The reborn aristocrat is ambitious! "You've got pretty good status, give em to me"

When I returned to Wellrod, I started by looking for Isaac's armor.

I was the first to mention the execution of the exercise, because I intended to participate.

Of course there was an interest in "I'd like to try on some armor".

I'm going to the mansion treasure trove with my father.

"How about this?

What Randolph pointed out was horny armor that felt a little old.

"I know you look good..."

Isaac looks sinister.

Corner armor has a boneless look.

But I would have preferred rounded armor these days anyway.

It is easier to survive in the unlikely event of an excellent shape at the beginning of the bulletproof sutra that bounces back the arrow.

I'm not actually going to the battlefield, but I wanted armor that prioritized viability over appearance.

But Randolph doesn't think Isaac's thinking about it.

It's just, "Don't you like the old smell? I just thought."

"Isaac, this armor is what your grandfather used to be. I think it fits my physique, and it's enough as a connection until I make my own armor."

"What, Grandpa... It's Grandpa Soo, isn't it?

"Yes."

- Jude's used armor.

I'm going to let you use such fine objects.

I'm sure Isaac would be happy, and Randolph was getting good at it.

"I don't like that, that kind of thing. Not even on edge."

"What the hell!?

But Isaac's reply was unexpected.

"Grandpa Song was ambushed on the battlefield and killed in battle, right? Even though it's the artifact of a fine man, it's too bad."

"No, no, no, wait a minute, Isaac. Grandpa was sent to the battlefield as Foreign Secretary (...). I'm not armed. I wasn't wearing it when he died."

"Oh, you did. If so, I will use it as much as possible."

"Damn, you're a cash guy"

When he finds out he wasn't wearing it when he died, Isaac happily reaches for Jude's armor.

For the first time, Randolph shrugged back.

First Isaac takes his helmet and tries to wear it.

"That's pretty heavy. I can't see it before, and I have a headache."

Unlike motorcycle helmets worn in previous life, there are no cushions or anything on the inside.

Besides, the visor part is not an acrylic plate, so I can't see through it at all.

Unlike the good looks, the practicality seemed low.

"You're smiling," Randolph smiled when he saw Isaac, whose helmet didn't fit well and tried to do something about it.

"The helmet is not what you wear. Wear a cushioned headscarf to match. I can't help but see the front. If you don't protect your face, you'll lose your life with a flowing arrow."

"Maybe wearing all the armor is very heavy..."

"Heavy, of course. Fortunately, we still have a date until we all get together in the exercise. We'll just have to get used to it."

"Wow..."

I was going to take part in the exercise lightly, but it's going to be tougher than I thought.

But one day you need to dress up in armor.

It would be nice to practice while you're at it.

(When I become a student, I get busy with my schooling, and dating friends and stuff becomes important. Now when I'm a student, I'll do what I can't)

I'm not willing to be on the front line, but I have to think about unforeseen things on the battlefield.

It looks spicy, but I decided to practice wearing armor.

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Two weeks later, the nobles who led the soldiers assembled in the territorial capital of Wellrod.

The number is 20,000.

If we add up the recruiting portion for this fiscal year, there should be 40,000, but not half.

Besides, the actual unit is more than 10,000.

Isaac said, "Is this all you got?," Randolph replied, "It's usually this number".

The Reid kingdom has never been a battlefield since the inter-ethnic war two hundred years ago.

I'm just sending out an expedition to protect my surrounding allies.

No matter how much, there was no way to carry out local procurement (looting) on the national soil of an allied country.

Because if you do that, you won't know who the invaders are.

As a result, it was organized to carry many heavy soldiers carrying supplies.

The fact that only half of them were in the exercise sometimes meant that soldiers were responsible for their role as policemen of law and order.

Mobilize all troops when they are attacked by the Reid Kingdom, but leave policing soldiers behind when it is not an emergency.

More recently, street security has been stepped up than ever to protect carriages carrying Dwarf goods.

I couldn't have even left the police organization empty to participate in the exercise.

Therefore, it was not an exercise of all the armies to be mobilized during the defence of the land, but an exercise in the formation of an expedition to another country.

Nevertheless, the sight of 20,000 soldiers is spectacular.

Though not the whole army, Isaac was also pleased with this sight.

