I Was Reincarnated as an Incompetent Villain Prince, and When I Was in the Dark for an Oshi, the Hero Seems to Have Lost His Temper. Apparently, the Hero Is Also a Reincarnated Person~
“Hnn? What is it?”
I notice that I can hear bells ringing outside.
Is it already morning?
I raise my upper body and look out the window, where I hear the loud ringing of bells.
As I think about this, Etra wakes up and opens her mouth.
“The bell rings, I think …… it’s either an emergency or a signal for an attack. ……”
“What! We’ve got to get out of here!”
I exclaimed and hurriedly got myself ready.
We went outside the inn, and there were adventurers and citizens.
I immediately rushed toward the adventurers and spoke to them.
“What’s going on?!”
“It’s all over. …… Huwei has fallen. ……”
The adventurers mutter in despair.
Probably because Kayo and Huwei are located quite close to each other, the information was immediately passed on to Kayo.
“?? How is that possible?!”
If Huwei fell, the next battlefield would be here in Kayo.
Fear, despair. I could only sense these two emotions on the faces of the people.
“The demon king’s army will attack one day. To be honest, now that Huwei has fallen, this Kayo will be finished. ……”
I have nothing to say in reply to the adventurer’s words.
Originally, many soldiers were sent to Huwei to fight against the Demon King’s army.
In other words, there are hardly any soldiers left now.
This is nothing more than a feeding ground for the Demon Lord’s army.
I was speechless at such a hopeless situation.
Then Etra came to me, looked me in the eye, and opened her mouth.
“Don’t give up yet. We can still fight. Reinforcements should be coming from the Kingdom of Harkim.”
“Reinforcements…… Oh, so His Highness Adele’s army is coming!”
One of the adventurers said with a huff.
If Adele’s army is coming, there is still hope.
But would we be able to withstand the attack of the Demon Lord’s army before his reinforcements arrive?
But we must not give up at this point.
We must hold out at all costs until Adele’s army arrives.
“All right, let’s go to the lord of the castle first.”
I said, and the adventurers nodded.
We headed for the lord of the castle to formulate a plan of attack.
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“How many men are left in Kayo?”
I asked the lord of the castle.
The lord of the castle thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“There are about 3,000 soldiers left. But the elite soldiers have already left to fight against the Demon King’s army.”
“You mean there are no generals here?”
I asked him that and he nodded quietly.
If possible, I would like to have 7,000 soldiers.
Of course, 3,000 soldiers are enough to fight the war, but when it comes to fighting the Demon King’s army, it’s a different story.
It is not just a matter of having a large number.
Soldiers without a general are basically fragile.
And I continued talking, keeping these thoughts in my head.
“Then is it possible for an adventurer to take command?”
“If you are skilled in military tactics, it is possible.”
The lord of the castle replies to my question.
If that’s the case, we can fight.
“Then I will command a thousand.”
When I say this, the lord of the castle looks surprised.
But now that he has no troops, if I don’t take command, we will surely fall.
Then the lord of the castle opens his mouth.
“Yes, I’ve been talking with you for a while now, and you seem very intelligent.”
“Then there are two more, one from the army inside Kayo, please. The other one is left to the adventurer Etra. Etra has commanded a small army in the citadel of the Kingdom of Harkim.”
When I said this, Etra looked surprised.
Well, it is normal to be surprised when suddenly asked to command an army.
Then Etra looked me in the eye and opened her mouth.
“I have indeed studied military strategy, but I have only …… a little experience in actual combat. ……”
Etra said and turned her face down.
But in here, there is no one else who can use military strategy anymore.
Then the lord of the castle opens his mouth.
“There are almost all defenders in here, and there is no one who is good at military strategy anymore. I would like to bet on what little hope we have. So, why don’t you use the military tactics you’ve learned?”
If the lord of the castle said so, even Etra could not refuse.
Etra looked at me and gave a small nod.
“I understand. I will take command.”
Etra said so strongly.
And the lord of the castle looked at her and gave a small smile.
“With a little patience, this war will be won.”
With these words, the lord of the castle stood up.
The adventurers, too, rose to their feet and shouted.
I could see a faint glimmer of hope in the eyes of these adventurers.
-Maiban