The Royal Palace.

　Roland, enjoying dinner with Milene, looked at his wine glass.

It smells so good. It's a shame, because it's like 20 years ago. It's a pity, though, because it would be a shame to let it sit any longer. It's a pity, because it would be a shame to let it sit any longer.

　It was Milene who turned her dark eyes on such a line.

　She put her knife and fork on the table.

　'You haven't been eating much lately,' she said.

'Diet?　You'd better eat for your health.

Are you aware of the situation?　At this very moment, it wouldn't be surprising if a cannon were to be fired at the royal palace!

　The maidservants around him were frightened by Milene, who was raising her voice.

　Roland tilted his glass.

''If our superiors are in a hurry, it's a sign to those below us that--''

'It's hard to relax downstairs when there's a lazy, idle man on top who's doing nothing. Have you already made up your mind - Your Majesty?

　When Roland was acting strangely, Milene stood up.

　Then Roland drops his glass and paragraphs down.

　Slowly, his body leans back and the maidservant supports him before he falls off the chair.

''Your Majesty!''

　When Milene looked into Roland's face, it was pale.

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"Balticphalt!　The courier from the palace!

　I was about to go to sleep when Chris burst into my room.

　He has a weapon in his hand.

'The courier?'

　I'm wondering what's going on when Luxion tells me.

'Roland has collapsed. He's in a critical condition.''

What--?

　I'm surprised, and Chris tells me more about it.

'His Highness Julius has also been summoned. Bartophalt has also asked me to come to the royal palace with Angelica.

Me and Angel?　For what?

　Chris looks uncomfortable as he hurriedly changes his clothes.

'I don't know. I don't know if he's calling them out anyway or if the queen is telling him to do it.

　The palace seems quite confused.

'You don't have Lady Milene. I've pissed her off.

'I have a bad feeling about this. Bartophalt, what about your fiancées?

'We'll take them. Luxion, tell Clairvoyant to bring the three of you to me. Tell Marie and the others to be vigilant.

Yes, sir.

　The hallway was quiet as I finished dressing and walked out of the room.

　No one was there.

'Where is everyone?'

'He ran off with His Highness Julius. We're all in danger this time, you know.

You guys should be more nervous on a regular basis.

　As I walked outside to talk to Chris, Claire brought Angel, Livia, and Noel with her.

'Master, I'm waiting for you.'

What happened to Erica and the others?

You're being picked up from the palace.

　Angel grabs my arm.

'Leon, you understand, don't you?'

　I didn't really want to understand what this confirmation meant.

'Roland's down. It's an opportunity for the fumigators. Will Angier's parents' house move?

I suppose we'll have to wait until we get rid of the disruptive elements before we can move.

　As Angier said this, Livia looked up at the sky.

　An airship with its lights illuminated was coming over the school.

'An airship on a night like this?'

　Noel was getting impatient as a number of ropes hung from the airship.

'Hey, there's a pretty rowdy bunch coming down?　Is this a welcome to the kingdom or something?

　Angier strongly denies it.

'Not even in the Kingdom. But now you're starting to see a bit of it.'

　It hadn't been too long since Roland had fallen, but there were those who had started to move.

　They don't seem to be the Redgraves, so they must be the ones who were thinking of revolting.

'I'm sick of it. Chris, come with me.

Okay.

'Luxion, tell the others about this.

I'm afraid I can't do that.

What did you say?

　Luxion, who refused to obey my orders, moved closer to Angier's side.

'What do you mean by that?'

　I glare at him, and Angel puts my face between his hands.

　He turns my face to his own and looks at me with his red eyes.

'Rion, you're not taking it easy anymore,'

No, but,

'I know. But we're strong enough that you don't have to do anything about it. You don't have to suffer. And besides--

　Angel said something, and the sound of footsteps and metal scraping approached us.

　Soldiers with rifles surrounded us.

　Creare happily explains the situation.

''Wow~Oh. It looks like he came here without hesitation. You've done a lot of homework.''

　The soldiers seemed to be after me.

