On the day of the expedition, the weather was very good, and the sky was clear. The inhabitants of the empire poured into the streets to see off their heroes.

The huge Imperial fleet slowly rose into the air from the docks of the satellite city, and the entire fleet slowly moved south to the sound of cheers and the roar of salutes.

In the center of the fleet, the pitch-black Night Owl has been restored and renewed, and on the bow deck, Haruka is dressed in the ornate military uniform provided by the Empire, while waving to the people below. Behind her stood the Grand Prince Jetton and General Elche.

And in the cabin, Natalie and the others are looking out through the magic of imprints.

"What a grand farewell ceremony, we really feel like heroes are on the march. Said said excitedly as he looked at the crowded streets below and the cannon salute in the sky.

"It's not a hero or anything, is it? It's not too late for you to say that when we're triumphant. Hywig poured cold water on the side.

"Hey, we've fought off the demon army on the front line!

"That's basically Haruka's credit, and it has nothing to do with us, right?"

"Well, we're in the middle of it, and we're doing some help, Natalie!" said Said, turning to Natalie on the side.

"Eun, you're right, we've become heroes of this country anyway, and we'll have to work harder for everyone here to fight in the future. Natalie looked at Elaine, who had not spoken, "Especially Elalian-senpai, the only combat power that can be counted on here is you, Haruka and Hetila." ”

"Got it, I'll give it my all. Elaine replied.

"Me too. Hetila replied.

"Wait a minute, aren't Hywig and I considered to be combat? Are you discriminating against us boys?" Natalie's words clearly upset Seid.

"Of course I don't mean that, everyone here is an important role, we ... Before Natalie could finish her sentence, a knock on the door interrupted her.

I saw Principal Bislicy and Teacher Shilos also walk in.

"Now that we're all here, I'll tell you more about my battle plan. Natalie motioned for everyone to gather......

With the fleet completely out of the range of the imperial capital of Sitina, Haruka and the other two returned to the bridge.

"Then let's discuss in detail the situation of the march after that. The three of them sat down at the round table, and Elche spoke.

"The supreme commander here is Miss Haruka, so let's ask Miss Haruka to tell me. Jeton turned his gaze to Haruka.

"Well, then I'll tell you about the destination of this expedition. Haruka raised his hand, and a map of the continent with image magic appeared on the round table. "Valency Fortress! This is the ultimate goal we are going to take. ”

As a strategic hub in the east and west of the continent, as long as we can recapture this place, we will be able to reconnect with the western continent. Jetton said thoughtfully.

"I think this goal is really important, but it is very difficult to recapture it, the demon side is also very aware of the importance of this place, and will definitely hoard heavy troops here, and the south and north are occupied by the demons, if you force an attack, it is very likely that the other party will launch a siege with a combined momentum, and then I'm afraid we will only be more than lucky. Elche said.

"Indeed, it is indeed very risky to rush into the demon forces, if you start to recover from the neighboring Surfara Kingdom, it is more prudent to take back the area south of the fortress first, and then accumulate troops to launch an offensive. ”

"We don't have to be so timid, we're not alone. Haruka drew a circle on the map.

"You mean there's movement on the Western Continent as well?" Elche hesitated a little as he looked at the place he was pointing.

"A friend of mine happens to be a knight of the Kingdom of Artinia, you two should have heard of it, right?"

"Indeed, in order to be able to take her on the expedition, you also specially negotiated the conditions with the emperor. Jetton recalled.

"She gave me important information that the Dragoons of Artinia would launch a general assault on the fortress in two days' time. ”

"Are you sure?!"

"It's true. Haruka replied calmly, in fact, Hetila had lost contact with the kingdom for a long time, and Natalie asked him to say this.

"In that case, we do have a bargaining chip, and if we can join up with the army of Artinia, it will be very advantageous. ”

"So we had to get to the fortress quickly in these two days. ”

"Wait a minute, I'm afraid it will take two days... Elche interrupted Haruka, "Although there is no problem in the distance, after all, you need to go hundreds of kilometers deep into the demon-controlled area, and if you encounter an attack from the demons, I am afraid that you will not be able to get there in a short time." ”

"That's not a problem. Yao waved his hand, "The main composition of the demon army's army is still composed of a few high-ranking demon clans and a large group of demonic beasts with low intelligence. Therefore, only in the presence of the upper demon clan, the demon army's army has enough combat effectiveness, but in the previous battle, the other party has lost several upper demon clans, and the vast occupied area is only filled with a large number of demon beasts, and the rare upper demon clan will only stay in important strongholds or front-line armies as an important combat force. ”

"When we broke through the imperial defense line before, we had exhausted the frontline troops of the demon race, which means that this area is now in a semi-vacuum state?"

"That's right, so when the demons haven't sent a new frontline force, we can easily break through this control area and smash the Yellow Dragon directly. Haruka said, stabbing his hand at the Valency Fortress on the map......