After I beat down the Empire's fuselage, I was led by Belgio's troops to its headquarters.
It's an open space in the woods, even smaller than where we were resting earlier.
There are a number of tents lined up in it, with soldiers guarding the perimeter.
The guards, surprised by the sudden appearance of the Armunale, squabble for a moment, but regain their composure as soon as they find out they have their own troops at their feet.
"I'm sorry, could you just wait a moment?"
"Okay. If we keep this up, we might find this place on the Imperial side in this fuselage position, but is it okay to crouch?
"Right. I'm sorry, please."
Ask permission to crouch the fuselage. I could fold my wings and manage to keep them lower than the backs of the forest trees.
But the white fuselage still stands out in the woods. Do you want me to even put a camouflage net on it for camouflage - no, I'm in trouble if I can't move out right away, and I'll stop that?
Opening the cockpit and replacing the air that was caged, Geo came back.
"I've been talking to this commander-in-chief. The Commander-in-Chief wants to talk to you in person, is that possible?
"Of course it is. I want to see what's going on with you."
I'm flying out of the fuselage and landing in front of Geo.
"Oh, yeah. I think two members of my own unit will come later, please. Because it's two women."
"Right. Then let's have a tent here. Near this fuselage, okay?
"Thank you."
"Then follow me."
Guided by Geo, I go between the standing tents and come to the front of the big tent.
Geo opened the entrance to the tent just a little bit and spoke inside.
"Dear Luinel, pilot of the Almunale…"
So, Geo's words stop and he looks back at me.
"Sorry, I forgot to ask your name"
Yeah, with that said, you hadn't even introduced yourself yet.
It's Eldo.
"I have brought Master Eldo"
"Come on in."
What I heard from inside was a woman's.
Surprised by the voice, from the gap in the cloth that Geo had opened, he went inside.
Inside, a large table is placed in the center, with weapons, paperwork, etc. cluttered around the corner.
And one woman standing in a position like entering an entrance and pinching a table.
The first thing that catches your eye is the color and area of your skin.
The skin of a woman with a tank top and shorts flawlessly sweeping her chest out on her arms and feet reveals a burning, healthy glow on the day.
The pendant sparkled in the exuberant double room, attracting my attention even if I didn't like it.
The brown hair is cut into short bobs and only the forehead is flushed sideways with a hairpin.
I was distracted for a moment by the appearance of a woman in a summer city.
"Cuckoo, you sound surprised."
"Oh, yeah, yeah. Are you Commander-in-Chief?
"Oh. It's Luinel del Belgio, commander-in-chief of the Second Defense Division"
"Belgio -"
There is only one meaning to having a country's name in one's own name.
"That's right. Outside of here, the First Princess of the Kingdom of Belgio is often called."
War with the Empire. The commander-in-chief of the troops carrying out guerrilla activities on that front line was the princess of the Kingdom of Belgio, who could not have done anything that would otherwise have been swamped with such mud.
In the deep woods of Belgio, Eldo met Princess Belgio.
Oh, my God, I've been thinking about it like some traveler, but isn't this a joke and a problem? No, it's good for our princess to come out near the front line, and it's not that much of a problem in this world... no, it's a big problem.
"Uh, okay?
"Hahaha, I can't help but be surprised. I ran away from home half the time. But thanks to the pleasant reception of the people here, I've climbed to this position at some point"
"Mr. Ruinell's instructions are accurate. Thanks to this, we can still fight ourselves. If it had stayed the same as the previous troops, perhaps the town would have been a battlefield long ago."
It's Geo who came in after me.
"Was Master Ruinell aware of the command?
"It's a little rough in the library, though. But thanks to the current Squad Leaders, I've managed to turn the troops around."
"Uh, it's hard to say, before?
From now on, words like now or now remain in my ear.
Does that mean the old unit was more of a chain of command muzzle?
"Oh, the top of this country, where there was no war, I'm sorry to say, but it's pretty rotten. No, it didn't mean they were rotten, but they were the only ones who could fight like the textbooks. Thanks to this, I was unable to adapt to the way the Empire fights now, and when I first came here, I repeated the foolishness of bumping into each other from the front. It's a state where you use your power immediately to take command, force you to change the operation, and you manage to hold out here. Well, that's getting tough, too."
I see that Bergio was not particularly prominent in some industries, nor was it particularly true that rare ores could be taken. Besides, I didn't have any problems trading with the surrounding countries, so I guess I didn't have the experience of being attacked from anywhere.
So I guess I've been following the example of a war book I got from some country, where the characteristics of the land here were too skewed and the textbook was useless?
