Training Grounds
Yesterday, we may have troubled you and for that I am sorry. [Chie]
It was the day after the discussion of the kidnappings.
Currently, I am in the training grounds standing in front of the soldiers and giving my greeting.
Once again, I have been appointed Knight Commander and exclusive knight to the Imperial Family. As I am new to this, I thank you ahead of ti for your understanding. [Chie]
I say and lower my head.
As I raised my head and looked around All the soldiers present expressed silent astonishnt.
Conrad, was that strange? [Chie]
I beca concerned and asked Conrad who was to my right.
.Well [Conrad]
However, only a vague reply ca back.
Is it, or is it not?
Black Knight-san, because all of them are your subordinates, you should behave more like a leader
As I was at a loss, Celes responded from the left.
So she says
No, if I were to act better than another I think it would leave a bad impression. Furthermore, since I am a suspicious looking person, I already give off the impression of a not-so-trustworthy individual. [Chie]
The soldiers, (So conscientious.).
At this ti, the voices of the soldiers hearts had synchronized together, but nobody would know.
Commander.perhaps you have sothing else to say. [Conrad]
Conrad said while troubled.
Haa~.Well then. [Chie]
I looked towards the soldiers again.
Standing next to the two Captains, I took a deep breath.
Thank you~. [Chie]
Zuten~tsu
Everyone fell to the ground.
After a few minutes, training started up.
Commander! What are you doing!?
Conrad got mad at .
Even if you tell to act more leader-like, I dont know how to. [Chie]
I told him while pouting.
Its not my fault~.
Hmph! After saying shut up stupid swordsman!? all the ti. Hey! Why are Celes and Conrad called by their own nas!? [Adelbert]
Celes and Conrad retort to the words said by the stupid swordsman.
Doesnt Stupid Swordsman fit? [Conrad]
Conrad says as he looks at the stupid swordsman.
Stupid Swordsman fits perfectly. [Celes]
Celes also rcilessly spits out.
It seems that everyone is in favor of his nickna.
At the words of those two, the stupid swordsman drops to the ground on his hands and knees, hanging his head.
Serves you right.
Dont be depressed Adel. Im the Muscle-Brother [Brandon]
The muscle-brother tried to encourage the stupid swordsman.
At least you know the aning of yours! I dont even know what my nickna ans!! [Adolf]
The blue long-haired iken appealed to the two.
Oh, thats right; this world doesnt have a translation for iken in its language.
Hey, blue long-haired iken! [Chie]
Agh! I told you [Adolf]
The word iken in my country ans a good-looking or cool man. [Chie]
.Huh, so it was only you guys who had such nicknas. [Adolf]
This traitor! [Adelbert & Brandon]
I was back in a good mood so I explained his nickna while I moved us a little bit away from the stupid swordsman and muscle-brother. I said this while looking down on the two.
It enraged the muscle-brother and stupid swordsman.
The blue long-haired iken is simple.
Black Knight-san, forget what I said just now. [Adolf]
The long blue-haired iken acted as if nothing had ever happened and was talking to in a rather good mood.
Didnt you hate ? [Chie]
Hahaha! What are you talking about?
.. [All]
We were all shocked by the speed of his change in attitude.
Yesterday, he even said I was repulsive.
Adolf. [Conrad]
Conrad mutters the na of the blue long-haired iken while trailing off.
Haa~, lets get back on topic.
Conrad sighs while steering the topic back on track.
Please realize that you are this countrys greatest knight! [Conrad]
Not interested. [Chie]
Why you! [Conrad]
Conrad looked troubled.
Even though Im told that, if Im not interested in it, Im not interested; it cant be helped.
Ok, listen. What do you imagine when one says greatest knight? [Chie]
I asked everyone to get an idea.
Soone who is.. strong, kind and dignified as a knight? [Adolf]
The blue long-haired iken says.
Hes all of a sudden friendly now.
