"Hm?"
"If they're going to surround us, doesn't that mean they won't attack right away? Isn't that exactly what we were hoping for?"
"Weakening the enemy a bit now will make defending easier later," Yutado glanced at Antitina, the other's calmness left a unique impression on her——but the Maid Corps Commander immediately shook her head: "But you're right, we might face a thousand or more of these guys soon, a hundred more or less indeed makes no difference, and even with our numbers, we're not confident we can annihilate them..."
She seemed to be convincing herself as she muttered.
Antitina did not respond, but silently thought: A thousand? She shook her head internally, Brand had told her that there were over three thousand cave dwellers in this area, possibly more.
