Assault on Sudamparo South Gate

**Assault on Sudamparo South Gate** is an attack of the demon army against the south gate of the Sudamparo district in the Esperanto Kingdom.

* Anionnrial Empire
* Shock Troop Unit Commander Saffine Ariazel‎‎
* Novalvo’s Military Police Commander Justide Wyvreux
* 10 orcs
* 2 orc kings
* 1 Jet-Black Knight
* Rabid wolves (unknown number details)
* 500 swordsmen
* 100 halberdiers
* 50 mages
* 100 magical archers
* 30 riflemen

**Japan Ground Self-Defense Force**
* 1 soldier with Type 89 assault rifle
* 52 injured

## Background

### Japan

Satellites launched by JAXA captured roughly 65% of the planet’s surface in a span of a few days, after which the data was relayed to every institution for study. Japanese JAXA personnel analyzed several pictures, which were taken by their satellites. They hardly noticed the Grameus continent obscured by a thick layer of black fog. They discovered a mysterious, unspecified area and traces of civilized fire at night on the seemingly barren Grameus Continent, north of the Topa Kingdom.

Next month later, The Japanese government has decided to dispatch the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Grameus Continent Advance Survey Team using the new C-2 transport plane as a preliminary survey before dispatching researchers. Preparations proceeded steadily amid the battle of the Parpaldia Empire, more than 50 JGSDF personnel, including Sergeant Oka Shinji, together with their arms and necessities for survival, boarded the C-2 transport plane as an advance investigation team. The C-2 lifted off from the Gifu Air Base in Japan to the skies above as it set course towards the northeast of Grameus continent.

However, while flying over the Grameus continent, unfortunately, C-2 was caught directly in the large-scale solar wind, which caused a magnetic storm. Slowly, the C-2 started to slant downwards and descended into the thick, dark clouds. When they emerged out of the clouds, the dark mass, a large group of birds, viciously collided with the C-2. Several birds were sucked into the C-2’s jet engines, causing them to fail violently. It lost altitude as it headed straight for the wall with the neighboring Perimenta district. The C-2 transport plane smashed into the 20m thick, 30m high stone wall of the Perimenta district over the Sudamparo district in the Esperanto Kingdom.

### Esperanto Kingdom

After the JGSDF Special Topa Kingdom Deployment Advance Platoon had defeated the Demon Lord Nosgorath in the Topa Kingdom, Demon Lord's sphere of influence disappeared and the powerful beasts began running wild. With an influx of these monsters and the mindless destruction of the “feeding grounds”, the Esperanto Kingdom faced a crisis of survival.

In the past two months alone, two districts in the Esperanto Kingdom had fallen, dooming their inhabitants to an awful end at the magical beasts despite the valiant efforts of their soldiers. Under normal circumstances, they were used to losing dozens or even hundreds of people, but under no situation are they prepared for facing repeated losses. The Esperanto Kingdom planned for the retaking of the Ochistomino and Norstomino districts.

In the Sudamparo district, Commander Saffine and her fifty subordinates of the 5th Special Platoon looked up the falling object out of the sky where it lost altitude and headed straight for the wall. They ran in the direction of the falling object and froze in fear as its wings snapped from the impact as the massive object crashed into the stone wall. It ripped apart its body, spilling its contents all over. They recognized that the contents were all box-like objects of some sort. Then they found humans inside the thing were dead, but Saffine found the figure of a young man trapped underneath the wreckage without injury by sensing and following the magical signature of an alive person. Having issued her orders, she entrusted the task of carrying Oka Shinji to her subordinates before hurriedly leading them to the Knights Hospital in the Novalvo district, one of three districts next to Sudamparo.

Oka Shinji woke up and was confused to figure out that he was in the Esperanto Kingdom after doctor Valsas Gilbernik explained to him. Justide Wyvreux, who was commander of Novalvo’s military police, investigated whether he was a demon or not. Oka explained to him about a nation of Japan, eliminating Demon Lord by JGSDF in the Topa Kingdom, and crashing the C-2 plane by accident due to bad weather, but Justide wouldn’t have believed him anyway. Justide swiftly unsheathed his blade, lunging it next to Oka’s neck at breakneck speed. Saffine stopped him. Justide put down his sword and told them that the kingdom was the last stronghold of humanity, which the legends said promised massive reinforcements, yet no reinforcements ever came. There was a high likelihood that this was an assassin sent by the demons. But Saffine argued that he saw a lot of corpses that looked human on the scene of the flying machine crash.

