Chapter 88

–Aegir POV–

Each squad in the central army and all the gathered commanders of each of the lords are shouting .

「2nd Division Cavalry Company to the front!!」

「Divide into your respective units and advance . 」

「Follow Knight Arnaf . 1」

「Heavy knights of Maroff, demonstrate your power!!」

「……」

「This is terrible……」

Celia, who lines up beside me, and Leopolt have a discouraged look on their faces . The central army is organized in a style similar to the Federation…… adopting a method with 200 people per group divided into companies, splitting and merging based on necessity . My private army and the eastern independent army will be used together so I had them follow their methods too . In addition, I have the absolutely incompatible bow cavalry do as much as they can to participate in the training and reorganization of troops .

「But if everybody is doing their own thing to this degree, it’s conversely a good thing . 」

「……If you mean for the others, then yes . 」

Even when Leopolt smiles, he’s dripping with sarcasm .

The lords’ armies were that free to do as they pleased . Since they’re small-time lords, they personally lead the troops, and the cavalry, archers and spearmen are all mixed into a dumpling-like formation as they march forward . There are also instances where a 500-man army is divided into two groups, but depending on the standing of the commanders, the groups are split into a 100-man group and a 400-man group . Of course, the composition of their troops are all over the place .

There are no limits to the number of problematic points I can speak of, but there is one thing that bothers me to no end .

「Heeey, why if it isn’t Viscount Hardlett! You have a large army as expected, huh? But still, my troops won’t lose to yours . 」

I feel like I’ve seen this middle-aged man before in a past ball .

According to Nonna, he should be one of the traditional nobles that ‘understand’ the new nobles and he also had the mark that indicated he was only staring at her breasts .

「Behold! The ones like demons that have participated actively in the Arkland war campaign, the gale lightning strike phoenix heavy spear knights . 」

「……They look amazing in a lot of ways, don’t you think?」

「…………」

Celia becomes expressionless . Leopolt, you would have snickered to yourself, right?

I don’t know in which way they appear to be like a lightning strike or a gale, but for the time being, I can tell what they are trying to represent with a phoenix on their armor and their fluttering red capes .

「Well, well, isn’t that just light armor? My gold lightning knights won’t lose to that!」

The knights that arrive are nothing like golden knights, much less lightning . It seems that most of the nobles participating in this training exercise have brought their self-made groups of knights, with more or less long and meaningless names attached to them .

「As I thought, rather than a military exercise, this is closer to a show-off exhibition for the nobles that have gathered here . 」

「That might be the case . Which means there might have been some meaning to bringing a large army . The influence that we have in our territory tends to fade when we’re in the central area . It will work positively in our favor if we moderately show off our existence . 」

As I converse with Leopolt, a large cloud-shaped army splits into several positions, pushing through and surging forward, as if shoving aside the lords’ armies that scattered about on the training grounds . It is the primary force of Goldonia – the troops under Erich’s command and the main force of central army .

Having been brushed aside like that, the nobles who have been happily showing off their own armies now have unpleasant expressions .

「I see, contrasting the disorderly lords’ armies with the well-commanded central army; their aim is probably to display the king’s overwhelming power . 」

Leopolt whispers and Celia nods in agreement .

「But while those guys may look irritated, they don’t appear to be overwhelmed at all . 」

「A fool that doesn’t even understand the differences between himself and others won’t become a problem from the start . 」

Fumu, is that how it is?

「S-so many warriors are here……the chiefs of the plains are awesome……」

The accompanying Luna stares in wonder at the central army . Even with all the mountain nation gathered, they amount to only 10 000, but if we just count the central army, there are already close to 70 000 troops . Not all of them have gathered, but it is still an overwhelming sight .

「Lord Hardlett, have you caused any accidents?」

Once the army finishes lining up, Erich comes over . His face looks somewhat tired after seeing the lords’ distinctive armies are out on display .

「No problems here . 」

「-!!」

Luna, seeing how I slightly bowed my head, was shocked and froze in place . Maybe I shouldn’t be showing this to her too much .

「Hm? Over there…… you’ve increased them again? You’re free to increase the number of women you have, but I won’t praise you for bringing them along with you to the army . 」

「Luna is an excellent commander . I didn’t have her accompany me as a woman . 」

Luna gets off her horse in a hurry seeing how his gaze was concentrated on her . She probably doesn’t know how to react to a person of a higher standing than me, her chief .

「We’re in the middle of training, you can remain on your horse . 」

After being urged by Erich, she once again jumped on her horse .

