Vertical sun, the imperial capital of the Roman street.

There are many houses and shops, and at the end of the street you can see a green forest.

If you walk along the path paved with square stone slabs, you will be able to browse through the items sold in them.

As the center of the neighborhood, there is a small fountain with crystal clear water gushing out.

However, at this moment, when the morning sun has risen and the gentle sun is shining overhead, the expressions of the group of people standing near the fountain are not so relaxed.

"According to eyewitnesses, when the group arrived here, they split into two groups and left the street, Najeta went directly to the east, and Akatsumi went south."

The one who spoke like this was Estes, who had just arrived here as the leader, and the report in his hand was brought by the soldier in charge of the order.

On the side, as a short break during the rush, Black Hitomi and Seleuc each bought two crepes.

glanced at Seleuc, who was snatching the crepe from Xiaobi, and Estes, who smiled slightly, shook the crepe in his hand.

"Do you want to eat? South? I've only had two bites. ”

"No, I'm not hungry right now. Compared to this, what is the situation General Estes, whether it is east or south, there are some problems. ”

Estes nodded, took a bite of the crepe in her hand, and was silent for a moment.

"If you go to the east, there is Jerook, the headquarters of Anning Road, and if you go all the way south, there will be a city that is closely connected with the rebels, and no matter which side, it feels like something is wrong."

Porus, who analyzed it in this way, was affirmed by Estes, but Will, as a representative of the hot-blooded faction, couldn't bear it.

Probably because of what Porus said, Will, who didn't understand much, instead advocated setting off immediately to pursue them.

"As long as we hurry up, we can catch up, right?!"

"Wait, NightRaid is a wanted criminal in the imperial capital, and because there is no wanted warrant in the local area, it will appear rashly and be discovered, and in the end, it was witnessed divided into two teams......"

"Was it too coincidental?"

Will looked suspicious and immediately calmed down.

With bread in his hand, Lan who had just taken a bite thought about it, and he analyzed, who was better at mind warfare.

"It's very likely that they deliberately let us get this information, and then lure us out of the imperial capital and kill them one by one, this is their plan."

Well, Estes crossed his hands on his hips and remembered the information about Najeta.

"Najeta is such a person, she has a passionate heart but can fight calmly, which is why she can become an imperial general in the first place."

At this point, Hiiragi also stood beside Estes and thought about what he had to do.

Although the strategy provided by the main god is simple and crude, the thought of going to a full-scale war with Estes and defeating him makes Hiiragi's head hurt.

Not to mention that Estes has the trick of freezing time, just by using the ability of the emperor to fight, Hiiragi thinks that he doesn't have much chance of winning.

In addition to Hiiragi's imperial equipment, they are basically the imperial equipment of close combat, while the imperial equipment of Estes has long-range attacks and the ability to attack and defend, which is too far behind.

I've studied using multiple Imperial Tools together, but the huge burden only lasts for a minute.

A minute to solve the battle with Estes, is that really possible?

After all, what the Lord God said about 'defeating the Queen' must be to make himself 'turn the Queen into a companion', and the only means is to defeat her.

Going back to the topic at the beginning, Hiiragi didn't know if he should tell them the rest of the plot.

Of course, not to tell them directly, but to tell them about the actions of NightRaid, so that Estes and the large forces of NightRaid will fight.

"I always feel a little evil......"

But since they all insist on their own righteousness and beliefs, they should accept any kind of future, right?

Whether it's unhappiness or happiness, it's true.

"Did you say anything?"

"No, nothing, I'm sorry I was accidentally distracted."

"It's okay to be casual now, but once you enter the battlefield, there is no chance for you to be in a daze, Nan, remember this clearly."

"Yes, yes."

However, Estes changed the subject slightly, looking at Hiiragi and saying the same

"I won't let you leave my side, so don't worry, you're safe."

"Hmm......"

Should it be rejected here? If you don't run into a battle with NightRaid if you follow Estes, then the possibility of recovering the Imperial Equipment becomes even lower.

It's just that to be honest, Estes is Hiiragi's companion now, and it's very safe to be with her.

But the companions here are not essential companions, but companions on the common front at this moment......

"Back to the topic, so far the NightRaid has been cleverly hidden from detection, but now that they have been revealed, be prepared to defeat them even if it is a trap!"

Estes gave the order.

"Lan and Seleuc, as well as you, the four of us will go after Najeta, and Black Hitomi, Will and Porus will go after Red Hitomi."

There is no doubt that the 'you' just now is Hiiragi......

Before the people who got the order left, Estes clenched his fist

"You must always pay attention to your surroundings, it doesn't hurt to retreat if there are too many enemies, I don't need you to fight to the death. Revenge on the last litter of rats in the imperial capital, and we must put an end to it! ”

"Got it!!"

Bet on their respective beliefs, and there was no hesitation in everyone's answers.

Seeing that the operation was about to begin, Hiiragi couldn't help but put forward his own proposition.

"General Estes, is it really okay for the three of them to Will? I think I can fight with them. ”

"Don't worry, Nan, I'll protect them! Of course, Mr. Porus and Black Hitomi are also very strong! No need to worry! ”

Will patted Hiiragi on the shoulder and added

"And I'm afraid you're not fit to fight, besides, General Estes has ordered you to follow her."

"Even if you say that......"

"Will is right."

Estes took Hiiragi's hand and smiled with no resistance

"I trust them to give it to them, so you can act with me."

So.

Let's go!

Each headed in their own direction, and Hiiragi had to follow Estes to the east.

Two different directions may symbolize two different endings.

Is Estes' gentleness good or bad?