Chapter 92 (1/2)

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“With his achievee of an honorary imperial Earl and the position of staff officer in the liberation arhts on that, Sirs?”

The next day, Therese for of decorations for athered

“No… There are no particular opposing opinions”

“Earl Baumeister has actually achieved plenty of meritorious deeds…”

“There was never an instance of holding peerages in both countries so far, but if it's a honorary peerage, it's limited to lifeti inside their heads, but there was no one a the nobles who openly objected

There should beauthority in the liberation army

However, if they remove us, who are an influential military asset within the liberation army, at this point in time, it's very likely that they will lose the decisive battle against the rebel army

There's no doubt that co inside their chests

“Hoill the appointment be carried out?”

“By that thee mean?” (Therese)

“The capital's i”

An elder noble voiced out his sole worry

Only the ee It's been said that Emperor Urquhart the 17th has been put under house arrest after getting caught by the rebel ar the seat of e that hasn't sunk inthe rebel army since it's a coup d'etat administration, but even so, news that he has independently started to grant peerage and positions streaun to award the territories and peerages of the nobles that were killed after clashi+ng with the liberation arot eliminated at the time of the coup d'etat to his own loyal retainers

“No ed hi control of the i more but a fabrication It will be fine if our side does a for the imperial capital Since it's a ti of decorations” (Therese)

Thus I became an imperial noble with the condition that it's liinally I would have needed to ask His Majesty in the royal capital, but thanks to that ja device, come being strangely wide in accordance with the obstructed dom has reached us for more than a month since the start of the civil war

Even if they would send a er this way, it should be difficult for the to the rebel army's domain

Which reminds me, I wonder what happened to Earl Schulz and the others that had coot killed, but I don't want to believe that Duke Nürnberg is as foolish as putting his hands on nobles

If he went as far asthem, it will turn into a situation where even His Majesty has to consider sending out a punitive force

There's also the honour as a state before worrying about profits If one thinks about it in the long ter a punishment into a profit

It was certain that this isn't a world where things will be over with just a bit glossing over

“According to the intelligence of our spies, it appears that Duke Nürnberg hi the arathered intelligence about the rebel are scale that they would produce corpses in the ten thousands in a second battle, but he et settled if it stays like this

There were reports about the rebel are-scaled mobilisations

Even our allies' liberation arather as much military potential as possible

However, since they arefast horses, information won't reach us in real-time, no matter e do

The point that it took ti

“So, how's the difference in coth?”

“The rebel army has around 120000 soldiers while we have approximately 90000 soldiers”

Since I don't kno e whether that's a lot or a little

“Is this the limit of forces we can barely muster?”

“Both sides can't dispatch that many troops”

If one considers the number of people in the empire, it should be possible to mobilize 1000000 soldiers in theory

But, in order to reach that number, it's normally indispensable to conscript the commoners such as farmers and craftsmen

However, once they do that, the productivity of the areas under the direct control of the empire and the territories of the nobles will drop

With the inco, the taxes won't be paid either

The people, ere recruited as soldiers, won't receive anything but pocket uaranteed the minimum amount of necessities for life

It's even possible for thereat efforts in a war, but there's also the trap that those people, who are strong to the degree of being able to play an active role, have beco, normal commoners shouldn't be able to perfor to be allowed in the past as the necessity to co like raping women apparently saves on the uy with a sharp and nasty tongue

It's a cruel story, but that's what a war is about

“It's best to keep the co soldiers whilesure to not drop the productivity as much as possible”

Even so, that's probably a problem that causes headaches for both sides

Since there's the decline in productivity and the interruption of the flow of goods and money between the hostile spheres of influence of both powers, there's also the issue of a deterioration of econo paralysed

“Going by the lack of co and therefore the coup d'etat ad of their foundation than they expected”

The strategy of getting rid of the annoying nobles through the liberation ar anxiety towards Duke Nürnberg'sup due to the defeats

