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Arriving at Sakuya, Izuments of earthen dolls, and flattened soldiers of the otten on her back, Sakuya took to the sky

'What are we supposed to do after we're in the air?'

To the voice, Izu it out…"

Where Sakuya was had becoon would destroy surrounding buildings, and if she raed for real, Celestia Castle would quickly be leveled to the ground

Izuon could beat the ancient weapon?)

Brushing aside her hair disheveled by the wind, Izu back

A blazing sht was lit with an oiant quadrupedal ancient weapon slowly crashed into Celestia's defensive wall

And…

"The hell's that…"

As Aleist leaned his body in, the ancient weapon's single eye spouted fire, s

Its whole body illuminated by the inferno it spewed, it really did look just like the ornaments sold at the souvenir shops

Unlike those easy-to-break articles, however, the ancient weapon showed no sign of stopping as it ht for the palace

Itscitizenrythe sights frouardian deity"

As she said that with a serious face, Millia returned fire

"Why!? If you go to a place like that, your life&8211;"

"Even so! If you can't get too close, then just as close as you can! This is an order from a princess of Celestia! … I can't cause any further trouble"

To Cleo who leaked a sob with those words, Aleist spoke

"You're saying it again… don't you think you're bes Emilio!?"

"I'm fully aware I am! But it cannot be helped This is all I' uardian deity this instant!"

With a face of pure earnesty, she shed tears as she spoke

There, not froust blew through

Rudel skillfully landed on Sakuya's back, re his helmet to speak

"Unfortunately, the orders I received were to 'Guard you to the cere I cannot follow your orders"

'Ah, Rudel'

"Rudel, glad you're alright"

Sakuya rejoiced, Izumi was relieved Izumi looked at the ancient weapon fro of you"

"I refuse I'ht, perhaps I should say this? I'hts of Courtois It's an insult for the world to think we re streak with this weapon forever I shall be settling the score"

Rudel looked at the ancient weapon and laughed

Izuht hand to her face as she spoke

"Rudel, show so as we defeat that thing, it will all be over My mission was, from start to finish, to safely deliver Cleo; I was never told not to obliterate any guardian deities or ancient weapons or whatever it is"

Millia was ah, they never said it, but…!!"

Nate looked at Rudel and shook her head to the side

"You haven't changed from your student days, I see For better or worse, that is"

Aleist was looking at the earth

"… The s around I'll deal with those"

As Aleist showed soht's face turned a little sorrowful

"Rudel, I was Emilio's friend… perhaps not, but I'e, I could at least put in so from the fact the man wasn't there, Rudel kept it short

"I see,"

He muttered And he put down his helmet and turned to Aleist

"I'll stop that ancient weapon with Sakuya I'll try to lead the fight outside as e Can you take care of evacuation too?"

Aleist, likewise

"Of course"

Seeing the two of theo so far… if only I become a sacrifice, no one has to be hurt"

To that opinion, Izuht"

"Eh?"

"Rudel's all over the place, but he's a man who's true to his word Up to now, and froruround too Aleist, you'd better give some decent orders"

Aleist, a little nervous

"L-leave it thoo me!"

He fumbled his words

Nate uninterestedly ain? Just so you know, everyone's going to hear about this e get back Well, it's partly to protectinforht

(He's got it rough, that Aleist)

Rudel addressed Sakuya

"Sakuya, land in an adequate place After that… we're going to be settling the score with that weapon"

He sounded like he was having fun

(If he didn't have that side to hiru to challenge the i with Aleist's group, Sakuya is received a doard gust strong enough to put out the flames, Aleist looked around

"I'll have Millia relay orders frouard the princess"

Nate breathed out a sigh

"Well, with these ht Now let's be off"

Cleo handed over the silver pendant to Aleist

"Oh? And this is?"

"Froht of you as a friend as well"

"I see… so I've lost a friend"

As Aleist let out a sorrowful voice, Cleo spoke

"No, E so you have ratitude as well It wassimilar was used in the ancient weapon's core"

The hand Aleist used to grip the pendant shook

(So it's soerous?)

Cleo told hie soe one for large… though you're better off not using soh, Aleist tucked the pendant away in his breast pocket