After Hilla’s addition, the defensive line, which had been unstable for a while, began to quickly regain its place.

Hilla, who cuts down two or three monsters at once with a sharp yet swift quicksword, was not lacking in filling Willia’s vacancy.

Even though it must have been an unfamiliar battlefield, they had as much understanding of the monsters in the area as we did after fighting on the field for several days.

When an orc and troll attack at once, the orc must be dealt with first, or when two trolls swarm at once, it is necessary to create an opening before attacking hastily.

With such a basic battlefield understanding, the defense line quickly regained its initial sense of stability.

“… Now, we can fight again.”

In addition to that, Willia returned after an hour of maximum rest.

Fortunately, the outpost defense line, which was built with a total of four people, was not broken through until tomorrow morning, and the front line was maintained.

I had been waiting for dawn to come, wielding my sword and magic for several more hours.

‘Dung-dung-dung.’

The sound of the drums of the signalman who was watching the battle informed that the monsters were retreating.

The monster subjugation on the fourth day, which could have led to a major crisis if done wrong, ended like that.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

“Mr. Conrad, are you really sane?”

As soon as I returned to the tent after the battle, I was greeted by Saint Clare’s poignant remarks.

“How could you step into a battlefield with only Stella and Willia without wearing a single layer of heavenly protection?! If it goes wrong, what are you going to do!!!”

“Oh, Saint Clare?”

“No one is wrong. Do not be angry at what has not happened, Saint Claire.”

“Aww!! I really hate this person!!”

Maybe she was surprised by Saint Clare, who threw off her pretense and expressed her feelings to the fullest after a long time.

Seeing her like this for the first time, Hilla looked quite embarrassed.

Stella, who had been active for a year at parties like Willianna, who had been with her for a long time, and had come face to face with her a lot, didn’t take it as strange.

“Saint Claire, everything was going to work out anyway.”

“… … .”

“If I hadn’t participated there, Stella and Willia would have been isolated in the middle of enemy lines.

What about the orcs and trolls breaking through the defenses and approaching the post?”

“It is, but… .”

“It’s easier to run than to chase, and it’s easier to defend than run. What is a large-scale battle?

Above all, I could have put the two of them in danger because of the strategy I set up, but I, who tied the knot, can’t run away without finishing it.”

Even though there were only two people, Stella and Willia’s skills were enough to serve as a defensive line.

At best, there was no need to give up positions we had an advantage on and switch to unfavorable or costly battles.

“In the end, that’s just a story of consequences… .”

“Since no one died, it’s a very perfect outcome.”

“… … .”

“Let’s stop arguing about this, Saint Clare. It’s only hurting each other’s feelings anyway.

More than that, since new reinforcements have arrived, why don’t you say hello to each other? Aren’t you making Lady Hilla Warburg wait too long?”

As she said that, she turned her gaze toward Hilla, and the red-haired young lady cautiously nodded her head up and down.

“… I know. I was also a little curious about what kind of person Mr. Hilla was.”

With the permission of St. Claire, who can be said to be the highest in status at this place, a place to introduce Hilla was finally created.

“First of all, this is Hilla Warburg, the third daughter of the Margrave of Warburg.

He is currently a member of the academy’s swordsmanship club, and was the top at the time of admission. How are you now?”

“I’m still maintaining the top of the first grade, Conrad senior!”

“They say so.”

Since he wasn’t part of our party, I didn’t bother looking into his grades, but from what I’ve heard, it seems that he’s still holding the top spot in the first year.

Having introduced Hilla to the others first, now was the time to introduce Hilla to people she didn’t know.

“Since I already know Stella, I won’t introduce her. The person over here is Saint Clare Larapria‧Maidel.

He is currently an orthodox church and belongs to the academy’s theology department, and during this winter vacation, he and Stella went out to practice dispatching to the northern border of monsters.”

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Hilla Warburg.”

“It is an honor, Clare Larapria‧Saint Maidell.”

“And this is Willia. Before, I was an escort knight for Lady Claire, but now I’m on my way to the northern border of demons for training.”

“Hello, Mr. Willia.”

“Nice to meet you, Lady Hilla Warburg!”

Now that Saint Clare and Willia have greeted each other with Hilla, it is time to start talking in earnest.

“Hilla, there’s something I want to ask you.”

“You want to ask why I visited the northern monster border, which is quite far from the Marshal of Warburg?”

“… Yes, I am well aware of it.”

Hilla, quick-witted, said what I was about to say before I did, and began explaining why she had come all the way up north.

“Three days ago, I returned from the academy and was living with my family, the Marshal of Warburg.”

“yes.”

“After returning to the Marshal of Warburg, I was honing my lacking skills by sharing swords with my father every day.

In the last match, I was so helplessly defeated by senior Conrad, so in the next match, I have to be able to give him a proper blow somehow.”

