It is in the central square of the capital, Argaram, that the priest celebrates.It's made of wooden pieces, at the top of a high stage that would be more than twice as tall.
Every year, Miko welcomes the morning sun of October 31 as a goddess, and people watch it in white costumes.And as the long congratulations end, a festival like the one pictured begins.
However, this year's Shinto Festival Production Day was wrapped in a strange noise that was different from the usual year.
"Destroy Calitarianism!"
"The prince is the devil's messenger!"
Anti-calitarian people storm the stage with a flock of screams and fury.With red handkerchiefs on their chests, they covered their faces with a mask made of wood, each carrying a weapon such as a lion and a lion.And it's like black potatoes overflowing your body.
They were all in the way of the Barrier.
"What the hell is this..."
Oscar, who arrived at the venue, trembled at the sight in front of him.
Soldiers sent from the church on their knees to the rioters.Alumni turn their backs on the stage to defend Lean to the gendarmes, who wave their swords desperately with an unmatched number.And the wild horses watching it, and the people fleeing.
They all lost their words to the sight far from the usual "Shinto Festival".
"Oscar! Gil!"
Looking in the direction of the voice, Jade waves his hand.As they rushed toward you, Jade and Modered, weary faces, greeted them.
"Hey, you're here....."
"What does this mean?"
Gilbert asks with a sharp face, and Jade explains with a crying face.
"While Lean was celebrating, anti-calitarians attacked me in prison.Besides, everyone's in possession of the Barrier!The gendarmes came, too, but the numbers were small..... "
"I was still helpful because I was just coming in without a plan, but without Dante and Huey, it might have been a bump."
It must have been rough for the two backup oriented people, and their whole bodies were tired.
When you do this, suddenly a person slips in on your back.He's wearing a red handkerchief on his chest, so he's probably anti-calitarian.The mask was stripped off and a mole unique to the Barrier appeared below it.When I stepped on him like that and touched his mole...
Dante!
"Ah, Oscar, here we are! Thank you!"
It was his best friend who smiled at him.There is slight return blood on the cheeks.
"... it's too late."
It was Huey who continued to appear.There was a man in his hand who was invaded by a 'barrier' and roared.Have the joints of hands and feet been removed?As he roars, he seems incapable of moving.Like the man earlier, I had a mole on my face.Apparently, the mole is under that mask.
Huey threw the man at Jade.
Jade, please.
"Ok!"
Jade touches the mole. Then the man stopped roaring and flew his consciousness as the mole disappeared.It is Mode Red who treats him so easily.It seems that Huey, who is not a knight, has handled the Barrier like this before.
After a glimpse of each struggle, Oscar approached Dante, who scolded him.
"I'm sorry I left you to it."
"Really, it's hard to deal with them without killing them because they don't lose their minds!"
"Bad"
"Nh. So, what's your defense?Cecil, she's gone again, isn't she? "
I'm sure you heard from Modered, Dante said that and looked behind Oscar.
Oscar murmured to him with a regrettable face, "... I couldn't find it."
After a moment of silence, Dante slapped Oscar on the shoulder with a faint smile.
"Well, let's get this over with and find them all.... is that okay with Gil? "
Dante grabs Oscar's shoulder and asks Gilbert behind him.Looking back at Dante's gaze, I saw him nodding heavily.
"I don't mind. I've already searched for a few places for this number of people.If you can't find it now, you'll have to think of something else or increase your staff a little bit.I don't think people will break into looking for people in this state.I think breaking the situation is the best way to find Cecil. "
"Oh, I thought you were going to run around like a kid, but you're surprisingly calm."
Oscar said, "Hey!"and embarrassed him. Gilbert also seemed to be in a bad mood, and his signs became increasingly dangerous.
"... does that look like it?"
"Don't be angry. I praised you for fixing it well."
Dante turned his back on both of them.Then you start flexing as if you were doing a preparatory exercise.
"So, what do we do? The numbers are overwhelmingly unfavourable, to say that Oscar and the others have arrived.If it's a war of attrition, we'll lose.In this crowd loop, Huey and I can't prove our strength, and I don't want to chase this many people to get away with Lean. "
In the meantime, why don't we increase our number of guests?
Gilbert responded to Dante's challenging words.Dante looked back and said, "How?"and tilted his neck.
"In the middle of the square, we burn the hay that we borrowed from the stable around here.You can see the rising smoke even in places where we can't make any noise.There are many wooden buildings around here, so if a fire breaks out, the gendarmes will fly. "
"But I don't think they can understand the situation and act on it because they think it's a fire."
"Your Highness is there, so it doesn't matter what happens?"
In the gaze, Oscar said, "Me?refers to itself.
"Aristocrats around here don't know, and there aren't any gendarmes under the command of Prince Wang, who don't obey?In addition, there is no risk of confusion in the chain of command, regardless of human position. "
"That may be true, but even if you're in command, what do you want them to do?You can't give them a 'handicap'? "
Dante stroked his chin with his thoughtful face in Oscar's words.
"If it's a steady stone, ask the gendarmes to just lock them up, and we'll take care of the 'obstacle' later..."
"Even if you tie it up with a rope, you'll need three soldiers to catch one intact.And it doesn't mean they won't attack us while we're capturing them.If we want to keep our soldiers safe, we'll need more than four times as many men as we can capture. "
"That's right, why don't we gather that many people right away..."
When Gilbert made a harsh voice, Oscar's sleeve was choked.Looking back, there is Jade and Ain who are desperately looking.
"Then you can't use that!?"
At the tip of Jade's point, there was a net made of rope.
"If you catch them all at once and feel like you're tied up with ropes one by one, it won't take that many people."
"Where did you find this?"
When Oscar approached the net and called in surprised, Jade turned to a grocery store.
"That grocer. I was selling crafts made of deer leather, so I thought maybe I'd take a peek at the barn.Then there was this in the hunting gear.Ain helped me get this far. "
I heard just three voices when I brought it in.
Dante slaps Jade hard on the back.
"Wow, Jade! Thank you!"
I'm coming!
Jade's spine stretches with a painful sound.And he cried, "Dante, it hurts!"
Rather, do you think you can use it?
Ah.
Oscar spreads a net on the ground.It was either catching a large animal or it was quite a big one.This will be enough for a human opponent, but...
Not enough.
"How many more do you need?"
Oscar whispers to Gilbert as he peers.
"Lightly quote, ten to fifteen.Twenty would make me feel safe.... "
However, it is not convenient to find a similar net.
When each of them had a bitter face, a quiet Ain voice came to his ear.
"Should I have something like this?"
"Do you know a place?"
As Oscar raised his face with his knees down, Ain shook his head.And he touched his own bracelet.
"I'll increase it."