Legend

"What the hell is this...?

Ray and Seto were on their way to the main unit to report that they had considered General Castom, commander-in-chief of the Bestian Imperial Army. But what Ray saw when he arrived on the battlefield was not a scene of intense combat... but only the appearance of the Royal Mireana Army. That, too, appears to be quite damaging from above.

"Gru?"

What are you gonna do? and gaze at Seto as he turns around his throat, stroking his neck and doing it to those with the command of the Kings, fortunately there is no way that he is harmed unlike the troops that were on the front line.

(Well, if the enemy hadn't done the damage twice or three times, there wouldn't have been a clue or anything)

He whines inside and asks Seto to head to command.

(But why is the fight already over? And most importantly, I came straight here from the enemy formation. Why didn't you make any contact with the enemy? Probably found out by some means to kill the general, but still something we can retreat from so that we can't find it in the flying ceto? It's like it wasn't an unforeseen thing, it was an event I had planned from the beginning... No, no way. Is there no reason why we should bother to miss our general?)

While thinking like that, Seto descends to earth and arrives near the main tent.

As for the tent, Ray also looked familiar. Renojis appealed up, saying he was not convinced that Ray had been chosen as the front line trooper, and that's the tent he was summoned to at that time.

And as before, there are two guards in front of the tent.

"It's Ray assigned to the ambush unit. I'd like to report to the Earl of Arius, so please take over."

"Huh!? You succeeded!?

"After all, then that retreat..."

As soon as I heard Ray's voice, a guard with a startling look on his face. Eventually the consternation turns to admiration.

"Oh, you're safe. More to Count Arius than that."

"Ah, oh. Just give me a minute."

Return that to Ray, and escort one guard behind him as he enters the tent, calling out to the remaining guards.

"So, what's going on with the battlefield? It looks like the Bestian Imperial Army has already withdrawn."

"... you were definitely on the griffon, weren't you? I mean, you flew through the sky, didn't you? You didn't see the Vestian Imperial Army retreating?

On the contrary, when Ray tried to open his mouth to the guards who questioned him strangely.

"Count Arius is here for you. Come on in."

The guard who went inside the tent returns and tells him so.

Unusual speed, I would say. Of course there are reasons why this is the battlefield, and why I would like to hear a report about the ambush squad as soon as possible, but I could nevertheless say that as Ray I was just prepared to be waited for to some extent.

Still more than convenient for Ray himself, he doesn't hesitate to enter the tent. Of course not since I left the Mithrill Knife equipped on my hips.

"Thank you, Ray. Can we assume that the enemy's retreat means that the ambush was a success?

See what Ray looks like. No, I'm asking, Arius.

(… is that why the situation is so unknown)

Whimpering inside, but nodding Ray.

"Yes, Mr. Siminar... has successfully taken over General Kastom of the Vestian Imperial Army"

I repeat that I was about to call him Siminar, but the Kings who were listening to it laughed without realizing such a ray.

"All right! Has the ambush defeated the General? Now we can keep the face of the Kings."

"No, not quite. You can say that defeating the enemy general is the most skillful thing.... You did say your name was Ray or something. Even for you, you'd think the best thing about this war lay with us Kings, wouldn't you?

A nobleman who was near the Earl of Arius asks Ray as if he contained something.

Of course, it's not like this nobleman doesn't approve of Ray's manners. But still, there's no way that just one adventurer can take the best of the whole war to keep the face of the Kings.

So trying to get Ray to admit it himself. When he moved as a king if he was going against his word, he let it seep in and asked Ray.

But Ray nods without any hesitation to such a serious question.

"I wonder if I can assume that the best handle of this war lies with Master Siminar, beyond the fact that it was indeed Master Siminar who challenged the enemy's General"

A nobleman who hears Ray's words makes him snap his cheek for a moment. It would be impossible because they told me that the most skillful thing was only that of the Siminar individual and not that of the Kings.

But Count Arius opens his mouth before that nobleman, with an unpleasant look on his face, says something next.

It was an honest feeling for Count Arius that what was important now was to understand the status quo, and that exchanges that would satisfy an individual's pride should take place after everything was over.

"So, you're here to report that you flew through the sky aboard a griffon, right? Didn't you see the Bestian Imperial Army retreating along the way?

"... no. Unfortunately, I haven't seen it at all. Even when I arrived here, I was surprised the battle was over."

I, a few aristocrats frown on the use of the word, but now I guess I understand that it's not the case that I care about the use of the word adventurer. Not to say anything in particular, but to encourage ahead of the story.

"So I'd also like to hear from you, how long ago exactly was the Vestian Imperial Army withdrawn?

"No matter how long you say it. I can only say long before you get here."

"... a long time ago, was it"

Ray groans and frowns.

I don't know the exact time when the clock is more expensive than an expensive magic item, but if the entire army had already assembled and completed the retreat, it wouldn't be 10 or 20 minutes, because that's when Ray broke down the dome of dirt and went inside... if he did poorly, it was thought that General Castom would have already begun the retreat when he died from a massive absorption of magic in his bracelet.

(I mean, it was set up from the beginning?

I meant to put it in a trap, but it was. The story was spoken within the unit before the ambush, that Theorem was reading the ambush of the Royal Mireana Army, is past the back of his brain.

But what are we gonna do about using us to kill our own general?

"What's up? Is that what you think it is?

Ray, who was immersed in his inner thoughts, returns to me in the words of Count Arius.

"When I think of it, when the Vestian Imperial Army withdrew, and furthermore withdrew so far that we could not find ourselves on the path that I would bring reports of the success of Operation Surprise... I thought it was all happening in someone's hands..."

"Stupid! Does that mean the Royal Mireana Army was used as good!?

