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(15) Report of discovery
The National Army of the Kingdom of Xanand, which obtained information on spirit-eating from the Sigels, was just now acting for the first time on the basis of that information.
Specifically, he looked up information on spirit-eating that had emerged in the past, or pointed a unit at him to see if there was really a spirit-eating towards the location of the location information he had heard.
And a few days after the local Knights got the spirit-eating information, the troops that were actually going into the mountains and doing their exploration were finally finding what was their goal.
"That's the spirit eater of the target…"
Few, if any, have actually seen spirit-eaters, beginning with the captain who grumbled so.
Still, an organism that is giving a different vibe to the demons that are normally walking wide (?), and everyone in the unit felt like physiological disgust.
"That's a lot bigger."
"Right. Is there about ten meters? - But why couldn't you find something that was that big?
The spot where the Spirit Eaters were discovered was where the Knights scouts had previously conducted several explorations.
Nonetheless, no reports were ever made of finding the Spirit Eater now in front of us.
Now I can clearly see a spirit-eating (tentative) in the shape of a multipod in front of me.
It is hard to imagine that a creature so clearly visible has been missed so many times.
"Come on? Was magic used to hide you, or is there a spirit-eating idiosyncratic stunt? - It won't be possible to determine here."
"Sure, that too"
Troops on this occasion are organized for the sole purpose of exploration, so it does not mean that they are particularly familiar with spirit-eating.
Final identification will be left to an even higher judgment, including whether the spirit-eating (tentative) found this time is really a spirit-eating.
Yet another subordinate has spoken to the captain, still staring at the goal.
"For now, I've found something that sounds like a goal, what do you want to do? Let me guess.
Asked so, the captain thought abundantly for about fifteen seconds before shaking his head to the left and right.
"No, let's stop it. Our aim is only to confirm our goals. Besides, it's not like they're hiding us again by launching a weird attack."
Copy that.
To the captain's words, the enquired trooper gave a light acknowledgement.
The crew didn't want to go knocking him out with a handsome look either, they just wanted to make sure.
Having discovered a previously completely untapped target, the unit carefully checked the shape and movement of the target on the spot for about an hour before returning to its home base.
I stayed that long because I was going to walk away as soon as the goal showed any movement, but I didn't feel any signs of movement, so I decided to continue my observation with this fortune.
And after making sure that after an hour there was no movement at all, it was at the captain's discretion to return.
It is also possible that the unit will move as it returns to its home base, but it decided to continue its observation by keeping a few troops in place.
As a result, the spirit-eater who was on this occasion never moved the place, but that is only a theory of results.
Anyway, the troops who achieved their priority goal headed to headquarters with that information.
Based on that information, it was in the Wang capital that we began to move towards a new operation.
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The information brought by the reconnaissance unit was just magically sent to the castle.
Based on that information, various movements occurred within the army, but for now only the news of the discovery was communicated to David.
"- Right. Did you find it as per the information? So? How do we deal with this?
"I'm in the middle of a hurry to hit the library and check it out, but it doesn't seem that uncommon to hit it off."
"Hmm?"
The rapporteur went on to say to David, urging him to be a little more specific.
"As far as appearance is concerned, it looks like a spirit-eater with several examples of appearances in the past. When I asked someone who was familiar with it, the answer came back soon enough."
"I see. Now, based on the information we've got, you're getting confirmation."
"You will be."
I could have moved based on the memory of a person I had in mind, but I decided to gather more information, believing the local report and the little moving spirit-eater in that person's memory.
That would make it possible to make fewer sacrifices, or to set up operations under a variety of conditions.
The Knights of the Kingdom of Xanand, which is often thought to be yikes, are well prepared as an army.
Having confirmed that he was moving firmly as an army, David went on to hear something else.
"What's happening to the Adventurer Alliance?
"I have some advice from an example source. Only properly obtained information is communicated. So it depends on how it works."
"If you don't want to get in our way, that's fine."
The fact that the Sigels also conveyed information to the Adventurers Guild is, of course, also conveyed to David.
David had nothing to do with it that made him think the army had been insulted.
Rather, as much as I thought it would be natural for the Sigels to do so.
The National Army moves in preference to the country, while the Adventurer Guild moves in a different philosophy again.
It is natural, in a sense, to provide information to both, beyond not knowing which one moves in the right direction for the public.
So if the two stick together and it turns out to be the worst, there's no ex or child, but at least that doesn't make the informant guilty.
Not to mention the understandable notion for David that being too influential to shoulder one or the other.
"Even though the other person is a spirit-eater, it must be a common enemy. As always, I'm thinking about dealing with a highly-ranked demon."
"Right. That'll do."
The National Army and the Alliance sometimes fight the same demons on a daily basis.
Basically, in the case of adventurers, the first party you defeat gets the right to the reward, but it can be tricky if you have military power added to it.
Conditions vary according to time and circumstances, but this time the operation should be based on those examples as well.
Ideally, it would be fine if you defeated only the force of the army you discovered earlier, but in some cases it could be prolonged.
That's how David takes it for granted as an exchanger to think ahead.
David, who was thinking about that, said it like he remembered.
"Speaking of which, did you decide how to deal with Lord Brave?
"Actually, it hasn't … I'm not going to wish to go out if you decide it's out of our hands"
"As for this one, I guess it will. But you don't know the guild better, do you?"
The rapporteur nodded bitterly, too, at David's whining.
If the Alliance uses the power of Philomena to crusade the Spirit Eater, the handle it defeats will belong to the Alliance.
Of course, Philomena will be paid the corresponding gratuity, but she should want more of the honor she gets for the guild.
"- I can't help but worry about this one there, can I? If it is to be defeated by Lord Brave, that is good. Even if you don't, this one can work with this logic."
When David finally came to that conclusion, the rapporteur nodded in agreement.