Chapter 11: Regarding the Attack on the Royal Capital Asia and its Outcome
[space_man][space_man]”Wha-, the King’s Clawsolas is moving!?”
[space_man][space_man]”What should we do, Company Commander-dono!”
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[space_man][space_man]”Could you at least give us some prior notice, you big shots…”
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[space_man][space_man]Turning around at the words of his flustered subordinates, the Guard Captain-dono muttered a complaint and then shouted at his subordinates who were holding back the people surging towards the royal castle.
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[space_man][space_man]”Oi, clear out the evacuees, the Clawsolas K-type is coming through!”
[space_man][space_man]”Everyone, please move away from the main street!”
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[space_man][space_man]”The Clawsolas is deploying!”
[space_man][space_man]”That old man there is in danger, move to the side!”
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[space_man][space_man]As the guards guided them, most of the people moved to the roadside and side streets on their own, looking up at the majestic figure of the giant knight with its bluish-gray body and metallic black decorations.
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[space_man][space_man]”It’s the King, King Strauss-dono is deploying!”
[space_man][space_man]”Long live His Majesty, the Knight King!!”
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[space_man][space_man]”Your Majesty, good luck in battle!”
[space_man][space_man]”Please protect us!”
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[space_man][space_man]Starting with someone’s voice, cheers arose, and at the words piling up, Strauss-dono, buried in artificial muscles in the cockpit in the abdomen, twitched his cheek.
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[space_man][space_man]『Say, Sariel, was I this popular?』
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[space_man][space_man]『It’s probably a mix of a critical situation and excitement, but Your Majesty is a likable person, after all.』
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[space_man][space_man]After exchanging a brief conversation with his exclusive mage through a private telepathic link and resolving himself that he couldn’t make a fool of himself, Strauss-dono addressed his subjects who were looking at him with expectant eyes.
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[space_man][space_man]『Wait, and then hope.』
[space_man][space_man]”””Uooooooooo!!”””
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[space_man][space_man]While exasperated by his master who was in high spirits, Sariel turned her attention to the Clawsolas’s heart unit, which required more output due to the thicker armor than usual, and raised the output to a level that could withstand combat maneuvers, as further cheers echoed.
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[space_man][space_man]『Well then, let’s go.』
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[space_man][space_man]Taking a step towards the minotaur beastman, bigger than a three-story building, visible at the end of the main street, he gradually increased the Clawsolas’s speed and closed the distance with the opponent who had also started running.
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[space_man][space_man]Occasionally, the sound of musket fire and screams echoed from the back alleys, indicating that small Aberrations had infiltrated the city blocks, but right now, he had no choice but to defeat the large beastman in front of him.
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[space_man][space_man]（I’ll take down the boss while the defense force holds them back.）
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[space_man][space_man]As the distance between them closed, he placed the Clawsolas’s left palm on the scabbard at his waist, gripped the sword hilt with his right palm, and ran, drawing and delivering a surprise blow as he slid in!
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[space_man][space_man]『Daaaaaaaah!』
[space_man][space_man]”Buruooooooooo━!”
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[space_man][space_man]The large Aberration Minotaur’s kanabo and iron sword clashed violently with the upward slash, and with the pressure difference due to the contact area and the sword speed, the single upward slash severed the crude iron rod with a roar.
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[space_man][space_man]At that moment, the giant knight twisted its wrist and delivered a finishing blow.
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[space_man][space_man]”Guuaaaaaaaaah!?”
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[space_man][space_man]The blade that bit into the left shoulder sent blood spraying from the opponent, but it was stopped by the leather armor covering the giant body, the trained muscles, and the hard bones, preventing a fatal wound.
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[space_man][space_man]Just as he was about to push through with even more force, the giant minotaur beastman swung his right fist with the remains of the kanabo and punched the giant knight in the face.
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[space_man][space_man]『Ugaah!』
[space_man][space_man]『Ugh…』
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[space_man][space_man]He hurriedly let go of the iron sword and jumped back with the Clawsolas, but he couldn’t avoid it in time, and the heavy impact pierced through the two people on board.
