Chapter 220 – 14.27 Arashi-Nives Conference 3

“There’s no law saying that what happened twice shouldn’t happen a third time. It is also natural to predict cycles through previous examples.”
“This shit. So you’re going to leave everything to me and run away? Will there be another catastrophe in 10 years?”
“Don’t be mistaken. I plan to retire from the military and join the Self-Defense Forces.”
“… What?”

In principle, the Japanese Army is a sub-organization of the Self-Defense Forces. Just as there are the Army, Navy and Air Self-Defense Forces, it can be said that the military exists as a special unit.

However, the reality is that they operate as completely separate organizations and are mutually inviolable.
This is because the military and the Self-Defense Forces have different missions and different systems, so if one side tries to intervene clumsily, only boils will occur.

Above all, there are many people in the military who hate the Self-Defense Forces. Even I, when I was 10 years old, was forcibly dragged by a member of the Self-Defense Forces and sent to the scene.
The Self-Defense Forces also did not like that the military was treated specially by the state, so now it has become an organization that cannot be mixed like water and oil.

In the meantime, old Arashi, the commander in chief of the military, is going to join the Self-Defense Forces?
What is this inspiration up to?

“The current military strength is absurdly insufficient compared to what it was at the time of the great disaster 10 years ago. If a great disaster occurs now, Japan will surely perish.”
“So? Could you borrow some missiles from the Self-Defense Forces?”

The story of Russia’s self-destruction after shooting a nuke at the Roon Tower rising in Moscow is so famous that it has been used as a subject for a movie. It was common knowledge even children knew that guns and missiles did not work against those monsters.

“Currently, our army only hires rune holders as soldiers. However, I believe that support and supply should be left to the general public in cooperation with the Self-Defense Forces. And rune holders are raised as combat troops as much as possible.”
“… Even non-combatants will be sent into battle.”
“Okay. Even if it’s not a combat rune, you can still fight. As the example of you shows.”

For example, the girls in my class right now.
After they graduate, most of them will also join the military.

But is there anyone among them who can fight properly?
I can say with certainty that there is none other than Yuuki.

“But don’t you think they can fight equally?”

It’s not a system that fights and levels up on its own if you throw it like a game.
Can the girls fight against monsters without fear? Can you bear to watch someone die next to you?

“The concern is justified. However, if you sit still and wait, you will only repeat the tragedy of 10 years ago. Non-combatants will be killed by dogs again.”

In the early days of the Great Disaster, many rune holders were lost.

Unexpected Rune Tower runaway. Monsters suddenly pouring out.
At that time, the command recklessly pushed soldiers to the front in the name of protecting civilians. There was no distinction between combat personnel and non-combat personnel.

Thanks to this, civilian casualties were minimized, but the military suffered numerous casualties.
I filled the vacant spot with rune holders of ordinary people like my parents, but I couldn’t stop it, so I replaced it with a child like me.

“Even in order not to push innocent children into the battlefield again… We must prepare from now on.”

As if swallowing blood, inspiration spewed out.
No matter how much the country was there, I couldn’t bet on it.

When a situation like that occurred, would the military push non-combatants to the front lines where they would almost certainly die?
Probably will. Because the army exists for that.

And to fill the hole like that, another rune holder will be put in, and if that doesn’t work, the kids will be put in again. History repeats itself

In order to prevent such a situation, Arashi is going to train even non-combatants to be combat agents. If he builds up his army enough to stop the first wave, he won’t even have to recruit rune holders. He’ll be able to reduce military casualties too.

“When the next catastrophe happens, maybe I can’t fight. So now that I can move even a little bit, I plan to enter the Self-Defense Force and create a cooperative system. Fortunately, there are people in the Self-Defense Forces who can communicate.”

Is it a cooperation system between the military and the Self-Defense Forces…
Certainly, that would be something that no one but Arashi could do. If you entrust it to Muramasa or Inazuma, there will definitely be deaths. Also from the Self-Defense Forces.

“It would be nice if the two of us cooperated to lead the army instead of me… That would probably be impossible.”

With Arashi out of the way, Muramasa and Inazuma take control of the military.
It was terrifying just to imagine. What the hell is going to happen to this country?

“So the military needs a new leader. A young, strong, charismatic leader who can control those two and prepare for the next 10 years.”
“… Is that me?”
“Okay. There is only you KW.”

I stupidly looked up at the ceiling.
One fluorescent lamp was losing its light as if it had reached the end of its lifespan.
For some reason, it was like seeing my future.

