Chapter 50: Friends

Chapter 50: Friends

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What am I doing?

I know what would happen if I did this.

Its a negative act as a knight of the Rhode.

Maybe I will not be able to stay in the army and I will not be able to achieve my goal.

So I should have just let it happen?

Like that time? Should I have just cried and watched people without power get killed?

Now that I have the power, there are lives that could be saved simply by my actions.

Piles of rubble, piles of iron.

A wilderness of gunpowder and dust.

Only one giant knight stands there.

The evacuation was already complete, and there was only Kenya and the Asgard forces blocked by Kenya.

Almost destroyed and against only one unit? Thats ridiculous.

Major Nezs face paled as he looked at the battlefield.

Although not a large force today, there are still some 20 KOGs in number.

All of them are skimmed and destroyed, rendering them incapable of fighting.

This is ridiculous. What is that strength? Even if hes a knight of Rhode-sama, its too strange.

Nez is at a loss for what to say next.

But he is further surprised by the appearance of someone who appears immediately afterwards.

Will you take me to him? Hes my knight.

Heh?

A beautifully dressed man, not unlike those on the battlefield, gets out of a vehicle that has stopped in front of him.

The boys face is one you might not see every day if you live in the empire.

The current real NO.2 of this country.

The second prince of the family that rules the world.

Ro, Ro, Ro, Rhode-sama!!!?

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Huh, now what should I do? I cant even make excuses anymore

After the battle was over, Kenyas KOG stood there for a while.

He cant even begin to think about what to do from now on.

Then a car approaches.

Kenya braces himself, and then the vehicle stops in front of him.

A boy gets out of the car with something in his hand.

The vehicle leaves the boy behind, meaning that Kenya is now here with him.

Ah, Rhode!

Ive made all the troops back down. Weve also stopped the attack. Come down in peace, Kenya. Lets talk.

Those words reassured Kenya.

Trusting Rhodes word, Kenya did as he was told and disembarked from the KOG.

Rhode Im sorry.

No, this is my fault for knowing your character and sending you to the battlefield. I was prepared for some trouble, but I never thought that my brother would order me to kill everyone, even the children. Had he fallen that far?

Rhode then takes out a piece of fruit from the bag he was carrying.

I used to still have some respect for him Eat, itll calm you down a bit if you put something in your mouth. Its my favourite.

It was purple and flabby.

What? Grapes?

Not many people would say their favorite thing is grapes.

Kenya also likes grapes, but he doesnt have such a strong attachment to them.

The unexpected choice loosens Kenyas tense feelings.

Its good, this is a good grape.

You can tell? Its certainly top quality, and

No, I have no idea. All I know is that its good.

Ha, yes, of course. But come to think of it, we dont know too much about each other. You didnt know that I like grapes or why? We owe each other our lives.

So saying this, Mother Scarlett hands Rhode a ring.

As it is not yet large enough to be worn, she puts it on his neck as a necklace.

Mother, what is this?

Ill tell you one day, its a talisman to protect you.

My brother saw this and nodded.

well, its really a last resort, but okay. Then come to the base at least. If it comes to it, Ill let you go, even if its by force.

Yes.

And the fighting began that day.

Repeatedly, we were beaten and beaten near the border.

But gradually the front collapsed.

***

Damn!

The accommodation where my brother, Scarlett and Rhode are staying.

There, they hear their brothers angry voice.

This is a week, or more likely three days

Daniel puts a map and a model on his desk and repeatedly conducts mock battles, even while he sleeps.

But no matter how many times he tries, if this continues, the front line in this area will collapse.

If this front is breached, other fronts along the border will be breached one after another, so we must not lose.

What awaits us after that is hell.

Unable to hold on to my frustration at the daily string of defeats and the battle with no clear tomorrow, I raised my voice loudly in my sleeping quarters.

Brother

Ah, Rhode, Sorry. I woke you up

Uncle Daniel? Whats wrong?

Im having a bit of a problem. Im sorry, Rhode.

Then Rhode sits down on his brothers lap.

Whats this?

-It might give you a change of pace or maybe youll come up with a better idea.

With this in mind, Daniel carefully shows Rhode the map and the model.

He thought he might come up with some strange ideas in the process.

Yeah, great. You learn it in one lesson, this is the enemy and this is the ally. And this is where we have to make sure they never get past this place. This is the fight to protect you and keep you safe.

Then whats this?

This is where the enemy base is, and if we take this place down, Id say we win, but, well, we cant.

Why not?

Why not? No, theres an enemy base here, right? You have to get past it to get to it.

But if you pull here, this enemy piece will come, because the objective is here. So, if we take this other piece and go around this mountain from the side, we can reach it, right? Then the enemy will rush back to their base, right? If we follow them then, we can pin them down, right?

Now, Rhode! Go back to sleep, youre bothering your uncle!

Then Scarlett grabs him by the hand and almost takes him to her sleeping quarters.

Wait, Scarlett.

Uncle? Brother?

Daniel was trying to think of reasons why he shouldnt, trying to laugh it off as childish nonsense.

But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldnt find a clear reason why not.

He had only thought of defending, and had decided that it would be impossible to go on the offensive due to the difference in strength.

That no, but. If that happens, the enemy will have no choice but to retreat and deliberately let us cross the border? Im afraid to even think of such a thing but

Daniel continues to mumble to himself.

No matter how much he thought about it, he couldnt think of anything else.

It was an idea that made him think so, and taking into account the terrain, the movement of a separate unit should be absolutely undetectable.

In the first place, there is no such thing as a trap that would force them to cross the border. Something that would be like giving your heart.

But that is why this strategy is sure to work.

Rhode you.

Then he looks at Rhode.

A boy who doesnt even know much about war.

The boy smiles at Daniel with a smile.

No one yet knew that behind that innocent, carefree smile, the devil was smiling.