"War can bring nothing but loss and pain to any living being."
Joshua stepped onto the stage again at that moment, his gaze sweeping over everyone present. He also spotted Nogs, who had been sitting in the very last row of the theater.
He looked as though he was planning to leave... but Joshua's appearance forced him to stay a little longer.
"Perhaps you cannot experience war in reality, but you can in a game... This is one of the modes I envisioned for Conflict. You may call it Battlefield."
Joshua did not drag things out this time and addressed everyone present directly.
"There are many other possible modes! In the previous trial and demonstration, you merely played the role of a soldier on this battlefield. But imagine what it would be like if you played as a hero? Like the heroes in Holy Spirit, each with their own unique abilities."
When Joshua posed that question, the archer noticed Short Touch Wand's leg trembling nonstop beside him.
"What are you shaking for?"
The archer impatiently nudged Short Touch Wand with his elbow. The movement was so obvious that he could feel it even from where he sat.
"S-Sorry... Just imagining what Master Joshua described... gets me really excited."
Short Touch Wand had yet to join the real Yevirk Serpent. Faced with this vicious mercenary group, he was still a little afraid.
"There is another interesting mode." Joshua snapped his fingers again, and an... no, an airship as enormous as a giant whale appeared on the screen behind him.
The airships in this world really were designed after the shape of whales. It even had fin-like mechanisms slowly waving through the sky, like gigantic oars.
The airship slowly passed over an island. Then the image abruptly shifted, and the hatch beneath