A short time after the Battle of Astia, King Bulgalon called a temporary truce with the Lemurian Empire for peace and negotiations.

　What the heck is going on here?　At this time.

　After the Battle of Astia, the Lemurian army continued to advance rapidly.
　On their way to the next city, while they were building their encampment, King Bulgalon called for a truce.

　Why not? Or did he give you some conditions?

　When Carolina asks, Hercule scratches his head and replies.

　No, ...... Lemuria is even prepared to hand over the cities it has lost so far to Lemuria.

　In the event that you've got any questions regarding where and the best way to get in touch with us, we're here to help.
　It is understandable that Hercule is suspicious.

　"Did something happen inside the Bulgaron Kingdom?

　Either the economic base of the Bulgaron Kingdom was weaker than Hercule had imagined and could not withstand more war.
　Or it is possible that the clans insisted that they would not recognize the Chieftain of Kotormir as king if the war continued any longer.
It is quite possible that the clans insisted that they would not recognize the Kotormir chieftain as king if the war continued.

　As expected, Hercule is not very familiar with the political situation inside the Bulgaron Kingdom.

　"You won't accept it?
　"No, of course not. I want to make peace as soon as possible.

　We already know that the clans in the Bulgaron Kingdom are very reluctant to fight this war.
　As long as they can't gather new troops, there's little chance of stalling.

　The Bulgaron Kingdom must really want to stop the war.

　"Let's just kill time here for a while. Fortunately, this is a great place to set up camp.

　When camping, one must be careful of enemy attacks.

　Hercule chose to camp at the foot of a cliff called the Edin Cliffs.
　With his back against the cliff and his left and right in front of him surrounded by shelters and fences, no matter how strong the cavalry of the Kingdom of Bulgaron was, they could not attack him carelessly.

　I can finally go home now.

　Hercule's expression was one of relief.







　It was that night.
　Alicia, who had come with a hundred elite cavalry from the Cotormia-Chrom clan, looked down at the Lemurian army encamped below.
　She couldn't see much, but she could see bonfires flickering, so she was sure it was the Lemurian army camp.

　You can't be too careful with him.

　Alicia muttered to herself.
　There were a small number of guards on the cliff.

　The Lemurian guards had all been shot dead and were now mute corpses.

　"Nice try, Emperor Lemuria. Your attention should have been on the back, not the front.

　The guards kept their eyes forward, not behind.
　Alicia thought that the Emperor of Lemuria intended to take advantage of the location of the cliff to look over from a height and detect the attack of the Bulgaron army as soon as possible.

　In other words, the Emperor of Lemuria hadn't let his guard down even after accepting the truce.

　"You're not wrong. Yeah, it's impossible to try to ride down this cliff. Besides, it's the middle of the night with only moonlight. So there's no need to pay attention to the back. We should be paying attention to the front. A few guards behind us, protected by the cliffs, should be more than enough.

　Alicia smiled at ......
　She smiled.

　I'm sure you'll be able to figure out what to do. If it's just a few elite horsemen, ......

　Alicia said, kicking the horse in the gut and going straight ahead.
　There's no road in front of us, but we're not slowing down.
　She went straight down the cliff.

　A hundred more cavalrymen follow Alicia, descending the cliff one after another.

　And ......
　At last, she succeeded in getting around the rear of the Lemurian army.

　Alicia looks behind her and checks the number of cavalry.
　She counted the faces blurred by the moonlight. ......
　There were sixty of them.

　Forty seemed to have dropped out midway.
　But ......

　Sixty is enough.

　Alicia pulled her hood up deep and covered her mouth and nose with a black cloth.
　This completely hid her face, which was easily visible in the dark.

　"Let's go!　

　Alicia said. ......
　Alicia said, charging into the Lemurian position.






　"...... Who are you?　Who is this idiot who is making a festive noise in the middle of the night?

　Hercule heard the noise and woke up, rubbing his eyes.
　But he soon realized that it was no mere revelry.

　(A night raid?　I don't know what the guards were doing. But where did it ...... come from, from behind?　(I don't think they could get down that cliff in the middle of the night.

　While thinking about this, I shook Carolina, who was hugging me, awake.

　"Hey, wake up. It's probably a night raid.
　"Yeah, ...... His Majesty's s*x ...... and Shou?　Night raids?



　Carolina jumped up immediately.
　Almost at the same time, a soldier jumped into the room.

　"Oh, excuse me for disturbing you!　Your Majesty, there's a night attack!　Please change your clothes immediately. ......
　"Don't worry, it's already done.

