[Empire]

　Looking at the soldiers marching in regular lines, Violette let out a breath with her cheekbones.

''........It seems that the people of the royal capital have decided to fortify their defenses and endure.

　Muttering this, Violette crosses her legs on the chair.

''I don't like it. I feel as if I've become a little person who oppresses the weak.

　One of the cavalrymen laughed at such words from Violette.

It's a good thing that the people of the Atul Kingdom are also fools. If they can't stand up to the state-of-the-art golem force that our empire is proud of, eventually, one of the walls will surely fall down.

　Violette nodded lightly at the cavalryman's words and laughed.

''I want to move around on the level ground and somehow smash the golem that can't move quickly.

　When Violette said this, the soldiers around her burst into laughter. While laughing with everyone, Violette turned her attention to the top of the city walls surrounding the royal capital.

''Well........if you want to have a decent confinement battle, you should be aiming first at the golems that break down the gates and walls, and the breaking hammers, but......can you really surpass my imagination?''

　When Violette, who had a thin smile on her face, muttered that, red flames flared up on the city walls.





[Royal Capital]

'M-Maybe you should have aimed for it after attracting more! General!

　A middle-aged man in white robes told me that, and a mature man in luxurious armor gave a toothy grin.

''Fool, that's the kind of thing you do in a battle you can win! You're outnumbered and outgunned, so you're holed up!

Or is this a war that can't be won, after all.

　The man in white robes changed color, and the shorter man in armor raised his eyebrows.

'General Dukel! Don't talk to me in such a demoralizing way...!

　The short soldier yells at him, and the man called Dukel laughs loudly.

''Bwahahaha!'' I don't even know how much more we have to endure, and a confinement battle is just demoralizing!

　Dukel said, his mouth still in the shape of a smile, and his eyes narrowed sharply as he looked at the man in the white robe.

''It's a battle we can't win, but it's also a battle we can't afford to lose. Right now, we're outnumbered and outgunned in quality, but this one is trying to gather all the strength in the kingdom, you know? As time goes on, our numbers will outnumber ours!

　Raising his voice too loudly to explain to the man in front of him, Dukel continues, "We know that the Imperial Army is eager to destroy the Golem!

The Imperial Army knows that we are eager to destroy the Golem! Then tell them from the beginning that the tiger sorcerer's squad is trying to crush the golem! That would slow down the movement so that the golem wouldn't be destroyed for nothing!

Well, I see........you're stalling....

　Perhaps consumed by Dukel's power, the man replied while moving his head in small increments. With the man at his side, Dukel shouted to the surroundings.

''Alright, boys! The enemy will be the first to target the sorcerer! Protect the sorcerers at all costs, except those who shoot arrows! Do you understand?

　When he shouted that, the soldiers replied like an angry voice, and Dukel laughed out loud.

　At that moment, a soldier holding a shield in the front row of the city walls opened his mouth.

''Imperial forces, we're within arrow range!

That's the signal to start the war! All archers, hold your arrows at the ready! Let's go fancy!

　Dukel walked over the ramparts while giving instructions and glared at the golems that lined up at the tip of the imperial army.

''The breaking hammer won't come out until the infantry come under the ramparts, so you can rest easy! Their bows and arrows can reach us, but their fire cannot penetrate us! You can shoot all you want........?

　As Dukel walked along, inspiring his soldiers, a sound of slicing wind rang out, and a ground-shaking impact hit the city walls.

''Hey, what was that?!

　Pushing the soldiers away, he stepped forward and saw what looked like an iron spear piercing the walls of the city walls. Dukel, who confirmed it, looked up with his eyes like a plate.

''A golem, shooting arrows, oooh........?

　One of the golems in the front row of the Imperial Army.

　The golem, which is lightly armed compared to the others, was standing with a huge bow at the ready, even taller than its own height, which is more than twice that of a person.

　The golem stopped only one of them and began to nurse a new arrow on the spot.

　It is an iron rod that can be identified as an arrow because of the golem's huge body. It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you can get your hands on it.

''Hey! I ain't listening to you. It's a scam, Imperial Army. A spear thrust into the city wall from a distance that the arrows can barely reach from the top of the city wall?''

　Immediately after Dukel uttered that, the city walls shook, and a new iron rod pierced through the middle of the city walls.

　Seeing this, Dukel sniffed.

I was planning to confine myself for a month, but a week if I'm not careful... d*mn it, the cavalry can't destroy that golem by itself. Te........

　As Dukel was mumbling, a loud voice came from somewhere.

Hey, there's something out there! Something's coming up!

　At that exclamation, Dukel hurriedly turned his attention to the imperial army, but there was only the figure of the imperial army coming towards him, unchanged from the previous days.

''There's nothing there, isn't there...!

General! Ugh, up! Upstairs!

　As Dukel turned to shout at him, one of the soldiers pointed to the sky and shouted at him. And many of them, including Dukel, peeled back their eyes and were astonished.

　It was as if a large number of birds were flying in the sky, as if a flock of locusts were covering the sky, and a large number of small black shadows had appeared in large numbers.

　All of those black shadows were emanating from a mysterious object floating in the sky.

''Sho, General! A large number of black objects are coming from a mysterious flying object...!

I know it when I see it!

　Dukel stares at the sky while yelling at the confused soldiers.

''What the hell is that thing...! Dragon...no, human form, huh?

　In front of Dukel's eyes, forgetting to admonish the confused soldiers and looking up at the sky, a large number of black shadows descended to the ground in pieces.

　At the sight of them, Dukel involuntarily shouted.

''.........! It's a golem! The golem fell from the sky!