Sacred Chevalier

For a passionate inventor, it just doesn't make any sense to change dates such as New Year's Eve. In the corner of the Crown Prince Austro Tolmakia residence near the imperial capital of the Tolmakia, a female inventor roared ununung.

"Even if we put the cannon on the ship, it's very unusable as it is now - in a grassy rocking ship, Achakocha will go, and it's hard for people to contain it..."

As he wrote on paper, Lizaris Prada portrayed on his head the cannon for ships, or "ship cannon". Unlike on the platform, the ship is constantly rocking. Cannons with unstable centers of gravity and the like cannot be used, but are rather even dangerous. In fact, I was forced to put an existing cannon on the ship, and shortly after I left the ocean, I rolled off the pedestal and got injured. In order to use artillery in naval warfare, the structure of artillery must be reviewed and a new way of operating must also be established.

"I'm going to bracket it on the ship and secure it... oh, no. That would keep the recoil from escaping and break the ship itself...... yeah? Wait... how to escape recoil while anchoring it to the ship..."

Start writing blueprints on paper. Lay something like a rail on the ship, and a six-wheeled pedestal slips over it. The pedestal is fixed by being sandwiched from left to right so that it only moves forward and backward. Place a miniaturized cannon on that pedestal. Finished drawing, Lizaris wrote his head. Ignoring the parallax and dandruff falling, he pasted a rough painting on the wall.

"First of all, you design a pedestal. And miniaturization of cannons...... ahhh! I need an assistant. Whoa!

Many can improve on existing ones. However, few human beings are able to produce flies from scratch by means of creative and original ideas. I have an assistant to shape the original proposal, but no one could invent it with Lizaris.

"Dear Prada, it's time to get your meal in order. And you're going to take a bath today, right? Same clothes for another week, isn't it the same underwear!

A woman came in as a secretary. It is a "caretaker" attached by Austro for a genius who becomes a complete incapacitated person except for invention. Lizaris left the room half-way drawn.

Thus the world's first ship cannon, later called the Prada Cannon, was born.

A cast brass shell is provided on the pedestal. Gunpowder that has been repeatedly tested several times and determined to be practical enough is packed, containing a spherical bullet. Flora Fairchild had a tense face from a remote location and was watching how it looked.

"Finally."

This is the first test of the "Cannon (Canon) prototype" finally completed with the cooperation of Kate. Kate was single and infiltrated the Imperial position in the guise of a young Imperial soldier in the earlier Battle of the Cabbage Plains and has been briefed immediately by developer Lisalis Prada on the cannon. I saw the cannon with my naked eye, it was the only King's people. Still, I didn't see the blueprints, I was just given an overview verbally. Therefore, we had to repeat the experiment and fill in the missing information.

"Set up a shield."

I can put up a shield just in case. A long stick is offered and a fire is pressed against the "fire gate" for ignition. At that moment, a loud noise called Dkang sounded and the cannon exploded. Fragments fly into the guns and shields.

"What happened to the bullet!

Flora screamed from the shadow of her shield. The bullet was rolling about a few dozen meters away.

"Hum...... well, you flew before"

Kate shrugged her shoulders with half a laugh. Craftsmen pick up the fragments of the cannon that exploded and start arguing.

"Problem with the strength of the cannon, or the amount of gunpowder..."

"I understand the principle. And then there's the way to efficiently convey the power of the explosion to the bullet. Look. Especially ruptured is the junction of the cannon. Why don't you tighten it from the outside and increase the strength?

Various opinions are given. Kate, listening to it, once again paid tribute to a genius named Lizaris Prada. The skilled blacksmiths burst with clams when they said they finally had a prototype out of wisdom. She finished it alone. I would have put forward a number of further improvements so far.

"It's a failure, but you just have to make the next use of this experience. We still have time. Organize the discussion and work on the next prototype"

Flora smiled and encouraged the craftsmen. But in my heart I was disappointed. Leaving the spot with Kate, he groaned small.

"You may not make it. What should I do then?

