We''re on the hunt from here on out.
The enemy was in a splendid state of flux. Their rear is in shambles from the attacks of the war wolves in wolf form, and our troops are attacking from the front. With a force of 1,000 or 1,500 we have no chance.
"General Regent, I can''t for the life of me figure out what the enemy is trying to do..."
Olks said in a loud voice. His voice must be loud because he was in the middle of a battle, but it was still too loud.
"What can we do in the field with such a half-assed number of men? You''ll end up getting killed. If they still have a fortress and are defending it well, they might get backup, and even if they don''t, they can still run away in desperation or turn themselves in with a noose.
"In other words, you are too irrational. A percentage of human beings are such unthinking creatures. Even when their lives are on the line.
I think times would have been much different if the lords of the land had really fought for their survival at all costs.
Yes, it is a turbulent time, but not every day there is war everywhere. There are many who have been defending their lands for a hundred years. Basically, people are conservative even in these times, including those who just continue to do so, not by choice.
The Santillas are such people. They have never thought about the future. They attacked me, an upstart, and I attacked them, and then they were defeated, and they gave up their real power and fled.
I will crush these people thoroughly. Let''s do it!"
"Heh! If anything, it''s been peaceful lately, so it''s perfect!
Indeed, the last five years have been better than the one before that. Nothing that could be called a major war happened, or didn''t happen.
"Maybe that will fall apart again, though. I think it''s going to be worse."
"I hope so. Without the war, I''d be out of business. That''s much worse. I''ll have to cut something while I''m still alive!
I draw my sword. The three-jagged spear is a hindrance when I''m on horseback.
Orcus, with his thick sword, rushes forward.
"The remnants of Santhira! Regent Arsrod Nevre himself has come to avenge you!"
When I heard his voice, I thought he was going to come and take my head off, but it turned out the opposite.
"Murderer Regent!" The most powerful man in the country!" Run, run!"
Soldiers are trying to flee in blood. My rumors are getting more and more popular. It seems that I am now regarded as a demon that can never be defeated in a fight.
I''m not far off the mark, though.
--Special ability [Style of the High King] activated. This effect is given when he is recognized by many as the High King. All his abilities are tripled. In addition, those who witness it will feel either awe or fear.
--Special ability【Guiding Sign of the High King】is activated. Your trust and concentration are doubled. In addition, your attack and defense are strengthened by 30%.
These two special abilities are granted to me by my occupation as Oda Nobunaga.
I can fight with specs that ordinary people will never be able to match. To tell the truth, I do not feel that I can lose.
Even if I run away, there is not much place to run anyway, so the enemy soldiers run and bump into each other and fall down. I don''t intend to cut down even the small fighters because it would be troublesome, but I doubt if the general''s head would be cut off at this rate.
Already Orcus is charging into the midst of the enemy, blowing off their heads like crazy.
"Weak! You''re weak! Don''t be here if you don''t want to fight!"
I agree. When you come to the battlefield, you should be ready to kill, or at least to die. If you''re neither of those things, you shouldn''t have come here in the first place, but you''ve come all this way because you don''t think anything of it.
I was having a hard time finding the enemy. The people around me were killing my enemies first, and it was hard to fight because they were all running away from me.
I stopped my horse in the middle of the road.
"This is pointless now. We''ve already won."
Almost simultaneously, from the enemy left flank, "We have captured the head of the House of Santilla!" Victory for the Regent! Victory for the Kingdom!" The voice echoed.
"Is it already over? I don''t even feel like I''m fighting."
Olks came in with a disgruntled look on his face. At least, it was not the face of a victor.
"What''s done is done. It can''t be helped. You can''t even sell a few of those bastards."
If this were a local battle, I might have brought them back as labor, but there is no shortage of labor in King''s Landing or in my home base, Castle Maust, as people keep coming in.
Then a man with dog ears walked up to me. It''s Dorbo of the Black Dog Squad. His expression is as fierce as ever. But not in a vulgar way. He has the eyes of a man who has spent his whole life thinking seriously about how to live.
It''s a sign that he''s lived, and he won''t change until he dies.
"We''ve captured three men who bit the general. What shall we do?
I''ll bring him back. But is it necessary to carry him back to King''s Landing?
The men of the House of Santhira were brought out before me. They''re tied behind their backs, and it''s a miserable sight.
When I reached this point, some of them called out for help. Apparently they were asking for help because they were related to someone in the court.
"Rayon, did they beg for their lives?
"Yes. Yes. He knelt down on his knees. No one caught him when he was wounded.
"All right. All of you, take off their heads.
No one tried to stop it. I guess they decided it was the right thing to do.
"I''m sorry, people of the House of Santhira, but our army has recruited many capable men. But we will never have the time to take up the incompetent view. Indeed, such people cause more damage to our side than to the enemy."
They were taken to the head chopper.
With this, the House of Santhira was officially destroyed.
It is no use if you can''t read five or six moves ahead, but if you don''t know even one move ahead, you can''t do anything.