"Uh, so you're an assassin on the Imperial side, and you're here to kill me?
"Yes, but your sister beat me up."
A few times Angus got out of bed in the middle of the night, but not every time he was repelling an assassin, was he?
If I turn my gaze to Angus, Angus smiles nicely.
That's adorable...... no, you won't be fooled!
"Angus, was I in that much of an assassination crisis?
"Five assassinations, I guess. There have been seven other fait accomplis."
"Are there more faits accomplis..."
"For a supportive maid of civilian origin, Eldo, you are the best."
I'm from the civilian population, an honorary nobleman, and a princess Kingsguard knight. If you can get it, surely there will be no more promising future. But is that why you're after the fait accompli? Besides, this one's married to Angus, right?
"Didn't marrying Angus serve as a deterrent?
"I think you did, didn't you? But, Eldo, I'm guessing they thought you were a nobleman and a concubine."
"I see. So he said he was repelling me every time"
"That's your wife's role, too!
"You're reliable, really."
Angus thumbs up and poses in a good way. I'm the one who has to laugh bitterly at it.
Well, that would be nice. It's also quite a fear of being targeted in the body, but the problem now is the assassin in front of you.
"Hmm, you expose yourself as an assassin of the Empire, and what do you want to do in the future?
I have no idea where it is. I mean, I don't fundamentally know what this kid's thinking.
If you're an assassin, wouldn't you do yourself harm to keep information from leaking if you failed to assassinate him? Or are you thinking too much of me, and if I fail, you can let me get away with it? No, you just don't have that.
I'm at war.
"Mm, I want to be by your sister's side. I'll do anything for it."
"Does that mean that you can tell me everything you know about the Imperial side?
"Possible. But there's not much I know. I was raised to make assassins from the beginning. The only information I need is the minimum - I think."
"It doesn't matter anyway. Let me know everything you know. On top of that, I'll judge your treatment."
"Okay."
Ace nodded one thing and began to tell everything from her birth to the information she knew.
I'll take note of it and I'll listen.
Ace himself seemed to have been an orphan originally. Apparently, the Empire took that and raised it as an assassin.
The unit to which Eis belongs does not exist on the paperwork, but so far there are twelve assassins, and Eis is its eighth. That's why he seems to call himself Ace. He doesn't seem to think from his nose, such as taking names and managing them with numbers. Well, you make assassins, naturally.
It seems that Eis' troops are quite close to the emperor among the empires, and that only the emperor has the power to order them? Sometimes it seems to be used for internal solemnity, and Jesus himself has snuck into the imperial aristocratic mansion several times, killing the Lord there.
And this mission also naturally seems to be moving on orders from the emperor, if anything like Camentoria falls, mixed with prisoners and breaking into the kingdom side. The purpose was to kill me.
Apparently, the Emperor has eyes on me.
But does the Emperor not trust the Knight of the Eight to that extent either? I didn't expect you to leave one of the eight strongest in the empire out and insure it on top of that.
"Does Ace know anything about the Knight of the Eight?
"I don't know deep down. As hairy as a citizen would know."
"I don't mind. Tell me."
I want to get all the information I can get out here. In the future, there will be a need to fight the Knight of the Eight.
"The Knight of the Eight General...... now there are seven because one is dead, but His Excellency Kansas's strength is at the bottom of it all. Until the fourth place, Kansas and his lord didn't seem that different, but the top three said they were different."
"Who was saying that?
"Someone who was managing us. If I pissed them off, they would kill me like garbage, so I was told to stay away from them as close as possible"
"Right."
Looks like some pretty tough guys.
"You know what armed is?
"I don't know that far. It just shouldn't have been as specialized as His Excellency Kansas. Because Your Excellency was quite a special way of fighting among the Knights of the Eight."
Kansas seemed to push his men outright and specialize in group combat.
It just seems like you've been challenging a few fights, knowing your men are going to die for nothing in this fight. That would explain why I had a partner named Lisette.
"Right. Well, that's about it for now?
Make sure you heard what you wanted to hear the whole time.
