All Warriors Are My Disciples

121. To the south

Three days was extremely short.

When the promised time finally came, I prepared to leave the castle without any regrets.

Lily and Gerard, who had been heading to the palace for two days, also kept their seats today.

When I said I was leaving the castle and going south, it seemed to be to meet me.

“Is everyone gathered?”

“Yes, Master. Everyone gathered.”

“Okay. Now, I say it again. All focus.”

Before leaving the capital, I decided to re-emphasize the future.

“The arrogant demon worshipers were driven to the point of being almost annihilated. But it’s not quite over. Rather, it became more troublesome than before. When their power was great, they proudly stepped out into the sun, but now they will focus only on hiding in the shadows and looking for gaps.”

It was a problem due to the victory in the royal castle battle.

There must still be demon worshipers left on the outskirts.

Since the main force was swept away in this battle, I will definitely go into hiding.

An endless chase for the disciples who must find and destroy all of them.

It was a job to go into the forest, dig a tunnel, find a hidden mouse, and catch it.

“In addition, one of the enemies evaded the fight and fled. This means only one thing. Enemies aren’t just focused on fighting, killing, and burning, they’re the ones who ‘want to win’ at any cost. Then you guys should try harder and be more careful at the same time. In one moment of carelessness, everything can go wrong. That’s why I decided to pair them up in pairs like this.”

Garam and Xenia, Gerard and Iris, and Daisy and Lily.

I told them to pair up like this and always keep in touch with each other.

For organic cooperation to take place, or for one side to not be isolated.

“Lily and Daisy stay in the royal castle and work hard to maintain peace. Then, when either Garam and Xenia or Gerard and Iris return, take turns leaving them in the castle and heading east. Garam and Xenia spend a little longer in the royal castle, focusing on healing Garam’s wounds, and then immediately turn west when it is finished. Lastly, Gerard and Iris are in the North.”

“Okay, Master.”

“There will be no massive surprise attacks like before. Rather, it would be very quiet. That’s why the followers under you can loosen up. Be sure to do your best so that they don’t harass the poor kingdom people. Even that is a good prey for demon worshipers.”

If there is no way to defeat the warriors immediately by force.

On the contrary, you can cut it down with something other than force.

It is said that there is nothing that cannot be shaken if it is shaken by using public sentiment.

As soon as the warriors lose support from the people, fanatics will come in through the cracks.

“I’m going to look south with Master and Esther and Iris. If anything happens, we’ll be in touch, so don’t worry and focus on your mission. Got it?”

“Yes, Master!”

“Okay!!”

“I will follow you.”

I nodded my head in agreement with the disciples’ loud reply.

I broke one of the demon fragments, and succeeded in arranging the two demons as well.

Even if this progress continues, the war can be easily won.

I don’t know what will happen in the future or how it will go.

Beside me is the master who broke the rules and cut the fragments.

There is Iris, a regressor from the future who knows everything about the future.

It’s not a fight without a chance, nor a gamble without certainty.

Worth a try. This would be enough for anyone to see.

“Master.”

Before leaving Daisy’s residence, Garam held out something.

“A carriage ticket to one of the southern big cities. We will get you there quickly.”

“Did you get help from that crippled friend by any chance?”

“Someone I know runs a regular carriage going south. Wagon facilities are also very good, mainly for wealthy merchants and nobles. Be at ease.”

“I lost my debt once. Say thank you to that friend.”

“I will. He will probably be very proud of it too.”

After taking the carriage ticket from Garam, turn around.

The moment he was about to join Master, Esther, and Iris who were in front of him first.

“Master!”

Garam, Xenia, Daisy, Gerard, and even Iris.

At the call of my disciples, I slowly turned around and looked at them.

At the same time, the warriors knelt down, bowed their heads, and raised their voices.

“See you soon!”

“… Okay. See you later. And you have suffered so far, please suffer a little more in the future.”

“I will try to live up to Master’s expectations! Please, please be strong!”

“Do not get hurt and be healthy. Oh, and if hostility arises, don’t fight right away, contact each other and get an unconditional advantage from the numbers. Got it? A foolish guy who fights right away knows that he will be scolded by me later. I’m not joking, I mean it.”

“I will keep this in mind!!”

The disciples are still answering with their heads bowed to the floor.

A corner of my chest tickles strangely at that figure.

I thought about whether I should say this or not, and eventually decided to do it.

“Over there.”

My disciples look at me at the same time at my calling.

I confirmed that and slowly lowered my head.

“Thank you, kids. Thank you so much. And….”

And.

“… I wish you well in the future.”

My disciples, my warriors. And my hopes

* * * * * * * * * *

The reason why I went to the south of the continent, not where I came from.

From now on, the disciples will be paired up by two, and the king needs to be careful too.

