Volume 2 - CH 201

Since then, me and Houhnen have been creating possible scenarios, moving the pieces around, and seriously thinking about how to move them.

Basically, it was Houen who came up with the strategy.

I would point out the strategy to him.

I can only think of simple things when it comes to military strategies.

Thus, I was the right person to point out the strategy.

After all, it was a simple job of finding the holes in the strategy that Houen was creating!

It was a piece of cake.

“Hey ……, you’re better at military strategies than I am, aren’t you?”

“Nah man. All I have to do is find the holes in your plan.”

“The way you say that is annoying. ……”

This is payback for what you said earlier, you a-hole.

The door to the room was suddenly swung open.

Maria is standing there, and she is pretty out of breath.

I can’t see her expression because she is now lowering her face to catch her breath. ……

I wonder how it went?

“Oh, how did it go?”

‘Ha …… ha ……. F*ck! These F-ing knights are so useless!”

Upon hearing those words, me and Houen froze.

It was because we could assume the very worst thing that could happen.

Then Maria looked up.

From her face, I could see an expression of frustration or perhaps anger.

“M-Maria Guild Master ……, don’t tell me ……  By no means! The Knights are!”

“Just as you though!! They said [Knights are in defense of the country. Only to protect country, but not to go out to fight.] !!!”

Maria punched the wall in anger.

The sound itself is not as loud as it should be.

But it would take a while for Maria to calm down.

Hold on a minute – those damn knights!

Are they asking us adventurers to fight alone?

The strategies that Houen and I have been thinking of up until now have all been based on the knight corps!

We’re not starting over, are we?

“Say! Houen! Can we win without the Knights?”

“I-I don’t know! I don’t like them, but when it comes to combat alone, they are dozens of times more powerful than a novice adventurer. They’ve been trained. …… That’s what I was trying to anticipate, but ……! This doesn’t make any sense, ……!”

Maybe they would be thinking it is wise to stop going out there and fighting and start playing defense.

Luckily, this country has strong walls.

By using them, there is nothing we can’t win.

“Wouldn’t you agree?”

“That’s …… not entirely true. ……”

“Why not?”

“Have you ever heard of Acid Dog?”

“Hmm? You mean that dog?”

Why are we suddenly talking about that guy ……?

As I recall, it had powerful acid, but …….

I’ve never actually been hit by it, but the attack itself was pretty impressive.

It melted the ground.

…… hmm?

Acid so powerful that the ground melted…….

Could it be…

“…… are the walls of the fortress useless when it comes to …… those guys?”

“That’s right. That’s why we want to get rid of them outside.”

“But we have no proof that they’re coming, do we?”

“There is. The Acid Dogs is a fertile monster that proliferates as much or more than Goblins. There is absolutely no way to be sure that they will not join in the fight.”

That’s understandable, isn’t it?

That’s why they wanted to use an exhaustive lineup from the very beginning.

After rampaging around in the vanguard, we retreated.

And this time, those who were out there would take a rest while we were on the defensive line, which even low-ranked adventurers could do.

So that’ s the way they wanted to do it, probably.

Please tell me something about that as soon as possible.

I don’t know anything about that. ……

“So we have to make sure we get the troops in front of them at least once.”

“How troublesome. ……. Maria and the S-rank adventurers can’t mobilize?”

“I’m in command here. Houen will be in the front line. You are here to defend ……. There are a few S-rank adventurers, but most of them haven’t come back for work. There are only the two with the Lightning Bows.”

“Hahaha, it’s nice to know that they are there when we need them, just like their name implies.”

We’re counting on them, both of them. ……

“Houen-dono! Ouren-dono! I’m back! Oh, and Maria, the guildmaster!”

“Oh, Vid! How did it go?”

“What are you talking about? They’re adventurers, you know? Of course they will fight together, hand in hand! The number of adventurers is about four thousand and two hundred. ……!”

What, that’s a lot!

There were that many!

Well, this country is pretty big. ……

“How many of them are ready to fight out there?”

“About 2,000, I think. ……”

Oh, I see. ……

Some of them aren’t very good at combat.

I remember there were some kids who were making a living as adventurers.

I’m not sure that children can be used as a fighting force.

So, how many people are there in the knight order?

“How many Knights are there?”

“I don’t know the exact number, but I’d estimate about 3,000 at the most.”

“Oh, that’s not so big, is it? The number is quite small. …… Is such a small number sufficient to protect the country ……?”

“The number of those who are called knights is just that, and there should be more than enough for the country’s strength. In the event of a war, mercenaries would come out of nowhere.”

“…… but you mean to say that the forces of the country won’t move unless the knights move too. ……

“What? The Knights are not coming!? That’s absurd!”

Well, that’s how it’s going to be.

We hadn’t told Vid yet.

But does that mean that we are going to have to fight with only 2,000 men to hunt the Acid Dogs?

That’s a risky proposition when you don’t know the numbers of the enemy.

“Anyway, we’ll just have to wait for her. ……”

“Is it Tiara?”

“Yeah. As you can see, it’s a waste of time to think about a strategy now. We’ll think about it again when we have some idea of the enemy’s strength.”

I guess we’ll have to wait for a while until …… Tiara comes back.

Please …….

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