Without waiting for any amount of time, Presha-san set up ahead of him - running with his spear at a low, ground-crawling level. The archer behind Alejandro, and the long spearman, who was behind Alejandro, couldn't react at all and couldn't even aim.

''--Haah!

　While jumping up from the ground, Presha-san raises her long spear. Alejandro's horse is surprised and doesn't even give him time to react, and the tip of her spear aims at Alejandro's neck - but.

(Nah ......!)

　With a dull metallic sound, Presha-san's spear is deflected - a spray of blood from Alejandro's arm, and then his cheek.

　Presha-san's spear should have certainly hit Alejandro. But Alejandro didn't even fall off his horse, and received Presha-san's spear - he received it with the armor of his hand, when he wouldn't have been able to respond in time if he responded with his sword.

''Ugh ......!''

　Not unharmed, he still survived the first blow from Mr. Presha. Then Alejandro put a hit into Presha-san's abdomen as they passed each other in the air.

''Hee...... ah......!

　Presha-san's body slammed into the wet ground.

　Aiming for the enemy general's neck, knowing the risk when it didn't come to pass, Plesha-san still jumped in.

　If we take out Alejandro, our victory will be clear. We couldn't let Alejandro escape with the other enemy soldiers like this - but.

The glass brother, no ...... if you leave now, the glass brother ......!

　Presha-san rolled and avoided the spear of the soldier who was at the end of the fall, and then she reclaimed it with a flash of her spear.

''--Haah!

　We can still fight - as if to show that, Presha-san handled the long spear soldiers who attacked one after another with one spear and defeated them.

''Alejandro ...... that man is here ......!

　Noin begins to chant magic - the power of the water spirit, which had been filling the area around us since the rain had just lifted, begins to gather at the end of her held out hand.

　If we use magic, they will know our location - but we can't say that. Alejandro doesn't use his injured arm, but points an unseen form of weapon carried in his left hand at Presha-san.

(A small bow ...... no, it doesn't respond to the plant spirits ......!

Mr. Presha, step aside. ......!
Huh. ......!

　Noin summons the water spirit Apsaras and generates water bullets and shoots them out in succession - each shot is compressed and creates a shock that bursts as soon as it lands.

''Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ......!
Whoa. ......!

　This is the power of a court mage -- but Alejandro is not willing to use his injured arm to flick off the water bullets that are approaching at high speed.

　-- With his white hair flailing in the mist of the water bullets, Alejandro shoots a beastly glint in his eye. For the first time, a clear killing intent dwells in Alejandro's eyes, which had never revealed any emotion before.

''Wha...... ah...... ah......!''
Run, Noin!
"...... air nymphs, Aelia ......, the invisible wall that protects us ......!

　I try to protect Noyne - Alejandro, without any hesitation at all, directs the archer behind him and himself also points his steel weapon at Noyne.

　The arrows launched from Alejandro's weapon are steel arrows - Leslie's deployed wall of air reduces the power of the arrows, but they come through without being able to completely reduce the power of the arrows.

''Kukk......!''
Brother Glass!

　An arrow snatches at my arm, which was protecting Noin - a searing pain, and I immediately perceive that the poison has begun to enter my body.

''Glass first, ......!
I'm fine!　Mr. Presha, please step aside!　If the additions come, we'll get our chance!
Huh. ......!!!

　If the poison was of biological origin, it was difficult to deal with - but it was fortunate that it was a plant poison extracted from an aconite species.

'Leslie, get me an air ball!
Ummm, yeah ...... Airia, please ......!

　Leslie shoots out an air ball and seals the poison she received and extracted into the air ball. Shaking off the enemy's pursuit, the moment Presha-san, who is running towards us, lowers herself and accelerates, the air ball runs over it and flies towards Alejandro.

''Hu......!

　Alejandro shakes off the air ball. He didn't know that he would be spreading the enclosed poison.

(I'm convinced that he can beat ...... Mr. Presha's spear, which underestimated us, by outsmarting Neun's magic. That carelessness is a deadly ......!

　Sister-in-law Millennia once told me how terrifying it was to not know what kind of magic the other party would use - and how terrifying it was to not know that.

　She said that even a mage of higher rank in terms of ability could be defeated by a lower-ranked mage due to chemistry. It's a good idea to be able to use rudimentary magic to create a desperate effect if you are able to exploit your opponent's falsehoods--and that's what it takes.

''Gah...... aaaa......!
"Wha-what ...... the General's name is ......!

　Alejandro stirs my chest. The poison that enters my body and is extracted is altered so that it can more easily travel around my enemy's body - the poison paralyzes my muscles to breathe much faster than normal, taking away my body's freedom.

