17 - Sacred Knight 神聖騎士

Inside the fort.

堡壘內。

In a place that looked to be a conference room, I moved pieces on a map in accordance to the recon I had done with May.

在一個看起來像會議室的地方，我根據我和梅的偵察，在地圖上移動了棋子。

The important members were gathered, and there were three large game pieces crossing the map.

重要成員齊聚，三大棋子橫穿地圖。

Creit-san cried out.

克雷特小姐大聲喊道。

“T-three thousand!? N-no, we have some soldiers gathered from the surroundings. Around three hundred capable of battle. Then with that number…”

“三千！？不、不，我們從周圍聚集了一些士兵。能戰的約有三百人。然後用這個數字......”

We may be able to do something. When we was about to say that, he put his hand to his mouth, and thought.

我們也許可以做點什麼。當我們正要這麼說時，他把手放在嘴邊思考。

I looked at the top of the map.

我看着地圖的頂部。

0;The three thousand soldiers are elites dispatched from the capital… on top of that, they have enough weapons to siege. Isn9;t that a bit of a treasure?1;

（這三千士兵都是從王都派遣來的精銳……而且還有足夠的武器來攻城，這不是有點寶藏嗎？）

I looked to Thelma-san. Hearing of three thousand, she had crossed her arms in front of her chest. A gesture that looked as if she were praying.

我看向塞爾瑪——桑。聽到三千，她雙臂交叉在胸前。她的動作看起來像是在祈禱。

“Thelma-san, would three thousand be a majority of Zayin9;s forces? Ah, by forces, I mean the forces they keep in the capital.”

「塞爾瑪小姐，扎因的兵力就三千吧？啊，所謂的勢力，是指他們留在王都的勢力。”

『How could this be! The enemy is sending three thousand elites!』

（即使是在要塞進行防禦戰，也不是打不贏的仗。 1;

……決定放棄要塞。

『Thinking about it normally, when they learned our numbers, I thought they would sent a thousand at most. Does that make the enemy command a skilled one, or not?』

The information I got from May was precisely displayed in my head. While they were keeping wary of their surroundings, their movements were clearly making light of us.

“如果算上全國各地的中隊，那就是十到五千。他們無法從邊境提取太多東西。”

也是第七個。

I thought.

對了，諾伊尼爾周圍的土地是開闊的平原。在這些領域，數字不能不說明一切。

『正常來說，當他們得知我們的號碼時，我以爲他們最多會發一千個。這是否表明敵人指揮熟練？』

我這樣想。

第五位發言。

The Fourth as well.

『It9;s not that you can9;t win, but you9;ll pile up casualties, and there9;s a possibility you9;ll be rendered immobile for some time, right? And as the other side has taken out siege weapons, their movement speed will be slow. In contrast, we have small numbers… there are numerous paths that lead to the capital, while your enemy will feel prideful with its numbers. Uwah, things are coming together so well it9;s actually scary.』

『Then we don9;t have to fight them at all! How bold of them to leave their citadel open! I9;d never do anything like that!』

軍事力量是必要的，但接受成本很高。就算是從民衆中招募的，那又得花多少錢去訓練和裝備……

When I touched the Jewel, the Third explained.

『還。如果你讓扎因的人互相爭鬥，那以後就會很痛苦。趁我還在的時候……如果敵人主要是首都的居民的話，我們繼續防守的話會比較有利。』

Gastone-san.

他似乎認爲我們無法完成我們的任務，所以我搖了搖頭。

“夠了。是不是首都的單位質量比省裏的單位好？”

The Fifth spoke.

第四也來了。

但是第三個以上……

Right, the land around Noinyl was open plains. And in such fields, numbers couldn9;t help but do the talking.

『如果他們對我們的評價準確的話，那他們的指揮官就很厲害了。事實上，三千人，就算我們在空曠的地方伏擊他們，他們也能反擊我們。』

『We could increase our troops in the villages along the way. It does seem the capital and provinces have a different set of values, after all.』

When I thought that, a sarcastic voice came from the Jewel. It was the Third.

