Chapter 66: Rescue operation
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Perhaps it was because Camilla had suddenly called him out, but Levitch seemed to pale.
Rondal stepped back and stood before Camilla's vacant desk in what could only be described as an upright, immobile posture and asked, "Lady Camilla, did you call me?
'You wanted to see me, Lady Camilla?'
'Hmm, sure, I called you on an errand, but, well, don't be so nervous...'
The smile on Camilla's face seemed to relax Levitch's shoulders a bit.
'So, what can I do for you, sir?'
Hmm, I thought I'd ask you again about the actual battle the other day. Sorry to take you out of your busy schedule...
No, no, no, not at all. You can ask me anything you want.
I don't know if this knight Levitch was the center of the story, but I'm sure he was at least partly responsible for the matter of the false report to Camilla.
Perhaps that's why, when he asked me to reiterate the story of the actual battle, his expression seemed to get stronger.
''Well.......can you tell me again, starting with the area where you encountered the Oak Mage?
'Yes, that was some time after the noon recess was over and we had begun our afternoon exploration...'
Revich, with the occasional gesture of searching his memory, recounted how the slaves were wiped out and how they too felt they were in danger and had to be withdrawn.
Of course, this story was all made up, and in fact we used sleeping pills to put them to sleep while we rescued our classmates.
But Levitch tells the story as if it really happened.
Camilla nodded her head repeatedly, interjecting questions and praising her for her resourcefulness in dealing with the crisis.
Rondal's complexion is gradually turning pale as he watches Camilla.
''I see, not only do you have more than twenty orc mages, but more than ten more orc mages have come to attack us with a pincer attack?
Yes, we could have led the slaves to extermination if only the first 20 slaves had been destroyed, but we were confused by the rear end and I'm sorry.
'No, you did not lose a single person in such a situation, Levitch, you did a great job.
'I'm sorry but I've wiped out all the slaves, so I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to give you a compliment...'
Well but there is a difference in the value of your lives between a slave and your knights. It is in the best interest of Riesenburg to have you all back safe and sound.
Yes, I'll keep that in mind.
Camilla changed the subject a bit as she looked with satisfaction at Levitch, who lowered his head in a vissified posture, as if he had a stick in his back, while Camilla changed the subject a bit.
'By the way, Levitch, those fifty slaves you took, you're sure they were all eaten?
Does that mean that someone else is still alive, sir?
Well, I hear you guys got yourself in a bit of a tizzy, so you couldn't confirm everyone's death?
It's... well...
This is where Levitch's mind seems to have wandered.
It seems that he and his companions had decided to pretend that they were all dead, but when he thought about whether he could really confirm everyone's deaths in a situation where he had been pincered by an orc mage, he wasn't sure how best to respond.
''Levitch, it's a confusing situation after being pincered, even if we can't confirm everyone's deaths, that's just the way it is... how did it go?''
''Ha, I'm sorry, it was indeed a confusing situation with the pincer attack, and we don't know if the fifty men fell completely prey to the situation.
Camilla nodded widely when she heard Revich's words, and Rondal couldn't help but let out a sigh.
'With all due respect, Lady Camilla, why is Rondal in attendance?'
"Hmm, the reason Rondal is present is because...
When Camilla told him why, Levitch's eyes widened and he stared at Rondal.
'Levitch, don't think you've been slandered by Rondal!
Lady Camilla, but....
"The main reason why Rondal questioned your reports is that he became suspicious of the behavior of those training in the other building. Then what is it that we should be thinking about right now?
Is it ... the survivor of the ... fifty ...?
Camilla nodded in satisfaction at Levitch's answer.
'Yes, if they are returning alive from the Demon Forest and looking for an opportunity, they will surely be an obstacle to us. Then what should we do?
Do you want me to locate him or do you want me to lure him away and capture him?
Tepid! Lax, Levitch, the remnants will be destroyed as soon as we find them!
'Ha! I'm sorry.
Camilla called Rondal to her desk as well and gave her orders to the two men in line.
If you have survived, it is the duty of a slave to turn yourself in and rejoin your original unit. It's outrageous that they have escaped and then rebelled against us. As soon as you find them, deal with every last one of them!
Ha!
The problem is how to get rid of every last one of them. These people, even if one of them survives, may be the scourge of Riesenburg in the future...
Lady Camilla, I still think it would be better to lure him out and round him up.
Rondal began to talk about his own theory to Camilla, who was thinking about it.
Or, this may also be the strategy that Gert had in mind.
"Currently, we do not know the whereabouts of the surviving slaves. If that's the case, to avoid the risk of losing them, I think we should try to find out where they are and how many of them are still alive, and then round them up and destroy them.
Well, surely the first thing to do would be to take stock of the situation. Then, Rondal, are you forgetting something?
'What? What do you mean...?
You're the youngest teacher who noticed the change. Shut him down. You can blame him if you want, but just give me every bit of information you have.
'Ha! I'm awed!
Levitch, go with them and see what happens. And as soon as you have the information, draw up a plan of action and report back!
'Ha! I'm awed!
'When we get rid of all the remnants of the party, we will not question the fact that they reported it incorrectly, good!
'Ha! I'll be on it right away!
Rondal and Levitch frowned together as they saluted to Camilla.
'Hmm?
"Lady Camilla, this is...
It's that time...
With a question, Camilla plopped her upper body down on the desk and both Rondal and Levitch collapsed to the floor as well.
