Clouds that gradually increase in thickness.The amount of snow falling gradually increases, and the surroundings are getting darker and darker.

A veteran soldier stroked his beard beneath such an empty omezolf... General Bendism arrived.

I've been waiting for him in the area about a quarter of a mile from here.

"We have received a report of Mertina Snow's capture."

Omzolf turns his gaze from the sky to the Lord of the Voice and faces down with a complicated face.

"Really...."

"You don't have to get sick.It was this old man who planned and executed this operation.I mean, what I did on my own.I will not cast a shadow on your faith... in the name of the 'Virgin of Truth'. "

"... yes, thank you for your concern."

"Well, Mertina Snow has been captured.... it's hard to tell if Lenore will be fooled by this False Report."

General Bendism smiled bitterly as he stroked his beard.

Yes. In fact, Mertina is not secured.More than that, there's no way you can do it.

This is the trick of the war veteran Bendism.

After separating the two, they rumor that "Mertina was captured" and "the operation went well" in the surrounding area where Lenore is expected to be lurking.After running through a certain section, switch to the next companion and do as much as possible to get into Lenore's ear.One of the runners in charge arrived under General Bendism.

I didn't expect Lenore to give up and surrender when she heard this...Draw a little bit of upset and shrink your temper.

Originally, the other side - by touching "Lenore has been captured" against Mertina as well, I would like to shake both at the same time, but unfortunately it does not apply to the top surgeons such as "Penta".

They don't fly communication technology to any designated opponent.If Mertina contacts Lenore personally for confirmation, she will be told a lie in one shot.

Originally, it was not a solution to trick transcenders like "Penta."

The skilled artisan who has cut through many battlefields is said to be clever.However, no matter what happens, information manipulation is fully effective in an iron fireplace of confusion."Nevertheless, 'don't lie' Omzolf could not handle it.

Such "Virgin of Truth" is silent.

(If I were Lenore....)

Without hesitation,

(I don't believe it. It won't work.)

Believing in the Meltina Guarantee report means believing in her defeat.Best friends can't easily admit that the strongest hero in the North loses.

Even General Bendism, who set it up, regardless of whether it succeeds or not... because he knows it.

(As a servant, as a best friend... can you trust Mel? Lenore....)

Of course, there is no one here to answer the question.

(... I can't spend any more time like this.I will reclaim the old Badalnois.That is my mission.That's why.....)

Has heaven succeeded in its will?

"Oh, oh... this is..."

"Finally....."

Soldiers rang around.

…………

The sensed Omzolf also puts his hands together in front of his chest.

--Snow is starting to fall.

The clouds stand still heavily in the dark, and huge grains of snow come down.General Bendism murmured as he snowed his shoulders in a world that quickly became white.

"Hmm... you didn't need this old bone craftsmanship.It's time for our ice god to get tired of this catch. "

A young soldier came running from the front, as if he had watched.

"I'm reporting! Confirm central control is activated!The water discharge into the snowy waterways has started! "

Oh, there was a sigh.This place is close to the wall… i.e. the outermost part of the city, so it will take some time for the water to actually arrive.

But now...

"... it's over. It's settled."

No joy. General Bendism, who is just tired and zero, hangs his head toward Omzolf.

"Now, I will instruct my men on their next mission."

"... yes"

Returning to the front line with the young soldiers who came to report, I see their big backs.

At last, water was released into the waterway.In other words, this closed Lenore's escape eyes.

(You knew this would happen.... is that how much room you've lost?)

The rest will be quick to secure them, who will understand their failures and flee.Now is a good time for the two of them to be separated and for a large number of soldiers to deploy throughout the city.

Nevertheless, it is impossible to defeat Mertina militarily.The Snowstorm White Knights Glasella Duela is gone.

So - the goal here is essentially Lenore alone.If she falls, Mertina will eventually surrender.

(... our lord, Cuareness...)

In the constant snow, Omzolf prays.

(Please... bless us)

I wonder if that thought made sense.

(All for the sake of the sacred Badarnois -)

White from the sky became more intense.

In a warm room, red-hot firewood explodes in a large fireplace that produces that warmth.

"Oh... oh, my God."

The old man of the textile shop, who was collecting the documents, looked out the window and sighed.He rubbed his eyes and raised his hips heavily.

The sparkling snow is becoming full-blown.

When I realize that, I can hear the sound of water flowing from the front of the house...Recently, my ears have become distant, so I didn't really count on it, but I am sure that the discharge of water into the waterway has started.

I don't know what to do, let's do it one way.

Put on a thick coat and put on a wool hat to cover your ears.Change into long shoes and grab a waxy scoop and roll it all the way out.

Ah ~, it's cold ~

Winter routines are not uncommon. The usual snowflake.

Year after year, the weight of the cold and snow becomes bearable to the old man.

But there's no reason not to do it.

Every year, every house is bothered by the snow.It is often said that a small snow mass just rolled into the adjacent site and developed into a rubbing problem.

