――――Itarica-Town――――

There was a commotion in front of the city gates. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Usually, this place is full of traffic, and it is very busy because merchants go through customs duties and other procedures. Today, however, it has been ruthlessly destroyed. Instead, timber and furniture were piled up like a hill at the door, turning away all visitors.

On the walls of the city, which was the height of a three-story house, the soldiers of the guards were lined up, with their crossbows pointed forward.

There is even a mechanical repeater that can shoot a lot of arrows at a time.

In addition, there are quite a few things that are hard to imagine as weapons. For example, the steaming cauldron on top of a burning flame.

If you're on the river or on the top of a mountain, you'll probably feel like you're camping. But on the city walls, no one would think they were cooking and eating.

"Just don't let us take a boiling shower~"

Kurata muttered in the driver's seat of the tall motor, and Itami wanted to reply, "I didn't hear that." The so-called boiling water is mostly used as a prop in TV variety shows and has no power, but in reality it can be said to be a vicious monster that can be compared with chemical weapons.

If you die due to the heat of the boiling water, you will probably have to suffer for a long time.

Serous inflammation caused by burns throughout the body, body fluids continue to leak out, and eventually lead to a large loss of body fluids. If you hadn't died at that time, you would have been infected with bacteria because of the peeling of the skin, and then the necrotic tissue would have corrupted, causing sepsis, and you would have fallen into complete pain. Even if you do survive, you will be scarred and miserable for the rest of your life.

If it had been known that it was not boiling water, but melted lead, then Itami would have ordered him to flee at full speed. I would say this because someone poured lamp oil on his body and then lit it as a means of suicide, and in the end that person survived, but tasted extreme pain, and this memory was deeply imprinted in the depths of Itami's mind.

The weapons in the hands of Itarika's guards are different from Itami's, they look very sharp, or very hot, and can even be called "murder weapons".

The word "murderous" often appears in TV dramas, novels, and manga, but Itami, who lives in modern society, doesn't feel that kind of thing, and may not be able to pronounce or notice it until he becomes a martial arts expert. Speaking of what I can feel in reality, just like now, the pain and heat associated with seeing that thing. and the murderous atmosphere caused by the guarded, hostile gaze.

"If you are not an enemy, stand up!"

Although I didn't know what the words above my head meant, I could tell from the tone of my voice, so I turned back to Leilai and said, "It doesn't seem to be calling us, do you want to go to another town?"

"The people in the town seem to be busy, too, and they don't seem to be able to talk properly. I don't know what they're fighting again, but I don't want to be swept up in it. As far as I'm concerned, my own safety and that of yours are paramount. What do you think?"

"Indeed, a warm welcome. Kurata in the driver's seat muttered, and the mulberry principle was to give orders by radio, saying "If the enemy does not move, I will not move." Both were armed with rifles and did not look carelessly at the muzzle of the guns.

However, Laylay said "Reject that proposal" in her usual expressionless and uninhibited pronunciation.

"But now that the gates are like this, we won't be able to get in. ”

"There are other entrances. Itarica is a city on the plains, with gates in the east, west, north and south, and it is impossible to have no entrances and exits. ”

"Itami, you wait for you, I'll go talk to you. ”

After Lelai finished speaking, she wanted to stand up. However, Duggard immediately stopped and said, "Wait a minute."

Like Itami, Dolja asked why he had to go to this town.

Although not as timid as Itami, if you think about it calmly, there is no benefit at all in entering a town that is at war. I'm afraid it's very likely to be swept in・・・・・・ or rather, after entering the city, it will definitely be swept in.

"It's not a question of whether or not to enter the city, but I want the other side to know that we are not enemies. If we leave like this, the other side will mistake us for a hostile force. Even if you come to this town in the future, or go to other towns, this information will be spread and cause inconvenience in the future. Reilly replied.

"But, because of our relationship, we're going to get these people involved, right?" said Dujaka, his gaze moving to Itami and Kurokawa and the others.

"These people helped us without asking for anything in return. They shouldn't be put in danger, right?"

"That's why I'm going. We've received a lot of favor from Itami, and if they were to be considered enemies because of our relationship, it's not what I'd like to see. ”

"For Itami's sake?"

"Yes. The owners of this special ride will only be Itami and them. Hearing this, Du Jia also had to nod in agreement.

"It's okay, just explain that we're here for business, just to check on the situation. ”

"I see. But in that case, you can't go alone, and you have to defend against bows and arrows. With that, Duggard began to chant incantations in Elven language.

Immediately, I felt the breath of the wind.

"Wind magic・・・・・・・・" Eva murmured softly.

In this way, Leilai, Dujia, Lori and Eva came outside the car.

"Itami, you'll wait for a while. Saying it again, the four of them slowly walked towards the city gate.

The tips of the guards' bows and crossbows slowly followed them.

Seeing this, Itami, even if he asked him to "wait", he really couldn't sit still. I always feel like the words "as an adult, as a man, as a self-defense officer, as a person" come to mind.

Itami seems to be scared and motionless, but in fact there is such a thing as glory and vanity.

Of course, the average adult will not say "I am honored" and will deceive themselves with words such as tasks or obligations. However, Itami himself is very straightforward in this regard, and honestly whispers, "I hate scary things, but I also hate being ashamed~".

After making a loud noise, he left the 64 rifle in the car, put on a very heavy bulletproof vest Type 2, and got out of the car.

By the way, their personal equipment is the same as that of the Iraqi peacekeepers.

He had a pistol strapped to his leg and put the rifle down because he thought it would be better not to hold something like a weapon in his hand.

"I'm going too. Anyway, I can't help but go. Let me go. ”

"Nobody told you not to go over, did they?"

After being stunned for a few seconds, Itami said, "Kuwabara Caochang, I'll leave it to you after that." If something happens, come to the aid immediately", and trotted after Reilly.

