It starts off at the medium border fort next to a mountain. The mountain is part of the 'Monster Land' and guards access to a road that leads straight to the middle of the Kingdom where the economic city lies. Their are 10 Silhouette Knights guarding this fort, enough to take on medium monsters. The border fort is attacked by a massive monster(it skin is crustacean like according to google) called a Behemoth.. it takes 300 Silhouette Knights to kill one normally. 9 Silhouette Knights attack it with strong tactical class magic, but it just marches over them and through the fort like its not even there. The captain is killed when the Behemoth casts a high power, long range attack magic Tornado through its mouth at him. The 10th was sent to warn the city it its path.
It switches back to the school where Eru has become sort of a mascot to the upper class men and is watching the High School/University Silhouette Knights(older models used as practice by students, maintaining, building, etc) fight in the practice arena. One model is called Gu~ueru, piloted by Dietrich and the other called the Earl of Cumberland piloted by Edward(the Earl of course
) Eru spots that the Gu~ueru right arm isn't working properly, the maintenance students agree that the Crystal Strahan(muscles) should have been replaced. Dietrich loses the battle, throws a fit at the maintenance students about the right arm not working properly and blaming it for his loss and then storms out. He was impolite to Edward, who came over to talk with him about the match.
Eru is practicing swordsmanship and magic with his Winchester, Kid complains that he wants a weapon like that too, but Eru tells him the Winchester is to small for someone Kid's size and that its best to stick with the large sword he was currently using. The talk turns to the school expedition where elementary/middle school kids with some high school Silhouette Knights(10 total) for protection will spend a few days learning how to camp and fight small monsters at a forest near the economic city.
They leave for the outdoor camp and along the way Eru shows Kid a magic wand called Verast that he made for him. Think of it being shaped like a Colt pistol, with a holster and everything. They arrive outskirts of the forest, where they make camp. Most of the students are nervous being near an area like that, but Eru falls asleep like its nothing(Adi takes one look at him and decides to use him as a pillow :roll eyes: )
The next day the students enter the forest with the 10 Silhouette Knights guarding the base camp...they find it suspicious when they don't run into any monsters. Out of nowhere a massive flood of monsters happens. At first the students handle it well, getting into formation with the middle-school students/teachers holding the front and the elementary school students/teachers in the rear while allowing Serifina to command as the school president.
The situation turns grim when the formation is attacked from behind targeting the elementary school students who don't have the magical firepower to handle the flood of monsters.. in come Eru, Kid and Adi who virtual annihilate the monsters attacking the rear.
I am not sure at this part, but I think Eru, Kid and Adi are tasked with leading elementary school students to the base camp while the middle-school creates a break-water. All i know is Eru meets up with Edward, the Earl of Cumberland and leads him to the middle school students. They all managed to retreat with no fatal injuries back to base camp. Its decided that they need to wait a day to heal up before leaving.
Meanwhile the 10th knight from the fort makes it to the city and scares the commander who only has a 100 Silhouette Knights to attack the Behemoth, yet has to somehow keep it from destroying the city. During planning it was noticed the best path to the city for the Behemoth would be the forest. The knights realize in horror that the children are training there and in comes a discussion about saving the children who are there, but the commander nixes it saying they will have to survive on their own because he can't justify saving the children when he has a whole city he needs to save.
Back at base camp, morning comes and with it comes the Behemoth.