144 [3-1] 3,000 character theater. (1/2)

The flag fluttering in the sunlight bears a holy seal and a spiral of light that represents the breath of God.

It is the emblem of the Holy Kingdom of Diretta, the oldest nation on the continent and the guardian of the faith.

A vast number of soldiers were advancing along the road.

While there were individual differences in their attire, the one thing they all had in common was the conspicuous presence of the Holy Seal.

The same is true of the fluttering military flags, some of them are engraved on the chest of the knight's armor like a relief, or the surcoat worn over the armor, or the small one hanging from the belt, and even the miscellaneous soldiers carry the holy seal on their hands and chests.

We are heading north. The land of Ciel-Teirah.

A shadow gazed upon the glorious procession of the army.

It was a girl dressed like an adventurer (at least in appearance), wearing easy to move clothes and a light corset mail, who was lying on a hill covered with a green carpet and observing the army with magic binoculars.

I'm not sure what to say.

The strategy meeting room of the Royal Castle of Teiraleae was filled with tension, as if the room was filled with thunderclouds.

Surrounding the long, rugged desk were Everis, Miaranze, Alastor, Udanosuke, and the other major members of Rene's staff.

On the far wall sat Rene, carrying the Blood Rose banner, and facing him was Tracy, who had just returned from the south.

”First of all, thank you, Tracy. How was your reconnaissance?

”Well, ...... it's already warm out there this time of year. It's already warm out there at this time of year. I could have camped out there without a sleeping bag if I'd had the magic item to keep me warm.

When Everis, the facilitator of the meeting, spoke up, Tracy looked impressed.

He had been on a forced reconnaissance mission.

The Holy Kingdom of Diretta is organizing a force to invade the exiled country of Ciel-Teira. ......

This information had come to him about half a month ago.

The Marquis of Edfelt had requested Diretta's cooperation through Erminio Drouet, the son of Diretta's chief retainer. Therefore, the flow of events was already underway, and this development could be said to have been predicted.

However, Diletta's move was still sudden.

There is a rumor that the Drouet family, who somehow got wind of Rene's murder of Erminio, played an active role in the preparations for this battle, but the truth is unknown. It is impossible to know what happened to Diretta from the distant Ciel-Teira.

”What's the number?

Rene asks simply.

Incidentally, Rene was sitting in a specially raised chair because the chair provided in the room only allowed him to sit at the desk from the shoulders up.

Rene was quite reluctant because it reminded him of a child's chair in a family restaurant, but he made a hard decision because he felt that the lack of seat height was more unattractive.

I hope it only costs ......5 million.

Tracy smiled a little wickedly and spread her white-finned fingers.

No one made a sound.

Only Mehranze kept his triangular ears down.

Currently, Rene has about 8,000 troops in his possession.

If it was for the defense of the mainland, he could use magic power from the earth's veins to maintain the undead and ease Rene's burden, but he still lacks the numbers.

And not only are they outnumbered, they are also incompatible. The undead can no longer maintain their existence and will perish if their evil spirits are neutralized by the holy air, but the humans, on the other hand, will not die immediately even if they are exposed to some evil spirits.

The Diretta Sacred Kingdom Army is skilled in the use of holy air and has many users of sacred magic. If you want to crush them with physical force, you will need many times more undead than the enemy.

Of course, I'm talking about the number of combatants only.

Of course, I'm talking about the number of combatants only,” he said. If you look at it in detail, there are about 3,000 cavalrymen and 200 air cavalrymen.

Oh, that's right. What surprised me was that I could not find any ”wagons”. I saw a group of what looked like cavalry, but I couldn't find any artifact weapons that they were using.

Of course, there were people driving horses and beasts, but they were only carrying personal belongings.

I knew it. They're carrying a lot of magic items for transportation. Dilettante is serious.

If there's only people walking on their own feet, marching magic will work extraordinarily well. We've got a week before they get here.

Evelisse made a pessimistic prediction.

Even for the undead, who can move tirelessly, there is not enough time to prepare for an interception.

What's more surprising is the number of Temple Knights.