Chapter 35.1
Orc Hero Story
The fifth princess, Silviana River, was the tenth princess of the Beastmen royal family. The Beastwomen were fertile, and the royal family was no exception. Her mother, Leona River, had given birth twice, the first time to five children and the second time to six. She was the fifth of the six.
Her birthplace was the battlefield. It had been two years since the first litter had been slayed, and though they were long-awaited babies, they were not very blessed. At that time, Demon King Gediguz was at his peak, and the Beastmen were in dire straits and could have perished at any moment. Their number of vassals was so small that it would not take long to count them, and they all had anxious glances at the grim future of their newborn princesses.
Among them, there was only one person who gave his blessing from the bottom of his heart. Leto River. Only Queen Leona’s younger brother celebrated the birth of his nieces, the six princesses. By the time the six were born, their father was gone. Taiga River, the royal husband, had long since died in battle.
The princesses’ childhood was not a happy one. Battles and defeats. Shouts and screams. There was never a day of peace.
To the princesses, Leto was their big brother. He always protected them, and when they were old enough to remember things, he began to teach them fighting skills and knowledge. He may even have been a father figure to them, since they never knew their real father. All the princesses worshipped, respected, and admired him.
What brought all his people back to life was Leto’s “Reclaiming the Sacred Land”. He then became “Leto, the Hero” in the Beastmen’s greatest and final counteroffensive, one that would be remembered for generations to come. It was one of the few victories over the Federation of the Seven Races when they were under the rule of Gediguz.
In that battle, Leto became a hero. To the Six Princesses, he became the most irreplaceable hero in the world. At that time, the young princesses dreamed of becoming Leto’s wives in the future.
One day, that dream was shattered.