　It was an armed woman coming forward.

　He wrinkles his brow.

'We've found it. A disgrace to the kingdom.'

A stain?　Is it me?

　I grinned and tried to stir him up, but it was Livia who stepped in front of me.

'Mr. Leon, please stand back,'

Yeah, but...

'Please step back, sir. We'll take care of this ourselves.

　Then the woman clicks her tongue.

'I don't think the little upstart has any idea who I am. I come from a family of counts. Don't think that your degree is allowed to come forward!

　A much exasperated woman was shouting and threatening Libya.

　But Livia is unfazed.

　She narrows her eyes and says.

'That family crest. It belongs to the count family that was demolished. Then you're not even a nobleman now.''

　It looks like he's identified the other house from the family crest.

'Oh, really?'

　I asked Angel in a whisper and he nodded.

'Yes. I had a list of people who would help with the rebellion beforehand. Libya will remember them all.'

　Chris says, "Soooo, that's awesome," and is amazed, drawing his sword and ready to jump out at any moment.

　The screeching voice of the woman in front of him is strangely irritating.

'Don't insult me!　I'm a nobleman by birth!　Kill this girl!

　The other guy is serious. I try to move forward, clucking my tongue.

''Huh!　Ah, Angier!

　But Ange grabbed me by the arm and stopped me.

"Rion, look at it. You--you need to rely on us more.

　Angier asks me to squirm.

　Then Livia extends her right hand and points it at the woman.

　A magic circle emerges in front of the soldiers holding their rifles around me.

　One in the form of a muzzle blocker.

　One in front of the magazine.

　Immediately after, the soldiers noticed and threw down their rifles.

　However, a few were slow to react and the rifle went off in their hands.

'To no avail,'

　Livia looks straight at the woman.

'If you're not prepared to be shot, back off. You can only go so far in taking it easy.

　I whistled as I watched Libya instantly neutralize the soldiers around me.

'Libya awesome,'

Yes. But it's still sweet.

　This time, Angier stepped forward and caused flames to appear on his right arm.

　A number of red magic circles emerged around him, and as they flared up, they took the form of spears.

　They were aimed at the soldiers around them.

''I'm not as dexterous as Libya, you know. I prioritize burning them down with the magic I'm good at. I don't want to burn down the academy, but this is an emergency. I suppose you'll have to forgive me.

　Angier slowly approached the woman.

　In an instant, the woman was robbed of a handful of pieces, and she looked up with tears in her eyes.

　There is the airship they brought in there.

''Well, do you think they can get away with just magic?　You guys are surrounded!

'That's right. If you guys are here, the airships waiting up there can't bombard us. Isn't that right?

Huh!

　When the women are scared and try to back down, the soldiers reach out to us.

'Fireball!'
Lightning!
Watercutter!

　The magic that was released tried to attack Angier - but it didn't.

　All of this was offset by the appearance of a magic circle in front of them.

　It was Livia who was using magic behind Angier.

'I told you it was useless,'

　I was reminded of this when I saw Libya nullifying my opponent's attacks.

　Come to think of it, if the hero had acquired the skill, he could have done this.

　Cancel the opponent's attack.

　Cancel the opponent's magic.

　In the game, I only saw it as such a skill, but when I saw it in real life, I was surprised at how advanced it was.

　Luxion is also impressed.

''You instantly judged the opponent's magic and hit the magic of the attribute that has the advantage of compatibility. What an elaborate thing to do.''

I knew it would be great, right?

'I would judge it to be a fairly advanced technique. A master cannot do the same thing.

　--Oh, I see. I guess I can't do it.

　But Libya is great, but so is Angier.

　The number of fire lances floating around was over ten.

　Reaching out, Angier grabbed the woman's chest.

''We don't have time for a slow interrogation. If you don't want to talk, I'll reduce you to ashes here.''

Well, wait. I'll tell you. I'll tell you...

　They were about to speak as soon as they knew they were at a disadvantage.

　But when I looked at the sky, I saw a cannon pointing at us.

