𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟖𝟔: 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐚𝐫 (1)
As the war broke out, the atmosphere within the academy seemed to have settled down. Especially for the third-year students who were about to graduate, they were almost dead. This was because the few Gold Rank and above were filled with thoughts of making a contribution, but those below were different.
“Oswald! Long time no see?”
“Estell, how have you been?”
“Yeah, I’ve been well. Nothing happened after you were excommunicated?”
“Well, nothing happened except that I became free.”
“But you still pray from time to time, right?”
“Huh? Since God hasn’t abandoned me, there’s no need to offer prayers even after being excommunicated.”
The Holy Power that had been consumed when he fell into a trap in the past and was then raised back to level 50 could be recovered quickly, perhaps because he had returned after falling or because God was truly showering him with love and care.
“Chief Oleg asked about you.”
“Really? Is the Master doing well?”
“Hmm. . . . . . . His relationship with the Heresy Inquisition Bureau has become even worse. No, should I say that the entire Order of the Holy Knights has become completely hostile to the Heresy Inquisition Bureau?”
Previously, fallen Paladins had been dealt with directly by the Order of the Holy Knights. But this time, things had gone too far. They had excommunicated the owner of the Holy Sword, who had returned on his own, which had completely turned their heads.
“He seems to be healthy.”
“It’s been a long time since we met like this. Would you like to go out for a meal?”
As the atmosphere within the academy became chaotic due to the recent outbreak of war, the headmaster allowed outings and overnight stays on weekday evenings and weekends.
“Okay, since you helped me last time. . . I’ll pay.”
“Hmm. . . . . . . But I want to eat your stone plate barbecue!”
“My stone plate. . . . . . . Ah! Yeah, let’s go.”
A short while later, they arrived at ‘Oswald’s Stone Plate Barbecue’ near the academy.
“Come to think of it, I don’t see your escorts?”
“I dismissed them because I thought it would make you uncomfortable.”
“Hmm. . . . . . .”
Upon hearing those words, he expanded his senses and felt a few auras approaching. Among them, he singled out those with holy power, and it seemed that Estell was right.
“Oh, have you heard the news?”
“What news?”
“I heard that the second-year students of the Faculty of National Defense might also be sent to the front lines. . . . . . .”
“Hmm? This is the first time I’ve heard of it?”
“Well. . . . . . . This is something that’s only circulating among the high-ranking members of the Order. . . . . . .”
“There will be no participation in this war from the Order?”
“The Empire has just requested that the Order send medical priests. Ah! The Heresy Inquisition Bureau expressed their intention to participate in this war, but the Empire refused.”
It seemed that the Empire had excluded them, knowing that the Heresy Inquisition Bureau of the Church would commit massacres under the pretext of heresy if they participated in the war.
‘𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦. . . 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴?’
After having a meal with Estell for the first time in a long time and hearing about the news of the Order, Oswald returned to the academy after having tea with her.
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“Fire!”
The artillery unit, which had adjusted the gun angle through the magic coordinate system of ‘Oswald Cannon’, began firing.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thirty cannons in total scorched the target point. They even fired over the shield spell, and although the shield withstood the first few shots, it eventually shattered under the continuous bombardment.
“It has enough physical strength to crush even a shield.”
“I heard that it’s a weapon that has already been deployed in the eastern part of the continent.”
“I really want to take the artillery unit to the battlefield as soon as possible. I heard that the Margraves’ army is struggling. . . . . . .”
“Was it the Marseille Musketeer Brigade?”
“Yes, Commander.”
Ingol von Chess Liechtenstein, commander of the Western Military District and a duke in the west. At the age of 50, he had reached the highest level of Gun Expert, and was only one wall away from reaching the level of Master.
“I heard that it’s a unit made up of Expert Gun Users and above?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“It won’t be easy.”
“I heard that they’re struggling because Glory Knife has also been deployed.”
“Glory Knife. . . . . . . The Republic is trying to crush the spirit of the Empire in the early stages.”
“No matter what, it’s just a provincial army.”
“Since we’re leaving in a week, let’s make sure we’re fully prepared.”
“Yes, sir.”
While the Western Military District continued to arm and train with weapons sent from the Winchester Principality, the margraves were struggling on the Republic front.
Montbéliard Front.
Tatatatang!
The Democratic Republic border guards were holding their heads down in the trenches and pulling the triggers of their standard-issue rifles, the MAS-36. The MAS-36, a 5-shot bolt-action rifle, could load five rounds at a time. Of course, being a bolt-action, the bolt handle had to be pulled back to chamber a round.
“Fire grenades!”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Kwa-kwang!
“We must hold out with the spirit of a desperate battle!”
The border guard officers encouraged their soldiers to face the Imperial army that was swarming like a pack of wolves.
Meanwhile, the margraves’ army headquarters on the other side sighed as they watched the front lines that they could not penetrate.
“They certainly aren’t pushovers.”
“Should we send in the Knights?”
“We have no choice. I wish we could break through with just the infantry. . . . . . . Send in the Knights!”
“Yes, Earl.”
A moment later, horses with heavy armor and heavily armored knights appeared. To send such heavily armored knights into a battlefield where bullets were flying. . . . . . . Only a madman would thoughtlessly send Knights into battle without thinking.
However, the Empire was a country that used magic. Of course, they had defenses to operate the knights in such a situation. . . . . . . It was a shield spell.
The shield magic circle engraved on the heavy armor was deployed through the magic stone attached to the heavy armor, and through that shield spell, they were able to safely charge through the battlefield where bullets were flying.
Thud, thud, thud!
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