Ranelle’s skills were amazing. Using communications and countless orders, she was able to quickly quell the domestic chaos. At the same time, she began the work of restoring national defense, and we were helping with that as well.

Amidst the steadily progressing recovery, information that Ranelle had been eager to know suddenly came to her. It was news that the people of her homeland, which had been abandoned, were apparently still alive.

“So, the people of the Kingdom of Amuria are alive after all!”

It seemed that Nagisa knew many of them, and she said this happily. Ranelle, too, temporarily set aside her role as president and simply rejoiced.

“Yeah, we still don’t know the reliability of the information, but it seems like there’s a high possibility.”

However, unlike the two who were celebrating, Jean had a more realistic take on the news.

“Sorry to rain on your parade, but aren’t the people of the Kingdom of Amuria fleeing abroad? Moreover, there’s a high chance that the coup army pursuing them is still tracking them. If we don’t go to their rescue quickly, things could become irreversible. Besides, from what I’ve heard, they fled to that remote place, Marnudark. Eventually, they’ll be cornered with no way out.”

“Yes, that’s right. Therefore, I’d like to make a personal request to the Musou Iron Cavalry.”

Ranelle’s expression shifted from that of a president to that of a royal family member, and she looked to Jean and me with a pleading gaze.

“A personal request, huh? Well, we can’t refuse that, right, Yuta?”

Jean suddenly sought my agreement, and of course, my answer was the same. I smiled and told Ranelle we accepted the request.

Marnudark was a remote southern region that had been devastated long ago by giant beasts. The land, still barren after being hit by the special breath of an SSS-ranked beast, remains a wasteland where not even grass grows. There’s hardly any wildlife, and worst of all, there’s a magnetic field that disrupts communication, so even sending messages is impossible.

“Why would the people of the Kingdom of Amuria flee to such a place?”

“Simple—there was nowhere else to run. They were surrounded by enemies, didn’t know which country they could trust, and had no choice but to flee in a direction where no one else was.”

“I see, when you put it like that, it makes sense.”

“We need to head to Marnudark as soon as possible. According to the information, the coup army pursuing the people of the Kingdom of Amuria is of considerable size. On top of that, the commander’s reputation isn’t good. If they’re captured by someone like that, who knows what could happen to them.”

“Ranelle’s family is being chased by a commander with questionable morals!?”

“That’s right. Let’s get ready and depart immediately.”

Even though we were in a hurry, we took careful measures to procure supplies. There was no way to resupply in Marnudark, and we might even need to provide the people of the Kingdom of Amuria with resources. That was taken into account in our preparations.