Night fell...
In the woods outside the royal castle in the capital of the Re-Estize Kingdom, where troops could be concealed, the royal elite soldiers led by Warrior Captain Gazef Stronoff and the large force of soldiers sent as promised by Marquis Raeven were camped out, waiting for the Warrior Captain to organize them and for Lakyus of Blue Rose to assign their missions.
Besides the elite soldiers, quite a few adventurers had also gathered there. They had been officially informed of the true mission and purpose of the battle they had been hired for!
However, after learning the truth, they hadn't reacted all that strongly. They had seen for themselves that, besides two adamantite-ranked adventurer teams, the Kingdom's strongest warrior was leading the operation, backed by a large force of soldiers. With that kind of lineup, they figured wiping out several Eight Fingers hideouts would be relatively easy!
Besides, the adventurer teams hired and brought here were all rather strong in their sense of justice (and chuunibyou tendencies), so they didn't have much objection to doing something that would benefit the Kingdom and its people.
"!!"
"Warrior Captain! Everyone on our side is here. Where's that little girl and the Dragonflights she promised? Why haven't I seen any sign of them yet?!"
With this massive operation about to begin in the Kingdom's capital, and a brutal battle soon to become inevitable, Lakyus Alvein Dale Aindra, the leader of Blue Rose, realized that a certain little girl and the Dragonflights she had promised still hadn't shown up. Unable to keep her temper, she stormed up to the Warrior Captain Gazef, who was coordinating the operation, and angrily demanded an answer in front of everyone.
"Um..."
"Please don't worry, Lakyus! She said she'd adapt to the situation and support us. The