How To Subdue a Masochist Princess

A desolate snowfield with no sign of life.

A cold wind mixed with snow and ice continuously brushes your face.

—Whew… whew…!

A loud wind that resonates ceaselessly.

If you listen to it all day, it feels like the devil's whistle mocking those dying here, and it's likely to make you turn away.

A groan escapes your lips as the horrible memories of the battlefield come flooding back.

"I swore in the name of His Majesty the Emperor that I would never set foot in this damned place again, but he himself has thrown me back here."

"Commander…"

Damn it. I unconsciously blurted out my old saying.

At the sight of her disheveled appearance for the first time in front of the vice-captain, she, who was also getting hit by the snowstorm next to her, looked up at me with a worried look.

A sharp cat-like face staring at me. Today, it reminded me of someone even more. It was also confusing because of the place.

"Well… after all, I guess I've been too rude to you lately? I'm sorry…! Please calm down…"

However, I smiled and patted Vice-captain Agnes on the shoulder at the cute words that she, who was sleeping in the past, would never utter.

"No, it's not because of you. I was just momentarily deluded, so don't worry too much about it."

Yes. She's definitely a completely different person.

Also, I was currently commanding a perfectly normal unit called the Black Lion Knights, not some honorable suicide squad or suicide squad.

"Whew… I'm glad you said that, but have you ever been here before, Commander?"

"… … ."

I deliberately did not answer the Vice Commander's question.

If I answered yes, I would be buried in bad memories again.

As I thought about that, I finally noticed the faces of my subordinates who were grumbling behind me but following me faithfully.

"Hey. Where is this place? The weather is really shitty!"

"If we run out of mana at this rate, we might freeze to death."

The leader could not come to his senses and hesitate.

Right now, the most urgent task was to get out of here quickly.

"Surely His Majesty the Emperor would not have sent us here to die and collapse. There must be a way out somewhere."

I suddenly felt a flash of consciousness at the remark of one of the knights who had passed by so casually.

Yes. No matter how omnipotent His Majesty's words were, he would not have really turned back time and sent me and my men back to the battlefield.

Then, given the circumstances, this was a virtual battlefield created by His Majesty's power.

"Vice Commander. We were definitely standing in the stadium and suddenly fell here. Isn't that right?"

"Yes. It's exactly as you said. When His Majesty exercised his power, space changed, and when I came to my senses belatedly, I was in the middle of a snowy field. It really seems like something out of a dream."

"But it's reality. I can tell by the scent of your hair soap wafting past my nose."

"Ah! That, that... !"

How this transfer occurred, the reason for it was not important. The event had already happened before our eyes.

His Majesty the Emperor's power was clearly infinitely close to that of a god.

However, since His Majesty, who exercised that power, was not a god but a human, this place must have been modeled after a place that already existed, not a place that did not exist in reality.

'All of these terrains are the same.'

Moreover, it was something I had vaguely felt from the beginning, but now I could be certain of it.

This was definitely the northern front line that I knew.

Surely His Majesty wanted a real-life standoff?

Then I can understand why he dropped us here.

—Wheww…!

"Wow, damn it!"

"I don't know about anything else, but this damned blizzard is real."

The name of this damn place is Charichin Plains.

It is the place where one of the most fierce and boring battles in the history of the empire took place.

How many times did this small piece of land change hands during the war? If you add up the number of soldiers who died here on both sides, it would be over ten thousand.

After the Master personally took down the enemy's leader, Khagan.

They were the northern dwarves who had practically fled and were close to the front line, but they I tried my best to defend this place until the very end.

This was a strategic point where the North Koreans' military factories and supply bases were located, and I heard that it was a sacred place named after a great ancestor.

I clearly knew what they originally called this place, but I've forgotten it now.

"Everyone! Follow me through the blizzard and head toward the strong wind! I can smell water from there. There must be an unfrozen river nearby!"

"Yes!"

I led my men toward the base I knew in advance.

Then, the 400th Commander, Warren, praised me with an exaggerated expression.

"Wow, Commander! You're really amazing. How did you find your way out of such a crazy place all at once?"

