"It's okay."
"I can handle him."
Alicia frowned.
"...Are you sure?"
She said while pointing at the newly healed shoulder of mine.
I gave her a look because I could see from where I am that she is teasing me.
'That lady'
"You sure you don't need me?"
She added.
I only nodded confidently.
"Positive." I firmly replied.
The Emperor laughed loudly.
"I like the confidence!"
Neither of them noticed—
inside my mind—
another conversation had already begun.
'Jeremiah.'
[Communication established.]
'Status.'
[Attack formations completed.]
[Alicia's trajectory calculated.]
[Emperor Augustus' intervention timing calculated.]
[Creator's Domain synchronized.]
[One signal required.]
Good.
Everything was ready.
I said I was fighting alone.
However I wasn't.
Alicia and the emperor are my backup.
They will attack once the opportunity rises.
I simply wasn't going to tell Joaquin that.
Across the battlefield—
the ancient king quietly watched me.
