Rebirth in a Ruined Nation! The Life of a New Strategist Starting From Now - Chapter 9

The Assistant’s Assistant

“The letter of appointment will come later, but it was decided that Roa will now be part of the 10th Division .”

The dining hall was filled with loud cheer after Rays-sama’s announcement.

“Congratulations!”

“Welcome!”

“Be prepared! I will no longer treat you politely like a guest.”

The soldiers of the 10th Division congratulate me one by one. The cheers and congratulatory words from about 300 soldiers in the dining hall was quite overwhelming.

I returned the congratulatory word with a thank you.

After the commotion finally died down, Rays-sama cleared his throat and all eyes fell into him.

“For the time being, Roa will continue living in the official’s quarter. Roa’s official position will be my assistant, in addition, considering Roa’s experience as an official, he will also take over the management of weapons and supply that has been taken care of by Grantz. Grantz, please take care of the handover.”

“Yes, sir.”

“She will also be put under Roa’s command.”

“Is that really alright, sir?”

“Yeah, we can’t keep treating her as a guest but we can’t exactly send her to the battlefield. It’s best to put her under Roa’s command.”

“…Understood.”

The continuation of the conversation bothers me. Who is she they were talking about? With the exception of Lapilia-sama, I never saw any woman among the members of 10th Division. The only women I saw here were the waitresses.

Rays-sama squinted his eyes to observe my expression and I also heard him mumble ckckck hopeless with an expression as if giving up on me…Really, what kind of prank was he planning this time?

Maybe because he always wears black, Rays-sama gave out a very intimidating feeling, like a fully drawn sword. His reputation as a hero also makes people reluctant to approach him.

But as I began to know him more, I realized that his real personality was quite…something. He was actually someone who loved to pull pranks on people and would often get scolded by Lapilia-sama and Grantz-sama in his office.

He did keep that stern image in public, but the entire Tenth Division knew his real personality so the atmosphere here was usually quite relaxed and I liked it.

After finishing my meal, I followed Grantz-sama to the armory.

“This is the armory. You will be in charge of managing the weapon here, including sending the damaged weapons to the repair. Are you fine with that job?”

“Yes, or rather, you can say this kind of job is my speciality as a former official.”

After I answered like that, Grantz-sama nodded in satisfaction

“Good. People of our division would lose to no one in battle but all of them are really bad in jobs like this. I’ve been taking care of it for a while but it’s also not my specialty so to be honest, I’m glad you’re here now.”

It seems like Grantz-sama used to struggle quite a bit with this job. As I thought about that, I observed the weapons in the armory. The weapons here sure were well kept…Huh?

…..Ah, I see.

“Something bothering you?”

“Ah, it’s nothing.” 

“Really? Then, let’s move to the pantry.”

“And…here we are, the pantry. This is ?where we kept the preserved for our expedition. Managing this place is a huge hassle since you need to replace the food constantly and send foods that are close to spoiling to the kitchen so none of them gone to waste.”

“That did sound to be quite a hassle…I understand. First, can I look at the inventory?”

“Inventory? We don’t have anything like that.”

“Huh? How did you manage this place before?”

“Well, when we got new supplies, we moved all the food here to the front and put the new food in the back, so we know that the foods in the front are the oldest.”

“But isn’t that quite a lot of work?”

A lot of the food here is something you can carry with your hands, but moving all of them with this number would be pretty tiring work.

“Right! It always took a whole day and a lot of manpower every single time!” Grantz-sama said while laughing.

I also asked Grantz-sama about the other divisions and it seems like they are doing pretty good about managing their items. 10th Division was the only division that struggled.

“For now, let’s make an inventory list, then put a number on the shelves. We will use the foods according to the order of the shelves. With this, we don’t have to move the food around.”

After I said that, Grantz-sama opened his mouth wide. Then, with sparkling eyes and an energetic tone, he said, “So you can do something that! Wonderful idea, Roa!”

…The situation here was worse than I thought.

But well, I was glad. With this, I found a place where I could work other than being a strategist. I mean, Rays-sama made me into a strategist because my strategy worked last time, but there was no guarantee I could keep creating successful strategies. At least if I messed up and was fired as a strategist, I could keep working here.

After all, I need the help of Rays-sama and the 10th Division to avoid the destruction of this kingdom. I couldn’t afford to get kicked out of the 10th Division too early.

“Hm…making an inventory list…ah, you can ask Rufa for that.”

“Rufa? Ah, the woman Rays-sama mentioned?”

“Yeah. I’ll go and call her, so wait here. Ah, right, feel free to change stuff around here if you have any other great ideas.”

“Huh? I don’t have to report it to Rays-sama first?”

“You should report stuff about the armory but Rays-sama said other than when you need a new supply, since we need to make a budget for that, there’s no need to report anything about the pantry.”

“I understand.”

Thus, I was left alone in the pantry for a while. Well then, what else should I do to manage this place more efficiently….

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

Time passed without me noticing and Grantz-sama was back.

“Rufa, this is the man that will become your superior. His name is Roa. Say hello to him.”

The girl that appeared behind Grantz-sama was someone who had the distinct feature of the people from the south continent who appears to be a bit younger than me.

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T/N: sorry for the few updates! Things have finally calm down so I’ll start uploading this novel more regulary. Thank you for your patience!