『怎麼會這樣！敵人又派出了三千精銳！』

The Fifth was…

『Just abandon the fortress! And aim for…』

從五月獲得的感官輸入和我的技能【真實規格】顯示的數值表明我們的敵人在裝備方面超過了我們。

塞爾瑪桑對我來說。

0;Even if we9;re to fight a defensive battle from the fort, it isn9;t an unwinnable battle.1;

正當我這麼想的時候，寶石中傳來了諷刺的聲音。這是第三個。

I won9;t way we can9;t beat three thousand enemies. But it wouldn9;t reflect well on our next actions. In that case, we wouldn9;t get the essential result we wished for.

『We can win on the defense, but we9;d lose in a war.』

“我無法說出精確的數字。在我們這一代，戰爭急劇減少，因此人口增加。如果從當地招募的話，我相信能夠維持四千人。”

塞爾瑪小姐對我說話了。

The sensory input I got from May, and my Skill 【Real Spec】 showed numeric values that indicated our foe surpassed us in terms of equipment.

But the Third and up…

The Seventh too.

『不是打不贏，而是傷亡越來越大，而且有可能會動彈不得一段時間吧？而且由於對方拿出了攻城武器，他們的移動速度也會變慢。相比之下，我們的人數很少……通往首都的道路有很多，而你的敵人會因其人數而感到自豪。呃，事情進展得太順利了，真是可怕。』

第五是……

（即使他們有地形優勢？而且即使我們拿下首都，事情真的會如我們所願嗎？如果民衆自己反對，那不是結局嗎？）

我不認爲我們不能擊敗三千敵人。但這不會很好地反映我們下一步的行動。那樣的話，我們就不會得到我們想要的基本結果。

… And the abandonment of the fortress was decided.

當我觸摸寶石時，第三個解釋道。

“他們訓練有素，設備質量也很高。在我那個時代，我把它們維持在一千。”

“I can9;t speak in precise numbers. In my generation, there was an extreme decline in war, so there was an increase in population. If they recruited from the area, I believe they would be able to maintain four thousand.”

『那我們就根本不用和他們戰鬥了！他們竟然敢把自己的城堡敞開着！我絕對不會做那種事！』『放棄要塞吧！並以……爲目標……『……首都。想想他們剩下的兵力，這樣也好。」『我們可以在沿途的村莊裏增加兵力。畢竟，首都和省份的價值觀確實不同。』

He seemed to think we wouldn9;t be able to accomplish our role, so I shook my head.

『我們可以在防守上獲勝，但在戰爭中我們會失敗。』

Thelma-san to me.

『If they9;re evaluating us accurately, they have quite a commander on them. In truth, with three thousand, even if we ambush them in an open field, I9;m sure they could get back at us.』

從 May 那裏得到的信息準確地顯示在我的腦海裏。他們雖然警惕着周圍的環境，但他們的舉動顯然是在嘲笑我們。

0;Even when they have the terrain advantage? And even if we take down the capital, will everything really go as we want it? If the populace itself opposes up, isn9;t that the end?1;

“They9;re better trained, and the quality of their equipment is high. In my time, I had maintained them at one thousand.”

加斯托內桑。

『… The capital. Thinking of their remaining forces, that9;s sounds best.』

Thelma-san spoke to me.

“If you include the squadrons from across the land, it would be ten and five thousand. They can9;t pull much of that from the border.”

“That9;s enough. Are the capital9;s unit of higher quality than the provincial ones?”

Military might was a necessity, but the uptake cost was high. Even if that number was recruited from the populace, just how much would have to go into training and equipment…

『Also. If you have Zayin9;s people fight themselves ragged amongst themselves, it9;ll become a pain later. While I9;m at it… if the enemy mainly consists of inhabitants of the capital, it9;ll be advantageous if we go on the defense.』

And as I thought to myself, the members around looked anxious. The Seventh let out his voice.

正當我心想的時候，周圍的成員們都露出了焦急的表情。七號出聲了。

『Lyle, don9;t forget the Sixth9;s words. Have some confidence… don9;t let your men worry. And this battle is proceeding quite favorably.』

『萊爾，別忘了老六的話。要有信心……不要讓你的手下擔心。而且這場戰鬥進展得相當順利。』

That opinion differed from mine, but if the ancestors were saying it, I chose to believe in them. I raised my face, laughed, and spoke to everyone.

