあれ、演技だもん」
オリガさんは違うけど、とアリッサは言う。
「一二三さんがね、機会を見て自分が怪我をする振りか、実際に適当な傷を負って館に引っ込むからって......あ!」
とんでもないネタばらしをしたところで、アリッサは慌てだした。
「わ、忘れてた! 一二三さんが怪我したら、敵の大将を狙うようにって言われてたんだ! あいつを狙って、早く殺して! 当たったらしばらく射撃停止!」
戦闘中ずっと狙われなかったブエルは、馬上で指揮をしながらその姿を堂々とさらしていた。そこへ数本の槍がほぼ同時に突き刺さり、ブエルは自分に何が起きたかもわからないまま息絶えた。
総大将がぐらりと崩れて馬から落ちたのを見たヴィシー兵たちは、自分たちを死地へと追いやる声が聞こえなくなったのと同時に、槍の雨が収まったのに気がついた。
そして、指揮官が居ない兵士たちが選んだのは、攻撃ではなく退却だった。
門の前に群がっていた兵たちも、背後の味方が逃げ出したのを見て、一目散に門から離れていく。
「それじゃ、開門して半分は僕と一緒に敵兵を追い立てて国境まで行くよ! 残りは門の前の片付け!」
アリッサの指揮により、あっさりと戦闘が終了した事に頭がついていかなかった領兵たちだが、アロセールの住民たちが街へ戻る前に押し返さないといけないとアリッサに言われて、タイトなスケジュールだと文句を言いながら動き始めた。
ヴィシー側の住民は、館の前の広場へ一時的に移動させていたため、ヴィシーを追い返したことは住民の誰にも伝わっていない。
そこへ怪我をした領主が担ぎ込まれて来たので、館の周辺は騒然とし、畳み掛けるように
街へ入り、領民が口々に領主が怪我をしたことを伝えてくることと合わせて、パジョーは一二三が大怪我をしていると判断し、館へ向かう部隊として三分の二を自分が率いて、残りをミダスの指揮とする。
「ヴィシーの方は、お願いします」
民衆をかき分け、ヴィシー側の門へと馬を走らせるミダスを見送り、パジョーは騎士隊に向かって、馬を降りて剣を抜くように言い、兵には民衆が入らないように館を囲めと命じた。
上手くいきすぎている状況に不安はあるが、怖気づいている間に機を逃してはいけないと自分に言い聞かせ、仲間と共に一二三がいるはずの領主館へと踏み込んだ。
Chapter 41: Nobody'S Listening
Just before noon the Vichy army slowly approached the stage of the battle, Fokalore, in a large spread out formation.
Buer, placed at the center of the the troops mounted on a horse, glared at the tightly closed gate of Fokalore.
The gate of Fokalore was an enormous and massive iron wall.
The wall enclosed the city as well and the side facing Vichy was predominantly reinforced. It was elevated to a height of close to 3 meters in contrast to the traditional height of 2 meters.
"Get ready." (Buer)
Without averting his gaze, Buer ordered.
As the command was transmitted between his subordinates, the infantry came out one by one in front of Buer and lined up.
The foundation of assaulting a city in this world was to either strike at the gate using a great number of people or to forcibly open it. As for the soldiers not fitting in front of the gate, they were to climb over the wall. It was such an extremely simply strategy.
Before Buer could finish voicing out his order, the gate, made by Pruflas using special metals, slowly opened.
"Humph, being aware of the unfavorable numbers, they decided to surrender, huh?" (Buer)
But, it wasn't a messenger of capitulation that appeared from within the gate. It was something as big in size as 3 of those spear throwers that had killed many of the Vichy soldiers.
When the huge spear thrower's spears protruded from the gap of the gate, it ceased the opening movement.
The discharge of the spears made a deep sound of *gon*. The spears approached the soldiers of Vichy drawing a radiating line rather than a straight line. They stole the lives of several soldiers not by piercing but by smashing them.
"Wh-, Wh- ..." (Buer)
With the appearance of the never-before-seen huge weapon, Buer even forgot to issue any orders as he watched a log smeared with red blood roll next to him.
Using that opportunity, the spear thrower was pulled back into the city and the gate once again closed its maw.
"What is that ..." (Kasha)
Looking at the blunt weapons flying in the sky, Kasha, just like Buer, became speechless.
At her side Hifumi and Pruflas were reviewing the results.
"It might be too heavy after all?" (Hifumi)
"No matter how you look at it, there is a limit to it, no?" (Pruflas)
Watching the logs just barely reaching the enemy without even any decent velocity, those two had their attention drawn to the problematic issues  rather than the things working out and easy-goingly discussed them.
As the dwarves proposed "It is currently, so to speak, a trial product, but won't it still be quite powerful?" it resulted in Hifumi granting permission by saying [Why don't you try making it then?] 
"It is a failure. Just put it away into an empty storage house afterwards." (Hifumi)
"I guess it can't be helped. I will try to improve it once I have some time." (Pruflas)
Unaware of Buer's amazement, Hifumi and Pruflas judged it as failure.magic
While the dwarves in high spirits were indulged in severally discussing their opinions where it was lacking and what they failed to calculate in, they retreated from the front-lines together with the huge spear thrower which was affixed with ropes.
