A few minutes after I dropped Sylvestria off.

Before a large number of villagers, Ichigo had a bewildered look on his face.

"I appreciate the offer...... are you sure?

I reluctantly say, well, everyone on the spot nods.

On behalf of everyone, Roslu, who was at the centre, opened his mouth.

"Please, let us help beside Master Kazura, too. I'll make sure it helps."

Roslu says with a determined look.

Turning to Balin beside him, he nodded as if to say 'I'm fine'.

Apparently, we're already talking among the villagers.

They also already know that Barbell broke the truce and that the fort has been taken.

"... thank you. Actually, I was just going to ask you guys to help me out."

When Ichigo said, "Oh" was raised by everyone.

I can see something delightful in its voice and expression.

"Okay, I'll be right there! May I take my wife and daughter with me?

"Ah, yes. It's okay. I'll have a place to live, so the whole family... you know, you're not gonna empty the village, are you?

"That's okay. house with small children and because the elderly are to be left in the village"

"Is that all you got to talk about... little kid?"

That said, Ichiyana pointed her gaze at the oblique bottom right of Roslu.

His only daughter, Mullah, looks up at this one with a tenacious look.

Mullah smiled happily when she met Ichigo.

Sure, she's supposed to be seven or so years old, but until about her, she seems like a safe treat.

"Yes, yes! Dear Kazra, we're coming too!

One of the village daughters raised her hand and declared that Yiliang was staring at Mullah.

"Valletta"

Nina, who was next to her, called out to Auntie and Barletta.

"Uh... oh, you know. The..."

"... oh, already! I say!

Paralyzed by a mouthful of Nina, another daughter pushed her away.

"Barletta, let's talk about what we're making in the village properly to Master Kazura!

"It's not something you can hide! This is the situation, and I need to tell you everything!

The village daughters say in momentum to Barletta, who is next to Ichigo.

Everyone seemed nervous and had a strong expression.

I perceive what they are going to say, and Barletta smiles.

"If you're talking about weapons or something, I've already told you everything. 'Cause it's okay."

"What, really?!?

I heard that and everyone gave me a slight look.

It seemed totally unexpected.

"Kiki, nervously lost..."

"Until this morning, we've all been discussing it, whether we say it or not. I totally split my opinions, and it was a yelling fight."

"My God, Nina grabbed me in the chest." Don't make me feel like Barletta ". You broke it at the end."

"So sorry. I'm so excited..."

The village daughters say it orally, looking like they clapped it out.

Ever since we got word that Barbell had attacked us, they were discussing the treatment of the weapons they were building in the village with the impetus that was going to be a mix-up fight.

The opinion was divided into two parts: the one who wanted to do as Barletta said, and the one who should speak all the best, even if he were to betray her.

As a result, we managed to come together to expose everything without giving Baretta a a gap to pinch her mouth where she and Baretta were together, and to involve Baretta and let everyone apologize and take her down.

"Oh, yeah, I was. Sorry......"

I blush my shoulders in regret, and Barletta apologizes.

"Oh, it was the Ninas who made the weapon for me"

"Yes... Dear Kazla, I've been hiding it and I'm so sorry. Look, everybody."

Nina turns everyone around.

They looked restless and rushed to bow their heads simultaneously.

"" "I'm sorry!

"Yes. Okay. I forgive you, don't worry. I know exactly how you felt about weapons manufacturing, and I know you didn't mean it."

When Yiliang answered immediately, they looked at each other in a position with their hips folded and breathed in relief.

I've been dating Ichigo, and everyone thought he would forgive me, but I was still anxious about the anxiety stuff.

"Mr. Barletta, you've got a really good friend"

"... no"

Baretta has a crying look and drops her eyes at her feet.

Then one of his daughters lifted up his face and took Barletta's hand.

"Oh, yeah! From now on, we will protect Master Kazura too! You don't have to work hard on one Barletta!

"Yes, yes. A little, but we practiced spears, too."

"I also practiced my sword!

"Hey, I told you we'd do that!

A young man who was listening to his noisy daughters rushes to pinch his mouth.

"You guys focus on making tools. I told you yesterday we'll take care of Kazura's escort."

"I've been watching practice, but there's no way you can fight with that bump."

My daughters gaze sharply at the men who say with a smiley face.

"You know what, you've decided to keep practicing every day. Can't you see we want to help Barletta, too?

"It's okay to make tools because you guys did it. I'll tell you what, remember. I don't always excuse myself to help."

"I mean, even Barletta wouldn't be comfortable with you guys. What do you think, we're better suited?

Words were showered with momentum, and the men wandered.

Barletta rushed in to crack the appearance.

"Well, I'll talk about it right now! Isn't that right, Mr. Kazra?

"Yeah, yeah. I'd like you all to work with me on the manufacture of weapons in Isteria… another thing."

I got a serious face. For once, everyone looked at me.

"- That's why. We don't have much time before the attack, and we have to rescue Mr. Zirconia sooner."

"Oh no, Master Zirconia..."

"Oh my God..."

Yiliang finishes the whole explanation and separates the words.

All the villagers got an equally sad look.

"Master Kazura, what about Master Leese?

"Has Master Reese been caught, too?

Several children raised their voices to guide Reese, who was not here.

Reese has only visited the village a few times, but seems quite admired by the children.

"Mm, Leese's fine. I work in Isteria now."

"It is!

"Good."

Kids with a heartfelt relief.

The expression loosens a little.

And again, I turned my attention to the adults I was deliberately discussing.

"So, I'd like to use your help to help Mr. Zirconia. We haven't decided on the means yet, but we have to find a way to break into the fort. We have to help."

