Volume 3 Chapter 1 (1/2)

The next area I jumped off to was the cemetery area.

There, Wight was busy finalizing the defensive troops' deployment.

Beside him were the Dwarf Smiths and High Elves that were to be left behind to help in our defense.

He was conversing with the Dwarf Smiths when I arrived. The Dwarf Smiths were the ones controlling the golems and as such, being on the same page with them was important.

When he noticed me, he concluded their conversation and ran up to me.

”My lord, how nice of you to come.”

”Are your preparations in order?”

”Yes, my lord. We will be somehow able to pull off the strategy you came up with.”

”That's good news… Wight, I'm sorry for asking you accomplish this unreasonable role.”

For this war, the one with the greatest responsibility was him: to endure the fierce assaults of the three Demon Lords. We had set up some tricks and traps to counter our inferior numbers but those required mastery and nerves of steel to implement fully.

”I'm glad to have been entrusted with such an important task by you, my lord. I am not as strong as Kuina-sama and the others and yet you've recognized my intellectual prowess to be worthy. I truly am a monster luckier than I am due.”

The same as ever, Wight said some pretty pleasant things.

”Ah, I have such a good follower, that's what I think whenever I see you.”

”I should be the one saying so, my lord. I take pride in serving you.”

As he replied so, I noticed him acting a little hesitant about something, as though he couldn't say whatever it is he wanted to say.

”If you want to say something, you may freely do so.”

”………Can I make a shameless request?”

”Go ahead.”

”If we get through this ordeal, I would like to ask for a reward.”

It was unusual for him to say something like this himself. It pleased me though to know that he had such a side to him.

”What is it you want? In deference to your undeniably good work thus far, I will grant whatever it is so long as it's manageable.”

”After this war is over, I was thinking of marrying Ske-san and I would like you to officiate it. There is no one I want to officiate it more than you, my lord.”

For a moment, I was at a loss for words; I was too surprised. A marriage between two undead monsters of all things.

That said, I did think it was fantastic. There was no way I would say no to this.

”Okay, it's a promise so you absolutely can't die, you hear me?”

”Yes, as my lord commands.”

After I had checked and instructed some members of the defensive troops, I once again transferred to another location.

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”Ah, Oto-san. The first platoon has completed all its preparations.”

”The maintenance of the weapons for the first and second platoon is complete, master. We're ready to go at any time.”

My next destination was the entrance of my dungeon.

Here, the dungeon conquering troops—including Kuina and Rorono— were gathered.

Each monster was properly equipped and motivated.

”Kuina, I'm counting on you to lead the first platoon well.”

”Yes, leave it to Kuina!”

The first platoon was composed of Kuina and Rorono at its core, the two High Elves, and the 12 highly mobile monsters from the mixed unit corps.

Having high-rank monsters like Kuina and Rorono made this platoon an elite one but it was due to the two High Elves—who were going to provide excellent reconnaissance as well as anti-air measures—that the platoon could fight without any reservations.

They would be led by Kuina. She might appear and act like a child but in truth, she possessed one of the sharpest and quickest minds among my monsters while also having an outstanding sensitivity to perceive danger.

She might not be suited to lead our entire fighting force due to her lack of a greater perspective but as a commander of a detachment being dispatched on a mission like this, there was none better.

”Okay, now, second platoon, follow me.”

I was the one to lead the second platoon.

At its head was the S rank monster Ancient Elf. Performing high-precision, high-impact sniping with her improved anti-materiel rifle as she flew at very high speeds, there was no single individual that could match her prowess. No one except for Kuina that is, for as mighty as Ancient Elf was, her capabilities to annihilate her enemies were still inferior compared to Kuina. She was frailer than Kuina too.

Plus, on a place where the ceiling was low, her mobility was greatly hampered.

To cover up for her weaknesses, there were the two mobile and destructive Mythological Foxes to guard her sides and the two Dwarf Smiths to support them.

Furthermore, to insure destructiveness, we were also going to take along half of the Griffon's aerial bombardment corps as well as the six slow but powerful B and C rank monsters that remained from the mixed corps.

In terms of number, this platoon might seem inferior to the first platoon but in terms of overall fighting power, the two were roughly equal.

”Yes, we will follow master anywhere, even to the ends of the world!”