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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 428

[428Tue] Flute Knight

I sent an inquiry to the royal family through Ragnis about the ownership of the drake, and what came back within two days with a lightning-quick response was a proposal to participate in the new drake unit in a kind of advisor-like capacity..

At first, I thought the king and old man Lethrom were getting along well, but when I read the draft of their proposed plan, I got goosebumps..

Oh my god, airborne troops? It was also inspired by the story of me jumping off a flying dragon and fighting.?

The author was said to be an old man named Lesrom, but the idea was at a level that made you seriously suspect that he was actually a modern man who reincarnated a long time ago..

Still, this time, since I was the one making the request, I was planning on accepting any suggestions, but I had included some dragons who had barely completed their basic training, who were not new recruits and I don't know when they started preparing, and knights who were quite skilled, and I was training them as an attribute. They offered to help me learn, so I had no reason to refuse..

Of course, there may be trouble with the knights who are uncomfortable with the fact that a stone rolling in from outside suddenly puts them in an awkward position, but I thought that could be resolved with some skill..

"It is an honor to meet the hero who protected the capital.!"

But for some reason, these people radiated favor so openly..

On the first day, I was suspicious that they might be acting, and the next day, I even thought that it was Old Lesrom's ploy to make me become attached to them and help the kingdom's army, but whatever the circumstances, their kindness was genuine..

Afterwards, I thought about it and talked about it, and surprisingly, that was a normal reaction..

Since the condition of being a dragon knight itself is loyalty to the royal family and kingdom, they were people who had already met that prerequisite in terms of being a ‘knight who could ride a dragon skillfully.’.

It was even filtered in the name of the royal family and the nobility, so it was understandable that I had illusions and favors, as I was only doing things that were seemingly beneficial to the kingdom..

Even if that was an interpretation that was far from my intention, it made the process of getting to know them easier..

"Sir Egar, we have finished destroying all supplies.."

"How many people surrendered??"

"There were thirty-four people, and there were three tents where the injured were gathered, so we divided them into appropriate amounts and pushed them in.."

"It's neat. Let's go back."

And as time passed, in order to achieve their purpose of creation, they flew into the rear of the Demon King's army for nearly four days and stabbed them in the back, continuing to this day..

A total of 5 squads of 20 men, a force that would have made the enemy pissed just by hearing it if it were a proper dragon knight, had been trained to the point where it could find its own tasks and handle them. Nevertheless, the biggest reason why I took turns going on operations in squads in the odd position of advisor was very simple..

Because there is no one in the kingdom better at jumping off a dragon than me. No joke, that's really why I became a torturer..

If you think about it, memories and knowledge from a past life played a role here for the first time in a long time..

No matter how well-trained knights are with Auras, they do not dare to jump from a height higher than two stories, so they have no sense of how dangerous or safe it is to fall from a certain height..

Thanks to the knowledge from my past life where high-rise buildings were overflowing, I have a body that has been strengthened, and even if it is this high, it will fall, and I can give rough estimates such as, “It will be okay up to this point,” but these people have no reason to imagine such things for the rest of their lives unless they have suicidal impulses that they may have had. It is not easy to even guess because there was no.

So, when I first saw them trying it out as a lesson, I had a hard time suppressing my laughter. The sight of gentlemen with strong bodies thanks to the Aurors coming down to a location that might or may not have been the second floor and slowly jumping off was a funnier sight than I thought..

It wasn't funny that my knees hurt a little because I had to demonstrate several times to make them understand that if you use your Aura well, you are safe up to 11 meters, which is where people feel the most fear..

"That, Sir Egar. This may be a new question, but..."

As I was preparing to mount the dragon, realizing that a lot had happened in less than a week, a knight approached me cautiously. Although he wore a helmet, it was easy to recognize him thanks to the red half-cloak he wore..

"What's going on, Shantri Squad Leader??"

"I understand the wounded soldiers... but even for demons who surrendered, wouldn't it be better to cut off an arm than to leave them alive without a single wound? They will eventually merge into another army and swing their swords at us again.."