'The operation is about to begin, Master Kent,'
''Yes, Furukan-sensei wouldn't be able to endure the torture very well, so let's set it up all at once instead of letting the plan be exposed, everyone start!
Copy that.
Before Camilla and the others make a move, we decided to set them up first.
I've drugged the three of them with sleeping pills, so they shouldn't be awake for a while.
The secretary, who heard the noise, and the knight who was guarding the door, were also put to sleep, and they were led into the office and the door was locked.
The people I had put to sleep are also tied up hand and foot just in case.
I moved with Zae to the teachers and tried to rescue the three knights by putting them to sleep, but even here we had a problem.
'Hey, guys, what's going on, hey, get a grip!
The two knights slept easily, but Gert is not sleeping.
Apparently, since he worked an irregular night shift yesterday, he must be taking some kind of distraction potion to prevent him from falling asleep during today's shift.
'O king, do you want to annihilate it?
"No. Go get Fred. Quickly.
Laying his fallen comrade on the ground on the training ground, Gert ran towards the building.
If some kind of potion was used, there was a fear that the other knights would wake up as well.
'Master Kent what is it?'
'Fred, Gert's medication doesn't work on him, can you somehow neutralize him without killing him?
Copy that....
Gert came running out of the building just as Fred asked him to.
As Fred stepped out of the shadows to the front to intercept him, Gert stopped dead in his tracks.
'A black skeleton... who are you?!
Gert put the package he was holding on the ground and asked Fred who or what he was while drawing his sword.
Of course, Fred couldn't answer aloud, so instead he drew his jet black twin swords and held them up, and Gert also reasserted his sword.
I come!
Perhaps realizing that Fred was not an ordinary enemy, Gert proudly came forward and dared to step in with a chant of physical enhancement.
From the series of actions, Geralt is a serious and capable knight, and his steps were as fierce as one would expect, and for a moment it looked as if Fred had been cut in both directions.
But all that seemed to cut him was an afterimage of Fred, and Gert was easily knocked into a coma by a sword dropped on the back of his head.
Fred quickly and tightly tied him up, shoved him upstairs and locked him in the building.
'Sir! The Riesenburg's on to us, so we've accelerated our mission. We're getting away! Get the zhae carriage ready!
When Gert is down, he goes out front and calls the teachers to the warehouse.
'Kokubun, I heard you were noticed...'
Furukan-sensei is too daimidori, come on, get in. Oda-sensei, please sit on the leaderboard and pretend to be controlling Zae. As for the other teachers, please hide in the hood so that they won't be seen.
Zae would be conspicuous as we drove through the city in the daytime, but if someone was in control, they would think it was a tamed demon.
While I was getting the carriage ready, Fred opened the gate for me.
'Zae, you know the way, right?'
Don't worry, my king.
Okay, bring the teachers back to the garrison and I'll lead my classmates back first.
I understand.
Come on, Fred, let's go back!
Leaving the teachers to Zae, me and Fred went back to the garrison.
Alto and the others split up and administered sleeping pills to the knights, but the inside of the garrison was in chaos.
''Hey, what's going on, why are these guys sleeping?''
'Hey, what are you guys doing... uu... what... what...'
Oh, my God, that's not good, is it?
Shouldn't we run?
Where do you think you're going to run off to, you idiot?
When this happens, I can't worry about the order or anything else.
I went to the front and called out loudly.
"Everyone, gather in your classes at the training grounds and hurry up!
Hey, Kokubun, you're alive!
So where'd you come from, the ghost?
'It's not a ghost, the first five and the next fifty are all alive. Everyone hurry up and assemble!
Hey ... yeah, he's gone ...
After calling everyone to assemble, we moved to the examination room.
I administered a sleeping potion to Erna, who was still awake and collapsed, and called out to the chairman of the committee.
'Yuka, change of plans, let's go!
Kenjin! Kenjin, Kenjin!
The chairman left the grandmother in treatment and came over to hug her.
'Things have changed, I'm going to go now,'
Okay, I'm ready for it!
"Master Kent the Knights of the Table have put him to sleep...
Hearing Fred's news, she grabs the chairman's hand and runs out of the examination room to the training grounds.
''Oh, the saintly lady...''
What's the meaning of... what is the meaning of...
I'm sorry to the people of the city who rely on the chairman, but I'll get it back to you, because he's my chairman.
One by one, the classmates had begun to gather at the training grounds.
Then, the Tuo's who pulled out a carriage from the direction of the warehouse approached.
''Oh, it's a demon! There's a demon in here!
Hey, sorcerer, if you can do magic, shoot me.
'Wait! That lizardman is an ally, you can't shoot him-!
Even the two-o's who heard my voice stopped and showed them a knight's salute, so they barely didn't panic.
''These lizardmen, the black kobold, and the metallic skeleton are my subordinates, so don't worry, they're on my side!
I shout out what I think is the loudest I've ever lived, and let everyone know.
'We'll have six carriages for you to ride in, so stick together in class for a smooth ride!
All over the training grounds, knights have fallen asleep, and their classmates are still in a confused situation, unable to grasp the situation.
Just then, a carriage pulled by Zhae came running in from the entrance of the garrison.
''Sensei, please hurry, here's a list of the remaining students in each class and their pens, check them against each other, and when you're sure, please leave.''