As if replacing them, Alyssa came running to Hifumi's side.
"Hifumi-san, as you have declared, the citizens are taking refuge for the moment, but is that place really alright?" (Alyssa)
"It's fine. Leaving that aside, since the playtime for the dwarves has ended, I leave the rest to you." (Hifumi)
"Understood! Hifumi-san, please take care as well!" (Alyssa)
Alyssa issued the next orders to the soldiers while running around.
Three iron bolts were securing the closed gate.
Each spear thrower was handled by two soldiers. They were guided to take a rest by shift at the intervals of 30 minutes.
The system enabled them to keep up barraging the attackers with a constant attack pattern of 50 spears per wave day and night.
Hifumi carried out the finishing touches himself.
"Welcome to Fokalore!" (Hifumi)
Hifumi, who had climbed to the top of the gate, gathered the attention with a *pan pan*.
"To you, who came from distant lands, we have arranged a grandiose reception. Looking at you like this, I praise you for your splendid perseverance coming here. Please savor the banquet plentifully." (Hifumi)
"Open the gate and come out! Fight fair and square!" (Buer)
Although Buer's throat only got hoarse by replying to Hifumi's words in a voice filled with anger, Hifumi ended up withdrawing quickly in the middle of Buer's continuing speech.
As Buer's voice raised hell on the other side of the gate, whether the soldiers of the Vichy army likewise got fired up in fury or were frightened by Buer's appearance, either way, as for the inside of the gate, no one lent an ear to the words of the enemy general.
Not swords and clubs, but repeatedly attacking them by surprise attacks with the long-distance arms they were provided with, for the territorial army a complete victory was the given. For them this war was nothing else but a one-sided, bloody, straight obliteration of their enemies.
"Don't kill the general." (Hifumi)
"Alright, I will tell everyone properly to not do so." (Alyssa)
"Well then, I leave the command to you." (Hifumi)
"Roger! Everyone, begin the attack!" (Alyssa)
Following Alyssa's order, spears were shot successively.
With the steady downpour of spears, the soldiers of the Vichy army were pierced and a mass of corpses was produced.
Some saw their companions right in front of their eyes meeting instant death.
Some fainted in agony as a spear impaled them from the abdomen.
Although Buer, who was spared from being aimed at following Hifumi's order, hurriedly gave the order to attack, those, trying to break into a run, were felled with aimed hits.
Furthermore, many of those, who turned their back on the dread, became prey of the spears.
Even though there were also those who hid themselves in-between their companions corpses, it was easy for the spears, having their power and force repeatedly improved by the dwarves, to penetrate through a man's body crushing its bones.
The Vichy army, even despite its numbers, was forcibly pushed back and slowly had to distance itself.
"Forward! Forward! Keep up the pressure! We will win once we get hold of the gate!" (Buer)
Not thinking of having any doubts of himself not being targeted, Buer brandished his sword as he shouted.
While stepping over their companions being shot one by one, the Vichy soldiers coming out in front clung to the gate as soon as possible by all means struggling to escape this hell domain.
Around two hours had passed since the start of the battle. Pressured by the one-sided slaughter, the number of Vichy soldier's had considerably dropped. And yet they still struggled to arrive in front of the gate while covered in injuries. For the sake of avenging their allies, they battered with force at the gate using the swords and clubs they held in their hands.
While a sound of *gon gon*'s reverberated with multiple shifted tempos, Hifumi frowned.
"How noisy... it would have been better to install some cushioning materials on the gate, I guess?" (Hifumi)
Origa, who had commanded the soldiers at the Lord's mansion while he was absent, approached.
"It seems that the reinforcements of the royal castle will arrive before long. According to the scout's report, it appears the Third Knight Unit is leading the reinforcements." (Origa)
"Scouts? Did you dispatch scouts into the direction of the royal castle as well?" (Kasha)
Following Origa's words, Kasha ended up unconsciously raising her voice.
"Ah, our movements here may likewise have to change depending on the timing of the reinforcements' arrival... Is it somehow inconvenient if we dispatch our scouts into that direction?" (Hifumi)
"N-No, it is fine to go that far if it's for knowing the situation of our allies... No, don't worry about it." (Kasha)
Glancing at the flustered Kasha, Hifumi faced towards the vicinity of the gate.
"I will go kill the guys clinging to the gate." (Hifumi)
Climbing the scaffolding, he ascended to the top of the gate once again.
Although Origa tried to stop him by warning him of the dangers, Hifumi rebuked her by saying "It will be the end if the enemy manages to break through the gate here by some chance, thus I will go help out a bit" and continued his climbing to the top of the gate subsequently.
Kasha also tried to follow him, but since it was originally impossible for people to climb there. Hifumi ordered her to wait on standby as it would be too narrow for three people up there either way.
As Hifumi looked down from atop the gate, he saw about 10 Vichy soldiers desperately striking the gate without even causing small vibrations to it.
"Shut up." (Hifumi)
Hifumi withdrew a naginata from his dark magic storage and brushed the carotid artery with it precisely and gently.