「Hooh, to be able to jump on a warhorse like that, she must not be your ordinary woman . So she isn’t just your lover?」

That’s what I’ve been saying . However, the only man by my side on the battlefield is Leopolt, while I have Celia, Irijina and Luna for a total of three women . If this continues, it will be harder to deny the rumors that I’m a womanizer .

While I was thinking, Erich mentions something to his subordinate, then speaks to me again when he finished .

「Lord Hardlett, your men also look like they’re bored with various things . This isn’t a venting of frustration, but don’t you want to try doing some actual combat training?」

What Erich suggested is actual combat training with a baron, another new noble who received territory .

「Your troops will be the same number as the opponent – 600 – and they will only be infantry . From what I can see, you have many cavalry, but as expected we can’t have the cavalry participate in actual combat after all . 」

Even if the cavalry don’t have weapons, their existence is threatening enough . More so, if the training horses charge against the war horses, the smaller horses who jump out in front first will just get trampled .

If it’s only 600 infantry, Leopolt may be discontent…… I could always do it, but I might get too heated . If that’s the case, then…… .

「Celia, you take command . 」

「Eeh!?」

Celia’s eyes open wide in amazement, but I think it’s fine to let her command a number as small as this . Irijina already has experience commanding a similar-sized group, so it won’t be new to her . Plus, this is just training, so even if she makes a mistake, it doesn’t mean much .

「You’re competent enough . Do you not want to do it?」

「No!! Please allow me! Please let me do it!!」

「Get ready right away . 」

When I take a look, Erich is the one who is staring in amazement .

「Lord Hardlett…… the opponent isn’t someone like you, but he’s still a somewhat capable soldier . He isn’t senile enough that you can put a woman as his opponent . 」

It’s fine, isn’t it? It seems interesting . Rather, I honestly think Celia can go pretty far with this . I’ll give her one more push to increase her winning percentage even more .

「Celia, if you win, I’ll make lots of love to you one-on-one tonight . 」

The cute girl’s face turns red as she jumps forward as fast as an arrow .

「Let the training begin!!」

We oversee the grounds on top of the watchtower as the 600-infantry squad advances on both sides . When they reach a certain point, the archers start shooting and both sides receive a rain of arrows from above .

The tips of the arrows and spears are covered in thick cloth to limit their lethality, but they will still hurt if they hit, and it is possible to die if you trip and fall onto them . It is training to simulate actual combat after all, so determination to prepare for this degree of danger is needed .

「They still didn’t come out from that?」

「Appears so . 」

If my head gets hit by a spear, then I’d feel like beating the opponent to death . Not to brag, but with my strength, I could kill people if I threw it at them, wrapped in cloth or not .

「Ooh, they moved . 」

Erich shouts with an excited voice . Amongst the volley of arrows, the first one to crumble was Celia . The center portion of the soldiers, receiving concentrated fire from the arrows, wasn’t able to endure and started to retreat backwards ever-so-slightly, causing both wings to cave in . Naturally, the opponent didn’t miss this chance to focus their attacks on the center portion, divide them up and try to defeat them instantly .

「「This is……」」

Leopolt’s and Erich’s voices overlap . It seems unnatural to me too . No matter what happened, it is too quick for them to collapse, and the way they’re collapsing is too forced .

Sure enough, the opponent instantly concentrate their attacks in the center, but as if the collapse never happened, Celia’s central portion didn’t take any additional steps backward . Then, the right and left wings quickly commence their attacks from the flanks .

「It’s a half envelopment!」

Erich shouts loudly . Somehow, this guy is enjoying himself the most .

If there are enemies besides the ones in front and you also attack from the flank, you force yourself to fight a hard battle . But if you use a half envelopment, you can receive the attacks from both flanks . In this kind of situation, the enemy squad will rapidly exhaust themselves, and they will be unable to bulldoze their way through . If they fall into a half envelopment, they will have to decide whether to reinforce the flanks or retreat, or else their squad will collapse in the blink of an eye .

The opponent is receiving the attacks from both wings and trying to break free somehow, but they eventually give up and begin to retreat . But Celia wouldn’t be satisfied with that .

「Umu, to be able to turn that situation around and counterattack in no time at all, you wouldn’t think a woman is leading the army . 」

Rather than calling it the ability to lead, it might be related to her personality . Celia has an offensive personality in the first place anyways . Since she doesn’t have to turn around and defend any longer, she can step forward to attack .