這個觀點與我不同，但如果祖先這麼說，我選擇相信他們。我抬起臉，笑了，對大家說話。

“We9;re abandoning the fort. And we9;ll go into recruiting soldiers from the villages and towns as we make our way for the capital. Gastone-san, please indicate the villages that would be easiest to take in. Ah, this is the enemy9;s likely trajectory, so only ones away from that, please.”

“我們正在放棄堡壘。當我們前往首都時，我們將從村莊和城鎮招募士兵。 「加斯托內先生，請指出最容易攻佔的村莊。啊，這就是敵人可能的軌跡，所以請只選擇遠離那裏的村莊。」

Shen I said that, everyone was dumbfounded.

沉我這麼一說，大家都傻眼了。

Aria looked at me as she acted as a representative to speak everyone9;s opinion.

Aria看着我，作爲代表說出了大家的意見。

“Eh? The capital… are you serious? I mean, its defenses are much more amazing than what we9;ve got here, aren9;t they?”

“呃？首都……你是認真的嗎？我的意思是，它的防禦力比我們這裏的防禦力要驚人得多，不是嗎？”

The one to answer was Aura-san. While looking at me.

回答的是亞烏拉小姐。一邊看着我。

“In these cases, wouldn9;t the usual route be to take down nearby fortresses?”

“這種情況下，通常的做法不是攻下附近的要塞嗎？”

There, the Third in the Jewel let out his voice.

寶石中的第三者發出了聲音。

… It was a town on the border of Zayin and Lorphys.

Albano…

The chief agreed. But there was a reason he was out drinking with Albano.

酋長聞言，用手託着下巴。這邊雖然在數量上還有優勢，但是對於洛菲斯來說，他們的國家本身就岌岌可危了。

A majority of the brigades had contracted for cheap. The reason being that pillaging Lorphys was permitted, and they could swipe whatever they wanted.

我試圖用一個輕鬆的笑話來緩和氣氛……

但如果他們不攻擊，就沒有什麼可偷的。小規模的衝突並沒有帶來任何實際利益，傭兵們的不滿情緒也與日俱增。

In a place like that, Albano struck up a conversation with one of the brigade chiefs.

There, Albano spoke tiredly.

Hearing that, the chief put his hand to his chin. This side still had the numerical advantage, but for Lorphys, their country itself was at stake.

Hitting his cup a number of times against the small round table, the chief put his displeasure to words. Albano was the same.

在這樣的地方，阿爾巴諾與一位旅長攀談起來。

“是的，毫無疑問。那是貝姆的號碼。但她是一位很受歡迎的人。最重要的是，這是一把鋒利的刀。”

酋長笑了。

我雙手敲擊了兩下，所有人的臉上都露出了驚訝之色。

他可以預料到他們會進行猛烈的抵抗。

“It9;s alright. It9;s only become easier than planned. Also, the capital will likely use their mercenary brigades to intercept us. Now then, let9;s get into the preparations.”

“Now that sounds nice! If that high and mighty Divine Knight pretending to be a noble loses, it9;ll finally be our turn.”

阿爾巴諾…

It was to gather information.

But if they weren9;t attacking there wasn9;t anything to steal. The small skirmishes didn9;t generate any real profit, and the mercenaries9; dissatisfaction built up by the day.

“Yeah, no doubt about it. That was the number in Beim. But she9;s quite a popular one. A sharp one to top it off.”

“阿爾巴諾，真的是貝姆的聖騎士團嗎？當初組建它的聖女，只有最多一百名士兵吧？”

阿爾巴諾在那裏疲倦地說話。

But according to the notice that had come in, the supreme commander, the knight captain had headed for Fort Noinyl to subjugate the former Holy Maiden who9;d taken a stand.

但根據傳來的通知，最高統帥騎士團長前往諾伊尼爾要塞討伐那位表明立場的前聖女。

大多數旅都以低廉的價格簽訂了合同。因爲洛菲斯的掠奪是被允許的，想怎麼掠奪就怎麼掠奪。

“I know, right? Hired at a bargain, and put on standby. In that case, it9;d be much better to find work elsewhere.”

