At the dawn of the rainy season, the army of the Hilagis recapture moved, so we headed to the Hilagis residence too. That doesn't seem to mean there's an immediate turn.

The main force in this battle is the armies of the nations, starting with the Empire. Even if some adventurers have a pronounced fighting power, they can't resist a large group of demons in a few, and they can't work together without training where they've collected numbers.

So what is the role of our adventurers, backward support seems to be the main thing.

A sweep of demons in the rear areas of towns and fortifications where the army built bridgeheads. Transport or escort supplies to the defense of the base. Later it is said that it may be sent to a less powerful front as a reserve force, but it is only positioned as a reserve.

I mean, we can't move unless the military extends the area of control to some extent.

Ellie seems unhappy with the restricted venue for her activity, but she has never crossed the line to make it easier. It would be greatly appreciated if they settled only in the military anyway.

The Swordsmen of Biels have left a few days ago, led by Kensei. Of course we can travel in an instant at the gate, so we can rest and once we move to Yamanos Village, after a few days of awesome travel.

He continued to train as hard as he could. I don't know what will happen if the battle starts, though how much the beginning doesn't seem to turn up. If you don't have a chance, you should let me rest and keep my health in order.

That's how I came to my first Hilagis residence in a long time. I would also like to see the children of the Beast Man, but first join Anne and Tirica to greet the Sergeant, who is supposed to be in the Fort Adventurer's Guild. It seems that we, the adventurers of the Kingdom of Rishra, plan to move together under the command of the Sergeant.

But when I got to the temple of the fort, the clergyman said I was sorry that Ann wasn't there. Of course I've been contacted to come today.

"What? The army advance party is devastated!?

Saying a sip with the army in the first place is no different to its constituents as adventurers. Competent adventurers may be scouted by the army, or there may be a direct disciple of Kensei. Regardless of the general soldier, being an elite or veteran is no less than an adventurer as an individual force. That's what I was talking about, and it was enough to worry that Ellie might not be getting around to the handle.

That's devastation?

"So the Virgin Angela went from yesterday to the fort on the front line to help with the treatment."

He said he came first thing in the morning and the temple is idle and moving to the front line for each Temple Knights.

"Whatever it is, let's merge first"

Even when it comes to the fort on the front line, the place is just across the Hilagis border. It's quicker to go find Anne than to question and gather information about the clergy who left a message here. If it's got the Knights on it, it won't be dangerous, but I'm worried about the two of you.

"Yeah, and I'd love to hear more about it."

But that's an unexpected development. Preliminary stories from the Adventurer Guild asking me to come over and ask for a job for the time being, even if there is, I thought I could take my time today with Anne or Tirica for the first time in a long time.

"You talked about the scouts turning down a bunch of messages, or the expedition troops getting hit to secure food, right?

Ellie says as she leaves the temple.

"There it is."

"Apparently, Oak King's troops were passing through."

From the Imperial Hilagis residence to Hilagis, the route is beyond the limit, but the road is narrow and the army cannot move. There sits a squad of disgraced oak kings, temporarily able to break through, immediately broken apart, scattered and attacked isolated by a large number of demons besides the oak kings, causing great damage and retreating.

That is the story before the rainy season. Naturally the army should have sent an elite to the advance party assuming that, but the opponent is Oak King. Even if there is a difference in numbers, there is no reason to assume that they will be ambushed in a narrow area. Even we were devastated by it.

Leaving the temple, fly on a fly to the fortress on Hilagis' side.

"Is it our turn?

Tell Ellie as she flies. Not really, but let's assume.

"That's not even that easy, is it? The army has a sense of purpose and decency."

Besides, I don't think the army's main force has been destroyed.

As we proceeded to sew the mountains, we could see from the top that there were also a number of armies laying in formation on the streets along the way. Everywhere is a human being. I guess the march is jammed because the advance party can't move on. Quite a few.

I guess we're just making a name for ourselves here that we're going to have a tough time and we're going to talk about whether we're making a fool of ourselves from an imperial army that needs tens of thousands of troops. Kensei would have some connections, but if we did, we wouldn't have a great track record or persuasion.

Soon I could see a fort built in the middle of the mountain. Aim for one building at Ellie's direction. Looks like a temple here.

I broke in on my own, but the fort seemed to be heavily in and out and I could not be particularly blamed.

