The Branded Female Fencer

"It was dangerous. I wondered what would happen for a while."

"We were on schedule until we got to 10th place, but suddenly there were nine and four god generals. I'm in a bit of a hurry. You popped out a lot, kid."

"I thought they were just gonna do it when I got between them. Though, I felt like 10th place was a much worse user of witchcraft than people."

"... yeah, right. Tenth place mainly uses ceremonial beasts and direct attack magic, while ninth place uses defense, attack evenly. I was particularly good at magic that reinforced the physical abilities of others, and had to deal with God's generals strengthened from all quarters at the same time that it remained that way. I don't know if it was wiped out, but maybe half of it was done.

And I didn't know you had a sword to play magic with. That was the sword. "

"Oh, you did. I got help then too."

"What was that time?

Layer looked a little troubled at Lisa's inquiry, but he just exhaled when he couldn't help it.

"... are you in this position? It's a loot when you defeat Silence, this sword."

"Silence? You knocked him out?

"Oh, in the castle of Candart. That's when Valsas and the priest there gave me a little help."

"But it was your skill that defeated Silence. I haven't done much."

When I heard reports that layers were knocking down a painting of a black magician, most of my buddies didn't get their open mouths blocked. The layers look bad when they look at their faces, too.

"Was it a bad idea if I told you? But nothing's been targeted since then, and there's been a verse where Silence obsessed with me in the first place. He and I were the cause from Slasmund, and if there was going to be any trouble, we were going to leave the mercenary corps, but nothing, okay?

"... I'm just surprised. I thought it was strong, but not that far."

"Silence is honestly no big deal. I don't know all about black magicians, either, but they're probably the weakest? But it was kind of a refreshing defeat."

"Aren't you refreshed?

"Yeah, I thought it was weird. But I stabbed him properly. No doubt, because the heart was stopped"

"... there are a bunch of things I'd like to ask you, but let's hurry ahead now. If the higher ranks come out in this battle, we'll be in trouble. I just think we're lucky these two fights. Grossfeld, let's hurry."

Alphilis returned to me first, prompting Grossfeld. But it looks like he already did.

"Oh, right. You won't even have to go hiding anymore, so let's get to the exit at once. The trap is active in the palace, so you won't be able to move around freely without guidance even though you are a god general. This may be the biggest opportunity. Guys, make sure you follow me."

When Grossfeld let him grip the string, this time he ran out. Grossfeld is about a small run, but he has a pretty big body, so Lisa and others couldn't get there about that speed without running close to full sickness.

And with a bigger shock than ever, a shadow walk took place, as if every time I went outside, my stomach just swayed upside down, but no one ever complained anymore. Speaking of feeling bad, how much worse it feels to be chased by a god general or a white rank. I wouldn't be sorry enough for the contents of my stomach to reflux.

And the moment they saw the exit, the Alphilis noticed the shadow sitting there. You can't see your face with a white hood, but you're definitely a ranked man. Tension ran to the Alphilis and the others. Because the amount of magic is different from the two earlier. If the magic of the two earlier is to be taken as a well, the magic of the person now before us is the Great River. Even the two of us earlier were still a big deal, but surprise odds and such were still common. But if I approached my current opponent for a detour, it would have been intimidating. Everyone knew that no surprise attack would work.

"... how many?

"... this is not good"

"If you just hold off on getting away, you just have to be at the exit from the start. It is not something that can be made that way, such as an exit, within this finished junction anyway. With the exception of this gate, which is the point of contact with the outside world, it is not possible to leave early. Ninth and tenth place don't use god generals or anything else, just follow them honestly. If we were at least going to work together and deal with you, we wouldn't be wasting our lives."

The face that removed the hood in front of the gate was the face that Alphilis saw third from the back. A slightly older woman with strangely reddish lips on her skin that is too white and reminiscent of a snowfield. Around thirty years? There's a penetration, so maybe it just looks older than its real age.

"That face... should have been third place"

"Come on, you're too big. If you're still about sixth..."

"What am I mistaken for, priest? There's nothing you can do about eighth place. Ninth and tenth place were among the so-called elephants recruited on the grounds that they were only a little. About that time, my family has enough to throw up and throw it away. He was an archbishop. I think you would know that?

"... may be so from strength, but there is no substitute for a human being named them. I want you to correct me."

"You still say that. It really doesn't change."

The third place frightened face and its tone do not seem to match age. But even the magic she would have suppressed was enough to intimidate everyone on the spot. If you open up your magic, that would make it harder for you to stand alone. This wasn't a hunch, it was a certainty.

But for that, I feel scarce in killing and hostility. Apart from the tense Alphilis, the third place approached defenseless when they did.

"If it was for a purpose, you were of a different colour in our clan who didn't even think of sacrifice or inbreeding. Even under our pressure, as if without flinching, that attitude never scared me and penetrated my claims. There were people who were blind about you, but still admitted it. Neither do I."

"I didn't know you were."

"Well, yes. If you ever put that in your mouth, someone must have wiped you out. Especially for guys like 2nd and 4th right now. Glad I'm still third. Because the two of you were taken out by La Millishire. And I guess you're the one who encouraged me to do that?

"Yeah, well. I did you a favor, but I didn't think you'd run it this fast."

"Thanks to you, you made it. But there's no next time. I wonder if I'm alive the next time I see you."

"... no way, you're sick?

"Oh, you'll be dying soon. Even if it looks like this, it's half dead. It is thanks to constant healing magic that we live. If you get a little distracted, you're dead. Not that much has been understood yet, though. The battle will be practically impossible anymore. In a head-on battle, can you compete well in sixth or seventh place?"

"... I didn't know it was, and I am"

The third place took control of Grossfeld's words of apology.

"That's okay. I'm the one who said I couldn't. But I'm glad I'm in charge today. It was also worth it that I still managed to survive. The front exit there was also connected to the outside world. We'll be able to get through the other ranks' defensive networks and get all the way outside at once. You should keep walking shadows for a few days, as it won't take a while to follow you outside. Until we cross the Dalmatian River, we'd better do that."

"Why, that far?

"Can't that be the answer because I was in love with you?

To a sudden confession, I could see Grossfeld's thoughts inadvertently stopped and pounded. No, that was the same for Betts and Zeldos. Even Valsas was coughing. How unexpected it must have been. Only the third place is flat. No, I looked mean somewhere, and I was sneaking around laughing.

Continued