I Became a Bookkeeper the Monarchs Are Obsessed With chapter 36

36 – Guest Instructor – 1

“Because you are afraid.”

I didn’t expect this answer at all. Are you afraid of me? why?

“I’m not afraid of the Crown Prince or Princess Flos. The crown prince is nothing more than a clown with a large and well-equipped army, and Princess Flos is incapable of going directly to the battlefield because she lacks the strength and commanding power of her own body, so that will one day hold her back. But if you side with the Crown Prince or Princess Flos… I am afraid of that.”

Aha… I understand now. If I join the crown prince, I will be able to make full use of the number of heads of the prince’s army, and if I join Princess Flos… It would be possible to show the entire military how expensive gunpowder weapons are literally pressed down with money.

“I thought all night about how to win. For several days, I stayed up all night fighting with you, who hadn’t woke up yet. As a result, it came to the conclusion that if you join other factions, you will be defeated.”

“… ”

You’ve overestimated it quite a bit.

“However.”

she smiled at me

“If you’re on the same side as me, you and I are the only ones who have new technology in this world, so it’s possible to monopolize technology, and as a result, it came to the conclusion that it would lead to victory.”

that… Maybe. Currently, the only ones paying attention to the value of the musket are the princess and me. Well, other people like technicians would know, but I could see that these two were the only ones who would lead the military in the future.

“I won’t ask you to come under my command right now. It would be a burden for you too to join a small faction. Because you never know when it will perish. So… ”

“So?”

“I decided to show off well. The proof is this key.”

Aha… Something like that.

To be honest, I don’t know if I can repay the princess’s feelings. It wasn’t me, it was entirely up to the princess herself. When her power becomes stronger, I will join her, and if there is a power closer to conquering the world than her, I will join that power. However…

“majesty.”

“What is it?”

“I can’t guarantee that I will be under your Highness, but I will pay off this debt someday.”

In any form, I must repay the favor. I thought so.

—–

“This is Professor Eckhart von Merkatz, the new professor of tactics. Since Professor Diane de Balboa was seriously injured in a previous battle, he was invited by the Petrio Academy to serve as a temporary professor until Professor Diane’s return.”

Professor Diane de Balboa was seriously injured and went to recuperation, so the professorship in the Department of Tactics was vacant. And the position was decided to be temporarily filled by a professor from another academy. That is, until Diane returns.

Eckhart von Mercatz was a stately old man. He was about 175-180 tall and had a muscular body overall, but he had an ambiguous impression of being old to be middle-aged and young to be an old man.

And I was familiar with Professor Merkatz’s story. In his youth, he traveled to various border areas and was active in suppressing rebellions. He is now retired and holds a teaching position.

“This is Eckhart von Mercatz. I don’t know if I will be able to teach the best elites gathered from all over the Empire, but I will do my best until Professor Dian de Balboa returns, so please take care of it.”

He was humble, but this nobleman was also a fairly easy-going person. Because in the story, he was a person enough to throw a punch at Princess Leonia in her prime.

According to the original game story, Professor Merkatz will teach for about 3 months and then return to the original academy. It is said that the students were very disappointed when Professor Merkatz left. This is because the previous Professor Diane de Balboa was rather strict and had some salty grades, but Professor Mercatz treated students comfortably like a neighborhood grandfather.

And his first class began. His first lessons were always about mercenary tactics and tactics. It was a class to look back on past battles and discuss what choices should have been made from the perspective of the generals leading each army.

Professor Merkatz’s class was quite interesting. I was familiar with the game to some extent because I read the game’s story and setting book, but it was new to me as I took the class of the top general in the story.

But there was something strange about it. There was a time when Professor Mercatz gave problems to students during class…

“Here, even after winning two battles, General Gijon had no choice but to bear the stigma of defeat. Why do you think that is?”

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No one answered

“Um, let’s see… Charles Jean Rochepole student? Would you like to answer?”

I looked through the rolls and my name was called.

