The Difference Is Like Between a Dog and a Cow

56 – Platoon Assessment (3)

“What? What are you talking about, no!”

At Roxanna Elim’s bombshell remarks, her Bell Meyer was taken aback and began to stop her. Not only Belle, but her party, Debra Bennett, was quite surprised.

“Wait…… Did you say Sergeant Roxanna?”

“Yes, Lieutenant Debra Bennett.”

“After hearing the story, he said he was a psychopathic patient. What are you going to do?”

The fact that the head of the facility management department was also in a difficult position was inevitable.

I asked for it out of courtesy, but there were too many problems in many ways to use the patient like a ‘mana tank’.

Who will be held accountable if things go wrong? Besides, it’s a heart disease. It’s not like I’m weak, but it’s a real incurable disease.

“Like turning off a faucet, you can control the amount of mana emitted. Even if I can’t deal with it, I’m sure the magic core is adjusted…… !”

“It’s good to be motivated, but…… Even though… ….”

The lieutenant scratched his cheek in embarrassment. Most of them were very unappreciative, and Roxanna eventually came up to me and said,

“Platoon commander, I heard that there is a high probability that you will be transferred because of your promotion in June of this year.”

“Yes, I am.”

“Then, we have about three months left. And aside from the platoon evaluation, most of the training schedule is in the second half…… This platoon evaluation is the first and last training with the platoon commander.”

Roxanne said that and she grabbed my hand by the chin. I felt a strong will in her bracken-like hand that couldn’t even cover mine.

“I also want to show the platoon commander that I am working properly.”

In the end, the conclusion was that he asked for permission to cast the magic barrier in this evaluation. Roxanna actively appeals with sparkling eyes like emeralds.

The moment she tried to say a word while trying to avoid his gaze.

“Sergeant Roxanna. Like I said before, I can’t give permission…….”

“How about giving it a try?”

Sergeant Claude, who was quietly listening to Roxanna’s remarks, said.

“Sir.”

“Even though she is a psychopath, the fact remains that Roxanna is a member of our platoon and a Ukrnian soldier. If I had just locked her in the room, she wouldn’t have been treated as a platoon member in the first place.”

In fact, he was right.

I really want to do it, but I know how miserable it feels to be excluded because my body won’t keep up.

My knee broke during the 1,000-ri march after I was first assigned to the unit, but even then, I was left out because my seniors almost pulled me out of training, which I said I was forced to do.

How unfair that was at the time.

Even now, when I think of that situation, my body trembles.

“…… Platoon commander, are you really going to give me permission?”

Rumia, who was standing next to me, asked with her worried eyes.

I had to seriously think about it. As Sergeant Claude said, Sergeant Roxanna Elim is undeniably a Ukrnian sorcery sergeant.

Even if I leave the battalion, I have to continue my military life with the new platoon commander who will be appointed later.

As much as she wants, she can’t keep her locked up in her room forever.

If there is a war anyway, she will be put into the battlefield 100% as a first-class mage.

She couldn’t even play an active role there, and she was neglected as a drinking patient and would die in vain.

Even if she’s a bit dangerous, wouldn’t it be better to give her a chance?

“Sergeant Roxanna.”

“Sergeant Roxanna Elim!!”

“There are conditions instead. I’ll leave it up to you to deploy the magic barrier, but you can’t deploy it alone.”

“Yes…… ?”

“Platoon commander, what do you mean by that? You can’t open the magic barrier alone.”

I answered the platoon members who did not understand the meaning.

“The sorcery barrier in the platoon evaluation will be built by me and Roxanna together.”

***

Days after Debra Bennett unleashed her own Dispel-Defense magic.

“Well, then…… Excuse me.”

“Mmm!”

“I got on, I got on!”

Roxanna’s arms wrap around my neck. I pulled her legs tight and fastened them firmly to her body.

Anyway, it’s a bit embarrassing to be carried on my back, and I can feel my body flinch every time my hand touches my skin.

“No, isn’t it heavy!?”

“It’s not heavy at all. I don’t even know if it’s up.”

It was the same when Bell Meyer passed out in the capital city of Kayef, but our platoon members seem to weigh less than we thought.

Bell felt the same way, but Roxanna weighs less than half of Bell’s weight.

“Sergeant Roxanna might need some more supplementation with her nutrition. She doesn’t have any muscles on her body…….”

“Ugh, Platoon Leader!! That statement is dangerous!!”

I just said pure sentiment, but Rumia sighed and waved her hand.

