Miyazaki, controlling Marcus, charged headlong into the enemy ranks, wreaking havoc on all sides.
The main force followed behind, clearing out the few remaining bandits.
" Wolt can hit in four diagonal directions; perhaps we can take advantage of that."
Miyazaki calculated the distance and Adventure taking Wolt to the upper right corner of the mountain bandits, where there were no friendly forces protecting him.
"MISS"
The usually invincible Wolt unfortunately missed this time.
He frowned. The three cavalrymen, Marcus, Lance, and Alan, were currently far away near the castle, dealing with the enemy behind them.
The heavily armored soldier Bors was far less mobile than Wolt, and since he was armed with a spear, he was countered by the axemen and was unable to provide reinforcements.
The protagonist, Roy, is currently recovering his HP in a village at the bottom of the map due to low health.
Suddenly, Wolt found himself isolated and helpless.
"What a pity, if that arrow had hit its mark."
Miyazaki was not bothered by this minor strategic blunder.
The key character, Marcus, and the two knights are all alive and well; at worst, Bors can just go and deal with them later.
However, Wolt definitely won't be able to hold on this round.
[I've done my best, Your Highness Roy. I'm sorry.]
"Forget it, I have enough damage anyway, so I'm not in a hurry to use you."
Although NovaBo was Miyazaki's first game console, he had watched others play games before.
It's perfectly normal for someone to die in a team.
It's just that Wolt didn't get a chance to gain experience or practice in this game; he should be more careful in the next map.
This also allows Marcus to enjoy the experience all to himself.
While he was pondering, the final boss guarding the gate launched a direct attack on Marcus in front of him, reducing himself to near-death.
With Lance's javelin Support, Miyazaki had completely wiped out all the enemies in the first level.
[Father! Lilina!]
[Go and meet up with the mercenary group first.]
[As the heir to the Pherae family, fight with all your might!!]
I managed to finish the first chapter without any major incidents.
Looking at the two save slots that popped up in front of him, Miyazaki scratched his head.
He had seen other people play games, but he had never seen a save function like this before.
But why provide two slots?
With the mindset of saving every penny, Miyazaki simply overwrote the autosave for the first chapter.
Lloyd's forces and the mercenary group hired by Eliwood were about to meet up in this village.
"The nun who served Her Highness the princess has run away?"
Miyazaki read the text on the screen intently, not wanting to miss a single detail.
When he saw the enemy soldiers tell the Boss that the nun had escaped, he immediately realized what was going on.
"Could this nun be joining my group?"
Just then, a figure dressed in white, holding a staff, approached their group.
You could tell from the light blue secondary color scheme of her clothes that she must be one of our own.
[Found her! She's there! We must capture that woman, dead or alive!]
Roy: [Sister, please go hide in a village to the side.]
Elen: [No, please take me with you. Although I can't fight, I can heal the wounded.]
Miyazaki then realized what was going on.
No wonder they included a hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scene here.
It turns out that the new companion added to this level is a powerful unit with healing abilities.
"That's good. That way, if Wolt gets injured again, we can have the nun—what about me Wolt??"
Miyazaki carefully scanned his team.
My attention was completely focused on the conversation, and I didn't pay any attention to the team's situation.
Upon closer inspection, although there were still six units in the group besides the nun, one of them was the wagon baggage they had brought for their long journey.
Wolt has disappeared somewhere.
Suddenly, Hidetaka Miyazaki felt a tightness in his chest.
He had carefully studied every word of the plot text; there was absolutely no way he had missed any part of the story about Wolt leaving the team.
Even the old man Merlinus, who was in charge of hauling the goods, was specifically mentioned in the story that he would be going along, so there's no reason why such a crucial character Wolt would leave without explanation.
He suddenly recalled Wolt's words of resentment as he bid farewell after his defeat.
He died.
Miyazaki moved somewhat stiffly, silently opening the "Troops" menu.
It's gone. Even Wolt's name isn't on the army menu anymore.
It was as if he had never existed.
Even Sister Elen, who had just joined the team, and Merlinus's supply team were clearly written on the list.
He's really dead—
For 12-year-old Hidetaka Miyazaki, the impact of this event was enough to shatter his entire worldview.
Wolt not only died, but he died because of him.
He was killed because of his aggressive strategy that only aimed to maximize damage.
Although Miyazaki didn't see much interaction between the protagonist and this minor character who only appeared briefly in the story.
But at this moment, he truly felt a pang of regret.
Every decision he makes carries weight, and every mistake he makes comes at a price.
Miyazaki frowned, his expression turning serious as he looked at the map.
From this moment on, there can be no more staff reductions.
However, just a few rounds later, the four mercenaries who had just successfully reunited ran into trouble again.
Ironically, the most unique Pegasus Knight, Shanna, was the one who caused the problem.
As the only unit capable of rapid movement regardless of terrain, Miyazaki moved her towards the main force as soon as she joined the team.
He wanted to use this method to relieve Roy and Lance, who were in poor condition, and then coordinate with Marcus to counter-encircle the enemy.
But it was clear that there was a mistake in his operation.
The enemy actually abandoned the two low-health enemies in front of them and instead moved two steps to surround Shanna.
Shanna uses a gun, and has only 17 health points, even less than Wolt's by 1 point.
He encountered two bandits wielding axes and lost his life in just one round.
[Sisters----I'm sorry----we can't go back together----]
Miyazaki's eyes widened in horror.
Knowing that the characters would die permanently, he valued these precious warriors more than anything else.
He was somewhat annoyed.
Even a highly mobile character like Shanna was killed by her own foolish actions.
Even with Marcus still around and the addition of a powerful teammate named Dieck, he was still somewhat on the verge of losing his composure.
Miyazaki's eyes darted across the map, searching for a perfect solution, when he suddenly noticed a small window in the lower left corner.
Previously, he hadn't noticed the content displayed here because other visual elements were too eye-catching.
[Alpine]
[DEF.(Defense)]:2
[AVO (Dodge)]: 40
This is a terrain attribute.
"A full 40% evasion bonus on the mountain—does this mean the Pegasus Knights are going to use their mobility to their advantage in terrain-based combat?"
This made Miyazaki even angrier.
If I had known sooner, perhaps Shanna wouldn't have died.
"Hmm? Save the game!"
He suddenly understood the purpose of giving himself two save slots.