"I-I'm safe!! I have to go evacuate! I have to—"
"Who said you could go?"
"P-Please, DON'T KILL ME!!"
That night there was a scream that could be made by humans.
I just broke his legs so he wouldn't run away, but this guy is so noisy.
"Shut up, I won't kill you, at least if you answer my question, are you the ruler of this place?"
Marques Badra who was in front of me was trembling with fear, he quickly answered some of my questions.
"Right"
"Do you think you have a chance of winning this war?"
"S-Surely our kingdom will win"
"When? when you're dead?"
"It doesn't matter when it happens, I'm just faithfully doing the task I've been given"
"What an interesting answer. Isn't your life more important? What about your family's life?"
"Of course their lives are important, but your majesty the king is the first priority, I received this territory and castle from your majesty the king.
Since it's my duty to look after it, it also includes the obligation to guard this place until reinforcements arrive.
But I can't fulfill my duty as the ruler of this territory, I'm just angry because of my incompetence"
"...."
"I can't understand, why are you obsessed with your king orders, are you afraid of him? Is he holding something important to you? until you torture the common people in your territory"
"I can't believe why you asked the knight why he enforced his Knight's oath"
"Not really. How do I know I'm not a knight"
"No way! Don't lie!"
"Whatever you think, keep talking about the Knight oath you are proud of"
"... Loyalty to the leader, respect for women, and generous to the weak"
"Then, don't you feel that you have broken the second and third oaths? It seems that you are doing the ordinary people in your territory arbitrarily"
"I never thought of peasants as humans, they are only the assets of the rulers of the territory"
"Hmm, is that so? A practical interpretation. But just imagine. If everyone kept their Knight oath to the emperor, shouldn't a new state never exist? Nor was there ever a change of emperor due to a revolution?"
"...I don't understand the point of your question. It's supposed for knights to remain loyal to their masters to the point of death, if they can't, they must be treason, deserters, or...King, I want to live as a knight until the end of my life!
"Kuhahahahah! I like your answer, I think I can quite understand now, I think wherever humans are, humans are still the same. This world is very unique, I'm starting to like it "
In the Yakuza Clan, betrayal between Yakuza is rare because it is the strongest who is at the top, not someone who only has authority but also power.
Knights have pride that is to live for their master until he dies, of course, the Yakuza have their pride, fighting for a position in the clan, that way you will be respected.
"Jacob"
Jacob is one of the captains of the Shadow Phantom Knight Order who just showed himself, he easily accepted me as commander, unlike Mark and Scout, so I asked him about this, I was curious about the answer.
"Yes, Miss?"
"Do you agree with what that guy said?"
"...Although I don't think him ending was wrong, but it's hard to agree with him, but apart from that there's something I know, Miss"
"Mark how about you?"
"I'm not sure either, but it sounds like some of his statements are true, except about killing innocent citizens and treating farmers as just assets."
"Are you a Scout?"
"My father always said that I must be loyal to my lord, no matter what, but everything other than that, he said I was free to make up my mind"
Some of my people started whispering to each other.
"Assuming farmers aren't humans isn't this bastard so presumptuous?"
"Yeah, this bastard never kept his second promise"
"Well, no woman is worthy of a second oath from me"
I started to hear some opinions about the Shadow Phantom troops behind. Their reactions weren't that different from the others, well I get it, it's obvious because they don't uphold the values of chivalry.
"If anyone doesn't carry out the Knight's oath then, are they traitors, deserters, or kings huh?
Alright Bring him, let's go"
"W-Wait! didn't you say you would let you live?"
"Of course, I will let you live, I will tie you up in the middle of the city and will let you"
"Y-You bitch!!"
Mark immediately kicked him in the face and took him. After that, we tied him in the middle of the city. Residents who saw that started to come out of his house and threw stones at the bastard.
Of course, we went, we looked for some lodging to rest. In the morning, I returned to the center of the city and saw that the bastard's body had burned to death.
An old grandmother approached me.
"Thank you Miss...thank you thanks to you we went through this nightmare, he has killed a lot of our family finally we have a chance to avenge us...."
Revenge huh....they want to fight but have no strength, they want to retaliate but have no strength, how ironic.
"Yes, no problem"
After that, I gathered the townspeople. I say that this city has been captured by the troops from Lunaria and will be under our protection.
But instead of being angry, they are happy, like birds free from their cages...
I ordered the citizens to bury the bodies that were hanged properly so that they could rest in peace.
They agreed and built a tomb, the corpses of the knights we burned, and the equipment we gave to the townspeople because some of them had families who worked as knights.
They are happy about our presence which brings blessings and wakes them from nightmares, the townspeople throw a big party to celebrate this.
A few days later I received a letter stating that the ambush of the incoming reinforcements had been successfully overcome.
After that they used Wolf's strategy using sheepskin, by wearing the equipment of the previously ambushed troops, to return to their city disguised as enemy troops.
The magician can change his face with magic, so the magician will use the face of the leader of the dead enemy army to gain access to the city.
After that, an attack was carried out from within the City and was decisively won by our royal troops.
We have captured the 3 cities, and the scouts have confirmed some cavalry were sent to the 3 cities that have been captured, as expected they will not immediately send soldiers there.
Not long after Marques Viesta came, the King asked me to give Fermes City to him. Meanwhile, we will carry out the next plan.
"Marques Viesta you finally you here."
"Miss Ina, thank you for your hard work, then I will take over the leadership of this town"
"Yes, but the residents of this town... treat them well"
"Of course Miss, I will remember your words well"
I and my troops headed towards Trevold's royal capital, and Miss Charlotte's mage squad joins the assault on Trevold's royal castle.