Chapter 176: 179

Translated by Cadmar the Twenty-ninth

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Chapter 179 - Chicken Race

"Sir, I have a report."

"What's going on? Has there been any movement in Paramea?"

"Ha~tsu, th-that's..."

"What is it? I want the report."

"Excuse me, sir. We have confirmed that a number of Barca cavalrymen have sortied from the water fortress Paramea."

"Well, that's good. Did you hear that, Zedan?　It looks like we were able to draw out the Barca men just like you said. So, when do you expect those forces to arrive here?"

"No, no, I'm sorry, sir, but it's difficult to predict."

"What? Why? Their Familiars move very fast. If we don't prepare in advance and wait for them, we could be damaged. What do you think this reconnaissance is for?"

"I'm sorry, but I don't know what Barca will do, because after leaving Paramea, Barca's cavalry is moving further west."

"What?"

　A messenger from the scouting party came to report to our Lord.

　The report from the messenger was again different from what we had expected.

　Barca's cavalry is heading west?

　Where are they going?

　Or rather, what are you going to do about our separate force that's advancing to invade Fontana territory?

"What do you mean, Zedan? Barca is not planning to abandon Fontana. What do you think his intentions are?"

"I think he won't abandon them, as well. It might be that he wants to get our attention first. They would be happy if we stopped our march to the Fontana territory in order to stop the fast Familiar cavalry from advancing to the west. However, this is not a good idea. There are still a lot of soldiers left in the Arbalest territory, defending the various regions. Therefore, I think we should go after Fontana as we originally intended."

"Hmm. There is a possibility that there are still soldiers other than cavalry left in Paramea. Let's set up our main camp here and let the scouts investigate the movements in the direction of Paramea. After that, the detachment will continue to advance to the Fontana territory. Is that all right, Zedan?"

"Yes, sir. The knights of the territories bordering the Arbalest territory will come out of their shells. If we strike them, I don't think we'll have a problem."

"Very well. Everyone, as you heard. Continue to keep a close watch on your surroundings."

"""""Yes, sir!"""""

　It should be okay.

　It seems that because of the bad situation, Barca has acted in a way that we did not expect, but it is not a problem.

　In fact, if one proceeds westward from Paramea, they will be entering more of our territory.

　That is to say, Barca will be entering the belly of their opponent.

　We will be able to capture and defeat them.

　In fact, he will die himself.

　I guess Barca was just a small fry who didn't understand the battlefield.

　Therefore, we are going the right way.

　While monitoring the movements of Paramea, we will march into the Fontana territory.

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　No problem, no problem.

　Under the order of the head of the family, I had each of the knights continue the mission.

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"Report, sir. The Barca cavalry that left Paramea have already attacked two knight territories. They are advancing further west."

"What? It's only been a few days since then. They're moving too fast!"

"Calm down, Zedan. So, Barca is moving further west?"

"Yes. According to reports, they're advancing onto the knights' houses and mansions, setting them on fire. It is likely that he is heading straight for the capital of Arbalest."

"All right. You stay put. And according to your report, the other team still hasn't been able to move forward, right?"

"Y-yes. They are stuck sieging a castle on the route of the detachment and have not been able to reach the Fontana territory."

"Zedan, may I ask you, is there a castle in the Fontana Territory along the route that the detachment is using?"

"No, there is no castle there, and my own men confirmed in the spring that there were no such castles, my lord!"

"So they must have built one. A new castle. I don't know if it was before or after the invasion of Paramea..."

"No way. It's practically impossible to build a castle in such a short time!"

"That's not true, Zedan. Remember, when we first heard the name of Barca, we heard that they built a castle in just a few days against Raymond, the then head of the House of Fontana?"

"Yes, that is true. However, I thought that it was just a widespread, exaggerated rumor to advertise Barca's own power. ...... I am sorry, my Lord. I may have misread Barca's power."

"Haaa~. I had no idea that a castle had been built. But what are we going to do now, Zedan? We don't know how far the Barca cavalry will advance while our main force is still on the lookout for Paramea. Should we retreat, or should we join up with the other troops and hasten to capture the new castle and take a shot at Fontana?"

"I think the most reliable way is to send an order to the capital to fortify the defenses and intercept them, while the main body of our troops join up with the detachment to attack the new castle. If the report is correct, the castle is just a small one, and if we attack it with the main force, the siege will be over soon."

"Hmm, yes. I've heard that there are Barca soldiers in the new castle as well. Perhaps it is only the cavalry that have left Paramea and are marching westward, while the Barca infantry are defending themselves at the castle. Now that I think about it, maybe they couldn't keep that many soldiers at Paramea once it was submerged."

"That may be so, my Lord. Perhaps, I was wrong in my judgment."

"I am telling you, Zedan, that Barxa's power is just that unknown. But it is we, the Arbalest, who will win in the end. There is no doubt about it. Isn't that right?"

"Of course, sire."

"Okay, so we'll leave the minimum number of people to watch Paramea, and the main force will attack the new castle on the border of Fontana territory with a separate force. It's time to show our strength, knights!"

「「「「「To our Lord! 」」」」」

　You've done it, Barca.

　No, rather, Ars von Barca.

　I can't let this go on.

　I must regain the trust my master lost in me.

　I will personally go to the castle and dispose of the Barca people.

　I can't wait to see the look on your face when you see it.

　While somehow suppressing our bloodlust, the main body of the Arbalest army marched east toward the Fontana territory.

CadmarLegend To those wondering about the meaning of the title, well, I was, too. And, don't think that I mistranslated. It was literally "Chikinrēsu (チキンレース)". After some hard googling, I found out that this was Japanglish. Basically, it means that Japan used English words, but in different meanings. Chicken Race can be correctly called "Playing Chicken". After some Quora.com searching, I found out that it's just a game theory setup that typically describes two players heading toward each other. If the players continue on the same path, they bump into one another.

OR, it could mean that Ars is running away from Albarest's advance army... but dang... setting fire to Knights' mansions...

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