"What can I do for the temple of the gods!

Who flies sharply from the wary knights to us when we descend nearby? It was only about right in front of the temple that everyone was going to be able to get off full of soldiers.

The troops of the Temple Knight who were on guard immediately pull out their swords and show them the kind of movement that surrounds us.

"It's me. Where's Angela?

Ellie said so without a flinch and stepped forward.

"Oh, oh. Dear Elizabeth! The Virgin is resting inside. Hey, these guys are fine. Let us through!"

The temporary temple, which is not like a temple, is a quiet one, and the treatment seems to be completely over. Anne and Tirica were in the back of the hall and were reunited.

"So, what's going on?

Ellie asks straight in. I'd love to reunite, but I've been seeing you for a while. The first step is to get an idea of the status quo.

"That's right, the army advance team is devastated and there are a lot of casualties..."

Ann says. Yeah, I heard that there. So it looks like he was chased all night by the soldiers who fled back. All night. Tirica's going to sleep blatantly.

"The enemy is Oak King."

Tirica said by taking over Ann's words. You heard that, too. No matter how strong the oak king is, the army can't use it.

"- That's 20 or 30 bodies. Everything's Oak King's Troops"

Imagine a little bit by recalling the previous game against the Oak King.

Of course it doesn't stop with arrows or low-level attack magic. Whether you eat my big rock or a level sati arrow that only seems fatal to your head, it's an oak king that fights back even as you get your carotid artery ripped open and bleeding. The hell with it, I was dying in my eyes again and again.

That's 20 or 30, coming in guerrilla strikes in mountainous areas.

He's someone I don't even want to do decently at our party, and he'll be too much in his hands to be a regular adventurer or army with no detection.

"Let's do it."

Ellie says. Well, I guess so.

"Hmm."

But there doesn't seem to be any extra commissioning, and we shouldn't necessarily have to do it ourselves. I saw it for a while when I got down to it, but it looks like the army is already moving. I feel like putting a cross spear in here is gonna be some trouble.

"The Hilagis Retrieval Army is now deployed in two ways"

Tirica told me she was lost. Southern side offensive forces, one from the Hilagis residence on the one hand and the other from the Eastern group of countries, the Kingdom of Grand Court, on the other.

Apparently, as an empire, he plans to take control of the south first, then head north. If we take control of the South, we can ensure the security of the Empire and the Eastern Group of Nations for now.

So the main force of the army is turned to you, and the immediate role of the troops here is a positive move for the southern side offensive forces. When you visit the Northern Capital, make it look like it will lure as many demons here as possible and reduce the number.

So some delay is acceptable, but it's just not good to not be able to leave your place of residence either. It also involves Fujiko. So ready to damage, I sent out my troops again and made plans to push them through.

"Wait for dawn, its troops are already out"

"Isn't that our curtain?

Exactly. We'll have an unbeatable formation next time.

"No, you can't. We're all gonna die."

Ann said disturbing things in a serious voice, Tirica went on to say.

"The front lines of the next unit are organized in the survival of Hilagis. They're going to abandon their hope of survival, become dead soldiers and build a bridgehead."

Many dangerous enemies are thirty. I can push it in numbers later, as long as I endure that. But is it something you can win just because you're willing to die?

"If it still doesn't work, it also involves overall morale"

"Right..."

The same goes for morale, but less Hiragic population will also sound after the war, and most importantly, many of the beasts know each other. It should be in there. I don't want to waste my life.

Can we just sneak out and wipe it out? Look for it from the sky, from a distance. You can go back before someone sees you. Kensei is supposed to arrive here tomorrow, but he won't even have to take a hand.

"Do you want to go out and hunt for a bit now? It's the usual hunt."

The training period, Will and Syrah, plus the subscription of two maids, has been hunted several times. Just go away and go back. I have no trouble with that. It doesn't mean I'm under someone's command at the moment.

"Oh, wait!

The great man of the clergy called us all out. I forgot his name, but he's a fortress priest.

"Where are you going!?

"It's a little hunting," Ellie says briefly.

"You shouldn't. Exposing Virgin Angela to danger and more!

I didn't make you talk, but well, I guess it's easy to deduce where Ann's going.

"It's just something dangerous to hunt."