With the raising spray of blood the gate was painted in red.
Origa also undauntedly used her wind magic, she had trained hard, for cutting off the legs and arms of the Vichy soldiers. One by one the men were plunged into the abyss of death.
Origa was excited by the euphoria of battle fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with Hifumi for the first time in a while. She released magic at the arrows, descending on a dangerous spot, from the Vichy forces.
Having shortened the thoroughly repeated chants to the limit, the wind blades reaped the enemy's lives continuously in succession.
For the first time it had become a genuine defensive battle. There was also the significance of appealing to Hifumi who was standing right next to her. Being in ecstasy while slaughtering the Vichy soldiers below her, she saw an arrow following the course of certainly hitting her at the time she incidentally raised her face, but Origa didn't react in any way.
In an instant, feeling as if time itself had slowed down, a shadow wedged itself into her field of vision covering her body.
When a *don* resounded, Origa was surprised by the muffled sound of an arrow hitting a human body and her thoughts turned blank.
At the time she fell down from the top of the gate, she came to her senses by the pain.
"Painful ... arrow? Who is ... ah, ah, ahhh ..." (Origa)
Something like who would have been able to protect her from the arrow flying at her at that timing, there wasn't even any necessity to think calmly about it. She couldn't settle down catching sight of that figure.
"Hi-Hifumi-sama!" (Origa)
Having an arrow stuck in his shoulder, Hifumi had even further protected Origa from the fall. While breathing roughly he had collapsed on the city's ground drenched in sweat.
Everyone then and there was surprised witnessing that sight.
Of course, even Kasha wasn't an exception.
"Kasha-san, leave this place to me. Take Hifumi-san to the mansion for medical treatment! Since Origa-san has fallen down as well, go together to the mansion!" (Alyssa)
Towards the two flustered women, Alyssa, the youngest of them, called out. She also issued an order to the soldiers to keep composure and continue the shooting.
"Th-That's right, if we don't hurry with the medical treatment ..." (Kasha)
Although she pondered whether this might possibly be her chance to get in touch with Pajou, with only one arrow having struck him and Hifumi possessing high-ranking healing medicine, Alyssa would naturally have considered the time for medical treatment.
Kasha summoned two soldiers and gave them the instruction to remove a door of a nearby house and carry Hifumi on top of it. She herself lent her shoulder to Origa.
Even though the front line, having seen off the two leaders, fell into confusion temporarily, they were propped up by Alyssa's extremely unsuited fiery encouragement.
"Hey there! Aim properly while shooting!" (Alyssa)
The territorial soldier, having his back clapped, suppressed his impatience and aimed at the next enemy.
The soldiers, who took their rest in turns, were astonished by the stoutheartedness of Alyssa.
"The chief is calm for sure."
"After all, that was Hifumi just acting." (Alyssa)
Though it was different for Origa, Alyssa said.
"Hifumi-san had been looking for a chance to pretend getting injured. Since he withdrew to the mansion after actually getting injured... ah!" (Alyssa)
Incidentally having exposed something outrageous, Alyssa began to panic.
"Fo-Forget what I've said! I was told to aim for the enemy general once Hifumi became injured! Aim at that guy and quickly kill him off! After hitting him, cease shooting for a short while!" (Alyssa)
That place was pierced almost simultaneously by several spears. Buer died without even understanding what had happened to him.
The Vichy soldiers, seeing their general shaking violently and dropping from his horse as well as losing the audible voice forcing them to persist in this dangerous place, noticed that the downpour of spears had ceased.
And then, as there wasn't any commander left any more, the soldiers chose to retreat rather than attack.
Even those soldiers clustered in front of the gate, watching their allies in the rear fleeing, escaped from the gate at full speed.
"Well then, open the gate! Half of you will accompany me to drive the enemies away until the national border! The remaining half will clear the area in front of the gate!" (Alyssa)
Other than Alyssa's orders the territorial soldiers couldn't follow on how easily the battle had ended. But as Alyssa told them that it wouldn't work out if they didn't purge the enemy before the residents returned to the city, they started to move without complaining within a tight schedule.
The Vichy's side residents were temporarily moved to the plaza in front of the mansion. But none of those residents were told that the Vichy army had been repelled.
Because they approached that place carrying the injured Lord, the area around of the mansion became noisy. With the notification of the arrival of the reinforcements brought about by pressing for answers, great cheers were raised.
Entering the city, she confirmed the matter about Hifumi's injury with several of the fief's population. Judging that Hifumi had received a serious injury, she led two thirds of the unit towards the mansion whereas Midas took command of the remaining third.
"Please advance into the direction of Vichy." (Pajou)
Pushing her way through the populace, she saw off Midas galloping away on a horse towards the gate facing into Vichy's direction. Pajou turned towards the Knight Unit and told them to dismount their horses and draw their swords. She gave the soldiers the order to surround the mansion for the sake of hindering the populace to enter the mansion.
Although she felt anxious as things were going a tad too well, missing the opportunity due to being seized by fear was unacceptable she persuaded herself. Together with her comrades she broke into the Lord's mansion where Hifumi was supposed to be.
Summoned Slaughterer
呼び出された殺戮者
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