But that's the only people I know were pushed this far because they were disciplined to decide that.
Well, since there is no Armunale or Abnomulet, I don't know how far Master Ruinel had it from the beginning, but there may have been fewer deaths than there are now.
"Well, this one told us some of our circumstances. Let me hear your sincerity."
"Is this sincere? Well, what do you mean?"
When I blur, Master Ruinell spills a grin.
"I'm royal, too. I know where you stand. To say that Faithal is here now is to ask for your cooperation with us as an envoy, isn't it? In that state, this intervention. I don't think it's sane."
Apparently, I'm kind of guessing this one's sincerity. As far as I can tell, the earlier farce is also told by the early horse or something.
Because of that, I can see from earlier that Geo is desperate to laugh behind me.
"Well, I don't know. That's who my boss is. Before we negotiate, we want to protect what we can."
"Cook, are you saying that? Sounds like a lot of people."
"You may feel comfortable with Master Ruinell."
Whatever, we're both princesses, we're so active, we want to be on the front lines... if we let them see each other, it's going to be more of a big deal
"Right. I want to see you once."
"I'll see you when I get back to the King's Landing, won't I?
"He put you here because of me. You'll need someone who can use it effectively, won't you?
"Are you okay? I'm sure I'm going to stay here, but I wasn't going to go out much."
The main battle with the enemy was left to Belgio's troops, and I just happened to be here dressed up as the wind to defend the headquarters.
Rather, otherwise it could be taken as cooperation. My acting is wasted because of it.
"I have no problem with that. I'm royal, aren't I? It is possible to request formal cooperation in the field. My father is the only one who can stand for it, but he's the one who can't get out of me."
The look on Ruinel's face, saying so, seems like a daughter who has had a successful prank.
"I would therefore ask you to join my troops and fight on the front line, is it possible? It is no more enforceable on this than it is a request for cooperation. I want you to decide according to your boss's will."
"If that's the case, it's settled. I will do everything I can to help you. Because that's also the will of my boss."
The unexpected power decided to enter the battle in Belgio.
And I was about to pack up a story about future moves, and there's a voice hanging from outside the tent.
"Excuse me. A pair of people have arrived calling themselves collaborators' support. How do you like it?
To that voice, Master Ruinell turns to me.
A pair would mean Angus and Katrea. I nodded one thing.
"Show me here. Be polite."
Copy that, sir.
Wait a minute, the entrance to the tent opens and two women come in.
One of them, as soon as he saw Master Ruinell, turned behind me and covered my eyes with both hands.
"Eldo, it's too radical for you! It's poisonous to the eyes!
"Isn't it too late now? I've been talking about this for over half an hour."
"Still no! It's in front of your wife, so weigh yourself a little!
"I don't mind weighing myself in, but in front of Angus, he's the commander-in-chief of the Second Defense Division, because he's the first princess of the Kingdom of Belgio, right? Shall I weigh Angus a little?"
"Huh?"
"Well, that's what I'm saying. Nice to meet you."
"Ah, too! Sorry!
Angus quickly goes down to earth, next to which Katrea normally bows her head.
"I'm late to say hello. First Kingsguard Armunale Battalion, Second Princess SS, my name is Katrea."
"Likewise, my name is Angus, Second Princess SS Support Maid of the First Kingsguard Armunale Battalion"
"Second Princess!?
"Yes. My name is Erdo, and I am Captain of the Second Princess SS of the First Kingsguard Armunale Battalion. See you later."
"And what I'm saying is that this time the envoy is saying the Second Princess herself!
"Yeah, if you understand that's all I mean"
"Well, then we have to have the right answers! And for that, thank you."
"Yes, thank you"
Me and Master Ruinel shook hands disappointingly, and we were to gather the troop leaders this evening to plan our future operations.
Coming back to the given tent, we'll just grasp the conversation we had earlier and explain it to the two of us and think about our plans for the future.
Even so, I have decided to fight as a front line here as it is, and Angus supports it.
The problem is Cattleya.
It is a decision to ask the princess to run to explain the situation once, but to say what we shall do about it afterwards.
The headquarters here is also, in a sense, a provisional headquarters, and it is also conceivable to move if noticed by the imperial side. I mean, even if you try to come back here, it could be after you've already moved there by then.
So, you're going to ask the princess to follow you, or you're going to ask Belgio's orders and actions together.
"What do you want to do as a Cattleya?
"As far as I'm concerned? I'm going to follow orders."
"You're pretty lost as far as I'm concerned."
"What are you lost?
I recall the gaze of the guerrillas earlier as Angus received the tea poured from the water bottle.
