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 47: Seizing Military Funds (3)

“Y-You said… n-next, you’ll hit us!?”

An attack spell, released with overwhelming magic power worthy of Elena being the strongest in the Luvankrum Empire’s military.

And now, the shocking truth was that it had passed just beside him with hostile intent.

Despite his shaken state, the man opened his mouth and continued.

“D-Don’t be ridiculous! We’re allies!! Attacking your allies is a serious—”

“That’s why I missed on purpose. If I thought you were completely an enemy, you’d all probably be dead by now.”

“D-Dead…?”

Just as the man spoke in confusion,

Everyone began to mutter something in an unusually dark tone that was hard to imagine from them.

“First he loses to Elena-senpai in a verbal argument, and now he’s insulting Terraward-kun’s background? That’s just unforgivable…”

“That guy definitely thinks he’s better than Terraward-kun. I seriously want to beat him down right now…”

“Should we just do it? Anyone who mocks Terraward-kun isn’t an ally, no matter what.”

“I agree.”

I couldn’t make out the details of what they were saying, but—

“To insult Finn-kun while wearing the skin of a human… you’ve got some nerve. You talk about nobles and commoners, but maybe I should remind you that you’re just a beast, long before anything else?”

At this rate, it wasn’t just a powder keg—it felt like something would explode without even being touched.

No matter what, fighting with fellow soldiers would be a serious violation of military rules, and that would be a big problem. I had to do something.

Just as I thought that—

“Everyone, please calm down.”

Sephia stepped forward, just ahead of the rest of us, myself included, and spoke.

Then the man turned to the one person who seemed calm in this group—Sephia—and said,

“O-Oh…! Chevalier! Yes, tell your disrespectful companions how disgraceful it is to show hostility—no, even attack—us, who were sent by the higher-ups—”

“If you’re under the unpleasant impression that I’m on your side, stop right now. I recommend that all of you leave this place immediately… If not, I may lose my composure and end up cutting you down even faster than Elena.”

“W-What…! C-Cut us down!? Do you even understand what you’re—”

“Did I not make myself clear? Leave this place at once. Otherwise, just as I said before, my anger at the words you directed at Finn will cause me to lose control, and instead of stopping the others, I will be the first to cut you down.”

“Ggh…!”

Overwhelmed by the quiet strength in Sephia’s words, the man seemed to falter.

He let out a groan as if it slipped from him unconsciously, then instructed the others to cover the money-loaded wagons with cloth.

Then, with a face twisted in anger,

“R-Remember this!!”

Leaving those words behind, he turned around and left with the others and the wagons they had brought.

They had brought all that money… What were the higher-ups planning to request from us?

Just as I thought that—

“!! F-Finn-kun!!”

Before I noticed, Elena, who had lost her cold expression and empty eyes,

Returned to her usual self and spoke to me in a flustered tone.

“What’s wrong?”

Those people were already gone, and we couldn’t even see their backs anymore, so there was nothing to panic over.

Thinking that, I asked, and Elena—still flustered—opened her mouth.

“Um, well, you know? Earlier, I, uh, kind of fired a spell and knocked over a tree while we were talking to allies, but it’s not like I’m usually that violent or anything! That was the first time I’ve ever done that, and I’d never do something like that to you, Finn-kun, so… don’t worry, okay?”

“Of course. Actually, I already know that you and everyone else are kind people, so there’s no way I’d be scared… And just now, I could feel that all of you were angry for me.”

“F-Finn-kun…”

I thought, if someone said something horrible to any of you, I’d probably react just like Elena did just now—or maybe even go further.

“That’s why, no matter what, I’ll always be grateful to all of you who care about me. But I’ll never be afraid. I’ll always treasure you.”

I couldn’t hold back the feeling of how important everyone in front of me was, and I couldn’t help but smile as I said it.

“Finn-kun…!”

“Finn-san…”

“Terraward-kun…!”

“You even accept us like that…”

“Tera-kun…”

After that, we exchanged a few more words,

Then, pulling ourselves together, we headed into the forest, which was our training ground. It was my first time joining everyone for a team training session.

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The Luvankrum Empire Military High Command.

The detachment they sent had been turned away at the front lines.

As they retraced their path, they stopped to rest their horses at a small space along the way.

“Damn it!! What the hell is with those people!?”

Though they were taking a break, none of them were calm inside.

The man who had just been speaking with Elena and the others—this detachment’s captain—shouted in frustration.

His subordinates echoed his feelings.

“Seriously.”

“Hiding a commoner like that… something’s wrong with them.”

Having faced only opposition from the frontline troops earlier, the captain felt slightly more at ease thanks to his subordinates’ agreement.

“Good grief. All that money just to eliminate one single commoner, and they let the opportunity slip… The higher-ups assumed Finn Terraward was spared because he’s young, but maybe that’s not the only reason.”

“Even if he’s young, he’s still a male commoner. No way those man-hating frontliners would hide him just for that~”

“So there must be another reason. But… is there any other reason not to eliminate him?”

“‘Eliminate’? What are you talking about?”

“Isn’t it obvious? Finn Terraward’s—huh!?”

Suddenly, a woman’s voice rang out, completely out of place in the all-male space just a moment ago.

Startled, the detachment soldiers—including the captain—all turned toward the sound.

There they saw several young women in military uniforms.

“Wow~! So you were talking about eliminating Finn-senpai. That topic just made my ‘Top Ten Most Hated Conversations’ list!”

“W-Who are you!? What unit are you from!?”

They were clearly part of the same army, given their uniforms.

But what unit did they belong to?

And even if they were part of some unit—why now, why here?