"Better assume that. It becomes a battle how to scratch a shell released from a distance and bring it into a melee. Fortunately, the cannon is big and heavy. It should be hard to put it on an existing ship. If it were to be large enough to put cannons on it, it would not be possible to build many ships at once. Probably one or two. A mixed unit of new and existing ships… I can't imagine what a naval battle would be, but I can only count on General Dovish's soldiers."

(Austro Tormakia's strategy is to further occupy the navy of the Kingdom and occupy the military port of Roda, nullifying the strategic value of the Great Fortress of Varihardt. But the Imperial Army was exhausted in last year's battle and will not come out this year. I just occupied Rhoda in it and it just isolates me among the enemies...)

"... the aim is not Roda, but the annihilation of the Navy itself?

(Assuming the Navy is devastated, General Dovish is taken responsibility. That's true in the battle ahead, but Austro Tormakia comes after people. Taking one good general is worth more than destroying one army. I guess that's what the guy thinks)

Flora spoke to Kite as she walked and pondered.

"Um, Mr. Kite? Would you like some tea after this, if you don't mind?

"Hmm? Oh, oh... right. I was thinking a little bit. Thank you for being a listener."

Flora nodded happily.

Kate's guess was pretty much about Austro's strategy. Looking down at the map of the kingdom and empire spread out on his desk, Austro was having an exchange of views with his fellow ministers on the way forward.

"Lizaris Prada is currently improving the cannon. Range will be sacrificed but miniaturized and will be able to operate on board as well. With it we discuss the Kingdom Navy, and the General Viktor Dovish"

"Your Highness. The kingdom is also grasping the information on the cannon. Supposedly working on making artillery?

"I guess so. If we do have a few months, or maybe we can build a cannon. But we won't get to the point of putting him on a ship and running it. And the kingdom that destroyed the navy should no longer be by the cannon. Anyway, you're going to be defenseless against the Empire."

The tabernacles nod in unison. From the beginning, Austro did not think about Roda's occupation or anything else. If you take away your marine defenses from the kingdom, you can shore them anywhere. It is also possible to lead a convoy of transporters to land in the Imperial City for the shortest possible distance and attack them all at once.

"A kingdom swept away from the navy would be in a state of panic. Don't miss that opportunity, send a messenger directly to the King's Capital and bring harmony on condition of the assignment of the Fortress of Varihardt and the Plain of Kabbachi. The Valihardt Fortress still has the Faranks, but their position should be weakened by the defeat ahead. You can't refuse orders from the center."

"Will Your Highness also be boarded on the ship?

In an inquiry by the Chief of the Tabernacle, Austro shook his head.

"No, I'm headed to the Kabachi Plains in case. In order for this harmony to succeed, Fort Arce River must be alive and well. If I were Faranx, I would try to drop the fort to put an end to the defeat of the naval battle"

"I mean, you think Faranx is reading His Highness's thoughts?

"Probably. But I can't hit my hand even if I can read it. If we consolidate the protection of Fort Arce River, we can't move Faranx either. Destruction of the Royal Navy, now it's packed."

With confidence, Austro affirmed so, but in his heart he was thinking of another possibility.

(The Cabbage Plains and the Atlas Ocean are not the only paths connecting the Empire to the Kingdom. There's the southeast...)

He contemplated Urus, a plateau stretching over the eastern Lisluna Mountains, and immediately denied it. The desolate rubble desert areas are more travelled by interracial and vagrant people than in ancient times, fighting for each settlement over small lands. Far from the capitals of both sides, this platform, which exhausts soldiers if you get your hands on it and is difficult to exploit even if you get it with little water resources, was ignored by both the Empire and the Kingdom.

In January 488, the kingdom's history, at this point reading the strategy of the Imperial Crown Prince Austro Tormakia, was to an extent sufficient in the number of fingers on both hands. Two of them are drinking tea and discussing their prospects.

"Again, will the empire come from the sea?

