Less than two weeks until the expected start of the major invasion. The men are mainly preparing equipment with arrows, while half of the girls are securing daily necessities and food and the other half is having fighting training.
âAlthough we may be able to prepare even in Catalina, as we can carry a large amount with Laila and Maia. Thereâs nothing better than a lot of preparationâ
Dianne has always been able to manage her troops regularly, as she is busy and doesnât do business from the front and pulls out the eyes of transaction and secures the necessary goods. Then, Apple and Hilda process the obtained raw materials into salted and hard-baked foods, which are ready to be eaten and a large amount of portable combat food is produced.
âWhen youâre doing this kind of work, youâll want Selenium-chansâs handâ
âCulinary relations were Seleniumâs premier placeâŚâŚuh, I learned more about cooking with Selenium by my sideâŚâŚâ
Dianne Special Duty Corps, which is wholly consisting of women doesnât have high family skills. Although Dianne and Hilda are able to do everything with their long experience, the following faces are surprisingly clumsy. And since Dianne isnât in a position to be involved in cooking, Hilda is actually the chef.
âHo. If I had to, I could eat one or two monsters, rawâ
âMe tooâ
âYou may be fine, but I want to eat a normal meal if possibleâ
It was me who helped to salt the food with the two dragons.
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It takes several days from Rennesto to the front of the demon territory, but it seems that the battle situation has reached Rennesto´s castle one by one by means of magical communication.
âThe main force of the East Wing army seems to holing up in the Ghibli fortress. The Central Army can still make a pinch operation because there is still room, but there is also information that a large group of rock turtles have been confirmed in front of the West Wing army. Rock turtles are slow to invade, but itâs tricky,, so I want Annette to go quicklyâŚâŚbut if the dragon smash them, Annette can be turned to Ghibli Fortressâ
Recently, to report the battle situation, Lord Buster bothered to go to the Celesta mansion on his own. In order to hear the report once a day, 10-man captains such as me and Anzeros and important strategic people such as Neia, Irina and Maia gather in the captainâs room.
âAnnetteâŚâŚGreat Knight Head, you want to send her to the Ghibli Fortress, if possible?â
When I asked a simple question, Buster smiled.
âAnnette is easy to understand and has the most aggressive power, so sheâs the most charismatic Gold Arm. Because the Ghibli Fortress is far from Rennesto, itâs hard to expect reinforcements, so itâs harder in the long term. If Annette can help there, it will add a big bonus to the warâ
âIndeedâŚâŚâ
The sense of security that the strongest warrior protecting them can compensate for the fear of being in a remote place?
âBeast type monsters with fast legs are easy to handle for Lister and the inconstancy elf. Thatâs fine for me and themâŚâŚbut Rock Turtles and Rock Dolls are difficult unless Annette and her subordinates who are proud of their strength interceptâ
Dianne agrees.
âI understand. âŚâŚIrinaâ
âHmm. Lower the army as much as possible. Maiaâs ice is not dexterous enough to avoid soldiersâ
In public Irina was supposed to serve as the guardian for Maia. Maia was also told to pretend to follow Irina. âŚâŚIn fact, it is not only a gesture, but I told her to act by listening to what Irina and Dianne say, but she said that she didnât want to admit full-fledged command power except for her rider. In the end, my lack of judgment was that I didnât mean to put my shoulders on anyone and wave my strength. Well, I can be more secure with that.
âI understand. I will remove the troops from the area. âŚâŚThank youâ
âDetails, need to be entrustedâ
Irina nodded with dignity.
âWe donât have the full equipment ready yetâ
After Lord Buster returned, I told Dianne and she said she wasnât worried about choosing a weapon in the armory on the first floor.
âThat intimation is still generous. It may not be a situation that requires full support. In the first place, a rock turtle canât be given a fatal hit with a crossbowâ
ââŚâŚIs, Is that so?â
âYou just need to pretend to be Irina´s escort and order Maiaâ
âUnderstoodâ
Dianne finally got the spear on the horse. A normal person can only carry it with you, but with Dianneâs power, you can shake it on foot.
âItâs a tryout. Take a Gauntlet Knight alongâŚâŚthatâs right, its okay if itâs just the Dancing Spear. The rest is Laila and Irina, you and me. Get ready right awayâ
âUnderstoodâ
I put my fist on my chest. Dianne will release Lailaâs power if there is no public eye and will cut as much monsters as possible.
