The Branded Female Fencer

The royal palace was quiet, rather than sinking into the darkness. Even though the frozen air was supposed to convey sound, it was a world of silence except for the occasional sound of the wind. Because of the black and green stone, I thought that the noise of the spirits was less than on the ground, and the night without night vision was more uneasy.

But...

"Alphilees, it looks like fun."

Huh?

I can see that my expression is burning. In a world far away from the earth, I smiled like this. Since birth, the presence of spirits next to each other has been natural, and the world has always been noisy for Alphilees. The world has been so quiet since Aldrith was sealed for the first time. No, even before--wasn 't this what it used to be?

As I follow the memory of the moon disappearing when floating on the surface of the water, I wonder if a quiet world will come to me if I drown in the sky. Speaking of which, when I was riding the flying dragon, it was quiet, so I thought it was fun, and suddenly I noticed that my body was even colder. It seems that he went out to the garden sometime.

Lunatica didn't have a look on her face either, but she seemed pretty chilled. Her breath became white and her lips turned pale.

Luna, are you okay?

“This much. But if I stay long, Alpha Reese will catch a cold anyway.”

Right, let's take a short stroll and pull it up.

How hard it takes to build a garden in the highlands. Who cares for this garden, the maids or the Orlois? When I thought about how easy it might be for Kalamiti, I saw a shadow standing alone on the edge of the garden.

When the moonlight shone on the shadow and someone was discovered, Alphilees' heart roared slightly. Meanwhile, you can hear shadows ringing in your head. Unexpectedly, Lunatica grabbed Alphilees' sleeve.

"Alpha lease, not good."

What happened?

"It smells too much of blood." More than me, more than the layers. Perhaps more so than the assassins of Almas and the black magicians I've faced so far. "

It's okay, I'm fine.

It was not surprising that Alphilees responded immediately, so Lunatica, who had no doubts about the order, asked the unusual question.

"How can you say that?"

“Maybe because we're like-minded and the opposite is true.”

"What do you mean--"

"That's why I want to identify people who are attracted to each other." Will you be the one to keep your back and fight for the rest of your life, or will you-- "

Or is it?

Alpha Reese did not answer the question. Exposed to the light of the moon, which felt closer than it was on the ground, somewhere the demonic Alpha Reese walked quietly to the shadows.

"You were here, Zemus-"

"Alpha Reese."

Lunatica couldn't get close to them. It was certain that Zemus was terrified, but at the same time, looking side-by-side, it was strange because Alphilees looked equally terrifying. Continuing to win every battle, she finally organized the continent's largest mercenary regiment in less than two years, and is now in the middle of the continent's largest war zone. Even the black magician is trying to defeat them. The place where he stood was illusory like a river of blood and a pile of remains, and Lunatica unexpectedly rubbed her eyes.

I have to pull back, and I can see that something terrible is going to happen next to Zemus. But at the same time, I felt like I'd never break in between them. They are bound together in some way. Regardless of the result, I felt like I couldn't break it down and get in. I don't know whether that edge is ruin or happiness, but I have the feeling that I need to be prepared to break in between.

And with a gentle expression that he had never seen before, Alphonse spoke to him, and Zemmus spoke quietly of Alphonse. When the two people who showed signs of blood spoke so calmly, I couldn't imagine what kind of conversation it was, and I didn't hear it. However, for half a minute - until Lunatica sneezed because her body was cold beyond her limit - they seemed to have forgotten about it.



The military parliament continued the next day. But now Zemus, Geist, and the legions were joined, and the military assembly, which brought together the soldiers of Romanesque lands, spanned three days and three nights.

The conclusion that emerged was that the first step in the war was negotiation. First, Romansland sent an envoy to the Confederate Army to announce the future of his people and to negotiate so that those who wished to leave Sky Garden could move safely.

With regard to humanitarian considerations, it is impossible not to respond to the Confederate Army. During this negotiation, the citizens escaped from the Sky Garden one after another, and a line of people became a tsunami and surrounded the Confederate Army and stopped the march. It was not only the Confederates who were surprised at the number, but also the Romanesque Lands. For the first time, the Romanesque Army knew that loyalty to their country was small and already being exhausted by the people.

It was Swendle and the court officials who were the only ones who were watching the situation. Swendle did not give permission to the people to make demands and complaints, and the people's hearts were farther away from Roman's Land than expected by leaving it alone. Nearly half a million Sky Garden residents left at once. Together, more people have left Sky Garden since before the war. Only those who are in a position to support the army or their families remain.

Dazed by the sight and the facts, Anneclose saw Swendle smiling. Yes, it was on schedule for him.

And it was as expected of some that the Confederate Army would open the war without waiting for the people to evacuate.

Continued