“uh… This is because the basic strategic plan was wrong from the beginning. After winning the battle, General Gijon made a plan to rush to Jedo (the capital of the Empire) and capture the Jedo Islands, but this was a plan that failed in the first place. The first problem was the defensive power of Arcadia’s triple walls, and the second problem was that the supply line would obviously be long considering the distance between the destroyed Aspanian Empire and the Arcadian Empire. Because of this, even after besieging Arcadia, the archipelago could not be dropped, and time passed without making any meaningful achievements. In the end, the long-term expedition to Aspania weakened the national power of the Aspanian Empire, leading to its destruction. Therefore, I think that General Hihon should have started negotiating territory after dampening the momentum by showing an overwhelming victory in battle, rather than trying to destroy the Arcadia Empire at once from the beginning. If only three favorable negotiations had been won, I think it could have been the Arcadian Empire, not the Aspanian Empire, that would perish.”

As soon as I said what I was thinking, Professor Merkatz smiled wide and nodded in satisfaction.

To be honest, I thought it was just a coincidence. But every time the class continues…

“At this time, General Pyro’s battle with the East Continent is evaluated as the worst battle in his career as a general. Does any cadet know why? Well… Charles Jean Rochepole?”

then called me

“At this time, the empire was almost divided into 3 parts, but thanks to the efforts of Prince Fregel, who was a servant of the second prince at the time, the empire was able to be reunited. Does any cadet know what the main strategy Prince Fleggel used to unify the empire? Well… Charles Jean Rochepole?”

then called me

Once or twice, I was able to answer as I came to my mind, but the more the questions continued, the more my head got tired, and eventually, by the end of the class, I had no choice but to be exhausted.

“What is that person… Have you become enemies with me?”

It was strange. In the original worldview, Professor Mercatz was portrayed as a person of considerable character, so why bother me? I was drinking coffee at a cafe in my school, exhausted with a puzzled heart, when an unexpected person started talking to me.

“Charles Jean Rochepol.”

It was Professor Merkatz who started talking like that.

“Yes, yes?”

While he was embarrassed for a moment while swearing at Professor Merkatz, he asked.

“If you don’t mind, may I sit down for a moment?”

“Sit.”

he sat across from me There was an awkward silence for a while. He continued to look at me, and I awkwardly drank my coffee as I caught his gaze.

Around the time that seemed like it would be fun to pass by, Professor Merkatz said.

“I have lived on the battlefield all my life.”

I knew that. The story of General Mercatz is also quite strange. He was born in a poor family when he was young and started as an ordinary soldier in order not to injure his stomach. Thanks to his outstanding talent, he was an outstanding person who constantly made his contributions and eventually rose to the position of general.

“Once as a general soldier, once as an officer, once as a bookkeeper, and once as a general. When it comes to military experience, I am proud that no one has had as many experiences as I have.”

“Yes… ”

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Not really. How easy was it to rise from an ordinary soldier to a general? There are many famous generals, but most of them started out as paratroopers and ordinary soldiers from good families who received early education.

“This old man has never seen anyone like me in his long life.”

“Yes.”

“But now it feels like we’ve met for the first time.”

“Yes?”

what else do you mean by that?

“I’m sorry if you were offended, but there are rumors that you hear even if you don’t want to hear them. I know something about the background of Charles-Jean-Rochepole. It is said that the family was already a nobleman whose territory was taken away from his grandfather’s generation, and his family was already in decline in his father’s generation.”

“Yes, it is, but… ”

“The fact that he did not give in to such a situation and became the subject of attention from many monarchs. Seeing that strong mentality made me feel as if I had returned to my youth.”

“ah… ”

Maybe I’ve misunderstood so far. I thought this man was asking questions to annoy me, but it wasn’t like that, it was because he liked it.

“That’s why I’m proposing.”

He paused for a moment and then said:

“Have you heard of Petrio Academy?”

“Yes. It’s not as good as Arcadia Academy, but I heard that it’s a pretty high-level academy.”

It is an academy for those who do not have the background to enter Arcadia Academy.

“I also hold a teaching position there. Do you have any intention of coming to my class as a guest lecturer?”

Eh? What else do you mean?