The Adventure of the Boy With a Mind of a Middle-aged Man

The new lord's palace - the Ladore district recapture plan presented by Gray required at least a few hundred Ladore soldiers.

So this is how we assembled a confident young people's representative in the arms of each tribe in Camelot's square to explain the situation and ask for understanding......

"I'm sorry, Theo, but I can't trust you with anything you say."

Response as expected from Calogero, my best friend from a very young age. Other representatives also show silent consent to Calogero with a reluctant face.

The new lord's palace is an imperial. Ladle is defeated by the Archive Empire, the nation is divided and forced to live like a slave. On the contrary, there is something wrong with following honestly.

I know because Theo didn't even have the skill to exchange it. The Royal Army of Amulzez was powerful. In that army of degrees, if it wasn't for the regular army led by former General Raddle, I wouldn't have been able to fathom him or anything.

The new lord's palace was lightly annihilated by the powerful army occupying the Camelot. Its power is indisputably authentic.

And as the new Lordship says, it is obvious that the Army of the Kingdom of Amulzez will soon be pushing by in large numbers.

No longer can this ladle survive except by following the instructions of the new Lordship.

Besides, even if the Royal Army doesn't attack us, we're running out of food. Regrettably, as that little lord's palace put it, Ladle will perish without waiting a few more months.

Yes, we have to. No matter how unlikely, reckless it is, it will send the same brethren to the dead.

"The new lord..."

I try to open my mouth to encourage translations,

"I guess that is. We were half-hearted until we saw Gray's anomaly with this eye."

One of the new lord's men is blocked by a young man with red-haired eyes (sequoia).

He has named himself Aquid and has only told him that in earlier wars he was a mercenary regiment that was at odds with Raddle.

I'm sure it's a complicated mood. I can't read negative feelings like hatred and contempt for Raddle from him. Besides, Theo also led an army in the war ahead. It was in conflict. I know as much as I wouldn't have Kiri if I'd bumped my hatred all the time for that reason.

(That crest, somewhere...)

I felt like I had seen the embroidered red phoenix (decoy) crest on Aquid's right sleeve somewhere before.

Well, he was an enemy, too. Maybe there's nothing wrong with what you see on the battlefield.

"Not at all. It's like you're just looking at yourself a few years ago, pointy and you don't know anything."

The man who tied one long black hair behind his back - Jude's words, I guess he felt insulted. The fierce men of each tribe kill each other.

"You're so confident. They're the best army in the world, aren't they?

To the inquiry of Calogero,

"It's possible for the Admiral. The Royal Army of this land of Raddle will be destroyed in this operation."

Jude affirms so. He is the right arm of the Lordship and seems to have gained considerable trust.

"You think that's the basis for trust?

A truly most questionable voice from Calogero.

"With two days of training, everyone will believe it without exception."

"So-"

"Rebuttal later."

Judo said it off the edge so as to block Calogero from still trying to speak out his objections,

"So, where are you planning to go from?

Aquid next door asks Judd.

"This morning, we're taking a tour of the demonstration experiments of the weapons used in this battle."

"Since then..."

Aquid has a bottom tired look and scratches his hair tight.

Okay, let's get moving.

"Whoa!?"

A circle of light was rising and spinning at Theo's feet, but the surrounding landscape suddenly transformed into an entire building.

"Where is this place?

Calogero looks around as he drifts (just) his mighty wolf around his face. The other delegates were similarly looking around.

The art of being able to move places in an instant? I'm not kidding! Does the Empire already possess such unruly magic?

"We will now conduct an experiment that is this facility. The subject is you."

Experiment? You said training earlier, and the story doesn't really engage.

"What is that experiment?

"Take a pinch of guns from the table in the corner there. Officials Teach Usage"

(Gun? You mean that one?

There were about fifty iron cylinders on the table and a small semi-circular metal with a crooked tip.

It has a cylinder of iron and multiple small metals and is instructed to leave the building.

Holding a cylinder of iron and a small piece of metal, he crept through a wooden door, where it was a vast further ground. If more accurately expressed, would it be an oval square covered by high stone walls around it?

The lead of Jude moves it to a corner of its further ground.

(Is that armor?

At the same time, the armor worn by the knights of the Empire was bracketed in a tree and stood loosely far away.

