"The enemy has taken the high ground...
　Well, the enemy's in waiting, aren't they?

　I stare at Roselle's army, which is stationed on top of the hill.
　Even though it's a hill, there's not that much difference in elevation.

　But even so, in war, it's more advantageous to take high ground.
　With gravity on your side, you can fight with vigor.


　''We've found out the details of the enemy's forces. Mr. Alms.

　Lulu explains to me as she hands me a piece of paper.

　'The total enemy strength is 32,000. Apparently it has increased a little since it joined the remaining defeated soldiers who were defeated by our army in the last battle. There are thirty thousand infantry and two thousand cavalry. It seems that seven thousand of the thirty thousand infantry are slave soldiers. We've identified sixty war elephants.

　That's a lot of enemy troops, after all.
　The Gauls are bigger than the Adelnians, so they are more capable of fighting.

　Inevitably, they are at a disadvantage in a battle between infantry.

　Our troop strength is 13,000 infantry and 4,500 cavalry.
　Our infantry strength is half that of the enemy and our cavalry strength is twice that of the enemy.

　It would be easier if we didn't have elephants at least....

　My King. This time I will win. Last time the enemy pierced you, but this time I will wrap you up and crush you.
　I'm counting on you. Bartolo. I won't be able to give you any instructions while I'm holding Krue down.





　Roselle's and the Allied forces first began to exchange messengers.
　The content of the message was that both sides should surrender.

　Naturally, neither side would accept it, and the negotiations broke down.

　Three days passed in which both sides remained in a strong position and stared at each other, not moving a step.

　Both sides are looking for an opening.
　In the meantime, it began to rain.

　It is rare for it to rain in summer on the Adelunian Peninsula.
　The falling raindrops soaked the soldiers' skin.

　Normally, they don't fight in bad weather.

　It's like not playing baseball or other outdoor sports games on a rainy day.
　Bad weather days are usually avoided because the conditions are worse for it.

　But Kryu was different.

　'Well, let the war begin. Tell the soldiers to put some oil on their skin.






　She's on the move...

　The sorcerer who had been keeping an eye on us reported.
　It seems that General Kryu is starting to prepare for battle.

　It was a good thing I wasn't caught off guard just because it was a rainy day.
　But.........

　What's the point of fighting in the rain?　Do you like the rain?

　It's not that it's wrong to fight on a rainy day, since the conditions will be worse for both of us, but it's not that it's wrong to fight on a rainy day.
　But the damage will increase as well, so we usually avoid it.

　'My king. The enemy is on the move.
　So it seems. By the way, do you know why General Kryu bothered to move his men on a rainy day?

　When I asked, Bartolo nodded quietly.
　I knew there was a reason after all........

　Why do you think the king did it?
　'Cause you like the rain?　I have no idea. Tell me about it.

　I ask Bartolo honestly.
　Bartolo grins and points to the ground.

　I look at the ground that Bartolo is pointing at.
　The ground is painted and muddy from the rain.

　My feet are buried in the ground, making it a little difficult to walk.
　I'm very uncomfortable with the mud on my sandals.

　Hmm?　My feet are stuck in...

　So that's it.

　Cavalry duty?
　'Yes. A horse that weighs more than a person will take more legs than a person. So it's that much less mobile. Roselle's army has elephants that are likely to take more legs than horses but to begin with, elephants have a slow movement speed to begin with. And although elephants are the decisive weapon of Roselle's army, they are not the mainstay of the army. I guess General Clue chose a rainy day to take advantage of his mainstay infantry.

　Well......
　You think about a lot of things. A great general, huh?

　I'll have to learn from them.

　I'm sure there's another reason.

　When I turned around, I saw Alexios with a fresh smile on his face. A handsome face.
　But you, you're a rude guy, interrupting a conversation between your subjects and the king.

　If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be complaining about being killed, would you?
　Say no to a word.

　As if the thought of "I don't know what to do" doesn't make sense to him, Alexios walks over to me.

　Are you expecting this, Alexios-dono?
　Well, I was expecting a rainy day, 60% of the time.

　This guy has a bit of an attitude problem, but he's still a great general.
　I'd like to surround him somehow but you never know what he'll want.

　As I'm doing my speculations, Bartolo asks Alexios.

　'What's the other reason?'
　'It's an explosive spear. I've heard that it sounds like thunder and white smoke and flames. Now it's raining. Couldn't the flames block the explosive spear?　And I wouldn't be surprised if General Clue thought it was a good idea.

　The detonator of the explosive spear is a Tetra's ignition magic, so the rain doesn't matter.
　The gunpowder is in a wooden tube and does not get wet.

　They don't make weapons that are affected by the weather.

　But since General Clue doesn't know about the construction of an explosive spear, it's quite possible that he would come to that conclusion.

　I think that's the extent of our expectations. There is no way that General Liu would do something as risky as this based on speculation.
　'No, that was an interesting observation. Now, let's get our stuff together as quickly as we can.

　This war, because we can't afford to lose this war just because it's raining.






　The Allied forces formed a formation that was a little thicker in the center and thinner on the left and right flanks.
　The reason why the center was thickened was to prevent General Clue from breaking through the center, and the reason why the left and right wings were thinly stretched was to encircle General Clue who received the attack.

　The main force is the Equus cavalry, and they are deployed in equal numbers on each wing.

　It was clear that they were aiming for a siege.

　On the other hand, Roselle's army was challenging that formation, and formed a formation with the center thickened and both wings retracted...a so-called fishscale formation.

　The battle elephants, the decisive weapons, are ten on the right and left wings and forty in the center.
　These are deployed in a screen shape.

　The elephants on both wings took up a large portion of the senses, and the gaps were filled by light infantry and cavalry.



