Reincarnated Vampire Princess and Former Hero, Trample Over Mankind - CH 54

Vampire Princess and the Battlefield

Translated by AmaLynne

Three days after the executive meeting. It was the day that Zedd-san returned from the battlefield and I went to take his place in command.

「Lean, be careful, will you?」

「Of course. I’ll be very careful, so don’t worry… Ah, Zedd-san, welcome back.」

「Lean-sama, and Yomi-sama, I just returned. Lean-sama was supposed to take my place on the battlefield after this. I look forward to working with you.」

「Yes, I’ll be fine. I’ll do my job as usual.」

「…Hmmm, I am still deeply moved. The young child who was still young and inexperienced eight years ago and was being trained under me is now an executive in the Demon King’s Army, and is even higher in rank than me. What’s more, he has grown up to the point where he can be trusted with the battlefield after me.」

「Haha, Aron-san told me he misses me though.」

「Wahaha, I’m sure he would say something like that…Oops, it must be time to go. Well, you can use Transfer Magic, so you didn’t have to worry about it. I envy you.」

In the past five years, I have mastered a significant amount of magic as well as military skills.

The most important thing to remember is that the magic is not only about the time, but also about the place.

「I see. But, well, I’d better get going.」

「Lean, be really careful, okay? I want to go too…」

「Yomi can’t go off to war, can she? She’ll be back in a couple of months.」

「Un…」

Yomi is looking sad. What’s this? It’s super cute. Can I give her a little hug?

「…Lean-sama. I think you’d better get going, instead of dawdling around with your eyes like you’ve lost your mind.」

「…Ha, what am I doing!? …So, then, I’d better get going…」

「(After all, Lean-sama seems to have a thing for Yomi-sama…)」

「Um, well, I’m off…Oh, right, Zedd-san. I broke the arena again, sorry.」

「…Hmm? Wait, Lean-sama, what did you say?」

「Okay, Yomi, I’m off!《Teleportation》!」

「Lean-sama!」

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At my designated location…The front line of the war between humans vs. demons.

Sorry, Yomi. Got yelled by Zedd-san for two people. I’m really sorry.

「I’ve been waiting for you, Lean-sama. Thank you for coming.」

I turned around at the sound of that voice and there she was…A maid.

And not just any maid, but a romantic fighting maid wearing clothes modified to make it easier to fight.

Shelly, a dark elf and associate officer of the Demon King’s Army.

She was originally Feria-san’s personal maid, but after supporting Feria-san and taking care of the people around her, she was promoted to a semi-ranked position before she knew it, which is a rather famous legend among the demon tribe.

By the way, it seems that Tiana-san and her are best friends. Even though they were like dogs and monkeys.

「I’m sorry to keep you waiting. Can you tell me what’s going on?」

「Yes, of course. This way, please.」

Well, she still seems to be a very professional person, as usual.

Also, she smells nice. I wonder if it’s a maid’s taste.

「Please take a look at this…Lean-sama?」

「Eh? …Ah, yes!」

「Let me explain. The current strength is about 2,000 demons and 10,000 humans. With the demon warriors, we have the numbers to push them back with no problem…」

「Is there a problem?」

「Yes…It seems that the enemy has a significant number of enchanters, which somewhat makes up for the difference in race characteristics and basic stats, which are our strengths… Inconveniently, many of the enchanter in the Demon King’s army is currently away at war with the Church Knights of the Holy Land, and we don’t have time to wait for them.」

「Now, where exactly is it that we are fighting over here?」

「The Kingdom of Alvera, a country that specializes in defense and has a large number of priests and warders.」

「…So the enchanter is also protected by wards…I wonder.」

「What should we do? We are in a state of balance at the moment…」

「Do you take prisoners of war, a human?」

「What? Yes, a few dozen.」

「Then, please capture some more. Yes, about two hundred.」

「What are you going to do?」

「We’ll let them go for now.」

「…eh?」

「Oh, I didn’t explain myself. Of course, we’ll release it after we’ve done a little work, right?」

「Ah, ahhh…I see. What do you mean by work 』?」

「Put a bomb inside them.」

「I se…what?」

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「Damn you, demons!」

「I’ll pay for this humiliation!」

「…I let them go and they said that…Well, you know what? They’re going to die soon anyway.」

「…You’ve got a terrible idea, Lean-sama.」

「Compared to what humans have done to Yomi, I think it’s a little more lenient. The actual time bomb is planted in the body, so when the time comes, you’re boned. If they were a soldier, they would probably get a little closer to the big guy, and since we packed a lot of magic power into them, it would be a pretty big explosion. If the quintessential stronghold burns down, they’ll have to retreat their troops to extinguish the fire, and while they’re at it, let’s destroy the wards and kill all the survivors in the city.」

Mercy? What is mercy?

I’ve been throwing that stuff down the drain since the day they destroyed my village.

「(…The Bloodthirsty General』Lean-sama… The Vampire Princess who is revered by the demon tribe for her cruelty to humans and her demonic-like power…She is a true ruthless one.)」

「…Ah, it exploded. It will explode every few seconds from here. There were two hundred and forty of them, so…that’s about 20 minutes. By the way, I set up the magic formula so that it would explode even if they were killed, so that’s not a problem either. The wards are designed to block interference from the outside to the inside, so there is little hope of total destruction by carbon monoxide poisoning, which is a side effect of the explosion… In the meantime, we should destroy the wards as soon as possible. Also, just to be safe, gather people who can use underwater breathing magic or elemental magic, and have them all apply it.」

「Eh? Why underwater breathing magic?」

「Actually, that one works better in smoke than underwater breathing, because it is magic that prevents the mouth from taking in anything that is not needed in the vicinity and only takes in the air that is needed by the body. Come on, we are running out of time, quick quick! If the wards can be destroyed, that leaves me, too…I’ll kill every last one of them.」

AN: Well, well, well. I guess I’ll start laying waste.

I’ll post the rest at midnight, as usual!