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It was not until just after noon that the Ars and the others returned to the Hydrange army.

There is a noticeable amount of personnel to be assigned to the defense as they approach the military headquarters. The magician, dressed in an unfamiliar military uniform, welcomed the Ars and the others with pleasure, whether they had already heard it.

That said, it didn't actually escort me, and still taught me the safe path in detail.

Both Tesfir and Alice would have noticed that there was some sort of mixture of expectations there. Before Ars was a single magician, it may have seemed to them that the outside world, which should have been used to this fight, had changed.

Whether it was a demonic nest or a path accustomed to walking, it would have been somewhat of a support for the mind. But the outside world that spreads into the hydranges for them had already transformed into a world they didn't know existed. Strange fears were spreading like they were thrown out into strange places.

I can't help but feel even Ars, wondering if the vague word outside world is a creature at the same time.

Natural enemies for humans are definitely [demons]. But the natural enemies for demons...

Think that far. Ars blocks his thoughts.

While multilateral research is underway on demons, 90% of them have not been proven enough to be presented in academia. It only has so much endurance that no research can be called an achievement, and that is also a theme that is considered impossible in modern times.

I can't help but leave the realm of speculation like an infinitely spreading maze.

And there's one of the challenges about demons. Humanity, which has been considered the culmination of the food chain, but in the context of that word exists the positioning of demons.

I guess the word "food chain" does not apply to [demons] per se, but in view of the current state of life, which is almost alive in a corner of the world, humanity today was neither seemingly nor seemingly domesticated by demons.

It is treacherous as an argument, but can't we say that demons are still inferior to humankind as a species?

- If demons no longer require human magic...

He seemed to stroke down his chest howling with a temporary relief that both Tesfir and Alice had returned safely following the silent walking Ars. That said, while the critical tensions could be resolved, he was busily stiffening his expression in front of a majestic stand-up so that the military forces of other countries could swallow the four.

- The fact that demons eat humans has nothing to do with the existence of demons in itself. Even as we go back in history, demons are evolving in the brackets of seeds. Evolution can range from environmentally appropriate to protecting oneself from external enemies. Chip, was it too late?

Hands on his mouth. Ars thinks deeply. I guess what I see never leaves the realm of speculation, or in this case never leaves. Ars, who made the thought leap, had such careless concerns that the demons might still have been good inside eating humans.

In any case, this assignment was of a kind that did not fit the purpose.

There was a clear standing woman at the front entrance of the Hydrange army headquarters, who greeted her with a sneering grin, confirming the arrival of the four. She is a young woman with beautifully bound hair, thin makeup, and not worthy of a stiff army.

I'd be more convinced if they told me I was an image girl.

On the raven and on the corner, I don't know when she has been standing there waiting or waiting again, but she won't be able to probe out of her condition in any case.

"Good luck," the woman, deeply thankful, continued with an unfortunate look. "I'm afraid I'm going to arrive. I'm sorry, but Colonel Bordeaux is waiting for you," she turned somewhat to the aisle behind her. The passageway, if I may say so, refers to a relatively sparsely populated passageway such as a back entrance or a side road.

There was also a desire to take a break, but the Ars and the others were sent to the conference room they used when they arrived immediately.

I had no objection to Ars because I also understood that it was such a pressing situation by then.

Colonel Bordeaux as well as his equally high-ranking faces surrounded the foldable, simple desk in the conference room. It is filled with heavy painful air, as if it also has problems that may dictate military trends.

Bordeaux was the only one standing directly in front of the Ars who entered the room there.

Bordeaux hung his carefree voice to Tesfir and Alice, who obviously shriveled.

"Sorry. I'm sorry. You were there. [M] Forgive me for a lot of tough faces. It's like work to wrinkle for a few minutes. Think of it as a vegetable or something."

"That being said..."

Tesphere turns to Alice, a baffling comrade.

