Chapter 116 Invasion Of The Empire (？)
The Empire's army failed to invade the Ortria Kingdom and was destroyed.
That information was covered up by the Empire's higher-ups, and a state of emergency was declared to keep it from the people.
However, it was unavoidable that rumors would spread within the country.
Especially since the Empire has many troublemakers inside.
"Eek!!"
In a certain town in the Empire, looting by these troublemakers was happening right now.
The Empire developed advanced technology and grew quickly, but it also created social problems like economic gaps and poverty among its people.
Those who were unhappy about this took advantage of the situation when the security forces were weakened by the overseas expedition and rose up with weapons.
...But that was just an excuse; most of them were just bad people trying to satisfy their own greed like thieves during a fire.
"Oops, gotcha!"
"Stop it! Let me go!!"
A woman, screaming and trying to escape, was caught by a bad man.
The man pulled her arm and leaned in close, inspecting her body.
"Hehe, there are surprisingly nice girls even in this countryside. Hey, can I take this one?"
"Do what you want, but make sure to clean up after you're done."
"Hehe, got it!"
"──Stop!! I have someone waiting for me...!!"
In her tearful confusion, the woman held a ring that showed she was engaged.
Seeing that, the man's expression twisted with even more pleasure in hurting her.
"I see, so you're one of those? Taken by the Emperor's orders, huh? Haha, too bad, your husband is already dead on the battlefield!! Killed by a knight from Ortria!!"
"That's not true!! He... Kafis will definitely come back!! He promised!!"
"Oh really? That's great. Well then, before he comes back, let me have a little taste."
"Ugh...!!"
Licking his lips, the man reached for the woman's clothes.
Thinking about the shame that was about to come, she tightly closed her eyes──
"...Huh?"
Suddenly, the man who was holding her fell down, and she opened her eyes in a hurry.
There stood a big man in a robe, holding his hand like a sword.
"Wha... who are you, you bastard!?"
The bad guys finally noticed him and surrounded the big man with their cheap swords.
The face hidden under the deep hood said nothing and just looked around to check the situation.
"Hey, Mr. Lygar! You were told to scout ahead, so don't run off alone!"
In the tense air, a bright and young voice rang out.
When she looked, a boy who seemed to be in his early teens was running over with a surprised face.
"Sorry, Neil. When I saw those bad people, I just couldn't hold back."
"I understand how you feel... sigh. Mr. Lygar, you look like a sensible person, but you're just like my dad and Mr. Leol..."
"Huh?"
It was a calm conversation right after knocking out a bad guy.
The big man, Lygar, reached out his hand to the woman who was frozen with her mouth open.
"Can you stand? Don't worry, it's okay now."
"Oh, yes... thank you very much..."
She wondered if it was really okay to trust these unknown people.
While hesitating, she took his hand and stood up, and the boy, Neil, pulled out his sword and stuck it in the ground.
"My name is Neil Granbell. I am the firstborn of the Granbell Family from the Ortria Kingdom!! Just now, this village is taken in the name of the Ortria-Euphemia Allied Forces!! Anyone who causes trouble here is like pointing a sword at our army!! Everyone, drop your weapons and surrender now!!"
"Huh...!?"
Hearing the name of the enemy in the war with her homeland shocked the woman, the bad guys, and the villagers who were running away.
She had heard rumors that the imperial army was defeated, but was it really true?
If it was true, had they already come this far?
What would happen to this village now that it was occupied by another country?
No, first of all... why did just 2 people try to help the villagers?
In the middle of many doubts and fears, the bad guys think that this declaration was a lie.
Maybe they thought that if there were only 2 people, they could handle it somehow.
So, they did not surrender and showed they were ready to fight.
"...I guess I still don't have enough presence. Sigh, I want to grow up fast."
"There's no need to rush, Neil. Carlot said you could become a knight even better than your father someday. Right now, you are still a kid, so let the adults handle this."
"It's fine to let you handle it, but don't go too far, okay? Just scaring them is enough."
"I know, don't compare me to Leol or Carlot."
Lygar stepped forward and took off his robe.
He showed his bare upper body, without even armor or clothes, took a big breath, and gathered strength in his body.
"Ggh!!"
His muscles pulsed, and the heat energy from inside him made the air shimmer.
The burning heat soon turned into flames, shooting up from Lygar's body like a pillar.
"You foolish ones who can only steal from the weak, watch closely!"
Lygar took a stance and pulled back his fist like a bow.
With a powerful shout and physical flames, his punch broke the sound barrier and created a loud shockwave.
"This is true 'violence'!!"
The crimson flames licked the ground like a cannonball, flying toward a distant bald mountain.
With a huge explosion, the flames lit up the sky and created a crater so big that even from far away, people could see it, smashing not just the bad guys' fighting spirit but the ground itself.
"Hmm... being straightforward is a good thing."
Seeing the bad guys throw down their weapons and bow down, Lygar nodded with satisfaction.
In front of such incredible power, the villagers were also unsure how to react.
If he wanted to, he could turn everyone here to ashes in an instant──amidst this tension, an unexpected voice reached the woman's ears.
"Aina... Aina!"
"Huh... Kafis!?"
Her fiancé, who should have been on the battlefield, appeared right in front of her.
The woman hugged by the running man shouted in disbelief.
"Kafis, why are you here...!! I heard the empire lost the war, and I thought...!!"
"Yeah, the empire lost. I was captured, and these people saved my life."
"What...!?"
The woman was confused about what it meant to be saved after being captured.
The man answered with a big smile.
"It's okay, the people of Ortria are not as bad as they say. They are all kind and polite. If we trust them, nothing bad will happen. After all... they have the healing saint with them..."
"I... I see..."
The woman looked a bit dreamy, worried if everything was really okay, while the villagers watched their exchange.
After that, it didn't take long for the villagers to feel the same way as him when they met the "healing saint."
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