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"So that's the flying dragon. ....... That's really cool. Magic airships are nice, but it would be fun to fly on something like that."

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"Hey, hey, you've got a lot of time on your hands, Ars. The Royal Army of Resolute is already right on our doorstep. But I understand. Riding a dragon is a romantic notion.

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"Right?　I'd like to ride a flying dragon at least once."

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　We, the Balkan army, were moving down the east bank of the Rhine.

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　The Barka army was waiting for the Royal Army of Resolute a short distance from the Rhine.

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　As they were rushing through at once, we took a rest and let our soldiers and Valkyries rest, and finally the army of the Kingdom of Risorthe appeared there.

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　It seemed that the army of the Kingdom of Risorthe had crossed the Rhine by boat.

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　There is a squadron of dragon knights, which is called the strongest squadron, but not all of the Risorthe Kingdom army is riding on flying dragons.

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　Rather, their numbers are limited.

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　According to what we have been able to confirm, the number of dragon knight troops is about 300.

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　Flying dragons are not so large in size that they can carry one or two adult men on their backs.

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　Therefore, one knight basically rides on one flying dragon.

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　But of course, the army of the Kingdom of Rizzoluto, which cuts off the territory of Rheinsatz, is not as small as 300.

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　There were many more, so they needed ships to cross the river.

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　First, the dragon knight troops will fly across the Rhine to secure the safety of the other side of the river.

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　Then, others crossed the river using ships in the manner of piston transport.

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　While the whole army had not yet crossed the river, we were watching their movements from a distance with binoculars and the like.

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　During our observation with the binoculars, my brother Bite and I were staring at the flying dragon.

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　After all, it is a man's romance to soar in the sky astride a flying dragon, isn't it?

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　The dragons I've been involved with in the past have been nothing but bones, or huge enough to fly a magic airship that can hold 200 people with its legs, but the flying dragon is much smaller.

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　However, when I see it flying in the sky with its solid wings while carrying a person, I feel very powerful.

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　I would definitely like to fly on one of them at least once.

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"But is that flying dragon really that strong?　Do you have any special powers, Ars?"

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"No, I thought you said there was no such thing. They can carry people and fly, but they don't blow fire from their mouths or have poisonous spines on their tails or anything like that.

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"Heh, so you're saying that the dragon knight squadron can only fly?　So there's no separate attack from the flying dragons?"

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"That's right. I heard that the actual work of the dragon knight squadron is mostly scouting in the sky and opening the gates of the opponent's castle by climbing over the city walls.

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　Hearing the phrase "the strongest dragon knight squadron" makes one think that flying dragons are extremely strong.

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　No, in fact, flying dragons are strong.

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　They have hard scales, fly quickly, and attack with sharp claws and fangs.

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　They are no match for ordinary humans.

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　However, it seems that most of their work as a unit was only for support.

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　This is due in part to the fact that even if the flying dragons have strong bodies, they may not be able to survive a magical attack by a master-level dragon.

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　And even if they had enough numbers, it does not mean that there were an infinite number of them.

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　It is said that only a limited number of the elite of the Risolute family rode flying dragons.

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　Other knights could not even ride them.

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　That was the knight who rode the flying dragon.

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　However, in the time of the head of the Rizzolte family who first succeeded in [training] of the flying dragon, it is said that it was not yet evaluated as the strongest unit.

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　Even though they could fly in the sky, there was room for counterattacks if they came flying down and attacked with their claws during the attack phase.

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　Although they were troublesome opponents, they were not invincible.

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　However, this disadvantage was compensated for as the Risortes gradually expanded their power.

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　They were able to attack while riding a flying dragon.

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　As time went by, it seems that they began to use magic attacks more and more while mounted on flying dragons.

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　The Risortes, who could only use non-offensive magic called "training", succeeded in "training" the flying dragon, defeated some nobles, and increased their number of servants.

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　And the family that trained the flying dragon was a family that possessed magic that could attack from a distance.

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　In other words, he named the nobles and knights who became his subordinates so that they could use the magic of [training].

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　The subordinates were given flying dragon eggs managed by the Resolute family, and they hatched them and trained them.

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　Those who were successfully trained to ride a flying dragon were allowed to work as members of the dragon knight squadron.

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　They can use【Training】and also have magic from the original noble family.

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　In other words, they could use long-range magic attacks while riding a flying dragon.

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　This dramatically expanded the activities of the dragon knights.

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"In other words, the flying dragon itself flies through the sky and attacks with its claws, but if a knight is riding on it, he can attack with magic while flying through the sky?"

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"That's what I mean. So be careful when you see a flying dragon, brother Bite. If they attack you with magic from above, you won't be able to fight back and you'll get hit one way or the other."

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"That's nasty. But, if Ars has the Kuzentetsu Ken, can't he attack even if he's flying in the sky?"

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"We can, but if they are scattered, we might be damaged too. Kukesuken can cut far away, but it can only attack with a sword as long as the length of the sword.

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"So if you're aiming at someone who flies around in the air, it's going to take longer."

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"That's right. It may be difficult to destroy them immediately. ...... Oh, it looks like the messenger came back. We will be able to hear the answer from the Resolute side.

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　While observing the flying dragon, we discuss countermeasures.

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　But of course, we do not intend to engage in battle at all costs.

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　If the other party was willing to back down at this point, we had no intention of forcing a fight.

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　Therefore, they sent a messenger to the army of the Kingdom of Rizolute, which was in the process of crossing the river.

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　The messenger who had gone to the army of the Kingdom of Rizolute with a letter that said, "If you back off here, we will let you go," had just returned.

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"What is your reply?"

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"Ha. I gave Ars Valka's letter to the Royal Army of Resolute and told them of our intention. In response, they said that they have no intention of backing down since we are acting to restrain our enemies, the Reinsatz family.

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"I see. Well then, I'll be d*mned. All hands, battle stations! We're going to hit the Royal Resolute Army!

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　It seems that the Royal Resolute Army has no intention of backing down.

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　Well, I had a feeling this would happen.

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　Or rather, if they would have backed down at this point, the Royal Army of Resolute would not be here now.

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　We had already warned them through Rion many times.

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　We had repeatedly warned them not to invade the area as if they were trying to take advantage of the confrontation between Fontana and Reinsatz.

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　But they still kept moving.

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　Then we have no choice but to fight.

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　We even told them that we would let them off the hook if they backed off at this point.

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　That was the same as saying that they would give up the territory of Reinsatz, which the Kingdom of Risolute had carved out so far.

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　It can be said to be a considerable concession.

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　But the other side refused.

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　If that is the case, then there is no way to make things more amicable.

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　If they are unwilling to back down, we will make it so that they will have no choice but to back down.

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　Thus, the battle between the Royal Army of Rysolte and the Army of Barca took place in the territory of Rheinsatz.

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