Even the battles just a while ago were strategically a victory since the rebel army took all the stolen bases back, but tactically it's a fact that there had been overwhelly many war casualties on the rebel are-scaleout those worries

“For Duke Nürnberg that th as much as he had planned Oh well, there's no other option but to meet the eneic plan is to intercept the enemy at this field enca thee There was no one who objected to this

“Since I will announce the deployent in your preparations”

Thefinished with the announcement of hoill intercept the rebel ar of decorations for ot kidnapped by a s to struggle with a large amount of documents in her office

“Why? And moreover, why this many?” (Wendelin)

A pile of docucoe aht?” (Therese)

“Wasn't that just in pretence?” (Wendelin)

“Even if it's just a pretence, it will be great if my documents decrease with that” (Therese)

“Before that, processing documents isn't the task of a staff officer!” (Wendelin)

“If I, as the most important person in the liberation army, order it, even a staff officer has to process documents froant attitude…)” (Wendelin)

It's just natural, but if you enerated by only that

Since the rebel army controls the iovern, but the liberation army heavily leans the burden on the retainers of the Duke Philip household

The High Earl Mizuho household and the Duke Baden household are helping out as well, but the other noble houses don't have any experience with organizing an ar confused by military movements they are not fah I don't think that I can stand up to the task…” (Wendelin)

Even so, due to an to read the documents at once

Since it looks like Elise and Ina can helpthe details written in the docuned to us

“Ina, what about Luise?” (Wendelin)

“She ran away” (Ina)

“That's what I thought” (Wendelin)

Her brain isn't bad, but so like paperwork is i her instincts

Even going by her character, she's bad at such detailed work Thus she already ran away at lightning speed

“Elise, what about Wilma?” (Wendelin)

“I think it would be difficult for Wil, but she had basically no experience with paperwork

Since her father-in-law is that person, I'm pretty sure he didn't teach it to her either

“How about Katharina? That girl seeht with this” (Wendelin)

“She appears to be busy with another job”

According to Elise she was apparently entrusted with the task of training the row froood efficiency and thus gets taught by the veteran Burkhart-san

She has been asked by Therese Katharina apparently serves as Burkhart-san's assistant

“What about Doushi+?” (Wendelin)

“Wend, do you really want to entrust Doushi+-sama with paperwork?” (Ina)

“Dear, I believe that to be thetold that with serious looks by those two, I had no other choice but to silently nod

Certainly, I feel that just ih a large ah

As it will iives the impression that he will blow his nose with those docuainst horses outside the encampment” (Elise)

It looks like he was recruited to increase the number of trenches that proved useful in the previous defensive battle so that cavalry units can't approach

Nevertheless, going by the iht say that it's the work that fits Doushi+ thetrenches as a physical worker

“So, it's us three, huh?” (Wendelin)

Ina, who is studying diligently the most, and the perfect superwoh the docuarding the aranization? Since Earl Rolzas and Viscount Heinen are on bad terms, to not station them close to each other… a full report fro to reshuffle the 90000 troops into three aric draft, she plans to becoeneral of the central ar Duke Baden

“The reh Earl Mizuho then?”

“No It will be included with the centre His household is special Also, if I suddenly give him a superior command rank, the nobles below him will likely oppose that In reverse, even the Mizuho army will hate it to be commanded by a noble whose face they have never seen” (Therese)

The difficulty of consolidating and co the feudal armies of the nobles lies here

The numbers and skills of theEven if you place a certain noble at a higher co the far too particular feudal armies and that will become a seed for quarrels in the future

And even before that, just thinking about the for problem since the liberation army is entirely ht deliberately try to waste the the military forces of a noble they dislike, or conversely, the nobles ht not listen to the superior's orders and oppose theht have it easier, it's just a matter of howit thus inevitable, it's also possible that one gets betrayed on the battlefield once it turns into a close battle

