Academy’s Second Seat

Locke came in early in the morning.

“… … Be a traitor.”

“For now, I have talked about it with my father. Astina-senpai should also know, so I came here.”

Locke said so and looked to the side.

“By the way, why are you doing this?”

Locke opened his eyes and looked at us.

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Me and Luna looked at Locke like that with a smile.

Why are we laughing like this?

Astina smiled softly.

“I’ve already heard a bit about these guys.”

“… … already?”

yesterday morning.

I took Luna to the room and chatted with Astina-senpai for a while.

The story was that there was an enemy within.

And what we saw.

A story that the soldiers were bribed, and there seems to be someone behind them.

He told Astina all the stories.

“Well, these guys didn’t know the details, but they did know some important information.”

“Is this important information?”

I opened my mouth as I looked at Locke who was questioning.

“Magic tool.”

When I said that, Luna, who was next to me, took out a notebook and showed it to everyone.

“There are magic tools installed on the wall.”

In the notebook that Luna showed me, a pattern to put in the center of the magic circle was drawn.

It was the magic circle pattern engraved on the magic tool.

Of course, it wasn’t a magic circle with all the detailed functions written on it.

It is almost impossible to extract the correct magic circle from the magic tool.

The only thing we can find out is the pattern in the center of the magic circle.

Only the magic circle’s ability can be known.

However, this was enough.

“What kind of magic is this?”

Luna answered Locke’s question.

“It’s detonation magic.”

“They are trying to break down the wall.”

I added an additional explanation to Luna’s words.

“The wall… … ?”

“Uh, that magic tool is now installed on the wall.”

We followed the soldier after receiving the magic tool.

The soldier took the magic tool and went back to the fortress wall.

After looking around, he removed a brick from the wall.

When the bricks were removed, there was a space behind it, and magic tools were put into the space.

We checked the magic tool after he disappeared.

A round-shaped magic tool.

It was a bomb to destroy the wall.

“By the way, why did you leave that magic tool behind?”

“If you check it again and it disappears, they will notice.”

I chuckled.

“You have to get rid of it at once.”

When catching insects, you should not reduce them one by one.

blown away.

When disposing of it, you need to get rid of it at once so that the bugs don’t have time to hide.

Therefore, it must be removed without leaving any roots at once.

“So you’re saying that the son of the mercenary king and one of your knights is the problem?”

I put my thumbs on my neck and then took a slashing pose.

“I know roughly the plan, so let’s get rid of it.”

When I said that, Astina opened her mouth.

“It’s related to the rebels, so the central government can help.”

However, Locke’s expression was not bright.

“If you get rid of them now, what will the monsters do?”

Astina looked at Locke’s expression and opened her mouth quietly.

“… … Are there many soldiers involved?”

“The knights participating are not low positions, and there are many soldiers who follow them.”

Luna tilted her head at Locke’s words.

“… … why? Can’t we just pick it up from the center?”

I shook my head at Luna’s words.

“There is going to be a monster attack soon. In addition, it takes some time for the soldiers to arrive, but before that time, monsters may attack.”

There are many things to consider in advance when the soldiers leave their seats as a group rather than just one or two.

This is especially true in a situation where the rebels do not know where to move.

It was impossible to withdraw a large force from one territory, so we had to withdraw troops little by little from some territory.

So, the central help is just the soldiers, some knights, and nobles brought by Astina.

Those people are not on the weak side, so it will be of great help.

Astina thought for a moment, then opened her mouth quietly.

“When monsters attack, the rebels may attack in other ways.”

The plan he had already devised was to attack when the monsters came.

However, if we attacked them first and cleared them up, they could have attacked us in a way we didn’t know about.

If we hid other troops around us and attacked us, we had to deal with an enemy of unknown size.

“Then, are we going to wait until the monsters attack us?”

Locke didn’t answer.

He seemed to agree with Astina’s words.

When the monsters attack you, face them… … .

high-risk operation.

It is not easy to face monsters and rebels at the same time.

Even though most of them knew their plans, it was a risky operation.

However, I agree with Locke’s words to some extent.

If you purge many soldiers before the monsters attack, the morale of the army will collapse.

The fact that when fighting the demons, someone tried to hit them on the back.

Trust in a colleague next to you may be lost.

So, it was difficult to take any action in front of a big battle.

“Can you hold the knight even if you can’t touch other people?”

“That’s possible. We already plan to do that.”

“If that guy disappears, isn’t there a possibility that you’ll notice it there?”

“I’ve thought about that in advance. The first thing to do is to catch that guy. If we make a mistake, we’ll have to fight each other during the battle.”

