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“Put a word in for Kuku.”
“Kuku should have been detained in your camp…” Kiki replied awkwardly,
Sure enough, Kuku would have been blindfolded and thrown around into one of his tents by now.
Tell her to yell or rant so that my adjutant, Goat, can hear her. Yuichiro said, “Let her scream that the goddess will die if he doesn’t come immediately.”
The lines he had given Kuku were so incomprehensible that he had to laugh at them. And yet, he was also aware that dialogue with dramatic overtones was the most effective kind.
Eventually, after talking to Kuku for a while, Kiki said bitterly, “It seems like Lieutenant Goat is here…”
“What’s the matter?”
“Because of her sudden outburst, one of the soldiers beat up Kuku.”
“No worries, I’ll let her have it out with Goat later.” After saying something that would have been very challenging for Goat to say, he patted Kiki on the shoulder as if to quiet her down. Kiki, for her part, nodded her head, albeit with a trace of disappointment on her face.
“Tell Goat, that I’ll be taking command from now on. Get the artillery in firing position.”
Kiki swiftly relayed Yuichiro’s directives. But her face quickly took on a gloomy expression. “Lieutenant Goat inquires as to whether or not Captain Ogami actually said that. He seems to think that the Yellow tribe is in cahoots with the rebels to pull one over on them.”
This was something Yuichiro anticipated from his adjutant. It was clear that Goat shared his skepticism and cynicism. Yuichiro unconsciously lifted the corner of his mouth and said, “If you doubt me, tell him that there is no talk of letting Nikolai die in his hands.” After saying this, within a few seconds, he received a reply.
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“Please give us your instructions,” Kiki relayed Goat’s response with a puzzled look on her face. Kiki continued in a perplexed tone as Yuichiro stared at her. “Erm… Lieutenant Goat seems to be laughing out loud…”
After hearing this, not even Yuichiro could contain his laughter. He could almost see Goat’s belly hurting from laughing inside his head. After selecting the most effective threat with which to inspire his adjutant, Yuichiro couldn’t help but second-guess his own decision.
Then, with a loose-lipped smile, Yuichiro told Kiki. “Move the turret as close to the forest edge as possible so the shells can be fired and raise the angle of the turret’s outlet as high as possible using sandbags or other means. Tilt the turret as high as possible to send the shells sailing over the forest canopy.” Kiki pressed one hand to her ear and moved her lips in a small motion.
In continuation, Yuichiro instructed, with Kiki at his side, “Do not fire simultaneously but fire at intervals one by one. Kiki will give you the approximate distance from the point of impact. Do you understand?”
A few seconds later, Kiki answered back. “We’ll be ready within five wansu.”
Yuichiro nodded his head in exultation at the reply. “Order Tyet to dispatch the messenger bird to the regular army. Divide them into three units and surround the rebels from the left, right, and rear. Do not let a single man escape and crush them.”
Less than five minutes later, a message seemed to come from Kuku. “The preparations are complete. They are ready to fire at any time.”
“Then, fire.”
In the next instant after he said this shortly, the sound of artillery shells could be heard from far away. A whirring sound could be heard as a barrage of hells sped past in the sky. Below him, he could see the rebel lines in disarray, as if small insects were wriggling around.
A moment later, there was a dull thud as the shell landed. The shell appeared to have landed right in the middle of the rebel lines. He saw something red flying high in the air at the same moment the shell touched down. As the shells exploded, bright red blood splatter and severed heads and limbs flew into the sky.
“Have them revise their positions.”
Kiki appeared to be assessing the location of the landing and the turret as she fixed her gaze on the rebel lines. Her lips were busy moving even though she remained silent.
A second and a third shot were fired. The shells continue to rip people to pieces, not quite hitting the enemy’s turrets. However, the position of the impact gradually moved closer and closer to the turret. On the fifth attempt, Yuichiro’s troops finally scored a hit. When the shells struck their targets, the enemy turrets shattered with a loud bang.
“Good. Keep going until all the turrets are destroyed.” Yuichiro’s mouth smirked involuntarily.
The rebel lines that had been hit by numerous shells were strewn with blood everywhere. It was as if a red carpet had been draped over the ground in several layers. In the fiery setting sun, shards of what had been human beings covered in blood glimmered and shimmered.
After Yuichiro’s troops repeatedly adjusted their positions, the rebel turrets were being crushed one after another. The rebels, perhaps realizing that they would be outgunned if they continued on their present course, broke their forces into two groups. Half of them started marching in the direction of the forest. They most likely reasoned that if they stayed in the forest, artillery shells would not hit them.
Yuichiro called out to Kiki. “Can you send a message to your people?”