"That's not all. In response, there will be some movement in the Kabee Plains as well. If I were Austro Tormakia, I'd yank the fort on the Arce River itself and stake out General Faranx."

Flora Fairchild nods. Kate sipped the tea and added more words.

"Perhaps the aim of the Turkish Empire is not the occupation of Roda. Destroy the Royal Navy itself and secure maritime control in the Atlas Ocean. The Kingdom has to step up its coastal zone vigilance. Port cities such as Rhoda will also be able to place cannons and other fortifications, but it is impossible to protect all the coasts"

"The Royal Army is driven out to protect the coast. You will also need troops to defend the King's capital. On top of that, we set up a showdown on the Kabee Plains..."

"Or bring harmony to the dawn of the fortress, right? Prohibition of building military ships, concession of bee plains, preferential treatment in trading… I think I'm going to ask for this much"

Flora sighed. Then the kingdom was similarly stabbed with a dagger on its neck. I understand that the empire cannot swallow the kingdom. Because of the different demographics and economic power. If I were in the position of an empire, I would strip the kingdom of forces other than domestic security as a subordinate state and try to help its production and consumption capacities for the economic development of the empire. The legal system and education etc. are also gradually annexed, and eventually swallowed up the kingdom itself. It would take decades, but it was a possible story in the Austro generation.

"Does a person named Austro Tormakia foresee that much? I hear of your reputation as an excellent general. But not that a good general can be a good monarch..."

"Naturally, you should think about it and think about it. Better not expect to be a foolish monarch, etc. We should assume that you will be even better than the present emperor."

What would the hero (Chevalier) do in front of him when the kingdom was so caught up? Flora asked the question to her throat, but she never spoke.

It's delicious.

A bite of "meat pie" wrapped in pork ground meat, Adrienne put her hand on her cheek and laughed. The healthy beautiful girl growing up was obsessed with the meal of Wang Du. If you become the "luxury" of your predecessors, the four Saints, the flavour becomes extraordinary.

"Don't eat well. Well, if you become a Saint Knight, you won't get fat no matter how much you eat. Is that okay?"

"I can't believe I eat meat every day, but on the contrary, my hips are thinner."

"... but my breasts don't get bigger"

"Sasha is fine with that. That's what heroes want."

Adrienne's closeness to these four was also due to the fact that, regardless, she is a senior in the Knights College and a distinguished member of the second grade, the greater reason being that they, like their sister, have become Saint Knights of Kate. By listening to the four of us, we thought that we might be able to get to know a man named Kate better.

"Um, you guys are already with Mr. Kite..."

"Yep. We're his knights, aren't we? I offer him my virginity and express my power as a holy knight by receiving his essence."

Returned to Elfina beforehand, Adrienne ruined her eyebrows.

"Are you all good with that? Oh no... I can't believe we made the four of us holy knights. I can't forgive my hero for holding a woman other than myself."

The four of them looked at each other in Adrienne's words. It is implicitly decided who will teach, first responding from Elfina.

"I ask the other way around, but why should one hero be one holy knight? Kite is hundreds of times more vital than any other hero. Every day, and many times in a day. I don't think there's enough for four of us. He could have even a hundred saints."

"Even aristocrats and others surround women other than their rightful wives. Because I try to leave as many offspring as I can on a few occasions of tantrum. Kate cares about each of us. So I'm not dissatisfied."

"Though I also understand how Adrienne feels. But Kite can't be alone, can she? If you try to monopolize it, you won't keep yourself. In fact, even Roxanne was in favor of having more than one Saint Knight..."

"Mm-hmm. Roxanne said it, too. If you try to monopolize it by yourself, you're going to kill Kite. If you care about Kite, you have to allow her to have more than one."

Four people told me, and Adrienne was bewildered. Especially the story of "my own sister also agreed" is the first ear. It's understandable by reason. If you are kite, you can also hold four saints daily. Extraordinarily vital. But then the idea of "turn" doesn't work. If the other person is noble, I can also understand the relationship of one-to-many, not one-to-one. The aristocracy must leave not only the man, but also the entanglement. Women also get the price of wealth. It is, so to speak, a "reciprocal deal". But what about Kate? What are they being given by him?

