Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
Chaos in Fort Astra! - (5)

After the gate opened, the Sacred Winged Legion flooded in. The Crimson Knight was in chaos due to treachery and surprise attacks.

Amelia who created this chaos killed ten enemy soldiers, and licked her bloodstained sword.

“Hmmp. The Crimson Knights were just wild monkeys. The monkeys are supposed to be like that and return to their hill (dwelling place)."

As Amelia watched the fierce battle between the two sides, Sentinel was out of breath running towards her. His collar badge has the mark of Decanus.

"Chiliarch Amelia, the surprise attack was successful, our troops have an incredible advantage."

“-Do not tell me things that are already so obvious. What do you want to report?”

“Mdm Chiliarch, we found our second destination, food warehouse.”

Amelia flicked her long hair and said:

“Then burn. If it fails — you know the consequences, right? ”

“Ya Mdm!”

Decanus performed a two-finger salute and quickly left the scene. Amelia watched Decanus leave, and slowly raised her left hand. The dark blue magic circle on the back of his hand glittered.

“My cute doll should have reached its limit.”

Amelia glanced at the screaming soldiers, and headed inside the fortress alone.

*******

After leaving his room, Gaier ran up the spiral staircase of the watchtower to get a better vision of the battle. Finally, he saw a fierce battle before him along with the morning sun.

“So it's his enemy..”

"Yes sir."

“I've never seen their armor before. They are from which country..”.

The enemy soldiers of unknown loyalty wore light green armor and purple belts. They are definitely not from the Empire.

“People rampaging in the middle are the mentioned traitors.”

Gaier picked up the telescope offered by the guard, and looked to the point indicated by it. He could see a soldier swinging his spear and shouting something.

“So him..”.

"Yes sir. If he doesn't die, there's still someone else nearby."

Gaier looked to the side, and saw a soldier riding on his enemy, and tore his opponent's neck with his teeth. He's obviously crazy.

"So, they really are like animals— Hmm?"

Gaier who felt the dissonance looked to the bottom right. He found a girl who looked very relaxed in the midst of the chaos of battle. He had light blue hair, and was walking towards the center.

He was wearing shining white armor and wearing a purple robe. He seemed to be the commander, but the strange thing about him was his left hand. For some reason, his left hand shone with a blue light.

Gaier put down the telescope and rubbed his eyes. He then looked through the telescope again, and saw the same thing.

(What is a shining blue light ...? Maybe !?)

Gaier suddenly recalled something Rosenmarie had said to him recently.

『According to Felixus, Magicians have Magic circles on the back of their hands. The moment they used Magic, their hands would shine. 』

『Does that mean if someone's hand shines, it means they are Witches?』

『It's true - but I'm not interested in it, and don't think too much about it.』

And now, what he saw matched the profile of a Witch described by Rosenmarie. To hide his fear from the guards, Gaier gulped and said:

“Inform all units. We are surprised, but the number of enemies is small. We have an edge on the terrain, and with the Crimson Knight pride on the front lines, we must destroy the enemy."

"Yes sir!"

“Make sure you deliver the message.”

"Huh!? Waitaminute! Colonel Gaier, where are you going! "

Ignoring the screams from behind him, Gaier rushed down the spiral— staircase

*******

After easily infiltrating deep into the fortress, Amelia broke down the doors one after another. The Crimson Knights who attacked him from behind the door were all killed by him.

“This tower looks like a barracks. So, I have to go further?”

Amelia flicked her bloodied sword, and continued forward in the corridor filled with corpses. After making it out of the barracks, Amelia stopped when she saw the entrance to another tower.

A group of people stood in Amelia's path. From their position, they seemed to be stronger than the army he had killed so far.

“But I'm fishing for a big prey. White hair and black eyes, Colonel Gaier Neurat, right?"

Amelia pointed at a man who was staring at her and asked.

“- !! How do you know!?"

Gaier opened his eyes in surprise. The murderous soldiers of the Crimson Knight unsheathed their swords, and Amelia continued speaking calmly:

“Not just a name. Let's see.For example, you have a beautiful wife and cute twin girls in the Imperial Capital of Orsted. I know that too. "

“B-How can you know... !?”

Gaier's face turned pale. Amelia wondered if her reaction would be greater if she told her that her wife was pregnant.

"Because Owl knows everything."

"Owl…? Where are you from?”

“We are from Holy Nation of Mekia. Nice to meet you."

Amelia told the truth.

“Holy Nations Mekia?… Country to the west where the main base of the Church of Saint Illuminas is located?”

"That's right. A country blessed by the Goddess Citresia. "

"- I don't understand, why did you answer honestly?"

Gaier looked at Amelia suspiciously. Amelia did not understand why Gaier doubted her because she was the one who asked from the start, and tilted her head.

"I don't understand. What's wrong with answering honestly?"

“Do you think the Empire will leave the Holy Nation alone after hearing that? The empire will destroy a small country like you in the blink of an eye."

“Ohh, so that's what you mean. Don't worry, the Mekian Holy Nation isn't fragile enough to be threatened by the Empire. What if you knew where we came from? Do you think you'll live to tell that story?"

“... Enemy is Sorcerer, stay alert.”

After Gaier said that, the Crimson Knight guards attacked Amelia. There were six of them including Gaier. Amelia licked her lips, and raised her left hand towards Gaier's group. He focused the mana on his body, and his Magic circle shone blue—

“Colonel Gaier !? T-My body !? ”

"What's going on! I can't move!"

"Based on the fucking girl! What did you do to us !?”

Amelia looked sadly at the soldiers who stood still and attacked her.

“Boring questions. I'd like to ask you, did you not hear Colonel Gaier's warning? He said his enemy was Sorcerer."

“-”

“It is not clear that the Witch will use Magic??”

Amelia walked towards the soldiers who were incapacitated by “Movement Bind”, and pierced their hearts one by one. They showed faces of fear before dying after screaming in despair.

“-Well, you're the only one left, Colonel Gaier... It's a surprise, you can't completely move?”

“Ughh! Y-You won't make it !! ”

“It looks like you have talent in Magic.”

Gaier was still trying to resist and swing his sword. Amelia felt sympathy at the sight, leaning into Gaier's ears and thanking him: ''About:

“I will avoid vital organs. You can live for 5 minutes. Let's just say thank you to me because you showed up in person, and saved me from trying to find you."

With that, Amelia gently hugged Gaier at the waist with her left hand, and stabbed him in the chest. He enjoyed the sensation of stabbing into the flesh as he watched the sword come out from Gaier's back.

Gaier's pupils enlarged as he shivered.

“……”

"Unlike that soldier, you don't scream. As expected of Lady Berlietta's Adjutant. "

"Your Majesty .. I'm sorry ..."

“Alright, may Goddess Citresia bless you, Colonel Gaier.”

...****************...

...To Be Continue's...