Fritzione's troops were already ready to leave, ready to order at any time, in the clear autumn morning sun.
　The morale of the soldiers is so high that it is unlikely that there was a battle between the Fritziones and the Cabad and the Surus Allied forces the day before, that they will be able to respond quickly if there is an immediate battle to come.
　This was influenced by the fact that the Fritzione army was originally a small and elite force, although some had been absent overnight.
　Moreover, the army includes Fritzione, the first princess of Fritzione, a symbol of the Fritzione army, the White Rose Knights, and Ray, who is famous in many ways in the Bestian Empire.
　They are very powerful in terms of military power, and their ability to defeat their opponents completely without causing much damage even if they are attacked from the front, back and side by more than double their strength in the battle of the previous day.
　...however, the ambush forces, which were originally supposed to attack from the side of the Fritziones, were wiped out by Ray and Sett.
　While there have been quite a few injuries in those battles, many have already healed their injuries by using the potions and restorative magic provided by Fritzione.

"We'll start! Considering the speed of our march, we'll probably be joining Prince Mercurio's forces tomorrow, but there's a possibility that Prince Cabazide and Prince Schles' forces will be waiting for us like yesterday, so don't be too alarmed!"

　Angela's voice, the captain of the White Rose Knights, rings around and the Fritzione army begins to march.
　It seems to be a relatively small army of about 500, including supply units, and its march is incomparably faster than that of thousands.

"Ray, may I ask you to do some reconnaissance?"

　Angela calls out to Ray, who was riding on Seto's back near Fritzione's leading carriage.
　Since Ray's role was essentially to guard the Fritzione army, reconnaissance would be someone else's.
　Indeed, some of the Fritzione troops are organized as reconnaissance units.
　But the ability to scout extensively and quickly was very attractive to the Fritzione army, given the presence of a set of Gryphons capable of flying with high mobility.
　Therefore, it was suggested by Angela that the original reconnaissance unit would conduct reconnaissance around the Fritzione army, and that Ray and Sett would use their mobility to reconnaissance far away, and Ray accepted it.

"All right, then don't ask me to do it." Well, I beat him that much yesterday. But I don't think they're going to touch me for two days in a row."
"Yes, but if you say that, be careful, Ray, but it's clear that we're twice as strong as Ray when he's there... let alone more." I think there's a possibility that they'll come after Ray anyway, so please be very careful."

　Angela asks anxiously.
　But to Fritzione, who was watching closely, Angela's expression seemed to have something other than pure anxiety.

(I wonder if it's just my imagination?)

　mutter in a carriage and wave lightly at Ray and Sett.

"Grull!"

　When Seto responds to such Fritzione with a squeal, the female knights of the White Rose Knights screech, guarding the carriage around her.
　No matter how good they are, they are still vulnerable to cute things.

"Seto, I'll give you something delicious later, so let's play together."

　The female knight, who brought dried river fish yesterday, chants with delight.
　Sett, with Ray on his back, flaps his wings after a few steps of running and kicks into the air.
　Along the way, the buzz heard not only by the White Rose Knights, but also by the entire Fritzione army, is, after all, a sign of Ray and Sett's high profile.

"Now, Seto. If nothing goes on like this, we will be in the rebel position tomorrow. I hope today will not be a battle like yesterday."
"Grull?"

　That's why you're scouting, isn't it? Seth turns around and cries, while Ray gently caresses the back of his neck and flies.





　There were people watching Ray and Seto fly up into the air.
　It's a place away from the Fritzione army, where Moura and Sistoy had paused just the day before.
　So those looking up, when they see the set flying over them, throw something out of hand into the bonfire they had prepared. Then, leave the place immediately.
　Those around him in the same way had some doubts about the way the men hurried away, but they thought they were just in a hurry and did nothing more.
　Those who were originally detained here because of the Fritzione army's position.
　Of course Fritzione was not blocking the road, so it was possible to do so if you wanted to head to the imperial capital.
　However, there were a certain number of people who were worried that the other party would be questioned on suspicion of being conscripted by the military alone, and the result was that.
　It was a force led by Fritzione, and his men were all elite, so the concerns of those who remained here were groundless, but it is not strange to take care of themselves.
　In this case, however, the prudence involves those present in unnecessary conflicts.
　Something thrown into the bonfire raised red smoke up into the sky.
　An ordinary bonfire would be as black as smoke.
　But what was coming out of the fire now was red smoke, which seemed like a kind of wolf smoke to those who saw it.
　The merchants and adventurers around them begin to gather their belongings in a hurry, perhaps because they are aware of the smoke.
　If you stay here, you'll definitely get involved in a dispute.
　I decided so because they were cautious, and started moving... it was a little late.

"What is this wolf smoke!"

　The female knights in white armor...the female knights of the White Rose Knights come here.
　Being on a horse, it's very mobile. Furthermore, the Fritzione army itself had begun to move, and Angela, seeing red smoke rising in their direction, quickly sent her men.

"Answer! What is that wolf smoke?"

　While one female knight asks those around her in a strong tone, another puts dirt on her wolf smoke and quenches it.

"Well, I thought the two men here had thrown something into the fire, and as soon as I knew it, it was like this..."

