Riding Slei, Seras finally arrived.
After meeting up with her, I decided to return back to the central flank where Gio is.
Meanwhile, the support I had asked for earlier arrived and brought the wounded Dragonkin soldiers to the rear.
Arriving at the central flankââââ- Gio found out what happened to Niko.
Needless to say, Gio got furious.
Gio immediately tried rushing towards the left flank by himself.
Seeing this, a dozen or so Leopardkin soldiers tried to restrain Gio.
However, they werenât enough to stop him.
Thatâs why......
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I put Gio to sleep.
Seeing that the Leopardkin soldiers were worried about Gio, I spoke.
[Donât worry, I only put him to sleep. I can wake him up anytime I want.]
Learning what had happened to the Dragon Light Army, the Leopardkin soldiers shuddered.
Some of the people who treated them are here.
Thereâs no way that what occurred in the left flank could be hidden.
At that moment, Seras came to stand next to me.
Her face is stern and tense.
[......Iâve heard about what happened to Niko-dono.]
With a grim look on her face, Seras bit her thin lip.
However, she didnât say anything else.
Perhaps, seeing Gio in rage had calmed her down instead.
......Well, itâs not like Seras could hide the anger budding within her heart though.
[I remembered hearing...... that there is nothing clean or dirty about killing each other. In the end, both of you are killing each other. However, such things donât matter...... What matters here is that the Six Cavalry âused a method I donât likeâ...... Thatâs enough for me.]
Iâm not going to start spouting nonsense like justice or ethics.
However, if Iâm âdispleasedâ with something, thatâs all the motivation I need.
And Iâm quite motivated with what happened there.
[......Well, Iâm not going to thoughtlessly plunge myself over there though. The 6th Cavalry is strong. Theyâre also smart. âWeaklingsâ like me have to make use of a planââââ or else, Iâll be killed by them instead.]
The first thing I did was tell Seras what I was planning to do.
At the same time, I asked the Leopardkin soldiers to prepare what we might need.
They were so cooperative that I could feel their enthusiasmââââ- seriously.
Itâs as if they were entrusting their anger to me.
With such thoughts in mind, I looked down at the Fly King mask in my hand. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
[......They use any means necessary huh.]
[Piggi?]
I snorted.
[Well...... I guess Iâll also use whatever I can too.]
[Preparations are ready, Milord.]
Hearing what Seras said, we mounted Slei.
Just before we departed, I deactivated the effect of on Gio.
When Gio woke up, he seemed to be still in a daze for a while.
And then, he seemed to have quickly regained his consciousness.
He tried to say something to me.
However, another voiceââââ
She, who had been awake during this time, called out to Gio.
Perhaps, because of this, Gio somehow managed to keep his emotions in check.
[The 6th Cavalry...... is best left to them, Gio.]
[......Tsk. The injured should just sleep away their injuries, Niko.]
Riding on Slei, Seras and I departed from that place.
As we were about to leave, I heard Nikoâs voice behind me.
[I canât stay asleep. I still have a battle to fight.]
[Are you an idiot...... Youâre being reckless.]
[Gio.]
[......What.]
[When I encountered the 6th Cavalry, I knew I had no chance. Whether itâs the battle against them, or this war itself. Theyâre opponents possessing brutality exceeding what we thought...... Faced with wickedness that we donât possess, it terrifies my heart to its very core. But at the same time, a thought occurred to me.]
Gio stayed silent.
Weâve already taken our distance.
However, we were just far enough that I could hear what Niko said.
[That we have âthat guyâ on our side too.]
[......Conquer wickedness with wickedness huh.]
[The battle against the 6th Cavalry, perhapsââââ isnât something that we could partake in. That was something I instinctively understood.]
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[Ahh? Whatâs thatã¼ã¼?]
[They seem to be visages of people. They seemed to be riding...... something.]
[Hmmm...... He finally came out huh, the Mad Emperorã¼ã¼.]
[? They donât seem to be Human though......]
[Then, are those Demi-Humansã¼ã¼? However, thereâs only two of themã¼ã¼.]
[No, that is...... probably not Demi-Humans, Ferenoch-dono. Those areâââ-]
The man named Ferenoch stands up.
[A Fly King headgearã¼ã¼......? Could they beã¼ã¼]
[If thatâs true, why is he here?]
