The sound of hurried footsteps echoed in the hospital at night.

This is the acute care hospital on the seventh floor of the 22nd School District.

The tiny wheels of the patient's pusher make a click-rattle sound. Many first responders surrounded the push bed, and the sound was heard from the emergency clinic into the building. The hand pushing the bed was changed from a doctor or nurse to a doctor or nurse, and after entering the intensive treatment room, he disappeared behind the door of the operating room.

"How's that guy doing?"

Aikawa asked the doctor.

"To be honest, it's hard to say it's stable. ”

The young physician said as he watched the push table come out of the operating room and return to the intensive treatment room.

“…… Hmph, really. ”

He wasn't seen to have any mood swings, but at least he didn't bother the patient to rest. The young male doctor, who thought so, left the hallway.

The red boy, Jun Aikawa, turned his head and looked at the crowd behind him.

The hospital corridor, where the visiting time has ended, is quite lonely.

However, there were several figures in the dimly lit hallway. Or maybe it could be called "a lot". There were about fifty men, women and children, some leaning against the wall, some sitting on the sofa, and they listened to what the doctor said. Most of the men were torn and bandaged. There were also quite a few people with red blood oozing from the white bandages.

They call themselves "Amakusa-style", and the young doctors don't know what kind of organization it is. It looks like a troublesome group, and when the big shot of SkillOut was hospitalized, there were many delinquent teenagers in the hall like this. So he decided not to go too deep into the issue.

"Is there anything you'd like to say?"

Faced with such a group, the red boy asked expressionlessly.

“……”

"Contusion and concussion all over the body. There is also a dislocation of the joint of the right shoulder and left ankle. The internal organs are also oppressed to a considerable extent. How do you feel about that? Mr. Protector?"

“…… If you want to scold, scold as much as you want, even if you come and beat me, you won't complain. ”

Boom!

As soon as he finished speaking, Aikawa's fist slammed into the abdomen of the tall man with black hair like a beetle. Then he grabbed his chest before he bent down, and before the people around him could say anything, Jiangong Zhaizi had already been grabbed by the terrible muscle force and slammed hard against the nearby wall.

There was a terrible sound.

I felt the impact on my back and my breathing became uneasy. Aikawa's voice reached the ears of Kennomiya.

"I didn't tell you to moan there without illness by yourself, what I want is for [you] to say what you want to talk to the most!"

Aikawa's voice reached the ears of everyone in the Amakusa style.

"Let's be honest, I don't feel anything about it right now. Whether you were beaten into a rag or beaten into a pig's head, you don't have any feelings except to laugh at your miserable appearance! That's why it's boring! It doesn't make people mention it at all, just thinking about it makes you troublesome, who loves and wants such a "story!!"

There is no logic, and a passage based on feelings alone is shaking their hearts in the palace.

"Do you know why I showed up at that time? Sooner or later, not at that moment. It's simple, and it's boring - because if I don't stand there, Kamijo will stand up again, and Kamijo will stand up in spite of everything!, and then rightfully die for that piece of crap that is still crying and crying there!!"

Wuhe, who had been squatting in the corner, trembled. Kenmiya opened his mouth to say something, but Aikawa was already pressed against the wall and he slammed towards the floor.

Boom! This time there was a loud noise that made people mistake it for the sound of the earth.

Aikawa looked at Jianmiya, who was having trouble breathing again.

"—I'm not going to make a move. ”

“……！！！”

"It's not work, this kind of boring thing wants to want. ”

"You ......"

"The water from the rear will come. ”

“！”

"And what happens to the people who lie in the hospital bed when this becomes a battlefield? What do you do when you are in a dim consciousness at the sound of your desperate battle? And then what do you do when you see that you are invincible? ”

“……”

"If you know, go and knock him down, and knock down the waters behind him. It's not just for the sake of Shangjo, but also because if you have to ask for help from outside at this time, you are still qualified to stay by the side of God Cracked Fire Weaving?"

This is a phrase that can be called the fuse.

