The evening.

  The party that had been scattered to their respective missions began to gather together again.

  Sihey were all already proven petent in their respective fields, it seemed that they had achieved meaningful results in a short period of time.

  'The flow is very fast.'

  Of course, it meant that the operation rogressing quickly, so it was more of a positive sign.

  Perhaps, as I had discussed with the vice-captaierday, the Eclipse bastards' reckless aay have already reached a stage where

  they were exerting a visible influen the entire ty.

  Uhe previous pn that had anticipated a long-term mission of at least a month, it seemed like a clusion would be reached soohan expected.

  Because of t Fersen's betrayal, they had to e up with a pletely new operation, and they also o verify the pn the vice-captain had e up with, so they felt the o sort out the situation ly first.

  I greeted the gathering party and called them all to the campsite.

  "Captain. All the brothers have returned. But there is something unusual about their return."

  "Hmm. First, let's gather everyone in one pce. I have something to tell you."

  "Wow!"

  The subordinates who had goo che the surrounding vilges all returo the base.

  "How have you been? I wonder if you liked the receipt details."

  "Of course, it was a great help. Annoying mert. I aowledge your skills."

  "Keuheu... Your speech is pletely natural now. You are the leader of the natural barbarians."

  Lord Randolph and the terintelligence agents who had gone on a previous mission rejoihe party.

  "Merary Captain. The results of the research came out faster than I thought."

  "Professor. You should bring other schors to the campsite too. I have something to tell you."

  "Okay. I will do so."

  Bishop Roberto, who was analyzing the traces left by the eclipse’s embers, also seemed to have discovered something, his eyes shining.

  In the middle of the campsite where the party had all gathered, a rge bonfire was burning.

  —Crackle, crackle…

  A group of barbarians sat around the bonfire.

  “Captain of the 100th… no, little captain. What are we doing now?”

  “Well, I’ve been holding back my thoughts as much as possible for the past few days. Maybe it wouldn’t be bad to retire and go down south to live a life at oh nature.”

  “That’s…”

  As I sat on the ground and watched my subordinates bnkly staring at the fmes, a bitter feeling rose up in my heart.

  They are knights who are treated well wherever they go, and among them, they are sidered excellent and have a promising future.

  But how much more difficult it must have been for everyoo act like barbarians in this mission.

  Deputy ander Agnes, who had been watg her subordinates, leaned her head against me.

  "It feels a bit seal to see everyohered here."

  "But don't get too carried away. We're still on a mission."

  Meanwhile, the terintelligence agents disguised as merts were cheg the items loaded onto the wagons. That is, supplies and ons.

  The priests and heresy inquisitors of the Celestial Church disguised as schors seemed to be having a serious versation among themselves with quite serious expressions.

  I stared at them for a while and then slowly opened my mouth.

  "Bishop. Is the barrier okay?"

  "Yes. The area within a 100 meter radius of the campsite is a safe zone."

  "Then, I will hold a meeting as of now. As the ander of this operation, I will first hear your reports."

  It was the beginning of a rategy meeting and a midterm settlement.

  Thanks to the Holy Power barrier that was deployed for security, it was finally possible to break away from role-pying and have a normal versation for the first time in a long while.

  "Captains of the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Hundred. What's the situation in the surrounding vilges?"

  "Whew, that's..."

  First of all, the testimonies of the Bck Lion Knights all showed the same facts.

  They were subordinates who used various methods, such as sitting in a bar all day and fog on the versations of those passing by, or using their barbarian curiosity to thhly iigate a vilge.

  "Were there any suspicious people who led you to pces where there were few people?"

  "Yes. That's right. They didn't seem to be natives of the vilge at first gnce, but they were suspiciously friendly. I told them to get out because it was b them, and they didn't e any closer."

  They said that they entered uified people roached unfamiliar barbarians first.

  After that, the turions exged information with the priests, talking about their experiences.

  "Priests. What do you think about this?"

  "It seems like typical devil worshippers ans' missionary work. Pure souls like barbarians easily be corrupted."

  "I see. Then..."

  It seemed likely that all of those suspicious people were Eclipse's underlings.

  If the same signs were found in more than one or two pces, I was almost certain that their influence had already spread throughout the ty.

  I turned my gaze to Bishop Roberto, who had been noticeably serious since a while ago.

  "Bishop. Were there as?"

  "Yes. Of course. As a result of mobilizing the secret arts of the Inquisitors and the divine powers of the priests, the source of the magitained iraces that Lord Wolfgang brought was revealed to be the Persen ty Castle."

  Even sidering the fact that the t was a traitor, the entire t’s castle that we had to infiltrate was already inated.

  This was also quite a headache.

  Then the infiltratioion proposed by the terintelligence Department would also be a bit different.

  As expected, Lord Randolph, who had been listening to the story, immediately joihe versation.

  “Well, Your Excellency the Bishop. you pinpoint a more precise location? For example, whi or library is the source of the magiething like that.”

  “Unfortunately, it’s impossible. There are many reasons, but to summarize, I have to say that my ability is g. It would be different if Cardinal Malleus were with me.”

  “Ahh…”

  The results of the shin Church were exactly as expected, no more or less.

  To be ho, it felt a bit g, but given the ck of time and personnel, it would be difficult to expect more results.

  Now it was time to hear the terintelligence Department’s report.

  To be ho, I couldn’t help but look forward to their results the most.

