A package of luggage, with the exception of Tesfir and Alice's porch, was abruptly deposited at the reception in front of the school gate.

In the end, the result was entrusted to the sorting of Ars with regard to the belongings.

Crystals for sprinkling magic residue on signal smoke. It is an ore of magical good conductors, commonly known as demonic stones. I let them hold a small amount of these.

"You were right to assemble a little early."

I didn't send it out to anyone, but it was obvious that it was referring to two people, Tesfir and Alice.

It's an investigative mission, and I'm not doing an expedition this time. It was therefore better to carry out the mandate sooner, and in this case only at night had to be avoided.

Spending the night in the outside world is also that much nervousness, and the sense of the demon becomes sharper. Magic manipulation is also difficult for two immature people to survive the night.

Things are going crazy, but I need to stop by the hydrange once to get to the mission, and as a result, I'm on the road through a number of transfer gates.

Tesfir opens his mouth with a tense face.

"And I've never seen Hydrange before, so that's kind of exciting."

"We've only been to Luther Luca at the request of the chairman after all, too. Fia's been to a lot of things, hasn't she? What about Hydrange?

"Uh-huh, that's what I was talking about when I was a little girl, and I barely remember anything. Besides, I've never been to the hydraulic range. Besides, it's about an exchange between nobles, so I don't think I've been there before."

Tesfir roared as he dug back the fragments of his memory, but the memory had already deteriorated over time, to the point of reminding her in a thin blur. Perhaps in my childhood I remember my mother taking me to dine with dignitaries from other countries, and I remember being called to social circles and balls. of, but that's not the only way I can look at it that I found out.

Als glanced over his shoulder from before the two as a swallowing conversation took place.

"In fact, I've had a chance to go outside the country lately, but there's no hydranges. From what I hear, I also hear it's a long idle terroir... but that's only an inside story. I'm guessing the military is similar everywhere."

"I think so. Countries will only be in the upper echelons, even if they could have known because they were previously closed. In the first place, there was no reason to know..."

After Ars, Loki also mixes words. The magician was full of things about his country, and that didn't even change at a time when Ars was at the forefront.

Even around the Alpha, the number of demons continues to increase from where they gather year to year. On the other hand, there are situations where good magicians do not grow up early, and the upper echelons with this information should have been able to foresee the death of the country. Even if the prosperity that will last forever in the future is a delusion, the day of its end may have been imminent to the extent that it could be counted if nothing were done as it were.

Even in that sense, it would be more beneficial for the military, and even longer, for humanity, to have its overwhelming power wielded in the outside world than for Ars to obtain information outside the country.

If I say it's a management to take advantage of the magician, it's not until then.

"Each country has its own military structure and mechanisms, but the truth is uncertain"

What is the military system, that is, the invasion of demons, is directly linked to the degree of threat and requires change. What made Alpha special was that it wasn't as defensive as the rest of the country. There is no doubt that dedicated defense is the cornerstone.

No country was aggressive enough to create a base there, even if it crusaded demons to a large extent. Correctly, I couldn't crack many magicians there.

Even if the area can be recaptured, there is no recapture in a vast area like the Alpha. I mean, it's just a base of creation that you can throw away at any time.

"Huh, you're in trouble everywhere. I mean, Al's story is that countries facing south, like Alpha and Luther Luca, are more heavily invaded by demons, right? Does that mean the northernmost hydranges are relatively peaceful?

"There's no way! That said, like Alpha..."

Ars cut off his words to the lid. Because the confirmed material is not the only one, it is generally assumed that the estimated total number of demons is not as good as the Alpha itself, but also because I doubted how far I could trust it.

In the last few days, Loki, who fully understood it, similarly speaks.

"It was a class, too. Because the demon came from the south... that? Then…"

A new question that Alice threw in good time was enough to move Ars' forefinger as a researcher.

"You've noticed the good part. The evidence that demons have broken out from the south is actually scarce. Legend says it's from the south. The point is that many humans have fled from the south."

"Oh, so that means, huh? Hydrange..."

"Of course it's not safe, is it?"

Whoever you ask will follow Als' narrowed gaze.

To see that, the red-haired girl who reacted giggly tried to change the subject to cloud her words.

"Well, that's what this mission is about. If I knew that, I might have been able to sort out a few more things to take."

