Originally, the plan presented by Ars was to make the opponent think that the Knight 《Knight》 was Ars, and then take on Orneus and Silsila.
　Tesfia must constantly issue orders for that purpose. It's an order that doesn't seem unnatural as much as possible while relying only on the light points shown on the map to understand the battle situation.
　As a countermeasure, Tesfia is based at a relatively close distance.

　The number of orders would always be like waiting for additional orders, but it was unavoidable. At first, he camouflaged the range of the instructions by digesting two times at once with plenty of time to spare.

　As expected, Ars also underestimated Orneus's ability and Tenbram's pitfalls, if you can call it that, and underestimated the limit. As a result, he couldn't catch two people at the same time.
　Fortunately, that was also true for our camp, and the archers 《Archer》 who are currently holding off Silsila also exceeded Ars's expectations.
　It wasn't quite a difference of zero, but it was well within the range that could be corrected.

　If the opponent doesn't even notice the existence of the real knight 《Knight》 mixed in with the infantry, the hindrance to the operation is small.
　The rest was left up to Tesfia to see how much ingenuity he could muster.


　However, the unexpected happened.
　An engagement between the infantry that broke out on the left flank. This was much faster than expected. It was only when Ars received Tesfia's orders that he realized that he had been beaten before he could deploy.

　Originally, Ars had planned to map all of the opponent's infantry 《Pawn》 while fighting. That is, he was going to take Orneus along with him and have Isle map this one as well.

　We had expected that there would be a gap in the strength of the infantry "pawns," so we had to avoid reducing them before the full-scale capture of the king. But in reality, it was a decisive mistake, as three (...) men would be unable to fight.
　Either the opponent's readings won out, or Tesfia made a premature decision. Either way, this is painful.

　It ends the five-minute engagement neatly.
　The rest of the time, it was up to Tesfia's shoulders to decide how to fill the hole.
　But during the next action, Ars sees signs of the worst development. Orneus, who was supposed to be coming after him, turned back at a right angle.


　There was only one reason that came to mind. The existence of the Knight 《Knight》 had been discovered. The original plan was that Ars had to keep Orneus and Silsila in the end, no matter what form it took, but he had to keep both Orneus and Silsila in the end. This had to be coordinated with the Archers 《Archers》 and attracted to them at all costs.

　The worst and hopelessest, a premonition that would lead directly to defeat. Even if I'm mistaken, considering the possibility that Ars's prediction is on target, I must stop it at all costs. However, the order from Tesfia was not given immediately.

　Because if the operation had been successful, there was no way they would have been able to find out about the invisible veiled knight 《Knight》's existence. Isle would let the approaching fear sneak into his bosom unknowingly.

　No matter how strong you are, there is no such thing as an absolute in the game. You don't have to be Ars to understand that. That's why the ability to deal with any situation calmly is tested.
　It is important to be prepared. The person in command will always weigh the odds. Even if the odds are slim, even if it is a tightrope walk, he must come up with a plan to win.

　But in every strategy, there is a vitality to it. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it back, if you have it, but this time it's the knight.


　After a few dozen seconds of loss, Ars sprinted like a bullet and finally captured Orneus. But it's already too late, and the soldier who is considered to be a knight is just looking at the bracelet that has been split in half with his face pale and stunned.

　Just from their expressions alone, you can guess the general situation. Once Ars was about to give up, he wondered if all was well. To be more precise, it was probably a reset until the next plan was formulated.

''Why........''

　The man who poured out that regret for not being able to fight, and why?　His face is crumpled in a mixture of questions, as if he doesn't understand the difference between the two. Regret, unrepentant feelings made the man break his knees.

　Within Ars's field of vision, Orneus has just completed his report to the king with his armband.
　Now, when Ars thinks of his next plan, there is no way to convey it to Tesfia. The one-way order cannot be contacted from this side.

(Then, in the end, all I can do is the same. Well, what are you going to do, Fear?)

　Orneus, who had caught sight of him, seemed to realize that the opponent he had defeated was a Knight 《Knight》. And he should have realized that this was a major stepping stone to victory, but Orneus' expression contorted as if he was itching to fight, insisting that he wanted to fight.

　It was necessary to attract him again.
　Immediately after Orneus ran, a new order was given to Ars. It was not to join the battle between Miltria and Silsila. It was a simple order to simply draw them to our side.

　Even though it was necessary to meet up with them once to rebuild and ensure that Orneus and Silsila were killed, even if it took some time, this order denied it.

　However, Ars listened to the order with pleasure. It was because he had such a feeling that he would do something.


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　When Isle felt the question and ominousness of Tesfia's orders, Silsila had a further bad feeling.
　This was because he had been receiving orders regularly until now, but they had ceased here.

