Volume 6 Chapter 4 (2/2)
That's how it is Malicorne's eyes widened An ar superior officers That was the air forces
”And next are the non-commissioned officers! And below that is finally uys are just useless ots! Remember this!”
Malicorne stood up and saluted
”Un, understood!”
”I'll give you guts! Clench your teeth!”
Still standing attention, Malicorne received a sharp slap to his face
”Okay, go! Run! Fool! If a military cadet walks on a warshi+p, they'll be shouted at!
Malicorne ran off perplexed
The warshi+p he finally found, Redoutable, was a splendid warshi+p with forty-eight gates on the gunwale and seventy th It was a nearshi+p that was perfected just one month before
Cli to board the warshi+p that was hanging on a branch, an officer at the entrance stopped him
”Hey! You! Where do you think you're going?!”
Panicking, Malicorne saluted
”Military cadet, Malicorne de Grandple! Taking up a new post today!”
”I'e of shi+fts”
It was a noble officer wearing asoldiers at the entrance of the shi+p Malicorne was relieved that the man was a noble Guess that after all, there aren't many commoner officers
After looking over Malicorne's fattened body from top to bottom, he asked
”Is that your only luggage?”
Malicorne lifted up the bag hanging in his hand
When Malicorne answered ”Yes,” the Lieutenant scowled After thinking a bit, Malicorne realized he had made a mistake An answer like ”Yes” does not exist in the army, especially the air forces
”Yes sir, Lieutenant!” And he saluted Right away, Malicorne was e and the way he saluted
”There is no need to be so stiff in the air forces Boy!”
A boy approached them and saluted
”He takes care of you cadets If there is so you don't understand, ask Lead him to the apprentice officer room”
The last part was targeted at the boy
”I will carry your bag, cadet Ah, my name is Julian”
Malicorne handed hier than him A black haired boy still around fourteen or fifteen
”Cadet, where did you come from?”
”The Acadeic” When he answered that, the boy's face lit up
”What's wrong?”
”My older sister is working there Her name is Siesta Do you know her?”
Malicorne shook his head The nue He pretty le name
”That's expected There's no way a noble would rele servants' name”
After leading Malicorne to the apprentice officer roo It seemed that the boy had a mountain-load of jobs to do
In the apprentice officer room there were three other military cadets like Malicorne Moreover, one of theic He was an upperclassuy ild features He had thick eyebrows, and a smile was on his cordial face
”I'm Stix You are?”
”Malicorne” Saying so, he was asked if he was in the sao, he grumbled that there were quite a nu
”In the past, a bit, you know, I got along ith her” Stix said e closer, there were traces of burns on his forehead In ay did they know each other? He thought, but Stix was an upperclass wound, he would be angered
Stix was fir in his chair
”Now then, everyone”
When Malicorne entered, it see on in the apprentice officer roo their faces near Stix It see The newcomer Malicorne was offered a chair and sat down
Stix stared seriously into Malicorne's face
”We have to explain everything to a newco fearsome explosives”
”Explosives?”
Malicorne sed his breath and looked at the senior cadet
”That's right”
”Is it a new type of gunpowder? Or is it a neeapon?”
Shaking, he asked A powerful new gunpowder? Or perhaps a difficult neeapon? Either way, it doesn't seenored
”It's not so like that”
Stix whispered
”Then what is it?”
”Human”
”Human?”
Stix frowned and muttered
”Yes There is an enemy on board this shi+p”
”Which means there is a traitor here?”
Malicorne raised his voice without thinking
”Shhh! That person hasn't betrayed us yet, but the possibility isn't low That's what I think There are quite a number of senior officers that think this way too”
”Just what kind of person is this?”
Stix nodded
”Now then, shall we show our new companion the rat?”
”Agreed”
”Yeah”
And so, Malicorne ended up going to inspect this ”fearsome explosive”
Proceeding to the afterdeck, the captain was there He was discussing so the captain, Malicorne beca presence Being the captain of the warshi+p, he must be quite an elite Just like his outer appearance, he was also quite ”skilled” on the inside And, the ”fearso about seemed to be able to talk down to this captain
”That would probably cause the shi+p to sink To sail in the clouds is to always gaAlbion accent to the captain beside hied his head in shame
Hearing that voice, Malicorne jus were thrust at his spinal column
Albion accent? Isn't that an enemy?!
Secretly, Stix whispered into Malicorne's ear
”Look His name is Henry Bowood Without a doubt, a man of Albion”
”What did you say? Why is someone from an enemy country on board?”
”Let me teach you what he did at the battle of Tarbes He is, that large warshi+p Do you know about it? The 'Lexington'”
”The giant warshi+p that was sunk by the ht?
The sinking of the Albion fleet had becoht” Of course, there were not many people who knew about its true source
”He was the captain of that 'Lexington'”
”Wha-!”
Malicorne alue
”Our army has employed several Albion air force officers that were captured as prisoners of war to help pilot us around Albion's airspace It is limited to people who hold dissatisfaction towards Albion's current political administration, but how can they trust such people?”
”Exactly How could they board on a shi+p with former enemies”
”However, it seems the air forces have decided to use the about it”
Stix spoke angrily Hearing that, oneon't be of use,” in self derision
At that moment, the captain saw the military cadets and waved his hand for them to come
”Boys, cos This is Mister Bowood He is here as an instruction officer Mister, these are the youngsters of my fleet”
Bowood s inside him
He's an enemy
It's too much to seek help from an enemy just because you don't have confidence in your own seamanshi+p And noe, military cadets, have to lower our heads to him?
The captain's expression changed
”You boys Mister Boorked for an enemy country, but he is employed in our arree I won't let you go without your greeting”
Being ordered by the captain that way, the military cadets reluctantly saluted
Bowood spread his hands and disappeared to the main deck
”Instruction officer!” The captain rushed to chase after him No matter how skilled he is, if the captain is like that, he'll be a bad example for the crew
Stix whispered to Malicorne and the others in a small voice
”I have a plan to make that man powerless”
”What kind of plan?”
”Well, the warshi+p will be in chaos during battle”
”Probably so,” Malicorne agreed
”And, it isn't certain that bullets will fly from the front”
The whole group felt tense at Stix's words He was suggesting that they shoot and kill him in combat