A relationship with snow that can't be cut off.Decrease as much as possible. This stack is important.

Documentation can be done at any time, but snow can only be discarded when a snowslide runs.

Even so, the hardship of snow removal work has been greatly reduced compared to when the old husband was young.Especially since Omzolf became king in recent years.

It also focuses on breeding and nurturing the herbivore Carovan, which carries snow on the road, and on maintaining snow runways so that they can operate stably.Taxes were higher for that reason, but the living conditions in the winter definitely improved.

Although the waterway itself had existed for a long time, the water did not flow as it thought it would be pumped from the river, but the snow was clogged and so on and so on every day.

Hmm.

In front of the house, a torrent passes far below the mesh lid.It was a long time before this became commonplace.

While satisfied that it was worth continuing to pay blood taxes,

"Mmm...?"

There is one thing unusual about the unfamiliar snow scenery today.There are so many soldiers.

According to my wife, who went shopping during the day, for some reason silver armor was particularly prominent around the northwest of the city.

There was also a young soldier wearing silver armor on the sidewalk in front of her husband's house.Two people at the intersection a little further away.Without paying off the snow covered in helmets and armor, he flies his gaze around.

Let me also imagine a disturbing situation when the soldiers stand.

But I didn't hear anything special happened.I wonder if it is around the protection of dignitaries.

"Um, soldier. Are you sure you want to do the snow-capping?"

I don't know what happened and you won't tell me if I ask.Anyway, the old husband talked to see if there was any trouble with his routine.

And that young soldier of his son's age,

"Yes, of course. Not for us."

Somehow a full smile. Her expression was so clear that she thought something good had happened.

"Hah... well then, I'll start as usual."

"Here you go. Please let the snow drift away.Don't let the "extra stuff" get mixed up. "

……

I doubt the strange way soldiers talk. Soon,

"Hey, this way! Help me!"

Old people in the neighborhood were lifting the canal lid.

"Whoa, go now!"

The metal plate cannot move without a few adult men.As usual, my husband worked with his colleagues to get to work.

The gap between the building and the building, the sky that appears to have been cut squarely.

The crouched Lenore just looked up like a child.From the sky, where the gods will sit, the snow will never stop falling.

…………

Finally, I began to get off in earnest.

Heavy metal sounds echo under the Lenore lurking on the back of the building.Gashan, what we hear from Gashan and the front street is the sound of removing the lid of the snow canal.

Multiple adult men lift and move what should be called heavy metal plates.

I've heard the sound of winter since I was a kid.You don't have to look at it. The water discharge started.

It's funny.

Along with the "everyday life" spreading so quickly, I am being driven away as a sinner.Right next to the people who live in peace.

--Somehow shake off the chaser for a while.

Lenore was breathing behind a large building, next to a bunker shelter.

"Eh..."

It's far from intact anymore.

I was injured there and my health was exhausted.You can't expect to recover from this extreme cold where your hips are calming down.

From the surrounding landscape and shop signs, we still have about 700 miles to target.As we approached that distance, the de-export... began to flow into the snow-capped waterway that leads there.

In response to that fact, the first words drawn in the girl's brain.

Failed.

In addition,

(Mel... got caught...)

It was as if a large number of soldiers had been caught in the neck of a demon.

The moment I heard it, I was certainly upset.

But...

(... really?)

When you calm down, a question mark comes to mind.

First of all, was she really secured?Mertina is not only strong because of her 'penta'.He is also a rare warrior.Not only in simple combat skills, but also in areas such as tactics and reading.Significant battle results and accomplishments created by those lacunae.

That's why she became known as a hero, a living legend, but was she really suppressed?

And one more thing.

Mertina is the target of the monotora that started this thing, and the "enemy" that connects with this man.I arranged for Lenore to drag her out indirectly. There's no doubt about it.

If so, extreme story - if Mertina falls, there is no need for Lenore anymore.You don't have to.

Despite this, the soldiers are still chasing after us.

Of course, you won't be able to withdraw it all of a sudden after you've certified it as a prize, but it doesn't bother you that it's still coming this close.

It's odd to think back to the Meltina Guarantee.No matter how quickly you let your friends know, you need to be touched by so many people and loud noises.In short, it should have been enough to just circulate the communication among our people.Make it sound like somebody else.

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(... I don't know, I'm stupid. I can't believe it's going to get caught like this....)

When I actually heard it, I was upset and chased, and there was no sound.

(It's not a way to use it for "The Virgin of Truth"... or General Bendism's manoeuvre...)

It is easy to reflect objectively that everything is strange when you think about it later.

However, in an iron fire where instantaneous judgment is constantly required, it is difficult to keep choosing the correct answer without mistake.

You should think of this as better if you didn't get caught.

And it's not over yet.The same thing happens at this moment.You must select the following actions immediately:Believe that's right.

…………

Lenore stood up.

I can't get lost since I started getting off. Immediate interruption is important.

Whip the melting body, and the lonely girl starts moving.