“From that reaction, I see you didn’t know.”
“…What? Is war already a foregone conclusion?”
“Yes. The Rosha Empire has issued a mobilization order. It’s already begun moving toward war and assigned its railways to military use. There’s no stopping it now.”
“…A pre-emptive strike. Is that why you returned too, Sister Shia?”
“Yes. Our country lies at the center of the continent, on land with little disparity between east and west. Our railway network is the finest in the world.”
That much was true.
The Kingdom of Lunoa’s railway network was certainly among the best in the world. No other country had pursued track construction with the same intensity.
“We’ll use it to deploy our forces and force the Kingdom of Friez into an early surrender. I returned to our territory to help carry out the long-standing plan that will win us the war.”
“…Time is life. So we must act before the Rosha Empire completes its preparations?”
“Exactly.”
Germany’s Schlieffen Plan, which sought an early French surrender to eliminate a two-front war, had ended in failure.
I couldn’t shake the feeling that our country might repeat that mistake.
“……”
“What? Are you worried?”
“…Somewhat.”
I nodded honestly at Sister Shia’s question.
“Even with the railways, I don’t believe our soldiers are better trained than those of the Kingdom of Friez. Quickly breaking through their positions and forcing a surrender doesn’t seem realistic.”
The existence of magic didn’t make me confident that we could carry the Schlieffen Plan through to completion.
The other side had magic too. I couldn’t imagine at all what war in this world would look like.
“You don’t need to worry about that!”
Sister Shia answered my concern with powerful confidence.
“My presence will settle the question of quality. I’ll make later generations say that I was a warrior worth a thousand—that I did it alone.”
“That’s absurdly reckless.”
“Hmph! Accomplishing the impossible is what makes your big sister great.”
“…Be careful. Please don’t die. I mean it.”
Anything could happen on the battlefield.
There was every possibility that Sister Shia might die. She couldn’t afford to let her guard down.
“I know. I would never leave you behind, so wait for me without worrying.”
“…All right. Promise me.”
Those born with the earth attribute and treated as underachievers weren’t even permitted to stand on the battlefield, which the nobles regarded as a place of honor.
“By the way, Noah.”
“Hm?”
“You used polite speech with me just now, didn’t you? As I told you before, if you speak to me with that distant formality… you’ll be punished.”
“…Yes.”
Apparently, the rule she had established in our childhood still applied.
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