Having somehow completed the mission, Nagisa and I, aboard the flagship, reported the large army that had appeared to Jean. The Amuria Federation’s regular forces, including the Yamato, decided to move away from the area. If we stayed here any longer, we would inevitably clash with that massive army, and if that happened, neither side would come out unscathed.

“Still, I can’t believe an army of that size has joined forces with the coup army.”

“About that—Feri analyzed the records from Arleo II and identified the true identity of that army.”

“Their identity? Aren’t they just a new force that joined the coup army?”

“No, that’s not the case. That army is the regular forces of the Kingdom of Rubel and the Valkia Empire.”

“What?!”

I was shocked, and Ranelle, who was listening, frowned.

“Does this mean that the coup army has joined forces with the Rubel-Valkia allied army?”

“That seems to be the most likely explanation.”

“No matter how dissatisfied they are with the current government, teaming up with foreign enemies is… “

“Anyway, since we’ve also managed to destroy the communication jamming devices and restored communications, we’ll need to rally the Federation forces somehow. Our forces are far too small to take them on.”

“Understood. Leave that to me. I’ll start coordinating with various sectors immediately.”

While leaving the reorganization of the Federation to Ranelle, we, the Musou Iron Cavalry, had to decide how to act.

“Jean, what do we do? Should we call in Dad and Linnecarlo?”

“I’d love to, but it seems things are tough over there as well.”

“Are they struggling?”

“Not exactly struggling, but they seem to have too many tasks to handle. They say there’s still no end in sight.”

“So, we really have no choice but to manage this on our own?”

“The Yamato is powerful. I’m not a fan of the idea of small elite forces, but once the Federation regroups, we should be able to manage, strength-wise.”

Afterward, Ranelle used the restored communications to continue her calls. As a result, various countries of the Federation, which had been unable to act due to the unclear situation, began to gather under the president. Additionally, soldiers who had been forcibly recruited into the coup army by their commanders were now aware of the situation and some began to act on their own judgment.

“They’re gathering rapidly.”

“Yes, many soldiers are arriving in small squads, and we’re organizing them into units according to the current situation.”

Among the gathering Federation forces were some familiar faces. The ace riders of the Federation, the twin riders Marmum and Milmum, the giant Peff, and Satoru, a fellow Japanese who had transferred here before me, arrived as part of the division commanded by General Reginant.

“Long time no see, Instructor Yuta!”

“Marmum, Milmum! It’s been a while. How have you been?”

“We’ve been doing great as always!”

Their unchanged, cheerful smiles reassured me. I had briefly wondered if some familiar faces from the Federation forces had joined the coup army, so I was glad they responded to Ranelle’s call and came to support us.