Light Novel Chapter 63

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**The Fief of Ascham** is the sixty-third chapter of the Didn't I Say To Make My Abilities Average In The Next Life?! light novel.

## Summary

* The Crimson Vow continue their way towards the Fief of Ascham with each of them thinking differently about the situation. Meanwhile, Juno, the leader of the Ascham troops, discussed how Count Cesdol's lands have already been taken over and that the Empire's arrival was imminent and then thought to himself that there was no way for his forces to survive what's coming. The Ascham forces numbered around 300 while the imperial forces numbered around 5000.
* Suddenly the battle began when a surprise attack from the Empire aimed at killing the Ascham military leadership command. Before a lethal shot was able to land, a masked blond swordswoman arrived with three others and assisted in the defeat of the surprise attack. The four women then introduced themselves as the Order of the Crimson Blood before heading back into the forest.
* The colonel of the imperial forces was wondering why his men haven't yet returned from the sneak attack when he received word that their supply convoy had been attacked and all of the goods were destroyed. This did not affect the colonel though as it was not a lot of supplies and they took it to mean that someone was desperate enough to pull off such an attack. A few days later more supply convoys suffered the same fate and it came to light that the supply stores of several battalions were destroyed.
* The Mavis, Reina, and Pauline all were reacting to how well their plan was for Mile to steal resources from the imperial supply convoys and imperial supply stores. Instead of attacking the imperial forces directly, they planned to take their supplies instead and cause unrest.
* The imperial forces held an emergency meeting to discuss the missing supplies. With what happened being unknown, the commanders started arguing with each other. The colonel decides that once they can be resupplied, the invasion will begin in five days. That night an officer informs the colonel that all of their supplies are now gone and that only the containers have been left behind. With this information, the colonel decides that he needs to move up the attack until tomorrow.
* The next day the imperial forces refilled their barrels with water at the river and started to march towards Territorial Capital of Ascham. Half a day later it came to light that the barrels were leaking and are almost empty. With all that has happened, moral hit rock bottom for the battalions.

## Characters

* Crimson Vow
	+ Mile
	+ Mavis
	+ Reina
	+ Pauline

* Fief of Ascham
	+ Juno
	+ Eden
	+ Mabel von Ascham (mentioned)
	+ *Grandfather Ascham* (mentioned)
	+ *Servants* (mentioned)
	+ Mile's Father (mentioned)
	+ *Usurpers* (mentioned)
	+ *Minister* (mentioned)
	+ *Ascham forces*

* *Imperial forces*
	+ *Colonel*
	+ *Officer*
	+ *Swordsmen*
	+ *Mage*
	+ Transport Unit
		- *Convoy Officer*
		- *Convoy Guards*
	+ First Battalions
		- *Commander*
		- *~1000 soldiers*
	+ Second Battalions
		- *Commander*
		- *~1000 soldiers*
	+ Third Battalions
		- *Commander*
		- *~1000 soldiers*
	+ Fourth Battalions
		- *Commander*
		- *~1000 soldiers*
	+ Fifth Battalions
		- *Commander*
		- *~1000 soldiers*

* Count Cesdol (mentioned)
* King Brandel (mentioned)

## Locations

* Kingdom of Vanolark
	+ *Larger Town*
		- Hunters' Guild

* Kingdom of Brandel
	+ Fief of Ascham
		- *Territorial Capital* (mentioned)
			* Ascham Estate (mentioned)
		- *Imperial Grassland Headquarters*

* Albarn Empire (mentioned)
* Kingdom of Tils (mentioned)