I Have been Reincarnated As a Lazy, Arrogant Noble, but When I Destroyed The Scenario Through Effort, I Became The Most Powerful With Extraordinary Magical Power - 78

Chapter 78 – Practical Training

“Hmm. So they are the famous Noblesse Academy students.”

In Bruno’s plaza, adventurers were gathered.

The soldiers were assembling under a different commander, it seemed.

It’s disadvantageous to coordinate too much.

They probably understood that.

Right in front of us now was a man as well-built as Darius. Short-cropped hair and stubble.

I know this guy from the original work. It’s Boudic, an A-rank adventurer who’s also entrusted with the guild’s management.

I thought there were only weaklings, but it seems like things will be easier with him here.

And Boudic approaches me.

“So, you’re Weiss Fancent. I’ve heard the rumors.”

“It’s an honor. Anyway, is it okay to be so leisurely?”

I might be a noble, but this guy also holds some position.

There’s no need for formal language. Right now, I’m here as an adventurer.

“I know the estimated arrival time. More importantly, I thought we should confirm our forces.”

Adequate adventurers like Milch Sensei can determine magic levels by focusing their gaze.

“Confirmation… done? And as I mentioned earlier, we… will act separately. We have a capable commander here.”

And I glance at Cecil and subtly convey to Boudic.

In the end, we Noblesse decided to operate individually. We’ll be in the same formation, but we’ll have a different command system.

Everyone agreed to this. Of course, Alan and Olin too.

It might be embarrassing for the Adventurer’s Association, but I don’t care about that.

Maybe that’s one of the privileges of being a noble.

But…

“She’s Cecil Antwerp?”

For some reason, Boudic grins.

Then, thinking about what to do, he calls over Cecil.

What’s he thinking?

“Cecil, I have a favor to ask.”

“What would that be?”

“Could you take command in my place?”

“…Huh?”

What’s this guy saying?

Cecil is still a C-rank adventurer. Of course, I think she’s famous in Battle Universe, but to entrust her with such a significant role…

“I know about your achievements during the Catastrophe. I like fighting, but I’m not smart. You, on the other hand, can achieve better results.”

“I appreciate your words, but I don’t think anyone will agree.”

Cecil is right. The adventurers here are spirited.

There might even be some who are lower ranked or even lower-leveled, but they wouldn’t appreciate a woman giving them orders, not to mention it might lead to discrimination.

“I’ll take care of anyone like that. Age, rank, gender—none of that matters. We’ll fight with the best hand we’ve got. Isn’t that what’s important?”

With those words, I couldn’t help but smile.

In the original work, he was described as a brute-force A-rank adventurer, but that wasn’t true.

And I thought she would refuse anyway, but surprisingly, Cecil accepted.

“In that case, I’ll do my best.”

“Haha! I’m counting on you, Cecil! Did you hear that, everyone? This Cecil is a woman with a brain that turned away the Catastrophe! She’ll be taking command in my place! Anyone who complains will be thrown out! But don’t worry, she’s a current student at Noblesse Magical Academy! And here too, we have Weiss and Alan!”

And just as Boudic declared that he would use all his trump cards without hesitation, he decided to use us…

He’s not concerned about angering nobles, even though it’s troublesome if they get angry.

Adventurers who still didn’t know about us seemed revitalized when they heard ‘Noblesse’.

“Alright, leave it to me!”

“We’re doing it! There are soldiers too. We can do this!”

“Let’s do it together!”

While the soldiers are motivated by their sense of duty, most of the people here are after money.

Well, I appreciate that too.

“Cecil, are you sure about this?”

“What do you mean?”

“If this plan fails, all the blame will fall on you.”

That’s right, this isn’t just a game. It’s not training either.

The previous Cecil wouldn’t have accepted something like this.

But…

“Don’t worry. – I can handle it better than anyone else.”

“…Right, that’s true.”

Cecil smiled confidently.

Her words were true. If Cecil can’t make it work, then no one can.

If anyone tries to blame her for failure, I’ll take them down.

