Chapter 116: CH 115

I tidied-up once I returned to the branch office. And while I was waiting for those who will pick up the weapons, I checked the breastplate. Basically, I can fix it by hammering it but it needs to be heated a little. I only need to heat the part that needs to be fixed but just in case, I have to remove the straps so that’s where it will take time. The soldiers arrived not long after I finished cleaning and they then took the repaired weapons.

Work hard and come back again.

After this, all I have to do is go to Oyasan, have dinner, and go to bed. Our stay will be extended as planned, so they haven’t started cutting down on food yet. I ate a good meal and went back to our tent and drowsiness came to me quickly.

The next morning,

After I woke up, I get dressed and then I quickly went to eat breakfast. Some soldiers have come to eat and as far as I can see, they are not yet demoralized. They are probably trying to finish the job today and the thought of a triumphant return if they do well today is supporting them.

To put it the other way around, if they didn’t succeed today, they will have to attack again tomorrow with a reduced number of troops due to injuries or other reasons. They will have to capture the enemy’s territory with lower morale then. And depending on the situation of the enemy and ours, we may have to retreat and come back again or wait for reinforcements.

If we are to drive a fast horse early this evening and hang on for six days, the advance party of reinforcements will arrive with supplies, and the main part of the reinforcements will arrive two to three days later.

However, I can easily imagine that failure would cast a bad shadow on the future of the Eimurl Family. And if it came down to who would pay for the reinforcements, Eimurl family would have a larger share than the country. So no matter what happens, they would want to settle the matter today.

That said, I’ll help him with all my best. With that in mind, I finished my meal and then I went directly to the branch office.

After I arrived at the branch office, I built a fire in the fire bed and then I removed the breastplate’s straps until the temperature has risen. It took a lot of work but I managed to get them off.

The range of my cheat is all blacksmithing related so it should work for the armor as well. I haven’t made one yet because if I am to make it, the number of items that I can finish is too small to justify the effort. Besides, it’s not like I can sell it as a household item like the knife.

Just as the temperature has risen and I was about to start, a young soldier came running towards me. I think he was in a great hurry as he was out of breath. Well, this place was a bit far from the command post after all.

“E-, Excuse me, the Count is calling for you.”

The soldier then told me that.

“The Count?”

“Yes. It’s urgent.”

“Alright. Let’s go.”

I’m worried about the cleaning up of the fire bed but since it wouldn’t be a problem if it’s left unattended, I decided to head there immediately.

As I followed the soldier to the command post, I saw a group of soldiers wearing metal and leather armor gathering in the square. As inspection, Leroy was getting reports and such. They would be heading for the cave in a little while. I hope they can settle it today.

“Your Excellency, the blacksmith is here!”

The soldier informed Marius once we entered the tent. Aside from our personal friendship, in here, he is the Count and I am only a blacksmith so I don’t have objection to the soldier’s word.

“Un, thank you for your hard work. Everyone leave for a while first.”

In a composed manner, Marius replied and ordered them to leave. And soon, several soldiers and Miss Frederica went out in succession. Miss Frederica glanced at me with worried look in her eyes.

It’s probably not a punishment. It may be worse than that. In this way, there were only two people in the command post, me and Marius.

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“Is it really that of a big deal that you need to make those people leave?”

Now that it’s only me and Marius, I spoke in a casual tone.

“Yeah. No, it’s not a big deal. I say it’s not a big deal but…”

Strangely, Marius hesitated to speak.

“You don’t have to hesitate at this point you know. Well, of course, I’ll get my portion for that.”

I laughed and urged him to speak.

“Then, I’m sorry Eizou but I want you to be one of the escort as we go to the cave. It’s not me that you’ll guard though. It’s someone from the nearby elf village. We need help to contain the source of monsters you see.”

“Are you short of soldiers?”

“No, it’s not impossible to assign one from here. Even if I am to pull out a couple of people from the guards on this camp, the defense here will still be fine. We don’t have a problem in terms of numbers, but they are don’t have that ability….”

“Ah……”

Almost all of them are recruits. Some of the captains who manages the unit of 10 people have some experience, but they have their own job to do. And as an escort, you must protect yourself as well as the safety of the subject. Whether or not you are prepared to risk your life to protect the subject in an emergency, there is no point in being an escort if the escort will die easily.

“I’m just a blacksmith though.”

Knowing that he couldn’t just ask a blacksmith, I tried to refuse.

“Eizou is good at it, right?”

It’s futile. Marius knew that at that time (during the turmoil), the Marquis intimidated me and that I managed to overcome that pressure.

“All right, all right. However, you should prepare for a reason as to why me, a blacksmith was assigned as an escort.”

“For that, I’ll say you were so enthusiastic about military arts that you became a blacksmith in pursuit of your own weapon. Only, when it finally suit your taste, you were far better than a recruit.”

Uh-, even the cover story was already prepared huh. I shrugged my shoulders and somewhat reluctantly agreed.

“We are leaving already, right?”

“Yeah. We are supposed to meet the escort target when we move a little away from here.”

“Understood. Then, let me prepare first.”

“Please do.”

I waved my hand to indicate that I understood and then I sprinted to our tent to get my things.

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