"Even while you're frustrated here, the time limit is really getting shorter. With every second wasted, the probability of being able to become happy drops even higher! Can you allow such a thing? There is still a residual ability, no matter how small the possibility, but it still exists, do you want to throw it all away for that boring guilt and regret? Let that guy be abandoned at will, and his right hand cut off without knowing it? If you want to keep his smile, stand up for me! Don't just think about standing still and ruin other people's lives!! ”

"Goodbye, then. Aikawa, who said goodbye, didn't even glance at the overwhelmingly silent Amakusa Shiki, and disappeared at the end of the hallway.

“…………”

Silence fills the entire space.

“…… Are there any of you who don't have any thoughts after hearing what you just said?"

Jiangong's voice was quite loud, as if to break the air that had become completely gloomy due to regret and powerlessness.

"If there is, stand up for me, and I'll make you sober. ”

No one responded.

But a certain realization can be felt.

Regret and powerlessness have not gone away, but the fighting spirit has transcended those negative emotions.

Jian Gong looked at the nearly fifty companions standing in the corridor of the hospital again, and said:

"It's good if you don't, the next thing is to go all out. ”

The people of the Amakusa Cross Sect do not look back.

The teenagers and nuns they left behind in the centralized clinic returned to the battlefield where they fought against a powerful enemy.

"Really. The people who need to be saved are right in front of you, how can you not reach out to help?"

There is only one thing to do.

Let the chess game that has fallen into dead chess turn the game and save the life of the boy.

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A distress signal was heard a long time ago.

But no one acted at all. It's not a physical injury, it's not too far away, it's not that there's no transportation. The reason why they do not act is simply a matter of position and politics.

The distress signal comes from a horse-drawn carriage for long-distance escorts dedicated to the British royal family.

Basically, the carriage should have a fairly complete magical protective net. When the carriage was built, it was teased that it was so strong that it would not send a distress signal even if the planet was split in half. It is so strong that even the "mobile church" has a special monastic garment. Crafted from the best of the technology and history of the magical power of Great Britain, the royal carriage is known as the "moving iron wall", and it is impossible to stop no matter what the attacks are.

But the wagon is now sending out a distress signal.

This is something that would never happen in normal times.

The meaning of what it represents is quite simple.

Now some kind of political "deal" is going on

The third British princess who rode in the carriage was regarded as an outcast.

Across the Strait of Dover, the members of the "Knights" simply listened silently to the constant distress and distress signals.

Everyone gritted their teeth wordlessly, their clenched fists almost oozing blood.

The purpose of their "knightly faction" is to prevent the division of the United Kingdom, which has a complex relationship of three factions and four cultures, and if the other party has enough royal blood to rule the country, they must protect it even if they are fighting for their lives.

It is precisely because the "knightly" boys who are active in the whirlpool of power and intrigue have been in such a harsh environment for a long time, and they can predict the current situation even if they don't need to be specified.

The person who attacked the Third Queen of England was the Church of the Spanish Star. This is the largest faction in the Roman Orthodox Church, and since the defeat of the Armada in the time of Elizabeth I, there has been a historical dispute between the magical powers of Spain and England.

The British royal family deliberately ignored such attacks in an attempt to gain a pretext for waging war against the Spanish Star Cult. Due to the spread of the Cross Religion during the Age of Discovery, the Spanish Star Sect now almost completely controls the cultural power of the Old Religion on the South American continent. The British wanted to wrest influence in South America from Roman Orthodoxy and expand their sphere of influence. In addition, the third princess of the United Kingdom is in the royal family and does not have too strong authority. Compared with a continent on the scale, she will naturally be treated as an outcast.

Protecting the princess is the task of the "knights".

Even if the other party does not call for help, they should rush immediately. Ignoring distress signals was never possible.

But.

At this moment, the "knights" can only be as stiff as a stone.

For they were required to act as soon as the French magic war stretched across the Strait of Dover to England, and they were ordered not to act rashly until the war had spread to England.

“……”

William Orville walks out of the tent of the "chivalry" camp.

On the other side of the Strait of Dover in the middle of the night, there is still an intermittent light. That's not the light of the lighthouse. The light that emerged from the French border was the aftermath of the magical attack of the Spanish Star Cult.

"Are you leaving?"

There was a voice from behind.

