Emelton Herren still did not understand the situation he was in.
And that was the thought of most people gathered in the training hall.
“……How on earth did my master end up fighting with the captain?”
“No, master, do you know how to lift a sword?”
“The captain will try to lose, right?”
Everyone could not understand the situation and muttered one word at a time.
However, the person who could not understand this situation the most was Emelton Herren.
“Why am I doing this….”
I managed to stop Feria Brudel, who said she could fight with a real sword, and reached a compromise to fight with a wooden sword.
However, even as I chose the wooden sword, I did not understand why on earth I had to point it at that innocent girl.
“I thought she was just a gentle lady, but maybe she was more immature than I thought…”
Emmelton closed his eyes tightly and opened them.
okay. I need to tell you the reality at least once.
Wouldn’t it be okay to show a little bit of bitterness to your immature wife who doesn’t know how scary war is, and then listen carefully to the orders she gives you?
That was the only way to understand this confusing situation.
Emelton first chose a wooden sword and picked it up.
Meanwhile, Feria Brudel was choosing a wooden sword with a flushed face.
‘Now it’s time to show it.’
After Duke Brudel’s disappearance, Elena and Klaus, concerned about the chaotic situation in the North, discussed sending Peria Merwin to the North.
At the time, Feria tried to dissuade him, saying it didn’t seem like something he could do, but it was Hertha who pushed Feria’s back.
‘ok? It’s because I don’t have enough actual combat experience yet, but with simple skills, I can already beat all the idiots!’
‘It hasn’t been long since I learned how to use a sword… … .’
‘I told you. The basics are the most important in anything! ‘You can count on one hand the number of people here who have laid the foundation as diligently as you.’
‘Is that so… … .’
It was Elena who held Peria’s hand as she was overcome by Hertha’s momentum.
‘Lady Maewyn. Oh, is she now the Duchess of Brudel? Anyway, I understand your concerns. Even if she falls, I won’t stop her.’
‘… … .’
‘Still, it’s a waste of what I’ve learned so far. As far as I know, I heard that you also studied tactics in your spare time. Now that things have come to this, isn’t it okay to steadily build up your expertise there and devour the Brudel duchy?’
‘yes?’
‘Are you okay?’
Elena slapped herself on the mouth as she said that and laughed as if nothing had happened.
‘Anyway, I’m not doing it alone. There are loyal soldiers protecting the Bruedel duchy. If Lady Maewyn asks for help, you should help her, won’t you?’
‘That’s true, but… … .’
It was Klaus’s job to lead Peria, who could not easily get his way.
‘That’s it then. Let’s go.’
It was also Klaus who planned the strategy thereafter.
‘Go ahead and challenge the captain. It doesn’t matter whether you lose or win. ‘A prosecutor is all about communicating with one’s skills.’
‘But if you lose… … .’
‘There are two types of losses: losing miserably and losing while predicting a close match. ‘The result is important, but the process is also important.’
Peria clenched her fists once again, remembering Klaus’ words as if they were no big deal.
‘okay. Even if we lose, let’s hold on as long as we can.’
You can become a commander just by showing that you can do as much as one soldier on the battlefield.
So Peria and Emelton stood at the training ground.
Emmelton spoke first.
“Attack first.”
Peria looked at the ground and then back at Emmelton.
Emmelton Herring was still looking down on her.
In that case, there was no need to arrogantly throw away the precious opportunity he gave me.
Peria’s eyes changed. She kicked her feet off the ground.
Whick!
“Ugh?!”
Peria’s wooden sword was pointed sharply at Emelton’s shoulder.
It would not have been a strange attack that would have decided the outcome of the fight if Emelton had not reflexively turned his body to the side.
However, Peria’s movement has not yet stopped.
Whick!
widely!
The sound of wooden swords clashing against each other shook the training hall.
Emmelton took Peria’s sword in a cold sweat.
Instead of withstanding Emmelton’s power, Peria’s sword deflected the power to its side.
At the same time, Peria turned around, quickly retracted her sword, and aimed at Emmelton’s waist again.
“Where!”
Percussion!
Emmelton also twisted his body and struck away Peria’s sword.
His hands were full of strength.
The ambition to inform Peria of reality had completely disappeared from Emelton’s mind.
