The Branded Female Fencer

"Pretty bad, huh, Valsas?

"Yes, to be honest, I'm not feeling alive. I've seen a lot of monsters this past night. We've been involved with many demon kings, and we've probably met their culprits. Like a swordsman with a red ribbon tied to her hair."

"... I see, that's not good"

"According to my sources, kings of evil spirits, heroes, beasts, dolls, demons, bugs. You must have seen everything. I also saw Velfra of Troop Athena and a man who looked like a captain of Hekatonkail."

"That's all I've got. You're scary enough too. But on second thought, it's outrageous. You've had a lot of lives."

"I think so."

Hiccups and the two continue the conversation.

"By the way, a woman named Verfra, wasn't she quite old?

"No, you still looked like a girl. It had style, so I guess it's not as old as it looks. Rumor has it, no, he was an unusually unusual warrior."

"That's funny... when I was younger, I already knew the name of Athena's Phantom Maiden. At least it's supposed to be the same generation as me..."

"I care about you, but I care about the other woman."

"The other one?

"Dark-haired, you named Alpha Reese or something."

"Oh, you're the recently formed head of the mercenary regiment."

Betts nods.

"It's a whole bunch of rumors that you're a small-timer at Arnelia Church. But the mercenaries hired are treated well, and most importantly, they think carefully about their men. So far, he has a good reputation on the battlefield, and the battle seems to be quite fruitful. It wouldn't make a difference to be up-and-coming, but we still don't know if we're going to settle on the battlefield. There are too many famous mercenary regiments in the world already. The end of the line will depend on how effective the battle will be in this fight.

What's wrong with that?

"If I told you that the most monstrous thing... was that woman named Alphilis, would you laugh?

Betts rounds his eyes on Valsas' words.

"Are you that much of a goth woman?

"No, it's relatively big, but Grace loses... what makes you say it. No, that's not what she did."

"Behavior. What"

"That woman, after seeing all those fights, wasn't scared at all. Even I said I was trembling with fear inside."

"You? Don't joke."

Valsas glanced at the rest of the crew for a moment, then spoke to Betts further down the tone of his voice.

"I'm not kidding, I'm a coward. That's why I survived this far, and I'm going to be well aware of the extent to which I can handle myself. This battle came out before, but honestly, I couldn't do anything about it. Instead, I took my sword with the intention of finding life in the middle of death.

But that woman is not. The only person in that extreme battle was calm and seemed to enjoy where the battle was going. In fact, she was secretly laughing when a creature like Dragreo endured that fireball. "

"... you can't believe it's Russia. I didn't see her."

"I think I'm horrible. I've met a lot of situations, but this may be the first time I've been afraid of people. And a woman."

Valsas recalls a sight that only he would probably have seen. There was no doubt that only one mercenary, such as Alphilis, could afford it in that fight. Was that with some certainty, or wasn't it even? Pretty stuff if you were laughing at so much fear without any certainty, but probably not. Because I tried offering to accompany him after that battle, but he turned me down lightly. When they told him that they were going back to Krums' headquarters, Alphilis and the others quickly gathered their people and left the scene.

Valsas realized that she was still willing to stay on this battlefield.

"(What are you hiding, that woman? Still sticking to this battlefield, it just seems like suicide. Or am I just misreading? That woman, she's dangerous. Maybe I should finish it when I get a chance...)"

"Speaking of which, Louis and Lexus aren't back yet."

Valsas' disturbing thoughts were thwarted by Betts. I thought everyone had already gathered here, starting with Valsas, but there doesn't seem to be a second squad yet.

"Did the rest of the third squad come?

"Quiet is already back. Thanks to them, the escape route is secure. That's the power under the edge."

"Well... what are Louis and Lexus doing?

"Something bothered me, he turned to Krums headquarters... but I can't believe they're the only reckless copycats to break into the headquarters. I'll be back when I'm done."

"I hope so."

Sometimes Louis acts recklessly. Lexus stops her well, but Valsas was just as surprised to see how far Lexus would go in such a battlefield. It was Valsas' true desire to get his people together and get out as soon as possible, beyond knowing who had the gaze we were looking at.

But there's no way to follow the trends of the Louis, and Valsas just moves forward early enough to stay away from the battlefield. In it, Valsas secretly gave them orders when he called Amarina and Ragway, Max.

Continued