"This is the Kingdom of Sicca....."

That's how Yoshinobu murmured in front of the castle town in the kingdom of Sicca.

"It's still huge... even though it's a castle town, it's so huge..."

Verez, who is next to Yushi, murmurs in response to Yushi's murmur.

"Still...."

Yoshinobu saw the forest behind him.

"I saw this forest once before, but I can't call it a forest anymore. It was a meadow surrounded by trees."

"Rumor has it that the demon tribes broke out two months ago. Maybe the demon tribe..."

"The Masked Demon Clan..."

Verez nodded little for the brave answer.

"The probability is high. I can't get in like this. Let's get in touch with the shock."

That's right.

And the two of them, Yushi and Veles (...), headed toward the gate of the castle town of the kingdom of Sicca.

*

Everybody, listen up.

A group of brave men gathered at the table with courage and Veles.

And the bell rang as they gathered.

"Bell, what's wrong?

Mio is a little worried about the atmosphere of the bell, which is a little different from usual.

"I'm going to tell you something important."

"In that case, it would be better to have brave minds....."

The bell slowly shook Mio's head.

"I don't care about bravery, but I don't want Veles to ask me."

"To Veles?

"Yeah."

The bell answers Mio's question and meditates for a few seconds.

Then he opened his eyes and slowly opened his mouth.

"... about the war."

The moment I heard the words, everyone was choked.

"Briefly, we Drett kingdom formed an alliance with the Rise kingdom. And the Mesian kingdom and the Ferris kingdom, which don't like it, are close to alliances....."

"You mean to crush the Drett Kingdom and the Rise Kingdom...?

The bell nodded deeply at Mio's answer.

"Yeah, that's right. But...."

"But?"

"I don't know what it means to crush the Drett kingdom and the Rise kingdom... and give it to everyone now..."

It's the Kingdom of Sicca.

Before the bell told everyone to think about it, Mio and the earth said at the same time.

At the same time, the bell was jiotong, and the earth spoke to Mio.

"Mio thought so too... Tactics is supposed to be my area of expertise."

"This isn't a tactic or anything. I think about it normally."

"So how did you come up with this idea?

"Is the earth with you?

"The process may be different."

Then Mio started explaining with a small bitter smile.

"Let me just conclude first. The conclusion is to get the kingdom of Sicca and become the strongest kingdom in the human world. The reason for targeting the Sikka Kingdom is the strongest of the five kingdoms. But even though it's the strongest, it's tough to take the two kingdoms against the boulders. That's why the Kingdom of Mesia and the Kingdom of Ferris are working together. And the reason we're at war is because if we crush the Drett and Rise kingdoms first, we can win the war against the Sicca kingdom relatively safely."

Mio nodded as he said.

The earth nodded, so it must have been the same idea.

But the earth asked Mio.

"If you know that much, you know the drawbacks, don't you?

Mio nods firmly.

"Disadvantages?"

He nodded to the question of the bell and Mio opened his mouth again.

"We're underestimating our power."

"Why do you think that?

"Easy, Drett and Rise kingdoms are good at magic. But the population is overwhelmingly small. In contrast, the Kingdom of Mexico and the Kingdom of Ferris rank first and third in terms of population, and the Kingdom of Mexico ranks third in terms of weapon defense technology. If you're going to start a war on Drett Kingdom, you'll see the whole idea of holding it off in a few minutes.... and..."

Mio finished all the way and took a breath before continuing his words.

"They don't know we exist. This is the biggest one."

Mio glanced at the bell.

The bell noticed the intent of the gaze, but he was a little lost, so he looked at the earth.

The earth also nodded, and the bell sighed greatly because it remained silent.

"... it's always this kind of role..."

The bell murmured so small that it looked at everyone.

And...

"Everyone, this war... will be over before it begins."

Everyone nodded at the words of the bell.

*

"... you're a famous person in this country."

Verez questioned his courage.

"That's right. But it doesn't seem to be in this country anymore."

