After my name has been cleared, I can move freely in the town... also we received help from Guild to find Tousan...

Tousan has been missing... after the fight in the mansion, the next day, people start searching on the debris of our mansion... but Tousan, Zerotus, and Rueger's corpse are not found... so I keep believing that the three of them are still alive...

About Auxem, a lot of people have left the city already... the school activity has been stopped as well...

The students return to their homeland... while Santa stays in Sera...

Not only Santa... most of the people of Auxem leave their house and move to other cities this past year

Yes, it's been a year... and I still haven't found any clue about Tousan's whereabouts...

The soldier of Sera is still blocking the way in and out of Auxem... and Auxem's supply of food is really low...

We received the information from the people that turn to our side...

Then, Euclio comes out with an idea...

"Nico... let's check the border... and see the soldier of Auxem... let's hope that you can change them to our side..." Euclio said in front of Lerrich...

Lerrich agreed with the idea and here we are now...

I am now standing in front of Auxem...

Tens of soldiers are standing in front of me... and they brought their shield with their hand...

I begin my speech...

"I am Nicolas Maxwell... the true head of Maxwell House... surrender and all of you will live... I give you my word..." I shouted...

We want to minimize the casualties of the war...

And from afar, I could hear their shout...

"I-It's Nicolas-sama!!"

"T-The Master is back!"

From our position, we can see the army from the wall waved a white flag... means surrender....

All of the Sera Soldier shouted a battlecry...

"UWOOOHHH!!!!"

Is it done? Did we just retake Auxem?

Then Lerrich leads the troops of cavalry... entering the city...

He and his army plan to check the condition of the city first... to make sure that it is not a trap

After an hour has passed, we are allowed to enter...

I used my horse given by Lerrich and we are approaching the gate...

And it's been a year that I haven't met June... I never met her since last year's parting... I miss her a lot...

I hope that I could meet her again one day, without her it feels really weird...

We used to ride the carriage, but now we use our horse... also, we don't need any rider when June is there... June is a smart species, she understands what we say... but now... we use a normal horse and Euclio or Erin should control the horse...

When we passed the gate, I see everything is normal... not a lot of changes...

The soldiers of Sera created a path for me to pass so that I will be always safe... also some citizens of Auxem looked at me with their disgusting eyes...

I believe they still hate the fact that I am the next head of Auxem... The Red Eye become their lord, and they have to obey me... Tousan, I think you give it to the wrong person...

After a minute of riding the horse and following the path, we are stopped...

I see Lerrich is talking to the gatekeeper of Auxem...

When the gatekeeper sees me, he immediately bows...

"N-Nicolas-sama!" The gatekeeper said

He is the same gatekeeper that I entrust with the letter I sent to King Ethen, about Navroth last year... and he did his job perfectly...

He was guarded by two other soldiers and Lerrich himself...

"Don't worry about him... I trust him..." I said to Lerrich...

Lerrich nodded and let their guard off...

And the gatekeeper looked grateful...

"What happened?" I asked him

"W-What do you mean?" the gatekeeper asked...

"I mean, my Kasan... where is she?" I asked

I believe that my Kasan won't give up easily...

"S-She is in the mansion..." the gatekeeper said

Mansion? But why she didn't stop the soldier from surrendering...

"I've sent the 20 Knights of Sera to surround the mansion..." Lerrich said

Is it enough?

"We need to reinforce them!" Euclio said immediately...

"What do you mean? I think it is enough to stop her..." Lerrich said

"N-No... it's far from enough, you haven't seen her fight... even the fourth and tenth lose against them..." Euclio said

"Y-Yeah, she has an eerie aura... I can't move for a while..." Rin said

That is my feeling as well when grandpa used his scary aura...

Lerrich nodded...

But then one of the knights come...

All of us looked at him...

"Lerrich-sama... the mission is a success... we have killed Nicole-sama, or Navroth..." the knight said

Now, Euclio and I looked speechless...

But not only us... Lerrich looked confused as well...

"Let's check..." Lerrich said

And all of us nodded...

