Akuyaku Reijo Ni Koi Wo Shite

Victory report in the royal capital. For Rion, fortunately, it was not exaggerated, but rather a regular meeting.

That said, the participants are pretty gorgeous. On the upper floor is the king, to the left of which are Prince Arnold, Knight of the Guard, and Lancelot. Rion and Eriel are also on the left. It's a really uncomfortable seat next to Maria.

In other words, the left side is the participant's side seat, and Rion of the temporary participation is sitting at the rearmost seat from that position.

And to the right of the king, in front of the Lions, are those who are at the top of the king's civil service. He has a minister, military commander in charge of military affairs, commander of the Knights of the Kingdom, commander of the mage, and his respective aides. In the one baron Rion, it's basically such a face that you never see.

Rion didn't want to see him, so he didn't feel anything.

"One of the problems this time was that the assumption of the number of demons was wrong, and I couldn't overlook it as a pervert."

All reports have been made by the Knights of the Guard. In this case, Lion didn't need to be brought in, but he didn't want to be told, so he listened silently.

"What is the damage?"

After the report of the war was over, the king asked a question.

"I haven't decided yet, but at least nearly 10,000 have died."

"Is that so ..."

It is the first time that monsters have attacked so far that they have all collected damage. After hearing the number of victims from the commander of the Knights of the Guard, a deep wrinkle was carved on the king's face.

"I'm sorry, I've completely gone wrong."

"Which point?"

"We concentrated too much on the defense of Haqata, so the surrounding towns and villages were almost unprotected and attacked by monsters, without any resistance."

"But if I didn't focus, would Hackerata be attacked?"

"So the biggest problem is the wrong number of monsters to attack. If you had sent enough from the royal capital, the result would have been different."

"Really……"

The King's glance glanced at Mary. Maria notices that she is down and smaller. I knew it was my gaze to blame myself. In fact, Maria is responsible. When he dispatched a large army, he thought that he would not be able to play an active role and guided him to reduce the size of his army.

Of course, those who acknowledge it are more responsible. Maria is an amateur, such as the military, just knowing the game. It is wrong to believe that word.

"Now the question is what to do next."

The Guard Knight knows. They say they were stupid because they took the words of Maria because they were brave people from another world. Rather than blaming Maria, it's more about what to do in the future.

"Where is the next raid?"

Recognizing the feelings of the commander of the Knights of the Guard, the King softened his gaze and asked Maria.

"Ah, yes. Next is Nigata."

"Now is the northeast. When is it?"

"Roughly, two months later."

"Yes. I'm not too late. Will you double the number of monsters you can expect given this failure?"

"It's delicate whether double is appropriate."

"Does double suffice?"

"I think so. What do the knights think?"

It is the Kingdom Knight Corps who actually runs the army. Commander Knight gave his remarks to Commander Knight.

"I agree with you. First of all, there is an error in deciding the size of the dispatched troops based on the number of demons."

"So what do you do?"

"Start by determining the size of your army needed to defend. See this."

In response to the commander's voice, he spread a large piece of paper prepared by the deputy on the conference desk. It is a drawing of Nigata town and a map around Nigata.

"The number of defenses required in Nigata's town is three thousand because of the size of the city, and four thousand would be enough to include replacement personnel."

Large numbers don't make your defenses harder. The places where you can protect your city and castle are limited. If you put in more people than you can, you will only be a troop.

"Isn't that the same as this time?"

"Thousands will be dedicated to defense and will have a separate intercept unit."

"Hmmm. I didn't seem to have the time to move the army, even though I knew this was a pervert."

"Yes. Well, the problem is the size. I map the locations of the towns and villages around Nigata. The numbers are the number of people living there."

"What do you do then?"

The king doesn't know anything on the map. The king is not particularly good at military genius.

"First we will issue an evacuation order to the surrounding towns and villages. Since it is not possible to contain everything in Nigata, we will gather it in the largest city around us, and then operate the interception unit based there There are currently three places we are thinking of, and we are thinking about 2,000 each. "

"I see. If two thousand things are not enough, do you mean jointly?"

"Yes. Even if it takes time to join and allow an assault, there will be no damage in a town or village where no one is there."

