3 - Fortress Battle 要塞之戰

Having invaded Selva, I stood in formation before the fort as Zayin9;s supreme commander.

在攻入塞爾瓦之後，我作爲扎因的最高指揮官，列隊站在要塞前。

We surrounded its structure, and the unit we9;d stationed began firing magic into it.

我們包圍了它的結構，我們駐紮的部隊開始向它發射魔法。

The ancestors watched that scene from the Jewel.

祖先們在寶石上看着這一幕。

I wiped off my mouth with my thumb, and issued orders to Clara.

我用大拇指擦去嘴角的血跡，向克拉拉發佈命令。

『Clara, magic is coming your way. Enter defensive formation.』

『克拉拉，魔法朝你的方向來了。進入防禦陣型。』

『Understood.』

『明白。』

After I confirmed that the magicians within the fortress planned to concentrate their fire on a single point, and burn it away, I gave orders to our forces on the opposite side of Clara.

在我確認要塞內的魔法師打算集中火力燒燬一個點後，我向克拉拉對面的我軍下達了命令。

Novem was stationed on that side.

諾維姆駐紮在那一邊。

『Novem, the enemy is focusing solely on Clara9;s station. Continue your attack. They9;ve lost most their archers, so it9;s possible they may come out to attack.』

『諾維姆，敵人只盯着克拉拉的駐地。繼續攻擊。他們失去了大部分弓箭手，有可能會出來攻擊。』

The attacks centered around our siege weapons shot down the enemy magicians. As long as we kept firing magic at one another, the attack and defense would continue until one side ran out of Mana.

以我們的攻城武器爲中心的攻擊擊落了敵人的魔法師。只要我們不斷向對方發射魔法，攻防戰就會一直持續下去，直到一方耗盡法力。

I had thought of using the knight to infiltrate the fortress. But the ancestors wouldn9;t let me do it.

敵人無法阻擋諾維姆軍團的魔法，就在寨牆被刨得毫無保護的時候，我又看到了敵人的動靜。

"有！"

通過技能連接，我可以迅速發出命令。

他對敵人的指揮部提出了嚴厲的意見。但四爺卻有不同意見。

『如果援軍不來，那就只能這樣了，如果他們還想有一絲勝利的可能的話。他們的口糧狀況，還有不斷下降的士氣......我甚至想同情一下這支部隊的指揮官。』

In a fortress surrounded on all sights, the soldiers and knights of Selva were putting up a good fight. But our momentum was on another level.

The Seventh spoke.

七爺沒有否認這個決定。

But that doesn9;t mean we were going to halt our hand, so if the ancestors decided to move, they would thoroughly crush them, I9;m sure.

“Send reinforcements. Do we have a messenger around?”

He gave a harsh comment at the enemy command. But the Fourth was of a different opinion.

當他們集中攻擊克拉拉所在的中隊時，伊娃軍團衝了過去，舉起魔法盾擋住了攻擊。

我曾想過利用騎士潛入要塞。但祖先不讓我這麼做。

“The enemy is coming out. Tell everyone to brace themselves.”

When they concentrated their attacks on the squadron Clara was assigned to, Eva9;s corp rushed over, and put their Magic Shield up to block the attack.

在人數相差懸殊的情況下，我方還能進行精確的攻防，敵軍再也無法忍受，便自己衝了過來。

『Whichever way it went, they were going to lose, so it isn9;t a bad thing to look for the greatest plan. In truth, there weren9;t as much magic attacks coming from Clara9;s side, so perhaps they thought to crush them first?』

另一邊，諾維姆的部隊也加強了陣型。

"派人增援。我們身邊有信使嗎？"

在我的大腦中，通過第五維技能和第六維技能，我可以對敵人的行動了如指掌。

三世說話了。

一個緊張的騎士接到命令後，就去傳達了。我覺得這樣做很迂迴，但這也是祖先的要求之一。

『Oh, so they9;re coming out. It9;s already the third day, so before their morale hits its low point, perhaps they9;re going to make a gamble.』

A nervous knight received the orders, and went off to transmit them. I thought this was quite a roundabout way to go about it, but it was also one of the ancestors9; requests.

