Chapter 51
*Unedited. Just read all the chapters of Grand Blue yesterday, and all I can say is that it made laugh so hard I didn't translate at all. Ahahaha. Lol well anyways, I finally got bothered to put the【】sign for hero of the【Sword】etc. I don't even know why I didn't do it in the first place, but yeah, it shouldn't really matter anyways though. Thanks for reading~
The day after I obtained the【G.o.d Made Treasure Tool】, I snuck inside the holy lance chivalric order that the younger sister princess was leading. I'm examining the situation by replacing one of the guards on watch. My aim is to gather information and make preparations to win.
As expected, the disappearance of the hero of the【Sword】caused an uproar. The Dioral army is making a military encampment by spreading tents on the outskirts of Buranikka. A n.o.ble visitor-use inn has been prepared for the younger sister princess and some of the high rank officers, but the majority have been living here.
It seems they are desperately searching for the hero of the【Sword】. It's understandable.
The hero of the【Sword】is missing, and if by any chance she was a.s.sa.s.sinated, it means a monster that can kill the hero of the【Sword】exists in the enemy side. The heroes' fighting power is overwhelming.
Alone, they rival one army division. In short, if they a.s.sume they have to fight an opponent that can kill the hero of the【Sword】, it means they have to prepare one division. (TL Note: A division is a large military unit or formation, usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers.)
"Oi, Haris. It's time to s.h.i.+ft. Tomorrow will start early, so go home and rest your body."
"I shall take your kind offer." (Kearuga)
Now then, it's about time to work. Currently, I have taken the form of the high rank knight, Haris Krillton.
I also thought of returning while pretending to be the hero of the【Sword】, Blade, but one day has pa.s.sed so there's a higher risk that I will be suspected. Therefore, I used an idiotic drunk n.o.ble that was acting violently in my one of my favourite taverns yesterday. … This guy reached his hand out to Setsuna's b.u.t.t. He must have some nerve to make pa.s.ses at my property (toy).
Of course, I knocked that hand down, but he went into a frenzy and attacked me. I might have been at fault for using a bit too much power and smas.h.i.+ng his wrist, but he was just suffering the consequences for his own actions. Despite that, he unjustifiably resented me and even unsheathed his sword. What a trashy a.s.shole.
I carelessly palm heeled his chin, so it was inevitable that his cervical vertebrae was destroyed. The only part I appreciate about him is that he had plenty of money and goods on hand. Since a corpse doesn't need need it, I collected it and let myself add it into my travelling expenses. In this way, I turned into that Haris and entered the holy lance chivalric order's. Well, time to work.
"I can't squarely compete with them with their numbers after all." (Kearuga)
After sneaking into the encampment, I once again thought that. As a champion of justice, I want to protect this town from the younger sister princess, but there are too many enemies.
As a realistic plan, it should be fine to aim for when they are disordered by Buranikka's garrison stopping their charge and shaving down their fighting power. In the present situation however, even that is difficult. The holy lance chivalric order is too strong. This town would be crus.h.i.+ngly defeated and ended in a moment.
Therefore, I will use a few tricks.If they are too strong, you just have to make them weak. Making some people faint and taking their memories with【Recovery Heal】, I arrive at the provision warehouse.
For war, aiming for the army provisions is the standard. I made those lookouts fall in a deep sleep.
"Now then, here's a specially made Kearuga mark potion. It's the delayed effect version with plenty of monster poison. I guess I'll have them see h.e.l.l." (Kearuga)
If I use instant effect ones, it will be noticed after the first few dozens of people and the damage won't spread too much. However, the delayed version will be detected late, and it will spread so far that it can't be recovered from. Therefore, I prepared one that will make them feel sick after around half a day, and taste the suffering of h.e.l.l once one day pa.s.ses.
With this, the drug will start circulating right around when the battle starts. As it has a delayed effect, the power had no choice but to weaken, but pain will still run around their whole body, they will raise screams enough to twist their stomachs, and the bottom will have a pleasant state of affairs with heavy floods.
"Hunhunhun♪ my aim is obviously the wine." (Kearuga) (TL Note: Humming noises)
In case the army is marching, apart from water, there are many times when they carry wine, which hardly rots and also has the effect of raising the soldiers' morale. It's just as I expected. Plenty of wine barrels had been prepared.
