The Academy’s Weapon Replicator - Chapter 174

Academy’s Weapon Replicator Episode 174 Chapter

56 Iron Wall (2)

The first day’s battle is over.

Although there was damage on the human side, it was limited to a small amount compared to the scale of the monsters due to Ampere’s efforts from the beginning.

From a defensive standpoint, it was close to a complete victory, but the knights’ face was not so good.

“I’m glad everyone is safe.”

When the knights, excluding the guard, returned to the barracks, Frontier was waiting inside.

He was handing out water and towels to the returning knights. The meal was already prepared, and Frondier put the food on the plate and carried it skillfully with the servants.

It was truly unbecoming of a nobleman to be the son of a family head, but no one stopped him. Occasionally, someone tried to stop Frondier, but Frondier consistently answered things like, ‘I will do it unless my father tells me to stop.’

And of course Ampere said nothing about it. Of course, judging from his expression, it seemed like it was not permission, but Frondier seemed to not even care about Ampere’s expression and helped the knights rest.

“Mr. Frontier.”

At that time, Sylvain approached Frondier. Frondier said with a smile.

“Treat it like you would during training. Honorifics are awkward.”

“…yes.”

Sylvain was somewhat embarrassed and cleared his throat. Then he said it again.

“Frondier, I have something to ask you.”

“What is?”

“If you’re talking about crows…”

“Yes?”

Sylvain blurted out his words like that.

No matter how much I think about it after the battle, the crow was clearly a help to our allies. Since it was an enemy trap, there would have been no need to wake Sylvain from his guard. Even now that I think about it, returning from there was the best decision.

So then who is the ally who controlled the crow?

At a time when everyone was busy on the defensive, the first thing that came to mind was Frontier.

“Did you go out of your dorm by any chance?”

“no.”

Frondier shook his head. I felt like there was nothing to worry about.

“Because of my father’s worries, there was a lot of surveillance. “I’m sure the residents there know very well that I was staying in the dorm.”

“…Hmm, I see.”

Sylvaine nodded.

Even if you tame a crow, you need to be nearby to handle it properly. Above all else, isn’t it important to see something before you can help or not?

It was impossible to send a crow to where Sylvain was while staying inside the dorm.

‘I heard that you have that kind of bloodline ability.’

There is information that suddenly comes to mind, but at least that ability does not belong to Roach.

“After the meal is over, the meeting begins immediately.”

Ampere said. There is a conference room in the barracks, so the knights would naturally head there after dinner.

At that time, Ampere’s eyes turned to Frondier. Strangely enough, Frondier was also looking at Ampere, so the two naturally made eye contact.

Ampere’s face seemed to be something he didn’t like, but what he said with those sharp eyes was an unexpected statement.

“You follow me too, Frontier. You better get used to it. “Don’t say a single word.”

“…yes.”

Frondier nodded. Everyone looked at Ampere with somewhat surprising eyes.

Didn’t Ampere initially ask Frondier to take care of ‘miscellaneous work’? It was a gaze with that kind of meaning.

Of course, Frontier and Ampere just did their jobs without any further explanation.

* * *

Frondier’s eyes lit up when he saw the map prepared in the conference room.

The terrain was recorded in much more detail than what we had seen at Tavern.

‘It’s almost similar to the map Gregory drew. ‘That’s amazing.’

Even a knight would not have been able to easily go beyond the wall, but it is impossible to believe that such a detailed map could be created.

“Then first, a report on today’s battle-”

The meeting began, and the knights listened to the report and steadily advanced each other’s opinions.

Meanwhile, Frondier watched the meeting without moving or opening his mouth, just as he had been told by Ampere.

In fact, Frontier thought that it would not be his turn to step forward. There is no way Ampere would allow that.

While the meeting was in progress, someone raised a serious voice.

“As expected, the winged things did not move.”

One of the knights said while checking the map.

Today’s Battle Human casualties were minor during the fighting over the wall.

Of course, Ampere’s participation in the war played a big role, but there were other factors as well.

“While many of the monsters were dying, the winged ones stayed behind the front lines. “Even after the archers couldn’t stand it and turned their gaze to the ground, they still didn’t move.”

There are two biggest variables in the fight between humans and monsters. One is the type of monster and the other is the quality of the monster.

The most notable types of monsters are those with wings. In other words, they are the ones flying through the air.

The barrier is intended to block enemies on the ground. It is up to humans to prepare for flying things.

Of course, the empire has a barrier prepared to cover the entire sky, but it is impossible to have such facilities in such a remote area.

“We don’t know their intentions yet. First of all, should we be relieved that our troops suffered minimal damage, or should we raise tension by raising doubts about the fact that flying monsters did not participate in the war?”

“It would be better to wait and see first. Those with wings are inevitably less tenacious than ground troops. Even if that unknown black thing asks, we must hope that the archers’ arrows can pierce the enemy.”

Sylvain, who was quietly listening to the knights’ story, opened his mouth as if he suddenly remembered something.

“I remembered that they didn’t move, but what happened to the black monsters? “Not the ones with the stain on them, but the ones that are pitch black from the start.”

“…It disappeared from sight after the battle began.”

“They also didn’t participate in this battle. “Did you just leave the other monsters covered in black?”

Because of those black monsters, even ordinary monsters became more durable and ferocious, making the fight more difficult than usual.

However, black monsters and winged things did not participate in the battle. That made the knights anxious.

“….”

“….”

About an hour had passed since the meeting started, and there was silence in the conference room. Each person was thinking about the principles of behavior of monsters.

