Shinigami ni Sodaterareta Shoujo wa Shikkoku no Ken wo Mune ni Idaku

─ ─ Keel Fortress Operations Conference Room

Time goes back a day or so before the Royal Army arrives on the Cocoon Plains.

Graden gathered his main officers in the Operations Room when alerted soldiers reported a Royal Army offensive. The Tianyang Knights lined up between the tables on the left and the Red Knights lined up on the right.

It was Rosemary wearing full body armor who shouted when everyone sat down by Graden's decree.

"The rumors of the merchants were true. You were right to summon someone."

I see.

"Where are we going? Tuffle Plains? Or the Cocoon Plains? Both can move soldiers as much as they want."

Rosemary gazes at the map around Keel Fortress spread out on her desk with pleasure. Graden tightly assembles his arms and drops his nose.

I think it will be difficult to convince Rosemary from now on.

"Unfortunately, neither."

To deny it, Rosemary frowned. Innocent eyes instantly turn into cold eyes. Incidentally, Rosemary showed each location as convincing for everyone here to intercept.

"Neither? Then where do we intercept them? There will be no other place."

"I don't intend to come out in the first place. This time, I will decide the female male in the cage castle."

Hearing the words of Graden, the Knights of Tenyang nodded convincingly. Meanwhile, Red Knights officers are looking at each other with confused expressions.

Among them, only Rosemary scratched his head.

"... it seems that my ears have gone crazy. Did you hear it was a cage castle?

"That's what I meant."

─ ─ Both Marshal Graden and the others made up their minds?

The faces of the officers lined up gradually follow Rosemary's tone of silence, but if he touched it, it would soon cut off. Everyone knows the shortness of Rosemary's mind, and Felix is the only one who can be stopped if he really exposes himself.

(If Colonel Gayle had been alive, I wouldn't have struggled like this....)

Exhaling, Graden stared at Rosemary.

"Watch your mouth. If you think I'm always forgiving, you're wrong."

"I'm not careful. They decided from the beginning to call it a cage castle, but why did they summon the Red Knights here? The Knights of the Red are powerful in the field. It's not like you don't understand."

"I knew enough to decide. No matter how Rosemary disagrees, I will not disagree with what I, the leader of the Imperial Third General, have decided. Know that it is already a decision."

"Kukukuku. The Imperial Third General... ─ ─ Hey, by the way, how many troops have the Royal Army attacked? Two hundred thousand? Or 300,000?

The officer on the Tianyang side, who had a cold smile on Rosemary, replied in a hurry.

"Oh, it's about 80,000!

"80,000!? ─ ─ Whoa, whoa. Is it true that Admiral Graden was so busy? Fort Keel's current strength is 90,000, 90,000. It's a calculation that even children can understand."

"With 70,000 soldiers and less than 30,000 defeated by the Seventh Army, you say that?

"It was actually a five-fifth battle!

Several officers shook their shoulders to the rosemary, which slammed their fists against the desk.

"That would be the result of a defeat in strategy. Ignoring it and fighting a fifth of the battle is a one-stomach pain. Besides, even with the five-fifth battle, you are still suffering defeat. Wasn't Rosemary the one who was so busy when he was young?

"Damn it, let me tell you... I think I've already forgotten that I was defeated in the previous fight. He was breathing when he defeated the victorious general, but he eventually ran away."

"That's why it's a careful cage castle. ─ ─ And let's get rid of the jinx. In some cases, I will relieve you of the mandate of the Imperial Third General."

"In this situation? Try it if you can!!

Major General Oscar Remnant, the chief of staff of the Knights of Tianyang, quickly forgave Rosemary, who stood up suddenly as he violently knocked down the chair. If Gayle, who was Rosemary's lieutenant, had been here, he would have stopped as well, but he had traveled to the Underworld for a long time.

"Lord Rosemary, please calm your anger. It is the Royal Army's idea that you two are fighting here. ─ ─ Your Excellency, please."

Graden ridicules herself when she sees Oscar lowering her head deeply and doesn't grow up. Rosemary whispered and sat back in the chair with Dokari.

"As I said before, neither I nor you can lose twice. The best solution here is to make the most of Fort Keel's defenses and sharpen the opponent's power."

Rosemary dropped her eyelids with her arms tucked together. Waiting patiently for her words,

"─ ─ I will obey this time. Instead, when the enemy begins to defeat, let the Red Knights strike."

Rosemary's alternative, as expressed in his bitter expression, was well accepted. Above all, it is difficult to capture the most troublesome Reaper, Olivia, in the battle of the Castle. When the victory is confirmed, let Rosemary chase after it.

This made sense in many ways.

"Okay. In pursuit, the Red Knights will be at your disposal."

"Are you sure you don't lie to that?

"Stupid question."

"... then let's believe it"

It seems that Rosemary is finally convinced, stepping on the legs of the fallen chair and returning them to dexterity. The generals lined up had the expression of relief.

Graden exhales and talks again.

"The Royal Army will try to take this place down with a frenzy of death, as we can see from the 80,000 armies. We will use the full defenses of Keel Fortress to sharpen our strength. They'll be able to taste with their own hands the words they've built."

"We have enough equipment and food. Even if the Royal Army completely encircled Fort Keele, we can't afford six months."

The officers nodded at Oscar's words. As soon as I heard the rumors of the Royal Army march, Graden ordered Oscar to be fully prepared. I don't care if you don't smell like the Knights. This was Graden's harsh manifestation of will that he would never lose.

After four hours ─ ─.

Oscar closely instructs each role and announces the end of the military council. Graden looks to his sidekicks and distributes a glass filled with half the liquid to a line of officers.

Confirming that he had reached all of them, Graden raised the glass in his hand to the line of sight.

"We must stop the Royal Army in this battle if the Empire is to unify the Dubedilika continent. I look forward to your success."

"" "Glory to the Earth Belt Empire!!

"" "Eternal loyalty to the Emperor!!

Looking at the officers leaving with their tactics on their faces, they called out to Rosemary, who was leaving at the end.

"If we hit the Royal Army here thoroughly, we will no longer have enough power to fight properly. ─ ─ We will win."

…………

Rosemary looks sharply at us for a moment and leaves the room silently.

Graden smiled bitterly.

(That was an extra word now....)

You will never be allowed to lose again. Graden's fists were painfully tightened in a duel against the Royal Army.

1000 years of the chronological calendar.

What kind of history will the great battle between the Royal Army and the Imperial Army spin in the future?

There is no way for the living parties to know ─ ─ ─.

Chapter IV Defeating Girls Part I Completion