Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
Fighting Debut

His fist was lightning fast and his roundhouse kick sliced through the air.

The Lunar Calendar Year 997.

With her back to the sunset, the girl at the training ground was sweating.

The space in front of him suddenly twisted and a ferocious dark liquid flowed out from the crack. As the girl watched, the dark liquid slowly took on a humanoid form.

『Z, what's up?』

『- Will you be hunting today?』

Z looked at the western sky when asked.

『Ya, I had to work for yesterday's part as well.』

The girl pointed to a stone building in the corner of the training ground, a warehouse built by Z in the past. Thanks to the Z magic, in the cold all year, so the catch will not be easily rotten.

If the barn door is opened, you can see the Bloodsucking Bird drained of its blood hanging from the rope there.

Z glanced at the warehouse and turned his body to face the girl.

『Don't mind me, continue your training.』

『Understanding!』

The girl was suddenly full of encouragement. Z rarely accompanied the girl aside from her observation. To display the fruits of her training, the girl performed many techniques.

『Hyaa!』

And finally, the girl stopped her high kick in Z's throat. The pressure of the wind made the Z robe flutter, but Z remained silent.

There was black fog around him as usual.

『How about that?』

『... For your last kick, it would be nice if your left leg stuck out a bit. And your toe was unstable, given the wobble in your body. With these two things in mind, do it once again.』

『Understanding!』

The girl repeated her flaws on herself and adjusted her breathing, then kicked with her right leg at Z once again. The Z-robe fluttered gracefully again.

The girl looked at her right foot.

『Remember this feeling.』

Z flicked his finger, and a dark whirlpool named after the girl 『the incredible box of incredulity』 appeared. Z reached out and took out a white towel and began to carefully wipe the girl's face. It happened so suddenly and a strange embarrassment made the girl stiff.

(An incredible box of distrust)

『Z, Z?』

『You are 14 years old yes.』.

After Z wiped off his sweat, the towel was put back into an incredible box and said emotionally. The girl felt a strange Z today, because it suddenly helped her wipe her face.

『Z, what's up?』

Z was silent for a moment.

『- Do you remember the lesson from two weeks ago?』

Z asked. Z would ask Olivia about the past lesson as a form of revision, but that was only during observation time. So this is still weird.

The girl felt something was strange as she quickly turned 『Memory disc』 on her mind to search for what happened two weeks ago. This was the girl's memory skill.

『Hmm. Rather than relying on the abilities of the troops, the most important thing is to turn the situation to your advantage? 』

『Not.』

『Is this about deceiving enemies?』

The essence of war is to deceive each other. By mastering the truth and lies skillfully, it is possible for the weak to defeat the strong.

『The remaining ones are ... Arsbelt Empire captured Fort Kiel Kingdom of Farnesse?』

『True, there it is. The Arsbelt Empire captured Fort Kiel. If this continues, it will not be long before the Empire will rule the continent ... 』

『Iya.』

The girl replied indifferently. In his daily lessons, he is told that the world situation is increasingly complex. Two years ago, the 13th Emperor Ramza of the Arsbelt Empire declared his goal to unify the continent, and sent a large army against the Kingdom of Farnesse. It was the beginning of the 『War of Unification of the Second Continent』.

He knew about the war raging between the two countries, but it didn't matter to the girl. No matter who wins, it doesn't matter because it won't affect his life here.

『Z, you don't want Arsbelt Empire uniting continents?』

To the girl, Z was indifferent about everything. He didn't think it would be a concern about the war between humans, but the girl still asked him.

Z did not reply and disappeared with the words 『not much time left.』

(Not much time left?)

He did not understand, but the girl felt uncomfortable for some reason.

There was still a year before Z disappeared from the girl's sight.

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Letizia Castle Kingdom of Farnesse

More than a month had passed since the battle between the Sacred Winged Legion and the Stonian army.

The newly established Eighth Army was holding a war conference.

「We will now start the War Conference, please sit ~」

The one who urged the others to sit down in a non-straining voice was Olivia Valedstorm, who rose through the ranks to become Major General after missing five ranks. The youngest commander of the army in the Kingdom of Farnesse will be recorded in the history books.

He sat on the seat of honor at a long table, with the officers assigned to the Eighth Army sitting on either side of him.

The following eight members attended this War Conference.

Commander Major General Olivia Valedstorm.

Adjutant Lieutenant Colonel Claudia Jung.

Strategist Major Ashton Senefelder

Second Lieutenant Gauss Ozmeyer.

Officer Guile Marion.

Officer Ellis Crawford.

Second Lieutenant Evansin Crawford.

Captain Luke Crawford.

The Eighth Army has 35,000 — men in the Royal military at the moment, they are only behind the First Army in terms of numbers.

It was clear that Cornelius had high expectations of Olivia.

「The first mission of the Eighth Army is— invasion of the Empire.」

There was no enthusiasm at all for Claudia as she said that. It was great that they liberated the territory in the north and south of the Kingdom, they paid dearly to reach it. He understood that staying afloat would not improve the situation, but it was also a fact that the Royal Army could not waste that effort. At first glance, 35,000 may seem a lot of — but if looked closely, most of them are actually new recruits. If the invasion failed, they would be open to a heavy counterattack. Worst case scenario, the Kingdom might fall.

The one sitting here was aware of that, except for the small minority who showed a confused face. When Claudia said that her ultimate goal was to seize the Imperial Capital of Orsted, someone finally snapped at— He was a one-eyed giant man, Second Lieutenant Gauss Ozmeyer.

「No, no, no, it's too reckless. Maybe not my place to say this, but the famous Azure Knight— was placed in Orsted. Their true abilities might still be unclear, but being referred to as the strongest elites of the Empire couldn't possibly be just a bluff. Even though they lost to us, the Crimson Knight and Sun Knight are active, and will block our army's attack. Did they order the Eighth Army to fight against the three Knight Corps at the same time? Isn't that suicide? 」

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