"Hmm. Not bad"

The king seems convinced of the explanation of the Commander of the Knights of the Kingdom.

"Now, we will use this as a basic policy to formulate a specific strategy."

Even though it's a meeting about fighting the demon, Maria only comes into play when asked where to attack. After that, the Knights of the Knights Guard and the Knights of the Knights are in charge of the meeting. The two leaders changed their minds.

Until now, the kingdom had considered monster raids to be an extension of, or scale-up of, those of monsters. But this time, I abandoned that sweet idea. We positioned it as a war. That's the job of the military.

However, there is a difference in thinking between Commander Knight and Commander Knight.

"Baron Frey"

“…………”

"Baron Frey!"

"... Ah, yes?"

After being lightly squeezed by the next Airiel, Rion finally noticed the call of the Guard Knight.

"Listen if you have an idea"

"Knight of the Guard Knight! Isn't it necessary anymore for the opinions of amateurs?"

The Commander of the Knights of the Kingdom was quickly complaining. The result of believing in what Maria says is this blunder. I'm thinking of this king knight soldier.

"Baron Frey is the first to fight in this case. Shouldn't he just listen?"

"However……"

"I just ask. It depends on the content whether it will change the strategy significantly. Sometimes it goes on. It is more likely."

"... I understand, then just listen."

I don't think Leon has any opinion that would affect their operations. With that in mind, the Commander of the Knights accepted.

"That's it. Speak."

"Even if you tell me to speak ..."

"I was thinking about something."

While proceeding with the meeting, the commander of the Guard Knight casually watched Leon. The Kingdom Knights have noticed from the map that Rion has shown a thoughtful gesture.

"... Huh, first ask the next person a question."

"Well, me?"

Suddenly she was surprised and turned to Leon.

"Who else is there? You don't have to turn down others to ask Eriel."

Rion did not turn his gaze and screamed cold. This attitude does not change at all at the conference.

"... What's the question?"

"Are monsters or demons attacking Nigata not using magic?"

"... I'll use it."

"Now !?"

Surprisingly surprised by Maria's answer are those around me. For them, monsters did not use magic at all.

"Review Nigata's defense plan. Ask the next woman what the magic is."

"……Do you get it"

Depending on whether or not there is a magic attack, the plan changes greatly. Depending on the power of the magic, there is a possibility that you will not be able to just stay inside the outer wall and concentrate on defense.

Rion had a question that influenced the strategy. The command of the commander of the Guard Knight was right. However, it is not the commander of the Knights who will end with this.

"After?"

"rear?"

"You are staring at the map of the surroundings, not the blueprints of the city. It is not linked to magic."

"... this grandfather"

"What did you say!?"

Rion's mutter wasn't muttered at all. On purpose, Rion is telling him to be audible. There is no place in Rion to fear the Guard Knight. I only have the root of what was done without putting my hands and feet.

"I just need to attack"

"what?"

"Don't wait for the monsters to attack, just attack here. I thought so."

"If you can do that, no one will have trouble."

"I think you can do it?"

"How do you know where the demons come from?"

"Why don't you know?"

"Was you reporting that you will be sent by transfer magic?"

The remarks from the commander of the Knights of the Guards were also slightly surprised. He did not know that Leon was the one who discovered the transfer magic.

"I don't mean that, I'm asking why I don't know where to move."

"what……?"

"Do you still need an explanation? No one has seen the transfer, but there is always a magic circle somewhere.

Rion explains to the Knight of the Guards that it seems to be really troublesome, but it is still short of words.

"Would you explain to the end!"

"... I can use my own head a little."

Also, Lion murmurs to be heard. However, this time, the commander of the Guard Knight will not be angry. I'm more worried about what Rion is saying.

"Because it's good, explain it."

"It's absolutely ... The magic circle is in a place with no people and no people."

"... what, that kind of thing"

If you ask, it is a matter of course. I don't know where it comes from. However, since they are being transferred to the magic circle, monsters will appear from that magic circle location. So where does the magic circle go?

"Around Nigata, away from the people, away from the highways, in the woods and mountains.

"If you can find that place ..."

