Presha-san looked up and turned his attention to the battle that was going on on the west side of the fortress.

''The siege tower is coming from ...... over there. They're going to give us a ladder to the ramparts and try to get inside ......!

　The siege tower - this was the first time I had ever seen the real thing. As the tower is called, it's quite tall, a mobile turret of sorts. It's protected by enemy infantry, and its allies are unable to touch it.

　Mr. Deite is also coming towards us on horseback. To the west of the fortress and to the northeast - fierce battles are taking place in two directions.

''We have to stop that siege tower ...... but also the northeast ......
Which one should take precedence: ...... If only I could borrow a bird's eye in a situation like this: ......

　You can't see the battlefield unless you have the eyes of a bird - but I would.

　If you listen to the sound of the grass all around you, you can get information about places that your vision can't reach.

(But there's too much information flowing in ...... everyone, fight hard ...... and don't die, please don't die ......!

　What I could see by borrowing the plant's vision - the infantry that rushed in from the northeast of the fortress, a single heavily armed cavalryman ran as a swift black wind, swinging his javelin out and flinging it away.

　Even if they were demon warriors, if they ran alone, it would be like throwing away their lives.

　But even so, Raquel is still protecting herself from the arrows that are being shot at her with her shield and manipulating a huge spear with one hand - even though her entire body is screaming, she continues to fight like a lion in an effort to reduce the number of her enemies as much as possible.

''Presha-san, please head to the northeast!
What ......?
'I can hear the plants. I can get some information on what the battlefield is like to the southwest and northeast ...... Rak'el-san is trying to prevent the enemy as much as possible on his own by reducing the number of troops he's sending to the northeast.
What? ......

　Deethe-san raises her voice. Presha-san bites her lip in frustration, as if she knew Raquel would make such a decision.

'The enemy is attacking us from the southwest and northeast, across the canal. The enemy in the northeast has been stopped by Raquel, but they are turning their troops to the west, or they don't have enough troops. To the northeast we have eight hundred, and to the west of the fortress we have one thousand two hundred men.
'...... sister Raquel is too strong and doesn't want her men to fight her. Dr. Glass, how many enemies are likely to be in the northeast?　Tell me about it, approximately.
...... northeast is one thousand three hundred. One thousand infantry and three hundred cavalry.
''That's a lot of ......our cavalry, only four hundred cavalry in all. If we had three hundred in the northeast, we would be outnumbered ......!

　All the troops have not left because they remain in the fortress to fight off the enemy soldiers who have attached themselves to the fortress. Any enemy soldiers who try to cross the moat must be defeated without leaving a single one behind.

　The cavalry that Raquel has with her is one hundred and fifty cavalry. Even against twice as many cavalry, Raquel is still holding them well - but they are too outnumbered.

''The other attack captains have all turned west. Then we can stay on. ......
Okay. I'll join Raquel's sister. But first, we have to destroy that siege tower. We can't let the enemy into the fortress: ......
Leave it to me. I'll make sure the siege weapon is disabled.

　By the time I spoke, I was already working on the plant.

　The siege tower is moving forward, scraping through the grass with its wheels. The motive force is a dozen or so soldiers pushing sticks sticking out of the sides of the siege tower.

　--only one wheel is stopped by tangling the grass. That way only one side might try to move forward and break the center of gravity.

　I thrust my hand into the ground and appeal to the plant spirits. The magic power used up in the miasma had been used up by the drops given to the divine tree, and the drops had returned enough extra power to use great magic once.

'O green grass that covers the earth! Thwart and hinder my enemies ...... 'Foot Tangle (Trap Snare)'!

　The distance was far, and the things holding us back were large -- it was a gamble, to be honest, whether the magic would work.

　--But the effect of the magic was far beyond my expectations.

'Nah, what ...... the grass from underneath my feet ...... wow!
"Ugh, it doesn't work ...... and it's not moving. ...... Whoa, move, move, move ......
Stop it, you idiot!　Don't push too hard, the wheels will come off. ......!

　After a screaming enemy soldier's voice, a bang is heard - and then.

　The siege tower, with the wheels off on one side, tilts and stops moving in the middle of the meadow. When the soldiers who had been surrounding them were confused, the cavalry on the friendly side cut in, and the enemy's formation was totally destroyed.

''Thank you, Dr. Glass. ......!　I'm going to join my sister Raquel!
'Yes!　Good luck, Presha, and best of luck to you: ......!

　Presha-san sent his horse to gallop and headed to the northeast of the fortress.

　--But by that time, the battle stations in the northeast had already moved significantly.

　From the fortress, with a few cavalrymen, the one who rode out from the fortress -- a lone warlord with golden hair, wearing white and silver armor.

　Swords Princess General Astina. She's going in person to support the troops of the Raquel Knight Captain's troops - if Presha-san joined her there, she can surely push back the enemy to the northeast as well.

　The moment His Highness Astina crosses swords with the enemy's cavalry, she is convinced that this battle will end in victory. She had the overwhelming swordsmanship to make him think so, and the supremacy to dominate the air of the battlefield.