I gave the list to the teachers and asked them to check to make sure no one was left behind.
'Mr. Kent, we have secured the drawbridge, sir. You're in good hands at all times.'
"Thank you, Basten, now take care of the carriage.
"Wahhh, Master Kent, we put all the patrolling knights to sleep.
"Thank you, Artoo, continue to keep an eye out for the rest of the knights.
It's a drastic change from the form I had originally planned, but thanks to the hard work of everyone in the military, I feel like I'm making good progress so far.
But the anxiety has been weighing down on me for a long time, my back is sweaty and my stomach is still churning.
'Kokubun, the three groups are all here!'
They're both here.
"Please start with the class that's in line, for now, cross the drawbridge and move to the forest entrance.
Okay, I'll go on.
One carriage, and then another, began to move, and cheers erupted from within.
'Whoa ... free, free!
I did it, and I think I'm going to survive!
'Geez! Yes!
The bridge is just a stone's throw away, but the people from the city who have come to the doctor's office are watching over me with anxious expressions, and if possible, it would be helpful if they would be quiet... but that's just not possible.
When I hear everyone's happy voices, I feel like the fruits of my hard work are taking shape, and I feel like I want to start screaming too.
I can't deny that I was caught off guard by such a situation, but I wasn't able to react at all to the shock that suddenly hit me from my back.
''Huh...?''
A blood-stained sword sprouts from my stomach.
I recognize it as a sword, and as soon as I realize that I've been stabbed, a searing pain pierces through my brain, and the blood overflowing from the wound flows down from my stomach to my left thigh.
''Aaaaah........''
You're the mastermind behind this, so suck it up and don't lick the Risenburg.
When I turned around, I saw the knight I thought had fallen asleep rise to his upper body and thrust his sword into my back.
I recognize that face, the pawl that had been battering the shipyard with a wooden stick.
"There's no way I'm going to suddenly fall asleep and leak my bedtime urine, I just thought there must be a reason for it. That's why I made sure to carry a good luck potion with me, and just like I thought...
I heaped a sleeping potion on a girl to stop her from almost getting beaten up in the surgeon's training grounds, but I didn't expect him to be so headstrong.
''Igii.......gafu, gefu, gefu.......''
With a slurp, Pawl's sword pulled out, and something raw and warm came back up his throat.
I coughed as I sobbed, and a bright red splatter of droplets splashed out.
They say you should never forget your first thoughts, but I didn't want to remember the pain of being eaten by a goblin.
I couldn't stand and collapsed from my knees.
''You, I won't forgive you!
With a shout, I saw Reinhardt raise his love sword Gram in my vision.
''No! Don't kill him! Gulp, gulp.....
"Grrrr...
Reinhardt gritted his teeth and endured to the point where I thought his back teeth would shatter.
Paul, who was swung down with the great jet-black sword to a face-slash, is incontinent, falling on his buttocks from the wind pressure alone.
''Fred........tie me up, ghoho.......lock me up somewhere.......''
What's the matter with you? You trying to be merciful? Don't be stupid. Kill me! You're going to kill me now...
Fred put his body into the screaming Paul, knocked him out, quickly tied him up, and carried him toward the warehouse.
I put my hands on the wounds on his back and stomach and applied self-healing, so the blood stopped immediately, but it feels like he was robbed of his strength.
''Reinhardt........give me a hand.......wake me up.......''
Reinhardt silently picked me up.
Fortunately, my classmates were so preoccupied with getting into the carriage that they didn't seem to notice the commotion here.
As I watched the sixth carriage start to move, my consciousness began to muddle.
When I saw Ayako-sensei running towards me, scratching her half-heartedly, I felt as if I was going to go to heaven.
I instructed Marto and the others to carry Ayako-sensei to the nearest carriage, and then I let go of my consciousness.
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Perhaps it was because Camilla had suddenly called him out, but Levitch seemed to pale.
Rondal stepped back and stood before Camilla's vacant desk in what could only be described as an upright, immobile posture and asked, "Lady Camilla, did you call me?
'You wanted to see me, Lady Camilla?'
'Hmm, sure, I called you on an errand, but, well, don't be so nervous...'
The smile on Camilla's face seemed to relax Levitch's shoulders a bit.
'So, what can I do for you, sir?'
Hmm, I thought I'd ask you again about the actual battle the other day. Sorry to take you out of your busy schedule...
No, no, no, not at all. You can ask me anything you want.
I don't know if this knight Levitch was the center of the story, but I'm sure he was at least partly responsible for the matter of the false report to Camilla.
Perhaps that's why, when he asked me to reiterate the story of the actual battle, his expression seemed to get stronger.
''Well.......can you tell me again, starting with the area where you encountered the Oak Mage?
'Yes, that was some time after the noon recess was over and we had begun our afternoon exploration...'
Revich, with the occasional gesture of searching his memory, recounted how the slaves were wiped out and how they too felt they were in danger and had to be withdrawn.
Of course, this story was all made up, and in fact we used sleeping pills to put them to sleep while we rescued our classmates.
But Levitch tells the story as if it really happened.
Camilla nodded her head repeatedly, interjecting questions and praising her for her resourcefulness in dealing with the crisis.
Rondal's complexion is gradually turning pale as he watches Camilla.
''I see, not only do you have more than twenty orc mages, but more than ten more orc mages have come to attack us with a pincer attack?
