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...Ugh. That charge power is absurd.
It was impressive at Seiryo, but it's on a different level now... huh?
Oh? Found Bachou!
You're that Sousou's subordinate we met at Seiryo...!
...That means that shorty similar to Rinrin-chan is also here?
...It's best for you if Kii doesn't hear that.
Well, it's whole army of Gi... nothing weird with you being here.
That's right. Shunran-sama! I found Bachou!
Hey, you're not the one fighting!? (Nice move, Mao. Find an enemy, nope, call for stronger allies)
No way I can beat Kin Bachou!
Then, we'll take your head at least...!
Whooaa!... just kidding.
Wha!? What the hell!
It's true I can't win, but I can buy some time! (Mao is one of the leading fighters in this arc, yeah)
What's this sound...! Ah, they're scared...!
How's that!
Wha! What was that!
Sui-san, are you okay!?
Oh, Shuutai. You're a lifesaver! (Why Minmei calls her by mana, but not the opposite?)
But, we're at our limits! Non-san said we should fall back and meet up with Renfa-sama's force!
...What about others?
Shishun-dono is being the rear guard. Hurry up!
Understood. You ride with us, Shuutai. That's a faster way to leave the battlefield!
Yes!
Everyone, we're falling back!
Ah, wait a bit more...!
Mao! Where's Bachou!
Aah, you just missed them, they retreated...
What. Then, let's follow them! Come with me!
What!? Don't be absurd! Catching up to Bachou who escaped on horse, only Nee-san can do that!
...Then, let's form a pursuit team! Call Shia or Kii! (Why Kii?... she's a spear commander...)
This is where you are! Shunran! Mao!
Oh, Shia! Perfect timing! We'll pursue enemy force now, come with us!
Well, well, Karin was right... Shunran, we're also meeting up with main force.
What! We can easily defeat one or two enemy officers now...!
Complain to Karin or strategists. No point telling me anything.
After coming back to the main force, Shunran yelled... as expected, at me. (He knows it himself too. If something happens, it's all Kazuto's fault, huh...)
Kazuto: ...You're not being reasonable.
What? With Shia's mobility catching up to them as they're retreating is no big deal!
Kazuto: Catching up, yeah.
They were here in a perfect formation. It's obvious there's a different force waiting at their retreat point.
We won't know that unless we go there...!
Kazuto: That reckless charge from earlier hurt us bad enough already, right? Sure, there were no losses, but we should wait and see here for a bit.
Keifa-tachi are already making the next strategy. Well, in other words I'm the only one left to listen to Shunran's complaints.
Karin-sama... Hongou! She won't get cowardly like you!
Rather than dying in a reckless charge, isn't it better to be cowardly?
K... Karin-sama...!
Is the meeting over?
Yeah. I'll explain later.
Karin-sama...!
My opinion is same as Kazuto's and Shuuran's. Shoku has nowhere left to run, so they'll fight back desperately.
And to deal with that, we're not allowed to have severe losses at an exit like this... is that clear?
...Yes. Understood.
Well, I understand how Shunran feels. We'll start gathering ingredients for dinner now... will you take command of that?
Are we lacking food?
Think of that as of entertainment... there are others who also want to let out some steam aside from you.
...Yes.
Shunran-sama, let's go together! There's a lot of deers and boars at this season!
...What about bears and tigers?
There are probably some...
Then, let's crush them to deal with this frustration! Kii, follow me!
Yes!
Kazuto: ...I thought you can't eat bears right away.
I remember Ruru saying something about that...
True... well, don't you think Kii will deal with that?
Anyway, Karin-sama. It's about tonight's camp...
We'll make it here.
Kazuto: Here? Isn't that dangerous?
It's more dangerous to keep going right now... if we fall back, we'll have to camp here anyway. And the road ahead gets narrow again.
Kazuto: If it's hard to both proceed and fall back, we should stop for a bit... huh. (I guess it's some sort of a proverb... dunno)
Exactly. You said that yourself a little while ago, Kazuto.
Kazuto: ...Right.
Then, let's command engineers to build a camp. However, we'll set three times more lookouts than usual... is that okay?
That's good. Also, call for Ruru.
Kazuto: Ruru? Do you have some plan?
No.
Shunran and Kii will bring some fresh meat. If possible, don't you want to eat it cooked by a skilled chef?
...So there was no pursuit.
Yes, I thought we provoked them enough... I'm sorry.
I don't mind. Let's just assume they were one step ahead of us.
It's my first time directly fighting Sousou... but as Nee-sama said, she's not an opponent we can let our guard against.
What should we do? We can do a night attack, right?
If they restrained themselves here, they'll be more wary at night than usual. In opposite, there's a possibility of them setting an ambush.
...Renfa-sama. Scouts report that Sousou dispatched a lot of soldiers around. (Hunters, huh...)
...Soldiers? Why would...
Yes. They are armed with bows and spears and are showing a killing intent. Scouts thought they'll get killed if they are spotted.
Maybe they're just hunting boars for dinner? Sousou seems to love boars. (Is that about Shunran being in her army?)
...At the battlefield? That's absurd. (But Tanpopo is right as always.)
Maybe they're trying to stop our scouting?
We won't know unless we ask Sousou. At any rate, let's fall back. Waiting here without doing a night attack is just wasting our stamina.
...Right. Guess we'll bring the decisive battle to the next place...