我向身邊的士兵下達了命令。

"敵人出來了。告訴大家做好準備。"

They were mounting their horses in the fort, and preparing to attack.

The Fifth let his voice..

The stone face of the enemy fortress was slowly being chipped away, and it seems they were panicking as they saw none of their attacks were reaching us.

On the other side, Novem9;s force had strengthened their formation.

『哦，他們出來了。已經是第三天了，在他們的士氣跌到最低點之前，也許他們會賭一把。』

Monica and Shannon were in the back, and May was also on standby there. Miranda was on the side of the fort opposite to me, and awaiting my order.

『......他們太弱了。這樣下去，他們的情況確實會越來越糟，但現在不是集中精力的時候。』

七爺說話了。

敵人堡壘的石面正在慢慢被削去，看來他們看到自己的攻擊都沒有打到我們，已經慌了神。

The Third spoke.

『If reinforcements aren9;t coming, then that what it9;ll come to if they want the slightest possibility of victory. The state of their rations, and the falling morale… I9;d even like to sympathize with this force9;s commander.』

我站了起來，發了一條信息。

The enemy was unable to block the magic of Novem9;s group, and as the fortress wall was shaved away without protection, I saw another enemy movement.

The soldiers ran forth, and Aria came to stand next to me. Rather than putting her out for an exchange of magics, I thought it best to preserve her strength.

『Hmm, I guess this is alright for a start.』

老三。

莫妮卡和香農在後面，梅也在那裏待命。米蘭達在我對面的堡壘一側，等待我的命令。

I gave an order to the soldiers near me.

"無論如何，他們都是輸家，所以尋找一個最好的計劃並不是壞事。事實上，克拉拉那邊的魔法攻擊並沒有那麼多，也許他們是想先擊潰他們吧？

With my Skill connection, I could swiftly issue out orders.

士兵們跑了出來，阿瑞雅走到我身邊。我認爲與其讓她出來交換魔法，不如保存她的體力。

Alongside the difference in numbers, our side was able to conduct precise attack and defense, the enemy was no longer able to endure it, so they came at us themselves.

夜幕降臨時，看到雙方都筋疲力盡地休息，這是戰爭中的標準場景。

他們在堡壘裏上馬，準備進攻。

The Seventh didn9;t deny that decision.

“Y-yes!”

ISeeing both sides exhausted and resting at the fall of night was a standard scene in war.

Within my head, with the Fifth9;s Dimension Skill, and the Sixth9;s Spec, I could understand the enemies9; movements like the back of my hand.

在一個四面環山的要塞裏，塞爾瓦的士兵和騎士們打得很激烈。但我們的氣勢卻在另一個層面上。

『… They9;re weak. It9;s true that things would keep getting worse for them if it went on at this rate, but that wasn9;t the time to concentrate on a point.』

但這並不意味着我們要收手，如果先輩們決定行動，他們一定會徹底擊潰他們，我敢肯定。

五世發出了他的聲音。

『也許只是勉強及格吧？萊爾是一回事，但扎因和塞爾瓦的動作都太糟糕了。更糟糕的是，塞爾瓦已經走投無路了，所以你應該試着從他們的動作中學到一兩樣東西。』

『嗯，我想這是個好的開始。』

I stood, and gave a message.

The Third.

『Just barely a passing grade, perhaps? Lyle9;s one thing, but both Zayin and Selva9;s movements are simply awful. More so, Selva9;s desperate, so you should try to learn a thing or two from the movements of their men.』

There Creit-san came over to me on his horse.

克里特先生騎着馬向我走來。

“Lyle-kun! If the enemy is coming, than I shall take them on!”

"萊爾君！如果敵人來了，那就由我來對付他們！"

Taking along his knights, he held up his spear, and showed his motivation. The soldiers held up pikes, as they waited for the enemy9;s arrival, so if possible, I didn9;t want anyone to go out and meet them.

他帶着他的騎士們，舉起長矛，表明了自己的決心。士兵們舉着長矛，等待着敵人的到來，如果可能的話，我不希望有人出去迎敵。

I crossed my arms.

我雙手交叉。

“Please wait for my orders before attacking. Aria, help out Creit-san9;s force.”

