Chapter 128 (1/2)

Chapter 128

――Side: Maria――

West Petra Great Forest national border first division report　24th day of the dragon’s moon

Your excellency general Houston-donoMajor Pram

First, all division members have safely formed up for battle at the fort on the national border

Second, the 5th co the enemy’s advance force on the 22nd day of hostilities However, when the night turned to dawn during the hostilities, they were ic troops and the fort was set ablaze at one point Casualties were near zero but, they proi most of their assets and equipment They arrived safely Presently the 5th company defensive line has switched to the 3rd co that responsibility

Third, the ene hostilities It became a fierce battle with the enehted at Arakabe h encountering bo the e inflicted to trenches, defensive barricades and the like was slight After that, with the enehted at the ed 1st and 2nd coether However, an unknoas confiriment at that time They were presumed to have tamed a peculiar monster In accordance with that the losses――became massive

Fourth, on the 24th day, small scale skirmishes continue on this day However the menace from the enemy unknown reent than expected Maintaining the battle line beyond this is difficult However Pra presence of mind Please be reassured

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It’s this in just 3 days is it

I lightly ed my brow

Having finished reading the report in the office, I adh

Perhaps this is a response to the ht after a full day’s work

Pra the division, is a reliably excellent commander

They didn’t think too much or too little of my country’s experience, equipment and human resources, and thus it came to be that they ated that

I suppose the weapon called as unknown, is as such

I have an idea about what that『peculiar monster』is

It’s the composite lifeforuild soo

Just, it’s not an entity that we could refine a countermeasure to with just the testimony from the adventurer who found it

If I’ for an excuse of that sort for e ended up on the backfoot――

「Surely Kran and Alice-dono would be angry with me」

My cheeks slackened while, thinking back to my cousin princess that I’ve known since childhood and, the adorable silver girl I have come to know recently

To the people, the country is a home

There is no fa their home trampled upon

「Sill, my sword」

The royal guard captain standing by beside me Sill・Bernstein proffered out my beloved sword

Holy sword Sacred Tear

A sword brought forth in the legend of the maiden of the lake

I stood up, while hanging a faht on my waist

「Is your excellency going out?」

「I have judged

that the situation on the battlefield will not permit speculation」

「Then, we as well」

「No, I will go while bringing only the 1st couard with me Sill, you will stay here with the other divisions of the royal guard, please prepare for a surprise attack from the rear I will entrust the command to you」

「……Sacrament, is it?」

「A hypothetical, it is that sort of thing」

I try raisinga wink and, Sill made a yare yare sort of face

The royal guard captain who is also my teacher in the sword is an existence that has been by et to distinguish between public and private

「Everyone, I believe that the people have fundamental needs to live by but, please send out the evacuation notice The enemy cannot be underestimated」

「There should be no error in your excellency’s judgement, the situation is fully understood」

「I will be relying on you, Sill」

「Please take care not to make an uproar with overly valorous acts of the sort that do not befit a commander」

「What are you worrying about?」

「The unfortunate ene before your excellency, I suppose it would end up being that sort of thing wouldn’t it」

「Maa? Silllike show concern for the invading enemy soldiers aren’t you」

「Since I feel pitying when I iine it」

A little after sharing a laugh together, I set out from the castle

The wind fro that was relatively cold for the season

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――Side: Alice――

A nor to the principality capital Myleus, gasping for breath while thinking back to that time when Rinal burned

Just, I caught sight of fa the entirety of their household goods here and there across the city

If there’s a countryside, fleeing there would be safer

It seems an evacuation advisory has already been issued

However, it’s so that’s difficult for children and the elderly

I don’t know just what the commonwealth expected as they came to invade here I’m not interested

It’s a splendid thing to hold convictions but, what sort of thing is it to push those onto other unrelated people

The commonwealth’s declaration of war is filled with that level of self righteousness

According to them, this is a holy war for true equality and freedom

So like an elih with power is no different than terrorism

「Even so, I wonder iff, the truth of the world really is that the victor is just……」

I’ a pen at the desk in my room

The pen reflects the light shi+ning in from theas it twirls around and dazzles my eyes

Even for me I’m fed up, with the disorderly mountain of books and reports that have piled up

As it’s now obvious that Libra’s backbone is the co this anymore if that country comes to invade

I wonder what the gap in military power between us and them is?

Libra is stronger than me

Soless as a form of speculation

The dragon contract hite dragon Aminas is also a threat

However, if the entire board is thought of like in chess, it’s not so to be pessimistic about either

There’s no need for

for

Because there are reliable comrades for me to trust my back to

Doing a large stretch, the sound of a knock just happened to come from the door

「Haai」

「Pardonoverly persistent is also poisonous to your body I have prepared tea」

The tactics on the ht back with the conditions in each territory and such have been pounded into my head but, I certainly am tired out

Ilya ca that seemed calculated

I wonder just how far this child can see through a person like me?

As steam wafted kindly from the cart, my body relaxed of its own accord when I saw that

「Nn～～, stretch～～」

I narrowed ain

It’s a fulfilling stretch like a puppy before a walk

「Fufu, you’re adorable whatever you do aren’t you」

……There’s not a trace of a manly element is there

「Be that as it may, is your body okay Ilya?」

「Hai, while faint the path with ojousama is connected My body feels much better than before」

However while her reason is soon contract itself is yet to come

There’s no change in the Ilya showing an elegant srees to a recovery while saying it’s because of that either

She is in fact a girl who can’t be read from over here

In the past, there was a ti like the perfect for black tea but at this point, her polished movements seem to follow that precisely

Good smell……

I try closingjust the smell

The water being used is soft water isn’t it, I can tell aspresented directly before my face

Mu～～～～?

「Rinal!」

「Kusu, that is correct, ojousama」

「Right～?」

「Fufu, hai」

Rinal flavour tea is it, seems tasty

So black tea

「Thank you」

「That should be this side Because theable to serve at ojousama’s side is, my happiness」

「U, un……」

There’s so to express so like affection at me like this isn’t there

Taking the cup she prepared with both ofit to my mouth

It’s fine even without blowing on it, an exquisite temperature

A slightly sweet rinal flavour and, a slight bitter flavour that seems to support it

I try fleetingly looking up at Ilya

The ht from thehas become a halo and, causes Ilya’s blond hair to shi+ne

Dragon princess, I heard as such