The Northern Verbald Kingdom and the Sharshar Kingdom’s northern border.
This was a disputed territory.
The bridgehead main camp.
Tatta tatta taaaa~~ ♪ Bang! ♪!
Not the sound of a signal horn, but fanfares echoing through the morning camp.
“His Majesty King Nine has arrived.”
“Students! You shall witness the King His Majesty’s imposing figure! Aren’t you all excited~ ♪? If not, you’re not my students ♪!”
Waaaaaaaah! ♪! Waaaaaaaah! ♪!
…So that’s the Usurper King.
“Amazing.”
“Wow, he’s so young!”
“Hey, Danae? Why are you holding binoculars?”
“I prepared them as essential items when I heard about the expedition~”
Danae puffed out her chest proudly to Fizil.
“Yo, Rabin ♪! Do you have enough binoculars~ ♪?”
The Usurper King’s speech was broadcast from speakers placed throughout the main camp.
“And so. I am deeply moved by your bravery…”
While I was bored listening to the speech, McGillis approached me.
I really dislike this guy; he’s just like my old seatmates.
Well, just like always, I dealt with him.
The Usurper King dropped a bomb, announcing a sudden change to the day’s military action (plan).
Rustle, rustle, buzz, buzz.
The army was in turmoil.
We students were bewildered.
Would such a sudden change of plan even lead to victory against the enemy?
Isn’t it best to leave it to the military’s… the war experts?
I guess his military power from usurping the throne is impressive, but war is a battle of wits.
It’s a board game about how much sacrifice it takes to take down an enemy.
Muscle-brained strategies will either fall behind or rush headlong into a death trap, unaware of the danger.
“I wish you all victory! Rest assured. I too will sortie in the Royal Exclusive Machine, the King Star ♪! Let’s raise a toast to victory togethereee ♪!!”
Ooh, oooooh!
“Long live King Nine His Majesty ♪! Banzai, banzai! Cheers ♪!”
Victory to us! The God of War, King Nine, is with us!
The army followed suit, reading the room.
Their cheers were hollow. In the midst of shouting, their brains released endorphins, and their anxieties were replaced by excitement. They interpreted everything in their favor.
The Usurper King’s plan would succeed.
Victory was promised to them.
Battle preparations began.
The enemy army was already in defensive formation, waiting.
“This is clearly reckless…”
“What was that ♪? Are you asking me ♪?”
McGillis is so annoying.
I want to punch him, but he’s surrounded by his goons again today.
If I resort to violence, I’ll be reported to the teachers and have to mediate.
We’re outnumbered.
Furthermore, losing my student status here is something I want to avoid at all costs.
In the middle of a battlefield like this, any child without support would either die immediately or suffer worse abuses.
*Rumble…*
The thought sent shivers down my spine.
Hey! Don’t put your arm around my shoulder in this chaos.
“Heehee ♪ Cold, scared ♪? Don’t worry, I’ll protect you and Danae-chan ♪!”
“Whooo ♪! As expected of McGillis-sama ♪!”
“Go you, man of men ♪!”
His cronies joined in the conversation, doubling the annoyance.
***
Brain did a great job playing my Shadow Warrior.
The reason for the sudden change in plans? It was from the Information Agency’s Information Officer. A new territory, infested with large monsters that lay eggs in human bodies to reproduce. It was like a parasitic organism from a movie. My presence as a villain was being overshadowed. I couldn’t stand for that! So last night, after spending all day disrupting the enemy generals who kept bothering me during my defeat, I set a trap. Mingling with the assassin squad, I planted a fake secret message about assassinating a high-ranking general. However, I ensured the assassination would fail. At the moment of death, or just before losing consciousness, I leaked the plan that Brain had conveyed to the soldiers. All of this was to enhance my presence as a villain.
“Hey, want to watch the new operation from a premium seat~ ♪?”
“With my friends. I’ll be watching with binoculars…”
Pretty Rabin ♪.
I’ll definitely shove my dick into your pussy someday ♪!
“H-hehe. I guess I have no choice~ ♪”
Today, my date with Rabin failed again.
Oh well, they say even a cold attitude means she likes me deep down ♪.
As a messenger, I went to the royal tent and asked Brain about the army’s formation.
“It’s proceeding according to plan.”
“I see, I see ♪”
Brain, in King Nine’s likeness.
Yep, I look cooler in action than in the mirror ♪.
*Gong! Gong!*
The sound of the gong signaling the start of battle.
“Let’s go.”
“Yeah, let’s go ♪!”
It’s a festival!
Brain boarded the Royal Exclusive Machine, the King Star.
I boarded a mass production Knight, a Golem.
My Formation
vanguard advance unit.
To be fed into the enemy’s flanking, crane-wing formation.
The rearguard unit will charge just before the vanguard is annihilated.
Forcefully splitting the enemy formation and drawing out reinforcements to plug the gaps.
During that time.
From extremely high altitude.
A blitzkrieg operation by the King Star and other flight-specialized Knight units.
Well, it’s going to fail ♪.
The operation itself is a decoy pawn.
My real name is my Possession Ability ♪! I am the trump card that will lead my army to victory ♪! I am the great villain of the archcriminal world ♪!
“It’s a dark hero ♪.”
McGillis laughed inside the cockpit at the success of his wicked scheme.
Historians of later generations will surely document this as a brutal operation.
If you want to be the protagonist, you have to take action.
Not just living beings; everything that exists in this world has the potential to be a protagonist.
Believing in the secondhand wisdom of a certain novel,
McGillis activated his flight-specialized support device (backpack).
“Mass production unit, belonging to the surprise attack force. Launching ♪.”
“All personnel, evacuate――!”
*Whoosh! Whoosh!!*
To avoid detection by the enemy army.
Launched from the shadows of the vanguard unit, dramatically spewing smoke and exploding.
I made contact with Brain, who had already sortie’d, on a private channel.
“Reception clear.”
“Alright, increase altitude.”
“Understood.”
After the private channel with Brain cut off, King Nine’s voice, actually Brain’s, commanded over the open channel to friendly army units.
“All units! Increase altitude—!”
“Yes, sir ♪! Now, now~~, let’s make the Northern Country my territory too~…”
Watch me. All you pretty girls! I’m going to do it ♪♪!
*Sparkle!*
Becoming stars in the midday sun,
McGillis and the surprise attack unit quietly awaited their moment. On the ground, intense combat continued. The comms channel played the dying voices of friend and foe.
“Help meeeeee.”
“I don’t want to die—”
“Zzzzzzt”
“Waaaaa?!”
Brain intercepted communications from the friendly army’s rearguard unit on the move.
“All units, descend! Bombard the enemy’s rear positions!!”
“I’ve been waiting ♪. This is the part where the great commander laughs ♪. Hyahhaaa ♪♪! Time for a bloodbath ~ ♪♪!”
Channeling his possessed magic power into propulsion,
Reaching speeds equivalent to magic bullets,
They charged towards their destination.
Hearing the external generator’s voice,
The enemy’s rear units showed such idiotic faces ♪!
*Boom!* *Boom!* *Boom!*
The surprise attack’s effectiveness lasted only a few minutes at most.
During that time, they bombed enemy interception facilities and resting soldiers’ barracks.
“Run, run～～ ♪!”
“I can kill as much as I want! ♪”
*Bang!*
“A strong one appeared!?”
” Surround and kill it!”
“I’ll get the credit~ ♪!”
“…Hmph.”
A familiar sword style.
The bothersome pest who kept interfering with my defeat!
The Sleepless General!! Is that your Golem?
McGillis VS The Sleepless General
Their dogfight began.