I knew you wouldn't notice if you weren't a professional anymore, and for now, talk to the princess. I'm cooperative for once, and I don't think that means fast execution of discovery.
If I look at Chirali and Ace, Ace tilts his neck strangely.
The deep blue hair swayed sarally.
"Angus, can I leave the surveillance of Ace to you? In the meantime, I'll tell the princess."
"Okay."
"Say hello."
I left my tent and headed to the one with the princess.
"My knight, you're quite a troublemaker, too."
"No, no, not as good as a princess,"
Pull each other in restraint with a hoof and a grin. The princess, who worked until late at night, is in a pretty bad mood after being woken up early in the morning. Did you rush to get dressed or there was still a sleeping habit in some of my hair.
"In the meantime, I know what's going on. What about that assassin, in strength?
"Angus says it could be a little tough being a regular support maid. I was wondering if it would be possible to deal with it if we were in the upper ranks. I was proud that if I graduated at the top, I would be able to crack it down immediately."
"Well, I guess that means we've got Angus."
"The problem is her treatment. He was sent in as an assassin."
"She's cooperative herself, isn't she?
"Yes."
"Then you can treat him like an asylum."
Did you have that hand? If you treat asylum from the Imperial side, just give me the information and then give me some surveillance. You won't bind your actions that far.
Will that surveillance probably be Angus with me? Well, Ace is perfect for Angus, and that's more than likely.
"Do you want to handle it that way?
"Wait. You can't just suddenly treat me like an asylum. I'm an assassin for once, and I can't tell if I'm really reformed. You're going to have to live in a cabin for a while."
"Well, you have no choice."
The information given is not necessarily a lie. Until we can get confirmation of the truth, it would be best for me to detain you here. But could there have been a cabin that could be used now?
"Where does the barn use it? You just can't make it to Camentoria, can you?
Neither do we know when the building itself will collapse in shambles, the hut in which the Aces were housed. I just can't keep him in a place like that, and he's too soft in terms of security in the tent. It's easy to get out, actually.
"We'll have to give it to the base of the δ-block. Until then, please keep an eye on Angus and the others. I'll turn that support around."
"Okay. Your vacation is going to be far away."
"Oh, you can take me. If you think you can be trusted."
"Another difficult thing..."
I just have to take the time to find out more about their sincerity.
Can you do a vacation while you're watching in the first place? No, Ace was perfect for Angus, and if we moved, would he follow us on his own? But I can't be alone with Angus. Doesn't make sense for family service!?
"Well, either way, I can't travel for a while with a base check or anything, and I just have to let my knights see it."
"You have no choice. We'll talk in the direction of surveillance for now."
"Please. Then I'll sleep another night."
"Sorry about earlier in the morning"
"Exactly. I can't help but try to kill you."
The princess enters a space divided by a cloth in the back to change her cloth while fluttering her hands.
I was prompted by the sidekicks to leave the tent early.
I'm back in my tent, and I'll tell the two of you the results of my discussions with the princess.
As for Angus, he seems slightly dissatisfied. Well, there will always be someone on your side who tried to kill me. You will also be dissatisfied. Besides, they could crush your vacation.
On the contrary, Ace seems in a good mood. I'm not smiling at the fact that there's something in the assassin's training that doesn't give him a look, but the happy aura is flooded out of that atmosphere.
If it had a tail on it, you'd be swinging a boom.
"I think the support will come tomorrow. That's the place for now."
"Ha, you have no choice."
"It's okay. I won't bother your sisters. Always on your sister's side."
Ace grips Angus' arm, which was next door.
Angus was accepting it with a tired look.
"You don't resist."
"I'm just tired. Or are you going to try to follow me all the way from now on!? If I don't make a compromise somewhere, I'm going to be tired."
"Oh, I see"
You're trying to hold me with all the technology I've been raised to be an assassin.
You're in love with me.
But why did they fall in love with you so much?
"Ace."
"What?"
"What did you like about Angus?