It was pleasant to ride through on horses, especially as large numbers of soldiers watched.

- I want to be a knight someday, too.

- I want to wear fine armor.

Everyone sees you like that.

It makes me feel better.

But only the soldiers have those eyes.

When we approached the place where the nobles were gathered, we were turned to a completely different gaze.

- What's in that gaze is fear.

Because Isaac was wearing Jude's armor, those over a certain age were evoked by memories that were about to fade.

If Randolph had worn Jude's armor, he wouldn't have, but it's Isaac he's wearing.

There is no reason, but for some reason it was supposed to make me feel "dangerous".

"Guys, I made you wait. But it's worth the wait. Sometimes this is a massive exercise, and it is expected that there will be a large number of injuries. So I asked all the elves to come."

In Randolph's words, the nobles conjure up.

Although exercises, there are more injured people out there than in contact.

If there was a bad beating, there was a risk that the dead would come out.

It was gratifying to see the number of casualties reduced by the elves.

This is not about the soldiers.

We're worried about ourselves.

If a soldier dies or remains disabled, a replacement soldier must be prepared.

In that case, it will be conscripted from citizens and peasants.

But conscripting citizens and peasants naturally reduces tax revenues for that matter.

Not only will the money come out to train recruits, but so will the income.

The fewer casualties, the more convenient it is for the nobility.

Randolph's care was gratifying.

Most importantly, this is Isaac's proposal.

I just practiced what you told me once when I went to the village of Morane.

- This is how we drive out to the exercise, eventually dragging it into action as well.

As a first step, he also sent out envoys to gather treatment squads near the village of Morane.

If there is a problem, have you even accompanied Mathias of Norinoli for any reason?

Even though the other elves wear them everyday, he's the only one wearing seasoned chainmail.

When I was in Mathias' mood, I was anxious to do something extra, so I wanted you to give me a break.

"Over the next month, we will be conducting large-scale exercises. Some of these will not know war. Neither do I. Not in action, but get the power to deal with emergencies through this exercise."

Soldiers are trained on their own.

However, organized actions to name territories are rarely carried out due to budgetary convenience.

Even though mock warfare, Randolph was also the first experience of such a massive military operation.

You look a little excited.

It's the same with Isaac who's excited.

Twenty thousand people doesn't fill half the dome stadium.

But unless you're going to stand on top of it.

Now there's Randolph, but if you think, "One day you'll be in command of an army," that excitement will grow.

I stand above a larger number of people in numbers, but I could finally feel "standing above a large number" after seeing soldiers aligned.

"So, Baron Kincaid. Explain the exercises you will be conducting."

"Ha."

Randolph ordered Baron Kincaid to explain.

He also took part in the war twenty years ago, and was once a knight so trustworthy that he was entrusted with the guard captain at the Mansion of the King's Capital (...).

After I inherited my parents' home, I was using my experience as a knight to regain Randolph's trust in military relations work.

My son is also escorting me to this exercise.

"This time we are thinking about what gives the march priority, not the march. It's important to train marches to look good, but we're going to make it a battlefield victory by prioritizing troop action in action."

Many look unhappy with Baron Kincaid's words, but no one denied his opinion.

The undisturbed march is very good looking in the parade.

But it's useless on the battlefield.

More than that, it's a massive exercise because of it, so I wanted to learn how to fight and win on the battlefield.

This affects the fact that the Marquis Wellrod family is of civilian lineage and is not resistant to war, including the nobility under its umbrella.

When sending reinforcements to the kingdom of Fartil, the Wellrod Marquis and Windsor Marquis families in the eastern part of the kingdom take the lead.

However, it was thought by other aristocrats that they could only buy time (...) due to the fact that both were of civilian lineage.

Until now, we have only been able to buy time for the arrival of the Regular Army of the Kingdom, the Marquis Wilmente and the Marquis Wallick.

- I want to do it in return for the ones I've been looking down on.

From that thought, everyone accepted Baron Kincaid's proposal.

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Three days have passed since the start of the exercise.

By this time, Isaac regretted it.

(I want to go home...)

The land of the exercise is east of the territorial capital.

It was taking place on a plain about two hours away with a horse.

But the adults are in the mood, so they tend to camp in action.

Isaac was sometimes treated as a Marquis person, but he still felt inconvenient.