'Luxion, defend--'

Not necessary.

　It was Noel who held up his hand.

'I'm the only one who isn't good at what I do.

　With that, he deployed the shield from the emblem of the Holy Tree shining in his right hand.

　The thin, membrane-like dome-shaped shield prevented the shells released from the airship in the sky.

　Angier looked up at the sky and pointed his right hand at the sky.

''Either you're being bold, or you guys are just throwing away--which is it?

　A spear of flame pointed up into the sky and all at once flew at the airship.

　The airship that had been pierced by the spears was in flames.

　Even if it wasn't sinking, the inside of the airship seemed to be in a great hurry to extinguish the fire or unable to move.

　-- Huh?　You don't want me?

　Chris had tucked his sword into its sheath.

　I note the figure.

'Hey,'

'Baldfalt, do you think I'm up to it?'

　The women and soldiers in front of me already seemed to have given up.

　But this time, an armor pops out of the airship.

　It went down to the academy and apparently came towards us.

　The woman who saw it regained her energy.

''Haha, hahaha!　This is the last time you need to push your luck!　The latest armor, imported from abroad, is coming to get you guys. No matter how good you are at some magic, it's useless in front of your armor.

　Angier is irritated when he hears that it's the latest foreign model.

'Do you guys have any idea what the hell we've done to ourselves?

"We need to get our kingdom back!　And for that, foreign countries have lent a helping hand!

　That's just a way to disrupt the kingdom, no matter what you think.

　If these guys take the kingdom, isn't there a foreign puppet or exploitation waiting for them?

You can't.

　When I say that, Luxion and Clairvoyant calmly answer me.

''In the first place, just because they're the ruling class doesn't mean they have the abilities they deserve, right?

They've been cut down to the bone. I'll take the bait of a foreigner. Because they're blind.

　These guys are too calm.

　Chris looks at me.

'Baltphalt, armor is a pain in the ass.

I know.

　I tried to give them instructions, but both Luxion and Creare were looking at Angel and the others.

　Angel silenced the screaming woman with a slap that made a pleasant sound.

　The woman fell to the ground.

'You are to blame for your downfall. We'll even commiserate with you. We feel sorry for you. But you have made a mistake in your means.

　If you mean the victims of the kingdom, then the people in front of you are victims too.

　Livia looked down.

''Please stop this already. There's no need to shed any more-- blood.''

　That's typical Libyan dialogue.

　Yeah. You didn't have to shed any blood--

'You say it was good in the old days, but that's because so many people were suffering, right?　Didn't you think about those people?

　The woman snickered when Noel said this.

'It's only natural for a man to take orders from a woman. New life can only come from a woman. Do you know that?　The male animal, you know, shows the female his worth. It's the male's job to protect the female at the risk of his own life!

　--You guys are going to tell me you're animals?

　I do believe that man is a worse quality than the beast, though.

　This guy is also a victim of a distorted policy, but I want to complain about it from a man's perspective.

'But it depends on the species, and it's hard to make a blanket statement.

Shut up!　Shut up, shut up, shut up!

　I said, and the woman let out a loud cry.

　The woman leans up and holds her hand on her cheek, glaring at Angier and us.

'What a mistake!　This is wrong. We're just asserting our rights!　We're trying to stop the kingdom from going down the wrong path. We are righteous!　What's wrong with the way things have been!

　Then I heard a clattering sound.

　A large machine was attached to the wall.

　The spider-like machine surrounds us.

　It's very large, and it's something else entirely rather than armor.

　It stuck to the walls, climbed up the roof, and had several red lenses on its head that glowed suspiciously.

　The woman stood up and held out her hands, as if she thought she had a reliable ally on the scene.

'Those foreign new models look strange. Now, get these guys!　You can shred at least one of your arms.

　Angier was surprised, and Livia held her hand over her mouth.

'--what?'

Lies.

　Noel is in a cold sweat.

'This is--unexpected.

　The woman, who laughs quite ugly, gives orders to these spider-shaped robots.

'Come on, do it!　Justice is on our side!