After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Use puppets disguised as escaped guards to convey the message, trick Brian into sending out his entire army, and use the mechanisms in the village to lure them here.

Then use some method to make the orcs believe that this is the brave Aize's own army and not Brian's, so that they can prepare for an ambush in advance.

With the help of the orcs, they can wipe out Brian's army, which he used as capital for the conspiracy.

Osmond, who understood everything, held the sword and smiled helplessly.

It was also at this time that a roar that shook the earth and sky came from the orcs surrounding them on all sides.

With this war cry, the ground began to shake, and the orcs rushed in from all directions like a tide.

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Somewhere far away from the battlefield, Aize opened his eyes, smiled, sat up from Villian's thighs, stretched his neck, and looked very relaxed.

Villian quickly asked:

"How's the situation?"

"No problem. Brian's army has been surrounded by orcs, and fighting has begun - just as expected."

No matter whether it is the Orc Chieftain or Brian, the military forces of either side are absolutely impossible for Aze to defeat now.

It would be better to change the thinking and let them kill each other.

It's not difficult.

Brian transferred the army to Tafia out of his own selfish motive of backstabbing, which was not part of the plan he and the orcs had initially made.

The orcs were eager for revenge and had long harbored resentment towards Brian, who had made no progress.

These two points combined provide a lot of room for maneuver.

First, he used a puppet to disguise himself as a guard who had escaped, and used Rufus as bait to trick Brian into going all-in.

Then, he used the familiar he had snatched from Rufus to pass on false information to the orcs.

The fake news is:

"The Brave Aize's withdrawal from the team was fake. He secretly returned to the Holy City alone, bringing with him 20,000 reinforcements. He has already infiltrated the Central Mountains, intending to reunite with the Knights and launch a surprise attack on you.

The planned rendezvous point is XXX. The situation has changed. The original plan is cancelled. Retreat immediately."

Before this, the knights led by Christina had already pretended to retreat in front of the orc scouts.

This increases the credibility of the letter.

The orcs, eager for revenge, will not give up and will only act more frantically in advance and pursue the knights led by Chris.

At first, Chris would deliberately go to the place mentioned in the letter.

Knowing their "destination", the chief would definitely send people to that direction in advance to intercept them.

Chris led the others, using their mobility to fight and retreat, pretending that they were unable to reunite and were forced to change route, and then changed their route and headed towards Tafia.

The orc army that could not catch up with the Knights would naturally ambush at a preset location in order to annihilate the so-called "reinforcements" of the Knights.

Then, use the arranged rooms in the village and the small spell in the blood to lure Brian's army there.

Villian used remote control to change the appearance of the puppet to the same as Azer, provoking the orcs and directly triggering a fight, cutting off the possibility of their communication.

In this way, everything is settled.

Aize stood up, dusted off his clothes, and said with a smile:

"Brian's entire army is here. After tonight, he will completely lose his right to compete for the throne. Ha, you want to lead the orc army to fight others? You should first experience the orcs' attacks yourself."

Villian nodded, rubbed her eyes, and asked:

"What's next?"

"Hmm... the battle over there won't be over for a while, so we still have plenty of time. Let's rest for a while, and then we'll go meet up with Christina and the others."

Aize is currently in an open space in the central mountains, which is quite far away from the village and the battlefield.

This was the place that Aize and Violet discovered when they were making an emergency evacuation plan for the village before the incident happened.

The villagers who escaped from the village have set up camp here and lit a campfire.

Because the escape was so hasty, many people were very tired and had no time to eat. They leaned against their luggage and fell asleep.

There is no trace of the chaos seen during the day.

It seems that Sheen did a perfect job of comforting Groot, and even now, he was not far away, communicating with Groot about something.

It should be about the subsequent placement of the mixed-bloods.

It should be fine to leave it to him, so don't interfere.

"Uh... well—"

Miss Witch stood up and yawned loudly.

"Tired?"

"Well, a bit..."

Aize is used to continuous high-intensity work, but Violet is not.

From going to Tafia to rescue Sheen, to repelling the Duke's army attacking the village, interrogating Rufus, and customizing puppets and various props necessary for the operation overnight.

