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Ars.

You are finally going to the battlefield for the first time.

Y-Yeah.

I will do my best

for the people in Lamberg!

Lord Ars!

I've pondered the operational patterns of the Canarre Army at length!

I can deal with it

no matter what strategy they use!

With my magical powers, I can put a stop to it all in a flash.

Geez, Charlotte.

Please rest assured.

The soldiers are in shape.

Their full power will be at their disposal.

Yeah, yeah.

Commander, you are not fighting alone.

Don't look like you are by yourself.

You can count on us.

Guys...

Thank you all!

I am so glad to feel so safe

on my first time in the field.

Geez. That's so you!

- People in Lamberk seem more driven than usual. - Let us handle it.

They are really rooting for Ars to win his first battle.

Being a commander entails more than merely directing subordinates.

- Let's all do our best together. - Okay.

A good commander also has the ability

to win over their subordinates.

(Alphada City)

Okay.

Let's

set out!

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You will have to wait until next time for your first battle.

(Episode 16: Vakumakuro Fortress) Lord Curran, what's going on?

(Episode 16: Vakumakuro Fortress) They likely lost motivation to fight

after witnessing the massive disparity in combat power.

Deciding when not to fight is also part of war.

I see.

There shouldn't be any large-scale battles before we get to Belzud.

We can let our guards down, but not too much,

but we can take it easy and march forwards for now.

Yes, sir!

(Samuk Castle)

(Samuk Castle) The upcoming war in Samuk County

probably will not be anything serious.

That's probably what they're thinking.

(Tomas Grandione) But they don't know that I,

(Tomas Grandione) Lord Basamark's right hand, is here.

Thank you.

(County Chief of Samuk County, Fred Bandru) It is truly comforting

to have Lord Tomas as our reinforcement.

If it means losing, Lord Basamark will not fight it.

To put it another way,

we will definitely win this time.

Even if we lose to them, we'll win.

What does that mean?

There is absolutely nothing for you to consider.

Leave everything to me.

Yes, sir.

Father.

(Selina Bandru) No matter how high up in the hierarchy he is,

you shouldn't act so submissive.

Selina.

You are the county chief of Samuk County.

Is it really okay to give someone else control

of the war that affects people's lives?

This war is too heavy for me to carry.

I should let Lord Tomas handle it.

Adhering to his proposed strategy,

I will protect the vital Vakumakuro Fortress.

Please wait!

Then allow me to take Father's position

and fiercely protect it!

(Alphada City)

(Master-disciple Relationship) I want the upcoming war in Samuk County

to end without any bloodshed.

Do any of you have a plan?

Um...

How about this strategy?

The three forts in Samuk County surround the castle.

According to the number of enemies,

each fortress must have

around 1,000 soldiers.

I propose we split our forces

into three with each 4,000 troops

and assault the fortresses at the same time.

It ought to be taken easily given

the massive disparity in combat power, regardless of the fortress.

In that case, Samuk County would have to surrender, right?

I see.

Then I'll take charge of the main army and be on stand-by near Samuk Castle.

I'll join up with the detachments

as they each take down their fortress and then make Samuk Castle capitulate.

Lumeire! Ars!

I hereby order you

to capture one of three fortresses

with the most important position, Vakumakuro Fortress!

Okay?

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

(Samuk Castle)

That is the Vakumakuro Fortress.

It's the only place that you can see both the Samuk Castle

(Vakumakuro Fortress) and the other two fortresses.

The difficulty of future battles

depends on whether we control this fortress or not.

Rosell, Miss Mireille.

Do you have a plan?

I propose

we dispatch some scouts

to the peak for reconnaissance,

so we can easily attack them.

Rosell,

you really are a good kid who likes to go by the book, huh?

It's true that a tactician should

think about how to maneuver their own army.

However, if that's all you do, you're still third-rate.

To become first class, you must put yourself in the shoes of the enemy

and think of how they could possibly defeat our own army.

