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Chapter 50: Preparation

A messenger from Daneswald came the very next day, while a company of knights on horseback arrived in the evening. Without Marissa’s prompting, they immediately went to scout her former village.

Marissa’s worries about her incorrect reports proved to be unwarranted, as the scouts saw activity from Latvin’s soldiers in the village. They really had marched right into Litmus’ territory.

“These Latvin scum are dishonorable. We have a treaty with them!” one of the Daneswald legion commanders said, unable to hide his disgust.

“They’re like bandits. No declaration of war, no provocation. We even let their transgression with the dungeon break in the past slide.”

“We’ll mount a counterattack tonight. At dawn, we’ll attack them,” the knights discussed. Marissa nodded, but she stopped agreeing when they asked whether Cecile would come with them.

“Will Cecile, Rebecca, and Nana come with us?”

“Eh? Why?”

“Having a symbiote user will help all of us.”

“But… they haven’t killed a