"It's nothing. Judging from the fact that you're talking nonsense, you still seem to have a lot of energy."

"Oh, no! Even now, I feel like I'm going to die of the cold! Ouch!"

"Please maintain your dignity as a white captain, Sir Warren."

In fact, I gave a random reason. No matter how sensitive your senses are, how could you tell the smell of water in a blizzard?

Since all directions were covered in snow, at first glance, the scenery looked the same.

Because I was used to the terrain here, I could easily tell where things were.

—Wahahahahaha! —Kikkeke…!

Still, the trivial banter just now made my subordinates laugh.

Even if you were a superhuman, it was impossible for you to endure this extreme environment for a long time without cold-weather gear.

The subordinates were starting to get tired.

Judging from the fact that Sir Warren winked at me as he returned to the line, what he just did must have been to comfort his subordinates for a moment. He was a great commander.

"Over there, near that ridge. Everyone, just try a little harder." "Yes!"

Fortunately, the place to rest was not too far from where we first fell.

If we crossed the short ridge and the river, grass and moss would grow and there would be some land suitable for people to live on.

"Vice-captain."

"Yes?"

"I don't know how much I feel safer because you're here."

"F-f-f-you're embarrassing. What on earth have you been doing all this time…?"

Of course, we had to cross the river, but there was no need to worry.

We didn't know if our already unreliable bridge would be okay, and we didn't have time to prepare for the crossing, but we had Vice-captain.

If she could manifest her image, it wouldn't be a big deal to make a bridge out of ice.

However.

—Hesitation

The moment we stood on the ridge and looked down at the wide riverside.

"Hey, it's nice to meet you! You fell here too!

"I am Scott of the House of Tosen, the Commander of the Pilgrim Knights!"

"… Wolfgang of the House of Schwarz, the Commander of the Black Lion Knights."

We were faced with some not-so-welcoming passengers.

The Pilgrim Knights.

Among the monsters that gathered in the Empire, they were relatively easy to beat.

They were true to their basics, and their power was by no means negligible. The enemy had already taken a sufficient rest by the riverside where the water did not freeze, and had reorganized their formation to some extent.

On the other hand, our troops were clearly exhausted, and their formation was in disarray as they had just crossed the ridge, making it impossible for them to properly display their fighting power.

"Sir Scott. If I were to ask you to open the way for us to cross the river, would you do so?"

"Khahahaha! "A big, distracting guy, you're telling such funny jokes!"

"Does that sound like a joke?"

I openly expressed my annoyance at the Pilgrim Knight Commander, who was smiling uselessly while gaining the upper hand.

It was rude, but I shouldn't have looked funny in a disadvantageous situation.

"Haha! As expected... The rumor is true that you have a beastly temperament. I've heard that you are very good at martial arts. However, the situation is not good enough for you to run wild."

That was exactly what he said.

If I had immediately manifested my own image and made up my mind to wipe them all out in one breath, I was confident that I could finish the battle in a short time.

Right now, we were not fighting a war of life and death.

Of course, the Knights' Competition was an important event. Its essence was clearly a kind of open sparring match between units, a friendly match.

Unlike the preliminaries, if they were skilled enough to advance to the main event after fierce competition, I couldn't just suppress them while keeping things in my hands.

If we fought like this, I might be okay, but my subordinates would definitely be harmed in some way.

"Commander. What should we do?"

"First, slowly reorganize the formation from the rear."

Since it was a situation where we couldn't move out recklessly, we kept a standoff as much as possible, buying time while whispering quietly to the vice-captain.

The Pilgrim Knight Commander's sharp gaze dug into our disorganized formation.

About half of our subordinates were still stuck in the middle, having not yet crossed the ridge, and our forces were divided into two.

"It's truly unfortunate for you who haven't had enough rest, but I think we should stop here for courtesy, don't you think?"

"Of course. I can understand that."

With that, there was no more conversation between the two knight commanders.

A brief moment of breathless silence.

"Great pilgrims, all turn back!"

With a loud battle cry, the Pilgrim Knights' vanguard mercilessly attacked the weak points of our disorganized formation.

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