Ellie was ready to depart, but she felt a bit awkward seeing almost everyone walking on two legs.
Although she knew she couldn't ask for too much when moving with the army, shouldn't they at least provide a mount? After all, she was a member of the Black Scripture, right? Shouldn't she get special treatment? Ellie thought to herself.
Looking around, besides the last dozen or so carriages carrying supplies, there were no other mounts available.
Did they really have to walk?
How long would that take!
No wonder they said to prepare well when they notified her; it turned out they had to walk. She had to prepare her own marching luggage, but they were departing today, and she was only notified yesterday afternoon. Who had time to prepare? Ultimately, it was Bell's fault! She didn't explain it clearly to her!
However, thinking about it, even if she had explained it clearly, Ellie wouldn't have obediently walked with these infantrymen. That would be too undignified!
The Theocracy is really something, all infantry... not even a single mount. Are they that poor? Or did they arrange for others to be teleported? She would take another look.
Ellie stood by, watching the large army march, with no intention of moving to follow. Bell, who was beside her, asked with great curiosity.
"Clementine-sama? We're departing, you know?"
...Ellie ignored her. Bell had rushed over just now, looking like she hadn't been notified to go with them, meaning she had followed on her own. Bell could use teleportation magic. If even Bell, who was so close to her, wasn't called, then it seemed teleportation wasn't an option to expect. Ellie thought to herself, then sighed.
"Bell, can you teleport to the destination?" Ellie asked, without much hope.
"I don't even know where the destination of this march is! And I've never been to the Southern Great Forest, so I haven't had a chance to set up a teleportation plate there," Bell replied.
As expected, she couldn't rely on Bell. It would be better to think of another way herself.
Walk? Don't joke around. Should she summon Little Black and Little White?
Uh... no, Little Black and Little White are undead monsters. Their appearance in such a place would definitely cause problems, and Soul Eaters are just skeletons, so riding them would be uncomfortable.
"Clementine, you'll have to work hard this time." Just as Ellie was thinking of a method, Fire Chief Priest Bernice, the old woman, came over to talk.
"No, it's no hardship. Your Excellencies have shown me great trust and affirmation by allowing me to accompany you this time." Ellie said this, but she didn't think that way at all. If they truly trusted her, why would they only notify her yesterday that they were departing today?
"Not at all, we all rely on your active performance. You should know... dealing with those traitors has already consumed a large amount of our nation's manpower and resources. This time, we are determined," the old woman said.
"I will not disappoint any of the Chief Priests," Ellie could only patiently flatter them. Ellie had always been in a position to be flattered by others, so now that it was the other way around, this was her limit.
"We look forward to your performance, Clementine! Ah, just in time... Shu'enbeimu, please come here. Let me introduce you, this is Clementine, whom I just mentioned, a member of the Black Scripture." The old woman suddenly waved to someone in the team, and then an uncle, dressed in a way that was clearly different from the other grunts, walked over.
"This is Shu'enbeimu von Vantis, the person in charge of the Fire Extinguishing Scripture's operation this time, and also the captain of the Fire Extinguishing Scripture unit." The old woman continued to introduce the uncle's identity to Ellie.
This uncle, who looked at least two meters tall, scrutinized Ellie up and down, his expression quite serious.
"Bernice-sama... are you really sending such a child to the battlefield? Our Theocracy isn't that desperate, is it?" The uncle directly expressed his opinion to the old woman.
Normally, Ellie would have jumped up and refuted him by showing her actual strength.
However, this time Ellie wasn't angry; instead, she developed a tiny bit of goodwill towards this very soldier-like uncle.
After all, before this uncle understood her strength, in his eyes, her appearance was probably not even as old as his daughter, right?
So, suggesting that such a child go to the battlefield was indeed very reasonable. Moreover, the old woman had already told him her identity as a member of the Black Scripture, clearly indicating that this child was not to be trifled with. Yet, this uncle still raised doubts, which was quite admirable.
"This is Clementine-sama! Don't be rude! Uh..." Ellie didn't say anything, but Bell was the first to get angry on Ellie's behalf. However, as soon as Bell finished speaking, she received a glare from the uncle and immediately cowered.
"Uncle, it's true that I'm not very old, but don't underestimate me because of that!" Ellie said. Since Bell had already stood up for her, it would seem a bit unfair if she didn't express herself.
"I didn't mean to underestimate you, little sister. If I were to fight you now, I would probably lose very badly! It's just that, sending a child like you to the battlefield is truly inappropriate. Let us incompetent adults handle fighting and killing."
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