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

A cannon lands on the wall surrounding the Zirconian army fort, and a roar sounds.

In the pouring rain, the flames do not spread on fire, but black smoke climbs into the cloudy sky and you can hear the confused voices of the enemy soldiers.

I bypassed the south side of the fort and headed east to a place where I could block sight from enemy watches. I seem to have cut through the forest somewhat when I built the fort, but I was fortunate that some of it remained intact - I no longer needed to cut out wood along the way, and it may have been abandoned.

As I was telling you beforehand, Mr. Presha, who was about to board a military ship, should run his horse and arrive with Leslie and Noyne aboard.

Mr. Presha's horse, running in the rain and approaching - hiding himself with Noin's Water Spirit magic, but I could hear the plants, so I could also tell about them rushing up the meadows and approaching, and never be alert to anyone.

"Eh... Doctor, I'm glad you're safe. We did what we could. Mr. Diete is still attacking from above the water at a distance to avoid being transferred to the ship. As long as Leslie's magic holds, because gunpowder weapons can be used."

"The magic of drying the air can persist even when I leave the spot"

"That's right... you've done a remarkable job as Master Glass's first squire"

Noyne makes the biggest contribution in this operation, but still her expression isn't bright.

Hydromagic concealed the appearance of a military ship and carried out an ambush. So Alejandro would have detected that Noyne was on this side.

Knowing that he lost Noyne, which would have been the point of the tactics, what he thinks is that he either tries to bring Noyne back, even if it's not, or - sees Noyne as the object of hatred.

"Without Noine, this operation would not have been possible. Your Majesty's main unit is completely lost in the rain... it's like an ambush in the illusion of Noyne."

To Mr. Presha's words, Noyne nods back - his complexion looks bluer than usual. One reason is that the magic lost in the maintenance of extensive illusion is too great.

"Noin, the magic drain is too great. You should use magic crystals."

"No...... there should be a signal coming out of the main unit soon. If I can make it hold until then, then my role is…"

"... don't push it, use it. You can't let them fall here."

Leslie tries to take the magic crystal out of the porch. Even those that build up her magic can be offered for people without hesitation - and I frankly respect that.

It's easy to be misconstrued as a pale person with an unsatisfactory attitude for a long time, but Leslie has a kind personality from the heart.

So it also worries me. Leslie said I would pull off the spirits, because there's a verse that's still dragging me down.

"... If I use the crystal now, your magic will be used as a priority. So until my magic is depleted..."

"-Noin, it's a signal from the main unit! They're letting us know when we break through the gates of the enemy forts to solve illusions!

The gist of this operation lies in avoiding collisions from the front and how to lead enemy forces to surrender.

When you solve the illusion, when you realize that the fort is already besieged - the enemy upset should be huge and the will to fight should be greatly lost.

And the key to rocking the enemy is a broken castle hammer that breaks down the main entrance. Normally it takes time to travel. To move that as fast as possible, I have magically interfered with the part of the tree car carrying the broken castle hammer and let it run at a chariot-like speed the horse pulls. That was just shot at the main entrance of the enemy fort and pushed it through in several clashes - you can hear enemy soldiers similar to screaming.

"... it's Apsaras. The fog of illusion is clear, and thy comings... are over..."

"Eh... dangerous. Use a magic crystal. If you can't move here, you're gonna carry it, right? I'm fine with that."

He weakens the moment Noine solves the illusion and is supported by Mr. Presha. I don't know if the power of Mr. Presha, the Demon Warrior, is enough to carry Noin, but with his magic depleted, there are different maladies, so he has no other choice but to recover.

"... I'll have you split up just a little bit, Leslie"

When Leslie nods, Noyne sometimes, loosens the collar of her clothes and inserts magic crystals into her chest - it's certainly easier to absorb areas close to her heart, but whatever she was looking at, I get stuck by surprise and I just have to look down.

"... thanks, that's enough. I'm sorry, Master Glass, I showed you the ugly part."

"No, that's not..."

"Dr. Glass doesn't have to apologize because it feels like Noine's after you a little bit."

"I just don't think I want to hide anything from Master Glass, rather than being after him."

I don't know how to react to what they say, but I swear to my heart I'm going to graduate to react to these things like a boy because Leslie is watching me stare.

