The next moment, two wyverns and a rare mountbeast called a grani, all with riders, jumped out of the door.
“Whoa! What’s going on?!”
Next, several pegasi followed after the wyverns, flapping their wings. Soldiers riding on flightless mountbeasts and horses, as well as infantry also came running out.
So that was his storage magic. In any case, just how many people are in there?! Valen wondered.
The King of Desnim’s magic wasn’t particularly well-known. According to rumors, it wasn’t a particularly rare magic, and both his skill and mana were average. But storage was already a valuable, convenient, and wonderful magic, and Bertrand’s storage clearly boasted extraordinary capacity. Since he was a secretive man, there was no doubt that he’d falsified his magic’s type and power.
He looks unreliable, but my brother-in-law is shrewd.
Even more people kept coming out of the storage magic’s door right before Valen’s eyes. Just how many people had been crammed in there?
Because of this incident, Valen’s subordinates now knew about Bertrand’s magic. He must have come here at Latriche’s request, despite that risk.
The people who’d come out of the door looked confused at the sudden change of scenery. They made a fuss, loudly wondering where they were.
Did he just stuff them in there, no questions asked?!
Bertrand addressed the confused people.
“Just like you were informed before, we’re at the border between Polpystan and Myzahn. Mobilize according to plan.”
As expected of professionals, even though they were confused, Desnim’s knights and soldiers quickly sprang to action, falling into formation under the orders of their respective commanders.
While Valen was observing the soldiers, Nazelbart landed close to him, riding a pink wyvern.
“Your Highness.”
“Nazelbart! So you came.”
“By the king’s decree...” Nazelbart looked reluctant, but it was reassuring to have him here. Behind him, the soldiers of Sutrena also appeared. Perhaps because they regularly fought manabeasts, they clearly exuded the air of fearless warriors.
“Ah, Your Highness!” This time, Agnes descended, riding on the large black grani.
“Even Lady Agnes?! Why did you come to such a dangerous place?!”
“Eh heh heh, I’ll be providing combat service support.”
“That’s dangerous! Wasn’t Nazelbart opposed to this?”
“He was. So I rode Dunk together with Defi, plunged into King Bertrand’s storage magic, and came along by force.”
“Ah... No wonder Nazelbart looks like that.” It was like reluctance was seeping out from every pore of his face.
The remaining, purple wyvern didn’t come down. It circled the sky in order to investigate the surrounding area. For some reason, a large number of small birds and winged manabeasts had gathered around the purple wyvern.
Who is that? Valen wondered. In addition to the rider himself, there were also manabeasts that resembled rats and small squirrels atop the wyvern. Valen wasn’t entirely sure what was going on, but that man was very popular with animals. It was hard to see clearly, but the man—and he alone—was surrounded by a heartwarming scene like something you’d see in a picture book.
What is that person doing in such a dangerous place? While Valen was lost in thought, the purple wyvern flew off by itself in the direction where the Myzahni soldiers were gathered. I have no idea who that is, but isn’t he a bit too free-spirited? Is it fine to let him act alone? However, neither Bertrand, nor Nazelbart, nor anyone else seemed to have any intention of stopping that man.
“Whoa there, I can’t be sitting idly by here either.” Myzahni soldiers were attacking at this very moment. Valen also had to return to commanding his forces. “Bertrand, Nazelbart. Just like we informed you before, the enemy has someone with magic similar to Robin’s. Many of our soldiers were done in.”
“Yes, that person probably possesses duplication magic. Desnim is to blame for that,” Nazelbart replied, looking as reluctant as before.
“It seems that the duplication user is among Prince Rivage’s forces...”
“I see. So that’s why he went there.” Nazelbart looked in the direction the purple wyvern had flown in, like none of this concerned him. “It looks like he is gathering information there, so we should have a detailed picture before long. For now, I will hold back the attacking Myzahni soldiers. That’s my role in this.”
While Valen and Nazelbart were talking, loud war cries rang out from the soldiers of Sutrena, mainly from one of Nazelbart’s subordinates.
“Oh my, Torre is getting fired up.” Agnes was smiling cheerfully; she really had nerves of steel. She was acting a bit carefree, just like always, but that was one of her good points.
Torre, one of Nazelbart’s subordinates, took command of Sutrena’s forces.
Oh, looks like Paul is here too. Paul was flying around Torre. And as expected, Ryuk doesn’t seem to be here. Did they leave him back in Sutrena? Valen was the chairman of the school Paul and Ryuk had graduated from, so he knew their personalities well. Ryuk was a very timid person. Paul can fly higher than before. He was happy about his student’s growth. He just wished he didn’t get to witness it in a place like this...
As Valen observed his surroundings, next to him, Nazelbart created vines with his magic and constructed one barricade after another.
“Oh, they’re just like the levees. Then I’ll also reinforce them.” Agnes moved next to Nazelbart and assisted him with her matter reinforcement magic. But was her magic really just that? It was terribly suspicious...
Even so, they’re all reliable. Valen was grateful to the people who’d come rushing to their aid, including his brother-in-law, Nazelbart, and everyone else.