Invincible Saint ~Salaryman, the Path I Walk to Survive in This Other World~
246 Prepare for battle
Returning from the labyrinth, four days early, the final operational meeting was to be held in the airship on the matter of entering the empire early tomorrow morning.
The past four days, by the way, have been over and over again a pair of mock fights to reinforce Lionel's interpersonal battles in the underground training ground he had Doran make.
I didn't have that sweet time, even though I expressed my participation as a recoverer.
We couldn't just spend time on mock warfare, but we did a magic study with Estia and Lydia to make effective use of the rest of our time.
There was no replacement for the Dark Spirit and Estea I had hoped for just a little bit.
Still, I think there was a good balance between simulated combat using the body and magic research using the brain, a period of time that would have been fruitful.
Well, because of Paula, Lissian and Lyna's rampage, we couldn't just have them all hanging out dead, but everything else went really well.
Everybody's in the dining room of the airship, and we're starting an ops meeting.
"First, we will enter the capital before tomorrow's departure by airship. And the ship will be evacuated to Evisa as soon as we get down. The man in charge is Drun."
"I'd rather fight if I were you, but I don't have a choice. But don't go back to Evisa and fly over the Empire City."
"Are you going to fight the Winged Dragon?
"If you're not where you can rescue me when you fail, how can you help me?"
"... ok. But don't ever push me."
"Oh. I'll take care of it"
Dolan doesn't mean he'll be fine, but he's the only one left to trust, so I decide to believe him.
"The next time you are finished descending to the Imperial Capital, first you will descend to the center of the Imperial Capital and ask Lionel to address you, from there you will decide to head to the castle. That's all right."
I remember Lionel lowering my head in the morning as I told everyone that.
If it was meant to be, I would have made a flashy descent from the airship to fight the Wing Dragon.
But if we shot down the Winged Dragon, it would be its underling and there would be a fear of destroying the building, so we were supposed to refrain from appearing flashy so as not to involve the residents as much as possible.
Still, it is possible that during the speech you will be fighting within the Imperial Capital with the Demon Nation, and you will also be exposed to residential danger about this at all costs.
But about that, Lionel shook his neck to the side and said to me, bowing his head, that it was necessary for the inhabitants to know the truth about the current empire.
"I will put a considerable burden on Luciel, but I ask you not to kill anyone who has become a Demon or anyone on the spot."
It was too unscrupulous. But I didn't even think Lionel said that lightly.
"You're aware you're saying something unscrupulous, aren't you? Is there a reason?
"Yes, I believe Master Luciel can still accomplish it"
"It's not an answer, and what an easy way to say it"
But Lionel never took his gaze off me, and he had eyes that he really believed I could do.
"It is for Master Luciel to earn the trust of the residents in the Imperial Capital. Thank you very much."
It's weird because when Lionel bows his head, this one wants to bow his head too.
With that in mind, based on what I know there are limits to how hard I've worked, I guess I still decided I could do it.
"Huh - I never would have. But Lionel, the squire leader, trusts me, so I'll make sure nobody dies."
"Thank you, Master Luciel. I will sit down."
"Instead, I'm responsible for restoring the inhabitants and weakening the demonized. I'll leave the command to Lionel. And I need your support."
It's just impossible to take command of everyone, and without someone to support you so that your enemies don't come near you, it's extremely difficult.
"Ha. I'll risk my life to make it."
To Lionel, who offered to change the operation, I decided to entrust Lionel with command of the Empire.
"Thank you for approving them as the danger increases for everyone."
Lionel bowed his head not knowing how many times.
I decide to change the subject, feeling the irritability of the disciplined Lionel for some reason.
"But was Lionel's gear so tight?"
"Nha. Master Lionel was running around the battlefield in red and black armor. The feeling of hegemony, as it used to be, should be able to show the imperial people that Master Lionel is real."
The Lionel gear that Ketty puts on his heartbeat was made by Dolan faithfully reproducing the gear he wore during the Empire General.
He nods happily that he is no longer at all uncomfortable with when he was a warrior general.
Indeed, wearing this tough armor and running around the battlefield with the face that slaughtered the Imperial Special Forces, it was also convincing that he was terrorizing General Warrior Ghost and his enemies.
Not only that, of course, but they decided to effectively use the beard that had been stretched unconstitutionally over the past two weeks as a rejuvenating response.
"The lack of a helmet is also to show your face, but if people are opponents, you can also anticipate an attack by bow and arrow, but are you okay around there? And do you really think this will help you understand that it's Lionel?
"Master Lionel won't be able to hit the arrow for some reason. And Lionel, who stretched his beard, stayed the same as the old Lionel image. I'm sure the Emperor's people will respond to Master Lionel's voice."
I'd like it if I had the skills to not hit an arrow or something like that, but I guess that means I won't let them put pressure on me.
Still, I'm surprised that Ketty forcefully argued that that inert beard was the key factor in making this operation a success.
Well, in the end, we decided to believe it, but later on, it's something that makes me nervous.
"And with magic props that amplify that voice, I hope Lionel calls on the Emperor's people, huh?
It was Lyna who developed the loudspeaker developed as a demonic prop.
"Magic consumption is readily available. This is the end of the test and we just hope you all succeed."
"I appreciate that, but I hated you so much, are you sure you're following me?
"Yes, at first I was afraid, because I'd like to see where my made tempern blows the pterodactylus"
I'm sure the main cannon was made by Doran, so it would be one of the demon guides on the left and right side of the airship that was called Tempern.
But I have said many times that I have no plans to fight...
With all that neighborhood under her eyes, I couldn't say anything more to her soberly laughing.
But next to it was Nanya staring at Lyna with tears in her eyes, so she decided to hang her voice.
"... Mr. Nanya can stay here, right?
"No, let me follow you because I'm afraid I can't spend time alone in a place just for people I don't know."
"... ok.
She looked like she was about to cry, and Nanya told her that, so she decided not to ask because she felt guilty for some reason more than that.
"For once, it's my last confirmation, but only five people are going in: me, Lionel, Ketty, Keffin and Estea. Protect us all, including Nadia and Lydia, because the airship is also important in terms of future action. That's good."
"" "Ha," "" Yes, "" Ooh, "" Ooh. "
Even though I laughed bitterly at Paula's bar-reading reply, this is how the operation meeting ended.
After that, it was dinner for everyone, and I vowed that this would not be my last supper, and I would feed my English for tomorrow's empire.