Inn Overlord: Reincarnated with Enhancement Magic, Now Worshipped as a Divine Messenger! - Chapter 47

(From the perspective of Greg Burlington, eldest son of the Margrave of the Borderland Burlington)

We could see the white walls surrounding the small city of Barmuller. The morning sunlight reflected off the walls, making them extremely bright.

Our army had to make it look like we rushed here without sleep, in response to Barmuller’s call for reinforcements.

City Mayor Robert Zappa would surely greet us with tears and gratitude for our arrival.

When we arrived at Barmuller’s west gate, the guards asked which army we belonged to.

I thought it should be obvious, but I answered anyway.

“We are the army sent by the Margrave of Burlington! I am his eldest son, Greg Burlington!!”

I will be your future lord.

“Please wait a moment!!”

I snorted and looked at the 8,000 soldiers behind me.

It was truly a grand sight.

These soldiers would begin the attack on my command. We would finally make these rebels, who stole Barmuller from our family, understand their mistake.

It is my duty to cut off the head of Robert Zappa, the former Sixth General and now city mayor.

Many thoughts swirled in my mind, making me excited.

At last, the gate opened.

─Not yet…

We would attack only after the entire army had entered through the gate.

I thought the guard from earlier would come out again, but instead, archers began to come out one after another.

─What’s this? Are they really going to lead an archer squad to fight the Imperial Army!?

That thought only lasted for a moment before I heard a command from inside the gate.

“Fire!!”

Unbelievably, the archers began shooting arrows at our army. And it wasn’t just the archers who came out of the gate. The walls were filled with archers aiming at us without any gaps.

─W-What is this!?

A rain of arrows hit our army, and even the archers from the gate pointed their bows at me.

“Gwah!!”

About five arrows hit me and the horse I was riding. I fell off and tried to think through the chaos around me.

─Could it be… our plan was found out!?

─If so, who leaked it!?

─I-It hurts!!

─This is bad… This is really bad!!

Using my confused soldiers as shields, I crawled backward to retreat. Then I gave an order.

─At least, one last wish!!

“All forces! Head toward Barmuller’s south gate and defeat the kingdom soldiers fighting the Empire!!”

I pulled out the arrows stuck in me. My mouth tasted like bl00d.

─Not yet!! I can’t fall just yet!!

(From the perspective of Robert Zappa, City Mayor of the small city of Barmuller)

“That was close.”

I thanked Prince Abel, the younger brother of His Majesty, King Ingobell, for coming to our rescue.

“No need to thank me. The Empire has been acting suspicious lately. When we sent spies to investigate, we discovered that the Margrave of Burlington was working with the Empire.”

Just thinking about what could have happened if Prince Abel hadn’t come scared me. The Margrave of Burlington’s soldiers who came as reinforcements numbered around 8,000. If they had entered Barmuller and attacked from the inside, we wouldn’t have been able to stop them. And the Imperial Army was already closing in from outside the city.

“I truly thank you.”

I bowed my head again and expressed my gratitude. Then a guard came rushing in with urgent news.

“U-urgent news!! The Burlington army is heading toward Barmuller’s south gate!! It looks like they plan to attack our resting soldiers!!”

“What!?”

So they’re still not giving up. Just as I thought to send out the soldiers left in the city from the west and south gates, Prince Abel, brushing his hair back, spoke.

“Then I will give the order for our army to move.”

Prince Abel had marched all night to bring 10,000 soldiers here as reinforcements.

“A-Are you sure? The soldiers must be very tired─”

“It’s fine. That’s why we came.”