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 57: Change (3)

Chapter 57: Change (3)

“What…!?”

The man received words from Norn and shouted in surprise.

Did the fact that this frontline unit was going to the city relate to the way this man looked at me in surprise earlier?

What did it mean?

I felt slightly confused by the situation where I could almost grasp the flow of the conversation but not quite, yet the man opened his mouth and continued speaking.

“What are you talking about!?”

“What am I talking about? I mean exactly what you heard. Is there some connection between the way you reacted in surprise when you looked at Finn earlier and the order we received to go to the city this time? That’s all.”

“There’s no way they’re related! The reason you received this order this time is due to the mercy of the higher-ups. They always entrust you with the frontline, so you have no time to enjoy leisure, but this time they gave you the opportunity to enjoy time in the city.”

“An opportunity to enjoy, huh? But if the higher-ups are so merciful, why didn’t they ever give us such an opportunity before?”

“Well, that’s… it must have been tough for the higher-ups too, but if they pulled the frontline unit away from the frontline, the country would be in danger. However, thanks to you repelling three thousand soldiers of the Granzenia Kingdom the other day, they finally found the time to give you this opportunity.”

Indeed, this topic came up when everyone was talking about wanting to go to the city.

The Granzenia Kingdom lost three thousand soldiers recently.

To start another invasion into the Luvankrum Empire, they would surely need a considerable preparation period.

When I considered it that way, I could say the man’s words made sense to some extent.

“It almost feels right when you hear just that part, but when you look at it from a different angle, something still feels off.”

“Off, you say?”

“Yeah. For example, until recently, you knew we didn’t want to deal with the men in the military, so as long as we guarded the frontline, you took a hands-off approach. But today, like recently, why have you suddenly started getting involved with us?”

“Ugh…”

“To be more specific about ‘recently,’ I mean since Finn came. So why have the higher-ups been trying to get involved with us so much since Finn arrived?”

“The higher-ups are worried about Finn Teraward, who is still a trainee! No matter how talented he is, it’s not strange for them to be concerned about Finn Teraward, a mere trainee.”

“!”

In that moment, I alone could confidently say that the man’s words were a lie, or at least incorrect, though I didn’t know if he meant to deceive.

The higher-ups, including the officer who made remarks wishing for my death, would never worry about my safety.

However, saying such a thing in this situation would be pointless, so I kept it in my mind silently.

“…”

Norn, who had been facing the man during the conversation, turned to me.

After staring at me for a moment, she turned back to the man and spoke.

“I see. When I think about how a messenger from the higher-ups came to confirm Finn’s death before, or why, if they’re just worried about Finn, they tried to control us with money, there are still contradictions and things that bother me. But for now, I’ve confirmed what I wanted to in this situation, so this is enough.”

After she finished speaking, Norn stepped back from the forward position she had taken.

The man looked like he wanted to say something, but perhaps he disliked the idea of Norn bringing up something else.

He closed his mouth once, turned to everyone as if avoiding Norn’s gaze, and said.

“Well then, to reiterate, I want you all to move to the city for a while from now on. Is that a problem?”

In response to that question, Elena answered this time.

“We’re fine with that, but what about the frontline in the meantime?”

“Of course, we won’t leave it empty. For now, we’ve decided to deploy five thousand soldiers here to replace you.”

If someone outside the military heard those words, they might think five thousand soldiers to replace about fifty of you was far too many.

But the frontline should normally have that many soldiers, and the fact that about fifty of you have been defending it is what’s truly remarkable, so that number of soldiers is reasonable.

If anything, even more would be fine.

“And those five thousand soldiers will arrive at the frontline tomorrow, and upon arrival, they will begin preparing to set up camp.”

“I see. So we just head to the city as their replacement.”

“Exactly.”

“Got it. If that’s the case, we don’t want to talk to any men other than Finn anymore, so can you leave?”

“Wha-! Fine, I understand! Let’s go, you lot!!”

The man raised his voice as he spoke, and the others followed him, mounting their horses.

Then they turned their backs on us and left the place.

“As usual, talking to men other than Finn makes me feel bad, but—anyway!”

Elena’s calm tone suddenly changed.

Her voice became bright, and she opened her mouth to continue speaking.

“Everyone! It happened unexpectedly, but as we talked about before, we get to go to the city!!”

“Yay!”

“I’m so excited…!”

“Yeah! Really exciting…!”

“Going to the city with Teraward-kun…!”

“I can’t wait!”

Starting tomorrow, I’ll go to the city with everyone…

The relationships with everyone and the places we spend time in.

I keenly felt that the more time I spent with everyone, the more those things changed.

But more than feeling that change…

“I’m excited to spend time with everyone in the city too!”

“Finn-kun…!”

“Spending time together in the city with us…”

“Exciting…!!”

“Cute…”

“Cute…”

“Cute…”

After that, we continued.

We spent a lot of time talking, thinking about the life in the city starting tomorrow.

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At the Luvankrum Empire’s military headquarters.

In that place, the four higher-ups and Narcissus remained since morning, continuing their meeting to plan Finn’s assassination.

And then—

“Excuse me!”

With that voice, the captain of the dispatched unit sent to the frontline base entered.

“Oh…! What happened…!”

Deandre’s plan would fall apart if the frontline unit refused to go to the city.

So if the frontline unit said they wouldn’t follow the order here, the plan would collapse early, but…

“Sir! The frontline unit agreed to go to the city as per your orders!”

“Good!!”

Deandre heard the report, raised the corners of his mouth, and shouted forcefully.

Recently, plans kept failing, but this time things were progressing very smoothly.

“Narcissus! I leave the rest to you as planned!”

“Yes. And while I’m at it, I’ll steal the hearts of the beautiful women in the frontline unit with my looks and strength…”

Narcissus said this, brushing his already swept-back hair to the side again.

“Then, excuse me.”

He bowed slightly and left the meeting room.

Following him, the man from the dispatched unit also left the meeting room.

Deandre watched them go, flashed a twisted smile, and said.

“Finn Teraward… dying in battle would have been honorable, but it’s your fault for constantly escaping our schemes. This time, we’ll cut down a commoner’s life like yours!!”

They had failed many times before, but there was no need to worry about that anymore.

Deandre saw Finn during training and was certain that, despite Finn’s talent, he was still a trainee and weaker than Narcissus.

And no matter how young Finn was, the frontline unit would never attack their own allies.

With that, Deandre and the others burst into loud laughter.

They discussed setting up a drinking party after this was over, planning to favor and promote nobles even more after eliminating Finn, a commoner who could have been a symbol of hope, to solidify their noble status.

Meanwhile, the purple-haired woman.

While her eyes remained vacant, she desperately suppressed her murderous intent by telling herself it was almost time.