See, Conrad fits those words more so than I. [Chie]
I said while pointing to Conrad.
There is no such thing! [Celes]
Celes clearly denies.
kok kok
Amy also nods.
.But for one to be dignified, does one also have to be arrogant? Can you imagine His Majesty being arrogant? [Chie]
Soone who listens to everyone.
I can not imagine it.
Rather, he gave off the image of soone who spoke to the people freely.
.(Indeed!) [All]
Although its not said, the four people probably reached the sa opinion.
Compared to that, dignity with arrogance would be the sa type as the stupid swordsman. [Chie]
Ah~. [All]
What! Even Brandon! [Adelbert]
Muscle-brother also seed to share the sa opinion.
Stupid swordsman is crying.
.However, Commander. [Conrad]
Conrad frowns and says.
I imagined myself with the arrogance similar to that of the stupid swordsman.
It wasnt very pleasant.
Lets do this. If there is a critical mont, I will switch over to work mode. [Chie]
.Haa~. I understand. [Conrad]
Conrad reluctantly agreed.
A wry smile presented itself on the faces of everyone present except for the stupid swordsman and muscle-brother.
(Truly, it will be our people who will be troubled). [Conrad]
More than that, is it always independent training? [Chie]
I asked Conrad while we stood and monitored the training.
Yes, it has always been this way. [Celes]
Celes says.
While inquiring, I looked at the soldiers who are training once more.
Each person is training by their own thoughts and commitnt.
Speaking clearly, this thod is ineffective.
Because of the combat knowledge that was given to about this world, I can observe and understand their thods very well.
The number of people who would beco strong using this training thod would be very few.
.Alright. [Chie]
I have decided.
This training thod needs to change. [Chie]
What!? [All]
Conrad responds to the words I said with a quizzical face.
Ill just ignore him.
Pan Pan!
I clap my hands together and the soldiers turned their attention to .
Attention! Training is to stop at once! [Chie]
I said in a loud enough voice that the whole training ground could hear.
My voice traveled pretty well across the training ground.
Making sure everyone is paying attention, I spoke.
Ill be blunt! Your training thods are not very effective at all. [Chie]
Everyone is dead silent.
Then, voices of criticism were raised.
You! What are [Adolf]
Shut up! [Chie]
Blue long haired iken tried to protest, so I silenced him.
The soldiers who were also making noise all fell silent.
For example.Archer-kun over there!
Uh, ? [Archer-kun]
I called out to a young male archer who had short brown hair with gentle and docile looks.
His eyes were brown and he stood at a height of 170 kauito (cm).
Brown padded armor on top of light brown skin with black knee high boots.
He looked nervous, seeing as how he had beco rather rigid.
As for where Archer-kun stood, there were targets a few dozen ito (ters) away from him.
I walked over to where he was standing.
Hey, try pulling the bow and arrow. [Chie]
? Yes. [Archer-kun]
Archer-kun gave a puzzled face as he drew the bow and arrow.
Stop there. [Chie]
Yes. [Archer-kun]
I approached him and adjusted his body by dropping his shoulder a little and raising his arm a bit.
The surrounding soldiers looked on curiously.
Alright, now aim at the center of that target. [Chie]
Hah!? No, thats impossible! [Archer-kun]
Archer-kun displayed an expression that said it wasnt possible.
Its impossible for that guy! [Archer](EDN: Another archer, if you dont get the mo)
{Should we do Archer A, Archer B, etc like in last chapter?(Leo)}
Taunts ca flying from behind.
Several people had gathered around with nasty expressions as they pointed out at Archer-kun, grinning and laughing.
That person has never hit the target until now. [Archer]
One of the rude archers said.
Oh yeah, to enlist so like him, with his talent in the bow, the army must have been desperate! [Archer]
-Gahahahaha!
The other soldiers rudely started to laugh at what the other soldiers said.
Listening to the other soldiers talk down about him, Archer-kun appeared frustrated with clenched teeth, lacking the courage to retort them.
