New Year's on the Battlefield

## New Year's on the Battlefield ~All for the Sake of the People~

### Year End Prologue

> *It all happened on a day in December, as the end of the year was approaching...*
> **Ringnes:** Demi!! Prepare for battle at Mt. Punebuma at once!
> **Demi:** Ehh!? I have to go to Mt. Punebuma!?
> **Ringnes:** Yes.
> **Ringnes:** Before our departure, the prince himself will explain the details to you.
> **Lambic:** So you've arrived, Demi.
> **Lambic:** Due to the urgency of the situation, allow me to make this brief.
> **Lambic:** I would like for you to head to the summit of Mt. Punebuma at once, and eradicate the monsters that have nested there.
> **Demi:** Nesting... on the summit?
> **Orval:** We had just received word from a different squad that returned from their expedition...
> **Orval:** According to their report, a large monster nest was discovered at the peak of Mt. Punebuma.
> **Lambic:** It is unknown why they would create a nest in such a place.
> **Lambic:** However, Mt. Punebuma is a holy land. On the dawn of New Year's Day, the citizens pray there for peace.
> **Lambic:** We must drive them away and take back our holy land, no matter what!
> **Tui:** Please leave it to us, Lambic-sama! We will certainly bring you news of a successful mission.
> **Tui:** Now, let us be off, Commander!
> **Rochefort:** Let us wrap this up quickly and take back our New Year's vacation.
> **Orval:** Big brother and I will follow shortly. Good luck!
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### Year End Epilogue

> **Demi:** Why make a monster den in a place like this....?
> *Mt. Punebuma has an elevation of 5969m above sea level. The air is thin, and it's dangerous to even try climbing to the top.*
> **Tui:** Based on the appearance of our enemies, it's likely that they are camping out the area to prevent others from seeing the first sunrise of the year.
> **Tui:** Those red and white colors. Those tangerines... There's no mistake.
> **Ringnes:** I see! The demon king has taken us by surprise. He knows that this is our holy land!
> **Tui:** It is highly possible.
> **Tui:** They knew of our New Year's prayer ceremony to be performed here, and came to interrupt...
> **Tui:** In an attempt to destroy Punebuma-sama's divine protection over our country!
> **Coors & Sol:** T-that's unpurrlievable!!
> **Fix:** But if that happens, what'll happen to my vegetables?!?!
> *Upon hearing Tui's deduction, the troops begin to panic.*
> **Rochefort:** Everyone, please calm down.
> **Rochefort:** Lambic-sama will come at midnight to perform the ceremony.
> **Rochefort:** We have until then to eradicate the nest of monsters at the summit.
> **Rochefort:** If we wrap this up quickly, we should be able to enjoy some time off on New Year's...!
> To be continued.
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### New Year Prologue

> **Lambic:** Is everyone alright!?
> **Tui & Demi:** Lambic-sama!
> **Lambic:** You've held your own quite well, with such a small number of troops. You all are the pride of Elpida.
> **Tui:** Lambic-sama....
> **Orval:** Thanks to all your efforts in driving away the monsters, it seems we will be able to safely view the first sunrise of the new year.
> **Orval:** Demi, and all of the troops, thank you so much for your hard work on this New Year's mission.
> **Tui:** We accept your high praise with the utmost gratitude.
> **Rochefort:** Once the ceremony is performed, we can descend the mountain.
> **Rochefort:** Now, let's finish this quickly so we can go back to the kotatsu and tangerines waiting for us at home.
> **Orval:** Yes, let's! Let me prepare the tools needed for the ceremony...
> **Fix:** Awawawa! Everybody!!! Bad news!!
> **Fix:** A group of monsters is rolling up to the summit really fast!!
> **Ringnes:** What!?
> **Demi:** Ugh, another round, huh...
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### New Year Epilogue

> **Coors:** Hahhh~~ We finally drove them off nya~~~~
> **Sol:** Sol won't be able to move soon unless he eats some grilled sea bream nya.
> **Lambic:** Good work to all! We will now perform the prayer ceremony.
> **Orval:** Demi, the sun is about to rise! It will be very bright, so please wear these.
> **Demi:** Thank you very much. (...Are these.. the "tools" needed for the holy ceremony...??)
> **Tui:** Lambic-sama, please take this.
> **Lambic:** This year's is of splendid quality as well. I give you my thanks.
> **Tui:** I am unworthy of the honor of receiving such praise!
> **Demi:** Is that... a puppet? That looks like Orval-sama...?
> **Rochefort:** Oh, right. This is Commander's first time seeing the prayer ceremony.
> **Rochefort:** In the annual prayer ceremony, it is our custom that representative objects with the princes' likeness are exposed to the light of the first sunrise.
> **Tui:** And the dolls that receive the divine protection of Punebuma-sama are offered to the temple as sacred objects.
> **Orval:** We have a representative object for big brother as well.
> **Orval:** It's a replica of the ferronnière big brother wears!
> **Ringnes:** There are also other objects, such as pendulums, which are distributed by the temple to be used by the citizens as protective charms.
> **Fix:** Every year the temple is always so crowded with guests at the start of the year~
> **Sol:** They give out free amazake to drink, so Sol goes every year nya!
> *Visiting the temple, huh... (The priest is probably really busy...)*
> **Coors:** Hey everybody! The sun is peeking out nyo!
> **Lambic:** Alright! Raise the dolls!
> **Lambic:** Let us pray to the sun for our country to be prosperous, and for victory in war!
> **All:** For a prosperous nation! And to defeat the demon king! Happy New Year!
> **Demi:** Happy New Year!
> *I follow the others' example, and greet the rising sun.*
> **Demi:** (That was a pretty tiring way to bring in the new year, but when I see the sunrise, I feel kind of refreshed.)
> **???:** Happy New Year, Demi.
> **???:** Punebuma will watch over our beloved Demi this year too...
> **Demi:** Eh!?!?
> *Suddenly, feelings that were not my own flowed into my consciousness.*
> *It felt like a warmth gently wrapping itself around me...*
> **Demi:** Happy New Year to you too, Punebuma-sama.
> *As I whispered those words, I kneeled down and pet the gel-like ground.*
> The end.
> *As an aside, Rochefort-san was able to obtain a 3 day vacation for New Year's after we descended the mountain.*
> *I'm so happy for you, Rochefort-san.*
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