Why are you obsessed with your fake wife? - Chapter 46-2

“If you deal with the enemy’s main force with only infantry units, most of the credit goes to the commoners.  It may seem like a stupid reason, but it’s a problem that can’t be ignored from the point of view of commanders, whom most of them are nobles.”

“It sounds a bit pathetic, but it makes sense.”

Nadia nodded her head in agreement.

When discussing the merits of battle, the fact that commoners were given priority over nobles was something that the commanders, most of whom were from noble families, could not help but consider.

“Of course, it’s not just because of pride or merit.  Until now, it has been cavalry that faced cavalry on the battlefield.  It is difficult to overturn the prejudice once embedded in your head.”

“Hmm…”

Others also began to listen to their lord’s opinion.

“His Grace is right. I’ve never seen a man as arrogant as the Southern aristocrats in my life… A-Ah, of course I’m not saying you are, Madam!”

“Anyway, I’m sure they won’t try to share their credit with the commoners. At least it’ll take time for them to consider.”

“In addition, it is not like an armour to heavily arm the infantry falls from the sky.”

Their opinions were convincing enough.

But there was one thing they overlooked, or, to be exact, that they didn’t know yet.

Only Nadia knew.

She opened her mouth with a low, sunken look.

“Glenn, just in case, listen to me.”

“Tell me.”

“What if there are people in the enemy troops who are not bound by the existing common sense or status?”

“What do you mean?”

“The moment he sees our new strategy, he’s smart enough to immediately come up with the idea of using the long javelin for the infantry. In addition, he doesn’t mind empowering the common people seriously, and he can overturn the existing common sense as much as he wants.”

“…….”

“If such a person exists among the enemy’s troops, even if we have a large horse… What are you going to do?”

* * *

The southernmost territory of the kingdom.  Shadow Swamp.

The place where the subjugation of the venomous dragon Gadavira ended was extremely cluttered.

Whether to collect the bodies of the dead or clean up the dragon corpses, everyone was busy running around without even blinking their eyes.

“Don’t touch it!  The moment you touch it, your flesh will rot.”

“Ha, but the body needs to be recovered…”

“You just have to wait until the miasma leaves the body, you idiot!”

There were also those who embraced the corpses of their dead comrades, ignoring the shouts of their superiors.

Even though his flesh was being torn from the poison exuded from the corpse, he didn’t care.

Screams, wails, or groans echoed from all directions.

In this chaos, it was not easy to feel empty even if one person disappeared.

Therefore, it took quite a long time for the soldiers to realize that the protagonist of this subjugation had disappeared somewhere.

When the sun had completely set and the moon had risen over their heads, they realized that Lee Jiho was nowhere to be seen.

“By the way, where did Sir Jiho go …  ?”

“I haven’t seen him since earlier.”

“Isn’t he going to get treatment?”

“He is not. I saw him walking out of the medical barracks unharmed.”

Being out of the camp all this time meant he might have encountered other problems.

Soon, Lee Jiho’s troops formed search teams of two and scattered in all directions.

It didn’t take long for the search team to find his whereabouts.

They found Lee Jiho standing on a large boulder near the entrance of the dragon lair.

“Sir Jiho!  What are you doing there?”

“Huh?”

Then Lee Jiho who looked up at the sky, turned his gaze away.

He appeared to be uninjured as he stood on the large rock and moved.

Only then could his troops breathe a sigh of relief.

“What’s going on?”

“That… since you haven’t returned to the camp by this time, we came because I thought something was wrong! We thought that there was an accident and you couldn’t come back.”

“Everyone seems so busy, I should have said something.  Anyway, sorry for worrying you.”

“No.  I’m glad you’re okay.  But why did you come here?”

“It’s nothing.  I just have something to look at.”

“Yes?”

To look at?  At that, the soldiers were puzzled and began to look around.

Leaving aside the question of what could be seen on this dark night, the area around Gadavira’s nest had already been thoroughly searched during the day.

“Are you going to search for a rarer one more time?”

“I came to see the sky.  It’s bright near the camp, so I can’t see the stars very well.”