Chapter 301

Aegir POV

Landing Army . Zabrela .

Everyone, board the ship! Hurry up!!

Quickly, quickly, throw those heavy cannons in the river! Just get on board!

It temporarily looked like the Federation lost the battle, but the situation turned around when the mysterious black boats appeared .

The black boats charged into the enemy, were blasted from all sides with cannonfire, and unbelievably came out unharmed .

We dont have time to wait until they enter the harbor . If you can swim, take off your armor and jump in the water . Climb directly onto the boat .

Probably planning for it in the beginning, all the retreating Federation vessels turned around for an attack at the same time the black ships went into the enemys midst and started a chaotic fight large enough to make the wide North Teries river seem narrow .

Ally transport vessels took advantage of that gap to charge into Zabrela .

The Imperial fleet had their hands full dealing with the fight in front of them and had no time to be concerned about us .

Soldiers clamor about rowdily in the city of Zabrela to board the ships .

Of course the 105th division army under me are similarly pushing through .

The difference was that the other soldiers threw away any heavy objects, taking only their swords and shields with them, whereas the 105th division soldiers have abandoned even their swords and shields and are carrying the female prisoners with them instead .

I would have thought the female prisoners would resist, but they said Slaves who surrender to the enemy will definitely be killed and Ill do anything so I want to you take me with you, ultimately giving the soldiers no other option .

Boarding while carrying women how will the other corps commanders look at us?

It cant be helped . Weapons can always be made again, besides they can use clubs or pot lids in the worst case scenario, but theres no way women can be recovered once theyre gone .

I pat the head of the pouting Celia and then board the ship as well .

We dont have the luxury to embark neatly as a squad .

The boat at roughly full capacity separates from the shore and detours around the battle area towards the north coast .

Please . Rout the enemy fleet

Or at the very least, hold out until we get across .

The crew members pray while gazing at the battle .

Fortunately, the battle is still intense and the Imperial fleet doesnt seem to notice us .

No, they probably realized were circling around the battle on the downstream side .

They should not be able to turn their backs to chase us given theyre exchanging shots with other ally ships coming from upstream . We can get away like this .

Ah! They took down a black ship!!

When Celia shouted, the other nearby ally soldiers also let out an anguished groan .

I cant really see clearly, but apparently a black ship was caught in the explosion of an Imperial ship and both sank .

After that, the black ships which seemed invincible were getting destroyed one after the other .

There goes another .

Leviathan damn monster!

Among the fierce cannonfire, the enemy flagship ferociously rushes down and annihilates black ships and ally battleships alike .

Despite multiple direct hits from ally shells causing fragments of the ship to scatter and parts of the vessel to go aflame, the enemy flagship doesnt stop .

That ships captain must also be pretty reckless .

Yeah, just like Aegir-sama funyii, stop!

I stretch the face of the cheeky Celia when she offers a sarcastic remark .

They took down a third one!

The fourth its no good! The ship is tilting over .

We had the upper hand at one point and now the Leviathans rampage is tipping the battle to their favor again .

Seeing me go silent, Celia tugs on my sleeve .

Even if theyre defeated, we can get to the north coast . You dont need to do anything dangerous!

I wonder .

I glance behind me .

Even though theyre hurrying to evacuate, its not that easy to fit several tens of thousands of soldiers on board .

There are still soldiers in Zabrela trying to get onto the ships .

Once the battle is settled on the enemy side and they turn their attention to us, the half of the ships in the rear will be eaten up .

There are soldiers from the 105th division and girls on those ships too .

I wonder what would happen if I did something and saved the girls .

My stock will surely skyrocket . When it does

Everyone will let me embrace them . It might result in a huge orgy .

Aah, geez

Celia holds her head worriedly .

In other words, we win if that wildly rampaging flagship is crushed, right? Thats easy to understand .

There is no need for Aegir-sama to do something so dangerous though! In the first place, this isnt our fight

This battle is certainly the Federations business and not my own .

The outcome has nothing to do with me .

Even so, I want to win now that Im here .

Ive fucked women alongside the soldiers of the 105th division, so Im no longer a total stranger .

Its to save Sofia, although Ive also thrown out a squad .

If I just return to the north coast, Im sure various people would be angry .

I have to do my part to make amends .

B-but theres nothing we can do on the water!

I gently pat Celias head as she opposes more . I havent lived my entire life relying solely on my lower half .

Ive done some thinking .

I push my way through the soldiers watching the battle on deck and look for Schwartz .