"Your sister was beautiful. She looked so beautiful when she defeated me, and she looked great. There's no one who doesn't fall in love with you when you're shown that look."
"Oh well."
They have a world out there that I don't understand.
"That's all we've decided for now. As an exile, Ace will be watched by me and Angus. I think it's a little cramped, but if you decide it's cooperative, there will be no movement restrictions or surveillance soon."
"I don't mind. Instead, your sister can show you everything. You can take it off here if you want."
"No!"
Angus suppresses it when Ace puts his hand on his own clothes.
And he stared at me.
"Mr. Eldo."
"Even if they stare at me there... Eis won't ask me to do that either, so just stay normal"
"Okay."
Ace took his hand off his clothes a little too bad. Angus exhales when he sees it.
This is going to be a big deal for Angus' fatigue. I need to decide how to interact with Ace early and change my mind.
"Is this the place? Then I'll have to bring the tools for Ace into the tent and explain the situation to Mr. O'Rail. I'll get you some breakfast, Angus."
The fact that we're going to be watchmen should mean that Mr. O'Rail and the others will have plenty of opportunities to meet. I need to explain some things.
"Okay, I get it."
"Sister, I'll help you too."
"No, I'm an assassin for once, so stay still. Eldo, it's my job to cook your rice!
"I have no choice."
I sighed heavily when I saw Jesus blend in on this side.
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Proceed east from Camentoria and enter imperial territory through the buffer zone of the two countries for a day. There were troops of the scratched empire there. The footprint is very heavy.
Naturally. Troops that abandoned the base and popped up in the leeward formation were down to nearly the first half in line with the Royal Army's onslaught.
Again, you would have been protected thanks to the Death Squad.
That fact was unnecessarily weighing the footsteps of the Imperial soldiers.
At the end of such a line, there was a mercenary regiment of Lisettes.
"Captain, it's so dark."
"You deserve it. I lost. Their confidence and pride will be worn out."
To the members who have spoken, Lisette responds with a slightly tired voice.
Lisette was desperate to defend her men when she escaped. The march, which remains a drag on battle fatigue, is very tiring.
But Lisette's mind was only a little lighter than when she was at the base.
"Captain, it's time."
"I know. You guys are really good too."
To the words of Deputy Commander Teresena, Lisette takes one final confirmation to her snorted men.
My men smiled and nodded at Lisette's question.
"Of course."
"Our captain decided."
"I believe you!
"If you have a man, I'll follow you everywhere!
"Totally idiots."
I have such reliable men.
Then I'll do what I want to do while I fully entertain them.
Since that night, Lisette's mind had been lightened. And the Kingdom's not coming after us. Here, we start that plan.
"Then I'll go. We live for pleasure!
Operate the fuselage and leave the march.
My men's carriage came off the line to match it.
Then one of the planes of the Armunale, which was proceeding with the same vigilance at the rear of the line, notices the movement.
"Hey, where are you going?"
"Let me get out of this unit. We're done here."
"You think that's allowed!?
"Forgive me. With regard to the departure of mercenaries from their forces, the imperial side acknowledges freedom if not during combat. It's written right at the time of the contract."
"But..."
A knight cannot go out stronger than it is a contract. Mercenary contracts are direct contracts with the Empire. To differ from it would be to rebel against the idea of an empire as it were.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to force you to pay for this later. And I'm not going to stick to the kingdom side. They're my vengeful opponents."
"Then why leave? You'd have a better chance of winning if you were in the squad."
What risks does it entail for Armunale to fight on one plane? Spare fuel, ammunition, armor, give me an example, and I don't have a kilo. Supporting it is why mercenaries are attached to the imperial side.
"It could be. But I want to fight my feelings honestly. Besides, you almost destroyed Camentoria in this fight. If so, if the next kingdom comes, it's not here."
"You think you're going to attack me from another side? The kingdom has never set up a battle in our country beyond the buffer zone in the last few decades, has it?
"Once upon a time. Now. The king is dead, isn't he? If you change the top, you change your mind. Besides, I don't think he's gonna stop here."