Even if people are evacuated, if the towns and villages are demolished, it will take some time to recover. In the meantime, people's lives are suffering, and the kingdom loses its national strength.

If you can protect it, you still want to protect it.

"I can't do that. There are a number of places to think of here. How many troops do you have to send in the first place?"

The Commander of the Knights of the Kingdom has expressed his opinion here. A negative opinion, but not a wrong one. The distribution of troops is tactically wrong. And to make it safe to do so, you need a large army.

"What is the commander of the knights saying?"

Listening to this, Commander Knight believes that Leon has an idea. Otherwise, I thought I couldn't say that Rion could be done.

"I want to know the size of the magic circle I have found so far."

Sure enough, Leon had some thoughts.

"It's a magic circle?"

"I think the transfer magic circle is disposable. As long as you can't send many times in the same magic circle, do you know the size of the magic circle and the number of monsters sent?"

"... mage leader?"

The mage commander, who had been just silent and listening, had his turn.

"It's about the same size. You can assume one size."

"... If you put multiple magic circles, the number will increase many times."

"I can't completely analyze it, but it requires a lot of magic, and that magic uses the magic around the magic circle."

"Aren't you saying you can't start a lot?"

Most mages are also short of words, just like Rion. Many people have a head that is different from others and their character is biased. They are similar.

"Well, that's right."

"That kind of thing. Why did you notice it?"

The commander of the Guard Knight heads to Rion again.

"Let's know for the first time now."

"... this is a fucking gaki"

That should not be. Rion knew about the magic circle and said that she could do it.

This is something that can be understood by using magic even if it is not a lion. However, it is necessary to investigate the site where the condition has not passed and the time has not passed since the start. Then, you can see that the magic of the surroundings, the spirits for Rion, are tattered.

The transfer magic circle is an outrageous magic that forcibly consumes enough magical power to destroy the life of the spirit.

"Now, thanks to the mage commander, we can estimate the number of monsters. After that, we will dispatch based on that and plan the unit formation. If possible, predict the meeting point and try to destroy each individual on the way to it That's it. "

If this is correct, the damage will be much less than the operation of the Knight Corps. Rather than influencing it, it was an opinion that changed the strategy itself.

"... Well, it wasn't a negligible opinion."

The King uttered a word on behalf of the commander of the Guard Knight, who was silent. This is a scene where the king has to partition.

"In some ways, it's based on speculation."

The Commander of the Knights, who is likely to be rejected, attempts to point out Rion's deficiencies.

"But it's a reasonable guess. And given the minimal damage, it's a shame to throw it away."

The commander of the Guard Knight has a positive opinion. I knew this would split. That is why the king needs to coordinate.

"Can't we do the two at the same time?"

"Are you sure you want to concentrate only on Nigata? Monsters are raiding in various places."

"Do I need to be prepared for it, can I use the aristocracy?"

"Of course I do. However, the size of the territorial army is too small to be useful in many places."

"I have to move the house"

In some places, the territorial army is too large to be called an army. Most of the noble territories that do not border are so. Maintaining the army costs money. I'm sorry for that.

On the other hand, the Hou House has an army worthy of its wealth. Indeed, the nation would doubt the military for what purpose.

"... It's already moving, but it's only moving to territories that benefit your home."

"……Really"

Hou family works only for their own benefit. It's a painful conversation to the Lancelots, the people of the house.

"So, will you move the Knights of the Guards?"

If the Royal Knights Corps cannot move, they have to move another. But this is important. The Knights of the Guards is a royal army.

"Is it all. Prime Minister, what are your future plans?"

The king's own troops. That's why the King tried to adjust the schedule.

"Don't fall there. The Knights of the Guards will be led by Baron Frey."

"What, what !?"

Not only the king but also the surroundings are surprised at the statement of the commander of the Guard Knight. However, the surrounding people are surprised at the insane feeling of letting Konoe, the army of the royal family, be led by one baron, but the surprise of the king is different. It is the secret of the secret that Leon draws the blood of the royal family. I do not know the intention of the commander of the Knights of the Guard, who wants Leon to lead the Guard.

"Konoe are both apprentice knights. They were not originally counted as a force, so sending them to a new operation would have no effect."

