Lord of Training - Chapter 32



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32. For some reason, I felt relieved.

32. For some reason, I felt relieved.

Are you excited about going home?

It feels strange.

Is there any Alain’s perfume left?

When I saw the port of Rondos, the capital of the Atlan Kingdom in the distance, I felt like I was already home.

“It’s still the same. This bloody smell.”

Phelps sniffed and came closer.

“I know, too. I went to a short-term military academy here.”

Because it was a port with thousands of fishing boats coming and going every day, the smell of fish spread particularly far.

In Alain’s memory, Rondos was a city full of suffering.

He always ranked last in his class, and was even bullied and assaulted by noble children.

In particular, I remembered being punched in the face with my fist on my folded stomach, and being treated like a punching bag, saying it wouldn’t hurt because of the fat.

I still remember the timid guy who went somewhere and couldn’t speak, struggling alone for two years.

If it had been a four-year regular course, the feeble Alain might have committed suicide.

That outcast returned as the youngest major in just 6 months after his commission. Is this a triumphant return?

“Ah! Phelps, the capital is your hometown.”

“I don’t know if this is my hometown.”

“huh?”

Phelps’ bio says he’s from Rondos?

Phelps gave a quick glimpse of the cigarette.

I nodded.

Phelps, who had lit the candle at the beginning, continued speaking, blowing smoke.

“I just wrote this because I have lived in this port since I can remember. I don’t even know who my parents are.”

“Then you don’t have a family.”

“No. I have a seven-year-old daughter.”

“okay?”

This wasn’t in the documents.

“What about your wife?”

“She died giving birth.”

“Who will raise the child?”

“I go to the 20th best school in the capital. I heard that they have a dormitory and good food.”

I nodded.

I knew Phelps was an orphan.

But I didn’t know there was such a story.

So that’s why you saved money so desperately?

Sending a child to a school in the capital was a difficult task for even the most middle-class people. I don’t know about schools with dormitories, but Phelps must have had to spend all of his salary.

Of course, including the allowance.

“What is your daughter’s name?”

“This is Katie.”

“Katie, that’s a good name. Tell your superiors to give you a day off.”

“Yes? You don’t have to do that because of me.”

“It’ll take some time for the troops to gather anyway. And now that we’re heading north, we don’t know when we’ll be back. How proud Katie will be to see her dad in his officer’s uniform.”

“You’ll like it, right?”

“Of course. And while you’re at it, go to school and get some stamps on the teachers. I’ll treat you to a meal too. You can use as much gold as you want.”

Phelps’ eyes became slightly moist.

“Thank you, Captain.”

“What, with something like that? And give the agents some gold coins. They’ve been hunting monsters at the gate for two months and moving for twenty days, so it would be good to let them go for a day or so.”

“all right.”

Woof woof woof!

At that time, dozens of bombers were flying north over our heads.

It seems like war really does break out in this land.

It wasn’t just the soldiers fighting that had a hard time because of the war.

It was natural that the people were also suffering.

Because their children, parents, siblings, relatives, and neighbors went to war.

There seemed to be only one way to prevent war from happening in this world.

‘In the end, there is nothing but overwhelming power.’

I felt bitter.

‘I hope Captain Hela is doing well?’

Should I call you President Hela now?

I did build the small transport plane that you requested.

However, it was not built from scratch, but was dismantled and remodeled from the Falcon.

I told her it was a breach of contract, but she said she had no choice because time was running out.

The good news is that when I replaced the entire exterior of the Falcon with the compressed gnome metal panels I gave it, its efficiency increased by 15%.

She looked very excited and said that she would run the business herself and asked me to leave the Falcon to her.

I gave permission because I wasn’t going to use it right away.

And then I got the flight data.

***

The transport ship we were on docked at the port, and the crew disembarked at the dock.

“Huh? Is the 4th Corps going to the front line too?”

At the dock next door, soldiers wearing the 4th Corps insignia were disembarking from a large transport ship.

“They will go to the Tapeld Estate, not the Hebrok Estate. Those two places border the Kingdom of Albion.”

“Oh, I see.”

Tafeld was the fiefdom of the Kilgarven family, who were rivals in the north for the Bombard family.

It is also the family of Commodore Chuck Kilgaven, a famous named-class aerial magic knight of the Atlan Kingdom. It was a family that produced many aerial magic knights for generations.

“Huh? Alain?”

“Your face looks like Alain?”

Someone called my name.

When I turned my head, there were two people standing there.

I knew who they were right away.

Richard and Coyle.

Those who harassed Alain by sticking close to the powerful nobles.

