Nazar heeded his words. Someone had to come back. If someone did not return and tell them that Gediguz had been defeated, his death might be concealed, and the news would simply be that the fierce men of the Four Races Alliance had died in battle. If this happened, the effort of the Alliance would be affected and the war situation would deteriorate. They would be pushed to the brink in an instant. By the time Gediguz’s death was discovered, it would be too late and the four races would have been destroyed. That had to be avoided.
With Thunder Sonia at his back, Nazar broke through enemy lines and complied to report. As a result, the Four Races Alliance won the decisive battle of the Lemium Highlands.
Later that day… Leto’s corpse was found at the site of the battlefield. The corpse, with his weapons shattered and his torso cut in half, was a cruel sight.
Leto, the Hero. Leto Rivergold. The Beastmen Queen Rivergold’s brother. A man who was loved and respected by the entire royal family… His name should have been known throughout the continent, but his head was not even taken.
For the Beastmen, defeat was no shame. A famous and fierce man was honored by those who defeated him. They believed in the Hunt God, and fed on the prey they defeated. They also took pleasure in being defeated by their prey and used as food. Although thousands of years had passed since Beastmen stopped eating humans, they felt no shame in being defeated in battle, having their heads cut off and being honored for their exploits in combat. Rather, it was an honor for them to be proud to have an enemy defeat them.
However, Leto was not beheaded. He was not even considered a war hero by the enemy. He was treated lightly, as if he were a common soldier. The Hero, who should have received honor from the one who defeated him, was left to rot like the garbage that could be found lying around.
Because of this, the Beastmen royalty resented Bash. They hated him for taking Leto’s death lightly. From the bottom of their hearts. From that day on, Bash became an enemy of the Beastmen royalty.
Everyone knew it. All the Beastmen. And the warriors who survived the Lemium Highlands, too.
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Such a villain had appeared, and there was no way for the situation to calm down. The princesses were in a fit of rage, and lashed out at Bash with their tremendous anger.
“Why are you here?!”
“I heard that the third princess was getting married.”
“And you dare to appear here to attack and r̲a̲pe̲ my sister, Inuella! You, enemy of the Beastmen!”
“I have no intention of…”
“You are a fool! Don’t think we’ll forgive your misdeeds! I’ll flay your corpse and bring peace to our hearts!” One of the princesses said, and drew a sword from a bag.
“That’s right! It’s your fault for showing up here!”
“If we don’t do it now that we have you here, who will!”
The other two also followed suit. Bash was instantly surrounded by the three beautiful women. A single fairy flitted among the four.
“H-Hold on a minute! True, the mister could have killed Leto, but the battlefield was chaotic, so it can’t be helped! Those things happened all the time. We all know that, don’t we! Even I passed out before I realized it, and when I woke up, I thought I was in the afterlife. In fact, many of my comrades-in-arms died…”
“I don’t give a damn!”
No one could stop them now. The princesses held their swords at their waists, ready to attack Bash at any moment.
“My wish is not to fight…” He didn’t quite understand how it had all ended like this, and he had no intention of killing the beautiful women before him. But if the Beastmen wanted to attack him with honor and pride, he had to fight and win with the honor and pride of the orcs. Bash put his hand on the sword on his back.
“M-Mister, are you really going to do it? If you kill the princesses, there’ll be another war!”
“I know, but it’s also true that I killed Leto, the Hero.”
“But…”
It was at that instant. Some of those present stiffened as they watched the proceedings. The war was over. Everyone was trying to forget their resentment and move on. The marriage of the Beastmen Princess and the elven soldier should have been part of that. So why were the Orc Hero and the Princesses trying to start a fight in a place like this? If one of them died, it would be back to war.
The Orc Hero did not seem very enthusiastic about the idea.
If you looked closely, you could see some confusion among the princesses’ guards and the beastmen surrounding the Orc Hero. They were drenched in cold sweat and their gazes were darting from side to side as if wondering if they were really going to fight.
Only the Princesses were serious. They were about to stab Bash at any moment, not even trying to hide their murderous intent.
“…!”
The princesses’ legs were tense and they were about to peel off the ground, when the next moment…
“Umm, could someone explain to me what’s going on here?”
A bell-like voice echoed around them.
“…Tonight is a happy day, why is there such a dangerous atmosphere when we are celebrating our sister Inuella’s wedding?”
