“Fistoa!! How dare you pull such a dirty trick!!”

“Hmph, I simply did whatever it took to achieve my goal. If you want to call it dirty, feel free to criticize me all you like.”

“Don’t act so shameless!”

“Yuta, I’ll talk to the revived heroes. Please head into the ruins.”

“I see. If we leave it like this, the heroes might be used by them. Understood.”

However, Fistoa stops him from heading to the ruins.

“Oh no, we’d like the Musou Iron Cavalry Corps to stay still for a while. We will treat the heroes with utmost care here. I hope you will watch quietly as we leave.”

“Do you really think we’ll obey that order?”

“You don’t have much choice, do you? After all, we have hostages.”

“Hostages!?”

Danatia slowly points his sword at Yukiha. He then orders his subordinates to aim their weapons at the people of Amuria Kingdom.

“What is the meaning of this, Fistoa?”

“My apologies, Princess Yukiha. I intended to avoid such actions if possible, but as I mentioned earlier, I’m a person who doesn’t choose my means to achieve my objectives. That being said, I’ve spent enough time with the people of Amuria Kingdom to grow somewhat fond of them. I sincerely hope the Musou Iron Cavalry Corps will act appropriately.”

What a selfish statement. As if implying that if something happens to the people of Amuria Kingdom, it would be our fault.

“The Magicraft unit is ready to move at any time. If we act swiftly, we might be able to save the hostages,” Nanami suggests.

But Jean immediately rejects her idea.

“No, they’re not that easy to deal with. Plus, they’re professionals. If we make a move, they won’t hesitate to kill the hostages.”

“Damn it… Is there nothing we can do?”

“For now, let’s follow their instructions and not make any moves. The hostages’ lives come first. But don’t worry; we will definitely rescue the heroes later. I’ve already told Rafishal to prepare for tracking them.”

Yeah, that seems like the only option for now…

“It seems they’ve finished securing the heroes. Well then, we’ll be taking our leave now. Apologies, but Princess Yukiha will be coming with us for a while. It would be troublesome if the mighty Musou Iron Cavalry Corps were to follow us.”

Damn it… They’ve even thought of that.

“It’s alright. Rafishal is probably preparing a device to track the unique powers of the heroes. Even if they get far away, we’ll be able to follow them. And the heroes won’t cooperate with them that easily. Both of them are people of great loyalty and emotion. Once they realize they were taken as hostages, they’ll definitely break away from them.”

Feri speaks confidently, trusting her heroic friends deeply.