I’m an Appraiser, But What the Heck is a [Divine Eye]? ~I Want to Live Freely as the World’s Best Beginner Class~ - Episode 115: A Life in Another World that is Far from Free 51

Episode 115: A Life in Another World that is Far from Free 51

The first thing we saw upon arriving at the inn town was the neatly aligned knights who had arrived ahead of us. 

Seeing their unmoving, rigid postures made it feel like their determination was palpable.

“These are splendid knights.”

“Of course! They’re under my command!” 

As the Captain admired them, the Knight Commander laughed heartily. 

The Knight Commander stood in front of the lined-up knights, laughing, and then took a deep breath before shouting with all his might.

“Are you all readyyyyyyy!?”

“””””OOOOOOOOOHHHH!!!!”””””

The leaves on the nearby trees shook noisily from the Knight Commander’s booming voice. The knights’ responding shout was so powerful that weakened branches broke, sending leaves swirling into the air.

“We’re heading straight to the battlefield from here! We’ll charge right into the enemy’s central camp! There’s no guarantee of survival! But I am proud of every one of you who made it this far!”

“””””OOOOOOOOOHHHH!!!”””””

“And know this! This battle will decide the future of the kingdom of Adelreed! There’s no guarantee of survival, but you’ll fight with your lives on the line!”

“””””OOOOOOOOOHHHH!!!”””””

With the Knight Commander’s rallying cry, the knights’ morale reached its peak. Satisfied with their response, the Knight Commander turned and fixed his gaze on me.

“…Well, shall we?”

“Yeah, let’s go!”

“The teleportation magic circle can only transport up to 10 people at once. We’ll repeat the process 50 times to send all 500 elite troops.”

After my words, Leyreina-san followed up with an explanation.

There’s no way the enemy won’t be present at the transfer location, so we had to carefully choose who to send first. As I was considering this—

“Obviously, I’ll be in the first wave!”

“Vigul-sama, please step aside.”

“What kind of attitude is that, Narssen!?”

“If something happens to you, it would affect not only this army but also the entire future of the knight order.”

“K-Kugh…”

…..Well, yeah, of course. You need to stay behind for sure.

“The Vice Commander’s job is to stand in for the Knight Commander.”

“Narssen! You’re just eager to join the battlefield yourself!”

Is this Knight Commander really a pure muscle-head?! Enjoying a war that could decide the fate of the entire kingdom!?

“…Huh?”

“…Huh?”

What’s with that clueless response? You made me mimic your tone.

“See? Narssen just wants to go to the battlefield too!”

“What are you talking about? It’s because I’m better suited to the situation than you, Vigul-sama, that I’m going first. You can come later, no problem.”

“Say that while looking me straight in the eye!”

“…..That’s a pointless request.”

“So you can’t say it, huh!? Hey, you can’t, right!?”

“Ahh, you’re so noisy! Enough already!”

Is this a tantrum!? Is he throwing a tantrum!? And did the Vice Commander just tell the Knight Commander to shut up?

“Y- Yuria? Are those two always like this?”

“Ahaha… Yeah, they seem to bicker a lot.”

…Seriously? I’m starting to worry that all the morale we just raised will plummet instantly.

I glanced over at the knights. But though their expressions had softened a bit, they still seemed to maintain a sense of tension. Could it be that because their Knight Commander and Vice Commander are like this, the knights are actually the ones holding it together?

“……Maki, you were thinking something rude just now, weren’t you?”

“Eh? No, no way.”

“……Well, whatever.”

…Sharp as always, Yuria.

Still, how long are those two going to argue? Especially the Vice Commander—does he even know where he’s going with this argument?

“Fine! If you’re going, then I’m going too!”

“Understood! Then we’ll send Vigul-sama, myself, Chancellor-sama, Mihiro-sama, Kondō-sama, Akigase-sama, and four more elite knights!”

“”…Whaaaaaaat!?””

No way! The Knight Commander is going in the first wave after all, even though they said he shouldn’t!

“Good! That’s settled!”

“Then I’ll select people with emphasis on agility!”

“Of course!”

“Alright, then—”

…Wait, what? After all that arguing, the selection was decided just like that? 

Later, when I spoke with one of the knights I got to know, he told me that it’s common for the Knight Commander and Vice Commander to act together like this. And there’s always a captain left to handle the troops in their absence.

…..So it was all predetermined!?

“Well then, is everyone ready?”

“Of course!”

“I wasn’t asking you, Vigul-sama!”

Not just me, but even Yuria and Sensei nodded emphatically as the Vice Commander yelled out again.

“Alright! Everyone, let’s go!”

“Activating the teleportation magic circle now!”

Leyreina-san had eaten a banana beforehand. When she activated the transfer magic circle, we all rushed in at once.