Chapter 213
Aegir POV–
「Hardlett-sama, are you alright? You have bags under your eyes . 」
As Solana and I are riding horses going south along the road, she takes a worried peek at my face .
「I’m fine . I just had a little trouble sleeping . 」
The truth was that I didn’t sleep at all last night .
The girls were making a fuss about how I was going to leave them alone again so I had no choice but to entertain them from evening to morning .
In order to prevent me from cheating, they squeezed me dry with their continuous attacks on my dick, going so far as to bind me to the bed and blindfold me .
It was ultimately just a single man against 14 girls, so by the time all of them collapsed on the bed, the sun was already up and I had no time left to sleep .
「I honestly heard many rumors about Hardlett-sama, but you’re bringing only one page boy with you today I see . 」
I’m sure they’re nothing but bad rumors, though she’s right .
The only one accompanying me on this trip is Kroll . While Celia and Pipi wanted to come along, they were stopped by the other girls .
Apparently, the girls are not going to allow any head starts, besides I am just going to spectate, so there is no meaning in them going when there is no danger .
If you ask me, I will have an easier time aiming for Solana if I don’t have so many girls serving me .
In any case……
「All is vanity……all is vanity……」
Kroll is acting strange, I don’t want to look at him like this .
I have to somehow get him back to how he was by getting him immersed in the valley of a woman’s breasts or the slightly visible panties under her skirt .
「Anyways, it won’t take too long for us to reach the border on horses . 」
「Yeah, it looks like it’ll be pretty safe along the way too . 」
The path towards the border separating Libatis and the Divine Nation of Altair is strictly monitored with guards stationed at short intervals .
In this way, brigands or monsters won’t appear .
「Of course it is! As long as our Libatis army is protecting us, we have nothing to worry about . 」
Solana proudly sticks her chest out . We conversed a fair amount along the way and from what I can see, she’s a serious and pure woman .
She’s definitely attractive enough, though if I had to complain, she’s too pure .
Just like what I sensed during our first meeting, she is completely ignorant about the nuances between men and women, so she didn’t notice my approaches when I casually rubbed her shoulders or when I breathed on her skin .
If she knew what I was doing and rejecting me, then I had the option of pushing or pulling her to bed, but if she’s simply not acknowledging my advances then there’s nothing I can do .
「Is something the matter?」
「No, it’s nothing . More importantly, let’s hurry forward . 」
「Yes, nevertheless…… you have quite the impressive horse . Not only its size, but it isn’t breathing hard even though we’ve been travelling at a considerable pace for a while now . I’ve already changed horses twice……」
Well if this lewd horse had average stamina and size, I would have turned him into horse meat a long time ago .
As if reading my thoughts, Schwartz purposely rocks his body and threatens me .
「But its eyes seem somewhat tired……」
「……」
I know why .
Last night, after violating the woman who took care of him until she fainted, he mated with mare after mare .
If you had so much energy, then run faster, you crazy sex-driven horse .
As the horse snorts unhappily, I pull on the perverted thing’s ear .
……lately, his mane has been looking nice, he has no ear wax and no ticks .
The woman looking after him must be constantly grooming him throughout the day, what a luxury .
Altair-Libatis Border Zone
「Fumu, fumu . 」
「This is……」
The scene at the border area which came into our sights was beyond our expectations .
To be honest, I was already prepared to see a fight where both sides were covered in blood .
「How odd . 」
The people gathered around the border was not the army of the Divine Nation of Altair but ordinary peasants .
There wasn’t just a hundred or two there, there were at least a thousand from what I can see .
The number of guards on the Libatis side are roughly a hundred…… who are trying to push back and stop the other side from crossing the border .
「Who are you people!?」
As I watched this strange situation, a Libatis soldier runs over .
That’s your cue, Solana .
「I am the Captain of the hundred troops of the First Division Squadron, Solana Estoria . This here is Hardlett-dono, who the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs has ordered to be treated as an observing officer . 」
After a crisp and proper salute, she hands a letter she pulls from her chest pocket to the other soldier .
「A Squadron Captain!? M-my deepest apologies! So are you coming from a unit in the capital city……? You say observing, but there’s no fighting to see here……」
「Hardlett-dono is a general from Goldonia, he just wants to see Altair’s forces with his own eyes to use as a reference for the future . 」
What I really want to see is Solana getting naked, but I’ll keep that hidden in my heart for now .
「If that’s all, then…… as you can see, this is how they’ve been fighting recently . 」
The soldier’s tone tells me he’s fed of what’s going on .
「Are they just regular peasants?」
「They’re just your average peasants . But those guys from Altair are crazy enough to make these peasants into slaves . If we show them mercy and let them into our land, I’m sure they’ll cause a disturbance and claim that they were just listening to what their God is telling them . The reason they’re trying to push through here is probably also because of instructions from their God, Altair . 」
Fumu, if you consider all their people to be spies, that’s going to be a problem .
「Can’t you just drive them away with force then?」
The peasants don’t look armed .
If the fully-equipped Libatis army commences an attack, they should be able to rout those peasants easily .
「That’s possible if they launched a direct attack…… however, if the situation is like this, we can only stop them from invading . We’re depending on the instructions from Central, so we can only respond when they give the orders . 」
Like I thought, the way Libatis does things is really annoying and time-consuming .
In my territory, it would only take a simple order to clean this up, though none of the pretty women would be killed .
「That aside, you have a pretty big spear . I’m impressed you can carry that thing like it’s nothing . 」
「You think so? Oh gosh, you’re making me blush . 」
I take a peek inside my pants . Yep, it’s quite big if I do say so myself .
Though it comes with problems too .
I have to do sufficient preparations or else the girls will suffer .
