Crush the Mechanical and Grotesque Puppets! 2

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I dont I dont understand?

Those words were muttered by a large man with a scar on his cheek.

It was General Orbos, the central figure among the Duke Faction nobles, who had been leading the coup dtat plan, using Duke Daychib as a figurehead.

He stood dumbfounded, watching the battle-torn Third Plaza from behind.

What what is this strength?

Fighting before his eyes were his own army, the full-body armored legion, and the Kingdom Armys so-called Royal Capital Unit.

The Royal Capital Unit, which also handles security in the royal capital, is the most specialized unit in urban warfare within the Ashgo Kingdom Army, and are highly mobile elites.

It seems they caught wind of General Orbos and the others coup dtat plan, and as soon as they marched out of the Dukes mansion, surrounded them and initiated combat in an attempt to apprehend them.

But what left General Orbos dumbfounded wasnt the strength of those elites.

It was the strength of his own full-body armored legion.

Pipiii, pipi!

Uwaaaaaaaaah!?

Guh, ga!?

Gyaa

Even now, with just a single horizontal swing of a large sword by one of the full-body armored soldiers, several Kingdom soldiers were blown away.

Of course, the Kingdom soldiers werent just taking hits, they seized the moment when the full-body armored soldiers swung their large swords, jumped at them, and tried to thrust their blades at them.

But all their desperate resistance, it was all in vain.

Their desperate attacks, every single one of them, were nullified by the full-body armored soldiers thick armor.

Pipi, pipipi, kyururururu!

Gaaa!?

D-Damn iiiiit!

And once again, one after another, they were struck down by the full-body armored soldiers nonchalant attacks.

It was truly an overwhelming difference in strength.

But then, why?

Why is General Orbos dumbfounded?

When his own army is winning?

Its because.

Who who are they in the first place !?

Those full-body armored soldiers, who should be his own army.

Soldiers with overwhelming strength, all with the same physique, as if they were the same person.

He doesnt recognize their appearance, or their names.

Ugh!?

And then, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his head, and the general clutched his head, even through his helmet.

Wait wait, wait, wait Todays uprising wasnt supposed to be with those full-body armored soldiers, but with my own forces who had infiltrated the royal capital beforehand huh?

And with that headache, his mind suddenly cleared, and questions flooded General Orboss brain.

Huh? To begin with, hmm? Infiltrate the royal capital with my own forces beforehand? Hiding their weapons so they wouldnt be detected by the Kingdom Army? Eh? How? Were we planning to win against the Kingdom Army with such a small number of people that wouldnt be detected? Hmm? Huh!?

And then, he realized that his past actions and thoughts were full of inconsistencies.

The blood drained from his face, and cold sweat ran down his back.

A coup dtat!? Am I am I staging a coup dtat!? What nonsense!? No, I dont want that!! The reason I approached that idiot Duke this Hmm!? Wh-What is this armor Im wearing!?

He finally went into a frenzy, frantically trying to tear off his own armor.

The armor hes wearing is similar to the ones worn by the full-body armored soldiers fighting on the front lines a heavy, grotesque armor with geometric decorations.

Occasionally, green light leaked from its joints, and since he could move without feeling its weight, General Orbos understood that this armor is some kind of magic tool, and quite a high-quality one at that.

But even so, it felt unpleasant.

He doesnt remember putting this armor on himself.

He was wearing it before he knew it.

No, wait !?

No, he does remember putting it on.

Thats right, he remembers this.

He remembers enthusiastically declaring that hell change the regime of this country, laughing boisterously, and putting this armor on, as he was told.

Without any questions.

And then, together with the full-body armored soldiers who had surrounded him at some point, he raised a war cry, left the Dukes mansion, and started fighting the Kingdom Army

A-A-A-Are you alright, General, General!? Are you feeling ill!?

At that moment.

A ridiculous voice, inappropriate for a battlefield, called out to General Orbos, who was still confused.

He hurriedly turned his head to the side, and there stood a mage dressed as a jester, with his face painted completely white.

Chuu bos

Thats right! Im everyones idol, the cheerful, cheerful Chuuubos-kun!

In contrast to General Orboss pale face, Chubos was grinning from ear to ear.

This jester, still smiling, danced towards General Orbos, and then.

Now, look into my eyes!

He brought his face close and made eye contact with General Orbos at point-blank range.

And then, Chuboss eyes glowed an eerie green!

The moment he saw that light General Orboss thoughts, which had been confused and panicked began to cloud over.

He was enveloped in a comfortable feeling as if dozing off in a warm bed.

Hey, hey, General Orbos Dont think about the details.

And this jester whispered to General Orbos, smiling.

Yes

General Orbos, with a drowsy face, gave a vague reply.

Hey, General Orbos, youre a serious guy, right? Youve been studying hard your whole life as a warrior, as a military man, right? Strategy, combat techniques, all sorts of things.

Yes

But its a shame, isnt it? Because there are no wars where you can use those skills! So you have no choice but to start a war yourself, right? A coup dtat, right?

Well

Its fine, okay? This is the Golden Continent. There wont be any wars with other countries. The gods will interfere, you see! They dont want to ruin the Golden Continent, the food storehouse of this world.

Yes

Bugs like the previous king of this country wont appear anymore! The only future left for this continent is preordained peace! In other words, the gods are saying that you, as a military man, are worthless! Hey, General Orbos, are you a worthless man!?

No

Thats right, isnt it!? Youre not worthless, are you!?

Ah

Then you have to prove it, dont you!? Your worth, in war! Make a name for yourself!

Ah!

See? Nows not the time to worry about the details, General Orbos! Right!?

Youre right!

Now, fight, General Orbos! Slaughter your enemies and shine, as you are! The one who decides your worth is not the gods! Its you!

Oooooh OOOOOOOOOH!!

At first, General Orbos only gave half-hearted replies, but gradually, his voice regained its energy, and finally, he shouted!

And then, he swung the large sword in his hand, round and round with one hand!

The wind pressure made Chuboss jester attire flutter!

Hmm? I dont know what happened, but it seems I was blown away by a cowardly wind!? Chubos-dono, thank you for bringing me back to my senses!!

Finally shouldering the large sword he was swinging, General Orbos grinned ferociously with a determined look in his eyes!

Its fine, its fine! Its fiiine!

Chubos also spun around again and chuckled!

Ah, its really so funnyyyy!

And finally, he muttered, mockingly, but his voice didnt reach General Orbos.

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Now! There are no more vanguards of the wicked and ignorant council faction nobles to stand in our way, holy warriors!

After looking around at the Kingdom soldiers lying dead in the Third Plaza, General Orbos declared.

Listening to him were the full-body armored warriors.

They stood still, silently, emotionlessly, listening to the generals words.

We will begin our advance! Our destination is, of course, the royal castle, and the throne that awaits its lords return!

Powerful words, filled with spirit.

There was no longer any hesitation in his heart.

Hes currently filled with a sense of omnipotence and self-affirmation.

Overflowing with fighting spirit!

Now then All forces, advance!!

And then, he gave the order.

It was at that moment!

ZGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!

From the opposite side of the plaza from General Orbos and the others from the direction of the royal castle, a tremendous roar echoed, and then

By someone short, wearing a jet-black armor-like garment and with deformed arms extending from their shoulders the full-body armored soldiers around them started getting blown away, one after another!!