Nate and Nathalia looked a bit speechless but they are trying to be strong... and so do I...

Kasan is killed?

T-That is our purpose at first... to kill Kasan but, when we accept the fact, it is harder than we thought at first...

Although she is Navroth, she is also the one that raised us... also our mother...

We ride our horse and move to the direction of the mansion...

The people of Auxem is looking at us from distance, they were blocked by the soldiers that are creating the path toward our mansion...

As we arrive at the mansion, there are several knights has been waiting for us...

And I see Lieve as well...

All of us get down from the horse and we were directed by Lieve toward inside the mansion by foot...

It was Euclio, Nate, Nathalia, Ed, Erin, Rin, Leon and I that went to Auxem... Ethan has gone home already with King Ethen last year, after the clearance of my name...

Ethan promised me that if he found any information about Tousan, he will immediately tell us... but no information we received this past year...

All of us, including Lerrich and the knight earlier, was directed by Lieve...

Apparently, the knight we met earlier is number five from the Twenty Knight of Sera... the one that tells us that they killed Navroth...

His name is Ulysses, and he is an archer...

He used a very strange bow, the size is huge... and he used no armor... making him looks like an adventurer, the opposite of Lieve...

Lieve uses a white heavy armor...

And the information I got is when you are number one to five in the knight's order, you are free to use your preference armor... and Ulysses decided to use light armor...

I have heard as well, that five above is stronger than Lerrich...

Lerrich is strong, also has a good experience... he defeated the talented one like Rin...

After five minutes of walk...

I see a person... standing in front of the door to the mansion...

He is wearing armor, better than Lieve...

He has a golden scabbard on his hips... and looks pretty expensive...

Also, he has long blonde hair?

W-Wait?!

Then he directed his face toward us...

"A girl?" I said it...

It is a girl!

Her face suddenly changed...

She looks mad... and she draws her sword...

And in a second she is in front of me...and push me up with one of her hands... I can't even react...

"That is impolite!" She said

I raised both of my hands slowly means I surrender...

And everyone around us has prepared themselves as well...

Rin prepared his stance, also Erin

Ed and Rin readied their swords... also Nate with his spears...

Euclio looked panicked...

Also Lerrich...

"C-Calm down Eria" Lerrich said with nervous...

She stared at me with her sharp eyes...

Her eyes are blue... and she looks pretty...

"Y-You are pretty..." I said while raising my hand...

W-What did I just say?! Am I an idiot?!

And then she is blushing

"W-What did you just say?!!?" she shouted in out of control

Then she swings her swords to behead me...

Now I am a dead man!

I close my eyes and...

After a few seconds... I feel nothing...

Am I dead?

I force myself to open my eyes slowly...

"Erin!!" I shouted...

She used her sword... and her sword is coated in dark aura...

I-Is this...

"D-Dark Element?!!" Euclio said

Everyone is surprised! Including Eria...

Her sword is in contact with the dark aura of Erin's sword... and Eria's sword is slowly absorbed by Erin's sword...

And finally, Eria released her sword... or else she will be absorbed by the dark aura of Erin's sword...

Erin deactivates her magic after Eria's sword was absorbed...

And I see Erin's swords started to glow...

"T-That is Dark Elemental Fighter right?!" Lerrich asked...

Erin keeps her mouth shut and return to her initial position...

All of us still speechless after seeing her, but Rin changed the topic...

"L-let's come inside!" Rin said

And I nodded...

Eria still looked confused...

Just who is she? She moved fast... I believe as fast as Rueger...

That is dangerous... I don't want to find more trouble with her...

Lieve guided us and we enter the mansion...

This nostalgic feeling...

The lobby of the house...

I found my armor is still in its position... safe inside the glass...

Then we found several knights there...

They are creating a way for us...

And finally, we are directed to the Dining Room...

Nate, Nathalia and I stood next to each other...

Both of them hold my hand...

The two knights opened the door...

I hear a sigh from Nate...

And when it opened... I see there are ten knights surround a person...

A person lying on the floor...

I run to check it and left Nate and Nathalia

And I see, it is truly Okasan...