Yes, we could have led the slaves to extermination if only the first 20 slaves had been destroyed, but we were confused by the rear end and I'm sorry.
'No, you did not lose a single person in such a situation, Levitch, you did a great job.
'I'm sorry but I've wiped out all the slaves, so I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to give you a compliment...'
Well but there is a difference in the value of your lives between a slave and your knights. It is in the best interest of Riesenburg to have you all back safe and sound.
Yes, I'll keep that in mind.
Camilla changed the subject a bit as she looked with satisfaction at Levitch, who lowered his head in a vissified posture, as if he had a stick in his back, while Camilla changed the subject a bit.
'By the way, Levitch, those fifty slaves you took, you're sure they were all eaten?
Does that mean that someone else is still alive, sir?
Well, I hear you guys got yourself in a bit of a tizzy, so you couldn't confirm everyone's death?
It's... well...
This is where Levitch's mind seems to have wandered.
It seems that he and his companions had decided to pretend that they were all dead, but when he thought about whether he could really confirm everyone's deaths in a situation where he had been pincered by an orc mage, he wasn't sure how best to respond.
''Levitch, it's a confusing situation after being pincered, even if we can't confirm everyone's deaths, that's just the way it is... how did it go?''
''Ha, I'm sorry, it was indeed a confusing situation with the pincer attack, and we don't know if the fifty men fell completely prey to the situation.
Camilla nodded widely when she heard Revich's words, and Rondal couldn't help but let out a sigh.
'With all due respect, Lady Camilla, why is Rondal in attendance?'
"Hmm, the reason Rondal is present is because...
When Camilla told him why, Levitch's eyes widened and he stared at Rondal.
'Levitch, don't think you've been slandered by Rondal!
Lady Camilla, but....
"The main reason why Rondal questioned your reports is that he became suspicious of the behavior of those training in the other building. Then what is it that we should be thinking about right now?
Is it ... the survivor of the ... fifty ...?
Camilla nodded in satisfaction at Levitch's answer.
'Yes, if they are returning alive from the Demon Forest and looking for an opportunity, they will surely be an obstacle to us. Then what should we do?
Do you want me to locate him or do you want me to lure him away and capture him?
Tepid! Lax, Levitch, the remnants will be destroyed as soon as we find them!
'Ha! I'm sorry.
Camilla called Rondal to her desk as well and gave her orders to the two men in line.
If you have survived, it is the duty of a slave to turn yourself in and rejoin your original unit. It's outrageous that they have escaped and then rebelled against us. As soon as you find them, deal with every last one of them!
Ha!
The problem is how to get rid of every last one of them. These people, even if one of them survives, may be the scourge of Riesenburg in the future...
Lady Camilla, I still think it would be better to lure him out and round him up.
Rondal began to talk about his own theory to Camilla, who was thinking about it.
Or, this may also be the strategy that Gert had in mind.
"Currently, we do not know the whereabouts of the surviving slaves. If that's the case, to avoid the risk of losing them, I think we should try to find out where they are and how many of them are still alive, and then round them up and destroy them.
Well, surely the first thing to do would be to take stock of the situation. Then, Rondal, are you forgetting something?
'What? What do you mean...?
You're the youngest teacher who noticed the change. Shut him down. You can blame him if you want, but just give me every bit of information you have.
'Ha! I'm awed!
Levitch, go with them and see what happens. And as soon as you have the information, draw up a plan of action and report back!
'Ha! I'm awed!
'When we get rid of all the remnants of the party, we will not question the fact that they reported it incorrectly, good!
'Ha! I'll be on it right away!
Rondal and Levitch frowned together as they saluted to Camilla.
'Hmm?
"Lady Camilla, this is...
It's that time...
With a question, Camilla plopped her upper body down on the desk and both Rondal and Levitch collapsed to the floor as well.
'The operation is about to begin, Master Kent,'
''Yes, Furukan-sensei wouldn't be able to endure the torture very well, so let's set it up all at once instead of letting the plan be exposed, everyone start!
Copy that.
Before Camilla and the others make a move, we decided to set them up first.
I've drugged the three of them with sleeping pills, so they shouldn't be awake for a while.
The secretary, who heard the noise, and the knight who was guarding the door, were also put to sleep, and they were led into the office and the door was locked.
The people I had put to sleep are also tied up hand and foot just in case.
I moved with Zae to the teachers and tried to rescue the three knights by putting them to sleep, but even here we had a problem.
'Hey, guys, what's going on, hey, get a grip!
The two knights slept easily, but Gert is not sleeping.
Apparently, since he worked an irregular night shift yesterday, he must be taking some kind of distraction potion to prevent him from falling asleep during today's shift.
'O king, do you want to annihilate it?
"No. Go get Fred. Quickly.
Laying his fallen comrade on the ground on the training ground, Gert ran towards the building.
If some kind of potion was used, there was a fear that the other knights would wake up as well.
'Master Kent what is it?'
'Fred, Gert's medication doesn't work on him, can you somehow neutralize him without killing him?
Copy that....
Gert came running out of the building just as Fred asked him to.
As Fred stepped out of the shadows to the front to intercept him, Gert stopped dead in his tracks.
'A black skeleton... who are you?!
Gert put the package he was holding on the ground and asked Fred who or what he was while drawing his sword.
Of course, Fred couldn't answer aloud, so instead he drew his jet black twin swords and held them up, and Gert also reasserted his sword.