Lilia affirmed so. The number of sheltered elves has increased and the defense of the party has improved even further. Lilia wind and Luciana water spirits. If anything, we can deploy a double defensive wall instantly.

"I am an adventurer before I was a Virgin, even if I was ever in danger."

"With adventurers and more! Did Angela officially certify the Virgin?

It was a while ago, but they got a complaint on the scene saying not to do something unsolicited from the one above in relation to the red wings. At that point, I had collected quite a bit of money, and once I tried to stop the activity, I received word that I could continue and that Angela had been officially accredited to the Virgin.

Apparently, even higher up there, the story had reached the upper level enough to give the Virgin's certification.

"Nothing. Anne left a message..."

Ann gave me such a good look when I said it. I'm sorry.

Hiragis is a monument to recapture. If she were a Virgin, it would be impossible to leave a message even more. And not just this time. If you pull here like this, if you're bad, you'll never be able to do adventurer activity again. That's just pathetic, even though it's no longer a problem without one or two men on the battlefield.

"Commander of the Knights, stop Angela the Virgin!

"Are you going to join the Oak King Crusader?

Said the knight called forward to block our path.

"I'm just going out for a little while. You wouldn't have anything more to do if you were here, would you?," Ann replies.

"But I must ask the Virgin to wait here. When and when..."

The army could be devastated, huh? But we're going to stop it. Definitely more efficient that way.

"You seem to be mistaken."

Tirica said a little sleepy, as always.

"We came here to participate in Operation Hilagis Retrieval. Now the time has just come"

"But the party of Virgin Angela should be turned to backward support!

"Scared... did you turn your hand from the back?," said Ellie.

"He said he turned his hand, etc. I'm just thinking about the safety of Angela the Virgin..."

"I thought of using us conveniently."

I was going to make a big deal out of you in the back for a while, but if that's what you mean, you're also bad at listening to the orders above. If I suck, they could make me much rear.

"It's a waste of time arguing. Step aside."

"You can't risk the Virgin."

The Knights Commander blocked Ellie from trying to get outside in a resolute tone. While we talked about it all, we were gathered in the hall in the temple to the side of the Knights' men. Will there be about ten Knights? The entrance and exit are sealed off by them.

"Trouble."

Absolutely. Ellie assembled her magic when she said so. Are you going to get rid of it quickly with Ellie's stun bolt?

"I'm here."

That's what Satti said a long time ago. Just a branch of where you brought it from in your hand.

I'll snort at Satie for a glimpse of me. Ellie's Thunder seriously hurts. It pains my tongue so hard that I can scream even if I know and eat it. If that's powerful enough to pass out, how much better would it be to eat Sati's branches and be unconscious?

"Get out of there or I'll knock you down."

That's what I say and pretend the branches are coming up.

"Is that a Kensei impersonation?

Everyone knows the famous anecdote that Kensei defeated a dozen knights with twigs, but in fact, if you look at it this way, it's a really ridiculous sight to try to stand up to a team of fully-equipped knights with one branch, etc. It just seems like an extra kid's game when Satie does it.

But when the knight, who was near Satti, reached out, the knight collapsed with the bursting sound of a pasin. It doesn't even move as it is.

"Nah!?

Before my fellow knights knew what the reason was, they were defeated and the knights became noisy.

It's easy to do. Beat the branches to the head at super high speed, running a shock inside the helm and cutting off consciousness. If it's too strong, now the branches are unbearable and difficult to add or subtract. I can't do it either, but multiple opponents don't have a very high success rate. Looks like the branches were carrying around a lot, and you wanted to do some practice results somewhere, Satie.

"You can pull it out, right?

Satti says plainly in front of the killer knights.

"I don't have a choice. Take it down!"

That was a short time ago. When Satti jumped inside the Knights he tried to seize, whenever there was a burst of noise called Pasin, the Knights crouched and fell, and in just a few seconds there were no more knights standing. There were no knights who pulled the knife out, but well, that's the same thing for both.

Brilliant, Satie. I'm so sorry the audience is just us.

"I'm just passing out. You'll wake up soon."

"Rest assured, the Priest. As you can see, we're not behind even if they're oaking."

"You've taken up some extra time. Let's hurry."

I was finally able to get out with the Knights back on their asses with Ann's area heels on the way through. There was still a guard knight at the door, but he flew into a gap that was stunned by his falling companions, and we left the fort on the front line behind us.