Chapter 142
Interlude Sacrament Invasion Battle (Before)
「――?」
I suddenly, turned toward the western sky as it caught my interest .
The faint madder color of the evening sun stabs through the gaps in the cloudy sky, my chest grows meaninglessly tight .
I wonder if the unit at the western national border is, completing its mission smoothly?
「……Master-sama?」
I suddenly stopped my horse so, the Fleurety that’s riding with me like I’m carrying her looks up with a curious seeming face .
「Eclair-sama? Is something the matter?」
The 2nd unit’s vice-captain――Noa follows after while bringing her horse over .
The wind blowing over the plains sways our hair, the horse’s neigh resounds across the land .
Wondering what it could be, the members of the 2nd unit that Alice entrusted to me gathered to me .
「Ah, uun . It’s nothing at all . 」
One month has passed, since we separated from Alice’s group .
In the opposite direction from everyone fighting the commonwealth in the west, Eclair’s group is advancing to the east .
The mission regards the Sacrament disturbance .
It’s very important .
The troops borrowed for that purpose are Alice’s 2nd unit and, 5000 knights from Krancesca’s personal force .
However much it’s said that Sacrament’s main force has been deployed, their military force is too low .
The reality is that this isn’t the occasion to be worrying about others isn’t it .
「Then let’s hurry . Sacrament’s main force is currently deployed to the kingdom . There’s no chance of victory, except while princess-denka’s group holds out . 」
「That’s so isn’t it……Since it’ll be mortifying, if our side doesn’t fulfill our role won’t it . 」
I drove the tumult in my chest out by shaking my head .
It’s distracting .
I make my horse that had stopped its legs, gallop to the east once more .
As if surrounding me, everyone came along .
「Be reassured, Eclair-sama . We definitely won’t let Eclair-sama die . Because you-sama are, a special entity to ojousama . 」
I didn’t intend to show that expression but, perhaps my focus was shaken .
Be that as it may……
「What are saying with special and such……It’s normal you know, normal!」
Ma, maa……it’s fine to give acknowledgement that Alice’s side is firmly in love with Eclair?
Fleurety’s cheeks are puffed .
I wonder if she still has reservations about Alice?
「Ah~, more importantly . This means the location to meet up with our reinforcements is, fine at the mountainous area up ahead?」
「There’s no mistake . We’ve already handled Ashitaka kingdom’s request, under princess-denka . 」
「Fu~n」
Krancesca iss it……
Surely it’s due to Alice irregardless though?
Speaking of Ashitaka kingdom, that’s also where that child had to deal with a huge issue on her own .
……I don’t know what they came here for though .
「It’s unreasonable to arrive today either way isn’t it . Let’s make camp for today, in front of the forest after this . Inform everyone . 」
「Ha, acknowledged . 」
At Noa’s signal, the message ran through the force .
Seriously……even though I don’t like commanding troops .
Things like status or position, it’s fine to choose those sorts of things via ability without involving such things but, it really is also a reality that the morale of the soldiers on the fringes changes with just that .
To think that a position like a princess-sama of Sacrament would serve a role in such a place, it’s something you wouldn’t expect isn’t it .
I’m just being carried as palanquin whether now or in the past .
It don’t know if the intent is the right resource in the right place but……
「Fun……But Alice sent us out so that everyone could survive so, I have to answer that don’t I . 」
I try poking Fleurety’s puffed cheeks .
It’s amusing how the air comes out .
That’s so you know .
Isn’t there no way we’ll die .
That point, I wonder if she understands that, that death seeking dwarf――
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Having finished the activities planned for the day, the force was enjoying a moment of respite having finished preparing for camp .
The role of illumination changed from sun to torch, our meals are prepared and pleasant chatter can be heard from the soldiers drinking together by the swaying light sources .
As the unit is released from its tension and surrounded by a sense of security for the nonce, this side also ends up feeling reassured by looking at that .
We’re still just a little, distant from the battlefield .
Since it’s a waste to be constantly tense from here on .
「Master-sama, I came with fruit . 」
Retty came over, with short childish strides .
She came offering out a single rinal .
She apparently went and bothered the cook, this troublesome dragon-chan .
「Thank you Retty . But please eat it yourself . You’re in a growth period right?」
It’s a mystery just how much dragons eat but, since this child eats a lot .
Is Ilya also as such?
While I said that, kukyuu, that adorable stomach bug raised its voice .
「Fufu, see it’s telling you to hurry and give it over you know?」
「……I’m sorry . 」
「That’s not right is it . 」
「Un……Thank you, I’ll take this . 」
Yosh yosh, this is the result of my teachings isn’t it~ .
Not knowing how to say it I stroke the head of the self punishing Retty .
Narrowing her eyes while seeming pleased, Retty bit into the rinal .
「Go ahead Eclair-sama, please eat as well . This is today’s provisions . Though I have nothing to say in its defense if it’s lacking . 」
Noa smiled as she carried two soups, eat a lot, she also distributed it to Retty with that .
There’s also 2 buns of bread with that .
「Thank you, Noa . I’ll partake――――?」
A moment of nausea like the soup’s smell stunk came surging up, when it was presented .
「……Huh?」
……I can’t endure this!
I rejected the soup a moment later and, it flew into the nearby thicket .
「U――eeee! Aee……!」
Wha, what……?
Something like my physical condition being that bad……I wouldn’t think that though……?
As much as I was feeling that it had become empty within my stomach, I scattered vomit into the thicket .
「――Haa, haa……this is the worst . 」
Retty and Noa came jumping over with pale complexions, as if I’d caused them to worry .
「Master-sama!」
「Eclair-sama! How is your body!?」
「……It’s alright so, you’re making too much of this . Because it kind of just felt a little bad . It’ll recover with sleep okay . 」
Ah~ I feel bad .
I say my thanks for the thoughtful act when Noa brought water and, wash my mouth .
「Are you really alright Eclair-sama? I’m, a novice but I am an aspiring medical magician . It’s possible if it’s a simple examination . 」
「Tha, that so?」
「Hai . There are a small number in ojousama’s mansion that engage in healing with myself included so, I was thinking I want to increase that after this . 」
「Thank you . I believe it isn’t anything major but……perhaps I’ll request it, just to be sure . 」
To think such a thing as that there would be a medical magician, you can’t underestimate Alice’s mansion can you .
That means this child is the 2nd unit’s vice-captain as well as their medical magician then .
A rather scarce human resource isn’t that .
……For something like such a child to accompany Eclair, was it Ilya?
Seriously, should I say that child meddles too much already .
「Master-sama, your body isn’t well? Has this side, taken too much magic power……?」
「That’s wrong, don’t underestimate me Retty . Something like the magic power apportioned to you is a quantity easier than going for a walk you know . 」
That isn’t acting strong, it’s true .
As such, this poor bodily condition is still a mystery .
「You have a position with responsibility so, you may have been tired out to that extent I guess . Now then we’ll do the examination in the tent . I’ll look at your body’s condition with magic so, please take it easy . 」
「Eei, thank you . 」
Since there shouldn’t be anything lacking in the medical goods we prepared……Maa, surely it isn’t something to make that much of a big deal out of though .
The smell of the food just happened to stink so, since it’s just to the extent that I felt like vomiting a little .
If I get to sleep early, surely there’ll be no problem tomorrow――
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