>>12981
I'm definitely going to use that first and 3rd scenario :D
The story so far has been implying that Kiran doesn't take command of the battles in the fields, only creating the squads. That seems to be working out decently for him so far - but that doesn't mean he can't make a blunder sometimes. For example, he might have sent a full flier team for Takumi's GHB...

So far, the combat-oriented chapters (1,11, one scene in 9) simply follow the characters that are in the fight. I'd expect that would continue, so Kiran won't show up during a battle while it is still going. Well, unless Askr got invaded, but even then Kiran wouldn't show up until the Emblian/Muspell forces managed to reach the vaguely-located castle that houses the Order of Heroes...

More battle-focused chapters are definitely coming soon ^^

Celica wasn't that much of a prediction - I just wanted the character in a Tempest-related story to be one of the old Tempest bosses, and she seemed like the best fit for the story (When I was planning it, only her, Sonya. and Julia had been the female Tempest bosses)