The wound on her stomach... also on her shoulder... like something has pierced them...

And she has died as well...

I immediately return to Nate and Nathalia and left the room with both...

It is just... horrible! Seeing our own Kasan's death...

After Nicolas, Nate and Nathalia left the room, Euclio comes closer to the corpse...

"It is... Nico's Kasan..." Euclio said

Rin, Erin, Leon, and Ed came closer as well... and the four of them nodded...

There is no mistake...

Also, Lerrich confirmed it as well...

"Casualties?" Lerrich asked Eria

"two died and five wounded," Eria said

Eria's face is still red...

I bet she is embarrassed after Nico said that words...

'You are pretty'

Nico... you are the real definition of an idiot...

When you are about to die,

Tips from Nico...

Flirt your enemy...

I am smiling... and Rin looked afraid...

"E-Euclio... you are smiling while seeing the corpse?" Rin asked me

And I just return to myself...

"N-Nothing, I was thinking about something else.. Sorry..." I apologized and I left Nicole's body...

But then...

"Mission Success... all of you ca-"

Before Lerrich finished his words, the room is shaking...

"E-Earthquake?" I asked

But Lerrich said the different things...

"Move away from the corpse..." Lerrich commanded... and everyone did it...

After several seconds, the room stops shaking...

But suddenly, the corpse turns to the soil slowly...

All of us looked like an idiot...

Until it is completely converted to soil...

Eria comes closer slowly to the corpse which is now a soil... she checks the corpse...

And...

"All clear..." she said and everyone comes to examine the soil...

"T-There are no bones!" Lieve said

Then, there is just one thing that we can conclude...

"It is illusion magic!" Eria said with an angry voice...

Hearing a loud voice inside the Dining Room, Nicolas and both of his siblings come inside...

Nico comes next to Euclio and see the soil...

"W-Where is the corpse?" Nicolas asked...

And Euclio pointed out at the soil...

"It is an Illusion Magic... one of the Fusion Magic..." Euclio said

Fusion Magic is indeed troublesome...

Thunder Magic, Wood Magic, and Illusion Magic... that is the only Fusion Magic I know...

I can only try Wood Magic... but it will instantly drain my mana...

"Then... Navroth is still alive! We should tell King Et-"

Before Lerrich finished his words... a knight enters the door...

He immediately bowed...

"Bad News! Lerrich-same!" the knight said while bowing

"What is it?" Lerrich asked with a prepared face...

"The Reudora Kingdom move their army toward Epius!" the knight said

Now all of us don't move an inch...

T-This is a trap...

Navroth uses this opportunity to attack Epius...

"Then! Inform Klorze, Avom, Aslan, and Nexum to reinforce Epius! It should be more than enough!" Lerrich said with anger...

"N-No Klorze House can't help..." the knight said in worried...

Klorze is the other Grand Duke... on the same level as Ezate...

"And why is that?" I asked...

The knight looked at me...

"Because they turn side and join the Reudora Kingdom" the knight informed us...

"What?!" Nate shouted in disbelief...

Klorze has almost a million army... and it will be a great loss if we lose Klorze House...

"Then! We marched immediately!" Lerrich announced...

All of the Knights immediately on their steady stance...

"Yes! Lerrich-sama!" all of them in unison...

And they left the room...

Now, it is only us and Lerrich...

"Nicolas-dono... you should rule Auxem in the meantime, since Auxem is in its critical time... but then, we need your brother, Nate to lead Maxwell House's army to help the King..." Lerrich said

N-Nate lead the army? You mean Nate goes to war?!?

Wait... none of us has experience in war...

I won't let Nate join the war! Absolutely Not!

"I am sorry Lerrich-dono... but I won't let my inexperience brother join the war..." I said to avoid us joining the war...

"But Nicolas-dono... we need your soldier to help the King... he is the one that cleared your name! I hope you repay your debt!" Lerrich said to me with serious eyes...

I know that helping him is important and the duty of one of the Feudal Lord... but I can't lose my brother after I lose my dad... and mom...

