Chapter 3: The Wonderful Daily Lives of the Servants
So, it seems the Evil Race of the Demons has attacked the northern nation.
However, it was only a small unit, so it didn’t escalate into a major incident. But the suspicious northern nation sent out scouts, and they discovered a large-scale army preparing to invade from the Demons’ territory.
” ……Isn’t that kind of military action supposed to be kept secret?”
When I voiced this question during a tea party at the palace, Lady Elea nodded with a troubled expression.
” That’s right. Some speculate that this action could be a substitute for a declaration of war, but the generals concluded that it’s likely just a reckless move. “
” I see…… “
Basically, the Demons is more beast-like, or perhaps self-centered, so it’s possible that the vanguard suddenly started pillaging. ……Honestly, how do they even manage to carry out military operations like that?
Well, thanks to that, we have some leeway to act.
However, since the Demons has mobilized their army, it seems the Holy Kingdom’s group of heroes won’t be sent to deal with it.
Why? Because the regular national army will handle the Demons’ forces, and I heard that Taliteld is also planning to send troops to the north.
That makes sense! You wouldn’t just hand a hero a wooden stick and some pocket change and tell them to go solve the problem when the Demons attacks, right?
So, what does that mean for us? Well, we’ve been assigned to deal with the [Black Lightning Demon] from the start, so we’re supposed to focus on that.
Although, it feels like we’ll end up heading in the same direction anyway……
It’s been over half a year since the hero’s appointment ceremony, so I thought it might be time to set out soon. However, aside from the busy preparations for the army’s deployment, there’s another reason we’ve been told to wait.
” For now, Eur, take it easy for a bit longer. “
” Yes…… “
I nodded solemnly at Lady Elea’s words.
Because the Demons’ army has moved, the danger has increased, and some people have expressed concerns about sending someone like me—still in elementary school—out there.
My grandfather and father? Of course, they threw a fit, but they’re not the ones causing the delay. As members of the royal family, they wouldn’t unreasonably stop me from fulfilling my duties as a royal. My grandmother and mother are worried too, but they share the same mindset.
So, who are the ones raising objections?
That would be……
” Really, entrusting our precious, precious, precious Eur-sama to someone who calls themselves a ‘hero’ but looks so frail is absolutely outrageous! Not only did he have the audacity to have a sword made by Eur-sama, but now he dares to seek healing from our pure and holy Great Saintess? Who does he think he is!? If I see him again, I’ll personally show him just how precious Eur-sama is…… “
It was Shelly.
Who does she think he is? He’s the hero of the Holy Kingdom. As a noble of the Holy Kingdom, isn’t her statement problematic?
Well, it’s not just Shelly’s overzealousness that caused the delay. Students at the academy, their parents, and even townspeople have all expressed concerns about sending a young girl out into the world on such a dangerous mission.
Why is this place so sensible? In typical fairy tales, it’s usually the citizens who push the nobles to do something about the situation, right?
Well, I understand that they respect me as a saintess, but I wish they’d keep a bit more distance in their daily lives.
” Now, now, calm down, Shelly. “
Betty, sitting next to her, tried to soothe Shelly’s outburst with her usual peculiar choice of words.
This gathering was a tea party where Lady Elea invited Shelly and Betty, my friends who couldn’t join her birthday celebration.
By the way, Betty’s odd behavior isn’t her usual self…… No, it’s because she’s been selected as a potential fiancée for Timothee! (Dun dun dun!)
But for now, she’s just one of the candidates, and there are a few other young ladies in the running. Being the youngest, she can’t afford to be careless, so she’s currently working on refining her speech.
……It’s going to be a long road for her.
So, it’s been decided that we’ll wait until next year when I’m in the fifth grade, meaning our departure has been delayed by several more months.
It’s been quite a while now, so I’m a bit worried about “him”……
Will I make him wait?
Oh well, let’s make him wait. (What a bad girl.)
Now that I have some free time, it’s only natural to be curious about what’s happening over there.
So! I decided to send one of my servants to secretly check on the situation. But since the area is dangerous, I asked Tina, the combat maid, to go……
Why do I feel like I’ve made the wrong choice? It’s probably just my imagination, right?
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Several weeks had passed since the Demons’ army attacked the northern nation.
Originally, the plan was to launch a blitzkrieg with the entire Demons, ensuring the attack went unnoticed until it was too late. However, some of the demons acted prematurely, giving the human nations time to prepare for the assault.
Even so, preparing to counter the Demons’ army in just a month or so would normally be difficult. However, the northern nations were founded with the assumption of a Demons attack.
The people living in this region are descendants of those who fought and defeated the Demons to gain honor and land. Even now, many mercenaries gather here seeking the same honor and wealth.
These nations, while having a small standing army, have more than enough mercenary forces. The budget to hire them is covered by donations from the peaceful central nations of the continent, so all they need to do is hold out until reinforcements arrive.
That’s why it was militarily crucial for the Demons to take these fortress-like nations by surprise and turn them into their own strongholds. But in this situation, the Demons would have to prepare for significant casualties.
……Even if it was all due to the cunning plan of a single old man.
” Gyaaaaaaaaaah! “
The screams of the villagers echoed through the deep forest.
The one who had stabbed the villager with a spear licked the blood splattered on his face with a long tongue, his insect-like eyes scanning the surroundings as a twisted smile spread across his face.
A small village in the deep forest, far from the human nations, was being attacked by the Demons’ army.
The northern small nations serve as the human nations’ bulwark against the Demons. Beyond that, there are officially no human settlements.
This village was inhabited by beastmen, who had fled here to escape persecution from humans.
Beastmen are sometimes considered part of the Demons, but originally, they were a sub-race of humans like elves and dwarves, distinct from the beastmen on the Demons’ side. The beastmen in this village could blend in with humans if they hid their ears and tails, and interbreeding with humans was possible. In fact, there were even humans in the village who had become partners with beastmen.
And now, this peaceful village was being attacked by the Demons’ army.
The demon soldiers attacking were also “beastmen,” but their appearances were more beast-like, the result of various interbreeding with monster blood, leaving no trace of their “human” side.
” Run, run! “
” Gyahahahaha! “
The demon beastmen, clad in filthy armor, chased the human-aligned beastmen while laughing.
” ……Tch, they’ve stopped moving. “
A beastman with a wolf’s head and reptilian eyes spat in disgust as he threw aside a beastwoman he had been tormenting.
” Now we’ll just have to turn her into meat. Dying on her own like that, how troublesome! “
The Demons’ army was on the move. Their supplies were based on the premise of taking from “someone,” so the entire army was scattered, attacking small settlements like this one.
They killed the men, abused the women, and then killed them to turn them into meat.
For demons like them, their human-like kin were no different from prey, and they felt no aversion to consuming them as meat.
At that moment……
” M-Mom…… “
A small shadow rushed toward the beastwoman who had been thrown aside, now lifeless.
A young cat-eared girl, no more than five years old, called out to her mother with a voice choked with sobs, desperately shaking her blood-covered shoulder.
The demon beastman felt no sympathy for the grieving child. He spat in disgust and casually picked up the cat-eared girl.
” Nooooo! “
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