Magic Gems Gourmet

198 Black Fog.

"Excuse me. - That's enough."

Lloyd speaks to the Kingsguard knight who lent him his shoulder.

"Ha!"

"Thanks. Thank you."

Birdland town.

Lloyd took a trip all over town late as he had his worn body supported.

"... you're obsolete"

"Yep. Again, the effects of looting…"

"I need to hear what happened. - Hey, there."

Speak up to the knight Lloyd was arriving all over town first.

The knight hurriedly stopped near Lloyd.

"Ha. Would you like to call me?

"Have you heard some of this?

"Ah, yes. If that's the case - sure..."

Then the knight looks around. Shake your face to the left or right as you look for someone, and you will raise your voice in the way you find the searcher.

"Lord Mayor! Come here!"

One old man with a mustache.

Wrap yourself in a red cape that is clearly superior but never nasty.

With a relaxed foothold, he moves on to where the Lloyds wait.

"Oh... what an ambitious figure"

"Marshal. This is one of the mayors of Birdland."

"I'll take care of everything from there. My name is Garvi and I am cutting through the ancient Chamber of Commerce. I am an old merchant who has been entrusted with one of the mayors here in Birdland since I was old."

"Mm? One of the mayors?

Lloyd speaks out his doubts before responding to the introduction.

"Here in Birdland, powerful merchants are in the operation of the city (...). For this reason, we ruled the divided towns in the form of mayors… there were eight mayors in all."

"I see. That's how it worked. - My name is Lloyd. Ishtalika's Marshal."

"No rumors. We continue to do business with Ishtarika, so Lord Lloyd's business has reached our merchants' ears."

I guess so. and Lloyd is convinced.

In fact, even though there were large and small differences with countries other than Heim, the deal continued.

I was glad that the mayor knew Ishtalika had an understanding and that there was no need for many explanations.

"... By the way, what do you mean there were eight?

Lloyd asked what it meant that it was the past form Garvi had spoken.

"- The other seven have lost their lives. When Heim attacked us, he kept refusing to cooperate."

"Cooperation... what?

"To unite the continent, put it under the umbrella of Heim…. When it comes to big businessmen, they have a strong sense of self-esteem, independence, and a refusal to obey power."

"It seems like you've been doing it yourself for a long time."

Hearing Garvi's words, the Kingsguard knights as well as Lloyd change their expression uncomfortably.

"At the end of the sentence, many adventurers were also detained. - I was forced into custody to avoid harm to Heim."

"... I see. I thought it was obsolete."

"I don't know where the adventurers were taken afterwards..."

A country called Birdland was heard to be a city where the continent's wealth gathered.

Even though it is, instead of a small crowd now, it is the end of even several of Birdland's proud buildings that have been destroyed.

The cobblestones are desolate, and there's not a single store on the street.

All that remained was the equipment left behind by Heim's soldiers.

"Fortunately, we have a few years' worth of food reserves available. Therefore, we will not starve..."

"You couldn't get out of fear, could you?"

Garvi nodded deeply at Lloyd's words.

His expression is rugged, the neighborhood floats around his eyes, and he can see at a glance the fatigue here these days.

Fu, the raw wind drifts through Birdland, and the battle fatigue pushes more and more on the Ishtarika knights just now.

"So those who remain in Birdland today... are subordinate to Heim?

"- No. One way or another, they are the weak minded or those who choose to break. We in Birdland have never changed our position of neutrality until today."

"Hmm..."

"Not only Heim, but Euro and Rockdam...... a time when everything on the continent was in a state of war. This is the area called Birdland, where the signing of the end of the war took place. - Since then, we in Birdland have always been neutral."

Garvi speaks desperately of his thoughts.

I wept in my eyes, and let my remorse spill over that I could not resist Haim's barbarity.

"Phew - okay. I understood Lord Garvi's thoughts and the grandeur of what Heim had done.... As Ishtarika, we are not going to demand anything if we are not willing to rule Birdland in our hands. Instead, I'd like to have you stationed as a base for a few days, okay?

"There's no way you can walk away from those who drove Heim's army away. It's no longer an abandoned town, but rest your body first"

Lloyd reassures me that Garvi accepted.

In case they told me they didn't want to accept Ishtalika, they were going to force me to stay, but it was hundreds of times better compared to not being rejected.

"I'll pay. Can I rent an inn to put the knight to rest?

"Yeah, of course. … rather, you don't have to pay…"

"I can't do that. If we don't pay, we'll break Birdland's neutrality. We don't even want to rely on payment."

In addition to being acquainted with leading figures who knew the circumstances, the Knights of Ishtarika, including Lloyd, had secured a place to heal their bodies.

I've been in Birdland for two whole days.

Ishtarika's army took turns healing the fatigue accumulated in his body.

- It's time to find out what's going on in Heim's home country.

When Lloyd was so determined that he was waiting now or now for the decree he sent to Rockdam to return.

