Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 297

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Lies told with sincerity, acting with utter absurdity.

“It seems Ludwig is doing better than I thought.”

Sion muttered as he received the news from Rishikida.

To be honest, in the novel, Ludwig was always a character with excessive confidence and too much self-love. Although his abilities were decent, he had many flaws and struggled, eventually retiring early.

In order to prepare for a quick disengagement if he showed any shortcomings in this supply management role, Sion deliberately recommended him to Marquis Volko. Fortunately, it seemed he was holding his own.

Of course, it was unfair to expect anything from him without guidance, so Sion told him in advance that he would occasionally ‘play tricks’ on the supply wagons, and that he would leave a mark that only the allies could recognize each time he did so.

‘Originally, he would have made some nonsense about it being childish and dishonorable.’

Instead, Ludwig simply uttered the words, “…Amazing.”

And this time, he used that information very well to annihilate one of the troublesome enemy rear units, so it could be said that he gained a lot of experience and confidence.

Furthermore, the fact that Ludwig, who had little practical experience, exercised his command without any problems and coordinated the movement of the troops according to the traps Sion had prepared was a green light for both Sion and Marquis Volko.

“He pretends not to, but Marquis Volko was very happy.”

“What parent wouldn’t be happy when their child is finally becoming useful? I’m happy too, happy.”

The enemies Sion was expecting were the Celestial Race [a powerful, often antagonistic race], radical fairies, and hordes of fanatics shouting the doctrine of the Light’s Will.

In particular, he had to deal with almost all of Holy Prussen, and it was safe to say that about half of Nudia had been almost completely occupied by the ‘pigeons’ [a derogatory term for the Holy Prussen, likely due to their association with peace or purity].

The Celestial Race and fairies were heinous criminals, and the fanatics were petty criminals.

But in the end, even petty criminals do trashy things, so they all had to be caught and dealt with.

Moreover, it was not right to use Kim Yoo-hyun or others who already had a mountain of work to do in other areas.

‘If the credit is concentrated, many enemies will be created in reverse.’

Especially after a period of chaos, how many people were cut off for that very reason.

Kim Yoo-hyun and himself would take the decisive credit, but the other minor parts would be divided among others so that the rewards could be shared appropriately.

That way, when problems arose later, they would take his side and fight to prevent their contributions from disappearing.

‘I can’t trust Hispania forever either.

I have to find my own way to survive.’

It had already been almost half a month since they entered Nudia.

According to the information obtained from the captured prisoners, the 1st Army, which was annihilated in Hispania, was mostly elite soldiers drawn from western Nudia.

Naturally, there was no significant resistance while passing through the west, and Hispania stopped advancing near the roads leading to the north and center of Nudia.

If they went further, the supply lines would be too long, and the Nudian nobles, who were deliberately left behind to cause confusion among the enemies, could take their rear, so this was just the right amount of advancement.

“What on earth are these humans doing here?

Why aren’t they attacking?”

“I agree.

I think it’s a little strange, as Lilith said.”

“Nyaang!

But nothing special has been found around here, nya?”

Lilith, Lucia, and Lia were reacting as if they couldn’t understand the current situation at all.

Hispania rushed in and crushed the Nudian army, but Nudia had not sent regular troops again even though the west had been almost completely penetrated.

“…Maybe, who knows?

What kind of scheme they’re plotting.”

Trisha sipped her tea and muttered.

At the same time, she was looking at Sion, as if asking, ‘Am I right?’

“As Trisha said, there must be something going on.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t be so inactive.

It’s true that we’ve been allowed to come this far without anything that could be called a battle, but in any case, there’s no point in being silent in a situation where the enemy has invaded.”

“But they’re still silent, aren’t they?”

“That means they’re preparing something.

Either to lure us here and make a move, or to want a bigger stage for a bigger play.”

The King of Nudia had long been a puppet of the fairies, from his lower body to his head.

He was not capable of normal thinking, and the fanatic nobles under him were by no means capable of taking care of state affairs with a sound mind.

However, Chancellor Etelmo Gi Lestion and the rational people under him seemed to be preventing a war without any countermeasures, but since there was a royal order, they would eventually fight at least once.

However, the important thing was when and where that fight would take place.

“Master.

I have a question for you.”

“What is it?”

“Why don’t you paralyze Nudia by spreading the northern barbarians… Ah, I’m sorry.

Why don’t you spread the northern warriors like you did in Hispania?

It wouldn’t have been difficult with more than half of the regular army in the west gone.”

“Do you know what would happen if I let those warriors run wild, Rishi?

You were once a Nudian, even if it was in the past.”