"... but the apprentice is not just sacrificing?"

"The ones I trained. I'm an apprentice at Konoe, but I have some power."

"Every individual hero may be, but that alone is not."

"I'll attach the commander, yes, Sol Alistes is free."

"Frederick?"

The reaction of the royal family who was surprised by the commander of the Guard Knight is the same. I call the name I used to call when I was a child.

The king's surprise is unknown to the surroundings. Sol Alistes is a special kind of guard.

"Now, parallel operations are now possible."

With the king's surprises swept away, the Knight of the Guards is about to move on.

"... I don't say I'll take it."

"It doesn't matter your will. This is a decree. I can't refuse."

"Guts, bad!"

"Can you tell it to others?-You didn't talk about this strategy without me, don't you?"

"I heard that no amateur opinion was needed."

This is for the Knight Commander.

"The magic of monsters. What do you think if you were planning a defense plan without knowing it?"

"It doesn't matter, after all, the heroes of the country are in charge of defense."

And this is for Maria.

"... I was still cute when I was a servant, but now you're just a father who seems to be disgusted."

"Oh, father? I'm not that age."

"I'm referring to mental age, not real age."

"... Aeriel?"

Rion tried to give back to the commander of the Knights of the Guard, but he was more concerned about Airiel, who was laughing with Couscous next to him.

"Is this a place to laugh?"

Rion with the bulging surface facing Airiel. Aeriel suddenly picked up Rion's cheeks with both hands.

"... Oh, it hurts. Why?"

"I heard when I was a servant and I missed something."

"What, what, what, your cheeks, pinch?"

"Because I used to do this before."

"... I'm in a meeting now."

"Because it's boring."

The appearance of being swayed like this is cute, or smiling. Rion's attitude to the person who forgave his heart and others does make his age and personality feel like another person.

"Would you like to be sloppy? It's fine that the couple is good, but this is a place of military contest."

"What is Yakimochi?"

"Ya, Yakimochi?"

"What is Yakimochi to us as grandchildren? In that sense, are you feeling young? It was good."

"This is this idiot!"

It is subtle that this also forgive the heart. All we know is that the strict guard of the Knights turns his emotions on Rion. This was a suspicious situation for those who knew the Knights of the Guard.

"... It's fun to see surprises, but I'm busy too. Baron Frey, the commander of the Knights of the Guards, has a decree. Lead the Knights of the Guards and defeat the monsters."

"... Huh"

"The Commander of the Knights has a plan for Nigata's defense, regardless of Baron Frey.

"Hah"

The King's justification was granted. When this happens, nobody complains anymore and just do what they need to do. In particular, Rion has a ridiculously busy day. It is hard to move a given unit suddenly.

Rion, who knows it, or otherwise doesn't want to stay here long, finally leaves the meeting room.

Others do not seem to be quite convinced of Maria, but they continue to leave, irrespective of how long they remain.

And the two who remained in the conference room were the King and the Knight Guard.

"What are you doing?"

It was not with nature. The King needed to confirm the idea of the Knight Guard.

"I don't think it's too sad to be buried."

"... Is it so good?"

"I don't know yet, but that would have been an amateur in the military, and that's the result."

"But let it be on the stage."

Not a military talent. Shortly after speaking, Rion was in control of the meeting. That is not to be pleased as king. Beside it, Prince Arnold had completely lost his presence.

"If it's Konoe"

"what?"

"I hope we can somehow restore our relationship with Prince Arnold and leave it to him."

"I'm just as a minister. Then why do you put on Sol Aristes?"

"I'm too sorry to be buried."

"But you can't tell the truth?"

"... It's a little bet. Even if you don't know the truth, you might know that you were the one you served. I have such stupid expectations."

"Really……"

Sol Alistes was chosen as the guardian knight of the king and wife's second child. However, the princess was abducted shortly after birth and went missing.

Nevertheless, Sol Aristes will be extraordinarily loyal to the princess she has never met, refusing to be guarded by another princess, and still serving herself Waiting for the princess to be found.

In other words, a knight who was supposed to be Leon's guard. What do the encounters create? It is unknown to the commander of the Guard Knight who prepared it.