The next day. We’re moving based on the formation discussed at the meeting. On horseback were Ghyslaine, Eris, Sylphy and I in the front. Riding the horse-drawn carriage are the two servants and Ariel, followed by Luke at the back of the horse-drawn carriage. While travelling cautiously along the forest road, we encountered a bend in the path that prevented us from seeing beyond it. Just before the bend. On a certain small tree, I found a mark carved into it. A mark that looks like a $, a signal that Orsted and I came up with in advance. It means『There’s an ambush ahead.』Good, we don’t need a self-directed play then. Pushing the capability of my foresight eye to the max, I tighten the grip on my staff. I also activated Zariff’s Arm, so I’m ready to use the magic absorbing stone at a moment’s notice. Blowguns and poison darts may suddenly come flying, or showers of advanced magic may rain down towards the horse-drawn carriage. In either situation, if I can see it with my demon eye I can avoid it. However, there wasn’t a need for that. Ghyslaine and Eris are at the front. Blocking the way of those two are figures of armored soldiers standing shoulder-to-shoulder.
Numbering more than a dozen.