(^▽^) Reasons to Advance
In any case, although things had taken a few twists and turns and they had suffered considerable losses, the surprise attack by the enemy Legion of War Demons on the City of Holy Light had ultimately ended in victory, just before nightfall, as the setting sun slowly sank below the horizon.
So, having returned to find that the fighting was already over, Guts and Schierke—who had been coming to reinforce them and had prepared for the worst—joined the main force, including Azan and Serpico, who had arrived shortly afterward, and threw themselves into the frantic rescue and cleanup efforts.
Even though they had won, during the initial fighting—especially when the apostles of the War Demons had climbed over the walls and entered the city to battle the defenders in the streets—many soldiers and able-bodied civilians who had helped defend the city had fallen victim to the monsters. The casualties were heavy.
As Paladins and high-ranking members of the territory, Guts and the others naturally had to put the Holy Light they wielded to good use and deal with the situation properly.
So when a certain troublesome little girl came bouncing into the wrecked gate area, she spotted Guts and the others hard at work amid the wounded and the piles of corpses from far away. She didn't go over to them, but instead found a somewhat gloomy Crea and asked,
"Hey! Big Sis Crea?"
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"Have you seen that bald uncle?"
Yes, when Annie showed up at a time like this, after secretly keeping everything under control and indirectly helping a few idiots out of a tight spot, she was of course looking for someone.
After all, that bald uncle was a temporary hired hand and gofer she had summoned from another world two hours ago.