"And are you breaking into the fort..."

"But how..."

"Do you want to climb the wall"

Among the deliberate villagers, Roslu, who was silently contemplating, crumbles.

"The fortifications are the same as those of Isteria, right?

"As it were, well, is it roughly the same? Do you even use it on the ladder?

"No, it's too conspicuous and time consuming to use something like that. These hands and feet will suffice."

That said, let Roslu try to climb the wall with both hands.

"No, you're the only one who can do that."

"Better yet, you'll be noticed on the lookout by the time you break in from the wall."

Rosewoo turns to everyone who says with a grumpy face.

Roslu is a hunter and goes into the woods in the fall for wild kafks (animals like boars).

Even Uribou, a dangerous large carnivore, had enough arms to come to retain him as a prey, and his physical abilities and hunting skills were out of the group among the villagers.

There were other hunters before, but he was the only veteran hunter because everyone died in battle in the war ahead.

"No, no, that depends on how you do it. We just need to get out of here before the lookouts know it."

"You know, in the first place, we don't even know where Zirconia is in the fort."

"Oh, I know where Mr. Zirconia is."

Everyone looks at the words in unison.

"It's near the west fence, it looks like he's trapped inside the warehouse. Looks like there's a connection between the barnacle hall next door and the basement, and there's talk of how we can get him out of there."

"Is it a naked hall? They seem less secure than warehouses, but don't they know they're connected to warehouses underground?

To Rosru's inquiry, Ichigo nods.

"Yes. They hit the floorboard and sealed it off, so there's a pretty good chance you don't know. At the moment, we're not going to look into that in detail."

"Then if you break inside and scratch the guard, maybe..."

Other men look anxious to Rosru, who makes a strong statement.

"Hey, no, no, isn't it just tough to break into the middle of an enemy?

"I think we need to do something about the watch on the wall first, and we're going to stop without any noise..."

"You can stop the watch with a single blow with a bow from a distance. Then you can climb the wall and take his protective gear."

"Long distance, you'll find out when you're close enough to get an arrow."

"... Mr. Rosru, how far can you confidently say an arrow will hit you?

One good thing we had heard everyone talk about, but I thought to myself, I asked Roslu.

"Right...... more or less, it should be a distance from here to that house over there. I'm confident that even the eyeballs of Almal (the black rabbit beast) will penetrate."

That said, Roslu pointed to the house a little further away.

The distance seems to be about 70 meters.

"Oh, can you get to that... but when it comes to watching on the wall, you're pretty high, and you can't be the same distance"

"Dear Kazura, shouldn't we use a crossbow?

One of my daughters, who was listening beside me, speaks with her hands up, as she did earlier.

"Oh, I can't do that. The crossbow bolts are so small that the track becomes less accurate at long distances. Plus, too far away, you lose all your power."

Explain as Barretta supplements.

"Why don't you just take the scorpion? That one will arrive even very far away. It's powerful, so I think it'll end with a blow."

"Well, even if I hit that, I think the target will blow up behind me..."

"Ah, well. It's also a problem that it's too powerful. You can't stand out."

"Bye. -"

Wow, my daughters suggest this to Barletta.

In that case, Roslu, who had put his arms around him and thought about it, turned a good face.

"Master Kazura, could you prepare a more powerful bow?"

"Is it a powerful bow? How much is it?

"It doesn't matter if it's a bow I used in the military. Because if it is, it is more powerful than my short bow. Let's get closer to the critical point and shoot through the head of the watch."

Roslu making a noisy suggestion in the face.

Barletta, who was talking to her daughters, turned to me when Ichiyoshi was inadvertently drinking her saliva.

"Oh, then I'll make a synthetic bow, won't I? It's about the size of a short bow, and it's powerful."

"Oh, really? Don't worry about what Mr. Barletta makes."

Apparently, Roslu is willing to break into the fort over the fence.

But there should have been no other place to hide yourself, as many shrubs were everywhere around the fence.

Even in the middle of the night, isn't it quite possible to be discovered?

Behind him, his wife, Turna, stared at him in silence.

"... uh, it won't be until I talk to Mr. Narson about what I'm actually going to do. There must be other ways, so think more."

With that said, Ichigo turned his attention to Barletta.

"Mr. Barretta, I'm going back over there now, and I'm going to procure a lot of stuff. Prepare to transport the machine tools as you should."

"Okay. When can you come back?

"Hmm, I'm going to be back tomorrow once and for all. Probably at night."

"Well, you'll be waiting for dinner"

"Excuse me, please.... Oh, yeah, if you can -"

"Thick roasted eggs, huh?"

Before Ichiyoshi ran out of words, Baretta smiled and replied.

"I'm waiting for you to make something extraordinarily delicious."

"Ah, yes. Please. I mean, you know very well."

"Eh heh."

For the good of his slightly surprised face, Barletta smiles happily.

"Don't overdo it, even over there. Have a proper meal and have a good night's rest"

"I know. Well, I'll be there."

"Yes, go. Take care."

So Ichiyoshi waved to everyone and walked to the grove.

The villagers who were gathered also leave straw and the spot to prepare for the move.

As Barletta was dropping off her good back as she grew smaller, her daughters slowly approached her next to Barletta.

"Hmm, what's going on?

Turn a grin like everyone else included at Barletta tilting her little neck.

"Saw a couple conversations"

"When's the wedding?

"What!? Yes, suddenly what!?

Everyone laughs at Barletta, who blushes.

"Valletta"

Barletta turns to you.

Nina was smiling with the look of her chest grabbed.

"Good for you. Talk to me properly."

Barletta smiled back at her like that.