How to Subdue the Masochist Princess 207

Chapter 207 – A Song of Ice and Fire

Returning from the Winter Citadel, Wolfgang immediately summoned his comrades.

In the north, the sun sets early, so it is already dark.
Even so, it was still quite early to go to sleep, but the party should have returned to their lodgings early for the forced march that will begin tomorrow morning.

[Will everyone come down to the lobby for a while?]

As he takes out a silver pocket watch from the inside pocket of his coat and murmurs softly, innumerable invisible threads of magical power stretch out into the air.

And after a few seconds
Instead of the hour and minute hands, the jewels inside the window flashed one by one, and soon the voices of his comrades began to resonate in Wolfgang’s head.

[I get it]
[Suddenly? What happened?]
[Your brother! Coming soon!]

A state-of-the-art communication artifact specially prepared for this mission.
Communication equipment existed in the past, but at most it was all about exchanging simple signals through the flickering light of a small lamp.

“It’s amazing every time I use this. What’s the alternative principle?”

Even for Wolfgang, a wealthy aristocrat who was familiar with the latest culture, this object resembling a pocket watch in his hand felt almost innovative.
Perhaps the people who actually use this will be the first to use the special forces he leads.

Actually, this was still a bit early to be revealed to the world…

‘So, this means I’m going to do a performance test myself!’
‘Ah, even if you’re the Red Horse Tower Lord, that’s troublesome!’
‘You’re bothering me, really! Who’s the admin here? Tell them to come out immediately!’

Because Scarlett, determined to abuse her power as a red magecraft master, robbed or, no, borrowed a prototype that was being developed by a nearby Witchcraft.

There was a minor conflict in the middle, but how about this and that.
If the results are good, isn’t everything good?

One by one, the party gathers around Wolfgang, who occupies a round table in the lobby on the first floor.

“Why are you calling me this evening?”

Lazarus, who had the appearance and tone of a typical rebel, sat down in his seat.
In his appearance, not a single trace of his original sage who had a philosophical view of world affairs remained.

-Dump!

He shows off that he is annoying and even puts his chin on the table with both legs.

Should I praise that as a great performance, or should I stop it?
While I was thinking about it a little bit.

“Ugh, that’s not classy. I’m ashamed, where are you going to go with me?”

Scarlett approached Lazarus with the sound of heels clicking.
She had changed her hairstyle to something reminiscent of a well-baked bun.

Lazarus, who picks up his ears and replies calmly and weakly.

“Yeah~ Aren’t you an old man? Isn’t nagging disgusting?”
“Ah! That’s annoying! Where did you learn to talk like that?”
“All teenagers these days talk like this? It’s out of fashion, I guess.”
“Fads are fucking shit… If you follow only two fads, you’ll end up ruining an entire empire.”

Even so, these two were always quarreling.
However, when a mask is put on, they are now very blatantly tearing each other down.
Is that really the conversation between the archmage who has come into contact with the piece of truth and the dragon race with the wisdom of the years?

Wolfgang let out a deep sigh.

“Sir Damian, it’s a bit chilly here… Shall we sit a little closer?”
“…”

On top of that, Ophelia, who shows off her bewitching charm in the opposite way than usual, leans toward him regardless of the eyes of others.
It’s like this every time we get together.

Tired of arguing with him, Wolfgang decided to interpret the situation positively.

In a short period of time, everyone had perfectly adapted to their camouflage identities. If that’s the case, you probably don’t have to worry about your identity being exposed.

“Haha.”

Thinking of that, let’s smile a little.
Brief moment. The eyes of the women in the party, as well as the women who passed by infrequently, were all focused on one place.

“…Oh my goodness?”
“Who the hell is that Youngshik?”

Scarlett hurriedly recites an incantation in response to the sudden surge of interest and opens a barrier to impede recognition.
Ophelia is gazing at his face openly and wandering around as if she were bewildered.

“Ehehe…”

For the first time, Wolfgang’s reaction was a bit bewildered.
It is because, in recent years, there have been a lot of women who were frightened or cried at the sight of his face and size, but few women who showed their liking were rare.

“Mmm.”

Suddenly, I gently brushed my cheek, and a rough texture still remained under the pale skin of my face.
It was Wolfgang who suddenly realized the existence of the scars always engraved on his face.
Of course, this is not something you can get rid of just because you want to get rid of it, so this kind of experience is only a short-lived event.

Still, it wasn’t a bad feeling.

“…Please don’t smile like that with that face.”
“Why. Can’t people even laugh at will?”
“Ha, if you’re not going to do it, don’t do it! It’s hard to watch!”

Well, everyone’s tastes are different.
Seeing that she hated it, it seemed that Scarlett didn’t really like this look.

Would Master Alicia or Master like this? Or maybe she hates it
Wolfgang, who had been enjoying the different mood for a while, clapped his hands and drew the party’s attention.

“Now, everyone pay attention.”

Then, the party started to listen to his words as if they were talking in a mess.
Wolfgang calmly explained the new assignment.

