Elf Tensei Kara no Cheat Kenkoku-ki

Episode XIV: Wall Protection

"It was nothing else that got me together. Regarding the policy changes in Elsier's operations."

I was in the usual conference room calling Loreu as the representative of Iraqsa, Ku as the representative of the Firefox, Klao as I entrust Elsier in my absence, and Lucier.

"Dear Cyril, what exactly does policy change mean?

Klao has asked questions like intrigue.

"Elsier has basically focused on increasing crops and enriching livestock by colonizing them. But for a while, we'll focus on strengthening our defenses."

Until now, I have not allocated enough resources to the military to be a burden for the whole Elsier except for some of Iraq and others. But at least I can't say that more than I have someone with the same abilities as High Elf.

"Cyril, what do you do to strengthen your defense?

Lucier asked anxiously.

"Build a barrier that covers the entire Elsier. Must be completed within at least three months. To this end, all the men's workforce, with the exception of part of Elsier, turns to the construction of the fence"

"Cyril, if you do that, you won't be able to grow wheat, regardless of the potatoes the fire fox grows"

"Yeah, I gave up on that. Build more glasshouses, get all the hassle-free potatoes on the fire fox harder than ever, and squeeze the wheat into a third of the area to be plowed and do it just by the elf woman. Goats and chickens, I guess."

"Sir, if that's the case, we can't feed all the Elsiers. I can't get past this winter."

Loreau may well be worried. I can take it for granted that the Elsier man turns all his workforce to the creation of a fence.

"So three weeks later, Erin's head, Asur, buys up a ton of food in Erin by the time he comes to the wedding celebration, and if he can't eat it, he processes it into a preserved meal and sigs it in. Prepare as many preserved meals as all Elsiers can eat for a year, at least so that we can fight the Cage Castle."

At least, I can make sure I do business with Erin for three weeks. Even if Erin's side intends to betray us in the future, he will never betray me during the three weeks I said it would be necessary to use iron production technology as a material.

I believe in Asur. Still, a country or a city is a monster you may not be comfortable with. I easily anoint my personal thoughts.

That's why I make insurance for the period I think is safe for sure. With a year's worth of preserved food, in case you can't replenish food in Erin, you can create a state where Bell Elsier alone can self-suffice for food before the food runs out.

With that in mind, I had decided to implement the saving of preserved food even without this one.

"Cyril, why would you do that? Even if the Empire attacked me, I think we should defeat them before they reach Elsier like they did before this. Of course, I'm not saying I don't need a protective wall to protect Elsier. But I can't help it. Let's make it slow."

"It's still uncertain information, but the next battle, there could come a troublesome guy who can't use attribute magic. Iraqsa was able to carry out that operation because of the wind magic that overwhelmed the empire and the ability to snipe long distances. It's suicide to attack from here in a small number of ways than to capitalize on that strength."

"If it's true, you're scared. I'm glad you haven't been scared before. Empire arrows can also be a threat. Cyril, where did you get that information? Could it be from a double spy?

Qu's unleashed double espionage is a spy that the Empire could have snuck up on Bel Elsier. Since Bel Elsier receives a significant number of refugees, espionage from countries and cities that are wary of Elsier is mixed up there.

It breaks the imperial spies in it with witchcraft and drugs, then gives them candy and tailors them to double espionage. There were other spies from Erin, but so far, we have made effective use of them to circulate convenient information.

"Ku, it's not information from you, but it's pretty credible. But I'm gonna take it right back."

There was quite a sense of crisis on my face when I saw the faces here.

Naturally, too. We're almost out of strength, so we can't jam the arrows with wind magic, so we can get a barrage of arrows that we let go of a few of our enemies, and these arrows don't have the same accuracy and range of hits as before. The ambush is pretty dangerous too because you can't notice the ambush.

The only thing to win is the power of the arrows and the fact that all Iraksa can use physical enhancement.

