Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
The Conferred Meeting - (4)

“It looks like Ashton's plan succeeded.”

Claudia said with a light mood, as a heavy weight had been lifted off her shoulders. When Ashton heard that, he said with a wry smile:

“I don't see it that way. From how the Imperial Warrior behaved, the rewards belonged to whatever Olivia did. "

They broke through the main gate, but the Empire still had a huge advantage in numbers, and normally, they would not give up so easily. Things became like this because their morals had been completely destroyed.

Ashton could guess what happened, but could not force himself to say it. Claudia also did not ask, and just took off her helmet and flicked her hair:

“Well, it's almost over. This must be what Second Lieutenant Olivia did. "

With that, the two of them stared at Kaspar castle.

“... So you're the rumored monster?”

Bloom sat quietly in his chair and asked the girl holding the head of Paduin in her hand.

"I'm not a monster, I'm Olivia. You're Mr. Bloom, the commander here, right? This human kindly told me your location."

With that, Olivia threw her head at the table, where she landed and spun. As Paduin said, he died at the hands of the monster.

“Hmmp. You made a mess throughout the castle all by yourself, so what else can you do other than become a monster? "

Bloom immediately regretted saying that. He scorned Paduin who said these words, and Bloom now repeated them.

“Indeed, it's our total loss. But-"

Bloom pulled out an arrow under his desk in an instant, and pulled the trigger towards Olivia.

“-Hahaha, you really are a monster.”

The next second, Bloom saw Olivia grabbing the bolt in her left hand. Olivia flicked the projectile and threw it aside, then looked at Bloom's arrow with curious eyes.

“Ehh ~ this thing is much stronger than arc. That surprised me. Hey, can I have it? ”

"It's no use to me now. You can take it if you want. ”

Bloom threw an arrow towards Olivia, and at the same time, drew his sword and launched a leaping slash.

“... Ughh, I expect that much..”.

"Thank you for giving this to me, I'll appreciate it."

Olivia pulled out her sword from Bloom's chest as she thanked him. But Bloom could not hear the last part of his words anymore.

“Ehehe ~ After getting Pocket Hours, I got something nice again. I have to be quick and show this to Ashton and Claudia.”

Olivia held the arrow in her arm with great value, and left the room by jumping up and down.

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The battle on the Iris plains is over. Major General Heit Bonner who led the left-wing Imperial forces put up a stubborn resistance after the death of the supreme commander Osborne, George, Minits, and others. He organized the remnants of the Imperial army to save as many soldiers as he could.

Paul leaves the purge to Lambert, and leads the main army to attack Kaspar's castle. On his way there, an envoy from the detachment unit arrived with a shocking report.

"How is it possible!? You said Kaspar's castle had fallen !? ”

“Ya Sir, our unit has taken control of Kaspar castle.”

Attacking the castle and suffering only a single digit victim was unheard of. Paul assigns Olivia to the front row because he thinks he can reduce the number of enemies despite having smaller powers. But he never imagined he would take Kaspar castle in one day.

Even Paul who used to be called a demon god felt goosebumps when he heard this news.

"- I understand now. Tell Second Lieutenant Olivia to stay alert.”

"Yes sir!"

The messenger rode his horse in high spirits, and went to Kaspar castle. As he watched the messenger leave, Paul said to Otto with delight:

"Olivia's Second Lieutenant's performance was incredible. What should we do, Otto? We can't just give her a gift with just a cake this time."

“Surely you are joking... than that..”.

“Are you more interested in recruiting Ashton who formulates plans as a temporary strategist? Otto, does that name ring a bell? ”

“It was my first time.. Please wait a minute.”

Otto stroked his chin as he looked up and said:

"- I remember now. I heard Second Lieutenant mention that name in the interrogation room. "

It was not a pleasant memory, so Otto's face became stiff. The term 'interrogation room' reminds Paul of the incident with the spy. He was also there, and after stirring up his weak memories, Paul finally recalled what had happened.

“-Oh, I remember now. Second Lieutenant Olivia mentioned the name when she said she wanted to eat delicious bread from the capital.”

"That reminds me of Second Lieutenant's unpleasant words. I really don't want to remember it. "

Otto frowned, and Paul laughed out loud.

When they reached Kaspar Castle, Otto was filled with work. They captured Kaspar castle, but they could not relax before figuring out what Fort Kiel would do. Soldiers were sent to guard vital points, and a surveillance network was established. They also need to regain control of the towns and villages around Kaspar castle, and deal with 4,000 prisoners. There's a lot of trouble.

Especially the prisoner's problem, which gave Otto a headache. They had never captured so many prisoners before. 4,000 of them will eat a lot of food every day. There was a lot of food stored in the castle warehouse, but it would be better served to feed their own soldiers.

But they could not kill the prisoners, and even if Otto wanted to put them in punishment, there were no mines around Kaspar castle. Otto wanted to complain to Olivia who was making this trouble, but he knew it was absurd.

So, two weeks passed without incident. Olivia, Claudia and Ashton arrived at the commander's doorstep.

“Hei Olivia, why have you been staring at your Pocket Watch all this time?”

“Do you not know, Ashton? Adjutant Otto was very firm about punctuality. He'll show a devil-like face even if you're a little late. "

“No, it's the first time I've heard of it. And isn't being on time the expected thing of the army? "

“Letnan Dua Olivia, and Ashton, relax. We're in front of the commander's office. " Claudia warned, and Ashton kept quiet.

Olivia then rapped casually, "Lieutenant Two Olivia, Warrant Officer Claudia, Ashton ... Hey Ashton, what's your rank?"

(Wkwkwkwk gblk)

“Personal, I'm Private.”

(His master is rank) Ashton answered gently.

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...To Be Continue's...