Hagusa Spiritualist Examination Record - Knights of the Virgin and Healing Divinity

After His Royal Highness Astina was taken to Wendell's floor with several close guards, we gathered in the middle of the round table at the convening of Mr. Raquel.

"It's Glass Weed. Excuse me."

Upon entering the room, all troop leaders are gathered - Mr. Presha, Mr. Bridget and Mr. Chloe, the attack captains, and Mr. Diete and Mr. Solfa, the archers. I don't wear armor to keep my strength warm before I go out, and everyone wears official Knights clothes.

We sit in the reserved seats - now there are nine of us sitting at the round table, including me.

"This time Rendle, and two of Noins will also participate in the operation as magicians. As for the glass, this time more than as a military doctor, it will be treated as the Knights' power. Any objections?

I thought maybe around Mr. Bridget would give us an opinion, but she just glanced at us and didn't say anything in particular. Instead, Mr. Chloe sitting next to him says as he looks at Noine.

"Neither have we been informed about her coming to this fortress. Do you mean the owner of the corresponding strength to participate in an operation as important as this one?"

Mr. Raquel doesn't answer right away and looks at Noyne. When Noin took a seat from himself, he revealed his identity without delusion.

"I am Noin Flores, seventy-three stairs of the court magician. Until the other day, I was a Zirconia mole."

"What... why would such a person be in this fortress...?

"When we infiltrated the zirconia, we came into contact..."

Mr. Chloe usually speaks in a samurai-like hard tone, but in the context of military councils he makes awe-inspiring language - which is also a sign of respect for Mr. Raquel, I guess.

"That's right. Lord Noyne had infiltrated Zirconia under an unwanted order, but he no longer had to obey that order. Not all of the court magicians will be, but there are those who are trying to erode this country... which is why His Highness has been decided"

Attack Zirconia - and eliminate the immediate threat on the western border.

To do so, it is not enough to gain a small victory in this battle. General Alejandro, who takes command of the enemy army - you must break the heart of the 'White Raven'.

"I have already participated once in the attack on this fortress. I gave the Zirconian army a hand."

Noyne confesses - the fact that he can't help but be reprimanded on this occasion.

"If we had also participated in the next operation, we would have done more damage. If you think you should slash me here, I don't think you have a choice."

"There is no need to steam back on the treatment of Lord Noyne with what has already been decided. Glass proved it wasn't done on Lord Noyne's initiative."

Mr. Raquel gives my name, so everyone pays attention - Noyne sends me a gaze, too, but I'm restless because it looks like there's some kind of emotion living close to faith.

"Dr. Glass...? Diete, what is it..."

"Sorfa, relaxation is life-threatening. Me and you are equal, so be careful what you call sweet."

"Eh... yes, hey... Captain Diete"

Mr. Solfa rushes to correct his spine. Even the same archer captain seems to have a clear upward and downward relationship between the two - a senior junior in knight school or something like that?

"I know that I, who was temporarily given to the Zirconia side, can't immediately be trusted by contributing to the Knights...... but would you please look at and appreciate how it works in the future"

Noine bows her head deeply. Seeing that, Mr. Bridget and Mr. Chloe seemed to listen to Noyne.

"I haven't been able to swallow all of the circumstances, but I have no objection if it's the judgment of His Highness and the Knight Chief. Reliance on magicians should be different from previous Knights policies, so we need to ask the soldiers to understand as well..."

"I have no objection either. I also understand what it means to have magicians participate in this military conference."

In the Knights of Isle Rose, it will be the first attempt to officially involve magicians in military operations.

It's very big that Noyne, who can influence the battlefield by herself, followed me here. The canal, which until now was only an obstacle to entering Zirconia from this side, was also made available in a completely different way by the fact that she was a water magician, and by the fact that she got a military ship.

Mr. Diete spreads the map over the round table - it was what she brought up when she infiltrated the Zirconia fortress.

"We shut down the functioning of this fort and took the Commander's Bail prisoner. When I questioned him, for failing to attack under General Alejandro's command, Bail was about to send out a messenger to the King to report that he was not responsible. Alejandro supposedly sent Lord Noyne to Vail to seal it and move Vail's army more effectively."

"I mean... that's what Lord Noyne meant when he infiltrated under 'White Raven'"

"Why is it the idea that if you send Lord Noyne to Bail, it will work? Bail shouldn't be the only one who knows about defeat. If the idea is that we should win while we're buying time, I have to say shallow."

Mr. Bridget's opinion is true when it comes to truth. But Alejandro was certain. If you use the magic of Noyne better, you'll be able to fall the Isle Rose Fortress.

How does Alejandro work if he finds out that Noyne is gone? Seeing as the effective means of attacking the Isle Rose is gone, are you retreating to the center...

Will there ever be military personnel who can make such a decision, such as blowing up aliases? Are you still thinking of measures to win, as Mr Bridget put it?

"This eastern camp… this is the base of Zirconia's attack against us. Lord Noyne's magic of water made the ship look like an army ship and moved it to the east, so they attacked across the river from two points."

The effectiveness of that operation is best understood by the attacked Raquels. Sixty-two dead, several times as many wounded - everyone shades their expression when they remember that day.

But the Zirconia Army ambush was founded on the magic of Noyne. Even if they try to invade again, it will take time to get in shape.

"In that battle we were able to repel the Zirconia army...... I can tell you that the damage was much greater on the Zirconia side. If you still think you can drop this fortress, there's nothing more to it than their chronic heart."