So yet another postponement was made.

When I said that, the surrounding expressions looked appalled. I was trying to lighten the mood, but as I thought, it seems I9;m not suited to jokes.

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“You sure are stupid. In all actuality, if the knight captain falls, it9;ll be the end. If the three thousand elites of the capital lose, how do you think they9;re going to fight Lorphys?”

因此再次推遲。

“It may be that the knight captain9;s going to lose.”

“該死！既然如此，我們就該去別處碰碰運氣了！”

我笑了。

『那是錯誤的。不管他們是多麼的裝飾品……國王……不，在這種情況下，是聖女。如果我們拿下了聖女，那麼在那一刻，那就是我們的勝利。即使你稱他們爲傀儡，那也與人民無關。話說回來，我們的計劃有點偏離了方向，不過我們還是來玩玩吧！』

“讓我們玩得開心吧。”

是爲了收集信息。

Hearing that, the chief didn9;t show a reaction. So Albano…

酋長同意了。但他和阿爾巴諾出去喝酒是有原因的。

“Bloody hell! If that9;s the case, we should9;ve tried our luck elsewhere!”

“而且只有一百，你看。最多四五百，居然送三千？扎因的頭頭們迫切希望這位前聖女消失，至少有傳言是這樣的。我覺得後面的房間裏有什麼黑暗的事情發生。”

“我知道，對吧？低價聘用，並待命。既然如此，還是到別處找工作要好得多。”

The chief laughed.

“聽起來不錯！如果那個冒充貴族的高高在上的神騎士輸了，那就終於輪到我們了。”

“你真是個傻子。事實上，如果騎士團長倒下了，那就完了。如果京城三千精銳都輸了，你覺得他們要如何對抗洛菲斯？”

I smiled.

“騎士隊長可能會輸。”

I tried to soften the mood with a light joke…

酋長用杯子在小圓桌上敲了幾下，表達了自己的不滿。阿爾巴諾也是一樣。

我這麼一說，周圍的人都露出了驚愕的表情。我本想緩和一下氣氛，但我想，我似乎不適合開玩笑。

“Albano, is it really that Holy Knight brigade from Beim? The former Holy Maiden who formed it only had up to a hundred soldiers, right?”

扎因這邊的傭兵們已經聚集在一起，等待着進攻的命令。

“And it9;s only a hundred, you see. At most, four or five hundred, yet they9;ll send three thousand? Zayin9;s top dogs desperately want that former Holy Maiden to disappear, or so the rumor goes. I9;m thinking there9;s something dark going on in the back rooms.”

…那是扎因和洛爾菲斯邊境的一個小鎮。

“沒關係。它只會變得比計劃的更容易。而且，首都很可能會動用僱傭軍來攔截我們。那麼現在我們就開始準備吧。”

聞言，首領沒有任何反應。那麼阿爾巴諾……

『That9;s wrong. No matter how much a decoration they may be… the King… no, in this case, the Holy Maiden. If we take the Holy Maiden, then at that very moment, it becomes our victory. Even if you call them a figurehead, that has nothing to do with the people. Now then, our plans went a little off course, but let9;s have some fun with this!』

I hit my hands together twice, and everyone9;s faces were taken aback.

“Let9;s have some fun with it.”

The mercenaries of Zayin9;s side had gathered, looking forward to the orders to attack, as they waited.

He could anticipate they would put up a harsh resistance.

Hearing that, the chief slapped his hand on the table. When he removed, it there were a few silver coins left behind.

酋長聞言，一拍桌子。當他搬走時，發現還剩下一些銀幣。

“Speak your mind. Based on its contents, I may up your reward.”

“說出你的想法。根據內容，我可能會增加你的獎勵。”

With his brigade9;s members9; lives in his hand, the chief needed to know as much as he could. Because based on how things turned out, there was the possibility it would take a turn for the worst.

由於手上掌握着全隊成員的生命，隊長需要儘可能多地瞭解情況。因爲從事情的發展來看，事情很可能會出現最壞的情況。

Albano took the coins, and took a swig of ale.

