How To Subdue a Masochist Princess

The knights guarding Count Persen inside and outside the private room sensed the commotion and rushed over, but none of them were even a threat.

They were far worse than the Black Lion Knights before I took over as their leader.

They must have been sharp swords at one point, but did they become so dull after serving a corrupted lord in a remote territory?

"You savage! Where do you dare to go!"

"You are quite loyal. But you are going in the wrong direction."

—Whoosh!

There was someone who swung his sword wrapped in aura at the front with a fierce momentum, but it was just laughable.

Slow and weak.

—Thud!

I stomped my foot once and made the unknown man kneel on the ground.

But since he was a skilled enough person to spit out aura, he didn't explode in one hit.

"Kuhaak!"

"Run, run away…!"

Of course, behind the author, the knights of the countship, whose joints were already completely shattered, were crawling on the ground like earthworms.

They weren't even hit directly by a technique, but they were in that state just from the aftermath. What good are knights who are so weak?

If they had just strengthened their bodies with mana, they wouldn't have been defeated so easily.

They were pathetic guys who didn't even have the basics down.

"Wh, what… a spirit? Is it a spirit? Is there such a spirit in the world?"

"If you care about your life, stay still, but if you want to show off your misguided loyalty, come running."

—Kuguguk…

"K, Kwaaaaak!"

Meanwhile, the author, who was the captain of the guards of the Count Fersen family, finally put down his sword and expressed his intention to surrender, unable to endure the continued pressure.

I frowned at his behavior that seemed to lack even a shred of pride, but it was not the time to blame him for his dishonor.

Looking around, the detached room that had been destroyed by my punches had been transformed into a new appearance.

—Jjeojjeok…

"I'm sorry. I had no choice but to use the illusion because I was worried that the castle itself might collapse."

"No, you did a good job. I can finally give it some leeway."

The ice wall that the vice-captain had created to support the space instead of the ruthlessly destroyed inner wall of the detached room was.

As the temperature dropped in an instant, the hot and humid space that had been unpleasant became considerably more comfortable, and the gloomy atmosphere of the detached room became quite bright due to the beautiful ice sculptures.

Since we did the interior construction for free, shouldn't Count Fersen be grateful to us?

Of course, he can no longer reign as the master of this castle and the ruler of the county.

"What the hell! What kind of atrocity is this!"

"Just stay still, Count. I didn't make you and your vassals the same way because I wanted to interrogate you, not because you're innocent."

"What, what the hell!"

To summarize the outline of this operation, if you have enough power, there's no need to go all the way.

Regardless of time or place, in any form of battle, if you can surprise the command center and destroy it all at once, you can consider it more than half a victory.

Of course, the enemy leader wouldn't be so easily defeated, so such an act is closer to a fantasy than a strategy that is generally discussed seriously.

If it could be realized, what easier way would there be to achieve victory?

This operation had to constantly discuss uncertainties and variables right up until the very end, but at least so far, it seemed like it was getting very close to success.

"Wow, you did a good job. As expected of you. As expected of a monster raised by the General himself."

"What kind of embarrassing thing is that? The enemy was too weak."

At some point, Lord Randolph and several agents from the Counterintelligence Department emerged from the shadows and blocked the exit of the separate room, and soon a loud noise could be heard from outside.

"Whoo! Woo!"

"Sir Raoul! We don't have to do that anymore!"

"Oh, no. We've become too accustomed to it... I'm sorry."

It was a separate unit that had been ordered to immediately join forces in case of an unexpected situation if there was a clash with the enemy leadership.

Now that it was no longer needed, I should rejoin the main unit.

—Wriggle, wiggle…

Meanwhile, those dressed in black began to attempt regeneration in the ruins of the half-destroyed chamber, but were soon brutally sealed off.

—Kwakjik, kwakjik!

The taciturn heretic inquisitors who had never opened their mouths during the entire mission.

They were muttering something with a certain joyous air, crushing the squirming bodies of the men with their maces filled with divine power.

"It's obvious what the devil worshippers will do. To think that their tenacious vitality would be infinite. How foolish, how foolish."

