★ After Dominic's explanation.

　The situation is too complicated and the explanation is too long!

　Even though the other party is a bandit, it's still a war on a scale that can be called a war. Honestly, I don't want my guys involved in it either. And there's one more thing I can't agree on.

　Mr. Dominic you think we can handle an opponent the size of an army?　Are you stupid?　Are you dying?　By all accounts, we're not talking about relying on one team of exterminators, are we?

　Yeah, well, we're against a war too, so if we can help, we'll do our best, right?　And I have friends and acquaintances in the countries involved, and I know that pretending to ignore them would be a bad idea, and I know that Lady Sailor is in trouble...

　But!　What exactly do you want me to do?　That story hasn't come up yet!

'Mr. Dominic, this is another tricky situation... but I am an investigator for the Far East country. I'm on a mission to investigate Ares, gain friendly countries and technology, and finally return to my home country. Even if I can help you to the extent that I can, it will be limited to half a month, but...

　But Dominique's reply was the one I hated the most.

'Oh, no, no. If you can solve the problem, you can move around as you please, okay?　Master Sela said [If you ask Ryota-dono], he will surely take care of it, and I have been asked to help him. Furthermore, we have a request from King Alpu as well.

　I'm going to ask you to do me a favor.
　You have practically no veto power!

　One of the top five bosses' orders that I hated so much. [Whatever, do something about it! This thoughtless, circular order of abandonment. When this comes out, it's always a flaming case, and it's always something I can't even consider how to fix.

　And if I don't do something about it, no matter how reckless it is, it's my fault. And although I've managed to do something reckless, I've always walked a tightrope, sacrificing many people and causing hell on earth many times. I've been able to extinguish the fire instead, but that doesn't change the fact that it's still hell.

'Mr. Dominic. Do you understand what this request means?　

　I couldn't help but lower my voice...
　But there's nothing you can do about this rage.

It is a question for those who have decided to accept it, thank you very much. The former master's blunder is already known to Ryota-dono. This kind of order is an everyday occurrence for me but it is only allowed to be given to my immediate family members, and Lady Sailor doesn't understand that.

　Come to think of it, the former head of the family was a terrible brainiac who had given up on his parasites. So, does that mean that Mr. Dominic is the same kind of person I used to be?　And you're telling me you've been doing this all these years?

But rest assured, I'm here to take responsibility. I'm prepared to die. Ryota-dono is also a dangerous mission, so I have no problem with that, as far as I can.

I'm sorry for my strong words, too. Mr. Dominic, please don't be prepared to die. I'll do everything in my power to make it right.

No. Since we were asked to do this by the government, we need someone to take responsibility. And we can't let the person who restored the Pretares family to this level die. If you find out you don't have the means to do so, you can't do it. I'll handle the discontinuation entirely on my own.

　In other words, it's more impossible than the original and I'm free to give up. Mr. Dominic didn't come to ask me to do something about the situation. He is here to protect me from my lord.

　As expected of a warrior, he's prepared to lay down his life to get things right from the start... If that's the case, then Dominic-san is one of my friends, and I can't let him die!

　I'm determined to never go back to being a company employee again. But when I broke down and quit, I substituted one of my juniors in my place. Even now, he is mentally ill and unable to return to society. This still haunts me to this day.

　At the company I was at, neither resignation nor refusal to go to work was an escape route.

　At that time, system engineers who could handle major projects were precious and they would come after me as far as possible in Japan even if I escaped. At that time, system engineers who could do major projects were precious, and even if they escaped, they would go after them anywhere in Japan.

　If the company went out of business, I would make them appoint the next sacrifice at that time. Basically, that guy would go down too, but it would be a link until the next SE was ready. Such a black company whose very existence was a fantasy in itself was a real thing.

　So I made a vow to never abandon my colleagues and subordinates again. I had been betrayed by my seniors and colleagues for years, and now I had made my own vow.

"Mr. Dominic. I believe the damage is to the rock salt antique and transport routes, but not the task force, right?　Perhaps the royal capital of Aegis, Lyons. Isn't that where all the information is gathered?

Yes, sir. The liaison officers and liaison officers in each country, and half of the scouts are there.

Then we'll go to the capital, Lyons, to assess the situation. I'm going to propose to the king that the army that will defeat the Arpwoods be temporarily incorporated into Count Seurat's army. I'll change its name to "Garrison". The garrison will be responsible for defending the salt flats and transporting a large contingent of troops. We will act alone, please do this.

''But moving the army around could provoke the nascent Ares Empire...''

''The rock salt resistance is considered a lost cause, but it's territory. A garrison can't protest. The cost is severe, but it will buy us some time. In the meantime, we will check out the rebel base.

"There are over 3,000 bandits, just checking them out is dangerous. But I'm going to follow Ryota!
"You're a man after all, aren't you, sir? Dominique put her life on the line.
''Gentlemen, Ryota-sama has done the math well, haven't you?

　Shit, my friends are on their own!　It's not a good idea to give them the benefit of the doubt and let them know that I'm not thinking ahead of time. I'll have to make up something like that.

"Of course I do!　If it's the Speckled Forest, we're the best mercenaries in the world who know where it's dangerous and where it's safe. But if a bandit army is forced to enter, they will fall prey to demons. Therefore, we will enter the Speckled Forest and scout it out as we go in and out. Most of the settlements are also acquainted with the chief, and we can get supplies as well.

　I've had a lot of crazy deliveries, so I'm used to improvised excuses.
　I didn't want to get used to it at all, though!

　But, well, it's not a bad idea, surprisingly. The opponents are near the northern edge of the Ikaruga Forest on the north side of the road. If we were to go deeper into the forest of spots where powerful demons live, we would be in danger of collapsing even if we were a bandit army.

　However, we have been exterminating them in the Bugle Forest many times. The danger zone and the safe zone are recorded on a five-point scale on the scouting information from the windows. If the bandits come after us, we can lead them to the home of the vicious demons. Furthermore, the village of Mix in the Speckled Forest is also on our side.

　We don't know when it's time for the heavens. However, it is a forest that we know well, where we have exterminated many times, and we have the trust of the residents. Therefore, the [land advantage, people's harmony] is definitely ours.

　All we have to do is go through the Spotted Forest and investigate the bandit army's base and supply line from behind. It's unlikely that the bandits can get food in the Spotted Forest. There are even groups of raptors in that forest. If they are not, they will not only get food, but they will become food.

　You can't just go to the inn town, where the traffic is gone and the inhabitants have been evacuated, and the number of bandit armies can't be supplied by raiding. There is always some way to replenish supplies. It's strange that a group of half-armies (Legion) in size exists without support in the first place.

　At worst, just finding a supply line. If our allies destroyed the logistics, that alone would deprive the bandits of their fighting and operational strength. The rest of the time, even with a few troops, victory would be easy.



★A certain place in Japan

Of course, of course Kanayako.

"...don't worry...the photon wavelength change...with pay and bonuses...has been taken care of...