Volume 1 Volume 3 Part6 (1/2)
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Volume 1, 3-6: The Fallen Army
The basic construction of the barracks was the saet lost as he made his way to the commandant’s office On his way, he was called to halt in various spots, but as soon as he showed the seal on the letter, he was allowed to continue Fin noticed that the eyes of the soldiers who saw his in them, so he frowned a bit
He was clad in a breastplate and carried a sword, both supplied by the ar hie One enters the are barelychosen as special envoy was quite unprecedented
But even if they could deduce the reason for this, their attitudes were strange
(I only came here to request for some reinforcements)
I brought the wrong things at the wrong place—Such a thought greorse
That thought changed into conviction the ius Without even a single word of gratitude, the man took the letter Fin presented him with a suspicious look Then, he offhandedly opened and scanned over it…
“Harrumph”
He frowned and snorted
Fin became dumbfounded and stared in disbelief at the his opponent Even though a friendly corps was seeking for help, ith this man’s response?
“You could’ve at least thought of a better excuse”
Dirgius clicked his tongue and groaned When he did, he threw the letter to the floor The dry sound froht This was no longer anything else but a scrap of paper—losing the weight of all the thousands of lives of the citizens living in Nanais
“Wh…why?! Why would you!”
As Fin drew closer without thinking, Dirgus gave him an unsympathetic scowl Given such a sinister look, Fin faltered and took a step back
“Not only did he fail to respond to the convention, he also sent an errand boy like you to carry such a joke Masod, you bastard You’ve completely put on the airs of a feudal lord The Beasts of Darkness, you say? In all of my patrols up till now, I’ve never had such a problem!”
“That can’t be! I have actually fought with them; numerous times in Nanais! Even in the h Tetna They aiting in ambush!+”
“Shut up!”
Bang Dirgus slammed the desk
“For being a soldier, you’ve really gotten good at !? The army’s authority sure has fallen just like the land Coroup of incohwaymen are all on the rise!”
His face beca everywhere The country bu down on the army and won’t pay their taxes Thieves pop out like ter that as an excuse, all the merchants raise their prices He shouted on and on
“Each and every one of you, looking down ondown at me, with such cheeky look! It’s the end of the world!”
Dirgius was ranting and raving by himself In front of such a man, Fin was co
In short, goods in general were insufficient even in this city However, this coe was caused by the Beasts of Darkness He listed off reasons like how the army corps soldiers don’t obey orders, they’re incompetent, and people are corrupted
Fin was at a complete loss at what he should say to persuade this co for reinforcement for Nanais was definitely out of the question On the contrary,
“You’re an eyesore Get out, you stupid brat!”
It didn’t look like he could even stay in this roo attitude, Fin slowly stepped back Should he retreat froain another day, he could probably persuade hiround now and oppose the commander, even if the man tries to brandish and strike Fin with a stick[1]
There was no time for him to be indecisive
“Didn’t you hear et lost!!”
Dirgius’ angry voice strained Fin’s ears and shook the walls Staying was very much impossible Fin bit his lips and with a silent bow, he fled the room
He closed the door and ran for a bit in the hallways After that, he could finally take a breath
Even though he wanted reinforcements to be sent to Nanais as soon as possible, he wasn’t even able to have a decent conversation
The moment Fin hopelessly turned around towards the coonally opposite of where he was, opened, and a man unexpectedly popped his head outside He restlessly surveyed the hallway, and when he caure, he beckoned
“…?”
Fin opened his er, “Shh!” As such, Fin sed back his voice “Hurry up,” the ain Fin silenced his footsteps and entered the man’s room
The man closed the door behind Fin and carefully listened for footsteps in the hallway for a while After that, he nodded, “Alright, it’s fine”
“That was quite the disaster, young man Come now, sit”
“Th, thank you very much”
Fin expressed his gratitude while being bewildered at this very different reception He tih he called it a chair, it was just a si without a back Nevertheless, it was relief for him to rest his tired feet Reflexively, he let out a relaxed sigh
“Well then,” the man placed a desk in between the two of them and sat on the other side He suddenly opened hisofficer of the 8th Ar to be an army soldier”
“My nao, I became a solider”
But it was quite the long 2 months, Fin recalled as he answered “Haze on Fin
“I heard that you cah Tetna; is that true?”
“Yes, sir”
“And the Beasts of Darkness are running rampant too?”
“It’s true I have actually been alic situation Did the soldiers ithdrew fro?”
When Fin asked in return, Ansius had a mixed look It was like he wanted to say, “I didn’t want you to ask that question” After hesitating for a while, he answered with an unwilling air
“If I recall correctly, they unanimously mentioned the threat of the Beasts of Darkness, but…the commander didn’t believe them He had the same attitude towards the officer returned here all worn-out He hipped for the offense of losingwith all of ed hi subordinates were roup was thrown outside to patrol the area outside the walls However,officer’s last days, they didn’t say anything”