Lord of Training - Chapter 69



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69. What’s new.

We arrived at the Archduke’s mansion in no time.

I was the winner of the showdown!

Somehow this place felt comfortable, like my home.

And Archduke Harry, already out in the mansion garden.

“Hey! Lieutenant Colonel Alain, you came back alive.”

“Thank you! I arrived safely.”

“Thanks, what? Come on! Let’s go in. Let’s eat first.”

As soon as Archduke Harry arrived, he started asking me a barrage of questions about the Labyrinth Gate, and I had to keep talking.

After the meal, a drinking party followed.

This time, Lieutenant Audrey also drank with us.

“Your Majesty, but I can’t see my battalion members?”

When I asked the question, the corners of Harry’s mouth went up.

“Did you get that precious gift for me?”

“Huh? Are there any agents who have successfully awakened the flying technique?”

Harry smiled and held up two fingers.

“Huh? Two people have awakened!”

“No, all of them awakened except for two.”

“All five of them?”

For a moment, I was so surprised that my jaw almost fell off.

Before departure, I asked Archduke Harry to awaken the seven members of my battalion who had not yet awakened their flight skills despite my efforts to kill them.

However, 5 out of 7 people awakened.

I wondered who they were.

“Where are my men now?”

“I’m at the Spirit Gate in the Reminston Estate. There, I’m training with my students to awaken the Lightning Arts.”

“Wow! But how on earth did you awaken it?”

Archduke Harry smiled bitterly.

“That’s my sales know-how. I can’t reveal it.”

If you ask your subordinates, they’ll tell you anyway······.

“Okay! Now, should I give you what I have to give?”

Archduke Harry looked expectant.

“Here it is.”

I took the dagger out of my waistband and placed it on the table.

“I heard that you are not only a great shooter, but also very good at using a dagger in aerial combat. That’s why I brought it with me.”

“A dagger? Are you saying this is a rare item?”

Archduke Harry looked disappointed.

“Haa! Should I show you the dagger I have?”

Harry sighed and pulled his dagger from his belt.

“This is a gift from His Majesty the King. It is made of iron, stronger than a dagger made of steel, and is extremely sharp. And you are giving me a dagger as a gift?”

“Then let’s try it out.”

I carefully pulled the dagger out of its leather sheath.

And in his other hand he held the Archduke’s dagger.

[Use the Body Strengthening (lv.2) skill.]

Whee!

A strength three times greater than that of an average human surges from within the body.

I crossed my two daggers and struck them down.

Wham! Chaenggang!

A piece of the dagger cut in half rolled across the floor.

At that moment, Archduke Harry’s eyes grew twice as large.

“Huh? What the heck? The iron was cut off?”

“Does this dagger still look ordinary to you?”

Archduke Harry carefully picked up the dagger I handed him.

“Oh my god! What is this made of······.”

What the heck, it’s Dragon Bone.

Archduke Harry didn’t even look at the broken dagger that His Majesty the King had given him.

“Oh! You just cut my dagger and there’s not a single scratch on it!”

Archduke Harry was very pleased with my gift.

“Thank you so much!”

I was originally wondering what to give as a gift, but I heard that Archduke Harry is the best at close range air combat in Atlan.

So I gave him a dagger made from dragon bone.

I can just make a new one.

Before the dwarves left the kingdom, they showed a piece of dragon bone to the dwarven blacksmith, German.

German showed great interest and asked me to leave it to him, and I ordered him in advance to make a plate for a bulletproof vest once I settled in the mountains.

If he knew how to handle the Dragonborn, there was so much he could create.

It’s possible to do this in my alchemist’s workshop, but it’s still too inefficient.

The drinking party that day was very lively.

Harry got drunk first and started talking about his heroic feats in aerial combat with daggers, and I just listened.

And I was getting on my nerves because Lieutenant Audrey kept looking at me with that red face.

You look cute when you drink······.

***

The sun rises.

It’s the same sun, but the morning sun seen from this hilltop mansion somehow feels full of energy.

‘How far have the dwarves come?’

Phelps said yesterday that he would soon reach the Havelock border.

Come to think of it, did I take things too far?

It was a short period of less than two years.

He started a partnership with Hela after winning the right to operate the dimensional gate of the spirit world of Pering City, and sent over 20,000 orcs through the dimensional gate beyond the wall.

And now there are over 50,000 dwarves migrating to the mountains beyond the barrier.

Even though it wasn’t my territory yet, I kept working on it.

Nothing is finished, it’s still ongoing.

Gold coins also kept coming in.

But somehow I was brimming with confidence.

‘Was I originally like this?’

I thought of the youngest person on Earth, who was an alchemist hunter.

I’m not sure anymore.

