The Bastard Swordsman Of The Imperial Guard [EN]: Chapter 206

“Alright, let’s decide on our course of action. Everyone, please share your thoughts.”

In the conference room of the Imperial Palace.

Raelle sat at the head of the table, arms crossed, surveying the room.

Sword Dragon, Jeongcheon Alliance Leader, Reina.

And other officers of the Allied Forces were gathered in the conference room.

Although Sword Dragon was the official commander of the Allied Forces, no one in the room objected to Raelle sitting at the head of the table.

After Raelle forcibly suppressed the storm of magical energy, the battlefield fell into a lull.

They expected the war to start at any moment, but the demons of Alheim did not move from their positions.

“Demons are still emerging from the sea beyond Alheim. It seems they are waiting for all the submerged demons to come out,” one of the Allied Forces officers reported to Raelle.

“How long do you think it will take for them all to come out?”

“According to the calculations of the Magic Tower Masters… at most, a month.”

A month.

The officers murmured among themselves at the time, which could be considered short or long.

“A month….”

“Are we supposed to continue this uncomfortable standoff for a month?”

“No, and we don’t even know when they’ll attack. It’s only thanks to the Hero that morale hasn’t plummeted….”

A state of uncomfortable confrontation.

Raelle turned to look at Sword Dragon.

“Sword Dragon, what if we attack first?”

Just like she had discussed with Sword Dragon before the storm of magical energy appeared.

It might be better for humans to attack first.

The demons of Alheim are still increasing their forces.

Wouldn’t it be better to attack first?

“…The situation is different now. The demons under Alheim are entrenched and waiting. Attacking demons who have completed all preparations is too dangerous.”

“Are we just going to wait for the demons to get stronger?”

“Humans are also uniting. It’s easier to strategize now that we understand their strength. Besides… new support is arriving from all over the continent.”

“Tch. Sorry to say this, but increasing the number of Allied Forces won’t be of much help.”

If it were a war between humans, numbers would be important, but the war between demons and humans is different.

To fight demons, you need at least a Sword Expert-level knight who can wield sword energy [a technique where warriors channel their inner energy to enhance their swordsmanship].

And the Allied Forces have already gathered most of the warriors on the continent.

Even if knights from each country gather and the Allied Forces increase, it won’t make a big difference.

“No… it’s help from non-humans.”

“Non-humans?”

“You’ll see when you go outside.”

After the meaningless meeting ended,

Raelle could understand what Sword Dragon had said.

“We have brought all the warriors of our clan in response to the benefactor’s call.”

“…So it was you guys.”

Erengor, the leader of the Elves, appeared fully armed.

Behind him stood numerous Elven warriors.

Each of them held bows or emitted the magic of nature, ready to fight at any moment.

“Yes! The Elves are ready to give their lives for the benefactor!”

“…Don’t overdo it.”

“Raelle! Greet me too! I brought the Elves!”

Then, Reina, who was standing next to Erengor, grabbed Raelle’s arm and started shaking it.

Reina also seemed ready to fight. Spirits were floating around her head.

“Okay, Reina. Calm down.”

“Say hello to the other Elves too! They’ve all been waiting for you!”

“Okay….”

Raelle sighed and greeted the Elves.

The Elves, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, still called her their benefactor and rejoiced.

After that, Raelle looked at the huge figures standing next to the Elves.

“Um, Gent. Sorry for the late greeting. It’s my first time seeing so many giants.”

Raelle looked up at the giants.

Each of them was over 3 meters tall, and there were hundreds of them, so the Allied Forces were afraid to approach.

Since she didn’t see any of the smaller giants she had seen before, it seemed that the giants had only brought warriors.

“It’s been a while, Raelle. I remember your help back then.”

Raelle looked at the giant extending his hand.

It was Gent’s father, whom she had seen when fighting Calliope.

“Oh, yes. So you’re Gent’s father, your name was… Genul, right?”

“Genul Kidslipper. Chieftain of the Giants. And my son is not Gent, but Genul Stormheart. The restaurants in the Empire that Genul Stormheart recommended were really good.”

“…Ah, yes.”

Raelle shook hands with Genul Kidslipper and nodded.

It seemed that her image had improved quite a bit thanks to the restaurant recommendations.

“Gent. No, Genul Stormheart. Thank you for coming.”

Gent was standing next to Genul Kidslipper.

“Call me Gent, comfortably, Raelle.”

“Yeah. Gent is better than Genul whatever.”

“…”

Gent blinked at Raelle’s words.

Genul is a name used by all the chieftains of the giants.

In other words, Raelle had been rude to the entire giant race, but… fortunately, Gent was used to Raelle’s rudeness.

“…Raelle. Our giants have decided not to wage war to dominate the continent. Instead, we will lend our strength to the trash that threatens the continent. This is also something that the chosen race can do.”

Raelle shook hands with Gent and smiled.

To be honest, the arrival of the Elves and Giants had greatly increased their strength.

“Good thinking, Gent, but don’t die.”

“If the Hero at the front doesn’t die, I won’t die either.”

Raelle nodded and approached the giants.

Unlike the Elves, she wasn’t close to them, so she was just going to say a light greeting.

“Raelle, most of the knight orders and mercenary groups across the continent are sending voluntary support.”

After greeting the giants,

Raelle met with Commander Reina and had a conversation.

