What does Motoki want?

　Is he a true idiot - or is he trying to divert the enemy's forces to us?

　Whether it's the former or the latter, we are the worst of allies. I'd like to dissolve the alliance right now, but since we've declared it to the whole world on the internet, it's not a good look for us to break it from us.

　The alliance will be destroyed at the same time as the term expires.

　Only when I learned of Motoki's existence did I realize how valuable Kaoru's existence is.

　We should have chosen our alliance partners carefully.

　I didn't intend to launch a surprise attack, but the enemy's defense system would be perfect. I'd like to change my tactics, but if I interrupt the invasion after Motoki's idiot had propagated so much, it would be the Astor Empire that would be blamed.

　And it's nonsense to make regrets now.

'From the appointed time, the invasion of Fort Nanto will commence!　The enemy's resistance is supposed to be fiercer than usual!　Each of you captains, proceed with your invasion carefully so that you and your men do not scatter your lives in vain!

　I'm ready, and I inspire my crew.

'Hmm?　What's going on?

　Lina seemed uncomfortable with my inspiration.

'It has been exposed to the enemy that we are going to invade Fort Nanto at 18:00.
What's going on?
The Motoki a**h*le made a fancy declaration.
"--?
'We just invaded Fort Tateyama ahead of time and advertised it. We've also politely announced it online.
What?　For what?
The reason?　I'd like to know too.　Self-aggrandizement....

　Or to trap me.

　I'll keep the latter reason in mind to prevent morale from dropping.

"Any change in strategy?

　

Do we revise our formation to be exclusively defensive, even though we are the aggressor?
'What?　What do you mean, defending when you're on the offensive?

　Takahar responds to my words.

''Our objective today shall be to reduce the enemy's strength.
So you want me to go on the offensive?
'No, we will take up a position in front of Fort Nanto to meet any humans who come out to defend it.
You can't attack me and I won't attack you!
"What would you do if the humans were holed up in a fort?

　Takahara is not happy with the new strategy I've announced, and Lina tells him of her concerns.

'Fire a lot of magic and arrows. If they're still holed up, we'll mobilize a squad of decoys to catch them.
You're being awfully cautious this time.
There's a lot of uncertainty.

　There are those who are more troublesome to have on your side than they are to have on your enemy.

　In this case, that's Motoki.

　The only thing that's unfortunate is that Motoki and I are on a different battlefield.

　It was a bad start, but as the time was getting close, we began our march to Nanto Fort.


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We're on high alert.

　There have been many times when we have invaded humanity's land. However, it was an invasion that was launched suddenly at our convenience.

　What would happen if we declared war from the beginning and then started the invasion?

　The answer was the scene lined up in front of me.

　Humans with large shields and long spears were arrayed in front of the Tateyama fort. If you raise your eyes a little, you can also see humanity holding their bows from the walls of the fort.

　Phalanx?

　It's not that we're going to charge in with cavalry, but it's still hard to attack.

''Sarah, how far do I have to go to reach the magic?''
If you just do that, you'll have a hundred meters of range.
Except for Sarah?
Like 50 meters?

　How accurate is the range of the bow?

　I tell the 50 living mails I've chosen at random to move forward with their shields at the ready.

　They're not going to attack, are they?

　--Clap your weapons, gentlemen!　Stomp the earth!

　My men obeyed my orders, striking their weapons and stomping the ground. The surrounding area is covered in a cloud of dust.

　Oh?

　Boom!　and a dry sound rang out, and an arrow fell in front of the living mail that was walking in the lead.

　It had a range of about two hundred meters?

　From the power amplified by the Kowaleta world and the geographical advantage due to its height, the arrows were parabolic and shot at a range far beyond magic.

''Sarah, can the magic reach us from there?''
No way.

　Sarah tells her matter-of-factly.

'It's tricky...'

　We have faced humanity holed up in buildings in the past. However, the buildings were schools, government offices.......buildings that had nothing to do with the battle.

　However, this building - Nanto Fort was built with an emphasis on defense.

　Can that gate be defeated with a truck attack?

　The Nanto Fort in front of me was beginning to look like an impregnable fortress.

　If it had taken the form of a surprise attack that phalanx unit and the troops with their bows would have been reduced.

　Now, let's see how we're going to attack it.

　I had my mind on the attack of the fort in front of me.