NOVEL NEXT chapter 31
31 – That name is called
Princess Anies, who spent a day in Harbilitz, was able to board a ship that had resumed service and come over to Darps.
As soon as she arrived in Darfs, the place Princess Anies headed to was the Darfs Naval Base.
As the crown princess, she was going to inspect the naval base.
Of course, Princess Aes did not go there specifically to fulfill her duties as the imperial princess.
It was simply a justification to spend a vacation in Darfs, in other words, a performance.
After taking a quick look around, she decided to relax and enjoy a luxurious vacation in Darfs.
“Welcome, Princess Anees. She is Warrant Officer Alice, currently in charge of overall base operations.”
“Huh? Wasn’t Colonel Jackson the person in charge of the naval base in Darfs?”
No, Es said, looking at her female soldiers who came out to greet her.
She scratched her cheek slightly as if she was troubled.
“…Colonel Jackson is currently away due to health issues.”
“Is that so…? I hope you get well quickly.”
Anies said that and moved along with Warrant Officer Alice as guide.
As Anies took a quick look around her base, something strange about her caught his eye.
It was strange that there were only a few soldiers in the base, but the only female soldiers were visible there.
Sensing that something was unusual about her, Ani Es stopped in place.
“Warrant Officer Alice, are you okay?”
“Yes, what’s going on?”
“…I don’t think there are any male soldiers in the base…”
This was natural.
Most of the male soldiers in the base have been arrested and confined in underground prisons.
I thought about using the Succubus’ ability, Seduction, but I decided against it because it could be noticeable in her actions.
In the end, several succubi were disguised as soldiers to fill the positions, but the fact that there were no male soldiers was bound to be suspicious.
Alice shook her head desperately.
The princess just wanted to put on a show in front of her people and come here to cause trouble.
Alice eventually came up with an excuse and immediately lowered her head and blushed.
“Um…Um…Princess? What should I say about this situation…It may be very unpleasant, but is it okay if I tell you?”
“Yes…?, What…Tell me…?”
Princess Anies felt something uneasy about Alice’s attitude, but wanted to hear her story.
But she quickly came to regret this decision.
“Actually…All male soldiers on the base are currently quarantined within the base ward.”
“Quarantine…? What happened…”
“That’s it… Colonel Jackson is quite acquainted with women… I think she came here after going out to play and contracting a venereal disease.”
Princess Anies’ expression darkened at the words Alice spoke.
Alice also felt a little sorry for telling such an outrageous lie, but she always remembered her past with Colonel Jackson, who had s*xually harassed her, and she let go of that guilt.
“So… Since men use the same bathroom… That’s…”
“Ah… I understand. It’s okay if I don’t listen anymore. I understand.”
Princess Anies shakes her head.
Watching her reaction, Alice smiled inwardly that the excuse she had come up with worked well.
It may not be a good story for the soldiers who suddenly become men suffering from s*xually transmitted diseases.
After that, Princess Anies, who had been pretending to inspect the base, left the base.
Princess Anies enjoying her vacation in Darfs for a few days.
But of course, when her crown prince found out that she had gone to Darfs, he called her Anees, and Anies complained to her, so she had no choice but to leave Darfs.
However, in some ways, it was fortunate for Anies that he returned after only a few days.
This is a story that takes place a few days after she left Darfs and returned to the Imperial Capital.
Several warships departed from the naval base in Darps and headed for Harbilitz.
A warship of the Darfs Navy flying the flag of the Imperial Navy.
As no prior communication had been received, the naval forces stationed in Harbilitz were embarrassed, but not very alert.
It has been one year since the war with the Demon King’s army ended.
Among them, the empire quickly recovered from the damage as befits its name as the most powerful nation on the continent.
It was no exaggeration to say that, as of now, there was no country on this continent that could rebel against the empire.
Who can invade?
Such complacent thoughts came to an end when, after the ship docked in the port, Harbilitz was quickly taken over by the army of monsters coming out of it.
The troops stationed in Harbilitz quickly responded, but the soldiers were helplessly swept away by the monsters’ surprise attack.
“Do not touch civilians who do not resist!”
“Everyone stop resisting and surrender!”
The ones who got off the boat after the monsters were demons who used the monsters like limbs.
As the stationed troops were quickly overpowered by the monsters and the demons threatened them with the monsters, those who remained had no choice.
Now that the enemies have already entered the village, it is a battle that is the same as losing.
