Taurus\nâUwaa, thatâs a relief⌠it properly moved⌠I am gladâŚâŚâ
The ancient golem corps â an army corps made out of enormous ancient weapons which even makes the seasoned Crusader soldier taken aback .
However, the one controlling them was just a single woman .
A woman who would never be praised as a war Goddess of ancient times, a woman who is not only mediocre in appearance, but also has no more mana than your average person . She had unkempt hair and a pale face with freckles and was wearing an expression of relief â feeling of relief that she was able to complete her job . An expression far from what a soldier looking to conquer a huge castle would wear .
And in fact, she wasnât a soldier . She was neither a hired adventurer or a mercenary .
Her name was Dorothy . She was the ancient weapon research division head of the White Sacramentâs fourth research lab . In other words, she was just a normal researcher .
âOi, you, why are you only moving 10 of them? I am sure I ordered to unleash all of them . â
Her moment of relief was short-lived . A sharp rebuking statement came flying towards her from behind soon enough .
âI-I am terribly sorry, Count BerguntâŚâŚâ\nAs she timidly turned around, she was faced with the exemplary commissioned officer of the Sinclair army, the Count himself, equipped with pompous full armor . Although his high-strung slender face was not actually filled with anger, he was giving her a sharp gaze with his deep-green eyes which closely resembles the wind attributeâs mana .
Commanding the Crusaders third army was the Count Vient Dominic Helvetia Bergunt . Although his name was quite lengthy, Dorothy, who had graduated from the Elishion magic academy, remembered the meaning it held, while it may be a bit vaguely . \nThe Sinclair Republicâs noblesâ names are structured like: First name â holy name â territory name â family name . If we were to decipher the Countâs name, it would be that heâs Mr . Vient from the Bergunt family who are governing the Helvetia land and have the holy name Dominic as Christians .
However, that is about all she knows â only the fundamental knowledge about them . She neither knows the speech she should be using with the nobles nor the troublesome manners and etiquettes . She hadnât learnt those at school and even if she did, she doesnât remember any .
Even so, since she was spoken to, she had no choice but to answer â the tough said of working .
âTh-this is⌠you see, umm, uhh, because I reformed the craft hangar to the mobile type, the Magius driveâs conductivity just isnât reaching high enough to clear the start line soââ
âEeeii, I donât need disorderly incomprehensible excuses . Can you deploy them, can you not, or are you being hesitant â which is it?â
Such a reaction, even though she perfectly summed up the current situation . Humans are always like this . Blind to their own shortcomings and yet criticizing othersâ way of talking .
However, Dorothy wasnât fed up or sad . She has already come to the conclusion that other people are just like that . Rather, this Count is gentleman-like and better than most as heâs just a bit irritated and is not yelling or hitting her .
âUmm, that isâŚâŚ the main frame and the pilotâs adaptation isââ
â⌠. You⌠restrain yourself . â
And now, veins were appearing on his forehead .
âEven though you have been appointed as the commander of the golem corps by bishop Judas, youâre now under my armyâs command . It will be troubling if you were to do as you please . â\nEven though she was the one who was actually troubled at this moment .
On top of listening to the almighty nobles, Dorothy had to keep controlling the advancing ancient golems which she had activated .
The golems had started walking along the snow field but if Dorothy stopped executing the walking code, they would collapse on the ground immediately .
And of course, this procedure wasnât something simple one can do in their spare time like signing documents . It needs utmost attention as the data changes every moment and she needs to keep adjusting it or start from the top .
She really didnât have the leeway to be dealing with an ignorant amateurâs claims .
âListen closely now, you have the duty of giving me appropriate reports and explanations as I am the supreme commandââ
âIn short, she is telling you that she canât move them âcause we donât have enough mana! Now, get a move on, old man! Youâre being a hindrance to Dorothy-chan . â
A girl came cutting into the conversation and drove away the Count as if she was shoo-ing away a dog .
She had a cute face with big round eyes and blonde twintails . However, the clothes she was wearing on her small slender body was a thick cheap coat . It had fluffy red-brownish fur and a big hoodie, around which there was pure white fur . It all looked quite warm . However, when you look at her as a whole, it oddly looks worn out . âSecondhand goodsâ is the first word that comes to mind .
That was the only heavy outfit she was wearing to fend off the cold . She had a mini-skirt on with black leggings . Even in this cold winter, she looked like a courageous stylish high-school girl . \nThat said, judging from the worn-out bow she wore on her back and the hand-made looking quiver behind her waist, it felt like she was not in fact a student of Elishion, rather an adventurer . Naturally, from her appearance which depicted that it has not been long since she has become an adult and from her low-grade equipment, she gave off no veteran feel whatsoever .
Such an all-around novice-looking girl had just been terribly rude to the supreme commander of this huge army .
âKuhh, youâŚâŚâ
However, Count Bergunt was only making a sour face as if he had just bitten on a bitter bug, let alone shout out on her disrespect .
âAmateurs should just stay quiet without meddling . It would be your fault if the golems were to collapse from this, you know, old man!â
The adventurer girl said out flatly with a pointing pose . In response to that, the Count was just mortified and replied with in a gloomy voice .
â⌠. Alright, I will leave all the golem controlling to you . However, I have an agreement with bishop Judas that you will have to move according to my strategy . Donât forget that . Also, I am not an old man . Call me supreme commander . â
âYea, yea, I get it so just go already . See ya, bye-bye, donât come again, old man . â
After giving one last annoyed glare with his green eyes, General Bergunt returned, taking back his subordinates who were watching over the situation, breaking cold sweat .
âU-umm, Ai-san⌠I am sorryâŚâ
âItâs all good! My quest is to be your escort, after all!â
In response to Dorothyâs gratitude, the adventurer named Ai replied with a refreshing smile .
âMore importantly, shouldnât you be focusing on the control? Thatâs quite tough, right?â\nâAh, yesâŚâŚ wellâŚâ
Although her reply was vague, she was happy for the offer . She couldnât help but hate herself a bit for not being able to say âthank youâ without hesitation in these situations . \n