"What…what's going on here?" The commander of Cabos City stared in astonishment at the warriors he had previously condemned to 'death', who were now lively and energetic, cheering on a child-like Adventurer, as they all poured into the command post.
"Captain Fingrelio! This—! This esteemed one!" The soldier who had previously been assigned to transport these severely wounded back was excitedly trying to tell his captain how this little sister, like a deity, had saved their comrades.
"Beru, the letter…" Iri calmly gave orders to Beru.
Iri didn't know how triumphant she felt at that moment. After she had cast Holy Healing several times, directly pulling several severely wounded individuals back from the brink of death, those rescued soldiers immediately knelt down and worshipped her as a god. Iri was a little smug.
Then, in her complacency, Iri even used a magical area-of-effect scroll to save all the living people in one go, after all, the special effect of Holy Healing was golden light flashing and feathers fluttering.
As a result… these people really worshipped Iri as a god, even shouting things like the God of Life is among them.
Iri wondered what kind of God of Life that was? She secretly asked Beru, who widened her eyes and said, "How could Clementine forget the alias of the greatest God of Light among the Six Great Gods?"
Oh… so the God of Light is also called the God of Life. Does this 'Life' represent life itself? Corresponding to the God of Death (Darkness)? This was the first time she had heard of it, but she didn't want to be compared to those ancient relics from six hundred years ago, so not understanding was fine.
"Here!" Beru obediently handed the Dragon Queen's letter to the commander, who took it with a mixture of doubt and belief. He opened it and immediately understood the identities of the two.
But… these soldiers, who had previously been sent there to await death, were now standing there lively and energetic, which the commander found difficult to comprehend.
"I am very clear about your identities, both of you. Thank you for your support." The commander could only say this, as the Queen's letter clearly stated that these two were Adventurers hired by the Queen at a high price from other countries to provide support.
"Very good, then what is the current situation?" Due to the worship of the soldiers, Iri was indeed a bit carried away and adopted an attitude of being the boss here as she questioned the captain.
"It's not optimistic. The fall is only a matter of time. I have already organized the city's populace to begin evacuating the city." The captain patiently replied. In fact, he was very annoyed at the moment; the city's defenses were on the verge of collapse.
Suddenly, the Queen had brought over some Adventurers who didn't look like they had much combat power to give him orders. If it weren't for the fact that they were invited by Her Majesty the Queen, he would have already lost his temper.
"Very good! You've worked hard, but there's no need to evacuate. Since I've come, there's no need to evacuate." Iri said with great self-satisfaction.
"…" The captain completely ignored Iri and turned his gaze to the squad leader who had just taken the wounded out.
"Kuro! What's going on?!"
"Captain Fingrelio! The wounded! The wounded!! The wounded from just now and the previous wounded have all been healed, all by this esteemed one!" The squad leader replied excitedly.
"Sigh… I helped too, you know." Beru seemed a bit displeased that the squad leader was crediting all the work to Iri.
"All… all healed? Such serious injuries!" The captain couldn't believe it either. He then pushed the squad leader aside and looked at his subordinates, whom he had previously watched being sent to the rear to await death, now standing before him with sound limbs. He couldn't help but become emotional.
"Thank you! Thank you for saving my subordinates." The captain turned his head and immediately bowed to Iri.
"Mm! Your thanks are received! Now, it's time to clear out the trash! Lead the way! I'm going to the battlefield." Iri said.
"Sigh… Clementine? You've already used up so much MP. Are you going to the battlefield now?" Beru asked worriedly.
"Yes, esteemed one… you've already worked so hard for us. Please rest first!" The squad leader also said.
"No need. I'm just going to simply clean up some trash, and I still need to hurry to support other cities." Iri's words surprised the captain even more.
Who exactly is this little sister? She first pulled his subordinates back from the gates of hell, then declared that she would immediately go to the battlefield to clear out "trash"… and even said she needed to hurry to support other cities?
Is she really that confident that she alone can clear out the beastman army that has besieged Cabos City for over two months? Although the exact number isn't certain, through two months of fierce fighting, they have roughly estimated the number of beastman troops to be at least around twenty thousand.
But currently, there are only a little over a thousand combat-ready soldiers left in Cabos City's defense force. The reason they have been able to hold out for so long is entirely due to the valiant efforts of the Adventurers.
Yet this little sister actually declared that she would immediately resolve the battle? By herself? The captain was very confused.
Although she saved the lives of his subordinates, it was clear from this that this little sister was indeed very strong. However, saving people and fighting a war are not the same, especially when the opponent is beastmen!
"Esteemed one, let me take you to the city wall to see!" the captain said. And so… the captain decided to first invite this little sister to the city wall to see the beastman troops before saying anything else.
Upon reaching the city wall, the Adventurers guarding it, who were already physically and mentally exhausted, were somewhat surprised to see the captain bring two very lovely girls.
"Captain Fingrelio, are you bringing two pretty girls to reward us?" Someone with a loose tongue said.
"Please show some respect!" Before Iri could get angry, Beru jumped out and pointed at the Adventurers, saying.
"This is the incredibly powerful Clementine from the Theocracy… no, from the Empire!" Beru said this, and Iri helplessly held her forehead…
A few days earlier, when they were being teleported, Iri had explicitly told Beru not to reveal that she was support sent by the Theocracy! She was to say that she was an Adventurer from the Empire!
And not to casually reveal her name to others! If anyone asked, she was to act based on their eyes… She had clearly told her this!
It was one thing to shout her name in front of the wounded soldiers when they first arrived! But now she was openly introducing herself to people as if she was afraid they wouldn't know her identity?
"Clementine? I've stayed in the Empire for a while too, but I've never heard that name?" Someone chimed in.
It was made up anyway, so it would be strange if they had heard of it… Iri was very helpless. It was better to try to bluff her way through this one!
"Looking at this, it must be some young lady from a noble family coming to experience life! This isn't a place for young ladies like you to play. You should go back and play with your dolls." A cannon fodder-faced Adventurer said.
"…" Iri lowered her head. Indeed, although the clothes she was wearing now were the "commoner" Adventurer attire that she had asked Albedo to make in Arshe's style, and the finished product was indeed similar to Arshe's, it was still embroidered with various golden edgings and that golden wing representing Albedo… so it still looked full of rich-person vibes. This wasn't to blame the short-sighted Adventurer… no blame… it would be strange if there was no blame!
"Clementine! You!! Don't be angry! I'll give him a good talking to! Eek…" Beru also noticed the dark aura emanating from Iri and quickly turned her head, only to see…
"I'm not angry, you know." Iri raised her head and revealed a very sunny smile, though her eyes weren't smiling.
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