This is Longonia, the capital of Dragon Nation Dragonia.
We were in the big conference room on the corner of Longonia Castle, which should be called the center.
Everyone here, including me, is a leading aristocrat and Knights superior.
Moreover, some of those gathered were from rival factions, and some of them were usually unlikely to behave together.
But only now did they remain in the conference room in silence.
The large conference room table is laid with a large map depicting our country.
And on the side of the table, one knight stands with a tense face
"So, what's going on in the town of Tatstron?
The emperor's deputy, the supreme power in our country, asks the knight.
He's not an emperor. He's acting as an emperor.
But its status is synonymous with that of emperor.
And the knight questioned on behalf of the emperor began his explanation in an urgent manner.
"Ha! Right now, the town of Tatsutron is surrounded by demons."
Yes, the meeting was quickly opened with information that the town of Tatsutron, close to Longfeng Longride, was surrounded by a large group of demons.
It was the Earl of User Rules who ruled the territory next to the Baron Isobe territory, where the town of Tatstron is located, and the knight giving the explanation is also a subordinate of the Earl of User Rules.
The Count himself has not come to the King's Capital because he is organizing an army with Baron Isorbe for rescue.
But as far as the town of Tatsutron was concerned, we decided that we could not save the town on our own, and sent the knight of the minister to the king's capital.
"The demon is approaching near the defensive wall protecting the town of Tatstron, and fights are supposedly already under way with the town guard. It's the size of a large group of demons..."
That's how the knight lines up the pawns on the map showing the demons.
The pawn makes two circles, large and small, to surround the town of Tatsutron.
The small circle surrounds the town just on the side of the town of Tatstron, and the large circle surrounds the town by spreading from the side of the forest, which is situated far from the town.
That's in the form of laying two siege formations.
"Why are the demons laying double circles? Isn't this like dispersing the power of war?
Indeed, the emperor's deputy is right.
No matter how large the number, if you concentrate on breaking through the corner of the circle, the damage is inevitable, but it doesn't seem possible to escape.
Even if another circle spreading outside was waiting for those who had fled, the thickness of the formation would not be great if it had spread so much.
Wouldn't this work out in the army of Baron Isobe and Earl of User Rules?
But the knight denied the words of the emperor's deputy with a glorious face.
"No, this is not two circles. Everything from the inner circle to the outer circle is filled with demons."
"... what?
The emperor's deputy gives a barbaric voice.
But so do we.
"You think everything from the side of town to the woods is demonic? No, no, that's not good. It's only a few centimeters above the map, but it's more than a few hundred meters away, isn't it?
Yes, it was the Knights Commander of the Dragonian Knights who guarded the King's capital of our country.
The nobles listen to his words, which are experts.
"To collect a number of demons that fill that range, you have to gather not only demons from our country, but also from surrounding countries, right? Ariem."
"As much as the Knights Commander says..."
It is also natural for the Knights to deny it.
A nobleman with territory would know, but when it comes to the mass outbreak of demons, it would be about a few dozen to a hundred at best.
In the first place, most demons are like constant interruptions by adventurers.
Therefore, the phenomenon of mass outbreaks does not in itself occur that way.
There have been stories in the past that more than a few demons have been ravaged, but it is a dubious old story that is true and false.
And if this knight's report is certain, a large group of people far beyond the normal mass outbreak of demons will be surrounding the town.
That's the number of thousands.
"There were reports from many travelers who were on their way to the town of Tatstron. The reconnaissance unit we sent has also confirmed that the information is true. Besides, all the demons I could confirm were powerful demons above the C-rank."
"Become, silly ⁉ *"
"Ariam...... said it was a large group of demons above the C-rank ⁉ ●"
It is also natural for the Chivalry Chiefs to look puzzled that they cannot believe the report of the Knights.
If you become a C-rank demon, it's like a trained knight dealing with a few knights.
There's no way I can believe there are thousands of such demons.
"And, either way, we won't be sending reinforcements to the town of Tatstron. If the demon destroys the town of Tatsutron, it will be the neighbouring towns and villages that will be attacked next."
While everyone is perplexed, the emperor's deputy tells the Knights chief that soldiers should be gathered.
Yes, if the human army were the opponent, they would negotiate with us to conquer the town as it were, but what we have in demons is as appetite.
If the demons gathered were not satisfied only by the inhabitants of the town of Tatstron, thousands of hungry demons would be unleashed throughout the country.
No, if that's all the demons you can do, it's better to disperse them and reduce the number of individual herds?
If the Ningro Demons were to remain united and head to other towns, there wouldn't be a single town with only a handful of defensemen.
"That's right, the emperor's deputy! We should hurry and send out the Knights!
"We have to destroy the demons at all costs while the damage is minimal!
The nobles with the territory tend to support the Knights' departure when the demons cannot wait to come to their territory.
"Um, Commander of the Knights. Send reinforcements to the town of Tatsutron."
"Ha, we will be organizing and deploying troops soon!... Nevertheless, when you become a large group of demons above the C-rank, I wonder if it would be difficult to deal with the troops stationed in the Wang capital alone. I was wondering if we needed to send more soldiers than any of the troops scattered all over the place."
"And the soldiers of the nobles?
When we hear that we will gather our own soldiers, the nobles of the realm will look disgusted.
But more than having territory, it's natural to send out soldiers in defense.
"If the number of highly-ranked demons is as reported, we need soldiers from the Knights who guard the border."
"Even the soldiers of the border."
An emperor's deputy speaks out loud in the words of the Knights Commander.
Knights placed on the border are nothing more than threats to other countries that are looking to invade our country.
If that knighthood suddenly disappears, the enemy will attack with joy and courage.
It is unlikely that a boulder will withdraw all soldiers, but it will still be easier to attack if the number of knights is reduced.
"Those who fight at the border are sensitive to their opponents' anomalies. As soon as the number of soldiers drops from the fort, they will be detected."
The Minister for Foreign Affairs will soon say something painful in his ear, but it is the statement of an expert.
You want to say darkly that they will definitely notice you.
Understand that and both the emperor's deputy and the chief of the knighthood will have a sinister face.
"Let as many soldiers out as you can, taking care not to be perceived by the enemy."
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The Minister for Foreign Affairs bows his head to the unscrupulous order of the Acting Emperor.
I don't care what you think if you listen to the conversation, but it's also the job of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to decide what they didn't realize.
"Then hurry up and send reinforcements to the town of Tatsutron!
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And when the Knights and nobles tried to leave the conference room to gather soldiers, the door was suddenly knocked.
"Excuse me. The envoy of the Earl of User Rules has arrived."
Coming in were two civilians working in the castle and knights wrapped in dirty armor with mud and blood.
"What!? Count of User Rules!?"
Every human gaze in the conference room is poured on a knight who had previously given an explanation.
Come here and tell me you're a new messenger!?
"Ha, it's with urgent reporting!
The face of the emperor's deputy seems grumpy and distorted.
But the expression has a stronger colour of confusion than anger.
Naturally, it wouldn't be a busy thing to report urgently in this situation.
"Allegations"
The emperor's deputy, who decided to do so, urges the newly arrived knight to report.
"Ha! A large group of demons that were surrounding the town of Tatsutron has been exterminated!
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"" "" "" "... what?
I don't know what they said for a moment, and everyone on the spot puts their necks up.
"… Ta, a large group of demons that had surrounded the town of Tatsutron has been exterminated"
A knight, questioned by all and confused, re-says the same thing again.
……
Apparently, it wasn't a mistake to ask.
Is it not a mistake to hear -...
"What, no, no, no, no, no!?"