… In fact, Lee Han didn’t have to accept that confrontation.
Why?
‘Because there’s no benefit in doing it.’
There’s nothing to be gained by accepting that offer.
Above all else.
‘What are you going to do with these things that aren’t even human yet?’
The young master, the sprout, and the chick.
To him, the cadets were nothing more than infinitely weak animals, and they still had a long way to go.
‘There are some guys who are better than most knights.’
Descendant of a barbarian and a swordsmith, disciple of the mercenary king.
And our regressor too.
They are on different levels.
It’s just that they are like that, the others are infinitely lacking.
To make a somewhat extreme comparison, it’s like an eagle and a mouse.
‘Is a human being weaker than an assistant?’
Funnily enough, the strongest one out of those four was Damien Follett.
Lee Han’s three-year assistant (slave).
Funny enough, if the others were mice, he would be a cat.
As expected from a noble knight family, he has a solid foundation and his gambling skills are also quite excellent.
Currently, Lee Han is showing consistent results in rope jumping, which he is training.
It’s ridiculous, but if the talents of the four people mentioned above are top-tier, then Damien should be at least top-tier as well.
The problem is that he has poor character, but everything else is good.
Anyway, given the circumstances, Lee Han had absolutely no intention of playing a proxy war game.
If I put those out now, it’ll just look terrible.
… but.
“Instructor! I will do it, proxy war.”
“Would it be useful if you were afraid of wizards and avoided them?”
“How dare a swindler dare to attack, ha! This is disrespectful to the knights!”
“I will cut off their heads.”
“Let me go. I’ll make them shudder at the mere mention of the Swordsmanship Department.”
“… … little ones.”
Even though he is a cadet, I guess you could say he is a candidate for the knighthood.
‘That’s right, you can’t just sit back and let a knight pounce on you.’
I know something.
‘These things are growing well.’
Lee Han hid his emotions by wiping his ticklish nose.
He came to know the feelings of a teacher who felt rewarded by the growth of his students.
* * *
Perhaps because he sensed the strong will of his disciples, Lee Han put some weight on accepting the offer, but decided to first listen to what kind of nonsense he had to say.
As expected.
“‘The winner of this proxy war must unconditionally follow the other party’s orders for the rest of his or her teaching career.’ … Did I read that correctly?”
“Yes.”
“What a funny guy. What kind of childish conditions are these?”
As expected, they put forth some really dirty conditions.
“Ha, decide whether you will do it or not!”
I guess he knows that it is a condition that is too difficult to overcome.
What kind of crude conditions are these?
In this part, the childishness is definitely evident.
‘I misunderstood you because of your appearance and the way you speak.’
Because wizards are so rare, the reality is that there are few wizards in the department.
That’s why he was able to become a professor at such a young age.
… but we cannot ignore the possibility that it was sweet because of its appearance.
Anyway, other than the fact that he’s a wizard and looks like he’s 82 years old, not 28, he’s full of idiotic things.
He may be short-sighted, but he cannot suppress his fiery temper.
When you reach a certain age, those things get better… .
‘No, on the contrary, that kind of guy becomes sinister.’
He’s so brash even now when he’s young, and when he grows old he still has the power and strength to back it up?
Such a person becomes sinister.
A type of person I really don’t want to deal with.
But now it’s so easy to deal with.
“I refuse. This is not in my best interest at all. Why should I listen to the orders of some order-maker?”
“Profit! Ba, on the contrary, I am your…!”
“you?”
“… Don’t you know what a valuable opportunity this is to follow your orders?”
Odwall quickly changed his words, as if he didn’t want to be educated by his fists, but he was confident.
That would be the case, as it was an opportunity to give orders to the wizard.
It is self-evident that this is an opportunity worth more than a thousand pieces of gold.
It was a condition that he set because he clearly knew his own value from his perspective, and it is true that he put a lot of thought into it.
“… I’m just asking out of curiosity, but why are you ordering me around like this?”
“Huh, you, ah, no, I have to rescue Irene Youngae from your clutches first.”
“also?”
“I will make you kneel!”
“…also.”
“Then of course… … . Ahem, there’s nothing else really.”
“… … .”
…is this really amazing?
Are you saying that you’re willing to sign a slave contract just for that?
When this absurdity was brought to light, the bastard burst into rage and shouted:
“For the honor of a wizard, of course!”
“… Oh, right.”
He’s a bad guy, a loser, a racist, and strangely, he’s all so clumsy.
Is this the magic professor?
It is truly a heart-warming childishness.
‘I thought you’d ask me to introduce you to my younger sibling, but that’s all?’
It’s not like we’re conducting human experiments, and we’re just going to give a few orders.
‘Honestly, even if I make a promise like that, it’s useless if I don’t keep it. Really… .’
It’s a promise made with each other’s honor at stake, but Lee Han has no honor to keep in the first place.
The same goes for the oath taken in the name of the Knights Templar.
