Immediate Action
"Leader! Over here!"
Relying on the voices of my subordinates, I head for the location.
There they are, some of my subordinates lying there, covered in blood.
A close aide of Aritote
"L-leader..."
Only one of them reaches out.
The others are already dead.
"What happened!"
I held that outstretched hand
"Sorry. Sorry…"
"I'm asking what happened! How's his condition?"
I asked my subordinate who was providing nursing care next to me.
"It's no good. It reached his internal organs."
There is a large wound from the shoulder to the chest.
The bleeding has not stopped yet
"Aritote... sama... was taken... by Shelma."
"…I see, thank you for the report."
When he hears my words, his hands lose their strength.
He stopped blinking and breathing.
"Call Olasha, Doss, Zalmbald, and Seltense immediately! Run!"
"I understand!"
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"We're going to rescue Aritote."
We're having a meeting with all five of us present.
"Seltense, does the ship work?"
"It's more broken than I thought. It will take ten days to repair it."
"I see, that won't make it in time. What do you think? Doss?"
"With a horse, we can cross the Dead Desert in five days."
Then there is only one thing we can do.
"Olasha"
"Yes"
"You, me, and a few others will chase them on horseback."
"A few people? Honestly, it's tough against an opponent of that size."
"How many horses can run right away?"
"About 30."
"...Zalmbald"
"I guess you want me to lend you some horses. Please return them alive, okay? I can give you 140 horses."
I'll have Olasha look into it and come up with a plan.
"I guess it’s a manageable number."
"Then it's decided, we'll move right away. You stay here."
"Understood. I'll come pick you up as soon as the ship is repaired."
We will take action immediately
I can hear the conversation coming from behind us.
"Well then, Seltense-dono, let's get started on the repairs."
"No, like I said, it will take 10 days..."
"Please finish it in 5 days."
"It's impossible! 7 days."
"Then we'll compromise. Three days."
"What's the point of compromising, you bastard!"
"It's okay. If humans are willing to die, they can do it twice as fast."
"5 days, then!"
"You just have to work without sleep or rest."
"I'll die!"
Oh dear
Seltense has also started to open up.
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