By searching through the memories I took with【Recovery Heal】, I found out that the Dioral army treat themselves to wine the night before a large battle.
"Now, I'll put in as much poison as I want." (Kearuga)
I should quickly finish my task. Opening the mouth of the wine barrel, I slightly tilt the potion bottle. Two, three drops should be enough. Putting in any more would lose the delayed effect. If I refine monster poison with an alchemist's ability, I can make poison as strong as this.
"Well, it would take around two hours to put it in for all the barrels I guess." (Kearuga)
It's this large of a family. The amount of barrels exceed a hundred. Besides, this isn't the only provision warehouse, so I
"I just barely had enough potions." (Kearuga)
Because I was using monster poison, I couldn't prepare that many, but the amount they kept stored was surpa.s.sed my a.s.sumption. However, I properly poured in the poison to all of the wine barrels. By imagining the shameful sight of the knights while writhing from stomach pain and spilling diarrhoea on the battlefield, I can even endure such a troublesome thing. Even if they're called the strongest chivalric order, they won't be able to decently fight while spilling diarrhoea.
Well then, it's about time to go home now. It would be great if I could attack the younger sister princess as I am now, but the younger sister princess and high rank officers are in the town. In the first place, princess Norn hasn't become one of my revenge targets yet. It's against the rules to attack her at this point of time. Besides, I found out that【Hawk Eye】is beside princess Norn from this time's information gathering.
I don't want to meet that. That man might even be able to notice me while my appearance has changed. If that happens, the poison I prepared into the wine at great pains might be exposed.
There will be no problem if I kill him, and as I am now with my【G.o.d Made Treasure Tool】, I should be able to win eight or nine times out of ten, but on the contrary, I have a chance of losing one or two of those times.
I realized it at our second confrontation. His strength comes from those eyes. It's not just that his eyesight is excellent, but it's an observing eye that can even predict slight muscle movements. His kinetic vision is abnormal. And then, his superhuman reflexes that make good use of his eyesight.
However, that is also his weakness. An eye that can see too much heavily burdens the body, so he's not fit for long battles. If it becomes a hard fight and the war front collapses because his ally troops have diarrhoea, he will have no choice but to cover for them. Like that, I will aim for when he tires out.
However, even he is a human. If he gets diarrhoea from the specially made wine, I should be able to easily bring him down once he exhausts himself in a disadvantageous battlefield. While broadly grinning, I leave the provision warehouse behind me.
At last, the day when they attack the town has come. I have already moved out of my inn, since as long as【Hawk Eye】is suspecting me, I need to change my base. I have borrowed a certain private house, and we are all fully armed, watching the situation from the window.
Without delay, the Dioral army has already started moving. In groups, the fully armed chivalric order knights arrive.
All the residents are cautiously looking at the situation from the window. How will they move. I am also fixedly watching that.
At the front of their troupe, a gaudy carriage is being pulled. The carriage opens, and the stage is complete. That's quite an interesting carriage. If it's possible, I should collect it later.
Similarly to princess Flare, the person standing there is a lovely young lady with beautiful pink hair. An inconsistent existence that looks cold, yet cute, and also elegant. Differing from her older sister, she doesn't possess a special power, but she is a genius who has shown that she can seize a substantial amount of political power in the kingdom with just her brain. Without a doubt, she is princess Norn.
"Everyone, please listen. We have come to save this town that is ruled by the demons. Demons treat humans like livestock, never tire by just slurping human blood, and to reach their poison fang on other towns, they are storing their power here." (Norn)
Probably because she is using amplification magic, her voice is resounding well. She is saying whatever she pleases. Offering blood is just something they do of their own will to lighten their tax.
In the first place, because they were abandoned by the Dioral Kingdom, they chose coexistence with the demons and somehow obtained peace. It's not something other people can say something about at this point in time.
"Shut up! We're doing well! No one ever begged to be saved!"
One of the residents stood in front of the carriage. I recognize that face. If I remember correctly, he's the uncle that sold me vegetables. I thought he had died from the mad cow race's attack, but it seems he is safe. When the uncle shouts, the residents come out in succession, agreeing with him.
"Even demons are splendid customers!"
"They can even do things humans can't do!"
"Outsiders shouldn't say whatever they want, leave! Leave!"