  Didn’t y back a bunch of top-level information in just one night after entering the ty?

  “Sir Randolph. Have you found out anything else?”

  “Oh, that’s right… In fact, all the information I sent you was from that party. I went into the ty alone, but it didn’t look like much. The atmosphere in the ter was also quiet.”

  “Hmm, is that all you do for someone who is aor?”

  “You. Do you have no sce?”

  This was a bit disappointing.

  I squeezed Sir Randolph with regret, but nothing else came out.

  Well, the information I brought ba the first day was s. I guess the terintelligence Department had already dos job well enough.

  So now it was time to verify the deputy chief’s pn.

  “Everyone, please listen for a moment.”

  I cpped my hands to gather the attention of the group and had Vice Chief Agnes expin her pn to everyone.

  "Ahem! That's…"

  The party's rea was eveer than I expected.

  "Isn't it okay? There's nothing else worth trying."

  "It's nht to make a sacred act like marriage a sham and use it as part of a strategy… but we shouldn't be picky about the means ahods when fighting against evil."

  The Bck Lion Knights all heir heads, and the priests of the Celestial Church seemed to think so too.

  "You said Sir Agnes? You have a very unique way of thinking. Do you pn on dedig yourself to espionage for the security of the Empire…"

  "I'm sorry, that's a bit much." "Your answer was just a quie, huh…"

  Sir Randolph in particur seemed to think her pn was quite pusible.

  Of course, aside from that, I couldn't tolerate her being a fool to covet my precious subordinate.

  "What kind of nonsense are you talking about in front of me right now?"

  —Ddddddd…

  When I tried to show some siy toward Lord Randolph, he immediately raised both hands and showed a sign of surrender.

  "I won! I 't even joke in front of you. It's meant as a pliment, a pliment!"

  "Please be a little more careful with your jokes. You know I'm sensitive to such things, so are you deliberately doing this to try to fight me?"

  "You still haven't fotten that time. I didn't know that. I sincerely apologize."

  That's why I didn't want to be friends with him.

  He tries to exploit people's weaknesses and exploit their weaknesses whenever he gets the slightest opportunity.

  Of course, I know that it's a kind of occupational disease, but it still felt unpleasant.

  I frowned and took my momentum back. I couldn't just pick a fight with him while we were having a meeting.

  "Okay, give me your expert opinion."

  "Well, I see. Of course, Sir Agnes's opinion is excellent, but there are some areas that need improvement…"

  As the meeting tihe night gradually deepened.

  As the party gathered and put their heads together, a new operational pn to infiltrate the enemy's base began to take shape.

  Some of the drafts presented by the vice-captain were expanded iail, some were reduced a bit, and some new parts were added.

  As a result, a great operation that was quite feasible and could, assuming success, pletely destroy the enemy was pleted.

  sidering the preparation period and various factors, the timing was four days from now.

  We will infiltrate the enemy's heart and seize it in one go.

  The operation roceeding very smoothly.

  "Captain. Here, here is the marriage aleme. Please sign here, n it."

  "……."

  Thanks to the tremendous administrative ability of Vice-Captain Agnes, who had been traihrough past absurdities, and the unique resourcefulness of Lord Randolph, the party was able to safely ehe ter of the ty.

  It was questionable whether thirty barbarians could properly report their arrival, but the ty weled us with a suspicious enthusiasm.

  There must have been some evil iion behind it.

  A whole merary force of barbarians whnorant of the ways of the world had rolled in, so they were either sending us on a dangerous mission or were aiming for something more.

  But it didn't matter anyway.

  If everythi acc to pn, they would soon face destru.

  Currently, the Bck Lion Knights had purchased the entire inn located ihe castle walls aemporarily staying there.

  The small house door, where I was staying, which would have inally been the innkeepers' house, was actually my and Vice-Captain's newlywed home.

  After staying here with Vice-Chief Agnes.

  Whenever she talked to me, her face would turn bright red, as if she was experieng a mana outburst.

  "Chief… No. Hey, honey? I'll stop by the administrative office for a moment to carry out aion. No, I'll be back!"

  I was worried about how she would carry out her pn to attend the party as a couple.

  "Okay. Be careful."

  "T-T-yes! I uand!"

  By the way, even though it was a fake marriage and only sted a few days. But she's actually living as a married couple.

  It definitely felt a little strange. If she were to get married, I thought her first partner would definitely be the princess.

  'No, what oh are you thinking?'

  I shook my head and had to correct my pathetid that was unsciously fantasizing about a first wife and a sed wife.

  That's because the biggest problem right now wasn't that.

  "Oh no."

  I have to attend a party tomorrow... I 't da all.

  I wao learn the basics quickly, but no matter how much money I aid, I couldn't find a teacher who would teach a savage how to dance.

  If I stayed still, my already striking appearance would draw even more attention, and that would cause a serious setbay pn.

  While I was groaning for a while due to my unresolved worries.

  —Owl!

  A snow-white eagle owl flew in through the open window.

  The princess's pet owl, Snow.

  We clearly decided not to exge letters on this mission, but what oh was going on?

  "Hey, how did you eve here?"

  Regardless of how you got here, I was gd to see you, so I carefully patted the owl's head.

  [Hello! Master, you wao see me, right?]

  "What?!"

  The owl spoke.

  And in a very familiar woman's voice.

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