The Ideal Sponger Life: Volume 12 [Parts 1 to 7] by Tsunehiko Watanabe

Author:Tsunehiko Watanabe
Language: eng
Format: epub

“Commander, can you predict where they might land?” the princess asked.

“Might I trouble you for a map I can annotate, along with tools to do so?”

“Lord Pomorskie?”

“I cannot object.”

Unfurling a map in front of both a mercenary and foreign royals was hardly the most pleasant of prospects for a feudal lord such as himself. Still, he understood that needs must and instructed a subordinate to fetch a large map.

“It is somewhat rough, but will it still serve?” he asked once it arrived.

“It will. My thanks,” the mercenary stated.

Rough though he called it, the map was better than any Zenjirou had seen in Capua. Naturally, compared to the maps of Earth it was far rougher. The change in his expression did not go unnoticed.

“Another result of our Husaria. I am confident it is in no way inferior to other nations’ maps,” Anna boasted.

It was a rather obvious duty in retrospect. Since they had flying assets, there was no reason to forgo gathering information from the air.

I’m jealous. If we combined flying knights and a camera, we could at least mimic satellite mapping.

The thought brought a realization to Zenjirou’s mind.

“Princess Anna? If we are lacking both time and information, could we not ask the Husaria to scout? I get the impression they could gather a significant amount of information in relatively little time.”

Having the princess herself join the scouting party was out of the question, but there were three such knights who had arrived.

She offered a slight shrug at his suggestion. “We may need to should the worst come to pass, but it is a choice I am disinclined to make.”

Just as Zenjirou was mulling over what “the worst” might represent, the mercenary seemed to have come to a conclusion and drew a large circle on the map.

“Even taking into account that this is a supported surprise attack, I would want at least a thousand cavalry if I were to try to take Pomorskie. Two thousand if it was just infantry. Speed is a matter of life and death for such attacks, and they pride themselves on being ‘knights.’ Therefore, a thousand knights is the most likely distribution. However, horses are far bigger and heavier than people. They require massive amounts of provisions as well. While purification magic can supplement a water supply, traveling by ship will slow them. People are one thing, but horses will not be comfortable entering into battle as soon as they make landfall. Conversely, using cavalry for the entirety of their force means that they would have transport even after landfall and therefore would not need to be in the immediate vicinity.”

The man paused to let everything sink in.

“With all of that combined, I believe this region to be the most likely location for them to land.”

The circle looked rather large to Zenjirou, but judging by the impressed looks both of the locals had, it was more precise than such things usually were.

“So you have narrowed it down to that extent? How reliable would you say this estimate was?” Anna asked.

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