“That’s right! Alain Bombard!”

“Oh my god! My body is split in half!”

“I just couldn’t recognize you.”

Two ensigns approached.

It’s good when you get promoted like this.

My shoulders were tense.

‘I became a major, so it was like taking revenge on his behalf. I should have just received a salute.’

I’m not a childish punk who seeks revenge for things from the past.

“This crazy kid! He’s got the rank of major!”

“······?”

“This kid acted like a real brat even during his cadet days, and now he’s lying about his rank. Wow! His liver is swollen.”

“What? You guys!”

That’s when Ensign Phelps stepped forward.

“Huh? Old Lieutenant, please step aside.”

“Yes, this guy is a criminal who cheated on class!”

“Huh! These kids! Do you know who this person is?”

“stop!”

I stopped Phelps.

“There’s no need to make a fuss. These lieutenants seem to have misunderstood something.”

If I deal with these guys, I’ll be on the same level as them.

And since it wasn’t something that happened to me directly, I decided to let it go.

Because I am generous.

“Let’s go.”

“yes!”

I turned around.

“Where are you going? You have to go to Yeongchang!”

“at there!”

Chin! Knock!

One grabbed my shoulder and the other grabbed my arm.

This is crossing the line.

[Use Halo (lv.1) skill.]

Boom! Boom!

“Huh!”

“what?”

The guys behind me bounced off the transparent barrier and fell backwards.

“Are these kids crazy!”

“Captain, should I just kill him?”

Phelps and his men tried to rush in, shouting out harsh words.

“Stop! If you want to fight so badly, I’ll fight you.”

I pushed the soldiers away and stepped forward.

The two men shook their heads and stood up, looking dumbfounded.

“That’s right! This nerd kid had a defensive skill.”

“Let’s kill him halfway before handing him over to the military police.”

The two men released their hands and bodies and stood on my left and right.

It seemed like he remembered that my air shield skill only works forward.

‘Haa! This is just a picture you’d see in a cheap, third-rate novel······.’

But we can’t just leave this type of person alone.

I have to fix my bad habits even if they scratch my personality a little.

“catch!”

[Use the High-Speed ​​Flight (lv1) skill.]

Pfft! Chin!

“Ugh!”

I was the first to fly into the air, carrying Richard in my arms.

And then I let go of my hand at a height of about 5 meters.

Kuung!

“Eww!”

Richard rolled on the floor, holding onto his leg, possibly twisting his ankle as he fell.

I immediately used the Halo (lv.1) skill again and attacked Coil, who was just blankly staring.

Pfft! Pfft!

“Ugh!”

Boom! Kookookook!

The coil rolled over five times and stopped.

The guy passed out and fell to the ground.

If you combine flight and defensive techniques, you can achieve attacks like this.

“Hey, what’s going on?”

“Our platoon leader was hit!”

At that moment, officers and soldiers wearing the rank of captain of the 4th Army Corps rushed in.

You saw our fight.

I pulled the pistol out of my waistband and aimed it at Richard’s head as he rolled around, holding his ankles.

“Huh! What are you doing!”

The captain, who had come closer, shouted.

“In a wartime situation, you’re saying this is insanity?”

“Huh? It’s a case of insubordination?”

“I am Major Alain Bombard of the 2nd Airborne Division. These two lieutenants just attacked me for no reason.”

“No way.”

I said, looking around.

“All the soldiers and sailors here saw it.”

“you’re right.”

“I just started swearing and ran at him.”

The soldiers who had been watching from the beginning spoke for me.

Then the captain’s face turned bright red.

“Captain, what is the punishment for assaulting a superior or subordinate during a war?”

“That, that means the death penalty.”

Then Richard fell face down on the floor.

“I’m sorry, Major Alain! I made a mistake because I didn’t know you were an aerial magician. Please spare me.”

The bastard begged with tears in his eyes.

I put the gun away.

And he called the captain before me.

“Are they both your subordinates?”

“Yes, I am the company commander.”

“How on earth do you manage your subordinates? Don’t your men even know how to read their ranks?”

“I’m sorry. Let me apologize on your behalf······.”

Bam!

“Ugh!”

The captain’s joint was broken.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

“Eww! Eww!”

The captain staggered violently and fell to one knee.

“Today is the day I return to my home country, so I will endure it. From now on, I will educate my subordinates properly.”

“Yes! Thank you, Major.”

I looked at my battalion men.

“Let’s all go!”

“Yes, Commander!”

It wasn’t my intention to take such petty revenge from the beginning.