They brought their feet to the land.

"Master Lloyd! Crossbow guns ready! We also finish the high ground for archers!

"... ah. Then don't be taken directly from the front."

Birdland has no outer walls.

However, huge buildings… for example, inns and the like exist in many ways.

Arranging a crossbow gun to fill the space created between buildings elevates it to one simple wall.

I didn't mind the defensive performance, but the difference between heaven and earth

"But it wouldn't be a march you can do in a whole two days..."

Lloyd cared about Heim's soldiers as he put a large grain of sweat on his forehead.

Even if I care, what kind of modification (...) was set up?

If you went back to Heim in the last two whole days and almost returned to Birdland, there's no time for a break.

"- Besides, it's troublesome when that guy comes... what's wrong"

Ed was strong.

The more Lloyd likes to be attacked on his own, the more powerful a man named Ed is, not only in his skill.

Remembering the other day's one-on-one battle, Lloyd laughs bitterly as he mocks himself.

"If it was a maritime battle, how easy it would have been. - Well, I wonder how much force you've brought in."

Nervous, lost, determined… Lloyd's sensation at his feet becomes blurred as many emotions mix in.

Applying force to the fundamentals of his toes, he moved forward to grip the soil on the ground.

As the Knights of Ishtarika move around in haste, they head to a rush-built high ground.

At his feet he used stone - wood bought from a crumbling lodge at the top - to create a robustly built high ground.

"What's the enemy's power like?

Up the steep stairs, Lloyd comes to the high ground.

Then, usually, I can't hear a reply from anyone's mouth that should arrive right away.

Since there were about five knights on the high ground, Lloyd would come back surprised not to reply.

"- Hey. I asked what Heim's army might be like."

Slightly, when he spoke the word strongly, he placed his hand on the shoulder of an affordable knight.

"Eh - Lo, Master Lloyd!

"Oh, it's me. Damn... how come you guys don't respond"

When he looks at the knight's face in a frivolous manner, the knight looks bright blue.

What happened? Trying to open his mouth like Lloyd panicked...

"Dear Lord Lloyd. Please, look at Heim's army."

Another knight spoke to Lloyd.

Without answering the situation, what the hell are you going to look at - gazing at your chest like it's not refreshing.

"... oh, I see. You know what?"

Understood.

I was forced to understand.

"Ha... anyway, isn't it a force like a fool"

Scratch the cramping cheeks with your index finger and a strand of sweat drips down to the ground.

"For a moment, I wondered if even the black clouds had come. - No way, that's all (...) Enemy forces. I'm afraid."

Black nanica spread across the horizon.

If you look closely, it was all small organisms that emerged in Euro.

Open the distance and you can also see a group of Heim soldiers, but the number is too many to compare.

Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, I can't figure out that number anyway, but there are too many creatures to swallow one town.

In addition, there is a great chance that Rayphone will be distracted to look at the situation.

"Dear Lord Lloyd. Shouldn't we retire? Even in Birdland, you can hold out for a few hours… more than that, you'll be pushed to the number"

One of the knights spoke to Lloyd, who checked on him.

"There are more than we expected. Also, they acted too fast. Retreat to Rockdam once, rebuild and then march on… At the same time, I was wondering if we should use a battleship to attack the port town of Roundheart"

The knight opens his mouth to comfort Lloyd that the unexpected went on too long.

"Unfortunately, this is nothing short of our knights. Equal numbers… No, if you can prepare even half of your enemies, let's have an overwhelming battle. But this is too simple a quantity difference…"

"... ah. I think so too."

"- If so!

Lloyd nodded honestly at the knight's words, but never spoke when he retreated.

The knight speaks his will in a strong tone and tries to persuade Lloyd.

"Perhaps they will come to attack us with insomnia. By contrast, we can't even act like that. - No, it would be possible to tread even to the rock dam, but it is inevitable that the rate of retreat will gradually slow down. Then it is imperative that we are in danger of total annihilation"

Hearing Lloyd's words, the knight also understood its sincerity.

Heim's army came back here in two days.

If you think you were fighting Ishtalika before that, it proves that you can fight close to an insomniac rest.

"Don't guide me. Before we get to Birdland, I'm sending a message to Rockdam. In view of the situation, reinforcements… or equipment must be sent to us."

"So- is that true!?

"Oh, I can't help lying about this"

The knights on the high ground were astonished and delighted.

Lloyd was also in a state of strong tension, but I don't want him to believe it and wait.

"It's about time you arrived today.... we'll take their attack directly from the front! I can't stand it at all!

'Ha!'

The war situation was extremely harsh.

Place crossbow guns between building and building. I placed it like a wall, but a crossbow gun is not enough to make it a wall.

For this reason, when a knight is divided into several units, he builds a wall with a great shield.

Behind him was a spear squad, which repeated the motion that the spear squad would stab a stop when it received the same organism that emerged in the pressing rats and rabbits...... Euro.

"Hey! No - there aren't enough people here either!

