VS Episode 5 Chapter 1 Episode 5/Chapter 1: Night Banquet (1)
TL: Tsubak
ED: Ren
The battle had ended.
However, the warriors of Valhalla were clearing up the battlefield instead of celebrating their victory and resting comfortably. They searched the fortress in case there were any enemies left, gathered the corpses and treated the wounded.
The battle itself had ended late in the afternoon, but when they were finally finished with everything, it was already dusk.
The Valkyries and Rasgrid gathered the warriors that had finished cleaning up in front of the fortress. There were quite a few altars made of piled lumber behind the Valkyries and the corpses of the warriors that had fallen today were on top of it.
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Rasgrid faced the warriors but instead of stepping forward, she went to the side. It was because there was someone more suitable to be at that position.
The one that stepped up was the golden-haired Reginleif.
She stepped onto the platform and after facing the warriors, she raised her sword and yelled, âExalted warriors! We attained victory once again because of your courage and efforts! You have contributed to defending Asgard and the nine planets!â
âUaaa!â
âOdin!â
âThor!â
The warriors cheered. Besides Odin and Thor, the names of other Gods were also called but it was impossible to beat the yells towards the two Gods that had the most members from their legions.
Reginleif waited until they stopped cheering and said, âThe losses we suffered today werenât low either. But warriors, do not fear or worry. The souls of the warriors will remain by our sides!â
Boom!
The flag men that were in front of the warriors hit the ground with the flags that had the symbols of a God engraved on them. The loud noise made everyone stiffen.
âWarriors, we will remember your stories. We will remember your names.â
The Valkyries blew the horn trumpets. Those sounds reached high to the sky.
Reginleif smiled. She slowly raised her head and looked at the sky.
âThe exalted Odin will lead the souls of the warriors and they will be reborn anew as steel warriors. They will stand up shoulder to shoulder on a new battlefield!â
âOdin!â
âFather!â
The warriors yelled together.
The king of the exalted Gods.
The one that resisted the fate of mortality!
âLight them on fire! Let Freya, who rides the night sky on her cat chariot see the bright path!â
The Valkyries lit the altar on fire. The big flames shone in several colors.
âWarriors! Letâs toast for them! Letâs toast for ourselves!â
âValhalla!â
âFor Asgard and the nine planets!â
The warriors raised their pints of beer that were made of horns high. And in that moment, within the fire of the altar that had turned the corpses to ash in an instant, light surged up.
They were the souls of the warriors. They were heading to Valhalla.
âWarriors! Enjoy this night! The ones who achieved victory have that right!â
âReginleif!â
âValhalla!â
The ritual ended. The warriors started to grill their meat and take out the alcohol. Perhaps the Valkyries had spread magic in the altar, so that a nice scent spread and made the warriors have fun.
âWhat a sight.â
Tae Ho, who was seated in a corner, said, while looking at the lights that were surging to the sky. And Rolph, who was right next to him grilling pork meat, smiled.
âIs your body fine?â
âI feel like I will die.â
He really felt that way. He looked completely fine aside from his head, but that was just the external appearance.. He was just sitting still, but all of his bones and muscles seemed to be screaming.
âHuhu, Iâm glad you survived anyways. I really panicked when you were thrown into the wall.â
âMe too.â
If he was an ordinary warrior, his body would have exploded and died.
âThank you, Idun.â Tae Ho prayed to Idun and then relaxed his body a bit. It was also like this yesterday, and today too was a chaos.
âThe start was the Rain of Steelâ
He was in doubt of what they meant with Rain of Steel, but for that to be what he had in mind.
Tae Ho told himself that it would all become a memory and thought of when he rode on the Rain of Steel.
âIt seems like itâs still too early for that.â
Tae Ho gave up completely and then tried to drink some alcohol. But it was then that he was interrupted.
âAh, Iâm telling itâs the truth!â
âItâs this friend here!â
Two warriors from Ullrâs legion whom he knew the faces of had brought two more warriors.
The warriors that saw Tae Ho for the first time opened their eyes widely.
