episode_0052

So, I went to lectures for 15 days straight.

During a lecture on weapons and martial arts, I beat Damian after getting permission from the professor.

In the lecture on understanding vanguard positions, he volunteered to play the role of a monster and then destroyed Damian’s party.

He also attended horseback combat training and hit Damian while on horseback, sending him flying.

He was being so foolish as to try to swing that heavy greatsword from the back of a horse, so I stopped before I knew it…

Even in person-to-person combat, the only opponents who had the courage to spar with me were Millia and Damian, so I knocked Damian out and sent Millia to help.

Professor Kaline smiled with a very satisfied expression.

Even though Damian was in the infirmary every day, he was able to control his strength so that he could attend the lecture the next day, so there was no problem.

As a result, thanks to me, his skills improved day by day.

Although the refreshing expression gradually darkened.

Hold on to your evil spirit, Damian. Because this is all for you and the world.

Well, the old saying goes, if you can’t avoid it, enjoy it.

Damian, you too can become someone who enjoys it someday, right?

You will thank me later.

Millia also tried to stop me for the first few days.

For a few days.

Every time we sparred, she saw Damian’s skills rapidly improving, and now she was actually cheering for me and Damian.

“Cheer up, Damian! Hashald too!”

As if this had become a daily routine, Milia’s voice, waving her hands and cheering, was full of energy without a hint of blur.

The wooden bow on his back was shaking.

Is it because of Damian’s help last time? At the next lecture, he immediately showed up holding a bow.

It’s not that I’ve given up on swordsmanship, but I said I plan on using it as a sidearm.

“It’s me, it’s Damian who has the power.”

“Okay…”

Damian couldn’t do this or that, and just followed helplessly like a cow being led to the slaughterhouse.

Well, anyway, I didn’t mind because once he picked up the sword, he attacked me properly.

In fact, it seems like my fighting spirit has become much stronger than before.

The force in which he gritted his teeth and swung his sword as if overcome by evil was serious and fierce, as if he had encountered an enemy.

If you become this serious about sparring, you must be feeling the joy of becoming stronger yourself, right?

I’m sure you wouldn’t dare blame me for working so hard to raise you strong.

maybe.

Other students no longer make eye contact with me. Except for Ophelia.

Asha also attended occasionally, but there was not a single person who sparred with her.

“Would you like me to spar with you?”

“Really? This time, the horizontal thrust of the jetpack was further enhanced, thanks to which-”

“…Let’s do it next time.”

He looked pitiful, so I thought about sparring with him, but I stopped immediately after hearing that.

No matter how much stronger I am, there are types that I would never want to deal with.

Increase vertical thrust, increase vertical thrust!

Why on earth is the flight height the same but only the thrust force has increased?

Are you planning to make humans extinct?

—-

Anyway, I spent 15 days like that.

Developing Damian’s skills and teaching Millia archery.

I couldn’t explain it in detail since I also shoot a bow by feel.

Millia’s talent was quite surprising.

First, I practiced archery and became proficient in an instant.

After shooting about 30 shots, I guess I got the hang of it, and after that I shot just as well as a hunter.

Compared to her sword skills, her growth was incredibly fast.

So much so that even Millia herself was quite surprised by her own skills.

Even the theoretical parts that were difficult for me to answer, the professor, who was amazed by Millia’s skills, explained them well.

At this level, if you prepare silver arrows in advance, you should be able to withstand the beasts.

The problem of silver supply was solved thanks to Asha.

Because Asha… was hoarding…

Seeing Asha looking happy at the silver bars piled up in a corner of the room, I just burst into a cold sweat and laughed.

Well, anyway…if you use it, the price will go up someday, so it’s okay, right?

That silver is definitely Asha’s property, so I can’t use it as I want right now.

Still, once the raid incident occurs, Asha will agree to the forced conscription because people’s lives are more important than property.

—-

With this, we have about a month and a half left.

Except for finding evidence, the preparation itself went smoothly.

I was planning to visit the underground waterway in about 3 weeks.

It was a bit tricky to make excuses to Nigel as to why I had to visit the waterway so often.

So, I planned to somehow find evidence in just one visit.

If we go now, if they haven’t already hidden away, they’ll just make a fuss like last time.

The closer the attack date, the higher the probability that evidence of the prisoners would remain, so we postponed it as much as possible.

