A young man wearing a white suit was standing in the middle of the forest at night. That alone was already a bizarre sight, but what made it even more bizarre were the men wearing black combat uniforms surrounding him.
“Elexis-sama, the vanguard has come in contact with the enemy. The battle has begun”
“Despite that, it's been awfully quiet since the first explosion”
“Neither side must want to be found by the people of this planet”
“I guess I'm the only one who wants to stand out then”
Listening to the report from his subordinate, Elexis smiled wryly as he looked at his own clothes. His pure white suit stood out even in the dark of the night. He was easy to spot even from a fair distance away.
“The weapons our enemies are using are even more covert than ours”
“They're not weapons from princess Theiamillis... which means there can't be that many of them. Somewhere around 20 to 30 I would wager”
Being a fair distance away from the city, the laser and beam weapons that Elexis's forces were using wouldn't produce enough sound to attract any attention from unwanted bystanders. Despite that, if his enemies were using even more covert weapons, then that was practically the same as announcing that they had no chance in terms of sheer power. Because of that, it was likely that the enemy force was smaller than Elexis's forces.
“However, there are several powerful people amongst them. We have already taken some damage”
“Mmm, that's more like it...”
Hearing that there were several powerful people in the enemy force, Elexis showed a joyful smile.
“Is there a boy using a knight's sword amongst those powerful enemies?”
“I have received no such reports”
“I see...”
Not getting the answer he'd hoped for, Elexis's shoulders dropped. He looked like a child that had been stood up by a friend. Because that appearance was so different from his normal energetic and spirited behavior, the soldiers around him were a little confused.
“What should we do?”
“I'll leave it to you. Since we have the numerical advantage, we'll probably be fine if we just hold back and corner them using 'that'”
Elexis gave instructions as if he was bored. Since his 'friend' hadn't appeared, he would proceed according to plan. It would be a boring result, and Elexis wouldn't even need to give his troops any more instructions.
“Understood”
“But if the boy with the knight sword appears, don't just carelessly attack, report to me instead. I'll face him”
“Is he that dangerous?”
“That boy is like a living joke”
“I'll take it to heart... Let's go! Don't let the vanguard have all the fun!”
With the commander at the front, the men in black combat uniforms advanced, leaving Elexis and a few soldiers that were his bodyguards.
“...Hurry up, Koutarou-kun. I'm getting tired of waiting”
Elexis looked up into the sky. The stars were twinkling brightly, but the star he was looking for was nowhere to be found. The blue shooting star he wished for was still far away.