Chapter 149: Repugnance
"Magic cannon, the magic stone has ruptured! It can't fire!"
The gunner's voice comes through the sound tube.
“Throw away the unusable ones! What is the condition of the barrels!”
"Cracked by the impact of the rupture! This one's unusable too!"
I knew this was coming
It's a weapon that hasn't even been tested yet.
But we still managed to inflict damage on the enemy.
I can hear them screaming from the other tubes.
"Ma'am! The core is at its limit! I'm tightening it with a belt, but it won't stop expanding!"
"Hold it a little longer! I don't care if it can't be used anymore, so do something about it until we land!"
"Understood! I'll wrap it in a metal belt! It will stick and never work again!"
Problems occur one after another
"Yukikaze-sama! Four rotating blades for buoyancy have stopped! We're losing altitude!"
"We can fall! Don't crash! Lower us as slowly as possible!"
Prince Giran, who followed us, is clinging to a nearby pillar.
"Yukikaze-dono! The speed increased too much! We'll die at this rate!"
"Don't worry, Prince! No one will fall to their deaths! Listen! Heroes of Edgeworth!"
Soldiers line up in the rocking ship
But
No, of course
Most of them are falling because they can't stand the shaking.
"Firance, how many are left!"
"Estimated at 400!"
"Okay! We have 50 people! If one person can defeat 8 people, we win! You guys, the most elite in the kingdom, can do it!"
"""""We can!!"""""
There is no fear or hesitation in those words.
"After the airship has landed!"
"""""......"""""
“Cough*! After...... after it landed! Yes!"
"Yukikaze-sama! You ruined it!"
"What a pain in the ass! I've had enough of these speeches! We'll make the airship an improvised fort! We'll keep firing until all the magic cannons are destroyed! And take out every last one of them!"
""""Roger that!""""
"Contact to the ground! Close your mouth and protect your head!"
There was a tremendous impact.
Immediately after that, it was as if the sky and ground were reversed.
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"Uu...... nhh......"
"Fire!"
A roar echoed in the immediate vicinity.
"Ouch..."
"Yukikaze-sama!"
Nearby, Firance is armed.
"Nhh...... Eh? ... Ah! How long have I been unconcious!"
"It's fine. It's only been a few hours."
I'm not a big sleeper!
"Where's Giran?"
"He took some people to negotiate with Kusuof, as planned."
"I see, and what about here?"
"It's a stalemate."
"Why! What about magic cannons?"
"The one in front of us is the last. It's at minimum power."
"What about the soldiers?"
"There were no casualties. However, about 20 people were injured when we fought as soon as we landed."
"What about the enemy?"
"We've dealt with about 90 people. Right now, they are on guard against the magic cannon and went out of range."
Can we buy time?
“The rest is for Giran to make the negotiations a success…”
"And the march from the Kingdom will be complete in time..."
"It's like, [a pincer move]!"
The two of us have the same idea
"After 10 years together, it can't be helped if we think alike."
"It's called a rotten relationship, this one."
"But I digress..."
"Hmm?"
“The morale of the soldiers has dropped a little. I don't think they are the problem, but..."
"What's wrong?"
"Please check the enemy vanguard."
Firance gives me the binocular to check the enemy
It was a terrible sight.
"What is that?"
“Is it only natural that a bandit leader like that should be cut off from Bardonacia?”
The vanguards are skinny children
They have no proper armor.
No, the clothes they are wearing are just a piece of tattered cloth.
"They don't look like they're taking turns, they're just standing there."
I checked the rear
There were adults
But they are...
"They are raping a woman in this situation!"
And the woman.
No, not a woman, but a little girl.
And the girl, too, was very thin.
And she's not showing any signs of resistance.
They must be starving.
The skinny children desperately eating their waste
"I'm starting to feel sick..."
"If you didn't mind seeing things like that, you're not human."
I gather information while feeling nauseous.
In one corner, there were girls with rusty collars.
All of them with their lower abdomens bulging out.
I felt something strange when I saw them.
Despite being skinny, they have a minimum amount of muscle.
When I understood it, I realized the identity of the discomfort
"Maybe those children aren't forrestmen!"
"No way... were those kids mixed ones!"
"That's right! They are intentionally making them a soldier by giving birth to a mixed one!"
No doubt about it.
The men who are raping girls and young children are human. They have different amounts of muscle.
Besides, forrestmen aren't that fat.
"Rescue the vanguards!"
"No!"
Firanze loses his composure
"Look into their eyes. It's too late."
"No way..."
It was
Firance was also a mixed one
"Once they treat them like that, at that age, there's no way they can live normally anymore. They can't go back."
"But I'm a mixed one too!"
"You are lucky. You are a mixed one, but you were born because your parents loved each other and wanted you."
It is unfortunate.
Give it up.
I can only say so.
"I won't force you. If you don't like it, go after Giran."
".........No, I will fight. Here."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm prepared. At least I'll make sure they don't suffer."
"I see…"
I stroke Firance's head
"I'm not a spoiled child like Shisu-sama, you know?"
"You should be pampered at least for now."
“…Yes.”
And then...
"Yukikaze-sama, they are starting to move!"
"Make sure the magic cannon keep them in check! The enemy is getting impatient! The more time we buy, the more likely we are to win!"
The battle of 30 to 300 has begun
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