Add Prince Finist, who is being cared for by the red flower girl, and talk about Agares.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. I'm sure he'll use them when he attacks the village.

I knew it was coming, right? It looks like the crocodile hasn't come out yet, but now the crocodile has decided to join in. Then Prince Finist speaks.

I'll take care of Agares Hawk. I will avenge your fiancée. I will finish him off.

Well, I guess we'll have to deal with Agareth himself. Why don't we show that old devil the horrors of witchcraft?

Oh! That's a big help. Yeah? So we're dealing with a crocodile.

"Boys, you'll deal with the crocodile.

Yes, sir.

The crocodile is a cinch.

Arleigh says this and Barbayaga laughs.

'Whew. It's a good thing you're not. In a way, the most troublesome thing is that crocodile...

"Eh ......

Are alligators the nastiest thing in the world?

Do you have any idea how big it is?

Unfortunately, I don't know. But I'm pretty sure I have the power to crush a village with ease.

That's already a very big crocodile. And it would definitely be strong. Let's see what we can do.

We'll see what we can do. Don't worry, boys. The only way to beat Agareth is to use our trump card. It just takes a while for the trump card to kick in.

So our job is to stall the crocodile until that time?

That's all right. And I'll give you some extra support in addition to your trump card. How's that?　Can you do that?

They dropped the difficulty to buy time and support. I'll have to do something about that. I'm just curious about the support.

What do you mean by support?

'First of all, this weather. I'm going to clear it up for a while. It should make them a little less vulnerable.

You're going to make the weather clear. Then Love Fire and the others can join us.

And I'll even make them weaker. Can't you do more than that?

No, that's enough. You've set things up so far, you have to do it.

"Okay, sir. I'll give it a shot.

'Tact!　Hey!　Can you do it?

It's going to be tough going on like this. Do you have any idea where Agares will show up or anything?

Yeah. I see... wait a minute.

The barbayaga takes out a crystal. A crystal with future vision?

Hmmm... looks like the Agares Hawks are going to target the town directly.

If it's a flying monster, it'll be the first to come. Prince Finist is ready to do it.

'Agares and the crocodile seem to be coming from the other side of this place.

That was... a close one. I'm setting up a trap in here.

Thank you very much. I'll go get ready for it.

Nice touch. Good for you. "We'll take care of the rest. First, you can see Prince Finist and his girl off to the village.

I'm sorry.

We went back to the village with Prince Finist and the girl with the red flower.

"What do we do now?

I'll get ready to intercept. Why don't you three go make some points?

Are you sure?

It's all part of the deal. It's good for me. I'll be fine.

We log out and eat lunch. I asked Kaito about his level, and it seems he's successfully leveled up. He told me that if he keeps this up, he might be able to get a senior position in the boss fight, perhaps. Once again, he thanked me.

Therefore, Chiffon and the others spent their lunchtime earning points and leveling up. I asked Meir and Aranea to help me set the trap. Barbayaga told me the exact location, which was helpful.

If the goal was to buy time, the more traps I had, the better the game would be, but this time I decided to improve the accuracy of the pitfalls since they were large. I made the pitfalls wider and deeper than usual.

I used Entrust with Setia, and also used MP potions, and managed to complete the trap placement. The rest of us will summon everyone and have a strategy meeting with Chiffon and the others.

''First, we'll buy time with the traps Aranea and Mir set up.

It's a pitfall.

Yeah. But this time the opponent was big, so it's only an oversized pitfall. We've got to buy ourselves some time with this one.

And when they put out items that could be used, Arleigh is interested in one of them.

''...Can you do that?''

'It should be possible. This time, the damage you dealt to the boss should be a point as it is, and I think you can use it. But since it's in tact, you'll have to decide if you want to use it.

Sure, it's valuable, but I can produce it, so I'll leave it to Arleigh.

I'm sorry. When I saw this, I couldn't resist making one.

I give Arleigh the material. If you can get a lot of points for this, it's a small price to pay.

That's why the three of them pull back when I explain the plan I've devised, along with the new weapon I devised for Arleigh.

''No way...''

'Tact is really relentless...'

I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Mr. Alligator...

Chiffon ended up apologizing to the crocodile. You don't know how strong they are, so there's no way you can go easy on them.

"Then get the bomb.

I've got it.

We have one too.

Oh, man. A failure to build... or maybe you'll have to use it someday. According to the story, there's a bomb race going on between alchemists and production workers.

I made one this time, but if that's the case, you might as well buy it from an expert.

Miranda speaks up.

'If you're on a tactical mission, the timing is crucial.

Yeah. I know it's not easy, and I know it's dangerous, but can you handle it?

"They're going to give you a ride, aren't they?　I'll take care of it. I'll show you. My magic ball.

"Wow, I'm on it!

I've got my hands full issuing instructions to Lily and the others. I can only ask Chiffon and the others to do this.

What will you do if they break through the pit?

We'll just have to fight to keep the village out of harm's way. We'll prepare insurance, but in that case it will be a tough battle. You understand?　Everyone.

Lily and the others reply... the image of Lily and Aeon when they inevitably grew up passes through my mind. I need to finish this without using the Dragon Breath if possible... but if I have to, I have to use it.

Then Setia says.

'Tact-sama, we can just stall for time this time, right?

Yes, but what's wrong?

If you want to buy some time in the woods, can you leave it to me?

Can you do it?

Setia nodded at my question.

'Yes. 'With the true power of the Clan Leap, I'm sure.'

I had that move, but I don't know what kind of power it was, but if Setia says this, I'll believe it and see.

'All right. I'll rely on you if I have to.

'Yes!　I'll show you what to expect!

Chiffon and the others, if you can, support me.

I'm on it.

That's the end of the strategy meeting. All that's left is to cook and prepare for the battle.