“I have found something lacking in the army during our current mission! Captain Bonaart! What do you think it is?”
“Eh? I-it’s… youthfulness?”
Caught off guard by the sudden question, Cross replied awkwardly.
“…No! What a smelly thing to say! That’s not it! What we lack is… healing!”
Asserting her claim, Raze, who had only slept three hours in the past few days, was tired but had high spirits.
“Surrounded by angels and goddesses, and eating delicious food every day, one can live strongly! Therefore, this mission will be quota-based! Return to Ordiana once you’ve met your quota and join the Star Festival! Be comforted by your wives, children, or lovers! Those without a partner, seize this opportunity to hit on someone! Otherwise, enjoy the festival! Money has been provided for Moon’s Droplet Tea House, so drink and eat to your heart’s content! That’s all!”
“Oooh! Representative!”
The men cheered for their energetic leader.
To be honest, they didn’t fully understand the initial part of her speech, but they understood her message about seizing their breaks.
“As expected of the representative!”
“Alright! Let’s go home early!”
“Luxury at its finest!”
They rallied with high spirits, readying for combat, but when Raze clapped her hands, the area fell silent in an instant.
“Be careful not to get injured!”
“Roger!”
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With that signal, the battalion dashed through Baluda.
“As expected, she’s our representative!”
Harl said to Cross as they moved.
“Yeah. Everyone seems lively.”
“That includes you too, right?”
“Yeah.”
Cross smiled as he incinerated monsters with fire magic.
The representative is absent, so they can do as they please.
Harul also smiled happily.
With her squad members marked, Raze can sense danger and immediately come flying to help or send them back to safety.
Thanks to her, they’ve been able to survive despite some recklessness.
They can also gain experience points at twice the speed of other squads, so each member possesses the strength of a squad leader.
“The Cyan Hundred Oni Parade” was indeed about them.
They find prey and shake off any obstacles in their way.
The 537th Suicide Attack Battalion never stops moving towards the depths of Baluda, except when retrieving magic stones.
“They’re gone, huh?”
“Yeah, seems like they couldn’t keep up rather than being shaken off.”
Raze nods to Cross, who has come up to her.
“I thought about asking if it was okay to ignore them, but they were devoured in no time.”
Harul sticks out his tongue and twists his face.
They had been assigned to spy on the Magenda, as rumored, but they got too close and were eliminated by dangerous monsters.
It’s been quite a feat to get this far, and it’s unfortunate that the unit that tried to pursue them was them.
“Are we close to meeting the quota?”
“I’m already done!”
“…Already?”
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Raze is surprised by Harul’s beaming smile.
Although he was supposed to order them to collect more magic stones than anyone else, it seems he still feels unsatisfied.
“It seems like you’ve improved your skills again?”
“I’ve been doing basic training while the representative is away, so maybe that’s why.”
He has cleared his quota, but he still doesn’t seem ready to go home.
He slashes at the monsters that come flying at him.
“I’ll be wrapping up soon too. If you want to go wild, now’s the time.”
“Got it!”
Harul lightly replies and jumps into the enemy lines.
“What about the captain?”
She asks the vice-captain, who must have also finished his quota.
“I think I’ll stay until the end too. The representative’s mission continues after this, right?”
“Yeah, it seems difficult to participate in the festival this year. Enjoy yourself without going too overboard, okay?”
“Leave it to me. Actually, I wanted to meet the students from Centrior today… I’m sorry. I couldn’t be of help.”
Raze can’t help but feel indebted to Cross, who is considerate.
“It’s not something the captain should worry about. You’ve been working hard while I’m away, and you need to work hard as long as you’re in the military.”
She says so while throwing a knife to support a subordinate who seems to be about to be attacked from a blind spot.
“Thank you!”
The subordinate, noticing that he’s being supported, energetically thanks her. Raze raises her hand lightly in response.
“Captain, excuse me first!”
“Yeah. Good job! Have fun!”
“Yes!”