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[space_man][space_man]However, the power of the punch was still somewhat reduced, and they managed to narrowly avoid a situation where their consciousness, shared with the Clawsolas, could have been cut off.
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[space_man][space_man]The minotaur beastman, not letting go of the Clawsolas K-type that managed to regain its footing despite staggering, pulled out the iron sword stuck in his left shoulder and threw it, taking half a step closer and delivering a roundhouse kick from a moderate distance.
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[space_man][space_man]”Guoooooooooah!”
[space_man][space_man]『Tch, you won’t get me with that again, fool!』
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[space_man][space_man]Scooping up the opponent’s thick right leg with a short uppercut from the Clawsolas’s left fist, he simultaneously crouched down and kicked away the supporting left leg, sending the beastman’s huge body rolling onto the main street.
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[space_man][space_man]In the process, two houses were partially destroyed, but he had no time to pay attention to that, placing his right knee on the beastman’s bristle-covered belly, pinning him down, and grabbing his beastly face with his right palm.
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[space_man][space_man]『Sariel!』
[space_man][space_man]『Pierce it, Arrow of Light!』
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[space_man][space_man]Responding to the mage’s cry, the light attribute magic that had been held in its activation stage was released, piercing the giant minotaur’s head with a shining arrow from point-blank range.
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[space_man][space_man]”Gufuah!? A…Uu…gh…”
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[space_man][space_man]Even the mighty Minotaur couldn’t withstand having its head crushed.
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[space_man][space_man]Its arms, which had been wrapped around the giant knight in an attempt to grapple, went limp, and the large Aberration that had caused great damage to the cityscape and people of the royal capital was exhausted.
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[space_man][space_man]『We managed to take it down.』
[space_man][space_man]『As expected of you, King Strauss-dono.』
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[space_man][space_man]Even though he was told that, he couldn’t honestly nod, as the artificial muscles in his left arm, which had received the kick, were torn, and one of his pseudo-eyeballs, which had received the punch, had lost its vision.
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[space_man][space_man]（Is this the limit of the first-generation Clawsolas?）
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[space_man][space_man]Recalling the rumor that the completion of the second generation was near in the cutting-edge Zephyrus Domain, he couldn’t help but sigh and raise the Clawsolas, thinking that he would have to beg the female fox for a large amount of gold coins again.
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[space_man][space_man]When he looked around the area after picking up an iron sword that had fallen nearby, the royal capital defense force was driving out the relatively small insect Aberrations, albeit with human casualties.
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[space_man][space_man]『I’d like to provide support, but…』
[space_man][space_man]『It’s possible if you don’t mind crushing the houses, but what will you do?』
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[space_man][space_man]Turning his heel at the words that he couldn’t possibly do such a thing, the skeletal knight standing on the spire of Fearless Cathedral, which was some distance away, raised his right palm and shot a black magic spear that he had been gradually condensing magic power while concealing it, towards the Clawsolas.
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[space_man][space_man]『Wha-, Uoooooh!?』
[space_man][space_man]『Uaaaaah!』
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[space_man][space_man]The carelessness born from recognizing victory became fatal, and the Clawsolas K-type’s cockpit in the chest was pierced by the magic spear without fail, and the Clawsolas, having lost its power, knelt on the street.
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[space_man][space_man]The mages of the defense force who were nearby quickly noticed the anomaly, and one of them, riding on the updraft created by magic, landed on the Clawsolas’s shoulder and called out in a loud voice from close range.
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[space_man][space_man]”King Strauss-dono, please respond!”
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[space_man][space_man]”Gah-, Ugh…a…gh…”
[space_man][space_man]”Such life signs… Someone, quickly get the maintenance crew and medical soldiers!”
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[space_man][space_man]Soldiers and citizens gathered at the unusual sight, and the unrest spread further. On this day, although the large Aberration that suddenly appeared in the royal capital Asia was defeated, the Lizel Knight Kingdom suffered a great loss.