Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 22: Massacre
“Well then, Gillian. Let’s begin the battle.”
“Yes, ma’am!”
Over ten KOGs stood atop the mountain.
It wasn’t a force large enough for an all-out war, but it was more than enough to annihilate the resistance.
They were Ymir’s royal guard.
A private army, an elite force granted only to members of the imperial family.
And at the forefront stood Gillian—though young, he was one of the empire’s proud Holy Knight Commanders.
Then, a booming voice echoed across the area from Ymir’s KOG.
The machine’s loudspeakers carried her voice down to the slums below.
“Testing, testing. One, two.”
“Huh?”
“A loudspeaker?”
The people in the slums below lifted their heads.
A sudden, amplified voice drew their attention.
They were outcasts—people who had refused to abandon Japan and had been denied third-class citizenship.
They were Kaguya’s family. They were people Kenya saw as family, too.
“Can you all hear me? You filthy livestock illegally squatting in our land, are you listening?”
“This voice…?”
“Is this… the Asgard Empire?”
“I was told to issue a warning, so here you go—this is your warning.”
Since Lord had instructed her to give a warning, Ymir complied.
“Surrender without resistance, please. If you become third-class citizens, you’ll at least get to keep your lives. I’m going to start counting now, so surrender before I’m finished. If you don’t, I’ll take that as a refusal. Five, four…”
“What?”
“What the hell is she talking about?”
“Mama… what is this?”
Her voice carried throughout the entire slum.
And whether by sheer misfortune or twisted luck, this slum happened to be where Amaterasu’s headquarters were located.
“Isshin-san!”
“Yeah! Get ready for battle! Kaguya, contact Kenya too!”
(That voice… No way. A royal? And not just any—it’s the Torture Princess, Ymir. The worst one possible.)
Isshin’s resistance forces grabbed their weapons.
Though their KOG piloting skills were still lacking, their numbers had grown enough to put up a fight.
“Three, two, one…”
The countdown continued, each number a step closer to death.
There was never any real intention of giving a warning—only a proclamation of slaughter.
“Zero! Aww, what a shame. Well then, let’s begin.”
No one could see Ymir’s face inside her KOG.
But there wasn’t a hint of disappointment in her expression.
Her face…
“Exterminate them all~! ♥”
Her expression twisted in ecstasy.
…
“Hold on tight, I’m going full speed!”
Kaguya floored the accelerator.
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At this rate, they could reach their destination in about an hour.
“I hope they’re safe…”
Kenya’s chest tightened.
He had fought in battle before.
He had even killed before.
But this time, they were the ones being attacked.
And now, they were up against a full-fledged military force.
Victory was far from guaranteed.
For the first time, the battlefield wasn’t just a fight. It was a place where he could truly die.
“We have to hurry!”
(Please, let us make it in time…)
Kaguya drove at full speed.
The two pressed forward in silence, an hour of mounting anxiety weighing on them.
When they finally reached their destination—
“Smoke… I hear gunfire too.”
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Black smoke rose into the sky. Explosions and gunfire echoed in the distance.
The slums had become a battlefield.
Without hesitation, they rushed toward the warehouse—Amaterasu’s headquarters.
…
“Why is this taking so long?”
Ymir sat at a makeshift table and chair, sipping tea gracefully after stepping out of her KOG.
“Even if they’re just a resistance group, charging in recklessly without assessing their strength is too dangerous. We’re monitoring the situation for about an hour first.”
“You’re always so cautious. Ugh, how boring.”
Her private troops were launching long-range attacks, observing how the enemy would respond.
“But we’ve got a good grasp of their movements now. Will you be heading out, Ymir-sama?”
“Can I!?”
“Yes. I apologize for keeping you waiting. I’ll guard you, so do as you please.”
Ymir climbed back into her KOG.
The moment it leapt from the mountainside, it descended into the slums.
The slums were already engulfed in flames from bombardments and gunfire.
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But among the fleeing civilians, there were still some wearing military uniforms—guiding the evacuation.
“There are still so many pieces of trash left. I need to clean up.”
A demon descended upon the slums.
“!? K-KOG! E-Everyone, run—ghh!”
The standard-issue machine gun of a KOG.
Bullets fired from its mounted weapon ended a man’s life in an instant.
The gunfire sent waves of panic through the fleeing refugees.
It brought back memories of past wars.
There was no hope that these soldiers would show any morality or mercy toward women and children.
The empire’s forces slaughtered everything in sight.
“Ahhh, I just can’t get enough. Hunting humans really is the best! Hm?”
“I-I surrender! We won’t resist! Please, just—!”
“Oh my, what a good attitude.”
For a brief moment, the soldier’s face relaxed with relief.
But in the next instant, a massive sword came crashing down, crushing him with ease.
“But you see, I don’t understand the squeals of pigs. Ahh… This feeling of conquest, of taking a life—it’s simply intoxicating.”
Ymir grinned, savoring the moment.
She killed slowly, one by one, as if relishing the act itself.
Her expression was one of pure ecstasy, her flushed cheeks betraying the twisted pleasure she felt.
“D-Damn it! Don’t underestimate us!”
A soldier fired a bazooka at Ymir’s KOG.
A direct hit from heavy artillery—
But before it could reach her, the shell exploded midair.
“Not a single finger shall touch Ymir-sama.”
Gillian, a knight of the empire, had intercepted the attack with ease.
Ymir was untouchable. No attack from the resistance could even reach her.
—
“Isshin-san! We have to move! Let’s fight!”
“No! If we go out now, we’ll be throwing our lives away. Focus on the evacuation! Minimize resistance!”
In the command room, Isshin clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his skin, drawing blood.
He knew they were under attack.
But this was the imperial army.
And if a royal princess was here, that meant at least one Holy Knight Commander was, too.
That was why Amaterasu’s resistance fighters focused solely on guiding evacuations and offering only minimal resistance.
Even so, the casualties were severe.
Countless soldiers and civilians had already lost their lives.
“We don’t stand a chance. Against a Holy Knight Commander, our KOGs are nothing more than scrap metal.”
“Then what?! Are you saying we should just sit here and die?!”
The soldiers had reached their breaking point.
“If we don’t fight here, if we lose everything we’re trying to protect—then we’ve already lost!”
“I know that!!”
Isshin slammed his fist against the table, knocking everything on it to the floor.
Frustration and helplessness boiled inside him. He bit his lip so hard it bled, barely holding himself back from charging out.
“But not yet. Just hold on. Just a little longer…”
He was waiting for one person.
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A boy who was likely with his beloved daughter.
His origins were unknown. His strength, inexplicable.
To anyone else, he looked like just another kid—
A kind boy who seemed as if he had come from a world untouched by war.
But inside, he carried an unshakable fire.
A pillar that would never break.
A boy who had looked him in the eyes and promised to protect his daughter, to protect everyone here.
“He’s coming.”
Ishin was waiting—
For the irregularity that would change this world.