Chapter 108 – Chapter 8 – Compatibility (虎患)
It’s really a picture that I can’t adapt to no matter how many times I look at it.
Thanks to this, Klaus was able to show off his amazing expression and voice without having to act.
“… What is this?”
“It is a tent.”
“Who doesn’t know what a tent is? I mean, why are you running this all over the room?”
What is a tent
If you have to stay outdoors inevitably, for minimum warmth and to avoid cold wind and dew.
Aren’t they mostly temporary buildings used for that purpose?
The place where Klaus and Kaela are now standing is in the room inside the academy.
It’s not a shabby inn, nor is it a barn that gets wind and rain.
It was a much better place than the castles of some nobles.
A place where you can’t discuss the lack of living space in any part, let alone comfort.
But Kaela had pitched a tent right in that room.
“Did you really drive nails into the floor?”
“It is not. The noise was too much, so I just fixed it with a line. Fortunately, there is no wind and rain here, so I think the line will be enough.”
“Yeah, well spoken. There can be no rain and wind. Because this is the room.”
“Yes, Commander.”
“But why did you bother to set up a tent in that room?”
Again, a tent is a temporary building to ensure minimum living conditions outdoors.
There is no reason to play indoors where the living conditions are perfectly guaranteed.
Even now, the tent Kayla pitched was not the luxurious one that nobles sometimes use, but it was for ‘military use’.
It is such a tent that has a rough and rough appearance and guarantees only a very basic living space.
“Actually, after spending so much time there, the tent is more familiar to me now. The thought of living in such a luxurious room suffocates me.”
“So why did you set up a military tent in this large room?”
“That’s right.”
Klaus sincerely grabbed his face, then sighed.
Welcome If I watch it many times, I will be really excited.
Where in the world would anyone miss the things they used during military activities?
At least he, a war hero, was fed up with all the military items he used in those days.
The barracks you were using at the time? Even if it is a tent for the highest commander, it is uncomfortable.
It’s a moment I never thought of a soft A-class bed like now, like living in an academy.
Whether it is a human, a demon, a fairy or a beast, in the end everything is comfortable when the bed is comfortable.
In that sense, a military tent is a place that guarantees only the minimum conditions, but it is never a comfortable place.
But Caela is saying that she misses her life in the military tent.
‘She’s such an absurd woman that I can’t stop going there sometimes.’
Even if they wanted to be the characteristics of beastmen, they weren’t like this either.
Even they usually like to stay in their nests.
It’s a much more comfortable, much better place.
“… I really can’t stop you, Kayla.”
“Sorry. If you order to demolish it, right away…”
“Done. Done. She has no intention of telling me to take back what she has put away.”
I know that it is not a lie to say that it is inconvenient if not there, and that it is true.
So Klaus didn’t tell me to quickly clear the tent.
Instead, she shifts her steps and enters the tent Kayla has set up.
Since it jumped into the tiger’s nest, it was originally showing a wary expression.
Otherwise, it’s normal to show dislike even a little bit.
However, Kaela instead followed Klaus with a calm smile.
Should I say it’s like a female wagging her tail at a male who has found her nest?
“… How are you?”
In the meantime, Klaus, who had entered the tent, once again let out a terrifying laugh.
It wasn’t just a tent for military use.
It was safe to say that everything inside was an officer’s tent ahead of battle.
Right now, various reports are on the wooden table.
Next to it was a magic lamp that was usually used when it was dark.
And the things attached to it were pretty detailed maps.
“No matter how you look at it, it looks like an academy map.”
“You’re right.”
“Just looking at it, it looks like you made it yourself.”
“You are correct, Commander.”
It’s not going to war anywhere, but it’s a military tent, and it’s a map of the operation, and even a report.
As Klaus looked at her, meaning what the hell was she thinking, Kayla parted her lips with her expression that it was nothing of her.
“The map is only for the Commander. There shouldn’t be even an opening in the place where the commander is staying, so I personally went around and inspected all the weak places, places with strong defenses, terrain favorable to invasion, and places that were vulnerable to attack.”
“No one is going to attack the academy. If we attack here in the first place, the entire continent will become a battlefield, Kaela.”
“Is that so? Anyway, I made a map like that. You can think of the report as a survey of the time for wagons to arrive here, the time to arrive by horse, the time to arrive on foot, and the surrounding topography.”
Obviously, this must be an academy.
Kaela seems to think that this is some kind of castle where the commander-in-chief resides.
Of course, the academy is in the shape of a huge castle.
It’s a place that’s strong enough to fight a siege right away if there’s a battle.
The trouble was, that never happened here.
Even if a war breaks out, it will start outside the academy, and with each other looking for gaps in each other.
After looking at the reports and maps for a while, Klaus let out admiration.
All of these things were investigated the moment they came to the academy.
While watching all the things that came and went with the gaze of a hunter.