"I was instructed by Master Gray to be the pars in charge of the development of that gun. I will now explain how to use that gun. That gun, like a bow, is a weapon that attacks a target by ejection from a distance.

First, I want you to stand on the white line there and shoot at that target. "

A long-length man dressed in white, wearing something round and transparent in both eyes - Pears points his finger at the armor.

"Huh? How far do you think you're from here to that point? It can't have arrived!

Calogero immediately raises a voice of disbelief and objection.

I agree. Up to that armor, a few times as far away as the bow's target. By rule of thumb, you can't possibly reach it at this distance.

"It will arrive. I doubt it."

Pards begins explaining the gun without even paying attention to Theo and the others' confusion.

An iron cylinder, a small gun (rifle), this little metal bullet.

The key manipulation was simple.

Pull the lever named Bolt on the side of the gun backwards and load the bullets in turn from the entrance called the drainage port.

He pulls the bolt back and pulls the part called the trigger (trigger) and the bullet is ejected.

"I'll do it."

When Calogero laughs with her nose like she made a fool of herself, she steps forward. Damn, I don't believe it.

No force caged, just pull your finger and this heavy iron flies? Not very, but incredible. Calogero's attitude can be described as a common perception of everyone present here.

As taught, loading a bullet and pulling a bolt sets the aim in the armor

Don't!

Stiffen your whole body like you were struck by lightning on a treble that ruptured the air.

"Come on, you're serious. You think it's a hit in just one shot?

The voice of Aquid had a cage of amazement and confusion.

Hit? No way!?

When I stared, the armor broke into two pieces of bracketed trees and rolled to the ground.

"Ba... I guess"

Calogero stares at the gun he grips with his vibrating hands and other compatriots who move his mouth with a pucker.

"Hmm, that sounds like an interesting research subject."

Pards sends Calogero the following instructions with a thin creepy grin.

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The morning gun experiments and doings are over and guided to places like the dining room.

"Wow! Awesome! That gun is a weapon!!"

I excite my face bright red and spin the words that Calogero will be several more times.

"Oh, I didn't know this was it..."

In terms of power, range, it's not comparable to a bow. Besides, bullets fly in the direction where they point the tip of the gun. Unlike a bow, it requires less force and skill, so it can be handled by anyone. If you do it badly, even to a helpless woman. Even children can understand how crazy a weapon this is.

"But with such a weapon, why hasn't the Empire used it in earlier wars?

Exactly. If there was such an outrageous weapon, it would have been unilaterally ravaged, without even establishing a war.

The simple question of this compatriot was answered by

"There's no way you can make such an insane weapon with an incompetent gatekeeper noble pig. One of the weapons the Admiral recently built."

It was Jude who brought the food.

"You made it... Lord Hall? He's still a kid, isn't he?

A child entrusted by the imperial government with the control of the territory. This is just a spray, but on top of that, create such a super weapon? The premature maturity of the spirit is very unexplainable. Are you sure you want to stay with a kid like that?

"I know how you guys feel. But it's the truth. By the time you say such questions, you still don't understand the existence of a general."

"The presence of the Lordship?

"Well, in the last two days of interaction, come on, you just need to know"

Jude starts arranging the dishes on the table.

"Ugh, yummy! What, this meat!?"

Is this meat? None of it has any beast odor to it, and most importantly, it is terribly soft and spreads a melting sweetness just by putting it in your mouth.

"It's Hamburg, one of the most popular menus of our Chamber of Commerce."

Jude replies, cutting hamburgers and dots with a knife, stabbing them with a fork and including them in her mouth.

"Hanba-gu?

"That's right. I chopped the meat into pieces and baked it with eggs."

"This... delicious rice, I want to feed everyone in the village"

to a real grunt with tears by one of his countrymen, Jude narrowed his eyes to

"I'll be able to do it straight away. That general has become lord."

……

Together we silence ourselves with a complex look. Sure, how happy I am if this life is guaranteed.

At the same time, it is tantamount to giving in even to the soul to the Empire. In the war against the Empire, distracted compatriots died, deprived of their pride and power. The more famous the lord is, the stronger the grid becomes.

Even though I have no choice, it's not something I'm happy about letting go.

"I was in the same situation as you. Somehow, but you guys have something like empathy. So let me tell you something. The Admiral isn't sweet enough to let you guys live a livestock, subordinate life."

"What does that mean?"

You'll see soon enough.

