A Banished Failure Survives in the Borderland and Becomes an S-Rank Exorcist

I was about to leave the village of Elves, and I felt someone coming to us. That figure... was Ariel.

"Ariel, what's wrong?

"Julia-san... what should I say? Thank you so much for everything. I... if I hadn't met Julia, I'd have given up and died already. So, really... thank you for giving me the courage to live. That's what I wanted to say."

"... I see. Well then, I'm glad to hear it too."

"Yulia-san....."

"Eh...."

I feel strangely hot staring... when I think so, I hear voices from behind.

"Hey, don't you forget we're here?

"Well, I haven't forgotten, senpai..."

……

Senpai was staring at me. Even though Eve was trying to curl her hair, she glanced at me from time to time.

--Wow, that's weird...

Of course, I don't care about that, but I have to say goodbye to Ariel for now and head there immediately.

"Ariel, when this operation is over, I will show you the city of humans."

"Yes... I'm looking forward to it."

"See you later....."

"Yes, good luck...."

He smiled at me, but there was no more pretense there.

……

"Senpai"

"What the..."

"Well... there's nothing apart from Ariel..."

"Nothing? Doesn't matter if Julia's like an elf woman or not? You don't care, do you? Hmm...."

"Wait a minute, please."

Senpai was like this all along until he got to base 1. And when we get to the base, Stasta and his legs go straight to Operations.

"Julia, that's... that's it."

What is it, Eve?

"I can't get my head up... In the future... it's going to be laid on a woman's ass."

"Hmm... maybe so."

"Fufu...."

"Hmm, what's wrong?

"Nothing? Well... I thought it was kind of cute..."

"Isn't she cute..."

"Yeah... well, let's go anyway..."

"Yes"

I tap my cheek again. [M] After all, the battle ahead will certainly be important. And it will be the first massive battle in this operation. Once again, she and Eve went to Operations.

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"We're all here. I will now give you an overview of this operation."

We were briefed by Princess Lianne when we had the Premium vs. Mages and the First Class vs. Mages of each unit.

"There are currently three locations where we are based."

Current situation as reflected on the monitor. On that basis, Princess Lianne continued her conversation.

"Work is well under way on the first and second bases, and many anti-magicians are now stationed there. But earlier, a third base was attacked by a monster."

Almost everyone breathes. Probably a few people knew about this from the beginning. Of course, we didn't know the information at all. The village of Elf is built right next to the second base, but the third base is far away. It is unfortunate that you did not come to the second base while the curse was lifted, but... it seems that there are quite a few opponents who have died.

"Local sources say the 3rd Platoon managed to defeat them, but more than a dozen were wounded. There were about five dead."

Five dead. I think it's still small, but I still feel like I can't help it when there are always sacrifices. I knew there would always be sacrifices in this battle. Having learned that, we swore to become soldiers and fight at dusk. I'm so upset that I can't feel anything... I think so, but I still had an undivided part.

Perhaps this raid had something to do with our de-cursing. I tried to raid the second base at the right time, but was it prevented by the third base?

"This raid probably coincided with the de-cursing in the village of Elves. Probably a distrust that the curse, Curse, won't activate... but that move led to the location of the opponent. See here."

When Princess Lianne shows her fingertips, a bright red dot appears on one of the monitors.

"I observed it an hour ago. Immediately before the raid, I suspect this is the home of the enemy. In addition, this monitor does not show a three-dimensional position, but in my senses, this could be underground."

Underground, huh? Was it because all the monsters were moving underground?

Nevertheless, why was the other party underground in the first place? Why have you attacked me now? I didn't know the details of the Curse's performance, but it wasn't that accurate.

There was no end to the doubt, and it was decided what to do now.

Hit the enemy base. End of story.

"Now I will tell you about this operation. The First Platoon took the lead and entered the basement to crush the giant scorpion Fusion Corpion. The other squads will need to crush the leaking monsters. To put it bluntly, it's like this, but if I tell you more details..."

From there, the details were communicated further. Time for our first platoon to enter. In addition, what to do if the First Platoon fails, or if another platoon fails. Various cases were envisioned and they were told what to do each time. Of course, the battlefield changes from time to time. You may want to consider that this will not work as expected. However, if you know how to move in advance, your chances of survival on the battlefield will also increase.

We finished the entire briefing and decided to rest. That said, the operation starts in 12 hours. It is now 19: 00, so the operation is scheduled to start at 7: 00 the next day.

In this way, the first battle at dusk begins in earnest. I don't have to worry about anything at this time, I have this many members. [M] I can't lose. I was somewhere optimistic. However, the recognition is so wrong that it will be so engraved that I don't like it... but I still had no reason to know that.

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Belle, wait a minute.

What is it, Dear Lianne?

When Bell leaves Operations, Lianne calls from behind.

This is for you.

"Pendant?

"Yes, it's your birthday, isn't it? I tried to imitate what Bell gave me 10 years ago. It's very similar."

The pendant that Lianne said and pulled out of her pocket was certainly very similar to the one Bell gave her 10 years ago.

"It's like... you're all here..."

"Yeah. I spent a lot of time making it, but how about it?

"I really like it... can I wear it now...?

"Yeah. I'll follow you."

When Lianne turned around behind Belle, she put a pendant on her neck, which she sat down for a little while. And when she saw that Belle had put it on, Lianne smiled.

"This is all I have for my birthday... but when I get back, shall we both have a cake?

"... are you handmade by Lianne-sama?

"Of course! Now that I've got a nice chestnut, I'm going to make it a chestnut cake."

"Fufu... that's very exciting..."

Belle wasn't very good at sweetness, but she liked everything Lianne made. Lianne wants to open a cake shop in the future. It is Bell's dream to support the dream one day.

― ― Let's make a big cake shop together!

It is a dream that I swore to Lianne as a child, and they are serious about making it come true. That is why we must free the world from dusk as soon as possible. So... if the world is at peace, let's run a cake shop for the rest of our lives. It was their dream and their vow.

Admittedly, Lianne likes cake, but Belle doesn't like to fight either. If there is a path beyond the Warlock, it would be nice to join Lianne in the sweet path... Belle thinks so.

"Belle, I'm waiting for you."

"Yes... I will definitely... come back. Have I ever lied to you...?

"No, I don't. You've always kept your promise. I definitely came back from that dusk. That's why I'm waiting for you this time. As usual."

Yes, Dear Lianne

Belle then leaves Lianne. While touching the moonlit night lying on his waist, Bell switched consciousness to battle.

The burning flame in his eyes was a sure sign of Belle's will.

Lianne, on the other hand, said clearly and couldn't help worrying. Bell is indeed the most powerful swordsman against magicians. Probably comparable to or better than Julia. Although the physical peak has passed, Bell's fighting spirit has been incredible lately. It was something that almost amateur Lianne knew about the battle.

"Belle, good luck....."

When Lianne said so, she walked in the opposite direction to Belle. Bell is the strongest swordsman and has never broken a promise. Believe that they will come back.