“I received a request from the Marquis. I have something to do near the limit line.”
“What? What if you suddenly accept such a request! I’ve already prepared everything according to the schedule!”

Scarlett, who was in charge of supplies and materials for the party, opened her eyes wide and made the flagship.

“Don’t worry, there won’t be any problems with the schedule. A simple cleaning job will suffice.”
“Hmm, cleaning work?”
“Yes. They say that recently, particularly dangerous monsters have been appearing near the Great Mountains.”
“Hagishi. The Winter Fortress is always busy with border defense missions, so it’s only natural that we don’t have enough hands.”

As additional explanations continued, he understood the situation on his own and regained his composure.
As she is also a veteran, she understands the difficulties unique to her frontier border.

To sum up Marquis Stark’s request in one word.
He asked Wolfgang to subdue the monsters rampaging near the mountain range.

After thinking about it for a while, Wolfgang readily agreed to his request.
Subjugation of monsters was something I had already gotten tired of since I was the leader of the knights.
This is because, with the strength of the party, they could literally walk past a group of monsters without even a dragon appearing.

Of course, the monsters in the Great Mountains are particularly large and ferocious.
For Wolfgang, who possesses non-standard armed forces, Lazarus, who is comparable to him, and the archmage and the holy woman’s party, it is tantamount to subduing a village of goblins in the hills behind the village.

There was no reason to refuse as it would be a great help to maintain the peace of the empire if you put in a little effort.

The other party didn’t react too badly either.
Lazarus, his eyes wide open, with a leaning smile on his face.

“I’m good? I’ve been itching before, but it’s perfect for killing time.”
“Dangerous monsters shouldn’t harm the grassroots, so I’ll have to subdue the evil according to the will of the heavenly gods.”

Ophelia also crossed her name and nodded her head slowly.

For Wolfgang, he was only grateful for the company that quietly complied with the sudden decision.
Normally, it seems to be selfish, but in important matters, it respects the chief’s decision.

That was enough.

“Thank you for understanding everyone.”

* * *

Geographically, the polar regions of the northern part of the Empire and beyond are divided by the Great Mountains.

Beyond the Great Mountains covered with ice caps, there is a vast snowfield created by the frozen sea.
If you cross the great snowfield, you will come across a huge island that would be more appropriately called a continent.

That is the land of the northern immigrants.
Even though it has already fought a war once, this place, which is called ‘Waldheim’ in the imperial language, is still an unknown territory for the majority of the imperial people.

They vaguely thought it would be a land close to an ice hell and paid no attention to it.

However, looking at the snowfield that boasts a scale close to the horizon, one wonders how the northern tribes made up their mind to cross over and invade the empire’s territory.

—Pui yo oh!

The cry of a bird of prey resounds in the clear winter sky.
Four eagle-headed griffons cross the high mountain range with their wings spread wide.

[Scarlett, there are a bunch of ice trolls over there too. Just wipe it all away]
[Kyahahaha! Burn them all to death!]

—Quaang, bang!

When the bombing order is given, the cozy nests of the monsters begin to transform into a terrible fire one by one with a strong explosion.

“Burn! Explode!”

—Is it big? Wow!
—Teeeng! Deshaaaaa!

The fireball, which at first glance seems small and ungainly, causes a huge explosion of unimaginable scale when it hits the ground.
A sight that seems to transcend cognition. It was the influence of Scarlett’s unique magic, ‘Super Heat Hell’.

Mass destruction magic, her specialty, is generously directed at the monsters.

— Deed deed… !

Even, the suffering of the monsters did not end there.
Wouldn’t it be that the snowdrifts that could not overcome the impact of the explosion would collapse and trigger an avalanche that was no different from a catastrophe?

A song of ice and fire.
At the gesture of the little woman, the requiem of thousands of monsters is continuously played.

Even from high in the sky, you can feel the size of each explosion.
What would it be like to see it in front of your eyes?

Fire watch, fight watch, water watch.
Scarlett’s monster slaughter show, which presents an unprecedented scale of fire, which ranks first among the three historical and traditional spectacles, is arousing interest in the party.

[Hey… This is the first time I felt pity for the monsters]
[Indeed. Didn’t the title of Archmage be given in vain?]
[It seems that the firepower has increased compared to the past]

Hehe. This is me.”

Scarlett shrugs her shoulders triumphantly at the sight of her comrades expressing pure admiration for her own might.
When she is having a not so pleasant time of arson and slaughter.

—Spot!

“Uh?”

A visibly suspicious sign was spotted in Scarlett’s magic field.
It feels a bit strange to be a monster.

Even it was moving very fast.

I can’t stand still watching it.
Scarlett immediately pulled out her communicator and shared the anomaly she had noticed with her group.

[Wolfgang, over there! Down the northeast!]
Hehe, should I go?]
[… No. I will go there myself]

However, Wolfgang must have noticed that too early on.
Before she could finish her words, she was already ready to move.

“Phyo?”

And, in a matter of seconds.
For a moment, the bewildered cry of Captain Griffon, who was surprised by his unexpectedly lighter body movements.

—Whoops!

A meteor fell from the sky.