Three days later, after Oka’s physical strength had recovered, he headed towards the C-2’s crash site with Saffine and met Cey Zamenhof, a chief scientist from the Royal Science Institute. As Cey took a Type 89 rifle from the stash, he learned and examined it. He wanted Oka to teach them how to make the rifles, but Oka found it difficult to explain because the materials alone require a lot of knowledge and hi-tech production facilities, which is impossible to just “teach”. Cey not only understood that the Type 89 rifle was the case, but he also understood that it was impossible to replicate rifles even in the near future. Cey continued to stare at him, silently urging Oka to give him a demonstration.

Suddenly, a heavy bass roared as if something had exploded, causing everyone to look in the direction it came from about two kilometers away, black smoke was rising near the city walls, conforming that something from the outside was invading. The rider came galloping towards Justide and Saffine and reported them that the magical beasts attacked the south gate. Justide hesitated after hearing the report, but Saffine was quick to take action. As she radioed back to base using her manacomms, she hurried towards the south gate. Slinging his Type 89’s strap over his shoulder, Oka began rummaging through the equipment. Pulling out a helmet and a bulletproof vest, he donned them before arming himself with grenades and taking stock of several mags. He rode the recon bike off for battle.

## Battle

### South Gate Offensive

When Saffine reached the south gate, the battle was already at its climax. The south gate’s garrison of 100 heavy knights, 200 swordsmen, and 50 mages had already engaged the enemy and was supported by 100 magical archers and 20 riflemen from the battlements. However, the jet-black knight and the two orc kings were steadily chipping away at their numbers, reducing the heavy knights and the swordsmen to half their initial numbers. In a short amount of time, the death toll had already reached three digits.

Riflemen from atop the battlements mow down the approaching goblins. They called their reinforcements. The remaining troops launched from the base in Sudamparo district amassed in front of the gates. Their force consisted of 300 heavy knights, 500 swordsmen, 100 halberdiers, 50 mages, 30 riflemen, and 100 magical archers. They already engaged and made up the entirety of the defending force in front of the gates. They opened the heavy wooden south gate of the Sudamparo district. Immediately behind it was the scene of the jet-black knight scuffling with five heavy knights. The black ogre wielded a massive mallet, swinging it around and sending knights flying. Unable to even put up a defense, the heavy knights were easily crushed and pounded, adding more souls to the death toll.

As soon as the gate opened, the jet-black knight immediately ran for it. Magical archers from all over aimed the jet-black knight and shot the arrows flying directly toward him. However, with a single swing of his great mallet, the jet-black knight was able to block every single one of them. Fear struck the soldiers. The halberdiers standing ready at the front with their halberds were easily knocked back by the rampaging jet-black knight, a scene which immediately sent shockwaves of horror throughout the rest of the force.

The heavy knights simultaneously formed a shield of armored bodies against the jet-black knight, but even they were violently sent flying by the overwhelming power of the beast. With no one capable of standing in its way and emerging victorious, the harbinger of death and terror sliced into the formation like a hot knife through butter.

While they were terrified and in disarray, heavy knight commander Grius Leonenko of the Southern Defense Force was issuing orders from behind the right flank of the heavy infantry force. However, the jet-black knight was unstoppable. Since the formation was in disarray, getting them to reform back was impossible, all while their losses mounted. Their mages and magical archers were silent since they couldn’t just launch their attacks right into the fray of their comrades.

Saffine’s shock troops of the 5th Special Platoon came out from every direction. Armed with daggers, shortswords, and bows, they attack and harass enemies through swift actions, stopping them in their tracks and eventually disposing of them. They launched arrows at point-blank range before dodging a swing from the jet-black knight. He swung his great mallet once more, pounding the ground with so much force, that one would think that they’d never get exhausted. Unfortunately for Saffine, the jet-black knight also didn’t give them any opening. Still, they resolutely faced him head-on. Her hands took three throwing knives each before hurling them at the jet-black knight. One of the knives found its mark on the jet-black knight’s skin, having luckily snuck through a chink in its pitch black armor.

Saffine was tripped by a swing from its mallet, incurring the jet-black knight’s wrath. Suddenly, Oka Shinji shouted at them to get clear by his order, the soldiers around the jet-black knight simultaneously ducked.

### Oka Shinji's Surpise Attack

Oka Shinji rode his recon bike through the battlefield, commandeered by a man who neither had armor nor sword. He shot his Type 89 assault rifle at the jet-black knight, firing rapidly. Several shots hit on the jet-black knight as purple liquid squirted out from holes in his arm, belly, and chest. Suffering from insurmountable pain, the huge body of the jet-black knight began to tremble and topple. He arrived in record time at the jet-black knight, drifting through the dirt before coming to a halt. He dismounted the recon bike before aiming for the jet-black knight at point-blank range with a black Type 89 rifle in hand. The armor around the jet-black knight’s head was pierced easily by his shots. Before long, the fiercest and most dreaded jet-black knight stopped emitting any sounds and movements.