I have to move the teacher and myself so that the students can relax a little more.

Shards of demons began to appear in earnest.

In that case, this side also needs to conserve their stamina in case of an emergency.

You can’t just force the disciples to do their duty and keep them running.

Because of that, I also had to move in earnest.

There are several other reasons to go down south.

Ester still needs a bit more refinement, and Iris needs more time than Esther.

In order to train these two intensively, they needed a quiet place.

Originally, it’s hard to know the situation in the mountains where I live, so except for that.

In other regions, there were many kingdoms everywhere, so at the moment they were in trouble.

I chose it because the students say that the south is still quiet.

Finally, in addition to that.

I also needed to learn about the new herbivore from my master.

“But… Master. Can I ask you just one question?”

“What is it?”

“Has something happened?”

“… What?”

“Because you don’t look good.”

My master, the Heavenly Demon, sits in a carriage and looks out.

I feel that her expression has strangely hardened today.

I had never seen a face like that before, so I could see it even more clearly.

“… It’s nothing.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes. It was just because you seemed to be very sorry for parting with your disciples.”

“… To answer that, I’m fine. We’ll meet again later anyway.”

“You are right. This is just a brief farewell, and we will meet again when we face our enemies in the end.”

Master said that and looked out the window again.

“….”

Maybe not, but it could just be my simple whim.

Strangely, Master’s face felt very unpleasant.

It’s not that I don’t have a good complexion, but I should say that the shadow of my worries is deeply cast.

“Master….”

I tried to call Master once more, but decided to stop.

If there is something, you will tell me someday.

I wondered if he just needed time to organize his thoughts.

“Master.”

At this time, a very small whisper came from the side.

A very small voice that even I, who was sitting right next to me, could barely hear.

“Why is that, Esther?”

“We… Are you going south?”

“Yes. Demons and monsters that appear again and again. Or they’ll catch demon worshipers who might be messing around. And whenever you have time, look after you and Iris.”

“Ah….”

“Why is that, Esther? Is there any problem?”

“Oh, no… just….”

Ester hesitated and wondered whether she should say this or not.

Then, he closed his eyes tightly and parted his lips as if he had made up his mind.

“Su, with Master! … Uh, traveling… Hey, it’s your first time….”

Even though I’m just saying that, my voice gets smaller and smaller starting with the word ‘travel’.

In the end, I had to pay close attention to hear it at the ‘beginning’ part.

If anyone sees it, they’ll think they’re going on a honeymoon trip just the two of them.

“Master. If you go south, are you going to start looking for traces of them?”

Iris, who was sitting quietly across from me, threw a question like that.

Are you looking for demon worshipers like this?

Or do you push the demons even further while beating them?

So far, all disciples have used one of these two methods.

But now both of them are awkward to use.

First of all, most of the Demon Worshipers went to battle at the capital.

There should be survivors, but we will hide unconditionally.

It wasn’t just because of the hero, but the worst precedent of attacking the capital right away.

The Demon Worshipers who unknowingly unknowingly worked secretly among the people of the kingdom.

For the people of the kingdom who were hit by monsters and monsters, the protection of demon gods is very sweet.

Maybe it seemed like the only escape from a fear worse than death.

However, due to the royal palace incident, it became clear that this was not the case.

In the end, fanaticism is fanaticism, and monsters are just monsters, not apostles of death.

The royal family came forward, the church came forward, and even the public sentiment of the people of the kingdom stood firm.

Now that it’s like this, any sane demon worshiper would naturally try to hide.

“For now, once we arrive in the south, we will quietly observe the situation.”

“Really?”

“They’re really scared rats, but if you poke holes in them, they’ll hide deeper. Then it becomes even more difficult to destroy. In that case, showing a little gap, gently shaking the bait. The moment the rats lose their heads and take out their heads, you should snatch them right away.”

“Um… Certainly, I think Master is right. In fact, the south is a relatively ‘quiet’ place compared to other places.”

Iris emphasizes the word ‘quiet’ in a subtle tone.

Perhaps the southern part of the continent was a better place based on his experience.

Of course, that is only the story of the time when the royal castle fell.

As of now, the capital attack has completely failed.

On the other hand, demon worshipers might flock to the south where the water is good and the mountains are good.

– It is not only the fragments of demons that have violated the law of cause and effect. –

Perhaps the beginning, ironically, could be the hero’s side.

Many things have changed since Iris ‘returned’, and there is a possibility that something has been distorted as a result.

That’s why we have to be even more careful, and we have to prepare more thoroughly.

“Master. Actually, while I was in the royal castle, I had heard about a very good accommodation in the south. How about going there? Yes? Yes? Master?”

“….”

In the meantime, I couldn’t figure out why only Iris was excited again.