Uncle Hunter’s Login Life 532

Chapter 532 – Notification

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Lord’s conference room.

“Captain! Are you okay?”

After one day, Vice-Captain Caria saw me waking up and attending the meeting and asked.

Her face seemed concerned about me, but I read a subtle awkwardness there.

“…”

“Why, why are you doing that?”

Karia asks, her face a little stiff as I stare at her own face.
I found out the epicenter of awkwardness.

Karia was suddenly speaking in her honorific manner.

“Why are you doing that? Since when did you become so polite?”

“Haha… Should I say that I’ve been treating the leader too carelessly all this time…? Then should I do it the same way as before…?”

I guess he feels a sense of distance after seeing that I disposed of the tentacle sphere.

After getting to know him, I realized that he was such an amazing person… Should I say that?

“Just do what you normally do. Don’t do something that doesn’t suit you.”

“Got it! Captain!”

Karia smiled brightly and answered immediately.

“…”

… A person should know how to refuse at least once.

I gave permission, but for some reason, I felt uncomfortable.

However, it is also possible to deny what was said here.

As the broad-minded leader of the Mongoose Knights, I decided to generously accept the vice-captain’s shortcomings.

“Bark? Is it okay to move already?”

Hestia also seemed worried about me waking up too early.

“That’s right, Lord Bark. Aren’t you overdoing it? Are you aware that your heart stopped once?”

Azaz speaks while helping Hestia.

At the time, I seemed to be in quite a serious condition.

Actually, I even thought that I might disappear.

“It’s not perfect, but light movement is okay, so you don’t have to worry.”

“If you say so…”

“Hestia, when will Terraism’s reinforcements arrive?”

“It will have started. However, it is inevitable that it will take time. There are not many cities in the Royal Palace of Laun that have a space movement magic circle installed.”

It was bad news.

But the faces of Ramona’s retainers gathered in the conference room are bright.

It’s probably because we blocked the demon’s attack this time.

‘This might be the beginning…’

And the next attack won’t end as smoothly as this one.

Probably… There was a very high possibility that the devil would come in person.

-Saren is entering!

Saren, dressed in fancy armor, entered her conference room.
Her retainers rise from their seats to greet her.

Saren was surprised to find me in the conference room, and she asked.

“Lord Bark, you’re already up… Are you okay?”

“It’s okay to move your body lightly.”

Saren smiled gently at me and said.

“That’s good. Then, let’s start the meeting.”

The meeting began with Saren’s opening declaration.

Of course, the content of the meeting was mainly about the current war with the Demon King’s army.

The vassals were talking about repairs to the castle walls and things that needed to be improved during this siege.

“…”

(Chief, is there something you don’t like?)

Karia, who was next to her, quietly whispered in my ear and asked.

It seemed like the emotions were showing on her face.

Of course I didn’t like it.

I don’t know if these people really don’t know or if they are ignoring reality.

I raised my hand.

“Lord Bark, do you have something to say?”

“How about retreating to Payson?”

For a moment, the conference room becomes filled with silence.

“Lord Bark. That means…”

“No way! Lord Bark. Are you saying we should abandon Ramona and run away to another territory?”

Black Bear Knight Commander Baldwin asks with a frown.

“You could say that as well. There is a very high possibility that Terraism’s reinforcements will not arrive until the next attack by the Demon King’s army. After retreating for a while, it seems better to deal with the Demon Lord together with Terraism’s reinforcements in Payson.”〈 Br〉

I know it’s not an easy decision.

Payson is someone else’s territory.

It was quite humiliating for a lord to rely on another lord.

However, now that Rankin has been occupied, even without checking the Panthera community, there is a very high possibility that the next target will be Ramona.

Including the devil.

We don’t know how strong the devil will be.

They say he’s still good even if he rots… It’s obvious that he’s much stronger than the demons.

It was clear that it would be a harder fight than this one.

“Baldwin. Do you think you would have been able to defend this time without me and the Holy Knights?”

“That’s…”

Baldwin trailed off at my question.

“Besides, the castle wall has collapsed now. Do you think it will be possible to repair it by the time the Demon King’s army comes next?”

“…”

The wall that was shattered by the tentacle sphere was tens of meters long. There is no way that can be fixed in a short period of time.

Even without me knowing, it is a task that will take several months.

“Aren’t you just complacent in thinking that the demons who were defeated by us will no longer come here?”

I said while looking at the vassals.

“And the next offensive will be even more intense than this one. Rankin’s side will have been occupied. And… To make up for the shame of defeat, there is a very high possibility that the devil will come in the next offensive.”