He was hoping that there might be something that could be of help to Klaus.
This is why she is a bit overly loyal to this tiger woman.
She couldn’t hate this woman who sometimes seemed out of place.
With so much devotion, who the hell could ever throw a woman like this?
A great hunter who even boasts a beautiful figure.
“It looks like you’ve completed all the tasks I gave you.”
“Yeah. I decided that if I waited, nothing would be advantageous to the commander, and I came with the idea of arranging everything within one day. Or if I’ve been too much…”
“No. Rather, the work was finished quickly, and an unexpected benefit came back to me. So you’ve done a bigger job than I expected, Kaela. It was really hard.”
“No, Commander. But I just did my job.”
“Still, thank you for being grateful.”
Step closer and pat him on the shoulder a couple of times.
Then, the tiger’s tail swayed back and forth, clearly revealing that it was in a good mood.
“Oh, and we have dinner tonight.”
“You mean dinner?”
“Yes. This is an event arranged by Cecily LeBlanc, and not only me, but also Julia Agnesa and Natasha Belarus. It can be said that it is part of the friendship promotion that cadets usually do.”
“From the princess of the Leblanc family to the devil, and even a woman from Belarus. That’s great, Commander.”
“I want you to be there too. There’s a good reason for that.”
Kaela then asks back, “Yes?”
If it were her original self, she would have replied, “I understand without saying anything,” But she went away and answered her question.
She felt that she was not quite sure whether she could fit in there.
“Yulia Agnesa Demon King is the Commander-sama’s new lord, so she naturally attends, and Natasha Belarus is a woman from a family that is said to be among the three fingers in the fairy world. Cecily LeBlanc is the host of the dinner table, so it’s only natural. But I’m just a teaching assistant…”
“You are also a member of the tiger clan, who is considered one of the best among beastmen.”
“I am an outcast from my clan. And I have no particular desire to belong there.”
There was only one reason why Kayla was released from the clan of tiger beastmen.
It was that she herself bowed her head to a human and took an oath of allegiance.
It was because she was not a dog or wolf beast that easily followed others, but a tiger clan that was said to be the strongest and proudest among beastmen and showed such a light appearance.
At her clan’s command to return immediately, Kaela renounced her clan on her own and became a naturalized citizen in her kingdom.
In that way, she was freed from the troublesome meddling of her family and was able to follow Klaus to her heart’s content.
“Then I’ll make you my lieutenant. Can I do this?”
“… I’m worried that I’m interfering with dinner, which should be enjoyable.”
“Are you going to disobey me, Kayla Tigger?”
Suddenly, he comes close and slams her face into Kayla.
The startled woman blinks her eyes for a moment, then immediately shakes her head.
“How dare I rebel against the Commander’s words…”
“If not, come with me. Got it?”
“Ah, I see.”
She was Kayla, who reflexively replied that she knew.
At that, Klaus groaned and touched his chin for a while, then instead of stepping back, he narrowed it even more.
“Commander?”
“It seems that he thinks that the position of my lieutenant is not enough.”
“Yes? Oh no! How could I…”
As if there was nothing more to hear, Klaus hugged Kayla as it was.
Then, after seating her on her table, in her turn, Kaela took off her shoes and socks in order.
“What, what are you doing…”
“Be quite.”
Kaela immediately shuts her mouth at that one word.
It would be nice if she responded a little more, but she was a woman who really told me to be quiet again.
He is truly a very loyal tiger. It’s not even a dog, but it’s more than a dog.
“Shall I make it? Kayla.”
“Yes… ?”
“A good reason for you to go to dinner.”
Just as Kaela was about to ask a question about what Klaus said.
Suddenly, the skirt she was wearing came loose! Then it came off and flew to a corner of the tent.
At the same time, the buttons on the clothes I received for the first time today are thick! It all fell off with a clatter.
“Huh?!”
In an instant, Kayla, who had become a form of wearing only her underwear, hurriedly stood up.
She said after turning her body away from Klaus’s gaze.
“Commander! This is troublesome!”
Of course it will be difficult. It’s embarrassing, but it’s because I can’t start myself.
The love affair of the beastmen is more passionate than any other race, and there are parts that are a little excessive.
I didn’t want to show that part, so I put up with it.
If Klaus suddenly came out here, it was a very difficult situation even if it was difficult!
“Kaela.”
“Oh, no. I can’t…”
“I think you haven’t answered my question yet?”
“… Yes?”
“That question of whether you still see me as just a commander. Answer, I haven’t heard yet.”
Kayla looked at the man standing behind her with trembling eyes.
How many minutes had passed like that?
All the buttons fell off, and the baggy black uniform slipped down the back.
Her woman’s toned, shapely body was exposed, and after a moment Kaela opened her mouth.
“Bur, shall I take it off… ?”
She tried to talk back, but in the end she was the woman who answered.
She said she didn’t want to be between a commander and an adjutant.