Ah, wait . Not the nose Im getting all wet

The perverted horse was not paying attention to the battle at all and was instead rubbing his nose into the ass of some prisoner girl .

I give his mostly healed ass a slap before jumping on his back .

Sexy time is over . Lets go .

Aww, I was almost there

When I point my longsword at the enemy flagship, Schwartz looks at me like Im stupid .

He must be saying something along the lines of Go swim by yourself .

How impertinent of a perverted horse . Ive thought it through .

The ship were on has been making this dull clanging as its moving for a while now .

Wreckage from a destroyed ship in the continued battle floated from upstream and hit the bow .

I look at the water and call out .

I want to get to that ship . Can you help me out here?

It would take several hours to swim from this boat to the Leviathan whereas it wouldnt take five minutes for Schwartz if he gallops at full speed .

A pale arm comes out of the water and makes the OK sign .

Schwartz hesitates to go in the water, though he realizes that the white hand belonged to a woman . He resolves himself after sighing .

Alright wait, hey .

I feel my back getting heavier and turn around to find Celia and Pipi riding as well .

Pipi is even clutching Messerschmitt, who senses danger and is trying to get away, to her chest .

I wont let you go and leave me behind .

Pipi will be useful too!

They dont want to leave .

Gosh, dont do anything dangerous,

I dont want to be told that by Aegir-sama!

Right!

If we keep talking and the Federation fleet loses, Ill look like an idiot . Lets head out now .

Go, Schwartz .

At my signal, Schwartz runs on the deck and jumps onto the water .

The other soldiers and that one familiar commander stare blankly .

The heavy Schwartz created a huge splash when he fell rather, landed with a satisfying plop on the water .

W-why is he on the water!?

Look there! A piece of debris no, theres a path!

The scrap and ruins of ships scattered all over are being gathered in front of us in the form of a path .

After checking his footing, Schwartz quickly picked up his speed .

Heave ho . Heave ho .

No pointy ones, only flat .

Fuunyii~ so heavy~

Our allies probably cant hear anything because of the roars of the cannons, but they might hear some slight whispering coming from the water if they strain their ears enough .

Mirumi and the children are swimming ahead of me with pieces of rubble and holding them steady .

If one was not aware of the secret, it would appear I was using some strange magic .

I hear astonished voices behind me and some even praying to God .

Go as fast as you can, youll become a target if you take it easy .

Schwartz dashes swiftly in response .

This is what makes using special medicine on the ass of such a perverted horse worth it .

If hes still late, Ill smear some mustard on him .

Our aim is only that especially large one . Stay away from the other ships if possible .

It wont be funny if we carelessly wander too close and get blown away by a cannon .

You got it~

There are too many to avoid~

The rubble path snakes around until it reaches the center of the enemy where ships are more densely packed together and we inevitably have to pass by getting close to the other vessels .

Starboard cannons are all lost, you say!? Eei, turn the ship around and point the portside cannons at them . Shoot until you run out of

We run right past and Imperial ship . My eyes meet with the yelling man .

That person who has the appearance of a ship captain and his fellow soldiers wipe their faces with towels several times before looking at me again .

Schwartz runs off like the wind during that time . They somehow let us pass .

Up ahead, that piece of wood isnt floating .

What should we do?

I hear the children crying .

Because of the current, the piece of rubble hit something sharp . Ill have to go around it

I look around and point to one of those black ships . The deck of that ship seems close to the water and easy to jump on .

That thing is low . Lets ride across it .

The rubble path makes a big turn .

I realize when I get close that enemies have boarded the black ship and are engaging the crew in close combat .

Unfortunately, I have no time to provide assistance .

Ill be borrowing this for a bit .

Schwartz jumps in amongst the fighting allies and enemies, passing right through the middle of the ship .

Dont hand over the ship! Drive them away youre kidding, right?

Its over once we get on board! Steal the ship eha horse cavalry?

Both sides stop fighting to stare absentmindedly at me .

I look down at the water on the other side of the ship after running through the narrow deck .

There seems to be plenty of wreckage here so a path can be comfortably made .

Sorry for interrupting . Continue as you were .

The on board battle has come to a complete halt . I screwed things up pretty bad .

Schwartz neighs and looks at me .

Is he saying his hooves hurt because that ship was made of metal?

Oh quit whining . Ill get a girl to tend to you later, so be quiet and keep running .

His speed increases . Heh, this perverted horse is so deplorable .