It could be that his personality changed because he had been in the abyss for a long time, or it could be that Alain’s personality was mixed in.

What matters is that I feel alive.

More intense than ever.

That’s why I had no intention of stopping.

I wanted to become a permanent lord like this, and also create a very strong territory.

And one more thing!

I also developed a goal of becoming the best aerial magic knight in Atlan.

I felt that the stronger I became, the more things I could do, this time in the city of Lagrind in the Kingdom of Bavaria.

With the help of a monster sniper rifle, flame spirit bullets, and my awakening skills, I was able to destroy an entire brigade of imperial troops.

At that moment, I was amazed at my own abilities and became afraid of my own strength.

But that fear wasn’t a bad fear.

It was proof that I was getting stronger, and the stronger I became, the more confident I was that I could accomplish whatever I was doing.

And what will happen in the future.

So I had no intention of stopping at the elite level aerial magic knights.

First, you will rise to the level of a named person, of which there are only four in the Atlan Kingdom, and become an aerial magic knight with overwhelming strength like Archduke Harry Russell.

If possible, it would be good to become the best on the continent.

***

[1st Field Army Commander’s Office]

“Chung! Lieutenant Colonel Alain Bombard, mission accomplished.”

“Oh! Good job. Good job.”

Captain Bugsley Brown laughed heartily.

“I knew you could do it. The way you trained the children of the nobles and took advantage of the gap between the Republic of Arica and the Imperial Army to enter the Labyrinth Gate was truly terrifying. Where on earth did such brilliant ideas come from?”

“You’ve already heard the story.”

Commander Bugsley glanced around and spoke quietly.

“Number 31 Charlie Brown is my youngest son.”

“Huh? I didn’t know that.”

“Haha! That kid who always acted like a spoiled brat has completely changed. And I heard he’s even awakened two more spells.”

“That’s the result of Charlie’s hard work.”

“Haha! Anyway, thanks.”

Honestly, didn’t I know Charlie Brown was Captain Bugsley Brown’s son?

I already knew everything, so I worked harder.

He endured it well and worked hard, so he was able to awaken two spells.

“Ah! And I also heard that you fought against the Imperial Airborne Magic Knights in the Kingdom of Baern. But didn’t the battalion members come with you?”

“While fighting the Imperial Army this time, I felt that the skills of our battalion members were very lacking. That’s why I told them to return home after training in flight techniques instead of using transport aircraft. They will arrive soon.”

“Haha! I bet you fought hard, so let’s give you a break.”

“No! I think we need to become stronger for His Majesty the King and our country.”

Commander Bugsley nodded with a pleased expression.

“Prince Regis is actively considering creating aerial magic units in other legions besides the 7th Mobile Corps. He was greatly impressed by the news that your battalion fought on equal footing with the Empire’s aerial magic knights. So now you and your battalion’s shoulders will be even heavier. And good news will come soon.”

Commander Buxley placed his hand on my shoulder insignia.

I know what you mean.

If you give me a promotion, I’d be grateful.

In regular units, once you become a colonel, you only command and rarely participate in frontline battles, so you have to move separately from your unit members.

But the Airborne Magic Unit is different.

Named-class aerial magic knights are mostly of the rank of brigadier general or higher, and they fight at the front lines in the fiercest battles.

And since high-ranking air magic knights moved with their own air squadrons or air brigades, there was no need to worry about being separated from their men.

“Can I take a few days off?”

“vacation?”

“Yes! I’d like to take care of some personal matters before the agents return.”

“Okay. After seven months of hard work, a few days off is a given. And give the battalion members some time off as soon as they arrive. Tell them to go home too.”

“thank you.”

“Oh! And the commander of the 2nd Corps resigned. Did you hear?”

“yes?”

I was momentarily stunned when I first heard the news.

Sten Bombard left the military?

Hasn’t it been a year since you became a legion commander?

“I didn’t know that. And His Majesty the King has granted him the title of Baron and the lands of Glagoth.”

“So you are saying that you have become the Lord of Glagoth?”

“Yes. He made a great contribution during the war with the Kingdom of Albion, and I don’t know how he lobbied the royal family, but His Majesty the King made the decision two months ago. And the 2nd Legion has already moved to the Barstow Territory.”

It was shocking news.

I knew the 2nd Corps had moved, but I just heard about Sten Bombard.

Glagoth was a territory captured by Atlan in this war with the Kingdom of Albion.

Although the territory was very large, its population was only half that of Havelock, and it had no significant resources, so it had little potential for development. It was a cold region with little farmland, so it was difficult to run.

In addition, as it was a border with Albion, a lot of troops were needed to guard it.

‘Why did Uncle take Glagos?’

Could it be that you have lost confidence in competing with me?

