Night has fallen.

　We were assigned a room to sleep in after that.
　It was a modest bed, but it was not impossible to sleep.
　And I was glad that Riley and the others were so considerate, even though we were in the middle of a magical world.

"Let's go wake up Lara and Cynthia.

　Get up.
　It's a good idea for men and women to be in the same room ......, so Lara and Cynthia were given separate rooms.

"Lara, Cynthia. It's time to get up.

　I knocked on their room door as I said this.

"Squishy. Wait a minute.

　Lara's voice came from the other side of the door.

"Hey, Kurt. Good morning.
Good morning.

　She opened the door, rubbing her sleepy eyelids.

　She's got a little bit of a sleeping habit. I thought it was kind of cute and Lara-like.

"What is Cynthia doing?
"Cynthia's still sleeping. Do you want to come in?

　I nodded and walked over to the bed, where I found Cynthia curled up with her eyes closed.

Cynthia, wake up. It's morning.

　I shook Cynthia's body, but she only said "......" and showed no signs of waking up.

I don't think she's going to wake up.

　Lara saw this and spoke up.

"Well, it seems to me that Lara is rather weak in the morning.
"Well, what does that mean?
What does that mean? Anyway, Lara. You smelled of alcohol yesterday, are you okay with that?

　When I asked, Lara's cheeks flushed, as if she remembered yesterday.

I'm sure you'll be fine. I hope you forget about it. ......

　I hope you forget about it.

　When I saw that, I couldn't help but blurt out, "Huh.

That's not true. You were cute.
"Oh, I was?
Oh.

　I got to see Lara in a way I don't usually see her.
　How could she not be cute?

I see. ...... Cute. ...... Hmm.

　After that, Lara was humming a tune in a good mood.



　After a while, we were gathered in the building where the party had been held yesterday.

We had a good time last night, didn't we?

　Riley said in front of everyone.

But yesterday was yesterday. We need to figure out a way to deal with the Royal Army immediately.

　Riley continued, a tight expression on his face.

You're right.

　I listened to Riley and muttered to myself.

　The King's Army has the Revolutionary Army ......, which means they know where we are. This is why they manipulated a horde of demons and sent them towards us.
　The fact that the demon horde has been eradicated must have been communicated to the other side.
　You can easily guess that they are going to prepare their ...... positions and send a second group immediately.

So far, no sign of them?
Yeah. I've tried using detection magic, but it's not working. But I'm sure they'll try something today.

　I replied to Lara's question.

Cynthia can see that, can't she?　You know that Cynthia is much more accurate than Lara and Marise with her detection magic.

　When I mentioned this to Cynthia, she averted her gaze and said.

"......

　She looked away and puffed out her cheeks in a short, sullen manner.

What's the matter?
"I saw ...... Kurt ...... Cynthia's sleeping face ...... on my own.

　Oh.
　You're mad at me for that?

Sorry, but she was cute.
That's not the word I'm looking for. ......

　Hmm, I'm confused.

　Well, then.

"You're mad at me for watching you sleep. Then I'll show you my sleeping face.
Yeah, .......

　Cynthia's face turned towards me for the first time with those words.

　The fact that you can see her sleeping face ...... means that you have shown her an opening. You could be caught dead in your sleep at any time. Cynthia is probably worried about that.



　Then let's show her my gap, too.
　If we hold each other's hearts, Cynthia will be relieved.

　That's what I meant.

So I said, "Yeah, ...... I'll let you watch Kurt sleep next time .......

　She said happily.

　Good. He seemed to be in a better mood.


I want to hear Kurt's thoughts.


　Meanwhile, Riley was staring straight at me.

　All eyes were on us.

"Yeah, .......

　I stroked my chin.

I stroked my chin and said, "So far, I haven't seen any movement from the royal army. But it would be boring to just sit around and wait in fear. Either way, they're going to launch an all-out attack. Then how about ...... we launch one from our side?

　I continued.

　And then there was an uproar.

"Well, ...... Kurt might be right. Maybe we can't hide in here anymore.

　Riley is the only one who calmly accepts my opinion.

What Kurt is saying is that we should attack King's Landing from here ......, right?
That's right.

　I don't have time to muddle through.
　I didn't come here to play in ...... magic.
　I don't like the idea of rushing into a bad result, but even with that, I don't think I need to stay here.

"Hmmm .......

　Riley nodded in annoyance.

"What's up?
I'm not sure what to make of it, but I think it's a good idea. I'm not sure what to make of it. But it's different when you're invading King's Landing.
Is there something you're worried about?

　I asked, and Riley moved his head vertically.

"King's Landing is surrounded by a wall. The walls are high and sturdy, and there are several warding spells in place. It will be a difficult task to break through them. In the meantime, you'll lose your strength and ...... they'll be ready for you. That's the problem. ......
Haha.

　I couldn't help but laugh at Riley's words.

It's not a problem for me. Don't worry. With those walls--

　I continued, and there was an even louder groan from the people around me.

　◆ ◆

　We ...... and the Revolutionary Army came to the front of the royal capital, hiding ourselves with cloaking magic.

"So this is the wall Riley was talking about?

　I see.
　The walls are built high and have magic circles painted all over them.
　These multiple magic circles form a kind of information network, creating a stronger warding magic.

　But.

But this is nothing.

　Gently touch the castle wall.

　...... magic circle destroyed.
　He used a backfire spell to eliminate the magic circle at once and then ...... passed the magic power through the wall itself.
　It was over in an instant.


I'm not sure what to make of that.


　Riley and the Revolutionary Army shouted in surprise.

　No wonder.
　It's no wonder. The walls ...... that were standing tall in front of us have completely disappeared in an instant.
　It's not just the ...... space in front of us that we've lost that allows us to break into the capital.
　It's not just the space that we can get into the capital, it's the entire wall that surrounds the capital that's been obliterated.

I couldn't believe it when I first heard about it,......, but Kurt is outrageous!

　Riley's voice was laced with excitement.

This is what Kurt is supposed to do!
"Kurt is ...... bullshit.

　Lara and Cynthia continued, somewhat proudly.

　Now, with .......
　I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one. So they should be completely unaware that we're this close.
　However, as expected, with the walls gone, the Royal Army must have noticed.
　I'll break the concealment spell.

Let's get this over with. Follow me and Riley.

　As I turned around and said that, the Revolutionary Army's earth-shaking shout echoed.