Chapter 1298 – 1298. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into The Baek Family
“Cassiod! I’ve come!!”
Baron Cassiod, clad in armor and armed with his sword, prepared for the final battle. The murderous aura emanating from Cassiod and his knights made it clear they had no intention of surrendering.
I was known for not treating prisoners of war well, so their choice wasn’t incomprehensible. It was even rumored among enemy nations that it was better to commit suicide than to become a prisoner of Eugene Prucus.
“You’ve been a thorn in my side for too long! Today, I’ll take your head!”
“…Count Prucus! I will kill you and stop the ambitions of the Rapelli Kingdom!”
I jumped off my galloping horse and charged towards Cassiod. Cassiod didn’t back down, gripping his sword tightly with both hands. A red aura blazed from Cassiod’s sword.
Soon, the two swords clashed, sending sparks flying in all directions. I relentlessly pressed Cassiod, giving him no room to breathe. Cassiod’s legs were forced backward.
“My lord!!”
Cassiod’s knights rushed towards me. But the Golden Rose Knights, who followed behind me, wouldn’t stand idly by. The sounds of clashing swords echoed everywhere.
I slashed Cassiod’s side deeply.
“Kuh…!”
Cassiod groaned and staggered back. His movements, which had been holding up well, became sluggish.
‘A split second.’
Seizing the opening, I used ‘Split Second’ without hesitation. There was no need to drag out the fight. I plunged into his space and swung my sword towards his neck.
Thunder Heaven Style (雷天流) Thunder Flash (雷光).
A lightning-fast strike severed Cassiod’s head.
I snatched his falling head. I felt adrenaline surging through me as I held Cassiod’s head high.
“I have killed Cassiod! This battle is our victory! Soldiers of Cassiod! Drop your weapons and surrender!”
“Don’t be ridiculous! There will be no surrender!”
The knight closest to Cassiod shouted and charged at me. The enraged man was like a wild boar.
‘Split Second.’
In the slowed-down world, I easily dodged his attack and thrust my sword into his throat. How high must his blood pressure have been? Blood gushed spectacularly from inside his helmet.
“I’ll say it again. Cassiod is dead. The battle is over, and you have lost! Surrender!”
My mana-infused voice boomed.
•••
Cassiod’s city was barely secured by sunset.
Of course, I didn’t work. I spent the evening drinking and eating meat with the beautiful female prisoners. The bodies of women were scattered around me. It was a scene of utter debauchery.
Scarlett approached me and reported.
“My lord, our losses are minor. 2,125 slave soldiers and 481 regular soldiers have died. 411 wounded have been transferred to the rear. Among them, 240 are severely injured. The severely injured will be dealt with appropriately.”
The severely injured were troublesome in many ways. Treating them took too much time and money. It was more efficient to hire mercenaries with that money. Therefore, the severely injured were secretly disposed of.
“A lot of slave soldiers died. What about the prisoners?”
“We have captured a total of 8,410 prisoners. Among them, 3,500 can be immediately deployed to the front lines.”
“Use the old men as slave soldiers too.”
“That will increase the number of slave soldiers by about 4,200.”
“A gain of 2,000. What about the women and children?”
“The women and children are being sorted. The old and ugly women will be given to the soldiers who have distinguished themselves, and the other women and children will be transferred to the rear.”
“Select the beautiful women. Though, I doubt there will be even 100 of them.”
The population was small for a city. I heard that some commoners had fled as life became difficult with the collapse of the nation.
“My lord, we have captured Cassiod’s family who escaped through a secret passage, but the escort knight killed all of Cassiod’s family and then committed suicide.”
“Tsk. I was going to execute them one by one in the square… Oh well, it can’t be helped. Display their corpses in the square so that the soldiers can see them well.”
“Yes, my lord. The soldiers will gain pride by seeing the enemy’s corpses.”
I caressed the breast of the woman next to me. I would take a three-day break. If we moved without rest, the soldiers’ dissatisfaction would grow. Proper rest was essential to maintain morale.
At that moment, the tent opened, and two knights from the Golden Rose Knights brought in five prisoners. They were female knights who had followed Cassiod.
The prisoners were shocked by the sight of the women sprawled inside the tent.
“How can you be so depraved!”
“To violate women…! Do you have no sense of decency!”
“A disgrace to the nobility!”
“You must have called us here to rape us!”
“If you have even the slightest bit of morality… kill us instead of defiling us!!”
I approached the five female knights bound in chains. The female knights were fierce despite being prisoners. They gnashed their teeth and showed their hatred towards me. Spitting at me was common, and they even tried to bite me.
I punched one of the female knights who tried to bite my dick in the face. The female knight’s teeth flew out like corn kernels.
“I can tolerate everything else, but a hag trying to bite my dick? I can’t tolerate that!”
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
I beat the female knight with all my might. I pulled her nipples until they were about to tear off and punched her face repeatedly.
“Ugh…”
The female knight, whose hymen was torn by my punches, foamed at the mouth.
“Were you a virgin? Well, who would want to hold you, being so ugly.”
I pointed at three of the female prisoners and ordered.
