Mob №122 “Your Excellency, why are you grinning?”
[Now then, we will begin the second mock battle. The battlefield will be escort and assault of a super-large combat vessel battleship in normal space. The 1st Fleet side, which is the escort side, wins if they can protect the super-large combat vessel battleship until it moves from Point A to Point B. For the mercenary unit gentlemen on the assault side, you may attack without mercy, and if you can stop the super-large combat vessel battleship, you win. Note that the super-large combat vessel battleship will not use artillery fire, so please rest assured.]
After General Breskin explained this to everyone, he addressed his subordinates:
[Now, I inform my unit’s elite gentlemen. Fight in a manner befitting the 1st Fleet.]
He threw out words that could be taken as either a warning or encouragement.
The second battle that started this way seems quite advantageous for us, but actually, we can’t let our guard down.
They said the super-large combat vessel battleship won’t fire artillery, but it will naturally deploy barriers, and even a super-large combat vessel battleship carries two or three combat vessels that it will deploy.
There are other things like radar jammers and communication jammers they might use, and they might even charge with that massive body, so it’s actually a situation that’s advantageous for them.
The General probably understands all this, so he’s being mean.
Or so I thought, but…
The super-large combat vessel battleship showed no signs of deploying carrier craft, jammers, or even barriers—it just moved.
For us, who had completely expected support from the super-large combat vessel battleship, this is convenient.
Then naturally,
[Follow this great me!]
That idiot Dashid Denogar got cocky.
After making such a fuss about command and whatnot, as soon as he saw the situation as advantageous for us, he charged in without thinking about anything.
At first, we were indeed pushing forward.
But gradually, we began to be pushed back by the enemy’s coordinated movements.
Then naturally,
“Hey you guys! Help me, your commander!”
He started whining.
As far as I can see, Dashid Denogar’s skill in a combat vessel is barely at the level of reaching Rook Rank.
Shiora Dilopaz-jou is probably higher ranked than him.
Of course, that’s not the only thing that determines a mercenary’s evaluation, but this guy isn’t high in other areas either, so yeah, he definitely got promoted through connections.
Even so, against the 1st Fleet combat vessel unit that has no support from the super-large combat vessel battleship and is purely on defense, we should definitely be able to go on the offensive, yet we’re starting to get pushed back—this is really terrible.
He’s shouting things like [Hurry up!] [What are you doing?!] [If the commander gets taken out it’s all over!], but no one is going to support him. Or rather, they’re in a situation where they can’t.
Even when we try to provide support, a different unit from the ones attacking Denogar and his group gets in the way.
And the biggest reason we can’t go provide support is that the super-large combat vessel battleship that should be protected is speeding up to approach us and becoming a wall.
Of course, this super-large combat vessel battleship probably has the D-Feedback F-Field S-System installed too, so if we attack it, it will take damage, but it seems to be deliberately positioning its heavily armored parts to take our attacks.
Moreover, another unit attacks from the shadow of that super-large combat vessel battleship.
As training, we should avoid damaging the super-large combat vessel battleship as much as possible, but that super-large combat vessel battleship itself has not only sealed its weapons but also hasn’t deployed barriers, hasn’t launched carrier craft, and isn’t using radar or communication jammers—in other words, while looking down on us, it shrugs off some hits and uses its massive body, piloting technique, and judgment to put us at a disadvantage and lead its allies to advantage.
The pilot and captain of this super-large combat vessel battleship are frankly more threatening than the combat vessel unit.
We tried various tactics like wave attacks and surprise attacks after causing confusion, but it only pointlessly reduced our numbers.
Denogar and his group were shot down early on.
Furthermore, Shiora Dilopaz-jou, Bernard-no-ossan, and Seira-jou were also shot down.
If it were Rossweisse-san, she could probably easily hack all the craft to immobilize them before wiping them out, but she’s not using that since it’s training.
That said, the enemy combat vessels are also gradually decreasing, and the super-large combat vessel battleship should be taking damage too, and if we keep hitting it we should be able to take it down, but…
[Both sides, that’s enough! In this super-large combat vessel battleship escort battle, by reaching the target point, the 1st Fleet combat vessel unit is victorious!]
Thanks to that super-large combat vessel battleship’s performance and the more refined movements of the combat vessel unit compared to the first battle, our defeat was decided.
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[Side: Jack Baldor Breskin]
So we won this time.
Well, since the super-large combat vessel battleship was on our side, it’s natural, I suppose. Though it seems it was pretty dangerous.
For the combat vessel unit too, unlike the rookies in the first battle, I put in veterans, so the mercenary bunch probably had a hard time.
But we had to win once or our reputation would be in trouble.
Now the rookies’ morale has gone up a bit, and they probably learned something from the first battle, so they should be a bit better.
The third battle will determine whether the rookies show military pride and win, or get mercilessly crushed by the veteran mercenaries. It’s where their true abilities will be tested.
“Your Excellency, why are you grinning?”
Colonel Shunera Floss, who was beside me, spoke with a dubious expression.
“Oh, nothing. I made a bet with an acquaintance about the outcome of this exercise. I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.”
“That’s improper.”
“Don’t be so stiff. Everyone’s paying attention.”
“I wonder who got those people involved?”
Even though she’s been my subordinate for a long time, she’s still stiff—that’s just her nature.
“So, were you able to get combat data on the mercenaries?”
“Yes. To some extent.”
For this exercise, though I felt bad about it, we were collecting combat data on the mercenaries.
Not by installing it in the D-Feedback F-Field S-System, but through the anachronistic method of recording with the super-large combat vessel battleship’s cameras and satellite “eyes.”
“As expected, [Feathered Helmet] stands out. Both movements and reactions are on a different level. Though there were movements that seemed like they were just messing around at times.”
“Probably helping with rookie training. Like a completely different person was piloting.”
The people actually fighting must have been quite frustrated.
“So how did [Khaki Dust] look to you?”
“In a word, no waste. The movements themselves are like a textbook.”
I agree with that assessment.
I watched that guy’s movements live, and the movements themselves are faithful to the basics. That makes them easy to read.
But because of that lack of waste and openings, our side’s reactions get delayed.
I’ve heard that the secrets of martial arts are basic techniques refined to the ultimate level, and this is exactly like that.
I wonder how much actual combat and training they repeated to reach this level.
I wish my subordinates would devote themselves to training like that.
Right after the rebellion, things are getting fishy again, so there’s no such thing as too much training.
I’d like the promising candidates here to become subordinates if possible… Should I invite them to some high-class club or something?
No good. Others aside, inviting [that Khaki Dust guy] would be pointless.
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