Since it was too much hassle, I just spent the time enjoying sex with the receptionist, Lapi.
While I was doing that, he arrived.
The wild beasts of the Niosebuku Kingdom.
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The direction we came from was definitely the border side.
Two men with a rough appearance strut through the deserted town as if they own the place.
"Is it true that no one hates you? Are you afraid of us, the elite of Niosebuku?"
"It can't be helped if you're a weakling from the Kingdom of Leniosegura. All they can do is run away or tremble in fear."
The two men had vulgar expressions on their faces and were dressed crudely, making it hard to believe they were regular soldiers.
Describing them as bandits would be much more accurate.
"The commander said to retrieve as much useful stuff as possible from here, but isn't that impossible at this rate? I don't think we have much hope."
"Not really. There seems to be a dungeon in this town, so if we can contain it, we can expect a considerable profit. Well, it's true that harvesting people seems difficult..."
"Even if we trained the weak men of Leniosegura, they wouldn't be much of a fighting force. Instead, you need to train women, women! If we, the warriors of Niosebuku, rape and impregnate them, we'll be able to produce slightly better warrior candidates!!"
"After all, that's the only way to utilize Lenio Segura's human resources."
The men stride down the city's main streets, without looking for danger.
"Once Lord Gangasurah ascends to the throne, he will attack and destroy this country once again, right? When that happens, I will lead the charge and impregnate all the women in this country!"
"A woman's only value is as a breeding pot for warriors. I'd also like to spread the Niosebuku way of using women properly throughout the world."
"Why don't you rape her in front of your husband and children? You'll realize how bad it is to be weak!"
"It's fine to kill the husband and children in front of the woman being raped. The weak have no value. If you can die for entertainment, the weak will be happy because they will at least be given some value."
"Gubooahh?!"
One of the two men collapsed.
A lot of blood spurting from his face.
"What the hell?!"
The other man now senses the danger and prepares to fight.
And the other one was nowhere near that.
His lower jaw had been completely blown off and he was writhing in pain.
I emerge, repositioning the stick that had crushed the man's jaw.
"They must be quite elite, to be unable to react at all to a surprise attack of this magnitude."
"You?! Are you a soldier of Lenio Segura?!"
Yes and no.
I'm Sao.
He loves his country and peace, and is the Grim Reaper to the scum.
"You said the weak are worthless, right? So what's this piece of crap lying around?"
"ingredient...!?"
"They didn't even notice the surprise attack, and were fatally wounded with just one blow, unable to bear the pain and writhing around in agony. How are they strong? You're nothing more than a bunch of cocky cowards, Niosebukuro."
"You Renio Segura bastard! Are you mocking the finest of us Niosebuku?! Guh?!"
He was also unable to deal with the second attack, which came from the front.
The other person, who was unharmed, took the hit with all his might without dodging or blocking the stick attacks I unleashed.
I could feel the vivid sensation of the rod sinking into her crotch in my hand.
That's gross.
"Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!?!?!?!?!"
"Do strong men scream like that when their balls are shattered? That's helpful."
Eliminated what is not necessary.
Their genes are not worth passing on to future generations.
"Ahhhhhhhh!? My balls!? My balls!?"
"Ogoooooohhh?! Gueeeeeeahhhh?! Mogogoooooohhhh?!"
One man had his testicles crushed, and the other his lower jaw broken, and they could only cry out in pain and screaming, unable to bear the sense of loss.
The enemy is still in front of us.
"The weak have no value. That's according to the rules you guys have decided upon. If someone stronger than you appears, if you end up as the weak, if you're one-sidedly tortured to death, you'll all smile, right?"
Your rules have been proven correct.
"Exactly."
"who?"
Aside from the two I had destroyed, a new man's voice rang out.
I don't really need any more men though...
Looking, he saw a warrior-like man who looked much stronger than the previous two standing in their way with an even larger number of soldiers.
"The Niosebuku soldiers... the main force?"