"請等待我的命令再發動攻擊。阿瑞雅，幫助克里特先生的部隊。"

When I said that, Aria seemed just a little bit unsatisfied.

我這麼一說，阿瑞雅似乎就有點不滿意了。

“You won9;t come along?”

"你不一起去嗎？"

The Fourth spoke.

老四說話了。

『No, he9;s earned enough achievements, so there9;s no real point to sending Lyle out. And wait, it9;s definitely no good for the general to go up front.』

"不，他的功績已經夠多了，派萊爾出去沒有什麼意義。等等，將軍上前線肯定不好。

The general is not to go up front, was a prerequisite. That was the basics of a winning general. But if you didn9;t show your might, the soldiers wouldn9;t be able to put their minds at ease.

將軍不上前，是先決條件。這是一個常勝將軍的基本功。但如果不顯示自己的威風，士兵們就無法安心。

Without even going forth myself, the knights and soldiers were in awe of me.

在附近，聖騎士和經過輕微職業改變的神騎士們在敵人的推進面前顯得相當緊張。

And the Fourth…

I don9;t think it was just my imagination that she looked a little happy.

詠歎調踢了踢馬肚子，催促它繼續前進，同時她也看着逼近的騎士。

在那裏面，駐守在最前方的克里特從馬上看着戰場，開口說道。

阿瑞雅左手緊握馬繮繩，右手將長矛夾在腋下。

『信任，我明白了。她真的長大了，你知道嗎？那個詠歎調。現在正是她的成長期，讓她以將軍爲目標如何？』

0;Wounded? But still!1;

The soldiers followed behind, setting a course for the main camp where Lyle was stationed.

我輕輕拍了拍她的背，她左手拿起頭盔，向拴馬的地方跑去。

三世是開玩笑說的，但我覺得她出奇地適合這個角色。

甚至不用我親自出馬，騎士和士兵們就對我敬畏有加。

Her spear that was able to pierce straight through him, armor and all, was imbued with a hardening effect from a Skill. But as he spat up blood, he dropped his weapon, and grabbed onto Aria9;s spear with both his hands.

但也有許多騎士擦身而過，衝出重圍。

"Attaaaacck！"

我想不只是我的想象，她看起來有點高興。

手持長矛的士兵正等待着攔截來襲的騎兵。當雙方相撞時，不少騎士從馬背上摔了下來，身上插着長矛，鮮血直流。

The Third said it as a joke, but I got the feeling she fit the role surprisingly well.

“Bastard!”

Within that, Creit stationed at the front looked at the battlefield from up on his horse, and spoke.

那四號呢......

When the soldiers began their intense battle, Lyle gave the signal.

（我會考慮的。）

『Trust, I see. Well, she really has grown, you know. That Aria-chan. It9;s her growing period, so how about having her aim for a General position?』

"太神奇了。我能如此清晰地辨別對手的動向......"

Creit raised a loud voice.

“It9;s because I trust you, that I9;ll remain here. And the enemy is desperate, so don9;t drop your guard.”

They were wearing helmets, but she could hear their rough breathing.

“It9;s amazing. How clearly I can make out our opponents9; movements…”

Hearing that, the Third spoke.

But many knights had brushed away the attacks, and broken through.

配合着他的話，騎士們催馬衝向敵人。

『… Lylem, you9;ve dragged those girls this far. You better take responsibility.』

他們戴着頭盔，但她能聽到他們粗重的呼吸聲。

也許是爲了不讓她奪回自己的武器，他使出渾身解數，翻身下馬。

Aria kicked her horse9;s stomach to urge it onwards as well, as she looked at the knight closing in.

士兵們緊隨其後，向萊爾駐紮的大營進發。

Soldiers with pikes were waiting to intercept the incoming cavalry. When both sides collided, a number of knights fell from their horses, with spears in their bodies, and blood flowing out.

Perhaps so as not to let her take back her weapon, he put in all his power, and tumbled himself off his horse.