Nate looked at my eyes... and I see worried eyes...

"I-I am sorry, we are in gr-"

Before I complete my sentences... Nate cut in...

"Okay! We will help you!" Nate said

And I see a relieved face on Lerrich's face...

"Nate!" I called his name quite loud...

"Nisan... we are in debt to Lerrich-dono and also King Ethen, we should return their favor..." Nate said to me...

"B-But..."

"Nisan... trust me, I will be back alive!" Nate said

Then I remain silent...

Lerrich looked at me...

"Don't worry, your brother will be okay... I guarantee his life..." Lerrich said

And I am still speechless...

Until both of them about to leave the room...

"WAIT!" I shouted...

And both of them turn their body and looked at me...

"I-I am not the real son of Clement Maxwell..." I said

Then Nate glared at me... I'm sorry Nate... but I don't want to lose anyone anymore...

"Therefore, the right heir is Nate Maxwell..." I announced...

But no one answers...

Everyone looked at me with a stupid face...

"N-Nisan! You are better than me in organizing this city!" Nate shouted...

"No! I won't let you go to such a dangerous place!" I said

"But-" Nate said

"I am your older brother! And you have to obey me..." I said

"But..." Nate said but I cut in

"Nate... please... just one time..." I said with serious eyes...

And Nate can't stop me...

I immediately come toward Nate and hugged him...

"Thanks..." I whispered to him...

"For?" he asked me...

"For trying to save me... but this is my job as your older brother!" I said and I show my smile to him...

And he still looked confused...

But then he finally nodded...

"Make sure to come back," Nate said seriously

I nodded... to

"Then, I will-"

"Nope! You will stay here with Nate! Nathalia, you are smart, you should help Nate..." I said and cut Nathalia's word...

She still not accept my decision...

"But..."

"Nathalia! I believe in you! And I always do!" I said to remind her that this is a serious matter...

Nathalia can't say anything...

I then looked at Leon...

And Leon speaks before I speak...

"Then, I will help Nate to rule the city..." Leon said

I nodded...

"I know that I can trust you too..." I said

"Thanks..." I said to Leon

And he nodded...

I looked at Euclio...

And he nodded...

"What?" I asked him...

I don't even know why he nodded...

"You want me to help you right?" Euclio asked me while smiling...

"Fine... let's do it," I said

He is my best friend... I think he will follow me even if I asked him to stay...

"Rin... Erin..." I called both of their names

They looked at me...

"Rin... I want you to stay..." I said

Then Rin looked sad...

"You sure?" Rin asked me back...

And I nodded...

"I trust Nate, Nathalia, and Leon in your hand..." I said to him

He nodded...

Then I looked at Erin...

"Y-"

"If Rin stays, then I will join you..." Erin said and cut my words

That is out of my expectation...

I never thought that both of them could be separated...

"Are you sure? It will be a long journey... and you won't be able to see Rin for a while..." Euclio asked, he knows the situation as well

Erin nodded...

"Yeah, there could be some random girl that is going to try to have your head..." Erin said with a smile

Everyone laughed

S-She knows how to tell a joke!!

"Then..." I said

Only Ed left...

I think making Ed stay here is better... and a lot safer...

"Ed... You will-"

"I will join you..." Ed cut my words...

"H-Hey! It is-"

"Hey! What's your promise?" Ed asked me and he cut my words again...

....

What did I promise him?!

I promise him.... that I won't ever leave him again...

Then I looked at his eyes... it is full of determination...

"Fine..." I said

And he looks happy...

"So... it will be Nicolas, Euclio, Erin, and Ed...? The four of you?" Lerrich asked me...

And I nodded...

I looked at Nate and wave my hand...

He waved his hand back without smiling...

The four of us then followed Lerrich and left the mansion...

We ride our horses and we move toward the wall, where Auxem's soldiers are held...

All of them are under arrest after they give up, but when they see my face they look joyful...

"N-Nicolas-sama! Thank god you are safe!"

"Nicolas-sama! Help us, please! We are just following the order!"

"Nicolas-sama is back!!"