I come!
Perhaps realizing that Fred was not an ordinary enemy, Gert proudly came forward and dared to step in with a chant of physical enhancement.
From the series of actions, Geralt is a serious and capable knight, and his steps were as fierce as one would expect, and for a moment it looked as if Fred had been cut in both directions.
But all that seemed to cut him was an afterimage of Fred, and Gert was easily knocked into a coma by a sword dropped on the back of his head.
Fred quickly and tightly tied him up, shoved him upstairs and locked him in the building.
'Sir! The Riesenburg's on to us, so we've accelerated our mission. We're getting away! Get the zhae carriage ready!
When Gert is down, he goes out front and calls the teachers to the warehouse.
'Kokubun, I heard you were noticed...'
Furukan-sensei is too daimidori, come on, get in. Oda-sensei, please sit on the leaderboard and pretend to be controlling Zae. As for the other teachers, please hide in the hood so that they won't be seen.
Zae would be conspicuous as we drove through the city in the daytime, but if someone was in control, they would think it was a tamed demon.
While I was getting the carriage ready, Fred opened the gate for me.
'Zae, you know the way, right?'
Don't worry, my king.
Okay, bring the teachers back to the garrison and I'll lead my classmates back first.
I understand.
Come on, Fred, let's go back!
Leaving the teachers to Zae, me and Fred went back to the garrison.
Alto and the others split up and administered sleeping pills to the knights, but the inside of the garrison was in chaos.
''Hey, what's going on, why are these guys sleeping?''
'Hey, what are you guys doing... uu... what... what...'
Oh, my God, that's not good, is it?
Shouldn't we run?
Where do you think you're going to run off to, you idiot?
When this happens, I can't worry about the order or anything else.
I went to the front and called out loudly.
"Everyone, gather in your classes at the training grounds and hurry up!
Hey, Kokubun, you're alive!
So where'd you come from, the ghost?
'It's not a ghost, the first five and the next fifty are all alive. Everyone hurry up and assemble!
Hey ... yeah, he's gone ...
After calling everyone to assemble, we moved to the examination room.
I administered a sleeping potion to Erna, who was still awake and collapsed, and called out to the chairman of the committee.
'Yuka, change of plans, let's go!
Kenjin! Kenjin, Kenjin!
The chairman left the grandmother in treatment and came over to hug her.
'Things have changed, I'm going to go now,'
Okay, I'm ready for it!
"Master Kent the Knights of the Table have put him to sleep...
Hearing Fred's news, she grabs the chairman's hand and runs out of the examination room to the training grounds.
''Oh, the saintly lady...''
What's the meaning of... what is the meaning of...
I'm sorry to the people of the city who rely on the chairman, but I'll get it back to you, because he's my chairman.
One by one, the classmates had begun to gather at the training grounds.
Then, the Tuo's who pulled out a carriage from the direction of the warehouse approached.
''Oh, it's a demon! There's a demon in here!
Hey, sorcerer, if you can do magic, shoot me.
'Wait! That lizardman is an ally, you can't shoot him-!
Even the two-o's who heard my voice stopped and showed them a knight's salute, so they barely didn't panic.
''These lizardmen, the black kobold, and the metallic skeleton are my subordinates, so don't worry, they're on my side!
I shout out what I think is the loudest I've ever lived, and let everyone know.
'We'll have six carriages for you to ride in, so stick together in class for a smooth ride!
All over the training grounds, knights have fallen asleep, and their classmates are still in a confused situation, unable to grasp the situation.
Just then, a carriage pulled by Zhae came running in from the entrance of the garrison.
''Sensei, please hurry, here's a list of the remaining students in each class and their pens, check them against each other, and when you're sure, please leave.''
I gave the list to the teachers and asked them to check to make sure no one was left behind.
'Mr. Kent, we have secured the drawbridge, sir. You're in good hands at all times.'
"Thank you, Basten, now take care of the carriage.
"Wahhh, Master Kent, we put all the patrolling knights to sleep.
"Thank you, Artoo, continue to keep an eye out for the rest of the knights.
It's a drastic change from the form I had originally planned, but thanks to the hard work of everyone in the military, I feel like I'm making good progress so far.
But the anxiety has been weighing down on me for a long time, my back is sweaty and my stomach is still churning.
'Kokubun, the three groups are all here!'
They're both here.
"Please start with the class that's in line, for now, cross the drawbridge and move to the forest entrance.
Okay, I'll go on.
One carriage, and then another, began to move, and cheers erupted from within.
'Whoa ... free, free!
I did it, and I think I'm going to survive!
'Geez! Yes!
The bridge is just a stone's throw away, but the people from the city who have come to the doctor's office are watching over me with anxious expressions, and if possible, it would be helpful if they would be quiet... but that's just not possible.
When I hear everyone's happy voices, I feel like the fruits of my hard work are taking shape, and I feel like I want to start screaming too.
I can't deny that I was caught off guard by such a situation, but I wasn't able to react at all to the shock that suddenly hit me from my back.
''Huh...?''
A blood-stained sword sprouts from my stomach.
I recognize it as a sword, and as soon as I realize that I've been stabbed, a searing pain pierces through my brain, and the blood overflowing from the wound flows down from my stomach to my left thigh.
''Aaaaah........''
You're the mastermind behind this, so suck it up and don't lick the Risenburg.