After that, more enemies would rub their eyes before staring dumbfoundedly at me, and its thanks to that I didnt get blasted . The Leviathan is finally close now .

Looking up close, this thing is incredibly huge .

So thats how it routed our allies .

It was like a castle floating on water . Whoever made this did a good job .

Numerous cannonballs from ally ships must have hit as there are many holes on the broadside, although they probably seem quite trivial considering how big the ship is .

Its too tall . Itll be hard to jump on!

Yeah .

The side of the Leviathan is practically a wall .

Its not at a height where we can hop over .

That .

I point to a destroyed Federation battleship sinking close to the Leviathan .

The bow of that boat is pointing at the Leviathan while its tail end is slowly being swallowed by the river .

It might be possible to jump from that ship to the Leviathan since there is still quite a bit of the bow sticking out .

Without delay, Schwartz changes course while Mirumi and the children swiftly create the path .

Show me some guts .

Schwartz shakes his head slightly, then picks up speed before jumping onto the sinking stern, running toward the bow while accelerating further .

Having done their jobs, Mirumi and company wish us well by waving their hands . Thats a little scary .

I stepped on a few Federation soldiers corpses on the way, but please forgive me since Im going to avenge you .

If they appear as a spirit, I can say it was Schwartz who ultimately stepped on them so I want him to be haunted .

I run through the obstacle-filled deck and eventually approach the bow .

The slanted bow is perfect to jump off from .

If we cant reach like this, nothing will reach .

Jump, Schwartz .

Go Schwartz!

Do your best, Schwartz!

Schwartz waits until he runs out of space before stepping firmly on the tip of the bow and pushing off .

The leap made with a running start really made me feel like I was flying through the air .

The enemy ship drew closer and closer and I could see the dropped jaws of the enemy soldiers .

Oh, I see a dark-skinned beauty on the deck .

No good! We wont reach!

It was a magnificent jump, but we are one step too short .

We stall at the zenith of the leap and begin to fall .

Schwartz turns his head around as if to say sorry .

No, you did well .

I take my legs off the stirrups and stand up on the horses back . Celia and Pipi realize my intentions and do the same .

Well reach like this .

I plant my foot firmly on Schwartzs head and jump off .

Im sorry .

Aisah!

Celia and Pipi push off his back and take off .

We fly even higher in the air after using Schwartz as a jumping platform in midair, who continues to fall with a sad face .

The lightweight Celia sticks her landing beautifully, while I tumble onto the deck, and then pull up Pipi who barely manages to cling to the rail . There was a loud splash as Schwartz falls into the water below us .

Mirumi is there so he wont drown .

Boarding successful .

I draw my longsword and ready it at my hip .

This ship is huge . There should be plenty of enemies . Its going to be a harsh battle .

eh?

oh?

Err who are you guys?

The soldiers loading the cannons on deck stare blankly at us .

The enemies extinguishing the fires on deck and the commanders giving orders to fire the cannons are also all looking with their jaws gaping .

It looks like they dont know whats going on . It was a sudden appearance after all, I guess they need a signal to start fighting .

I take a step forward and swing my sword around .

Gugaahh!

Uwaaah!!

The gunner, lookout, and commander get sliced and fall into the water, dying the deck red with blood .

E-enemy attack! They climbed on board!

Time for close combat! Intercept them!

More soldiers spring forth after the yelling .

Celia, support me from behind . Pipi, sneak into the ship while were creating a mess and burn up everything you can find that seems flammable .

We dont have to kill all the enemy soldiers . We just have to sink this ship and well win .

Leave it to me!

Aye!

And so the fight begins .

There arent too many of them . Surround them and take them out!

Ill take the right gyah!

Im not going to wait until Im surrounded .

I charge at the enemy and swing my longsword .

The enemies on the water are wearing light armor so its still going to be easy for me .

I cut through the side of the first enemy, turn around and thrust my sword into the throat of the second .

I twist my blade and tear through his neck before splitting the head of the third enemy .

I grab the short spear of the fourth enemy and toss both him and his weapon overboard, then deliver a front kick to the face of a fifth enemy who slips through, and finally swing my sword down on the head of the sixth person behind him .

Thats six for me .

I wont lose!

Celia stays close behind me, taking out the two crossbow soldiers aiming down from the top of the mast in front of us with her short throwing swords .

One of them drops his weapon before falling down himself, while the other one misfires and hits one of his allys back .

Celia charges at one soldier who circles around and approaches from diagonally behind me .

