Heroes and Machine Girls Looking at Profiles

65 – Churyehan Mogol

“Gutrune…”

The name brought up by Valkyrie Brünnhilde, Gutrune.

That name was one I knew.

It was just recently.

When searching for various materials about the goddess’s remains in the Great Library of the Imperial Capital.

Records of heroes remained in books, so I read whatever I could get my hands on.

In that record, the name Gutrune appears.

Zeke, a hero from over a hundred years ago. From the records about him.

Well, he wasn’t that impressed because he thought it was an ordinary successful hero’s life.

Rather, the story of Ariel, the first warrior who unfortunately lost his life while protecting people through repeated fierce battles, was more interesting.

Anyway, let’s look at the hero Zeke again.

Full name, Siegfried Borgé.

Together with his trustworthy companions, he defeated Fafner, the demon king of the time, and restored peace.

And then, he marries one of his colleagues and lover, Gutrune, princess of the Kibihiga Kingdom.

Gutrune’s older brother, Gunther, who was the crown prince at the time, tried to hand over the throne to the warrior Zeke, but they refused.

Decades later, for unknown reasons, the Kingdom of Gibihiga was destroyed, so in a way, it was a good thing he did not take over the throne.

However, there was no record of what happened to the hero Zeke and his lover, Princess Gutrune, after that.

Although he was a warrior with few records, it was noteworthy that the damage caused by the Demon King was the least during the period in which he was active.

Perhaps that is why he was popular with the public among the warriors, and many plays and puppet shows were created based on the few records.

Not only the warrior Siegfried, but also the name of his lover and wife, Gutrune, is famous.

So, I was a little surprised to see that name suddenly appear.

Brunnhilde slowly stood up, spread her wings, and floated in the air.

In her surprise, Ortrinde rushed towards her.

“Sister Brünnhilde! Where are you going?!”

“…I’m sorry, Ortlinde. There’s something I need to check.”

“I’m not even fit…”

“…I’m really sorry.”

She lowered her head and said that, then turned her head and looked at me.

After a moment of meeting her eyes, which seemed to contain her complicated feelings, she lowered her head slightly and disappeared into the sky.

“Sister…”

Ortrinde looked lonely as she vainly called her older sister in a more emotional voice than usual.

“What is the hero’s condition?”

“According to one of the party members, mage Iola, you still need some more rest.”

“Ugh…”

In the Imperial Capital of the Empire, the crown prince was having trouble with the hero’s troubles as always.

No, he would soon no longer be the crown prince.

The Emperor’s condition, which was lying in his sick bed, became increasingly serious, and it soon reached the point where he was thinking about tomorrow.

In fact, Prince Freud could sit as the next emperor.

However, since it is currently a war and there was no time to hold a coronation ceremony, it was all put aside.

“Your Highness.”

“What’s going on?”

“Count Dexion is requesting an audience.”

Count Dexion?

In an instant, the crown prince, who was wondering who it was, was able to remember who it was.

Count Dexion, a prestigious noble family.

He remembered that his only daughter was quite beautiful.

I was too young to touch it, so it was probably dangerous, so I just remembered it…

“What do you say you came here for?”

“That’s…I didn’t hear a proper report about my daughter who went to the battlefield…”

Hearing those words, the crown prince made a mysterious expression.

Coincidentally, the topic of the only daughter came up.

But go to the battlefield and see.

This was something the crown prince had not heard anything about.

“What happened?”

“…First of all, we are trying to stop them from joining…But in fact, the hero retreated using two of his companions as bait…One of them is the daughter of Count Dexion.”

To be exact, the only one used as bait was the scout Frederica, but it is difficult to see such details in a busy battlefield.

In conclusion, both of them have been secured by the demons, and their fate is unknown.

The crown prince’s expression crumpled after hearing his subordinate’s report.

Of course, it is because of what the hero did.

Well, the vector is a bit different.

‘What a waste…’

After thinking about the beautiful appearance of Count Dexion’s only daughter, Celicia Dexion, the Crown Prince whetted his appetite.

She was planning on making her her own someday…

“Huh?!”

Because of my useless thoughts, a curse was activated and a sharp shock passed through my crotch.

Prince Freud, whose expression was once again wrinkled, quickly tried to allay his selfish intentions.