阿爾巴諾接過硬幣，喝了一大口啤酒。

“You sure are generous. Then I9;ll sell you a special one. I learned it in Beim, but Selva9;s moving strangely. You know how their second prince was sent in as a groom, right? What9;s more, before the former Holy Maiden made it to Beim, the Divine Knight elites moved to get rid of her.”

“你真是慷慨啊。那我就賣給你一件特別的。我是在貝姆學到的，但塞爾瓦的動作很奇怪。你知道他們二皇子是怎麼被送進來當新郎的吧？更何況，在那位前聖女到達貝姆之前，神騎士精英們就出手除掉了她。”

“The proof?”

“證據？”

Albano took out the sword hung at his waist, and left it on the table. It was a dagger without any engravings on it. A dagger of the Divine Knights.

阿爾巴諾取出掛在腰間的劍，放在桌子上。那是一把匕首，上面沒有任何刻紋。神聖騎士團的匕首。

But as a weapon held by the assassination squad, there was nothing on it to identify its source. It was too weak to serve as evidence.

但作爲暗殺小隊持有的武器，上面沒有任何可以識別其來源的東西。它太弱了，無法作爲證據。

“I got it from an acquaintance who defeated them. That former Holy Maiden… it9;s possible she9;s got a hold on some considerably bad information.”

“我從一個打敗他們的熟人那裏得到的。那個前聖女……說不定掌握着一些相當不好的情報。”

“That doesn9;t serve to prove anything.”

“這並不能證明任何事情。”

……諾尼爾堡。

What the messenger held was a single sheet of paper.

……上面寫着，阿爾芒把它握在手中捏碎。

酋長。

“不可能。敵人最多五百人。而即便是現在，京城裏也有近千名精武強者。不會那麼容易掉下來的。”

The gate should have been sealed tight.

但攻下要塞後，卻沒有絲毫反應。當他們輕而易舉地摧毀了城門，將士兵送了進去之後，等待的只是一片空曠的空間。

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Before it stood the dumbfounded figure of Armand on his horse.

“……即便如此！立刻回來！重新調整部隊陣型，提高機動性！”

“隊長！他們留下了這個。”

“Please wait! After marching so far, the soldiers are showing signs of fatigue. And if we are to move after dismantling the siege engines…”

“Captain! They left this behind.”

“No way. The enemy number five hundred at most. And even now, there is close to a thousand able fighting men in the capital. It won9;t fall so easily.”

Conniving wench… he meant Thelma.

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“爲了什麼？”

“誰知道呢……但如果他們拯救了破爛的洛菲斯，塞爾瓦在該地區的影響力會不會上升？”

在那裏，他的副官騎士開口說道。

一名信使跑過來報告。

信使手裏拿着的是一張紙。

（正如我所想。但我只需要他推斷出我和萊爾有聯繫。之後……）

大門應該已密封嚴密。

縱容的女人……他指的是塞爾瑪。

He had surrounded the fortress, set up the siege weapons, and begun the assault. Upon arriving, there wasn9;t the slightest sign of the enemy, so he made sure to keep watch of the area as well.

A messenger ran up to give a report.

『我們正在奪取首都。想看看你能否在它墜落之前到達那裏嗎？』

他包圍了要塞，架起攻城武器，開始進攻。抵達後，並沒有絲毫敵人的蹤影，所以他也一定要注意觀察這一帶。

“… Even so! Return at once! Rearrange the troop formations for mobility!”

聞言，阿爾芒嘀咕了一句：“確實如此。”但他還是心存疑慮。

“……這是什麼意思？”

But even after they attacked the fortress, there wasn9;t the slightest reaction. After they easily destroyed the gate, and sent their soldiers in, all that awaited was empty space.

“傻瓜！只拿那些能動的就可以了！長此以往，京城就要淪陷了！”

就這樣……

“別催我。事實上，他們確實遭到了襲擊。他們確實跑到了貝姆，也確實聚集了人員。這就是爲什麼精英們被派往諾尼爾要塞……這場戰爭的幕後黑手很可能就是塞爾瓦。他們可能打算扮演英雄，一旦我們損壞了洛菲斯，他們就會擊敗我們。”

……扎因的首都。

阿爾巴諾讓他推斷出僱傭兵是爲了這一事業而犧牲的……

There, his adjutant knight spoke up.

