CH 533

–Conference Room

All the members of the upcoming operation were gathered and were about to start a face-to-face discussion.

It’s a large conference room, but with so many people in it, it’s almost packed.

“So Lars and the others are going to leave first? I’m sure you guys will be fine, but don’t expect the battle to have already started by the time we get there, okay?”

“I’m not going to be that reckless. For now, I can use levitation, and I can ask either Sarge or Roza to take me to Everlide and back, so I don’t think there will be a problem.”

“Well, if all you want to do is ask, Vertical or I can bridge the gap.”

“I’m here too.”

When Luse lowered his shoulder and laughed at the words of Eiiri and Retzel, the king opened his mouth.

“The only people going to the Berias Kingdom are Lars, Makina, Kudelika, Sarge, and Roza, is that right?”

“Yes. If there are too many of us, it is likely that we will not be able to see each other, and if we are going to be candidates for believers, it is better to have a small number.”

In addition, there are also Albatross, Retzel, Reiss, and Hitzrite who are connected behind the scenes, so as long as we are not careless, we will be safe.

“I see. So let’s leave the Berias kingdom to Lars. What about Everlide?”

“The ones going to Everlide are Fath-san, Ryuuze, Urka, Jack, Luciel, Yogus, Naru, Verna-sensei, Tilia-chan, Sephiro, the four dragons, and–“

“I’ll follow behind you from the shadows.”

“Will you be okay, Tigre?”

When asked by the headmaster, Tigre-sensei nodded deeply and said he was ready to take on the task.

Originally, Verna-sensei was not included in the list, but we wanted someone older than Fath-san, and a teacher who would be less likely to be guarded.

“I won’t act out in the open, you know. Besides, I’ve been in the war before and I know the area, so I should probably go.”

“Don’t get carried away, okay? You can’t defeat a country by yourself.”

“I know. I have a reassuring disciple and students, after all. I’m not going to do anything I can’t show off to the headmaster who took me in.”

We were all embarrassed when we saw Tigre-sensei fluttering his hands in the air. He’s always been a worrier with a strong sense of justice, and I think he’ll never change.

“I want to go too, but ……”

“No, you can’t. Ryde will stay here.”

“I can’t go either, my face is known ……”

“Lime can’t too, she’ll have to wait with the prince and the others until they release the Everlide peoples. I’m sure Lars the Sage will have it done in no time.”

“Would you please stop pressuring me ……?”

When I raised my voice in protest, Prince Orden winked at me and gave me a thumbs-up. And what do you mean by Sage!

“Well, you’re the only one who might be able to kill me, so why not, Sage? You have otherworldly knowledge and power, and you’re using it, so I think you qualify, don’t you?”

“Come on, I’m not into that kind of person. Anyway, let’s talk about the time when we conquered the Berias Kingdom. From what I’ve heard, the King of Berias isn’t a big deal, so if we can break him down from the inside, we might be able to get him to surrender.”

“Well, the problem is the rest of the demons and the Founder. I think it won’t be difficult to liberate Everlide if we can keep this in check.”

Basleigh-sensei agreed with my idea, and Hitzrite continued.

“He has a strong appetite for self-expression and greed, but his military strength is not that strong, so we should be able to restrain him and his son immediately. Apollos is also not interested in anything other than invading this country, so if we can incite him to march, I think he will move. It might be a good idea to re-invade the town of Gust.”

“I see …… but isn’t it a bit unnatural that you’re the only one alive and everyone else is dead?”

“That’s –“

When Hitzrite slurred his words, Prince Ryde raised his hand with a determined look on his face.

“–If that’s the case, you can take a few Everlide soldiers and go home. I’m sure they won’t be suspicious of you then, but what do you think?”

“I think that’s a good idea, but they’ll leave with me?”

“There are a lot of people on the other side who have left their families behind, and I think we can persuade them.”

“All right, it’s difficult for me to get involved in that, I’ll let Ryde do that.”

With Prince Ryde’s strong words, the king seemed to have decided to leave it to him. There were nearly 5,000 of them, so how many of them do they need to bring back?

“No, time is of the essence. If possible, I’d like to reach the border in one fell swoop, even on a moonless night.”

“Two hundred, huh …… I’d like one thousand five hundred if we’re going to disguise our retreat as survivors.”

When I saw Vertical’s unusual grumbling, I made a suggestion.

“I think it would be a bit of a burden for Sarge and the others to take 1,500 back and forth. Wouldn’t it be better to walk back the same way they came? And since it’s doubtful that they’re in good health, so we’ll train them on the way back.”

“Training, you say …… Well, it’s not like we can retreat and their skin glowing.”

“Well, I think Lars-kun’s idea is a good one. It’s a bit of a hassle to be seen with a dragon, and there’s no guarantee that Apollos won’t have bad intuition. It’ll take some time, but I’m sure Vertical and Eiiri will be able to talk Apollos out of it.”

“Hmm, there’s no choice, I’ll at least do that.”

Vertical replied to Basleigh-sensei, and the decision was made to go on foot.

“…… I’d like to do one last check then. If Apollos moves, Lars and the others will take care of it, and I’ll send out troops to prepare for the advance. If only soldiers come to us, we’ll deal with them as a nation.”

“Please do. Depending on what Apollos does, if Apollos leaves Berias, I’m hoping we can settle this during the march.”

“All right.”

…… This way, if anything should happen to us, we can counter it.

It might be a painful split, but it’s definitely better than just getting hit.

Apollos seems to be old, so it won’t be difficult to control him, so would it be better to defeat him before he acts?

“All right, then, I guess it’s time for us Everlide group!”

Ryuuze opens his mouth with a fist bump, as if to say, “I think we’re done here”.

We’ve got non-combatants like Luciel and Yogus on their side (though they’re pretty strong), so we need to have a thorough discussion, and he continued. 

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