However, the country should have been trampled in the original.

Defeat would be normal.

In other words, this will also become a change.

It won’t be easy no matter how you look at it.

“Cynthia, Lillith, don’t push yourselves too hard. If you think it’s not going well, don’t hesitate to leave me.”

“Hehehe, do you really think we’d do that?”

“Even if it’s just my soul, I’ll be by Weiss-sama’s side!”

Honestly, always so loyal.

But even if Lillith becomes just a soul, she seems like she would still be floating around me.

And then we moved to the western gate.

Of course, soldiers are at the forefront. It might be pitiful, but that’s their job.

Behind them, adventurers like us are spread out on the left and right, scattered all over.

The enemy isn’t disciplined soldiers, it’s monsters. We can’t predict how they’ll move.

The city’s walls are still being extended, so the buildings are sparse. And on the best vantage point was Cecil.

I chuckle a bit, reminded of our drills.

Here, we have our squad, Alan’s squad, and Cecil’s squad.

We just need to show our practical results.

“Alright then, I’ll take command. I’ll give individual instructions to each person, so please cooperate.”

Cecil’s usual voice resonates in my mind.

Cecil is skilled at identifying magic. Apparently, she can easily distinguish everyone’s magic.

The adventurers were surprised. This kind of command was probably unprecedented for them.

And A-rank adventurer Boudic, who was standing in front of us, seemed happy.

His face is a bit reminiscent of Milch Sensei’s.

I wonder if he’s like that too? He didn’t want to be bothered with troublesome commands and wanted to fight?

“Jeez, these guys from Noblesse Oblige are just battle junkies.”

“Hey, isn’t that girl amazing?”

“Flight magic… Noblesse students are seriously awesome.”

“Yeah, and if we beat this, there’ll be a hefty reward!”

In the sky, Karta was waiting on her staff, mounted. Just flying is incredible, but she’s suspended in the air.

She probably doesn’t realize just how amazing that is.

“Nell, never forget the kindness of one night’s lodging and meal!”

And beside her, Nell was waving her arm around.

Her rain is helpful, but it seems she’s not good with words. No one’s ever taken lodging from her.

And then, a long period of silence followed.

When would they come? Just as the tension was starting to dissipate, we began to hear sounds.

It was like the rumbling of the earth. A rumbling sound, like an earthquake.

And then Cecil spoke to us.

Everyone was fired up. Of course, I was too.

However, the moment I saw the monsters that appeared in front of us, I was astonished by their sheer size.

It’s not that we were careless or underestimated them.

The gigantic monsters were moving as if it would continue for eternity.

“No way… this can’t be real…”

“Can we really defeat something like this?”

“No way… seriously?”

But there were those who still weren’t prepared.

They were trembling, fear evident on their faces.

Of course, Cecil noticed this too.

In the next moment, magical artillery from above resonated.

It was so big and powerful that I had never seen anything like it before.

It extended with a swishing sound and collided with the group of monsters, causing an explosion.

The adventurers and soldiers present all looked up.

It was Karta who did it. Probably following Cecil’s instructions.

That girl, she’s even stronger than she was during the Sirens incident.

Just like Alan, can you become strong for someone you want to protect?

And next, the guys leading the monsters at the front suddenly fell.

It was Shally’s trap that we had set in advance. At that moment, the soldiers moved forward.

At the same time, Boudic yelled. It wasn’t a strategy, it was encouragement.

“They’re coming, you guys! The match has begun! Stay on guard!”

But I rushed forward. The people around me were surprised and raised their voices.

“Don’t chase after me, Fancent-kun. I’ll move freely.”

I don’t have a hobby of waiting for monsters in the back. That’s why I declared that I would move freely.

And infuriatingly, there was someone who was thinking the same thing.

Running alongside me was Alan.

“Don’t die, okay? Second place.”

“You too, don’t get hurt.”

Side by side, we sliced a gigantic cyclops in two, threading through the soldiers.

“Giigaaargh…”

“You’re just a small fry.”

And so, the prelude to the Catastrophe’s rehearsal began.