Trading Post: Deploying a Defensive Formation

──Shortly before Princess Sophia captured the intruder. At the trading post in the border region──

Evening. Several travelers were hiding around the trading post.

They wore grass-colored clothes and cloaks that were different colors on each side. Each carried a bulging leather pouch.

Their faces were covered in dirt and dust, making it clear they had traveled a long way.

They quietly approached the trading post.

They moved swiftly while hiding in the tall grass, their sharp eyes scanning the surroundings.

They were the investigative unit under Prince Ricardo.

“Our First Unit will now investigate the trading post.”

The unit commander spoke.

“This place was built jointly by the Town of Noza and the Demon Lord’s Domain. It should be an ideal place to obtain information about the border region.”...