And later on, he prepared the antidote, controlled the familiars to deliver messages, helped Aize access the puppet's five senses, and so on.

For three days, the witch did not sleep at all and consumed a lot of magic power intensively.

The feeling of fatigue had reached its peak, and it was not as simple as "a little" as she said.

Aize saw all of this.

It hurts, but there's nothing I can do.

He sighed:

"I'm sorry, it's been a bit difficult for you these past two days. Take a break now. We have to continue our journey as soon as the sun rises."

"Yeah, it's okay..."

Although she said this, Villian was even a little unsteady on her feet.

Aize quickly supported her and helped Villian slowly sit down next to the campfire.

"How can you say you're alright? Your mission has come to an end. You've done a great job. Now go and rest."

Villian, whose consciousness was blurred, rested her face on Aize's shoulder and rubbed it casually.

"Um...Okay..."

He mechanically raised his hand, opened the portable storage space, pulled out the sleeping bag, and crawled in with Aize's help. He lost consciousness almost immediately.

Then he fell into a deep sleep.

"Good night."

Aize helped Villian smooth out her hair.

Then he stood up and planned to take a walk in the camp, thinking about the next plan and seeing if there were any loopholes that could be filled.

As a result, before he had taken a few steps, the branches and leaves of the trees nearby suddenly began to shake.

Then, a slender figure jumped out and threw himself on Aize's back without saying a word.

Needless to say, it was Alicia.

The pink-haired girl pressed her body tightly against Aize, leaving no space between them. Aize could even feel her breath through her clothes.

The whole process happened so quickly that Aize was shocked before he could even react.

"...What are you doing?"

"Memorize the shape, size, temperature, and smell of Aize."

Alicia's answer was serious, and what she said was probably also quite serious.

But why does it sound so bad?

"What's so good about remembering this?!"

"I don't know, but I just want to remember it."

As she spoke, the girl snorted, as if she was getting angry:

"Hmph, this is all Aize's fault! Since you won't let me use your appearance, then I can only settle for the next best thing and just remember these things and make do with it!"

What to make do with!?

Aize almost blurted it out, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was better not to delve into some issues too deeply.

Alicia's understanding of many concepts is indeed very different from that of humans.

However, there's nothing bad about it.

It's better to hang out in these strange places than to figure things out by yourself and become more and more withdrawn.

Aize sighed softly:

"You should go to bed soon too. You're the protagonist in tomorrow's operation to retake Tafia."

With the "assistance" of the orcs, Brian's army was wiped out.

The next step, of course, is to return the key city of Tafia to its original owner.

For this reason, Alicia's abilities can be of great use and become the key to the next battle.

However, the pink-haired girl shook her head:

"No, I don't need to sleep, okay?"

"……What?"

"Uh, didn't I tell you? No matter what form I take, I've never slept before, and I don't know what sleeping feels like."

How does this work?

So even if they transform into human form, it really only changes their appearance, right?

But come to think of it, whether it was the night of rescuing people or the night of fighting last night, Alicia worked all night long but didn't look sleepy or tired at all.

It's amazing.

Aize was still thinking about what to say when Alicia suddenly let go of Aize, jumped around to his front, and said with a smile:

"Right, right, is Aize ready to go to bed now?"

"Uh, I should probably get some sleep. I don't have anything to do for the time being anyway... What's wrong?"

"Didn't I say before that I wanted to learn about humans by observing Aize? This might be a good opportunity. By observing how Aize sleeps, maybe I can learn how to sleep too!"

The girl's usually lifeless eyes even flashed with light at this moment:

"So, Aize, can you sleep for me? Right now, right here!"

(I had something to do in the evening and didn’t have time to write. I’ll make up for it after I owe you one chapter. I’m very sorry o(╥﹏╥)o)

Chapter 137 Try to beg him

Strange role, with strange requirements.

But there is no need to refuse.

Taking his sleeping bag, Aize lay down next to the campfire.

And Alicia, just as the words she had just said literally implied, sat down with her legs crossed.

Then, he leaned forward and put his face less than twenty centimeters above Aize, staring at him motionlessly.

Eyes facing each other.

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