However, it is also difficult to postpone it too far.

Even if you find evidence, it will take some time to convince Friede and prepare the knights.

It was three weeks later that a compromise was reached.

While thinking of an excuse to tell Nigel, I knocked out Damien again today.

Still, I was catching up with my swordsmanship by now.

It wasn’t a proper fight anyway.

Because me giving my all is not something I can show in sparring.

First of all, I was relieved that I had made some basic preparations.

If things continue like this, even if we can’t find the evidence, we might be able to resolve it somehow with just the academy students.

I looked back through the notebook I had written about the story in before.

My memory is slowly becoming vague, so it’s simple… Because the things I’ve experienced in the meantime are just incidents, detailed information gets pushed out of my memory.

Milicia attack incident.

A diversionary strategy that attacks regular students who have completed mid-term training, causes an emergency, and targets specially admitted students while the power is focused on that direction.

The primary goal is to eliminate as much as possible the future enemies of the Empire, that is, the academy’s new recruits.

And, the second purpose is to eliminate or kidnap specially admitted students and create a disturbance in the empire’s diplomatic relations.

The anger of those countries will first be directed at the beastmen… but since the beastmen themselves are already public enemies, there is no need to worry about that.

As long as it causes damage to the empire, it doesn’t matter if other countries complain.

So in the end, you have to prepare for both sides…

The regular student attack was me, Damien, Ophelia, and Millia. And if we get guys like Ed together, maybe we can deal with it, right?

The biggest problem was that the first years were scattered and each one was defeated.

Except for the few remaining in the academy, the 2nd and 3rd year students will have been dispatched, so there is nothing to worry about.

The problem lies with those who attack the special building.

In the original work, the focus was only on Damian, so it was unknown what happened to the people who attacked the special building.

At least the setting was that there was no major damage.

So, is that okay? Now Nigel is in the special room.

If the damage was small in the original work without Nigel, there would be no problem if Nigel helped.

Besides, since Friede heard my warning, he will be paying attention, and has already prepared the silver to be plated through Asha.

At this level, we can say that we are fully prepared.

As expected, I just need to focus on the beasts that attack regular students.

There are 46 days left…

are you okay. Because there is still plenty of time.

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“The mainland’s policy has been decided. After 16 days, action begins.”

A growling voice echoed off the walls.

On the wall of the underground waterway illuminated by the magic lamp, huge shadows swayed.

The three beasts were having a conversation while using perception-impairing magic.

“16th? As expected, it’s too early… Above all, isn’t that the time when they will be going out for practical training?”

The answering voice was thick and somber.

It was a huge bear-like man covered in gray fur.

“The whole plan has changed, Andrei. According to the wishes of His Majesty on the mainland. It seems like Ka’har’s actions were quite annoying.”

“Change? So the existing diversionary strategy has been abandoned, Boris?”

A third voice questioned.

Her voice was higher and harsher than the other two, as if she were a female.

“No. This is not a scrap, Natalia. Rather, it’s the opposite. It was a much larger-scale diversionary operation that even mobilized fighters from the mainland.”

“The mainland is moving?”

In response to the answer from the wolf beast called Boris, Andrei opened his eyes wide and asked back.

“Yes. We will concentrate our warriors from the mainland towards the Sky Mountains and turn the empire’s attention there first. Next, it’s finally our turn.”

Boris spread his arms wide.

It was a passionate reaction full of joy and joy.

“A grand festival will be held. The stage will be here, the entire system!”

Andrei crossed his arms and tilted his head.

“In the end, it is said that we are the only ones who regulate the system… but aren’t there too few people to do that? It’s probably not something a 25-year-old warrior can do.”

“No. As for the personnel issue, it was roughly resolved.”

To Andrei’s concerns, Natalia, not Boris, responded.

Andrei turned to look at her.

A female leopard-like beast was grinning and raising her chin.

“Okay, Andrei. You don’t have to worry about that. Natalia succeeded in making contact with the mixed race people. Our inferior brethren, enslaved by the Empire. The time has come for their resentment to reach the heavens and finally set the heart of the empire on fire!”

Boris’s voice echoed through the culvert.

His eyes were shining with heat, perhaps because he was aroused by his own words.

“It’s our grudge.”

The two beastmen smiled, showing their teeth.

The sharp fangs caught the light and flashed white.

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