To Me, Who Was Single-Handedly Holding The Front Line, You Call Me A "Useless Piece of Trash"? Fine. I'll Live as I Please And Set Out On A Journey To Find A Cute Wife. - This time, I'll Become A Hero In The Enemy Country And Bare My Fangs At My Homeland - Episode 1

“Private Yamagishi. When they say ‘useless,’ they’re talking about you, aren’t they?”

After returning from the front lines and taking a breather in the tent, suddenly men in military uniforms appeared.

Wearing a clean shirt without any stains. The two attendants next to me were smirking a little behind me.

“Stand up and salute. Can’t you see my rank?”

“Excuse me.”

The collar bore the insignia of a lieutenant. To begin with, I was suddenly addressed with such words. I had no idea what it was about. I stood up and saluted, but my superior seemed dissatisfied.

“Hmph. Skin covered in dirt and filthy black hair. This is why I didn’t want to enlist those wandering peasants.”

“Hair is difficult because it’s hereditary, but if you let me know in advance and send a letter, I can take care of the dirt.”

“Hmph, you just have to keep it clean all the time.”

The mud around here is really bad, and if you go outside, you’ll get dirty right away.

Besides, there’s a limit to water too, you know.

Well, it’s something you wouldn’t understand unless you’ve been here for a long time.

I was stationed on this front line six months ago. Our country, Trava, is now being attacked by neighboring countries.

The trigger was the crops. The entire area had turned into a drought zone, and rather than starving, they waged war.

However, that was the southern country. It seemed there were no signs of an attack from the northern side, so I took on the task of monitoring alone just in case.

It was said to be an easy job, just staring blankly at the horizon, but in reality, it was vastly different.

I could only relax on the first day; from the second day, the enemy nation attacked.

At first, there was one unit. Then it increased to two units, and then three. It was tough to handle alone, and the times the enemies arrived were also staggered.

Fortunately, since this place is flanked by walls on both sides, there is only one path.

The problem is that I couldn’t sleep properly because there were no substitutes.

Thanks to that, I’ve ended up mastering presence detection while sleeping. My sleep has become lighter, so I’m not too happy about it.

Of course, it was also included in the report.

At the same time, we had also requested reinforcements, but until now, no one had come. But finally, they must have arrived.

“Yamagishi, you’re done for.”

“…Is it over?”

“It’s about the report. Don’t you understand?”

While we were waiting for contact, the enemy’s forces continued to grow, and last week, a group calling themselves the “Magic Warfare Special Forces” launched an attack in the middle of the night.

They were a unit that used high-speed magic, and they were incredibly nimble.

“Are you talking about the Demon War Special Forces?”

“Ah, you were the one who drove them off, weren’t you?”

“Yes. Especially, Leader Arne was strong, and it was tough.”

“—Kukuku, hahahaha!”

Then suddenly, the superior started laughing. The men next to him followed suit.

“It seems like you don’t understand anything, Yamagishi.”

“What is it?”

“You’ve dug your own grave. I don’t know where you heard the name, but the one you repelled is no ordinary opponent.”

“Unbelievable?”

“I’ll teach you, you ignorant fool. Listen up, the unit mentioned in the report is commonly known as the Massacre Squad, Genocide. No one knows their appearance, can see them, or defeat them, but the only one whose name is known, Arne, is said to be a legendary hero and assassin. I don’t know where you heard that name, but it was so shallow that it was immediately obvious it was a lie.”

Genocide unit Genocider? A once-in-a-lifetime hero? I remember what happened last week.

“……What is your name?”

“Private Second-Class Yamagishi”

“……You’re kidding, right?”

“What do you mean?”

“With this level of strength, a private?”

“Strong? Me?”

“……So you’re going to deceive me like that.”

“I’m not that great, you know.”

“Hey, why don’t you join our squad? We’ll pay you whatever you ask. We’ll provide the best house and environment… and if you want, a wife too.”

“What are you talking about?”

“……Just kidding. If you’re that strong, you must be an important person for the country. — We… have been completely defeated. My name is Arne. Well then, world’s strongest.”

Arne is the woman who teased me and then disappeared. I tried to chase after her, but I couldn’t leave the front lines. The information about the massacre unit is just too hard to believe.

There must have been some kind of misunderstanding somewhere.

“I have not made any false reports whatsoever. All the information about the enemy forces is also true.”

Everything I’ve noticed is written down.

I wonder if they aren’t really looking at it properly?

Then the superior made an even more dissatisfied face.

“That will be decided by a court-martial. The outcome is already clear.”

“A court-martial? Are they going to put me on trial?”

“Of course. Who else is there besides you? If the report is true, you must have been guarding this place alone, right?”

“Yes. You are absolutely right.”

“Hehehe, hahaha, to stick to a lie to that extent, I can feel the pride.”

The superior began to laugh loudly and glared at me with a contemptuous look.

“And, what is this?”

The superior officer cast his gaze at the giant sword propped up nearby.

It’s as big as my height and is my important partner.

“It’s my own. The official sword broke. I mentioned that in the report as well.”

“Hah, this big thing? There’s no way someone with a skinny body like yours could handle it. You probably struggled to bring it here, and it’s obvious you’re just trying to put on a brave face. If that’s the case, then show me how you swing it. Come on, can you do it?”

“…Is it okay to shake it here now?”

“Ah, I’ll allow it. Come on, show me what you’ve got.”

I picked up the great sword and gave it a light swing to show off.

With this, they should believe that it’s not a lie.

However, contrary to expectations, the superior raised his voice in a frightened manner.

“H-Hey! You! How dare you wield a weapon in front of your superior! Get ready! You guys, take him away!”

“Ha!”

Then the men began to grab my arm.

What on earth happened? I submitted the report on time and did everything I was supposed to do.

Well, whatever. It must be some kind of mistake.

The higher-ups in the military aren’t stupid enough to make me a criminal over something like this.