Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

"By the way, Alisa?

The waltzes were explaining to Ardelheit about the extra juice I asked for and the journey so far with the knobs in my mouth.

At that time, Waltz roughly mouthed this question as he watched with surprise how Ardelheit, who was drinking juice, was turning his face bright red for some reason.

"Why have you been approaching our carriage until you used phantom magic? (With that said, Loricon said 'Lolibaba' about Alisa... that wasn't a mistake...)"

And, as soon as I found Ardelheit, Waltz remembers Loricon, who was trying to kill me without any hesitation.

To question her like that, Ardelheit narrowed her eyes.

This is how I answered Waltz's question, rocking the contents of the jock in circles.

"I infiltrated to see who you are. From the looks of it, I was sure I wasn't from Eccleria, but I didn't know where they were from, so I thought I'd investigate. But... as soon as I got closer, I didn't expect to get hit all of a sudden..."

"Hmm. But then nothing, didn't you have to come straight away? I don't think there's anywhere in the world where the top needs to come out directly and risk it? (Unless my men are incompetent, maybe?

"Right...... as a result, maybe so. But if those who were not friendly were the opponents, for those of us who were not, the delay in dealing with them could have led to fatal problems. Others, given their overall mastery of transformative magic, … decided that it would be most effective for me to move directly. It's just... the infiltration took place in top confidence, so some martial officers, unaware of the circumstances, were attacked by soldiers because they gave instructions to attack..."

"Hmmm...... I see why you came out."

and although once it shows how it understands...

But Waltz seemed to have another thing she didn't understand, and she went on to ask questions.

"But? Alisa. If he's out of his mind doing your job... is it normal for the army to attack all of a sudden? No, I don't know if you mean to retaliate for what you were about to get hit with, but... no, I don't think you do."

"... would you like to know why the martial officers and soldiers stormed out and why?

"Well, that's pretty much it. Of course, you may not know the exact reason because you were acting with us, but it would help if you knew something. Next time, to make sure it doesn't fit the same eye, right?

and waltz asking in a mild tone.

Both Julia and Null seemed interested in her question like that, putting the jock down and listening.

And Ardelheit makes a short mouthful of his views after showing a bare gesture that he thinks, "Right......"

"… the impact of having a new weapon, etc.,"

"Uh, I see."

"What... the more, what is it?

"No? Julia. Didn't the soldiers here get a strong weapon to fight a strong enemy? So, I wanted to make sure how strong it was, because it wasn't just right... so I tried to target us as unidentified. There were a lot of ground dragons out there, and I thought if you considered them tanks, they would be a good benchmark, right? I'm sure."

"Is that what you mean...... But if that's the case... if you're the martial officer who gave the command, you mean you're thinking like a child..."

"Well, human beings, children or adults, but thinking doesn't make a big difference, does it?... so that's fine, right? Alisa?"

"Yes. Speculation..."

"Maybe that suits you, huh? I think so too... (Zapato or something, that's exactly what it looks like...)"

And, listening to Alisa's guess, Waltz gets a convincing look.

Julia, who had tilted her neck earlier, also looked frightened now and seemed to be grinning bitterly.

… but is.

Null still had a harsh look on his face.

Even though I should have listened to you so far, seeing that there is no change in her expression......

That look on her face was apparently not the one that was floating around because of the rampage of Sacubas and Incubus.

Then Null started talking, as if he had sensed a gap in the topic.

"... but it's Ardelheit. You can't ask no questions about this. Even if it wasn't for our instructions to go wild, it doesn't make any difference that we got our hands on it. After one of Eccleria's cases is cleared up, I think someone has to hold them accountable... what do you think of that?

And, regardless of victory or defeat, Null, who himself must take some form of responsibility after the war, asks with a harsh look......

Ardelheit said this to her, not looking lost at all.

"I don't care what happens to me if this battle means I can drive Eccleria out of this country. … Yes, there is no difference between you and Waltz and your people, and there is no room for clarification…"

"No, nothing, nobody's dead, and you're not hurt, are you? The carriage burned..."

"... I understood that thought. If so, raise this battle, the medal. If you don't care about Waltz, you can ask no questions about this one."

And, with his eyes shining sharply, he tells Ardelheit so, Null.

Ardelheit, who heard it, replied this to Null with a grin that seemed much older than its appearance.

"Whatever you say. Now let us be ready again, as soon as possible, to meet the expectations of Null and Waltz. I'll schedule it by tomorrow morning...... Margaret? Can you do me a favor later?

"Understood."

And, after hearing Julia's reply, Ardelheit takes a seat softly.

That's where she's headed, her own mansion that's been devastated......

To be more precise, it would be at the soldiers who would be undergoing recovery work there.

… to regroup the replacement of the troops devastated by Julia.

Then Ardelheit gives thanks to the three of them and gives the clerk a big gold coin and tries to walk away from the scene...

Waltz asked only one question when he stopped calling about her like that.

"Oh, yeah, yeah. I wanted to ask you one thing... Alisa, how did you get rid of Julia from this land?

In contrast, Ardelheit replies briefly with a bitter smile.

"It's a simple story. As a sakubus... because it was broken"

Ardelheit left the scene with only such far-reaching words.

Waltz, hearing that, seemed to have frowned and tilted his neck, but Null had a look that convinced him somewhere...

And Julia at the time, turning her face bright red, seemed to lean shyly.

It didn't mean that Julia had been affixed a useless rettel, apparently, because she was weak.