A New Life In Another World: Volume 2

Chapter 122: War of Askon Part 2

Looks like everyone is currently fighting one another. I looked at my monitors and watched the war unfold on four different sides. The Seiryu side, the Genbu side, the Suzaku side, and the Byakko side.

All four groups were up against a demon lord and one of the demon lords' generals. Though, something was bothering me.

"Where the hell are you, Noctiluca?" I kept scanning the map that showed me the majority of Askon, but I couldn't find the witch or her group anywhere.

They didn't appear to be on the battlefield, so where the hell are they? I carefully went over the four different maps that showed the battles, but none of Noctiluca's group was in the fight. They were completely absent.

Just what are they planning?

"Lord Damien?" Towa, who was standing next to me as my guard called out to me with a nervous tone. "Are you alright? You look a little irritated."

There were a couple of the Clan Heads that stayed behind like the Inugami Clan Heads, Towa, and Naofumi. This was because their job was to protect the emperor, which was me.

Towa was guarding me while Naofumi kept guarding Sayuri since this position was only temporary.

"Ah, it's nothing, Towa. I just can't seem to find Noctiluca's group. They aren't anywhere on the battlefield."

Even if they were trying to hide their presence, I would've been able to spot them anyway since [Map] can bypass the stealth skill. That means that they weren't anywhere where my [Map] was scanning.

That leaves me with only one question; where could they be? While I was pondering this, a certain bunny maid appeared and offered me a cup of tea.

"Thanks, Fuzuki," I thanked the future Gyokuto Head.

"Y-you're welcome...!" Fuzuki made a bow before rushing back to where she came from. I'm surprised she didn't bite her tongue this time.

Fuzuki was another Clan member that stayed behind while the others went to war. Although the Gyokuto Head weren't weak, their specialty wasn't war but service.

There was also the Kaichi Clan that stayed behind as well, due to them being judges. Although The current and future head of the Kaichi Clan have the [Judgement] skill, it's not all that versatile in a fight, especially against an army.

While sipping on my tea, I kept looking at my monitor to see what I was missing.

[Hey, guys, do any of you see Noctiluca or her group in your vicinity?] I decided to ask my parallel minds for help.

{I'm not seeing anything,}

{M-me, neither.}

{If they're not here or on our map, then they're likely outside our scope of view.}

{Tch! Damn cowards! They're just as involved in this War as we are! They should just show themselves!}

Looks like I hit another dead end, huh? This is starting to get irritating.

I once again looked at the monitors in front of me that showed the four battles happening. That's when I came up with a pretty bad and risky idea.

"Should I go and head down there myself and take a look?"

...

"Huup!" Rokuro shouted as he swung his staff at Sosuke in rapid succession.

The Wukong Head was able to block the attacks with ease as he swung his staff around and japed the Demon Lord in the chest, pushing him back. The Demon Lord of Ventilation then stabbed the ground the staff to slow down before bringing it back up to block Sosuke's next jab.