I am amazed by his ability to tolerate their abuse.
While the whole army was looking down on him, his problem with the bow was solved by .
After all. [Archer-kun]
To believe a thing impossible is to make it so. [Chie]
.huh? [Archer-kun]
I interrupted his words of resignation.
However, the soldiers throw taunts after my words.
What stories you have heard! [Archer]
Its impossible for him [Archer]
Shut up, worm.
I said in a very low and deep voice that interrupts their taunts.
I thought about the voice changing yesterday, but didnt think I could put out this kind of voice.
Bloodthirst seed to co out with it, so of course, all the n around had pale faces.
I spoke to Archer-kun who has the sa pale face as those around us.
Its okay, concentrate and aim while rembering your posture a mont ago. It will absolutely hit. [Chie]
He looks at for a mont.
Do not worry about what those around you say. You can do anything that you set your mind to. [Chie]
. [Archer-kun]
Upon listening to my words, Archer-kun nodded and tightened his face.
..lies. [Archer-kun]
He leaked out a small voice as he wore an incredible expression.
ton ton
I tapped his shoulder.
Hey, it hit. [Chie]
I tell him.
It.Yes! [Archer-kun]
To my words, Archer-kun replied happily.
H-How!? [Archer]
The offensive archer raised his voice.
Why? How do you not know? [Chie]
I said to the offensive Archer.
Look, the shoulder was raised and the hand was lowered, which resulted in too much power. If those are fixed then isnt it natural that the arrow would fly straight? [Chie]
.. [Archer]
The offensive archers give a look of discomfort.
Though so people may hit the target, there are others who may not. By doing independent practice, which is a practice only the individual does, the people who are doing sothing incorrectly wont understand what they are doing is wrong and will, therefore, be unable to fix it. [Chie]
Upon saying so, everyone seed to catch my drift.
Identifying whether soone is doing sothing incorrectly, while they practice, is also good training. You understand why you have to do this, right? Especially being a soldier of the Empire like yourself? When it is your job to protect the other people of this country, youll encounter many critical situations, and with such disjointed teamwork, it becos even more dangerous. Training yourself more efficiently is a matter of life or death.[Chie]
I appealed to them.
Soldiers have a very serious responsibility. If there is no clear and definite cooperation, then the circumstances of the country will beco dangerous! Which is the present situation! [Chie]
Everyone seed taken aback.
The people of this country already know what the Empires current situation is.
And thats why the military isnt effective as it should be. The training is ineffective from the start! So, training thods need to undergo a dramatic change! [Chie]
First, I called out to the soldiers with weapons.
Knight Corps, Swordsn Corps, Spear Corps, and Fighter Corps, practice swings 1000 tis! Start from the basics!
-Yes! [Soldiers]
The soldiers vigorously reply, beginning to swing their weapons while spacing themselves out between each other.
Their faces appeared earnest and they gave off a feeling of motivation.
Archers form pairs and work together to point out the flaws in your forms! [Chie]
-Yes! [Archers]
Similarly, the archers respond vigorously.
Lastly, Mage Corps! Most of your problems are yourselves! From a single look, I can see that all you do is just practice magic! Certainly, mind and spirit are indispensable in magic and one may think physical prowess is unnecessary. But, as one would say in my country, To strengthen ones mind, one must first strengthen the body. In other words, by strengthening your bodies, your minds and spirits will also be strengthened! Not only will you train your magic but also your bodies! Start by stretching your muscles, then start running laps! [Chie]
-Eh~! [Mages]
The Mage Corps raised voices of reluctance and loathing.
Buchi-tsu!
Get moving, quickly begin or ! [Chie]
-Y-Yes! [Mages]
The mages scread in fear as they cut off my warning and began to stretch.
Although so of the soldiers were not convinced, everyone seed to exude a lot of motivation.
Alright! Ill do my best in building this army!