Bash saw this and swallowed saliva.
How… charming…
She was another beautiful girl. A bit petite, but with ample breasts. A waist that any man would want to taste. Her face was human, or perhaps more like that of an elf. Her face had long slitted eyes and a small mouth, and she had fox-like ears. Her manner and demeanor gave off a sense of purity, like the flowing of a stream.
“Silviana… you are here. Although on that happy day, there are those who are not happy…”
“Yes.”
“That man was the one who killed Sir Leto.”
“Really? So this is the “Orc Hero”, Sir Bash…?” Silviana. The girl who went by that name fell silent and looked at Bash with a puzzled face. Then she bent her eyebrows quizzically and said sadly. “But, sisters. The war is over. Indeed, we have lived with hatred against the orcs, against the one who has shamed Uncle Leto. But so we have restored our Holy Land, and our sister Inuella is to be wed. These are peaceful times.”
“I never thought that such words would come from you…”
“Since Sir Bash has also traveled far to come to celebrate Inuella’s marriage and the Beastmen’s glory, should we not also be generous enough to forgive him?”
“How can you tell?”
“Looking at his clothes.”
When she said this, people looked at Bash’s clothes. Indeed, he was dressed in an unusual manner for an orc. He wore the Beastmen’s formal attire and was holding a glass filled to the brim with liquor as he tilted it. The glass was full, indicating that he probably hadn’t drunk a drop yet. He was being restrained in his drinking, as orcs tended to be violent when drunk.
Everyone could see that. He was only here to celebrate the marriage of the third princess.
“Or are we Beastmen royalty so petty that we won’t even allow it?”
The princesses seemed somewhat surprised by Silviana’s words. She laughed at the sight of them.
“And so…” She narrowed her eyes and looked at Bash. She quickly approached him, who was puzzled, not quite understanding the development of the conversation. “I expected a much uglier man when I heard he was the orc who killed Uncle Leto, but he seems to be a manly and sincere man.” Then she put her hand on Bash’s muscular arm, leaned in gently and said, “I fell in love with him at first sight.”
Luck was smiling on Bash.
Nazar heeded his words. Someone had to come back. If someone did not return and tell them that Gediguz had been defeated, his death might be concealed, and the news would simply be that the fierce men of the Four Races Alliance had died in battle. If this happened, the effort of the Alliance would be affected and the war situation would deteriorate. They would be pushed to the brink in an instant. By the time Gediguz’s death was discovered, it would be too late and the four races would have been destroyed. That had to be avoided.
With Thunder Sonia at his back, Nazar broke through enemy lines and complied to report. As a result, the Four Races Alliance won the decisive battle of the Lemium Highlands.
Later that day… Leto’s corpse was found at the site of the battlefield. The corpse, with his weapons shattered and his torso cut in half, was a cruel sight.
Leto, the Hero. Leto Rivergold. The Beastmen Queen Rivergold’s brother. A man who was loved and respected by the entire royal family… His name should have been known throughout the continent, but his head was not even taken.
For the Beastmen, defeat was no shame. A famous and fierce man was honored by those who defeated him. They believed in the Hunt God, and fed on the prey they defeated. They also took pleasure in being defeated by their prey and used as food. Although thousands of years had passed since Beastmen stopped eating humans, they felt no shame in being defeated in battle, having their heads cut off and being honored for their exploits in combat. Rather, it was an honor for them to be proud to have an enemy defeat them.
However, Leto was not beheaded. He was not even considered a war hero by the enemy. He was treated lightly, as if he were a common soldier. The Hero, who should have received honor from the one who defeated him, was left to rot like the garbage that could be found lying around.
Because of this, the Beastmen royalty resented Bash. They hated him for taking Leto’s death lightly. From the bottom of their hearts. From that day on, Bash became an enemy of the Beastmen royalty.
Everyone knew it. All the Beastmen. And the warriors who survived the Lemium Highlands, too.
◆
Such a villain had appeared, and there was no way for the situation to calm down. The princesses were in a fit of rage, and lashed out at Bash with their tremendous anger.
“Why are you here?!”
“I heard that the third princess was getting married.”
“And you dare to appear here to attack and r̲a̲pe̲ my sister, Inuella! You, enemy of the Beastmen!”
