Chapter 126 (1/2)
Noon had already passed by the time the notice reached the port town of Beretta
To the three dragoons on duty, a report caes near the border were under attack The ones who delivered the ers
Those knights who rode hippogryphs, crosses between horses and gryphons, were a shadow unit largely specialized in working with inforoons, who could only take action as a public affair, they would acco out
The hippogryphs took the for the port toith innocent faces But those knights who taons were those who served directly under the royal line It was unnatural to find them in a place like this
”You're telling us to sortie?”
Wearing a hood, the knight's face couldn't be made out While the inside of the hood was definitely dark, they see some sort of mask
After bringing their feet to Bennet in civilian clothing, they gathered the relevant personnel and undid their disguises in theroom
Eunius and Aleist, who had been forcefully dragged along the way, showed different reactions as they stood before a knight brigade that was famous, in a sense
While Eunius was full of interest towards that na for the first tiryphs, it seems he didn't even know of their very existence in this world
While gryphons were impossible to tame by huryph was the result That being the case, gryphons would ryphs themselves were infertile For that sake, their conception itself was rare
”Yes We do not have the ability to hold the thees will prove difficult”
Before the ht who replied to Bennet with a muffled voice, Keith was silent While Keith was usually the sort to start a ruckus, when it caed
”The scale is far too grand What happened?”
”We cannot offer you the specifics… but, it's certain they're flowing in from the empire's side To add to that, it is doubtful that a second ill come”
”Counting the s a thousand”
”I observed the for food It's a considerably dangerous situation”
Bennet put together a plan fro in But there, Aleist stepped into the ranks Frohts sat and watched while the e
”You don't mean you overlooked them!”
As he drew close to a robed knight, Eunius grasped his shoulders When Aleist turned, Eunius shook his head to the side
”That's just the sort of unit they belong to While they hts, they're the sort of folks who conceal their numbers and history to work for the crown That they even came to notify us is a miracle”
Eunius turned his gaze to the robed knight The knight who couldn't be htest quiver As Aleist looked down, Bennet came to the conclusion they were in a situation where no ordinary means of communication was viable
”Keith, take the lead and take down the monsters around the settleround combat After that–”
”I-I'll go too!”
”Oy!”
When Bennet put out orders, Aleist let out his will to tag along Eunius thought it was a discourtesy to involve one's self in the dealings of another brigade and tried to stop hiave consent
(This ht)
”Rudel, this ti my Heleene If those two over there wish to ride, they can co as well”
As Bennet gave the word, Keith made a stern expression He surely wanted to criticize her for taking any unrelated people to the site, however, Bennet informed him before he could open his mouth
”At the battle site, procedure has you cos have simply increased from two to four”
Keith scratched his head, and while he didn't fully accept it, if it was an order… or so he silently rushed out of the rooon started its descent outside the building, having been put on standby in the air
Thinking he would be a reliable subordinate, this time, she turned her whole body towards her direct subordinate Rudel
”Rudel, you will not be taking Sakuya on this mission”
”Major, Sakuya can do it If it's just monsters, then–”
”It see Let me spell it out clearly What is demanded of us is the perfect execution of a mission She did her best? That effort isn't even worthy of evaluation I have deteron to execute theher”
On the verge of opening hismore than his acceptance toup her subordinate, they didn't have the ti there would be some time to talk en route, she rushed into her preparations
”We're heading out at once Prepare what you can, if you're not at the plaza, you'll be left behind”
After calling over to Aleist and Eunius, Bennet rushed out of theroo to her dragon
She could settle Rudel's worries in the sky That's all she had to think, and yet she ended upunnecessary
(Sakuya-chan's going to be depressed)
Following on from Keith's lead, the party headed off for a counteroffensive, but froon's back, Bennet issued the orders for the site
”Protection of the civilians?”
In regards to Izumi's question, Bennet spoke
”That's right Rudel and I will sweep up thethe civilians who've evacuated Generally speaking, you'd be in the way otherwise”
Hearing he would be in the way, Aleist started to his feet, but Eunius stopped him The very fact that the usual Eunius would probably rise at those words as well only made Aleist more surprised
”We're capable of fighting too”
”She knows that She took us along because we can fight But this is Rudel's job We shouldn't get in the way”
Being talked to in a manner as if to soothe a child irritated him, but Aleist had no words to return He understood He never thought he'd be able to establish coordination with the others in this battle, but he did have the will to help
Both side of the coinhim at a loss for words
”Aleist, leave it to me and the Major”
When Rudel said it, Aleist could only nod
(Godda? Wasn't I supposed to have beco?)
He was irritated at his own uselessness If he was the protagonist of the story, then no matter the time, he should be able to ht, but the real him was different
Cleaning day in and day out, he was an existence distant fro that could be called the lead role Even so, some day… he had held onto the belief, but he knew reality was never so sweet
Raising his face, he looked at the town raising black smoke If they carried out their lives, surely sive off the slightest sense of liveliness On that scene where he thought he ht hear human screams at any moment, Aleist sed his breath
(I'm scared)
He wasn't afraid of battle He was afraid of his oerlessness Atop the dragon's back, Aleist strengthened his resolve Just as he was about to tell himself he wasn't the same useless child he once was, Bennet…
”We're landing in the town plaza, but we don't have the tiht, so just jump down”
”Yes! … wait, what?”
Froon's back, Bennet produced a ht
What's more, it wasn't just one or two She had stuffed what could be called several dozens of boo
”Major, should I hold that for you?”
Rudel called out in worry, but Bennet wagged her tail as she denied it
”You fool! What good will it do in your hands? Keep a good eye on the way I fight If Keith is doing well at the vanguard, then right around now…”
In the air above the town they approached, a water dragon was firing a strea the area around the ground, it elion's attacks would raze the town, its assault was limited to the town's airspace and exterior
Seeing the skillful on, everyone held the impression it would be iht even erase the town alongside the monsters
”… Looks like he's doing just fine Heleene, meet up with Spinnith and strike down the monsters around”
As Bennet called out to her own dragon, the dragon gave a single roar in the air It was as if it was responding to say it understood If anyone apart frooon saw the scene, it would look like a one-sided conversation with a dragon
”Then we're off”
”Ah, wai… gyaaaah!!”
Taking a sudden nose-dive, Heleene turned and flew in a position with her stoht, her ht a roller coaster to ood with roller coasters
”Aleist, you'll bite your tongue”