'Nonsense! What's going on!

　Boman shouted while sweating fat. In front of him, the heavy knight 《Chevalier》, who ducked the armed golem's attack and cut off the golem's right elbow and below with the spear in his hand, was standing around lightly.
　The lower right elbow that he cut off was beginning to regenerate, but faster than his speed, this time he cut off the lower left elbow.
　It was no match for him at all. His movements were too sluggish. And he doesn't seem to have as much power as I expected. Maybe it's because of all the tinkering, but I feel like the original strength of the wood golem has been lost.
　The armed golem's throat glows red. Along with that, the regeneration speed of both arms increased, and soon they were regenerated back to normal. It wasn't possible to get to the armored plates equipped on the arms, though. I guess I wielded my magic power and turned it to regenerate my arms.
　The regenerated arm struck me again with the regenerated arm, but it didn't hit the heavy knight.

''d*mn, as long as it hits...!
I'm not so sure about that. Maybe it's no use... oh, look.
Wha...?

　Just as I replied to Bowman's murmur, the heavy knight received the attacking golem's fist with one hand. See.
　As it is, the heavy knight vigorously thrusts out the spear held by the other hand and pierces the throat of the bent over golem. I know where the nucleus is located because of the regeneration just now. With the power of a heavy knight, I can pierce it.
　The golem whose nucleus was shattered slowly tilted as it was and fell to the ground with a grand earth shaking. In the blink of an eye, the golem shattered into pieces like a dead tree and scattered the wreckage around.
　Dr. Bowman collapsed from his knees as he watched it with unbelieving eyes.

'Nonsense.... My masterpiece.........

　Masterpiece. That was it? It's still good that I checked beforehand. With a golem like that, if a mid-grade Frays breed appeared, they would be annihilated in the blink of an eye. On the contrary, even the low-grade species would be in danger if they were attacked by a group.

''Viceroy. By the way, the middle-grade breed of Freys is strong enough to be defeated by that heavy knight《Chevalier》with several of them at last. And now they are accompanied by thousands, and even more than that, by an order of magnitude more powerful species, to appear in this lodgemere? I still think it would be better to evacuate the residents.
'Oh, yeah. I'll discuss it with the other state governors. We'll let you know when we've made a decision.
Nice to meet you, sir.

　Leaving the drawn-faced Governor of the entire state and Bowman, who was kneeling on the ground and not moving, we headed to Gaspar-san, who got off the heavy knight.

''Did we go a little too far?''
No, people's lives are at stake, even in other countries. I don't think it's a good idea to do something half-heartedly. I hope this makes them think about evacuating.

　I know that evacuation is not that easy to do. The first thing we'll have to do is to trust the information, and even if we evacuate, we'll have to abandon the town or village we've been living in.
　We'll try to avoid causing as much damage as possible, but once it becomes a battlefield, it's doubtful that we'll be able to keep our homes and other property intact. There is a high possibility that they will be blown up by the lasers of the intermediate and advanced species.
　If the town was completely empty, I don't think Freys would be able to attack it, but if it was on the street, I don't think they would dodge it. They would probably trample the streets and march on the streets.
　It's not just the houses we live in. We would lose stores, fields, and the things that made our lives possible. It wouldn't be something that could be dismissed as a blessing because it saved our lives.
　As we were about to take a break from our work after transferring our frame gear to the Hangar, two women appeared in front of us.
　One was a silver-haired woman in her 40s or so with a white jacket and shawl, and behind her was a tall, semi-long, brown-haired female knight of about 20 years old.

''I am pleased to meet you for the first time, His Majesty Lord Brunhild. I'm Audrey Leliban, Governor of the Hill Province of the Rhodomere Federation. This is the Knight Commander of the Hill Province, Limit Limit Limits Limits.
Well, hi...

　It was out of the blue and it was a very dumb reply. A hill state? One of the seven provinces in Rhodomeer. The governorship of that place must be the next highest in the country, after the governor of all the provinces.

I'm sorry to trouble you, sir. Would you give me a moment of your time?
Yeah, that's fine. What is this all about?
'We want you to tell us the exact location of the emergence that Frase will appear. And what to expect afterwards.

　Following Governor Audrey's story, I make the map appear as an aerial projection. The Governor of the State and his lady knight were surprised, but they didn't mind and took control and pointed to the exact location Ende had told them about.

'This is it. It may be slightly off, but in a week to ten days, Fraise will appear.
This is....as I suspected....
Viceroy...!

　What? The two men look at the map thoughtfully. What's wrong?

''Excuse me. This place is in the central province in terms of location, but right next to it is our hill province. If the Frays were to appear here, how do you expect His Majesty the King to act?
'Yes. The Flaze will act to kill humans and subhumans. If they appeared here, they would head for the nearest village or town. From here........what?

