A Letter Found in a Certain Fort
-The moment everything ends-
-I will tell you what I saw in that moment-
-In case I, Elzaim Tallman, die without being able to tell anyone about it-
-And I hope that the person who sees this letter at that time will be a loyal subject of the Principality-
"Message! Message!"
The key to protecting the Principality's borders
A fast horse came to my fortress, one of them.
"What’s going on!"
"It’s a letter from Prince Yarkan!"
I take the letter from the out-of-breath messenger and break the seal.
Its contents are
"…What does this mean?"
"General. What does the king say?"
"I was told to stay in the castle until reinforcements arrived."
Are reinforcements coming?
Is there anything convenient like that when wars are going on everywhere?
However, the letter says to remain stubbornly inside.
"What shall we do?"
"…Gather up all the supplies you can and lock ourselves in the fort!"
"I understand!"
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From then on, the battle stalled.
Enemy forces have surrounded our fort and are preparing to attack us.
"General, the soldiers are worried."
I'm the same
With this number of people, food will last for 10 days.
But beyond that?
If reinforcements don't come, we'll either starve to death or fight to death.
Wouldn't it be better to attack while the morale is still high?
In front of our eyes
The enemy is waiting out of reach of the arrow.
"I believe in the king. Tell the soldiers to believe in the king too."
"Ha!"
And we believed the king's words and continued to endure.
Food is running out
Five days later, reinforcements really arrived.
"Reinforcements, huh?"
I didn't see it as reinforcements.
Because it was a ship that flew in the sky.
The ship, which was supposed to be in a country in the middle of the continent, suddenly opened fire from the side.
They mowed down the invaders.
But it didn't end there.
A ship landed in front of the fort and about 100 soldiers came out from inside.
With armor and weapons I've never seen before
The weapon looked like a crossbow
But it doesn't have strings attached
The enemy falls down when the sound of such a weapon resonated loudly.
The sound echoes over and over again
And then countless enemies fall.
The ship that landed fires again and the enemy is routed.
800 of us struggled for several days, but the enemy, who could not be suppressed, was defeated in less than half a day by only about 100 people.
-As I am writing this letter, I have discovered their true identity-
-This is the army of a continent called the Empire located far to the north-
-I repeat, if the person reading this letter is a loyal subject of the principality-
-I would like you to advise the prince not to be hostile to the Empire-
-If-
-If I survive and convey the details to the Principality-
-If someone reads this letter afterward-
-I know-
-I hope you can laugh it off-
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