NOVEL NEXT Chapter 46 - Episode 46: Kakgaridan's Invasion
Episode 46: Kakgaridan’s Invasion
〜〜Captain Kakgaridan of the Earth Division’s Perspective〜〜
My unit has arrived at the Demon Duke’s territory.
The march is beautiful, perfectly organized. The sound of marching feet, “Zaza,” is proof that everything is in order.
The soldiers are of the Earth Soldier race.
They are humanoid demons with an earth attribute.
One hundred of them are marching in formation.
It’s truly a beautiful sight.
Maintaining discipline is good.
Everything is perfectly aligned.
Just like my sideburns, the lines are perfectly straight on both sides.
In the midst of this, one soldier made a mistake in his footwork.
“You there!! Don’t disrupt the discipline!!”
“I-I’m sorry, sir!”
“Step forward!! It’s because of you that we were delayed by 0.1 seconds! How do you intend to take responsibility for this?! How are you going to take responsibility?! Discipline is absolute, and my orders are equivalent to those of the Demon Lord! How do you intend to take responsibility?!”
“Aaah! I-I’m sorry, sir! Please forgive me, sir!”
And he desperately prostrated himself.
Hmmm.
“Apologizing is a good attitude.”
The soldier breathed a sigh of relief.
“All right. Lift your head.”
“Hehe… I’ll be more careful next time, sir.”
I thrust my spear.
The spear pierces the soldier’s face.
“Aghhh!!”
“There’s no next time for you. Atone with your life.”
Purple blood splatters all around.
Oh well.
Thinking that an apology would fix the discipline was a big mistake.
The other soldiers pale.
Kukuku. It’s also the demon’s duty to correct discipline through fear.
“Fill the gaps! Realign the formation and advance!”
Kukuku.
Neatly and beautifully.
Discipline is our righteousness!
A Demon Duke who defies the Demon Lord by disrupting discipline is a traitor. Kukuku. Traitors must be eliminated.
I’ll make them regret ever being born by inflicting pain upon pain.
I’ll make the lower demons regret rebelling against the higher demons.
“First, occupy the border.”
Should I attack the Demon Duke’s castle from here?
It’s better to act quickly. Otherwise, Majimett’s Water Division might beat us to it. I must spread the word within the Demon Lord’s territory that I’m more capable than him.
That’s true discipline.
I’ll become a model for the Demon Lord’s territory and turn all demons into crew cuts.
Kukuku.
“All right. Set up tents individually! Maintain discipline!”
“I won’t allow that, gob.”
Huh?
A goblin?
“Who are you?”
“I’m Goblin Taro. By Zaus-sama’s command, I’ve come to defeat you, gob!”
“Huh? Just one?”
Is he an idiot??
“Get rid of him.”
“Yes!”
Oh well.
“The rest of you, set up tents without minding him.”
Thud!!
Huh?
Did something fly?
It was one of the Earth Soldiers.
“What!?”
Thud! Thud! Thud!
One Earth Soldier after another is knocked away.
“What!? W-What’s going on!?”
Then, the goblin from earlier smiled smugly at me.
“Surrender, gob.”
“…………”
Did he do this?
Is there a story of him disrupting discipline??
This is a goblin….
The average level of the Earth Soldiers is 103.
On the other hand, a goblin’s strength would be at most level 50, even for a leader species.
There’s no way a goblin could defeat a superior Earth Soldier.
“You can’t beat me, gob.”
This goblin… Is he slightly taller?
But clearly smaller than a leader species….
One Earth Soldier lunged at the goblin with his spear.
Then, the goblin easily dodged and sidestepped, swiftly knocking the soldier away with a backhand.
“What!?”
“How many of you come doesn’t matter, gob. You can’t beat me, gob.”
T-That’s ridiculous.
This guy’s a goblin?
…Just how high is his level?
I’ll check his status.
“What!?! What’s with that level??? T-That’s a violation of discipline!!!”
“A violation of discipline?? I’m just following Zaus-sama’s orders, gob. Everything is about Zaus-sama. Zaus-sama’s orders are everything, gob. I’m not violating anything, gob.”
What an idiot.
Did I missee… No, there’s no mistake.
This goblin’s level–
“What!? 280!?”
Is this a mistake in the status?
…No, that’s unthinkable.
The status display is a blessing from the Creator God. There’s no such thing as a mistake in the display.
S-So, does that mean his level is really 280!?
“Ka-Kakgaridan-sama. That goblin is incredibly strong, sir! What should we do, sir!?”
“E-Everyone, attack him together!”
E-Even though I’m level 210 myself!?
A-And he’s higher than me!?
Just a goblin??
T-This… This can’t be real…
Thud! Thud!! Thud-thud!!
Before I knew it, all the soldiers were blown away.
I’m the only one left standing.
“Surrender, gob.”
“What!? What’s with that!? That’s ridiculous!”
T-That’s just absurd.
This is too much of a disruption of discipline.
I-I can’t believe it.