But since I had already started, I thought that I would have to deal with my superior, the company commander, rather than dealing with these two more guys, as that would have only made things worse and made me more miserable.

Those two are going to have a really messy military life now.

To be honest, it didn’t matter to me now because it was something that happened to Alain in the past.

But somehow, I felt relieved.

‘Something good happens as soon as I get back.’

We headed that way to the assembly point of the 2nd Corps.

***

[2nd Corps Command Headquarters]

“insect!”

“Oh! Major Alain Bombard! Welcome!”

Commander Bugsley came over and took my hand.

“You’ve worked hard. You created an aerial magic unit in just three months. Isn’t that a miracle?”

“It’s all thanks to the active support of the Corps Commander.”

“Haha! That’s right. Just know that I care.”

“I am always grateful.”

“Good good!”

Commander Bugsley looked back with a smile.

“It’s been a long time since you two met, so you should say hello.”

There stood a handsome middle-aged man with a ponytail.

“You’re Alain Bombard?”

The middle-aged man looked slightly surprised.

“It’s been a while, Commander Sten Bombard!”

“Wow! That’s amazing. How much do you weigh now?”

“It’s 70kg.”

“I heard it was over 100kg, but it was all a rumor.”

Then Commander Bugsley intervened.

“Major Alain was originally fat, but he lost half his body weight in six months. How much effort must he have put in?”

“okay.”

Commander Buxley sat at the head of the table.

“Two people, sit down too.”

“thank you.”

I sat across from Chief of Staff Sten.

“So, how are the skills of the team members?”

“Now that everyone has awakened to the flying technique, there are many things lacking.”

“That may be true. I also need to gain more practical experience.”

Commander Bugsley nodded.

“Chief of Staff Sten, inform Major Alain of the situation at the front. The two of you will need to work together to plan future operations.”

“All right.”

Sten Bombard looked at the map on the desk.

“As you can see from the military deployment here, there has been no military conflict yet. However, they are continuing to concentrate their forces on the border, so it will begin soon.”

“What about the aerial magic unit of the Kingdom of Albion?”

Chief of Staff Sten said.

“About 130 people in 10 units.”

“There aren’t many of them.”

“That’s why they’re moving now. They know that our 7th Mobile Corps is tied down on the Imperial front, and they think this is their chance.”

The 7th Mobile Corps has about 200 air magic knights.

It is twice the size of the Kingdom of Albion.

Although the Kingdom of Albion was strong in terms of ground forces and firepower, it was pushed back by the Kingdom of Atlan in terms of air magic forces.

So while they were maintaining a tight balance, the Atlan Kingdom prepared to take a leap forward.

Since there were not many resource gates in their own territory, they wanted to help the Kingdom of Lutes and secure resource gates.

And it worked out beautifully.

“Don’t worry too much though. The Royal Guard’s Air Knights are taking part in this war.”

I felt a little relieved.

The Guards Air Knights only had 5 squadrons and about 50 men, but they were very skilled.

There were even two named people.

“And your air squadron must hide its strength as much as possible until the war begins. Now that they have awakened their flight skills as you said, it would be suicidal to deploy them into battle right away.”

“All right.”

“And I’ve invited a highly skilled aerial magician. So don’t neglect your practical training. The only thing you can trust on the battlefield is your skills.”

“thank you.”

As rumored, Sten Bombard was a man who cared very much for his subordinates.

There was no sign of any personal feelings.

If my superior had been a demanding and picky person who tried to suppress me, my competitive spirit would have been even more fueled.

It won’t be easy to compete with someone like that.

Knock knock.

“Can I come in?”

“come in!”

A female officer came inside.

Then, Lieutenant General Bucksley and Major General Sten stood up and greeted them warmly.

I also stood up and followed suit.

“Hello! Lieutenant Audrey Russell, I have been summoned by the Corps Commander.”

The corps commander saluted.

“Oh! Lieutenant Audrey, come in.”

The commander has a bright smile on his face just like when he meets me.

Is she your daughter? No, their last names are different?

“Major Alain, come here and say hello. I am the instructor who will be training your battalion.”

“Oh, I see.”

I approached her and held out my hand.

“Nice to meet you, Lieutenant. Please take care of me.”

“Nice to meet you too. I will do my best to teach you.”

We held each other’s hands.

She was a woman of rare beauty and a voluptuous expression, but for a moment I had doubts.

In the Airborne Magic Unit, a lieutenant was a low rank.

Do you have the skills to teach us?

But somehow the last name sounds familiar?

Our king is Burt Russell, so what’s not to like?

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