　Silsila was becoming more frustrated than the struggle against an opponent who was not showing a minute's worth of gap, although it was not fatal.

　I want to break through this long-range magical siege as soon as possible and fulfill my original role. At the same time, I couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency, as if I was taking advantage of my opponent's intentions as time went on.

　It had been more than ten minutes since I'd been able to keep moving and look for a breakthrough, hoping to find a hole somewhere. The barren waste of time and energy was only going to add to the snatches.
　He hadn't thought that even in the previous tenebrams, he would be restricted to his own actions just by being limited by his magic like this. That's how well the opponent is used to fighting. No, he even felt that he knew Tenbram all too well.

　If he didn't see himself somewhere, he wouldn't be able to succeed with such an accurate and incomparable long-range magic. But as I moved around, all I realized was that I wasn't beside him.

　In other words, he would have a loophole in Tenbram, a way to capture the exact location of his opponent other than the king.
　That was why Silsila couldn't wipe away the bad feeling.

　He was stranded for good. It seemed as if the war situation was moving in the way the other party wanted it to.

　Silsila could only move around as if looking for a solution. If you stop your footsteps, several wind arrows will pierce you before you can blink.
　It's not much magic on its own, and even if it was a direct hit, a few arrows could withstand it. Its speed isn't so great that it can't be caught either. It's a level that you can react to after you've noticed it enough. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to do that, but that's because it's too huge.

　It was as if rain was falling from all directions. The trees in the area have been crushed and the terrain has changed drastically only here.

　The heavy rain did not stop even though the foothold was getting worse. The ground is gouged out and the trees are smashed as if digging up.

　Except for the archers, the other magic has to be basically within 1m of the circumference of the expression coordinates. What's more, it's more accurate to be as close as possible in composing the limited magic power into magic.
　That's why the ice system magic she unleashes is also exposed to a storm of arrows before it can have maximum effect.

　In such frustration, she begged for orders from Isle.

''How troublesome........!　Lord Ail!

　Pressing one hand against the communication device, I leaned in to make sure I didn't miss anything. Instant return. That was all it took, but the Lord's voice was terribly distraught.

''Lord Isle, what's wrong with you!

　Naturally, the one-way communication device blocks Silsila's voice. The growing frustration creates the impetus to rush her to the Lord as soon as possible.
　Her moving feet forcefully move around, leaving the arrows of wind behind.

'There must be a hole somewhere, it's impossible to cover this much ground.

　I told him and moved my feet to the limit and left the arrow behind. Even so, I knew from the fight so far that the movement had been anticipated.
　However, the faint gap is like a glimmer of light to Silsila now.
　A slight loophole caught at the edge of her vision. She was sure it was the only way to get to Isle. He deftly dodges the arrow and just barely suppresses his impatience. I didn't pay attention to the arrow that snatched my shoulder and waited for that moment to be broken by a few tenths of a second.

　And it comes surprisingly quickly.

(Now--!!!)

　He ran in a straight line at top speed and escaped the cage he was trapped in. But at that moment Silsila heard a mocking voice within herself.

　Immediately after she thought she was out of the cage, Silsila heard an unfamiliar crushing sound up close. It happened when time consciously slowed down. When she noticed her surroundings moving slowly, even though she intended to run faster than anyone else's, she felt a chill at how she was able to get through so easily.

　Her running feet showed her the moment as clearly as if they were stitched together in midair.
　Yes, the wind arrow that fell from overhead passed right by Silsila's face, destroying her bangles with precision.


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　Miltria watched Silsila's actions as she tried to get out of the siege. No, the old woman who was feeling it lifted her cheeks in a wrinkled face and lifted her cheeks in a grin. The arrows that were being produced from time to time are no longer being produced at that time.

You're young. When you're a little older, you'll see that there's nothing easier than having someone who puts your emotions ahead of your own.

　Slowly sitting up, the old woman took her staff and dropped the tip as it stabbed towards the ground. The perceived wind arrow flips the arrowhead far up in the sky.

Now, this will save Sisti's face. I wish you'd stop hurting your old body. I'll have to tell you a few things after you've brought trouble to your face once in a while.

　In a somewhat buoyant tone, Miltria staggered toward her own camp. Whether he was going to hand the rest over to the younger ones, or whether he was going to be on the defensive under the king, or whether he wasn't going to lend a hand any more, only Miltria, who had hastily decided to join in, could know that.

　She had a cane, the other hand resting on her hip behind her. She had a nimble gait for her age, as if to say that walking once in a while wasn't so bad.

　Even so, the magical power coming out of the old woman continued to be controlled by the bangles from the beginning to the end.