Harbilitz fell into the hands of the demons.
The news was quickly delivered to the imperial palace.
On behalf of the emperor, who was still unable to wake up from his illness, Crown Prince Freud summoned the ministers of each ministry.
“Harbilitz has fallen into the hands of demons, what is this?!”
“We must immediately dispatch the army and retake Harbilitz!”
“According to intelligence, the demon that attacked Harbilitz was on a warship belonging to the Darfs Navy! It is certain that Darfs has also fallen into the hands of the demons!”
“It would be better to gather a little more information and dispatch the military…”
Of course, various opinions were exchanged.
They are also the ones who experienced the war with the demons a year ago.
Although they were embarrassed by the sudden situation, they immediately proposed a solution and started a war of words with each other.
There, the crown prince spoke.
“Didn’t the Demon King, the king of the demons, and most of his subordinate executives die by the hands of the hero party? It would be safe to say that those demons are remnants.”
This is a fact that even ordinary citizens know, but this is a story the crown prince heard directly from members of the warrior party.
…Of course, they were just watching, but the crown prince spoke confidently without knowing that fact.
“It’s just the remnants of the demon race. Wouldn’t it be a problem if we dispatched our empire’s elite? Don’t worry, let’s dispatch the military.”
In the end, there was a faction that wanted to immediately dispatch the military, and a faction that wanted to look at the situation more carefully.
With the crown prince lending his strength to the former of the two, an army was immediately formed to recapture Harbilitz.
The number was 10,000, which was far too large to recapture even one coastal city in the east.
Ten thousand soldiers lined up at Shale Ark, the capital, and a departure ceremony was held.
The departure ceremony was held with great pomp, perhaps as a performance to show the power of the empire to other countries by wiping out the remnants of the demon race.
Received cheers from the people of the imperial capital, ten thousand soldiers set out for the eastern part of the empire.
Prince Freud smiled as he looked down from the palace.
Now that the remnants of the demons have come out, they are just remnants.
Soon, ten thousand soldiers will ravage them and immediately regain the lost city.
Prince Freud laughed even louder, laughing at the demons who would become sacrifices to show off the power of the empire to other countries.
And a few days later, someone came to the imperial palace in a hurry.
A soldier wearing imperial armor hurriedly visited the imperial palace while riding a horse with dried blood.
After hearing that a soldier had come to report, the crown prince appeared in the throne room with three women.
In the throne room, ministers and officials who were in the imperial palace that day had gathered to hear the news of victory.
As the crown prince sat down and the women sat next to him, everyone’s eyes focused on the soldier.
Perhaps because he arrived in a hurry, the soldier was breathing hard and still wearing his armor.
“Well, come on in and stop by. What was the result?”
“……”
“Hmph, there’s nothing that an army of 10,000 people can’t defeat, even if it’s only a few hundred monsters.”
“…That…Thing…”
“Huh?”
A soldier opened his mouth with difficulty.
When he raised his head, the prince’s body trembled without realizing it.
The soldier’s eyes were still filled with a mixture of fear and astonishment.
“Our army…10,000 Troops…Were annihilated.”
“……”
“……”
“……”
A throne room engulfed in silence.
As if breaking the silence in the throne room, the crown prince’s dry voice came out.
“……What?”
“Wow… Finding survivors is work, and removing the bodies is also work.”
Plain near Harbilitz.
With mountains of corpses covering the plains, demons were busy removing the corpses.
If you are lucky enough to find a soldier alive, you can treat them and hold them hostage.
…Well, even if they were alive, more often than not, they were broken in one or two places or lost their minds.
Still, aren’t we lucky to have survived that tragedy?
“Oh, can you help me here? There are so many that it’s hard to lift them.”
“Huh? Okay!”
The succubus, who was dragging a bag full of corpses, raised his hand and asked for help.
The one who came running to the succubus’ call was a small girl with a bread bag on her head.
She immediately lifted her sack and began to move it.
“Wow, Rune-san, you’re really strong.”
“Oh, about that.”
In response to the succubus’ praise, the bread bag girl, Zikrune, turned around and said.
“Please don’t call me Mr. Rune right now.”
“Huh? Then what should I call you?”
“Please call me Faust.”
“…Faust? Why?”
Actually, Zikrune didn’t know why he had to use that name.
“… I don’t know? My master said it’s polite to give her that name if she uses it…”
I was just peeling it as I was told to.