　The two armies began, as was customary, with an attack by spear and stone throwing and bow and arrow.

　Both of them were large armies of over ten thousand.
　Death fell on the soldiers as fast as the rain falling from the heavens.

　The soldiers raised their shields to protect themselves.
　Most of the projectiles can be blocked by shields, so no significant damage is done.

　But arrows and spears pierce the shield, which has become so heavy that it can no longer be used.
　Having lost their shields, the soldiers retreated backwards.



　When the attack by the projectiles was over, the two armies began to move in unison.

　On both wings, the Allied cavalry and the war elephants, cavalry, and light infantry of Roselle's army begin to move.


　In the center, Roselle's army charges the discarded slave troops, which are intercepted by the Coalition's heavily armed infantry.

　It's a slave troop that has lost its senses with drugs and witchcraft.

　The slave troops and the allied heavily armed infantry clash violently.
　After all, in a frontal battle, the heavy armed infantry has the upper hand, and the slave troops are being pushed back and are gradually losing their strength.

　Even so.........

　Cine!　Cine!　Cine!　
　'Hi, hahahahaha!

　The crazed slaves charge into the forest of heavily armed infantry spears with blood in their eyes.
　No fear of death can be seen in their eyes.

　The Confederates flinch at the slave soldiers who don't back down even if they are injured.

　''What the hell are these guys...''
　Weird...

　The heavily armed infantry of the Allied forces are being consumed by the obviously bizarre enemy infantry.

　Even though the number of slave soldiers was about to be reduced by a third, they would not stop walking.

　That's when the heavily armed infantry began to feel fear.
　The movements of the slave soldiers began to be disturbed.





　''Tch!　

　Mari clicks her tongue.
　The sorcerer troops, including Mari, had been manipulating the slave soldiers' mental state from a remote location.

　But here, the connection suddenly became heavy (...).

　It was clearly the enemy's sabotage.

　(As I recall, there's a sorcerer called Yulia or something like that.......seems pretty good.)

　'You need to concentrate more!　You are my disciples. You can't be so incompetent as to be beaten by a dodgy spellcaster!　Teams B, C, and D will continue with the spell, while Team A will join me in attacking the enemy!




　Huh... this is even more than I imagined.

　Julia flinched at the strength of the enemy's connection.
　If it were me, it would be easy enough to break the connection.

　Julia was shocked, as she had been thinking that in the back of her mind.
　She still has a lot of training to do.

　'It's okay, Julia. It's only enough to interfere. Now we have Almus on the front line.''

　Tetra encourages Yulia.
　Tetra was also a spellcaster and participated in the attack.

　Tetra's magic is still at the level of a banquet art, and she can be more active in the background than in combat.

　''That's right. War is a team war.................everyone!　Let's go!
　"Oh!

　The sorcerers raised their hands and raised their voices.
　Their voices are as loud as the men on the front lines.

　This is a fierce battlefield just like the front line.

　''Yulia-sama!　We have a counterattack from the enemy!
　I knew it. Lulu!　Deal with it!
　'Yes, sir. I'll show the old b*tc* what's in my eyes!

　Lulu heaves her thin chest and is challenged by the enemy.

　However, the attacks from the enemy are fierce, and flappingly, the spellcasters, including Lulu, are struck by the curse and fall down.

　''Ugh ... my head is throbbing. Julia-sama, I don't think I'll be able to last another five minutes.......''
　But good luck. It won't be long before these men are ready to take on their enemies.

　Julia laughs at the sorcerers, too, as she struggles with a headache.
　Like Julia, many of the spellcasters here have husbands.

　Their husbands are on the front lines right now, trading lives with mad soldiers.
　These women cannot go down here and now.

　How much time had passed?
　When Julia and the others' headache had reached its peak, Seo-yeon, who was on a reconnaissance mission, shouted.

　''The enemy is on the move!　The central elephant soldier is on the move!

　At the same time, Yuria and the others' headaches quickly subsided.
　It meant that the enemy sorcerer had stopped interfering with the spirit of the slave soldiers.

　''Somehow, we managed to endure it!

　The sorcerers all fell into the mud at once.





　Don't remember!　It's only people who are enemies!　Aim for the heart and have him die instantly!

　I raised my voice to inspire them.
　The Great King's Blessing gives me some idea of the state of mind of these soldiers.

　They are afraid.
　People show fear of the unknown and things they don't understand.

　To them, a mad soldier who is not afraid of death is an unknown thing.

　''Hah!

　I slash the heads of the enemy soldiers one by one.
　Their heads are flying in the air.

　These guys are dying laughing........
　It's weird, really.

　'Oh, my King!　Well, aren't you being too forward?

　One of the soldiers gives me a surprised look and advises me.
　I laugh at that and reply.

　'No, you don't. You guys are behind me. The whole army!　Follow me!　I am the son of the God of War!　Don't remember it like this!

　Whether it's the rumor that I'm the son of the God of War, or whether it's the effect of the blessing, the morale of the soldiers is rising like a stranger.

　''This much!　Don't remember!
　Follow the king!
　"God be with us!

　The soldiers, not to be outdone, wield their spears.
　The front line, which had been on the verge of being pushed back a bit, begins to recover.

　''Quite a leader!
　Well, it's not just me.

　Visibly, the enemy soldiers have slowed down.
　Now, at the moment of death, they are showing a little hesitation.

　Their human-like emotions were returning.

　It was proof that Julia and the others' interference had achieved a certain amount of success.


　How many soldiers had they cut down?
　A messenger soldier came riding up on his horse.

　What's the matter?
　"Roselle's elephant unit is on the move!　They want us to be ready for the enemy's main force to assault us, they said!

　Finally, Clue moves....