Lord of Training - Chapter 18



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18. It’s all for you.

18. It’s all for you.

Lieutenant General Bugsley picked at his right ear and blinked.

“Are you serious about what you just said?”

“That’s right.”

“Huh! You’ve achieved all these things and yet you’re saying you’re willing to take on this mission again?”

“I am ready to fight even to the point of being turned to dust for His Majesty the King and our great country.”

He showed a serious look in his eyes.

“I know how you feel, but to do this······.”

“Hmm! I said I would do it, so leave it to me.”

Brigadier General Ray intervened.

“Like this operation, Captain Alain must be saying this because he has something in mind.”

“Alain, is that so?”

“Yes, before starting this operation, I received information about the Tulis Canyon Gate from the city of Ferring. The gate here is hundreds of kilometers long, and the northern Demon Forest and southern mountainous regions have not even been mapped out yet. The Demon Forest in particular is still called a dangerous area because dimensional monsters often appear there.”

“A monster?”

Lieutenant General Buckley looked at Chief of Staff Tollip.

“Is that really true?”

“There is also such information in the information provided by the Kingdom of Lutes.”

“Captain Alain, continue.”

“According to our military’s information, a battalion of Imperial troops have fled inside the gate. The Imperial troops are well aware of this place, so they will most likely be hiding in the Demon Forest or the rugged mountainous region to the south. In that case, no matter how many troops we deploy, it will take too long to find them, and it will be very difficult.”

“Hmm. Now that I hear it, I guess that’s true.”

“So I think it would be better to leave behind two battalions to guard the gate entrance and the mine, and our company to subdue them.”

Lieutenant General Buckley thought for a moment.

It seemed like he was thinking about something.

“Our 2nd Corps is now in high spirits after a great victory without much damage. We should not stop here, but rather, with this momentum and as many troops as possible, advance northward, push up the front line, and advance to the capital, Loire. If the capital falls, the imperial army will have no way to retreat, so they will not be able to hold out any longer and will naturally give up Pascaltes.”

“Ah! If that happens, the Mobile Corps and the 1st Corps’ achievements will be almost nonexistent.”

“Yes. It was General Buxley who caused the troops to retreat from Pascaltes.”

The corners of Lieutenant General Bucksley’s mouth trembled slightly.

Then he laughed loudly.

“Poohahaha! As expected, you are the kind of person who should be on the Legion Strategy Team! Aren’t you?”

Bugsley glanced at the brigade commander.

But the brigade commander turned his head and looked away.

It meant that you should never send me away.

Bugsley licked his lips again, then looked at Staff Sergeant Tollip.

“What does it look like to you?”

“I am also against deploying a lot of troops here. After all, we will be able to mine magic stones at the gate only after we have completely recovered the territory of the Kingdom of Lutes. And even if we fail to recapture the capital, advancing north will put tremendous pressure on the Imperial Army. That alone will be a great achievement for the 2nd Corps.”

“Yeah! Then, shouldn’t this be happening here?”

Brigadier General Ray stepped forward.

“I will leave the 3rd and 4th Battalions behind. And I will appoint Alain Company as a punitive force to deal with the stragglers at the gate.”

“Okay! Let’s do that. Let’s quickly gather our troops and advance north!”

Lieutenant General Bucksley strode out.

Chief of Staff Tollip shook his head slightly and followed Lieutenant General Bugsley.

Brigadier General Ray looked at me.

“What, do you need anything?”

“Just make sure you have enough ammunition and supplies. We will definitely destroy them.”

“Okay. Oh! And there’s an Imperial brigadier general among the defeated troops. This is solid information, so if possible, capture him alive.”

“Yes! I will try my best.”

***

It’s morning outside the gate, and here it’s now dark night.

I informed the men of the news of our company’s promotion.

“Wow! A captain at the age of twenty-one!”

“Sir, if I keep going like this, won’t I lose my star again before I turn thirty?”

“Hey! No matter what, the stars are too far gone at thirty.”

The men of the company scolded John Cutter.

