Chapter 190 – Wind
Free as the wind, calm as the forest.
Fierce as a flame, heavy as a mountain.
A person who has reached transcendence by martial arts.
Your hand gesture cuts the sea.
Every step you take breaks a mountain.
If Jangsaengjong, who has the blessing of immortality, concentrates on one field, how far can he reach?
The answer is right here.
A living witness to a thousand years of history and a guardian deity of the empire.
That’s the general.
The owner of the empire is the emperor, but she was the symbol of the empire’s power.
In some areas, she is even worshiped as a god of war, and even in her imperial family, she is respected as her great elder.
In an empire where subtle discrimination and contempt for sub-races remains a long-standing task, only elves are treated equal to or better than pure humans.
One individual raised the status of the entire race by that much.
The above is common knowledge widely known to the people of the Empire.
In addition, the three people gathered here also had a perception that was not very different from him.
‘A strong force that cannot be defeated. Even if you go through dozens of shedding, will you be able to reach the tip of the author?’
‘Eww… It’s like a fucking old-fashioned old woman… Well, I still have to admit it.’
Although there is a bit of personal sentiment mixed in.
Everyone in her respects her in her own way.
In particular, the saintess of the Celestial Church, who has not yet taken off her girlish t-shirt, longs for the general of the empire.
‘It’s so cool… !’
Strong and beautiful
A beautiful and elegant appearance that seems to have manifested a fantasy that humans had for elves.
At first glance, it looks like a tender lotus flower.
It has the nobility to strive for destruction regardless of getting its hands dirty.
Since ancient times, this fact has been recognized and even canonized as one of the patron saints of the Celestial Church.
As her clergyman, she is full of elements that will make her likeable.
By the time she was in the midst of her adolescence, she followed the general’s demeanor and always held her head up high, even to the point where she was given a night’s sleep by her senior nuns.
‘You boy! Is a celestial servant supposed to have such an arrogant attitude?’
‘Hueng!’
Ophelia deserved to know what kind of existence the high elf was in front of her.
Besides, who else is Arien?
Ophelia’s only hero and savior.
A secret lover who spent a hot night on an uninhabited island.
Wasn’t she Wolfgang’s teacher whom she longed for?
—Thumping…
“Wow…!”
Ophelia’s heart was beating wildly.
She cupped her hands on her chest and began to light up her eyes.
“So that I can do my best in my future duties, Lieutenant General Schwartz.”
This moment is a kind of utopia.
The person Ophelia admires the most and the person she loves the most are standing together, showing off their best looks.
“Yes, General.”
A sight that is truly enough to light a fire in a girl’s heart.
Ophelia had to barely resist her urge to let out her screams of ecstasy.
“Mmm, that’s cool…!”
‘Are you a saint? He’s definitely not normal… ‘
Her Scarlett, who was in the seat next to her, glanced at her like that, and was openly putting on her angry expression.
I didn’t seem to care about any of that at all.
In this way, the inauguration ceremony, held in an abbreviated manner, was concluded briefly and lightly.
However, the weight of the new position given to Wolfgang was by no means light.
“You’ve had a lot of trouble being confined within a narrow fence, disciple.”
“No. I just did what I had to do.”
“Guy…”
Wolfgang bowed his head toward Master, lost in thought for a moment.
Special Forces Commander, Lieutenant General Wolfgang von Schwarz.
It was the name of the position he would hold in the future.
An insignia of rank that was too much to share to lead a unit of only four people, including himself.
Compared to the days when he was in full swing during the war, his fighting spirit was clearly higher.
Not only that.
Requisition authority to self-procure items required for operations when necessary.
The right to command operations for knights directly under the imperial family and military units below the size of the corps.
Limited during the mission, but unconditional immunity and immediate disposition.
He was given enormous powers that would have been enjoyed by a governor of a puppet state under the imperial occupation.
At that, Wolfgang felt a burden as if a lump of iron was being carried on his shoulders.
This is because an officer of the Imperial Army is not allowed to have this much power.
What does this mean?
It means that the Empire has entered a wartime regime, or is taking steps just before that.
Otherwise, there is no reason for a single officer to be given such ridiculous authority.
Even if it’s a high-ranking position called a general.
