Chapter 174: 177

Announcement So, I will use an unfamiliar term here, mamono. Now, know that this is the romaji (English pronunciation of a Japanese word) of the Japanese word used in the chapter: 魔物. I am doing this because Mamono can be translated as Demon, but I think that if there really were demons in the world Ars is in, then Canceralla (author) would have used "Mahou" or "Akuma". So, I didn't want to just translate it as a "monster", in that case, cuz IDK if it really is a monster or a demon, so I left it as mamono. Therefore, just think of mamono as a scary creature. (/^▽^)/

 

if you've read TsukiMichi, then you should already be a bit familiar with the term.

Chapter 177 - Leon's Plan

"Hurry up. If we don't work quickly, we'll be surrounded by the Arbalest troops and get wiped out."

　I shouted out instructions to the Barca army.

　The people who heard my voice were moving from place to place as they worked.

　They activate [Wall Construction] and build walls here and there.

　We've built walls with this magic many times before, but the speed of the work seems to have increased since the last time we went into battle.

　I guess this is thanks to my father's idea.

　Even within the Barca army, each individual has a different amount of mana, and therefore different magic that they can use.

　If one has a low amount of mana, then that person may be able to use [Leveling] but not [Wall Construction].

　For example, a person with low magical power could use [Wall Creation] but not [Atmos Wall].

　So, in the past, people would work in groups according to the spells and magic they could use.

　However, my father had changed the way this was done, so that those who could use the spells that consumed the most mana were grouped together with those who could not.

　It seems that this is working well.

　It was better than expected groups with low mana to use [Wall Construction] or such.

　This had begun to create a kind of class system, where those with the most magic power, or the strongest, were placed in charge of the weaker ones.

　This was surprisingly helpful because people are more likely to skip work than you might think.

　Even when we are working in hostile territory, if we take our eyes off the task for a moment, we will try to slack off, slow down, or take a break.

　Up until now, the people were all grouped together with only the same level of strength, so they were all relatively equal in their group.

　Therefore, when one person worked hard, everyone worked hard, but when some of them started to slack off, the others thought that since they were also taking a break, 'I would take a little break too,' and a chain of slacking off would occur.

　But what if someone who is clearly stronger than you is the leader of the group?

　The difference in physical strength due to the difference in mana is not something to be scoffed at, and at the very least, you can't do anything half-heartedly to disobey.

　If someone was caught slacking off, they would get their head bashed mercilessly.

　However, I aimed to speed up the work even more.

　I had each group compete to see who could make the most progress.

　In this case, I divided the group into those who could use the [Wall Construction], those who couldn't use it, and the ordinary soldiers who helped with miscellaneous tasks, and gave them a small reward if they could complete their assigned tasks quickly.

　This had a better effect than expected.

　As each person worked hard for the reward they were getting, the rate of slackers was reduced, and each person came up with different ideas to get their work done faster.

　As a result, we succeeded in finishing our original goal of building the wall early without any problems.

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"This is scary! I never thought that the impregnable Paramea would turn out like this..."

"It seems to have gone better than expected, Gana-dono. I'm sure the people in the Arbalest are in a panic now that they heard about Paramea."

"I'm sure they are, Ars-dono. But I didn't know there was such a way to fight... To be honest, I am baffled. To me, warfare is about a knight demonstrating his abilities and achieving results, because there is recognition in that."

""Well, you aren't wrong about that. You can't do anything against a knight if you're an ordinary person, because it's so easy to lose. Inevitably, the basis of battle will be the flamboyant clashes between knights, and that will be the so-called beauty of the battlefield."

"You know that, don't you, Ars-dono and Leon-dono? But you're still doing something like this..."

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"I was just doing what I was told. If I were to evaluate the merits of our actions this time, I'd have to say that Leon comes out on top."

　I was talking with Gana, a knight of Fontana, from the shores of Lake Paramea, looking at the floating Paramea Fortress.

　Since we finished building the wall the other day, we've been observing it from the lake.

　I didn't need to do anything since Baito-nii was out scouting with his cavalry.

　But even as I gazed out at the lake like this, the impregnable Paramea continued to suffer damage.

　And so it would be.

　This was exactly what Leon had planned.

　I took Barca's army and built the wall as Leon had instructed.

　The wall was to dam the river that connected to Lake Paramea.

　When I first heard about the idea, I thought the goal was to dam the river to change the flow of water and dry up the lake.

　But Leon's idea was quite the opposite.

　The Barca army that had invaded the Arbalest territory had passed through Lake Paramea and built a wall around it on the other side.

　Lake Paramea is a lake formed by the confluence of several rivers.

　But there was only one river that flowed out of the lake.

　We dammed up that river.

　What would happen then?

　The impregnable water fortress was submerged.

　Of course, it was not a complete submersion like sinking to the bottom of a dam, but at least the first floor was completely submerged.

　That would have been the end of Paramea.

　The food and other supplies that had been stored in the fortress for the siege would be ruined.

　No food.

　This is more devasting than you might think.

　When I was a child, I had to use magic to plow the fields because there was no food, so I know how hard it is.

　But it seems that something even more terrible has happened.

　It has something to do with the creature that lives in Lake Paramea.

　Apparently, there is a ferocious mamono swimming in this lake.

　A dangerous mamono lurking in the lake.

　Another reason why Lake Paramaea was said to be impregnable was because of this mamono.

　Near Lake Paramea, you are not allowed to go into the water.

　It is said that people who live in this area have been taught this lesson since they were small, to the point where they have calluses on their ears.

　In the past, most of the armies that tried and failed to conquer Paramea were damaged by this monster.

　After all, if you approach the fort in the middle of the lake in a boat and are intercepted and fall into the lake, you will be attacked by it.

　In addition to an ironclad defense, the strongest invisible gatekeeper is waiting for you.

　This was the secret of the strength of Paramea, a water Fortress that was said to be impregnable.

　The dangerous mamono entered the submerged part of the water fortress and literally bared its fangs at the soldiers guarding the fortress.

　Thus, the water fortress Paramea, which was said to never fall, fell even before the main army of the Arbalest arrived.

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