Aiden's army still hadn't arrived yet, but there was a large army arriving from the south. Erwin's vision was quite sharp, and even through the heavy rain, he was able to glean the identity of the army's leader from his vague outline. Isn't that the mayor of Windmetal Fort, Jayson Young? Why is he here?"

Jayson Young was someone that had left a deep impression on Erwin, particularly his complete disregard for young nobles. Erwin recalled that Larwood had mentioned to him that Jayson Young was known as the spear god of Burmen.

However, after emerging from the hellish battlefield that was the Marrod Plain, Erwin no longer cared about such trivial titles. After all, he had seen almighty magicians and martial artists capable of toppling mountains and draining seas, so he simply no longer had any interest in minor figures like Jayson. His magic power was far from recovered, so Jayson was most likely capable of killing him with just a single strike of his spear, but even so, Erwin was still completely indifferent and fearless toward him. After all, not everyone was capable of simultaneously rendering martial artists of the same caliber as Prince Lazaar, Aiden, and General Gilgen completely powerless with a single attack, yet Erwin was able to boast that feat.

"Jayson pays his respects to Young Mistress Lana." Jayson Young emerged from the army's ranks on horseback, then extended a slight bow toward Lana....