“Oops… … .”
As usual, Yuni sighed as she walked through the Academy Gardens.
“How long has it been since camp school ended? … .”
Uni was preparing for Homecoming Day.
Prepare several equipment and put them where you need them.
Examine the list of events to be held, and estimate a budget for it.
In addition to this, I also spent time examining the space to be used.
“Still, I am grateful that the scale is smaller than in other years.”
Kun, who was next to Yuni, scolded her for murmuring.
At Kuhn’s words, Yuni snorted.
“What are you thankful for? That’s a problem too.”
The reason Homecoming Day is small this year is because the rebels are moving.
It is difficult for academy graduates to return, and the professors are also making various preparations, so the scale of the event has been greatly reduced.
The original event itself could have been canceled, but the event itself was proceeding normally.
“Just cancel once. Why are you going ahead? You canceled it last year anyway.”
“Last year, the rebels directly attacked, so that’s why.”
“You can come again this year.”
“Yeah, but… … .”
Kuhn couldn’t refute Yuni’s words.
Looking at what the rebels have done so far, they have always been obsessed with the academy.
The place where their troops were stationed was also close to the academy, so there was anxiety in the corner of his heart.
“Should I just tell you not to?”
“… … Hmm.”
It must have been that Uni didn’t want to work, so he wanted to quit.
It could have been better to prepare for the rebels than to prepare for such an event.
However, I thought it would make sense to come and quit now.
There are four days left until Homecoming Day.
In fact, the preparations had already been completed.
I couldn’t do anything else by canceling the event here.
“Once we go to Principal Cromwell and have a conversation… … .”
“Conversation?”
Then a voice was heard behind them.
“… … Principal?”
Behind Yuni and Khun, Cromwell stood limp.
Cromwell smiled and walked over to the two of them.
“Is there anything wrong with the event? Conversation?”
“no… … . Rather than that, why did the vice-principal come here?”
“Can’t the vice-principal even go inside the academy?”
“It’s not… … .”
“Heh heh, I didn’t mean to write a book. Don’t worry, I’m just wandering around hoping that the preparations for the event will go well.” “Oh… … .”
Kuhn listened to Cromwell’s words and looked into his eyes.
He tried to talk about the event, but when he stood in front of Cromwell, he was at a loss for words.
‘It seems a bit of a problem to say that we should cancel the event… … .’
When Kuhn thinks like that.
“The vice principal. How about canceling the event?”
Yuni snorted.
Kuhn waved his hand in embarrassment.
“Oh no, if you say that… … .”
Cromwell overlooked Kuhn’s reaction and looked at Yuni.
“What’s going on?”
“There might be a war, but isn’t it a bit strange to see us flirting with each other? In fact, very few people come there. Wouldn’t it be better to use this manpower elsewhere?”
“… … UNI?”
Kuhn widened his eyes as he saw Yuni speaking in a logical and orderly manner.
Was it because he didn’t want to work, or did he really have such a thought?
I couldn’t figure it out.
First of all, what Uni said was what Khun wanted to say.
It was a question that Cromwell had hinted at when the first event took place, but Cromwell didn’t answer yes.
It was simply saying that the event should be held normally.
Kuhn looked intently at Cromwell’s answer.
“Well… … . Both of you, follow me.”
“yes?”
“I have something to tell you about it, so follow along and you will know.”
Yuni and Kuhn tilted their heads.
I had some doubts, but they said they would explain it step by step, so I moved along with Cromwell.
***
“… … senior?”
Uni and Kun opened their eyes wide.
The place that moved along Cromwell was the Principal’s Office.
Rudy was sitting there.
Rudy smiled and waved her hand.
“Are you here?”
“To Rudy-senpai… … That one… … .”
It wasn’t just that.
A woman sitting next to Rudy.
The man with a black eye patch over his eyes and wearing a priest’s uniform.
It was Saint Haruna.
“hello. Are you two members of the current student council?”
Haruna smiled and waved goodbye.
“How did this happen… … .”
