As a result of our discussions, we were split into the following teams.
The team going to the neighboring countries to close off Gisu's escape routes
Aisha, Rinia, Pursena, and the rest of the mercenary corps
The diversion team going to the Holy Land of the Sword to get Nina
Sylphy, (Ghyslaine, Isolte)
The team going to the capital
Zanoba, Julie, Ginger
The team going to the second city
Rudeus
The team going to the third city
Eris, Roxy
After each team sets up teleportation circles, they will separate and search for Gisu and the North God.
Just like Sylphy proposed earlier.
Zanoba will mainly do information gathering.
Eris and Roxy will deal with the Ogre God.
The team that eliminates the escape routes will take orders from Aisha, so it'll probably work out fine.
My job became related to Ruijerd.
The Ogre God who I've always been told a lot about. [5]
The North God Karlmann III who just so happens to be going to the Kingdom of Biheiril.
Ruijerd who has deep connections with me.
We can't quite predict Gisu's movements, so we ended up splitting our forces.
It would probably be best to leak some information and play it by ear.
The members going to the Kingdom of Biheiril will move out immediately.
If we waste time, Gisu's whereabouts may become uncertain.
I don't want to have to search for Kishirika over and over again to get her to find Gisu.
Sylphy will move out a little after that.
Ariel said she will send reinforcements immediately, but she has her own circumstances.
Ghyslaine and Isolte probably won't arrive in just a few minutes.
Julie, Ginger, Rinia, Pursena, and the rest of the mercenary corps have their own jobs that they're still in the middle of, so we'll tell them to prioritize this instead.
It may be unreasonable, but this is the critical moment.
We have to do this, even if it's unreasonable.
Is this a chance or a trap?
It may be optimistic, but I'm hoping for the former.
Using the communication lithographs, we told the plan to Ariel and Cliff as well.
Ariel immediately responded "I'll give you my utmost support," but Cliff still hasn't replied.
Unlike Ariel who has a lithograph in her room, in Milis we have to send messages to Cliff through the mercenary corps, so it probably takes time.
"Any questions?"
I looked over the surroundings, but nobody raised their hand.
There don't seem to be any.
The one who looks a little worried is Zanoba.
Looking at the state of affairs, higher priority is given to the third city which is closest to Ogre Island and the second city which is closest to where Ruijerd was spotted, but the capital has the most people, so it may be the most dangerous.
Ginger's information gathering abilities are high, and Zanoba's a powerful combatant, but he's weak to fire magic.
I don't think he'll die.[6]
"Zanoba, be careful."
"I know. However, rather than for myself, I'm worried about the shop."
"Oh, that's right…"
For the record, whether it's the store or the factory, they should still go on even if the top brass isn't there.
However, if neither Zanoba nor Julie are there, if some major trouble occurs, I don't know how it will fare.
"So you wanted to leave Julie behind?"
"Hahaha, I promised I wouldn't leave her again."
Zanoba's really loved by Julie…
Or rather, I wonder how Zanoba feels about her.
I wonder if they've made love.
That's kind of a hard thing to ask.
Zanoba has times when he kind of pulls back from women.[7]
If they have children, I fully intend to tease him and call him a lolicon bastard, but I don't want to butt into his affairs too much.
"Eris too, are you alright?"
"…… I'm fine."
Eris looks dissatisfied.
It seems she wanted to go with me.
However, if she did that there wouldn't be anyone who could guard Roxy.
Furthermore, if I'm with Eris we'll stick out like a sore thumb.
She can't do anything covertly.
That's why I put her with the one who stands out the second most, Roxy.
They're also a kind of diversion.
"I'm worried about Rudeus being alone."
Certainly, I'm also worried about myself.
I wonder if I can properly avoid Gisu's attention while gathering information.
Gisu's information skills are top-class.
Unless I move very well, as soon as Gisu knows that someone's searching for North God Karlmann or Ruijerd, I'll be noticed by him.
If he notices me too early, he'll naturally run away.
In the first place, nothing good ever happens when I act on my own.
"Well, I'll make it work out somehow."
It would have been better if I had gathered one or two people who are good at gathering intelligence.
Regretting it now won't change anything.
I couldn't predict the situation turning out like this.
"What will Orsted-sama be doing? I'd be thankful if you could stay here to manage the communication lithographs and protect my family."
"…Sure."
"Thank you very much."
Orsted is house-sitting.
He stands out, so he's not really suited for information gathering.
There may be times when we need him,
but it's best if he stays here whenever possible and comes to help when the battle starts.
Of course, there is the matter about his mana, so it would be a problem if he participates too much in battle.
He's something like the last trump card.
Or rather, it's for the sake of preserving his mana that he has me as a subordinate.
As such, having Orsted can be considered to be our loss.
"…"
Orsted stays silent.
I get the feeling he wants to say something, but I can't see his facial expression because of the helmet.
I wonder if he's concerned.
No, we're about to undertake a massive plan, so he must be tense as well.
"Rudeus. Just in case, you should wear that ring."
"Ring?"
The Death God's ring.
Suddenly told that, I looked at my hand.
On my finger is a rather creepy ring with a skull design.
It's what I got from the Death God. After meeting Kishirika, I started wearing it for no particular reason.
"Can I ask the reason?"
"It's just in case. Simply wearing it has an effect."