Betrayed by My Best Friend and Dumped by My Fiancée, I’ve Decided to Enjoy Life as I Please ~ For Some Reason, a Bunch of Crazy Fanatics Keep Pledging Their Loyalty to Me~
“Haa. …… I knew this would happen. ……”
The flag of the imperial army’s main camp in the distance can be seen burning.
Iris, who had just led the troops to the main camp and set out on a sortie, had taken down the main camp.
“Why the sigh? It could not have been a better outcome.”
“Ha-haha …… nothing. ……”
Grave, of course, is unaware of the feud between me and the Sword of Heaven, led by Richard.
I don’t know if there are other members besides Richard in this dispatch, but my heart is heavy just knowing that Richard is there.
Not only Mitsurugi, but even the lowest members knew that I had been expelled, and there was an atmosphere in the Black and White Dragons that they truly despise the Empire and the Sword of heaven
The members of the group are still in the process of getting rid of them, but it is not difficult to imagine how Iris, Claire, and Serena would react to Richard.
“Generally speaking, if there were this many prisoners of war, that alone would be troublesome. ……”
With the fall of the main camp, the Imperial soldiers either fled or surrendered.
Some of those who came up against us could be seen from a distance, but they were surrounded by ironclad soldiers and either captured or eliminated.
In other words, we had far more prisoners of war than we had troops.
“Please leave it to me, Rex-sama! I and Serena will keep them under control!”
“I-I’ll do my best ……”
Claire and the others were so enthusiastic that they used the iron soldiers to lead the prisoners.
Honestly, having Claire and others there helped me.
“Thank you, both of you. Keep up the good work.”
“Yes!”
“Y-yes, ……!”
“Rex sama, I’m sorry to interrupt you. Iris sama has returned.”
“Well, thank you.”
“Ha! Excuse me!”
As if to replace the soldier who had left with these words, Iris on horseback arrives.
Riding her horse in military uniform without any kind of armor, she looked as dignified and beautiful as if she had stepped out of a picture book.
She dismounted from her horse and bowed in front of me.
“We have successfully defeated the imperial army. We captured Richard and Matthew without missing them.”
After saying this, Richard and a bald man bound by ropes are brought to me.
This man is probably Matthew.
Richard, who I hadn’t seen in three years, was staring at me with anger in his eyes.
“Rex ……!”
“It’s been a long time, Richard. How are things going with Natasha?”
Natasha was an important person to me before the memories of my previous life entered my life, but after I became aware that I had been reincarnated, she became a stranger that I didn’t care about more and more as time went on.
When I first got my memories back, it was heartbreaking because of the jumble of emotions and memories of me and Rex in my previous life, but now I don’t remember any particular anger or hatred when I look at Richard’s face.
“Shut up! A lowlife like you should not disrespect me here! ugh……”
“Calm down, Iris.”
Iris drew her sword and held it to Richard’s neck in an instant, just as Richard became enraged.
Her eyes flared with anger and her body trembled slightly as she slowly returned the sword to its scabbard.
“If you say so, Rex sama…….”
Well, Richard can wait for now.
It must be quite humiliating to be tied to a rope like this, pressed against the ground and looking up at me.
Leave him alone for now.
“Hey, you are Matthew? The brigadier general.”
“….I have nothing to say to you!”
“Proud imperial spirit and all that. You know, that kind of thing doesn’t mean anything.”
Iris sighs and naturally agitates Matthew who is biting me.
In that instant, a blue streak appeared on Matthew’s forehead.
……… Yeah, you probably did that on purpose, didn’t you?
“Don’t screw with the empire! You’re as good as insects in front of the empire! Just be conceited! ”
“Oh, I see. Even though you can only serve as brigadier general?”
Woow, …… relentless. ……
I’m not saying that Iris has a bad personality, just in case you’re wondering.
Iris is not a bad person. She is saying things to make him angry on purpose to make it easier for me to get answers to my questions.
Iris is really good at manipulating people.
“Don’t be a fool ……! I have served the empire for a long time and have achieved results! I have no connections when I hold the rank of brigadier general!”
“But you were easily defeated by me, weren’t you? A woman less than one-third your age.”
“…… Ugh, that’s it. Why did you personally lead the army there? It was obviously a gamble to attack there!”
