Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
Strongest Chess Pieces - (4)

"In that case, I'll be the first survivor."

After Olivia said that, Wulf pushed strongly. For Ashton, there was no time to react. But, Olivia turned around and dodged right before the tip reached her heart. He then clamped the spear under his armpit, and slid right into Wulf's embrace.

"W-How can it be !?"

Wulf tries to release Olivia from her spear, but is unable to move Olivia in the slightest.

"Spears are good for medium-range combat, but they are useless when enemies sneak up on them. I guess the sword is the best. "

Olivia drew her sword and pushed it down Wulf's throat. Wulf loses his will to fight, unleashes his spear and begs: 'Wulf:

"S-i understand! I surrender! We'll leave this fort! "

"That's not gonna work. Otto's adjutant doesn't want a head, but his orders are to kill all of you. "

Olivia did not hesitate to stab the black sword into Wulf's head. Blood spurted out, dyeing the ground a deep red color. Wulf's face lost all signs of life, and his body stopped moving after a brief seizure. He came quickly, and left quickly.

Olivia loses interest in Wulf, and throws her body aside. He then swept his gaze across the remaining bandits.

"Fiuh-okay, let's get the rest done quickly!"

While the bandits were still startled by the sight before them, the black sword was shining brightly.

"Damn! Damnit damnit! Damnit damnit! What the fuck is that! How can it be like this !? "

The man cursed as he banged on the ground. The screams and cries had stopped, and he could only hear her gasping breath.

the soldiers from the Royal Army are here to retake the fort.

When he heard the news from his comrades, the man became excited. He wanted to try his new sharp sword, then the prey came at them. The enemy was different from the previous group, every single one of them looked capable of shouting out wonderfully.

"Damn! I gotta..."

The man recalled his heroic figure last time when he killed the weak soldiers of the Kingdom with ease. The scene as he and his comrades defeat the soldiers with corpses as the background.

It should be the same today, but now-

"- That's right, are we done playing tag now?"

(Key²an game times yes?)

The girl walked over and her footsteps made blood rustle. His bloodstained black sword was covered in an ominous mist.

"Huh, huh, k-please! Forgive me! No, no, please save me !! "

The man pleaded for his life with all his might. He collapsed on the floor, losing his power to escape. His sword was broken, and could not serve as a weapon. The stifling smell of blood was just an afterthought for the man right now.

(Everyone except me already ..)

He looked around him, and saw his 40 comrades had all left. Or rather, they had turned into a pile of corpses on the floor. And this was all done by the silver-haired girl, who was the avatar of death. It was no exaggeration to call him the God of Death.

For the first time in his life, the man prayed to the Goddess Citresia.

(Please! I will not rob again! I will not kill again! I will not rape again! So please, please save me from this Death God!!)

A bell-like sound reached the man's ears, and sounded like the music of the God of Death.

"Hmm ~ Wouldn't you be lonely if you were the only one alive?"

"It's not true! I will live well on behalf of my comrades as well !! "

"Sigh ~ even if you tell me, it bothers me. Otto's adjutant wanted me to kill you all, and this human even cried from loneliness. "

The girl stuck her sword at the head, then gently threw it. The head drew a fine bow in the air, and landed in front of the man with a thud.

"Hi!"

That's the head of his best friend, Dennis.

His face froze with fear of death, and a red liquid flowed from his eyes.

"Hiee- !?"

"Well, as you can see, I was right. All right, then."

The girl stood in front of the man and raised her black sword with a smile on her face.

He may be hallucinating due to stress due to fear.

*******

After sending the envoy back to report on the mission's success, Special Platoon Olivia proceeded to the next task. They must secure this fort before the garrison units enter. This is more of a formality, and they don't need to do anything in particular. Since the bandits had been exterminated, they did not have to worry about being attacked. The only thing they had to do was bury the corpses to avoid attracting any ferocious beasts. And of course, as Olivia had said before, she did not take part in the task.

The bored Olivia then hunts or fishes with the recruits all day. He also trained them as they thought about time carefully.

Those were short, meaningful and peaceful days.

One night, the recruits gather around a bonfire under a starry night and talk about Olivia.

"Anyway, Platoon Leader Olivia is very powerful."

"I think so too. Piercing One horned beast was incredible, but slaughtering 40 bandits alone was usually impossible. "

"If I tell the people at Fort Gallia about this, they won't believe me."

All the recruits agreed.

"Compared to him, we..."

"Stop! We all agree not to mention it... We're really embarrassing. "

At that time, they all had depression. While Olivia slashed at the bandits one by one, instead of helping him, the others just stood still and trembled. Some of them even lose control of their bladders out of fear.

But they're not being teased for it. They all knew it was only a matter of whether they could hold it in. It was embarrassing for these people, but this was the consensus of all the recruits.

The bonfire crackled in the darkness.

One of the recruits said with regret:

"We're really embarrassing. But that's why we asked Platoon Leader Olivia to train us, so we can be useful in the next battle? "

"I-That's right. We just need to learn from our mistakes."

Another soldier clenched his fists with determination. But some other soldiers said uneasily:

"But is Olivia's Platoon Leader training useful?"

"I thought the same thing. I thought he would teach us how to use a sword or spear, instead ... "

"Is training useful? I don't get it. "

All the new members looked confused.

Olivia training is simple. The soldiers are paired, one will attack, and the other will defend. The attacker must continue to attack with the wooden sword, and the retainer must defend with a shield. They will alternate after some time, and this process keeps repeating.

Compared to training at Fort Gallia, there was no weapons training, nor attacking mock targets. This may sound practical, but it's not too different from playing a game when they were kids.

"By the way, should we observe the movements of our opponents? Can we be strong if we do that? Oh, doesn't mean I doubt it, but...? "

Watch, observe, check.

Lines are formed from points, and circles are drawn with lines.

The recruits were confused by what Olivia said. They asked for a simpler explanation, and he told them to observe their opponent's movements carefully.

"I'm not sure because the training has just begun, but I don't feel like I'm going to get stronger with just that."

"But we can only trust him, right? Since Platoon Leader Olivia-Valkyrie we said so. "

All the new members looked towards the Valkyrie in question-Olivia, who was eating grilled chicken happily. Beside him was Guile who plucked a feather from a bird, and Ashton who was brushing something onto the bird as he roasted it.

"... Exactly right. Platoon Leader Olivia saved our lives. And it's rude to suspect it, because we're the ones asking for it. "

"Right, if it was another Leader, we'd be dead."

"Alright! Let's toast to our Platoon Leader, Valkyrie! "

""Return!!"""

The recruits raised their mugs while laughing.

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...To Be Continue's...