Volume 2 Chapter 3 (2/2)

Officially, it seems he had been sent over to learn about the front lines of the battle as the top student, or just on the job training

Even though I wanted to avoid all contact with the hero’s troupe as ether with him

……it’s good that Gil-sa

My body had grown cold when I received the e

“You……”

“It has been a while, Atlas-sama”

It’s been a year since we’ve er, our relationshi+p is not such a fun one where we can say such societal greetings

Thanks to the seeds of the ruh society over the year, so my words were filled with resentment I can’t help it

Rather than my poison, he seemed more surprised at my appearance and opened his eyes wide for an instant

“Knights don’t prioritise running We devote ourselves to protection We protect the king, we protect the people”

“Was that so? My apologies for norance”

He started correcting my poison in an excessively serious manner———ah, this part of his personality was troublesoht novel too

In fact, it was stranger during the ball last year

Based on his character setting, his personality is overly serious, inflexible and walks a righteous path

What was he thinking, when a person like hier child like that in a public place

If I listened to his talk about chivalry, it will take too ised and warded it off

When I proed for an instant and he aardly opened his , but shook his head

“Why are you putting off deter the cause Even if we recapture the fort like this, the saain”

“I guess”

……as expected, he chose that

This person is not a character ‘I’ liked, but his nature of cutting to the heart of the matter is likable

And the way he thinks, prioritising what should be prioritised and putting a tes about me

It is because of this personality that he ed to become Gil-sama’s best friend

When I raised a hand to signal to clear the area, the soldier see a brisk salute

After confir that the presence of people around the tent had disappeared, I opened my mouth to speak

“They are strangely attached to that fort Even though the nuicians in that country is low, they are deploying that many across the river, that’s not sane If we attack without understanding the reason it will just be recaptured again immediately”

“I certainly think that the number of people sent in is abnormal”

“Then we should hurry up and ascertain the reason It would be good if it was just soh And the cause for the fall of the fortress overnight even though there were icians”

Noricians would be on the high side

Magic is just that strong and there are just that little icians

Considering that, I can understand his point

But

“At that tiicians deployed to the fortress But not a single one was able to send a rescue signal, investigating the cause is difficult And, ”

The instant I tried to continue speaking, oosebumps on my skin

I involuntarily clicked ue and looked at the youth, but he stayed silent with a baffled expression

“……nothing Anyway, there is no choice but to think about it after recapturing the fortress We do not have the time to spare If we do not end it before winter ends, it is the peasants that will suffer The situation is already like this this year, there are supplies for now, but how long will that last?”

“Can we e it by winter? Here, er”

Even while concentrating on seeing the invisible ic, I could tell what he hesitated to say and could only smile bitterly

Even if he is still training and yet to have experience, the lack of morale in this battlefield is too clear

Eavesdropping, falsification, randoic———

It is such a mess that you cannot even tell who is an ally and who is a traitor

“But we have no choice but to do it That is my role”

Co around as I lead hi for

They are elusive as mice, and since even their numbers is unclear, it is a shame, but there is no way to deal with them

Glaring at the invisible existence, I clicked ain

The chief’s guarentee of Atlas-saht was recorded on the coiven,

When returned it after scanning through it, he was equipping his sword at his waist with eyes filled with enthusiasm

“Father has told me to cooperate as much as I can What should I do?”

“……nothing The plan is for knights and soldiers to standby at the back I was also going to request this of you, a knight-in-training”

His eyes opened wide in shock

Well, that would happen He ca for him to do is to watch

The hand that had been enthusiastically resting on the sword at his waist has the signs of training———the title of top knight-in-training is probably one he had obtained through ability

And I also believe I understand the pride he bears about that

But

“I did not ask Harvester-sa”

I had requested for a skilled ician, I did not request for soht

That is the official stance since he was sent in fro for him to believe that and stand on the battlefield

The thinking of giving up the initiative to protect the people must not be used to deal with this situation

Because icians are cruel, harsh and powerful

“While your sword protects one, ic will burn away ten”

“Are you hts!?”

“There is an overwhelhts I aht person for the right place Do you understand?”

I understand that marquis Harvester-sa clan of wood and wants to broaden the possibilities for his son

So that he doesn’t get warped by delving too deep into a’, he sent Atlas to a nor

Since that was also described in the light novel, I have no intention of denying that

But

“This is a battlefield There is no reason the knight has to be you”

Even if they are declining, Harvester-saic clans The pressure is unbearably large

If a different path is prepared for him by his father, I can understand why he would want to escape there

That is the path he chose and the choice he made in the story

But this is a battlefield that didn’t show up at all in the main story——that is why

“Thus, there is nothing a knight-in-training like you can do here”

“……then there is soician?”

This person’s theht novel was this

Should he be a knight, or should he be a ician?

Originally, this conflict should have occurred at Gil-sama’s side

This is not so it pointed out by the villain

But no matter what, I need someone to take on the role of protection that I am unable to fulfill

“I have given orders to dam the river upstream, the amount of water has decreased a lot After that I would like Atlas-sama to dry up the water in the river Use all the water to make a shi+eld of trees on the opposite bank that can block heat”

I have takenwater is still a dangerous aic

Since the signal has come, this should be the li can do

In a situation with this th, icians

That is why I must resolve myself

“There is this much water If they made a move, it will become a little troublesome”

“……this area, by myself?”

“If I use fire, the land will definitely be dae caused by the heatwave There are two otherthe”

I can only use fire

That is a setting that was decided from the start

That is why I only have the options of burning or not burning

“I should be able to set up a protective membrane”

“Of course that is possible But a fortress that has fallen once is useless, so I will burn it down I want to focus on that”

“Burn down the fortress?”

Ignoring his surprised voice, I rang the hard soles of my shoes

Watching the er run over and salute, I took a deep breath

———okay, time to resolve myself

“Commander We have completed the evacuation of the residents Should arn the enemy soldiers?”

“There is no proble as we can secure a few captives, there is no need for that I will burn away everyone else”