Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

Hermes rejoiced. Over the past two weeks, there has been a sudden increase in the number of special lecture participants, as if they were magical at all.Should I say, more accurately, more?

"Ufufufu... you're suddenly getting lucky.Is this also thanks to these dolls? "

Hermes stares at Strela's men like a demon playing tricks while hiding in the shadow of a bush while holding a doll.Strela's men ahead of him still have zero indications on Hermes' roster.So they were a prey to Hermes.

"... hey, my spine is twitching..."

"Oh, you too... It's kind of a nasty feeling like being stared at by" that "in the woods...."

"Ah, that's it." That's the bird, right?What did I say.... "

"Oh" is... "Oh". Yes, yes, Yamanik-- "

That was when one of the two men we were talking to mentioned the name of a fierce monster.Looking around, he was unlucky to find the cause of his chills in front of his eyes. Specifically ---

Say hello to "......"

"Hyi?!"

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------) in the appearance of Hermes.

"Well, what's wrong?!"

The other one looks toward the bushes.And soon he realized.That's where Reaper (?) writes something in his black notebook...

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Su, Mr. Strella!

"What is it?"

Sakura rushed over to Strela, who was working away from the courtyard.She seems to have heard some important reports from her men, and her complexion is much worse than that of the original Triad.

"Hermes has resumed hunting!Reports of sacrifices continue to grow! "

"... yes"

Strela seemed calm, in contrast to the rushing sakura.Apparently, she was expecting the situation without receiving a report from Sakura.

How many people are there left?

"There are only 470 people who have been reported, so there are only 30 more, but..."

"It's not the latest information, so maybe there's less room?"

"... yes"

"... fufufu"

Strela somehow smiled in front of Sakura with a bitter expression.

Sakura asks about Strela, who seems to have some leeway to respond.

"Um... what's wrong with you?I think it's a critical situation..... "

"Oh, yeah, I didn't tell you.There are only 500 members in the royal castle, even if they've already been counted by Hermes.The others guard the border.So it's almost impossible for 500 people to be on Hermes' roster.Worst of all, what will happen if Sakura works hard as the last stronghold? "

"That's right...But isn't that cheating? "

"No, no, there are 500 people, so it's not cheating.Theoretically, it's possible to beat Hermes...I think it would be cheating to cut 500 people into a boulder.Besides, it's just a coincidence that there are only 500 people today. "

"... Hermes, will you be convinced?"

"Yeah, it's okay. I don't talk about it in the first place."

With that said, Strela leaned her tea into her mouth with a smile.It is impossible to find all my men in this vast castle.So even if there were 1,000 men stationed, or only 500, they wouldn't find out...It seems that she had such a slow (...) heart.

Strela is therefore late to notice the worsening of the situation.Yes, she despised the power of Hermes.