Mark!　What the hell is this?　How could you?!
And I thought I was going to die. ......

　Mark rolled off the magically woven hull and wobbled to his feet, looking like he'd turned his eyes and leaned against a tree in the area, where he finally noticed my presence.

'Ah ......!　Commander!　What's all the fuss about?　There are fire and water columns and columns of water from all over the place!
That's my line!　How did you end up on this level!

　While holding my right hand out to my eyes and disarming the 'Right Eye of Wisdom', I pose the same main question over and over again.

　No matter how much I had activated the 'Right Eye', the only thing I can understand is that it was a product of being summoned by a skill, just like Ezell the Brave's means of attack.

　I have no idea how he jumped into Aslopolis, so I had to find out from the guy who actually got on board.

　As we were summoning each other, unable to understand the current situation, a pair of adventurers I knew near me and Garnett - Nagi, an Eastern man, and Melissa, an elemental magician, landed near me.

　Melissa, however, was being held by the small Nagi, who seemed to be confused in a different way than we were, though.

''They say he's a new knight sent to the White Wolf Order.
Nagi!　Even you guys!
'We'll be your guide to this level. You'll have to ask Sir Mark for details.

　After setting down Melissa, who was flustered by being picked up, Nagi activated her skills and moved fast, taking up a high position and beginning to alert her surroundings.

　Anyway, she rushed over the hollow in the ground that had been scraped away by the hull to get to Mark to find out how this happened.

'The situation is just as Nagi (Nagi) said it would be. Two ...... no, about three additional knights have arrived. Then, for various reasons, we didn't wait for the leaders to return to greet them.
Circumstances?　What the hell happened?

　Just as I was about to ask for more details, a well-tanned, mature western man and a brown-skinned young man appeared from behind the remnants of magical power that had risen with the disappearance of the ship's hull.

''You're exaggerating. We properly explained to you that we're not going to die. We're protected on board.
'Hahaha!　That was quite a thrill!　I got a twinge in my insides!
...... I'm Ulysses of the Aizame Order and Chandler of the Akabane Order. The ship you just saw was summoned by Ulysses' skills.

　According to the data I've read through before, I'm sure the indigo sharks were a group of knights guarding an important trade route across the western seas of the continent?

　It's a good affiliation to be able to acquire skills related to ships.

It's a good thing that we arrived at our destination lake, but the island is in an uproar and there are no bridges, so I was wondering what to do.　...... By the way, this won't be an illegal entry, will it?　I'll ask you to defend me if it happens, really.

　And the Akabane Knights were the knights who were in charge of vigilance against the Southern Islands and guarding the southbound passage - was Melissa's relative here the executive officer?

''I'm not acquainted with that knight even if you look at me, right?''
The same goes for me. I've always been indebted to the Akabane family's main family, but when it comes to the branch family, I've never even met them: ......

　The brown-skinned young man known as Chandler glanced at Melissa for a moment, and then immediately gave me a friendly smile.

　In his hand, he held what looked like a long, wavy stick.

　At first glance, it looks like a bow with the strings removed, but it has a single-edged blade attached to both ends, and if you include the blade, it's nearly as long as Chandler himself.

'It really does look just like Mark!　Well, we're brothers, of course we are.　I've known Mark since that guy was a trainee. ......
'The white wolf!　It's not over yet!

　At the same time Garnett screamed and ran out, a pile of fragments of the wall that had collapsed from the collision of the hull was blown away with a tremendous force, and a half-destroyed girl-shaped doll jumped at me.

　Even though its half body was crushed and dragged by the hull, revealing even its internal structure, its movements haven't slowed down in the slightest.

''d*mn it!''

　Garnett leaps to protect me.

　Two daggers that seemed unavoidable were flicked back by a spear-like bow wielded in a circular motion.

'What the hell?　Is this the enemy?

　It was a belligerent laughing Chandler who stopped the attack on me and Garnett.

　Despite the fact that Chandler didn't have an accurate picture of the battlefield, he immediately identified the half-destroyed automaton as the enemy and used his unique spear-bow, which flexes well, to outrun the barrage of daggers.

''Oh no, itan disengagement wo......!

　Perhaps realizing its disadvantage with the appearance of the reinforcements, the girl-type automatic doll leapt backwards in a large, swift movement, letting out a broken and impatient voice from its half-destroyed face.

　Then, with a beastly gesture, it tried to leave the battle line in the blink of an eye.

''You're not going to let him get away!

　Chandler activates the skill and uses magic to weave a thread that is stretched across the spear-bow, turning it into a large bow with a blade at both ends.

　He then turns the skill-created arrow, quickly draws it down and shoots it.

　The arrow flies with a roaring sound.

　The moment the automatic doll that flees in a three-dimensional flight looks back, an arrow with an inhuman speed blows off the top half of its head.

''Gasp ......!''

　The automatic doll instantly stopped functioning and fell from the tree tops.

　Chandler made sure that the automaton that was shot down in the distance stopped moving, then turned to me with a grin.

'Good!　...... Well, Mr. Commander. What do I do next?　Who is the enemy, anyway?　I don't know anything about anything but fighting, so give me some good orders.
"...... The enemy is an automatic doll disguised as a human. He's what the Demon King's army calls the true enemy. You can consider all humans except the adventurers and the members of the Order to be the enemy.
That's easy to understand!　It looks like they're still running rampant, so let's go clean them all up!

　Chandler gets fired up by pounding his palms with his fists.

　But Mark and Ulysses are quick to disagree.

'Wait!'　Me and the Commander are not an asset to the war effort!　I'd be slowed down if I got in!
I don't think my uncle can be of much use on land. Can you make a job at a lake outside of the island?　You can't take that demoness there to the iron fireplace either.

　Ulysses seemed to be concerned for the safety of the young-looking Populus, but a rebuttal came from Populus himself.

''I am an errand boy for Master Fraxinus. "I am Master Fraxinus's messenger and I cannot afford not to return to you. This is a matter that is not worthy of your concern for your safety.
...... is the best way to go. I can't understand the common sense on the ground. I'm sorry, Commander. Can I leave the decision to you?
So that's what I thought. I'm a gang leader, after all.

　Summarize the current situation in your mind as quickly as possible and consider the choices you think are best for you.

　Given the situation, there was little time for grace.

　It was obvious without needing to ask anyone that this decision would change the course of the war.