Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
Battle of Nobis - (2)

“It's amazing that Major Olivia is so beautiful. But he's still young. May I call you Lord Pervy McPervface from now on?”

(Pervy: Flirty.)

Liz's smile deepened. Without giving Brad a chance to explain, Liz looked away while snorting. By Olivia ...

"Really? —Ah, no, is that so?”

He disagreed or denied, and only admitted calmly. A beautiful woman like her must be bored with such compliments. Olivia is not interested in her appearance, and what catches Brad's attention is—

“Hmm? Major Olivia, you're not good at using formal sentences?”

“... Yes, this is a bit troublesome.”

Brad asked with a wry smile, and Olivia replied with a bitter face. Accurate throws.

Olivia may feel soldiers who emphasize discipline are a stifling environment. That's because Brad feels the same way.

In short, their personalities were not suited for military life.

“Mayor Olivia, to be honest, I'm not very good at formality either. So, you can relax while talking to me."

“Ehh? Can I?"

“It would be more convenient for you, right?”

“-But Adjutant Otto told me to use formal sentences when talking to superiors.”.

This may be the result of a lecture day after day, Olivia stressed with a tense face that: "It's like a curse." It was clear from his tone how much it bothered him. After all, disrespecting superiors is a taboo in the military.

But, as Liz says, Olivia's unit saves the Second Army in their time of need. Considering all that, honor is just a trivial matter.

"Ajudan Otto?"

“You don't know Adjutant Otto? He was a human who always made faces like this."

With that, Olivia made a pokerface. The impression is so good that it looks like a statue.

(Pokerface: flat face alias without expression.)

“—Ohh, iron masked man next to Gramps Paul. Sounds like it's something he would say, because he's like a running military rule book."

Brad said while thinking of Otto's classic face.

“You think so, Lieutenant General Brad !? I always thought so too."

Olivia suddenly approached with her dark eyes that rarely seemed to glow with excitement. That pressure makes Brad lean.

"Yes that's right. I think it sucks too, so I'll call you Jou-chan."

“Jou-chan... Okay, no problem!”

Olivia smiled brilliantly. Liz objected to the furrowed brows, saying it would be a bad example for the soldiers.

“Ho ~ a few hours ago, who made the military rule? I remember the rule about aides being able to refuse the commander's order?"

Brad said cunningly, and Liz replied in surprise with her head tilted.

"That doesn't make sense. Who would do such a frivolous thing?"

The extent to which he denied it was impressive. Even Claudia who wasn't there at the time let out a sigh of resignation. It doesn't seem like it's the first time Liz has done something like that.

Brad is back on topic:

“Nothing, next important part. I will merge Jou-chan's unit into the Second Army for now. Sorry, but we're very short here."

The Second Army had about 12,000 people left.

The battle on the Freiberg Plateau has ended, but there is no time to celebrate. In order to better support the First Army, Olivia's unit was indispensable.

Though he asks for permission, Brad insists on doing this.

"It's okay."

Olivia agreed. Brad nodded in response.

"That's great - Also, Major General Adam."

"Sir!"

"I'll give you 2,000 men, escort the wounded back to the capital."

“Yes Sir, leave it to me!”

If the defeated enemy puts up an organized resistance, Adam will be able to deal with it.

“The rest will help the First Army after we regroup. That's it, make preparations."

After Brad disbanded them, the officers returned to their posts. Brad then calls Olivia who goes with Claudia.

“Jou-chan.”

Olivia turned. Just then, Brad stepped forward with his right foot and slashed at Olivia with his sword. He was within striking distance, and an attack that not even a swallow could dodge from flying towards Olivia's neck.