Bitch!

The enemy swings his sword down in a panic, which Celia dodges using the least amount of effort before counterattacking .

When the first soldier collapses in pain due to his thigh getting slashed, another enemy approaches Celia with a spear .

That thrust!

Celia parries the attack by tilting her small shield and then proceeds to bash the mans face with it .

Guah!

The swift Celia is not going to miss the chance to finish off the reeling man whose nose is now bloody .

He gets his carotid artery cut while he holds his bleeding nose and writhes on the ground in pain .

The girl is strong too! Lets gang up!

Three soldiers crowd around Celia .

That might be too much even for her .

Go!

The enemies charge all at once on the signal .

Crouch down, Celia .

Right!

Celia brings her body low to the ground before worrying about defending herself . Im happy that she trusts me so much .

My longsword sweeps slightly above the head of the crouching Celia .

Six arms and three upper bodies fly over Celia, leaving the bottom halves to collapse in front of her .

S-so strong!

Gather more men! Stop firing at the enemy ships for now, gunners and reloaders pick up your weapons .

The enemy halts their bombardment on the Federation ships and decides to deal with me first .

Now, the gunners of several hundred cannons will come flocking to me .

There are too many of them . I dont know if we can hold out until Pipis done

The enemy quickly fills the vast deck of the ship .

I think Ill have trouble even with my longsword .

Suddenly, my eye stops on something .

Hey Celia, do you know how to fire a cannon?

Ive studied the process briefly .

Oh, good .

Then shall we try it?

Eeh? Are you-!?

I grab one of the cannons installed in front of me . The aim was adjusted not too long ago at our ally ships so it should be loaded with gunpowder and a cannonball .

The on-deck cannons can only move in a fixed range so they cant be used to fire at their own ship .

Otherwise, we would have been firing away non-stop as soon as we got on the ship .

Hmph!

I pull hard on the cannon to rip off the hinge and nails fixing it in place .

What is that guy trying to do?

Hes picking up the cannon! Even the small deck cannons weigh 200 kg!

I have the longsword in my right hand and the cannon on my left shoulder . Now I can freely aim it .

Monster!!

After cutting down the enemies running at me with my sword, I lower my hips .

My target is the group of tightly packed enemies .

Celia, shoot .

Yes!

The enemies facing the barrel of the cannon visibly get shaken .

Hey, hes holding it to shoot!

Youre kidding!

Celia puts a lit torch up against the back of the cannon .

At the same time the cannon roars, I feel a tremendous recoil on my shoulder .

Gyaaaaah!!

The Leviathans deck is wide, which is more obvious now that Im on board .

My cannonball flies toward the center of the group of enemies .

A dozen screams resound and fragments of flesh and blood spray out like a fountain .

Hahaha, bullseye .

I drop the fired cannon and pick up the next available one .

Here I go, the next one!

Celia lights the back of the cannon again, which launches a projectile that flies and lands on the deck slightly in front of the group, rolling on the ground and taking out a line of enemies . Fortunately there are plenty of cannons on the deck for me to use .

One more time!

This time I aim up at the crossbow soldier on top of the mast and blow the mast to smithereens .

The enemy soldiers are completely falling back . Now is the chance .

This is the flagship so the enemy general should be on board . If I finish him, the ship will be as good as sunk . Its not like I dont have faith in Pipi, Im just doing what I can .

Were charging in .

Right!

Celia replies cheerfully .

Chargeeee!

Uoooooooh!

Dozens of enemy soldiers respond to the commander .

Its two against everyone where both sides are charging head-on .

To increase my options, I dual wield my longsword and Dual Crater .

Put your spears in front and skewer him .

Im charging right at them so the enemy can easily prop up their spears and charge at me .

Whos stupid enough to run into them though .

Hmph!

I swing my sword before the fierce fighting begins, sending trash like wood shrapnel and scrap metal on the deck flying .

Guwah . Ow .

Depending on how I hit the garbage with my brute strength, it is enough to make the enemies faint .

I jump into the hole opened in the front of the messed up formation and swing both my swords .

The Dual Crater cleanly slices through enemies, while the longsword forcefully tears through the enemy soldiers bodies .

Celia is protecting my back, and also taking out the crossbows camped out on top of the masts before they could fire .

I already have a strong dislike of crossbows, so theres no need to hesitate to massacre all the shooters .

We make our way forward while cutting down enemies, eventually approaching the place on deck prepared as the