Led by the magic of the chase, they march further on.
　Here comes the next fort.

Dube, right?
Yeah. . first bastion, Dube.
I believe the number is one.
"Yes, a fort that can be dropped normally

　On the palanquin, me and Eliza nodded at each other.

　I checked the Philosopher's Stone, which I carry with me always, just in case.
　The plough's wards, while the number of the fort is lower than the number we set, that fort goes into invincible mode.

　The first fort, Dube.
　The youngest numbered fort is part of the warding, but it's really just a regular fort.

　From the additional information Eliza didn't mention from the Philosopher's Stone, the plough wards have several other options, but no matter what you do, this doube is still a normal fort that can be attacked normally.

You're in there, Camperi.
"Yeah, definitely.
"So you want me to attack you?
"...... yeah

　I nodded, stood up on the palanquin and went to the front of the rim.

"All troops charge in, taking down the Dube fort. There is a special reward for the first spear and the capture of Camperi.

　Orders were immediately delivered and morale was up a notch.
　Almost the entire army rushed to the Duve fort, leaving behind the main body of soldiers guarding the shrine.

　I took a deep breath and held out a magic circle at my feet to activate my magic.

Are we going to shoot that thing?
"No, the colorless beam won't work this time. If it normally works, we'll just shoot all their soldiers at once.
That's a good point.
I just thought I'd give you guys a little support.

　With Eliza convinced, I further increased my magic power.
　With the Mpapat formula, feel the wave of magic power.
　I scoop up the limit, 120% of the peak, and activate my magic.

　The magic circle expands, and the earth glows for a moment.

What was that?

　After confirming the activation of the magic, Eliza asked me.

"Just a little support. A little support... to give us an edge.
"You mean auxiliary magic?
"Something like that.
I see.

　Eliza nodded with satisfaction, confirming that the battle situation of the fort attack was favorable.

　　　　　.

　The battle for Doube was over in half a day.
　Seeing that the imperial flag had been raised over the fort, I ordered the soldiers to move forward with the main shrine.

I am here to tell you.

　When I came to the front of the fort, several captain-level soldiers came running up and knelt in front of the portable shrine.

How did it go?
The fort fell and captured a man who appeared to be Camperi Frontal.
"Yes.

　I nodded, and I caught a glimpse of Eliza giving a small gut-punch right beside me.

"What's the damage here?
"Yes, that's ......

　A soldier stammering, I thought to myself, "Well, I won't get mad, so you can report it honestly.

"I'm not angry, so you can report it honestly.
"Yes, yes

　That being said, the soldier still stutters.
　After a while, he finally decided to.

"Zero, sir.
"Huh!

　Eliza made a funny noise next to me.

"Yeah, okay,
"No, no, no, no, okay. Isn't that funny, Alec?　Zero?　There can't be zero for any amount of time, anyone who reports a deception in such a deceitful manner must be punished.

　When Eliza said that, the soldier gasped.
　Yes, this is why he was so stubborn.

　There is no way that would be normal, zero wear and tear.

"Remember what I did with the magic before?
"Huh?　Oh yeah.
It's not strictly magic, it's something that strengthens the plough's wards.
"Enhanced?　You can't do that.
There's a lot of things to enhance. One of the plough's warding options, when taken to the limit, will affect your opponent's forces.

Opponent ...... is this one in this case.
So . In the case of an invincible fort, the effect is to weaken attacking enemy soldiers. . instead.

　Take a breath.

"The youngest number, a normal fort, would make the opponent invincible.



　That's why they didn't put it on.
　It's an option that can be used in conjunction with terrain, but it's still an effect that will slow one down past the point of weakness.
　The one that warded the plow wouldn't have done it whether he knew it or not.

　I forced it on them.
　You can't break the plough warding, but you can retrofit the effect.

　With it on, the youngest number, First Fort Dube, was weakened on the fort's side, and the imperial army was invincible.

　The result was zero damage.

"Zero, zero is ......

　The attackers of the fort suffered zero losses.
　The most improbable outcome of the war seems to have left even Eliza, who should know me well, too surprised to speak.