Orc Village (2)

"I saw flames rising and came to investigate, but what in the world is this?"

The Knight Commander, a bearded man with countless scars on his face and arms, appeared beside Allen. As he spoke, he drew his sword and calmly walked past Allen.

(It's the Knight Commander. I thought they wouldn't get here until tomorrow. Did he run all the way here?)

It seemed the Knight Commander had hurried over after seeing flames rising from the Orc village, or hearing about them from one of his subordinates.

"I was just planning to take out the Orc village."

Allen answered honestly when asked. Anyone could tell what was going on at a glance, with over a hundred Orc corpses spread out before them. Allen got to his feet as well and, not wanting the Knight Commander to mistake his Summons for targets, recalled them into their cards. He considered leaving the Stone D Summons out for protection, but seeing the Knight Commander walk calmly past them, as if out for a stroll right in front of the Orcs, made even that seem unnecessary.

(He got a good look at my Summons.)

The timing meant the Knight Commander had seen the Summons clearly.

'Gumo?'

The Orc King thought a new opponent had appeared and turned its attention toward the Knight Commander...