A heavy silence flows.

“Even if you fight to the death here, I will leave here.”

“What is that…”

I could have stayed in bed for a few more days, pretending to be sick.

Nevertheless, the reason I voluntarily attended this troublesome meeting was to get this out there before it was too late.

It is not good to run away secretly.

I thought I had done enough at this point.

“Aren’t you the knight commander!”

“You can take as many positions as knight commander.”

“What?!”

In the past, the backlash would not have ended like this.

It may have been said that he was a traitor.

But I showed my strength.

A strong person who is not limited by power.

In fact, since I showed that much strength, my words have strength.

Although it feels like my pride.

If I hadn’t been there this time, Ramona would have been devastated and the people here would have had to take refuge.

“Well, I still can’t abandon Ramona…”

“But such a disgrace…”

-Roaring…

The vassals are agitated by my notification.

“Everyone, calm down!”

The conference room, which was once noisy due to Saren’s shouting, becomes quiet.

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Saren decided to meet again to discuss this matter later.

After the meeting, I returned to my residence and spoke to Karen.

“Karen, pack your bags.”

-Nod.

I don’t know what choice Bianca and Hilda will make.

No matter what Saren’s conclusion was, I planned to leave.

No matter how much I thought about it, it seemed like there was no chance of winning against the Demon King in a situation where Terraism had no additional troops.

Those poor demons worked hard to stop them like this… But even the demon lord joins in?

To put it bluntly, I am also an avatar, so it doesn’t matter if I die, but I am not a disciple.

“Master Bark. Saren is calling you to the office.”

As she was diligently packing her things, the maid brought her a message from Saren.

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Saren was alone in her office.

“Lord Bark, I’m sorry.”

The first words she heard from her were her words of apology.

Am I really going to get fired?

Rather good…

“And thank you.”

“…?”

“You said we should retreat. Even if I had known that Ramona was in danger, I wouldn’t have said it easily.”

I guess he was thankful that I carried the gun bag.

“If you have something difficult to say to your vassals, you can ask me.”

“That’s… Too cowardly.”

“So, are you planning on leaving Ramona?”

“Yes, I will try to convince the vassals.”

Saren seemed to be thinking about retreating, as I said. It wouldn’t have been an easy choice for her to leave her territory behind.
I guess I should say she’s awake.
Or maybe it’s because he’s not a real lord.

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Castle of Lord Crea.

Great Hall.

Gregory, the demon king who returned after conquering Rankin, was sitting on a large throne in the center.

〔Colonel Gregory, it looks like the demons that went towards Ramona have been wiped out.〕

“Total… Annihilation?”

Gregory frowned upon receiving the message from the avatar management department.

It wasn’t because I was worried about the safety of the demons who went to Ramona or because I felt sorry for the troops they ruined.

I knew that the demons were gathering separately and going to attack Ramona.

It was a ragtag group that I didn’t really like, but I also tolerated it because I thought I could easily take over a city on the border without a sword master.

〔… One survived.〕

Of the ragtag group, the one that survived did not attract Gregory’s attention.

“Hmm… Don’t you know what the situation is?”

〔Because the performance of the avatar is performance… You can only check whether it is alive or dead.〕

The avatar used by civilians is different from Gregory’s.

Gregory’s avatar, who descended through the suitor, not only has great performance, but can also share the view from the situation room.

However, it was not a shabby avatar used by civilians.

‘No matter how screwed up they were, could they possibly have been defeated by the territory soldiers?’

Gregory wanted to believe that civilian demons wouldn’t be that useless.

It was reasonable to think that something unexpected had happened.

“… Is it also Terraism?”

〔I guess so.〕

I can’t believe that this small kingdom and border city have the troops to annihilate that number of demons and warlocks.

“It’s fast.”

The number of troops heading to Ramona was not small.

But was it wiped out?

It cannot be stopped by just a passing Paladin.

‘It would be correct to think that at least two Holy Knights took part in the war.’

“Tell the warlocks to hurry up the completion of the Demon King’s Castle.”

〔I understand.〕

The Demon King’s Castle is not simply a place where the Demon King resides. It was a task to create a kind of favorable battlefield.

Gregory descended with the mission of attracting attention while withstanding Terraism’s offensive as much as possible.

However, the Terra Church’s forces may have approached right in front of us. There was no choice but to hasten the construction of the Demon King’s Castle.

Within a few days, Gregory met Willas, a Ramona survivor.