Pinna, on the other hand, was forced to make a decision.

There is no exact judgment material, but you still have to decide what to do with it. This is also a decision that is very gambling in nature.

"Gray, what should I do?"

Even the war-hardened Gray could not give a definitive answer to Pinna's question. There is no guarantee that the outcome will be, and in such a situation, the idea of having to make a judgment turns into a heavy pressure, and this state is called "the loneliness of the commander".

The soldiers who set up their weapons were waiting for Pinna's decision.

The soldier pulling the bowstring tightly, his hands trembling slightly.

The farmer waited with a shovel.

The fate of the soldiers with swords in hand, the townspeople, and everyone depended on Pinna's thoughts.

First of all, will Lori, the apostle of Omorrah, as well as the goblin, the magister, and the mysterious red-haired girl who feels extremely dangerous, join the thieves?

The answer ・・・・・・ no. Want to deny.

The reason ・・・・・・ if you had joined the thieves in the first place, you would have participated in the last attack, and Itarica would have fallen a long time ago.

However, Lori didn't necessarily join the thieves from the beginning, maybe they looked at the situation first and joined when it was almost time. Not participating in the first battle does not serve as a reason for Lori not to join the Thieves.

And if it's not the thieves, what is the purpose of the Lori and their coming to Itarica, and why are they visiting the town in a state of war?

Just refuse Lori and the others to enter the city. However, if they refuse to enter the city, they may also push them to the enemy.

If Lori and the others can be taken as allies, then Pinna will definitely welcome them. After all, it's the Apostles, the Goblins, and the Magisters of Omorrah. The soldiers and residents will also be excited by the conviction of victory.

Pinna felt acutely that she lacked the leadership to convince her soldiers of victory.

It's unclear why Lori and the others are here, but if you can convince them, you can tell the residents that "reinforcements are coming!"

No, there is no time to convince. I had to force them to become friends.

Either refuse to enter the city and choose one of the two.

In this way, in the process of thinking about it, there was a knock on the side entrance and exit of the city gate.

I couldn't breathe.

Then, Pinna, who swallowed her saliva, made a decision. momentum, use momentum to calm each other and drag them into the water.

The entrances and exits of the three doors were opened with force and momentum.

Then・・・・・・・ Itami fainted gloriously.

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In the end, Itami still chose to help Pinna, and Eva didn't choose to interfere, after all, as an observer, she can't influence the direction of the plot too much, unlike other ashes, Eva still has her own mission!

Of course, just as an acting, it is positioned as the ashes hidden in that civilization, that is, the existence of an undercover agent.

At the same time, the battle began just after nightfall.

It was an attack that saw the moment before the sun was about to rise.

In the darkness of the abyss, the thieves' archers fired fiery arrows at the east gate.

In charge of defending the east gate was the knight Norma Goh Eagle.

Under Norma's command, the garrison and militia are fighting back with bows and arrows. Although they were militiamen, they were all farmers who had never held bows and arrows before, and they didn't expect them to shoot at all. However, their arrows can also be used to keep enemies at bay, and they can occasionally deal damage.

In this way, the bow and arrow shooting that lasted for a while for a while.

The soldiers, the farmers, and the soldiers who had fallen into thieves screamed at each other and fell.

Filling the gap in the archers were armoured infantry armed with strong shields as they approached the walls. There are all kinds of military uniforms, and there are shields of different sizes and shapes, and it is indeed a multinational force.

In contrast, stout shopkeepers and older children throw rocks downwards or melt lead. Compared to arrows with a low hit rate, this is more effective and destructive.

Beneath the city walls, thieves with shields raised above their heads approached the gates as they dodged the arrows that rained down like a torrential rain. Even when they were wounded by arrows, fainted from being hit on the head by rocks, and doused with hot oil, they did not retreat.

As if he wanted to vent his resentment at not capturing Arnous, he slammed the gate with a giant log.

For the thieves ・・・・・・・・ the remnants of the United Kingdoms, the battle of Arnoos was not a war.

I didn't even see the shadow of the enemy, I didn't even understand what was happening, and my own people fell unilaterally. The hatred of an empire that they had never told themselves that the enemy they were facing was so murderous, and the resentment of the incompetent generals who would only force themselves to die, were deeply engraved in their hearts.

Having lost their commanders, their comrades, their armies, their supplies, their food, and wandering in the wilderness, they eventually degenerated into thieves and even lost their homeland. Soon the same people gathered, and the number increased to the present level.

Reverence for the Empire, violent thoughts bordering on resentment occupied their hearts.

This is war, cut with the sword, slain with arrows, burned with fire, and ravaged with the hooves of horses.

This is war, aggression, plunder, killing, killing.

True, they have made war an end. A war of one's own, a war that satisfies oneself. Killings are simple, deaths are simple. The touch of the flesh that was stabbed, chopped, and stabbed, bathed in the warm blood of the enemy, embraced the cold earth and died. It's just for the sake of savoring these that they don't hesitate to move forward. If they don't, their war is over.

"I went to reinforce them. Eva said, getting up.

"Huh?" Itami didn't react instantly, and by the time he was about to speak, Eva had already left.

"Is she okay alone?"

"No problem, her real strength ・・・・・・・ no problem to single out Yanlong!" Although Lori doesn't know much about Eva, in terms of strength, she can still barely see something in Eva.

"No・・・・・・" was still so steady, Itami looked a little helpless.

This observer from another world, sometimes even he doesn't know what the other party is thinking.

Usually treats everyone coldly.,But when things happen, she acts more actively than anyone else.,I really don't know if she wants to be a bystander or an intervener.。

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Today is the singing competition, and I'm really not in the mood for codewords, so I can only use this to make up the numbers! )