Just think about it.

No matter what formation the enemy uses,

they can't defeat an army with this size difference.

There'll be no chance for an upset

if they don't take us by surprise.

What do you think, Rosell?

Urm...

As for me, when the enemy besieged the fort, I would unleash a pincer attack.

Correct.

I think it's fine to send soldiers to the peak of the mountain.

Besides that, we should also keep an eye on the foot of the mountain to see

if the enemy sends troops up to help.

I see.

Ever since Miss Mireille joined us,

- Rosell has been growing quickly. - I feel like I have gained a lot.

- Rosell has been growing quickly. - It is great to be excited about learning.

(Vakumakuro Fortress)

Lady Selina.

It looks like the enemy army is already close to the fortress.

I'm aware of it.

Mandatum Rudere Malm.

I will never give up this fortress.

That is...

It looks like they have put up a barrier with magic.

Do they plan to sit tight behind closed doors?

That being the case, what we need to do is pretty easy.

Break the barrier and storm

the fortress by using magical attacks!

Mage!

Are you ready?

Leave it to me.

Fire!

Forma Igni Ekso!

It's not working?

No, Miss Charlotte hasn't attacked!

Forma Igni Irrupt!

W-What kind of magic is that?

I've never seen such a big fireball!

All right, the barrier has been broken!

We will continue the march!

Recovery magic!

How can anyone compete with Charlotte's magic?

It appears that someone over there is quite competent.

Is it possible to go through?

Ars,

who do you think I am?

Although it will take some time,

if I continually attack them so hard

that they can't recover in time, they will invariably be destroyed!

As it is Ars's first battle,

how can we lose?

Miss Charlotte!

All right, gather the magic water!

Until the barrier is broken, it will be a battle of endurance!

Just what was that fireball!

It's okay.

Yeah, if we had taken that directly, we would be done for.

However, we don't need to defeat them.

The scouting unit at the bottom of the mountain sends a message!

1,000 enemies seem to be coming at us!

Just as Rosell predicted.

Then we will do what we planned.

The enemy has about 1,000 soldiers,

so we will divide our forces and attack them with 2,000 soldiers!

Yes, sir!

At this rate...

I-It can't be!

What's wrong?

I feel that their main army is behind.

A total of 10,000 soldiers are on the way!

10,000 soldiers?

So they are getting their whole army

ready for just one fortress?

Such a bold move...

I wonder who came up with such a plan.

What should we do now?

No matter the case, in this situation, our mission is at risk.

If we retreat down the mountain, we may encounter enemy forces

and be pursued.

I don't think we'd take heavy losses thanks to how early we noticed them.

Sadly, the plan to capture the fortress will not work.

However, if we stay here

and fail to take the fort,

it'll end up with a pincer attack.

If we can capture the fort in the short time before the pincer army arrives

and hold out until Lord Curran comes to assist us,

we'll be the ones pincer attack them.

Low risk, low return.

Or high risk, high return...

Which should we choose?

Mage,

how long would it take you to destroy the barrier?

About half a day, I think.

Let's retreat.

If we retreat right now, we can minimize the damage.

It's boring, but the enemy thought up a strategy that wasn't bad.

But...

(Lamberg's Soldiers) Please wait!

Ars?

If we were normal soldiers,

what Lord Lumeire says may be correct.

However...

The people we have here aren't ordinary.

I'll trust my own judgment, I'll trust everyone!

Mr. Rietz, can you hold off the enemy for half a day?

What nonsense are you talking about?

There's no way you'd be able to stop 10,000 troops with only 2,000 soldiers!

I need Mr. Rietz.

Half a day, you say...

That's all you need, right?

I could give you a whole day.

Or if you'd prefer...

I could even defeat them.

Mr. Rietz...

Ars!

Correction.

That barrier I'll take it down in one hour!

Miss Charlotte!

Quite the boast there.

Right back at you.

This really is unreasonable!

