I Was Reincarnated as a Villainous Noble and I Want to Be Expelled, but the Yandere Princess Won’t Let It! - Chapter 38-40

Chapter 38: First Shot

While I was preparing a different spell, I used a detection magic spell to grasp the overall situation of the battle.

“…What is going on here? The most exposed spot seems to be the headquarters. They appear to be quite flustered.”

Among them, the most important location with weakened defenses was unexpectedly the headquarters, which could be considered the most critical.

“I see… How about the enemy’s supply lines? Considering the enemy will soon capture all the supplies originally held by their soldiers, we should destroy their supplies as much as possible.”

“It seems we could launch a full-scale attack now, but it might be better to first hit the enemy headquarters and create confusion.”

“That’s true… Or rather, maybe we should launch multiple attacks. As the commander, I need to draw attention away from the surroundings.”

“That seems like a good idea.”

“Did you hear that? You all.”

After discussing with Rino and deciding on our approach, I called out to my subordinates who were following behind me.

“‘Yes, my lord.’”

In response to our words, the subordinates answered in perfect unison, showing their full agreement.

“Don’t say that in front of the princess.”

In response, I spoke with a hint of exasperation… Technically, the lord you should serve is not me, but His Majesty the King.

“I don’t mind, and even if my father is concerned, there’s nothing he can do, so we’ll just have to accept it.”

“…The royal authority is weak. But it might have been a good thing that Rino was able to get engaged. If Rino had sided with the king, it would have definitely become a troublesome situation…”

“F-Fufu, I-I see? Hehe, I’m glad to be engaged… Fufu. But, well, that’s true. There’s no one who loves Reno-sama more than I do and can be a greater support!”

“…”

It seems it might have been a mistake.

“Both of you. We can already see the enemy headquarters, our destination, and we’re currently receiving a full-scale attack. Please focus on the enemy now.”

Our group, racing through the enemy camp, was already being attacked by many enemy soldiers and was being showered with magic.

Right now, the reason Rino and I could indulge in trivial chatter was thanks to our subordinates working hard to maintain the barrier.

“Ah, sorry.”

“Right… First, we need to eliminate the enemy.”

Responding to my subordinate’s words, Rino and I finally turned our attention toward the enemy.

“‘Fire, wash away the enemy.’”

Then, Rino and I thrust our arms out together to activate the spell, unleashing a tidal wave of fire on the enemy headquarters.

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Chapter 39: Headquarters Assault

Reno and I work together to unleash a tsunami of flames.

It definitely engulfed the headquarters, swallowing many of the things within it.

“…Damn it!? I-it’s already this!?”

“Defense magic… has been destroyed!?”

“Unbelievable!!!”

However, the flame tsunami could only destroy the barrier protecting the headquarters.

“Ugh… As expected, military magic barriers are tough.”

If it were a personal barrier, that single strike would have completely destroyed both the barrier and everything inside it, but what stood in our way was a special type of barrier known as military magic.

This magic was created with the intention of being used by an army, not by an individual, and is a powerful magic not meant to be operated by just one person.

It is a magic deployed by a large number of troops, it is quite strong.

“That’s fine. Even just breaking it is a big win. Now, everyone, let’s destroy it before the enemy troops gather.”

“Yes!”

Riding on a magical motorcycle, we sped towards the enemy headquarters at over 100 kilometers per hour, charging straight in.

“Destroy everything! Break everything in sight!”

I shouted loudly while repeatedly casting spells, attacking people and objects within the headquarters.

“Th-the headquarters! The headquarters is under attack! Come help us right now!!!”

“Oh dear, are you contacting us without even giving a code name? That’s unacceptable. This is the rubbish squad. Respond. We, the headquarters, are unshakable. You should focus on mowing the grass.”

“What is the specialty of your country? We plan to visit your royal capital soon. Do you have any recommendations?”

“Damn it!? You’re interrupting so cleanly! Respond! This is the headquarters! Come to the headquarters right now! We’re going to be annihilated!”

“Ah… Zaa zaa, and zaa.”

“Damn it!? I can’t even hear what you’re saying!?”

“Cease all army movements! We’re going to deal with the rats now!”

“W-wait! That’s… ah.”

Reno and I interfered with the message spells sent to the various military units by the headquarters, making our voices heard and shutting out the enemy’s voices, causing increasing confusion.

By the way, message spells cannot be sent to a vast range or many people at once. However, magical tools that made this possible were developed about 50 years ago and are placed in the headquarters.

That’s why the headquarters is so important.

“You’re good at mimicking voices.”

“It helps when interfering with message spells. It’s hard to let go of this.”

“Lord Reno! Enemy troops are gathering rapidly!”

“Understood. Then, let’s change direction and switch our attack targets.”

While enemy forces continued to gather at the headquarters, we, who had already caused quite a commotion, accelerated the magical motorcycle again and started moving.

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Chapter 40: Temporary Retreat

After attacking the headquarters and plunging the enemy army into total chaos, our army changed course and continued our offensive.

“Burn it! Burn it! Burn all the food!”

Now, we were attacking the enemy’s supply lines.

The enemy’s supply train, which had gathered many supplies.

“Lord Reno! The enemy is already closing in!”

One of the soldiers reported with a voice that was almost a scream.

“…No! Not yet! Keep burning! This is the largest of the places we’ve set fire to today! Destroy not only the food but also the horses completely!”

“…Understood.”

My order seemed unreasonable. Even though a countless number of enemy troops were closing in on us and we were being bombarded with magic, the soldiers nodded and continued the destruction.

“The enemy’s offensive has completely stopped. It seems they’ve changed their strategy to destroy us all. Their elite forces are gathering.”

Reno, standing next to me, reported while casting magic to neutralize an enemy preparing to cast a powerful spell before the enemy could act.

“Secret communication.”

“Understood.”

It was time to pull back.

We had already bought enough time for our retreating allies to escape. We even had enough leeway to return and recover our supplies that had been left behind.

We had achieved such impressive results in battle.

“Kill them here! Make sure they are not forgiven! Sacrifice everything to kill them! At this point, we can also destroy their supply lines! The ones there are high-ranking enemies! The man who succeeded the princess and the others!”

The enemy commander had appeared, shouting orders in the enemy’s language while commanding those around him.

Among those surrounding us were individuals capable of turning the tide of battle on their own, just like Reno and me.

Surrounded by them, we seemed to be in an absolutely desperate situation.

“…Sigh.”

In such a situation, I cast a prepared spell.

It was a long-distance teleportation spell that I had been refining and maintaining, ready to be activated at any time.

“Let’s go.”

The spell I activated was a long-distance teleportation magic.

It was a spell to be cast on everyone present.

“Alright, retreat completed.”

In the blink of an eye, the scene around us changed from a doomsday scenario with enemies closing in from all directions to a safe rear area.

All the elite soldiers serving the Lastella family, who had advanced with Reno and me, successfully retreated without any losses.