Sevens

- The village, a short distance from the street, was noisy in the morning.

The adults go into the house with farm tools and pray that nothing happens.

The sight seen by one boy who jumped out of the village is not the kind of army he has ever seen.

"What, that..."

It was like the fort was moving. Soldiers were aiming in a central direction without interruption around them, and the cold air in the morning was unusual.

The boy, who opened his mouth to the movement of the great army he had never seen, saw a blue-haired man standing on the fort. Above the fort was a blue circle painted on a white flag. I know it's a gray, decorative, flag showing the army there.

But I've never seen a flag like that.

The boy watched the sight until his family came to bring him back from the house -.

I was feeling the cold air in the morning as I watched the soldiers marching down the street.

"That's bad air. If the soil was dry, the sand and dust would be terrible. or when it rains, they take away their strength"

I looked around from the rooftop of the fort and there was white smoke up nearby. I guess it's also a village somewhere.

We will enter the direct jurisdiction of Bansaim and continue our march. There was no resistant resistance, and the enemy never came out of Central.

They shouldn't be attacked by peripheral countries and unable to muster soldiers. It was obvious that he was luring him to Central.

Still, in order to fight Ceres, we have to go for Central.

On the roof, Vera in her jacket came up.

"Can I stay outside without my allies wearing escorts?

That's what I said. When I went out on the roof, the wind was blowing and I was rocking Vera's dark hair. The twin tail part is in the wind. Vera looked at the chimney that she could see from the roof when she held it down with her hand.

I saw the chimney that stood up the white smoke and nodded a few times and turned my face towards me.

"I hear other people are going for Central, but the showdown is definitely Central, right? Didn't they destroy each of them?

I shook my head sideways against Vera, who seemed worried.

"I'm not worried about that. I'm also thinking if I open Central and aim somewhere. I don't think it's going to be easy to defend, and Ceres is going to use Central as a showdown place."

"I don't even feel like I understand my sister's personality."

Vera has bumped her honest feelings when she sees my expression not superior. I'll explain it to Vera.

"I'm definitely waiting. Depending on what you do, you can literally aim somewhere in an army of dead soldiers, but it would be a hassle not to do it."

It doesn't matter if Ceres wins or loses. If I can live in luxury, I don't care how many people below me die.

No, you'll laugh about it.

"You can win, can't you?

I stared straight at Vera's inquiry.

"We can win the war. Definitely. That's all I've been prepared for. And thanks to the troops we've absorbed, we've been able to afford more."

Many lords offered to cooperate. Conversely, the Lords said they would not cooperate, but in many cases the Lords took part.

If we're gonna get out of the current Central Bansaim, that means we're gonna work together. Or maybe he's cooperating with us with food to live.

"To war, yeah. So, what's the most important part?

I guess you're talking about a direct confrontation with Ceres. I snorted.

"So I set it up. Sorry, but I don't have the idea of challenging you even if you can't win. I thought the status quo was the most powerful, so I decided to march."

It's true.

A companion who led Nowem and traveled with him as an adventurer until now. And Gracia, Eliza, Ludmila - they have all the power. If you're one-on-one, you're likely to lose, but it's just a good talk if you don't bring it in one-on-one or something.

"You're my sister, but you're a girl, but it doesn't matter. Surround and slap."

Vera shrugged her shoulders and showed them.

"It's a shitty dialogue, but that's the easiest part, isn't it? I was relieved not to have feelings for brothers and sisters, or for being a man."

Vera seems to agree with my decision. It's just a pity story as far as I'm concerned. I can't beat my sister, so I'll fight with my lover, like I'm saying.

"As far as I'm concerned, that's what I'd like to do."

In my personal opinion, with my hands - I just wanted to stop Ceres with my hands. But that's not possible by strength.

"If you say that and lose, I'll resent you for the rest of my life. It's stupid to throw away a battle you can win with personal affection, isn't it? Well, I don't hate that either."

