At any rate, it seems like I made it in time……
Also, Episode 21 of the manga was released for free on Comic Gardo today.
Episode 21 depicts the Heroes on the Goddess’ side. Yasu Tomohiro is in quite the disastrous (?) situation in the main story, but his unique skill is very cool.
In addition, the latest Chapter 22, which is currently a pay-per-view chapter, finally features Nyantan. After reading Chapter 22, I’m having this urge to increase the number of times that Nyantan appears in the main story……
Well then, I hope you enjoy the main story.
————–He’s lying.
It was a casual signal from the nearby Seras.
A signal that indicates when someone “lies”.
Which means, he’s not lying.
That man isn’t John Doe.
Still blending among the soldiers, overlooking the situation……
“He’s still within that crowd”.
That would be the best position to observe something.
Of all people, I would know of this.
However…… Which one of them is he?
All of the 6th Cavalry were closely observing our movements too.
[…………………..]
Even so, the mask comes in handy at times like this.
It makes it hard for others to read the movement of my eyes.
However, I have to be careful.
I have to act like I’m not aware of their lie.
[Well then, first of all, I have to ask you the one most important questionーー.]
Ferenoch asked.
[Why is the Fly King Squadron on this battlefieldーー?]
[I thought the head of the Mad Emperor might be a good souvenir.]
[What do you meanーー?]
[I may have barely defeated the Great Demon Emperor’s Confidant, but this body of mine learned the horror of the Tyrant’s Miasma. Such enemies clad with Tyrant’s Miasma should really be left to the Heroes from Another World.]
Ferenoch crossed his arms.
[Continueーー.]
[As you can see from the battle in the Anti-Demon White Castle, I am on the side of the Holy Alliance. The Great Demon Emperor is an evil that must be defeated…… Therefore, it was needed that the Holy Alliance would do their best in facing them. I thought about what it is that I can do to assist the Holy Alliance in this case. That’s when I learned about Mira’s insurrection.]
[I see, I’m beginning to understandーー.]
[What is it that’s troubling Vysis-sama, the leader of the Holy Alliance, the most right now? We have determined that it is probably Mira, and the Mad Emperor.]
[Indeedーー.]
[And then…… It seems like Mira’s forces, led by the Mad Emperor, were working with the Faraway Country.]
[That is something Captain is already aware ofーー. However…… That doesn’t guarantee that you will be on our sideーー. Everything you’ve said may be a lie, and you’re actually on Mira’s sideーー. If it’s just words, you can say whatever you wantーー.]
As if to take over, “John Doe” spoke.
[If you’re on our side…… you’ll need something that would convince us.]
[I thought you might say that————–]
I brought the sling bag on my shoulder onto my lap.
[I’d like you to take a look at this.]
I dumped the contents on the ground.
[ ! ]
Upon seeing the contents on the ground, the 6th Cavalry strongly reacted.
Meanwhile———— Seras gulped.
[……How surprisingーー. I seeーー…… Those are strong pieces of evidenceーー.]
[Indeed……]
Those things that I had scattered on the ground.
They were———– body parts of Leopardkins.
For example, a severed hand.
Ears, fingers, fangs…… and even tails.
All of the cut surfaces were still fresh.
[These are just a few of the Leopardkin soldiers we’ve killed on our way here. It seems that the cavalry over there are having a hard time with the Leopardkin soldiers in the Central area…… They were certainly formidable enemies. Compared to the other Demi-Humans, they are clearly more skilled. I think you should pay special attention to the Leopardkin soldiers in this battle.]
[In fact, there are hardly any Leopardkins corpses aroundーー. Even the reports state that their corpses weren’t seenーー. It is indeed as you say, the Leopardkin soldiers are strongーー. However, you’ve beaten them with ease huhーー.]
[In the meantime…… check if they were real.]
With “John Doe’s” words, a soldier stepped forward.
Walking in front, the soldier turned around for a moment.
[Deputy Captain…… If this is a trap and I’m killed, would you please pick up my remains?]
[Just pick them up alreadyーー.]
