382 The Importance of Short-Term Finals

"Then the Hermes will be treated just like the Rubić. The lord of the Hermes family, Gazer, shall remain hidden, and his son, Gary, shall succeed him as governor. And the knights of the Hermes abandon Hermes' name and swear allegiance to Fontana. We will then confiscate the Hermes' territory and award them a title in the Kingdom of Fontana to join the government. Are you sure?

"... okay. Accept the terms."

After breaking through the castle gate, the Hermes surrendered.

To be honest, I'm glad it ended lightly.

In fact, I expected the hardest part of this operation to be because it was a battle against this Hermes family.

The Hermes family has the magic of having territory surrounded by mountains and creating a body that returns to the leaves of the trees after being defeated.

When I decided to fight this Hermes family, I was worried about whether it would be a guerrilla fight.

If the Hermes family's superior magic, Phantom Boundary , were to be used, and then repeatedly ambushed with their bodies, it would have been quite difficult to deal with the opponent.

Moreover, the cavalry riding on Valkyrie was not able to exert its full power in the mountain forest, so it was highly likely that Fontana, who was supposed to have attacked, would not win and be forced to retreat.

Perhaps if I were to lose to the Hermes here, I would lose credibility from many knights.

Those who were following what they had been able to do until now were like, "Oh? Isn't this really a big deal? It's not good.

That's why I went out of my way to fight such a cold winter.

To avoid a cumbersome guerrilla battle, it was snow-capped and it was an opportunity for the knights of the Hermes to meet in a New Year's greeting.

And it worked.

The Hermes didn't think [Phantom Boundary] would break through so easily and be invaded by their home castle.

I bet you thought it was the snowy mountain that was wreaking havoc.

The MVP in this battle is definitely in Billy, who developed the tracking bird.

"By the way, I wanted to ask you something, may I ask you something?

"What is it?

"I heard that the Hermes only have Doppelganger and Phantom Boundary magic, but are there any other magic?

"... what else?

"That's right. For example, you have magic to hide yourself. You don't have one, do you?

"... here we go. Did you hear that somewhere?

"No, I was just wondering if I could use a double if I was working in a mountain like this."

"I see. This one was taken. I thought you knew and asked, but it seems that it was different. Master Left, my Hermes family has other uses besides the first two."

"Is that true, Lord Gazer? I didn't even know about the Rubić family."

"Of course, the young master of Rubić. I guess I can talk to him if he knows anyway. We Hermes knights can use Hidden magic, Lord Barca.

"[Secret]? That's good. Excellent. Excellent magic, Lord Gazer. Is that the magic of blocking signs?

"That's right. But not only that, you can assimilate it into the surrounding colors. With clothes and a little gear."

"Oh, that's amazing. I see. So, when I had the messenger come to you with a letter in advance, I used [CONFIDENTIAL] to deliver the information to this castle."

"Exactly. The Hermes family was concealed from the castle itself because of [the phantom boundary] and [the secret]."

"... by the way, is that magic more effective in the mountains? How effective would it be if you were in the city?

"Which works better, of course, in the mountains. However, it is not that it is not unavailable in the city and can be used. but it will still be easier to be noticed."

"... by the way, you're not using it now, are you? Anyone who leaves this castle without permission will be attacked."

"... oh, of course. If there is such a person, you can truncate it."

Are you all right?

There was a moment, but what if someone was trying to escape with [CONFIDENTIAL]?

In the meantime, I thought the Hermes looked like ninjas, so I gave instructions to the Service Beast after the invasion.

If the tracking birds smell like leaving the castle, they tell Valkyrie to attack.

According to Gazer, who will be able to hide the Hermes family in front of him now, Hidden is close to his chameleon abilities.

I think perhaps the smell can't be dealt with, but what about it?

However, I found this Hermes family's magic to be very interesting.

To put it bluntly, it is more enchanting magic than the Rubich family, which is a descendant of Kensei.

Like a family that has lived in hiding in a despicable mountain, or perfectly steadfast.

Whatever your heart thinks, it would have been nice to have decided to fight this Hermes family in a short-term final and come under control.

Eventually, I decided to make effective use of the Hermes magic, and I decided to look to the next opponent.