Harlen
In a palace, Asahi is working on a document. Her troops had retreated to Harlen to rest.
*Bruak!
The sound of the door shattering in front of Asahi, it was a Woman with long Brown hair, came to Asahi with an annoyed face.
That woman was none other than Mellfisa.
"!!"
"Are you Duke Ina?"
"Yes, You must be Marquis Kanteroma? Please sit down and wait a moment, as you can see, I have a lot of paperwork to attend to"
Kanteroma's name was the Noble Name of Mellfisa.
Asahi was surprised by Mellfisa's arrival, she moved towards Asahi and swept clean the table which was filled with piles of paper with her hands, scattering the documents into the air.
"If I can't wait? WHILE YOU BEING LAZY HERE CORNELLA HAS RECALLED HER TROOPS IN SEBARI FORT!
THE ORDER OF WHITE CROSS KNIGHTS HAS JOINED THE ORDER OF THE CHALLENGES OF VALENCIAD LOSING OUR CHANCE TO WIN THIS EASY"
There was a moment of silence, scattered documents began to fall on the floor.
"How impatient you are, did you come here at this hour just to blame us?"
"IF YOU OCCUPATION THE FORT OF SEBARI, NO. IF YOU SEND HELP TO GAMIR, WE WILL WIN THE WAR! YOU DESTROYED OUR MOMENT OF WAR, HOW CAN YOU BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF THE SOLDIERS IN GAMIR?"
"I've told everything to that mage, we have achieved the target our country gave me, I tell you, whoever dies in the Gamir battlefield, it's none of my business, I'm not responsible for them"
Hearing Asahi's words made Mellfisa annoyed and ran out of patience.
"You really are...rotten to the root"
Mellfisa tried to draw her sword and was about to attack Asahi, but suddenly she felt like her head was cut off when it touched her sword.
"ARGH!!"
Mellfisa pasa at this moment felt like she had lost her head, she held her neck tightly, making sure her head was still where it belonged, cold sweat started to run down her face, she turned around and saw someone at the door.
"How dare touch my love..."
It was Ina, she casually entered. Step slowly forward with your hands behind your back. Mellfisa turned her gaze to Ina.
"(?!! WHO IS THIS WOMAN?!!! I WAS COMPLETELY NOT AWARE OF HER PRESENCE!! WAIT THIS WAS!!)"
A strong bloodlust came from Ina, it was Intimidation, no it was stronger than ordinary Intimidation, it was Dragon Fear.
"(This is... DRAGON FEAR!!)
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Mellfisa tried to talk to Ina.
"Who are you?"
Ina answered casually.
"The only person who might come to see you in the middle of the night"
Mellfisa looked confused by what Ina said, she didn't understand what she meant, and why she was here.
"...What? What are you saying.....!!! YOU ARE!?"
In the end, Mellfisa realized the figure in front of her.
"Right, I am Duke Ina, maybe I am the person you really want to meet in the middle of the night"
"I see, that's the reason why only a small amount of Mana our team of magicians feel for your Masters... Did you destroy them?"
Ina walked to a chair near Asahi, and took out a bottle of Wine.
"Answer my question first, I'm the one who can ask, and you're the one who has to answer"
Mellfisa fell silent and began to speak.
"Why aren't you moving? Isn't this the best time for you to attack?"
Ina opened the cap of the wine bottle near her mouth while saying.
"Yes, it's possible, but my goal is to keep as many troops as my country entrusts with, since I've killed more enemies than reported, we have no reason to fight anymore"
"SO WHAT DO YOU WANT US? YOU CAN'T JUST GO OUT AND HOPE IT'S ENDING SOON?"
"Of course not, I just wanted to rest before moving on, *drink some wine... Puah! damn—this is good too, since you suffered a bit of a loss, it's time for you to achieve your goal"
Mellfisa got hotter and tried to convince Ina.
"You want us to attack Cornella, who is already at Sebari's fortress?? DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD AGAINST THE WHITE CROSS, WHEN THEY GET BATISLA'S HELP?!!"
Ina took another sip of her wine.
"Puah!! That's your problem, from the beginning, you just wanted us to buy you time, didn't you? That's why I did what you wanted. I gave you plenty of time, am I wrong"
Mellfisa was silent because what Ina said was the truth, and she was surprised that Ina was able to realize it.
"Ah, I'm not blaming you guys, I'm sure you know that we can't support people who call themselves our allies but can't bear the burden themselves, right?
In essence, an alliance is just a group of people who have a mutually beneficial relationship, if in the end, they can't help, they can even become enemies.
That's why we show you how great we are. Are we useful enough?"
Ina raised the Wind she was holding in front of her eyes, facing Mellfisa.
"This is the time to show your prowess because your strength is not much different, I'm sure you will succeed.
I WANT TO ASSESS HOW GREAT YOU ARE, AS ALLYS OF THE LUNARIA EMPIRE...Our business is done"
Mellfisa was still frozen, silent as a statue, unable to speak a word.
"(Tsk!! I can't find any gaps in it)"
Ina put down her Wine and offered Mellfisa.
"Would you like a drink before you go?"
Mellfisa just silently walked to the exit.
"(No) No...(Is Lunaria testing Inarcia??)"
"I see, what a shame... Asahi how about we have a little drink"
"Haah? I'm weak to alcohol, if I drink it now I'll sleep, my work won't be done"
"Alright, alright then I'll bring you some hot tea"
"Oh, thank you~"
Before leaving Mellfisa glanced at Ina.
"(This.... the return of the empire that once fought with Cornella's to become the strongest)"