ââââââââââ
Next day. We flew north with Maiaâs wings, passed over Catalina and stepped into the front of the demon territory.
âA horde of rock turtlesâŚâŚits thatâ
From the top of a small mountain, we all received Dianneâs sense strengthening magic and looked at the monsters in the distance. I saw a line of rocks about a few kilometers away.
âDonât let scouts get into this kind of placeâŚâŚâ
When Dianne says so half-amazed, Almeida responds by deforming and returning the cane which was used often.
âRenfangas army, for better or worse, is a military that aims to be a straight and honest response. Itâs impossible to talk about the enemyâs movements, so the length of the legs of a skilled scout soldier is amazingâ
âIndeed. âŚâŚBut only rock turtlesâŚâŚâ
Rock Turtles are slow because Lord Buster said the invasion is beginning slow. Even if you walk away and run away, itâs unlikely that they will caught up.
âIf you stay here, you have timeâ
âHmm. Iâm a little hungryâ
âI want to eat lunchâ
With Dianne´s words, Irina and Maia ingress their carefree things.
âIâm going to know a dragonâs abilities, but Iâm a little too nervousâ
Almeida has a bitter face. With a chuckle, Lila pulls the basket down from the carriage.
âHo, if you were a soldier, you would have experienced one of the wars. Is there a war that will continue without eating, sleeping or going out?â
âThat is soâŚâŚbutâ
âWe didnât come to push the impossible, we just came all the way to kill those rock turtles. Whatâs the use of putting up your shoulders and elbows so?â
âMuâŚâŚâ
Almeida puts the spear back to the iron cane and shuts down. Rather than reading the air, it feels like a normal cry.
âHmm. Anyway, Laila-dono, letâs have a quick mealâ
âThe spear woman is noisy. Lunch Lunchâ
The small child group is starving.
âHuhu. Well, no one will die after eating. Get in here, Almeidaâ
ââŚâŚRoger thatâ
It was Almeida who obeyed Dianne who was the commander and had the temperament of a soldier indeed.
The combat food made by Apple and the others was loaded on the carriage. It wasnât a rotten march distance, it was fine to have a sandwich as usual and as I made it, Irina was noisy to taste it. âŚâŚAlthough I didnât participate in the production separately.
âMuâŚâŚitâs salty as one would expectâ
Irina frowns.
âItâs salted, so itâs natural. âŚâŚOr rather, donât eat it when its saltedâ
âWhat!â
Eating salted food while it is covered with salt is too unreasonableâŚâŚno, it may not have been in the elf territory where you can get the blessings of the forest anywhere.
âItâs more delicious than I thoughtâ
âYesâ
Laila and Maia were eating hard bread as it was. âŚâŚSaying hard-baked, but itâs hard like a stone because itâs hard for preservation. Usually it is cut with a knife or softened with soup.
ââŚâŚGuguguâ
I imitated Almeida who was biting it with her teeth. Yup. Impossible. How to eat the same as those guys.
After an hour-long meal, the tea is boiled while warming up around a bonfire. Almeida, who had a sober face about eating so far, feels peaceful around the bonfire. Even if something is said, a meal is something that softens peopleâs hearts.
âItâs still coldâ
âU, Umm. Should I have come to wear extra clothes?â
This part of the area north of Catalina is already quite dead. Although the wind is cold and it is still autumn on the calendar, it is not cool but the climate is different from Celesta.
âDianne, can I raise a windbreak barrier?â
âWindbreak barrier?â
âItâs a way to temporarily block the flow of the wind. Itâs not difficult, but due to the nature of the art, the sound outside the barrier is a little far offâ
Dianne whispers with a wry smile while putting a dead branch on the bonfire. Immediately, Irina casts magic and the wind stopped.
âOhâ
The wind was ringing around and I couldnât feel it at all, even though the dust was going on.
âThis is convenientâ
âBut my cold body doesnât warm up easilyâŚâŚâ
Irina is still a little cold. While seeing it with a bitter smile, Maia and Laila stand up.
âNow, we will do a little after-meal exerciseâ
âIrina, if you catch a cold and pass on Andy, youâre not goodâ
âU, Ummâ
Following the two, Dianne stands up. Almeida also raised her iron cane.
âIâll go tooâ
âNo, Almeida will remain. In the unlikely event that those two are attacked by a monster, it will be a problemâ
ââŚâŚI, I seeâ
Three people start down the mountain. As I saw them off, I put Irina in my cloak.