If you release a handgun on a crossbow, it can exert more annihilation than an empire, but if you release an arrow at the same time by dozens of times as many people as that, and without the magic of the wind, and if you put a handgun on a crossbow arrow that is even just susceptible to the wind in the first place, you don't have a distance of 50 m from which you can aim. That is also the range of the Empire's arrows.

"Chief, can you win?

"You can win. If only proper equipment and equipment were available. Let's be clear, I don't think there's a winner other than the Battle of Cage Castle in a situation where we can take advantage of the local interests."

That's reality. If there is no difference in my combat power, then the difference in numbers becomes the decisive factor. And it's impossible to lift up to beat the Empire in numbers. The only way to bridge the power gap is to fight in a favorable place.

"I'm just talking about emotions, but we don't want to give up making our own food from the start and guess what we bought."

"Chief, don't take that personally, does that mean it's going to show Erin some weakness after all?

Lucier and Loreau's words, but surprisingly, we both think.

Lucier's concern is that he is anxious about the decline in food self-sufficiency, and Loreau's words state the danger of letting a country hold its own lifeline.

"You're both right. I'm not going to do that permanently. It's just for a year. We'll make our own food from next year. But we don't have enough time and labor right now. What we buy is not food. Time."

I believe that's the best thing right now. And there's no other way. Still even thinks it's not enough. On the other hand, I'm even considering bringing dozens of people from Bel Elsier to secure the workforce, even if it makes Elsier's security worse and brings him into trouble.

"Tell me, Mr. Cyril. Does the idea of defense in Iraq mean that Bel Elsier is supposed to be dropped?

"It's not the first time you fall over there. You saw the power of that handgun, didn't you? In addition, the strength of the walls is amazing with fortresses that the Empire has genuinely built. You need to be prepared for considerable damage to drop it. The Empire should detour."

"Belle Elsier isn't actually very helpful to be bypassed, is he?"

"No, I'm not. It just makes sense that you need to detour, trying to detour over there is pretty steep and you have to go down the narrow path. Not to mention if it's a big load in the army, my legs will be delayed for a couple of weeks. For that leg delayed, I need food and water, more luggage and an extra slow leg. Belle Elsier is tying the empire just because it exists."

If I may add, it is of the utmost importance that we keep the fortress in that position in check.

"I know it's dangerous. But I can't believe Cyril's trying to get that far."

"Oh, he's got a bad personality, but he's the one who won't lie."

[I] have never lied before. [I] said that [I] would intentionally give fragmented information that would make a mistake, or take a reckless attitude, but they wouldn't lie.

"As I said earlier, I'd like to make sure."

"How do you confirm that?

"Disguise and sneak into the empire. In fact, with this look, I know if you're ready for a fight. That's all, if you lose and still fight, only if you have a sure chance, so you'll have taken the back."

The Empire has already suffered massive damage after three major defeats. If you still want to fight, ask for a basis to win for sure.

That's about sidestepping an Ashno-like presence or putting a brave man into war.

"All right, chief. I agree with the chief as captain of Iraqsa. If there's such a bad guy, we need to be thorough in our defense."

"Yeah, we need to protect Elsier"

Lucier and Loreau had prepared eyes. In the meantime, only Ku is feeling restless somewhere.

"Ku, what's going on? Are you anxious?

"Yes, I'm anxious"

"I won't lose. I'll win again."

"No, I'm not suspicious there. Because my husband is the most dependable man in the world."

It lights up in the words Ku casually unleashed.

"Honey, can you please wait till later to fall in love?

Not Lucier, but Klao somehow ate and hung on Ku. How come you, the man, are jealous of Ku?

"What's Ku afraid of?

"I'm afraid I can win without attribute magic."

I didn't know what Ku meant to begin with.

"Until now, what Cyril has made and tactics were predicated on the use of wind sorcery, fire sorcery, and other abilities that only we can do. But not this time. Cyril will provide you with weapons and tactics that can beat hundreds of times your power without the ability to use attribute magic.