"Someone who thinks he knows where to go....."

Verez looks up at the building in front of him.

And I continued my words.

"Are you the Alliance Master here...?"

Seems so.... let's go inside for now. "

Verez nodded and his courage slowly opened the door.

The building was noisy, but there were no savages like this.

"It's so lively..."

"Instead of bustling... it's noisy. I wonder?"

Verez and his courage went deeper with such an exchange.

But...

"How do I contact the Alliance Master, Mr. Ushi?

"Yeah, I was gonna ask that, too."

Yes, they were worried about it.

Then a man hit his brave shoulder.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Bravery apologized forcefully.

"No, I didn't look in front of you. I'm sorry."

I apologize honestly to those who bumped into me.

The man who hit the courage was a boy like a junior high school student.

Yoshinobu waited for the boy to leave, but the boy did not leave without staring at his courage.

The suspicious courage tried to speak to the boy, but was laughed at by his nose before that.

And...

"You're not the only one, are you?

Suddenly the courage to say such a thing choked my breath.

"Well, don't be so vigilant. It's a lot of noise here. Let's change places."

That said, the boy went to the door of the building.

Verez was worried about his courage, but he smiled gently and carried his foot outside the building.

………

……

"Thank you for following me."

"Well, that's what they said. I want to talk to you. I want to hear it."

Yoshichi and the others were in a shop like a coffee shop.

However, since the store was full, I sat outside in the seat.

The so-called (so-called) open terrace.

"Can we both" Koucha "?

"Koucha?

The former was courageous, and the latter reacted quite differently in Veles.

The boy seemed to view the reaction as questionable and began to explain.

"Ah... it hasn't spread that far yet... Actually, about four months ago? It seems that some people used medicinal herbs for drinks. The taste is still unstable, but it's still quite popular."

That said, the boy asked for three "kouchas" and said, "Well, have a drink."

"Can I have a moment?

"Hmm? What?

A few moments after the boy asked for Koucha, Yoshinobu asked the boy a question.

"Do you know anything about him?

"You mean the producer of Koucha?

Bravery nods silently.

But the boy shook his head.

"I'm sorry, I came here two months ago. I don't know anything about him, and I don't know anything about him.

"Really... What do you mean there's no way to know?

"It means as it is. Somehow his information is hidden. I only know who made it and who it was, and they don't even try to talk about it for some reason. Isn't that weird?

As the boy talked so far, the "koucha" was brought in.

The boy drank only one sip of "Koucha".

Then the boy snorts and smiles small.

"Looks like it hit me today. Well, I knew it when I saw this popularity."

The boy murmured and drank another mouthful of "koucha".

Subsequently, Veles imitated the boy and mouthed the cup.

"... delicious"

Verez gazed at the drink in the cup for a few seconds and laughed.

"Mr. Ushi! This is delicious! Try it!!

Ah, ahh

When I saw the boy, he nodded with warm eyes.

Yushi gently put his mouth to the cup.

(It has a bit of bitter taste and the fragrance is unstable... but this is definitely... black tea)

And courage gently lays down the cup.

"Well, how was it?

Verez asks afraid.

"Oh, it was delicious."

Bravery answered with a smile.

"Right! It was delicious!!

Verez drinks more "koucha" as he says so.

"Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful drink. Um... may I ask your name?

Verez asked the scared boy his name.

"Oh, good. My name is Arno. It's still quite small, but I'm the leader of a party."

Arnold? I'm Veles, and this is Mr. Ushi. "

You're not used to regular greetings yet, are you?

Verez introduced his name briefly.

"Verez and Bovine... That's a name I've never heard of."

That's how Arno sees his courage.

Such courage asked Arno a question.

"Hey, Arno, you..."

Arno is fine.

"Then why did Arno tell you that I'm not an idiot?

Yes, Yuki followed Arno to listen to this.

I never came to drink Koucha.

Arno smiled and answered the courageous question.

"I'm an analyst."