(But I said I'd be in, and it's hard to say I'm going home after all. In the first place, this exercise itself is my opinion)

Because of what I said, I can't deny it.

All I could do was be patient and visit.

When Isaac regretted his participation in the exercise, a cavalry approached the main unit.

"Could there be any Marquis Welrod family here?

The cavalry of the decree rushes to the main formation.

"I'm here! What happened!

Randolph replies.

The decree then approached Randolph, descending from the horse and kneeling.

"The Kingdom of Rockwell has begun its invasion of the Kingdom of Fartil. He asked for immediate reinforcements."

"What!?

Randolph gets stiff for a while in a report he never expected at all.

Instead, Isaac asks the decree.

"How many enemies?

"The official number is unknown. They say it's a bigger army than ever before."

In response to this report, those who were in the main unit froze.

- Twenty years of full-scale war.

I was doing an exercise, but I never thought I'd be involved in a real war.

"Okay, okay. You keep reporting to the Mansion and tell the King to send a fast horse. I'll be right back and ready to go..."

Randolph stopped speaking so much.

- The preparations for the outing are already over.

On the contrary, a month's worth of food was also available.

If we can get extra supplies ready, we can still head to the kingdom of Fartil right now.

He looked at Isaac with such eyes as to see something he could not specialize in.

"Father, don't you give orders? And those eyes are not for my son."

Isaac looks disgusted when his father sees him with weird eyes.

But I had to check with Randolph.

"Isaac, you...... You knew that?

Randolph's trembling voice represented the thoughts of those who were here.

- Why did you start the exercise at this time of year?

There's only one reason for that.

All I could think of was to cope with the invasion of the Kingdom of Rockwell.

"You can't possibly know. I just found out by order, too."

"Oh, right. It sure is..."

But Randolph wasn't convinced.

So he came up with the most plausible answer.

"I didn't know, I predicted," he said.

This was the same for the other nobles who were in the main army.

If we are going to wage war, we need to buy and collect food.

Of course, it should be done securely so that no signs are detected by the enemy countries.

- But Isaac sensed the movements of the Rockwell Royal Army from the movements of merchants and others.

- So I guess we were having a big exercise at this time of year, so that we could act quickly.

That was the common sentiment of those who were here.

While I thought I could count on Isaac, I chilled my liver at the plot.

In the first place, Isaac is the man who used Mrs. Melinda's conspiracy to destroy the Nathan.

It was thought to be something that was good at the ability to feel the finesse of the mind.

It was the moment when the thought changed to certainty.

- If you have an uncanny idea, Isaac will see you through and deal with it.

This is enough to make the nobles under the umbrella think, "No extra thought, no more dust, but an absolute pledge of allegiance to Isaac".

If you hold two hearts, you may be noticed and disposed of in a fine manner without having to move anything into action.

"Beyond Master Jude already," some of them feared as much as they might still be incontinent.

"I just want to leave right now, but some of you will want to write down a letter to your family. Let's go back to Wellrod once and let the soldiers rest here for the night and leave tomorrow"

Everyone nods to Randolph's words.

If you think it's an exercise, you're suddenly put into action.

It was just the one who wasn't ready for his heart.

(Seriously war...... I don't know what to do)

From Isaac's point of view, war is most welcome.

Handle it, and that's all the other nobles will appreciate.

It would be extremely effective, especially for those who belong to martial artists' houses such as the Marquis Wilmente and the Marquis Wallick.

Besides, there are many things that make a king of those who have achieved merit in war between East and West in ancient times.

I definitely wanted to go out on the battlefield and keep a handle on it.

But I'm also scared.

Getting out on the battlefield could mean losing your life.

Now I can't die yet, so I'm worried it's really okay to go.

(No, I guess it's okay. Nothing, Commander. Leading is not a culture, and the son of the Marquis would just have to be somewhere safe. Plus some elves should help if you get some injuries)

Isaac was thinking about the weather.

Maybe I can't help it because I grew up unrelated to war, both in my previous life and in this world.

- A grand attitude like any other HR when it comes to war about to begin.

The figure contrasts with Randolph, who looks restless and looks very reliable from around him.

Isaac's unintentional form had succeeded in terrorizing the nobility under his umbrella and enhancing his courage.