“Wait a minute, Mr. Conrad? You can’t even fight Hilla-san in a place where I can’t see… .”

“… Go on, Hilla.”

“… … .”

Saint Clare almost cut off the conversation when she learned that I had sparred with her.

To prevent the story from leaking elsewhere, I gestured to her to listen.

“… While I was training myself by sparring with my father every day, wouldn’t I suddenly receive a call from the north asking for reinforcements three days ago?

I thought it would be a good practical experience for me too, so I told my father that I would go to war on my own. My father was against it at first, but after hearing my promise, he told me to go.”

“So I came to the North… .”

“After driving for two days and nights like that, when we arrived in the north, something felt strange, and we could figure out that they were in the middle of a battle with monsters.

So, I went around the camp to replenish the elite soldiers of the Warburg family where there was a shortage of power right away… … I found it like fate!”

“… what?”

“Of course, he is senior Konrad Perdalos, who will become my partner in the future!!”

““ ““… … .””””

Everyone else, including me, was speechless at her nonsense that she uttered so confidently.

“Hilla. As I said before, the engagement has already been canceled… .”

“To be able to meet my senior not at the academy, but even in the Warburg estate so far away, isn’t this because some fate is connecting me and my senior?

So, as soon as they saw you, the soldiers from Warburg dispatched them to other parts of the camp and joined you!

With the feeling of becoming the wife of the Margrave of Warburg, who stood next to the first Margrave of Thames Warburg!!”

Really, it was a passionate confession of love that made my head hurt just by hearing it.

Things were really confusing because she still acted as if she was his fiancé even though he had already said no properly.

“Hilla, if you keep showing misleading attitudes like this in the student council room last time, it’ll only make it harder and harder to find your fiancé.”

“Isn’t that the same for you, too?”

“… … yes?”

“Because there is no way anyone would carelessly flirt with someone the youngest daughter of the Margrave of Warburg had marked.”

“… … .”

“Originally, I tried not to use the status of a Margrave family or the political position of Warburg because I thought it would look too chosen.

I thought it would be quite useful for protecting Conrad senior among fellow nobles.”

“Hilla… .”

“Did you know that Delphina’s burden was greatly reduced thanks to the rumor that senior Conrad was engaged to me?

So, I will try to make the most of this position as much as possible. The current state in which Senior Conrad cannot openly announce the fact that I am not his fiancée.”

Since she was the third daughter of the Marquis family, I thought she was a person who had little to do with politics.

As it is, he was saying that he was the son of the Margrave of Warburg, and he was a person who knew how to properly utilize his position and position.

“So, for now, just know that I haven’t given up yet.”

At the end of her words, as if she was speaking to other people, not me, the other three were strangely avoiding me and Hela’s gaze for some reason.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

It wasn’t until that afternoon that I spoke with Hilla and the reinforcements she had brought with me.

To be precise, he had only talked with Wolfherd Finlay, the commander of the elite troops of the Marshal of Warburg.

“I am Wolfherd Finlay, commander of the Warburg Elite Corps.”

Like a wolf beastman, even though he only had armor on top of his physique, he was a man whose body felt quite majestic.

“I am Conrad Perdalos, the eldest son of Viscount Perdalos. Nice to meet you, Mr. Wolfherd Finlay.”

“Today, I’m only here for the Northern Bavaria estate and Lady Hilla’s throne, so don’t worry about me.”

After saying that, Wolfherd ordered the other soldiers to carry a wide cloth, stake, and rope around my bonfire.

Soon, we began to set up a new tent near the tent, where Willia and I were temporarily staying.

“Lady Hilla’s tent will be set up around here.”

It was an action that was not agreed upon in advance, but there was no reason to refuse, so I just kept quiet.

Hela’s position at my campfire meant that she would acknowledge me as her commander in future operations.

After all, it wasn’t too bad of a story because there was one more card that could be used.

Even though it was only for one day, I witnessed the battle this morning, so I thought it would be at least as helpful as Willia.

“Even though it’s the tent I’m using alone, you can’t come into my tent secretly, senior?”

“You’re talking for granted.”

“Of course, whether or not you enter my tent, I won’t scream or criticize you, but is it okay?”

“Because I know.”

Even though I never intended to do that from the beginning, Hela emphasized to me several times that I shouldn’t come into her tent.

I was quite tired from the battle at dawn that day, so as soon as I lay down in my tent, I fell asleep until evening.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

The evening of the fifth day after the monster territory battle in the north had begun was approaching.

“… Have you just started moving?”

My eyes were automatically opened by the gloomy aura that I felt instinctively.

There would still be an hour left until the sun went down, but this disturbing expression seemed to penetrate my whole body already.

It was such a familiar sensation that I felt it several times a day during the demon subjugation days.

The aura of muddy magic that at least the Archbishop of Darkness can spit out.

Seely Willy was approaching this place.