Seventh: Volume 6 [Parts 1 to 7] by Yomu Mishima

Author:Yomu Mishima
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 70: The Past

The subjugation force reached Geony two days later than the original plan.

Aria stared out at the village, dumbfounded.

“It’s already in tatters,” she exclaimed.

The outer wall of piled stone had all but crumbled away, with only a single portion of it remaining. As for the buildings, the wooden ones had burned down, while the stone and brick ones had collapsed.

The fields that surrounded the village had been trampled to ruin and the village, or rather, the entire territory looked like it had already been utterly devastated. But there were still people remaining. In the houses that just barely remained standing, they glared at the force as it arrived. Quite clearly, we were not welcome here.

Sophia hung her head. “It looks like we took too much time. If only we’d rushed here sooner.”

Sophia was the daughter of a feudal lord. They were only vassals, but still managed a bit of land. Perhaps this sight caused her to recall her homeland.

“In the first place,” Aria said, livid, “What did we even expect when we took weeks to reach the place? That was the first mistake. Just look at where that got us.”

“Aria’s right. And there’s also an issue with the soldiers that got sent.”

The march had been delayed by nothing but the volunteer soldiers’ lack of skill.

I could hear the second head sighing. “Lyle, shut them up. The ones who are truly frustrated...are the townsfolk. They don’t want to hear it from them.” His voice grew gruff as he cautioned them.

“Hey, it’s best not to talk about that right now. It’s the villagers who suffered the most. They don’t want to hear about our problems.”

As they quieted down, the fourth head assessed the situation.

“It seems they all took refuge in what was still standing.”

This village was the last place standing. The buildings outside of its walls had all been completely levelled, and the fields made a complete mess of.

“This is different from what we were told,” the fifth head said, suspiciously. “Looks like... our predictions hit the mark.”

As the reinforcements arrived, someone—presumably someone in charge—darted out. An elderly man clung to one of the mounted knights.

“Dame Norma, why did you not get here sooner?!”

Norma shot him an irritated look and provided no answer. Instead, Maurice addressed him.

“Err, might I ask for your name?”

“It’s Pat. The governor ran away, and everyone else either followed him or fell in battle. I’m the only leader left.”

According to Pat, he was a village supervisor who was tasked with rallying the craftsmen. The small settlement had one building that served as a shop, and a few buildings belonging to craftsmen.

The inn was still standing, but it didn’t seem nearly big enough to house four hundred new residents.

“Please don’t worry,” said Maurice. “Everything will be alright, now that we’re on the scene. Just look at our numbers. There’s no way we’ll ever lose to a Hippogryph, so—”

The look on Pat’s face changed. “Wh-What are you talking about? The one leading the monsters is a Gryphon! A

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