When we were all talking about what we should do from now on,
a soldier entered in a hurry.
「Reporting. The troops led by Lyle Gewalt-sama had arrived.」
「He finally arrived.」
「Finally arrived?」
Lyle Gewalt will probably take the command of the aristocracy union’s troops gathered in Shinju town.
In other words, the war has finally began.
Well, we must settle the matter about Azos first.
Rondo led Elena and I to welcome Lyle Gewalt.
「Lyle Gewalt-dono, thank you for coming all the way here.」
「Oh, Rondo Warstar. I have put you through the trouble of welcoming me.」
And then, Lyle Gwalt and I made eye contact.
「You, Seiji! How did you arrive here ahead of us!? Even Elena-sama!」
「Aren’t you just slow? More than that, after you left, more than 200 orcs attacked Ikebu town.」
Well, they were actually 300 orcs but the 20 high orcs were……
「W-, What did you say!? T-, Then, is Lela safe?」
You are worried about your daughter more than the town? Well, it can’t be helped.
「For the time being, Lela and the 100 soldiers are safe, as well as the Ikebu town.」
「I-, I see. That’s good…」
For a moment there, Lyle Gewalt had the eyes of a father. And he immediately reverted back to his stern expression―
「Rondo, does the other aristocratic troops have assembled?」
「Yes, we are all set. But―」
「N? Is there a problem?」
「Yes, we ascertained that Azos-dono had been colluding with the orcs.」
「What did you say!?」
We explained the past events to Lyle Gewalt and decided to interrogate Azos.
We moved to Rondo’s tent.
In front of Elena, Rondo, Lyle Gewalt and I were Azos and the Slums’ merchant, who were bound with a rope, seated.
「Azos, is it true that you have been colluding with the orcs?」
「No, I’ve been coaxed.」
「Well, coaxed by whom?」
「The orc over there!」
「Orc? That merchant?」
「Wa?」
Questioned by Lyle Gewalt, Azos had an expression of「Shit!」.
「Lyle Gewalt-dono, that is an orc disguised as a merchant.」
「What did you say!? Azos, you’ve been tricked even though you knew this guy is an orc?」
「T-, That’s……」
This fellow is stupid!
「Shit! Don’t act so proud, you dog who fawns all over the King!」
「What did you say!?」
Azos became strange when he had been cornered. He began to bite Lyle Gewalt.
「Under such a King, the country will continue to decline. Therefore, I turned myself into King and tried to make the country better…」
「Colluding with the orcs, you were just trying to destroy the country!」
「Destroy? Absolutely not. I let both the goblins and the orcs sweep away all the nuisances while I subsequently planned to become the King.」
Everyone inside the room looked at Azos with eyes of pity.
The orc merchant suddenly started to talk.
「Azos, you fool, the Goblin King, won’t make, Azos, King.」
「What!? That’s not what was promised!」
「Azos, you fool, once you finished your task, kill.」
「You tricked me! I provided you food as well as a place to live! 」
「The guy, who had been deceived, is the fool.」
Everyone in the room agreed on that opinion.
Really, what a fool……
「Curse you! Curse you!!」
Since Azos had become too violent, he had been returned to the cage by the soldiers.
Afterwards, the interrogation started all over again with the orc merchant.
「Orc, what is your goal?」
「Operation, already, commenced, too late.」
「What’s the operation.」
「Right about now, Goblin prince, attacking, Suga, Ikebu. Even if, move now, too late. Town, Goblin, occupation.」
「What did you say!?」
The goblin prince should’ve been killed in the Scab village, or could it be that there are more goblin prince?
「If you want, to live, escape. Then, we won’t, chase after you.」
「Unfortunately, you won’t be able to fool me because I’m not a fool like Azos.」
「You, not fool. I, not deceiving, you. Disappointed.」
But, it seems to be true that the Ikebu and Suga town are being targeted by the Goblin Prince.
Since Lela’s troops are there in Ikebu town, they are still better off than Suga town which is defenseless. Do I have no choice but to go?
While I’m thinking such a thing, the orc merchant started to suggest something.
「I’m, hungry. If you, want more, information, give me food.」
「Information? What kind of information?」
「Azos’, love, small human female. Azos, many, small female, gifts.」
「Small human female? ……Is it perhaps, pedophilia!? Where are those gifts at!?」
「Azos’, house.」