I was called by Mr. Jere.


    I went into Jere''s office and found him and Liberto in there.


    Hey, what''s it been, a week?


    Mr. Liberto. It''s been a long time. It''s good to see you back in one piece.


    Yeah, well.


    Me and Viviana-san went back to King''s Landing first, using our magic tools for the raid.


    From there, Liberto-san and Christo must have returned to King''s Landing right away with the two of us.


    Once they found out that the royal capital was being attacked, they wouldn''t have time to look around at the rest of the country.


    Since we left and it was just the two of us, I was a little worried, but I''m glad we were able to return safely.


    But.........


    I bow my head to Liberto-san.


    ''''I''m sorry. As soon as I got back, I left the line of fire.''''


    Christo, and Mr. Liberto was the one who made the decision for me to come back.


    And I, myself, betrayed it.


    ''That''s nothing to apologize for. If it didn''t work out for you, it wouldn''t have worked out for me either.


    No, no, no.


    It''s not.


    That''s not what happened.


    I left the front lines for personal reasons.


    I was driven by my emotions to help Tina.


    Now, if I hadn''t lost one of my men, I would have kept fighting.


    But....Tina is different.


    I lost her in my previous life and was able to save her in this life.


    Although we were not blood related, the fall of Tina, who was like family to me, shook me up.


    I threw everything I was supposed to do and went to Tina''s rescue.


    If that was all I had to do, I could have saved Tina and returned to the front lines immediately.


    But after this, there was a problem.


    I was beaten up by Elena.


    She''s just telling me why she did it.


    ''But I''m glad you''re back. If it was Lieutenant Commander Liberto, it would have been difficult.


    ''Eric''s so sweet, I thought he''d be upset when he fought me. That''s why I was able to beat him so easily.''


    Because I was weak.


    Because I let my guard down thinking about what would happen if I was on your side against Elena, who turned out to be an enemy.


    If it had been you, I would never have done that.


    So if it had been Mr. Liberto who returned, I would have been able to keep fighting until the end.


    I didn''t come back.


    "I let my guard down. I made a blunder that Mr. Liberto wouldn''t have made, and I left the front lines.


    Yeah, well, good luck. Well, good luck next time.


    Mr. Liberto popped me on the shoulder, who still had his head down.


    ''More importantly, I''ve heard you, Eric. Looks like you want to resign from the Order.


    Yes.


    I raise my head and look at the two men in front of me.


    Mr. Liberto is next to me and Mr. Yelle is sitting postureally behind his desk.


    Both of them are looking straight into my eyes, as if they are trying to find out the truth.


    ''''........In conclusion, we can''t allow you to leave.


    Mr. Yelle opens the conversation with that.


    ''''Right now, the knights in King''s Landing are short-handed. We have called for knights from other cities, but it will take some time yet.''''


    In the midst of all that, you don''t want to let go of someone as talented as Eric.


    ''I''ll be honest with you, yes. But.....


    Mr. Yelle looks into my eyes and sighs.


    ''You seem determined,''


    Yes, I''m sorry.


    Even if they didn''t allow it, I''m leaving on my own.


    I told you because I felt I had to say a few words about how you have been so good to me.


    It''s...


    I''m not sure for a moment if I should say it, but I''ll tell you the truth.


    That Elena-san is a traitor and that she has given out information.


    And that I''m going on a journey to find Elena-san.


    ''I see ... is that what Elena Millwood herself said?


    Yes, I do.


    ''Well we had a candidate here for someone who passed on the information, but it was him.


    I don''t know who the hell I am, but he''s the one who tipped me off.


    Apparently, Mr. Yelle also predicted that the person who gave him the information was there.


    ''Are you saying you''re leaving to look for Elena Millwood?


    Yes, I do.


    So you don''t have to leave the group?


    I''m sure you''re right.


    What...?


    Shouldn''t you be leaving?


    What the hell is going on?


    ''''I''ve been talking with His Majesty about what''s to come, and we, the Kingdom of Begonia, intend to declare war on the Lynda Empire.


    ''　I mean.....


    "Yes, we will go to war head-on with the Lynda Empire.


    I knew it would happen.


    I knew there was no way they would do anything from our country after all that was done to us.


    ''And in a war, information is important. As in this case.


    Yes.


    The Begonia Kingdom and the Lynda Empire.


    In a head-to-head battle, the winner would be the Begonia Kingdom.


    However, if we are thrust into an unprepared position like this one, there is a possibility that the Lindow Empire will win.


    We get the other side''s information and don''t give them information about us, rather we give them false information.


    That''s what''s important in a war.


    ''So, we must send spies to the Lynda Empire in order to get information too.


    ''　So you''re spying on a demon nation?


    Yes, and that spy--


    I''d like to appoint you and Miss Yurina.