Well, I guess there's no way it could all be shared between the two of you.
"I'm Zignyokova, commander of the Orthodox Niosebuku contingent. Were you the one who destroyed these two?"
"Can't you see? That Niosebuku guy not only has bad brains, but he also has bad eyesight, right?"
『Strength is justice!』 is what he was shouting.
The beasts of the forest are surely much smarter than such a fool who only cares about strength.
"Hmph, I see that this is indeed the case. Well then, be happy. I will add you to the glorious Niosebuku Kingdom army."
"Yes?"
The way he spoke was so silly that I couldn't help but sound like a Metropolitan Police Department inspector working behind bars.
What is this guy talking about? That's what I'm thinking.
"We, the Orthodox Niosebuku Contingent, will assist His Highness Gangasurah, the true heir to the throne, in the upcoming war for unification."
Or to put it more bluntly, as a bitter sibling rivalry?
"Our job is to gather what His Highness Gangasurah needs. And not just supplies, but also manpower. Use your power to punish those ignorant traitors who defy His Highness Gangasurah."
"Human hunting?"
I've heard of it.
Some warring nation was raiding towns and villages to build up its military strength, capturing men and turning them into soldiers without asking permission.
What they're talking about is probably something close to that.
"You have shown me your strength. Your skill in rendering these soldiers, all trained at the Niosebuku Training Grounds, unable to fight with a single blow is impressive. I had thought that this mission would be a success if we could just contain the dungeon, but I discovered something unexpected."
The man licked his lips as if he had caught his prey.
It's just disgusting when a guy gives you that look.
"Surely that much power would be too much for someone like Lenio Segura to handle? A warrior like you can only show your true worth when faced with Niosebuku."
"..."
"In Niosebuku, if you have the strength, you can rise to success as you wish! If you catch the eye of the fierce Third Prince Gangastora, you could be called up to serve in his elite unit! If you do, you'll have fame, of course, but you'll also have all the wealth and women you want! So, your glory has opened up! From here on, as a proud Niosebuku soldier, you can forge ahead on the path of Asura!"
"You're an idiot."
He spoke very frankly.
"Well, what an idiot, nothing short of stupid. Or maybe an idiot. Really stupid. Really stupid. If I had to say it differently.... an idiot."
"..."
"Is power everything? If you believe in such nonsense, you are nothing but a fool. Not only you, but also that idiot called Gangasurah."
"What did you say...?!"
In an instant, the other person's complexion changed.
A clear sign of evil.
"I said he was a fool from Gangastora. Even if he is a member of royalty, if he only knows how to rule by force then he is nothing but an idiot. He is a weakling who is not worthy of calling himself royalty."
"You... you seem to know no fear. We, the pinnacle of Niosebuku. Prince Gangasurah, who inherited the genius of His Majesty King Imashinunda I, who once reigned as the Great Overlord, and who possesses the strongest 'Calling'...?!"
"By the way, that previous king was also an idiot. He was all cocky about being the Great Overlord, but he got assassinated so easily, wasn't he? So lame and funny, hehehe."
Well, it's a secret that I'm the one who assassinated him.
He had provoked them so much, but it seemed to have paid off. Flames of murder were burning in the eyes of the man who called himself the commander.
"Change of plans. You will be executed for disrespecting the royal family of Niosebuku. You have become arrogant because of your power, haven't you? You are the one who is ignorant of your own limitations."
"I'm not a citizen of Niosebuku. I don't think lèse majesté charges would apply to me, right?"
"All nations are merely vassals of Niosebuku! Therefore, they have no choice but to obey our laws!!"
"Super Mystery Theory"
Even with that law, "strength is justice" is the only rule, right?
No country would act on such nonsensical arguments. If there were any, it would be a spoiled gang of delinquents living in the backstreets.
"It's a shame that you can't add that power to the Niosebuku army, but we can't let this disrespect towards royalty go unpunished. I'll make sure you're executed properly! With my deadly slashing claws!"
