Price of Management

“Are you the commander here? I've heard of you, but you look really young. ”

A tall, middle-aged man spoke to John. John frowned and introduced himself when he said he looked young.

“This is Captain Brahman of the Brahman Mercenaries. ”

“Greetings. I am John, eldest son of the Earl of Spain, the master of this place. ”

“This is Brahman. He has 30 years of experience and less than 20 years of leading mercenaries. ”

Brahman simply showed off his career. He emphasized that his experience of war was longer than John's lifetime.

“You're a seasoned veteran. ”

John notices Brahman's attitude toward preemptive control, but gives in without any unpleasant color. Now was not the time for friends to have a nervous breakdown.

“We don't have much time, so let's just get to the point. Please briefly explain the power of the mercenaries. ”

“Very well, there are 123 Brahman mercenaries in total, two of whom are wizards of the Four Circles. And the other mercenaries have joined in, roughly 200. ”

“Are you here to see the error? ”

“Yes, I am a senior. ”

“Is there another user among the commanders? ”

“About three people deal with errors. I'm not very good at it... ”

“That's a bit of a shame. Anyway, I'm glad it's going to be a big help to our allies. ”

This time, Brahman looks shivering. Come to think of it, the blonde boy in front of me was the genius of Expert. In the eyes of such geniuses, they could be seen as insignificant.

However, it was not the Brahmin who would die. He had met many more high-ranking knights than John and carried out operations.

“For now, we would like to understand how the situation is going, but can you tell us about the battle so far? ”

“Of course.”

John listened to the progress so far without filtering. I explained everything in detail without exaggerating or shrinking. The more I heard the story, the more I was surprised at Brahman's face.

What a commander you are. I heard it on the way, but I was worried because I thought he was a child, but how can he be at such a young age...... ’

After hearing the story, it was a workshop where an ordinary commander could not be seen. Neither did Nigel Jurden, nor the boy John Spain, have remarkable judgment and composure. As a Brahmin with a long experience, he has met such a good commander.

In fact, Brahman intentionally tried to overpower John with a flattering attitude.

Mercenaries generally do not have a good impression of noblemen, because as long as they are not elders of war reverse, they are all the same commander. The authority to command the army on such topics never wanted to leave it to others, so he made an accident. Not one or two mercenaries have been sacrificed because of this.

That's why Brahman came out strong to firmly refuse when a puny commander named John Spa gave a foolish order to catch an ally.

But that worrying disappeared.

‘With a commander like this, I can trust the lives of our mercenaries. ’

John Spain was not the commander of the Horn Empire's fierce aggression, even with his skill in surviving this kind of damage.

John said.

“And first of all, I need to change your outfits into the uniforms of the Legendary Ranger." ”

“Why?”

“Because we shouldn't let the enemy know that the soldiers are here. When mercenaries who have never been seen before suddenly appear, Nigel Jurden will know that the mansion is filled with soldiers and that there is a secret passage into the mansion somewhere. ”

“Ah!”

Brahman marvels. John is right.

“And you said there were two wizards? ”

“Yes.”

Brahman summons two of the mercenaries' wizards. Due to the vigilante, a fairly weary wizard sneaks up on you.

“For the same reason, the villa must not be exposed to wizards. What other magic can you use besides eye-catching magic, such as attack or defensive magic? ”

The wizards thought for a moment and replied.

“With invisible magic, you can use invigorating magic. ”

“I can do simple wound healing magic. ”

“Then help me with the magic for a while. However, you must not exhaust all of your Mana, and you must leave more than half of it available. ”

“Why is that? ”

John answered a wizard's question.

“No matter how much you hide it, eventually the enemy will notice the presence of the enemy. because Nigel Jurden is quite clever. We should save our strength for then, and then use magic to destroy the siege towers at the crucial moment. ”

“You mean to destroy the siege towers and take down the enemy? ”

John nods at Brahman's question.

“Yes, we need to destroy the wheel on one side so we can knock it down. Because if the siege towers collapse and crush the Horn Empire soldiers, it can lead to chaos. ”

“I'm impressed you're considering such details. ”

Brahman sticks out his tongue for John's meticulous operations. John shrugged his head.

“You're welcome. Not enough. ”

“Actually, I was worried about your young age before coming, but now I'm relieved. We Brahmin Mercenaries will gladly follow your lead. ”

Brahman said with all his heart: He knew that once he decided to fight together, he had to follow orders to avoid dissension to the command system.

“Thank you. Let's fight well together. ”

John reaches out and shakes his hand with Brahman.

The Brahman mercenaries have joined the ranks to prepare for battle. As the soldiers arrived, the depressed atmosphere of the mansion began to revive.

John demanded the uniform of a legion of Ligand Marquis Soldiers from the Guard Commander Bernard.

Bernard was willing to pay his mercenaries 97 stocks in storage and 79 spare sets of military uniforms each. But what was lacking was the uniform of a soldier who died in battle or was wounded.

As John glanced at the mercenaries who had completed their disguises like soldiers, he tilted his head and said to Brahman,

“Now that I think about it, if the percentage of soldiers guarding the mansion is too high, that will be doubtful. We need to borrow a teenager or a younger one from the mercenaries and dress them up like royal school students. ”

“Well, he does, too. ”

Despite agreeing, Brahman sticks his tongue to John's delicacy. I didn't think I'd consider the details.

However, mercenaries disguised as soldiers and students were placed on the walls of the mansion. John rests with the rest of the army and waits for the Horn Empire to act.

‘The troops are full, and if we wait any longer, Mitchell's food and arrows will arrive. We have a chance. ’

Of course, you couldn't defeat the Horn Empire army.

But John's goal was not to be defeated, but to survive as long as possible. In any case, the Legion of the Marquis of Juden saw that the longer the battle lasts, the more disadvantageous it will be.

* * *

Finally, Nigel gives the order to shoot the whole army. A struggle has begun in which all the forces on both sides are collided.

The Horn Empire guards climbed the walls under the archery's protection and continued to shoot arrows at the siege towers and harass the guards.

The guards of the mansion also continued to shoot single-handedly under John's command. After all, Mitchell's food and arrows arrived, so there was no need to save them.