There was a reason why the squad leader was so careful in expressing his opinion to me, who was nothing more than an advisor..

'Wounded soldiers and surrendered soldiers are not touched.' Because was one of the conditions for me to join. From a modern perspective, this may be a very natural story thanks to the Geneva Convention, but it was very different here..

In a world where even ordinary humans can recover in an instant with the power of holy magic and potions, wounded demon soldiers are not something that reduces the enemy's strength as much as you might think..

Of course, that doesn't mean you can fix it and send it out like it was made in a factory, but there are many means and methods to recover quickly enough..

Since it is not free, you may think that the cost cannot be ignored, but it is much cheaper to restore one hundred soldiers per day than to recruit a new one..

Even if there is only one centurion rank among the wounded soldiers I saved, it is a huge loss to the human race..

As a result, during the long war, most of the time both sides took prisoners or made merciless decisions except in very special cases..

Even those who had seemingly infinite respect in their eyes, when they heard that I had joined under those conditions, their eyes were slightly mixed, as if they were looking at a young master who was obsessed with ideals and had no grasp of reality, so I said everything..

Just understanding the decision to save the wounded soldier is almost like making a lot of concessions. The demon army that was let go today may kill the kingdom army tomorrow, so it would be very undesirable..

I completely understand their feelings, but this was a non-negotiable area..

I don't like the idea of ​​attacking those who have lost their will to fight, but it was also related to my beliefs..

"It is said that you reap what you sow. If we kill them, they will kill us too. However, it may not be us who die then, but someone from another kingdom who is weak and irrelevant. If you cut off a limb, won't the limbs of your allies fly off next time?."

As I fight off all those who mess with me, what I'm most worried about is not collapsing when I hit an insurmountable wall, but that the arrows of anger are not directed at me, but at the people around me..

There's no way I, a modern person, wouldn't know about the boring repertoire of revenge chains, right? Therefore, if you touch me, I may give you a chance depending on the case, but if you touch my surroundings, I act with the mindset that I will completely stop you. If you're thinking about it, you'll figure out that it's cheaper to touch me..

But the military is different. Even if I decide not to avoid my karma and fully accept it, there are plenty of people who will take the arrows instead of me in the name of soldiers..

In such a situation, if I commit a retaliatory act outside of the framework of battle, the devil's army, which failed to target me, will inevitably retaliate in the same way or in a more severe way against others who are more powerless than me..

And I have no way of solving such problems as they are done at the military level..

So, we have no choice but to exclude such cases as much as possible. However, we cannot avoid killing the enemy on the battlefield, so we can only spare the wounded soldiers who have no will to fight and those who have surrendered..

I think that war can be said to be that way only in terms of what happens on the battlefield..

At least that's my standard. Some may say it's just self-satisfaction, but as always, it's none of my business..

Self-satisfaction is better than not being satisfied with yourself..

"Even if we let them go safely, there is no guarantee that they will do the same.?"

"That is correct. But we can't act like animals just because the enemy might. I just want to be proud in front of the gods."

They may have anger towards the Demon Lord and the Demons, but since my target is limited, differences of opinion may arise. Since I didn't expect you to understand all of this in the first place, I decided to end the conversation..

"I don't expect you to understand. It's natural to have different thoughts. However, this is a contract with the royal family, so please follow it for now.."

It may be dissatisfied because it is an ending that is no different from the wedding banquet, but talking like this would only draw parallel lines, so I thought it would be better to say this, but for some reason, the squad leader raised his visor to show his face and still gave me a look full of goodwill. I nodded vigorously..

"That is correct. Excuse me!"

...How come ‘this is chivalry!’ I was reluctant because it felt like a reaction, but since I couldn't catch him separately and ask him what he was misunderstanding, I decided to just move on..

Aside from resolving these minor misunderstandings, there was a lot to do today. We had to attack two more supply routes before the sun went down, so we took to the sky as soon as we finished maintenance..