“I have no intention of…”
“You are a fool! Don’t think we’ll forgive your misdeeds! I’ll flay your corpse and bring peace to our hearts!” One of the princesses said, and drew a sword from a bag.
“That’s right! It’s your fault for showing up here!”
“If we don’t do it now that we have you here, who will!”
The other two also followed suit. Bash was instantly surrounded by the three beautiful women. A single fairy flitted among the four.
“H-Hold on a minute! True, the mister could have killed Leto, but the battlefield was chaotic, so it can’t be helped! Those things happened all the time. We all know that, don’t we! Even I passed out before I realized it, and when I woke up, I thought I was in the afterlife. In fact, many of my comrades-in-arms died…”
“I don’t give a damn!”
No one could stop them now. The princesses held their swords at their waists, ready to attack Bash at any moment.
“My wish is not to fight…” He didn’t quite understand how it had all ended like this, and he had no intention of killing the beautiful women before him. But if the Beastmen wanted to attack him with honor and pride, he had to fight and win with the honor and pride of the orcs. Bash put his hand on the sword on his back.
“M-Mister, are you really going to do it? If you kill the princesses, there’ll be another war!”
“I know, but it’s also true that I killed Leto, the Hero.”
“But…”
It was at that instant. Some of those present stiffened as they watched the proceedings. The war was over. Everyone was trying to forget their resentment and move on. The marriage of the Beastmen Princess and the elven soldier should have been part of that. So why were the Orc Hero and the Princesses trying to start a fight in a place like this? If one of them died, it would be back to war.
The Orc Hero did not seem very enthusiastic about the idea.
If you looked closely, you could see some confusion among the princesses’ guards and the beastmen surrounding the Orc Hero. They were drenched in cold sweat and their gazes were darting from side to side as if wondering if they were really going to fight.
Only the Princesses were serious. They were about to stab Bash at any moment, not even trying to hide their murderous intent.
“…!”
The princesses’ legs were tense and they were about to peel off the ground, when the next moment…
“Umm, could someone explain to me what’s going on here?”
A bell-like voice echoed around them.
“…Tonight is a happy day, why is there such a dangerous atmosphere when we are celebrating our sister Inuella’s wedding?”
Bash saw this and swallowed saliva.
How… charming…
She was another beautiful girl. A bit petite, but with ample breasts. A waist that any man would want to taste. Her face was human, or perhaps more like that of an elf. Her face had long slitted eyes and a small mouth, and she had fox-like ears. Her manner and demeanor gave off a sense of purity, like the flowing of a stream.
“Silviana… you are here. Although on that happy day, there are those who are not happy…”
“Yes.”
“That man was the one who killed Sir Leto.”
“Really? So this is the “Orc Hero”, Sir Bash…?” Silviana. The girl who went by that name fell silent and looked at Bash with a puzzled face. Then she bent her eyebrows quizzically and said sadly. “But, sisters. The war is over. Indeed, we have lived with hatred against the orcs, against the one who has shamed Uncle Leto. But so we have restored our Holy Land, and our sister Inuella is to be wed. These are peaceful times.”
“I never thought that such words would come from you…”
“Since Sir Bash has also traveled far to come to celebrate Inuella’s marriage and the Beastmen’s glory, should we not also be generous enough to forgive him?”
“How can you tell?”
“Looking at his clothes.”
When she said this, people looked at Bash’s clothes. Indeed, he was dressed in an unusual manner for an orc. He wore the Beastmen’s formal attire and was holding a glass filled to the brim with liquor as he tilted it. The glass was full, indicating that he probably hadn’t drunk a drop yet. He was being restrained in his drinking, as orcs tended to be violent when drunk.
Everyone could see that. He was only here to celebrate the marriage of the third princess.
“Or are we Beastmen royalty so petty that we won’t even allow it?”
The princesses seemed somewhat surprised by Silviana’s words. She laughed at the sight of them.
“And so…” She narrowed her eyes and looked at Bash. She quickly approached him, who was puzzled, not quite understanding the development of the conversation. “I expected a much uglier man when I heard he was the orc who killed Uncle Leto, but he seems to be a manly and sincere man.” Then she put her hand on Bash’s muscular arm, leaned in gently and said, “I fell in love with him at first sight.”
Luck was smiling on Bash.