However, Vera says she absolutely doesn't like it if she's in that position.

"We have to win. There's no tomorrow, and I won't allow you to lose your hand. Sister, there's nothing left to live for. It's better to end it, Saku."

I guess it's an encouragement to be Vera.

"... I intend to. I have a promise."

Grabbing the treasure ball, Vera looks at me alternately.

"Did you hear your ancestors? You're not here now, are you? If you say so, I heard you on the ship before."

"Oh, so you heard Vera."

I thought Vera heard it on the boat, and I thought it was familiar.

"I didn't realize I was the voice of your ancestors, though. A promise to those ancestors?

There's that too. But not the most.

"No, is it like my brother? As far as I'm concerned, I didn't admit it."

With the treasure ball out of my hand, I turned my gaze towards Central.

- Lyell's army approaching Central.

Some aristocrats came there to ride one winning horse after another. Those who aim to rebuild their homes. who fled Central.

who want to be recognized as a nobleman. In addition, adventurers and mercenaries.

They wanted to see Lyell like that. But Lyell basically doesn't want any more troops.

It is very difficult to be thankful just to participate.

In that, Ralph Circley was in contact with his daughter, Miranda.

He took to the tent near the fortress and summoned Miranda.

Miranda, coming down from a manoeuvring fortress, met Ralph, his father, when he took his escort into the tent.

"Long time no see, Miranda"

"Right. Maybe since the warehouse then? Ever since someone dumped Griffon and Hippo Griff by mistake."

Ralph, not changing one expression to Miranda's dislike, stuck his demands against Miranda.

"I want you to protect a bunch of court nobles who fled Central. I took care of you, too, but you have a number of houses I used to take care of. And they have the force, too. If you add me to the battlefield, do what you can."

However, Miranda smiled and refused the request.

"Now you don't want a soldier or anything that you've never fought that hard. Even if you have a lot of experience in action, you still have problems. If the chain of command is a problem, so is my unit. If you say so, I'll crush you on the front line."

Ralph, who did not break his expression on his daughter's attitude, had a serious look at Miranda.

"If you can help me, it's in your interest too. It's about you with little back shield. I would be in a weak position to say that because I am the woman of the Lord of the Alliance. Civilians are going to need it, even if they are going to interest the country anew. If you are from Bansaim, you can also help the Lord of the Alliance. We can't bring in civilians from other countries?

I mean, prepare a civilian to make Miranda's position robust, he said. In fact, it was also a weak part of Lyell.

It is of great benefit to Miranda. Civilians get it too, and work with them to create an existence that Lyell can't ignore.

It would be possible to go one or two steps further in Lyell's Harlem, where the emphasis is heavily on force.

"Right. Charming, isn't it? But no."

However, Miranda nevertheless indicated a rejection.

"... I thought you were a smart kid. Prioritize your emotions and imitate loss of profits"

Miranda says, smiling.

"Emotion? It's not like I can't take it away from you because I hate you. In fact, I want enough to get my hands off a civilian or something, and I want to counter Liane. I need a civilian in the future. But I calculated the profit and decided it was unnecessary."

Seeing Ralph move his eyebrows a little, Miranda sensed that his father, Ralph, was perplexed.

"You don't understand my interests. It's in Lyell's interest. Take it to Lyell, is that profitable? Civilians who take over the Bansaim way with me as their backshield... they're troublesome."

What Lyell is aiming for is continental governance. For this reason, there were some bad parts in the way of bansheim in various ways.

And Lyell is still young to say he can do a lot of things. The nobles who lived as civilians could have been taken by the balls.

I can't say there's no one on the paperwork who deludes and fattens his personal belly. If those people come out, a Miranda faction can be formed and Lyell can't easily reach them. Worst of all, it could have caused problems without Miranda's knowledge.

There are some of those circumstances, but the biggest downside is.

"I won't give you any favors because I'm at home. You don't want to pick a civilian in Conne or anything at this important time of foundation building. I want to focus on character and ability."

