At New Year, some people enjoyed elegant, warm balls in palaces, while others carried out their duties amid ice and snow.
The airship crossed the snowfield. Lydia held her White Cat Fairy in her arms, biting her lip uneasily as she watched the white wilderness outside the window. As a familiar holder in Military Intelligence Section Seven, she naturally had plenty of work to do, and today's assignment seemed a little... worrying. She was currently near Francis's Invincible Defense Line. Ever since the black fog stopped spreading, the Empire had sent several squads to establish outposts around its perimeter to monitor its movements. One of those outposts stood on the defense line originally built by Francis. Not long ago, however, it had failed to answer a routine inquiry from the rear. Alarmed, headquarters immediately dispatched a mecha unit aboard a Transport Airship to cross the snowfield and investigate.
The force included a platoon of Armored Soldiers, four Hound Mechs, two Knight Mechs, and Lydia and Henry from Military Intelligence Section Seven. The latter remained taciturn, sitting in his chair and silently wiping the shotgun in his hands.
"What do you think could have happened there?"
Looking at the White Cat Fairy in her arms, Lydia asked in a low voice. The fairy shook its head.
"Hard to say. The worst case would be that those demons attacked the outpost at night. After all, we know they can leave the black fog and move around after dark." "But these outposts are at least a full day's journey from the Black Fog Zone."
Lydia sounded puzzled.
"Maybe they were flying demons. Either way, don't decide on an answer before you've examined the scene. You've learned that."
Lydia nodded. Li Wei had taken her to the Royal Academy of Medicine, where she had