He never would have thought he could move as much as he did, not in the slightest. Even so, any further conflict would make no sense at all. This is because he decided that he was still the only one who could put an end to the battle that had once begun.

　Looking at the dazzling sword of light that stopped at his neck, Beric broke out in a cold sweat. Even though he put his own body on the line to stop it, he never thought he would come across such a scene at his age.

'I suppose we don't need any more of this, do we?　We've accomplished our goal. You can do what you want with the rest.
..........

　Vaget let the light sword return to the magic residue and the light sword that was stuck in the ground also dissipated one by one. He looked down at Beric once, cutting off his battle intent with his gaze. If the two sides were to consider the victory or defeat here, Alpha was for Linne's departure and Vaget was for his capture or restraint. His goal of achieving this was to make everyone stay here, at least as he had announced himself.

　No more fighting was necessary now that that was no longer suitable, and his pride as a swordsman would not allow him to still fight after being declared to surrender.
　And he can hear the groans of his troops who should have been cut down behind him.

　He hadn't intended to kill any of them from the beginning.

　It had already been long enough since Linneh had left. The loss of humanity would be too great any longer.
　Vaget must have intended to do the same. As expected, the members of the squad couldn't be said to be unharmed either, but none of them were seriously injured in any of them.

　Of course, as expected of Vaget, he didn't have the confidence to cut corners in the battle with Letty.


　And Beric stopped him, and not just because Rinne had left.

'I knew you'd start. I don't know what your loyalty is, but it's a bad habit to engage in a fight.

　Perhaps he was concerned, but such a wry smile reached his earbuds. His blood as a swordsman makes it so, or maybe he was also a clumsy person who tried to find out his resolve and sentiments once he met hands. Hence, the decision he made would never be reversed. As a side note, Vaget had also made a hand-to-hand meeting with Haorg once when he showed up.

　But that's a dogmatic decision, not one that takes precedence over anything else.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world. I'm sure the head of state's bodyguard, a wizard with a distinctly unconventional atmosphere, has lined up his horse in the same manner. The sound of hooves ceases to sound somewhat regular. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of your time with us.

I'm not going to be able to get out of it. I'm sure you're not going to be able to find a way to make it work.

　Flipping his thick cloak, Haorg lifted his angular cheeks.
　When Vaget told Haorg that Rinne was leaving, his expression changed grimly. He seemed to be convinced in a way.

　At this point, Vaget weaves in and out of the hand-to-hand response. It's not a principle of action with little hope or certainty, there was a certain weight of life riding on it as a resolve!
　Haorg rubs his chin as if he were snarling in response.


　It's a good thing that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away from the fact that you can't get away with it.
　That's why it's only to be expected.


I'm going to have to say that Alpha's command is now temporarily frozen and Iberis will take over. What? We can't keep pace with the rest of humanity if you're doing whatever you want.

　Haorg is that kind of man. He is not looking at the immediate good and evil, but at the legacy that will follow. That is the way it should be, with nations joining hands.
　It was perfectly natural for him to admonish Alpha for disrupting it, as it would not divide them.

　Even so, Haorg didn't turn his pursuers to capture Rinne just because he wasn't listening.

　Above all.

'We will only make our move after all that. No offense, the elimination has already begun.
"--!

　So the time of execution of the mission that had been told to the Alpha was false, and with Iberis here, Krama was already on the move.


　Still, the only thing Beric and Cicerunia could do was to watch and wait. Not the worst. For the wolf smoke of a counterattack still smoldered before the great fire.
　The preparations for burning wood for it are finished. All that was left to do was to let the fire peek out, or just extinguish it.


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　I thought that I could do something better than anyone else, more than anyone else.
　He didn't even care if he got his whole body dirty in this way.

　Far away, lurking in hiding, Felinella's gaze turned to a plot of what was supposed to be a factory site a kilometer away. It had already been almost a full day while moving from one location to another.

　Relatively close to the foothills of the site, the Ander Mountains, the highest elevation in Hydrangee, were at their back. She covers her entire body in earthen robes and looks ahead, but her eyes are focused on her ears. But her consciousness is focused on her ear.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot of good reasons to go to the beach. It's a good thing that we're not going to be the only ones who can do this. It may sound good if you say so, but in reality, only Alpha is required to disclose its communications lines.

　That's why we decided that it is dangerous to use it, even if it is a secret line. It was a situation where the judgment of the field completely took precedence.
　Felinella was added to the youngest seat of the intelligence unit led by Viziest, and this was a result of the battle that was won because he had asked for it halfway. However, due to the injury to the original captain, Viziest, his activities are limited, and so Ferinella has been added to fill the void. And for good reason, too.

'Thank you Fia.'

　Ferrinella returns the call in a whisper, as if to superimpose it on the sound of leaf rubbing, and hangs up. As expected, communication here is strictly prohibited, but if the other party is Tesfia, a few seconds would be forgivable.
　In the first place, the intelligence unit currently has lost contact with the headquarters, so they have only obtained prior information. That's why we don't have any idea of how the situation is shaping up.

　That's why Felinella expressed her gratitude for the harvested information.

　Felinella shows a nod to Vizayst, who is next to her. The condition is imposed that she will not leave Vizayst as she accompanies him.
　But more importantly, the two of them are left to their own devices after discovering an apparently unfamiliar figure in the former factory site, which is believed to be their hideout.

　Viziest indicated the gesture to the entire squad and retreated to blend into the shadows.


'This is worse than I expected, or rather, the Alpha was carrying that thing in his pocket.
'Captain, that may have been a problem for the Morweld and the Wurmluina family.

　Felinella calmly presents the question to the reluctant Visayst. Still.

''That's true, but we can't say that if this is how the army is going to move. I thought I had gone down somewhere too, but I didn't expect that [the hunter] was one of them.

　The thing I'm most concerned about is how many people are in the hideout and what their strength is.
　 It was something that all the troopers also felt firsthand.

''Captain, the [Hunter]........''
Yeah, she's aware of that. You're wondering what we're going to do or what we're going to do, but one way or another, we're going to do it.

　If there was a concern, it was still Beric. It had already been a day since both the head of state and the governor had been called to an emergency meeting. If they had contacted us, it would have been in time for some action to occur.

　Above all, although Viziest had not made contact, it included the surveillance of Teresa's troops lurking somewhere in the towering Andel behind them. No, he didn't receive any direct orders about this.
　Still, he couldn't personally overlook it.

　Only an ominous feeling of foreboding would pass because the situation in which Alpha itself was in was not good.

　At any rate, I finally found the headquarters of [Krama]. It's only been a few days since I staked out this place, but no one who seems to be a confirmed executive has come in or out.
　Is it after they have already moved out?

　And Vizayst was getting impatient that his time limit as an individual was nearing. Vizaisto's presence as Beric's right hand man is well known. He is ostensibly the commander of the unit, but it is not known that he specializes in intelligence work.



　Leaving a few people behind, Vizaisto shifted his gaze to the mountains rising behind him. The beings there were not allowed to hide, and they were the last forces left in Alpha.