Vol 10 Chapter 186 (1/2)

Sevens: Look Ahead

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Yoraikun

Look Ahead

Inside the Jewel

I sat around the round table with my ancestors, but their unusual attiture caused me to stare in mute amazement

“Eh? So you don’t have any plans like you usually do?”

On my words, the Fifth looked fed-up And he pressed his left hand to his forehead

『Are you an idiot? I’ve said it before, have I not? War is about nue, to an extent, but a few tens of thousands is going to take on a great army of hundreds of thousands? Like hell you can win that easily』

Perhaps the Third shared his sentihed like he usually did

『You can’t overturn this sort of sio, so just do whatever you can』

The Fourth took off his glasses

『You think a plan we can coht up by our predecessors? At the very point a Labyrinth went out of control, it was already a failure At ti at reality is number one』

Then why did you recoo to the front lines?

“But does that mean we cannot win? Why did you decide I should take over the front lines then!?”

There, the Seventh gave a grin

『Because the victory Beis It’s true that from Beim’s point of view, they can’t really call it a loss But in』

When I tilted h

『Lyle, take up a wider field of vision A small country that let a Labyrinth run raht? Even if this ra that country? Would they ever et it under control?』

Beim didn’t have too much territory

They had a bit of a strange rew, they wouldn’t be able to maintain it No, even if they did, they believe it wouldn’t be profitable enough to keep up

When this Labyrinth went out of control, they did warn the surrounding countries But by the time those countries moved, it would already be too late, and ere in a state where everyone was only waiting for it to burst

The problem was the proximity of that Labyrinth to Beim, and the fact that monsters would flow into the city with absolute certainty

The Guild estimated that a majority of the monsters would head for Bei towards cities with the highest populations

As I couldn’t understand as going on, the Third explained

『Now then, because of its policy, Bei land But it’s not like all countries are like that, right? Nohat’s on the other side of our distressed neighbor, Lyle?』

“It’s Bahnseim Will they make a move?”

The Fourth let his glasses catch the light as he spoke

『Yes, they’llan army on the border It will be for defensive purposes, but once that’s gone and done with, there’s a possibility they will invade They can prepare reasons like reconstruction and relief if they want, but the biggest problem is that, you know… you can’t trust a country that let a Labyrinth run out of control』

If it happened in a reion, it would be understandable

If a Labyrinth popped up somewhere no one ever ventured, it’s natural that the countermeasures run late But feudal lords exist so as not to let that happen

The ancestors were looking… beyond the victory of this defensive war

The Fifth spoke

『Bahnseihbor Even if they don’t move at once, Beim will have to deal with theh to set their minds at ease? It’s likely Beiained full power over that fortress, and I think they’ll move quite a few hands』

If you want to speak to the extre as the city was safe Even if they lost surrounding towns and villages, even if their self-sufficiency in food fell by a wideas the city district was safe, Beiet back on its feet

The city of merchants and adventurers could use its over-superfluous assets to purchase masses of produce

Because of that, the main forces of this ere hardened around the fortress city of Beim

Evacuation was also proathering there froions

The gathering men were likely planned to be used as make-shi+ft soldiers

The Fourth

『So let’s add on to the fortress It isn’t just for this defensive We’ll be glaring at Behnseim from there in the future』

“You’re thinking that far into it? You really do like war”

There, the Third made a fed-up expression

『Hah? I hate it I’m sure I told you before』

“Eh? But…”

The Seventh, as if to warn me

『Listen here, Lyle War is but a singleyou do because you like it』

“No, but you all look quite eager”

The Fifth spoke quite plainly

『If you’ve decided you’re going to do it, then you’d better be thorough about it If possible, I wouldn’t want to do so like war, and it’s best it never happens It wastes ht up, you lose supplies… it’s the worst Even so, if you’re going to do it anyways, you just have to put the maximum amount of effort into it』

Milleia-san didn’t put in her mouth

There, the fourth pooked at me

『Lyle, feudal lord is a profession where war is just an extension of our usual duties If you can avoid it, then avoid it, and hold a military so your enemies don’t invade you however they want You’d do best to reet your goal in it Fight because it is necessary That’s all there is to it』

Seeing their four serious faces, I silently nodded

There, the Third raised his hand

『So is that talk over yet? Then let’s o to the Guild to tell them to send out some people of their own! Like hell they’d actually do it, though!』

To a delighted Third, Milleia-san opened her mouth

『Oh my, then why call out to them?』

『Because I want the fact we asked for cooperation, and they refused! For the sake of the future, we should pile up these sorts of ‘truths’ while we can』

『So it’s to steal their authority in the future, I see Hoonderful!』

Watching those two laugh so happily, the fourth complained to himself

『I’d like to extort souy’s definitely still got soh to shake Beim at all』

The Fifth looked at the three dis projected on top of the table

『We have the time, and we have the people If we have the funds, then we can do soe-scale construction here If we’re to prepare traps, then what types should we choose… I wonder』

He was sht over where to lay the traps

The Seventh spoke with a smile

『And there’s ample forces behind our line as well There’s no har hoic stones and materials we recover It seems Beim intends to buy them off, but no one said we have to sell』

The Third laughed

『The advance force has already reached the fortress, and the preparations areto hold anyways, and that we could do whatever anted! So let’s make it flashy!』

I looked at the five, and thought

(That was a lie These people are definitely having fun!)

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… In【Fort Redant】, a fortress on Beie in leadershi+p

There was usually a s the fortress, and a few ades were hired for defensive purposes The border was not a tense one, and all the fortress really stood for was eliuarantee safety in the area

The country it bordered had a debt to Beim, and it couldn’t carelessly invade The fortress was only stationed for appearance’s sake

And in order to escape from that decoration of a fortress, the leader of the soldiers was handing authority to the new one in charge

That new one’s name was 【Noy Verdell】

Captain of Zayin’s Holy Knight Brigade, and one who had led over nine thousand men to the fortress