When I turned around, I saw the knight I thought had fallen asleep rise to his upper body and thrust his sword into my back.
I recognize that face, the pawl that had been battering the shipyard with a wooden stick.
"There's no way I'm going to suddenly fall asleep and leak my bedtime urine, I just thought there must be a reason for it. That's why I made sure to carry a good luck potion with me, and just like I thought...
I heaped a sleeping potion on a girl to stop her from almost getting beaten up in the surgeon's training grounds, but I didn't expect him to be so headstrong.
''Igii.......gafu, gefu, gefu.......''
With a slurp, Pawl's sword pulled out, and something raw and warm came back up his throat.
I coughed as I sobbed, and a bright red splatter of droplets splashed out.
They say you should never forget your first thoughts, but I didn't want to remember the pain of being eaten by a goblin.
I couldn't stand and collapsed from my knees.
''You, I won't forgive you!
With a shout, I saw Reinhardt raise his love sword Gram in my vision.
''No! Don't kill him! Gulp, gulp.....
"Grrrr...
Reinhardt gritted his teeth and endured to the point where I thought his back teeth would shatter.
Paul, who was swung down with the great jet-black sword to a face-slash, is incontinent, falling on his buttocks from the wind pressure alone.
''Fred........tie me up, ghoho.......lock me up somewhere.......''
What's the matter with you? You trying to be merciful? Don't be stupid. Kill me! You're going to kill me now...
Fred put his body into the screaming Paul, knocked him out, quickly tied him up, and carried him toward the warehouse.
I put my hands on the wounds on his back and stomach and applied self-healing, so the blood stopped immediately, but it feels like he was robbed of his strength.
''Reinhardt........give me a hand.......wake me up.......''
Reinhardt silently picked me up.
Fortunately, my classmates were so preoccupied with getting into the carriage that they didn't seem to notice the commotion here.
As I watched the sixth carriage start to move, my consciousness began to muddle.
When I saw Ayako-sensei running towards me, scratching her half-heartedly, I felt as if I was going to go to heaven.
I instructed Marto and the others to carry Ayako-sensei to the nearest carriage, and then I let go of my consciousness.
Perhaps it was because Camilla had suddenly called him out, but Levitch seemed to pale.Rondal stepped back and stood before Camilla's vacant desk in what could only be described as an upright, immobile posture and asked, "Lady Camilla, did you call me?'You wanted to see me, Lady Camilla?''Hmm, sure, I called you on an errand, but, well, don't be so nervous...'The smile on Camilla's face seemed to relax Levitch's shoulders a bit.'So, what can I do for you, sir?'Hmm, I thought I'd ask you again about the actual battle the other day. Sorry to take you out of your busy schedule...No, no, no, not at all. You can ask me anything you want.I don't know if this knight Levitch was the center of the story, but I'm sure he was at least partly responsible for the matter of the false report to Camilla.Perhaps that's why, when he asked me to reiterate the story of the actual battle, his expression seemed to get stronger.''Well.......can you tell me again, starting with the area where you encountered the Oak Mage?'Yes, that was some time after the noon recess was over and we had begun our afternoon exploration...'Revich, with the occasional gesture of searching his memory, recounted how the slaves were wiped out and how they too felt they were in danger and had to be withdrawn.Of course, this story was all made up, and in fact we used sleeping pills to put them to sleep while we rescued our classmates.But Levitch tells the story as if it really happened.Camilla nodded her head repeatedly, interjecting questions and praising her for her resourcefulness in dealing with the crisis.Rondal's complexion is gradually turning pale as he watches Camilla.''I see, not only do you have more than twenty orc mages, but more than ten more orc mages have come to attack us with a pincer attack?Yes, we could have led the slaves to extermination if only the first 20 slaves had been destroyed, but we were confused by the rear end and I'm sorry.'No, you did not lose a single person in such a situation, Levitch, you did a great job.'I'm sorry but I've wiped out all the slaves, so I'm afraid I'm not going to be able to give you a compliment...'Well but there is a difference in the value of your lives between a slave and your knights. It is in the best interest of Riesenburg to have you all back safe and sound.Yes, I'll keep that in mind.Camilla changed the subject a bit as she looked with satisfaction at Levitch, who lowered his head in a vissified posture, as if he had a stick in his back, while Camilla changed the subject a bit.'By the way, Levitch, those fifty slaves you took, you're sure they were all eaten?Does that mean that someone else is still alive, sir?Well, I hear you guys got yourself in a bit of a tizzy, so you couldn't confirm everyone's death?It's... well...This is where Levitch's mind seems to have wandered.It seems that he and his companions had decided to pretend that they were all dead, but when he thought about whether he could really confirm everyone's deaths in a situation where he had been pincered by an orc mage, he wasn't sure how best to respond.''Levitch, it's a confusing situation after being pincered, even if we can't confirm everyone's deaths, that's just the way it is... how did it go?''''Ha, I'm sorry, it was indeed a confusing situation with the pincer attack, and we don't know if the fifty men fell completely prey to the situation.Camilla nodded widely when she heard Revich's words, and Rondal couldn't help but let out a sigh.'With all due respect, Lady Camilla, why is Rondal in attendance?'"Hmm, the reason Rondal is present is because...When Camilla told him why, Levitch's eyes widened and he stared at Rondal.'Levitch, don't think you've been slandered by Rondal!Lady Camilla, but...."The main reason why Rondal questioned your reports is that he became