Since then, Judo has stubbornly stuck his mouth and advised Theo and the others to eat the food.

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That afternoon, each and every one of them is asked what style of attack they prefer and put on standby at the log house.

When Aquid gives me one book each,

"It's a book of magic. Perform simple activation training after entering into a contract"

"Ma, the Book of Magic?

A book of magic, a book of miracles that imparts the power of magic to something without magical talent. Naturally even the Empire heard that its preciousness is national treasure class.

"There will be doubts, but now I want you to follow as you were told"

Confirming that they all nodded, Judd has instructed the cover of the Book of Magic to touch with his right palm.

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Gaining the miracle of magic in the rest stop, among his fellow citizens boiling in joy, Theo was blurry and reminiscent of this insane phenomenon.

Magic is proof of the strong in this world. That is an undeniable fact because what has successfully handled the miracle of magic has always dominated the history of this world.

At the same time, magic generally had the disadvantage that it was believed to depend strongly on talent and that there were only a few things that could be handled.

Especially the Raddles, compared to other countries such as the Empire, have extremely little that can handle magic. More precisely, time is dwindling from time to time.

In the war with the Empire ahead, there is no doubt either that all that could be used was ace handling.

So Theo and the others know how many miracles this book of magic is.

Have multiple exorcisms and give it to something you haven't known for a while. It's easy to imagine how insane that is.

No, it's not just the book of magic. That gun is also a weapon that transforms the war itself. Before that weapon, such as an infantry lined up, it's just a purpose, and if we're to move forward helplessly, we'll be building a pile of corpses in no time. From now on, action in small units will become recommended.

Judo said I should know a guy named Gray Ines Navarro whoa whoa whoa, but on the contrary, I had no idea.

Exactly, the kind of boy who gathers more of the irrationality of the world. If he's serious...

When Jude shows up at the rest stop,

"I'll show you home today."

With that word, Judo carries Theo and the others to a certain city.

Beautifully paved boulevard with regular standing buildings. Every building window was made of an incredible transparent plate, which made it possible to peek inside.

People crossing the boulevard also had a variety of figures, from people wearing luxurious clothing like luxury and nobility, to peasants who had finished farming with their faces muddy.

Is this development a rumoured imperial capital?

Judo walks down the boulevard to the four-story mansion behind the front.

(Oh, is that a demon?

In the mansion, a beautiful boy with clear wings was hit by a counter.

"Hi Judd, what can I do for you today?

"Oh, is there a village chief?

"Yeah, I'm still glittering in my room with paperwork."

"Sounds like that guy. I need you to catch me as soon as you can."

"Yes. Pleasure!

The boy wings and goes up the stairs.

"He... what?

I lose the implicit pressure around me to ask questions and speak out questions.

"He's Mm. I'm an employee of this Toto Village Hall."

Village or bureau? You think this developed city is a village?

No, now there's something more important than that.

"Is he a demon?

"No, it's not a demon, it's a clan called Fairy. Be careful when you treat demons in front of them."

"Oh, oh..."

Nodding somehow. Theo asked, of course, in the sense that he was human.

But that boy named Mum couldn't even feel the humility or anything like the Laddle people. Even from the soft and gentle response around him, which is incredible, I guess he is considered compatriot in this village.

Both empires and kingdoms have thoroughly abused the Raddles, who are the same people. I don't think that's odd. Because the same is true of any country, such as the treatment of heretics. It is rather unusual to have a city that welcomes an outsider boy as a compatriot and lives together.

He said, "I'm going to the reception room immediately, so he wants you to wait."

"Copy that. Then let's go."

Jude goes upstairs with Theo and the others with short heads on their asses.

"Thank you for waiting."

After a while, the weary, gray-haired old man shows up and takes a seat at the table across from Theo and the others.

"Village chief, they are the Laddle people of the example"

"Right. of Lord Zem's hometown they were talking about Moss..."

The old man, called the village chief, scratches his bald head, yet sees Theo and the others with a strange face.

"So, village chief, can you keep them for about a day from this evening until tomorrow? I thought it would be more exciting for them to live in this village than for the Sagami Chamber of Commerce."

"Hmmm... I guess so"

When he nodded loudly, the village chief called an official and pressed his sentence on the paperwork, he began his old story.

That's the story of a village gasping for impoverishment.

