Helpers?

[Chapter 277 Comments.]

[Keltic_Spirit: Counting tally:5 I bet the mysterious guy is... Bob!!! You may wonder who he is, he's a mid-level swordsman that has been acting as background character A during the whole story. We finally get to see him in action!!!]

"What?"

"There are more people coming into the forest?"

"What is happening?" 

The soldiers were confused by the intruders. They hadn't been notified about them, wondering if this would cause a problem for Theo and his students. 

The soldier couldn't help but go toward the camp where the witch who led the troops was located.

"Ma'am! We've spotted a total of six suspicious people going into the forest. Will this cause…" The soldier stopped, seeing the witch had nonchalant expression. 

"Is it 5 men and 1 woman?" The witch asked.