“It might be difficult to tell the truth, so just make it up and pretend that you were captured by demons.”

“…Yes.”

Prince Freud sighed as he watched his subordinate retreat.

War is war, but when will this curse be lifted?

He had not been able to hold a woman for a long time, nor could he even comfort himself to relieve his s*xual desires.

…Now that we are at war, we might be thankful that we don’t have to worry about such things…

“Your Highness!!”

“What happened again this time?”

Seeing his subordinate rushing towards him in a hurry, Prince Freud lost his expression.

Even so, the hero is still begging, and because of the accident he caused, a member of a noble family is coming to protest…

“Elf…I’m an elf!!”

“…What is that noise of a wyvern sucking its scales? Why is the story about them suddenly coming out?”

“They say an elf has appeared on the battlefield and is attacking our army!!”

For a moment, Prince Freud was unable to understand the situation.

Gradually, the words made sense in his head, and his mouth gradually opened.

After Brünnhilde left, Ortrinde and I moved towards our original destination.

The camp of the Demon King’s army that Zikrune is currently visiting.

When I arrived there, I unconsciously opened my mouth at the sight I saw for the first time in this world.

「Huh?」

“Master, they…”

“…Why are those guys here?”

Hundreds of elf warriors staying at the Demon King’s army camp.

Although the number is not large, one elf warrior is strong enough to defeat dozens of soldiers.

Elf.

Of course, other races other than humans also lived in this world, and among them were elves.

Just like the cliche, a species that lives together with nature. An elf.

However, the elves were a race that lived in a way that did not completely intervene in the world.

In fact, they had no intention of fighting the Demon King’s army unless the Demon King’s army attacked them.

In fact, the Demon King’s army never touched the elves, and they never came out of their forest.

But those elf warriors are staying at the Demon King’s army camp.

…Hmm, there are a lot of pretty elves.

“Welcome, warrior Hans. Ortrinde.”

While watching the elves, there was someone talking to me.

It was a demon dressed in black.

“…This is Judith, Frey’s subordinate. I will guide you from now on.”

“Oh, yes. Please take care of me.”

“Then this way…”

“Oh, there’s something I want to ask…”

A demon named Judith guides the way.

When I spoke to her, she stopped her steps and turned around.

“Yes, what is it?”

“They’re elf warriors, right? Why are they here?”

Judith nodded her head as if she understood what I said and said.

“It is said that the Demon King persuaded them and obtained their cooperation.”

“… She? She did a good job persuading them.”

“Actually, the number of incursions into elf territory from the empire has increased recently, and dissatisfaction is already heightened.”

Ah, that was it.

「Those idiots actually hate it when they arbitrarily enter their territory and cause trouble.」

“…I understand.”

Judith, who was trying to lead the way again, suddenly raised her voice.

“…Ah! Now that I think about it…”

“Huh?”

“There was something I had to report to the hero.”

Judith quickly turned around again and took out her piece of paper from her arms.

She then took out her pen, scribbled something on her, and held it out to me.

I took it and felt my expression harden as I read the words written on it.

‘Saint Ciella Frost, currently being held in a prisoner of war camp.’

Why is she here?

I thought they were still playing and eating in the imperial palace.

I have not heard that the saint was taken prisoner.

…No, no.

Judging by the fact that the saint had intentionally sent a note to let people know that she was here, she must be keeping it a secret from anyone around her.

Then that means she was not taken prisoner in battle.

He took her eyes off the note, unleashed her magic, and burned it.

“…Are you still here?”

“Yes, I can guide you.”

“I’ll just ask you to stay nearby.”

Before meeting Frey or Sieg Rune, she had a place to go first.

POW camp.

After hearing that Saint Siella was here, I made Judith and Ortrinde wait nearby and went inside.

Since we’ve been together for quite a long time, we decided to move along following a familiar figure.

I was able to find Saint Ciella inside the prison camp.

“Sister, can you teach me this?”

“Huh? Um…Yeah. This is the goddess’s teachings divided into five categories…”

“…”

As expected, Frey is amazing.

I don’t have the title of soldier of the Demon King’s army for nothing.

Even just by looking at that face, you can tell that it is Saint Ciella.

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It was my first impression of Ciella, who had changed so much and looked so old.