『......萊姆，你把那些女孩拖到這一步。你最好負起責任來。』

➐

她的長矛可以直接刺穿他的盔甲，而且還帶有技能的硬化效果。但在他吐血的同時，他扔掉了武器，雙手緊緊抓住了阿瑞雅的長矛。

當士兵們開始激戰時，萊爾發出了信號。

聽到這裏，三世說話了。

Nearby, the Holy Knights, and the Divine Knights who9;d gone through a slight occupational change looked quite nervous before the enemy9;s advance.

A broken spear was sticking out of a chink in his armor. But Aria took her mounted stance, and let out a thrust towards her enemy.

“Attaaaacck!”

在這方面，我在澤陰的名氣已經太大了。

克里特高聲喊道。

And matching his words, the knights urged on their horse towards the enemy.

0;I9;ll consider it.1;

In that respect, I9;d already become much too famous in Zayin.

"混蛋！"

Aria gripped her horse9;s reins in her left hand, and cradled her right hand spear under her armpit.

I lightly patted her back, and she took her helmet in her left hand, and ran off to where her horse was tethered.

（受傷了？ 但還在！）

"正因爲我信任你，我纔會留在這裏。敵人已經絕望了，所以不要放鬆警惕。"

......寨門一放下，作爲橋樑，騎士們就騎着馬出來攻擊。

Watching her back as she straddled her horse, waiting at the ready for the enemy9;s arrival, I strongly gripped the Jewel.

一根斷矛從他盔甲的縫隙中伸出。但阿瑞雅擺出騎馬的姿勢，向她的敵人猛刺過去。

看着她跨上馬背，嚴陣以待敵人到來的背影，我緊緊地握住了寶石。

… Once the fortress gate lowered, and acted as a bridge, the knights came out on their horses to attack.

Aria confirmed foot soldiers of Selva nearby, relinquished her spear, and pulled out a sword at her waist.

阿瑞雅確認附近有塞爾瓦的步兵，放下長矛，拔出腰間的劍。

“I9;m not too used to using this one.”

"我不太習慣用這把劍。"

She jumped off her horse, and with her sword in one hand, she cut down the few foot soldiers coming straight at her. The glowing red gem hung at her chest allowed her the use of Skills.

她跳下馬，單手持劍，砍倒了直衝而來的幾名步兵。她胸前掛着的發光紅色寶石讓她可以使用技能。

And seeing it, the commanding officer leading the soldiers shouted out.

看到這一幕，帶領士兵的指揮官大聲喊道。

“She9;s a Skillholder! Surround her and take her down first!”

"她是技能持有者！包圍她，先把她拿下！"

He ordered his subordinates, but Aria was smiling a bit under her helmet.

他命令自己的部下，但阿麗雅卻在頭盔下微微一笑。

“Too slow!”

"太慢了！"

Her own Skill… with Quick, her movements became too fast for enemy eyes to follow, and after cutting at the commanding officer, she cut down the foot soldiers around him as well.

她自己的技能......有了 "快"，她的動作變得太快，敵人的眼睛根本跟不上，在砍倒指揮官後，她又把他周圍的步兵也砍倒了。

Her dime-a-dozen sword had become completely unusable from the chipping of the edge, and the blood covering it.

她那把一毛錢一打的劍已經完全不能用了，因爲劍刃已經崩裂，上面沾滿了鮮血。

Perhaps she could still use it as a blunt weapon, but Aria hadn9;t polished her blunt-weapon handling skills up too much.

也許她還能把它當作鈍器使用，但阿瑞雅還沒有把她的鈍器操作技巧打磨得太精湛。

There, a single knight came out before her.

“Invader… be cut down by my blade!”

Aria suddenly leapt to the side, as a shockwave swallowed up the surrounding grass. Aria was able to use a similar Skill, but the similar yet different Skill caused her interest to be piqued.

In the weed-ridden ground, the foliage came up to his knees.

Saying that, she stepped in, and used a Skill. Quick.

His sword was of splendid craftsmanship. It was even possible it was a Magic Tool. She made the judgement as she saw her own sword hardened by her Skill was getting torn up into an unusable state.

There knight of Selva spoke.

（這個人很強！）

說着，她走了進去，使用了一個技能。快速。

但她對手的劍卻完好無損。

當阿瑞雅把弓打到一邊時，她的對手從馬上跳下來，落地，瞄準了她。

阿瑞雅試圖後退以拉開距離，但騎士的姿勢改變了，他用劍抵住了對面的臀部。

在那裏，一個騎士走到了她的面前。

身體強化......