Before I realized it, around thirty people gathered and chanted leave. Looking at that, princess Norn smiles. And then… holding up her right hand, she brings it down. At the same time, the knights draw their swords and a.s.sault them, ma.s.sacring the humans who gathered in front of the carriage.
"This is dreadful!? These people have been brainwashed by the demons.Ah, what cruel things they are doing. Not only ruling them with fear, but even stealing their hearts with brainwas.h.i.+ng…" (Norn)
Using her voice and gestures, she acts like a tragic heroine. She was even polite enough to save tears in her eyes.
"But please be relieved. From now on, I will enforce justice. By ma.s.sacring all the demons, we will save this town. We will kill the demons, and we will also kill the brainwashed people to save them." (Norn)
That cute maiden is saying unthinkable things from her lovely lips. She's actually calling herself justice. From experience, there are no decent people who call themselves justice. No matter how you look at it, it's insane. If they were in a proper mindset, there's no way they could boldly use the word justice.
"Hey, everyone here has not been brainwashed right? You won't oppose us or try and protect the demons right? You are human after all, so you would normally lend us your cooperation! That is not it, I will save the brainwashed, pitiful humans by killing them. I will repeat myself. Everyone, you have not been brainwashed right!?" (Norn)
The cute maiden is enjoyably laughing. It's such an innocent expression as if she is playing with a puppy on a flower bed. She's completely insane.
She knows that they haven't been brainwashed or anything. This is a threat to the humans. If they don't cooperate, they will be killed, and the guys she just killed right now was a lesson.
If this kind of thing was shown, anyone will probably try to present the demons and try to protect themselves. And then, the humans who sold out the demons who they lived together with will be held captive to their feelings of guilt, and to escape from that sin, they will probably say that they were exploited by the demons. Once that happens, princess Norn will become correct. In name and in reality, she will be praised for saving the humans from the demons. This is princess Norn's manner of doing. I definitely can't forgive her. This kind of brutality, as if the true champion of justice, the hero of【Healing】can overlook this! What do they mean 'enforce justice'. I'll show them true justice. Nevertheless…
"I quite like that uncle though. Oh, there are other shopkeeper from the stalls I like, over there, the young lady from the tools shop is being killed. Those people were good people that gave me a discount. Yeah, her points are quite high. Her revenge points have added up quite nicely." (Kearuga)
As expected, because I had spent quite some time in this town, I have quite a lot of acquaintances. Her revenge points are steadily adding up. The knights started acting violently on princess Norn's orders. And then, the demons get a.s.saulted in succession. The demons keep dying, but because I don't have many demon acquaintances, not many points are being gathered.
"Caruman!!" (Kearuga)
Caruman's shop is getting a.s.saulted. And then, he collapses from an a.s.sa.s.sin's dagger.
"No way, even though he's the first friend I made in this town, even though he was a good guy! Why did he have to dieeeeeeeeee!? Unforgivable, it's unforgivableeee, I can't forgive that! After all, you killed my friend!" (Kearuga)
An extra large bonus to her revenge bonus was added. The standard value has been cleared. Now, I can freely take revenge.
Wiping the tears I got from losing a friend, I will enforce true justice. You died well, Caruman. I'll make good use of your death. And then… when I capture princess Norn and search through her memories, if she really is the mastermind behind the attack against my village…
"Her revenge points will be doubled. It will become something serious." (Kearuga)
I won't let her off with just dying. I let the hero of the【Sword】die, but to princess Norn who will have her revenge points doubled, I won't even forgive death. She will spend her entire life atoning for it. Similarly to Freya, she will become my convenient toy (toy). If I have that brain, it seems like it'll be convenient one way or another. Besides, a sister donburi, who are high cla.s.s princesses, seems quite delicious. My lower half unintentionally becomes energetic. Now, let's go. From now on, it's the heroic tale of the hero of【Healing】who will save the world. I will save Buranikka which has been completely dyed in despair, and become h.e.l.l! (TL Note: Donburi being a bowl of rice with food on top, but for this situation, just think about that in s.e.xual terms. Also, the double toy isn't a mistake, it actually says that.)
Author's note: Thank you for always supporting me. TL Note: I'll translate the rest of the author’s note later, I'm really tired and it's just an advertis.e.m.e.nt for the kaif.u.ku jutsus.h.i.+ LN.