"There is no place for a corrupted soul on this earth. They will be shattered into pieces and return to the side of the heavens."

During the Bartok Viscounty raid.

The way I dealt with Pietro was close to exploiting the weakness of his near-infinite regeneration power, but originally, the standard response was to suppress the attempt at regeneration itself with divine power.

The power that goes against the law is powerless against the power of order.

The divine power of the celestial gods has an absolute advantage over almost all regenerative abilities.

Beside the heretic inquisitors, the priests were forming a sacred barrier to confirm the kill. With this, the situation in the separate room was over.

—Gooooo…

However, Bishop Roberto, who had been concentrating with his eyes closed to form a sacred barrier, gradually took on an ominous color.

"…This is a big deal!"

"What is it?"

Even at this moment, a deep sense of anxiety appeared on the face of the devout priest who was constantly praying while making the sign of the cross with one hand and the other.

It seemed that he had sensed something.

"This isn't the real place! It's underground! A huge amount of magical energy is flowing out from the underground of the castle without stopping!"

"Oh, as expected... There's no way I'd be treated this way. Their mettle can't possibly be this much."

I had to go down to the basement, straight to the basement.

There was no need to stay here any longer. I looked straight at Lord Randolph and said.

"Lord Randolph. Please take care of this place with the priests."

"Hmm. There were already more than a few things I had to interrogate, so this is a good opportunity."

Aside from his intelligence skills, Lord Randolph's personal military power was also quite good, so if I left this area to him, there wouldn't be any more variables.

Thinking that, I headed straight to the central hall, which had become a mess, with the special force and the deputy commander.

It was because I needed to be properly armed before going down to the basement.

—Gyaaaaah!

—The savages have gone mad! Why did you let those guys in in the first place!

—Everyone! Kneel down and raise your palms high in the air! If you don't follow my orders, I will consider you all traitors and execute you!

Our wagons carrying our weapons were entering the main gate of the half-ruined banquet hall.

I was worried, but fortunately, they arrived on time.

"The weapons have arrived. You've all worked hard. It's time to return from being barbarians to being knights."

At my words, my men cheered and ran to the wagons, each taking their armor and swords, and quickly regaining their original forms.

"Hey, barbarians wearing armor?"

"We just came to enjoy the party, what the heck is this…"

The civilians and nobles who were detained in the middle of the party hall and the ballroom looked bewildered as if they didn't fully understand the situation, but I didn't have time to reassure them.

Now, I could feel it too.

The terribly disgusting momentum and the extremely evil aura rising from below.

"Vice-captain, you control the scene for me. I'll go underground alone."

"Captain! No! You have to bring a few priests with you!"

I was wearing a new black iron armor that seemed to have been carefully prepared by Eitri, so I grabbed my sword and lightly stomped my feet to measure the thickness of the ground.

"It might be too late. I have to get there as quickly as possible, so step aside for a moment."

"Captain?!"

The source of the magic was the underground space right under the ballroom.

There was no time to search for a passage. The nauseating magic was still growing stronger.

—Kugugugu…!

I drew my sword and poured all my mana into it, causing a huge aura.

It was extremely inefficient, so I wouldn't have done it normally.

If my master saw me like this, he would scold me for relying too much on my strength and committing ignorant acts.

However, since the time was of the essence, there was really nothing I could do.

5 meters, 10 meters… This size should be enough.

Instead of firewood, I became a lumberjack who cuts the bare ground, and slashed down with all my strength towards the ground.

—Kwaaaaaaaang!!

"Kyaaaaah!"

"Earthquake, earthquake! The ground is collapsing!"

"Monster, that savage leader or knight, that author is a monster! Run away!"

An act of destruction so ignorant that it could not possibly be called swordsmanship.

Still, I felt proud because I didn't lack strength.

"Captain? Captain!"

"Please, Vice Captain!"

I jumped straight towards the artificial sinkhole that had opened up between the crushed earth.

—Kuuuung!