“請稍等！行軍這麼遠，士兵們已經顯露出疲倦的跡象。如果我們要在拆除攻城引擎後繼續行動……”

“That conniving wench! All forces, set out for the capital at once!”

On it…

但它是敞開的。敵軍如潮水般湧入，即便如此，城門也沒有被撬開的痕跡。

… Was written, and Armand clenched and crushed it in his hand.

副官。

Hearing that, Armand muttered a, ‘that9;s true,9; but he still had his misgivings.

副官應了一聲，但表情卻是對阿爾芒的懷疑……

“Don9;t rush me. In truth, they did get attacked. It9;s also true they ran to Beim, and it9;s true that they gathered personnel. That9;s why the elites are being sent to Fort Noinyl… it9;s possible the one moving behind this war is Selva. They may be planning to play hero, and beat us down once we9;ve damaged Lorphys.”

The adjutant.

“Who knows… but if they save a tattered Lorphys, won9;t Selva9;s influence in the area rise?”

『We9;re taking the capital. Want to see if you can get there before its fall?』

… Fort Noinyl.

“那個陰險的女人！所有勢力，立刻出發，前往京城！”

The adjutant responded, but his expression was one showing doubt of Armand…

But it was wide open. The enemy soldiers flooded in. even so, there weren9;t any traces of the gate having been forced open.

在它前面，站着騎在馬上的阿爾芒目瞪口呆的身影。

The Chief.

“Fool! Taking only those that can move is fine! If things go as they are, the capital will fall!”

0;As I thought. But I only need him to infer I have a connection with Lyle. After that…1;

“For what sake?”

Albano let him infer the implication that the mercenaries were there to act as sacrifices to that cause…

“… What does this mean?”

… Zayin9;s capital.

There was an element of negligence to it, bud before anyone knew it, they had breached the gate, and opened it.

其中有一個疏忽的因素，但在人們意識到之前，他們已經攻破了大門，並打開了它。

They had permitted themselves onto the grounds of the sacred temple.

他們允許自己進入聖殿的場地。

Armored knights held up their weapons at the enemies coming in. What the knights protected was Remis… the Holy Maiden.

鎧甲騎士們舉起武器，衝着進來的敵人。騎士們保護的是雷米斯……聖女。

The enemy before them had bloodstains over his armor of blue and while. He wore a helmet with a faceplate, so they couldn9;t see his face.

面前的敵人的藍色鎧甲上有血跡。他戴着帶面罩的頭盔，所以他們看不到他的臉。

Remis looked at that knight who seemed to be leading the charge, and shook.

雷米斯看着那個似乎帶頭衝鋒的騎士，渾身顫抖。

“What is this; what are you people!!?”

“這是什麼；你們是什麼人！！？”

On her words, her own knights tried to slash at him, but he cut them down with the sabre in his right hands.

按照她的話，她自己的騎士試圖砍向他，但他用右手的軍刀砍倒了他們。

And that knight in the most conspicuous attire wiped the blood off his blade, and spoke to Remis surrounded by the other temple virgins.

而那位穿着最顯眼的騎士擦去刀刃上的血跡，對被其他神殿處女包圍的雷米斯說道。

“You9;re Remis Zayin, correct?”

“你是雷米斯·扎因，對嗎？”

As a shaking Remis was unable to respond, a familiar girl walked up from behind that enemy knight.The enemy force opened up a path as Aura boldly walked up to stand before her.

就在雷米斯渾身發抖無法反應的時候，一名熟悉的少女從敵方騎士的身後走來。敵方部隊打開了一條路，亞烏拉大膽地走到了她面前。

在那裏，雷米斯陷入了瘋狂。

『The knights have been disarmed. And wait, it seems they don9;t know the scope of our forces.』

雷米斯表現得很強勢，但奧拉卻靠了過來，開口說道。

『Aria，你那邊怎麼樣了？』

雷米斯連忙移開目光。

“難道你指望塞爾瓦嗎？”

In her fear, Remis began to reconsider the scale of the enemy forces.