"A lot, but in summary, maybe two? Safe as a holy knight and happier as a woman."

Three other holy knights also nodded at Elfina's words. Explain to Adrienne who tilts her neck.

"Unfortunately, the period during which the Holy Knight can remain the Holy Knight is short. About ten years, mostly. Apart from losing their hero, there are surprisingly many holy knights who are abandoned by the hero. But he's not. He doesn't rely on drugs, he lives for decades. And never abandon us. Are you sure about this? You'd understand if you saw his attitude towards Roxanne, wouldn't you? He cares about us from the bottom of his heart. I can feel secure that we will remain in the Holy Knight for decades to come. This is very fascinating, isn't it?

A man named Kate didn't make my sister crude. I rather cherished it above all else. This was something Adrienne had to admit as well. I guess these four are really, cherished by their own heroes. I could understand that being the reason. But for another reason, Adrienne could not imagine.

"The other one...... all this will not be understood by you right now. If he doesn't actually hold me, I don't think anyone understands?

"Right. I only become a woman when I sleep with Kate. I am reminded that I am a woman. And I have my own satisfaction and happiness."

"Isn't that amazing? Kate... really makes me feel good about being born a woman."

"It's my turn tonight...... I'll have a cite till morning"

"Oh, not so..."

With no expression, the girl shrugs with a little redness on her cheeks. When I heard the straightforward story, Adrienne accidentally turned red, too. Elfina adds the words.

"I'm not drowning in carnal desire. But exchanging pleasures in a relationship between a man and a woman is natural as an organism? I think denying this is like denying how you are as a person. Embrace each other and exchange feelings of thinking of the other. I think that would be great. And he exchanges thoughts deeper than anyone else and more than anyone else. By being held by him, we have the best happiness as women."

I can only imagine more than I don't feel. Adrienne was reminded that she was still a child, even though she turned red.

In last year's Battle of the Cabbage Plains, the Kingdom Northern Army, led by Bergard Farranks, was in great pain. So he recruited volunteers from the Wang capital and the South, and added about 5,000 recruits. As no serious injuries have been added in the previous battle, the total strength has slightly exceeded 30,000.

"The enemy is a little further away from attacking us. Don't be in a hurry, put your strength into the squad."

Each squadron leader takes center stage and begins to train the recruits. Current troop strength is only a critical number capable of defending the Great Fortress of Varihardt. A little more, if possible, where we want force, but compulsory conscription is only allowed if there is an invasion within the Kingdom. For the time being, I had no choice but to defend myself with this force.

"General, I'm sorry, but we don't have enough troops. This is a difficult situation to defend and to wage war against the Empire."

"I guess so. They say the fort on the Arce River is being completed. If we were to wage war there, we would need at least seventy or eighty thousand troops. Meanwhile, the imperial side should also be short of soldiers to drop Fortress Varihardt. That means we'll be staring at each other all year."

"It's a year and a half until next summer. With that, I was wondering if we could get close to 50,000..."

As the tabernacles nodded, Faranx's gaze was directed at one point on the kingdom map. It is an eastern, Ursu plateau that separates the Lisluna Mountains from the Fortress of Varihardt.

(The Crown Prince General (Austro) probably won't move. But the Empire reinforces the navy and attacks it from the sea. We have no choice but to leave it to the Pirate General about the sea, but this one can't be holding hands either. If you don't have enough soldiers, you just need to refill them from where you can)

"Werner"

"Ha."

Calling one of the tabernacles, Faranx gave an instruction.

"I'll give you three months. Lead a reconnaissance team to gather information on the Ursus plateau. The terrain and the climate, of course, are all about Ursus Taiwan, including the interracial and vagrant people who live there, the weapons used, and the names of the generals and figures that are likely to be at the core."

This is how the "Battle of Ursu Taiji", 488 years old in the Kingdom, was about to begin.