I was in the center of the square, with my hands on the hilt of my sword, standing in a knight's posture. While reducing the consumption of mana, this pose is cool in the eyes of others.

"Click. ”

Directly across from the square is a small temple, and from its style, you can vaguely find a hint of elven style. A Strand, wearing a curtain, held a wooden staff in both hands and gently struck the ground. On the front of the curtain is painted a high-precision symbol of the spell in Ceylone.

Due to the obscurity of the hat, it was impossible to see his face. But judging from the somewhat hunched body, it is a man.

The accessory on the top of my head, which symbolizes my status, also supports my judgment.

As the staff struck the ground more often, the mouth gurgled and sounded a jerky.

But......

It's too slow.

"Whoosh!"

A flying knife that flashed with cold light flew past his scalp and inserted it into the totem pole behind him, making a soft "ding" sound.

The gathering of the elements made me feel a hint of danger. Of course, it can't be fully released. Before the mage's spell was finished, I struck a throwing knife. Interrupted his spellcasting.

At this distance, I don't even have to look at it. With a keen sense of the elements alone, I could easily capture his location.

"Who else?"

In the small square, the Stellans who could still stand up, although they still held their respective weapons, remained on guard. However, no one dared to take a step forward.

Can we finally communicate? That's good.

"I, Angelina, Major of the Amestris Empire. I'm only here to find me, and my subordinates who have been lost because they have lost their way are not intent on harming everyone here. ”

When I realized that the "greenskins" under my feet had long since lost their life (because I didn't know what race they belonged to, I could only temporarily name them after the color of their skin.) He coughed dryly, to hide a flash of guilt.

"Of course, some misunderstandings are inevitable!"

The surrounding Strands looked at each other and whispered to each other as if they were discussing something.

"I am the patriarch of this tribe, Isa Snorris. ”

It was the male Strand, who had almost been shattered, who spoke. I saw him say as he took off the curtain of his hat. Under the hat curtain, the patriarch's face was full of vicissitudes.

Aisa knew that the throwing knife was just a warning. If you insist on completing the spell, whether you can kill the killing god in front of you will not be said for the time being. But before that, he will be nailed to the totem pole by the opponent's weapon first.

He could feel that the Imperial Colonel named Anna had no murderous intent at the moment after he spoke. Otherwise, these people in the tribe are not enough to kill.

You can't beat it, and since the other party has a tendency to negotiate peace, you can be regarded as finding a step down.

"You're really not here for revenge?"

The patriarch's questioning words were mixed with fear.

A few days ago, rumors had spread that Imperial soldiers would come and attack their shrine. That's why there was that ambush and the disappearance of the Imperial soldiers.

Just this morning, soldiers who had gone out on patrol once again spotted traces of Imperial soldiers in their territory. Mistakenly thinking that they were seeking revenge, they fought as soon as they met each other.

Especially when Anna appeared near the Tribal Temple directly, it made these Strand people feel even more so.

"Ahh ”

For me, who lies and never drafts, saying this kind of thing is almost to the point where I don't have a red face.

From the style of the people in front of him, Isa quickly remembered the captives who had been brought back by his clan earlier.

Hurriedly waved his hand to the nearest clansman.

"Go, bring those soldiers. Remember, be polite. ”

In order to reduce unnecessary trouble, Isa specially instructed his people.

Tifa and the others were also confused along the way, and they were originally imprisoned as prisoners, but they were suddenly opposed by etiquette. And it seems to be the highest level, which makes them wonder what the hell is going on?

The corpses and blood stains in the square had long been cleaned up, and apart from the smell of blood, there was no sign that there had been a battle here.

The moment she saw Anna, Tifa suddenly realized that it was the senior sister who saved them. Moreover, looking at the cordiality between the senior sister and the patriarch, the two are like old friends who haven't seen each other for many years.

Even the clansman who had been sent to lead people was amazed. When they left, the two of them were still making big moves. But now, the two sides who seem to be enemies can actually sit down and drink tea.

It seems that the two of them have a good conversation, and they will laugh out loud from time to time.

......

I learned from Isaa that he was in a hurry to force Tifa and the others out. It's because there, where miasma rises right away. If the first ambush was a misunderstanding, the second time I saw the Imperial Army. Issa's intention was to capture a few people so that he could figure out why the Empire wanted to attack their temple.

Of course, the word "captive" is said here by Isa to please.

Tifa pouted unhappily and muttered, "Is there such an invitation?"

"Tifa, I'm very dissatisfied with your performance this time. I'll settle accounts with you when I go back. ”

Hearing the word "reckoning", Tifa's cold sweat immediately fell. When I was training as a senior sister, I never talked about love.

After dealing with Tifa, I turned around and continued the conversation with Patriarch Isa.

"I heard from you, someone thought you had provided the news that the Empire would fight the Temple. I don't know, where is this person now?"

Although, according to the information obtained from the Imperial Staff Headquarters, the Empire does have plans to borrow the territory of the Dawstrands. However, there is no information about the temple.

If it weren't for the fact that someone deliberately provoked a war between the empire and the Strand in the first place, it could only mean that there was something of interest to the empire in the temple of the Strands. However, either one, it's worth checking out.

"Sano!"

Sarno, following the gaze of the Isaac patriarch, I saw a group of elite green-skinned fellows. Thin enough that if it weren't for the grass-green skin on his body, people would almost think of him as a goblin (a goblin who stays in a cave for many years, because the sun is not there. , the body color is grayish, and it is very unhealthy. ）。

When Sano heard me ask Patriarch Isaac who had given him the news, Sano knew it was bad. He was trying to leave the square when his name was called by the patriarch.

"Stop him!"

Sensing that something was wrong, Isa quickly gave the order. The patriarch guards immediately pounced on Sano like fierce tigers.