“It’s obvious, isn’t it? It was not a gamble, I went in because I could.”
Iris smiles confidently.
But I knew there was nothing false in her words.
Because Iris intentionally used herself as bait to pull out the cavalry, a force that could turn the battlefield upside down.
That too, she had told Claire and Serena that she would have them come around from the side and hit them in the back, rather than the front.
Therefore, the moment the cavalry came out, they succeeded in surrounding them with ironclads and crushing them.
“Your tactics were quite good. But it is too easy to read. It is the very definition of a schemer’s artifice.”
“Damn you ……, you monster!”
“I don’t think that’s a good thing to say to a woman, but if I’m going to hear it from my enemy, I’ll take it as a compliment. Rex-sama’s right hand man is no ordinary person.”
What? What is that?
I don’t mind if Iris is an ordinary person.
In fact, it’s not a good idea to be capable of too much, as I’ve been reminded to death over the past few years.
“Well. Shut up and answer my question. How many Imperial reinforcements are on their way?”
“Damn it, ……, who’s to say? I would never betray the Empire!”
You’re stubborn. ……
I think it’s beautiful loyalty, but from my side, it’s the most troublesome thing.
Why don’t you just talk quickly?
“It will be roughly 3,000. If Lionel’s army is defeated in this battle, there will only be enough men to occupy, not to fight.”
As soon as Iris said that, Matthew’s expression twitched.
It seems Iris has a bingo.
I should have asked Iris from the beginning.
“Well, Richard. You got caught so easily.”
“……..I was just caught off-guard a little bit! Otherwise, there is no way I would have been defeated by this woman!”
“No, I think Iris is strong even in a normal fight. You’re weaker than you used to be.”
“What!? Don’t spit out that nonsense, you trash! Are you saying that I am inferior to that woman?”
“Yeah. that’s what I’m saying.”
Richard’s face turns angry.
I think I might be having a little fun.
Rather than beating them to a pulp with weapons, it would be more fitting to break their pride and smash them to pieces.
“I’m a former S-class adventurer!”
“Iris is stronger than an S-class adventurer. And even that S-class wasn’t bought with money, you know?”
“Nah! T-That’s not true!”
To tell the truth, Richard is very weak.
But for some reason, he was registered as an S-class adventurer.
Well, other adventurers who joined the Sword of Heaven were dazzled by the money and power and were flattered by it all.
Why is that?
“Well, you’ll go down in history as the prince who lost by 200 with 6,000 men.”
“Ggh! Let me tell you something!”
“Iris, what do we do with him?”
“Absolutely no killing. The imperials will do everything in their power to crush us if the crown prince is killed. Now is not the time.”
“That’s right. …… Then send this guy back at random—!”
For a moment, I felt a killing intent and twisted my body as hard as I could.
Then a person came out of nowhere.
I couldn’t help but hold my tongue at the person’s appearance.
“Rex-sama!?”
“Houu, you avoid that one”
“Isn’t that a nice greeting even though it’s been a while since we met again? Gerard.”
The man’s name is Gerard.
He never took off his hood at any time and I have never seen his face.
He was the most troublesome man among the members of Sword of Heaven.
“I have come to bring back the prince.”
“Hee. That’s a good time. I was just about to send him back.”
“Hmph, of course. But that’s not only what I’m here for.”
“What’s that?”
“The elimination of Rex McFarlane. I would also like to get rid of Iris, the deputy chief, and other Mitsurugi if possible.”
The tension in the room rose at once at those words.
Iris has already drawn her sword, and the combatants are surrounding him.
Claire and Serena, who were watching over the prisoners, also noticed something strange and came nearby.
“It’s a very dangerous thing to do. But how can you, who is suited for the rear guard, defeat me in this situation?”
“I don’t intend to fight you directly when you avoid my first attack. Just …….”
After saying that, Gerard took out something.
It looks like a syringe, and he thrust it into Matthew’s neck.
“Guha? What are you …… doing?”
“While killing Rex and the others, I’m going to make you an experimental subject.”
I have a bad feeling about this.
All five of my senses were ringing alarm bells.
As Matthew began to writhe in agony, his body began to swell and discolor.
It was just like the time of Gedo, but on a different level.
A giant of a different shape, over 10 meters in height, stood before my eyes…
-Maiban