Legend

Ray turns his gaze to the ground as he sits on the back of a flying ceto.

There is a line of Frizione on the ground, and many are looking and pointing at Seto and Ray, who flew just towards the sky.

The ground looking down from the sky would have seen a green carpet if it was summer, but this season is already autumn.

The grass was also dead, with the effect that the dead grass and the ground were peeling out, and the sight of a little less pleasant in the eyes: a brown carpet.

"For reconnaissance from the sky, the ground is not so different, green or brown."

I don't know if I see it, but I wave gently towards the ground and then stroke Seto's back.

Just as Frizione and the others are starting to move on, make sure they leave it and Seto wings it.

In the first place, there's nothing more advantageous than scouting the ground from above.

It may be somewhat difficult to find if you're hiding in places like the woods and woods, but if you try Ceto, which has amazing eye goodness as a griffon, it's not that hard to find armor and weapons that are reflecting light from among the trees.

In addition, the five senses, even for Ray, were so sharp that they were not comparable to normal humans that they were overwhelming in the sense of reconnaissance.

That is why...... I will succeed in finding it as soon as possible.

"I knew it. I thought he'd finally noticed."

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr"

A flying ceto and what Ray found on its back.

That was the appearance of the troops unfolding in the direction in which the Frizione line was going.

The number is about five hundred, which is not that high compared to previous crusaders.

But still, Frizione and the others have about four hundred fighters. It's about five hundred men to put in a supply unit, and that's how we got there and finally got to each other.

(What do we do? Do you want me to go ahead and attack you from above? With that number of people, you can't even wipe it out with magic)

That's what I thought, Ray, but I remember that this time our part was reconnaissance, and I immediately open my mouth as I stroke Seto's neck.

"Seto, we're going back to Frizione and the others. You better let me know about this."

"Grrrrrrrr?"

Are you sure? And Ray nods back to Seto, who looks at himself and rings his throat.

"Given Frizione's character, I'm probably saddened to attack here and annihilate my enemies..."

Tell him that much and stop the words once.

Yes, you naturally knew that Frizione didn't originally prefer to fight, even if it was cavazid.

More than I've dated for years as a brother and sister, that's for sure.

(So... just in the direction of Frizione's progress, we have the same amount of combat power? What, this overdone development?)

What would I do if I were you? Though thinking so, I find myself and Kabazid's head too good to be helpful over there and shake my neck to the side.

All I can think of for Ray is an ambush with a large army here and frustrate the morale of Frizione and the others at once.

"Grr!"

At that time, Seto accidentally squeaks his throat sharply.

"What's up?

"Grrrrrrrrrr"

To Ray, who asks, Seto turns his gaze as he rattles his throat.... but not to the ambush troops that are spreading under your eyes, to the woods by the streets.

Look that way, Ray, and stare at it.

But there doesn't seem to be any particular anomaly...

"Yeah?"

But there was some discomfort in the sight of the woods under my eyes.

As I look further into the woods to make sure of it, I finally realize what's wrong.

Something seems to be moving in the woods. It's also more massive, not in numbers like one or two.

Ray intuitively understands what that is.

"Is that... a unit lying low to ambush!?

To Ray, who squeals by accident, Seto, who squeals his throat when he's right.

Turning his gaze toward the woods again, he did see soldiers lurking there.

I didn't know at first, but once I understand I'm there, I do see I'm there.

"Even so, you thought about it. Sure, it's hard to find in that way."

Ray whining about the words of admiration.

Essentially, when Seto or Ray explore how things are on the ground from above, the easiest thing to see is the reflection of light.

Specifically, the sight of sunlight reflecting on metal weapons and protective equipment.

But the troops lurking in the woods along the streets have no such reflexes.

Even with regard to that reason, you can understand it as soon as you punish your eyes from above and look into the woods.

In the first place, they are not equipped with metal armor, they are equipped with leather armor, leather armor.

Furthermore, the surface of the leather armor may be dyed in plain shades to be dispersed in the woods, or dirty with dirt and strained with tree branches.

Exactly, the sight you deserve to call camouflage.

"I don't care what you think, you're on alert for reconnaissance from above. If you're on the ground, you can hide behind trees and bushes."

"Grrrrrrrr?"

What are you gonna do? Attack? and it was Ceto, who would ring his throat and ask, but Ray shakes his neck sideways as a result of being lost for a few seconds.

I know that my position is an escort.

If you're going to play that role at all, it would be best to put together and defeat the person you're ambushing here.

But given Frizione's character, I didn't think he would allow a preemptive attack.

First try to discuss it, and still decide to use force if you have no choice.

Because he's such a character.

(You were lucky to ban the use of force until the end and not be the kind of person to tie your allies to)

He whines inside and sends a signal to Seto to return to those with Frizione.

It was originally a distance of about two hours on foot at the speed of the army, but given the speed of Seto flying in the sky, it's too much to say... but still, if I tried to lay it, it felt that much.

I can see in my sight the 1st imperialist led by Frizione...

"Yeah?"

I realize that the 1st Imperial Party travels faster than I expected, and I unwittingly twist my neck.

If you keep looking around, you'll find out why you're speeding up your legs somehow.

The rear end of the 1st Royalist...... further behind it.

There's a group of twenty people at some distance.

Yes, as if you were chasing the 1st Royalist.

