8th Loop for the Win! With Seven Lives' Worth of XP and the Third Princess's Appraisal Skill, My Behemoth and I Are Unstoppable! Volume 1 [Parts 1 to 11] by SkyFarm

Author:SkyFarm
Language: eng
Format: epub

Battle Preparations

“Oh goodness me, for Her Highness herself to grace us with her royal presence...”

After our dungeon quest, I had been shepherded directly to a noble’s estate.

“And might this young man be the esteemed hero I’ve heard rumors of? If it’s not too forward to refer to you so...”

The man who spoke these words as he glanced at me was none other than the lord of the estate, the Earl of Gitelle. He was short and stocky, not a build seen often among adventurers. The finery he wore marked him at first sight as someone of importance. Since I came from humbler origins than Margus and the others did, in past lives they were usually the ones who handled this sort of negotiation, while I tended our equipment. So while I had technically seen him before, this was the first time I was officially meeting the earl.

“I wouldn’t call myself a hero just yet. My lord.”

“Ha ha! But I have already heard much about your formidable strength.” He laughed affably. Everything about him gave the impression of an extremely good-natured person.

“He is early yet in his training. And that brings us right to our main business, Lord Gitelle.”

“Yes, indeed. There have been some suspicious activities involving your adversary Lord Argus, from what I hear.” Lord Gitelle spoke with the air of someone announcing shocking information he had gathered, but Ciel cut in impatiently.

“Yes. He’s going to start a war.”

“A w-war? How do you...” He trailed off, at a loss for words after Ciel’s proclamation. He could only stare at her, dumbstruck. After a few moments he regained his composure. “Ah, is that an eventuality your Eye has foreseen?” he asked.

“No. But I am certain of it.”

“I see. I can’t say I’m completely surprised, to be honest,” the earl said with an unconcerned smile.

Nobles really are made of different stuff than adventurers, huh? I thought to myself. Like...how to put it? They were imperturbable, somehow.

“Well, in that case we must make preparations. Are you able to offer any more specific guidance, Your Highness?”

“That is all the guidance I can give you. But I will offer military aid.”

“Aha. Then our side will have governmental support, eh? To what extent are you proposing? When it comes to the royal army, even a few hundred troops makes a marked difference, of course...”

“One man and one beast.”

“E-Excuse me?” Lord Gitelle was once again dumbfounded. “Do you mean—you can’t be saying...” Slowly, his gaze turned toward me. Our eyes met.

“Surely it will give you heart to have a hero on your side, won’t it?” Ciel said.

“You were just saying it was early yet in his training...”

“You have my assurance he is plenty strong already. He will be more help to you than if I sent a thousand troops.”

“That’s quite a claim.” The puzzlement in his eyes had given way to eagerness.

“Wait a sec,” I said, “I can’t replace a thousand troops!”

“You can,” Ciel replied. “Okay, we’ve said what we came here to say. We’ll be back once things are in motion.

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