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

"... what is it? You're a very unusual girl."

As Olivia's footsteps moved away, Ninehardt uttered his honest thoughts. Because she was too much of a girl out of my imagination in many ways.

"Colonel Ninehardt. That's just a huge lack of courtesy or common sense."

Otto says abominably. The teacup in my hand is shaking slightly if my anger still doesn't subside. It's also unusual for a usually sober man to reveal his emotions so far.

Otto's chilling gaze pierces him when he accidentally leaks a grin at his unseemly attitude. Ninehardt hastily tied his mouth.

"What do you say, Colonel, he would have been a really cute kid?

Paul, on the other hand, smiles with Nico, showing the opposite attitude to Otto. Ninehardt had an ambiguous grin, not knowing what to answer. Probably looking at it like a grandson.

In fact, I hear Paul's granddaughter is about the same age.

Of course, there is no disputing the fact that the mind is a deliberate appearance. If that's what you wear in a dress, you're going to believe that even if you're introduced to being a grand nobleman's maid. It would attract a lot of men's attention if they attended parties and such.

At the same time, I can even predict buying women's jealousy.

(You must be a horrible looking girl, etc., and you've had a lot of rude delusions)

Ninehardt took the tea placed on the table after smiling bitterly inside. Now even this stuff is becoming one of my hobbies. It appears that Sutherland's economic blockade in the name of the murders is now relying on clandestine imports to be controlled.

It seems Otto finally quenched his anger as he rinsed his cold tea with a bad thought. Moving through his reddened fist, he asked as if he remembered it by accident.

"Speaking of which, weren't you thanking the lieutenant?

"Well, I was going to, but a lot of things are too impactful. I was so annoyed."

"Shall I show up later?

"... no, let's try to change the day again. You must be crazy about cake right now."

As soon as I say it, I realize it was a silence. Otto stares at Paul as he says, "Mostly cakes, etc., because His Excellency spoils them." However, the stared person does not show a bare gesture that cares at all. He was really smoking a cigar looking delicious as he brought it loosely to the couch.

"Deputy Otto. Don't complain like that all the time. Is it possible, largely for the next plot, because Brigadier Olivia took Fort Lamburg? To put it too bluntly, Brigadier Olivia might turn back on the Imperial Army, too, huh?

"Gu, that's..."

Otto's face changes to a rugged look just because he gets hurt. I guess I didn't think it was even an unlikely story from the current situation.

The Royal Army is currently plagued by the problem of deserters. There is still salvation if you just want to escape, but there are few soldiers who fall back on the empire. One day he escaped from every platoon and later showed up as an Imperial Army platoon. I also get reports like that joke.

If an escape is discovered recently, an immediate public execution is carried out to show off. Flaming on top of the head or feeding the head off. It is a procedure to keep the next escape in mind by inflicting fear, but there are still people who risk their lives to escape every day.

On the other hand, public executions may also show a secondary effect of diverting popular dissatisfaction with the kingdom. What a sarcasm. Unless, indeed, I feel sorry for you, this is the untrue status quo of the Royal Army today.

Ninehardt remembers how Olivia was happily eating the cake.

Olivia's report, previously confirmed, showed a description with the volunteers. Moreover, he asks that he brought with him the neck of a large number of Imperial soldiers in what he calls a handicraft. Paul said he would go back to sleep, but Ninehardt thinks it won't actually be possible.

That's why there's no guarantee anywhere that I'll never go back to sleep. To observe from that floating attitude, at least it shouldn't be for reasons like being driven by patriotism. Doesn't even look like he wants his own prosperity.

So once the Imperial Army presented the cake like a mountain, there was an atmosphere in Olivia that seemed to easily fade away.

(In the first place, why did that kid volunteer for the Royal Army?

A mundane moment of doubt turns up, and Ninehardt puts his hand on his chin.

Now the kingdom is a sandy cabinet. It's not weird when you collapse away. With as much power as Olivia, the Empire would welcome him with generosity.

I can't put it to the top of my position, but why did I volunteer for the Royal Army, not the Imperial Army? I have no idea why.

"Lieutenant Colonel Otto, are you asking why Brigadier Olivia volunteered?

Ask Otto, who still has a distressed look on his face. It is usually impossible to ask a soldier why he wants to volunteer. What you are asked to do is fight or not fight. Because it's the only two choices.

But Olivia, who has shown an overwhelming martial power from the beginning, is not the only one. If it's a cautious otto, I wonder what you're talking about. That's the question I was asking.

"... I am asking. You're just saying you don't get the point... the lieutenant says it's one of the means to find Zed.

Ninehardt continues his conversation, heartily impressed by what he was still asking.

"Hmm? Zed? That's a very unusual name. Who the hell is that?

"It's a ridiculous story, but the lieutenant says," Death. "

"─ What? Reaper? Does Reaper have that big sickle?

When Ninehardt tries to shake up the Great Sickle, Otto nods in a sense of disapproval or something. It is too famous to see a skeleton wrapped around a scab and holding a sickle. Drawing will vary somewhat from author to author, but the vast majority of humans will imagine the same.

"There's been a lot of ridiculous talk coming up again."

"... well, that's true..."

Ninehardt is surprised at what a badly toothed Otto said.

"Hmm? Did Lieutenant Colonel Otto believe that story?

"Aside from whether you believe it or not... if you're going to lie normally, you should tell the most plausible story. As I said earlier, it's a really stupid story."

Probably couldn't make a decision myself. Unusual for Otto, he has a bewildered look. Ninehardt didn't know what to say either, and eventually replied vaguely, "Huh."

Apparently Paul had no idea what was going on around there. With a strangely convincing face, he said, "Well. You're looking for Reaper," he muttered, grinning.

(But I have no idea what that means. Is it a metaphor for what a reaper is? Hi, as far as I can tell, looking for people - I'm not sure if I can say people, but I'm pretty sure I volunteered for the Royal Army for that...)

Ninehardt tried to think deeply and switched his mind along the way. Because I got a bunch of paperwork on the table in my eyes. I can't afford to be discussing Olivia's words and actions more than I have a pile of other things to do now.

Ninehardt took a deep breath and reached for the paperwork on the table.