suspicious of the behavior of those training in the other building. Then what is it that we should be thinking about right now?Is it ... the survivor of the ... fifty ...?Camilla nodded in satisfaction at Levitch's answer.'Yes, if they are returning alive from the Demon Forest and looking for an opportunity, they will surely be an obstacle to us. Then what should we do?Do you want me to locate him or do you want me to lure him away and capture him?Tepid!Lax, Levitch, the remnants will be destroyed as soon as we find them!'Ha! I'm sorry.Camilla called Rondal to her desk as well and gave her orders to the two men in line.If you have survived, it is the duty of a slave to turn yourself in and rejoin your original unit. It's outrageous that they have escaped and then rebelled against us. As soon as you find them, deal with every last one of them!Ha!The problem is how to get rid of every last one of them. These people, even if one of them survives, may be the scourge of Riesenburg in the future...Lady Camilla, I still think it would be better to lure him out and round him up.Rondal began to talk about his own theory to Camilla, who was thinking about it.Or, this may also be the strategy that Gert had in mind."Currently, we do not know the whereabouts of the surviving slaves. If that's the case, to avoid the risk of losing them, I think we should try to find out where they are and how many of them are still alive, and then round them up and destroy them.Well, surely the first thing to do would be to take stock of the situation. Then, Rondal, are you forgetting something?'What? What do you mean...?You're the youngest teacher who noticed the change. Shut him down. You can blame him if you want, but just give me every bit of information you have.'Ha! I'm awed!Levitch, go with them and see what happens. And as soon as you have the information, draw up a plan of action and report back!'Ha! I'm awed!'When we get rid of all the remnants of the party, we will not question the fact that they reported it incorrectly, good!'Ha! I'll be on it right away!Rondal and Levitch frowned together as they saluted to Camilla.'Hmm?"Lady Camilla, this is...It's that time...With a question, Camilla plopped her upper body down on the desk and both Rondal and Levitch collapsed to the floor as well.'The operation is about to begin, Master Kent,'''Yes, Furukan-sensei wouldn't be able to endure the torture very well, so let's set it up all at once instead of letting the plan be exposed, everyone start!Copy that.Before Camilla and the others make a move, we decided to set them up first.I've drugged the three of them with sleeping pills, so they shouldn't be awake for a while.The secretary, who heard the noise, and the knight who was guarding the door, were also put to sleep, and they were led into the office and the door was locked.The people I had put to sleep are also tied up hand and foot just in case.I moved with Zae to the teachers and tried to rescue the three knights by putting them to sleep, but even here we had a problem.'Hey, guys, what's going on, hey, get a grip!The two knights slept easily, but Gert is not sleeping.Apparently, since he worked an irregular night shift yesterday, he must be taking some kind of distraction potion to prevent him from falling asleep during today's shift.'O king, do you want to annihilate it?"No. Go get Fred. Quickly.Laying his fallen comrade on the ground on the training ground, Gert ran towards the building.If some kind of potion was used, there was a fear that the other knights would wake up as well.'Master Kent what is it?''Fred, Gert's medication doesn't work on him, can you somehow neutralize him without killing him?Copy that....Gert came running out of the building just as Fred asked him to.As Fred stepped out of the shadows to the front to intercept him, Gert stopped dead in his tracks.'A black skeleton... who are you?!Gert put the package he was holding on the ground and asked Fred who or what he was while drawing his sword.Of course, Fred couldn't answer aloud, so instead he drew his jet black twin swords and held them up, and Gert also reasserted his sword.I come!Perhaps realizing that Fred was not an ordinary enemy, Gert proudly came forward and dared to step in with a chant of physical enhancement.From the series of actions, Geralt is a serious and capable knight, and his steps were as fierce as one would expect, and for a moment it looked as if Fred had been cut in both directions.But all that seemed to cut him was an afterimage of Fred, and Gert was easily knocked into a coma by a sword dropped on the back of his head.Fred quickly and tightly tied him up, shoved him upstairs and locked him in the building.'Sir! The Riesenburg's on to us, so we've accelerated our mission. We're getting away!Get the zhae carriage ready!When Gert is down, he goes out front and calls the teachers to the warehouse.'Kokubun, I heard you were noticed...'Furukan-sensei is too daimidori, come on, get in. Oda-sensei, please sit on the leaderboard and pretend to be controlling Zae. As for the other teachers, please hide in the hood so that they won't be seen.Zae would be conspicuous as we drove through the city in the daytime, but if someone was in control, they would think it was a tamed demon.While I was getting the carriage ready, Fred opened the gate for me.'Zae, you know the way, right?'Don't worry, my king.Okay, bring the teachers back to the garrison and I'll lead my classmates back first.I understand.Come on, Fred, let's go back!Leaving the teachers to Zae, me and Fred went back to the garrison.Alto and the others split up and administered sleeping pills to the knights, but the inside of the garrison was in chaos.''Hey, what's going on, why are these guys sleeping?'''Hey, what are you guys doing... uu... what... what...'Oh, my God, that's not good, is it?Shouldn't we run?Where do you think you're going to run off to, you idiot?When this happens, I can't worry about the order or anything else.I went to the front and called out loudly."Everyone, gather in your classes at the training grounds and hurry up!Hey, Kokubun, you're alive!So where'd you come from, the