What the hell does this inspiration think of me? Tell me to control Muramasa-Inazuma? Do you really think that’s possible?

Ibo show. I am the ‘innocent children forcibly brought to the battlefield’ you speak of. But why are you only doing this to me…

“The sooner the generation change, the better. Whatever it is, right now.”

There was no escape hole in sight.
No, more than that, the problem was that I was persuaded by Arashi’s words.

If the army’s power is insufficient, as before, meaningless sacrifices will come out.
My parents died then, but I’m better off in that I have an older sister. Even at the academy right now, there are thousands of orphans.
In order not to repeat such a tragedy, it was necessary to improve the constitution of the army that Arashi said.

Besides, the people around me will be dragged away in the next catastrophe.
Starting with Naiad noona, Yuuki, Hina, Chairman Mizuki, Shinoshino, Akatsuki-sensei, Nanami Reika Satomi, other classmates and SS seniors…

People like that——I can’t just watch my women being dragged to the limb.
I just had to make a decision.

“──Five years! No 3 years! Just wait until you graduate from the academy!”
“Give me a year.”
“Kuk. This devil! At least let me graduate! It’s better to be a graduate than to become a general and drop out of the academy!”
“Anyway, both Muramasa and Inazuma are elementary school dropouts. There is no meaning to an academy diploma.”
“Damn it, those ignorant bastards!”

Even my last desperate attempts were ignored.
In the end, I had no choice but to accept Arashi’s proposal as it was.

“A year or so…”

1 year. Do I have to organize my academy life within a year?
It felt as if I had been sentenced to death.

What I left behind at the academy… Is there no
There are no crimes or accidents that will happen in the future as far as I know. The student council members of the class have also been rooted out, so there won’t be a coup.

There may be something in the backstory that I haven’t seen in the original game, but… At least it’ll be fine while I’m at the academy.

I don’t know what will happen after I come out. I have no choice but to pray that the chairman and Shinoshino will take care of it.
Now that there is no class student council faction, the student council has absolute power, so they will do something about it.

The rest of us are talking about how to organize the ‘Knives Harem’…

– Pallang.

“Huh?”

A piece of paper flew in front of my troubled eyes.
It was a piece of paper thrown by Arashi.

“Sign it.”
“The ‘re-enlistment pledge’?!”

Re-Enlistment Pledge.
That was written on the paper.

A pledge to re-enlist!
What a terrible species this is!

In just one line, my heart went cold.

“Ah, why is this? Do you do without this kind of paper? Don’t you believe me?”
“If you’re going to do it anyway, signing it won’t be a problem.”
“Sheesh.”

Of course, I’m not stupid enough to sign a piece of paper like this. Didn’t you agree to the terms and conditions carefully?
First of all, I decided to read the contents written on the paper carefully.

[Colonel KW (real name: Knives Windsor) will assume the role one year after this oath, or upon the death of Commander Arashi.]
[At this time, the rank is promoted to brigadier general.]

Chet. I’ve been preparing like that from the beginning.

“What is death? Inspiration, isn’t it today or tomorrow?”
“Well. You might get run over by a truck tomorrow.”
“Joy. The truck driver should be safe.”

After that, the duties and duties of acting commander were written in every phrase.
It’s obvious anyway, so you don’t have to read it all.

Next important thing… Is it the salary?

… 175 million yen?!

“Kuhm.”

Oops. Inadvertently, the corner of my mouth almost went up.

“The actual salary will increase if you add up the dignity maintenance cost, risk allowance, and special work allowance.”
“That, is it? More important than that, tell me first.”

Well, if you think about it, it would be cheap if you could roll a nuclear weapon that does not cost development with only a few hundred million. Above all, for us, this is the price of our lives.

“Heh. I thought you weren’t very interested in money.”
“… Gradually, pension alone was not enough. I also have a line of mouths.”
“Isn’t it that the time has come when even ignorant children have to worry about money?”
“Unlike anyone else, I am popular with women.”

I lightly signed the papers with the pen on the table.
It’s a boat you have to ride anyway. If that was the case, there would be no need to mess around.

Ta, I’m not particularly shaken by money! It’s for the sake of a cause. All right

“All right? I am really going now.”

After signing the autograph, I quickly ran away from the commander’s office before I was caught by the old man again.

“… Okay. See you in a year.”

The old man leaned deeply into his chair as if he had barely had time to relax.
In a short time, it seemed that the gray hair had grown more.

*

“Colonel.”
“Oh.”

When I left the commander’s office, Sumire was waiting for me at the door.

Oops.
I completely forgot.
The promise I made with Sumire.