The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World: Volume 3 [Parts 1 to 2] by Kotobuki Yasukiyo

Author:Kotobuki Yasukiyo
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 2: A Day in the Life of Zweit

Zweit von Solistia was a student of the Great Sage, and both son and presumed successor of the Solistia ducal house. Aware of the weight that carried, he had a diligent side—ultimately, he did always make sure to stick to his studies.

He was currently in the middle of a roundtable event that students of the Wiesler faction—the mage faction he belonged to—were holding to discuss military strategy. But he couldn’t help but feel like the whole debate was far divorced from reality.

“I’m telling you, if we deploy the Order of Knights here, and put the Order of Mages to their left and right to attack with magic, we’ll have the enemy stuck between a rock and a hard place.”

“Would it really be that easy, though? There’s no way any human opponent would fall for such an obvious strategy. You’re being naive!”

“It could be useful in the right situation, but is the Order of Knights really going to do what we ask them to? It’d be obvious we were using them as bait.”

“Yeah. Considering the danger it’d put them in, I don’t even think they’d follow the plan. And even before that, there’s the issue of whether we’d be able to get into a position where we could use this formation to begin with.”

The purpose of this debate was to run simulations and decide how to best deal with a hypothetical enemy encampment. But while it was intended as an opportunity to flesh out the participants’ knowledge of strategy through discussion, all anyone was doing so far was finding faults in what the others said.

There were more than thirty students gathered here, and most of them had no experience in actual combat. Their lack of knowledge about the battlefield showed. Ultimately, none of what they were saying went beyond the realm of unworkable armchair theories.

“What do you think, Zweit?”

“Diio, this is meant to be a meeting to talk about strategy, right? Then shouldn’t we bring in the knights, who actually know something about the battlefield? The simulation we’re running here includes them as well, you know.”

That one line sent the room into silence.

The Order of Knights and the Order of Mages were like cats and dogs. The very thought that the knights might agree to join in on this discussion seemed absurd.

What was more, the Wiesler faction in particular was full of members who believed that the Order of Knights should simply do as the faction told them to. They saw Zweit’s suggestion as a betrayal—a slight on their dignity.

“Why should we have to call the knights? Those good-for-nothings would be useless without our help.”

“On the battlefield, you’re not alone. There are all sorts of leaders going back and forth, discussing tiny little details; that’s the only way you can actually carry out a strategy. One person’s opinion is nothing more than that—an opinion, to be considered for reference. Battles can change completely depending on time and circumstance.”

“I know, but...I can’t imagine the knights listening to anything we say.

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