Riding Slei, Seras finally arrived.

After meeting up with her, I decided to return back to the central flank where Gio is.

Meanwhile, the support I had asked for earlier arrived and brought the wounded Dragonkin soldiers to the rear.

Arriving at the central flank- Gio found out what happened to Niko.

Needless to say, Gio got furious.

Gio immediately tried rushing towards the left flank by himself.

Seeing this, a dozen or so Leopardkin soldiers tried to restrain Gio.

However, they werent enough to stop him.

Thats why

[ < Sleep > ]

I put Gio to sleep.

Seeing that the Leopardkin soldiers were worried about Gio, I spoke.

[Dont worry, I only put him to sleep. I can wake him up anytime I want.]

Learning what had happened to the Dragon Light Army, the Leopardkin soldiers shuddered.

Some of the people who treated them are here.

Theres no way that what occurred in the left flank could be hidden.

At that moment, Seras came to stand next to me.

Her face is stern and tense.

[Ive heard about what happened to Niko-dono.]

With a grim look on her face, Seras bit her thin lip.

However, she didnt say anything else.

Perhaps, seeing Gio in rage had calmed her down instead.

Well, its not like Seras could hide the anger budding within her heart though.

[I remembered hearing that there is nothing clean or dirty about killing each other. In the end, both of you are killing each other. However, such things dont matter What matters here is that the Six Cavalry used a method I dont like Thats enough for me.]

Im not going to start spouting nonsense like justice or ethics.

However, if Im displeased with something, thats all the motivation I need.

And Im quite motivated with what happened there.

[Well, Im not going to thoughtlessly plunge myself over there though. The 6th Cavalry is strong. Theyre also smart. Weaklings like me have to make use of a plan or else, Ill be killed by them instead.]

The first thing I did was tell Seras what I was planning to do.

At the same time, I asked the Leopardkin soldiers to prepare what we might need.

They were so cooperative that I could feel their enthusiasm- seriously.

Its as if they were entrusting their anger to me.

With such thoughts in mind, I looked down at the Fly King mask in my hand.

[They use any means necessary huh.]

[Piggi?]

I snorted.

[Well I guess Ill also use whatever I can too.]

[Preparations are ready, Milord.]

Hearing what Seras said, we mounted Slei.

Just before we departed, I deactivated the effect of < Sleep > on Gio.

When Gio woke up, he seemed to be still in a daze for a while.

And then, he seemed to have quickly regained his consciousness.

He tried to say something to me.

However, another voice

She, who had been awake during this time, called out to Gio.

Perhaps, because of this, Gio somehow managed to keep his emotions in check.

[The 6th Cavalry is best left to them, Gio.]

[Tsk. The injured should just sleep away their injuries, Niko.]

Riding on Slei, Seras and I departed from that place.

As we were about to leave, I heard Nikos voice behind me.

[I cant stay asleep. I still have a battle to fight.]

[Are you an idiot Youre being reckless.]

[Gio.]

[What.]

[When I encountered the 6th Cavalry, I knew I had no chance. Whether its the battle against them, or this war itself. Theyre opponents possessing brutality exceeding what we thought Faced with wickedness that we dont possess, it terrifies my heart to its very core. But at the same time, a thought occurred to me.]

Gio stayed silent.

Weve already taken our distance.

However, we were just far enough that I could hear what Niko said.

[That we have that guy on our side too.]

[Conquer wickedness with wickedness huh.]

[The battle against the 6th Cavalry, perhaps isnt something that we could partake in. That was something I instinctively understood.]

[Ahh? Whats that?]

[They seem to be visages of people. They seemed to be riding something.]

[Hmmm He finally came out huh, the Mad Emperor.]

[? They dont seem to be Human though]

[Then, are those Demi-Humans? However, theres only two of them.]

[No, that is probably not Demi-Humans, Ferenoch-dono. Those are-]

The man named Ferenoch stands up.

