Chapter 138: There seems to be no law prohibiting construction on the way back, so it's alright.
Day 49 Morning, On the way to Omui.
Steep mountains towering over a wasteland and a long mountain pass, so narrow, it might even be called a crevice. There, deep down the path where the way ahead can be barely seen
All troops, take formation! Hold your position! We only need to halt the enemy! Don't leave your posts!DiiScver w storis on no//e()/lbin(.)c/o/m
The town that lies on the other end of this pass, Narrogi. The only domain neighboring the lands of Omui, the treacherous town of Narrogi.
By now, it's no different than an enemy territory, and that boy ventured there alone.
He surely can destroy the town, and erase the lord of Narrogi along with their castle.
But we cannot allow him to lay hands on the town or its lord. Were he to go against the law of the state, the kingdom itself will take action.
I will allow no one to get to him, even the King himself. But it will become an all-out war.
In battle, we won't lose no matter how great the enemy force is.
But I had no counter to his words.
Even if you win the battle, you won't be able to protect them? Many townsfolk and villagers will die, you know? For real. If it's about winning alone then a small force is enough, but you have nowhere near enough numbers to protect?
Kind of?
Were the town to be targeted, we would have to station troops for defense, and if the enemy goes for villages, we will have to split our forces even further. Having enough forces only for fighting, we don't have the numbers it takes to efficiently defend.
But even if it is to avoid the war, heading to the enemy town with no intention of touching either the lord or the town itself is suicidal. As strong as he is, what good is that strength if he can't even fight them?
Yeeeah? Looks like things progressed way further than I expected? Somehow. So I think if I just bring Stalker Girl out and return, the citizens will take care of the rest?
Probably?
I couldn't fully grasp what he meant, but even so, it certainly was a huge risk.
He has to reach this place without fighting, while also bringing another person with him, constantly defending from attacks of pursuers.
Even so, he went there.
Trying to stop him is pointless.
After all, he only informed me, the local lord, out of obligation.
He wasn't seeking help or assistance, he simply wanted to avoid inconveniencing us.
I'm leaving this place to you. Report to me as soon as you understand the situation.
Yes, there is no way to comprehend an incomprehensible event without seeing it with my own eyes. And if the boy is safely making his way here I cannot possibly loaf around in the rear. At the very least I must welcome him back awaiting at the front lines.
Going on my horse at a gallop, I head to the frontlines. Something is happening there. Some sort of event is taking place there.
The movements Or rather, what is moving? Report only what you understand at the moment.
Currently, we are trying to confirm the situation while maintaining the encirclement, putting priority on sheltering the escaping Narrogi residents. The circumstances currently under investigation are too unclear, we don't understand anything!
So even on the frontline, they don't understand what is going on. At the very least, I hope it's the boy doing something incomprehensible again.
Climbing up a watchtower, I take a look at what is happening with my own eyes.
I saw it. Yeah, no idea.
If I were to put what I saw into words, the pass leading to Narrogi no longer existed. Yup, I don't get it.
What I saw was a giant cave No, since residents of Narrogi are making their way here, it should be connected with Narrogi's territory. Then, a tunnel? But the ones leading the residents of Narrogi, while also protecting them, are monsters. These are stone golems.
And if there are stone golems, that means it's a dungeon. As proof of that, new golems are emerging out of the tunnel walls one after another and Join the evacuation effort? Yeah, perfectly incomprehensible.
Using a far-sight magic tool, I peek into the depths of the tunnel. What I saw there was a stone army that held back Narrogi troops while protecting the people, allowing them to escape.
Its first line held giant stone shields, defending against incoming attacks, while back rows held very long stone pikes, sticking them through the gaps between the shields, forming a spear wall, keeping Narrogi troops at bay. That formation is impossible to break through.
This is a dungeon protected by the strongest stone army. And right now, that army is sticking to organized retreat while defending the people. Yea, incomprehensible. I wouldn't dare to ask anyone to explain that.
If I can't understand what is going on even after seeing it myself then there is no way anyone can give a coherent explanation.
The enemy force is not acting, but there is a movement, that movement is sealing enemy force from taking action, so the order wasn't wrong. The report was correct. Simply incomprehensible. The reason for this is simple, something incomprehensible is taking place.
And that is something that dungeon monsters are doing on their own. And there is nothing in the laws of the kingdom that prohibits monsters from fighting or attacking troops. Yeah, no problem at all.
Reporting. The representative is asking for a meeting. We already heard the gist of what is happening from them. Your orders?
Yes, I will meet them.
It's not like I can learn anything by watching this incomprehensible situation. Hearing an intelligible story would be much more beneficial. And as I was heading here, I saw the black-haired gang laughing, while pointing their fingers at that strange scene. The comrades of that boy.
They must've come here to assist him, but witnessing a bizarre sight that they didn't even imagine, they couldn't help but laugh. All of them must've instantly realized what was done and by whom the very moment they saw it, which brought them to laughter. Then, the boy must be alright.
That's why they can laugh in such a way.
[TL Notes: Changed Tailing Girl to Stalker Girl because it sounds better. ]