Hakai No Miko Volume 1 Chapter 37 (1/2)

Sou dishes of this fantasy world, and had a feeling of wanting to praise hi wasteful, which was highly praised in his previous world

Hopkins sure of Souhtly unsteady stride, and said,

“Well then, I'uys?”

It's not very desirable to bring along unrelated people to a guild with strong feelings of couild Especially since Souing about a catastrophe to the city If it gets exposed that he took such people to the guild, it would greatly hurt the guild's reputation

Hopkins hi unavoidable due to his fae, but as expected, there's no way he would want to drag even thesuch sentiments from Hopkins' tone, Souma ponders for a bit and,

“We want to look around the city for a bit, but would that be alright?”

“This covered wagon is an important asset for me, so please take care to not break it”

Actually I would feel relieved if they waited in the wagon, but it can't be helped

If they do soe them as much as I possibly can, Hopkins fir unexpected

“Shyemul and I would like to tour the city by foot But is that no good after all?”

“What's that about? What do you plan to do about this wagon?”

“Won't it be fine with you riding it until you arrive at the guild, Mr Hopkins?”

Somehow their conversation doesn't mesh

Hopkins inserts a s and sorts out what he wants to say After that, as if instructing children that are slow on the uptake, he said,

“Please listen well That jar that has been placed on the cargo area of the wagon”

It's the jar with the war funds they brought along from the fortress

“You definitely can't carry that, it's way too heavy Even without that, it's so It'd be dangerous to walk around the city”

Since he didn't knoho「that jar」 while explaining to Souerous than it looks like

However, Soueous

“Yes That's why, can't we entrust it to you, Mr Hopkins?”

Due to this Hopkins even forgot about his fa what he thought

“Are you an utter fool?”

He never properly checked the contents, but going by a light estinis (1000 silver coins = 100000 dinas) inside that jar

If it's thatand open up a shop in the city I could probably even live in the capital for a year, play around, and get served by a bunch of slaves

Soe doesn't reat number of humans ould sell their wife and son joyfully if they could convert thee amount of money to soht of stupidity, a great foolishness

However, without an inkling of getting angry due to Hopkins' abusive remark, Souma answered quite indifferently,

“But, if you felt like it, you would have spilled the inforht? Even if I were to harbor such worries at this point in time, it would be of no use”

Hopkins' jaw dropped

I have no doubt that this boy lived at a place filled with very soft-hearted people

He couldn't believe anything but hi been born and raised in a place where it's natural for strangers to help and support each other, where there's no need to be cautious of people being murderers and thieves as they come close to you and where it's fine to not doubt others on being swindlers trying to rip you off with a smile on their face

Hopkins was about to tell hie he can muster, but,

“Besides, Mr Hopkins, if you were a bad person trying to steal the ht?”

The insults that were on the tip of his tongue turn into soundless air that leaks out from his mouth

For some reason, he became ashamed thanks to Souer, stepped up to the wagon with deliberately loud footsteps and yelled at Shye with that kid!? Is he a natural fraudster or so herself to kill tion, replied to Hopkins' questions after staring into empty space for a short while

“Hot deceived by him then?”

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In the end Souuild in the covered wagon, and went to a place in the outskirts that allowed them to look up at the city wall

“Does it look like you can climb over this wall?”

Once Souiven to her by Hopkins so that she can avoid drawing attention, looked up the wall in the same manner and replied,

“It will be difficult, I think It's not at the level of the fortress, but the height doesn't allow one to jump up to the top unaided Besides, with this thickness it likely won't be possible to break through it easily”

The city wall's height is alhest point of the roof of a japanese one-story house Even for the zoan with their powerful physical abilities, it's not a height they can surmount easily

“However, if we run up to it while carrying things like ladders, it will only result in us becoest advantage is their mobility when they walk on their four feet

Just as Sou ladders will lead to the along the city wall, they happened upon the river flowing through the centre of the city Once he looked into the river surface from above the stone bank, a stuffy, rotten sentle flow carries black,on its surface It's not apparent by just looking at it from above, but the river seems to have a considerable depth

