The Vampire Is an Academy Honor Student

Episode 148. smoke screen (3)

“… Did you run away?”

who. Luna?

“huh.”

“why? No, I said I didn’t know. Um, were you winning by any chance?”

“no.”

Noah explained the situation.

While he was dealing with Luna alone after sending the remaining members, he suddenly turned pale and left on his own.

“When is that?”

“… I do not know.”

He says his memory is a bit hazy because he was fighting like crazy.

Noah frowns and ponders again. But this isn’t that important.

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t know… .”

“… !”

An exclamation mark appeared on Noah’s forehead as if he remembered something at the right time.

she explained.

It was late at night when Luna escaped. It was right after I felt a huge wave of power in my direction.

“Oh, then it was because of me.”

There’s no way Luna could have run away scared of an elf at least a hundred years younger than her.

Advanced spells like berserk fire exude a sense of presence just by deploying them.

Although it was a kind of presence that could not be sensed through sensory organs, Luna, who had developed a sixth sense, felt it.

It seems to have reacted overly sensitively to it and fled even though it was in the middle of a battle.

‘… … .’

First of all, it was a good thing.

No matter how much Noah became stronger than before, it was because he did not know what would happen if he fought to the end.

“I was thinking of chasing after him… .”

“no. good job.”

Noah made the right decision because it would be more dangerous if he had followed him.

Just one thing.

Luna is a good corps commander.

Although he lost face by being predicted by me this time, he is basically very smart.

‘… It’s embarrassing.’

I felt a little uneasy.

but what

Aside from being anxious, I didn’t leave any evidence behind.

It’s nothing to worry about right now.

So, for now, I stopped caring about Luna and got out of bed.

I thought as I straightened my back.

‘for now… .’

Now, the first thing to do was to end this slanting war.

It’s a situation that can happen enough.

“Let’s go.”

* * *

“Where is the commander?”

I came out of the hospital room with Noah and grabbed a nearby soldier and asked.

“yes? Ah, loyalty! Knight.”

The soldier had the look of a ghost looking at me as I walked out.

He hurriedly raised his guard and quickly turned his head to look around.

“I will bring someone I know.”

“okay.”

“Please wait a moment.”

The soldier hurried out.

Soon after, he returned in a huff with a lower commanding officer.

He was a low-ranking commander with a familiar face because I had seen him often.

he said taking a breath.

“… Huh, everyone is in the conference room now. We will guide you right away.”

The commander’s steps were hasty.

From that look, I could tell that the other side was also waiting for me to wake up.

“Ah, yes.”

So I followed without a word.

Then, Noah pulled my sleeve.

“… Shall I go too?”

“Will it matter?”

“… … .”

“You may or may not go.”

In fact, considering Noah’s achievements, it’s okay to join the meeting.

Who can say that he didn’t deserve to stand alone against the commander of the corps?

“Then I won’t go.”

However, he wouldn’t say a word in a crowded place anyway, so he didn’t seem to want to wear it uncomfortably.

“Okay, then.”

Send Noah to the knights’ barracks. I followed the commander alone.

“You can go in.”

“yes.”

Tidying up the loose hair from having just woken up. I entered the noisy conference room.

profit.

“… So, um?”

The sound of the hinges drew the attention of all the commanders in the conference room for an instant.

They looked like the soldiers they met in front of the hospital room, looking at ghosts.

Like, ‘How did you wake up already?’ It’s like asking a question.

“… … .”

Inside, it became quiet in an instant. The commander was the first to speak.

“You came just fine. Sit properly.”

“Ah, yes.”

“Are you okay? It was evident that his energy was severely diminished.”

“I took a little break and I’m fine.”

“… I guess it wasn’t enough to be okay with a little rest… .”

His expression still questioned, but ‘Is it because he’s young?’ passed it over.

Because it wasn’t a major issue.

More than that, the fact that I woke up fine is more important.

“Where, ah.”

Looking around the conference room, I found Sigrun and sat down next to him.

I heard from Noah that she used several ancient magic tools at the same time when clearing the way from the vanguard.

“Are you all right?”

“yes. Barely.”

I have no strength in my body. However, it is said that it is not broken or seriously injured, but it is enough to move.

The meeting continued immediately.

The commander explained the situation so far to me who had just woken up.

“As you know, Balak died yesterday. And he annihilated the men he accompanied to attack the fort.”

A few survived, but there were dozens of them, so it wouldn’t be wrong to say that they were annihilated.

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“It was a large army numbering in the tens of thousands.”

This amount of troops was annihilated in just one turn.

There were not a few friendly casualties, but compared to the enemy, it was new blood.

Of course, even after this, there are more troops left than those who died, but catching Balak tilted the weight.

the commander continued.

“Since the corps commander died overnight, the corps will be confused.”

And this wasn’t the kind of mess that could be sorted out in a short time.

Even if Luna remained, she was in a position not to be of much help.

‘There’s no way I’ll listen.’

Apart from being the commander of the corps, there was no way the Orcs would follow her.