Goblin raids kill many young people in the village and make it impossible to even cross the winter. On top of that, there was a priest in the village named New Year's Eve, through the Lords' side, who laid oppression. It seems that it was the Lord's Palace that appeared precisely at the bottom of despair.

The Lords banished the priests, the New Year's Eve, and gave this village some instructions and advice to this day.

I mean, the ultimate incredible story of how ordinary children with no authority whatsoever, who are not lords, developed a village of poverty that is not strange at that point in time. But the mayor's face was serious and the words did not appear to contain lies or falsehoods.

"Nong et al. have been in a similar situation for years, so we are not in any position to say what would otherwise be great. But I dare you to tell him. Now is not the time to step on it. Now with that one, run to my samurai!

When he gets up from his seat and slaps Theo and the others hard on their backs, he leaves the room.

I'll show you the village.

Judo rises up and makes such a thankful suggestion to Theo and the others who are distracted.

"Please."

Finally squeezing that word and getting up.

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Then one day, Theo and the others spent in the village of Toto.

The village of Toto held an incredibly high level of agricultural, commercial and urban defence, all of them.

First of all, agriculture. I was just briefed, I didn't understand half of it, but it seemed incomparable with the productivity of Ladle's fields.

As for commerce, there was a point of view between the presence of luxury merchants and aristocrats in the land.

The windows of all buildings are fitted with a transparent plate called glass, which gives you a glimpse of what's going on outside, even in cold weather, with the doors closed.

The inn has facilities for hot water and feels great on the big floor. Besides, the dishes served are also tear-free and delicious.

A bed of sharks in the inn's private room and a heating device called a 'stove' warm up its cooled body.

The shopping district was lined with products like watches, which were time-charging devices, cosmetic products that kept the women's skin clean, glasses that cured eye blurring, and so on that Theo and the others had never seen before.

Healthcare facilities have also been set up that can be accessed at low rates and, incredibly, there are often therapists called at least two doctors.

In addition, dozens of magicians specializing in combat are always on the defense of the village.

A nostalgic village that combines tremendous economic strength with defense, but also tolerates even outsiders.

This village of Toto reminded Theo and the others of the kingdom of heaven, which is coming precisely to Migawa.

And with their mouths shut, the villagers proudly told Theo and the others that the development, arguably an anomaly in this village, was attributed to just one boy called Gray.

"I'm sure that you are the King of Mountain Wisdom who will save our crisis!

One of my countrymen speaks the name, but no one pinches an objection. Instead, when we left Toto Village, everyone started to say its name.

Mountain Wise King - one of the most familiar heirlooms for the Raddles. God's use supposedly sent from heaven to save the earth in the crisis of Raddle.

Nothing. They are not believers. Instead, he was laughing with his nose at the seniors mouthing the inheritance. Yet they all genuinely regard the Lordship as the Mountain Xian King who saves the crisis in Radl.

I think the last two days have been a shocking experience enough to make them believe that.

Judd waited for us when we went to the first floor of the Toto Village Inn, where we met.

"What do you say? Do you have any idea who the Admiral is?

"I don't like it."

The Lord's Palace is the kind of person who invents that weapon called the rifle, gives it a book of magic, and besides, creates this world of dreams. He has sworn to victory. Two letters of defeat that I naturally took for granted have disappeared from my head.

"Then you know what I mean when I say that if the Admiral wins the battle against the kingdom, he will make Ladle the world's highest industrial, academic city, right?

"Absolutely."

In the village chief's explanation, the lord's palace was only hiding the management of this village of Toto from its original lord. In other words, I wasn't really working on it from the standpoint. Perhaps even the development of this heavenly earth is only the bare minimum necessary for the Lord's Palace.

And Ladle is his own territory to the Lordship. That is, a land where development can be carried out freely without any constraints. And there will be so much development promised that that lord's palace will say the best industrial, academic city in the world.

"Wouldn't you like to see it? Where is the Admiral going?

"Right."

It's probably an ideal home, not an empire or a ladle.

"Then let's walk together"

to Jude who puts out his fist,

"Oh!"

Theo also lightly punches his right fist and looks at Gurli and his compatriots.

"You heard me."

"" "" "Oooh!!" ""

"I'll convince my countrymen to go crazy on death!!"

"" "" "Ohh!!!" ""

The roar shook the inn, and Theo and the others moved their determination to their hearts.

It was the moment Raddle slipped out of his destiny slavery.