The Water Magician

"Hey, Scotty. The patrol team managed to help us, right?"

"Yeah. It seems Evans and the others arrived just in time, so there were no casualties in the patrol team or the First Merchant Brigade... but it looks like they suffered too much bloodshed, so they're all resting in the hall. Apparently, the members of the Third Merchant Brigade, led by Evans, are helping with the nursing."

This was a conversation between two squad captains of the Royal Knight Order.

Both Zack and Scotty were officially recognized squad captains.

Above them were a few battalion leaders and the knight commander.

They held a high position within the Royal Knight Order.

Currently, in the Royal Knight Order, a squad captain leads fifty knights.

In many cases, since knights are accompanied by squires, it means they command fifty knights and fifty squires.

Here in Hafrina, there are two squadrons of the Royal Knight Order.

This can be considered the most robust defensive force, aside from cities like Redpost, which is the largest in the Eastern border.

Conversely, if they cannot win with this, then there is nothing they can do...

At such a time...

"Captain! There's a signal fire from the north!"

At that call, the two hurried up to the castle wall and looked north.

"Is that... near Bousou Village?"

"Probably. It seems they're attacking a village without a castle wall."

In recent days, villages without castle walls and moving merchant brigades have been attacked.

"Alright, then I'm going. Zack, I'm counting on you to follow up."

"Scotty, are you really going? It's almost night..."

Zack hesitated at Scotty's words.

"No, we decided on this, didn't we? We take turns deploying. This time it's us."

Scotty said with a wry smile.

He too was responsible for his subordinates.

He didn't want to expose them to danger unnecessarily... even if that was the duty of the knight order.

However...

"The revival of the Royal Knight Order... we can only show that through our own actions. His Majesty Abel said the same."

After saying this, Scotty gathered his subordinates and set out from the city of Hafrina.

"Scotty has gone, huh?"

"Yes, Viscount."

Zack was addressed by Mirabelle Power, the viscount of Hafrina, who had been watching Scotty's squad head north from the castle wall.

(Despite the surname Power, she is a beautiful woman...)

Zack thought to himself.

But he quickly shook his head in his mind.

(No, I only have Ms. Sera!)

The world is complicated...

"Fifty knights headed north."

"Hmm. Well, it's reduced somewhat. As a strategy we weren't expecting, it's not bad."

The one who murmured this after receiving a report from his subordinate was Orenju, one of the four generals of the demon Garwin.

They were hidden in the woods, with a distant view of the city of Hafrina.

The 'physical soldiers' created by the demon Garwin, unlike the 'phantom soldiers,' have a clear physical form.

In other words, they are human.

However, they have almost no individuality or will.

There are exceptions, however.

It is not practical for a single general to gather intelligence, give orders, and move the entire army.

Thus, Garwin can create higher-ranking physical soldiers among the 'physical soldiers.'

These higher-ranking physical soldiers can serve as aides and squad leaders.

One of these higher-ranking physical soldiers, Griyn, has been reporting to Orenju, while Bruyn is slated to lead the front lines as a squad commander.

Both Griyn and Bruyn are hardly different from ordinary humans.

Griyn has green hair, and Bruyn has blue hair.

Though they appear to be young men in their mid-twenties, they have not lived for over twenty years; they were just born, having Garwin's knowledge implanted in them...

In terms of experience, they are extremely dubious.

Orenju secretly thought so.

"Alright, we will proceed with the night raid as planned. Get ready."

It was just after sunset.

"Ugh..."

An arrow pierced the throat of the Hafrina defensive soldier stationed at the watchtower.

At that moment, multiple claws were hooked onto the castle wall.

After a while, a person began to climb up along them.