Some time prior to their escape from the Royal Capital, Patch and his group were on the move.
“What’s the wind like? How far do you think the poison has spread? It doesn’t seem to affect the monsters…”
“Patch. How about a break?”
“Hey, Sharie~, repay me for saving you with your body! Come on~!”
“Who would want you! I refuse!”
“…It’s me whose abilities are doing the saving (in a small voice).”
“U-um. As Gira-sama said, let’s take a break. A short break at least.”
The guards had replenished their portable rations using Isaac’s ability, and they were already hungry.
If they didn’t get more portable rations during a short break, they would be at their limit.
Gira and Isaac were generously stocked with portable rations.
They had managed this without Patch and his group noticing.
Even now, they were greedily crunching on hard bread and gulping down alcohol while Patch and his group were talking.
Suurl had escaped to a place where the Royal Capital was no longer visible.
He was the only woman among them.
He demanded physical relations from Sharie.
They had been on a continuous, fierce escape.
It was natural for his lust to be on the verge of exploding.
“Shall I give them some sake during the break and get them drunk?”
He plotted to commit sleep rape.
Patch was wary of the poison gas that had turned the Royal Capital into a city of death.
He had neglected to gather information about the direction they were fleeing.
He hadn’t received the report from the Intelligence Agency that an armed force was approaching.
While he hesitated to cautiously open the hatch during their break,
he blushed as Gira and the others quickly disembarked from their machines.
It was a short break.
They hadn’t rested at all.
Dust and the rumbling of the ground came from the east.
“Ah! That reminds me.”
“Did you know what kind of group that was!?”
“…”
Gira, Suurl, and Sharie pressed him to explain in detail,
while Isaac prepared for battle by increasing supplies.
The guards relieved themselves, took portable rations after asking Isaac’s permission, and boarded their machines.
“We’ll hold them back.”
“Please do. We’ll sortie soon as well.”
“Understood.”
Two guard units.
One would assess the number of approaching enemy forces.
The other would secure a sniping position for a delaying action.
Patch and his group, who would launch later, would head to the sniping position on the opposite side.
This was in case the delaying action failed, and they needed to use the two guard units as decoys to escape.
The decoys understood their role.
They unleashed magic bullets at the enemy force.
“Enemy, approximately 2,000! Mostly infantry! Several unfamiliar machines are mixed in!”
“Understood. You continue to draw the enemy’s attention.”
“U-gh. Understood! Let’s go!”
“Alright! If it’s like this, it’s an outlet for our frustrations!”
The guards followed Patch’s orders.
Lamenting how cheaply their lives were valued,
they rained magic bullets upon the armed force.
“Waaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!”
“Bwoooooooonnnn”
“We’ll fight! Your only path forward is ahead!”
Although their unified advance was disrupted by the barrage of magic bullets,
their momentum was revived by the sound of conch shells and external amplifiers.
“They’re coming…”
“Damn it, damn it.”
Bang! Booooon! Bang!
Their Possessed Magic Power was activated, but they were dangerously low.
“Patch-samaaaa!”
“Help us!”
“I won’t forget you.”
“Well done.”
“This is my machine! Escape from dire straits!?”
“Haaah, my ears are ringing a bit, so don’t yell so loud. Ah, I hate this. King Nine, Sharie is returning♡!”
“Gira-sama. The explosives have been set.”
“You’re so cold… Hii, Waaaaaaahhhhhh!”
BOOM! ZASHUN! BATCHIBATCHI… BOOM!
“The contraptions that were getting in our way are defeated!”
“All that’s left are those showing their backs as they flee!”
“Ooooh! Oooooooh! Kill the invaders! Kill them! Rape them! Rape them! Abuse them! Abuse them!”
WAAAAAHHHHH!
The vanguard of the pursuing armed force.
They stepped into the timed bomb zone that Isaac had set.
A few minutes later,
Isaac detonated the charges remotely, and half of the vanguard unit was instantly blown into the sky.
DOO GOOOOONNNN!!!!
The sound of the massive explosion reached them with a delay.
How many explosives and timed bombs had he set in such a short time?
Even Gira, who had ordered it, couldn’t help but stare in amazement.
“…Well done, Isaac.”
“I am honored by your praise.”
“I’m leaving you behind!?”
“Sharie! Suurl! Act as a group!”
“King Nine♡♪ King Nine♡♪ King Nine♡♪ King Nine… Loop.”
“Don’t falter!?”
“You can’t do that sort of thing many times!?”
“Charge!? Sound the conch shells!?”
The Utsuki family’s retainers, the wild bandits who served them out of a desire for merit, were startled by the vanguard unit suddenly being blown into the sky, raining down chunks of flesh and blood onto the ground.
However, if they didn’t earn merit, they couldn’t return to the castle occupied by the main force.
Moreover, they couldn’t face their fallen comrades.
“Ninja.”
“The Moonlight Clan, are they?”
A report came from a scout unit operating ahead.
The fleeing enemy unit was heading for a large tree.
“Tell everyone.”
“Yes.”
Patch and his group, as if being driven, returned to the Royal Capital… to the East Gate.
“The tree is moving!?”
What would be the outcome of the battle in this city of death?
“Report from the observer unit. At the East Gate on the opposite side. A platoon-sized unit of [Idaten]. Enemy forces pursuing platoon-sized units confirmed. Number, 1,600.”
“Brain! Do you think it’s the important figures?”
Rayos was wary of an enemy deception tactic,
wondering if they intended to launch a surprise attack with captured machines.
He was overreacting due to Vegeta’s betrayal.
“Communication… confirmation complete. It is Intelligence Bureau Director Patch-sama. They are friendly units, no mistake.”
“Alright♪ Let’s sandwich that giant tree… the Forest Giant♪! Convey that.”
“Understood.”
The Forest Giant.
The green giant, the guardian of the forest’s order.
Height: 6,000 to 8,000 meters.
Weight: Unknown.
Characteristics: As its appearance suggests, there are plant-type giants, and there are also plant types that resemble giant species.
The one that took human form before Rayos and the others was the latter.
Weakness: Fire.
Does not feel pain.
Regenerates injured bodies if it has sufficient nourishment.