The saint was supposed to come on Homecoming Day anyway, but Rudy wasn’t.
Now the empire is in a very chaotic situation.
The two of course thought that Rudy would go to the front.
Because he is a highly recognized talent in the Empire.
When such a person came to the academy, I had many questions.
“Didn’t you say? Aren’t you supposed to prepare for war? We don’t just play. I did it because it was all necessary.”
“Ha, but. With only the saint and Rudy sunbae sang… … .”
Although Rudy is strong, it is not enough to prepare for war.
What war needs is not a few strong men, but many soldiers and commanders.
So, there was a feeling that both of them were lacking.
At Kuhn’s question, Cromwell shook his head.
“It’s not just the two of us. What was the name of our event?”
“Homecoming Day… … . then… … .”
“A lot of people will come to the academy. What we sent to the graduates was not an invitation to an event, but a letter asking for help.”
“yes? Don’t be like that… … . Why don’t we call in troops from the beginning?”
“It is always good to be careful when moving troops. It would be much better if the other person didn’t know. Other than that, there were a lot of preparations while preparing for the event. There is no need to evacuate separately as students are gathered in the event space.
Also, there are items that can be placed to protect the body. It didn’t mean anything.”
Cromwell had no interest in such an event.
He was just looking into the future.
And it was just used.
To keep the other party vigilant, to create a slightly more favorable situation.
was preparing
Then Yuni tilted her head.
“Then why are you here?”
“Well? If it’s a saint, of course it’s Homecoming Day… … .”
“No, in fact, if you prepare for war, you should evacuate the saint to a safe place. It’s dangerous to have a saint in the place where they’re going to attack.”
Yuni’s question was not strange.
Cromwell had already moved under the assumption that his opponent would attack.
Then, isn’t it right to send a saint who has no fighting power to a safe place?
Haruna shook her head at this.
“I’m here to do my job.”
“Is it work?”
“I have a place to protect.”
***
“Deputy Commander.”
Astina, who was walking through the castle walls, turned her head.
Behind him was a soldier.
“What’s going on?”
“It seems to be moving slowly.”
“The direction.”
“It’s on the academy side.”
It was as expected.
The rebels moved towards the academy.
“We deliver the contents to Commander Ian, and we move.”
“All right.”
After speaking to the soldiers, Astina headed towards the barracks.
All the soldiers on the barracks side were looking towards me and Astina coming.
‘Now is the start.’
Astina glanced at the soldiers who were looking at her.
“Listen everyone. The rebels moved. They headed towards the Riberion Academy, and we’ll move to defend it.”
“All right!!!”
The soldiers answered in a loud voice.
Now that the soldiers I’ve been with for about half a year, they were close friends.
Astina bit her lips for a moment, then opened her mouth again.
“… … What we do is war. The person next to you may die, or you may die. However, it is not a meaningless death. Because you fight, the people of the Empire and our family will survive. So I will speak on their behalf. Thank you.”
Some soldiers were moved by Astina’s words, but most of them burst into laughter.
“Deputy Commander! If you say that, doesn’t it look like we’re already dead!”
“The deputy commander seems to be thorough and clumsy. What are you talking about now?”
He laughed at the soldiers and made fun of Astina.
Astina looked at those soldiers and smiled.
They were smiling in a tense, possibly frightening situation.
“Yeah, sorry. Then tell me what to do for this inexperienced deputy commander.”
“Isn’t it just simple words? Easy words.”
“Easy words?”
“It’s true. You are frustrated.”
The soldiers said some things to Astina.
Astina burst out laughing at this and cleared her throat again.
“okay. Then don’t.”
Astina exclaimed, raising her fists to the sky.
“Kill all the rotten bastards! We are going home!!!!”
It was a simple word.
It wasn’t something Astina, who was usually a hard girl, would spit out, though.
The soldiers laughed as they watched Astina spit out such cool words.
“Deputy Commander.”
Then a soldier approached Astina and handed her a helmet.
“Okay, let’s go now.”
Astina got on her horse and led the men in the barracks to the academy.