“How can I feel it clearly? I didn’t say it with any particular intention.”

It was Rumia Bluet who suggested the piggyback bar in the first place, wasn’t she? She said that since the magic core and the magic core are closest to each other, she can respond quickly in case of an emergency.

Originally, it is said that hugging from the front is the best, but that was not a posture that strict adult men and adult women could easily do.

The fisherman bar came out as a last resort, but it’s only natural that there will be unavoidable physical contact.

But it was true that her skin was overly soft. The texture reminds me of the slime I used to play with when I was in elementary school.

I had a strong urge to touch it, but I held it back with my mental strength and waved to Debra Bennett.

“Then let’s begin.”

“Okay! Give me a signal and I’ll fire!”

As I slightly turn her head to look at Roxanne, she raises her hands to the sky without saying a word.

“Unfold.”

Thump-thump, I can clearly feel the sound of her heart beating wildly. The rich scent of mana that was scattered in the air with each breath she exhaled.

A group of green lights covered my vision and formed a magic circle that covered my entire body.

Intermediate defensive magic ‘Wind Protection.’

Unlike protection, which is a non-attribute, it is a magic barrier that can utilize 100% of Roxanna’s skills, a first-class green mage.

Is that why? Contrary to Roxanne’s worries, I was dealing with mana quite reliably.

“Huh…… !”

“You’re doing great, Roxanna.”

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Roxanna opened the barrier in an instant. She poured her mana mercilessly, and the wind protection she developed was thick enough to block her least advanced magic by itself.

However, the main purpose of this evaluation is not the ‘slanting magic barrier’.

The point was to complete the very early form of Dispel-Defense magic established by Debra Bennett.

“Now…… The interception spell…… !!”

She wriggles her fingers to adjust the mana of her barrier. Another magic circle overlaid on the relatively thin upper slope.

This is the essence of this platoon evaluation.

Knock. Beads of sweat ran down Roxanna’s cheeks and dripped onto her head. She was extremely focused. I looked at the dispel-defense magic that was implemented in front of her eyes, reducing her breathing to a minimum, in case it would ruin her concentration.

“All right, all right!”

Finally, Roxanna, who had fully deployed her magic, tapped her on the shoulder, and I signaled to Debra Bennett, who was standing across from her.

“Platoon commander! Come this way!!”

I also had to imagine a situation where the barrier would be penetrated by Debra Bennett’s attack, so I hurriedly moved to the back of Rumia, who had deployed the magic barrier in advance.

Keying-! Whoa!

As soon as I’m safely out of range, heat rises from Lieutenant Debra Bennett’s fingertips.

“Let’s go!”

A gigantic flame erupted, transforming into the shape of a beautiful bird. Advanced red magic, Phoenix Strike. It is a magic that excels in both penetration and firepower.

‘I heard you’re taking it easy…… ! This is life!’

A flame that devours everything in front of it. Even though the distance was widened, fierce heat could be felt.

Despite the overwhelming power, Roxanna did not back down. Rather, she looked at the galloping Firebird and measured her timing carefully.

“Now!”

“Now!”

At the almost simultaneous shouts, Roxanna’s magic circle emitted a flash of light.

It was a kind of magic even though it was called a magic missile. Missile? If you say it’s an intercontinental ballistic missile, you might be right.

Just as the phoenix was about to hit the magic circle, the magic missile condensed to the limit accurately collided with the phoenix strike.

Kwaaang-!!!

It was louder and more intense than any explosion I had ever heard. The temporary loss of hearing is not enough, and the tinnitus painfully pierces the eardrum.

Phoenix Strike is not light magic at all. Even if you deploy advanced defense magic, it’s not a power that can be easily blocked.

No matter how much Roxanna made it thicker by projecting more mana than normal wind protection, and even if the destructive power of Magic Missile was suspiciously strong, it was still a collaboration between beginner interception magic and intermediate magic barrier.

There is no particular reason to be disappointed if you can’t withstand the shock and get destroyed. It was Lieutenant Debra Bennett’s fault for saying she was going to kill her in the first place and then shattering the phoenix strike.

In that somewhat resigned state, I looked through the dust that obscured my vision.

However.

“Ah.”

As if ridiculing my expectations, Roxanna’s barrier stood firm despite the explosion.

“…… !!”

At the completely unexpected result, Rumia was startled and covered her mouth.

After a long and lengthy special training, Roxanna finally succeeded in deploying her magic and shouted with her screams of joy.

“I did it, I did it!!”