Umarekawatta “Kensei” Wa Raku o Shitai

"Phew, somehow... did they all survive"

- Aena tells me to squeal a potpourri.

It was the person named Raul Isalf of Kensei who dealt with him. I don't know if that's real, but he said he was fighting while sheltering one of his people, but this one was the momentum to be wiped out.

Ayna brought in five of her men, including Merche - all of them soldiers of the Empire Army of strength recognized by Ayna, because they actually survived.

But I'm clearly exhausted. It wasn't a direct hit, but Raul's unleashed Invisible, which appeared earlier. I guess just taking that was the best I could do.

If Aena herself wasn't going to 'retreat' over there, she could have been wiped out.... was as powerful an enemy as it seemed.

"Traces of battle" are all over the place. All of this is a deep, decisive blow.

"What do you think, Merche? You would have taken his blow decently."

Aena asks Merche to stand right next door.

Merche answers while sitting on the ground in order not to have yet recovered.

"... right. I was able to prevent a blow because his purpose was to recover the 'Lusa Prominence'. I think I'll run out there. If you were seriously going to fight us, you'd be wiped out."

"I agree. I didn't know you were going to meet someone who seemed 'stronger' than me sooner... but is that really Raul Isalf?

…… What do you mean?

"Raul Isalf hasn't shown up in years. I thought it was retired or dead. Assuming you're still active, it's unnatural that you didn't show up."

"Sure you're right...... the strength of the 'enemy' is real"

"Right. But once again, should we talk..."

The opponent that came to mind when Ayna confronted Raul - it is the knight of this country and the most powerful person Ayna has ever known. Boy, it's Alta Schweitz.

There's still not much Aena knows about his identity either.

I have not yet seen everything about my true strength either, but I have seen what I once slashed with Kufilio Nottoria of The Shadow Apostle when I visited him for an inspection.

Plus, the other day, when I played a mock game with Iris, I was lightly stopping Aena's sword.

I didn't particularly touch it then... but the strength of Iris and Aena was antagonistic and we were really waving our swords at each other.

At a time when it was easy to stop it, Alta's strength is slightly above that of Aena.

That's why it's a pleasure.

The fact that the two people with higher strength than Aena both use the same moves.

If there's nothing to do with it - but Aena's feeling was that Alta and Raul didn't seem to have anything to do with it.

Alta is at least someone involved in Kensei, and I was wondering if he would know anything about that Raul, too.

Make it real, make it fake - at least, that man is clearly the enemy of the Aynas and also the enemy to the Kingdom of Gardea.

"What do you want to do now? At least, it will be hard to chase…"

"It's possible we can do this one if we follow him. Instead, this one should consolidate its protection. Any other word from 'deployed soldiers'?

"Earlier, I heard from you. As for you, 'I made it to the critical point'. The Knights of Haylon Stiletto are alive."

"! Right. A piece of neck skin."

Aena sighs to relieve.

There are other soldiers she brought. They've been given another assignment, and they seem to have succeeded there.

As for the Knights of Holy Armor, for which the imperial side was already in a cooperative relationship, it would be as Lusa said earlier. Until Haylon wakes up - the connection between the kingdom and the empire is fading.

That's why we have Aena here.

"It's decided what we're going to do. Fight for the Empire... that's just it"

Aena declares with a determined look.

Even in front of an overwhelming enemy, it never broke her heart.