Before I knew it, the commander had iron claw-like weapons equipped on both his hands.
It looks like something the tomboy princess in Dragon Quest would wear.
By the way, the soldier whose lower jaw and groin I had crushed was still writhing in agony at the commander's feet, but the commander simply swung his iron claws at him, cutting him into four or five pieces and killing him.
"My 'vocation' is Tiger Fist Warrior! A top class martial artist! Anything that touches my tiger's claws will be cut to pieces, be it iron or rock! A true class for the strong! Even His Highness Gangatra has recognized me! A strength worthy of leading a hundred soldiers!"
"There are other skills that managers need."
To begin with, I can't believe their thinking.
How can one have such naive faith in power?
So unstable and unreliable.
"Funsu"
"Gghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!?"
I swung my stick and both of the commander's arms were torn off.
I have the skill "Extend and Retract" which allows me to instantly extend and retract the pole I'm holding, so I let my guard down when I was out of range and that was my downfall.
One blow from my stick is enough to easily tear off a person's arm.
Including the iron claws he was equipped with.
"Your vocation is one in which you can only demonstrate your strength if you have both arms to control iron claws, right? Well, in the first place, there are probably very few people who wouldn't be inconvenienced if they lost both arms."
"Guaaaaaaahh!? Guuuuuuuuuhhh!?"
"You've now become a person who needs help even to shit and wipe your ass."
After all, he has no arms.
Are you a strong person now?
That's what strength is. No matter how much glory you have, when you lose it, you lose everything in an instant.
Physical strength etc. Anyone who takes pride in something unstable that can be lost at any time and says things like "strength is everything" is nothing more than an idiot.
"In the first place, what can you do with that kind of strength? Isn't the only thing you can do to steal? Just like you are doing now. You come to a foreign country and steal unjustly, and once you have taken everything, what will be left?"
How will you survive after that?
"Creating and nurturing is much more difficult and noble than taking away. The people who live in the country where I was born are able to say that. That's why I'm proud to have been born in the Kingdom of Lenio Segura, and I want to protect the people who live in this country."
So what I'm trying to say is...
"Don't lump me in with you scum worse than animals."
He no longer paid any attention to the commander whose arms had been torn off.
However, there was still a group of about 100 people who were the contingent brought by the captain.
Of course, I have no intention of letting these guys go alive.
"If we let scum like you get away, you'll just try to ruin the lives of hard-working people somewhere else. I'll never forgive you. For the sake of the world and the people, you must all die here."
"Hi! Hiiiiiiiiii!?"
Soldiers escape through an avalanche.
Hey, don't do something pathetic. You're the elite of the ``Land of Tigers and Wolves'', aren't you?
People who live modest, single-minded lives in this world try to accumulate wealth, knowledge, effort, and life little by little, hoping for happiness tomorrow, and pass them on to the future.
Such things will one day bear fruit and become civilization, culture, or the major trends of history.
You who try to destroy these things easily, take them easily, and live easily are not only lazy but also dishonest scum.
"Might is right?"
If you try to justify your laziness with such lame excuses, I will crush your sense of justice with even greater force.
You who mock the single-minded focus on tomorrow of people who wish for modest happiness.
It's you guys...
...You have no right to live for tomorrow.
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And five seconds later.
Every single one of the Niosebuku soldiers who had invaded the city was lying on the ground.
"It hurts...! It hurtsssssss!?"
"Save me, save my life...!?"
All of them had their legs or arms chopped off by my Staff Technique (SS) skill, leaving them unable to recover.
Now that the crisis in this city has passed for the time being, what should we do?
Those Sniffle guys still have a shred of conscience left, and are barely hanging on to life, but I don't have enough manpower on my own to capture and manage this many seriously injured people.
...Should I kill him after all?
Just as I was thinking that, reinforcements arrived from our home country in a timely fashion.
They are said to be border reinforcement troops sent by the Queen.
Well, this story is getting bigger.