ghost?'It's not a ghost, the first five and the next fifty are all alive. Everyone hurry up and assemble!Hey ... yeah, he's gone ...After calling everyone to assemble, we moved to the examination room.I administered a sleeping potion to Erna, who was still awake and collapsed, and called out to the chairman of the committee.'Yuka, change of plans, let's go!Kenjin! Kenjin, Kenjin!The chairman left the grandmother in treatment and came over to hug her.'Things have changed, I'm going to go now,'Okay, I'm ready for it!"Master Kent the Knights of the Table have put him to sleep...Hearing Fred's news, she grabs the chairman's hand and runs out of the examination room to the training grounds.''Oh, the saintly lady...''What's the meaning of... what is the meaning of...I'm sorry to the people of the city who rely on the chairman, but I'll get it back to you, because he's my chairman.One by one, the classmates had begun to gather at the training grounds.Then, the Tuo's who pulled out a carriage from the direction of the warehouse approached.''Oh, it's a demon! There's a demon in here!Hey, sorcerer, if you can do magic, shoot me.'Wait! That lizardman is an ally, you can't shoot him-!Even the two-o's who heard my voice stopped and showed them a knight's salute, so they barely didn't panic.''These lizardmen, the black kobold, and the metallic skeleton are my subordinates, so don't worry, they're on my side!I shout out what I think is the loudest I've ever lived, and let everyone know.'We'll have six carriages for you to ride in, so stick together in class for a smooth ride!All over the training grounds, knights have fallen asleep, and their classmates are still in a confused situation, unable to grasp the situation.Just then, a carriage pulled by Zhae came running in from the entrance of the garrison.''Sensei, please hurry, here's a list of the remaining students in each class and their pens, check them against each other, and when you're sure, please leave.''I gave the list to the teachers and asked them to check to make sure no one was left behind.'Mr. Kent, we have secured the drawbridge, sir. You're in good hands at all times.'"Thank you, Basten, now take care of the carriage."Wahhh, Master Kent, we put all the patrolling knights to sleep."Thank you, Artoo, continue to keep an eye out for the rest of the knights.It's a drastic change from the form I had originally planned, but thanks to the hard work of everyone in the military, I feel like I'm making good progress so far.But the anxiety has been weighing down on me for a long time, my back is sweaty and my stomach is still churning.'Kokubun, the three groups are all here!'They're both here."Please start with the class that's in line, for now, cross the drawbridge and move to the forest entrance.Okay, I'll go on.One carriage, and then another, began to move, and cheers erupted from within.'Whoa ... free, free!I did it, and I think I'm going to survive!'Geez! Yes!The bridge is just a stone's throw away, but the people from the city who have come to the doctor's office are watching over me with anxious expressions, and if possible, it would be helpful if they would be quiet... but that's just not possible.When I hear everyone's happy voices, I feel like the fruits of my hard work are taking shape, and I feel like I want to start screaming too.I can't deny that I was caught off guard by such a situation, but I wasn't able to react at all to the shock that suddenly hit me from my back.''Huh...?''A blood-stained sword sprouts from my stomach.I recognize it as a sword, and as soon as I realize that I've been stabbed, a searing pain pierces through my brain, and the blood overflowing from the wound flows down from my stomach to my left thigh.''Aaaaah........''You're the mastermind behind this, so suck it up and don't lick the Risenburg.When I turned around, I saw the knight I thought had fallen asleep rise to his upper body and thrust his sword into my back.I recognize that face, the pawl that had been battering the shipyard with a wooden stick."There's no way I'm going to suddenly fall asleep and leak my bedtime urine, I just thought there must be a reason for it. That's why I made sure to carry a good luck potion with me, and just like I thought...I heaped a sleeping potion on a girl to stop her from almost getting beaten up in the surgeon's training grounds, but I didn't expect him to be so headstrong.''Igii.......gafu, gefu, gefu.......''With a slurp, Pawl's sword pulled out, and something raw and warm came back up his throat.I coughed as I sobbed, and a bright red splatter of droplets splashed out.They say you should never forget your first thoughts, but I didn't want to remember the pain of being eaten by a goblin.I couldn't stand and collapsed from my knees.''You, I won't forgive you!With a shout, I saw Reinhardt raise his love sword Gram in my vision.''No! Don't kill him! Gulp, gulp....."Grrrr...Reinhardt gritted his teeth and endured to the point where I thought his back teeth would shatter.Paul, who was swung down with the great jet-black sword to a face-slash, is incontinent, falling on his buttocks from the wind pressure alone.''Fred........tie me up, ghoho.......lock me up somewhere.......''What's the matter with you? You trying to be merciful? Don't be stupid. Kill me! You're going to kill me now...Fred put his body into the screaming Paul, knocked him out, quickly tied him up, and carried him toward the warehouse.I put my hands on the wounds on his back and stomach and applied self-healing, so the blood stopped immediately, but it feels like he was robbed of his strength.''Reinhardt........give me a hand.......wake me up.......''Reinhardt silently picked me up.Fortunately, my classmates were so preoccupied with getting into the carriage that they didn't seem to notice the commotion here.As I watched the sixth carriage start to move, my consciousness began to muddle.When I saw Ayako-sensei running towards me, scratching her half-heartedly, I felt as if I was going to go to heaven.I instructed Marto and the others to carry Ayako-sensei to the nearest carriage, and then I let go of my consciousness.
