Armed Summoners - Black Spears and the Brave Men of the Other World

September 19th.

Reports came to Setuna's ears of discontinued communications from demonic vessels vigilant at sea near Noabourg and of several vessels that were on sentry.

It was Setuna, which had been dedicated to restoring its fatigue and wear and tear since the Great Fleet Assault, but sometimes things happened, and we immediately headed to Noabur Base, where we heard more from Niewehein and others.

"According to the story of the surviving sailors, the Demonic Ship was attacked and sunk by a maritime moving fortress. Perhaps the ships on sentry were similarly attacked"

"Was there a survivor?

"Oh. Sagmaw rescued the sailors thrown into the sea, he said. Twenty-five survivors. Less... but much more than total annihilation."

I guess the only reason Niewehein went so far as to bite him off was because if he didn't, he wouldn't be able to break it off. The battle that's going to happen is likely to be so terrible that it can't be thought of at that level of sacrifice.

"Sagmaw."

"Oh, I didn't meet him in person, but according to the sailors, he seems to be a silent man. I'd like to thank you for the opportunity."

(silent......)

Setuna felt complicated, recalling the flamboyant tone of Sagmaw. Sagmaw didn't tell the sailors who rescued him anything, no doubt because they wouldn't understand who he was from his voice. He was reborn as Sagmaw the Apostle of Mauaw God, but the voice color was Rigford itself. He is the man who was Admiral of the Navy. There will be none among the Marines from the Western Empire who do not know his voice. So he shut his mouth. He shut his mouth and kept the Marines in the port of Noabourg.

The truth is, you must have wanted to talk a lot more. You must have wanted to talk to the Marines. You must have wanted to speak up. But he feared that his identity would be revealed. I do not want anyone to know that a proud Admiral of the Navy, loyal to the Emperor Niewehein, has become a monster of the Apostolic Sea of God. That's probably why he stopped hard on the Setunas.

Because I know his thoughts, Setuna couldn't say anything either.

And the strength of that thought can also be seen from watching the Demonic Ship in the shadows. I guess there was nothing he could do when the ship was attacked. I went to help, but I couldn't make it.

"Well, Setuna. Many of the wary demonic ships and ships have been sunk. It sounds good to think that a maritime moving castle fortress is already imminent... but what do you think we should do?

"Policies, tactics have been defined. But we don't have enough power. Overwhelmingly. As you know, you need to buy some time..."

Niewehein and Nina came up and asked, Setsuna, had to be a sinister face. It was clear at the time of discovery, and not so surprising, that the maritime moving castle fortifications would reach the coast off the southern continent within a few days. Rather, it's so much more than just passing my expectations and nothing. Attacks on demonic ships and boats were unexpected, but I never thought there would be. It's a castle fortress. It's no surprise we have as much means of attacking the outside world as we have.

The problem isn't that, it's the need to buy Nina the time she went.

The forces of the Unity Empire were coming together in the northern coastal areas around Noabourg, where about 200,000 troops had already gathered near Noabourg. The total strength of the Unity Empire will be roughly one quarter of that because it is about 800,000. That alone seems to be an enormous number of soldiers, but given the total strength of the Great Imperial Army, it is not overwhelmingly enough. The Great Imperial Army surpasses a million soldiers alone. Adding God and His Apostles, Divine Men, Divine Beasts, Divine Birds, etc. to it will be a tremendous force of war, so it's no match for about 200,000.

It's possible to start a war.

This tactic was a short-term showdown as decided the other day. Short-term showdown, not long-term. The tactic of making the most of Ramulin-Vinosea's ability to summon armed and god of war boards, to consider only the enemy general, and thereby end the battle, is a tactic also taken in the East-West showdown. However, I am certain that this time, like the East-West showdown, it will not work like an Imperial Capital raid.

If the battle starts, more than a million enemy troops will push like fury. The Unity Imperial Army must carry out a major offensive by a million troops until Setuna and his enemies destroy the God of the Great Empire. At 200,000, I'm not talking about how I can carry it. It would just mean being wiped out like dust and mustard. In that case, we still need to buy time to muster our total strength.

What can I do to do that?

Setuna opened her mouth to tell her what she had been thinking for a long time.

"First we should abandon Noabourg and put the main force behind us"

"Again... will it"

Nina looked bitter.

"Waiting for a moving castle fortress here can't even intercept more than the battle power difference is overwhelming. Anyway, it should be better to set up a main unit at a point further away than the landing point and gather forces around it"

At any rate, we cannot prevent continental landings of maritime moving castle fortifications where we have scratched them. For example, where Setuna and the others did everything in their power to launch a special attack on the fortress, there is nothing that can be done about it. At least, it's hard to believe it works where you attacked the big convoy in the same way you destroyed it. Unlike the great flotilla, which was just a collection of ships, the marine-moving castle fortifications are God's protected beings. Even if it does not pass in a large number of attacks and strikes into Setuna's full power, it will be instantly repaired, unless it destroys God. That makes no sense.

Nevertheless, if you can buy time, it would be much better than looking at it with your fingers crossed.

"That's what we were thinking about, too. Right...... let's abandon Noabur immediately and pull back to Divnor. Using Divnor as the main force, intercept the Great Imperial Army. Viceroy, if that's the case, we should move quickly to action."

"Yes, Your Majesty. Now, do as you're instructed."

Nina had no objection to Niewehein's order. Lead the way and leave the scene quickly. I guess that's what I assumed, like Niewehein said. Therefore, there was no room for disagreement.

Divnor is a city further south than Noabourg and the largest in the northwestern coastal zone of the southern continent. I hope it was built on a vast hill, it could be considered a great city to set up a main unit.

"But it will take a few days to get down to Divnor. I mean, it is. By then, the moving fortress is likely to land on the southern continent."

"I'll try to buy you some time."

"Please, the survival of the Southern Continent of the Unified Empire depends on you."

Kneewehein's true thoughts are also clearly conveyed from the emotions engulfed in his words. And the weight. Is it not an exaggeration that this southern continent depends on the future of everything that lives and lives? Because the God of the Great Empire used divine birds. Doesn't that mean that it is a manifestation of what is good for the God of the Great Empire, such as the deification of man and other creatures?

It is also clear to the deities of the other worlds that it does not matter, for example, about the human beings of this world, that the deities gave priority to the rite of the Resurrection of the Holy King and did not take any account of the sacrifices made for it. It's not just humans. All living things, non-living things, other than humans, are good for the gods of the other worlds.

I don't even want to imagine what such a rule of God would be like.

There is no guarantee that humans will live well there.

Niewehein stared straight at Setuna and went.

"... even for me, it's painful to entrust everything to you, but I have to ask you. Forgive me, Setuna."

"There will be no forgiveness or no forgiveness"

Setsuna didn't have to smile.

"It's the only thing I can do. I can't believe we're fighting God. It's not something anyone can do."

Why, it's me.

And it's not like I don't think.

Why have I been chosen as a black spear?

For black spear users.

To the Guardian of the Demon King's Wand.

Why. Why not? Is there a reason? Does it make sense?

When various questions arise, they disappear.

But there is no doubt that black spears are the only means by which we can confront the genus Divine.

And only Setuna can handle it.

Then Setuna will have to do it.

That's all.

Nothing more, nothing less.

"Discuss God...? That's a long way to go."

"Oh, not at all"

Setsuna ended the conversation by hammering Niewehein's honest thoughts.

Persecuted situation, moving.

Under that circumstance, we must do everything we can.