The Shortest War (Three Chapters in One)

When night fell, both camps lit their fires. The difference was that five Sky Ships hovered above the Duchy of Camai's barracks like five small suns, the light from their Lightning Spirals illuminating the entire camp.

In the Kingdom of Saint Ellis's barracks, First Prince Alec let out another roar over the two additional Sky Ships, because the Empire's intelligence network had once again failed to detect their existence.

His countermeasure against the Duchy of Camai's Sky Ships had been to use the Empire's Griffin Knights for long-range harassment, preventing them from displaying their proper combat strength. But now that the Empire's Griffin Knights had been wiped out, the Kingdom of Saint Ellis could no longer deal with the Duchy of Camai's Sky Ships.

And now two more had appeared, making the situation even more difficult. How could that not infuriate him?

Amid First Prince Alec's occasional roars, the night passed.

When the morning sunlight shone over this land of the Grand Duchy of Thunderclap, the massive knight legions of both sides had already gathered before their two camps.

Abel stood at the very front of the knight legion, riding Black Wind. Beside him stood Blue Dragon Emmanuel, Bernie, and Lady Cali.

"Abel, humans are so boring. What's the point of a war like this? Should I go up there and give them a Great Roar, so they all collapse?" Blue Dragon Emmanuel asked while drinking from a bottle of Grandmaster Wine.

"Blue Dragon Emmanuel, there's no need for you to act right now. If you're needed, I'll certainly tell you!" Abel replied helplessly.

Blue Dragon Emmanuel had probably eaten too much of Abel's food and felt somewhat embarrassed. Abel, however, believed that Blue Dragon Emmanuel had already helped him deal with the Empire's Griffin Knight squadron, which was more