That means that technology or tactics that anyone can use, anyone can imitate, right? That's what I'm really afraid of. I was wondering if that could be directed at everyone in Elsier. "

I lost my word for a moment. Because I imagined that fear. Win this time and see what lies ahead.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Forget it. It's still good now, isn't it? If you don't win, it's over. After you win, it's early."

"Yeah, Ku isn't wrong. Think that far and prepare a lot. Thank you, Ku."

"Yes, it would be an honor to help at all"

Ku smiled modestly.

"Yeah, well, let's hurry up and tell everyone this story. If we don't get it through a little faster, we're gonna waste our seeds and make them do extra work."

Lucier brightly said to make him pay for the heavier air.

"Ku, I'm sorry to hear that. I'm going to stretch my wedding again. Not if you're doing that."

"Yeah, Lucier's right. God is mean."

My two daughters are depressed. So I smiled and opened my mouth.

"I'll be on holiday in three weeks, and the wedding will be on schedule. Prepare the best treat I can and make it grand. It's only after we infiltrate the empire to gather information."

As soon as I said that, they both had a smile that just didn't shine.

"I'm happy, but I'm really happy, okay?

"Yeah, it's only one day to use it, and I'm guiding you to Erin's head. Plus I want to see two wedding dresses as soon as possible. Do you ever go to the Empire before you see it?"

I want to get rid of the rest of my heart at all.

I'm having a wedding when I get back from the Empire. What a gag it can only be.

From there, the spot opened up after boiling down specific plans for building walls and buying food.

I called Qu after I left the conference room.

"Ku, can you just give me a little help?

"Fine. But it's rare to say it from Cyril."

"I need to try something. I wonder what the results have been like so far."

"I win twelve, Cyril, you win twenty-two."

I said, swelling my cheeks slightly dissatisfied.

Actually, there are only five wins I've won with pure physical skill. The rest is a triumph picked up with work that uses [program] and [perceptual augmentation] combined magic to increase the amount of information and determine optimal behavior.

I don't really want to use it because I don't have my own growth even if I win with it, but if I don't use it I won't be in the mood to say that Ku is doing a handful, so I was trying not to make too much of a match.

Ku is stronger without magic. That's why it's a good experiment.

"Ku, come for real"

"I've never lost my hand before."

Wrap cloth around each other's hands. If you really swing through our fists, you could kill people. So instead of reducing the power this way, it makes the rule that if you hit it clean, it's over.

"[Magnetic Field Generation], [Intra-body Current Enhancement]"

I start a new sorcery.

Because [I] ate the brave man, I analyzed it and used the new magic power conversion formula of "Odo" in the body.

In the battle Ashno turned to his enemies, winning there without using magic against his imperial opponents is still not enough. Someone presupposes that Ashno is suppressing her with the same strength as the brave.

I'm the only one who can do that.

The [program] and [physical enhancement] can be activated, but that's not enough. In addition to that when you previously fought a brave man, the magic of the wind that overwhelmingly lifts your intelligence, [perceptual expansion]. And I was finally able to counteract it using [wind armor] that would add more water by wrapping around the wind the increased physical abilities with [body strengthening].

At the very least, we can't talk about it unless we activate the magic just to compensate for [perceptual dilation] and [wind armor] with in-vivo magic "od" alone.

"I'm coming."

Ku disappeared. Quick enough step in to think so.

And Ku's right-hand puller attacking at the shortest distance, the fastest move straight to the point of stupidity, but without any waste. I haven't been caught with my eyes.

But the body reacts.

"Shh."

My right hand bounced up and played Ku's puller. In a motion that flowed as if expecting it, the lower descent rolled out by Ku, who lowered his posture and disappeared from his sight, was also taken with minimal gait, without even looking back for a moment at the attack rolled out with an explosive acceleration from the impossible posture that allowed the flexibility characteristic of the fire fox, and his hands were tangled and his joints were twisted.