　If you shrink the map to show the entire Rhodomere, the place where the Frays appear is the central province, but the nearest town from there is the neighboring hill state. In other words, it's near the border between the states.

''Ah... this town in Limrud? I thought we were going straight to
You're right.

　Governor Audrey sighs deeply. That's right. They're invading my territory, you know.

''If we evacuate all the inhabitants from the town of Rimrud, would that change the route of their advance?
''That would be.......the next closest village of Eminus in this hill state, or the town of Recep in the central state, which is at the same distance. As I said before, there is some discrepancy, so I can't say for sure which way we're headed.
''I see.... Then what do you have to offer in return for the East-West Alliance's people fighting off the emerging flames?
'Not particularly. We are no longer at that stage. If we don't do something, the rest of the world will all be a repeat of the collapse of ancient civilizations. We didn't get there in time for Euron, but this time it is predicted that it will appear before it does. We want to minimize the damage we can do.

　He met Governor Audrey's gaze squarely and spun his words firmly. We have no intention of invading territory here. You'll have to believe me on that point, but I want you to understand that there is no longer much choice left for Rhodomere.
　If you don't mind the destruction of this country due to the rampage of the Frays, we'll let it go from the start. It's just another country, after all. But the people who live here also have the right to make their own choices.
　If Rhodomere doesn't move, we'll spread the word of the Freys' attack to the people of Rhodomere. We'll let you decide for yourself whether to run or stay. Panic may ensue, but we'll be prepared for that too.
　You can't die if the selfishness of the people above you stifles your chance to live.

''I understand. Our hill state will be evacuated on its own. We also give full permission for the East-West Alliance to enter the area. The approval of the governor of the entire province has not yet been granted, but even if they oppose it, this is the decision of the hill state. We won't let you complain.
'Viceroy is that all right? Then, depending on the decision of the Governor of the whole province, he may have to disobey his orders...

　Worryingly, Mr. Limit in the background speaks to Governor Audrey. He is acting without listening to the thoughts of the Governor of all the states he represents, and is going to allow other countries to invade in one state. He could be judged a traitor.

'There is not enough time to evacuate all the towns and villages at once. We must act immediately. We cannot wait for the decision of the governor of the whole province. I will take full responsibility.
'Oh, no. I think the evacuation can be managed if you give me permission. With my transference magic, I can do this........

　After talking that far, it occurred to me that I had an idea. At first, the idea was to open the 'gate' and let the villagers and townspeople spend a day or two in a safe place. But..........

'Wait........can we transfer the whole town.......'
""What!"

　Belfast, Regulus, and Rhodomere Hill Province, the heads of each made strange noises.
　I've never tried that extensive of a transition before. When Brunhild's castle was being built, was it the biggest thing they did to metastasize Ripple Castle, which was the original castle?
　Rather than transferring towns, I'd rather transfer the entire terrain to a new location with the difference in elevation as it is, so I need to make sure the ground of the new location is flat.
　What can I say........putting many bowls of miso soup on top of a big tray and placing them on tatami mats is not a problem, but if you put them on a stepped-up area like a staircase, the whole tray will topple over.... ...like that?
　As expected, it would be bad if something happens with the whole group of people transferred. For now, I'll have them evacuate the area. After that, I'll transfer the town if I can, but don't hold your breath.
　Of course, if all the residents evacuate, the route of the Freys' advance will change, so there's a good chance the town will remain intact.
　It's important to make it uninhabited anyway. If even one stubborn person remained in the town, not only would their life be in danger, but the town itself would be damaged. I'd like the townspeople to explain that to us.

'In some cases, forced removal is inevitable. How large is the battle likely to be?'
"Smaller scale than Euron's time........ Well, the most important thing is that the appearance of that one was not known and there was no cooperation from Euron's side at all, so it could be said that it turned out to be such a disaster.

　I don't want to make excuses, though. Now we have a period of time to prepare for the fight. We have to do what we can.
　In the meantime, I'll have Governor Audrey prepare to evacuate the townspeople. It would be fine if I transitioned them right before, but in case something went wrong, that would be better. In the end, though, I'll check with search magic to see if there's anyone left.
　I've got a lot of work to do on the new models, but I'll probably be busy with just Else's new plane and Ende's dragon knight refurbishment.
　If a flying flay like the Manta type appears again this time, I'll have to drop it again. Huh? Does that mean I can't fight in my frame gear again?
　Ugh. Maybe I'll have to think about a flight-type frame gear.
　With additional equipment that allows it to fly.....
　I may not be able to make it this time, but I'll have to talk to Rosetta about it.