He was prepared for the risk of me betraying them and getting killed.
However, he doesn’t look afraid.
The soldier walked up to us and began to inspect the mutilated parts of the Leopardkins.
Craning his neck back to his group, he waved his hand.
[These things are real! The blood are also real! The slashed parts were also cut off in battle! I can also see traces of wounds from blocking! Wounds inflicted with hesitation couldn’t be found either! So, I don’t think the Leopardkin soldiers dared to do this themselves! There are individual differences between the body parts, so it’s not just one dismembered corpse!]
[I thought the evidence would be weak if I didn’t have enough numbers. That’s why I brought this much. However, well, bringing heads would be happy…… so I just narrowed down to the parts that are easy to carry.]
[That makes sense.]
[Return back to the formationーー!]
Called out by Ferenoch, the soldier returned.
Plak!
The soldier exchanged high fives with Ferenoch, before blending in within the ranks once again.
[I was watching the reaction of that woman next to youーー. Her reaction when the Leopardkin’s body parts came out of the bag…… It seems like you brought those without telling her huhーー?]
[They were a little too stimulating for her.]
Whether they find out if this was planned or not……
It would be bad if Seras exudes an atmosphere of anxiety around her.
That’s why I didn’t dare tell Seras about this.
……Well, there was another reason why I hadn’t told her about this.
[If the part had belonged to a Dragonkin soldier instead of a Leopardkin soldier, I would have doubted you. If it was Dragonkin soldiers, you could have easily found fresh ones lying around.]
[…………………..]
As I thought, we couldn’t use fakes huh.
They couldn’t be easily deceived.
It’s fortunate that the mask hides my expression.
How should I say this————
It seems like we did it.
I feel like I was in such a mood.
And perhaps, the me right now would show such emotions on my face.
□
Initially, I didn’t plan to use such a strategy.
It was only after I put Gio to sleep, who was filled with indignation when he heard about Niko————
Keeping my head from turning back, I silently arranged my plans alone.
At that moment, two Leopardkin soldiers called out to me.
One of them was missing one of his hands.
As for the other Leopardkin, he’s someone I remembered.
When I found Niko and the others in that state……
“Ahh———— Hahh! Y- You called me!?”
“Call my Deputy here.”
He’s the Leopardkin soldier I had talked with at that time.
“You were going to destroy the 6th Cavalry, is what you said, right? Are you going to destroy the 6th Cavalry now?”
“I intend to.”
“I have a request. As for what plan you have in mind…… Would it be alright if you tell me about it?”
Why in the world is he asking me that?
That was something I don’t understand.
However, there was one thing I understood from his eyes and voice.
He must have an idea in mind.
Thus, I told him what I was planning.
In the end……
“I’m still in the middle of putting it together though. I’m still missing one more part to make such a move.”
Thereupon, the two Leopardkin soldiers exchanged looks.
Then, they nodded at each other.
Afterwards, they looked at me again with some kind of determined expressions on their faces.
“We have a suggestion.”
As I finished listening to what it is they want to say, I snorted.
“That is…… certainly not impossible, but……”
“We Leopardkin soldiers are at the forefront of this matter. That’s why……. We want to fire at least a single arrow at them!”
The Leopardkin soldiers’ suggestion was quite startling.
They were telling me to use the wounded soldiers’ lost body parts as some sort of “battle trophy” to be presented to the 6th Cavalry.
This would make the enemy believe that the Fly King Squadron was on “their side”.
Indeed, I have yet to show my Fly King attire on this battlefield.
“In this battle, we have suffered many injuries. Some of them…… are just like this guy who lost a hand. There were also some who got their ears cut off…… and even though they’re not that much compared to the injured, we still had suffered casualties.”
“You want me to “take them as a result of what I’ve done” and slip into the enemy’s ranks huh……”
This plan isn’t impossible to do with the Dragonkin soldiers.
After all, we have lots of dead Dragonkin soldiers on our side.
However, that’s also something the enemy would know of.
They were the ones who killed them after all.
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