The battle is over.

The defense around the Xenokis fortress is over, and the Kruselk war is over, not that.

I am glad to say that the war itself between the anti-Kruselk coalition and the Kruselk army led by the Demon King is over.

With the Demon King pulling troops and the Imperial Demon leaving the front, the Xenokis Fortress fell into the hands of the Allied forces. The Kruselk flag, the Demon King's flag, that was flying across the fortress, was burned in flames, and the new flags of coalition participating countries, such as Gandhia, Lucion, Gibelle and Abad, were raised. The sight was truly spectacular, and there was not much to raise the voice of joy.

Kruselk's regular soldiers, who were on the defense of the Xenokis Fortress, lost sight of the point of fighting with the demon king disappearing and the Imperial Demons disappearing, surrendering to the coalition forces. The coalition carefully placed them under protection, along with the personnel who remained in the Xenokis fortress. Not a prisoner.

The battle is over. It was no longer necessary to take prisoners than the rulers of Kruselk had retreated. Though it was the weapons that were taken away, there would be no temper left to rebel against the soldiers.

The coalition has decided to send soldiers to find out what's going on in Krusel, the capital of Kruselk, while making allowance for the wounded and the recovery of the dead. Even though the Zenokis Fortress fell and the Demon King renounced the war, the Crusade still had something to praise the Demon King for, and not necessarily has the intention of a complete antiwar.

Of course, now that the Imperial Demon could no longer be operated as a force of war, there was no need to be afraid of the Kruselk army or anything else. To the extent of Krusal's defensive power, the Gandian army alone would be able to kick it.

"The Kursale defensemen are a little over two thousand." The Lion's Tail is enough. "

When Nurless-Ragnahorn says it out of the blue, Ayn-Rajar hitches a ride.

"More importantly, Master Setsuna is enough."

"So leave it to Master Setuna?

Leongando had to clap his shoulders because it was something he would ride all the way to the Allegria-Scene. What is a meeting of the General Staff always like this?

"Didn't you not rely on him?

Of course, with self-restraint, I'm coming. The same is true of Leongando, who relies on Setuna. But there was a different sense of security between leaving it to Setuna and leaving it to another human being. Setsuna has a proven track record of diving through numerous dead lines and has the power. The trust that comes from it is something no one else can have. How many enemies must be fought and how many nations must be dropped if we are now to try to raise the equivalent of Setuna?

I'm going to have to pile up more than anything Setuna's been piling up.

Gandhia's situation and position have changed. Gandhia, who was only a weak and small country, is no longer named after a powerful country. In this way, we cannot win just as much trust as he does simply by achieving the equivalent of Setuna.

And Setuna's not here.

Leongand told me that one of the rooms of the Xenokis fortress was surrounded by silence. Gathering together are the facades of the General Staff, with no sides or generals of Leongand. The generals were busily killed in the post-war process, and the neighbors are looking into the incident just now.

"As far as I can tell, I can't think of anything other than what Gibbel did."

"Hermain-Sector insists he doesn't know, does he?

I guess it was also a manifestation of disbelief that Allegria called Hermine and dumped him.

"Hi, I really don't seem to know. The Reapers have moved on their own."

"If you're a unit in your own country, you should know what you're doing."

"Exactly, but given that the Reaper unit is direct to the King, it's not surprising that he, the general, doesn't have it all figured out. It's like our Grand General doesn't know the full story of The Lion's Tail."

Most importantly, Algazard knows the full extent of the Gandhian army and is familiar with the troop structure of Lion's Tail. His suggestion that it might be better to increase the number of people will also have to be fulfilled someday.

What Algazard hasn't figured out is what Lion's Tail does. The Lion's Tail is a unit in a special position among the Royal SS. Not unlike the King's Shielded Lion's Fang and the King's Sword's Lion's Claw. It is the Gandhian army's strongest power and Gandhian's face. Careful attention needed to be paid to its treatment.

"That's fine, but is Gibbel like General Hermine running it? I don't think King Arge is going to act like he's going to be a diplomat on his own."

"Right. As for that, General Hermine seems to think the same."

Alju Ray-Gibelle, King of Gibelle, leaves even national politics to Hermine. There is little Arge can do to take action of his own free will, and even if there is, he is a prudent man who takes confirmation with Hermine before moving on.

There is no way that Arge, a cautious until morbid, could have done such a great thing - Hermine's words were convincing enough.

Believe it or not is a different story.

"He is extremely afraid that Gandhia and Zibel will become hostile"

"So should it be seen as the sole action of the Reaper Corps"

"If we can kill Setuna and get a black spear in our hands, Gibbel will be stronger. Overwhelmingly. It is hard to believe that King Arge would be hostile to Gandia with such a childish idea, but not all possibilities. We should consider all possibilities."

"All you have to do is believe in Master Setuna and wait"

"For once, we are rallying the army to find it... but we don't seem to be able to expect results. Malik-Majik, it seems that there are no signs of Setuna in the range from the Xenokis fortress to the northern border of Krusek"

If you can't find it in Malik-Majik, who boasts the largest sensing range of the Four Great Heavenly Samurai, you can't find it in anyone else.

He also said:

"If you say you've sunk into the shadows, you're more than likely taken to Shadow Country."

(Shadow Country...?)

I don't know if such a thing exists, he added. Nyu-dee, I meant it would be a metaphor for the ability to summon an armed man.