"The guerrilla troops here, they seem to be accumulating a lot of frustration because of the battle they kept pushing. He seemed to hide his eyes when he saw them, but it felt a little dangerous. Wouldn't the two of you have felt more?
"Oh, well, isn't that it?
"Is that what that gaze is about from a man? It's lighter than a woman's gaze."
"I felt something was wrong with my thoughts, but I feel that gaze sucks anyway. Angus would be able to repel you with one hassle, but Katrea would be tough if she was surrounded, wouldn't she? I don't think it would exactly strike military personnel from another country, but I don't know what would happen if it were guerrillas"
Even if they attack us in the woods and tell us we've been hit by an empire, there's no way to find out.
If you're aware of the danger in war, and you can not hesitate to order this one, but if it's a different part of the danger, would it be strange to want to keep it as far away from you as possible?
"Sure, if one of me gets attacked, resistance seems difficult"
Katrea is only a scoundrel, whose physical abilities, although higher than those of a mechanic, are not far from being a supportive maid.
If surrounded, it would be difficult to deal with.
If you're saying it's hard to hear Katrea's judgment, there's one order from me.
"Katrea joins the princess and asks for your security. The fact that Master Ruinel is here seems to be quite well connected, and you can ask Belgio for a liaison role."
At first, I was somewhat anxious to be okay because I had not been in touch with the troops at the border and the guerrilla units in time, but it is hard to imagine that the communication of places like where the First Princess is located is elusive.
Simply because it was after moving the home base, I guess the transmission of information was delayed.
If so, communication with the home country should be more intensive. You don't have to bother letting Cattleya risk it.
"Got it. Do you have a message?
"I'll write you a letter and you'll be fine. Make sure you give it to me."
Copy that.
We decided on a plan for this side, and we waited for the meeting to begin.
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After guiding the Elds to the tent, Ruinell was putting up a gutsy pose in his heart.
"Geo, summon all the captains of Division II immediately."
"All of them?
"That's right. Call back all the captains of the troops that are on alert. I don't intend to spend that much time on the meeting itself. Even the lieutenants can turn it around enough, right?
Among the Second Defense Division, which has six units in all, there has been little to say before that it will convene the captains of all units.
Really, because for perimeter alert and enemy intelligence gathering, two or three units are constantly deployed in the woods.
In my memory since Geo took over as captain of the third unit, only twice has the captain of all units been assembled.
The first time, when Luinel took office as Commander-in-Chief. And the other is when you decide to back down HQ.
In other words, this time with Eldo's cooperation, I would say that it is of equal importance.
"Got it. I'll run the transmission."
Where Geo leaves the tent, Ruinell bangs the table as if to explode the emotions he was revealing.
"All right! Now we can go out and fight back! You don't have to let the Empire people walk our land with their favorite faces anymore!
Both Armunale and Abnomule are a major threat to Belgio.
Almunale cannot purify concentrated magic liquid (Hymagia Liquid) and cannot create fuselage in the first place. I know that Abnomule is also powered by magic fluid (Magyariquid), but for that matter the Empire is also thoroughly recovering the fuselage, making it difficult to develop it because of the lack of information.
Therefore, the imperial forces are easily crossing the border and are now approaching the first town.
The Great Forest, a natural barrier, is no different from a little fence if you take it to the Armunales.
Even after I became Commander-in-Chief, I continued to haunt my head about it.
In the absence of a radical solution, the guerrilla is also just an on-the-spot time buyer. Even then, it was gradually pushed in, so it wasn't even snuffed out on the spot.
At first, when a request for cooperation came from Faital, I also thought it might be possible. But its contents are joint denunciations and attempts to restrain the movement of the Empire. It wasn't a very meaningful request to Belgio, who had already been attacked.
So the king said no, and there was no difference in Ruinell about it.
I sent Faital a letter of no farewell and thought that I could not lend a hand, but now I could not ask for assistance.
But I can only say it's a miracle, such as Faithal sending royalty as his envoy for negotiations and leaving his own Kingsguard knight on the front line.
On top of that, I thought I'd be asked for some kind of return, but as far as farce is concerned, that doesn't seem to be the case either, but the area would depend on the outcome of discussions between my father and his envoy. But as far as listening to Eldo, the Kingsguard knight, it doesn't seem like it's going to be that bad.
This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity.
Ruinel is not going to miss this chance that we won't know if we have the next one.
"Think. How to use him effectively and eliminate the Empire with less hands"
Looking down at the map of the Great Forest, Ruinell was desperate to get his head working by the time the captains got together.