"No, but you're talking about what only about twenty people can do."

In the first place, the warriors, adventurers and mercenaries who are accompanying Frizione this time were a selection of elites from the First Imperial Sect.

Even as a prostitute, naturally there are more of those who stand up in arms, and there is no way that we can do something where there are about twenty of them gathered to some extent who stand up in arms.

(Actually reinforcements from the presence in favor of Frizione?

While tilting his neck, he eventually signals Seto as having no answer unless he asks directly, and heads to the ground.

Seto spreads his wings and lands a short distance from the carriage on which Frizione is riding while gliding.

The White Rose Knights, who for a moment were solidifying the perimeter of the carriage, showed how nervous Ceto was, but as soon as they knew it was Ceto who came down, they relieved that nervousness.

Angela... I think maybe it was Frizione who liked Seto, while Ray leans closer to Frizione's carriage while on Seto.

"Lord Ray, I've been waiting for you. I'd like you to report it as soon as possible."

"Oh, please"

He returns his words briefly to Whidere, who welcomed Ray while on horseback, and is guided as he is.

No matter how friendly Ray and Seto were to Frizione, I guess there was no reason to let it pass, given the surrounding eyes.

It was also not necessarily that those who hated Ray in the White Rose Knights would not do a strange imitation.

No matter how many favored Rays have become, there are a few who really don't care.

It is especially common for those of aristocratic origin, but Ray would deserve it, who has no way of speaking against Frizione around it.

Most importantly, it is true that with Seto directly in his eyes, there have been more factions in this short period of time that should also be called the Ray Tolerants.

... Sang, they weren't supposed to have seen the bear's body hanging entirely.

"With that said, what about the bear's body?

"Of course I carry it properly. I had some difficulty, but fortunately, the luggage was able to drop by while traveling well."

"Gru!"

With the word bear corpse, your own meat! and Seto making his eyes shine and squeal all the time.

Ray keeps saying things as he feels something that he really understands about Seto.

"While traveling?

"Uh-huh. Captain Angela says we should get out of the Empire as fast as possible."

I admire that word, Ray.

Did you know what the twenty or so infantrymen were following from behind this army, or did you simply think you should do that?

I don't know which reason, but still, Angela's decision would have been appropriate.

"Is that caused by the guys following you from behind?

"Uhm. Let's talk more in front of His Highness Frizione"

While we're talking, we approach Frizione's carriage, which leads the way.

The White Rose Knights, who are guarding the perimeter of the carriage, make way as soon as they see Widare.

Note that if royalty is supposed to lead the army, it is common to have royalty in the middle of the army.

This is because it is possible to deal with enemies from either front or back, but it is also easy to give instructions to both the front and rear.

Even so, Frizione's carriage is taking the lead because of its thick trust in its own Knights, the White Rose Knights, and the idea that the rear would be more at the forefront than sending a pursuit force.

As a matter of fact, there are about twenty men behind this army right now.

The carriage on which Frizione is riding is also a very powerful magic item in itself, and its defense is a manageable substitute for being attacked by nearly a hundred soldiers.

But...... this decision was also about a sweet look at Kabazid, Schuls, or Amare, who is also his deputy.

"Your Highness, Frizione, I have brought you Lord Ray."

"Welcome home, Ray. And Seto.... So, how was the scout? There are strange people chasing us from behind."

"Oh, I could see it from up there, too."

Ray and Frizione exchange words as they travel along the side of the carriage in Ceto.

Of course Frizione is not in the carriage, it's in the carriage.

Does Ray kick in to Frizione, who's opening a window from there and showing his face? gaze with the meaning.

The response to that is to shake your head sideways.

As for the ray I expected, I open my mouth without any particular regret.

"Then what are we going to do? You want me to follow those guys all the time? … to where they are ambushing us."

The knights of the White Rose Knights, who were listening around, open their eyes to the words that came out of Ray's mouth.

Also, that's the same for Wiedele, who came this far with Ray, or Angela, who was right next to Frizione's carriage.

But...

"... yes, they're ambushing us. How many?

Frizione, perhaps the least combative of all, asks Ray without showing any upset.

He said he had already expected this situation, but he looked grand.

Ray had a surprise look on his face for a moment, but Frizione continues his words with a small grin.

"Schuls doesn't think he can completely mislead Brother Kabazid's eyes, anyway. Besides, I felt like this was going to happen even more than I was told I ran into Brother Kabazid outside the castle when Widare came back. Wiedele, I'm sorry you just brought Ray in, but I need you to call the Marquis of Lognos."

"Ha!"

Quickly return the horse's head and leave for the army behind the carriage Whidere.

The name Marquis Lognos sounded familiar to Ray as well.

That's the name I heard when Angela arrived when Ray was spending time in the cabin, and it's mild but face-to-face before she came out of the castle.

(Indeed, was he a highly influential figure among the 1st Imperial? That mustache is most impressive though)

Remembering a beard as splendid as a dwarf, I eventually saw Widere come with the Marquis of Lognos.

I just saw your face a while ago, but I still mean naturally, you still have a fine mustache like a dwarf.

The face of Brasso, who belongs to the Crushed Warrior of Rank C Party, also a dwarf I know in Ray's brain, comes to mind.

"Your Highness, Frizione, you asked for me."

After saluting Ray, who was riding Seto, and thanking him for Frizione, he asked with dignity.