Chapter 52.1
Orc Hero Story
Bash awoke in the room he had borrowed from the royal palace. It was a windowless room prepared by the succubi. The door was heavy and had a strong lock.
“…” Bash sat up in bed and snorted. It was a sigh of relief. He remembered when Venus had come to his aid, even though he was still under the charm. He also remembered that all the troublemakers ended up dead and that the battle ended with the veteran succubus winning. Even if it was only a matter of luck. If you survived, you had to make the best of it the next time. Because the war would go on forever.
But on a local level, let’s say.
“I lost.” It was his first defeat in a long time. It showed how strong the succubus race could be against men. To be treated like nothing by a young woman who had not even been on the battlefield, Bash understood once again.
Then he thought about what he should have done.
If he had killed her, he surely wouldn’t have been in so much trouble. On the battlefield, he had always done that. On the battlefield, there were only friends or enemies, and there were no enemies he couldn’t kill. If he had climbed up on the roof, closed his eyes, held his breath, and just let his sword slash from side to side, he would not have been defeated. If the opponent had been a worthy warrior, not of the caliber of those young succubi, he would have had more trouble winning the battle, but all he had to do was close his eyes.
However, he knew that he should not kill them. The opponents were young girls. Young girls. Even Orcs were not allowed to kill children. It was a time of peace now, and succubi were not enemies. That’s how he felt.
“That wasn’t a defeat. I think you could have vanquished them if you’d been alone, Mister. It was my fault for letting myself be captured…”