Dwarf warriors emerged from the tunnels that existed everywhere in the great mine.
The warriors covered their bodies with magic metal armor, advanced with nimble footsteps despite their heavy appearance.
Magic Metal, metal made from mana, is an extension of a dwarves’ body Furthermore, they’re resistant to heat and cold, so they don’t freeze even when moving across the ice field.
A total of 500 drwarf warriors descended from the great mines and rushed to the foot of the mountain, where they were confronted by thirty Kiryu knights, and a hundred Zatsuryu soldiers waiting for them.
The dwarves have an overwhelming advantage in numbers, and their magic metal armor is so sturdy that even Kiryu attacks can’t easily damage them.
「Uooooooohhhhh!!!」
The dwarves raise their weapons and roared. The group glistening in the sunlight is incredibly powerful and the Zatsuryu soldiers stare at their enemies with a tragic face.
The soldiers are equiped with magic iron, but magic iron is just a metal that gets sturdy when loaded with mana. The magic metal dwarves wear are far stronger.
Furthermore, their physical strength is far superior to an average Kiryu. They’re among the sturdiest in the world.
「Begin combat! All members, fly!」
「「「Ha!!」」」
The Knight Kiryu flew in front of the dwarven warriors. The Kiryu Knights flew in front of the dwarven warriors.
「Begin attack!」
The knight pinning the dwarf from the air, begins bombarding magic at the dwarves below.
「Uwaaaaaaah!! You cowards!!!」
「If you’re a man, come down and fight fair and square!!!」
「Flying lizards! I’m dragging you down!!」
Every time the well trained Kiryu unleashed their magic, the dwarven warriors were blown away.
However, the dwarf warriors who were blown away says “Not yet! I won’t be defeated by an attack like this!”, then quickly stand up to counterattack using magic matter to make crossbows, javelins, axes, nets, and more on the spot. The knights aren’t absolutely safe as various objects fly overhead.
However, in addition to holding the high ground, the Kiryu has long range powerful attack methods such as magic artillery and high speed movement, giving them overwhelming advantage.
The dwarves surpass the Kiryu in sturdiness, durability, and close combat strength, but since they can’t fly, they have no choice but to run on the ground. And since their only means of long range attack is throwing weapons like javelins, they’re one-sidedly beaten up in the fight.
「Uoooooh!! Remember this coward flying lizards! We’ll pull back for now!!!」
After chipping at each other until dusk, the dwarf warriors returned to the original great mine, carrying the wounded and unconscious. The Kiryu also had people injured from the javelins and attacks, but neither had a decisive win. It was a draw but in Kiryu’s favor.
「–Well done. The results were as expected」
After confirming that the dwarf warriors fled back to the mine, a Kiryu appeared in front of the Knights.
「We’ll raid their stronghold. Leave a guard at the entrance and the rest will follow me」
「「「Certainly! My Lord!」」」
The man is the lord who governs the northern territory.
In the moment the dwarf warriors were exhausted, they’ll release the strongest force who were conserving magic until now as they didn’t fight.
「Now, take all of it!! All the treasures they’ve saved up! Show these fools who they’re fighting with!!」
「Oooooooooh!!!」
They trample the traps the dwarves have setup in the mmine and defeat them in using the hidden corridor.
The lord rushed to the underground village, destroyed their exquisite cityscape, and took the rare magic tools the dwarves have made, kidnapped their dwarven women.
After that, Negotiations took place between the dwarves and the Kiryu but the dwarven women never returned.
The war ended with the complete victory of the Kingdom of the Kiryu.
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「–That’s what happened in the last war」
The mother and daughter were talking over tea at Adriane’s private room.
「The dwarf women who were kidnapped were given to the Knights as their brides, and one became the wife of the lord. That’s your great grandmother, Nasha. We have the blood of the dwarves with us」
「I’ve got the blood of the dwarf clan?」
Nasha’s eyes flutter.
She knew about the conflict with the dwarves living in the great mine, but she had no idea about her dwarven blood. She didn’t even meet her dwarf great-grandmother.
「I didn’t think that asking for Nasha-chan’s in marriage had anything to do with the dwarven heritage either」
「That’s troubling」
They want the grandchild of the woman taken from defeat. From the dwarve’s point of view, she would be the most obvious trophy.
「I’ve decided, Mother!」
Nasha declares to her mother with a determined look.
「I will follow the footsteps of our great grandfather and beat up the dwarf village! I’ll make sure they know who to pick their fights against!」
Nasha’s flared up as the dwarves treat her like a trophy.
The proud daughter Kiryu will not forgive such insolence.