"Eh... really, how much are you coming!

Gradually, victims also appear in the Knights of Ishtarika.

It's a simple attack of pushing in numbers, but the creatures in the example just hung on a knight.

If there was a small turnaround, or if there was any gap, the intrusion was repeated.

"No. This guy is also (...) already dead...... Somebody, hurry up and get me something that's gonna be a wall!

A knight loses his life. Then there will inevitably be a gap between the knights.

Poke it and the enemy continues to attack, gradually pushing the Knights of Ishtarika back into Birdland, even with the efforts of crossbowmen and archers.

"- Those are the bad guys. I didn't know we were going to continue watching this beast without soldiers......!

Yes. Heim continued to attack only with organisms implanted with demonic stones, without advancing soldiers.

Look at Heim's army as Lloyd sees an abominable object.

"... if only that carriage had collapsed!

The carriage that came again today probably has a rayphone on it.

He doesn't show up, but it's no different than the other day when his temper keeps leaking out of the carriage on Rayphone.

"All units, take a few steps back! Fill in any gaps!

Seems impossible, but should we still retreat to Rockdam now - Lloyd suffers.

But I know that's pointless when you look at the distance from them. There's no other way to take it here.

"At a time like this, it would be comforting to have Lord Warren...!

When I painfully put it in my mouth, Lloyd also takes a bow and just one...... and releases an arrow towards the beast.

Then, at about the same time, the sound of the horn echoed from the direction of Heim's army.

"What the hell is that noise? - Mm. You guys, come by now...... Shh!

Finally, Heim's soldiers moved on.

On the front line, there was Ed on the horse. The luxurious carriage, which keeps leaking, slowly moves forward from far rear.

"Don't let anything like that happen the other day... but... - Come on!

Fighting Ed reminds me of what I could have done.

Lloyd was knocked down by Ed's kick in a previous issue with the spear.

And as a knight...... as a marshal, I was spared the stop by a missed (...), the extreme of humiliation.

Sad story, Lloyd can't find a winning battle... that's all I've thought about.

"... I am the Marshal. He's the strongest knight in Ishtarika. What am I supposed to do without fear to the beast?

"Lo, Master Lloyd!

"I'll do his opponent! Deal with all other soldiers and beasts the way they always have!

To the words of the Kingsguard Knight, Lloyd replies:

Ha! and he runs his horse in his voice, proceeding to the sight of Ed, who was coming nearby.

"-Eddo!"

"Ha! It's been a few days......!

"Now it's time to take that neck..."

Take out the sword and set it against Ed.

But Ed, on the other hand, replied with a grin:

"... oh, that's fine today. I'm sorry to hear your mother tell you to end this."

"Heh... duh, from where!

Suddenly, Lloyd's horse's foot is bitten by Nanica.

It is a rat gushing out of the ground, and Lloyd is suddenly greatly disfigured and left to fall.

"- Too bad. Let me get this over with quickly. It's the script your mother wants, so it's bad..."

"Damn... I can't let you - hey!

Ed swings down to pierce the spear from the horse.

Lloyd's eyebrow-to-eyebrow spear crosses his hair with Lloyd's aggressive movement.

... but the price was too great.

"Ahhhhhhhhh!?

My left eye was decided and my spear pierced me about a few centimeters.

As Lloyd rolls back to flip, he puts his hands on his left eye to work.

"Ko, this... beast... ugh!

"You've escaped a lot. Now, I really put down my spear with the intention of piercing my head...... well, that's fine. Again."

- No, you can't. Under the influence of the left eye, the right eye also has a blurred vision......!

He was a Lloyd who got up in pain, but Ed's opponent is no longer going to be able to do it at all.

Can't you do it now? So I decided to be ready and just leave the Great Sword to the power to wield - it was that momentary event.

"Huh!? hey what... what is this root of a tree heh!

That's when Ed lifted his spear and tried to stick it up to Lloyd. Ed's body is tied to the roots of a tree that suddenly appears.

It was not only Ed, but the roots of huge, thick trees spread as if surrounding Birdland.

"Or stiff...? Oh, it's not just roots... who did this!

I lose my composure until earlier and Ed cages his strength all over my body.

The roots of the trees peel away from the body one by one, along with the murky sound, but the freedom of the body still does not work.

But a black mist began to drift around like a chase to Ed, who looked panicked.

"-B, blackfuorn...?

I also remember Lloyd.

This fog is a monster that deceives and preys on people. Black Fuorn skill.

I don't know how that happened in an area like this (Birdland), but this fog took away the sight of Heim soldiers.

"What's going on? Shh...? This development is beautiful as a story. - But! Your mother doesn't want this!

Stuck in his own thoughts and in the words of someone absolute to him, he suffers so much that Ed has a headache.

Then, Lloyd and Ed both thought in their minds.... coincidentally, they thought the same thing at the same time.

- Yes.

This situation is as if even the Demon King had come...