"Also, it's my loss. I always thought Cyril's reaction rate was strange, I don't think he's a person."

"Yeah, I'm stopping. Actually, I'm changing my way of fighting a lot this time, how was it compared to the usual me?

"As usual, it was like a monster, but the monster was modest"

"I knew it. Can you hang out with me for just a little bit today because I want to get used to it?

"Fine. If it's for Cyril, I'll do anything."

"Thank you. That'll help."

I've spoiled Ku's words and put my hands together again and again.

[Magnetic Field Generation] is a magic trick that generates magnetic fields, as its name suggests. Sprinkling iron powder there, and then applying external forces in the area, the iron powder moves and the magnetic field also changes. It calculates external movements from that change and passes information to the [program] that moves the body in optimal behavior.

Still, I can't show as much accuracy or readiness as I'm used to using [perceptual dilation], and the range is inferior. Besides, the magic consumption is also intense. When using wind attribute witchcraft, if you call Mana using a single body magic "Odd", ten powers have returned, but they are all supposed to compensate in front of you, so naturally.

I also use other speeds of power signals sent to the whole body in the program, as well as magic [in vivo current enhancement] that enhances physical abilities themselves with electrical signals. Of course, this one consumes heavily.

While fighting Ku, I continued my quest for the style of fighting with only the magic "Odo" in my body.

"Ku, thank you. Thanks to you, I got a lot of feeling."

"I'm not going to be confident. I wanted to win at least once."

"I cheat with all sorcery."

"Can I use magic, too? I think if we turn a few tens of meters radius into a sea of fire, we can win."

"That doesn't matter anymore, does it?

Ku was so depressed by his losing streak.

But for what it's worth, I managed to take shape. But it's still inferior to the previous style. This has to be resolved.

"Cyril, let me tell you something I couldn't say on that occasion"

"If you're asking for Ku, I'll ask you more or less."

"Don't do anything dangerous to infiltrate the Empire. Why don't you leave that to someone else?"

"I can't do that. There's no better job than me. Besides, I, the Elsier leader, need to see what the Empire really looks like."

"Then take me too"

"Sorry, I can't do that either. The characteristics of the fire fox are too conspicuous. You can't keep hiding those ears and tails forever."

"I have a bad feeling about it. If you can take me with you, you can chop off a prominent tail. You can easily hide it if it's just your ears."

I was heartily surprised. For Firefox, the tail should be more important than anything else. I've seen that commitment all the way up close.

"I don't want you to do that. It's the next most important thing in life, right?

"Surprisingly, it's actually fifth to me. In order of importance, the first is Cyril, the third is my sisters, the fourth is my life, and the fifth is my tail."

There were no lies in Kuw's eyes. It's really going to cut off momentum now.

"Still, you can't cut off your tail. Because I love Ku's tail."

"Cyril-kun's mean. It's terrible that I asked you so much, you wouldn't stop going, and you wouldn't take me."

"I'd like to ask you this because it's Ku's favor that rarely does me a favor. I can't give this away."

Preparing for battle is not the only purpose of this inspection of the Empire.

If you are still hostile to Elsier, crush him by all means. I need that decision.

A decision that involves a large number of people who don't fight. You must never go wrong there. That's why I'm going.

"Cyril wants you to stay in Elsier. Because... no, it's nothing."

Kuw said nothing, rubbing his stomach.

"You must definitely come back. Because I just had a wedding and I don't like widows."

"I promise. You can swear by the world tree and the Elf ancestors."

"Cyril doesn't seem to believe that, so swear to Lucier,"

"You certainly can't betray that. But what am I supposed to swear to when I promise Lucier?

"Swear to me then"

I laughed out loud because Ku's words were funny.

Whatever happens, I have to come back. To Elsier, where Lucier and Ku are.