The enemy knight… he surely had experience, but his swordplay was by the book. He had likely made it through up to now with his strength and Skill.

On her enemy9;s words, Aria laughed.

在雜草叢生的地面上，樹葉一直長到他的膝蓋。

As her enemy closed the distance, Aria used her dagger-turned-short spear to block, before kicking him off.

Aria tried to retreat to make some distance, but the knight9;s stance changed to hold his sword against his opposite hip.

武器硬化......

拿起劍碰撞了幾下之後，阿瑞雅覺得自己在對方的體力面前處於劣勢。

阿瑞雅突然向旁邊一躍，一股衝擊波吞沒了周圍的草地。詠歎調也能使用類似的技能，但相似又不同的技能引起了她的興趣。

敵人的騎士......他肯定有經驗，但他的劍法是照本宣科。他很可能憑藉自己的力量和技能撐到了現在。

（它來了！）

0;This one9;s strong!1;

Aria tossed aside her sword, and drew the dagger she kept at the back of her hip. And retrieving a stick with her right hand, she swiftly fastened the dagger9;s hilt to its end.

透過面罩，騎士瞪着阿瑞雅。

He had pierced a single knight of Zayin with his spear, before discarding it, pulling out his sword, and trying to lower it at Aria.

"入侵者......被我的劍斬殺！"

他的劍工藝精湛。甚至有可能是一件法器。當她看到自己那把經過技能淬鍊的劍被撕裂成無法使用的狀態時，她做出了這樣的判斷。

Yet he was moving around quite freely in his armor, as he locked blades with Aria.

當敵人拉近距離時，阿瑞雅用匕首變成的短矛格擋，然後一腳把他踢開。

“And you9;re too well mannered!”

Under her helmed, perhaps Aria was having fun, as she laughed.

After clashing a few times with her picked up sword, Aria felt she was at a disadvantage against her opponent9;s physical strength.

“Slash.”

"你也太有風度了！"

“Amazing. How much do those go for?”

阿瑞雅把劍扔到一邊，拔出了腰間的匕首。她用右手拿起一根木棍，迅速地將匕首的刀柄固定在木棍的末端。

向前邁出一大步後。

在她的頭盔下，也許詠歎調玩得很開心，因爲她笑了。

Aria tried to jump into his chest area, but he closed in the distance at the same time. Her Skill-reinforced sword let off sparks, and the blade chipped away.

Weapon hardening…

Through his visor, the knight glared at Aria.

然而，當他與阿瑞雅對峙時，他穿着盔甲，行動自如。

塞爾瓦騎士說話了。

隨着她動作的變化，敵方騎士勉強躲過了她的攻擊，甚至還進行了反擊。他有足夠的能力跟上她的加速動作，因此阿瑞雅使用了另一個技能。

"你知道怎麼用你的腿，女人！"

她撿起地上的一把劍，將自己的劍插在劍上，打量着周圍的環境。塞爾瓦的士兵們正用恐懼的目光看着她。

“You know how to use your legs, woman!”

聽了敵人的話，詠歎調笑了起來。

0;It9;s coming!1;

She picked up a sword off the ground, pierced her own sword in in its place, and took in her surroundings. With eyes of fear, the soldiers of Selva were looking at her.

And after taking a big step forward.

"太神奇了。這些要賣多少錢？"

When Aria hit the bow aside, her opponent jumped down from his horse, landed, and set his aim on her.

As her movements changed, the enemy knight coughed her attack, and even countered. He had enough ability to keep up with her accelerated movements, so Aria made use of another Skill.

他用長矛刺穿了一名扎因騎士，然後扔掉長矛，拔出長劍，試圖向阿瑞雅刺去。

But her opponent9;s sword was perfectly intact.

“Very nice. I9;ve never really gotten the chance to go against a Skillholder.”

Body strengthening…

"很好。我還真沒機會和技能持有者對決呢。"

阿瑞雅試圖撲向他的胸口部位，但他同時也拉近了距離。她的技能強化劍放出火花，劍刃崩裂。

"砍"。

The first time she saw the Skill was when Lyle had gone to subjugate bandits. The bandit leader had stolen her red gem, and had shown off the use of the Skill.