Cruising through the fields on his recon bike, Oka reached the south gate in record time. The south gate was already open, and Esperanto’s warriors had already engaged. He then saw the apparition of a humongous monster clad in all black. Swinging around a frighteningly massive mallet, it threw aside countless soldiers as it ran through the Esperanto formation. The swordsmen from all across the formation were trying to stand in the way of the rampaging monster. Engaging the clutch of his bike, he sped towards the monster with his Type 89 rifle at the ready. He pointed it towards the black mass.

The knights of Esperanto witnessed Oka wielding a weird-looking rifle defeated the undefeatable jet-black knight, turning them to cheer in joy. They were suddenly back to full morale. When in a horde, demons tend to follow the strongest individual. Even with the jet-black knight gone, the orc kings were still standing, so they gathered around the goblins. As the goblins rushed to form around the orc kings, the Esperanto halberdiers weren’t keen on letting them escape, and the goblins were one-sidedly slaughtered in their fight. The people of Esperanto have secured a victory for themselves.

## Aftermath

Oka Shinji found Saffine got badly injured and was breathing out of control on the battlefield. As Oka panicked to treat her injuries, several men in robes approached him. The mens’ hands, which hovered over Saffine’s injuries, began to glow a faint yellow. Not long after, her hurried breathing began to calm down, and her face started to look more relaxed. After mopping up the remaining demons, the knights of the Southern Defense Force promptly transferred the wounded back to the garrison and the hospital in Novalvo district.

Cey of the Royal Science Institute was astonished without reading the atmosphere to see the Type 89 assault rifle was more power to defeat the powerful jet-black knight. He wanted Oka Shinji to meet King Esperanto Zamenhof XXVII. Unable to shake off Cey’s persistence, Oka was then dragged off to Rastineo Castle in the Legastilo district, right in the heart of the Esperanto Kingdom.

Afterward, Oka apologized for the mess caused by the crash of the C-2 and offered his thanks for saving his life from the wreckage. Acknowledging Oka as a foreigner, King Zamenhof XXVII offered words of consolation for the loss of his comrades. Their topic moved on to the country of Japan, then Oka himself, the origin of his name, what the JSDF was, and so on. Hearing Oka’s explanations, many in the room couldn’t help but find them difficult to believe. Then, King Zamenhof moved on to an important topic about the weapon which defeated the jet-black knight. Oka and Cey gave them an explanation about Type 89 assault rifle, including petroleum iron, lightweight, and rapid fire.

King Zamenhof had a request for Oka Shinji. He explained to him about the demon army that they had discovered that the demons were building a city near the crater of Vaglar where they continued to grow in numbers, preparing for battle. After a sobering analysis of the force ratio, it was estimated that if the demons started their invasion in earnest, comparing combat strengths, the Esperanto Kingdom would lose 80% of its force, and its people would be slaughtered. King Zamenhof also requested Oka's help using the rifles in strengthening Esperanto weaponry and equipment to defeat them, but Oka couldn't take the restrictions on the use of weapons without approval from his superiors unless an emergency situation for the lives of the people. However, rifleman captain Zabir Allugonigo wanted Oka to challegne the shooting match with him for testing the distance and capabilities of the rifles. In exchange, if Oka won the match, he made some terms for sharing all information about the demons including circumstances, numbers, characteristics, capabilities, predicted route, everything. Also he wanted jurisdiction on all of the equipment carried by the C-2 aircraft crashed in, which were all currently in possession by Esperanto Kingdom. King Zamenhof guaranteed that those terms would be fulfilled regardless of what happens in the match.

After Oka won the shooting match against the Zabir at Knights Proving Ground in the Eccergo district, the king and the chancellor approved of Cey taking Oka to the Equipment Development Facility, known as the workshop, at the Royal Science Institute as an assistant. He busily worked and taught the improvements to the revolving rifles and their production with chief scientist Cey, director Tolbion, master craftsman Ranzall and master armor blacksmith Dezin, including stainless steel alloy and percussion cap and anvil, brass cartridge, copper bullet, and mercury-nitrocellulose gunpowder. Also, he trained Zabir and some riflemen using a Type 89 rifles against the jet-black knight for recapturing the Norstomino district that the demon army occupied.

## Outline Map

1. On August 3rd, the 213 demons of the Demon Army's Reconnaissance Force attacked the Kingdom's South Gate, and the 470 troops of the South Gate Garrison returned fire.
2. The 1080 soldiers of the Western Defense Force launched a sortie from the base. As soon as the gate opened, one black knight was allowed to enter.
3. Oka stabbed the black knight at the end and succeeded in disintegrating and destroying the Demon Army's Reconnaissance Force. 12 dead, 52 injured.