“Throw these ugly bitches to the soldiers. It’s not often they get to bang female knights, so they’ll be happy. The other two… they’re reasonably pretty, so I’ll make them my playthings. Tie their limbs and put them in the carriage. I might as well start a collection of female knights.”
“Yes, my lord.”
I drank and threw myself onto the sprawled women.
•••
The sweet rest was over.
The expeditionary force prepared again and began to march. Soon, a knight appeared. It was the knight I had sent to Marquis Daycard before. The haggard knight approached me with a fierce glint in his eyes and handed me a reply.
I opened the letter and chuckled.
“My lord, may I ask what it says?”
Scarlett asked.
“It’s nothing much. Mostly criticisms of me. And he says if I don’t want to die, I should get out of the Solfmed Kingdom immediately.”
“Hmm. As expected.”
“Yes. As expected.”
I nodded to Floy. Swish. Floy drew his sword and instantly killed the knight who had brought the letter.
“Scarlett, Floy. Change the route. Our destination is Marquis Daycard’s territory. We will capture the marquisate and head straight to the capital of the Solfmed Kingdom. I’ll take over the Solfmed Kingdom this time.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“Yes, my lord.”
•••
The first thing to solve to maintain an army was the supply issue. Especially in this world, there were many cases of losing wars due to supply problems. However, the army I led had no supply issues at all.
This was because supplies could be brought from the rear through Yuria’s warp gate. If necessary, I could bring supplies from another world. And the army I led could freely plunder the enemies.
We attacked and captured every city we saw. Villages were no exception.
“A peaceful village. It’s not right that it’s so peaceful when I’m suffering like this… Plunder everything. Bring the beautiful women to me. Make all the men slave soldiers!”
“Waaaaaaaah!”
The soldiers rejoiced and rampaged every time they encountered a village. The villagers, who were not properly armed, did not even put up a proper resistance. They simply knelt on the ground, hoping for mercy.
My mercy was only for the beautiful women.
Whether an ugly woman was captured and gang-raped by the soldiers was none of my concern.
“Seeing that blue field makes me angry. Burn it all.”
“…My lord, that’s the place you’ve conquered?”
Scarlett asked, as if she couldn’t understand.
“You need to speak clearly. Just because I conquered it doesn’t mean it’s my territory. After the war is over… it has to be divided among the investors.”
The army I led was formed with the support of the Rapelli Kingdom. It wasn’t just my troops. After the work was done, it had to be settled.
“I see. But there may be a food shortage.”
Scarlett didn’t know my supply capabilities well. If she had known, she wouldn’t have said that.
“If there’s a food shortage, I’ll make a fortune.”
“…I didn’t know you had so much wealth, my lord. I understand. I will order the soldiers to burn the fields.”
The wheat field blazed.
I stared blankly at the burning field and then looked back at the army. I saw soldiers raping the village women. For a moment, I couldn’t tell if this was an army or a band of robbers.
Towards the rear of the army, I saw women hanging from poles. They were left barely alive, with their limbs cut off. They were the female knights I had given to them not long ago. Around them were female slaves in terrible condition.
I frowned as I looked at the soldiers. Thinking about it, these bastards were daring to look at my Golden Rose Knights with lustful eyes.
‘It’s said that once the hunt is over, the hunting dogs are boiled… I’ll have to boil them all later, pretending it was an accident.’
I would drop them into a suitable lake and boil the water with magic. When reporting to the Rapelli Kingdom, I would say they fell into a demon’s trap.
‘It would be too strange to kill them all, so should I leave about 20,000?’
The soldiers were becoming evil. It would be one thing if they were just moderately evil. But they would definitely cause troublesome problems later.
‘The best way to solve a problem is to eliminate the cause.’
And as a bonus, I would plunder the soldiers’ wealth.
‘If I plunder the valuables those bastards plundered… Hmm. A great profit.’
The rabbit is cooked once the hunt is over.
I don’t know who made that saying, but the person who made it must have been an extreme profit-seeker.
I’m already looking forward to the day of harvest.
“My lord.”
Scarlett approached me with a serious expression.
I swallowed hard without realizing it. She only made that expression when something serious had happened.
“The slave soldiers have revolted. I apologize. It’s my mismanagement.”
“It’s not your fault. With so many slave soldiers, they could revolt at any time. What’s the scale of the rebellion?”
“About 5,000.”
“The slave soldiers we recently captured must have revolted.”
“Yes. They seem to have lost it after seeing their wives and children being violated. They are also demanding food like meat and alcohol.”
“Is that so? Then we should boil their wives and children and give it to them.”
“That’s too cruel. It will also lower the morale of the other slave soldiers.”
“Those slave bastards are being annoying. The slave soldiers who revolted must be possessed by demons. Order the Golden Rose Knights and the Plun Knights to suppress the rebels.”
“…Will you show mercy?”
“You look displeased.”
“It’s a rebellion. They must be severely punished.”
“The mercy will be given by the Goddess Serion, not me.”
“Huh?”
“We will have the suppressed slave soldiers roll dice. If it’s an odd number, they will burn, and if it’s an even number, they will live.”
I looked at the darkening sky and shouted.
“Goddess Serion! I am so faithful!”
“……”