âOhh, so this is the friend that had a Valkyrie visit him!â
It was only that he didnât know their faces, but it seemed like they belonged to Siriâs troop. As Tae Ho didnât even have the strength to answer back, the two warriors that brought the other two started to speak, even spitting.
âThatâs right! You know, this friend here entered Red Eyeâs reach! And then â !â
âAnd then?â
âStabbed his dagger in its groin!â
âGasp?!â
âSo he did that, and thenâŠâ
His hands trembled as if any more than that was hard to describe. At his manner,, the other warriors started to eye Tae Ho in a different light.
âYou were a really brutal guy, my friend.â
âMerciless.â
âHeâs not even human. Itâs the first time Iâve seen someone as brutal as him.â
âDid the Valkyrie fall for him at his heartlessness?â
âIf thatâs the case, the Valkyrie are also something else.â
âIdunâs legionâŠI didnât know that place was like that. Isnât Idun the Goddess of Youth?â
As their conversation started to make a weird turn, Rolph stepped in.
âWhat are you saying in front of him?!â
âWhat do you mean? We donât do something as cowardly as speaking behind his back! Right?â
âWhatever! Just go away!â
The warriors looked at each other and laughed.
âJust do it at my back, please.â Tae Ho laughed inwardly and then relaxed his body a bit more. And then a glad voice was heard behind him.
âUnderstand them. They are like that because they are jealous of you.â
âBjorn!â
He smiled at Tae Hoâs call and then made a place for him from between the warriors.
As soon as he sat, he toasted with Tae Ho and after drinking beer he said, âYoung man, it seems like you performed excellently this time too. They say that a Valkyrie came to meet you.â
âUm, you were talking about that?â
Just how far had the rumors spread? Bjorn was from a completely different legion.
He didnât particularly ask, but Bjorn answered him.
âYou are the hottest topic of conversation. All the warriors in this fortress should know about it.â
âWhat, how?â
Heda had come yesterday, and only Siriâs troop knew of it. The battle had started today, so when did the rumors spread?
âItâs not me.â
âMe neither.â
âI donât know what heâs talking about.â
The warriors of Ullrâs legion played dumb. Seeing that they were evading Tae Hoâs eyes, it was kind of obvious who it was.
âThey seem to be dying of jealousy, so think of it as something cute. Even if they look like that, they all respect you. Thatâs because you performed greatly today and yesterday. Donât forget that we also love and respect exalted warriors, just like Valhalla.â
Tae Ho nodded as Bjorn said it as if consoling him. It was certainly something to be jealous about. Just like Bjorn had said, their actions really were cute, because this was much better than staring murderously from behind.
âYou really are someone amazing.â
âYou are all generous.â
âItâs not that we said empty words.â
The warriors laughed and offered to toast with Tae Ho. He wanted to hit them once because they were too sly, but it also meant that they were that friendly.
It was just when he was about to cheer.
âCaptain Siri,âRolph stood up and said.
Siri, who had come while holding a big bottle of alcohol, approached the group and then put on a bright smile that wouldnât be seen on the battlefield.
âYou have done well. The merits your stealth troop achieved are big.â
Actually, the warriors that were in this place were the ones that had entered the control room. The warriors put on awkward and shy smiles and then Siri raised the bottle.
âI donât have anything in particular to give you, so will you receive some alcohol from me?â
âThat would be an honor.â
âI have always wanted to.â
The warriors spoke quickly after emptying their cups and then they extended their cups towards Siri. She smiled and after filling up all of the cups, she raised hers.
âFor you and Valhalla.â
âFor Captain Siri!â
Siri drank the cup and then went somewhere else while holding the bottle. It seemed like she was going to offer alcohol to all the troop.
As Tae Ho was looking at Siriâs back, Bjorn smiled and said, âWhatâs wrong?â
âSheâs too different from when sheâs on the battlefield.â
Siri in the battlefield was like a sharp knife. But now, she was showing a more friendly side.
âThatâs obvious. Thereâs no need to put on a heavy air here.â
Because yesterday, they were about to go to a big battlefield, and right now they had already won the battle. In addition, they had contributed towards defending Asgard and the nine planets, just like the Valkyrie Reginleif had said.
