Enemies began to flap and fall with bows and arrows that flew out of nowhere.


    "d*mn!　Enemy!""" Where are you?"


    Enemy soldiers stop and look for the place where they flew, but it is useless.


    As a matter of fact, even I don''t know where it is.


    At a glance, it doesn''t look like there is any place where an arrow could fly straight and pierce me. The area around me is covered with countless trees, and there is no clear line of sight.


    But Raviara and her troops are still able to shoot arrows.


    Laviara''s profession as an archer, and the advantage of her hometown.


    Elves, a race of people skilled with the bow and arrow.


    This is the space where Raviara and her troop can do the most in the world. If they enter here, they will not stand a chance.


    And the traps are well set.


    An enemy soldier runs into the forest and falls into a hole. You can hear the screams.


    We have made many pits. But they are not very deep.


    No matter how shallow they are, if you lose your balance and fall into a hole, you will be shot with an arrow and killed.


    Well, things are going well so far. Let''s go meet up with Raviara.


    Raviara was standing on top of a tall tree.


    At first glance, it looks very hard to climb, but it is relatively easy to get there by using the trunks of the surrounding trees.


    I tried to climb up to the top of the small tree. It was a bit risky, but I''m not that heavy, so I was able to get there.


    "Oh, you''ve come this far?　Please don''t fall off, okay?"


    "Surprisingly, my body remembers. I remember climbing up here a long time ago."


    The forest of Awayou was one of my playgrounds. The castle of Navre was extremely uncomfortable and I was sent to the outskirts of the village of Harte, so when I was feeling depressed, Laviala took me to the forest.


    From the top of the tree I could see the war situation.


    I could hear the enemy''s bewilderment. Little by little, they seemed to be reducing their numbers. They are exactly lost.


    "The elves are really good! The enemy is no longer in command.


    "It would be foolish to just plunge straight into the forest of elves. I don''t think the elves of the forest of Awayyu are particularly talented, but it''s a sucker''s bet that any number of people who don''t know how to fight in the forest will come here."


    There are so many soldiers, and if we can push them this far, we can get by - that''s the kind of naivete the enemy had, I guess.


    They must have also felt that they would be in trouble if they let the regent go. Since they were a bandit army, they had to seize victory as soon as possible. They have a former king in exile, but they are not protecting him themselves. It''s not even close to a good cause.


    "There are probably people attacking the forest of Awayyu from behind, are they safe too?"


    "Yes, the entrance has been made into a man-made cliff, like a cut bank, so it is impossible to break through. They must have been shot at with arrows from a great height, and they must have had a lot of trouble.


    If Ailes Kartis really paid close attention, he would not have attacked the forest.


    But they cannot afford to do so.


    He attacked me on the hope that he could somehow make it work.


    I have already given up on winning.


    I am outnumbered, even in the forest.


    There was no time for adequate preparation on my part.


    They gather information and think they can win.


    That is the biggest trap of all.


    "Now let''s see where Mawtai is. "Well, I don''t think he''d go into the woods if he wanted to play it safe."


    He''s in there. Killing the regent would be a lifetime achievement. You''ll want to stick your neck out even if it''s dangerous.


    "Yes. I agree with Raviara''s reading.


    Soon the whistle blew.


    "This way of sounding means we killed the enemy general. It''s not Moutai, though, is it?


    "Oh, there''s a general who looks like a Mamatai," he said.


    Raviara said so, but I don''t know where he is.


    "Really?　I can at least see the soldiers moving, but I have no idea that there''s a general of an army in the mix. ......"


    "Oh, maybe it''s a little too far away to see. But I''m sure."


    Raviara then quickly readies her bow and arrow.


    Raviara gives off an aura of heat just by being next to him.


    "Well, please die!"


    It was so powerful that one would have thought a gun had been fired.


    The arrow ran through a small gap in the trees...


    It did indeed pierce something in the distance.


    One more shot, then another.


    The bow and arrow pierced through the flesh of something one after another, never being blocked by the trunk of the tree.


    Soon, "Viscount Mawtai has been shot dead! A plaintive voice echoed.


    "See?　Master Arsrod, you were really there, weren''t you?"


    Laviala smiles mischievously.


    "I knew it, you''re a genius with the bow."


    Raviara is probably the only person who has mastered the archer''s trade to this degree.


    "It''s not like this in the unknown forest. But this one is special. I have many memories of Mr. Arsrod.


    The look on Laviala''s face was close to the sisterly expression that I had chased after her as a child.


    But the fact that it is mixed with a different emotion is a sign that I have grown up.


    It might be out of place on the battlefield, but I gently put my lips on Laviala''s.


    "I hope you will have children again," she said.


    "Elves don''t have children very often, but I''ll try my best."


    With Mortai dead, the enemy forces were finally in disarray and suffered heavy casualties.


    To be a loser in an elven forest is a living hell. They will hunt the fallen thoroughly.


    I gathered my men and said.


    "We''ve successfully defeated the enemy. Now we are going back to the main battlefield. I must thank the men who are taking care of me now!