The troops that ambushed the Fritzione army were all defeated... or disappeared in a literal sense.

　The cavalry attacked from behind Fritzione's army was damaged, but successfully withdrew while the wound was shallow.

　The troops led by Bratta, who had been ambushed, suffered a lot of damage, but still succeeded in withdrawing before being fatally wounded.

　The forest ambush along the highway was completely destroyed by Seto, who ran around the forest vertically and horizontally.

　Count Schwindel, who was a member of the ambush but ran away at the sight of Ray, was literally burned to death by Ray's magic and turned into charcoal.

"...I could say it's my great victory if I only look at the results."

　Angela mutters melancholy at the sight of the soldiers treating corpses at the site of the battlefield and Fritzione staring sadly at them from inside the carriage.

　He was originally a peace lover and averse to conflict.

　Even if they were enemies, death would only bring sadness.

"But you know it's going to be a battle, right? You know you're going to see this result."

"That's right. It's all about understanding.Still, seeing a person's death in this way is more than anything for Prince Fritzione.He's a kind person."

　In response to Angela's words, the members of the White Rose Knights around her nod assentingly.

　but there was a sort of awe in the eyes of the Knights of the White Rose.

　It's the same with the knights who should be called anti-Ray, and it's not like the aversion they had directed at Ray a little while ago, but there's already no unfavorable view.

　Of course.I saw the magic of burning down enemy forces with my own eyes.

　We could not help but recognize that death is the only thing that awaits us if we are displeased.

　When I think about the attitude we have taken towards Ray, I can only describe it as chilling.

　... Was it lucky or unfortunate for Ray that Ray is the only one who has such a feeling, and that Seto with Ray is still loved?

(No, you must be lucky.Because Seto is friendly, he will be sad if people hate him.)

　Ray caresses Seto as he watches the soldiers cleaning up the battlefield next to Angela.

　What comes back to my hand is a smooth, silky feel.

　He asks Angela next door, squinting at the touch that makes him want to stroke her forever.

"Are you going to camp here today?"

"Yes, I guess so.You can't leave the body as it is, and Prince Fritzione says he wants to keep the memento as much as possible."

"...it can't be helped considering the disposal of the body."

　It is absolutely unacceptable for a member of the Imperial family to leave the body as it is here, about two hours away from the Imperial capital by this force.

(Well, it's autumn now, and winter will come soon.You don't have to worry about the plague if you think about it... but that's not absolute, and if you think you might be undead, you certainly need to do a proper post-treatment.)

　The soldiers are collecting corpses, but it is fortunate that the number of corpses themselves is not so large.

　However, if you think that you failed to reduce the forces of Kabazid and Shrus, you cannot say that you were lucky.

"The number of corpses is not so high, but it is a matter of morale to march again after disposing of them.No matter how elite they are, as long as they are human, they will have mental fatigue."

　Angela muttered melancholy, but she has seen death many times, and given it with her own hand.

　Nevertheless, you can't get used to human death.

　It is true that death is not acceptable, and it is not like 'I... I killed you!' but it is not pleasant at all.

"If I meant to clean up the bodies, I would have them put together and I would burn them."

"That's going to put a burden on Ray alone, and it's impossible to go any further today, so I guess it's better to take care of it together."

"... well, if you're going to camp here anyway, that's fine.I'll go and look around a little by little.No matter how much we dismiss the unit, there may still be others looking for us."

　Angela must have understood the feeling of Ray, who tells her that he will be nervous if he stays here.

　He looked at her apologetically and nodded.

Yes, please.I'll tell Prince Fritzione about it first."

"I'm sorry. ... Seto."

"Slurp!"

　In response to Ray's call, Seto crouches down small, and Ray jumps on his back and runs up into the sky with Seto.

　Those who were cleaning up the bodies on the ground fell in love with them for a moment, but soon returned to cleaning up the bodies.

　While watching the soldiers, Angela heads to the carriage to tell Fritzione about Ray.

"...that's no good.It seems that they are going to camp completely near the road."

　A short distance away from the camp, he reports to his friends and companions what Systoy has just seen.

　At the report, Moura looks annoyed and wonders what to do.

　We found the target of Sobul in the rebel positions, rescued it, and came this far with only a minimal break.

　They had come this far so that the horse would not be crushed, but it was completely out of the reckoning that the battle was taking place in their own direction when they reached the imperial capital shortly afterwards.

"Working together with others, I'll go over there... though it'

　The eyes of Moura glanced at those other than themselves here... merchants, travelers, adventurers, and so on.

　As this is the road leading to the imperial capital, it is not only the Mouras who are stranded here.

　Groups here and there are killing time and exchanging information with people nearby.

