Stein Rays's Move (15): The Devil's Scheme

I looked over the faces of the people I'd summoned to the command tent where Rays-sama lay sleeping.

Granz-sama and Beklad, captain of the Granz Squad; Lapilia-sama and Sarg, captain of the Lapilia Squad.

Then there was Captain Viola, who served as an aide to Rays-sama's main force whenever the companies operated independently.

Captain Viola had been with the Tenth Knight Order since its founding and was a veteran of the same generation as Granz-sama. Rays-sama trusted Viola deeply.

Also from my squad were Wickhart, Judd-san, the military doctor who had been there when Rays-sama died, and Lufa.

Then there were the twins Yuizest and Meizest from the Fourth Knight Order.

Finally, Nelfia and Sazaby from the Eighth Knight Order brought us to a total of thirteen.

For this discussion, the fewer people who knew about it, the better. So I asked each company to choose just one person to bring along.

I called the twins, Nelfia, and Sazaby because I had something to ask them.

There was also the fact that the latter four seemed likely to investigate on their own if left to it. It would be less trouble to tell them from the start...