If the next battle is like today, if we fight like today, there won’t be any major problems.

So, we need to prepare for when the battle changes, but it’s still unclear what their intentions are.

‘…Frondier.’

At that time, Sylvaine looked at Frondier without thinking. I myself couldn’t quite figure out why.

Perhaps it was because I remembered his advice to hold the sword with my left hand, or perhaps I intuitively felt some connection between the crow and Frondier.

However, Frondier looked at him indifferently, and it seemed as if he had been looking at Sylvain from the beginning.

Frondier opened his mouth as Sylvain’s gaze turned towards him.

As Ampere said, he did not utter a single word

– be careful of ambush.

He mouthed the word.

“…!”

Although Sylvain had not mastered lip reading, he was able to recognize the shape of the mouth well.

Sylvaine looked away and focused on the meeting again.

The look of his mouth just now was enough. He understood what Frontier wanted.

This is not the place to hear his story.

Sylvaine quietly waited for the meeting to end.

* * *

“I came here last time, but there weren’t many people here.”

Frondier, who came to the laundry, looked around and said.

Behind him was Sylvaine. Sylvain also looked around.

“However, it is a public place and there is a risk of exposure.”

“it’s okay. “I have many ears and eyes, so I will know immediately if someone comes near.”

“…also.”

Sylvaine nodded.

“You are the crow back then. Frontier.”

“yes. you’re right.”

Frondier smiled and answered calmly.

At first, I thought about hiding it until the end. However, it was difficult to provide continuous information using crows.

This is because, from Sylvain’s point of view, he does not know whether the crow is trustworthy or not. The more important the time is, the more sensitive and important the information becomes.

In such a situation, if you do not trust the crow’s information and think it is an enemy’s trick, relaying the information can be dangerous.

The battle has already begun, and its scale is expanding faster than Frondier had imagined. I couldn’t relax anymore.

“I can tame all kinds of small animals. “I like crows because they are the easiest to handle.”

Of course, it’s not timing, it’s Gregory’s ability, but saying he’s cooperating with the inmates only adds to unnecessary suspicion.

“Can you see what’s going on outside from inside the dorm?”

“It’s not something you can see. “The crow tells me what it saw, and I just check the map and the battle situation accordingly.”

“Tell me…?”

When Sylvain’s head tilted at those words, a caw was heard again.

A crow flew in and sat on Frondier’s shoulder, and surprisingly bowed its head towards Sylvain.

[Nice to meet you. We are serving our master. Thank you for your continued support.]

“…Huh.”

said the crow. Sylvain’s expression became somewhat blank at that fact.

“You can train horses this way. “Because crows are smart.”

“…I understand that this kind of taming is taught by extremely skilled veteran tamers over a long period of time.”

“I was lucky.”

It was an almost unanswerable answer.

Frontier decided to quickly pass over this topic.

“So, I have something to tell you.”

“Yes, that’s probably why you called me.”

Sylvain also knew that the current topic was important, so he didn’t ask any more questions.

Frondier took a deep breath.

“I know why.”

“reason?”

“That’s why the flying monster didn’t participate in the battle.”

Sylvain’s eyes lit up. If you acquire that information, it will definitely be of great benefit in future battles.

“Something? “That is the reason.”

“To put it simply, they are watching the liver.”

“…are you looking at the liver?”

Frondier’s words, regardless of the nobleness of their expression, sounded very ominous. The reason why the idea of looking at the liver did not immediately hit me was because of its ominous nature.

“The monsters were brought in to check how thick the wall was and how strong the soldiers and knights were. That is why we are saving the monsters necessary for victory. “It’s the same whether it’s a flying monster or a black monster.”

“…?”

Sylvaine didn’t immediately understand what he was saying.

“…A monster was brought in to check the power of humans?”

“yes.”

“Are you saying they sacrificed a large number of monsters just for that purpose?”

The battle that took place today was a truly enormous army on a scale unlike any other in Sylvaine’s life.

It’s a shame that Ampere had already killed a significant number of monsters, but without him, Yeranhes’s undefeated achievement might have been broken.

Sylvain shook his head. It was an impossible thought.

“Frondier, that is a wrong idea. “No matter how stupid the enemy commander is, there is no way he could suffer that much damage.”

“….”

Frondier did not answer right away but closed his eyes deeply.

…As expected, Sylvaine knows.

I know what Frontier will say next.

Otherwise, you wouldn’t make that face.

“The leader said it was ‘on a large scale’ a while ago.”

But Frontier had to speak.

Information is not just a list of facts, but what it ultimately means is important.

“From the enemy’s perspective, those monsters would not have been ‘large-scale.’”

“…What…”

“As I said before, I can see the situation beyond the battlefield through the crow. “We were able to locate the enemy’s strongholds and identify the routes where they gather.”

After saying that, Frondier turned his gaze to the crow. It meant to speak instead.

Amazingly, the crow understood Frondier’s meaning just by looking at him and opened its beak.

[I am offended, but the place where the monsters are gathered is more than five times the number of monsters that attacked today. This is a number that only counts the outside monsters, excluding the black monsters.]

“…!”

[But there is a bigger problem.]

There is a bigger problem?

At this point, Sylvain’s head started to hurt, not just emotionally.

His chest began to feel tight. This wasn’t just how he felt, it actually became difficult to breathe, so Sylvain tapped his chest once.

[The black monster proliferates quickly.]

No matter how many times I knocked, my rough breathing did not calm down.

[In a few days, we will catch up with the number of monsters outside.]