[A Fly King headgear? Could they be]

[If thats true, why is he here?]

[I dont know Oiiiii, thats far enough! Stop! Were Alions 6th Cavalry!]

The man named Ferenoch waved his hands overhead.

[Your rumored sorcery is scary! But according to Captain, it can be prevented if we keep a certain distance! He said that its dangerous to get too close! That small crescent moon-like stone over there! You can only approach until over there! If the both of you are the real Fly King Squadron, then we need to talk! We currently dont have any intention of causing you harm!]

Im dressed as the Fly King, while Seras is dressed as the Fly Knight.

At this moment, Seras had already deployed her Regalia of the Spirits.

Listening to what Ferenoch said, we stopped at the rock that he pointed out.

The rocky terrain around here was so quiet that it was hard to believe that the whole area was a battlefield.

The cavalrys horses were leashed at a distance, and they were all dismounted.

It seemed like the 6th Cavalry were resting.

In fact, they seemed to be taking a recess.

Theyre quite relaxed.

After what they had done, here they are, taking a recess.

They didnt even remove the blood splattered on their bodies.

They dont seem to be planning on moving away from here.

During this time, the war situation in other areas is still ongoing.

I dont want to spend too much time here if its possible.

[..]

This area had a good vantage point and the path from this place was unobstructed.

Its almost impossible to take them by surprise by hiding in the shadows.

Theyre too far away to use my combination technique with Pigimaru to take them by surprise.

If they are wary of our combination technique, they might run out of my range.

Once I used it, I also couldnt use it for a while.

It also eats up a lot of MP.

Its a back-up move that should be used only when Im sure that this settles the battle.

The soldiers in the front row readied their bows.

They were within a distance where our voices could be heard when we shouted.

However, they werent in the range of my < Paralyze >.

They werent showing any opening.

Especially that man Ferenoch.

According to Mikhails information, that guy is the 6th Cavalrys Deputy.

[-]

Even so He looks like hes full of openings, while not having any openings at all.

That was also the same case for the other soldiers.

The quality of their cavalry is clearly different from the ones Ive seen so far.

Perhaps, because their group is made up of a few elites, their cavalry is fewer than the other cavalry units.

However, even at this distance, I could tell that they were at a different quality from the others.

Fortunately Their numbers are within the limit of target numbers of my < Paralyze >.

As for the Divine Beast- I couldnt see him anywhere.

The Divine Beast is the card that will end this war.

Is it because they know this that they are hiding him somewhere else?

That aside

Their Captain, John Doe- Which one of them is he?

He was apparently a guy whose feature is his lack of features.

There is indeed the problem of our distance but from this distance, I cant tell which one of them is he.

I cant sense him at all.

I can sense Ferenoch.

He has a definite presence.

He has the atmosphere of a strong person.

However, I cant feel the presence of anyone greater than him.

I cant sense anyone like that.

As I was thinking like that, Ferenoch came forward.

Hes at least 20 meters away from me.

From that distance, I think hes trying to keep a distance of around 30 meters

[People of the 6th Cavalry, it is my great pleasure to have met you. My name is Belzegia, the leader of the Fly King Squadron.]

Finished introducing myself, I asked.

[Even so, from the way you spoke earlier, Ferenoch-dono It doesnt sound like youre their Captain. Is the Captain not present?]

[Hmm? Ahh, hes here.]

Ferenoch pointed behind him.

[The one over there, in the middle row, is 6th Cavalrys Captain, John Doe. However, the negotiations this time are left to me. The Captain will just observe you.]

[.]

I see.

He looks ordinary.

Surprisingly ordinary.

The impression he gives out is thin- No matter where I look at him, the impression he gives out is thin.

Its as if Hes the concept of being a mob itself.

The man with no distinguishing features spoke.

[I guess we should begin with a greeting here, right? It is an honor to meet you. As Ferenoch introduced earlier, I am]

So its him

[The 6th Cavalrys Captain, John Doe.]

<Authors Notes>

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