As one by one they clear their quotas and return home, Raze watches over them until they all finish their missions.
Once that’s done, she’ll go to Zone XV alone and investigate what kind of terrain and creatures inhabit it.
So far, Raze is the only one allowed to do this job, and it’s no exaggeration to say that thanks to her, monster extermination is being carried out safely.
“Representative. I’m done!”
“Alright. Good job. You’re not injured, are you?”
“No.”
“Then take a shower and go on your date.”
“Got it!”
After seeing off the last person, she leaves it to Cross and focuses on her work.
“Today, I’ll investigate from Zone XIV to three kilometers ahead. I want to finish quickly and sleep today.”
Raze sets her own quota and quickly moves to Zone XIV.
Here, there are ridiculously strong monsters that don’t exist in Ordianna, but she takes them down with ease and moves forward as if butchering meat.
Unlike just a moment ago when she was paying attention to her subordinates’ safety, her progress is quite rapid now.
New species are teleported to the research institute and create a map of unknown areas.
Other countries are also advancing into Baluda, but only she has entered this far. Since she’s a pro at moving around and not expected to meet anyone, she can explore without revealing her identity.
“Hmm. When I get back, I’ll have to redraw the map. I always felt sorry for being so vague, but since I’m here, I might as well learn how to draw maps at the academy.”
Raze finished most of the work and returned to Ordiana.
The samples requested by Dieter only need to be sent. She was able to work at a good pace.
After finishing the office work in her own office, she could see fireworks outside the darkened window.
The festival must be at its peak by now.
(In “the book”, it says that Folia and the caprure target hold hands, share food, and buy hair ornaments).
Raze stopped her hand and remembered the prophecy book that had the scenario of a otome game written in beautiful characters by Carne .
It is written in Carne ‘s beautiful handwriting, detailing who will participate in what events, and sometimes very detailed.
She suspected that the reason she remembered it so vividly was that it was something Carne ‘s past self wanted to experience.
Raze doesn’t know what Carne ‘s past life was like.
However, she herself has the ability to output knowledge from her past life, so when she sees fireworks, information about yukatas and Japanese food flows into her head.
When it comes to festivals, this is it. It seemed like a special thing even if you didn’t know the game.
If Lady Carne can participate properly in the festival, His Highness will probably manage somehow.
Raze chuckled at the thought of Carne panicking and flustering at Ruben’s approach.
It’s a relief not to witness the scene directly, as it means avoiding excessive sugar intake.
Returning her gaze from the window, she faced the documents once more.
I wonder who Folia is talking to with that puzzled expression? Maybe Lord Strainge or Lord Ian?
Unable to write with the pen still gripped tightly, Raze took a deep breath.
She really wanted to go if she didn’t have work.
Now, should she sneak out and take a look? That thought crossed her mind.
There was a knock on the door.
“Come in.”
As she straightened up and looked over, a researcher belonging to the Magic Research Department appeared.
“Commander Orphan. I apologize for the late hour, but could you please supervise the experiment with me…?”
The man, who looked much more exhausted than Raze, begged with a face on the verge of tears.
Raze knew that the Magic Research Department was in a busy period too. Seeing them more troubled than herself, she pushed the festival out of her head.
“Okay. I’ll go now.”
“Thank you very much! Commander! The director is in a big quarrel with Harbormass.”
Highly appreciated, Raze reluctantly got up.
“Did they fight again? As usual…”
“Yes. Well, there’s no way to stop it without you, Commander Orphan…”
She sympathized with the researchers who worked under him, imagining what the situation in the lab was like.
(Maybe it’s a good thing I didn’t become a researcher here.)
After closing the open curtain and following him, she headed home.
By the time she teleported home that day, the sky was faintly brightening.
When she got home, she dove onto the bed as if collapsing.
She still hasn’t talked about the security for the Battle Festa, and the mission of the Shadow Eye has overlapped, so her workload hasn’t decreased.
“I wonder if Carne and the others enjoyed themselves…”
Raze was led into sleep as she was.
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