After parting ways with Mize and the others, I immediately activated my Rage and ran through the forest.
　On the way, I had found several points with good vantage points, so I headed for the nearest one. Ignoring the animals and demons lurking in the forest, he kept his body down and watched his surroundings.

　Then - I put the 'communication paper' that I had been receiving since a while ago to my ear.

"Chris?　I'm sorry, I couldn't get out because I was near the target of my escort.

"Of course. I'm sorry to bother you, but a group of more than ten people have just left King's Landing and are heading for the forest where you are. I can't be sure because I couldn't make good contact with them, but I've heard that some of their equipment is very similar to that of the bandits. If that group is your enemy, you should contact .......

Yeah, ...... will handle it.

　I cut off communication with Chris and put the Correspondence in my pocket.

This is ...... in full swing.

　He must have timed Mize's departure from King's Landing.
　He hid himself in the bushes and looked through the foliage to see the enemy.
　About a hundred meters away, he saw a group of more than ten people in reddish-brown cloaks.

　The enemy that had been hiding in the castle town was equipped for assassination, but the enemy approaching this time was a little different. Inside his cloak, he could see a large, sturdy sword and metal armor protecting his limbs. No matter how you looked at it, it was designed to be a showy battle. In the worst case scenario, they are prepared to fight head-on.

　If it were in the middle of the capital, this vast forest would not attract attention even if the battle was a little rough. It's certainly a good opportunity to go on the offensive.

...... Let's check your gear, shall we?

　I'm pretty sure he's an enemy because he's wearing the exact same cloak as the bandit I defeated before, but I'm going to check him a little more carefully just to be sure.

　He passed magic power through the black bracelet around his left wrist.
　I hadn't used it since I received the escort mission, but now it was finally coming into play.

　--BF28 "Kurofeather Two-Eight".

　A jet-black sniper staff appears.
　It is a black rod-shaped staff with a trigger and a farsighted crystal attached. Three twisted feather-like spikes protrude from the tip of the staff in a spiral, and in the center of the spikes is a long, thin, sharp black crystal. The center of the crystal gave off a faint dark green light.

　After adjusting his posture, he used the farsighted crystal to catch sight of the enemy.
　Inside the cloak were the daggers and poisons that the bandits always carried. It's a great way to make sure that you don't end up in the wrong place at the wrong time.

...... enemy.

　In the case of the battle in the castle town, the enemies were assumed to be covert, so they were dispersed in small numbers and could be eliminated before they could coordinate with you. But this time, you have to defeat multiple opponents at once.

　--It might take some time.

　It's impossible to take out this many with sniper fire alone.
　I've got a few ideas in my head, but none of them are going to work as well as they have in the past.

　The mise-en-scene is about eight hundred meters behind us.
　If the enemy had a remote firearm user, their last line of defense would be about 500 meters behind them. As far as I can see, some of them have magic wands, but none of them have sniper wands, so we don't need to be on the lookout for snipers.

　--We've got to try.

　Can we do it?　Do we give up?
　Those questions are meaningless.

　Don't underestimate me.
　I'm still the man who killed the ---- Demon King.



　I'm the man who killed the Demon Lord.



　Fourteen men, their faces and bodies hidden by auburn cloaks, were walking across the plain.
　The sound of their armor scraping together was deafening. The sound of their armor scraping against each other was deafening, but these men were on a mission, and they were not about to wimp out during a mission.

The target's in the forest, isn't it?

They must be.

　The men looked at the vast forest ahead of them.
　To take the target into custody. That was the mission they had been given.

　Until now, the men had been forced to act in small groups to avoid the gaze of third parties because the target had only spent time in the city. But this time was different. In the woods, away from the city, a little noise won't attract attention.

"Each of you, stay alert. There will probably be guards near the target.

　At that comment, several men checked their weapons.
　The men knew that there was an unknown escort near the target. But the men did not know the face or name of the guard.

　There was nothing wrong with being cautious, but this time, unlike in the city, they had full-scale equipment and double-digit numbers of men.
　The consensus of the men was that there was no way they could lose.

　They continued to walk across the plain in silence, not wasting time talking.
　At that moment, there was a strange "popping" sound, mixed with the shimmering of the wind and the chirping of birds.

　The next moment, a man died.

What?

　The man who was walking in front of me suddenly had a hole in his skull.
　Seeing his comrades fall to their knees and end their activities, the group is in turmoil.

It's a sniper!

"d*mn, where's the cover?

　The men pause in their agitation.
　Immediately after, there is a sound like something exploding again.

"What?

　Another man falls to the ground.
　Like the first, he had a clean hole in his head.



Run!　We're going into the forest!

　They ran across the plain, heading for the forest in their line of sight.
　Meanwhile, one or two more sniper victims appear. There's no time for wills. If you do that, you'll be the next to die.

Calculate the sniper's position!

　Shouts the man in the lead.

There he is!　Two o'clock, a hundred meters away, on high ground!

Closer than I thought. ...... Let's get 'em!　There's a chance the target is close by!

　The men all head towards the high ground at once.
　Ahead of them was a man in a pitch-black cloak, Twight.

"There you are.

　There were nine men left. Five of them were killed by sniper fire.
　Five of them were killed by snipers. He had a black sniper staff in his right arm. The men's gazes were drawn to the magic tool for a moment, and the next moment they were alert.

"What's the target?

"Later!　Kill the sniper first!

　Toate smiled fearlessly at the approaching men and miniaturized his sniper staff.
　The man in the reddish-brown cloak activates his "toughness" and draws his sword.

　A sword flashes, reflecting the green of the trees.
　But before the sword could cut through Twight's body, an explosion occurred.

What?

　Suddenly, the ground around Twite rose up and exploded violently.
　Three men were caught in the explosion and their lives were scattered.

The explosion ...... is a trap!

"d*mn, they were trying to draw us in from the beginning. ----?

　It's a great way to make sure you're getting the most out of your vacation.
　Two more men were obliterated by the explosion.

　From the beginning, Tuite had been sniping on the assumption that he would invite the enemy to this high ground.
　In other words, this high ground was a battlefield prepared by Toate. The men realized that and knew that this was a bad situation.

Let's move out!

　The dust from the explosion filled the men's vision.
　In the dust, a black shadow wavered.

"What do you mean, "retreat"?

"Are you okay?　I can't see a d*mn thing!　--What the hell?

　Blending in with the smokescreen of sand, Twight quickly disposed of the remaining bandits.
　I'm not sure what to do. With the blade he created with Fixation, he pierced the man's neck.

"Just retreat!　There's no target here!

　The man who escaped the dust shouted.
　It's unlikely that the target is hiding in the same place where the bomb was planted.

　The two surviving men turned their backs on Twight and left the scene.

There's no way I'm letting them go.

　Toate chased after the two fleeing men.