第２２２掘：裁判 (Part2)
"Understood. Leave this side to me, I'm going to get to work!! You lot, don't you dare let the enemy pass!!"
"Understood!!!"
I sent one person off to collect supplies, and while we were busy repeating the process of stripping the enemies bare...
"You goblins!!"
A soldier came slashing at me, so I easily parried, knocked them unconscious, and stripped them just the same. That’s when I noticed they didn't have the "symbol of a man" and had quite a large chest.
"Huh?"
For some reason, it seemed there was a woman who had been participating in the battle while cross-dressing and binding her chest... and I had been kneading her quite thoroughly.
"Is that you lot!! We cannot let our advance be stopped by goblins!!"
"General Wooly!? You bastards, this is the end for you!!"
"Waaaaaah!!!"
The enemy let out a cheer, and I started to panic. A strong-looking middle-aged man was heading straight for us. From his perspective, it looked like a goblin was pinning a woman down. This really made me look like a total pervert!!
So...
"Prepa—!?"
Before he could get a good look, I took that old man down and stripped him bare. The enemy was unexpectedly shaken by this...
"Captain, we're finished over here!!"
"...Alright, let's pull back for now!!"
"Understood!!!"
I should have just retreated quietly, but...
"Hey, this one's a woman."
"No kidding. Since she was 'attacked' by goblins, we can just take our turn with—gack!?"
There were some real pieces of trash among them, so I had no choice but to hoist the woman over my shoulder and flee.
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Side: Seraria
"I see. Regardless of your motives, if you had just left her there, I would have blown Steve away."
"That's harsh!?"
"For now, I understand why the reinforcements from Enaria gave in so easily to Mino-chan's demands."
"Hm? What do you mean? Didn't Mino-chan desperately negotiate to win over the prisoners and the war funds?"
"Actually, the negotiator, Lord Hein, brought Mino-chan and the others to meet the commander of the reinforcements, General Wooly."
"...General Wooly? The one I stripped?"
"Yes, that's the one. Apparently, they completely stopped fighting Mino-chan's group after that. Well, it makes sense. You can't exactly complain during negotiations with an opponent who crushed you in an instant, spared your life, stripped you naked, and easily walked off with your supplies."
"Ah, do they think we're Mino-chan's subordinates?"
"Probably. We were just wondering why the negotiations went so smoothly."
But now I know why the other side was so docile. Steve's attempted assault ended up being the catalyst that moved things in our favor.
"The overall result is good, but... what should we do about the girl Steve brought back?"
"We can't just send her back as is, can we?"
"Don't be stupid. How would you even send her back? Are you telling me to give a regular soldier a horse and some rations? If we did that, the main army she's retreating to would think she defected to the enemy. Besides, why would you want to send her back to the place where someone tried to assault her in the first place?"
"...I'm sorry."
"If things go poorly, she'll be attacked by bandits or monsters before she even reaches the main army. For now, she's a prisoner of ours..."
Hm? Was there someone suitable?
"What's wrong?"
"Come to think of it, Mino-chan took some prisoners as collateral for the expenses. Wouldn't it be fine if she stayed with that person?"
"Ah, now that you mention it, he did say he took prisoners. What kind of person is she?"
"I believe she's a magic sword user. So, she's a woman—that's perfect, they're both women. I think her name was... Agil Thomson, was it?"
According to Mino-chan, she's a very strange girl, but it should be fine. She holds the title of a general, after all; she should be able to handle dealing with a soldier.
"And what about my situation?"
Ah, I forgot. I had to decide on Steve's punishment.
"Guilty."
"Why!?" It was force majeure!"
"Well, I'll admit there was some force majeure involved. So, Steve, you will be the one to look after the magic sword user and that female soldier."
"Ugh."
"You were the one who stripped them and 'saved' them, so you'll take care of them until the end."
"...Understood."
Steve slumped over, dejected. Only our own people know about this, and given the circumstances, this should be enough.
"Now then, Sakura, Mommy's coming to see you now!!"
My work finished, I opened the door and dashed out.
As a result, thanks to the "Nudist Tribe," the Enaria army couldn't stand their ground against Mino-chan and was forced to retreat. Thus, the war between Zilba and Enaria was avoided. The Weed faction was left beaming with the prisoners they had secured. We managed to overcome the crisis!!