Death's Daughter and the Ebony Blade Volume 6 by Maito Ayamine

Author:Maito Ayamine [AYAMINE, Maito]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club

III

Main Command of the Second Allied Legion

Not long after splitting off from the Eighth Legion, General Blood Enfield and the Second Allied Legion under his command joined battle with a forty-thousand-strong imperial force that appeared to be aiming for a pincer assault.

As the reports came rolling in, Blood muttered to himself, “The way the enemy’s moving, I’d say their objective is to tie us down here. That’s a leap of faith if I ever saw one...”

Lieutenant Colonel Lise Prussie, who was issuing commands to the runners, came over to stand beside him. “This complicates your plans to wrap things up here quickly and go to the Eighth Legion’s aid, doesn’t it, General?”

Blood’s frown deepened. “And when did I say that?” he retorted, but the fact was, Lise was right on the mark. Though he was by no means taking his opponent lightly, it was also not the Crimson or Helios Knights he was facing, let alone the Azure Knights. He had crossed swords with the Helios Knights before, and this enemy didn’t even come close to bringing the same forcefulness to bear. Considering his long stint fighting alone to hold the Central Front, the current situation tactically and strategically favored the Second Allied Legion. A little fire in his belly was understandable.

“If I couldn’t glean a single one of your thoughts without you spelling it out for me, I would hardly be fit to serve as your aide, ser. And when all is said and done, you do tend to worry too much.”

Running his fingers through his hair, Blood conceded, “You got me there. Thanks.” He could not have asked for a more trustworthy aide, but at the same time, it was disheartening to have had his thoughts read so easily. Could it be that he was so terribly simple a man?

“I’m more worried about you than I am Lieutenant General Olivia and the Eighth Legion. Partly because her battles so far vouch for her, but also because she’s a woman, and women always rise to the occasion in a crisis. But I want to talk about something else.”

Lise’s directed her sharp gaze at where two battle flags fluttered majestically as though in defiance of one another, one covered in lavish embroidery, the other emblazoned with a sword dripping blood. Though Blood knew that Lise disapproved of Amelia’s Winged Crusaders, she had behaved cordially toward them on the surface, at least. After making it this far, however, it seemed that her frustrations had abruptly flared up.

“You really can’t stand the Winged Crusaders, huh?”

“To put it bluntly, yes. They show far too much inertia when we’re already several days into the battle. You see it too, don’t you, General?”

“I do. I see it, and that’s why I left them to their own devices.” He did sympathize with Lise’s frustration, but at the end of the day, the alliance was a sham anyway. He might not know what ends Mekia hoped to achieve with it, but if they didn’t want the empire to emerge victorious, he doubted they wanted the Royal Army to win either.

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