Peria immediately gathered herself and swung her sword again towards the opponent’s neck.
It was also when Emelton tried to react reflexively.
“……Are you serious now, Captain?”
Someone’s absent-minded voice pierced Emelton’s ears.
‘I know. ‘Am I serious now?’
It was a defeat to stop and think like that.
Before she knew it, her wooden sword was touching Emelton’s neck.
“I learned that even a moment of distraction can lead to death on the battlefield.”
A quiet and gentle voice spoke softly.
“I won, right?”
It was a victory for Feria Brudel.
I read Merwin’s long letter.
As expected from Klaus and I, Peria Merwin was recognized for his skills and was able to become a commander.
“It says that a captain named Emelton was able to win because he let his guard down. But isn’t a guy who lets his guard down with a sword stupid?”
“That’s true.”
Klaus agreed right away with what I said.
“Well… I thought I would let my guard down from the beginning.”
“is it so?”
“That’s why I advised her not to explain this or that, but to throw away the gloves right away. Before her true skills are revealed.”
Klaus spoke leisurely.
So, in short, they led to an operation that seemed easy.
“If the captain named Emily had fought sincerely, the outcome might have been different.”
“If that were the case, Feria Brudel, who lacked actual combat experience, might have been defeated.”
“Hmm… When I think about it that way, I wonder if it’s right to suddenly make him a commander. I wonder if he’ll get hurt for no reason.”
“Is that possible?”
Klaus chuckled.
“The private soldiers will fight while protecting Feria Brudel somehow. Even if the commander can fight while protecting himself, the outcome of the war will change. Besides, you said she wants to fight, too.”
“Well, it was like that.”
On the day Lariette disappeared, Feria Mewin was as sad as I was.
With her voice completely hoarse from wailing, she lifted her sword and plunged it into the floor.
And I swore that I would somehow follow after her until I had the skills to cross swords with Lariette again.
Since they were two people who had become particularly close while coming here and crossing swords, their sense of loss must have been special.
“He is a person with talent recognized by Hertha. It would be good to use this opportunity to gain practical experience and grow properly.”
“That’s right. Since we’ve now taken over the Bruedel family, it would be good to grow as a commander.”
Merwin didn’t seem to sympathize much, but Duke Bruedel is no more anyway.
The real Duke Brudel is dead, and the fake Duke Brudel is attacking the West as Archangel Del.
If there is no legitimate heir left to the Duke of Brudel anyway, wouldn’t it be a bad idea for the Duchess of Brudel, who hasn’t yet divorced, to take over the Duke of Brudel?
“If you think about it from that perspective, I’m really glad that Duke Brudel insisted on not getting divorced.”
“Is it because of that that Peria was able to become the owner of Brudel?”
“Yes. If you show your skills as a commander this time, you will be recognized sooner.”
It is not easy for a rolled stone to settle into place.
There are not many people in the north who are hostile toward Peria Merwin, but whether they can truly serve Peria Merwin as their master is another question.
But what if she protects the North safely this time?
“The Northern Duke will remain a reliable ally to the imperial family of the empire.”
“yes.”
I grinned and looked up at Klaus.
“Now that things are like this, the North and West are somewhat prepared, and the East and South are not bad, right?”
“They are somewhat prepared with the troops I raised after going back in time.”
“In times like this, it means that Your Majesty was more thoroughly prepared than I thought.”
“How badly did I want to prevent this situation?”
Klaus said jokingly with a smile.
But Klaus’s sincerity was contained within it.
Klaus, who returned to the past, strongly pushed for strengthening military power.
Because it was a decision made despite the opposition of the elders, it is said that for a while, there was even talk among the nobles that Klaus must have become a warmonger.
However, this strengthened military power ultimately became the basis for solidly protecting the eastern and southern borders.
‘Now you must be amazed at how Klaus could foresee the future, right?’
I changed the subject by gauging the nobles’ thoughts.
“How much vitality does Duke Brudel have left?”
“Well, didn’t you say that the demon talked about it?”
“White said there wasn’t much left, but time is relative.”
“What do you think, young lady?”
Klaus asked me with sparkling red eyes.
I hesitated before answering.
“I don’t think I’ll die within a day or two.”