“No! Baron Chuck Killgarven became a brigadier general at the age of thirty!”

“Ah! That crazy bomber.”

“Yes, you were commissioned as the youngest second lieutenant, and promoted to the youngest major. And last year, you became the youngest brigadier general.”

“But he is a nobleman.”

“Our company commander is also a nobleman. Didn’t you know?”

“ah!”

Brigadier General Chuck Killgarven.

I knew who he was.

He was a legendary figure who graduated at the youngest age from the Royal Military Academy, a formal four-year program, rather than a two-year short-term military academy operated temporarily during wartime or semi-wartime situations.

He is currently the commander of the 7th Mobile Corps’ Air Magic Unit, and was a named-class Air Magic Knight.

“Then our company commander will get a star at the age of twenty-nine.”

“That’s right! I became a captain after only three months of being commissioned!”

“Captain Alain, let’s go, youngest general!”

“let’s go!”

I chuckled.

The mandatory service period for nobles in the Atlan Kingdom is five years.

Here, the nobility refers to the children of nobles, and not all children go to the military, but only one of the brothers has to go. Of course, women can also go.

But if you’re a general at 29, doesn’t that mean you should be drafted into the military?

Sorry, but my goal is to become a lord.

Being promoted isn’t a bad thing, but even so, you’re still in a position where you’re being ordered around by someone.

My goal was to become a lord who didn’t care about anyone’s opinion.

If you have that kind of goal, you will live a life without regrets.

And as the goal became clear, time became more pressing.

“Gentlemen, from now on, all of you will remove your rank insignia.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“Atlantic special forces do not wear rank insignia while on missions. This is to keep the enemy from knowing who is in command.”

“Oh, I see.”

Suddenly, Squad Leader Kalin raised his hand.

“If I take off my rank, can we fight each other from now on?”

“If you are confident that you can fight me and win, then go for it.”

“Ugh! No!”

Sergeant Kalin immediately put his tail down.

“And the reward has increased to a total of 300 gold.”

“Oh oh!”

“Jessie, wait!”

The unit members cheered in unison.

“However, I will not be sharing this reward money with you, but rather I will be reinvesting it in you.”

“Huh? Investment?”

“What do you mean?”

“We’ll find out tomorrow.”

The unit members tilted their heads with expressions of confusion.

“Ah! Captain Hela!”

I forgot about it.

She’s probably hiding in an abandoned base right now, shivering.

We ran towards the Lutes base.

And that will be our temporary headquarters.

“Haam! Is the battle over already?”

Captain Hela Wake, who seemed to be shivering, was sleeping peacefully in her plane.

Is your liver swollen? Or are you just not thinking?

It’s a good thing the remnants of the Imperial Army didn’t come this way, she almost died today.

I informed Captain Hela of the progress so far.

“Good. Then I’ll go back tomorrow morning.”

“I have something to say for a moment.”

I caught her and made her a suggestion.

“So you’re saying you’re going to hire me personally?”

“If you have a schedule, then there’s nothing we can do.”

“That’s not it, I have so many places to spend money. The price······?”

She drew a circle with her finger.

“How about 1 gold per day until the transport?”

“What about the magic stone battery? It’s a bit expensive.”

“I’ll pay for that.”

“How long is the employment period?”

“Until the bounty runs out.”

“great.”

Captain Hela chuckled.

But soon he looked slightly apologetic.

“I like earning gold, but who spends their reward money on a search for stragglers?”

“Who said it was for search purposes?”

“Yes? Then why the transport plane?”

Captain Hela tilted her head.

***

Wheeeeeeeeing!

“Eww!”

“Kuaaaah!”

The screams of the two people could be heard all the way here.

Sergeant Herman’s face turned pale as he waited for his turn.

“Sir, isn’t this wrong?”

“There’s a parachute.”

“The parachute may not open or may break.”

“We’re airborne troops. Are you afraid?”

“But isn’t that like falling with a parachute?”

It wasn’t falling.

Hanging beggar.