[I donât knowã¼ã¼...... Oiiiii, thatâs far enoughã¼ã¼! Stopã¼ã¼! Weâre Alionâs 6th Cavalryã¼ã¼!]
The man named Ferenoch waved his hands overhead.
[Your rumored sorcery is scaryã¼ã¼! But according to Captain, it can be prevented if we keep a certain distanceã¼ã¼! He said that itâs dangerous to get too closeã¼ã¼! That small crescent moon-like stone over thereã¼ã¼! You can only approach until over thereã¼ã¼! If the both of you are the real Fly King Squadron, then we need to talkã¼ã¼! We currently donât have any intention of causing you harmã¼ã¼!]
Iâm dressed as the Fly King, while Seras is dressed as the Fly Knight.
At this moment, Seras had already deployed her Regalia of the Spirits.
Listening to what Ferenoch said, we stopped at the rock that he pointed out.
The rocky terrain around here was so quiet that it was hard to believe that the whole area was a battlefield.
The cavalryâs horses were leashed at a distance, and they were all dismounted.
It seemed like the 6th Cavalry were resting.
In fact, they seemed to be taking a recess.
Theyâre quite relaxed.
After what they had done, here they are, taking a recess.
They didnât even remove the blood splattered on their bodies.
They donât seem to be planning on moving away from here.
During this time, the war situation in other areas is still ongoing.
I donât want to spend too much time here if itâs possible.
[.......................]
This area had a good vantage point and the path from this place was unobstructed.
Itâs almost impossible to take them by surprise by hiding in the shadows.
Theyâre too far away to use my combination technique with Pigimaru to take them by surprise.
If they are wary of our combination technique, they might run out of my range.
Once I used it, I also couldnât use it for a while.
It also eats up a lot of MP.
Itâs a back-up move that should be used only when Iâm sure that this settles the battle.
The soldiers in the front row readied their bows.
They were within a distance where our voices could be heard when we shouted.
However, they werenât in the range of my .
They werenât showing any opening.
Especially that manââââ Ferenoch.
According to Mikhailâs information, that guy is the 6th Cavalryâs Deputy.
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Even so...... He looks like heâs full of openings, while not having any openings at all.
That was also the same case for the other soldiers.
The quality of their cavalry is clearly different from the ones Iâve seen so far.
Perhaps, because their group is made up of a few elites, their cavalry is fewer than the other cavalry units.
However, even at this distance, I could tell that they were at a different quality from the others.
Fortunately...... Their numbers are within the limit of target numbers of my .
As for the Divine Beastââââ- I couldnât see him anywhere.
The Divine Beast is the card that will end this war.
Is it because they know this that they are hiding him somewhere else?
That aside......
Their Captain, John Doeââââ- Which one of them is he?
He was apparently a guy whose feature is his lack of features.
There is indeed the problem of our distanceââââ but from this distance, I canât tell which one of them is he.
I canât sense him at all.
I can sense Ferenoch.
He has a definite presence.
He has the atmosphere of a strong person.
However, I canât feel the presence of anyone greater than him.
I canât sense anyone like that.
As I was thinking like that, Ferenoch came forward.
Heâs at least 20 meters away from me.
From that distance, I think heâs trying to keep a distance of around 30 meters......
[People of the 6th Cavalry, it is my great pleasure to have met you. My name is Belzegia, the leader of the Fly King Squadron.]
Finished introducing myself, I asked.
[Even so, from the way you spoke earlier, Ferenoch-dono...... It doesnât sound like youâre their Captain. Is the Captain not present?]
[Hmmã¼ã¼? Ahh, heâs hereã¼ã¼.]
Ferenoch pointed behind him.
[The one over there, in the middle row, is 6th Cavalryâs Captain, John Doeã¼ã¼. However, the negotiations this time are left to meã¼ã¼. The Captain will just observe youã¼ã¼.]
[.........................]
I see.
He looks ordinary.
Surprisingly ordinary.
The impression he gives out is thinâââ- No matter where I look at him, the impression he gives out is thin.
Itâs as if...... Heâs the concept of being a âmobâ itself.
The man with no distinguishing features spoke.
[I guess we should begin with a greeting here, right? It is an honor to meet you. As Ferenoch introduced earlier, I amââââ]
So itâs himââââ
[The 6th Cavalryâs Captain, John Doe.]
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