“Yes, of course.”
“From now on, the enemies will enter the forest. As soon as they get into the forest, start shooting arrows at the rebels from above to scatter their forces. Make them all wander off.”
As soon as he stated this, Kiki quickly relayed his message. Sweat was beading on Kiki’s forehead. Since she was simultaneously communicating with her own people and Goat, the amount of information processing in her brain was tremendous.
“After that, tell Goat and request him to send two companies into the forest. Put Tyet, Yama, and Belz in charge of the troops. Join up with the members of the Yellow tribe as soon as they enter the forest. Later, divide the troops into squads of around five men, with one Yellow tribewoman attached to each squad. We will engage in guerrilla warfare from thereon.”
“Guerrilla warfare?” Kiki looked at Yuichiro curiously.
[Is guerrilla warfare a word that doesn’t exist in this world?]
“It’s a guerrilla battle with a small number of people. When you come across errant enemy soldiers, you ambush them in groups and kill each one separately. Keep your distance from them but take them out quickly. As soon as they come across enemy soldiers, the Yellow tribe members should communicate and share their positions.”
“You mean to disperse the enemy and reduce their strength little by little?”
“That’s exactly what I mean.” When he returned with a broad affirmative, Kiki nodded her head in agreement. “Is it likely that they will light the forest on fire?” he continued. He would unquestionably set fire to the forest if he were on the enemy side. For him, it would be the quickest way to end this war.
Kiki shook her head slowly from side to side. “No, the water content in the trunks of these trees is high because they draw a lot of water from the veins of the earth. They would need to cover the entire forest in oil or gunpowder if they wanted to set this forest on fire.”
Yuichiro’s heart pounded with relief at Kiki’s response. His biggest worry was no longer a factor. Yuichiro turned his head to look at the enemy position and saw the final turret destroyed by a direct artillery shell hit. It was time for the enemy to enter the forest.
“Call one of your people that have good eyesight and intuition to come here. Have her stand guard at this spot and report any movement in the enemy camp immediately.” As soon as he said this, Yuichiro turned on his heel.
Kiki called out to him, flustered. “Where are you going?”
“I’m going to take command down there.”
“Are you going to join the battle too?” Yuichiro almost laughed in response to Kiki’s tone, which was almost accusatory. Her words gave the impression that he didn’t need to bother fighting because he was a goddess.
“Have you ever seen the picture of the Statue of Liberty leading her people?” As if in a puff of smoke, he blurted out the name of a statue that the inhabitants of another world would not have known.
Kiki looked at Yuichiro with a quizzical expression. Looking back at that expression, he continued. “The thing is, in any world, if you want to win, the hero has to go to the front of the line. Otherwise, the people will not follow behind.
Kiki’s eyes twisted as if she didn’t understand Yuichiro’s cryptic words. “Are you saying that you are willing to jump into danger?”
“I’m used to danger.”
“You should stay in a safe place.”
Yuichiro smiled vaguely at Kiki’s advice. “You want me to give orders to kill people from the safety and protection of my own home?”
“I’m sure that’s what the past goddesses have been doing all along,” Kiki said clearly.
Yuichiro laughed silently while shrugging his shoulders. “That is how those goddesses ended up broken. Before they knew it, they were mass murderers without even realizing how much blood was on their hands. Although I can’t exactly recall when I get my hands dirty, I do know that they are already black.”
Yuichiro lightly raised both hands and shook them left and right in a playful way. The wrinkles between Kiki’s eyebrows deepened even more at this gesture. With a wry smile on his face, Yuichiro continued. “When the mind and reality are at odds with one another, they eventually collapse.”
“That’s just a farce; that if you dirty your own hands, you will never be able to get back to the way you were. Additionally, it also explains why Lily-sama suffered from guilt for such a long time.”
At the mention of the name Lily-sama, Yuichiro slightly raised one eyebrow. “Who is Lily-sama?”
“The name of the second goddess who lived with us, the people of the Yellow tribe.”
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Omg thankies for the chaptuuuuurr
Imagining Yuichiro shaking his hands in a playful manner makes me swoon cuz hes soooo cute in my mind
Well hello past me i am rereading this.
Thank you for your hard work! And Happy New Lunar Year! I love how complex and well building are the strategies and war parts, it makes me really feel the story
When will be the next nsfw chapter?
Sorry to dampen ur expectations but I’m afraid it wouldn’t be until next arc (which starts at ch 44) 😅
I know, this warfare part takes a while so some of u might feel a lil bored. But, no worries! The story will pick more after this. So, pls keep on reading! 😉
is the life span of the goddesses the same as from the world they came from?