Leslie holds me back, and then she looks at the magic crystal returned from Noyne and opens her eyes. There is no less magic accumulated than I thought.

"Use more. Because you might need magic again."

"... if you survive, will you leave me to accumulate magic crystals?

Noyne receives the magic crystal again and absorbs more magic - not much more left, but thanks to Leslie for saving it. Now that we have three magicians, we need to strike a precaution against magic depletion early.

"Don't you have that crystal, Noin? I wonder if a court magician would be a must... amateur idea."

"The crystals I had were confiscated. They've asked for it as a sign of my loyalty because I can't get it in Zirconia when I'm trying to incorporate a magician into my tactics... no matter what I say about 'white raven', it's just a man of power who's obsessed with winning"

"... that's all I think I don't know much about magicians and I just think they're worth using. This time, that's where I got my eye."

Leslie calmly analyzes the situation. I think I'm right too - in terms of calm on the battlefield, what I'd say, but she's very dependable.

That's why I think I need to protect it - I think Leslie's behavior as' Mr. Rendle 'was the escort itself, so she feels like protecting me, but I can't keep sweetening that feeling either.

"Leslie is right, the opponent is being flirted with by a magical operation... this battle is already our win. The three of you better back off."

"The enemy may still set something up. Let us look at the situation whenever possible… if we can't move when it comes to a phase that we can magically open, there's no point in coming here"

Mr. Presha gets stuck in words, but he didn't immediately deny it.

"... how the target will react to the siege from now on. If we were to surrender, we wouldn't have to move."

"If it means a total war, there will be a fierce clash..."

There's plenty of potential for Noine to talk about it. If that happens, Your Highness will attack inside the fort. Capturing or even debating an enemy general would be a goal.

(... then many soldiers die. It was completely besieged and the walls destroyed. Even in this state, is it something you try to fight for)

Mr. Presha rides the horse and precedes him - we follow up and out of the woods, we ask the front side of the fort. What you can hear was Mr. Raquel's heavy drink that rocked the entire fort.

"Tell the Zirconia Imperial Army! This fort is already under siege! If you don't want to get the useless dead out, drop your weapons and surrender immediately! Otherwise, we will deny you a way out, break in from the main entrance you destroyed, and take control!

Mr. Raquel's bravery is watched by Mr. Presha on a horse. On its side there was not admiration, but awe to hold against the same samurai.

"General Astina wants a dialogue with you! Fly the surrender flag if you will, or let our army know! Repeat!"

- Before finishing the second proclamation, the air of the soldiers changes.

"... the flag has risen..."

Mr. Presha shrugs - like what happened ahead of that gaze is incredible.

In the fortress of Zirconia, a white flag rises. A soldier above him raised a pillar with his life, so that it could be seen here.

But the enemy archers on the wall surrounding the fort have not yet been confirmed to have abandoned their weapons.

You can always shoot an arrow at us.

- Still, a situation that doesn't allow prediction. I consider asking His Highness Astina, who is in the main unit, for instructions in case I turn down the possibility.

Via my covenant with the Divine Tree, I can communicate with His Highness Astina even when I am away. She returned the answer when I called.

'The enemy must be raising a white flag and trying to keep us alert. Glass, you have the magic of bow sealing, so could you prepare for what if? Please move as a guerrilla with Presha'

'Your Highness, bow sealing is only effective if the enemy's bow is made of wood. If enemies use metal bows and arrows, they won't be able to interfere with spiritual magic.'

'Okay. Now, don't be on the front line about you magicians, and if you decide that magic is a valid phase, use it as appropriate. It would be helpful to be informed in advance about anything with a large scope. The soldiers may be confused. "

'Yes, I understand. Be careful, Your Highness.'

'Neither should you ever be reckless. I've come this far unharmed. "

His Royal Highness could have predicted that Alejandro was up to something, but he didn't seem determined to the point. It means that the divine tree's divinity is not always definitive and predictable of the future.

From the main entrance of the fort, destroyed by a broken castle hammer, the enemy soldiers come out with their hands raised - when they show that they are unwilling, Mr. Bridget's cavalry and infantry first enter the fort.

It wasn't long after that that Alejandro, the enemy general, responded directly to the dialogue.