I know that in the first place, misunderstandings piled up until just before that, so we moved separately.

I don’t know, but now that Balak is dead, the atmosphere must have been even more formidable.

As expected, the commander said.

“Right. The Dark Elves have already shown signs of retreating.”

“Retreating is… . Are you talking about retreat?”

“It is as you say.”

According to information received from the skirmishers, they are now immobilized after a large backsliding of the area.

Even though there was no damage in terms of power, the fact that they were using their troops passively like this was clearly their intention.

Knock knock.

The commander raised an eyebrow and said, tapping the desk with his index finger.

“I’m guessing you’re going to fall for the right time. In the first place, those two races were only a temporary cooperative relationship.”

That’s what I think.

As there was no particular loyalty to care about each other, there was a high probability of abandoning and backing down if it was judged that it was not necessary.

As I nodded with a serious expression, the commander continued.

“… So, the headquarters has been drawing up a massive subjugation plan. Although it would be practically impossible for us to pursue the fast-footed Dark Elves. Wouldn’t it be possible for orcs?”

Let the elves go and aim for the orcs.

It wasn’t a bad operation.

If we were chasing them, there would be almost no variables in battle.

‘There are still many, but… .’

Still, I thought that with a good strategy, I could make it impossible to use that numerical superiority.

“It will be possible. Also, if it is confirmed that the elves have retreated, it would be good to carry out the night raid as before.”

“… good.”

My affirmative answer made the commander’s eyes darken. And in a cold voice he said to everyone.

“These are things that dared to cross borders. You said you couldn’t stop them from coming, but even when you go, you won’t be able to let them go comfortably.”

Those short words caused fire in the eyes of the commanders except for Sigrun.

The commander unfolded the front map.

“Commanders, let me hear your opinion.”

As if signifying a changed war situation, the commanders scrambled to open their mouths.

* * *

The meeting, held in an overheated atmosphere, ended after a short two hours.

Several senior commanders, including the commander, stayed after the meeting to tinker with the details, but instead of being involved, I came out.

“Let’s go. Commander.”

“okay. Captain, rest.”

As the commander had actively accepted my opinion before, there was a high possibility that he would listen this time too, but there was no need to step forward.

Anyway, the situation has become simpler.

The situation is clear and there are no variables. In this case, it would be better to have an experienced commander solve it.

‘Where’s Ian?’

I found Ian as soon as he came out, but he had already disappeared somewhere because he was an important person for the next subjugation operation.

I had something else to say.

“What to do later.”

I didn’t say what I had to say right away, but I stopped walking to look for it.

Once back to the knights.

“hmm… ?”

Way to go.

I felt strange glances around me.

were soldiers.

I felt a little uneasy in their eyes looking at me.

‘suddenly?’

I was puzzled for a while because I didn’t know the cause, but I soon realized the reason.

It was right after the operation to lure Balak was over.

‘I did die a lot.’

No matter how many volunteers I received, and even if I got permission from the commander.

Apart from winning now, there was a good chance that I would be seen as a little difficult to them.

‘It can’t be helped.’

It was a suggestion that I knew it would end up like this, so I don’t care anymore.

However, it seemed that his lieutenant, Lord Dyke, was not.

This is what he said when I told him what had happened outside.

“Never mind that.”

“yes?”

“There is no need to feel guilty.”

It must have been because he thought of me, but it was not necessary.

In the first place, I didn’t feel particularly guilty about this.

“That’s because I didn’t do anything wrong.”

I made this suggestion rather out of a sense of responsibility.

First of all, it was because I was an officer and a member of the Allied Forces staff.

I see a way to change the situation, but if I don’t say it because it’s somewhat cruel, wouldn’t that be rather dereliction of duty as a commander?

“Someone has to tell me.”

“… Is that so?”

He looked at me with a really unconcerned expression and blinked his eyes.

For a while, I was actually not okay, but I was bluffing, I looked at it with my eyes narrowed. As soon as I didn’t blink an eye, I looked away.

“More than that. How about the Templars?”

“ah.”

He replied with a slight frown.

“There were a few deaths in our Knights too. There are more injured.”

“… Is that so?”

“yes. It was such a dangerous mission… . Thanks to Lord Sigrun’s hard work, it’s finished to this extent.”

but.

I didn’t think there would be any damage when I entrusted this mission.

Because that’s what war is all about.

Someone dies, and death is the end.

“I guess I’m lucky. We will not be leaving for the time being.”

“Oh, was it decided at the meeting?”

“yes. Neither we nor the elves were left out of the rest of the subjugation. Because the damage was great.”

Depending on how the situation goes, it could be put in again, but I thought the possibility was extremely low.

“Please let the members rest without relaxing.”

“All right.”

“Ah, since I’m all recovered, I can go out depending on the situation. Just know.”

* * *

A few days after Balak’s death.

It was discovered that the Dark Elves were leaving the border one by one by the skirmishers who spread them all over the place.

The commander did not hesitate for long.

he ordered the commanders.

“Gather the army!”

like that.

The last operation has begun.