恐懼之中，蕾米斯開始重新考慮敵軍。

I watched over them, as I made sure that no one was making any suspicious movements.

『Aria, how are things on your side?』

女鎧騎士拉長繩子從她的指尖束縛她和其他處女。被困在地板上的雷米斯抬頭看着亞烏拉。

0;They defeated three thousand, and managed to invade us? What does this mean… don9;t you need three times the resident force to take a castle!?1;

➐

當加斯托內先生在前面的廣場上發表同樣的聲明時，人們開始聚集。當他們不知不覺中叛亂結束的消息時，他們似乎傻眼了。

在那裏，奧拉回答道。

我收到了回覆。

“Do you understand what you9;ve done!? This is rebellion! Doing all this just to get back at losing to me… don9;t think it9;ll end well for you!”

When the soldiers stationed on the ramparts heard the ruckus, and returned to the temple, they found that everything was already over.

『騎士們已解除武裝。等等，他們好像不知道我們的兵力範圍。』

“……呃？”

（這是什麼意思？那個阿爾芒不是去要塞了嗎？難道是這些傢伙打敗了阿爾芒？）

雷米斯用疲倦的眼神看着亞烏拉的笑容……

“… Eh?”

我監視着他們，確保沒有人做出任何可疑的動作。

奧拉嘆了口氣。

“As I thought.”

0;What is the meaning of this? Didn9;t that Armand head out for the fort? Could it be these guys defeated Armand?1;

“哈，你穿的那件變態的衣服是怎麼回事！？你那欠缺的胸肌，暴露無遺了！”

“正如我所想。”

“… I already know you9;ve linked hands with Selva.”

There, Remis went into a frenzy.

Light… I wore extremely light armor for appearance alone, and used the Skill 【Connection】 to establish communication with a separate detachment.

Remis hurriedly averted her eyes.

“The Holy maiden Remis has fallen before the true Holy Maiden… before Aura Zayin! Throw down your weapons! Surrender, and your lives shall be spared!”

A feminine armored knight extended strings from her fingertips to bind her and the other virgins. Restrained on the floor, Remis looked up at Aura.

看到亞烏拉略顯悲傷的表情，雷米斯開口說道。

“這是毫無疑問的。是雷米斯……”

雷米斯抽搐了一下，將視野掃向房間的四周。奧拉沒有放過這一點。

Remis looked upon Aura9;s smile with weary eyes…

After imprisoning the Holy Maiden, we boldly declared in the temple.

“I9;m sorry, but we9;ll be having you die for us.”

（打敗了三千人，還入侵了我們？這是什麼意思……不是需要三倍的駐軍才能攻下城堡嗎！？）

黎明前，騎着梅翻牆的中隊……她載着我們，我們打開了大門

Remis put up a strong front, but Aura leaned in, and spoke.

When Gastone-san gave that same declaration in the plaza out front, the people began to gather. And they seemed dumbfounded at the news of the rebellion ending before they knew it.

當城牆上的士兵聽到騷動，回到寺廟時，發現一切都已經結束了。

輕……我只是爲了外表而穿着極輕的鎧甲，並使用技能【聯絡】與單獨的小隊建立了聯繫。

Seeing aura9;s slightly sorrowful expression, Remis spoke.

“聖女蕾米斯已經在真正的聖女面前隕落了……在亞烏拉·扎因面前！放下你的武器！投降，你們就能保命！”

“Could it be you9;re counting on Selva?”

“Hah, what9;s with that pervert garment you wear!? Your lacking chest is on full display!”

“……我已經知道你已經和 Selva 握手了。”

“很抱歉，但我們會讓你爲我們而死。”

Aura spat out a sigh.

Before dawn, the squadron that rode May over the walls… she carried us, and we opened the gates

“What of it!? That old crone may not know, but that9;s Zayin! That9;s what we9;ve done to come all the way here!”

“你明白你做了什麼嗎！？這是叛逆！這麼做只是爲了報復輸給我的事……別以爲你會有好下場！”

囚禁聖女後，我們在神殿裏大膽宣告。

“There9;s no doubt about it. It9;s Remis…”

There, Aura replied.