Sion asked with a subtle expression.

In fact, the reason why he was a little uncomfortable attacking Nudia was precisely this. Although Rishikida was now more loyal to him than anyone else, she was still from Nudia.

He was worried about how she would feel about her hometown being engulfed in flames by the enemy’s invasion, and whether she would be distressed by it.

“I don’t care about that.”

But Rishikida shook her head as if asking what he was talking about.

Her expression and gestures were full of nothing but genuine conviction.

“My master’s side is everything to me now.

I was already a war orphan a long time ago, so I had no family, and they kicked me out, the knight who became a knight for the sake of the person who saved me.

They abandoned me first, so I abandoned them too.

I told you.

My master’s side is the last refuge and home left for me.”

“…I see.

You said that.

I didn’t doubt you, but I apologize if my question made you uncomfortable, Rishi.”

“Not at all.

Rather, I was thinking that you should ask me that question at least once so that I can give you a proper answer.”

Sion recomposed himself with a ‘Ahem’ at Rishikida’s surprise attack as she smiled brightly.

Suddenly, the maid outfit that Rishikida had shown him the other day came to mind, and he had to calm down his ‘friend’ [euphemism for his penis] who was raising his head without noticing that Lilith was in front of him.

“…Wow.

I raised a beast cub.”

But Lilith had already sensed the momentary but very hot atmosphere that had flowed between Sion and Rishikida.

She glanced at Rishikida and muttered, ‘Scary girl!’ before turning her head so sharply that it made a sound and glaring at Sion.

“You’re really dead.”

“…I certainly filled you up a lot before marching to Nudia.”

“Shut up.

The kids already took all the delicious stuff the day before and I ate what was left, so how could I be full?

I’m the one who suffered, but you give the rewards to other women.”

“That’s inevit…”

“The moment you answer that it’s inevitable, I might make you a sexually disabled person?”

Lilith smiled brightly as she said that and made a pose of crushing something to pieces with her fist.

Sion was startled by her warning and reflexively curled up his legs.

“Ahem!

Oh, anyway.

Rishi?

You asked why I don’t send out the northern warriors, right?”

“Yes, yes.

Master.”

“Many people in Hispania still see them with distrustful eyes.

Their achievements are achievements, but they also saw their brutal side, so there must be an element that makes them question it.

But if that’s seen even in Nudia proper, it’s just giving Nudia a good excuse.”

“A group of demon followers allied with barbarians?”

“That’s right, Lilith.”

What are the northern warriors good at?

Killing and plundering the opponent.

And fighting.

The moment all three of those things are seen in Nudia, it will play an important role in creating an atmosphere in Nudia’s perspective that brutal slaughterers have come leading the army, so we have no choice but to fight to the death.

Sion didn’t welcome the news that Nudia was dividing itself and unable to move recklessly, thereby wanting the fairies to come out on their own.

‘It’s about time the pointy-eared guys thought they couldn’t take it anymore and stepped up, right?’

Hispania’s victory and Nudia’s defeat are an opportunity to regain the lost justification.

They step forward and say, ‘Why does Hispania keep bringing more chaos and blood when we, who follow the will of light, are standing in front to stop the fighting?’

Clearly, Nudia was the one who started the war first, but if a fairy who had been quiet until now suddenly appears, people’s attention will naturally be drawn to them.

They fall for their words and think that Nudia really noticed something suspicious and attacked Hispania, and the evil forces that stopped it are seducing Hispania to invade Nudia in reverse, so the script is sufficient!

“Sion.”

And Sion’s expectations were, as expected, never wrong.

Kim Yoo-hyun, who had slipped into the tent, looked directly at Sion and continued, looking a little worried.

“I have to go out.”

“Guests have arrived?”

“Yes.”

“Pointy ears?”

“…Yes.”

Yeah, I knew it.

Sion muttered inwardly and got up from his seat.

The outside of the tent was already full of the commotion created by the soldiers, because of a group of Nudian forces that suddenly appeared in front of the Hispania army, or rather, the fairies standing in front of them.

“What is it?”

“Why are the fairies suddenly here?”

Fortunately, the soldiers still showed a favorable attitude towards the fairies.

It seemed that the instructions to the command staff to be careful not to leak information that the fairies had anything to do with this war had worked.

Sion glanced at the atmosphere of the Hispania army and moved towards the commander’s tent.

There, Marquis Volko, who had been proud of the news that his son was fighting well, was waiting with a dark expression on his face at the appearance of the fairies, whose intentions he did not know.

“You’ve come.”

“I’m here.”

“What do you think they’ll do now?”

“Isn’t it obvious?

