"I'm glad you were asleep"

Setuna looked at her expression as she walked side by side with Sheila. On the second floor of the fort, the darkness lies. The kitchen and dining room were on the ground floor, and sometimes dinner was ready, and Setuna had her feet pointed at the dining room. In the meantime, I care about Sheila all the time.

Sheila's expression was revealed thanks to the thin, shiny little Feilong. Do you also understand that it is dangerous for Ragna to emit light too strongly, the light was extremely fine? but there are times when he rode me on Sheila's left shoulder and her side is rising in the dark. The look on his face, which seems to have slept a little, is probably because he's awake.

"I was going to sleep"

"Hmm?"

"But when I found out, Setsuna wasn't there..."

Sheila's voice was small and she might not have been heard if she had distracted her attention even slightly. Weak, fine voice. Maybe it's because you're awake, or maybe it's because you're getting thinner. Either way, I thought Setuna did something wrong to her. Because she said she thought she should be at her side right now, but she soon did something else.

It's definitely important to talk to the escs about the future, but if you're caring about Sheila's mood, maybe you should stay by her side and prioritize doing it.

Esq was also there.

I shouldn't take my eyes off Sheila.

No matter how much ragna was attached, there was no chance Sheila would do anything of her own accord. Even spiritual. In that case, if someone you can rely on is not on, it can be the only way to act self-aggressively.

Sheila is strong. But that's about strength as a fighter. She's also just one of the weak ones.

Someone should stay on your side and support you.

I don't think I'm the only one who can play that role, etc., but it was also a historical fact that Sheila is the only one who can rely on me at the moment. At least, there are only mercenaries of the Sydney mercenary regiment, other than Setuna and Ragna, in this fort. Though the mercenaries follow Setuna, it is only because it is a contract by gold and because they fear a strong man named Setuna the Black Spear. It's not like there's a reliable connection.

"Sorry."

"Mmm... fine"

Sheila's smile floated at that time, burning to Setuna's retina and not leaving for a while.

"Sheila was..."

It was at midnight when everyone fell asleep that Esq snapped softly.

A small fortress behind the Sensar forest. Though small, there was enough room for fifty adults to sleep leisurely. The only person who grinned bitterly that it was salvation was Remill. Maybe it was something she didn't even want to think about, such as sleeping with mutton bitter men. Of course, Remill hasn't been given special treatment because he's the captain's sister, but he never slept surrounded by all the men in a cramped space.

Remill was always next to Langleed, who was his real brother and leader of the regiment, or Esq. That was her privilege, and even if she had not received special treatment, it was because she was considered special. It was simply her prowess as a warrior, as well as Langleed's popularity, that something dissatisfying about it was not in this desolate mercenary regiment. Langrid was a talented man of a rare leader, and while he was leading a mercenary regiment, there was never a single leak of discontent among the members. With regard to his treatment of his sister, and with regard to Esq's special treatment, yes. After his death, that dissatisfaction erupted simultaneously and it was nothing short of irony, but it also seemed like there was no choice. Esq was overwhelmed by Langrid. Langleed found Esq's talent and drew strength, so as far as he was concerned, it was only natural to use Esq heavily.

There was only a degree of significance that Mizuto prioritized the use of the forged weapon, but from a mercenary who didn't know the relationship between Langleed and Esq, it would have been what Langleed thought he was doing with Esq. But there was still nothing wrong with Langrid's reign as head of the regiment. Because Langleed's popularity skills were perfect and everyone in the team was ecstatic about Langleed.

Esq, too, was drunk on Langrid.

I thought Langleed was the pillar that supported heaven and earth.

Small heavens and earth called the Sydney Mercenaries.

But it was that little heaven and earth that was everything in the esc, so what wonder if we consecrated the pillars that supported heaven and earth. Nobody had any doubts. Some even thought Langleed was the law of the world. Everyone admired him.

Langrid Zan-Sydney.

He's dead.

Right in front of Esq.

"Princess, were you sure you were trying to stop me?"

"Yes, Sheila herself was not involved in the Queen's Movement, and even the Sheila faction appeared to have avoided gathering at the Taural Fortress."

"... hey in memory"

Esq held Remill's fleshy limbs as he looked out for the ceiling floating across the darkness. Remill didn't resist, rather he leans on his body aggressively.

What's in the back of your brain is the battlefield of Endwidge.

The power is five minutes.

That was the information brought to the Sydney Mercenaries at the beginning of the war. If it's five minutes, we have a winner. If Esq kills more enemy soldiers than anyone else, he'll see a winning chance.

It was a battle to win.

This one has all the fierce warriors.

To General Garan-Sidor, a double-angled General who can be described as Abad's spear, Kean-Window, the head of the Window clan, was also competent not only as a politician, but also as a commander. General Abad's army, who has followed Princess Sheila since the Kruselk War, was also in that battle. It is the Tooth Beast Battle Regiment, the Claw Beast Battle Regiment, the Wing Beast Battle Regiment, etc.

And it's the Beast Princess and her samurai. The Beast Princess Sheila Lewe-Abbard is no exaggeration when it comes to the fierce among the fierce. Being a member of the royal family and in a position of princess but taking the lead in rushing to the battlefield and slaughtering numerous enemies, she was also a symbol of Abard's victory.

As long as Princess Sheila is on her side, we won't lose.

Everyone believed that, and so did Esq.

But how about reality?

The battle waged at Endwidge advanced at the beginning with the advantage of the Sheila faction, but by the middle of the day, the momentum of the Sheila faction was visibly diminished and the defeating troops continued. Finally, the Sydney mercenary regiment also broke down, and Esq saw Langrid die in battle amid turmoil. The chaotic battlefield brought despair and disappointment to Esq.

Sheila's army began to lose.

It was a total defeat.

Esq also lost his word when the advantage at the beginning was to lose like a lie.

I could have just pulled up the wreckage of Langleed, if I were lucky in my misfortune. And it seems that that was one reason the Esques were safe. Hiding near the battlefield played its part in lifting the remains of Langleed and his crew from the battlefield. In the meantime, the losing main unit suffered a sudden attack and devastation by the Royal Palace Army, which was meant to poke behind the long-driven detour Sheila Army. At that time, the escs learned that Princess Sheila and General Galan had fallen into the hands of the Royal Palace Army only after they pulled up the corpse of their captain and companion from the battlefield.

It is an unquestionable fact that if we had abandoned Langrid's remains and acted with the main unit, the Esques would have been exhausted as well.

"Captain Langleed protected me."

Everyone who survived the mercenary regiment was impressed by the words someone snapped.

Esq believed so, too.

Even after Langrid died, he protected us from the Sydney Mercenaries.

So Esq had to move to make the Sydney Mercenaries survive.