Kuro no Senki (LN)

Mid October 433 of the Imperial Calendar - Duran was facing the boy in a jar near the walls of the castle.

I'm not a criminal, I'm a volunteer for a prostitute.

The applicants are assigned at the castle gate and become prostitute apprentices after preparing the documents at the stuffing station.

After a further period of training, he becomes an official prostitute.

Should I say that I will be a member of the XIII Kingsguard Knights?

Duran stared again at the boy.

My skin is burnt red and my body is tight.

"What's your name?

It's John.

"How old are you?

"It will be fifteen"

"Where are you from?

It's the village of Mimas.

"Oh, Mimas Village"

"You know what?

"At a level where you say you've heard the name before."

If you do clerical work, you will naturally remember the village's name.

Now we can even recite the names of the villages in the territory of Chrono.

Did knowing the village's name soothe your intimacy, boy - John's expression.

"What have you been up to?

"I was helping with field work in the village."

Duran fills out the paperwork while questioning John.

The format of the documents produced by the seniors is functional.

This makes it easy to prepare documents by simply asking Duran questions from above.

"Have you ever been in martial arts?

"There isn't. After all, is it bad without experience?

John has asked without fear.

"I've never been over it, but it doesn't have to be"

"Good."

John stroked his chest down.

"Oh, it's not like you're resting or anything, is it?

I'm not gonna throw up.

Duran replied with a bitter smile.

It's a fact that you don't have to be experienced in martial arts.

Many of the volunteers are from rural areas and have no experience in martial arts.

Some say I just played chamberlain as a child.

"What's the motive?

"I'm a three-boy, but I wanted to try something big."

John laughed in the light.

"Is there not a lot of guys like me?

"There are quite a few of them"

Some applicants have a strong upward orientation, and others volunteer with vague thoughts like John.

I was surprised when they told me why they looked good on boulders.

"So, what do you think?

"You won't know until you've finished your training."

"Oh, right. But you can let me train you, right?

"Of course."

It will recruit as many volunteers as possible and separate those who can fight in training from those who cannot.

The selection criteria are going to be pretty loose, but it's not something to say here.

"Good."

"What?

John stroked his chest down again and Duran asked why.

"When I left the village, I dressed up. And you can't go back to the village without training."

"... I see"

Duran nodded.

Pride is probably important to boys these days as well.

How would I have been?

I don't remember it very well, but it must have been something similar.

"I just want to say one last thing..."

"Hey, what is it?

John rattled his throat with Gokuri.

"It's after the training. You don't have to be that comfortable."

"Really?"

John gave a horrible look.

"What about assignment, but not necessarily assigned to a department that fights enemies"

"Really?"

John seemed discouraged.

I know how you feel.

Young people believe they have tremendous power.

You can call me blind.

He believes he can play a glorious role on the battlefield.

Well, I don't want to correct the sentiments of young people at this point.

You'll know your height as soon as you join the training.

Until then, I don't mind being paranoid.

"I don't care where you're assigned to, I want you to do your job undamaged."

"Can't you fight?

"It's not. I just wanted to say that waving weapons isn't just war. Securing supplies in the rear and sending them to the front is an important task."

"Ha, ha"

John has a puzzled look on his face.

I can't help it.

The war he finds out is in the story.

Explaining the barracks would be incomprehensible.

"Do your duty. If you can do that, you're a prostitute apprentice."

"- Huh! You can do it!

John breathed and stood up so he could play.

Duran stood up and offered an armband made of black cloth.

"What's this?

"That's like an ID that shows you're a prostitute apprentice. Come on, let's put it on."

"Oh, thank you"

Duran walked over to John and gave him an armband.

John proudly stretched his chest.

"Get some rest at the inn today. Training starts tomorrow."

"Okay! I will do my duty!

"John Prostitute Apprentice! I look forward to your work!

"Yes!

When Duran stretched his spine and saluted him, John imitated it with a gruesome trick.

"I forgot to say that, but if you become a formal prostitute, you'll get paid"

"Can I get paid?

"Oh, two gold coins in a month."

"Not so much!"

John opened his eyes wide and pointed his lips as if he were obstinate.

"Disgruntled?

"No, if you're going to leave so much, I wish I could have invited my friends,"

"I'm sorry. Quickly, it was decided."

It was a sincere apology.

I hope they boil down the conditions from the start, but it would be cruel to demand perfection.

Even Duran can't always do his job perfectly, so he should cover what he can cover.

"Looks like you're picking me up."

"Wow!

John stared out the window and let his body freak out.

Black leopard beast man was staring at this one through the window.

"He is a guide. Follow me safely."

"Oh, I see."

John jumped outside with his stuff and saluted the Black Leopard Beast Man from himself.

Then the Black Leopard Beast saluted back.

The two disappear into a mess.

Duran saluted John again on his back and returned to his seat.

"... Recruitment officers are tired jobs"

Exhale a small sigh.

It's a job to send an out-of-the-box child to the battlefield.

I can even take the form of a volunteer.

Perhaps it also affects what children have been able to do.

Duran shook his head and raised his face.

Then an old sheet metal armor stood there.