Even considering that I had dug through the ground, the ceiling of the underground space was a bit high, so I had to fall for quite some time.

The place I arrived was a mysterious space filled with magic, a huge altar or something.

When I raised my head, those black-clothed people surrounded me.

As Bishop Roberto said, the real one was here, and the aura I felt from each of them was truly ferocious.

"You... what the hell are you? The passage must have been blocked, but did you come down through the ground? Are you even human?"

"Yes. You are definitely human. These days, those who have given up on being human keep asking me that question. Are you asking me that on purpose because you have doubts about your own identity?"

I answered the meaningless question of the one who was presumed to be the leader without thinking and looked around.

The scale of the magic that had engulfed the space was truly enormous.

The ones wearing black were all sitting around, chanting something like a spell, and it seemed like they were carrying out some kind of ritual.

I could feel an ominous feeling on my skin, as if anything could happen right now.

"Knight with great power. How could you be so dazzled by false lights... Oh, no!"

I could clearly see that they were just wasting time by talking nonsense, so I immediately took action.

—Kuung!

I crushed all the suspicious people lined up around me and sent them to the side of the demons or evil spirits they served.

—Crunch, Crunch!

I swung my sword and took care of all the ones who were standing still, enduring my momentum, whether it was because their bodies were quite durable or because of their magic.

"What the? Why aren't they coming back to life?"

I was prepared for a long and tough battle, but those who boasted such tenacity fell down dead.

A dark aura enveloped them, and instead of regenerating, they hovered in the air for a moment before dispersing.

Something felt off, but I decided to think positively for now.

"...You unspeakable beast. I will definitely kill you in the most painful way."

"Do you think such childish threats will have any meaning? You will die here."

After completely dealing with the thugs, I immediately approached the leader and swung my sword.

—Shhh!

However, the bastard's body disappeared immediately, and my sword strike only cut through the air.

I didn't dodge. The bastard literally disappeared. An unexpected situation within the expected range.

In a split second, I quickly made a decision.

Behind.

—Kaang!

I quickly turned my body and aimed my sword in the direction where I felt the killing intent, and with the sound of the blades clashing, the blow aimed for my heart was blocked.

The guy was defenseless until just before my sword strike. If he had shown signs of moving, I would have noticed it already.

"What, how did you block it? Did you sense the killing intent?"

"I've already met your subordinate who played a similar prank. If I hadn't noticed it at all, I probably would've been hit."

"Tch, that idiot...!"

However, since the body of the guy who was in his rightful place disappeared, it was obvious what had happened.

Teleportation. And, he must've been aiming for the rear.

The teleportation that the suspicious person I met a few days ago had used. It seemed to be a similar type of ability.

However, he actively used it in battle instead of running away.

He did quite a lot of annoying things. He was definitely not an opponent to be ignored.

Thinking like that, I was ready to fight with all my might for the first time in a long time.

"...You monster. I will definitely remember your face."

The body of the guy wrapped in a dark aura trembled, clearly showing signs of running away.

"Where!"

—Crunch!

"Krunch!"

I swung my sword at the guy's neck to cut off his breath, but it seemed that I had succeeded in teleporting in that short gap.

—Roll...

In the place where the guy had left, only a piece of horn that looked like a mountain goat's horn, but a little longer and darker, remained.

I picked it up and looked at it from all angles. No matter how I looked at it, it didn't look like something that would be attached to a human body.

"What is that guy's true identity? Was he a demon?"

Unfortunately, we missed the guy, but if we leave this to the priests, we will be able to figure out his identity before long.

Then we can track him down and finish him off.

"It's been a while since I've moved properly, so I'm a little tired."

I twisted my hunched body here and there to relax.

Still, for now, I was able to figure out where the really dangerous guys were before it was too late, so I was able to stop them from trying to do something grand.

I also defeated the enemy leader.

At this point, I felt like I could confidently report the results to my superiors later.

"Sir Wolfgang! Are you okay?"

"Chief, Chief! The situation is over up there! Reinforcements have arrived!"

I waved my hand to the friendly forces who arrived late.

It was our victory.

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