What comes to mind is a one-armed aluminum. Despite all those measures, the opponent Kansas was able to take down critical while blowing himself up. But the pilot is making sure he's not dead.
I don't think that opponent will stop here.
I'm the one who kills the ship's arm.
"Hmm, whatever you want"
The knight, giving up on Lisette's persuasion, returns to the line.
Lisette kept going down the street, looking at it with a monitor.
Off the force for a day. The Lisettes were well on the street.
The destination is the town Inossilade, which is about a day away. Although it is not a large scale or base or supply base, it is a large town and is fully possible if it is replenished with food.
And most importantly, it is also the town that leads to the entrance to the buffer zone.
Lisette was going to wait here for a while and go out in line with the attack on the Kingdom side.
"Captain, stop!
That's what I said, my men who were running horses for reconnaissance.
Though the mercenary regiment, the movement is not so different from that of the Armunale squad. Naturally, some of them are scouts who gather intelligence ahead of the Armunale.
"What's wrong with you?
If the scout wants to stop, it means there's something ahead.
Lisette stops the fuselage.
"I checked the two planes Armunale a little while back."
"Not two planes? In here?
"Yeah, I think it's another mercenary because the fuselage was black, but there's two planes, which means they're working jointly, right? I kind of smell like trouble."
"I see."
Mercenary regiments and, depending on their work, may be carried out in several joint ventures. But I don't really think there's a job in this street that's going to require two Armunales.
If that's what it is, it's a lot of trouble. At this point in time, we may even be forced to change this plan.
"What do you want to do, change course?
"Right...... no, unfortunately I don't seem to have made it"
In an attempt to agree with the reconnaissance officer, Lisette sighs and gives up.
And I zoomed in on the monitor and looked at the end of the street.
"Have you been followed?"
"Ugh!? You weren't supposed to notice."
"You found out about the recon over there first."
"Ugh, I'm sorry.
"I don't have a choice. Now, what mercenary regiment are you dealing with?
Looking at the enlarged monitor, Lisette checks the opponent's fuselage.
Mercenary regiments' airframes are not united, unlike those of the country. Because they are equipped with a lot of junk and modified parts, they have many unique silhouettes.
That's why if you look at the fuselage and the armament, there's a certain amount of good fighting attached to it.
"That fuselage"
Lisette looked familiar to one of the two Armunales.
And I hear voices from that fuselage.
"Hey, long time no see. Lisette of Sharing."
"Combat Madness Forze"
A simple airframe with no excessive equipment and no major renovation to the extent that armor is somewhat hand applied.
But the signs you feel from that fuselage are very dangerous.
"That means next to it."
"Nice to meet you. It's Leila."
"You're the rumored betrayal princess."
"I don't like how they call me that."
"I think it's perfect."
"If you're fighting and selling, I'll buy you one, okay?
Layla's fuselage hangs its hand on a sword pattern. Lisette also tried to reach for the sword, and Forze stopped it.
"You're not here to fight. The captain will piss you off."
"You have no choice."
"So, what are you guys doing here? The battle in Camentoria ended with the loss of the Empire."
"I know. We have a proposition to share."
"Proposal?"
"You lost your arm, didn't you?
"That's a lot of information."
Troops are still in the process of retreating, and it is not the right time for information to go to the mercenary units at the end of the day. Then I wonder why Lisette knows that.
"I know that. We are purchasing information on the ship's arms as a top priority. Ever since he was in Kreutzl, I've been following only the information. So we both know that you lost and that Kansas is dead."
To Forze's words, Lisette clutches the joystick unconsciously.
"My arms are my prey. But you want revenge for enjoying yourself, too, right? If I fight, my chances are gone. So I suggest, why don't you come with us? So we can fight him before I fight?
"It's..."
"You came this way through the troops for that, didn't you?
"You know that much?"
Lisette only worries for a moment, then gives the answer.
"Fine, I'll act with you. Take me to Elshald."
"I thought you'd say that."
In the cockpit, Lisette answered and Forze grinned.