The soldiers immediately stood up...

Unlike the civilian, the soldier in Auxem is actually supportive toward me... and thanks to Kasan, she is the one that filters the soldiers...

But now... Kasan is the enemy...

Then we arrived at a really big field where the soldiers of Auxem was held... it is behind the wall... and there is a stage there...

I get down from my horse and Lerrich nodded to one of his soldiers...

Sera's soldier lowers their weapon and left...

Now the entire Auxem Soldiers are watching me...

I look back at them and I walk to the stage and followed by Euclio, Ed and Erin... Also Lerrich...

Seven hundred thousand of soldiers prepared themselves to hear my explanation...

"I know that all of you confuse and don't know what is happening, but trust me... I am not the one that attacks the mansion" I said

I am afraid that all of them believe that I kill Tousan for Tousan's position...

The soldiers remain silent...

So, bad news about me has spread...

"The Head of Maxwell now is led by Nate Maxwell, my brother not me..." I said

And now the soldiers start whispering...

"But I will need three hundred thousand of Auxem's soldier, to advance and reinforce Epius..." I said

The soldiers are still busy... but then

Lerrich shouted...

"SILENCE!"

And now everyone turned silence... and they direct their eyes back on me...

Lerrich looked at me and told me to continue...

"Reudora Kingdom attacked Epius and Klorze House betrayed the Perius Kingdom... so Auxem decided to help Epius and clear our name!" I said

The soldier still remains silent...

I-I know right! I am bad at this!

"I will lead the troops myself... I maybe inexperienced, but with all of you, I believe we can win the war!" I said to increase the soldier's morale...

"UWOHHHH!!" a battlecry shouted by some of the soldiers, and one by one each of the soldiers shouted their battlecry...

"We choose to stay loyal to King Ethen... let's fight! Together! Side by side! As a soldier! And return as a hero!" I continue

Now everyone shouts their battlecry

And on that day, we led one million troops.... Seven hundred thousand Sera Soldiers were led by Lerrich and three hundred thousand Auxem Soldiers were led by me...

I divided my troops to three, one is led by Euclio, and the other one is led by Ed, and I led one as well...

I was about to give the lead to Erin, but she refused... and she decided to be my bodyguard... that is why I give it to Ed...

Aerios and Qiteron Kingdom reinforcement will arrive in a week... and they move by their fleet...

We will arrive in 2 weeks... since we have to stop in Maxim... which is ruled by Nexum House...

Nexum is currently under siege, we should help them...

It is only 3 days away from Auxem...

Klorze House is the one that attacked Nexum... and they have a million troops... but they won't attack with full troops, or else, their own city will be defenseless... right?

Based on Lerrich's spy, the army is about seven hundred thousand...

We have a million... so I believe that it is under control...

I use my horse, and Euclio, Erin and Ed as well...

Behind us are the three hundred soldiers... and marching toward Maxim...

Maxim is the city of swordsmanship... there are a lot of strong warriors born from Maxim... also, it is believed that Maxim is named after Maxim Maxwell, the genius swordsman and also genius spear wielder that is worthy of two titles... God Swordsman and God Spearsman... he reached both God Tier in Sword and Spear... and the one that creates the Maxim Style...

And, he is my ancestors...

But the current city is not ruled by Maxwell House, but Nexum House...

Our soldier has better equipment and mount compared to Sera's soldier... since Tousan gives a lot of funds for Auxem's military...

We have 100.000 of cavalries and 50.000 or archers... and the rest is the infantries... the troops that wield swords, spears or even ax...

And on the third day...

We arrived in front of Maxim...

There is a big war that happened... a fight between Klorze House and Nexum House...

Klorze House is dominating with their nine hundred thousand troops... while Nexum House is trying their best to defend their gate...

Our intel miss-inform us, there are extra two hundred thousand on House Klorze

The gate is about 90% destroyed... it can be breached at any time...

Then I hear trumpet sound next to us... it is blown by House Ezate armies...

The trumpet loud enough that makes the war stopped in a second... and Klorze soldiers looked back...

