Volume 1, Chapter 8: Siege and Annihilation Warfare.
"What can I say?"
In the hidden stronghold built on the mountainside, I couldn't stop laughing as I looked at the leather bag of gold coins the size of a mountain in front of me.
"How profitable."
Thanks to the upgrade of my skill from "Escape" to "Great Escape," all three hundred knights with me can now use the escape skill. As a result, we can all escape at a considerable speed.
Using this skill, we attacked and plundered, then escaped. Attack, plunder, escape.
This time, we made a fortune by combining the technique of "Gouten" with stealing money and then escaping.
"What are you doing?"
Princess Miyabi looked at me with an exasperated expression.
"Are you fighting an enemy? Or are you just acting like bandits?"
Lieutenant Kunihito grumbled.
"Don't worry. We'll distribute it equally among everyone."
I replied with a beaming smile.
"That's not the point."
"Well, in the end, we're hitting the enemy's supply line."
Captain Yoshiaki tried to appease Princess Miyabi.
"That's just hindsight. You only care about money. Haven't you also been scolded by Fudo Myo-o, your guardian deity?"
Recently, I received a lecture from Fudo Myo-o, who told me not to be obsessed with money.
It is said to be very embarrassing in this world to receive a sermon from one's own guardian deity.
"That's why we distribute food to the people in this area."
I replied.
Alexia seems to impose heavy taxes, and there are many hungry villages around here.
So, we secretly distribute the plundered food to nearby villages that can't eat enough.
Well, we're just taking back what Alexia took with heavy taxes, so it's not something to brag about.
"And thanks to that, the nearby villages now protect us."
Captain Yoshiaki laughed.
Indeed, the results of distributing food were remarkable.
In some places, we were even called "righteous thieves."
"Well, it's just for popularity."
Lieutenant Kunihito made a face like he was making fun of me.
"That's not it. It's because of Yuuki-sama's kindness."
Murasaki defended me.
Murasaki always protects me.
"So, what's your real opinion?"
Princess Miyabi asked.
"Well, they're our accomplices,"
I replied. "If we take the food we stole and they don't protect us, it'll be no use."
Everyone there was disgusted by my response.
"Something's wrong!"
A knight who had been scouting ran over in a panic and shouted.
"What's wrong?"
I asked.
"Alexia's entire army is heading our way. They're here to crush us."
"You're kidding."
"What are we going to do? There are over a hundred thousand enemies!"
"They're also approaching us in groups of a thousand or so, blocking the road," the knight said.
"I see, it's a countermeasure against Roaring Sky," I said, nodding.
"What are we going to do? We can't win like this," Captain Yoshiaki said, putting his hand to his chin.
"Don't worry. We've already got a plan," I replied.
"What are we going to do?"
"There's a dragon's cave deep in those mountains over there," I said, pointing to the mountains.
"Wait a minute, isn't that where the explosive dragon king Gouou of the Golden Dragon is said to be sleeping?" Captain Yoshiaki said, looking worried.
"It's said that Gouou destroyed half of the continent in the past," Princess Miyabi's voice trembled.
"That was thousands of years ago. Well, that's why the Alexia guys won't be able to get in easily," I thought to myself.
It's foolish to think that the explosive dragon king is still alive.
Ah, fantasy worlds are wonderful.
Well, that's why we'll survive.
"In any case, the enemy is approaching. We have no choice but to hide there," I said, looking around at everyone and laughing.