During that conversation, Professor Gracie, who was next to him, raised his hand.

“Then let’s see how the war goes.”

And tilted his head.

“Then who’s behind you?”

We all stared intently at Professor Gracie.

A person who does not have a separate mission in battle with monsters, and will be in the back.

His strength was also greatly recognized by the academy, and he was enough to become an imperial wizard at a young age.

A person whom Professor Cromwell personally visits and scouts.

“…why are you looking at me?”

“I’ve heard a lot about Professor Gracie from Professor Cromwell.”

Astina laughed.

“I wish you well.”

@

Lucarion’s mansion.

“Cuckoo… … .”

Lucarion’s head, Darren, was holding a sword.

In front of him was a knight covered in blood as if he had been hit by a sword dozens of times.

Darren wiped the blood.

“go… … Lord. I’m sorry… … . please… … Please live… … .”

Darren attacked the knight, suggesting that they have a meal at the mansion and have a conversation.

The knight could not respond to the sudden attack on Darren.

He was beaten without even holding the sword.

Of course, even if he had a head-to-head match with his sword and armor properly, he couldn’t be Darren’s opponent.

There were only a handful of people who dared to fight with a sword against veteran veteran Darren.

“I’m not going to kill you right away.”

Darren nodded and Locke slowly walked out from behind.

“I would rather beg you to kill me.”

“Go, my lord… … !!!”

“If you tell me everything you know, I will kill you painlessly, so tell me everything.”

“Lord!!!!!!!”

The knight was dragged along by Locke.

“ha… … .”

Darren sighed.

Betrayal by someone you trusted.

I felt dirty.

He was stabbed in the back by the person he trusted in that way.

In addition… … .

“Cedric… … Why did you make that choice… … .”

Darren saw Cedric as a brother.

Since they were colleagues who fight a battle that could lead to death every four years, they became closer than brothers.

After fighting like that, we drank together and had fun.

then… … The fact that Cedric, who was like such a brother, was aiming for his neck came as a shock.

“Because you aimed at the heads of me and the permanent residents… … .”

Darren looked at the bloody sword.

“I am not going to stand still.”

The detonation magic was installed on the wall, and the rebels were drawn in.

And the big deal is when the demons attack.

If this situation had happened, not only himself, but his son Locke, his wife, and the permanent residents would all have been annihilated.

I couldn’t forgive Cedric for trying to cause this to happen.

If he had only aimed at his own neck, he might have listened to him and sympathized with him, but this time the situation was different.

Darren couldn’t forgive him.

@

Time passed quickly.

Inside the barracks in full swing.

A soldier ran into it.

“Lord… … It is coming.”

“Whew… … .”

Darren stood up.

Then the people around him looked nervous.

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Monster.

The time has come for them to come.

“Come on, let’s do it as planned.”

With Darren’s words, the people sitting around got up and started walking out of the barracks.

When everyone left, there were only two people left.

“Lord.”

Astina and Darren.

There were only two.

“Then, I will proceed as planned.”

Astina spoke, Darren nodded.

“I will take good care of my son and the permanent residents.”

“I wish you well in the future.”

“Don’t worry, it’s my specialty to stop them.”

Astina went out to the back of the barracks, not the side everyone left.

Darren stared at the side where Astina had disappeared and went out of the barracks.

Black armor that covers the whole body.

And a long sword in his hand.

The surroundings were overwhelmed by Darren’s appearance.

Cheol-kun… … Cheol-kun… … .

Every time I walked, I heard the sound of armor, and the soldiers around me looked at Darren.

Darren walked slowly forward.

just above the gates. A place for the commander to stand.

headed there

I trampled down the stairs one by one and climbed up to the place.

There was a view outside the castle.

open plains.

A barren land was seen, with not a single piece of grass or even a tree in sight.

Darren looked at the edge of the horizon.

At the end of it, many monsters were seen.

Glowing black objects.

The amount of monsters that can be seen far beyond tens of thousands.

“Lord, here you are.”

The soldier next to him handed the helmet to Darren.

It was a black helmet that matched the armor he was wearing.

Darren looked around.

There were soldiers who were afraid, and there were soldiers who swallowed their saliva in tension.

Darren took the helmet and opened his mouth.

“Warriors, are you afraid?”

“But if we fear, there will be no home, no family, nothing behind it.”

“All will be ravaged and taken away.”

“But, if we were a little more courageous, that would never happen.”

Darren wore a helmet.

“Warriors of the North, brothers who have come to our aid.”

“As always, as always.”

“There will be only victory for us.”

Darren put on a helmet and raised his sword high.

“Give the enemy death!!!!!!!!!!!!!”