They see a million troops surrounding them...

Our army shouts a really loud battle cry that could even break your ears...

Hearing our battle cry the enemies are trembling...

"CHARGE!!" Lerrich shouted...

And Sera's cavalries charge the enemies...

500 000 of cavalries from Sera charge at once to the nine hundred thousands of Klorze troops...

None of the enemy troops are cavalry...

"Nico! We should attack them too... or else Sera's cavalries won't be able to win..." Euclio said...

B-But...

I feel responsible if any of the troop death...

Knowing my feeling... Euclio faced our soldier...

"Archers!!" Euclio shouted...

And the archer moves forward and pull their bow...

"Aim!" Euclio command...

The archer aims at the enemy outside the wall...

"Fire!!" Euclio shouted...

Then, the archers release their arrow and let the arrow flew through the sky...

The day becomes dark, the sun is covered by thousands of arrows...

But then...

The arrows won't reach them...

Not even a single of the arrows hit the enemies...

"W-What happened?!" I asked...

"Wind Magic!" Euclio said

The Wind Element! They pushed back the arrow so that it won't reach them

I think I can do it...

"Try to do it once more!" I said to Euclio...

"N-No it's too late... if you shoot the arrow now, it will hit Lerrich's soldier..." Euclio said...

I look at Lerrich's Cavalries, and they are about to have an impact on the enemy's frontline

But if I used the wind element as well, it will increase the speed of the arrow as well...

"Please, just trust me..." I said with determination...

Euclio looked at my serious face and let a sigh...

"Once more!" Euclio shouted to the archer...

And the archer is preparing their bow... some are still mounting the arrow to their bow...

"I will charge now with the cavalry..." Ed said...

"E-Ed!" I tried to stop him...

But he ignores me...

H-He is truly stubborn

"E-Erin... please protect him..." I said to Erin...

And Erin nodded...

She rides her horse and follows Ed...

"Aim!" Euclio commanded the archers...

After the soldier aim...

'Create... Elements...'

All of the five elements are activated...

Then... [WIND}

And I created a big wind pushing toward the enemy...

The wind I created is a bit... brutal... even some of the soldier was pushed...

Euclio understands with what I am doing...

"FIRE!" Euclio shouted...

And then another volley was shot...

The day becomes dark... and I see the soldier of Sera begin to afraid of seeing the arrows above them...

But... none of the arrows hit them... and it hit the enemies...

I believe thousands died in an instant...

The wind I created is successful...

"CHARGE!!" Ed shouted... and he charged with a hundred thousand of cavalry...

Lerrich's army engage with the enemy first...

But not until a minute, we join the battle... it is with the help of my wind, the cavalry of Auxem Soldiers under Ed's command able to charge the enemy at maximum speed...

Ed... be careful...

"Then... now it's my turn..." Euclio said to me...

"No wait... let me lead the infantry..." I said

Euclio looked at me and he showed his troubled face...

"You just hesitated at the beginning..." Euclio said to me...

"Y-Yeah, but now I am not! You are the strategist... I believe the key of victory is in your hand..." I said...

Then Euclio nodded...

"Infantry! Charge!" I command and the infantry charge at the enemy...

I also see that Sera's infantry has reached the enemy's frontline

But with my [WIND] the mobility of my troops are two times faster...

It also gives a big impact on the cavalry attack that was led by Ed... and we just finish off the remaining enemies... since most of the enemy was killed by the cavalries...

I actually not in the combat... I only follows the people in front of me... also, I am not wearing my armor...

It is pretty strange to see a mage leading the infantry...

I look at the cavalry that was led by Ed... all of them are following Ed...

D-Did he actually has experience in war?

Ed then withdraw the cavalry...

"W-What?!" I said in panicked...

All of the soldier I lead also in panicked...

"Just focus on the war!!" I shouted and the soldiers of Auxem continue with their attack...

After several minutes... Ed returns with his cavalries and charge the enemy's other side... which make the enemies panicked

He charged with full speed... and trampled the enemies with the horses...

The war continues...

