Ville mutters in a small, but controlled voice. His face tightens at the report of a large soldier burial ceremony in the Agarthan army.
"...... You're playing petty tricks on me."
Ville mutters as if he is about to vomit. He interpreted the actions of the Agarthans as a mere performance. The Agarthans have suffered heavy losses and the morale of their soldiers is low. To compensate for this, he thought that by daring to hold the burial in front of the enemy, he was trying to raise the morale of his soldiers and, by extension, of the surrounding forces, including Lamaron's army. Linos had no such intention at all, but to his surprise, the morale of the troops on the Agartha side was boosted by this event, and a strong sense of solidarity was born. Ironically, Ville's interpretation became a reality.
In addition, he had received reports that the Agarthan army had erected a number of tents, which had never existed before, and that various medical procedures were being performed there. He also received reports that there were saints there, and he sighed loudly with an indescribable smile on his face.
"Well, the Agarthans are desperate, aren't they? Without magic, they are unable to heal their wounded soldiers. They can only offer first aid at best. But they are a weak army. They don't want to lose even a single soldier. And a saint? ....... Your Holiness has already declared my wife a saint and yet you dare to bring it up. Pity Agartha has to go that far. ...... they have already seen what is to come."
He had absolute confidence in this battle. The enemy would always retreat first. If he could seize the opportunity, he was confident of victory. He had sent out scouts to watch the movements of Agartha's army, while he and his men were planning to stay here in the swamp to rest their spirits.
But he does not know. They know that Sadakichi and the other Fairy Dragons are constantly being watched from above. And that the dragons are waiting patiently for Linos' orders while they continue to be watched. .......
Meanwhile, Rinos was listening to the reports of Sadakichi and the other Fairy Dragons, and kept thinking about something alone. At that moment, Ikkaku, the leader of the Owara, appeared in front of him and stood there in awe. Behind him was a man.
"Oh, how did it go?
"Good news, sir."
"What?"
Ikkaku urges the man standing behind him. He took a piece of paper from his pocket and spread it in front of Linos.
"......"
The man silently points to the map. Linos smiles at him and opens his mouth.
"If you get there, you can use magic. ...... Is that how it works?"
The man nodded slowly.
"How long does it take ...... to get there?"
"About a day, sir."
"A day. ....... Okay."
At that moment, Sadakichi appeared in front of Rinos. He swooped down and stood on Linos' shoulder.
"...... what? ......Yeah,......Yeah. Where is it?"
Linos took a map from his pocket and showed it to Sadakichi. He points to the location on the map and asks, "Here? Here? He asks questions. After a while, Sadakichi's figure on his shoulder disappeared.
"Ikkaku!"
"......"
"I'm sorry, but there's one thing I need you to look into. Here it is: ......"
Linos points to a section of the map. Ikkaku and another man from the OWARA group continue to look at the area in silence.
"You O'warahs are fast on your feet, how long will it take you to get here?"
Ikkaku thinks for a while and then opens his mouth gravely.
"On my feet it will take two days. But my servant, Jyuni, can do it in a day.
"Here's what I need you to find out. And ......"
Linos gives narwhal an earful. He nodded broadly, said "I'm sorry," stood up, and clapped his hands twice to the sky. Then he touched his body and arms and clapped his hands twice more.
"What kind of block sign is that?"
"Block ......?"
"Oh, you don't know anything about baseball. No, forget it. ......"
"That's great, owaras. ....... I'll have to thank the emperor next time ......."
With these words, Linos turned his gaze in the direction of the swamp where Thana's army was located. He then called out a messenger from that position.
"Tell the whole army. Tell all the troops that they are not to move for three days from today. There will probably be no enemy attacks, but be on the alert. Each of you rest well for three days."
At these words, the soldier on the mission was awestruck.
"Oh, and I'm going to hold a war council tonight. Thanks for your help, but please tell Nique, General Caries, and ...... Vieille to come to me. Well, ...... since we're here, let's have dinner together. Tell them to meet me at 7 p.m........"
The soldier bowed and left Linos at a quick pace.
"Well, let's go check on May," he said.
With that he walked toward the medical tent.
"Ah, welcome! Oh, my God, Mr. Linos! Sorry, I'm a little busy. ......"
The one who was surprised to see Linos was Dawki from Posehay. He is moving his hand busily, looking embarrassed as he speaks to her. No wonder, for a long line of people had formed in front of him.
"Oh, no, no, no, no. I'm sorry, I just wanted to check in on you."
"Thank you very much. I'm perfectly all right.
You look busy.
No! Everyone says my food is delicious. I have never been so happy.
He is chopping vegetables with a smile on his face. Around him, the soldiers working as cooks are busy.
"Well, don't be too hard on yourself.
Doki smiles at my words. I had actually planned to ask him to bring over dinner for tonight, but the way he is looking at me, it seems like too much of a burden. I head for the tent where May and the others are, wondering what I'm going to serve General Callies and the others tonight. But there was no sign of May.
When I ask her where they are, she tells me that she has been making rounds of the thousands of wounded soldiers. She told us that she was probably in the tent where the beds were lined up, so we moved there and found her asking each patient how he or she was feeling or taking his or her pulse. Then, she gave precise instructions to the Posehayes, asking them about their conditions. She is said to have been doing this without rest or sleep.
"Master ......"
May noticed my appearance and came to my side. At first glance, she looked the same as usual, but there was still a hint of gloominess over her body.
"Mei, are you all right?
I'm fine. Can you come to ......?"
"Yeah, I came to check on May and we've decided to stay here for at least three days. I came to tell you that."
May, while pretending to think for a moment, replied that she could treat a person with a minor illness in three days without any problem. As for the seriously injured, Posehaye and the others had transferred them to the medical institute in Agartha. He then told me that Chi-wan had returned to Agartha to check on the seriously injured. He apologized for his selfish behavior. I told her that she did not need to apologize, but that she had done a good job and I thanked her for her efforts.
"If you are not going to be cured in the next three days, I will have you transferred to a laboratory in Agartha. Is that acceptable?"
"Yes, please do. And Mae ...... get some rest."
Thank you. I'll find time to rest."
"No, if you can, get some rest right away. I'm getting the feeling from May that she's tired."
"Master ......"
"If May collapses, Alyria and the children will be sad. And I'll be sad, too.
"Ugh. ......"
May blushes a little and hangs her head. At that moment, a soldier who was lying on the bed called out to her.
"Lady May, please rest! Ever since she came here, Lady Mei hasn't rested! You haven't eaten or taken ...... any water, have you? Get some rest. We'll be fine!"
"That's right, Miss May! You need to rest!"
"Miss May!"
"Mae!"
Soldiers were verbally thanking May and telling her to get some rest. Hearing their voices, Mei was at a loss, but then she slowly bowed her head to the soldiers. A single tear glistened in her eye. .......