Chapter 308 Part 1
308 Six People, Six Situations
– 6:40 AM, at Twilight Castle’s outer walls –
「Assemble!」
「Gather around! The Summoner army is already leaving!」
「Move! Move!」
Good grief.
I can understand the troopers feeling like they’re not up to par with the Summoner army.
The Summoners really did take the spotlight during the mounted battle.
We had thought that they would’ve had their fill already after a previous mounted battle, but then the Summoners went and conducted an even more flashy mounted battle.
This must have been traumatizing for the troopers in a sense.
But I think there are things they can do and things they can’t do, right?
Even though it is called a Summoner army, only one of its members is the one who is bizarrely different from the rest.
That being said, they are members of the same union.
I can’t help but worry about that.
What is the composition of the union?
The number of troopers is 24.
The union is formed by four parties.
There are also 24 supporting members.
These are also split between four other parties.
13 Elemental Sorcerers.
This is the only union that has at least one Elemental Sorcerer of each Attribute among its members.
There are two mages, and both are Elves.
One Archer.
One Barbarian, one Amazon, one Ranger, and one Beast Hunter.
There’s also one Scout and one Ruin Diver.
The supporting Production staff consists of me – an Alchemist Leader – and a Woodwork Leader.
With the exception of our single Archer, this is a union that enjoys the luxury of having all of its troopers being warrior-types.
We have two things in common.
One of them is mounted battles.
Due to my occupation, I am also involved with other Production Job players, so I naturally trained in Horsemanship.
But I was definitely not expecting this!
What’s the other one?
For the most part, we all agree on the period of time in which we will be logged into the game.
Well, this is very important, isn’t it?
A union of 8 parties.
What’s more, the members of the troopers have been carefully selected from those who defeated the Slave Beast – Turtlesnakes.
There are many other unions that are based on how good they are on mounted combat.
According to Giedre, they seem to be carefully selected members, but…
That’s not the case where I am, right?
This union…
We conveniently call the way we operate the [brigade method].
It means a combat unit that can carry out its own operations for a certain period of time without receiving support.
Is it okay for there to be so few brigades?
「You’re doing it again, aren’t you? Helga.」
「Isn’t it better to think of it as a spasm? Lydia.」
Lydia is a key member of this union.
A sorcerer-type bow user.
Of course, she has already undergone a Class Change, and is now an Elemental Sorcerer 『Light』.
She’s passed the preliminaries in all combat tournaments.
She’s also made it to the finals a couple of times.
She’s usually in the same party with Gavi, a Ruin Diver who is also the one that is part of this union.
Lydia is very famous among the members of the Guide Team.
There was a time when she became famous in other ways, but her fame still lingers to this day.
I know of this because Gavi, who has known Lydia for a long time, leaked it only to me.
To defeat Keith in a one-on-one battle…
This seems to be her goal.
Gavi sighs.
I sigh too.
Isn’t that a little too big of a dream?
But perhaps setting big goals such as that one for oneself is a good thing.
I only have occasional contact with Keith.
Still, there is one thing I can already tell.
That guy…
It’s like he doesn’t care.
What is he so obsessed with?
I don’t know.
He seems to have been playing this game in a careless manner all this time…
And yet, he has Leveled Up at a frightening rate, and his Racial Level is definitely at the top.
Moreover, he completely overwhelms everyone else.
It may be rude of him to ask him about this directly, but I wonder how much time a day is he normally logged into this game?
How can you defeat such an opponent?
Isn’t just surviving a battle against him already difficult enough on its own?
Ah, Gavi is here.
It looks like we’re finally leaving.
After accepting the incoming union request, a union consisting of 8 parties for a total of 48 people is formed.
『Troopers! We can’t afford to fall behind the Summoner army again! We march off!』
『We plan to join up with other brigades and engage in mounted combat! We will be the first group!』
Anyone would think that the one who holds the role of commander in this union would be the highest Level among the troopers.
However, his Racial Level is 21.
I feel this is clearly lower than Keith’s.
But after having watched closely how the troopers have been fighting over the past few days, that feeling has disappeared.
The power of a party.
And the power of union.
It has a lot of unseen value, right?
I think that male trooper who is currently acting as commander isn’t very good at talking.
But I guess he is the type of leader who leads through his actions.
Right now, there is probably no member of this union who does not accept him as their commander.
The Elf female Mage who assists him is also a good staff officer.
They have such good synergy that people have even started rumoring behind the scenes that they would make a good couple.
But, you know…
Having to make a speech referring to that Summoner army…
How many times has this happened?
We leave the outer wall of the Twilight Castle.
The weather is clear.
It looks like a fine day to be part of a guerrilla force and go fight some monsters.
『Follow me!』
『Yes!』
『Understood!』
The troopers run ahead.
I follow suit.
Our formation is determined automatically.
I’m in the middle of the formation as always.
Gavi is in front of me on my right side.
Lydia is behind me on my right side.
This is also as it always is.
We are a group of horsemen galloping as if we were all part of a single living creature.
We have already made preparations to attack that swarm of monsters I have yet to see.
– 6:50 AM, in front of the palisade by Twilight Castle’s branch fortress –
『My fellow dwarves! Let us raise our weapons!』
『Oooh!』
The responding voices resonate at an intense volume through the Whisper function.
It’s only been a few days since all of us have met.
And yet, we already share this strong sense of solidarity.
Just how big is this union?
I don’t know.
The base defense group will eventually form a large-scale union.
But I think there are already a lot of players here at this point in time.
We’re all Dwarves.
And we are all using a mace as our main weapon.
The reality of this union can be gleaned from these common trait.
I like using the mace too.
I won’t deny that.
But I don’t have a favorite weapon.
I’ve gotten myself an ax and a spear as sub-weapons.
Actually, I normally get those as sub-weapons, don’t I?
But there was something about this atmosphere that I couldn’t resist.
That’s why I held up the mace that I’ve already gotten used to holding in my hand.
Everyone around me also raises their hands holding maces.
It’s spectacular.
The only weapon seen around here is the mace.
Mace, mace, mace, mace.
Some of the maces I see here look very impressive, and they make me wonder about their origins.
Several maces have gathered here today.
Many of them are probably custom-made to suit their wielder’s tastes.
My mace is also custom-made.
It was forged by none other than Kaya, who is quite famous in the south.
In fact, I sometimes see a hint of envy in the other players’ gazes towards my mace.
『Brothers! What weapons are we holding up?』
『Mace!』 『Mace!』 『Mace!』 『Mace!』
『That’s right! But from today onwards, our maces will no longer be just like any other mace! Today, our maces will be almighty! Like weapons forged by the gods themselves!』
『Ooh!』 『That’s right! They’ll be almighty!』 『They’re divine weapons!』 『That’s right!』
What’s this?
The mood feels strange.
It’s almost as if a new religion is being born right here, right now.
This reminds me of someone who did something similar in school when trying to recruit students for their activity club.
『Tell me, brothers! What do we do if we come across a Slime?』
『Strike!』 『Strike!』 『Strike!』 『Strike it dead!』
『And what do we do if we come across a Mist?』
『Strike!』 『Strike!』 『Strike!』 『Strike it dead!』
『And what do we do if we come across a Dragon?』
『Strike!』 『Strike!』 『Strike!』 『Strike it dead!』
『That’s right! We will strike them down with our maces! Over and over! Beat them to a pulp! That is the way!』
『Oooh!』 『Oooh!』 『Oooh!』 『Oooh!』
Um…
Guys?
Have you been drinking?
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