After an hour of fighting, I see another flag besides Maxwell's, Ezate's and Klorze's...

It's Nexum's flag!

Nexum House helped the war, they opened the gate and attack from the enemies behind...

Klorze's troops were completely surrounded...

Nexum House has around four hundred thousand troops... and I believe that now, it is enough to stop Klorze...

The war ended on the next day early morning...

I was resting with Ed and Erin... while Euclio take the command...

Erin decided to sleep with us... I guess it is not a problem...

I hear a loud battle cry shouted by the soldier...

The three of us immediately wake up...

Then a soldier come to our tent...

"W-We win!! Klorze House has surrender!" the soldier said to us with happy face...

The three of us immediately stood up and see the battlefield...

They were raising a white flag...

The soldiers also stop fighting...

Euclio come toward us...

"It's finally ended...." I said to him...

"Yeah, but it is only the beginning..." Euclio said then he suddenly fall to my shoulder...

"E-Euclio?!" I said in panicked...

"Ughh... I guess I need some rest... I will leave the rest to you..." Euclio said

"O-Okay..." I said

I carried Euclio and put it on my bed inside my tent...

"Erin... can you guard the camp? I believe there is no more fighting... and if there is, Ed is enough..." I said to Erin...

She nodded...

Ed and I ride our horse and visit Lerrich's camp...

Lerrich is already on his horse... and about to visit our camp...

"Nice fight!" Lerrich said...

I looked at his face...

He looked tired...

I believe he hasn't sleep... but he forced himself...

"Actually, Euclio is the one that is in command... and he is now resting... you can take a rest if you want... we will do the rest..." I said

But Lerrich refused...

"So... Euclio is a smart boy huh? Don't worry, this is nothing... I will take a rest after everything is done, we have to talk with Julian Nexum before we talk wit-"

Before Lerrich finished his words... there are three man coming with their own horses...

They have Nexum's flag with them...

When they found us, they stopped and the one that looks like the noble give a bow to us...

"Ah Julian-dono... we are about to come at you..." Lerrich said

So, this guy is Julian Nexum

He looks young... around his early twenties...

Also he use a heavy armor and Axe behind him...

Hmmm an Axe wielder? It is really rare to find someone using axe...

"Nicolas-dono... Lerrich-dono... it is a relieve to see two reinforcement come at once..." Julian said

Julian Nexum... he is a Viscount... which is actually lower than a Count in rank...

"No problem, we are under the same ruler... which is King Ethen, which is why we have to help each other..." I said

Lerrich smiled on me...

"T-Thanks for coming still... or else our town might burn to ground..." Julian once more bowed...

"Don't worry, let's now talk to Mikhael Klorze... he has something to explain..." Lerrich said

All of us ride our horse and move to the enemy area...

They have put down their weapon, and now surrounded by our armies

We stopped in front of them...

"Mikhael Klorze! Please step out!" Lerrich shouted....

And then a man come out...

H-He is Mikhael Klorze?

I have a bad feeling of him...

He move toward us and then stopped in front of us... but he is staring at me...

"Why are you betraying the king?" I asked him...

He then smiled...

"I am sorry, but I join Perius Kingdom because of Navroth is in it..." Mikhael said...

N-Navroth?! He knew?!

'Create Elements...'

The five of different color spheres appeared around my head...

Seeing me raising my guard, Lerrich and Julian prepared themselves as well...

Also Ed...

Ed is behind me... while Lerrich and Julian is next to me...

Mikhael then smiled...

"How do you know about Navroth?!" I asked him with high voice

Then he laughed...

"As the reward of defeating me... I will tell you..." Mikhael said and he sit down on the ground...

When he found his position he begin to speak...

"So, Navroth has her own protectors... and there are five protectors... I am the fifth... and you see... the first is actually 10x stronger than you..." Mikhael said and he pointed at me...

"And are you strong?" I asked him

But he laughed again...

"Not as strong as you, but pretty strong... also, you will be dead after this..." Mikhael said...

And I feel something weird... the ground is shaking?!

The horses are going crazy...