The words he had shared with Rolph were also similar. Tae Ho nodded and asked Bjorn another thing..
âNow that I see, Bjorn, are female warriors rare in Valhalla? Thereâs only Captain Siri here.â
âUm, actually they are. But this is an extreme case. When looking at all of Valhalla, the ratio of the female warriors is 1 to 30.â
âThere are that many?â
It was good to say that the majority of them were men, but right now Siri was the only female warrior. 1 in 2000 and 1 in 30 had a huge difference.
Bjorn laughed. âThatâs right. When you are a lowest ranked warrior, men stay with men and women stay with women. But starting from the inferior rank, they all stand in the same place.â
It made sense then. The majority of the persons in this place were the lowest ranked warriors. It was obvious that there were only men.
âBut Siri, that friend looks like a hunter.â
âThatâs right. Captain Siri isnât a Shield Maiden,â Rolph said.
Tae Ho tilted his head and asked Bjorn. âShieldmaiden?â
âSaying it simply, that means warrior. They go to the battlefield while holding big shields like the men. How should I put it? That shield means that you are able to put up a shield wall. It means that sheâs a reliable warrior that can stand shoulder to shoulder with you.â
âAh, so thatâs why everyone had shields.â
There was also a shield in the weaponry Heda gave him.
âWait.â
Tae Ho nodded and then thought of the battlefield he had faced recently. It was because thinking about it, Siriâs troop really had few people holding shields.
âUllrâs legion has many hunters in it. Thatâs why they use other supportive weapons rather than shields.â
Rolph touched his crossbow even now. Now that he saw, there was almost no one with crossbows in Ragnalâs troop. It seemed like the weapons everyone received was set in a special manner.
âAnyways, we have taken back the fortress. Are we returning?â
As Tae Ho asked, Bjorn shook his head. âIt will take a few more days. It doesnât end just because we recaptured it. There are also some places nearby that we need to check.â
âPlaces we need to check?â
âMm, the reasons that thereâs a big fortress like this in the middle of desolate plains are two. The first, it serves as a base thatâs located on the frontlines, and the second is to protect the mines of the dwarves that are nearby.â
âWhen you say dwarf, is it that dwarf?â
Bjorn smirked at Tae Hoâs question.
âI donât know what that dwarf is, but there are really small guys with excellent handicraft skills. The armors and weapons they make are all excellent. There are also many things the Gods use that were made by them.â
âOhh.â
Tae Ho admired unconsciously. For there to be real dwarves! He wanted to meet them.
âBefore that, why do you want to return that badly? Do you want to see that Valkyrie that much?â
âEh?â
As Bjorn started to say something logical, the warriors that had been silent butted in.
âHeâs right. So there was a reason like that for why a valiant warrior like you wanted to return that badly!â
âHow good for you, how good.â
âYou are saying that meeting you wasnât enough!â
It seemed like they were also people that liked to drive others to a corner. Tae Ho knew that it was pointless to refute at this point, so he just smiled bitterly and drank beer.
But just when he drank two sips, he gates that were closed opened up. They were talking and enjoying themselves, but as the big gates opened up, they could only focus immediately.
The one that had appeared from the gates was a Valkyrie. She faced the warriors looking at her and after rolling her eyes for a bit, she placed her eyes on one area.
âWarrior Lee Tae Ho!â
âYes!â Tae Ho answered reflexively and then flinched. It was because the Valkyrie that was standing in front of the gates was certainly the one he had seen yesterday in the camps.
The warriors that were near Tae Ho began to be perplexed.
âWait! Wait wait!â
âNo!â
âDonât tell me!â
The warriors looked at the Valkyrie, and the Valkyrie cleared her throat as if she was also perplexed and said,âSomeone came to meet you.â
âNooooooooooo!â
âBooooooooooo!â
âOdin!â
While the warriors were crying, a red-haired Valkyrie extended her head just like she did yesterday.
âUhâŠHi, again?â
Her voice was lower than yesterday, perhaps because she felt burdened at the two thousand pairs of eyes.
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