"... His Royal Highness Astina also thought that it was only now. Win a ceasefire with Zirconia and consolidate the ground. That would also give us an opportunity to ascertain our central intentions"

Central - the general headquarters of the Knights of the Kingdom of Lazennaia. Mr. Bridget, who has a strong sense that he is fighting for the kingdom, had an aversion to the fact that he would disobey orders and rebel against the kingdom.

However, after fulfilling the original task of 'protecting Western territories', certain grounds can be obtained for breaking the order 'not to enter Zirconia'.

"... I've been thinking about Lord Weisek ever since. I've been wondering whether not to do anything against Zirconia in this situation is an encouragement to our struggle, or whether we have a weak central interest in the Western territories… there's no way that's happening. There is no way His Majesty the King will let go of the Knights led by His Highness Astina."

Mr Raquel's remarks were made in view of Mr Bridget's mood. Guess what, Mr. Bridget reveals his thoughts.

She just thought she was repenting of 'violating a central order,' but she wasn't. As a result of her thinking, she chose to endure the status quo.

"His Majesty the King has no one to abandon the people of the West or our Knights. But to ask for your sincerity, you have to move. I didn't keep fighting till today to wait until this fortress broke down."

To Mr. Raquel's words, Mr. Bridget nods - the will of everyone gathered on this occasion is united.

"You can count Bridget as a force of war, too, right?

"I also have to prove that it's not a decorative sword. Lord Diete, I want you to fully apologize for what I said then. I'm sorry."

"I was the one whose words were past that time."

Mr. Bridget and Mr. Diete will settle. Above all, you can get rid of the pan before the battle.

"Now, as for the operation... when the main unit crosses into Zirconia, it will fully harness the magical power of the glass. The scale will change completely from last time, but Your Highness said it would be possible with the glass now"

Last time I crossed the river, I summoned 'The Floating Ghost Lotus'. Previously it was a path of scale that one person at a time could cross, but theoretically it is also possible to form a bridge to give the great army.

Summoning will also be needed when you come back to the Isle Rose side - not that you can't retreat, but it takes time for a re-summons to form your exit path.

Ideally, enemy forces must be surrendered before reinforcements arrive. Alejandro can't hold hands forever in that state, even though it's a mess in our undercover operations.

"But if you keep bumping from the front, the damage will be greater. After rocking the enemy, there's nothing to say if the main unit can poke a gap and siege the enemy camp. I just want to avoid going out on the plains and being in the field."

Measures to shake it up - it is the military ships that hold the key to it.

Simply moving a military ship near an enemy camp is weak to attract the enemy's attention. We're getting something useful there. Nothing else, with Zirconia bringing it in.

"Cavalier, may I speak?"

Noine is allowed to speak and stands again. She pointed to the map on the round table, pointing to the point where the enemy camp and the canal were closest.

"Until this point, you can cover up and move military ships with my magic. If you show up in a visible position, you can effectively induce agitation."

"Mm-hmm. But isn't it hard to prevent it on a single military ship when you're out intercepting"

"If you're on the water, you can protect the ship. But my magic isn't enough to attack the enemy on land."

It is also possible to attack with a bow from aboard, but Zirconia's forts are surrounded by tall (yagura) and walls, which do not deal an effective blow.

And sometimes rainfall is expected, which is otherwise unusable in the category of gunpowder weapons - which also means that neither enemies nor artillery types can be used.

I asked Mr. Raquel for permission and proposed my opinion for the first time in the context of a military conference.

"If you can load a military ship with artillery and fire it even in the rain, you will be greatly upset by the enemy camp"

"Artillery... well, you have something brought in by enemy task forces. Loading it on a military ship is a good idea, but what about the weather problem? You won't be able to use gunpowder when it's damp."

"With my magic, that problem can be solved. Keeping gunpowder dry isn't hard to protect."

Leslie didn't have to say anything to me to guess. If you protect the cannon with the magic of the air, this one can shoot the cannon even in rainy weather, and the enemy side can seal the kind of gunpowder if it is not prepared for rain.

"... although we are all talked about on the assumption that it will rain. Was His Highness predicted to rain in this sunny weather?

"There is no mistake if it is what His Highness says. Never before has weather been unpredictable."

"If it's going to rain for sure...... there's another way to deceive enemy troops"

Noyne seemed to think it wasn't enough to play one role in this fight.

That is probably also what His Highness had in mind. In the rain, it's the oddity that Noyne can do because of it - it must be a nightmare for Zirconia.

"Sister Raquel, I'm not in the 'main team', am I?

Mr. Presha, who has been quietly listening, speaks - smiling. Mr. Raquel faintly opens his eyes.

"It'll be a battle of time, but me and my horse can do it. It doesn't matter in the rain."

Her eyes, saying so, are filled with flames - not anger or hatred, but flames of pride and struggle as knights.

Bridgets are also keeping an eye out for changes in Mr. Presha. And look at me - when they had something, they immediately started asking me for a reason.

"Lord Noyne, Presha. Can you explain that to everyone?"

Mr. Raquel begs me, and the two answer. I wonder if I can magically get that far.

A double triple measure will be built up and a path will be built to victory. I share my gaze with Leslie, who sat next to me - she was surprisingly calm when she said she would play an important role aboard the military ship.

- Brother Glass, I'm sure you'll be fine.

Using the Spirit of the Air, Leslie says in a voice that only I can hear. I tried to reassure her. It was me, but Leslie was smiling like a prospect.