"W-What happened?!" Lerrich asked me...

"I-I have no idea!" I shouted...

But then, I looked at Mikhael...

He is casting a spell...

"Stop!!" I command Mikhael.. But he is not stopping...

"Kill him!" Lerrich shouted at me...

K-Kill?!!? Even during the war I didn't kill anyone...

I'm just watching the soldiers fight...

"D-Don't hesitate!" Julian told me...

I nodded...

But then, I have a really bad feeling about this, I never see someone casted a spell this long...

Until I heard some words that I have learn in school...

The words for Expert Magic Spell... which led to disaster...

"RUN!!!" I shouted...

When I was about to cast a fire magic to burn him...

"[SHOCKWAVE]!!!" Mikhael shouted...

I created a barrier in front of me... which is protecting Ed and I... but...

The other was pushed back really far...

Even the horses were pushed back more than a hundred meters far...

Also, the soldiers that is stood behind Mikhael was pushed back... and knock to the wall...

The wall behind them are also broken...

"T-The wind is too strong!!" Ed shouted at me...

The wind is still pushing us back...

There is no one else besides both of us...

Lerrich was pushed back and also Julian... I couldn't see both of them...

But all I see is the soldiers of Klorze House is bumb to each other and pressed to the wall...

I also see bloods flow from them... and they are screaming in pain...

The wall turns to red because of their blood...

Then I looked at my own barrier...

It begins to crack...

"N-Nisan!" Ed shouted...

And in an instant... I create a big wall...

[PRISON]

I create a wall from Earth Element, surrounding Mikhael...

And the shockwave stopped...

I looked at my back...

And see no one but Ed...

I ride my horse, and begin to search for Lerrich and Julian... Ed follows me behind my back...

After 10 minutes... I found him...

"L-Lerrich-dono!" I called him...

He is more than a hundred meters far from the initial position...

I-Is he still alive?!

If he is alive... it is a miracle...

All I see is everyone is dead...

I get down from the horse and check his body...

I use my finger to check his breath...

"He is breathing!!" I shouted...

I immediately casted [HEAL] on him, an Advance Holy Magic...

Then he coughed...

"L-Lerrich-dono!" I called his name in worried...

"Ughh Nicolas-dono... can you let me take a rest..." Lerrich said

"S-Sure!" I said

Then I looked around and found other soldiers started to gather...

"HEY! Your lord needs some rest! Bring him to his camp!" I said to several soldiers that is coming toward us...

They have Ezate flag on them... so I recognized them as allies...

Three of the soldiers immediately bring Lerrich away from my hand...

"Nisan! He is here!" Edmund shouted...

I immediately run toward Ed...

I looked at him... and... it is Julian!

He is bleeding on his head...

"He is still breathing!!" Ed shouted...

And I immediately heal him...

"[HEAL]" I said it out loud...

And another light shines on Julian...

Nothing happened...

But then... he coughed...

I let a sigh... both of us Ed and I did...

"A-Argh... my head..." Julian said while holding his head...

"Y-Yeah, don't worry, I have healed you... but you will need some rest..." I said

And he nodded...

"T-Thank you Nicolas-dono..." Julian said

Then he fell asleep...

Ed looked panicked but I calmed him down...

"He is sleeping Ed, don't worry..." I said

"I-I see..." Ed said

I called Maxim's soldier and they bring Julian back inside the wall...

I looked at the wall near the core of the [SHOCKWAVE]...

There are thousands of dead bodies from Klorze House...

"H-He really did it!!" I said it with a mad voice...

How can he sacrifice his own soldier for his stupidity!

There is no soul alive from the enemy side... and we have a lot of casualties as well...

Maxwell army lost a thousand of troops... while Ezate lost tens of thousands of troops from Mikhael's spell...

House Maxwell has a higher quality of armor, that's why we have the least damage...

But in total, House Maxwell lost a hundred thousand of soldiers because of the war...

While House Ezate lost three hundred thousand...

House Nexum lost two hundred thousand of its army, and we can't continue our march with this condition... so we decided to take a rest for a few days...