Or are you planning to take it to Hebrok Estate from there?

Suddenly my mind became complicated.

“So, you should rest for a few days and then move to the Bastow Estate.”

“all right.”

I saluted Commander Bugsley and went outside.

Sten Bombard.

I had forgotten, but I suddenly became the lord of a neighboring territory!

He was still a person you couldn’t let your guard down.

And the fact that the 2nd Corps moved to the Vastow Territory meant that they intended to use this opportunity to settle the score with the southern Kingdom of Nubua.

Is it war again······.

I had a slight headache.

***

I had lunch with Lieutenant Audrey.

The lunch I ate after winning the bet tasted sweet.

And the tea is free.

While drinking tea, a sudden curiosity came over me.

“But why is your rank still lieutenant?”

Her skills are on par with mine right now.

If you fight with all your might, you can’t guarantee victory or defeat.

Well, even if he was given the rank of lieutenant colonel, it would not have been enough, but lieutenant was a bit much.

“I don’t know either. I heard that promotion in the aviation training corps is slow.”

“What are the ranks of the other instructors?”

“Most of them are from the Airborne Magic Unit, so they have high ranks.”

“okay?”

Something seemed quite unreasonable, so I thought I should ask Archduke Harry about it.

If Audrey were to join our squadron, it would seem appropriate to give her at least the rank of major.

So I guess I’ll have to ask for a promotion in advance.

“You said you saw Brigadier General Enhardt, the Knight of the Mad Horse?”

This time Audrey asked.

“I saw it. I saw it very clearly from about 300 meters away.”

“Wow! You survived despite all that. That’s amazing.”

Of course, I didn’t say anything about hiding my body behind a mirroring shield and watching from afar.

As I found out later, the named-class aerial magic knight I met in Lagrind City was the most successful man in the Empire recently.

I heard that he was a brigadier general and had awakened 9 spells, breaking even Archduke Harry’s record.

If he had attacked us then, our battalion and the rangers would have been annihilated.

One of the reasons I wanted to become strong was to never put myself in that situation again.

“What are you thinking about?”

“Ah! Sorry. I have a lot on my mind these days. I need to go to the bathroom for a bit.”

As I entered the bathroom, I took out the dimension detector from the alchemist’s workshop.

I turned it on and slowly expanded the dimensional energy detection range.

‘found!’

A red light flashed on the detector.

I came out and looked in the direction, and it was the headquarters of the Aquila Order in the center of the capital.

As expected, there was a dimensional core inside me.

If the dimensional core suddenly disappeared, wouldn’t Saint Veronica be suspicious?

It was a considerable distance from the royal palace on the eastern outskirts of the capital to here.

Even if the Saint cannot sense my dimensional energy, the dimensional core will definitely feel it.

But if it suddenly disappears, the Aquila Order will be put on emergency alert.

So, I had to pack it up quickly and run away quickly.

“Once you’ve finished drinking, just get up.”

I inspected the sect headquarters with Lieutenant Audrey.

Since it was a tourist attraction that was usually visited by many people, no one suspected anything.

I occasionally carried out dimensional detection to check where the dimensional core was, and soon I found out its general location.

It’s underground.

I’ve roughly finished my research, so let’s come back tonight.

“Stop going back.”

“Already?”

“I’m a bit tired after drinking too much with His Highness the Grand Duke yesterday.”

“ah!”

Lieutenant Audrey nodded with an apologetic expression.

***

Late at night.

Everyone waited for him to fall asleep.

At midnight in the Kingdom of Lutes, I habitually turned on my dimensional radio and tuned it to channel 3.

This was how to contact the elf prince Evolod.

Chi-chik!

– Alain Bombard, come out.

Chi-chik!

“Huh? Evolod?”

– A long time.

“Huh! This is your first time contacting me.”

– Important news. The Lacrosse Empire is preparing to attack the S-rank labyrinth gate in the northern continent.

“what?”

– It’s the largest ever. I heard that they’re sending half of the aerial magic knights and one legion.

For a moment, my head spun around quickly.

What if the Empire succeeds in conquering the S-class labyrinth gate?

First of all, no one knows what’s inside.

However, even in the D-class labyrinth gate that I cleared, rare items came out. So, there will definitely be rare items, and if 200 Imperial Aerial Magic Knights additionally awaken their spells and gain experience, how much stronger will they become!

Besides, if dimensional nuclei come out in large quantities······.

It sent shivers down my spine.

It was said that all the elven heritage gathered by the empire could be used as weapons.

Was this the reason why the Empire simply declared a ceasefire?

Now was not the time for the Atlan Kingdom to attack the Nubua Kingdom.

I don’t know about anything else, but I have to take care of the dimensional core.

I ran straight to Archduke Harry’s room.

End