“Rick, we’ve got permission from our Master.”

Shouting, Tommy immediately ran back to Rick.

“Great. Then, let’s do it.”

Rick laughed excitedly as he turned to shout at the soldiers.

“Carry that and follow us. Quickly!”

“Yes, sir!”

The soldiers ran after them with large barrels of liquor on their backs.

***

“The siege escalade is coming!”

“Get ready! As soon as the ladder is leaning, surround the entrance and respond!”

The members of the Northern Knights shouted loudly as they commanded the soldiers.However, even as they were giving out commands, they still had an inkling of concern. 

‘If the Republican Masters come up, then we’re all going to die.’

The biggest headache with escalades was that it allowed the people with overwhelming strength to climb over the walls too easily.

In fact, the best thing they could do if a Master was to climb up over the wall was to use their own lives to endure and drag things out until their Masters arrived.

But even with that, there was no guarantee that it could be done.

Then…

“Sanson,[1] get out of the way!”

“What… Rick?”

Because he had also trained with the Northern Knights under Duke Palan, he immediately recognized Rick.

“I’m borrowing the catapult.”

“Huh? Yeah, go ahead. That doesn’t matter, but…”

“...