Reina was smiling contentedly, as if something good had happened.

“What do you mean by most?”

“It’s really amazing. The Hero of the Gaia Order is becoming a legend even to those who don’t belong to the Order. So, with just faith in you, Raelle….”

Raelle’s eyebrows furrowed as she listened to Reina’s words.

“Wait, most means there are some bastards who didn’t send anything, right? Damn it, this is a war that will determine the fate of the continent, and not sending support means they’re going to live it up with the remaining power after the war, right?”

“……”

Reina couldn’t hide her embarrassment at Raelle’s sudden anger.

Of course, what she said wasn’t wrong.

But the important thing is that ‘most’ of them sent support.

Normally, if it’s not a war happening right in front of them, it’s normal not to feel the gravity of the situation, even if the fate of the continent is at stake.

But most of them sent support, so shouldn’t respect and gratitude for those who are supporting come first?

Reina thought so, but she didn’t bother to say her thoughts.

“Make a list of the bastards who didn’t send support. I’ll get 10 times the support that the other guys sent from them after the war.”

“Um, um… okay. I understand.”

Reina nodded with a reluctant expression.

Still, she didn’t ignore Raelle’s orders.

“Raelle lacks the heart to embrace the people as a Hero.”

Gent, who was watching the situation, said quietly.

Ignoring the name Genul, it seems that Raelle was a Hero chosen for her strength.

“Why? She needs to have that side too. What Raelle said isn’t wrong. Aren’t those who don’t support bad guys?”

“Reina.”

“Huh? Am I wrong?”

“…. It’s nothing. You and Raelle are right.”

Gent shook his head.

It’s a problem that doesn’t have a right answer in the first place, but he realized that there was nothing to gain from expressing his opinion here.

Whooooong-

At that moment, when everyone was moving to prepare for the upcoming war,

A huge shadow covered the Allied Forces.

“W-What is it?!”

“The sky! Look at the sky!”

A creature like a giant mountain was flying in the sky.

A majestic and large pair of wings and a body full of red, shimmering scales.

The mouths of the Allied Forces, who saw the figure that could only be seen in myths, dropped open.

“A d-dragon! It’s a dragon!”

“No way…! Why is it here?!”

Some of the Allied Forces collapsed on the spot, and some raised their weapons.

Regardless, the dragon slowly descended to the center of the Allied Forces.

To where the Hero of the Gaia Order, Raelle, was.

Kuoooooooo-

The dragon roared at the Hero.

That tremendous force was like the storm of magical energy that the Hero had blocked.

The Allied Forces, who were holding weapons, had no choice but to lose their will to fight in the face of the magical power emitted by the legendary being.

“…”

Raelle stared at the huge dragon in front of her.

And, as if dumbfounded, she opened her mouth.

“Tia, what are you doing?”

Kuoooooooo-

The dragon roared once more, but Raelle crossed her arms and stared at Tia.

Then, the dragon lowered its head and made eye contact with Raelle.

“Raelle. How did you know it was me? I don’t think I’ve ever shown you this form before.”

The huge dragon tilted its head.

“I can tell just by looking. I can feel Tia’s magical power.”

After mastering the Reversal of Heaven and the Heavenly Slaughter Divine Sword,

Raelle’s vision for seeing magical power had completely changed.

No, there’s only Tia left as a dragon on the continent in the first place.

Of course, this dragon must be Tia.

“Too bad. I wanted to see your surprised face.”

Whoosh-

The huge magical power began to compress into a small size.

Soon after, Tia polymorphed into a human.

It was the form of Tia that Raelle was familiar with.

“As promised, I came to help.”

“Thank you, Tia.”

“But… don’t you not need help? Raelle, you’ve already surpassed humans, not to mention dragons.”

Tia chuckled as she looked at Raelle.

She had seen Raelle cut the seal of the Demon King, and she had also seen her cut through the storm of magical energy in the plains.

All of them were things that couldn’t be explained as achievements made by a human.

Raelle had already become as strong as Tia.

“Didn’t you see Alheim flying over there? Demon King Maledrakas will be a monster too.”

“So you don’t deny that you’ve surpassed dragons.”

“Facts are facts. Well, Tia isn’t an ordinary dragon either.”

“That’s true. You won’t be disappointed.”

Tia said that, but she scanned Raelle up and down.

The strong magical power and divine power felt from her were beyond Tia’s imagination.

Even if she were to have a life-or-death battle with the current Raelle… she wasn’t confident that she would win unconditionally.

“T-To control a dragon. As expected of the Hero!”

“Gaia-men! Gaia-men!”

Raelle raised her hand in response to the cheers of the people.

She was used to such reactions now, and she was also satisfied with the increase in divine power.

‘If I had known this would happen, I would have called Tia sooner.’

If she had traveled all over the continent riding Tia, wouldn’t she have already smashed Maledrakas’ head?

She suddenly had that thought.

“Aaaaaaaaaah!”

At that time,

A huge scream was heard from one side of the Allied Forces.

“…? ”

What crazy bastard is suddenly screaming?

Raelle turned her head to check the face of the crazy bastard.

“…Ah.”

An existence that Raelle had put in a corner of her memory.

But, unexpectedly, one of the strongest humans among humans.

The Blue Magic Tower Master, Perma.

The strongest mage in the Empire was trembling as he looked at the dragon.