Screams and shouts.
　Explosions and screams.
　Resentment and sorrow.

　The flame which flies about and the breath of the ice and snow.
　The scent of blood, sweat and flesh that irritates the nasal passages and does not stop.

''Oh, it smells so good!''

　It's a nostalgic scent of the battlefield.
　The world which can be called hell is played with the sensitivity which deviated from common sense.
　It is a distorted pleasure in the mouth.
　I spread out my hands as if to say "I want to embrace you," as if to be compassionate, and held myself gently to hold back my excitement.
　I brought my feet to my feet as I was commanded, and it was the right thing to do.

'Now, let's get started--'

　-- Unique Skills (Unique Skills) -- Longing to be a nobody (Lonely) -- Someone who is not a nobody (Only)

　In the next moment, the battlefield would change dramatically.

　From the hand of man to the hand of the inhuman...



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The Red Flame Circle.

The Freezing World.

　The intersection of ice and snow and red lilies filled the world.
　Heat and cold air.
　The dichotomized space made each camp tremble.

''d*mn, there's a pain in the ass--''
　The former head of the court magician, Leana, who commands the black army, spills that in an abhorrent manner.
　But it was Krista who wanted to say so.
　The magic used to freeze the black-clad doll is stopped by this woman.

The actuality of this is that it's not the same as the original.
　Unusually, exasperatedly, Krista said this.

'Don't be reckless, we're doing the best we can here--self-destruction is tricky--'
　Battle after battle after battle, never-ending night raids - few can fight properly, or even try to fight properly. Morale is at its worst, and the damage is enormous. More than half of the enemy's puppets are apparent, and the human casualties here are enormous.
　No matter how one looks at it, it's a lost battle.
　We can't fight any more.
　That's when Krista was about to conclude that.

　It was right in front of her.

"What--?

　And it wasn't recognized by anyone.

"'He-?'

　It's not just Krista.
　How many tens of thousands of people, including both camps, could have missed it?

　That huge body--

　What came was silence.
　A silence filled the room, as if time had stopped.
　It was too shocking, too ridiculous, and everyone was speechless, unable to even raise their voice.

''--I'm apparently quite related to dragons..........''

　Christa, who had regained her senses the first thing, had said so with a bitter smile.
　But even so, Krista was the only one who was able to open her mouth.
　Even the soldier who was supposed to be crossing swords and the inorganic doll had forgotten about fighting and had stopped moving in a daze.

　I didn't expect to see that figure on the battlefield not once, but even twice.
　For a long, long time, anywhere--.
　A physique that seemed to embody eternity appeared from the dark clouds. Its body is covered with scales like an ocean. The four legs with their sharp claws and their horns trying to reach the heavens are definitely those of a dragon.
　I don't know how long such a huge body has been there.
　In fact, I don't know why it is here.
　It is something different from the four great dragons.
　However, Krista could sense that it was an existence that surpassed even the fire dragons she once saw on the battlefield.

''What is that--Christa, run away--''
　Yuri, who couldn't hide his upset, said that on the spur of the moment.

''No, I don't feel any hostility--''
　But Krista shook her head.
　That was a guess because Krista had once witnessed a fire dragon on the battlefield.
　Besides, where on earth can I run to and how can I escape?
　How in the world are we supposed to resist in the face of that existence?

''Long story short!

Calm down, Yuri, and I'm sure that's not the enemy--
　It seemed strange to Krista.
　The atmosphere she wore was creepy, too creepy and even more godlike, but she didn't feel the caustic hostility of a fire dragon.

It's a very good idea to have a good idea of which one you can destroy.　Oh, yeah, yeah, the black doll, then feel free to - the deep sea with no way out (Maze Marine).
　A drop of water rose from the earth to the sky as a fluent voice rang out.
　At first it was just a drop.
　Next, one or two dolls swallowed by the floating mass of water rose into the sky.
　There was a prison there that would not allow them to resist.