(The air froze at that moment, and Olivia who was staring at the attack said calmly:"-What's the matter?"“… No, it's nothing. Sorry for suddenly swinging the sword at you."Brad smiled awkwardly before slowly pulling out his sword, he stopped at a hair's width."?"Olivia tilted her head in confusion, then left with a surprised Claudia. Everyone who was stunned by Olivia's calm demeanor all seemed confused."Your Honor, that's ..."The same confused Liz asked. Brad drew his sword towards the benefactor of the Second Squad, so it was only natural that he reacted like this.“Sorry to surprise you all. There's something I want to confirm."“Could it be... His Majesty is testing the courage of Major Olivia?”Liz asked in an accusatory tone. Brad sheathed his sword and shrugged."Ja. Thanks to that, I finally understood. No wonder the Imperial Army was so afraid of that girl.""I've never seen his fight before, so I don't know ... But is it amazing?"“You saw it too. The girl was undaunted by my surprise attack."“Sure oes. I think Major Olivia can't react in time.."Liz had a point.When faced with a sudden situation, humans can rarely react in time. Their minds will be blank for a moment, and they can then take action after a while. Brad did not hold back during his attack earlier, he was confident that he could kill most people in this world with that attack. But Olivia does not belong to any category.“No, it's not that he can't move. He made a quick decision that there was no need to move.""Really?"“Why would I lie to you? Jou-chan saw my sword move clearly. He knew that I would stop right before my attack I stopped— This is proof.”Brad rolled up his sleeves and showed his right arm at Liz.“So many goosebumps...”“You understand now, right? I instinctively felt fear towards Jou-chan. I won't survive if I make him my enemy. The nickname of the God of Death suits him."“Even His Majesty is not his match?”Liz acted a little different than usual. They were at war between nations, so such a question seemed trivial. But..“If it's one-on-one, I don't stand a chance. He's far from my ligature."Brad concluded, but Liz couldn't take it.“It can't be that bad...”"I'm glad you think I'm so tall, but this is an undeniable fact. I wonder what kind of training he went through to reach such a level based on his age."Brad lit a cigarette and let out smoke while sighing.Olivia's back looked much bigger to him, as he disappeared in the distance....****************......To Be Continue's...

The air froze at that moment, and Olivia who was staring at the attack said calmly:

"-What's wrong?"

“... No, it's nothing. Sorry for suddenly swinging the sword at you."

Brad smiled awkwardly before slowly pulling out his sword, he stopped at a hair width.

"?"

Olivia tilted her head in confusion, then left with a surprised Claudia. Everyone who was stunned by Olivia's calm demeanor all seemed perplexed.

"Your Majesty, that's ..."

The same confused Liz asked. Brad unsheathed his sword towards the benefactor of the Second Army, so it was only natural that he reacted this way.

“Sorry to surprise you all. There's something I want to confirm."

“Could it be... His Majesty is testing the courage of Major Olivia?”

Liz asked in an accusatory tone. Brad sheathed his sword and shrugged his shoulders.

"Yes. Thanks to that, I finally understood. No wonder the Imperial Army was so afraid of that girl."

"I've never seen his fight before, so I don't know ... But is it amazing?"

“You saw it too. The girl was undaunted by my surprise attack."

“Of course. I think Major Olivia couldn't react in time…"

Liz has a point.

When faced with sudden situations, humans rarely react in time. Their minds will be blank for a moment, and they can then take action after a while. Brad did not hold back during his attack earlier, he was confident that he could kill most people in this world with that attack.

The strong will soon reply. But Olivia doesn't fall into any category.

“No, it's not that he can't move. He made a quick decision that there was no need to move."

"really?"

“Why did I lie to you? Jou-chan saw my sword move clearly. He knew that I would stop right before my attack I stopped— This is proof.”

Brad rolled up his sleeves and showed his right arm to Liz.

“So many goosebumps..”

“You understand now, right? I instinctively felt fear towards Jou-chan. I won't survive if I make him my enemy. The nickname of the God of Death suits him."

“Even His Majesty is not his match?”

Liz acted a little different than usual. They were at war between nations, so such a question seemed trivial. But...

“If it's one-on-one, I don't have a chance. He's far from my ligature."

Brad concluded, but Liz could not accept it.

“Can't be that bad..”.

"I'm glad you think I'm so tall, but this is an undeniable fact. I wonder what kind of training he went through to reach such a level based on his age."

Brad lit a cigarette and let out smoke while sighing.

Olivia's back seemed much bigger to him, as she disappeared in the distance.

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...To Be Continue's...