Remis twitched, and sent her field of vision around the room. Aura didn9;t let that slide.

“那又怎樣！？那個老太婆可能不知道，但那是扎因！我們就是這麼一路走到這裏的！”

I received a reply.

After that, we only pressed forward, and pushed all the way to the temple.

之後，我們只有往前走，一路推到了寺廟。

At dawn, it didn9;t take too long to bring an end to it all.

黎明時分，沒過多久，這一切就結束了。

I checked in with Eva.

我向伊娃報到。

『Eva, how fare the ramparts?』

『伊娃，城牆還好嗎？』

『The gate has been closed, and the enemy has yet to come. Well, even if they9;re returning, it9;ll take a few days regardless of how they rush, won9;t it?』

『城門已經關閉，敵人還沒來。嘛，就算回來，再急也得花幾天時間吧？』

Inside the temple.

寺廟內。

There were still some who9;d holed themselves inside, so I had Creit-san and co. deal with those.

還有人躲在裏面，所以我有克雷特桑他們。處理那些。

I guided Novem and Miranda, and notified them of the position of hidden enemies.

我引導諾文和米蘭達，並通知他們隱藏敵人的位置。

『Miranda, one9;s hiding in the next room.』

『米蘭達，有人躲在隔壁房間。』

『I know.』

『我知道。』

『Hmm… we9;ll have to send a message to Lorphys. That the time has come.』

這時，塞爾瑪小姐開始對聚集在外面的人們發表講話。爲了說服他們，並把他們介紹給亞烏拉小姐。

『別殺太多。』

我聽到了來自寶石的聲音。

0;Damn, why have we been pressed into this last-second situation?1;

『Since it9;s come to this, the mercenaries9; movements will change.』

但是我能聽到的聲音數量減少了。我感到有點孤獨，側耳聽着演講，並保持警惕。

We haphazardly gathered troops as we moved, and led them into the capital.

他們慢慢來。一如既往，在這樣的時期，他們是可靠的。

第三名及以上。

『With this, you have a Holy Maiden in your hands.』

The armor I wore was a fake made by Monica. The reason for its low weight was because it wasn9;t only metal. It also had wooden parts, and it was only there to look the part.

『有了這個，你手裏就有了聖女。』『還有國家寶庫。』『既然到了這個地步，傭兵們的行動就會發生變化。』『嗯……我們就向洛菲斯發送消息。時機已到。』

我內心驚慌，我堂堂正正地站起來，看着塞爾瑪小姐和亞烏拉小姐的講話。

0;We have around six hundred… we have to get this area under control, whatever the means.1;

我決定集中精力在那裏。

我穿的盔甲是莫妮卡製作的贗品。它重量輕的原因是因爲它不僅僅是金屬。它也有木製部件，但只是爲了看起來像這個部件。

I decided to concentrate there.

Third and up.

因爲我們沒有時間準備。

I was panicking inside, as I grandly stood to watch over Thelma-san and Aura-san9;s address.

（我們大約有六百人……無論採取什麼手段，我們都必須控制住這個地區。）

『If they don9;t resist, I9;ll consider it.』

在我腦海中的地圖上，紅色、藍色、黃色的點在移動。本來可以與所有人分享這些信息，但由於他們不習慣，最終導致了頭痛。

（可惡，爲什麼我們會被逼到最後一刻？）

『Don9;t kill too much.』

我們在移動時隨意集結了軍隊，並帶領他們進入了首都。

當我這麼說的時候，米蘭達……

Because we didn9;t have time to prepare it.

But the amount of voices I could hear had gone down. I felt a bit lonely, as I inclined an ear to the speech, and kept watch.

『And a national treasury at that.』

『如果他們不反抗，我會考慮的。』

So I verbalized the info, and cleaned up the temple interior.

I heard voices from the Jewel.

On the map in my head, the red and blue, and yellow points moved around. It was possible to share that info with everyone, but as they weren9;t used to it, it ended up causing headaches.

於是我說出了信息，並清理了寺廟內部。

When I said that, Miranda…

At that moment, Thelma-san began an address to the people gathered outside. In order to persuade them, and to refer them to Aura-san.

They were taking their time. As always, they were reliable in times like these.