All that matters to him is his own life and his muscles, which are trembling in fear that he might fall.
“Okay, but don’t break your promise.”
“I swear on the honor of being a wizard!”
“Then I swear on the name of Baltar Grace.”
“… You’re using his name, good! He’s trustworthy.”
Okay!
The wizard of the household was so happy that his plan was already successful.
Not knowing that there are knights who treat Baltar’s name more belittlingly than dog food.
* * *
“-As some of you may have already heard, you will have a showdown with the magic cadets in one month.”
“How will the confrontation proceed?”
“[War Games].”
“… The wizards used their heads.”
“Kunta, don’t you know what that is?”
“To put it simply, it is a virtual war.”
“?”
“therefore….”
War Game.
It refers to a game where you roll dice, devise strategies, move pieces on an enlarged map, and fight virtual wars.
Its meaning has changed somewhat in the present.
The nobles are transformed to enjoy war games in a ‘real war environment’ for greater stimulation.
Gacha, no… .
It has turned into a money game.
Buy a forest or an abandoned plain, hire mercenaries or retired soldiers and have them fight their own wars while the nobles watch.
The nobles have made the automatic hunting phone game, which Lee Han-do had played several times in his previous life, even more vicious through money-related matters.
Just watching others fight and enjoying it.
There is nothing more evil than this.
“… It seems like you’re playing with people.”
Kunta’s true feelings.
Arno nodded, saying he understood.
but.
“It’s not that there aren’t any such points. But this game isn’t all negative.”
“?”
“It’s quite profitable for those who make a living with swords, such as knights, soldiers, and mercenaries.”
“Why?”
“It’s easy to gain practical experience and you can experience war indirectly. But the risk of death is extremely low.”
“Is that possible?”
“It is a rule set by the kingdom. If you do not follow it, you will be looked down upon by the royal family, but there are few fools who would not listen to it.”
“iced coffee….”
Kunta was finally convinced.
Certainly, it would be invaluable to be able to experience both combat and war at the same time through proxy warfare, where the risk to one’s life is significantly reduced.
Especially for the Barbarians, who always die five out of ten times when it comes to fighting.
“That’s why there are specialists among mercenaries who specialize in war game missions. Isn’t that right, mercenary?”
“That’s right. That’s a good thing. In our industry, we fight a lot over it, hehe.”
Although I hate being the entertainment of the nobles, it is a good source of income in the mercenary industry, where jobs are already dwindling.
It’s even better because there’s less risk of dying or losing limbs.
With Garland’s notarization, even the rookie cadets who didn’t know much about war games could breathe a sigh of relief.
… … However.
“Kunta, I have another question. Arno said earlier, the orderlies, use your brain. What does that mean?”
“Oh, that’s it? It’s simple. The people with the highest success rate in war games are wizards.”
“…huh?”
… Everyone was dumbfounded by his subsequent remarks.
“In war, what’s important is ultimately firepower. Rather than individual strength, a destructive blow is more efficient and a way to quickly subdue an opponent. In that sense, magic is overwhelming in war games. … For a knight as good as you, Instructor, overwhelming firepower probably won’t be of much use.”
Everyone’s gaze quickly turns to Lee Han.
Surely, that gentleman would be able to destroy the castle by himself, even if it was a siege.
But on the other hand, let’s say:
“… So you’re saying we’re at an overwhelming disadvantage, then?”
“T, that can’t be…!”
“Hey, is this okay?”
An atmosphere of embarrassment spreads.
The sprouts were especially so, and the chick girls also had gloomy expressions.
Although the young master did not show any sign of panic, they also looked visibly troubled, saying that they had not expected the format of the match to be a war game.
For those who have watched war games since they were young, they know how great the firepower of a wizard is.
But they were determined not to give up, even if they were nervous.
In the end, the main character of the battlefield is the knight.
No matter how great the firepower, it cannot match the knight’s breakthrough power and spirit.
And even though they are cadets, they are people who live with the goal of becoming knights.
So they are confident that they will win even if it is an unfavorable war game… .
“-Oh, by the way, you young masters will not be participating in this war game. Only you sprouts will be participating.”
-!!!?
This time, all the cadets looked at their instructor with silent amazement and had the same thought in their minds.
… … Crazy guy.
No matter what they said, Lee Han was sincere.
“It’s your choice.”
He said he would fight the orderly.
He declared that he could win.
Then you must keep that word.
“You think it’s unreasonable? You haven’t learned the art of speculation? Don’t worry, you still have a month.”
A month may seem like a short time, but it’s actually a long time.
Some people succeed in losing 20 kg in a month, while others train for a month and run a 42.195 km full marathon.
In this way, one month is enough time for a person to change, or rather, undergo a drastic change.
“If you just listen to me.”
The cadets couldn’t see it, but a hat was sticking out of Lee Han’s back pocket, confidently asserting its presence.
Black octagonal hat.
It was just a plain black octagonal hat with no special features, but it had an ominous air about it.
