I Was Sent to an All-Female Frontline Unit to Get Rid of Some of the Trouble, but the Most Beautiful Girls Who Are Rumored to Hate Men Love Me So Much That I Have a Hard Time at Night

Chapter 40: Interest

A little after I defeated that brown-haired man,

everyone else had defeated the remaining few hundred soldiers of the Granzenia Kingdom Army.

As a result, none of us were lost, and we defeated three thousand soldiers of the Granzenia Kingdom Army.

We were heading toward our base.

Then—

“Eh!? Teraward-kun defeated the enemy commander!?”

When Elena-san told everyone about what happened earlier,

everyone opened their eyes wide in surprise, so Elena-san nodded again and said,

“Yes! He fought that commander one-on-one and defeated him! Hey, didn’t you all see explosions during the fight?”

“Explosions…”

“Now that you mention it, there were about two big explosions near where Teraward-kun and Elena-senpai were, right…?”

“Could it be…!”

“Yes! Those were the spells Finn used when fighting the commander one-on-one! Explosion ‘Explode’ and the higher-level spell ‘Explosive Explosion’.”

Elena-san explained the situation and added the details about the spells used.

Everyone looked at me and said,

“That was an amazing amount of magic power, but it was Teraward-kun’s magic!”

“It’s surprising there is a trainee who can use explosion magic, and even more surprising that someone can use such a high-level spell like Explosive Explosion…”

“Teraward-kun is too amazing!!”

“Ah, thank you very much…”

But,

I understand very well that this was not my power alone.

“If it was only me, I would have been nervous because it was my first real battle and could not perform at my best—no, actually, if it were only me, I don’t even know if I could fight against a large group of three thousand…”

Everyone…

“Thanks to everyone fighting those three thousand enemies, and thanks to Elena-san watching over us, I was able to fight as usual. So, being able to finish my first real battle safely like this is all thanks to everyone! Really, thank you very much!”

I stopped walking and bowed deeply to express my gratitude.

No matter how much I thank them, it will never be enough, but that doesn’t mean I will ever forget to thank each and every one.

“Too good…!”

“Healing…”

“So cute…”

“Really, there is no other boy like this…”

Everyone started murmuring something quietly.

…That’s right.

Speaking of everyone,

I suddenly remembered something and quickly said,

“Today, everyone’s fighting was really amazing! Facing a group of three thousand, you all worked together and made the disadvantage in numbers meaningless by surely defeating the enemies you touched—it was very educational!”

“…! R-Really?”

“If Teraward-kun thinks so, I’m happy.”

“Of course! There are many other things I want to say! For example, everyone used ice-element magic to work together today, but that was because unifying the element and choosing ice among those attributes—”

Then, although I could only see a little,

I kept telling everyone what I learned from that small part.

Everyone smiled happily and said,

“Is this… maybe going to happen every time after a battle?”

“I’m happy, but being praised so much by Teraward-kun makes me honestly embarrassed…”

“Teraward-kun’s happy face when talking is so cute and healing…”

I couldn’t hear everything they said, but since no one seemed to dislike it, I thought it wasn’t something to worry about.

“…”

That’s right.

Speaking of working together…

“Everyone… um…”

“Teraward-kun? What is it?”

Our unit was already complete.

And since it’s the strongest unit of the Luvankrum Empire’s military, it definitely has the highest level of teamwork.

It took some courage to say this to everyone,

but because I want to accomplish this, I spoke up.

“I also… want to fight together with everyone and work in teamwork like you all today. So, at the next training, I would like to join not only the one-on-one fights but also the teamwork training… is that okay?”

When I asked,

everyone opened their eyes wide—then quickly nodded happily and said,

“Of course! Tera-kun!”

“Seriously, you thought of us like that while watching us!”

“Happy!!”

“I always wanted to fight together with Teraward-kun, so I’m excited about the training from now!”

“Everyone…! Thank you!”

Feeling the kindness and warmth of everyone in this unit,

I expressed my gratitude—

“Come to think of it, isn’t it too lucky to fight together with Teraward-kun…?”

“Right…! Just having Tera-kun nearby makes me want to work several times harder than usual…!”

“That means, you can see the best parts of us even more closely, right?”

“That’s dangerous…!”

Everyone happily started talking one by one.

…The day I fight together in teamwork with everyone.

I am really looking forward to it now—

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Granzenia Kingdom Army’s main base.

In one room of that building,

a long-haired woman with beautiful hair colored in black and blue gradation was sitting.

“R-Report!”

A scout who watched the battle from afar between three thousand Granzenia Kingdom soldiers and fifty Luvankrum Empire frontline soldiers reported the result to that woman.

“The three thousand soldiers sent to break through the Luvankrum Empire frontline were all wiped out. Moreover, the boy thought to be a non-combatant had power beyond expectations… As a result, the commander also died in battle.”

“I see.”

The calm voice was clear and peaceful.

The long-haired woman thought that there should be no non-combatants on the frontline in the first place.

She told the brown-haired man about this, but he thought of the woman as a condescending woman and didn’t listen well.

(Not investigating and judging someone as a non-combatant by surface only, making one’s own judgment absolute and not reflecting on oneself even if others give opinions, seeking position and pride, causing death in battle… there is no saving him now,)

“Men are just like that after all.”

The woman muttered that truth quietly without meaning to.

But saying that here wouldn’t help, so she asked about what troubled her in the report.

“What kind of power did that man have beyond expectations?”

Until now, the woman had heard about women who might be stronger than herself.

Those four in the Luvankrum Empire frontline unit, especially considered the strongest.

She had never met them, so she couldn’t say for sure, but from what she heard, she felt they might be stronger than her.

But she had never met a man like that, so out of curiosity she asked.

The scout said nervously,

“Well, I can only say this, but he caused an incredible explosion.”

“Explosion magic, huh? That’s quite rare… And if it’s incredible, he must be mastering it. I would like to see that man on the frontline myself, but I am busy with other matters now. Until I have time, tell someone else to go to the frontline instead.”

“Y-Yes! I will! Excuse me!”

The scout said and left the room politely.

Alone in the room, the long-haired woman whispered quietly,

“Is he someone who has mastered explosion magic, or is he a versatile person? What kind of personality does he have…”

For the first time, curiosity about a man possibly stronger than herself made her feel a little excited, but—

“In general, these things always turn out to be disappointing once revealed. But… for now, I will let myself enjoy this rare excitement.”

If she actually met him, she would lose interest in men.

And being interested in an enemy man would be impossible.

Even so, she would not despair over it.

Instead, she decided to deeply taste and enjoy this rare state of herself being interested in a man even a little—something that normally never happens.