I even have an assault spear.

When I looked at the window, I saw an old horse.

"This isn't a recruiting post!

When the sheet metal armor jumped up the visor, there was a squeaky face underneath it.

"Non is Knight Manchausen! Fall of Critical Survival!

……

Was there an age limit? and Duran looked up at the ceiling.

"Knight Manchozen?

"Manchausen!

Manchozen, Originally, Manchousen said in a casual manner.

Well, this is my fault for mishearing my name.

"Knight Manchausen. Excuse me, how old are you?

"Seventy this year!

Kakakaka, Manchausen laughed.

I didn't have a few front teeth.

"... is it sixty-nine now?"

"Sure, Nan is your grandfather, but he's still young!

Chowar! and Manchausen swung the assault spear.

I stopped moving after a while.

My breathing is rough.

Anyone can breathe out wearing an old type of sheet metal armor and swinging an assault spear.

In the first place, assault spears are not a swinging weapon.

In that sense, I can say that Manchausen is physically fit for his age.

"Knight Manchausen. Why are you a prostitute at that age?

"Isn't Princess Tilia asking for help? What would a knight do without fulfilling his true self?

Duran had a headache and held down his temples.

Manchausen is an old knight.

They feel different from Duran and the others.

That said, he is a respectable opponent.

Duran made his residence right.

"Knight Manchausen. What did you do after the civil unrest in 400 years of the Empire calendar?

……

No reply.

Perhaps he lost his job in the restructuring of the army that took place after the end of the civil unrest.

It also means that the Empire defeated him unmistakably.

Nonetheless, he remains loyal to the royal family.

Duran looked at Shiatsu Manchausen.

Sheet metal armor is old-fashioned but well maintained.

He was taking care of his gear just in case he had to.

No longer, it's not loyalty, it's faith.

Isn't he here to die?

I feel that way.

"Knight Manchausen. We 're-"

"Wait! Non is old, but he can still fight! Your health has waned, but you have the wisdom to make it up to you!

Blocking Duran's words, Manchausen pleaded.

"Non can fight for Empress Tilia! Don't imitate me like I'm taking the place of death from Nong!

"... Knight Manchausen"

Duran spoke quietly.

"We don't fight to die. We fight for the children. And it's not chivalry that blooms and scatters."

"Are you telling Non to stay old and die?

Manchausen said, turning his face bright red.

I want you to live the rest of your life in peace.

But if he speaks those words, he may die himself.

"No, you don't. I want you to scratch your feet ugly for the children. If you promise me that, I'd like you to take part in training as a prostitute apprentice."

"So?"

"It doesn't guarantee results, and you could be assigned to a department that doesn't fight"

"Never mind! I don't care!

Manchausen said in tears.

"Now, take your seats..."

"Hey, I'm the knight Alonso! By righteousness, my assistant sword!

When I saw the voice, the sheet metal armor with the mace in my hand stood.

Duran sighed heavily.

Chrono stamps the document and overlays it over a bunch of documents.

The paperwork is on the candidate for the martial arts.

I'm glad they agreed with our ideals.

Except when it comes to the age when it comes to children.

I feel as if I swallowed lead on the fact that I have to mobilize my children.

Chrono exhaled and rubbed his eyes loose.

"If you're tired, why don't you get some rest?

"No, I'm fine."

Chrono sees those who speak.

There Tilia was staring at parchment.

It's a eulogy for the lords of the neighborhood.

Instead of paper, parchment is used to weigh the formats.

I don't think it makes sense, but nobility is an unreasonable thing.

Well, if you don't have to make enemies with it, you shouldn't waste money and effort.

By the way, the desk and chair used by Tilia belong to Chrono.

"... Tilia"

"What?

"Why is Tilia using the desk and chair for the lord and the desk and chair for the clerk I was quickly transported into?

Chrono stroked his desk.

Only made by Dwarf artisans, well made.

"Chrono, I'm still the rebel flag."

"I know that."

"You have to sit in the best seat because you're the greatest. Besides, I like this chair sitting comfort"

Tilia rested her hands and leaned against her back.

"How effective is Operation Letter?

"That's not sweet."

Put your arms together as you lean against your back.

"Was the sentence too adult?

"No, you'll see how it goes"

Tilia said in a tone as if she was certain.

"Do we promise to treat the neutral with honor if we take our side?

"It also says about our ideals and how we run the state after I became Empress."

Tilia said like a muck.

"You're afraid not to write about when you're hostile."

"Hostile, it's territorial confiscation. We need gold to rebuild an empire that Alfort has made a mess of. In the first place, it's up to them to make amends because Alford's in good shape."

Apparently, Tilia is already looking to the post-war period.

"I'm all over the place right now."

"It would be an easy job to press the mark and flush the documents from right to left"

"Not really."

"How far are we going?

Tilia stood up and walked over to Chrono's desk.

Grab a bunch of paperwork and lean against your desk.

"The prostitutes' applicants are gathering well. How many now?

"Two thousand or so."

"Don't let your plans go crazy if you thought you could muster at least 5,000 people and you stay like this. You want me to let the travelers sprinkle the billas?