O-Objection!

Are you serious?

Yes!

Those two can do it!

If we fail to capture the fort here,

we might end up back at square one.

It will give the enemy time,

and even more reinforcements might come.

This whole war might drag on for a long time.

But if we take the fort here and now,

it would be a very significant victory!

I-I think so too!

Me as well.

All right.

Let's attack with the entire Canarre Army!

Both the young sir and the vassal are interesting.

The enemy misjudged us.

We aren't ordinary soldiers from Lamberg!

(Basamark Army, Pincer Unit)

(Basamark Army, Pincer Unit) We are almost at Vakumakuro Fortress!

Try to keep pace, so we arrive in time!

Captain, I bet the enemy is scared right now.

They'd never expect to be pursued by 10,000 troops.

We're taking them by surprise, and we outnumber them as well,

so we can't lose.

Lord Tomas really is something to come up with a plan like this.

Arrows!

What's going on?

Why is the enemy here?

That is...

Lamberg's Dark Grim Reaper!

(One Hour Prior) I see, even with a difference in numbers,

when we can only maintain a front line as narrow as the mountain path,

our fighting strength will be the same.

Exactly.

That's why to prevent the enemy from widening the front,

please attack the enemy with arrows from the side of the path.

As for the rest...

Leave it to me!

Darn!

It just keeps breaking and getting repaired.

This is a battle of attrition of magic water, right?

You use up magic water to cast magic.

With a stalemate like this,

the one who runs out first loses.

In that case...

In addition, we're in enemy territory.

The enemy has prepared for this,

but we won't have enough.

Don't you have a plan for breaking through?

To prevent the enemy from repairing the barrier,

we have to take out their supply of magic water.

But how?

We have to destroy the barrier faster than they can repair it.

If we destroy it quickly enough, they won't be able to keep up.

But we're already attacking with all we got.

And we have to use more powerful magic?

The enemy should be running out of magic water about now.

On the other hand...

To think you stocked up so much of it.

Father did so for peace of mind.

Father really is a coward.

There's no harm in gathering so much.

As expected of Lord Fred.

It's almost like saying that

I can't protect this fort by myself.

Lady Selina?

Let me show you my strength!

Don't back down!

We have an advantage in terms of numbers!

So they've reinforced the barrier?

This is bad.

We're already out of magic water.

Time will be an issue if we can't keep up the attack.

Miss Charlotte!

I'll have to use that, huh?

Gather up the magic water and give it to me.

What does that mean?

Miss Charlotte must be planning to cast a monstrous spell.

Monstrous spell?

Then, we can break through the barrier...

It's too dangerous.

The more magic water you use,

the larger the burden on the user.

She has already used many spells.

I fear for her health.

No way!

Don't worry.

My power was discovered by Ars.

If it's for Ars' sake, I'll use as much as I have to.

In exchange,

you'll have to take care of me if I collapse.

Of course.

Please, go ahead!

(Give It All)

It's the Grim Reaper of Lamberg!

Lord Ars must win his first battle!

Tuk Tuk Maganivka Salaman.

Forma Igni Irrupt!

There are too many fireballs!

Lady Selina!

We won't be able to repair it in time!

I'll protect...

I'll protect this fort no matter what...

What?

The barrier has completely vanished!

Miss Charlotte!

What do you think, Ars?

My magic is impressive, right?

Yes!

Miss Charlotte, your magic is the best in the world!

Thank you, Miss Charlotte!

They're back!

Mr. Rietz!

Lord Ars, you have won the first battle.

We've won this battle!

Mr. Rietz!

Oh, my.

What terrifying magical and martial potential we have.

That young sir has some real monsters obeying him.

He really is interesting.

What do you think, Ars?

We won the battle thanks to my great performance!

Yes, Miss Charlotte, your magic was awesome!

Right?

My talent knows no bounds!

(Next Episode: Capturing Samuk Castle) Next Episode: Capturing Samuk Castle.