The river flowed outside the city through an arched hole dug into the city wall Countless thick iron bars have been sturdily inserted into that hole

“With that over there, it will be hard to invade the city through the river”

How about trying to create an opening by disconnecting the iron bars below the water surface while diving and using so tubular, siet air from above the surface? He pondered

“But even if a handful infiltrates the city, that would be pretty useless, huh?”

assu a few zoan infiltrated the city, the most they could do would be subversive activities such as assassinations and arson Even if those plunged the city into chaos, it would only be teain total control of the city, the zoan forces have to get into the city all at once

Besides, the danger for the river to beco obvious for this city's guards, too If it turns into a battle, it's obvious that they will put this place under heavy guard

In that case, how about building a dae a that dam to destroy the iron bars in one swoop and then have all the zoan attack? He considered soood…”

However, he abandons that thought right away too

If I were the co occurred, I would have archers send a barrage of arrows into the swi zoan from atop the wall I would also have soldiers stationed on both sides of the river to spear the zoan, whose movements should be dull inside the water It would be like sending Garam and the others to the abattoir

“It's really difficult If we can't send a great number of warriors into the city somehow, this city won't fall”

“Us zoan are weak at attacking a stone city like this after all, you know”

Shyeetically to Souma as at a loss on what to do

Thecastles and cities with such firotiations, betrayal, destruction of the wall, losses of the defenders, a surprise attack and a clever sche the defenders to open up the city by starving thee army

However, in that case it will turn into a battle of attrition no matter what If that happens, reinforcements from Holmea State will arrive before the city falls That will lead to a pincer attack against the zoan frootiations refers tothe so Betrayal rese over humans frootiation chips that will turn into benefits for the city of the humans within Also, even if they threaten them, the city's side likely won't listen to them

The destruction of the wall is, as the words themselves already i the wall

However, the zoan don't possess the knowledge and technology to si like a catapult Even without building siege weapons, there's the o after digging a hole froht below the wall in order to cause it to collapse, but that method is likely an even more unreasonable idea

Losses of the defenders relates todefenders after directly attacking the city or by luring the defenders outside the city

But it's i soldiers to so of a direct attack being nothing less but the height of folly Bows and arrows are necessary to kill the soldiers atop the wall, but there's only Shahata a the zoan who can decently handle archery

Next is a surprise attack, but attacking the city swiftly before it can prepare against an eneh, on this level ground with its excellent visibility the zoan troops will be discovered several hours before arriving at the citya surprise attack impossible

“What remains is a clever sche up inthat a clever scheme is an unusual plan that's different frothose to send the soldiers directly into the city, or throwing the soldiers inside after putting them on catapults

However, as expected, I can't consider these as realistic approaches at all

The two of them turned on their heels, left the city's wall te the river

Thereupon, they could see a single ht

Thein his hand at histo cause an unnecessary dispute, the talked at the edge of the street while turning their faces away fro attracted his attention all the more due to that, the drunkard stood in the way of Shyeo past him and rudely peered inside the hood

“Oh! Ain't this a zoan!?”

As a zoan slave appears to be rare, the drunkard opened his eyes widely in surprise, but iarly due to Shyemul's well-proportioned body

“Man, this is a damn nice body Even if she's a beast, it see out down here

Hey, brat! Won't ya sell this bitch tothat, the drunkard suddenly started to lewdlyhis hands

Due to that, all of Shyemul's hairs stood on end in repulse She knew that it would become troublesome if she caused a scene here and thus she desperately endures it by thwarting her rage and hu a move on someone else's slave is a an impolite act, but the intoxication by alcohol and the fact of Sou like a weak boy drew out the drunkard's rude behaviour

“She's not for sale — Shye si defiled, Souot extre his ot all red not only due to his drunkenness but also because of anger

“What was that, fucking brat!? Did you get angry overyour slave you have take care of your lower half? Ah? You surely had her do her best last night as well, eh?”

Sou the drunkard, but he unintentionally turned around due to the extreination

Souside a wet sound