Perhaps the weak tone towards the end of the story is because I wanted to rinse the earlier stigma a a little bit.

But it was Loki who was equally somewhat guilty who answered it.

Sigh only once, but that's not meant for them.

"That's it. Even Al hasn't been asked about the details of this mission. Instead, when receiving the association's mandate, it's only known as an outside investigation."

"Ma ~ I just said that there was a lack of investigation on the part of the association when ordering requests, so I hope it improves... including that we have to head to the military headquarters in Hydrange once."

Four people board the transferring gates across the border to make them aware of the pre-issued access codes.

Then the scenery changes so much that you're going to get drunk.

Near the border, as if modernization had not yet progressed, that was the view of the long idle township. The dull coloured sesame grass was dripping its head, and that was also a sign that it was not paved at the same time.

Because of this, in the dry air of the cold sky, there is a mixture of earthy scents close to rotten soil.

Sometimes it was the border side, probably about a small town, and the big city called the capital still seemed far away.

but -.

"Is this really okay?

Because of the lower temperatures compared to Alpha, Tesfir said so with a grip and trembling to involve the robe.

Naturally, the accustomed Ars and Loki pierced their silence without doing anything special. This is also some kind of magic manipulation, but I listen because unfounded evil was about to fly.

"It's a little cold."

The endorsement suddenly rises from the girl next door. "A little?" questioned Tesfir, surprised to see Alice's body. No.

"Well, I guess. I didn't say anything about being cold."

With his rounded back pinned out, Tesfir tauntingly chases Ars and Loki, who started walking. Alice continued with a question mark in her strange words and deeds.

Three people enter the Hydrange ahead of Ars and dive through several transfer gates. By then the rays of the sun, which should not yet be visible, had begun to illuminate all seven countries.

Both Tesfir and Alice hold down the robe to prevent the wind from entering into the cold wind that will strengthen their skin every time they pass through the metastasis gates.

"Exactly. Army headquarters is a fine thing."

In and out of people who can sparkle peeps, even in the early morning.

Unlike Alpha's curved headquarters, it has a huge box-like structure. A direct passage ran through the transfer gate, with two high-rise buildings lined up on its left and right.

Although it is a familiar sight when it comes to rolling, both Tesfir and Alice still look over their heads and stop.

- That's just how vigilant you are about the rest of us.

Four people were showered with gaze to the point where they felt that Sometimes in the early morning, not so much, but still wouldn't feel very good.

"Al......" Loki uttered in a lower voice to be unnoticed. Naturally the meaning is not just about their indiscreet gaze.

"Oh, I was kinda anticipating..."

and I can see from AWR's phone that military personnel who also see it returned are also magicians. But many of those on this scene don't seem to be pointing a simple alert at Ars and others either. I also felt an exclusivity towards a kind of leftover.

The sensation of touch on the occasion leaves a lump of anger that is understandable and unacceptable.

"I guess it's caused by the clash with Teresa earlier and the Hydrange army. I hear it was Orneus of Klama who led the way, but the magicians who were forced to fight didn't seem to have been informed of anything."

"I mean..."

"Waste of blood."

It is also known that that was the instruction of the then Führer, Mekfis, who changed his appearance to Rafsenal. Still, as a result, many Hydrange servicemen were killed by troops led by Theresa of Alpha. Regardless, it also included Lusarca's direct assassination unit, the nebula Nevila.

Neither battle was intact, but barren, a battle that only produced results that no one was rewarded with.

I mean, even if you know the bad guys, even if you know the reason, only emotions are unacceptable. Because their gaze was directed at them when they found out they were Ars.

The emotions on which such no-go carelessness was put may at the same time have changed them more exclusively. No, in the sense of not accepting leftovers, I guess more cohesion has increased in a weird direction.

Take a step forward and head to Hydrange Army Headquarters, Ars.

"Wherever the rest of us go, it doesn't change..."

Loki turns a dripping eye to Ars overflowing with such a masochistic dialogue. No matter how much credit he achieved in his own country, Ars ended up treating even inside the army as if he were a leftover.

Still not now. Everything is different in a good way already.

Loki opened her mouth for a moment...... and immediately closed it.

The reason for this is that Ars still kept the word.

"But from now on, that's not good. There's no room in seven countries."

…… Yes. "