　It is against the doctor's nature to take away the enemy's freedom with poison. Nevertheless, we must all survive now, no matter what we have to do.

''--Razeneier's dog (dog), get out of the way!

　Alejandro barked--that is, at the next moment.

　It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them. And before the arrows that Alejandro tried to shoot out, a flash of swordsmanship ran like a white light.

''Gah...... aa......''

　Following His Highness Astina, Raquel-san charges in - the long spearmen are blown away, and all the arrows shot by the archers are flung off and kicked away by the giant horse.

''A beast (beast) that makes its subordinates throw away their own lives has no right to be called a dog.

　Alejandro's armor is broken by His Highness's sword - such a thing is possible because His Highness also has the power of a demon warrior, even if he becomes a priestess.

''--Astina ...... you alone ......!

　Deeply wounded Alejandro points his steel bow at His Highness Astina - but...

　His Highness Astina is close to Alejandro. That meant that the priestess who could mediate the power of the divine tree was in the bosom of the enemy.

(Dwell in the branches of the divine tree, O lodging tree. Dwell in the miko and be a shield to protect her. ......!)

　She summons Mistortin remotely - stopping the arrow shot at His Highness by extending the arrow at a speed so fast that the innominate ivy tangled in her arms is not visible.

　This is the power of a divine tree maiden. I can draw out a power that is incomparable to that of using magic alone.

　Alejandro discarded his right arm holding the sword in order to stop Presha-san's spear. Otherwise, he would have at least been able to cut off a match with His Highness - but that didn't happen either, and he was about to meet his end with the poison from the arrows he released.

''--The monster!

　Until the very end, Alejandro did not go from beast to human again. He called his opponent, whom he could not understand, a monster, and raised his sword with an arm that should have already had no senses.

　However, the sword was never swung down.

　Whether it was a stray arrow or someone aimed and fired - Alejandro catches the arrow that flew at him and falls off his horse in a crumpled heap.

''My lord ...... Alejandro, my lord!
His Excellency ...... General Alejandro has lost .......

　Alejandro's men seemed to realize that resistance was no longer meaningful. Their commander had been struck down and they were surrounded and unable to retreat.

　With the enemy soldiers unable to move or surrender, a lone knight approached. He dismounts his horse and kneels before His Highness, indicating that he is unarmed - a man of advanced age and mature age among the soldiers in the military camp - and he shows that he is unarmed.

'State your name and your affiliation.
"My name is Ricardo Orrock, and I was the adjutant general of the ...... fort.

　The soldiers of Zirconia do not say anything, they just stare at His Highness and Ricardo. They are exhausted and could fall into a depression at any moment - but the limpid qi that His Highness radiates attracts their eyes and calms their minds.

　Even the enemy soldiers have a feeling of reverence. The person I served had the wherewithal to make such a pictorial story really happen.

'I am Astina Raiseneier, the defender of the Isle Rose Fortress across the canal. You are henceforth prisoners of my army, and this military camp will be placed under our control.
Haha. ......

　Rihiardo replies, but does not raise his head until he is allowed to. The soldiers finally begin to understand what's going on when they see their second-in-command.

　The Knights of the Isle Rose have fallen this fort with two thousand five hundred troops, a far greater number of soldiers. An important stronghold of the Zirconia Empire had been taken away.

　Even after the rain had lifted, the sun, which had been hiding behind thin clouds, appeared and illuminated the remaining rain and dew military camp. Noyn remained staring at Alejandro and didn't move, but eventually he looked up at the sky.

　The soldiers who had been besieging the fort entered and the enemy soldiers surrendered. I approached Alejandro with His Highness' permission and noticed that the arrow that had last shot through him was made of steel. The arrows used by our army are wooden shafts with wind blades and metal arrowheads.

　-- It was an arrow fired by another Zirconia soldier that shot down the white raven.

　We were able to dock the warship, and Mr. Dite was coming towards us on his horse. Raquel is lending a shoulder to the injured Presha-san - I'm wounded myself, but I need to examine her wound first.

"Dr. Glass: ...... I'm afraid I've shown you how uncool I can be,
'No, that's not true. Mr. Presha was very brave.
If you're too lax, you'll be charging alone again. ...... It's not the kind of fight that lays down your life, but it's still dangerous if you misjudge the power of the enemy.
Yes ...... I'm sorry, Raquel. I need to get stronger: ......

　We will use this military camp's medical station to treat Presha-san. Vice-Admiral Rihiardo was cooperating with us, and the confusion in the enemy's army was already calming down, and the fact that they had surrendered was being made known without a moment's delay.