Rebirth in a Ruined Nation! The Life of a New Strategist Starting From Now - Chapter 87

Zetta Great War (2) – The Twin Knights

“Huh? Yuizest-san and Meizest-san are women!?”

I exclaimed in surprise.

“Rude.”

“Do we look like a man to you?”

The two of them said while puffing their cheeks.

“Roa-dono, you didn’t know? If it’s you I thought you already know…My apologies, I should have told you,” Wickharlt said apologetically.

“Well, the record I read said they are men.”

And I believed the record because it was the record from the palace.

“Ah, in the battlefield they are usually heavily armed and wear iron masks so I think the recorder made a mistake. It happens often,” Boltras-sama explained.

“Well, as a secretary whose job is often to record things, that makes me embarrassed~” Sazabi chimed in with a carefree tone. “Even though we are this pretty, to think the recorder makes that kind of mistake.”

“How incompetent.”

Yuizest and Maizest said while holding each other’s hands and spinning as if they were dancing.

Suddenly, they stopped spinning and turned their gazes to Rufa.

“She’s cute…”

“Who is she?”

“I’m Rufa Roudel, the war maiden of the 10th Division! It’s a pleasure to meet you!” Rufa, who was staring blankly at the two just a moment before, introduced herself cheerfully.

Then, the twins moved to Rufa’s side.

“Your skin is so white..”

“Your hair is so blue…”

“You look cute.”

“Like a doll.”

And they started touching Rufa while saying things like that. Rufa, probably confused, ended up just letting them be. It was rather Boltras-sama who reacted after hearing Rufa’s name.

“Roudel? Isn’t that Zackhart-sama’s family?”

“Yes. Zackhart-sama adopted her.”

I answered in place of Rufa, who was being treated like a cute doll by the twins.

“She’s Zackhart-sama’s daughter? Yui, Mei, restrain yourself,” Boltras-sama said while hurriedly trying to stop them.

“No~”

“Don’t wanna.”

The two bravely refused.

“sigh…Sorry, they didn’t mean any harm, so can you please play along for a while?” Boltras-sama said apologetically.

I could sense the energy of a tired father who was always taking care of his mischievous children from him.

In any case, starting today we would be living together with this seemingly tired 4th Division’s commander and the eccentric twins.

***

That night, after we put our luggage in our room, Boltras-sama invited us to dinner.

Thus, we once again gathered at the central building.

Boltras-sama was the one who spoke first.

“Pardon me, but will it be fine if we discuss the situation over dinner?”

I nodded.

“I’ve read the document you sent over, but what is the thought of knights in the capital about Gorber’s recent movement?”

“We thought that there’s a possibility that Gorber will send a large army before the snow starts to fall. We are aware that Gorber’s fortress that’s located near Zetta Plain was becoming quite…boisterous, to say, therefore, we have divided our knights into several small groups and sent them over to various fortresses in preparation for Gorber’s invasion,” I explained, then I listed out the name of several fortresses that the 10th Division’s knights were dispatched to.

“I see. Ah, right, I’ve also heard the recent disturbance in the Eren Village was caused by Gorber?”

“Yes, and it was this Roa-dono who saw through Gorber’s plan.” Beside me, Wickharlt said proudly.

“Truly!? Pardon me for saying this but I was already surprised to see Wickharlt serving you, whose name I’ve never heard before, and now this…I feel my brain can’t keep up.”

Since Gorber has been actively making invasions recently, Boltras-sama could hardly leave his post. It wasn’t surprising for him to be behind on the news.

First was the news about Rufa’s adoption and now the news about Wickharlt. Boltras-sama laughed bitterly at the fact he couldn’t keep up with the stream of new information.

By the way, it was decided that Wickharlt would become my adjutant and Roa Brigade’s vice-commander. It was a decision made after some discussion with Luzel, Frein, and Diku. Well, I was just glad to see he had settled in.

“He doesn’t look that great.”

“Agree.”

“You two, don’t be rude! Roa-dono, my apologies.”

“It’s fine. I got that a lot…”

This twin, even though they were eating rice while still ‘playing’ with Rufa, they still got the energy to comment.

“So, how is Gorber’s actual situation?” Luzel returned the conversation to the topic.

“It is as your side has predicted, their movement is becoming more active. I received the news of cargo going in and out of their fortress. Though I believe reinforcement from their capital, if there is any, hasn’t arrived yet.”

“Doesn’t that mean we have a little more time?” Frein asked and Boltras-sama shook his head.

“About that, their movement has recently changed, so if they are truly planning to invade us…I believe they will move very soon. I was about to send a message to the capital when Rays-sama’s messenger arrived. To be honest, I felt relieved.”

Before hearing this, I wasn’t sure if Gorber would make a move or not but now…it looked like the Zetta Great War would happen.

But our current situation was more advantageous compared to my previous life. Whatever happened, I have minimized the damage to the 10th Division.

We continued exchanging information until late at night while thinking about the impending war.