Episode 149 Desert Battle/Start
The battle ended with Palvera becoming one of the prizes of a bet.
For some reason, I wasn't the only one who felt determined that we couldn't lose.
"Prince Milimos. You can't give Princess Pulvera to them!"
"That's right! That person is only happy when he is by Prince Milimos' side!"
The mounted soldiers from the Ambitose region sided with Pulvera unexpectedly.
When I asked why, the mounted soldiers began to explain the reason, looking a little embarrassed.
“After Prince Milimos finished his tough training, Princess Pulvera took care of him.”
“How many times have I felt jealous of Prince Milimos, who married that person who spoke kind words to him?”
The cavalry soldiers spoke like fans who adored their idol.
“I’m happy that you praise Palbella, but please don’t be a side-lover.”
I couldn't help but think about it, and he shook his head, thinking it was impossible.
"You don't need to worry. Anyone can see that Princess Pulvera is in love with Prince Milimos."
“It means that we like Princess Pulvera, who is completely in love with Prince Milimos.”
I don't really understand her psychology, but for now, let's understand that she recognizes the relationship between me and Palbella.
It also turns out that the mounted soldiers are full of determination to win this battle for Palvera.
"Then let's do what we've trained and try to win."
""of course!""
We were firmly united over Palvera and rushed into battle against the desert warriors.
The battle with the desert warriors ended when the commander was defeated or fell from Kamyu-ho-ho.
Of course I am the commander of my own army.
The commander on the other side is the oldest desert warrior who told me he would give me Pulvera.
We lined up about 100 meters away from each other, and the game would start only after the order was given by the family members who had offered to act as referees in the name of the Holy Nation. Tilt it.
This is a tightly packed formation, as is standard for tactics using cavalry, but the opponent's side is spread out widely.
The most predictable strategy would be to surround and annihilate us as a whole.
However, in this battle, each side had 50 soldiers each riding Camu-Ho-Ho. Even if such a small number of people were spread out thinly and widely, they would be as useless as blocking rocks thrown at us with thin paper in front of our breakthrough power that takes advantage of our group maneuvers.
And because it was spread out over a wide area, it was possible to distinguish the appearance of each of the desert warriors, so the location of the person who appeared to be the oldest desert warrior was completely obvious.
"Is it just a lack of thought, or is it a trap..."
Without being able to estimate the opponent's ability, a command was issued from the family who was located halfway between the two sides.
"Both of you, start fighting!"
Upon receiving the command, both sides begin to move.
We will advance in what is called a breakthrough formation, with me in the center and mounted soldiers with shields and mounted spears at the front. I headed in the direction of the person who appeared to be the oldest desert warrior I found among the wide spread.
On the other hand, the other side maintained a wide formation and ran towards them with their respective weapons raised, in what was called a spread attack.
"They look like us before we started training."
The soldier next to me made a joke.
Indeed, at first glance, the actions of the desert warriors seem like the movements of bandits who only know how to rely on numbers.
However, I wondered if these people, who were said to earn their living by fighting desert monsters, would be such an easy opponent.
"It's better to think of unknown opponents as being as strong as your family."
"Indeed. You will suffer less damage if you fight as if you were a strong enemy, rather than belittling your opponent."
With my words, the relaxed faces of Ambitose's cavalry soldiers regained their composure. Now I no longer have to make mistakes due to hubris.
At this point, the distance between me and my opponent narrows, leaving about 20 meters.
Now, brace yourself and make your first attack.
The moment I gathered myself, I heard the voices of desert warriors carried on the wind.
"-----Drama. Danza Savia."
"----Dancer. Vai Nanou."
"――――――A swarm of fire. Fuoco Mandra."
"! Watch out, magic is coming!"
At the same time as my warning, the desert warriors released magic.
As the sand on the ground was stirred up to close my eyes, balls of sand bouncing off the ground like super balls and small fires like swarming bees came towards me.
As for magic, all of them are of the kind of power that is not that big.
It was probably an attack to slow us down.
If our progress slows down, the power of our rush will be reduced by that amount, and we will have more room to intercept even the enemy's thinly scattered troops.
"Crowded, defensive formation! Break through the magic swarm at once and collide with the opponent!"
At my command, the leader puts his shield forward and pulls back his spear, the mounted soldiers on both ends also raise their shields, and the other soldiers, including myself, cling to Camu-Ho-Ho and lie down in the saddle.
A few seconds after I finished solidifying my defenses, I heard the sound of magic hitting the deployed shield. At the same time, this Kamyu-ho-ho makes a dismayed cry.
“Kyu-kyuk-ky!”
"Okay, okay, it's okay."
Just as I called out to the Kamyuhoho I was riding to calm it down, the soldiers around me were also controlling their mounts to avoid confusion.
After getting past the magical swarm, the enemy soldiers were already close in front of me. His next move seems slow, as if he didn't expect us to break through the magic without stopping.
"Prince Milimos! Commander, right in front of you!"
I looked up when I heard a loud voice from one of the soldiers.
Indeed, ahead of us, we saw a person who looked like the oldest desert warrior.
No, the fabric of the turban and the clothes must definitely belong to him.
"Take it! At worst, you can just drop it from Kamyu-ho-ho!"
Hearing my voice, the leading mounted soldier turned his spear and reversed it, thrusting the stone prong forward.
Without mistaking the aim, the enemy soldiers located in the path were blown away from the top of Kamyu-ho-ho and fell to the ground.
"With this, we win..."
While listening to the voices of the soldiers who were still holding out their spears, I took another look at the enemy soldiers who had fallen to the ground.
I couldn't tell right away because of his clothes and beard, but when he fell, the turban came off and I could see his face better, and even with the beard, his face looked young.
I can tell because we exchanged words up close. This is not the oldest desert warrior!
The moment I understood that, I hurriedly issued a new command to those around me.
"Don't slow down and run through Kamyu-ho-ho! What we have dropped is 'Kagemusha'!"
The soldiers of their own army, who were about to stop, immediately increased the speed of the Kamyu-ho-ho they were riding and departed from this place all at once.
As I drive away, I check my surroundings.
The enemy soldiers were approaching us as if to surround us, with bitter smiles on their faces as if they were ``defeated.''
Probably, after we were relieved that we had defeated the Kagemusha and won, he casually approached me and was planning to take me by surprise.
As proof of that, the moment I started running away, the desert warrior's expression turned so bitter that he almost clicked his tongue.
And the soldiers here, who had almost fallen into the enemy's scheme, had the same bitter expressions on their faces.
"The reason why they spread out so widely is to make us target the fakes."
"I'm in danger of losing through such a cunning method."
Seeing that morale was about to drop, I decided to speak up.
"You don't have to make that face. We were able to defeat one opponent while remaining unharmed, and also destroyed one of their tactics. This is an amazing accomplishment."
"As Prince Milimos said, it's true that we were one step ahead of the situation."
``Just when I thought I could win, I almost lost, so I felt strangely defeated.''
It seems like the soldiers' spirits have improved, which is great.
Well, it looks like the desert warriors are starting to get serious, and it looks like a full-scale desert battle will begin from here.
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