They’ll use their external image to inform people of the meaninglessness of this war and pressure us by saying that anyone who doesn’t end the war immediately is a force that follows demons, not those who follow the light.”

“Anyone, not just us Hispania, I think they’ll target us.”

“The conditions are favorable to the defender, so it’s true that we, the attackers, are at a disadvantage.

Still.”

While Sion and Marquis Volko were talking, one of the fairies rode his horse and reached near the Hispania army camp.

Then, in a voice that most humans, except for Sion, who knew the existence of fairies well, could only feel was a sweet voice like jade beads rolling on a silver plate, the fairy opened his mouth.

“May the warmth of light be with you.

I would like to stop the fighting for a moment and have a conversation, humans of Hispania.

Will you come to the conversation?”

Even though it wasn’t a loud voice, it echoed as if he had brought a megaphone.

The soldiers on the Hispania side blankly looked at the fairy and reflexively looked at the command tent, or rather, the place where the commander’s tent was, almost simultaneously.

Even Marquis Volko was too ambiguous to just shoot an arrow, saying, ‘Yeah, you’re talking nonsense.’

“Let’s go.”

“Are you okay?”

“It’s okay to say a few words before I die, isn’t it?”

When Sion said that, Marquis Volko nodded as if he understood, finished his preparations simply, and got on his horse.

Sion, Kim Yoo-hyun, Rishikida, and a few members of the command staff and escort knights followed behind him and approached the fairy who was standing in front.

The fairy who had come out earlier also sensed the movement of the Hispania side and raised his hand to signal.

In response, a few more people from the fairy group came out and moved their horses at a similar speed to the Hispania side, meeting in a place away from each other’s main forces.

“I didn’t ‘expect’ the fairies to come out from the Nudia side.”

Marquis Volko was deliberately emphasizing the word expectation.

But the fairies didn’t show any particular reaction, and after a while, a woman appeared from among them.

“Are you the human commander?”

“… ?”

What is this, the kindness of starting with a blunt remark?

Sion, Marquis Volko, Rishikida, and all the escort knights had expressions of disbelief.

Kim Yoo-hyun was just staring with a cold, hardened face.

“I am Phintz Moahen.

I am the one who carries on the will of the forest.”

Wait a minute, the one who carries on the will of the forest?

Sion quickly examined the bow she was carrying on her back.

He couldn’t see the details, but it was certainly as described in the novel, with a purple bow and a strangely clear feeling, so it seemed that she was really the ‘one who carries on the will of the forest’ [a title given to a powerful fairy, often associated with nature and leadership].

‘Humans have stigmata [divine marks], beastmen have those chosen by lightning, and fairies have those who carry on the will of the forest.

To borrow the words of the Celestial Race, they say it’s a trace of God’s presence.

And unfortunately, the one who carries on the will of the forest was licking the boots of the Celestial Race.’

So, the leader of the radical fairies and the crazy fairy who is a major obstacle to his peaceful life is the rude woman in front of him.

Sion wanted to shout to Kim Yoo-hyun right now, ‘Go, Kim Yoo-hyun!

Tactical nuke headbutt!’ But if he did, Nudia and the fairies would all unite, and on the contrary, Hispania would not be able to get rid of the suspicion that they were really a demon-worshipping force, so it was a part that had to be avoided.

“I have something to tell you, so I briefly appeared in the humans’ fight.”

“…What is it?”

“This war must not continue any longer.

Go back.

There was intelligence that all this fighting is the work of dirty and ugly people.”

Intelligence, what kind of frozen intelligence.

And if they really had a fight here, they could reach the Nudia royal castle at once, but if they told them to retreat here, which person would say, ‘Ah, yes.

I’ll say goodbye!’

“Are you saying to go back to Hispania?”

“That’s right.”

“The reason?”

“I already said it.

If you fight more, you’re moving according to the will of evil.”

“Isn’t it just a human affair that Nudia attacked Hispania and it happened?”

“That’s because Nudia was deceived.

If you fight more, the damage will increase and gaps will be created, so I strongly urge you to stop.”

At that, Marquis Volko shook his head as if he was going crazy and looked at Sion.

A reaction of wanting to know what to do with those crazy things, just wanting to draw a sword and kill them all.

Sion indicated that he would step forward and opened his mouth on behalf of the Marquis.

“The current situation has reached this point because everyone has been played by the play created by the evil or shadows mentioned in the doctrine of light, and those who follow them.”

“That’s right, that’s right.

No more of this meaningless war…”

“Then is it also because of their schemes that the fairies have done so much in that play?”

Or.

“Or, are you guys also in on it?”

―――――――Afterword―――――――

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