Volume 2 - CH 345

Chapter 8-17. Reinforcements Again

When I visited the place where the soldiers of the Kingdom of Garott were waiting, I found a soldier in armor who looked like a leader talking with the gatekeeper.

Two of the soldier’s men were standing behind him, and their atmosphere made it clear that they were his bodyguards.

I wondered if that was the commander.

Since I was still too far away from them, I could not see their faces clearly.

However, I stand out because I am wearing a kimono that is based on oni and my clothes are white, so the soldier who seems to be the commander looks at me.

Then he changed his expression, pushed aside the gatekeeper, and came running toward us.

The gatekeeper and the guards standing behind him panicked at his sudden action and tried to stop him, but his speed of walking was reasonably fast.

Before they could stop him, he came in front of Uchikage, removed his helmet, and greeted him.

“UCHIKAGE-DONO! Long time no see!”

“M…… hmm? Ah! You are Zirnia, a vassal of Asure-dono!?”

“That’s right, that’s right!”

“Ah!”

I remembered it too.

Zirnia, a vassal of Asure.

She was the one who had been working for days without sleep to intensify the control of the slave trade.

The last time I forced her to sleep, she was able to work without sleep because I had secretly applied recovery magic to her.

“I never thought I’d see you again, Uchikage-dono.”

“Thank you for all you did for us that time.”

“No, no, no! After the incident with the Zenki- village, our thoughts about the different races have changed. It should be us who should thank you. Uh, excuse me. Who is that over there?”

“It is Ouren-sama.”

After saying so, Uchikage put his index finger to his mouth.

Zirnia tilted her head, but she seemed to remember something and looked up at my face.

But she immediately covered her mouth with one hand to prevent the words of surprise from coming out of her mouth.

“Ah, I had heard about it from Asure-sama, but I never thought it was true. ……”

“It has been a long time, Zirnia. Well, please don’t say anything about this to anyone else.”

“Haha, of course. I really don’t get bored when I’m with you folks.”

Now that she mentioned it, I think she’s right.

We’ve done a lot of things.

“Zirnia-sama! Please wait! We’re still going through the formalities!”

“Oh, Leiton. Can I ask you to take care of the rest? I’d like to discuss our upcoming activities.”

“At least wait until we get their permission ……”

Ah, it’s Leiton, Zirnia’s butler, isn’t it?

I see that he has been called in as one of the reinforcements this time around.

This guy was also running around the Garott Kingdom with soldiers in tow during the whole slavery incident.

That means …… the other knight is the maid, Karuna?

The maid who can also engage in combat. ……

How versatile.

It seems that she is currently talking to the gatekeeper and discussing procedures and where the soldiers will be stationed.

Heck, I think these two are more organized than Zirnia.

“Come on, let’s go.”

“H- hey, don’t pull me away! Uchikage-dono! Ouren-dono! See you later!”

“Uh-oh. ……”

“Leiton pulls Zirnia out of the gates.”

Zirnia is laughing somewhat amusingly, but the two of them seem a little disconcerted.

Was Zirnia always like that ……?

I remember her looking pretty good doing administrative work.

Maybe she’s having fun because she’s stopped doing office work and is working outside for the first time in a while.

I don’t know if she is strong or not. ……

Well, after the procedure is completed, we will have them deployed for the defense.

If we are going to have so many more people, we might as well start supplying them with water tomorrow.

The burden on the people in the territory will be reduced by no small amount, and there shouldn’t be any issues.

“It’s about time, isn’t it?”

“Yes. Now that the construction of the city walls has been completed, we can prepare to intercept them in full swing. The date of the attack has not been made clear, and we don’t know if the devils will honestly abide by it or not.

“Indeed. Then I will tell Satella that.”

As Uchikage mentioned, it is certainly not certain whether the devils will keep their promises or not.

There is no doubt that they will keep their promises.

It doesn’t look like they will keep their word. …… How could they not have attacked until the walls were built?

I’m not sure if there are some circumstances on the other side of the …… coin.

After finishing our conversation with Zirnia, we decided to go back to the mansion once to tell Satella about this.

The battle was just a few days away.

It is convenient that reinforcements from the soldiers of the Kingdom of Garott came before the attack.

With this, our defenses should be strengthened.

Since we will also have the residents of the territory to fight, we will be able to handle both land and air.

All that was left was to get through the …… invasion.