"Like what?"

"Empress Tyria Psycho, you're set on a billa like Emperor Alfort Psycho."

I'm just saying don't ask the obvious.

"I'll arrange it."

"When the cavalry of the decree returns, let's go and scatter the pieces first."

"Okay."

Chrono writes down the idea in a note.

Tilia stops moving unexpectedly.

"What's going on?

"There's an old man in the applicant"

"There was no age limit. What do we do?"

Uh-huh, Tyria roared.

"No, I want you to stay in the training."

"Are you okay?

"You look like a knight who lost his job in a military restructuring. I want to count on experience."

"Still, what if you can't?

"You can do as much as you want during the march."

"Are you going to turn it into a wall of meat?

"I'm not a ghost. I just wanted to honor you one last time."

Tilia put the paperwork down and took another.

"Looks like Crossbow and Iron Tsu are doing well in mass production."

"It's the liver of an operation."

Provide a crossbow to the volunteer and use it as a defensive force.

The Chronos - Tilia, Dr. Weisman and three of the sitters - thought the Imperial Army would attack them in December.

It could be sooner.

In the case of Tilia, it's a reckoning, but in the case of Dr. Weissman and Sitter, it's a rule of knowledge and experience.

Aside from that, it's hard to make an amateur a warrior in one serving in just a month and a half.

That's where I laid eyes on the crossbow.

The crossbow will be ready for use in a month.

"For this minute, you can prepare the crossbow by the end of October in the required number. Well done."

"Praise Goldie, not me."

It was Chrono who gave the idea of letting artisans in the territory build parts and assemble crossbows in line work, but it was Goldie who dropped to a practical level.

He said the paper workshop experience was helpful.

"It hurts to be defensive."

"It's as good as it can be defensive. I couldn't even have wanted that without the iron tsu."

"Yes, it is."

With iron claws, horse fences can be installed quickly.

It is possible to shorten the time even more by using the divine technique of "Mother God, who makes loess and conducts abundance".

Tilia took another document.

"The carriage... it's a matter of securing the horse"

Negotiations with the former Viscount Hamal have been difficult.

With a carriage, you can increase the invasion speed, and reduce the burden on soldiers.

It is an indispensable piece of equipment if you add up to the status quo you have to rely on prostitutes.

"That should solve time"

"What time?

"If Leonhardt returns to Imperial Capital, Alford will punish Brad. They could be hanging by now."

It doesn't mean you're hanged, Tilia said a bad hobby.

Chrono made that statement through.

"Why?"

"Because we rebelled. That fool's brother should be punished with due diligence."

"Are you so stupid to hang on to it properly?

He said, "You're the man to put your innocent sins on, aren't you?

"Yes, it is."

When they say that, I'm curious that it seems possible.

"It would have been the same if Brad would have run away. Bring me the Fifth Kingsguard Knights and we'll make progress."

"Super optimistic"

Hahaha, and Tilia laughed, but Chrono has a stomachache.

"You're the pessimist. What the hell are you worried about?

"Not getting a good response from Sylvania"

"Well, they're merchants. I guess we need to root it out."

"If the Chamber of Commerce would be on my side, I wouldn't be worried about money."

"'Cause I'm gonna tell you that you're gonna pay the prostitutes. In the first place, prostitutes work unpaid."

"The rewarding exploitation is a bit"

Fight with your life at stake.

I don't just keep it rewarding for boulders.

"That's what I'm gonna say before I give you an announcement of conscription."

"I apologized for that."

"... although I did get an apology"

Tilia sighed small.

"Well, that's better than just being said. And..."

"And?"

"Nothing"

Tilia shook her head.

Maybe he's guilty of sending a child to the battlefield with his ideals in his mouth.

"Is there anything else?

"And then... you mean the speech?

"Oh, it's about whether you ever wanted that own child to be happy. I think that went well with the adrift."

"Not there."

"What, isn't that it?"

Tilia pointed her lips dissatisfied.

"I'm talking about the Civilian Society. The practice of forfeiting acquired rights is not to say that there will be twenty years of education."

"That's what I've been thinking about."

"Previously, when?

"It's time you were laddering through the outdoor shop."

"Pretty early, huh?"

Um, and Tilia nodded to Eagle Deep.

If you think about it, Layla and the others - it's something that convinces the cadet-educated, so I guess I didn't think about it overnight.

"Laddering through the dewstores, I thought civilians might have power from now on. If you have the power, you want to speak out for politics."

"Well, they're going to be begging us to do what we need to do."

"I eventually thought it was a future to visit. But the future isn't always the preferred one, is it?

"Right."

I may appeal to force for political participation.

There is a possibility that there will be a revolution.

"The only way to prevent an unfavourable future from coming is to hit the lead. I mean, reform from the top."

"You mean you wanted to keep the vested rights you lose to a minimum?

"Don't say that."

Chrono accidentally leaked his voice.

Seeing the bustle of the outdoor stores, Tilia seemed to be able to predict a revolution.

"Do you have any other questions?

"I don't."

"Well, we'll work hard with each other."

That said, Tilia went back to her seat.