Hisshou Dungeon Unei Houhou

Side: Yuki

For now, Id like to go with about half the weapons and half the food, but only as much as I can carry. Otherwise, it wouldnt be an escape, but it would be suspected as a handout

Okay

The princess noticed immediately afterward, but it seems that she wasnt as energetic as before.

No matter what happens, dont mess with us. Even the villagers. If such a thing should happen, well have to fight back

I understand

Haa, we are not getting anywhere like this. Jessica, have you brought enough food for her to last the entire trip to the city?

Yes. Its probably no a problem. It will be somewhat lacking, but she wont starve

I let Jessica, whos behind me, assess the situation.

What can I say, shes sure convenient to have. As local people, of course.

Of course, Ria is also here. Theres no guarantee they wont say something like, Youre in the palace, Jessica!!. (TN: It is a phrase from the Edo period, in which no matter the reason, if you drew a sword in the palace, you would be killed.)

Well, I dont think they will do something to harm her.

Forgive me, Jessica

After Jessica speaks, the princess says such words in frustration.

No, princess, under normal circumstances we would all be beheaded, or all the women would be used as playthings. As long as Im the only one staying and everyone is safe, I have no complaints

If only I didnt lose

Im happy you feel that way. However, if you go back on your word, this time you would be killed. So please, keep your composure. Ill be fine, Ill use this body to ensnare Yuki and bring him in front of the princess as your subordinate

Eh? Whats that? So scary.

Its a joke of course, but this is the best way to avoid antagonizing us.

Theres no shortage of possibilities with Mauve and Steve, but Im the one with the most power behind the scenes.

Indeed, a word from me can change everything.

I see. Yes, Im looking forward to that day!!! Take care of yourself. If you do have a kid, dont be hard on him, okay?

Of course. That child is not guilty of anything

Are they assuming that she would have a kid?

No, if youre a prisoner and a woman, the best measure to prevent someone from escaping would be to make born a child full of love.

So, in some way, you can ensure your safety despite being a prisoner. Of course, only if she becomes my girl.

Of course, I dont intend to do that. Ive got my hands full right now, and even though my wives are nearly half pregnant and I have fewer nighttime partners, I still do it every day.

For the time being, Im not going to treat Jessica like that. Well, if you come to attack us, she may be treated worse. Youre going to have to come up with a good excuse to convince the Zilba Empire

I dont want to fight with you and your mercenaries, either

However, isnt there a chance that you, the princess will be executed for this failure?

Althought the possibility is not zero, its almost impossible

Indeed. Its impossible

Why is that? You came here to subjugate them with orders you got from above, right? Im sure theres a fair amount of punishment for failure. Or are you going to report that you completed your orders?

Yes, the princess will report that she completed her orders. Or rather, she will say that there were no targets to be defeated in the first place

Ah, I see. Shell say something like, the demi-humans escaped, or that the escaped soldiers are lying?

Thats right. The former. That they escaped before she could do anything

What do you plan to do with those noble survivors? They are going to say a lot of things, arent I right?

You dont have to worry about that. In the first place, the nobility forced us to move without consulting others, so even if what we say is a lie, they would have no choice but to shut up. If she has to go further, she will just say that there were a few orcs during the battle, or rather, I killed one orc, and report that I died in the battle

That way, it would explain how my army was damaged, but the fact that we defeated the orcs wouldnt make it a disadvantage. If a noble told that I was lying, nobody would believe him. In fact, I was planning on escaping at the end and I wont dig my own grave purposely

Fumu fumu, all of that just because of one orc?

Its a good thing that I called the weakest summons I could to test the waters.

After all my orcs are on par with Steves unit.

But, are you okay with that? Wouldnt be the demi-human suspicious of you if we escape? Or did you talk with them?

Then Ill have all of you escape together

Ah, youre right

Theres a precedent of soldiers being released from their side. Moreover, they have been complaining about our results, so we have been working with the villagers to keep an eye on the prisoners. Thats why, when you run away, you can even shout that the demi-humans were careless and let you go. That way our stance will not worsen. In fact, Ill let you escape when Ill leave all the surveillance to the demi-humans, so everything is OKAY

I see. So that way your stance wont get worse, huh?

Now its up to you, the princess to escape. I dont mind if you hurt the demi-humans a little

I understand

After that exchange, we split up.

Now it only remains to wait for the results.

A person from the human race has escaped!!

One villager raises his voice.

What the hell were you doing!!

Im sorry, I took my eyes of a little and in that gap!!

Gather everyone!!

Its impossible! There are more people escaping than there are in the village. Theres nothing we can do about it!!

At night, at the scheduled time, such a commotion can be heard over here.

Now, its time to show ourselves.

Whats going on?

My other wives and Mauve and the others pretend not to know, and they look as if they have learned about the commotion for the first time.

So you all were the one who let escape that womans army!!? Do something about it!

Huh? Can you capture 2500 people in the dark? Or rather, gather everyone in the village and prepare for defense immediately!! Theres a good chance theyre going to attack us!!

Guu, its exactly as you said, Ill gather everyone in the village!!

After saying that, one of the guards starts running.

Now, everything is going as expected. As public stance, well be in an emergency state, and stay holed up. After some time, we will go to talk to the village chief

I understand

Okey. I cant wait to see the looks on their faces

Fufufu I wonder what kind of face will they show when they are apologizing?

Riel and Kaya are frankly black-hearted, but as for Tori, she replies expressionless, so its scary.

Now, do you want to explain to me what just happened?

Two hours later, in the dark, we were summoned to the elders house.

Im sure you already know, but every soldier of the Zilba Empire that you have captured has escaped with the exception of this woman

Whats the cause? I believe it was when I left the security to you all, am I right?

A young man who was working as a guard was killing time with his sword when they made fun of his swinging so he was handed a wooden sword and was challenged to a duel, and ended knocked down, and thats the cause

Hey hey, thats not security at all.

Well, I suppose its natural given that they are villagers

Besides, their numbers outnumber ours so instead of chasing them, they were trying hard to protect themselves from being attacked-ja

Its the same for us Now, how do you plan to fix this? Now without the bargaining chip slip, theyre going to come back in even greater numbers, Im not right? It would be even harder for us to escape now. Rather, wouldnt be the entire area wiped out from demi-humans?

Alright, I cant wait to see what her response will be.

If you want to run away, youll do it on your own, and if we see each other later, well use this mistake in our favor.

If youre asking for help, you will no longer be our equal. You failed many times. Youll be only accepted in the form of being under our orders. Depending on the situation.

We lost our future after this failure Thats why we will follow your people, as our leaders, so please, let the demi-humans survive. I implore you. Wont you please help us?

So in the end, you choose to come under our leadership?

I wonder if this will make negotiations easier with the demi-humans?

The disadvantages are many, but Im sure it will work somehow.

Originally, I was the one who made the first move, and as long as they dont get in my way, Ill take care of them.

I understand what you want. Then youll have to work hard? In other words, if you dont want to be under our control and follow our orders, get the hell out of this village. I want this to be the last time for you all to be standing in our way

I say that and look around.

All the demi-humans get my gaze, some of them flinch, but they dont run away.

Im not going to make unreasonable demands, such as you offering women to us. But if you dont want to die, youre going to have to follow my instructions. First of all, build a defensive wall so that its okay even if the enemy who escaped turn back and come to attack us. Except for the women and children who work on the farm, all the rest will join us? Whats your response!!

Yes!!

At least their reply is good.

Now, what will happen from now on?