This is especially the case for the servants who I lay my hands on for the first time . It isn’t unusual for them to scream like crazy .
「? It has this shininess I’ve never seen before…… what kind of material is it made of?」
Oh, you’re talking about my weapon . How boring .
The peasants shout something as they try to cross the border while the Libatis army pushes them back .
This almost playful exchange continues .
「Solana, could you show me to my sleeping quarters? It can’t be helped that this is the only thing I can see . 」
「……I guess you’re right . It’s a little early, but in this border fort-……」
Solana’s words cut short .
She must have felt some doubt which made her look, and I also follow suit and glance in the direction where her eyes are pointing, to see more people on the Altair side shuffling about at the very back .
「It looks like they added another row of people . 」
「The Captains here will probably confirm it as well, but I should also contact- wait, Hardlett-dono!?」
I brandish my spear and mount Schwartz .
「Look again, those newly added people don’t look like they’re here simply to have a jostling match . 」
Those new additions are holding weapons like hammers, scythes and axes .
They’re not wearing armor but there may not be enough border security to deal with the numbers .
「!? I-I’ll go inform the Captain . 」
Solana hastily gallops off and I chase after her .
I want to protect her if possible .
「I’ll come too . 」
Kroll draws the sword at his hip and readies his pot lid .
He seems calm rather than fearful .
He appears poised ever since the fight with Lammy .
It may also be because he arrived at some strange place after his impotence dragged on for such a long time .
「New troops are coming!」「Arm yourselves . Stay alert!!」
It’s a big commotion .
I might be able to see the true strength of the Libatis army now though .
「They’re crossing the border!」
「We have confirmed that they ignored our warnings . Annihilate the peasants……no, annihilate the enemy . Archer squad, fire!」
After going through annoying processes, arrows fly out from the Libatis side .
There isn’t a large number of projectiles, however they were loosed in unison and are accurate .
The soldiers are well-trained .
「Death to the fools who do not fear God!!」
The group who is being shot at with arrows shouts in a loud voice .
That acted as the signal, triggering the peasants who were just pushing the soldiers up till now to tilt their heads upward altogether .
「Death to apostates!」「By the blessings of Altair!」
「These guys…… they’re attacking us with their bare hands!」
「Drive them back! Shit, there’s too many of them!」
「It feels like I’ve seen this happen quite recently . 」
「Yes…… this is almost like the uproar caused by the zombies in the cemetery back in Rafen . 」
Kroll and I watch from a safe distance away .
The Libatis army is unexpectedly well-trained and has surprisingly high morale .
Even though enemies surround them in an instant, the soldiers don’t panic and deal with it in an orderly manner .
However, the difference in numbers is obvious and the Libatis army retreats towards the fort while fighting in this grand melee .
I have no plans to join the fight and act like some knight in shining armor .
In the first place, my goal is to see how Altair fights and how the Libatis army responds .
That objective has been cleared, so the correct move here is to run inside the safe fort and watch the further developments of the fight .
「Are you heading back?」
「No, I won’t . 」
I lost sight of Solana in the confusion .
I can’t just run off to a safe place while leaving the girl who guided us to fend for herself .
I could tell even though it’s only been a short time .
She isn’t used to fighting .
Although she has a high military rank, her job is probably mainly related to ceremonial duties .
「Come, Kroll . 」
I kick Schwartz’s belly and urge him to run .
He knows that it’s in order to rescue a woman so he doesn’t seem too unhappy .
「Solana! Where are you!?」
I try searching here and there while yelling her name, but I couldn’t hear any response because of all the angry shouting and jeering around me .
I have no choice, I’ll have to go straight into the middle of the melee .
「By the grace of Altair……」
「Oh, shut up!」
I kick away the man who is mumbling something nonsensical garbage from on top of my horse .
His head caves inward but I don’t give a damn .
「Hey you, do you know Solana?」
「I-I don’t know . There are just so many enemies around…… uwah!!」
I tried asking a soldier but he has no clue .
After cutting down the three enemy soldiers swarming him, I tell him to take her to the fort if he finds her .
「Divine punishment!!」
「You can’t take down my partner with something as weak as that . 」
I look over at Kroll and see him block a hammer strike with his pot lid before counterattacking with a slash from his sword .
His movements seem somewhat more refined .
Still, that thing hasn’t broken yet? What a sturdy pot lid .
「Hey, do you know Solana?」
「Oh Altair, please grant me your protection!」
The shoulder I grabbed belonged to an enemy soldier .
「How misleading, this is what you get!」
I grab his neck, spin it 180 degrees and hear various cracking and twisting sounds .
I let go of the twitching man and look around .
Don’t tell me she’s been killed already .
「Nooooooooo!! Let me go!」
That sharp squeal I heard is definitely from Solana .
「It came from over there . Kroll, follow me . 」
I don’t even have to give out any instructions to Schwartz, he just runs off in the direction of the scream .
Although it’s happening outside my field of vision, I can tell all the enemies in front of me within this melee are being trampled underneath Schwartz’s hooves .
「Over there . 」
I look where Kroll points and see Solana being dragged off by several enemies .
She isn’t holding a sword anymore, both her hands are being grabbed and she’s getting pulled away .
I guess they want to take her all the way back into Altair territory .
「We’re saving her . 」
A man who appears to be a captain of the Libatis army shouts indecisively .
「Wait! They’re already past our borders . If we want to cross over the border and attack, we must get permission from the commander first……」
Are you still saying that?
「This is my own decision . Hand over the spear . 」
「Please wait! You’re supposed to be an observing officer, so getting involved in battle is-!」
I take away the captain’s spear and charge forward with my own spear in my other hand .
Of course, I trample over the border . There’s no wall stopping me so I’m naturally going to prioritize saving the woman .
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