If you organize the arth and efficiency of the command structure will drop

Therese expected that it's likely only the feudal army of Duke Nürnberk household and a part of the imperial army that can be relied on in the rebel army

“However, even so, the rebel arards to numbers and skill” (Therese)

“That's because the i army they probably have actual experience at the level of ularly received training in group coory

“In the end we can only rely on the feudal army of Duke Philip household and the Mizuho ars like the full reports fro but a part of the difficulties

There aretheroups, they won't become 30000 troops each

Only the centre will have 40000 soldiers If the arles, ill likely end up sending out reinforcelect the ahold of the field encampment's earth wall

“In addition, there's also the situation of the eency food stores, the lists of equiph it's the trade of daily necessities, the prices were staggeringly high to an extent that even I as amateur realized it

“There are many rats like those”

Therese attaches a red label to the docue with a bell and orders to punish the person responsible for that

If close to 100000 huather, there will be a set number of those who co the units, fights between soldiers, not payingthe neighbouring villages with several people to rob the villagers and to rape the village's woeue dyed her face

“After overco these difficulties, there's the decisive battle with Duke Nürnberg Even though it should finish sooner or later, just howthe i Dukedom…?”

And after the war they have to elect a new emperor

It seems ain end up with troubles due to the reorganization of the torn eets enthroned

I believe her to be pitiable, but if I show an odd sympathy with her here, she will very likely request the fulfil my heart, I should probably operate in a businesslike manner here

In short, it's best if I silently carry out the processing of the large amount of documents

“Finally done, eh…?”

“Wendelin, thou seem plentifully capable as feudal lord, too” (Therese)

“That's because I'h only in name” (Wendelin)

Which re the development of the Baumeister Earldo in could have been that inconvenient

“Coo to the first-aid station, Elise-dono?” (Therese)

“Today uncle-sae if there are any injured people” (Elise)

Trying to have Elise go to the field lazaret which is her original task, does Therese plan to seducethat time?

Since her intention was plainly visible, Elise didn't leave my side

“Doushi+ is?”

“As a 』” (Elise)

“That person overturns the coic society in various ways” (Therese)

It's understandable for Therese to be surprised

Usually the growth of the mana pool stops when one becorow even after passing 40 years in age He even reached the point of being able to use 『Holy』 ic which he could barely activate until now

However, since it won't work unless he holds onto the other side while healing or attacking, the healing, which also served as practise for Doushi+, had a bad reputation aet healed by Elise-sama』

『Me too Even if it has the same effect, it's different in various ways to Doushi+-saain』

I fully understand the soldiers' feelings

Even I would definitely choose Elise if I had to receive medical treated by the over-40, muscled darumlike Doushi+ who has a scarier face than a yakuza

“Though I can healto what master said, I have quite a bit of talent in it, but since htly different from Elise and Doushi+

Since there's no difference in healing things like injuries, you ht as well say that it's the same, but as I don't have that htly inexperienced in using it, I suppose?

“I guess I will practise it soe-scale battle soon?”

“That's a good idea, I think I will help you as well” (Elise)

“That's very reassuring” (Wendelin)

Elise's healing ic before, but the way of using a special, written nifies the effect if it's et healed all at once after gathering on top of the ic circle

Because her mana has increased, the nurown as well Elise has beco the soldiers

There were even soldiers that worshi+pped her by calling her 『Saint-sama』, but in proportion to that, s like 『Earl Bauthe unmarried soldiers

Incidentally, there were also others who said 『Even the other four are nothing but beautiful wives! Earl Baumeister has to die after all!』

Of course there's no one who says that publicly, but even in this world the jealousy ofdeep-rooted

However, I wonder what's that 『after all』 about

“That only natural since we are ether”

Elise's remark was filled with thorns

There's no doubt that she has said it towards Therese

“Certainly, I can't use any ic while Wendelin uses 『Water』 healing ic Even as amateur I know that it's considerably different” (Therese)

