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　We continue on past the high mountains of Daisetsuzan (大雪山), also known as "sacred mountain" in the east.

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　Then, the scenery changed at a certain point.

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　There were trees growing in the snowy landscape until then, but gradually we came to a place where large rocks were rolling around.

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　The land was also uneven.

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　It's like... I don't know...

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　It's a canyon like the Grand Canyon.

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　If there is a village of Atmos beyond this point, I thought, it would be difficult to secure enough food in this area.

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　I think I understand a little more why the warriors of Atmos went out to the battlefields risking their lives as mercenaries.

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"I see you, Master Ars. You can go down from there. If you go down there, you will find the guards guarding the village of Atmos.

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"Okay, let's keep going. All hands prepare for battle. We will attack and take the lead. Anything that moves is considered an enemy.

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　If this had been Fontana or any other nobleman, he might have declared war or made some other prelude to war.

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　But they did not do so here.

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　After all, they were not in a position to engage in proper diplomatic negotiations.

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　Moreover, they are unaware of our presence.

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　Then, I wanted to make a strong attack now and let the situation progress while I had as much advantage as possible.

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　We followed the scout's lead down the canyon, which would have been bare if there were no trees and no snow.

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　And then we moved onward.

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　After a while, something comes into view.

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　A human-made building, different from the brown rock surface and the snow.

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　Cartloads of people and things coming out of them.

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　We approached it as fast as we could.

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?　All troops beware, they have something. They may have some kind of flying grenade coming."

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"They're coming, Valkyrie! Men, intercept with magic."

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　The other side did something to the Eastern Expeditionary Force, which was rushing forward with its entire force.

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　From a distance, I saw what looked like soldiers coming out of buildings and the like, holding something in their hands.

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　...... Is that a walking stick?

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　As far as I can see, there seems to be some kind of magic stone on the end of the staff.

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　The opponent holds it up, points the tip of the staff at the opponent, and puts magic power into it.

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　Boom!

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　The next moment, something shot out from the wand crashes into the wall of Valkyrie's "wall construction" that was built in front of the army.

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　Is that a rock?

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　A rock larger than a man's head was launched from the tip of the staff and flew toward us.

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　I'm sure of it.

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　Now, they definitely weren't casting a spell.

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　But they fired a big rock and attacked us.

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　Moreover, all the soldiers with wands in the area were attacking the same way.

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　Apparently, it was a kind of magic weapon.

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　And it was a very strong attack.

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　I can make rocks too, but making soil in an empty space far from the ground is not so efficient.

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　For that reason, I once made up a magic that fires small but sharp and hard stones called [Scattershot].

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　However, that wand could probably create an earth magic attack with a power greater than that of the Scattershot simply by putting magic power into it.

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　Moreover, the performance of the wand is not the only problem.

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　Rather, it is the number of them that should be the problem.

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　It is said that the opponent has more than 10,000 soldiers defending this land.

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　And from a quick glance, many of them have the staff in their hands.

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　That means that all the soldiers here may be able to attack with those magical weapons.

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　...... That thing looks like a gun.

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　I thought so when I saw the first shot.

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　A mass-produced weapon that can deliver a powerful and uniform attack capability with just the trigger of putting magic power into it.

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　Despite its form as a staff, it is definitely a dangerous weapon.

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　Perhaps the reason why the Bryllian mage nation has attacked and occupied the village of Atmos is to create such a weapon.

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　Thanatos said that in the village of Atmos there is something called the stone where the spirit of the earth dwells.

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　Sura said that the Brillia Mage Kingdom mines it and transports it somewhere.

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　And something like a magic stone on the tip of the staff held by the guards here.

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　I have a vague idea that the spirit stones mined in the village of Atmos are like earth-attributed magic stones.

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　I think that they are processed in some way and used as a magic weapon of a wand.

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　...... No, it does not make sense if that is the only reason.

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　However troublesome the staff may be, it is not enough to keep the warriors of Atmos from taking back the land.

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　There must be something more.

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　That's when I thought.

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　While avoiding the initial rock attack with a wall, he runs into a soldier from a nearby building and attacks him as well.

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　Since we are riding a horned Valkyrie, our weapons are a little difficult to handle.

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　Therefore, we attacked with magic such as [ice spear].

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　The opponent seemed to be a little surprised at our magic attack with bare hands because we were attacking with wands.

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　While we were having such a skirmish, reinforcements came from another direction.

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　While I was concentrating, I heard some unfamiliar words from the East.

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　Magic weapons, perhaps?

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　I turned my head in the direction of the voice and saw something extraordinary.

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"A ...... giant ...... of rock?　Not like a mud doll. Are you sure it's being piloted by a person?"

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　There was a rock giant about three to four meters high.

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　It was no warrior of Atmos.

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　If Thanatos were a giant, we would know that it was a man, albeit a large one.

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　But the one in front of me was clearly not a man.

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　A giant statue made of rock.

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　But it is not the same as the mud dolls in the Nelson swamps.

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　The fact that it is called a magical weapon suggests that it is not just a monster like the mud dolls, but some kind of man-made weapon.

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　What's going on, Gran?

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　Something like a golem, which you say can't be made, has been put to practical use in the East.

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　I'm constantly amazed at the amazing things they show us, like staffs and magical weapons.

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　But we can't stop!

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　Since we are outnumbered and have attacked them strongly, we can't even retreat if we don't deal a clear and heavy blow to them here.

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　Thus, while being surprised by the unexpected strength of my opponent, I pulled the reins of the Valkyrie and ran toward the newly emerged opponent.

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