　Whether it raged or exploded, it could not influence the outside world from within the water membrane.
　Eventually it came together and a small sea was revealed in the air.
　An ocean so vast that it obscured the battlefield sky itself.

　Such a deep blue shrank smaller and smaller, and the doll shattered under the pressure applied, and a deafening metallic sound was heard.

　-- it only lasted a few seconds.
　With a pop, something dropped.
　There's no doubt that it took quite a while to realize that the small chunk of metal was the end of those dolls that had filled the ground.

'Oh no, it's already broken--it's boring!
　The words were interrupted by a mass of flame.
　At the same time as the karma fire that swallowed the entire giant body, the flames that rose up from the earth swallowed the dragon's giant body.
　A circular flame blazed in a show of defiance.

Don't get cocky!
　Leana, who was supposed to be fighting Krista, unleashed her magic.
　It's a brave, yet calm action that you want to admire.
　There aren't many people who can turn to counterattack in that situation.
　But--

'- Haha - I'm surprised. Great!　I'm so happy for you!　It's a nostalgic feeling!　I knew that's how the fight was supposed to go!　It was a bit hot, there. If it was a human form, it might have taken damage. That's a good power~
　There was not a single scorch on the dragon's scales that were in the flames.　　

'Lie----'
　Who could blame her for falling to her knees in a daze?
　The other party was too bad.
　That's all you can say.
　There is only one being that Krista knows of who would be able to stand up to that thing.
　The rest of us should hang our heads and cling to mercy.

''But I'm sorry~ I shouldn't break you--so for now, just pass out--''
　The relentless pronouncement was heard by every human being on the battlefield.
　And the words were true.
　As usual, Krista had no idea what happened.

　The skill (skill) - the supremacy of the seven kings -

　There were only a few people who could stand when something twitching across the battlefield.
　Only Krista, and the commanders of both countries, Grasus and the Marquis Ronald.
　With the exception of those, all of the humans fell down in an instant, with no resistance allowed.

　Even Yuri was mercilessly snatched unconscious and fell to the ground.
　If Nacht was here, he would definitely say, oh, you're not on the right level - and that's not good enough.
　She would have to be suitably qualified just to stand in front of her.

''Suddenly~, well, let's see, what was it--yes, yes, in the name of the dragon, I announce to both countries--the war is over and we must retreat quickly. If you say no, you know what you're waiting for, right?

　It was the first war in the world in which dragons intervened.
　We don't know what their intentions are.
　But still, the helpless had no choice but to follow them.

''Tsk - I'm pretty well rounded, too, with the devil as a truce messenger...''
　In a small voice, the dragon was saying something.
　However, none of the three of them heard such words as they were confronted with an all too abrupt reality.

'------ Oh, and Krista-chan, that's you, right?
　Krista managed to nod in dismay at the giant dragon's words.

'A message from my Lord--I'm sorry for intervening, I'll make it up to you the next time we meet--I did indeed tell you.
　As he said this, the giant body had disappeared again before he knew it.
　The outcome of this war, which people rumored that the dragon had become an emissary of peace and so on, was nothing to tell the truth.
　The only person who knew that it was the whim of a single person was Krista.





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I want to see an end to this war.
　Tina said to Nacht.

'-- There is an orphanage graduate in the Order. Please end this futile struggle--that's what I want!

Okay. --Okay.
　Hearing Tina's words, Nacht said so briefly, and I felt like she was smiling a little bit.

''What a stunner--Wow, I didn't do anything--''
　One Tina spills that.
　As if to ask if this was really the right thing to do.

　But no matter how many times you think about it.
　No matter how many times you think about it.
　I knew that this was the only choice I could make.
　I couldn't think of anything more important than those kids.

I had to be strong.
　It's the only thing I'm determined to do when I'm told the reality of the situation.
　No matter what happens, I must be strong enough to defeat the threats that Annalicia had taught me to defeat.
　That was all the stupid, stupid, puny Tina could do, and she clenched her fists tightly at the thought.