Celia’s squad is leaning towards the right wing and are rotating around the opponent while continuing their fierce attacks . The opposing soldiers appear to be moving to the rear guard, unable to deal with the continuous attacks following their failed offensive maneuver . Most of all, the majority of Celia’s soldiers are engaging the opponent, while many of the other party’s soldiers on the opposite side of the rotating attacks have no clue what is going on, turning into toy soldiers .

「However, this is an oversight . If she switches the most fatigued soldiers from the center portion with the soldiers on the left wing and continues her attack, she would be able to instantly crush them . 」

If Leopolt says so, then she still has a ways to go, but even so, Celia’s squad is overwhelming the opponent . As the commander, Celia is the only one on a horse and is wielding her sword while shouting . The formation instantly changes to form a clean convex shape .

「It’s a charge! She intends to settle things quickly!!」

Erich is really enjoying himself . He asked one of his men to take command of the central army so he can enjoy himself here, right?

The opponent is responding with a box formation, but Celia’s order to charge was one step faster . Having the entire army charge to follow up with the rain of arrows which collapsed the enemy formation – I know it’s just training, but when I see the soldiers shouting like this, it gets me excited . With by-the-book tactics, the enemy unit is torn apart and everything falls into chaos as the opponent allows Celia’s army to penetrate through to the center . At Erich’s orders, an arrow with a cloth attached to it is shot up and the training is finished . It is Celia’s victory .

「I thought you surrounded yourself with young girls to relieve your sexual urges, but it turns out she’s quite the female wolf . 」

Erich saw something interesting so he has a satisfied smile on his face .

「For the final charge, you didn’t need to form such a neat formation in that situation . Rather than managing your own allies, you should take advantage of the enemy’s confusion and start charging as soon as possible . 」

「……」

After the battle, Celia is talking to Leopolt about something . She’s looking a little discouraged but she writes down everything in her Celia-notepad . In the past, I took a peek when she was asleep, and in that notebook, there are things ranging from analysis of diplomatic information, considered to be national secrets, to the locations of the most delicious confectionaries . By the way, Celia also noted the day she suffered diarrhea, but the page was splattered in ink and turned pitch black .

「Celia, well done . 」

Unlike Leopolt, I’ll openly praise her . Although it was just training, it was still a fight, and everything will be fine if she wins . It might be fine to entrust Celia with soldiers from now on .

「Thank you very much! S-so now……」

「Let’s make tomorrow a day off, since I’ll be so affectionate with you that you won’t even be able to stand . How do you want it?」

「……」

Celia hugs me without saying anything . When she’s like this, it’s ridiculous to consider her as a commander; she’s just my cute Celia .

Night

「Aaaah!! It feels good!! I’ll cum!!」

Inside the tent, Celia is lying flat on her back on the bed while I’m in between her spread-open legs, burying my face in her crotch and thoroughly licking her vagina . Celia gets embarrassed and hugs a pillow, hiding half her face .

But I don’t hold back . I grab the tight and slender thigh, hold it firmly and lick her intensely, making loud sloshing noises, spreading my saliva inside her hole with my tongue and also sticking my tongue in her ass when an opportunity presents itself .

「My ass is dirty! Please stop!」

I remove my mouth since she was desperately struggling, but honey-like fluid is overflowing from her hole, and even her asshole is opening up, although just slightly . Her body is clearly not disliking it .

「You don’t want it? Even though you’ve become this wet?」

「It’s embarrassing……plus to have you lick such a dirty part is a little……」

I put fingers in both of her holes as I bring my face closer to her .

「What am I to you today?」

「Uhm, well…… my daddy……」

「Then you don’t have to hold back . I will lick you anywhere and everywhere . You just have to feel good . 」

I remove my finger and I lick around her loose and open asshole and vagina, but this time she doesn’t resist at all .

「Daddy! It feels good, I can’t hold it anymore, I’m gonna squirt!!」

The inside of her hole starts to twitch so I fix my mouth to her crotch and also rub my nose against her clitoris as well .

「Ah!! Aah—-!!」

Celia tosses away the pillow and presses against my head with both hands as she convulses . At the same time, a large amount of her love juices flows into my mouth .

「Haa, haa, ……I’m sorry . I sprayed my juices in daddy’s mouth……in return, this time I’ll-」

Celia and I are already naked . She gets on all fours while still breathing roughly, approaches me and brings the already hard member to her open mouth .

「Celia’s mouth is small after all . It’s fine if you don’t swallow it, just lick the entire thing . 」

「Hhahmo, I undesthan . 」

Celia stick