episode_0078

Demeia Academy has a one-month break twice a year. At first glance, this break seemed like a time to rest and regroup amidst the intense academy schedule, but the reality was a little different.

To be precise, the implication was to rest and reorganize. The human body is bound to eventually break down if it is not given adequate rest, so it was more important than anything else to soothe the body and mind that were exhausted from competition and evaluation.

However, if you only focus on resting during the sweet break, closing the gap that you worked hard to create or that has already widened becomes more difficult than before. Even if the same amount of time was given, what was written would vary greatly depending on one’s capabilities.

In fact, after the break, there were many instances where the gap in level between cadets decreased or widened further. It was very common for a cadet who was significantly ahead to be overtaken by a cadet who was following, or for a slight difference to change to the point where it was difficult to catch up.

This was Demeia Academy’s target. This meant that even during rest, you should not lose sight of tension and constantly train yourself. Only those who quickly figured out this hidden meaning were able to maintain a top ranking at the Academy.

“So. You must not neglect training.”

“Angelina. Do you know how many times you’ve said that?”

Hans looked at Angelina talking with twinkles in her eyes, and sighed. No matter how serious and light-hearted my image was, I felt skeptical about why I would hear the same words over and over again.

I admit over and over again that I was full of flaws compared to Angelina’s strict personality, but I had no intention of doing something stupid like just having fun during my break. I came to Demeia Academy as a commoner, but if I didn’t live tenaciously, my family wouldn’t be able to survive. Thinking about his parents and younger siblings who are still proud of him in his hometown, it seemed like all the effort he put in was not enough.

Moreover, didn’t he meet someone named Gilbert who could become an indicator of his future life? Hans, who already had the title of knight, knew that he was putting his body through hard work every day, so he was training himself to the point where he would vomit blood just to keep up with his toes.

Even though it was a break, Hans had no intention of stopping the training.

“I just repeated it as much as it was important.”

“Even if it is just me, I know it very well. Don’t you have to sprint because the person you’re supposed to be following is too far ahead?”

“…That’s true too.”

Angelina nodded as she looked at Gilbert, who was standing at the podium as the representative of the grade at the event announcing the break. A person who was clearly labeled as an idiot when he first entered school was now the class representative and giving a break speech. It felt somewhat unrealistic, but Gilbert had not only shattered his reputation, but had become the next generation hero representing the Academy.

Of course, the things he did during his days as a fool didn’t mean nothing happened. There will still be characters suffering from the crazy things he did, and it will be a difficult task for Gilbert to solve.

However, I thought that if I showed the same attitude as now, it would be resolved without a problem at any time. Because Gilbert has always been like that.

Angelina smiled faintly and watched her chosen commander.

Meanwhile, Gilbert receives enthusiastic support from Angelina and Hans.

[The main scenario, Sigurd’s Descendants, begins.]

I was staring with fierce eyes at the notification window of the main scenario that was about to begin in earnest.

***

To get from Demeia Academy, in the center of the empire, to the Lithuanian territory, located in the western end, by land, it took over a month to travel by carriage, which was not enough time. In particular, Wiesbark, where the Count Hart family was located, was located close to the border with the Lithuanian territory to the west, so it might take two months longer to travel by carriage.

If Gilbert had had to go to Wiesbark by carriage to solve the main scenario, the rest period would have ended before he even arrived at the territory, and the main scenario would have already progressed before that and ended in failure.

But fortunately for him, technology had also been developed in this world that could dramatically reduce long-distance travel. This was the warp magic circle commonly seen in fantasy worlds.

As it was a world where magical engineering had developed dramatically with the birth of the Giant God Soldier, a warp magic circle also existed. The beginning, like the creation of the Giant God Soldier, was a study to use it in war. Dramatically reducing the distance meant that the military supplies needed for the army to move could be reduced, which in turn led to savings in military expenses.

The longer the war continued, the more military funds needed for the war inevitably increased exponentially. If military funds could be reduced by shortening the period, maximum profit could be achieved with minimum loss.

That wasn’t all. If the army could be quickly moved to the desired point, it could change the outcome of the war. Ambushes will lose their meaning, and since it is not easy to determine the movement of troops, reading the enemy’s intentions for an attack becomes even more difficult.

