Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

"... the enemy base was destroyed overnight..."

"Yeah, it was a base built in the mountains, it was a no-mark location, but the air force found it by accident, and they've been scouting for days. When the sun rises today, it will soon become ruined....."

"Actually, it didn't peel off at Haribote, did it?

"Yeah. As a precaution, we are not close yet, but as far as we can observe from the sky, there appear to be signs of people there until recently, and the equipment has been abandoned as it is."

"There's only one way to destroy yourself... right?

"Probably."

"I thought you killed yourself with a magic furnace bomb.

"We haven't received any reports of these explosions. As I mentioned earlier, it was destroyed during the night, so if an explosion occurs, the emission phenomenon and sound should tell us immediately. So I guess there was no explosion."

"That's right... I don't know what they're doing behind the scenes, so I feel sick... I can't talk about people...."

Julia reports that a reconnaissance unit found an enemy base in the mountains northwest of Borealis. But the enemy base was neglected today, even though no one attacked it.

The cause is unknown. Therefore, it appears that the soldiers are not approaching immediately and are continuing their reconnaissance a little further away.

Some unusual points appear to have been identified during such reconnaissance missions.

"And I have some additional information about this. The plants that were growing around the base were dying."

"... that means herbicide? Herbicide bomb?

"Just a little bit. I don't know."

"I see... you're actually in trouble with weed damage? But now, Borealis is winter... Well, there are many factors that make plants wither, so it's not necessarily a herbicide. Anything else?

"And... every building had a weathered and broken atmosphere."

"The weathered and broken atmosphere... is subtle, isn't it? It's hard to imagine... Specifically?

"There's a crack in the building, and it looks like it's getting bigger and collapsing."

"Degraded bomb?

"The bomb doesn't look weathered and broken."

"Well, that's right. Anything else?

"No, that's all I need to know about this."

"Hmm... It's a strange case, but it's no big deal."

"Certainly, that's all I have to say about this incident... there are two other similar events in Borealis. It has been confirmed in a total of 3 locations."

"... what is that?

I don't know, so I reported it to Master Watts.

"... I see."

Why do events that don't seem to be a big problem come up to me... It seems that Waltz finally understood the reason.

"But in any case, you don't know why, do you?

"Yes, we will investigate as soon as we are safe."

Well then, I'll be waiting for the next report.

"Yes, sir."

And Yulia lowered her head.

Waltz continued to question her. Because the fact that Julia came all the way out during the meeting with Ardelheit must have been something important. It was obvious that they didn't just come here to tell us about the unexplained base crash.

And Waltz seemed to have a star on its contents.

"Well, that means that you're here... are you ready?

"Yeah. As planned."

"That's right...."

Ardelheit reacts by watching Yulia and Waltz interact deeply.

"So... are you ready to march?

The Allies are going to recapture the capital. I think you're ready...

Ardelheit made such a prediction, but apparently not. Yulia smiled at her. And Waltz shook his head sideways.

"Well, I'm not mistaken, but I've decided to do it before we launch."

"What do I do before I launch...?

"Festival. Or is it a spectacle party?

We're going to have a banquet for the soldiers who are going to die. It might be nice to say it's a trifle to morale the soldiers.

"So, Alisa? Let's go, shall we?

"Me too?

"Yeah, you, too. I've been on everyone's team here for a long time, so I need you to say hello. Funny story, you're looking forward to it.

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Ardelheit thought. No way, now that I'm over 1,200 years old, I didn't think it was going to fly like crazy.

But a demon (?) Was it because Waltz's instructions could not be hindered... She turned her head and began to think of interesting stories.