Four men and women stood silent, their gazes darting through the air, in the camp of the Warlovian Imperial Army. General Gesikana, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Siwa, Commander Gigi, and Commander Toits. ....... They did not look at each other, each just looked in the wrong direction.
"Well, I guess there's nothing we can do about it."
It was General Gesikana who opened his mouth. He sighs loudly and looks around.
"I don't think I can help it," he says.
It is Sheeva who is speaking up, making no attempt to hide her displeasure. Her voice is not high-pitched as usual. It is low and languid.
"Ummm~. I'm at a loss.
Sighing is Gigi. The four had hurriedly gathered after receiving a response from the Heedata side. The original request for reinforcements of 100,000 had been put off, and instead Heedata's reply was to send 20,000 reinforcements and 1,000 reinforcements from Agartha.
"Sorry ......"
Commander Thoitz hangs his head apologetically. It was not his fault, but the atmosphere created by the sisters Shewa and Gigi had made him timid. General Gesikana stared at him and opened his mouth.
Well, this is a battle. It can't be helped.
"General, we didn't do anything, okay? And now Dorga is suddenly being taken away from us. It's absurd, isn't it? Why should such an absurdity cost the lives of our soldiers? In the last war, we lost thousands of lives. I feel sorry for the soldiers who have to die again because of this."
But Dorga must be retaken.
"...... I didn't think Heedata would refuse reinforcements. I didn't expect them to be so stingy.
Sheeva's gaze swept through the air again as she said this.
"Gigi."
"Yes, Deputy Commander-in-Chief."
"Send letters to the surrounding countries."
"A letter?"
"Requesting reinforcements."
"Yes. ......"
"Over 3,000 in number. Write to them and ask them to come as soon as possible."
Yes, sir. I'll get ready right away and send the fast horses. Mr. Twits, can you do that for me? Please send a letter to all the neighboring ...... countries within a day's ride. Countries that have no friendly relations with our country are no problem. The sender's name should be the name of the Vice Commander-in-Chief. Bring it to me when you're done. I'll correct it for you. Please start preparing immediately.
"Ha, ha, yes."
He got up and left with a start.
"Hey, Shewa. What are you going to do?"
"If 100,000 Heedata troops don't come, we'll have no choice but to throw our own troops into the fray. But the more troops, the better. So, we must have the right number of troops, right?"
"...... I guess so."
General Gesikhana nodded slowly, though his expression showed that he could not quite grasp the meaning of Shiwa's words. Sheiwa crossed her arms with a grim expression on her face as she looked at him.
A short time later, the staff of the Warlov army gathered for a military meeting. General Gesikhana informed them that the reinforcements from Hidata would be much smaller than at first and that he would ask for reinforcements from neighboring countries in order to carry out the campaign he had planned in anticipation of the reinforcements. The staff members bowed reverently at the sound of his voice.
Gaimi, one of the commanders, returned the words with a smile. Seeing his youthful and intelligent appearance, Siwa smiles at him.
"So, Mr. Gaimi. Can you do that for me?"
"Yes, sir."
"What? Are you okay?"
Suddenly, a worker spoke up. He looked at me with a puzzled look on his face and continued to speak.
"The army of reinforcements ....... In other words, isn't it a force composed of troops gathered from neighboring countries? I don't know how big it will be. ....... How many countries have you called for reinforcements? 30! I don't think all the countries will respond, but at the very least it will be in the tens of thousands. It's an army, but it's a hodgepodge, so to speak. I think it takes a lot of ability to command such a force.
"...... I'm fine."
"...... Okay. Although they are a collection of people, some of them may be from different parts of the world. There may be commanders who are experienced in a hundred battles. I thought it would be quite a difficult task to unite such people, but you are okay with it, aren't you?
Gaimi is silenced by the worker's words.
"Hey, Mr. Worker!"
A low, husky voice was heard. It was Deputy Commander Shewa. She is smiling, but her eyes are sharply fixed on Worker. He glanced sideways at her, but then looked away.
"Your way of doing things will crush the younger workers. Didn't something like that happen to you before? The way you talk to them, you make the younger ones shrink. Although he is not here, General Hilas also told me that the way you talk about the younger generation is crushing them."
"Well, that's a new one on me.
Worker smiles and folds his arms. In this position, he turns his attention to Gaimi.
"I'm sorry. The way I talk to you, I'm supposed to crush the young ones. Well, give me a break. This will be a good experience for you. Give it a try. I'm all for it."
At his words, Gaimi bowed his head, a puzzled look on his face.
Gaimi's head bowed with a puzzled look on his face.
"All right, let's get going."
In the city of Agartha, Rinos with a thousand soldiers was about to go into battle. He is dressed in his armor and walks slowly toward the soldiers. Around him, the people of the city had come to see him off, and there was a great commotion as they crowded around him to get a glimpse of the king.
He raised his right hand to the crowds as he walked, stepping lightly on his beloved horse. Knogen and Rufana followed him, and Matkal went on behind them.
An old man was watching them with his soldiers. It was Lafayence. He is smiling and waving his hand with a good-humored smile on his face.
"I think the general wanted to go into battle, too, didn't he?"
A soldier standing by called out to him. He slowly shakes his head and opens his mouth.
"No, I don't feel like it these days. I must be getting old. I used to get excited when I had to go into battle, no matter how dangerous. ......
He looks at the soldiers passing in front of him with a serious expression on his face.
"It's just that ...... this battle....... The scale is too large. There are too many troops. If many armies gather, it will inevitably become a big battle. I hope I don't get caught in the middle of it. ......"
"With all due respect, General, I'm told you're not going into battle this time, you're being sent out. ......"
"Hmph. Even if we have no intention of fighting, if we get involved, we will have to fight, won't we? Well, it's the Lord Rinos. I'm sure he'll take care of it. After all, it is good that he has Knogen and Matkal with him. With these two in tow, I am sure we will not go astray.
He nodded broadly.
The army led by Linos left the capital and headed straight north toward the Duchy of Niza. They chose the route to the east via Niza, and Rinos' decision was looked at rather strangely.
Matkal had been following Linos from behind, and when he eventually rested his army near a forest to take a break, he stepped beside him to hear his true intentions. .......