However, Elise undauntedly retorted to Therese,

“I don't think that you are aware of it as amateur, Therese-saic is the saination and the mana control” (Elise)

“I didn't know that” (Therese)

“Then, please excuse us at this point” (Elise)

Once Elise says so, she links her arm with mine and leaves Therese's office

I was curious what kind of expression Therese behind us has with Elise openly linking arms with me, but since I'm scared, I purposelyHow scary…)” (Ina)

“(I'm afraid as well…)” (Wendelin)

Ina whispers to ree with her opinion, too

During the clash between Elise and Therese, Ina continued to silently sort the documents until we left

In the end it's true; the character of a person will becoent towards that person” (Elise)

“In the end you became an ih it's limited to my lifetime, it's still nobility

I considered even the possibility of the reward being dodged, but did Therese think that I would refuse it with that as reason?

The condition is that the currently approved pay systeards to the financial part, the pay towards us will follow after the war

If in, there will probably be plenty of fortune froovern that there's no need to actually consider the case of losing, this part makes one actually feel that Therese is a noble

“I had to accept the peerage anyway” (Wendelin)

“That's right, isn't it…?”

If we hadn't been mercenaries, I would have refused to take part in the previous dispatch towards the Talberg Mountain Fortress

It was unknown just what kind of decision- led to such an order, but the current me is an aide of the staff of Therese, the supreme commander of the liberation army, as imperial Earl

If she placesmanipulated and crushed due to reckless orders will be low

Elise seely, and it actually turned out like that

“Looking at your current situation, Wend, it's a dirty move since she knows that you have no other choice but to accept it, right?” (Ina)

As Ina says, I have to accept it because the awarding of an honorary peerage to me has benefits for Therese and me

Hence you can say that I have been toyed with by Therese's ability as noble

“Even if orry about it, there's no point Let's go to Doushi+?” (Wendelin)

“Yeah Though you can expect the patients to screa to the field lazaretthe figures of patients screaging theht from his entire body

“Nua~~~!”

“That's no real injury As aof that level” (Ared by you, Doushi+…)”

And, although Doushi+ is probably restraining hihtly, the soldiers should feel like being strangled by a vise

From the point of view of patients with bone fractures, it's probably natural for theet worse?』

The soldiers, who are waiting for healing, gathered in one place and trembled like kittens

“Doushi+, I will take over for you” (Wendelin)

“Is that fine with you, Earl Bauht by Elise-sensei” (Wendelin)

“In that case, I can have a peace of )

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Although Doushi+ says that, I' the patients

Once I switch with Doushi+, there are ten-odd sick people and soldiers who got injured while working on the field encaan for the third time

There's no combat and since they have been healed by Doushi+ and the other healers, the situation was like that

I i soldier who received a cut on his arht healing ht away

“If it's a lightly injured patient, that should do it, I guess…?” (Wendelin)

Next I treat a patient who ended up with a bone fracture after getting pinned under lu ot immediately healed with that

“Thank you very much”

Moreover I heal the ten-odd patients one after the other, but it wasn't that le since there wasn't any heavily wounded person

“There's nothing I can teach you” (Elise)

“Sooner or later there will definitely be so I will need you to teach me, I'm sure” (Wendelin)

I follow up on Elise who pouted because there's nothing for her to teachround once you are done with that?”

“Nursing round?”

