The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 82

Chapter 82: Revenge

I took the Seven-Branch Sword that had returned to me. Looking around, it seemed Setsura had also finished off the remaining Yomi soldiers and had returned to her human form.

The main camp of the Ozuma army had collapsed, and I couldn’t tell how many soldiers were still alive without checking.

When I turned around, it seemed the flying soldiers had been defeated, and the Crusaders were returning to the darkness. At the same time, a heavy fatigue hit me.

(As expected, the Crusaders are a heavy burden…)

Normally, calling forth heroes from history to form an army is a powerful ability, but while it’s in effect, it continuously puts strain on the body. It’s literally a trump card that cannot be used lightly.

Dougen’s strength is unknown, and I need to make sure everything that happened at the main camp is properly dealt with. Chasing after him right now would be difficult.

“Berg, are you okay?”

“Yeah, it looks like everything’s alright over here.”

“Thanks to your reinforcements.”

When I returned to the main camp, Aria and the others welcomed me. As I answered, I looked around, and the soldiers seemed very exhausted.

When I asked about what had happened at the main camp, it seemed sending the Crusaders had been the right choice, though I felt uncomfortable with Dougen’s ruthless methods.

Thanks to Serena, the soldiers and the civilians’ curses were lifted, but I still needed to check if there were any other abnormalities. And since I had to take the surviving Ozuma soldiers as prisoners, I couldn’t pursue Ozuma’s army for now.

“Berg-san!”

While I was thinking, Hinowa rushed toward me, looking panicked.

“What’s wrong?”

“Amami isn’t here!”

(Dougen’s Side)

The scene shifts back in time a little…

Leaving the battlefield behind, Dougen continued to think as he rode his horse.

“That’s impossible from the front… if I’m going to do this, I’ll need to separate them and then carefully take them out.”

As he muttered to himself, Dougen continued to think about his next move. He wasn’t concerned about the fate of the Yomi soldiers or his subordinates, already considering them lost.

“Maybe I should have that old man Mudo deal with it. He seemed to know something about that guy… He probably expects me to lose anyway.”

Once Dougen made up his mind, he would stop at nothing to kill. His obsession drove his thoughts to focus solely on killing Berg.

A shadow suddenly sprang out. Sensing the killing intent from the shadow, Dougen pulled on the reins, stopping the horse and using the shield as protection, then jumped off.

“What the…?”

The blade that was swung severed the horse’s neck. As the horse fell, the shadow… Amami locked eyes with Dougen and quickly closed the distance, swinging her sword.

Dougen unsheathed the Shikotsu Kuchi to block her strike. Amami and Dougen were in a blade lock, both glaring at each other with hatred.

“I’m going to kill you, Dougen!”