[Outside Regulus Castle, Leo Marquisate. Knight order encampment.]
"Hear me, soldiers. We are going to attack a dungeon in alliance with demons."
At the Marquis's words, qualified from the very first sentence, the knights' expressions turned complicated. Loyal as they were to the Marquis and House Leo, the content they'd already been briefed on was what it was, and it wasn't easy to simply accept.
"But make no mistake, this is not fighting alongside the Demon King's Army. We do this as humanity, as living beings who share this world, to fulfill our duty."
The knights' eyes fixed on the platform. Beside the Marquis stood a woman in a hooded robe.
"We all know what the witch Levis did. The elves were devastated by humans and joined the Demon King's Army. But contrary to what some of you believe, not every elf went over to them."
Vwooong.
