How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom: Volume 16 [Parts 1 to 12] by Dojyomaru

Author:Dojyomaru
Language: eng
Format: epub

The battle between Fuuga’s forces and the Empire’s raged on. The once enthusiastic Zemish mercenaries grew cautious after their initial loss, and followed Moumei’s (and by extension Hashim’s) orders. In a winning battle, mercenaries were courageous in order to maximize their profit and accomplishments. But in the face of a tough opponent, saving their own lives took priority. They wanted money—just without risking their lives for it. They were just being true to that natural human instinct.

Nata the battle maniac was sent to the rear with the heavy wounds he took on the first day, so there was no one left on the front line to charge in like a barbarian. The attackers didn’t overextend, and the defenders were careful. In a straightforward battle like this, it was the forces of the Orthodox Papal State that proved most effective.

“This is a crusade for Holy King Fuuga,” Anne, the saint of Lunarian Orthodoxy, said to her countrymen. “Defeat the pawns of the false saint Maria and offer victory to our Lady Lunaria.”

Anne wasn’t large, but her voice carried well. Her expression was unchanging—her tone bereft of emotion, as if a doll were speaking, but in a way that lent her an unearthly air.

To the believers, her words were a literal message from the heavens.

“Ohh! Victory to our Holy King! And to our saint!”

“The blessing of Lady Lunaria is upon us! What do we have to fear?!”

“Even if we die, we will be taken to Lady Lunaria’s side!”

The forces of the Orthodox Papal State included many volunteers in addition to the regular military. They were peasant soldiers without proper equipment, but they lived for the faith, and would gladly die for it too. They attacked the Imperial forces prepared to do so.

“Here they come! Defend!” Gunther ordered the magic armor soldiers.

The Empire’s magic armor soldiers were terrifyingly strong, and Fuuga’s forces would not forget the terror of that first day. But the Orthodox Papal State’s forces charged in without hesitation.

“Bring God’s judgment on the evil Empire!”

“For Lady Lunaria! For the saint!”

The people who shouted these things—carrying equipment that paled in comparison to the mercenaries’—rushed heedlessly onward until they were impaled on a wall of pikes. They believed dying here would let them go to Lady Lunaria’s paradise.

The two main pillars of Lunarian Orthodox teaching were mutual support and helping the weak. It was simple and easy to understand. And yet, religious leaders interpreted the teachings to their own benefit, creating a system of holy war and believers who would fight for the faith. Their religious zeal meant they didn’t fear death. That’s why they would charge in regardless of who they faced. Like the Ikko-ikki of Japan’s Sengoku period.

Naturally, the Orthodox Papal State’s forces took heavy losses. It looked like a massacre or even a mass suicide. However, faced with these men who, unafraid of death, climbed over the dead bodies of their brothers-in-arms to attack them, the elite magic armor soldiers were worn down and pushed back.

The battle was at a standstill.

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