　Hercule and Karolina got out of bed.
　They spent the night in the same bed, but they were not having s*xual intercourse.
　They were not having s*xual intercourse, and they were fully clothed so that they could get up quickly.

　"Do you know where the enemy is coming from?
　"Oh, probably from the rear.

　Hearing the soldier's report, Hercule frowned.

　(Are you sure they went down that cliff?　If so, ......)

　Call out to the generals and soldiers now. The enemy is small, definitely less than a hundred cavalry. Even if they attack, do not fight, but stay where you are.

　If they go down the cliff in the rear, it is not a large army.
　If a large army were to descend the cliff, it would be noticed by sound.
　The enemy is an elite few.

　We can defeat them if we stay calm and don't fight each other.

　Yes, sir!

　The soldier nodded and immediately ran.
　The soldier nodded and immediately rushed forward, only to be pierced by an arrow that flew out of nowhere.

　"d*mn, it's already this deep in?

　As if in reply to Hercule's muttering, arrows rained down on him.
　Karolina summoned Eligos and repelled all the arrows.

　"Your Majesty, you must flee!　
　I'd say run. It's not that easy to escape. ......
　Master!　Please avoid them!
　Master!　An arrow from above!

　At that moment, Asmodeus and Sitri shouted.
　Hercule hurriedly turned his body away.
　At the same time, he felt a pain in his right hand.

　He looked and saw an arrow sticking out of it.

　"This is ...... not good.

　A cold sweat ran down Hercule's back when he saw the arrow.








　Alicia smiled as she shot through a man of high status.
　In the event you're not sure what you're looking for, there are a number of things you can do.

　The man Alicia just shot through was an Elf, and judging by his attire, he was definitely a high-ranking general, perhaps even the Emperor of Lemuria.

　Now, we're going to cut through the camp and leave. The rest of them will fight each other on their own and reduce their numbers.


　We're not going to find out if the man we just shot is alive or dead.
　I'm not going to check if the man I just shot is alive or dead because my first priority right now is to get the hell out of here.

　(Although I don't think he's alive after being shot through by my Lelaguer.

　Number 14 in the pecking order, Grand Marquis.
　"Leraj, the Great Spirit of Archery and Corruption".

　That is the demon and spirit that Alicia has contracted with.

　Those who are pierced by this arrow, even if it is only a graze, will be ......
　The poison will spread from the wound, and in a few tens of seconds the whole body will rot and die.

　If you have enough vitality and bad luck, you can live, but you will not be able to walk or even talk properly because your whole body will be poisoned.

　At any rate, Alicia is fortunate that she was able to inflict at least a fatal wound on the general class.

　However, the Elves are calmly fighting back against us. But the Elves are calmly firing back at us. Are they like us and have better night vision than the Humans?

　Alicia mutters as she shoots an arrow.
　That's why Alicia and the others avoided the Elves as much as possible, attacking the Humans as they went.

　The Humans, whose night vision was ineffective, had already gone into a frenzy and were starting to fight each other.
　This alone was a great victory. 　

　A few minutes later, Alicia and the others successfully passed through the Lemurian army's camp.
　When they checked the number of their comrades, there were only twenty left.
　However, looking at the Lemurian army still in chaos, their deaths were not in vain.

　You could call it a great victory.

　"We've won this time, Emperor Lemuria. Now be quiet and leave the grasslands.

　Alicia smiled fearlessly and left.



　The next day, the Kingdom of Bulgaron gave a fierce pursuit to the confused Lemurian army, and succeeded in killing many Lemurian soldiers.





　Alicia later recalled the Battle of Edin Cliffs and thought to herself, "If only we had lost then.

　I wish I had lost then, I wish I had failed.



　Battle of Edin Cliffs

　Engaging Forces
　Lemurian Empire vs. the Kingdom of Bulgaron (Cottormia and Crom clans)

　Main commander
　Lemurian Empire

　Hercule Yulianos
　Karolina Yulianos
　Kingdom of Bulgaron

　Kingdom of Bulgaron

　Alicia Crom



　Troop strength
　Lemurian Empire: approx. 800,000
　Kingdom of Bulgaron 100

　Results
　Lemurian Empire casualties: approx. 200-300
　Kingdom of Bulgalon casualties: details unknown (60-80)

　Victory for the Kingdom of Bulgalon

　Remarks
　Lemurian Empire in full retreat.
　Leadership of the Cottlemere and Crom clans increases.
　Prolonged Lemurian-Bulgaron War becomes decisive.