The aristocrats who were around the Earl of Arius shouted out loud, and that and the aristocrats of the same opinion had an unpleasant look on their faces, looking at Ray with a sharp gaze.

"Wait, I asked this man his opinion, and he said it was only a possibility. You don't have to decide. … but is it used? The General of the Bestian Imperial Army was certainly General Castom, wasn't he?

A subordinate nods near the Earl of Arius when asked to confirm.

"Yes, one of the key figures in the military aspect among the Second Prince"

"... what's the flash?

"I belong to the Third Prince"

"Then it will be decided..."

Earl Arius gives a look like he chewed up a bitter bug. We were used to eliminate political opponents, who are also said to be key military figures, so there's no reason to give them that look.

"Count Arius, saying it's likely that it was used, it hasn't been finalized yet. Even if used for this, it is true that an ambush unit formed of our Kings defeated the General of the Vestian Imperial Army. Then it would be a mistake to say that this war was a complete victory for our Royal Mireana Army, which stopped the invasion, defended the land, and even debated the enemy general."

"Stupid! Didn't they just end up being used for the good of their enemies then! Do you have any pride in defending Your Majesty as a nobleman to be happy with the victory you have won with the mercy of your enemies?

"Wait, it's certainly an unpleasant fact that it was used by the enemy, but that's it. I guess our enemies did that because it was worth using. Can't you imagine it was meant to reduce our power in fear of us? Of course, it doesn't change that you abandoned the general and pawned him."

The aristocrats around them hustle and talk about their current position.

The opinion was roughly divided into three parts: the first, it is true, was used, but those who insist on making the most out of it; the second, who are unacceptably used and who continue to carry out a reverse invasion of the Bestian Empire; and the third, those who claim that the enemy feared the power of the Royal Mireana Army and pawned it by abandoning the General to sharpen this one's power at all.

It would have been fortunate for Ray, as well as for the Kingdom of Mireana, to have the vast majority of those who support the most realistic first opinion, listening to those opinions.

(Or even though there is quite a bit of damage in the present state, a reverse invasion would not be possible first. Originally, the kingdom of Mireana lost in the sense of national power.)

The Kingdom of Mireana is also on a scale that can be described as a great power compared to the surrounding countries. But the Bestian Empire is even more powerful than the kingdom of Mireana. In terms of national power, there is about 1.5 times the difference between the kingdoms of Mireana.

Not to mention that it is more than the purpose of stopping the invasion that the King ordered us to do, if we were to get on track here and do a reverse invasion, we would be punished as violating orders on the contrary.

It was Ray who was listening to the nobles thinking that way, but again I notice Count Arius' gaze being directed at me.

"Ray, I'd like your opinion on actually fighting General Castom's troops. What do you think?"

"On a personal note only, I can't help but say that General Castom's death was used more than he could change. Then I wonder if I should take the least profits I can take."

Ray snorted that most of those who were there had said well, and a handful of people just stared at him not to say anything extra.

However, it is also true that Ray has no other option than to express his opinions, so I dare to accept them with regard to their gaze.

Count Arius also nods to the opinion and decides.

"Ray, who was actually in the ambush squad, says, so there's going to be a place to ask that opinion.... All right, give directions to the whole army. There is also the possibility that the capture of the prisoners by the ambush forces, as well as some important information and magic items in enemy positions. Anyway, there is no doubt that this war ended with our victory. Let's proclaim it and triumph with dignity"

It may have been used, but the result remained that it still defeated the General and defeated the Bestian Empire. As Count Arius, who used a great deal of wealth to become the general of this army, we can say that it is more than enough. The attack of a Warcraft soldier, also known as the enemy's secret weapon... had decided that it would undoubtedly be his own big deal to repel an ambush carried out using an unprecedented magic item called a transfer stone.

(I have the faulty feeling that I was ambushed by the main force... Ningro, I prevented an ambush using a magic item called a transfer stone at first sight, even though it was a struggle. He then carried out a similar ambush to take over the enemy commander-in-chief. Then it won't be so fatal.)

He whines inside and turns his gaze to the adventurer standing in front of him.

It was a battle of many problems, but it was definitely thanks to the adventurer who was ahead of his gaze that he was able to win this war. At first glance, it is a small body that only looks like a wizard apprentice, but its hidden strength is definitely a first-class product. A man with an item box that is also a rare item in the world and who follows the famous Griffon as a high-ranking monster. If you dare to look for negative elements, would you be impolite to those in sight?

(But I can change as much about it as I want. Don't you have a hand in missing someone like this?)

We glimpse the nobles around us who are happy that the war has ended with their own victory, and we turn our gaze to Ray again.

"Ray, what are you gonna do now?

"What do we do, what? First, we're going to report the success of Operation Surprise under Master Dusker."

Naturally, to Ray, who just tells him, Count Arius shakes his head left and right.

"It's not. After this war is over. If it's all right with you, why don't you serve Non?

The moment I told him that, the gaze of most of the nobles who were raising their voice of joy around me was directed towards Ray.

Even the other aristocrats knew the talent of Ray, because they thought there was no way to miss it. But it takes the form of a step back because I didn't think the Earl of Arius would solicit it on this occasion.

But Ray shook his head to the side without looking like he cared about the gaze of such aristocrats.

"I'm sorry, but I'm more sexually fit to be on the sidelines as an adventurer than I am to serve a nobleman."

That's what I told him, and he said lightly no to the invitation of Count Arius, whose honor would have been promised from the nobles around him.

"... well. Show your face if you feel like it. I don't hate powerful people like you. Now, I want you to report to Uncle Larks on the ambush unit."

Count Arius didn't go any further than that, and that's what he said to get Ray out of the tent.