她第一次看到這個技能是在萊爾去征服強盜的時候。強盜首領搶走了她的紅色寶石，並炫耀了技能的使用方法。

But the Slash Aria used wasn9;t the same one the bandit let out. In sharpness, and destructive power, with Aria9;s physical ability, and talent, it had all been dragged much higher.

但詠歎調使用的斬擊與強盜發出的斬擊並不相同。無論是鋒利程度，還是破壞力，以詠歎調的體能和天賦，都被拉高了許多。

The knight opened his eyes wide, as Aria9;s short spear cut a deep gash into his plate armor.

騎士睜大了眼睛，因爲阿瑞雅的短矛在他的板甲上劃出了一道深深的口子。

By her feint, his own sword only cut fruitlessly through the air.

在她的佯攻下，他自己的劍只是在空中無果地劃過。

Blood poured out of his helmet, and when Aria withdrew her short spear, it flowed from his abdomen as well. Her body was splashed with the blood spurt.

鮮血從他的頭盔中湧出，當阿麗亞收回短矛時，鮮血也從他的腹部流出。她的身上濺滿了噴湧而出的鮮血。

The collapsing knight addressed her.

倒下的騎士向她說話。

“T-tell me your name.”

"告訴我你的名字。"

And Aria replied.

阿瑞雅回答道。

“It9;s Aria Lockwarde.”

"我是阿瑞雅-洛克沃德。"

While she couldn9;t see the knight9;s face, she felt he was smiling. And he looked around.

"......這是我們的損失。如果你要從戰場上偷武器......不如用我的吧。還有阿瑞雅......"

But what she couldn9;t believe on the report form was the numbers.

（地獄嗎......但這一幕又是另一個地獄。）

"下次見面......將在地獄。"

Creit was good at faithfully fulfilling whatever was asked, but only performed average when the situation called for him to make a decision himself. No, even lower than average, perhaps.

Normally, as long as supplies lasted, the defending side had the advantage in a fortress battle.

In truth, Lorphys had done much the same to a fortress of Selva.

With her spoils of war in hand, she heard the soldiers raise a cry of victory.

克里特擅長忠實地完成任何要求，但在需要他自己做決定的情況下，他的表現只能算一般。不，也許比平均水平還低。

是夜。

“The next time we meet… will be in hell.”

Looking at the fortress, she saw they had raised the white flag of surrender. And watching it wave, she gripped the sword, and thought.

Around them, the ones who9;d come out to attack were being slain, and many were surrendering themselves.

"他不是普通人。作爲一名騎士，作爲一名將軍，他是一流的......是個天才。"

Reading down the report, she saw the name of Creit, of whom she hadn9;t the chance to invite to her side.

“… They purposely gave Creit all the achievements. I do admit if you use him like this, he9;ll shine quite nicely.”

She offered a short prayer to the deceased knight. And she accepted his sword. She took off his scabbard as well, and after inspecting it, she found it really was a Magic Tool.

And in all actuality, Lorphys had pushed through with numbers.

拿着戰利品，她聽到士兵們發出了勝利的吶喊。

阿萊特從未想過萊爾會是這樣一位騎士，但在那裏，問題浮出了水面。

"他們連一萬人都沒有？更重要的是，他們基本上是用四千人的部隊打下來的......按最低估計，敵人應該有兩三千人。所以你是說，他們是用這些兵力打下來的？"

Around, the bodies of Selvian knights and soldiers. And though less than those from Selva, the corpses of Zayin9;s knights and soldiers were littered around as well…

讀下報告，她看到了克里特的名字，她還沒有機會邀請他加入自己的陣營。

0;Hell, is it… but this scene is yet another hell.1;

"......我只能把它當作一把製作精良的劍來使用。我聽說，否則它會干擾我的寶石技能。"

Quite a few conditions were necessary, but even so, with only a little more troops, it wasn9;t a situation that would work out so easily.