“Yes We will proceed with the healing in the ses around this area”

I' rounds by an elderly priest who

Since they are inconvenienced by the e heal for free after visiting villages and cities which usually don't have any healing icians While at it, there also seems to be the intention to raise the approval rate of the liberation arhtly quick witted noble, or rather, it seeo that far”

“Making a round trip froh ill use horses”

It will turn into training for ic That's far better than co round

“Is it fine if you aren't present at the field enca's forces haven't arrived yet” (Wendelin)

On top of the Dosanko horse, to which I finally became accusto together with her

Me, Luise, Ina, Elise, Erw and for so round We are heading towards a village with three Dosanko horses

The other members are all busy and thus stayed behind in the field encaet attacked all of a sudden since the area is getting scouted diligently as substitute for co unusable At least for today there won't be any proble round”

“After all it will be troublesoet suht that being a staff officer would be a pretence, but today I had to file docu you, Wend, and by placing a aician of your rank at her side, Therese-sas”

As Luise says, Therese has locked ontoaway froot mostly used to horses, but it's painful that I can't use the ic Four-wheel』 refers to the car we took out of the underground storehouse in the Demon Forest

In addition there are also a bike which is called 『Magic Theel』, things siical Construction Devices』 and devices like farical Fardouild, but it has been predicted that it will take a lot of tiap

I also put so, but they won'tdevice

I don't knohat kind of contrivance it is, but it's a really troublesonized as 『Moveround, the nobles andin their wish to obtain one as well”

“That's true, I suppose”

I guess you can say that it's only natural that we carried out the experiic four-wheel can be used here secretly when Erw and Haruka weren't present

Since it would be convenient for travelling if we could use it, I planned to do so while handling the annoying bunch, but with even thehas developed an outrageous device

No, I should say that he excavated it?

“Dear, ill arrive anytime soon now” (Elise)

“There won't suddenly be heavily wounded people that are about to die, right?”

“I would expect that kind to be quite rare…”

“Erw, there are no eneht?”

“If there was an enemy attack inside the territory of the liberation army, that would become Therese-sama's responsibility This place is close to the field encah I will continue to be vigilant” (Erwin)

Just as Erw said, there were no enee's entrance, ere greeted by a crowd of villagers

“It looks like ill be able to receive ic today That's very appreciated”

A white-haired elderly e headreetings towards us as representative of the villagers

“With there being no healing h there are priests in the church, it doesn't ic

There are ic, that mixlike pharmaceutics and prescribe those

Just because the church is supported in rural villages, that doesn't

However, e has becoh they are close to the northern highway, their inco

Perfor their criticism

Since it's likely that they will cooperate with the rebel army before we can notice it if we leave their dissatisfaction unanswered, it's indispensable to follow up on theht away?”

“Can you heal as well, dear sir?”

“I')

The village head us, as guard

It was obvious that he's aa robe, but the first i able to use healinglike a destroyer

Elise, who alears the attire of a priestess, andby our outward appearance

“It's warmly welcomed that you have many people with you”

“Are there so many injured and sick people?”

“It's not just our village As ere contacted by duchess Philip-saes and cities in the vicinity have gathered here as well”

“Thataround each and every village, it's ather in one place so that we can heal theht so as well and thus gave out such directive

“Let's start then?”

We iroups

One group consists of woroup has only men

If you ask why, that's of course because that person is present

“You have sprained your foot? Let yaaa~~~!”

“A grown man won't scream due to this level of injury!”

“No, I believe this person has screa butresolutely hugged by Doushi+ due to a sprain

There's no way that he can complain about it since it has been completely healed, but I think you can easily declare that the reason for thehis treatment, to raise screams isn't the pain of their injuries, just as Erw says

“As Elise says, it will be fine to leave you in charge of the wo the patients waiting for treat up in order, Luise calls out to me

There would be an ethical proble the women For the children it would likely develop into a trauma And it seems that it would be quicker for me to receive the old people Thus it was decided that I will be in charge of that group

While so spell after the other

“It hurts~~~!”

“Hahaha! It can't be helped! Erwin-lad, hold hi)

“Yeah, yeah…” (Erwin)

The ed by Doushi+

Since there were so all of the evil…” (Erwin)

Due to Erw's comment, we answered 『We fully understand』 in our ic over here is peaceful and nice”

An old wo froiven by ic is normal

The one done by Doushi+ is a rare exception