I Reincarnated But Will Try To Live Without Using My Cheat Ability - CH 261

It is tragic for the parties involved, but from the outside, it is a comedy.

It is so terrible that I almost burst into dry laughter.

Thankfully, the wise man also left supplies behind, so we were able to replenish our equipment and rations.

I’ll consider it a gift from the wise man.

First, we’ll treat the demons who are collapsing from dehydration.

The prisoners of war were disarmed and instructed to be housed so that they would not be gathered in one place.

There are magic items to seal magic, but as expected, there is no such number to cover more than 100 captives.

Nevertheless, the Prisoners are completely demoralized because the general has performed the miracle of escaping before the enemy.

It seems that only the commanding class escaped and all the general soldiers were left behind.

As you can imagine, I feel sorry for them.

We had to send about 200 people to send the POWs back, but at this point, we have no choice.

I will go with Prytanis and the remaining 600 men to help the castle.

Probably, the enemies who are attacking the castle are retreating… but I doubt that the siege group will know that the wise man has escaped.

Prytanis had a difficult expression this whole time.

“I never thought he would do something like that…”

“That was unexpected. I’ve never seen anyone flee before in my life.”

“Just imagining the look on Lord Alfred’s face when he hears this story frightens me.”

“What on earth are you afraid of? It’s not like you will not be reprimanded.”

Prytanis shook his head.

“I’ve been stirring up a lot of talk about a wise man vs. wise man battle, and this is what happened. I’m afraid he’ll think I’m a huge fool. I feel like going back in time and covering my mouth…”

It’s called black history.

“I don’t think my lord will do that. My lord thinks highly of you.”

“I wish that were the case. I wish I could at least tell by his facial expressions, but… Lord Alfred basically never changes his face, which scares me.”

“”

I can’t help but laugh.

“It’s about learning and growing. You’ve learned a good lesson. If it bothers you so much, I’ll teach you how to deal with it better.”

Prytanis’ eyes light up.

“What is it?”

I grin.

“Young man, embrace a woman.”

Prytanis’ stunned face went crazy.

The castle where Poncio was defending came into view.

The castle walls were in tatters, as if they had been hit by magic in a spectacular manner.

The castle has not fallen.

It is safe for the time being.

At a glance, there are no enemies around.

Just to be sure, we send out a scout to see if there are any ambush soldiers in the surrounding area.

We are informed that there are no enemies, so we head for the castle.

We send a scout into the castle first to make sure.

As soon as the scouts reach the castle gate, it is opened.

The scouts report that the castle soldiers are safe, so I lead the army into the castle.

When we entered the castle, we were greeted by Poncio.

“Hey, I am glad to see you are safe.”

He seems to be in good health, although he looks a little tired from the siege.

“The castle is in shambles, though. Thank you for coming.”

I checked with Poncio about the situation, and he said that the demons had retreated about two days ago, after all.

“It looks like we don’t have time to repair this castle…should we abandon it?”

Poncio nodded.

“Yes, if they seriously attack us, we won’t last.”

I make the decision to pull out of here and lower the line of defense.

Even if we try to maintain it, it would be impossible because of the enclave.

Besides, it is not a key strategic location.

“I guess we’ll have to move. There is a castle near the second city. That will be our line of defense. We’ll come back here when we’re ready.”

The road infrastructure is underdeveloped and logistics are difficult to maintain.

It was a waste to abandon them, so we stationed a unit there, but it was a mistake.

“Sir Rossi, may I tell my father that I am safe?”

“Yeah, tell him quickly.”

Poncio gave the order and the messenger left.

Prytanis thought for a moment.

“This castle is completely isolated from its surroundings. If we don’t make it easy to coordinate with the surrounding area, it will be easily captured.”

“Yeah, it would be better to build the castle somewhere else. However, it was your first time to lead a defense against a siege, and you persevered. Perhaps Poncio has a talent.”

Poncio scratched his head in embarrassment.

“That’s because the enemy didn’t really attack us.”

Prytanis laughed at Poncio.

“But if you are able to lead the castle soldiers, you are good enough. That is the most important thing.”

Should I consider this matter closed?

The whereabouts of the Wise Man are unknown. I have no intention of seriously looking for him.

I don’t think there is any need to force a search.

“I think it’s fine to leave the wise man alone. If you think about it, even if he returned, he would be executed for fleeing before the enemy. There is no need to search desperately. Then, let’s pull out tomorrow.”

They all nodded.

But… from now on in our territory, the term “wise man” will be a term to make fun of them.