他砍下了將軍的頭顱，立下了汗馬功勞。

在他們周圍，出來攻擊的人被殺死了，許多人自己投降了。

但她無法相信的是報告表上的數字。

通常情況下，只要補給充足，守城一方就能在要塞戰中佔據優勢。

她向逝去的騎士做了簡短的祈禱。她接受了他的劍。她把劍鞘也取了下來，檢查後發現這真的是一把魔法工具。

而實際上，洛菲斯已經用數字說話了。

Creit9;s strong and weak points were known to her. She knew, them, but didn9;t try to invite him herself.

周圍，是塞爾維亞騎士和士兵的屍體。雖然比塞爾維少，但扎因騎士和士兵的屍體也到處都是......

“They don9;t even have ten thousand? What9;s more, they brought it down with essentially four thousand troops… at the lowest estimate, the enemy should have numbered two to three thousand. So you9;re telling me they brought it down with those numbers?”

Letting out a sign, she straightened out the clenched papers, and neatly folded them… there, it came to her.

克雷特的強項和弱點她都知道。她知道這些，但並沒有親自去邀請他。

As the light of the lantern lit up her tent, Alette gripped the document in both hands. The small number of days wasn9;t the problem.

相當多的條件是必要的，但即便如此，僅憑多一點點的兵力，也不是那麼容易解決的局面。

"那爲什麼華特家族要趕他走？他似乎沒有什麼特別的問題，但是......女性關係？他對不該碰的女人動手動腳了嗎？有可能這幾天我得提醒一下皇室公主。"

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Alette received the notice as well, and when she heard the specifics of it, she was shocked.

Alette never thought Lyle to be a knight of such caliber, but there, the question surfaced.

He had taken the general9;s head, and performed the greatest service, or so it was written.

“… I can only really use it as a well-made sword. I9;ve heard that it9;ll interfere with my gem9;s Skills otherwise.”

事實上，洛菲斯也曾對塞爾瓦要塞做過同樣的事情。

她是這麼評價克里特的，要想利用好他，你必須是個相當出色的將軍。

但阿萊特注意到了。

“… It is our loss. If you9;re going to steal a weapon off the battleground… you might as well use mine instead. And Aria…”

But Alette had noticed.

"......他們故意把所有的功績都給了克里特。我承認，如果你這樣使用他，他一定會大放異彩的。"

她望着要塞，看到他們已經升起了投降的白旗。看着白旗飄揚，她握緊了寶劍，心想

雖然她看不到騎士的臉，但她感覺到他在微笑。他環顧四周。

“Then why did the Walt House drive him out? It didn9;t seem that he had any particular problems, but… female relations? Did he lay hands on a woman he shouldn9;t have? It9;s possible. I have to warn the royal princess one of these days.”

當燈籠的光照亮她的帳篷時，阿萊特雙手緊握着文件。天數少不是問題。

阿瑞雅一直警惕着周圍，因爲她聽到了騎士的最後一句話。

You needed to be quite a general to make good use of Creit, or so she appraised the man.

Aria kept wary of her surroundings, as she heard the knight9;s final words.

It was night.

… The news that came to Lorphys9; camp, was the truth that Zayin had breached through a border fortress within three days.

“He9;s not ordinary. As a knight, and as a general, he9;s first class… a genius of sorts.”

......傳到洛菲斯營地的消息，是扎因在三天內攻破邊境要塞的真相。

...阿萊特也收到了通知，當她聽到通知的具體內容時，不禁大喫一驚。

她打了個手勢，理了理緊握的文件，整齊地疊好......在那裏，她想到了。

“No, wait! He9;s an upfront womanizer, and if he9;ll even lay hands on people he shouldn9;t… the royal princess… even Annerinne san… if it comes to that, then Lorphys will be…!”

"不，等等！他是個不折不扣的花花公子，如果他連不該碰的人都下手......皇室公主......甚至安奈琳桑......如果真到了那一步，那洛菲斯就......！"

With a flash of inspiration, Alette immediately went off to consult with her adjutant. She leapt out of the tent, and in the now-vacant space, the report she had abandoned leisurely drifted down to the floor…

艾萊特靈機一動，立刻去請示副官。她縱身躍出帳篷，在此時的空地上，被她遺棄的報告悠悠地飄落在地上......