Aldis sat down on the carpet on the floor, and Philia immediately rolled her hand from behind onto her neck. Liana dives into and occupies, just as if she were on her crossed legs. Considering the actual age, it is a slightly strange sight, but for twins, the existence of Aldis is that special. And it's a reunion for the first time in a few months.
Aldis strokes the twin hairs violently. The twins laughed without any worries, though it was rough enough to make a noise.
"Yes, my lord. What's the result?"
Kind "Especially for now. I looked around half the archeological site, but the war broke it down."
It seems that it is not for the money that Aldis, who has earned a lifetime of gold coins if he lives only modestly in the Three Great Defeats and the Defense Defense Battle, continues to mercenary.
Cyrill doesn't hear much about the story, but reads from the passages that Aldis is looking for something. The kingdom, the west city-state union and the northern republic seemed to have finished searching, and the search began in the last remaining neighboring territory, the imperial territory. He seemed to have rushed out because he was about to be incorporated into an imperial mercenary unit.
"Have you heard that the Royal Army was destroyed in the first match?"
Exactly what was destroyed was the army of the royal capital, not the entire Kingdom Army. Scratch But for most ordinary people, "Lost. The information, "It's also devastating," is just a source of insecurity. Psychological effects are greater than real numbers.
"Oh. The Imperial City was a festive event. It seems that volunteers are on the rise because it is nearing the end of his longing. It looks like you'll get enough rewards. ''
Crossing: "What is the" armed group of unfamiliar beasts "that appeared later?"
"Isn't the information yet coming here?"
Immediately after the war began, the border was closed. Information on the empire does not flow to the royal capital, as traffic has almost disappeared. Aldis, who returned as if nothing had happened, is more abnormal.
"I don't know anything, but it seems to be a group from the south continent."
"South continent?"
In an unexpected answer, Cyrill rounds his eyes.
Traveling south from the Robles continent, home to the Kingdom of Nagras and the Armenian Empire, another continent exists. It's just a plain whisper of obscure information that "it seems to exist."
Occasionally, humans appear to come from the southern continent, but they have not intentionally sailed for Robles. Many search vessels have traveled to the southern continent in the past, but none have come alive. Ships on the Robles continent are only capable of sailing along the land. There is no navigation technology to go and return to an unknown continent where you do not know how far away you are.
"The empire appears to have allied with a country on the southern continent. A group of examples seems to be reinforcements from that country. The story of a cavalry straddling an unfamiliar beast, but that beast probably also came from the southern continent. I guess. "
"that is……"
Cyril's complexion becomes cloudy.
"I don't know if the group is an army or a mercenary, but it means that there is enough sailing technology to bring in a large number of people as an armed group, so if reinforcements could be sent in, Also……"
"There will be"
Aldis affirms Cyril's concerns.
The antagonistic kingdom and the empire have the power of the country. No, it is correct to say antagonist. In recent years, the kingdom has grown remarkably in power, and power relations with the empire have been leaning toward the kingdom.
One-to-one countries can fight more than one another. But the story is different if you have multiple countries. That is why the kingdom has deepened its friendship with the northern republic and the western city-state alliance, and has narrowed its opponents to one empire. The leaders of the kingdom would have never expected the empire to join hands with countries outside the continent.
"Can the kingdom win ...?"
"Well, it looks like you've had a great defeat in the first round, but if you're rallying local territory and militia, you'll still have enough. If you don't know how much the empire's strength will increase, including reinforcements, I can't say, but if you set up a strategic position and defend it, you should not be able to fight. ''
In other words, it was a battle premised on pain splitting, and was equivalent to saying, "I can't win."
`` I don't think the Royal Army is weakening enough to be attacked by the royal capital as expected-
Just in case, Aldis continues with an introduction.
"Isn't Cyrills better to return to Ratingin?"
Originally, Cyrill was a human in the city state Rating. He has come to the Nagrass Kingdom to attend the school, but there is no reason to stay at the school until he is in danger of becoming involved in war.
Cyril himself thought of returning to Ratingen when he heard of the war. However, despite the number of Nere, I was reluctant to escape alone with the twins in the absence of Aldis, and it is unlikely that I could penetrate the irrelevance of war for another reason .
"I want to do that, but ..."
"Do you have anything?"
Urgent Kirill was told by Aldis and began talking about the situation.
"It seems that the students at the school seem to be mobilized ..."
In the first place, the cause was the defeat of the Royal Army in the first match. The destruction of the resident army of the royal capital has greatly widened the ratio of forces against the Empire.
Forces, including militia and mercenaries, are being rushed to fill that gap. If that's all, it's nothing to do with Cyrill. The problem was that some of them were calling on students with combat skills to fulfill their duties.
"What if you pull students to the battlefield?"
Aldis frowns.
"In the beginning, it seems that such a story was included as a role played by the school to persuade the opposing powers."
