"Mr. Ars is also quite rude, isn't he? I didn't think I was going to fight Ian, so I was worried when I heard he was going to duel."
"Well, if I made a mistake, I might have lost. I'm glad I won."
"That's right. But with that empty sword, didn't you have to worry about losing?
"No, not really. He only has good performance and consumes a lot of magic. Besides, the amount of magic you can put into an empty sword fluctuates as to how far away it will be. But if you make a mistake in adjusting the distance and the amount of magic you can put into the sword, it will really only cut the sky, so I'm sure it will be difficult to handle."
"That's right. I wonder if it's easier to use an iron sword in a mere battle. You think an empty sword works only on immortals?
"No, an empty sword doesn't have the same performance as a holy sword. I think it will be effective, but if it is against the King of the Immortals, it may be invaded by the magic of impurity and rot. Well, it's certainly a little too strong to fight between humans normally."
"I see. I think it's better to use it here."
After a duel with Atmos warrior Ian in the east, he returned to Vulcania again.
Discuss the performance of the new magic sword from the duel with Kyle.
As I told Kyle, this empty sword is too strong.
But I think it could be called excessive firepower.
For example, in a group battle, the Ice Flame Sword burned by each Arbarest fleet can be used more extensively.
In contrast, although this empty sword can be torn apart, its range does not exceed the length of the sword.
No matter how much defense you have, you will always have one subject who can cut the other.
If you can't cut down thousands of people in one stroke and the magic consumption is intense, it could be considered a short-term deterrent weapon.
In other words, no matter how strong the Empty Sword is, it is not all-purpose.
Therefore, as always, I intend to use several magical swords together.
"Ah, Leon contacted me, brother Ars. He wants you to come to Fontana as soon as possible."
"From Leon? All right, tell him I'll be right there."
It seems that Leon contacted Kyle when he was talking about magical swords like that.
Looks like he's in a hurry.
I received the call and immediately decided to go to Fontana.
"Leon, what's going on? Something wrong?
"Yes, Mr. Ars. Wagner von Kirilla, the Border Count is requesting reinforcements."
Reinforcements? From Wagner? Tell me more about the situation. "
"Yes, the Border Country of Xylia is the current territory of Xylia, formerly Hermes, from which we were moving our troops southwards to expand our territory. Initially, there was momentum, but apparently too much effort."
"Too hard?
"That's right. Old Hermes tends to harvest less wheat in the mountains. I suppose he wanted a little more land. To the south of the former Hermes territory, they were attacking Rajika territory southwest of Boutika territory. However, the Lajca family, which ruled the territory of Lajca, asked other nobles for reinforcements."
"Hmm. You mean there were a lot of reinforcements?
"Yes, it was more than I expected. Because the Larika family belongs to the Confederation of Northern Nobles, and the Confederation of Northern Nobles has gathered."
"... wait a minute. Are you sure it's the Northern Alliance of Nobles? Was it a coalition that could have been formed after the Fontana Crusaders came before?
"That's right. The Union of Northern Nobles consists of 13 nobles. It all moved to reinforcements for the Larika family."
Wagner was originally a child of the Knights of the Urk family, the protagonists of the Xylia family.
The Ulks were defeated and destroyed in the battle against the Fontana family, but at that time the Kirilia family absorbed the Knights of Ulk who were in the old Ulk territory.
As a result of Wagner's father, Harold, moving to defeat us, there are aspects of using Wagner to bring the Knights of Urk, who have been hostile until now, into Fontana.
Wagner was only about 13 at the time, but he worked hard.
Normally, even though the Knights of Uluk were beaten up as traitors, they managed to put it together and work for Fontana.
As a result, after the founding of the kingdom of Fontana, the Xylia family of Wagner gained the status of a nobleman named Border Count.
But it's hard to judge how honestly happy this is.
Because it has been transferred from the former territory of the Urk district to the newly acquired territory of the former Hermes.
The former Hermes territory is a mountainous place as a ninja's home, and it seems to have been operated by the territory through the sale of herbs and medicinal products due to the lack of wheat.
I was moved there by a subordinate named the Knight of the Old Ulk.
Of course, staying in such a territory will have to be difficult.
Then what should I do?
All we have to do is pop out.
The status of Border Master is possible.
In the Kingdom of Fontana, young men are conscripted to take possession of territory.
But not all the men will be gone.
Use the power of the Knights of the Old Urk and the troops they recruited and gathered to descend south from Xyrian territory and seize other aristocratic territories.
The Border Guard has the right to gather soldiers and the freedom to cut off the territory of other countries.
Thus Wagner marched in search of territory.
But as a result, the other party caught too big.
It's a recently formed group called the Union of Northern Nobles.
This is a coalition created by the failure of the previous coalition for the Fontana crusade.
The long defensive wall of Carmus prevented Fontana from attacking, and as a result, northern aristocracy, such as the Menmen, were attacked by the Menmen faction alliance.
At that time, the aristocracy opposed to the Menmen's way coordinated and held hands.
It was the Northern Alliance of Nobles that created it.
Incidentally, there seems to be a larger coalition, the Anti-Memen Coalition, which is a little confusing, but the Northern Alliance of Nobles seems to be part of that coalition.
In other words, the Confederation of Northern Nobles has the nature of being united in dealing with attacks against the nobles within the Confederation because of its origins.
And the Larika family came to intercept because they belonged to the northern aristocracy.
13 But it was not conceivable that the nobles would lead the army out.
At the very least, several surrounding houses emerged, claiming that no further offensive would be tolerated and expected to enter into negotiations.
"Okay. Send the Fontana army to Wagner's reinforcements."
Well, you can't ignore it when you say it's not what you expected.
Because we have no choice but to abandon Wagner.
If we ignore Wagner's request for reinforcements, the kingdom of Fontana seems to have abandoned its empire, a country of no significance to the nobles and knights, and a country surrounding it and its empire.
If that happens, it will be quite a fatal loss for the Fontana kingdom, which is still in place and shallow.
Therefore, we must go to the rescue.
As the end of the summer approached, it was decided to move on to a new battlefield.