It would be a very disadvantage to take Lyell to fill it with Conne for an important position.

Naturally, Ralph intends to use Miranda's position to have a large faction of civilians. Miranda had spotted it.

"If you don't have ground this time of year, you'll be a shader all your life."

Listen to Ralph, Miranda laughs.

"If that's Lyell's interest, I'm fine."

Ralph stares at Miranda and embarks on persuasion.

"Sometimes problems arise because of a lack of knowledge and experience. There's no way those of you who have long been civil servants in the Bansaim royal family are useless."

"Right. But... don't perish. Is there any reason to take over the way of such a doomed country for the rest of your life?

"... underestimate tradition?

"I don't take it lightly. But you can come later and give me something delicious, and you can't recommend the people who say what. Well, I'm a flesh parent, so I'll give you quite a mouthful. Choose… will you be thrown out like this or will you leave the Circleys as nobles for once?"

In Miranda's words, Ralph stood up when he thought there was no island to mount.

"Where are we going?

To Miranda's inquiry, Ralph returns.

"You're not the only one. I don't depend, but I take charge of Shannon. If I were also a woman of the Lord, I would be a goddess. I'm sure he's not as talented as you."

If not in Miranda, I was about to take charge of Shannon. Miranda flickered her hand.

"Yes, good luck, Father"

I smiled and dropped him off...

"Ha, every day, every day, why do I have to deal with them? I'm busy right now, and you're in a good mood... you'll see. Read the air."

As I approached Central, more and more people sold their charm to me in front of the great army. Mercenaries also come closer and gather adventurers and others.

Seems to me that I'm going to influence my former adventurer as well.

In his own room, sitting in bed wearing a blanket, Shannon came into the room.

"Hey, even rice"

When I stood up, I felt cold. Inside the manoeuvring fortress, it is definitely warmer than outside because there is a workshop and the fire is used.

But I still feel cold. I was in too warm a place, and I was feeling crazy.

"Okay, I'm going now. Is that it?"

I asked Shannon.

"You, weren't you summoned today?

Not as good as I am, but there were a lot of people asking to see their people. Even Aria is pushed by those who name the relatives she once cared for and cared for.

So is Eva. He was not only asked to speak as a representative of the elves, but also in the form of a sub-representative.

Clara has also been asked to meet, especially because of her scholarly affiliation with Aramsarth. In many cases, they want it taken away.

In that, Shannon, who could not be asked to see her because she had a sister, Miranda, was rarely asked to see her.

"... oh, they said something about it, but I said 'pass' because I don't know"

While I think it's a reply like this one.

"Don't reply like they resent you. Easily turn him down."

"Well, don't say no after all."

"Although it would be better than being weirdly upside down. Mostly, you're scared because you can't read the current until you get here, or you don't know the other way around what you're going to do. Yet you're wasting your mouth... haha, that's a waste of time. Oh, my God, you said you ran to reinforcements. Besides, there's no food, it's just a lot of food."

I know it's important to see him, but I can't help but spill my stupidity. There are people who tell long stories that really don't matter.

Bad quality because I believe that would be an appeal. I also know I'm desperate to ride a winning horse......

"You know what it's like to be royal looking for money for a visit. If you don't restrict it, you can't complain.... What's up?

Shannon was less energetic than usual. I'm talking, but I'm feeling a little sad or tired.

"What, are you even coming out today with something you don't like? I'm not giving up dessert."

Shannon, who looks at my face, has a frightening look on his face but shakes his neck to the side.

"You're happy you don't know. Well, I'll take today's pudding instead."

"Wait! Why are you after my pudding? Stop it. Aim for more pudding than my pudding!

Then Shannon got really angry. With a serious look.

"Don't be silly! Lyell can be a joke, but if he gets his hands on any other pudding, it's not war! No, I can't risk my life on pudding no matter how delicious I am!

"My pudding would be nice!

I felt a little energized by Shannon's expression when he was making noise with the gagger -.