The Branded Female Fencer

br>I want the rest of you to find out what’s going on.
Those in hiding can stay where they are.」

「As you wish.」

Kuchinashi thanked Miliazar for her prompt instructions.

「I’m going back to the inn.
If there is anything new to report, I’ll hear about it now.」

「Yes, then.
First of all, it seems that there was some kind of movement within the Western Olympus Church about a week ago.
I’ll be able to give a concrete report in a day or two.」

「Olympus, that sounds like a lot of trouble.
As soon as you get the report, wake me up, even if it’s at night.
Anything else?」

「The number of newly confirmed Archfiends in this continent has already exceeded seven in this past month.
Up to five of them have been conquered, including those hunted by Lazaar-dono and company.
The other two have yet to be confirmed, but we have just received a report that one of them may be from the Great Archfiend class.
At the point where it appears, the countries of tbe Western Alliance are requesting for our assistance.」

「…Will there be a war?」

「High probability.」

Kuchinashi’s starchy reply caused Miliazar to lower her eyes.

「All right.
I’ll use the people hiding in here to inform the churches of every district about the possibility of an expeditionary force.
Tell them I’ll give them the details later.
I’ll also send a messenger to the eastern continent.
Depending on the situation, I’ll go there myself.」

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「As you wish.」

「I think I’ll contact the Church of Magic just in case… well, I’m sure they already know.」

「Can I get you anything else?」

「All right, go… Oh, yeah.
I missed a snakc earlier.
Go to any candy store around herr and buy something suitable and bring it to my bedroom.」

「…Sweets at night will make you fat and give you cavities.
Brush your teeth before you go to bed, Miliazar-sama.」

「Leave that alone! It’s not here anymore!」

Kuchinashi disappeared without the sound of footsteps.
The other kunoichi took her place and began to clean up the mess.

「I’ve been around Miranda and the Lazaar family for generations… am I a child?」

Miliazar’s tastes and appearance are those of a child, but… Regardless, when she returned to her room, somewhat pouting, there was already some candy on the table.
The woman’s work was very quick.

「Cotton candy?! I thought it was just candy.
I mean, I told you I don’t eat cotton candy…」

The first generation Kuchinashi, who knew the exact details, would never have done such a thing.
Miliazar’s face darkened for a moment.

「I kind of envy you, Miranda…」

A large amount of tears rolls down her cheek.
But there is no one alive who knows the true meaning of her tears.

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This was the forest where Alfiris and the others had fought the Archfiend.

Now, that the Archfiend was dead, there was nothing to threaten the original ecosystem here, and the attributes of the land should have returned to their normal state.
However, the forest was supposed to be gradually filled with life, but there was no sign of it.
Everything in the land was still quiet as if it were dead.
Or perhaps one should say that everything with life hated this place.

Those with better instincts and more practiced magic would have noticed that the warding of the land had not yet disappeared.
No, it was only in this place that the wards were newly put up.
Or did the wards appear because of the introduction of those people? At any rate, anyone who saw it would have said that they didn’t want to be in such a place for even a moment.
This place was filled with sinister and evil things that could not be compared to the previous archfiend.
And even though there was no wind, the trees, grass, and everything else in this place was beginning to rustle—

「Did you see that?」

「Yeah.」

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「That’s quite a twist on the Archfiend.」

「And we’ve still got time.」

「What a waste.
I had in mind for it.」

「He was just a newborn level one, after all.」

「…Was that your favorite…?」

「I mean, it was good looking, wasn’t it?」

「Wasn’t that bad taste?」

「But… it would have been fun… to have it in town.」

「I’m with you on that.」

「It would have been delightful sight.」

「Be quiet…」

The trees had been rustling ceased to rustle.

「We’ll maintain the status quo for a little while longer.
Do you have a plan?」

「Yes, sir.」

「I got it.」

「I’ve found some good materials.」

「…Can we really leave the female swordsman alone…?」

「Not now.
We need to wait.」

「Alright, sir~」

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「Some of them haven’t been here yet… are you sure?」

「Leave them.
As long as you do what you have to do, you’re fine.」

「If you don’t,『I’ll have to chastise you!』What do you think? Was it good enough?」

「…You … really have no sense of…」

「You’re cold.」

「Tsk…」

With a click of someone’s tongue, the trees shook loudly as if they were fighting.

「The next time we meet will be when the moon is full for the third time.
Don’t forget.」

「Affirmative.」

「I’ll forget it.」

「Don’t you dare to oversleep.」

「…You too as well, don’t play around as a girl too far…」

「The way I play as a girl is a lot of better than the way “that” play with them.」

「…Mmm…it must be…」

「I’ll contact the ones who haven’t been here yet.
And I’ll ask them what they want to know.」

「All right.」

「So, gentlemen, we 『For the liberation of the world’s truth…』」

「「「「『For the Liberation of Truth in the World!』」」」」

And then, just like that, everything stopped.
Spirits, insects, monsters moving in the darkness of the night, and all sorts of life returned to the forest.
But none of them paid any attention to the voices they had heard earlier.