It's just so uncomfortable in a place where all the faces of the Colonel class have gathered together, and if you're going to get a glimpse, you're going to hide behind Ars in one row.

"The report should be with me and Loki, so you guys stay back"

"Let me do that."

Tesfir and Alice, whispered out their help boat, leave the room first without disrespect. It goes without saying that his behavior until he left the room was heartless or hasty, as he was holding his breath.

"Are you saying you're looking at things so hard by now?"

Confirming that Tesfir and Alice had completely disappeared, Ars frankly cut them out.

He tightened himself to a reality heavier than the words, which also looked heavily at the remaining Loki.

"Rightly, there are those who look heavily here, Lord Ars. It's a little different from the rest of the National Army. The Hydrange doesn't allow the entire army to move with a single voice from the Governor. Under a superior officer who brings together dozens of troops, a goal is set as the backbone of the operation. It is up to the Governor to divide the troops and permit them to descend along the lines of the proposals raised from below, respectively, around the units of the Single Mage under his jurisdiction. No matter, priority also exists in it, and if it is lower, it is rejected"

Without knowing it and with a feeling of getting caught up in it, Ars put his face into his sight.

It's not just the number of chest medals we're gathering here, but from military uniforms, it won't mean Colonel Bordeaux's men. Speaking of age alone, there were some of him once, twice and up there.

There is no doubt that this Chamber feels disproportionate. When it comes to the room they usually use for meetings, this place has a simple atmosphere close to the magician's operating room.

There were only assembled simplified desks and stiff chairs that would not sit for hours.

At best, the daytime light entering through a curved front fitting glass window soothes the atmosphere. but it wasn't enough because the screen that doesn't show anything either is blocking it like a curtain.

Nevertheless, Ars was also somehow beginning to be able to read his intentions from the face-to-face numbers gathered here.

The term priority includes the level of confidence and importance involved.

What is the judgment material that prioritizes it….

"Endorsement…"

"Exactly. The petition filed with the Governor General is of great concern to the policy as an objective and important case through the signing of more than one adjunct. Ultimately, it is the Governor's decision, but it will not be left unattended"

"I see."

I guess these methods would work effectively if the army didn't have bad bugs parasitic.

The army had been able to function independently in the army because the former Führer Rafsenal had not intervened in any way in the military. It is also certain that behind it was the current Führer Laurent, a force that was dividing itself from Rafsenal.

In order to scratch the authority of Rafsenal, who at the time had the power to appoint and dismiss the Governor, the Governor's powers are dispersed and the military's policy is determined under the principle of majority voting.

Such ground-building had already been done in the Hydrange army.

"I mean, we need to confirm a general threat to the mission in this case, is that what you mean?"

The snort returns, but Ars frowns in surprise.

Bordeaux saw this one noticed, too, and instantly stuck his arm out.

"I'll tell you everything later. Sooner or later it will be in your ears, but let me hear the report first"

With a sincere eye Bordeaux shook his mustache and was willing not to bend, so he emitted.

Loki also already noticed.

Without looking at anyone, Loki narrows her eyes that the situation itself is full of discomfort in the first place. More importantly, I couldn't solve not trying to hide that discomfort.

That too, before and after the mission, seems like this change.

You shouldn't have to check again in the first place. The tasks entrusted to the Ars and the others were not as important as expected at the same time.

Above all, we welcome a new single magician to think about from the current state of Hydrange, and we are just being set on two feet by the inexplicable phenomenon of the time to come, and what we do should not change from the beginning. It should have been this one point, embarking on a sweep of demons to pay off the bumps so far......

Loki saw Ars standing anxiously a short while ago.

Both Ars and Loki have arrived. The answer is the same. That lies in the elimination of the phenomenon of night clubs, the breakdown of this premise. In other words, events are occurring alongside cases that are supposed to be unanimous as a general thrust of the military. That's also while the Ars and the others are out there.

That is why we raise it and gather support so that it is recognized as a priority issue.