*********(Conrad POV)**********
The Captains and I watched in astonishnt as we observed the soldiers reacting to the instructions of the Commander.
That Black Knight dude~ [Adolf]
The first voice that leaked out was Adolf.
This guy, just from hearing the aning of the nickna given to him, had a sudden change in his attitude.
He is a self-interested fellow.
Hoh~ It seems only Adel has yet to admit it? [Brandon]
Brandon admitted to recognizing the Commander and said as such to Adelbert.
.. [Adelbert]
Adelbert pouts with a grimace while glaring at the Commander who is running behind the Mage Corps mbers.
This guy, is he a kid?
Just how exactly did he beco Swordsman Captain.
Adelbert, you understand already dont you? [Adolf]
Adolf called out to Adelbert.
We cant even compare to that Black Knight. His Majesty and Conrad made the right choice. It is our loss. [Adolf]
You acknowledge the Black Knight because of the nickna given to you, but the Black Knight did not grant such a good nickna to . [Adelbert]
Adelbert yelled to refute Adolf.
Certainly, most of the things he said were true.
Though, I didnt want to admit it.
Adolf said with a wry smile.
See, the Black Knight was ant to be born with a sword in hand. I absolutely cannot compete against that innate talent. [Adolf]
Adolf continued.
After listening to the Black Knights reasons as to why we got into that fight, I felt regret. I doubted Conrad as a Knight like a fool. Well, the joke is annoying but [Adolf]
Adolf wore a wry smile.
I was wrong Conrad in insulting the Black Knight whom you had acknowledged. [Adolf]
.Only this ti will I forgive you. [Conrad]
Adolf apologized and I forgave him.
We had co to an understanding.
..Still, I dont accept this. [Adelbert]
Adel, you. [Celes]
Celestia raised her voice in amazent.
We were all in the sa situation.
What childish things are you saying?
This guy has so strangely high pride.
Not yet! Not until the kidnapping case that we talked about yesterday is resolved! [Adelbert]
Listening to his words, we were surprised.
To think this guy would say such a thing, I never would have thought it.
I will apologize to the Commander when everything is taken care of. [Adelbert]
Understood. [Conrad]
I reply to a face that was much smaller than expected.
It was quite an entertaining face and I laughed a little bit.
HeyShii! You guys dont sit downaHey!! [Chie]
The Commanders voice was heard from far away and we turn to look at the sight.
Looking over there, Mage Corps mbers were all sprawled out on the ground desperately trying to catch their breath while the figure of the yelling Commander stood over them.
Hahaha! The Black Knight sure is fired up! [Brandon]
Demon. [Adelbert]
Brandon laughed as he watched them while Adelbert gave off a discomforting look.
Amy, why are you stretching? [Celes]
Looking in the direction where Celestias voice had co from, Amy was nearby and working hard at stretching her muscles.
I.also.run. [Amy]
After saying so, she went running after the Commander.
Amy? Is she gonna be okay? [Adolf]
Adolf asked out of concern.
Ah, too! [Celestia]
Celestia quickly stretches before chasing after Amy.
She seed more like the Commander.
Even Celestia. [Adelbert]
Adelbert said while sounding depressed.
What are you, an abandoned puppy?
Well, Ill be training with my n. [Adolf]
Adolf said and walked over to the archers.
I also want to practice my swings. What about you? [Adelbert]
Ill mix it up. [Conrad]
..No choice. Ill mix it up too. [Brandon]
Shall we? [Adelbert]
Smiling wryly at the words of Adelbert, we headed towards the soldiers.
I think to myself as I walked.
The army had been disjointed, but with the help of that person we may beco united.
The Commander who can do that is just that great, even if the person in question doesnt know it yet.
But, that is why everyone is attracted to that person.
That person is the greatest knight in this countryno, the whole world.
Although it hasnt been three days since we t, I want to work next to that person, now and in the future.
Yes, that is my strongest desire.
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