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This winter, the snow records the footprints left by the war.

Attersass 502, there is still a month and a half before the end of winter.

The snow falls again, as if to heal the scars on the ground.

In the midst of the southern front, as the defense line expands, the Allen army also builds a headquarters on the southern front.

Next to this headquarters is a large lake.

Little Dragon, covered in bloodstains, changed out of the outfit that emphasized her breasts and put on the maid outfit that Cyclone loved.

"So, the demon mother and daughter escaped to the south?"

"Yeah. With only two of them, they should be able to avoid the Water Sect."

"I hope so~"

"Aren't you blaming me?"

"What do you blame me for?"

"Killing... the Allen soldiers..."

"Huh?!"

Cyclone burst into laughter, even though the current atmosphere was not suitable for laughter.

Seeing Cyclone's reaction, Little Dragon was naturally stunned.

"Those people... were originally Daniel's decoys."

"Huh?"

At first, Little Dragon didn't quite understand Cyclone's explanation.

Before Cyclone could add more, he turned around and looked around to see if anyone was nearby.

Seeing no one, he sat down by the lake and gestured for Little Dragon to sit down as well.

The two looked at the scenery on the lake, with the moonlight connecting the sky and the earth.

"The carriage formation... is not just used to confuse the enemy."

In this peaceful world, it felt like only Cyclone and Little Dragon existed.

"Not just to confuse the enemy?"

Cyclone sighed and continued to answer.

"Yeah~ It also confuses our own people at the same time."

He put his hand around Little Dragon's back and made her lean towards him.

"By sending the carriage, explaining simple tactics, and delivering them to the target... do you think it's necessary for all carriages to use magical puppets?"

Little Dragon listened carefully to Cyclone's analysis.

"It's like in gambling. If the opponent is already in a state of complete alertness, any trickery won't make sense because they won't pay any attention to you anymore."

Little Dragon raised her head and looked at Cyclone, as if starting to understand what her husband was trying to express.

"So sometimes, you have to send some desserts to the opponent to lower their guard."

No response, just silently listening.

"Daniel put all those bad guys in the same carriage, it's not a coincidence, they were already deceived by Daniel, sent to the depths of the enemy's camp, to be used for suicide attacks."

Noticing that Little Dragon was looking at him, Cyclone looked into Little Dragon's eyes as well.

"So the group of bad guys you just saw, they are bad people, but they are also poor souls who struggled and survived in hell..."

"..."

Little Dragon didn't know how to respond anymore.

"There must have been some conflict between Allen Wang and that Arrogance guy, which is why he hates demons. But I think Daniel is different. At least in this war, his purpose is not just demons..."

For the first time, Little Dragon felt afraid of Daniel.

"Don't be scared," Cyclone quickly comforted, as if he could see right through Little Dragon.

"If you listen to your husband, you don't need to think too much."

Comforted by Cyclone, they both laughed.

Cyclone's task here was to buy time and stop the strongest witch.

However, Cyclone also had his own thoughts.

"I know you're participating in this war just for that woman, right? That... Witch Yuna?"

How could Little Dragon, who loved him deeply, not notice?

"So you've noticed, huh? Haha~"

"I can be jealous too."

Cyclone just smiled without answering.

And once again, Little Dragon rested his head against Cyclone's chest.

"...Is having me and Eileen not enough?"

Is it enough... or not?

Contemplating Little Dragon's question, they both looked at the moon in the lake.

That night, Cyclone never answered the one question from Little Dragon.