41 - 040 Strategic Training ⑭






 To be frank, I was licking Geek's chops.

 He had caught the battle between Eleonor and Lilith, the two on both sides, exactly as they were fighting me.

 Because of our original position, I could only see Awen and Saras, and Geek could only see Eleonor and Lilith's point of view. It was nothing short of brilliant that they were able to accurately identify the nucleus of their opponent's possible weak points while fighting in such a situation.



"To be frank, I was completely on the back foot in the middle game after Geek entered the fray."



 He is the heir to one of the country's greatest nobility, the Count of the Frontier.

 It was a big mistake to let our guard down because our entrance was similar to that of Bhadra.



"I was relaxed after being away from the princess. ......"



 Once again, the opponent is a veteran with actual battle experience.

 I guess my victory was partly due to luck.



I'm going to have to get my head back on straight.



 There is nothing we can do about it now, but even if we win, it will be on the strength of Merillia and Awen.

 Win or lose, it won't change the fact that I've lost to a geek.



"So this is the aristocracy of the empire. ......"



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"I've seen what you can do. That's all for today."



 Major General Girn's voice echoes through the classroom.



"d*mn. ......"



 This is why Geek clicked his tongue.



"Let's get this day over with, even if you haven't won the game yet."



 In the end, the game ended in a draw.

 The game was not decided before the end of the lecture, and if it continued, it would be days before it was decided.



 Melillia and Salas set up numerous strongholds on the board to distract the enemy.

 Eleonor, on the other hand, remained in the thick of the action and did not break the main line until the very end.



 Awen fought a good battle with his sharp senses to advance his troops, but he was held back by the fine traps set by the geeks every time he marched.

 In contrast to Salas, where it was a game of defense against defense, the attackers and attackers clashed and fought each other.



"It was quite interesting. I think the most interesting thing I saw today was ...... you, Lilt."

"Thank you."

"But after that, you got beat up pretty good. It would have been a good opportunity for you to realize the importance of real-world experience. Be encouraged."

"Yes."



 He seemed to know everything.



 When the lecture was over and we were leaving, in a moment of silence, Rear Admiral Girn said to me, so that only I could hear him: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry.



"Sword training. Be careful."

"What ......?"



 When I looked back, Rear Admiral Girung was already out of sight.