Of course, there was a possibility that it was due to the specificity of the mission to be undertaken in the future, but…
No matter how you look at it, this is a situation that can only be doubted.
Only one year.
It has been only one year since the previous negotiations ended.
I’ve only enjoyed such a brief peace. Why are there signs of anxiety already showing?
I am not happy at all, even though I am the party to the sudden promotion, which is likely to come out behind the scenes.
Rather, Wolfgang felt deeply skeptical.
‘Uh… ‘
But he didn’t bother to reveal that fact.
Because if the Empire needed him, he was bound to step up.
He is a knight and a soldier.
If an order is given, follow it.
That was all.
“Come on. I’ll let you put on the new rank insignia yourself.”
“…Thank you.”
What greeted him after waking up from his thoughts was Master’s beautiful face with a rare bright smile.
Let’s face the smiling face of Master, who is also our mother, sister, and lover.
For a moment, Wolfgang felt the warmth as if his worries melted away like snow.
—Sue
Arienne took out a three-star medicine cabinet from her pocket.
It looks like they are dealing with it casually, but the rank insignia of the Imperial Army is a kind of artifact.
It was an item that could not be counterfeited as it had a unique mana wave engraved on it, and it was a rare object with various uses such as signals and passes.
“I wanted to give it one or two more stars, but if I do, I’ll get caught up in some annoying responsibility. This is a good compromise.”
Wolfgang’s epaulet was attached to a much more splendid ribbon than before.
Arien tapped Wolfgang’s shoulder as he bowed his head to me and put on a happy expression.
Looking at them like that, Scarlett nodded with a puzzled expression.
“Ha! A lieutenant general… Well, that should be enough for him to run amok.”
“Wow! Has Sir Wolfgang become a general?”
Ophelia asked with admiration with a bright expression.
Scarlett tilted her head and added a word to her.
“Yeah. I’m not sure if this should be viewed positively, but I didn’t expect to see that insignia again already.”
“Yes? What are you talking about?”
“…Well, the saintess has never been to war, right? Then she just doesn’t know. That’s better.”
It was unexpected.
Scarlett had always been sharp, like an angry Chihuahua.
When he talks about the war, he puts on a cone hat and shows a very calm side.
Of course, Ophelia is also a war orphan, so she is not ignorant of the horrors of war.
If I had to distinguish it, she belonged to the very lucky side who was saved by Wolfgang at the beginning of the war.
There is bound to be a difference between Wolfgang and Scarlett, who have experience in the war.
“War…?
“…Ha, that’s pathetic. It’s an uncivilized point of view.”
Meanwhile, Scarlett scornfully looks at Lazarus, who has started to lick her lips again with her strange face.
It was an insult, but Lazarus didn’t seem to care.
She must have been a raw, angry human girl, and decided to just turn off her nerves.
But, just then.
-Side
The general, who floated up into the air on the wind, suddenly kissed the pupil’s forehead.
“Uh…?”
“Mu-mu-mu what?!”
A high-pitched high-pitched voice mixed with embarrassment echoed.
What does this mean?
Ophelia’s face flushed red in an instant, and Scarlett’s fingers trembled as she pointed as if she had seen the worst.
Both of them seemed to be more than moderately perplexed.
Ophelia, in particular, had a distraught expression as if she had cognitive dissonance.
“Uh, why…?”
Wolfgang was also embarrassed by Master’s sudden action.
What the hell is this?
I wouldn’t know if it was just the two of us, but isn’t it a bit different now?
“Master, aren’t others watching…?”
“Is it my business?”
A fleeting moment that the culprit can’t even recognize.
Arien’s lips went up as she quickly scanned the expressions of Ophelia and Scarlett.
The meaning behind that expression is definitely a deep sense of victory.
However, the imperial general was not satisfied with that.
“Um… I guess this isn’t enough.”
“Master?”
—Wheein!
Before long, a gust of wind suddenly began to blow in the windless weather.
Numerous falling leaves covered Wolfgang and Arien for an instant.
“Chewup! Haa…!”
“…!”
Arien bit the pupil’s lips and stuck her tongue out to mark the territory.
She gave a weak smile as if nothing had happened.
