Invasion
"Don't stop! Keep moving! Not a single battle has been fought yet!"
Along the border of Shelma, Prince Kerios was leading his troops to destroy bandits.
However, Marguerite sensed this and colluded with the bandits to kill Prince Kerios.
What's more, they were wearing armor bearing Prince Anjeal's emblem.
It is said that it taunted the surviving soldiers of Prince Kerios by throwing the prince's head at them.
The remaining soldiers, filled with rage, foolishly fell into the trap.
In retaliation, they plundered the people of Prince Anjeal.
But their lord, Prince Anjeal
Prince Daviz, the last of his brothers, saw through their vile trap.
The remaining soldiers of Prince Kerios were judged to be impossible to control and were slaughtered.
And Prince Anjeal brings down the hammer of justice on the despicable Marguerite.
And Prince Daviz defends the rear.
"Prince! Prince Anjeal!"
However, as expected, the forced march was too much.
"What!"
"The infantry is tired. They need to rest!"
"Are you telling me to stop!"
"I understand your anger. But we can't win even a winnable battle with tired soldiers!"
"......"
"I'm not telling you to stop right now. There should be Marguerite's village ahead."
"...Tsk!"
"Prince!"
"...We're attacking the village. Don't let even one person escape, we'll kill them all."
"I understand!"
If even one person escapes, Marguerite will notice our movements.
Even if it's an innocent person, this is inevitable.
The prince's judgment is sound.
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"…This is!"
We arrived at a Marguerite's village
But it was already in ruins
"General, is this a trap set by Marguerite?"
The prince asks me
"I don't think so. It's been several years since it was abandoned."
Fortunately, the well is alive.
There is no sign that poison or excrement was put into it.
"Don't neglect your surroundings"
"Ha!"
And, should I say, as expected?
Nothing came that could be called a night raid or a surprise attack.
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We proceeded further into Marguerite territory
"This place too…"
As we walked along the decaying road, we found several villages.
But every single one of them was uninhabited and in ruins.
It was all too eerie.
"Is the man who calls himself Marguerite’s king incompetent?"
"If we take the prince as a criterion, then all princes and noblemen must be incompetent."
"Fumu…"
The ease of the march calmed the prince's tempers.
He regained his composure.
But he is determined to bring down the hammer on Marguerite.
Therefore in 10 days
No damage or loss
Food consumption is minimal
We are standing right in front of Marguerite's capital.
"Prince, shall we continue the invasion?"
"...No, I don't want to cause unnecessary damage."
"What then?"
"We wait until nightfall. Send the soldiers in and open the gate."
"I understand"
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We wait until nightfall, with the army standing by.
The sun goes down and it gets dark
It's pitch black
"Is it a new moon tonight?"
"That's right, if this is the case, I'm sure it won't be easy to find an advance."
And we wait for the soldiers to invade.
After dark, we still hear voices and see lights from within the outer walls.
It appears that the riots that Prince Daviz reported are still continuing.
"It looks like the riots won’t be quelled in about a month."
"Of course, didn't you said it? They're incompetent."
"I remember that."
The greed of the people runs deep.
Once you are kind to them, they will take advantage of you.
It is easy for the people to rise up in rebellion.
It spreads to stupid people
And it won't be over soon.
"The lights are getting dimmer."
"The voices are getting quieter. It's time to move."
"Understood, I'll send soldiers in."
They're climbing up the wall.
I can't see them from here, but I can hear them.
"What the hell are you..."
"The enemy! Gah..."
The voices quickly subside and the surrounding area becomes quiet.
The torches on the walls disappear one by one.
"It seems to have gone well, Prince."
"Of course, the quality of the soldiers is different."
After a while, the invading soldiers open the gate.
And the whole army enters the capital and goes into action.
"Prince!"
"Fumu, all troops! Raise your voice! And exterminate the despicable Marguerite!"
The brave soldiers of Shelma raise their voices.
I'm sure they can hear us.
But the people of Marguerite only continued their conversation in their homes.
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