The word “for the training of temporary responders required in the event of a national crisis” was held up by the founding philosophy as a pretext to suppress the aristocrats who felt that the people would rise with their abilities. The one who remembered that was at the top of the army.
It was a sentence without a reality to oppose it. In fact, there is no record of school students being sent to the battlefield in the past. Until now, the strength with the Empire had been competing. The corpse The pride in the military has not fallen so much as to rely on the strength of students, and the sentence has been reduced since the school was established.
However, this time, the loss of the army seems to have been blown away by the defeat in the first round. In response to unexpected enemy forces and unfavorable circumstances, he changed his attitude up to one hundred and eighty degrees and asked students to enter the school.
The school will not be able to refuse it, as it is clearly stated as the name of the establishment. There are no official announcements from the school so far, but rumors have circulated that warrior and sorcerer students would probably be mobilized to the front line, while others would be mobilized for logistical support.
By the way, only schools are eligible for mobilization, and students at schools established for aristocrats are naturally excluded from mobilization.
"I'm glad you came back anyway, because I don't want to imagine fighting against Aldis who came to the battlefield as an empire mercenary unit."
Kirill turns a shadowy smile to Aldis.
"Is Cyril going somewhere?"
"When are you coming back?"
The twins pulled Cyril's arms from both sides.
"Uh, um .... I guess I don't know ...
"Are you coming back right?"
He might have felt that Cyrill was different from his usual twin. Riana looks into Cyril's face with anxious expression.
"Okay. I'll be back."
"Really? Can you promise?"
Philia asked, looking straight ahead at Cyril's eyes. Cyrill smiles at his face, which is reflected in the slightly bluish light green eyes, with a more sad expression than he thought.
"It's real. I'm coming back."
He answered with his mouth, "I'm alive."
"Um, promise! If you lie, buy three picture stories!"
Kirill is happy to feel the growth as he puts his profits on the penalty.
Cyrus, whose twins had a stiffer face, threw the thing Aldis removed from the bag. Cyril picks up with both hands in a hurry and watches with her twins.
It was a pair of gloves. Unlike thick leather gloves, which mercenaries prefer to use, they are made of very thin fabric that fits perfectly on bare skin. The whole thing looks pure white, and it is something a noble lady and a wealthy daughter can wear.
Souvenir "Well. I found it while visiting archeological sites in the empire, because it had an interesting technique. I will do it for Cyrill."
"Funny art?"
"It's a technique of protection. It only fires when worn, so if you enter the battlefield, take it."
Items with magic are precious. If it was found in an archeological site, it would be difficult to imitate it with current technology. If you bring it to the appropriate firm, you will be able to exchange it for gold coins that will pop out your eyes.
However, when he throws it in and throws it away, it makes Aldis realize again that such common sense does not apply. Going Originally a souvenir, it is not a good thing to ask for, but if you have the power of defensiveness, there is nothing better for Kirill on the battlefield.
"Thank you"
So Cyril accepts Aldis's kindness and bows.
"Cyrillic"
Cyril looked up and was exposed to Aldis's serious gaze from the front.
"what is it?"
Hatsujin: "You are not a mercenary, but on the battlefield there is no mercenary or soldier. Do you know what's most important for your mercenary?"
Cyril has not overestimated her power. Although he knew Aldis, which was out of common sense, he was unrelated to the dreams he embraced in his age. I don't even imagine myself making a name in the battle for the first time, and I know that Ardis doesn't want it. That's why Aldis has handed gloves with protective techniques.
With that in mind, Cyrill pondered what he should keep in mind and uttered his conclusions.
"... Do you not die?"
"Well done"
Aldis smiles satisfactorily.
"Don't think about defeating the enemy. If you get lost, choose the one with the highest probability of surviving. Don't mistake your purpose. In your case, winning is not the purpose, not dying is the top priority. Don't forget it."
Kirill burns Aldis's words into his mind. At the same time, Cyril felt strangely heavy on the words spoken by Aldis, and she suddenly questioned the ignorance of a person who should have not changed much with her.
Did this person ever enter the battlefield at this young age?
Because he is a mercenary, working on the battlefield is probably the only thing. But over the past decade, there has been no war-like war on Robles.
Sure, Aldis looks young. Four years ago, she didn't look much older than when she first met. Aldis was already an adult at that time, but still looks like a young adult. Even if you were 15 or 6 years old, it's about whether or not you'll finally reach 20. Nobody had experienced war at that young age, as far as Cyril was aware.
That is not important to Cyrill. The important thing is that Aldis did not turn to the enemy.
To be honest, I want Aldis to participate as a kingdom mercenary. But Aldis already has enough money in the fight against the three great devils and in the defense of Ratingin. There is no reason to go to the battlefield at an even greater risk of life.
Departure So, Cyrill did not follow Aldis and said, "Yes, I understand."