"You shouldn't really take the words of a genius child."

Nyu-Dee is like exhausted. In fact, I know it must have been exhausting, but she was also cooperating in the search for Setuna. It is due to the death of Fariah-Baldish, Lyohan's goddess of war.

She summoned four great heavenly samurai for her beloved granddaughter.

Still, he says he doesn't know where Setuna is.

But Leongand was not anxious. That is blasphemy for Setuna. He would surely open up and make his return, whatever the circumstances. This has been the case so far. Only this time I didn't think it was impossible or anything.

I believe it.

That's why Leongand accepted Craig's offer and authenticated Rem's escort assignment. It was a decision I couldn't make if I didn't believe in Setuna.

I knew Craig had one thing in his belly from the beginning. I know, I approved. And it worked well into the final phase. It is an obvious fact in Leongand's eyes that an external factor named Rem Wau-Marlow cemented the "Lion's Tail" tie. Though I may not acknowledge the face of The Lion's Tail.

If I could, it would have been a good ending for her not to turn to the enemy, but it didn't seem to have.

"I'm alarmed."

Miliu slammed his fist against the wall. Her voice was trembling with anger. The feeling of betrayal and the disappointment in myself as to why I believed it seemed to pervert that anger into something dark and intense.

Whether anger would hinder the wound, I had dyed the newly wound bandage red.

I feel the same way.

Faria was also filled with feelings of inability to stand still, with no place to go anger. But I can't move to move. The harsh fact that it won't help where it moves fuels frustration with itself.

One of the reasons I can't move is because I'm too worn out. In the case of Faria, it is also significant that she flew straight from the battle of the Linen Plains to the Xenokis fortress. Physical fatigue was intolerable. I can ignore as much as I want for Setuna. But mental depletion, there was nothing that could be done. If my spirit is less polished, I won't even be able to think calmly.

Miliu being a passionate is nothing that started now, but a regular girlfriend would have been a little more careful with words and deeds.

"I knew from the beginning... that that woman was the enemy, because she was sent in to monitor Setuna...!

What Miliu poisoned was Rem Wau-Marlow.

She became an escort to Setuna, triggered by an incident she herself had made.

If the fact that she snuck into Setuna's bedroom becomes public, Zibel's relationship with Gandia could deteriorate. Even if it doesn't get worse, Gibbel will have a burden on Gandhia. Craig Zem-Midnas, who falls under Rem's direct boss, made a deal with Leongando, King of Gandhia. It was about putting a lem on Setuna's escort until the Demon King crusade, thereby relieving the burden.

Leongand, who wanted to consolidate Setuna's bodyguard, drank it. Of course, Leongand would have grasped another purpose lurking behind Craig's offer, but he must not have been able to reject Craig's offer to Leongand, who wanted to make his relationship with Gibbell better.

Another purpose of Craig is surveillance of Setuna.

In the name of escort, it is no surprise that it was entwined at four or six o'clock, rather naturally. Rem has publicly gained the right to monitor Setuna, even if it's a duty. An escort is one that must keep abreast of the status of the person being escorted. That's what's close to surveillance.

Why did Craig have to monitor Setuna?

That turns out to be the case.

The battle with the Demon King was over and Setuna was waiting for a moment to relax. No, I might not have had to wait for Setuna to be alarmed. An escort can do that at any time.

What Craig needed was the fact that the threat of the Demon King was eliminated.

Perhaps that's all.

We decided that Setuna's power was essential to get rid of the Demon King, and we didn't move on to action until things were over, that's all. If the threat of the Demon King did not exist, or if the power of the Demon King could have been irrelevant in Zibel alone, it could have moved into action sooner.

The day Rem visited Setuna's bedroom and made the problem bigger, he was probably pulling Setuna into the shadows.

It means this was happening sooner or later.

Faria was thinking with a blurry head, looking out for the dark ceiling. I don't know how far there are personal interpretations, personal considerations. And I know there's nothing I can do about it.

"When I come back, I'll definitely piss you off......!

Miliu buried his face in the pillow, screaming like that. To Miliu, to Faria, we must rest now. The best way to rest my body was to sleep. We must get some sleep and restore our physical and mental strength. Otherwise, Maria will piss me off.

(When I come back...?

Faria doubted Miliu's words in her chest. Who are you angry with when you come back? I can't think of anyone other than Rem to whom Miliu would bump his anger, but it seemed unlikely that she would ever come back.

In case she survives, she shouldn't show herself in front of Miliu. It's not that simple of a problem. He took away a country's uncle. You can call it a big case. It will undoubtedly develop into a diplomatic issue, and Gibbel was still being pursued for clarification.

Gibbell is trying to prove that we have nothing to do with this case by cooperating in the search for Setuna, but most of the coalition countries look at Gibbell with white eyes.

Will Gibbel leave her alone for Rem's safe survival? She's not the only one. The Reapers unit involved in the Setuna kidnapping can't do that either.

But Miliu seemed to think she was coming back here.

Do you think you're going to come back to "The Lion's Tail" and continue to escort Setuna?

To Faria, I couldn't read Miliu's thoughts, and I couldn't ask her. I'm tired. Because of that, I guess my thoughts are dull.

(Setsuna... you'll always come back alive)

She, from the bottom of her heart, wished him well.

Praying, I fell into a dream.