William turned his head, and in front of him stood the leader of the "Knights", the Knight Captain. Unlike the burly water, the man behaved quite elegantly. Perhaps it had something to do with his family background, plus his job was to protect those with royal blood, and he had to learn the etiquette in the royal city and palace.

William Orville is willing to fight for whoever anyone pays.

He and the knight commander who fought for a country should have been incompatible.

In fact, the two are friends who will drink and talk whenever they have time. The Knight Master had repeatedly persuaded William to join the "Knights", and although he refused the invitation, he always returned to England to have a drink with the Knight Master after the battles around the world were over. Two people with completely different statuses, positions, fighting styles and survival methods, but unexpectedly affirm each other.

That's why the Knight Commander knows what he thinks.

He knew what William, who had silently walked out of the tent without saying a word, was thinking.

"You have the shackles that protect a country, and the people who are backed by the country, and your actions represent the will of that country. In such a situation, it should be difficult to cross the French border without permission and attack the Spanish Star Cult. ”

William re-shouldered the huge iron rod on his shoulders and said quietly:

"But I'm different. I'm just a mercenary, and I don't have the backing of the state, even if I act alone, I shouldn't have anything to do with the UK. ”

"You think I'll let you go alone?"

The Knight Captain smiled.

"Even if you're a battle-hardened mercenary, I can't just leave it to you. With your shit luck, you should survive, but from the standpoint of protecting the princess, how can I hand her over to a mercenary of unknown origin? Being taken away by a guy with bad character can cause a crisis in the country. ”

"Are you listening to anyone?"

William said in surprise.

He found out. The rebuttal uttered by the Captain of the Knight was only a superficial reason.

To the Knights, those words were just a joke.

The two of them only need to look at each other to know what the other thinks.

This should be considered a bad fate.

"You said that the 'knights' who are burdened with the fate of the country can't make a move, right?"

After the knight commander finished briefly, he tore off the pure gold coat of arms on his chest. It was a coat of arms with a family coat of arms that proved his lineage. The Knight Commander looked at the identification badge a little lonely for a moment, then let go of his hand.

He no longer looked at the identification badge on the ground, but stared head-on into William's eyes.

"Then I'll lose my knighthood, so let me go. Since the distress signal continues to be sent now, it means that the third princess is still alive. ”

"Well, this choice is really like your style. ”

William Orville smiled when he knew the other party's determination.

He knew each other as well as the Knight Commander. He knew what kind of people his old drinking companions were.

It is precisely because he understands the personality of the other party that he can feel at ease to fight with the other party.

The Knight Master glared unhappily at the light from the other side of the Strait of Dover, urging William.

"Let's go. Although it can't move, the protective function of the carriage should still be there...... With the direct action of the "royal faction", I don't know how long it will last. Anyway, we need to get there quickly. ”

"That's right. ”

William bluntly agreed. But in the next instant, his fist was buried deep in the belly of the Knight Leader. With the dull sound of "Boom!" the Knight Leader looked at William in disbelief.

"You, in ...... Ganshi ......"

"No, I can't take you there. You should know why. ”

William drew his fist, and the unsupported Knight Captain fell to the ground. That punch didn't seem to be able to completely take away the knight leader's well-tempered consciousness. William didn't look at the Knight Captain who was struggling on the ground, but simply told the other party:

"I can take advantage of the mercenary's relaxed stance and freely go to the battlefields around the world. However, even I couldn't get into Intraj.g. That's only for you. ”

"William ......"

"If you really want to protect the Third Princess, don't just look at the present. Man-made disasters like this caused by the number of tricks will continue to attack the Third Princesses in the future, and someone will need to be by her side at that time. Protect her, leader of the Order. Not only the third princess, but also the "royal faction" who bothered to make political transactions. That's something that a mercenary like me can't do, only you, as a knight, can do. ”

"William Orville ahh

William ignored the knight commander who fell to the ground and went to the battlefield alone.

The Knight Captain heard a magical name.

It was the magical name of a mercenary.

Flere210

"It's time to get your name out. My name is 'The Man Who Changed the Reason for That Tear (Flere210)!"

Between England and France, the Strait of Dover is separated.

William Orville performed the technique of moving in the water, crossing the border in one breath at the speed of a cannonball.