--Rina, come to me!

　I call out to Lina, who was standing by ready for the main fight.

'What's up?'　What's the matter with you!

　Soon after, Lina appeared with a nervous look on her face.

''Do the 'Sage of Kanazawa' and the 'Sage of Kanazawa' know each other?''
"'Wise man of Kanazawa'...?　The Saints of Kanazawa...?　Who are you?

　Lina nods her head in response to my question.

''The Kanazawa Liberation Army--the leader of humanity ruling over Kanazawa City and Hakusan City.
I don't know. How did you know me?

　Lina isn't interested in what's going on outside of her area of control, or she's not familiar with what's going on outside. She doesn't even look through internet articles unless I order her to gather information. If I'm not good at it, Blue, who loves civilized devices, knows more about it than I do.

'Lina, it's because I shouted your name.
The leader of humanity...?　The leader of humanity has my name--?
Yeah. I hear that I'm a bitter enemy and that you want to avenge Lina's death.
My revenge...?　What's the name of that leader?

　When Lina looked at me suspiciously, Kanon answered for me.

"Let's see........the 'Sage of Kanazawa' is--Ando Hideya and the 'Sage of Kanazawa' is--Kayama Saori.
''--!''

　When Lina heard Kanon's answer, a shocked expression appeared on her face.

''You know each other after all?''
Oh, I know...
You're not going to tell me that you're Lina's father and mother, are you?

　Lina's grandfather was one of the central figures in Suzu City, who was called the "Sage of Swords". Lina herself was one of the central figures in Kanazawa City, who was called the 'Brave Man'. If that was the case, then her parents were also.....

　Huh?　I remember hearing that Lina's parents met an unfortunate end in Suzu City...?

No!

　Lina denies my words in a fierce tone.

'So, who is it?'
'I'm not the only one who knows Hideya Ando and Saori Kayama!　Theon!　Besides, it's someone the canon knows too!
"Huh?
What?

　Me and Kanon are stunned by Lina's words as she rages with her emotions openly.

'Hideya Ando and Saori Kayama--the ones who invaded Zion's controlled territory with me that day.
What?　Does that mean that the 'Sage of Kanazawa' and the 'Sage of Kanazawa' - are they former members of the hero's party?
'I've never heard of that name before but I suppose you will.

　Lina nods her head in agreement with my startled words.

'Kanon!　You have a flash memory!　How could you not know?!
'What?　No way I'm taking it out on you!　That is because.........at that time, only Lina and Miyamoto were the only ones who were making a lot of noise......I didn't check the rest of the members. Sion-san also said that Miyamoto-san's blog was the easiest to understand for information.
...Miyamoto?
Ewww.　Mr. Ewww.
Ewww.....

　I search for a memory that feels like it's in the distant past.

'Come to think of it, there was the healer who was the first to abandon Lina and run away... and Mr. Glasses...'
That healer was Saori Kayama and the man with the glasses was Hideya Ando.
I see.

　I finally figured out the identity of the enemy.

　It's no secret that the Demon King is gathering information on the internet these days. Although there are some people who make a living from invasion, such as adventurers, who are willing to expose themselves to the media, many of the central figures in forces such as the Kanazawa Liberation Army were increasingly avoiding leaking information to the Internet.

　Wait...?

They can say all they want about their longing, or their enemies, or their revenge, but they abandoned Lina and ran away!　Wouldn't it be an interesting turn of events if I said that?

　I regret the fact that I'm not in the front line of their mouths to talk back to them.

''Humanity won't believe it if you say it, Sion-san, but if you say it, Lina-san, it could be a wonderful development.

　Kanon replies to my words with a malicious smile.

'I'm here for a diversion this time. We'll save the fun for next time.'
Yes!

　I'm smiling along with the canon, smiling a smile worthy of being called the Demon King...

'What's the matter?　Theon!　You're losing your nerve!　We, the Kanazawa Liberation Army, will not bow down to the Demon King!　If you're coming, come on!

　Since there is no reply from me at all, the numbed 'Wise Man of Kanazawa' challenges me.

　You write "wise man" and you are a wise man....... Are you stupid...?　I'm not there. The purpose of this time is a diversion, and - to buy time for the Demon King Kaoru to launch the Reign.

　Iro, Hani, Hoheto and the 2000 ghouls won't move from there until I give the order to charge, and I won't give the order to charge.

　Oh?　A person resembling the "Sage of Kanazawa" raised one hand and shouted something.

　The distance between them was about 300 meters, and the "Sage of Kanazawa", which looked as small as a grain of bean, began to move in some way.

　Ten seconds later, the "Sage of Kanazawa" began to move in some way.

　With a continuous sound of the wind cutting, countless arrows were released.

　The range of the bows and arrows was about 100 meters; even if a high level person fired from high altitude, it would still be limited to 200 meters.

　The arrows stabbed into the ground between the two sides without reaching our troops, and the human race shouted loudly and struck their weapons.

　A threat?

　The enemy seems to want us to attack them from here.

　Then.....

　--Stomp the earth!　Let's hear it for a roar!

　The 2,000 ghouls hit the ground with their hands, not their feet, and let out an eerie yell.

　I respond to the threats with threats.

　A battle that has grown to this scale is not a battle - it's a war.

　The factor that makes the difference between victory and defeat is strategy.

　Especially when you can't push as hard as you did in this case, the importance of strategy is even greater.

　However, me and the self-proclaimed rare warlord canon don't have the military intelligence that appears in the annals of warfare.
　Therefore, the strategy I've come up with is - to do thoroughly what the opponent doesn't want to do.

　The goal this time is not to eliminate the hostile forces, but to create a diversion - to buy time.

　And how about this intimidation war?

　Humanity's desperate screaming and weaponry striking - does not resonate with the empty-headed ghouls. On the contrary, what about humanity?　The ones who are used to invading, but the ones who aren't?　There was a high chance that the screams of 2000 ghouls would cause fear.

　It would be great if Demon King Kaoru set up the 《Ruling》 while the standoff continued.......

　As I watch the scene of the two armies threatening each other on my smartphone, I think of an inappropriate scene like this in a war story movie.

　Maybe I'll get a gong for it next time.

　It took me three hours of staring at the screen, which was filled with nothing but shouts and noise.

　The humanity that had gathered in front of the main gate of Ishikawa University - had finally begun to move.