A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 470 - 353 Times Have Changed _1
Chapter 470: Chapter 353: Times Have Changed _1
Chapter 470: Chapter 353: Times Have Changed _1
With the liberation of the Free City Lagerel, things had become chaotic. Fortunately, Michiru was there to solve most of the problems. When Duanmu Huai followed Michiru to the meeting room, representatives of various forces that had appeared in Rejel City were all gathered.
“I apologize for keeping you all waiting.”
The current Michiru was still wearing the same maid outfit as before – Duanmu Huai didn’t know whether it was due to lack of time to change or some other reason. After she walked into the room, she proceeded to introduce Duanmu Huai.
“This is the Judge who killed the captain of the third team and the Demon Apostle, and rescued me from the Herman Soldiers.”
Upon hearing Michiru’s statement, everyone present turned their heads to look. Normally, if an ordinary person showed up at a moment like this, these people would mostly feel astonishment and disbelief. But when they saw a man walk in slowly, his head nearly as high as the ceiling, clad in black armor adorned with skull symbols, everyone stiffened and quickly rose to their feet.
What on earth is this monster?
They had previously been guessing as to what kind of person could kill the captain of the Herman Army and a Demon Apostle. Now it seemed as though if they were told he could also kill the Demon King, they would absolutely believe it!
From this, it was clear that people do judge others based on appearances.
Whether for good or bad reasons.
“Hello.”
Duanmu Huai fixed his gaze on the crowd and then gave a slight nod.
“I am Duanmu Huai, a judge from the Tribunal.”
“The Tribunal… ”
Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s introduction, a burly, eyepatch-wearing veteran squinted his eyes, thinking for a moment.
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“I do not seem to have heard of this group, are you associated with the Church of AL or the Hani Sect?”
“The Tribunal does not operate on this continent, so it’s normal if you haven’t heard of us.”
“I see.”
After hearing this, the veteran nodded. At this point, seeing the old soldier, Kendou Kanami who was standing behind Duanmu Huai was taken aback.
“Mr. Barres! What are you doing here?”
Hearing Kendou Kanami’s voice, Barres turned towards her, a surprised look on his face.
“Oh? Isn’t this Miss Kanami? What brings you to the Free City? Shouldn’t you be by Lady Leia’s side?”
“You know each other?”
Hearing their exchange, Duanmu Huai looked at Kendou Kanami and asked.She nodded.
“Yes, Mr. Barres is the head general of the Lissas Army and the commander of their main force, the Black Legion.”
“I am embarrassed.”
The old man lowered his head.
“As someone who has been captured and brainwashed by the enemy, I am unworthy of this title.”
“So, what exactly happened?”
“Allow me to explain.”
At that moment, another voice rang out. Looking in the direction of the source, Duanmu Huai saw a girl with long blue hair and glasses, who was quite cute, stand up.
“You are…?”
“Excuse my manners, Your Honor, the Judge. I am Maria Castado, the commander of the Castam Liberation Front and one of the Four Witches.”
“Oh.”
Upon hearing this name, Yue Huasha who stood next to Duanmu Huai was taken aback, she pointed at Duanmu Huai and said,
“It’s her.”
“Ah…I see.”
Upon hearing Yue Huasha’s response, Duanmu Huai breathed a sigh of relief. Normally in video game plots, if a player wants to find someone, they can never find them. They’re only given a clue, and then when they naively run to the location, the person they’re looking for has already escaped. Duanmu Huai even prepared himself mentally for the possibility that the witch might be directly captured by the Herman Army and taken back to the Herman Kingdom. Luckily, the storyline didn’t follow the usual game plot. Instead, they brought the person directly before him!
As a result, he didn’t have to make a fruitless trip, receive the news that Maria was kidnapped, then go after the Herman Army who took her, beat the army and find out Maria escaped, proceed to track her again, and just when they are about to meet, she gets captured again, and the search continues, until she is taken to Herman.
The contemporary video game’s method of finding people follows this annoying process, never ending.
Maria, of course, had no idea what Duanmu Huai was thinking. She methodically relayed the information she had gathered, explaining the current situation.
According to Maria, Castam had previously aided Lagerel in repelling an attack from 5,000 soldiers from the Herman Kingdom. Later, however, 4,000 soldiers from the brainwashed Lissas’ Black and Red Legions had joined. Facing an overwhelming force of 9,000 from the Herman Allied Forces, the 1,500 strong Rajel United Defense Force was defeated, and Lagerel was occupied. The Four Witches, leading their reinforcements, only managed to bring back a little over a hundred to Castam.
However, just as the Herman Allied Forces were about to launch an assault on Castam, Duanmu Huai appeared, killing both the captain and the Demon Apostle Sapphire. Sapphire’s death released the brainwashing on the 4,000 Lissas’ soldiers. Because of this, when the brainwashing was broken and the Lissas’ soldiers found themselves surrounded by Herman Soldiers, they attacked without hesitation, despite not fully understanding the situation.
The Herman Soldiers hadn’t expected the Lissas’ brainwashing to be broken, and were caught off guard, suffering heavy losses as a result. Thus, Duanmu Huai walked into the chaotic scene at Lagerel City that he had witnessed earlier.
