CH 13

Chapter 13 – After The Battle

I went around the bodies, storing robes, swords, staffs, armor, clothes, harnesses, and even equipment.

I leave the underwear behind (because I don’t want to touch it), but then I wonder if I should move the nearly naked corpse, but decide not to. I had no obligation to take the time and trouble to protect the dignity of the dead. I’ve heard that if you leave a corpse unattended, it will decompose and spread pathogens, becoming the source of a plague, but I have no intention of returning to this country.

I simply don’t have the manpower or the strength to do it. I’m sorry to trouble the neighbors even though I don’t know if there are any.

“Merryl, what’s over there?”

“The area where the battle took place remains quiet. Perhaps we’ve killed them all.”

“Do you know who they are?”

“Probably the third prince of the kingdom and his cavalry guard.”

“Do you know any of the royal family?”

“I used to work in the blacksmith’s workshop, you know? There is no way I know them. Especially since subhumans are treated like livestock in the kingdom.”

“Then how do you know him?”

“There are only three princes in this kingdom. The first two are much older, an archer and a swordsman. The third prince is the only one who has the aptitude to be a mage, which is unusual for a royal family.”

I felt like there was a word that bothered me in the middle of the conversation, but Myrril went on and on. She said that everyone in the kingdom knows the story of the magician prince.

I don’t feel good about it, the wizard prince. That means he’s the star of old virgins.

[T/n: There is a saying that an old virgin in Japan is called a wizard.]

“I see. I’m not sure why such a large group of people needed to conduct a battle… or annihilation or whatever magic attack on such a mountain road.”

“Umu. Whatever it is, it’s clearly overkill. The only forces that can compete with these guys are platoon forces. How can such individuals be roaming around the country?”

She’s talking about what we did to kill them, but whatever. The power of the gun is amazing. I’m sure Myrril, who was forced to leave the kingdom because of inventing the same vector, understands this. I took one look at the corpse and gave a slightly bitter look.

“Half-mile, huh? I don’t know the extent of this in this world, but let’s see what did they do before.”

“Oh, I can ride that demon beast magic tool again, can’t I?”

I brought out the “Niko Niko Kindergarten” microbus from storage and set off down the forest path, which had already begun to be engulfed in darkness.