If the warp magic circle were developed as intended, it would be truly a revolution in warfare.

To conclude, the warp magic circle did not become a military revolution. This was because the cost of creating and maintaining a warp magic circle was dozens of times more than the cost of producing and maintaining a giant soldier.

In particular, warp magic using spatial coordinates had many problems with stability, so it could not be used to attack enemies at all. If the enemy noticed the warp and disrupted the spatial coordinates, there was a risk that everyone could be killed during the move.

Thinking about it this way, it seemed completely useless, but by installing it in a major base territory, it was possible to carry out a number of flexible defensive operations to supplement troops in a possible war or to support troops in a fierce battlefield.

Of course, war did not happen every time, so in peacetime, warp magic circles were used to travel long distances, and maintenance costs were covered by expensive usage fees.

Gilbert also planned to use the warp magic circle to go to Wiesbark, which was very far away. However, due to various reasons, there was no warp magic circle installed at Demeia Academy, so I had to go to the nearest territory where there was a warp magic circle.

And where is the warp magic circle closest to Demeia Academy?

“Gilbert! Can’t I go to Wiesbark this time too?”

“No.”

“No, why! I must say that I am so happy that someone so cute and cute is going with me!”

House of Camilla Alacer Tristitia. In other words, it was located on the territory of the Count Tristitia family.

While Gilbert was catching a carriage heading to Count Tristitia, he was caught by Camilla, who was returning to her family, and was taken as if kidnapped, and they were heading to Count Tristitia’s estate in the carriage together.

Because I was instantly swept away by Camilla’s pace, I got into the same carriage without even having a chance to refuse.

Although it was true that he was quite comforted by her appearance during the attack on the Academy, it was quite difficult to ride in a carriage with her chirping non-stop.

Camilla, who had a tomboyish temperament unlike any other daughter of a prestigious count family, could not sit still even for a single moment.

If it were modern times, I doubted that I would have been diagnosed with a lack of concentration.

” Aside from being cute, why do you want to go to Wiesbark? ”

“Cute and cuddly, let alone anything else. There’s nothing you can’t say to a pretty girl!”

My Gilbert doesn’t do this!

Seeing him shouting so loudly made my bones hurt.

“Why do you want to come to Wiesbark?”

“Hmm… I thought it would be fun?”

For a moment, Gilbert felt the urge to hit Camilla’s head while she was acting cute right in front of him. At this point, I was seriously wondering if we were not compatible at all.

“Oppose violence! Don’t clench your fists!”

“Ha… my head hurts talking to you.”

“Thank you for the compliment~”

“It’s not a compliment.”

After sighing, Gilbert shook his head and looked out the window. It was a temporary measure because I felt like my headache would get worse if I continued to deal with it like this.

“Are you feeling better now?”

“…What?”

Gilbert, who had been looking out the window without thinking for a while, turned his head to Camilla’s sudden question. His large, clear eyes contained a calmness that was different from usual.

“You looked worried even before getting on the carriage. Is something bad going on in the territory?”

“It’s not like that.”

Gilbert was inwardly surprised, but feigned calm. There may not have been a change in his emotions that was evident on his face, but was it possible to see through his complicated mind through the thoughts of the main scenario?

It was a sharp insight that was unusual for Camilla, who views the world with a self-centered perspective and an interest-oriented perspective.

Or perhaps this was Gilbert’s narrow-minded thinking. Not knowing much about the real Camilla, he judged her from a narrow perspective.

“Still worried about something? That won’t work. I will also go to Bismarck together.”

“So I said no.”

“I’m going to go see the scenery of Bismarck?”

“Camilla.”

“Ah! Gilbert has arrived!”

Hearing Camilla’s intentional interruption, Gilbert sighed again. I knew very well from previous experience that I was not the person who would listen to what I said anyway.

Camilla also stretched out her arms when she realized that Gilbert had given up. Since I was in charge of permission rather than permission, the only thing left to do was to welcome my friend who came to the territory.

“Welcome to Rydus Territory!”

The Lygitus fiefdom of Tristitia, one of the three counts that support the empire.

It was the moment Gilbert first set foot there.