　If you work with such people, you may be able to reach the imperial capital successfully.Moura implied that, but Sobul, who had been listening to the two of them nearby,

"No, it's better not to do that.You should think that my face is known as the First Princess' faction.... to be honest, if the army had been in ambush had won, there would have been no need to worry about it.Or if we had arrived here a little earlier, we could have joined before we withdrew."

"It's no use saying that.I was just about to get here so I wouldn't have crushed the horse, so if I had rushed any further, I would have crushed it, and it would have taken more time."

　Moura's words are true, and without saying anything more, Sobul shut up...

"What?!?"

　System Toy, who was watching Mula and Sobre, suddenly tightened her expression.

　Of course, my partner Mula noticed the change in the system first, and a few seconds later, Sobble noticed it.

"...what happened? What happened?"

"I don't know, but for a moment, I feel like I've had a very bad feeling running through my body.If you can, you should leave here right away."

"But... where are you going? It's been rejected in many ways to take the road from here to the First Princess's faction, and then the remaining means will be returned, or..."

　Moura glanced at the forest growing beside the highway.

　You don't have to worry about monsters and bandits as long as they're along the road, but that's not absolute.

　It is also a place where violent wildlife such as bears and wild boars live.

　However, basically, such wild animals live in the back of the forest and rarely come out near highways.

　Nevertheless, it is better to be careful because it is not absolute.

"Yes, let's go into the forest right away.Hurry up!"

　With System Toy's desperate voice, Moura must have decided that it would be dangerous to stay here any longer.Hurry up and unload the minimum necessary load from the horse.

　Sobul was watching the situation, but as long as he understood that the other person was the bell of the soul, there is no other way but to follow it.

　It's because it's obvious that the situation will be worse if you go against it and leave it here.

"Hurry up, we're here!"

　A system that speaks sharply.

　Moula and Sobul reflectively look down the road, but only those waiting to be able to take the road are there.

　But... that momentary hesitation was the way to the worst.

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　The screams that reverberated to the surrounding area came not from the ground but from the sky.Most of the people here stop to scream, and only a few people turn their eyes to the sky when they hear their voices.

　In the midst of this, only three of them were acting differently.

　In other words, the act of running into the forest.

　because all three of them knew.What kind of voice is the voice of a being, and at the same time, a person who adheres to it.

"It's not like... I'm unlucky!"

　It was a shouting moula, but it wasn't because of the leeway.

　I couldn't stand the fear of being behind me without screaming.

　Sistoy screams at Moula.

"Moura!"

　The act of shouting is to tell the existence who follows you where you are.

　With the usual system, I naturally understood that and would not have done anything that would have been discovered by the other person.

　This time, however, I can only say that the other person was at fault.

　Ray and Seto, who can already be described as symbols of fear, are following them from behind.

　If caught up, you'll die.If that's the case, we can never catch up.

　The three of them ran away with that in mind, but no matter how skilled they were as humans, they couldn't escape from Seto, the Gryphon, and Ray, who was riding it.

　Furthermore, as if to limit the direction of escape, he was even released with a sword attack flying...

"Well, that's it for the chase."

　Suddenly I saw Ray straddling Seto in front of them.

"Well, I was wondering who ran away, and it was a very unusual combination.Are they supposed to be taken prisoner by the two bells of repose?"

"Grull?"

　Ray gets lost when he asks with his head tilted.

(As for Sobble, you can capture it again.But it's about what to do with the other two.There is no doubt that they have a lot of information because they are from a background organization called the Bell of Souls.However, people behind the scenes don't know what to do if they keep it alive.In other words...)

　Turn the death size in your hand and show your murderous intentions.

"If you two live, you'll be in trouble.I'll tell you, if you're going to be caught quietly, I'll guarantee your life, but if you can't hear that, I'm afraid your life may disappear here....what shall we do?"

　At Ray's words, Sistoy and Moura look at each other.

　Certainly, if we surrender quietly here, we will be able to guarantee our lives.

　However, the fate of waiting is by no means a pleasant thing.

　I knew right away that it wasn't a peaceful old age life.

　Also, there are many things I want to say to the organization, but it's definitely the organization that has hired us so far.

　If that's the case, it's impossible to sell an organization here.

(I can't believe I'm loyal to the organization, but I don't think it's bad at least at the end.)

　Once you decide, your mind is strangely cleared.

　While feeling this way, Moura calls out the name of her partner, who will probably be the last.

"Systoy!"

"Okay."

　a brief exchange of words.

　However, as long as we have been a duo for a long time, that short exchange is enough.

　Leap backwards as if to support the Sistoy that is coming forward, and face Ray on the set.