âNaaâŚâŚ?â
âIf you cool down, youâll catch a coldâ
ââŚâŚU, Ummâ
Irina obeys quietly. Almeidaâs gaze hurts a little, but thatâs it.
ââŚâŚYour body is warmâ
âThat is, he is a manâ
Irina and us put on the current situation. She keeps her little body between her knees and warm it up for a while.
After a while.
ââŚâŚNo, Nouâ
â?â
ââŚâŚThatâŚâŚby the way, wellâ
Irina looks up at me with a slightly red face, trying to leave her back to me.
ââŚâŚYour face is red. Maybe you really have caught a coldâ
âThatâs not the case. Your body is warmâ
Under the cloak, Irina wraps my arm around her body and makes me squeeze.
ââŚâŚâŚâŚâ
As Almeida decided, she moved next to me and came close to me.
âI, I want you to let me in, too. âŚâŚItâs a little light dress as you can seeâ
âAlmeidaâ
âYouâ
âBut if you just get warm, thereâs nothing wrong with itâ
ââŚâŚU, Ummâ
Irina, trying to say something, shuts down as if she was killed.
Almeida, Irina and Iâm in a cloaked dango. Almeida´s armor and gauntlets are a little cold.
ââŚâŚCanât you just remove the gauntlets? Itâs coldâ
âBut removing the gauntlets is not very good during the missionâ
ââŚâŚIs that soâ
Itâs cold.
ââŚâŚBu, But, thatâŚâŚif you really want thatâŚâŚâ
âI donât say itâ
âI´m cold. Remove itâ
ââŚâŚâŚâŚâ
Irina in my arms and Almeida next to me seem strangely rugged. Almeida took off the gauntlets when she thought it was a little quiet. Then she removes her armor and she goes into my cloak and stick to me. Also silence. âŚâŚAir is strangely stiff due to the windbreak barrier.
After a while, Irina looks up as if she had decided to do so.
ââŚâŚThat, Smithson-donoâ
âWhat?â
ââŚâŚI, IâŚâŚâ
Wait a few seconds.
ââŚâŚWhen are you going to put on the collar?â
â!!â
â!?â
Collar!? âŚâŚIt was not only me who was surprised, but also Almeida. Stared at by four startling eyes, Irina looks a little drunk and laughs and asks provocatively.
âYou said that you would make me a female slave. âŚâŚThat, I donât care about that myseĂśf, but if I make it for comfort, itâs now. I have heard that tying women as yours with a collar is a proof of your vow to women who are female slavesâ
âAh, well, thatâŚâŚthatâs rightâ
Bold remark before Almeida, who is not a female slave. Moreover, Almeida is supposed to be an elf of the tribe which can be called a subject so to speak, and a ridiculously shocked cumming-out.
âNa, NaaâŚâŚy, you, Andy Smithson!!?â
âN, No wait a minute, this is an agreementâ
âU, Umm, IâŚâŚthat, Iâm not going to disagree with the way of Smithson-donoâ
ââŚâŚâŚâŚâ
Almeida turns red, shakes her lips and shuts her mouth and looked down a little and thought about it.
ââŚâŚIf you do that to someone like Irina, you wonât complain when someone kills youâ
She mutters as if she is sulky. Please put it down for a while.
ââŚâŚHalf elf Selenium or abandoned elves like me or Naris, anywayâ
âEhâŚâŚâ
In other words, the addition isâŚâŚ And at that time, a high-pitched cry of Maiaâs dragon body resonates in the distance. When I looked up, Maia froze the flock of rock turtles with her blizzard breath. Next, a black dragon glide with momentum from far away. Hitting the flock with the momentum.
Gogogogogogogogogogogogogogo!!
The ground is ringing and the flock of rock turtles are wiped away by Laila´s body.
âGaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!â
To show her triumph, Laila roars. In addition, the rock turtles are baked by her fire breath. On the other hand, the blue dragon flies with her fist. Breaks them into fragments as they are fragile. In that tune, the two dragons take turns, crushing the rock turtles by playing, throwing, freezing, burning and crushing. Itâs a playful work. Despite its slowness, the rock turtles which give fear to the infantry because of their unparalleled hardness and unparalleled power are killed.
ââŚâŚâŚâŚâ
ââŚâŚâŚâŚâ
As expected, Almeida didnât question the true meaning of the words while looking sideways.
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