There were two ropes at the back of the transport plane piloted by Captain Hela, and Sergeant Major Phelps and Sergeant John Cutter were flying in the sky with their upper bodies tied to the ends of the ropes.

“Didn’t I tell you how I awakened the flying technique? You don’t want to jump out with a parachute full of holes, do you?”

“That, that······.”

I woke up and learned the art of flying while falling with my parachute riddled with holes from machine gun fire.

Our men took the safer route.

A beggar hanging from an airplane.

“No one is born a knight of the flying magic. Everyone awakens later. And statistics show that anyone who awakens even one magic spell has a high probability of awakening a flying spell as well.”

“Yes? Are there any such statistics?”

“Yes, so if you have the urge to fly, you too can awaken the flying technique. And Corporal Jester is waiting in the air over there. There won’t be any accidents.”

“But I’ve been hanging here for an hour already?”

Next up, Sergeant Herman and Sergeant Kalin shuddered.

Sergeant Kalin asked with a look of indignation.

“Why are you doing this?”

“Well, I want to go home with all my men.”

“yes?”

“We are in a war zone right now. We don’t know what will happen next. And we are a special unit. We don’t know what kind of dangerous mission we will be assigned to. If just one or two more members of our unit awaken their flight skills, how much will our strength increase? Our chances of survival will increase that much. This is all for your benefit.”

“but······.”

The two people were left speechless.

And this opportunity will never come again.

Who would be able to train like this in a war situation?

Especially if even one non-commissioned officer awakens the flying technique, our operational scope will also expand.

That was it!

Sergeant Major Phelps and Staff Sergeant John were descending through parachutes.

And then the transport plane landed.

Wheeing! Boom boom boom!

Captain Hela opened the cockpit window and shouted.

“Okay! Next!”

Sergeants Herman and Kalin swallowed hard as they boarded the transport.

Their expressions looked just like people being dragged to hell.

The transport plane took off, and Phelps and John Cutter descended to the ground.

“How is it? Do you feel like you’re about to awaken your flying skills?”

“Captain! Send me to the front lines instead!”

Sergeant John Cutter grabbed my leg and said,

“It’s okay because it’s your first time, but if you do it often, you’ll get used to it.”

“Again?”

“Squad leaders should be given special opportunities.”

“Ugh!”

John Cutter collapsed as if his legs had given out.

“Are you okay?”

“Okay, it’s okay.”

Even the tough Sergeant Phelps seemed to have a cloudy look in his eyes.

“But, Captain, when will the suppression begin?”

“A wounded beast is more ferocious.”

“······?”

“If you look down on a defeated soldier, he’ll get hurt. And since he has a commander, he’s no different from a wild beast.”

“But I can’t just let it go forever, right? There’s not an infinite amount of time given.”

I gave a snicker.

“Even if the guys who ran away were a battalion, half of them were wounded. And how much food did they take? They’ll be short on weapons and ammunition. It’ll be ten days at most. They’ll come out on their own, and we can wait until then and attack them all at once.”

“But how do you know where to come from?”

“First, deploy a lot of our troops at the gate entrance, and reduce the number of troops at the mine entrance. Then, they will attack the mine first. They will try to solve their hunger first. We can lie in wait there.”

“Wow! Where on earth do such plans come from?”

Special Agent Phelps looked surprised.

“Well, is it a family history?”

Wheeeeeeeeing!

“Eww!”

“F—ing!”

Just then, a transport plane passed overhead and the two sergeants screamed.

“Huh? Did you just swear at me?”

“No. It must be my mood.”

“Really? Today is the first day, so everyone will do flight training to gain experience. Starting tomorrow, we will be split into flight training teams and monster hunting teams. You write the list.”

“yes······.”

***

The good news came six days later.

“Look over there! Chief Petty Officer Phelps has cut off his own rope and is flying through the sky!”

As expected, he was the one who trained the hardest for flight and was the first to see results.

There are additional Flight Magic Awakeners!

Our power increased in one breath.

‘But, that was possible······.’

I decided to push the soldiers harder in the future.

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