　The merchant who was near the smoke of the wolf says so, but of course you can't believe it right away.

"And where are the two men?"
"No, it's gone very quickly..."
"What are their faces? Is there anything distinctive about them?"

　The female knights come to visit one after another, but the merchant man doesn't know the man who disappeared.
　I just happened to be nearby.
　That being the case, there was little information available.





　The red wolf smoke rising from the ground was naturally visible to Ray and Seto, who were scouting the surroundings from the sky.
　I had not heard of the use of wolf smoke from the Fritziones, so I could have guessed that the enemy might have made some sort of move.

"This was unexpected,"
"Glu".

　Ray mutters to his eyes that he is in front of his eyes, and Seto purges in agreement.
　However, the unexpected is not unexpected in a good sense, but rather unexpected in a disappointing sense.
　Because Ray's eyes are on the five Wyburns. and on the back of the Weiburn was a knight... for there were five Dragon Knights.
　It is true that the Dragon Knights are very powerful.
　fireballs fired from Weiburn's mouth, and the spears, bows and magic attacks of knights on his back.
　And above all, the biggest advantage would be being able to fly as Weiburn named.
　It is difficult for an ordinary soldier to compete with a dragon knight, even with a hundred or two hundred soldiers.
　That's what Ray and Seto beat in the spring war.
　That's not a big deal if about five of the Dragon Knights are out now.

"I don't know which hand you have, Kabazid or Shurus, but do you underestimate me? ... No, you can't think we can do anything at this level. Then there must be some trick in it, but what are you up to?"

　Ray was thinking about what they were up to, but as a Dragon Knight he couldn't afford to miss such a great opportunity.
　Five Wyverns open their mouths wide and spit out fireballs.

"Set!"
"Grunt!"

　Shortly enough, Seto senses Ray's intentions and flaps his wings wide into the sky.
　At the same time, Ray's flying sword ripped through several fireballs and exploded on the spot. All the other fireballs are detonated on the spot.

(Isn't it possible to coordinate with them?)

　Ray slanting his head while watching a series of movements.
　The Dragon Knights, who fought during the Spring War, have certainly focused on long-range attacks that spout fireballs, but nevertheless, attacks have rarely been as provocative as they are now.To avoid doing so, they had been trained to keep a good distance from each other.
　But the Dragon Knights, now in front of Ray and Sett's eyes, seem to be doing whatever they want.
　That's right. It's as if we forced the Dragon Knights from a completely different unit into one unit.

"...I don't know what they are up to, but if you want me to reduce my military strength as I like, I'll thank them for their consideration, and I'll be glad to do so." Here we go, Set!"
"Ringling!"

　Rey's voice reacts quickly, fluttering his wings wide and thrusting toward the Dragon Knight below.
　The descent, which gains more speed by flapping its wings rather than folding them, hits a powerful blow before the Dragon Knight reacts.
　Passing through a group of Dragon Knights, Sett's forefoot blows one Wyvern's head, and Ray's death-size blow surges the Dragon Knight on another Wyvern.
　The other Dragon Knights catch their breath when they see two Dragon Knights rendered useless at one crossing.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

　the cry of a dragon knight on a Weiburn whose head was destroyed by Seto
　With the loss of his head, of course, Wyvern is already dead, and he can've just like that.
　In other words, the Dragon Knight, who is dropped from more than 100 meters above the ground, falls to the ground screaming in fear of falling.
　By comparison, the Dragon Knight, who was killed by Ray's blow, was somewhat better.
　The Wyburn itself was intact.
　But Wyvern and the Dragon Knights have grown up together since Wyvern was born.
　Weiburn can't be quiet about the murder of such a close associate, friend, or brother.

"Oh my gosh!"

　spit out a fireball at the set beneath them
　But Sett continues to descend straight down to the ground without slowing down.
　The Dragon Knights, who still had three horsemen left, expected to destroy themselves at the sight.

"Grunt!"

　It is unlikely that Seto is not wary of it, and just before landing on the ground, he flaps his wings wide, slows down a little bit, kicks back on the ground, and heads over the skyward.
　No way, he didn't expect Seto to come back so soon after he ran in a few seconds ago.
　Completely unexpectedly, Ray slashes Wyvern's head, which had just lost his Dragon Knight, in a death-size way, and Sett smashes the head of the Wyvern riding another Dragon Knight nearby.
　Two Wyburns fall straight to the ground.
　There were already only two Dragon Knights left in the air...the two must have found themselves hopeless when they saw their comrades killed in an instant. When two Wyburns spit out fireballs at the same time, they quickly leave the scene.

"Set, don't let me go!"
"Gurgling!"

　At Ray's words, Seto follows the Dragon Knight with his wings flapping.
　I know best that the Dragon Knights are troublesome because I'm free to fly. That's why Ray couldn't afford to miss the Dragon Knight here.
　If the Dragon Knights remain free, the Fritzione army could be severely damaged, or the rebels could be severely damaged.

(I don't know what they thought of as throwing away the Dragon Knight, but I'm not going to miss the golden opportunity!)

　muttering inwardly, he gripped a death-size handle towards the back of the Dragon Knight as he approached him.